< For the Music Genius - Episode 233 >
‘Do you two know each other?’
Director Jim Filmer opened his eyes quizzically and looked back and forth between Kang Hyun and Cotton.
I had already heard that my niece Misha’s fiancé was coming to the garden party. I heard from Misha that he was a famous genius and young businessman in the IT field.
“CEO Hyun?”
“Representative?”
But Cotton looked at Kang Hyun and said, “CEO.” At that moment, Cotton noticed Misha’s expression and immediately greeted Director Jim Filmer.
“My name is Cotton, Misha’s fiancé. Nice to meet you, Director.”
“I’ve heard a lot about Mr. Cotton from our Misha. But I guess you know Hyun?”
At that moment, Kang Hyun signaled to Cotton with his eyes. There was no need to tell Director Jim Filmer that he was the representative of VH Company.
But Cotton, who was not very good at socializing, took Kang-Hyeon’s wink to mean something completely different.
“I know. CEO Hyun is one of the most outstanding geniuses I’ve ever met. I never imagined that I would meet you again here today. In fact, after signing the last investment contract, I’ve been dying to talk to CEO Hyun again. When I think back on how you know so much about portable nanochips, I still can’t believe it!”
Oh my god.
Cotton’s face was already flushed as if he had just drunk a straight shot of whiskey. He had such a great passion for nanochips that it was sad to be second to none.
Meanwhile, director Jim Filmer still seemed to have no idea what Cotton was talking about. That was then.
“Cotton, are you saying that the genius CEO of the investment company you were talking about back then was violinist Hyun?”
“Violinist Hyun? Misha, what are you talking about? This person is the CEO of VH Company.”
“No. This is the violinist I’ve been talking about over and over again. The musician who’s heating up Hollywood right now!”
Kang Hyun felt like his head was starting to hurt. Cotton and Misha were having a conversation like Dumb and Dumber.
The main topic of conversation was Kang Hyun. Cotton, who was not familiar with classical music, knew Kang Hyun as a genius in the field of nanochips, and Misha was busy explaining Hyun’s reputation as a violinist.
Who would have thought it would be so embarrassing to receive such praise in front of someone like that? Meanwhile, director Jim Filmer was looking at Kang Hyun with a strange gaze, as if he was meeting an alien.
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“Sir, what do you think about the scalability of the nanochip field?”
Kang Hyun had been talking to Cotton for thirty minutes already. Cotton’s face was full of energy, like a fish in water.
Although Kang Hyun only spoke in fragments of the knowledge he had acquired in his past life, Cotton treated him as if he were a genius of the greatest generation.
Director Jim Filmer also asked Kang Hyun questions from time to time.
“Hyun, I knew you were a genius who got a perfect score on the Korean SAT, but I didn’t know you were this great. Who would have thought you would surprise a genius recognized even by MIT!”
“Uncle, you don’t know how much Cotton talks about Mr. Hyun. He’s usually not interested in other people, but after meeting the investment company president, his gaze completely changed. At first, I thought the investment company president was a very beautiful woman, and my heart pounded.”
“Hyeon, don’t be like that. Tell me more about your first meeting. I’m really curious, you know.”
At the urging of director Jim Filmer, the garden party’s attention was suddenly focused. When Kang Hyun was at a loss, Cotton spoke first.
Cotton was a genius known even at MIT, but he had never met anyone who had refuted his theories. Even his advisor thought of Cotton as a partner rather than a student.
However, it was Kang Hyun who directly refuted his own theory of facility-type nanochips.
Gulp.
Kang Hyun-eun thought that Cotton’s speaking skills were really this good.
Before we knew it, the people attending the garden party had forgotten to pour their glasses and were listening intently to Cotton’s story. Director Jim Filmer’s eyes were especially sharp.
To add to the exaggeration, there was an intention to write a script based on the story of Kang Hyun and Cotton.
“Hyun, do you have a girlfriend?”
Director Jim Filmer suddenly asked Kang Hyun. Kang Hyun looked at him curiously, wondering what he was asking.
“If not, how about among my nephews? You have a lot of fans. Some more nephews will be arriving from Beverly soon and they are also big fans of yours. I don’t like to brag, but my family is very handsome. Some of my nephews are modeling friends!”
Maybe that’s why. The women who attended the garden party all looked at Kang Hyun with passionate eyes. Director Jim Filmer was the same. But I felt like I could sense Yu Ha’s gaze somewhere. Is it just my imagination?
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“Director Kim, your skills have really died.”
Director Kim Sang-guk swung with all his might and the golf ball fell into the bunker in a parabolic arc. Chairman Wang laughed heartily as he watched the scene.
It’s true that I wasn’t this bad at swinging a few months ago, but if I continued like this, I was sure I’d end up with a triple bogey.
“I’m sorry, Chairman.”
“Is there anything to be sorry about? Thanks to Director Kim, I was treated to a delicious lunch today, so it was a win-win for me. By the way, it seems like you were too busy to play golf while you were overseas on a business trip, right?”
“Yes, I guess that’s because we often have meetings locally.”
Director Kim Sang-guk has been traveling around the world for the past six months under Kang Hyun’s direction. Starting with nearby China, he has traveled to India, Europe, and the United States. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he has been on a world tour.
Chairman Wang asked as he received the golf clubs from his caddy.
“Director Kim, in your opinion, what is VH Company’s potential?”
“yes?”
“I’m also a shareholder of VH Company. Shouldn’t I know how the investment company operates?”
The actual leader of VH Company was none other than Director Kim Sang-guk.
Chairman Wang was suspicious of Director Kim Sang-guk’s actions to expand the size of VH Company’s headquarters in Korea. He was curious about how much VH Company had grown over the past few years.
Director Kim Sang-guk pretended to be quiet and then started talking.
“As of now, the only tangible results are investments in an Austrian pharmaceutical company and some technical investment support. To be honest, the results compared to the investment are minimal. This is because the CEO is currently working on so many things.”
“Is this what you mean, Hyun?”
“Yes, as soon as the investment is profitable, we use the funds for another investment.”
Director Kim Sang-guk did not go into detail. He said that Kang Hyun is providing investment support to numerous talented people around the world through VH Company.
However, if he was Chairman Wang, he would already be fully aware of the information even if he didn’t say anything. At that moment, Chairman Wang looked at Director Kim Sang-guk with a strange gaze.
“Director Kim, when I put you in the position of head of the Strategy Planning Office in the past, you were able to clearly distinguish between public and private affairs, and you were cool-headed in front of everyone. Weren’t you the only one who expressed an opposing opinion to mine?”
“At that time, I did not have enough experience to understand the Chairman’s deep intentions.”
“No, even then, you were clearly an excellent resource. As it turned out, you were. That’s why I appointed you as the head of the Strategy Planning Office without hesitation. Actually, at first, I didn’t know you would work at VH Company for this long. I thought you would stay for a while and then return to the Strategy Planning Office.”
Of course, VH Company and Jeil Group’s Strategy Planning Office had different reputations and sizes. However, Director Kim Sang-guk answered without hesitation.
“I staked my future on VH Company.”
“Is that all you mean?”
“Yes, I have become more confident after traveling around the world for half a year. If VH Company rises above the water in the near future, the world will surely be surprised. At the center of it all will be the current CEO.”
Chairman Wang smiled with satisfaction at Director Kim Sang-guk’s determined expression. No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like he had chosen the right grandson-in-law.
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There was a strange rumor going around Hollywood that a single musician had captivated numerous famous directors.
The story began with director Jim Filmer, whose next film’s soundtrack was already shaking up the market.
There was even talk that the best OST that would win an award at the Venice Film Festival had already been decided.
“Can I meet you?”
“Just leave it to me, Director.”
Tommy, the PD of the American ABA Broadcasting Station, showed a determined expression. He headed straight to Central Park. It was a place where blue chips shaking up Hollywood often appeared.
“Tommy, do you think I’ll really be able to meet you if I keep wandering around like this?”
I couldn’t even find the common phone number or email address. I tried contacting the agency, but the answer I got was always the same.
Rejection of interview, rejection of external invitation. It didn’t make sense. No one turned down an offer to appear on the ABA broadcasting station.
But the opponent was just as great. Not only did he captivate Hollywood’s famous directors, he was also sought after by masters from all over the world.
“Miguel, I’m hungry. Buy me a sandwich.”
Miguel, the junior, pouts and walks away.
Not only the ABA Broadcasting Station in the United States, but also other broadcasting stations requested interviews with him, but the answer they got was always the same. He was a person who was harder to meet than the owner of the White House. That was at that time.
“Brother, you’re right!”
There was a couple sitting on a bench in Central Park, having a smooch. The woman was an Asian girl, with skin that was whiter than most white people, and eyes that reminded me of a cat.
Meanwhile, the boy was eating a sandwich with his hat pulled down low. The girl wiped the crumbs off his lips with her own hands.
Just looking at each other made them smile nonstop.
It was a beautiful sight, as bright as the sunlight in Central Park. But Tommy felt a chill in his side at the sight.
“Tommy, I heard we’re out of sandwich ingredients?”
“What? Then shouldn’t I buy something else?”
“No, I didn’t even tell you to buy anything. If you were going to be so picky, why didn’t you just come with me?”
Tommy touched his forehead to Miguel’s response. The guy who was supposed to be his junior didn’t listen to anything at all. Furthermore, his sense of humor was close to zero.
“Inma, if the two of us move together and Hyun passes by here, what are you going to do?”
“Tommy, I told you I can’t meet Hyun. The stories about him being a regular in Central Park are all made up by Hollywood directors. How clever of them to believe such rumors.”
That was when.
“Tommy?”
The boy sitting on the bench raised his head at the familiar name of someone with the same name.
At that moment, ABA Broadcasting Station PD Tommy and Kang Hyun’s eyes met.
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