Gun-Ho wanted to make sure that President Jeong-Sook Shin gave him accurate information. Maybe she was exaggerating a bit. Gun-Ho searched the artist's name, Zhang Xiaogang on the Internet. What President Shin told him was true.
Gun-Ho asked Ms. Seon-Hye Yee to mail the pamphlets to GH Media to President Shin, and he made a call to Director Kang,
"Was there anyone who showed interest in our basement space?"
"No, sir. I guess because the space is so large, it will take some time to rent it out."
"Do you remember how much rent the previous sauna business used to pay when they occupied the space?"
"They paid 10 million won per month with the security deposit of 100 million won. We currently put it on the market with a monthly rent of 5 million won and 50 million won for the security deposit. But no one hasn't come to take a look at it yet. Since the space had been used for a sauna business, if someone wants to run a restaurant there, they would have to redo the entire interior and that would cost a lot. So the potential tenants seem to be hesitant, I guess."
"Can you get a price quote for redoing the interior of that space for an art gallery business?"
"An art gallery, sir?"
"Right, a gallery where we can host an art exhibition."
"I'm not sure if the space is right for an art gallery. Well, I don't know much about that field. I will get a price quote and will let you know, sir."
Gun-Ho took a flight to Shanghai. He wanted to visit the avant-garde art exhibition that Seukang Li's pamphlet introduced even though he found the name was strange. These days, Gun-Ho always took either the first class or at least business class when he traveled abroad. He went straight to Shanghai without stopping by at his auto parts company in Suzhou City.
The Chinese avant-garde art exhibition was held at a contemporary art gallery located on Nanjing Road. Gun-Ho noticed that there were more people there than Mr. Ding Feng's art exhibition, also many of the visitors were young people.
"These paintings are creepy."
The paintings were really weird. One of the paintings depicted a human face, but the face line was twisted, and the person's eyes, mouth, and fingers were all out of place. The mouth was on one eye's place, and the mouth's place was occupied by a finger, and Gun-Ho couldn't figure out why. However, the overall vibe coming out of the painting was somewhat artistic.
"I don't know what the author's intention is, but I think there should be something that the painter tried to express."
Gun-Ho looked at the label placed under the painting. The author's name and the title of the painting were written.
"Desire of May?"
In the painting, there was the burning sun with a weird human face. The person's eyes were strange, but Gun-Ho could see a desire in them.
"If we display these paintings in a gallery in the basement of GH Building, would it be successful? These are so artistic that maybe a big exhibition hall such as Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Cultural Center, or the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art should handle. Should I still try it?"
Gun-Ho made a call to Seukang Li.
"Hey, it's me, Gun-Ho Goo. I am at the Chinese avant-garde art exhibition right now."
"Oh, really? I sent you the pamphlet a few days ago, and you are already here."
"Let's meet. I want to see you, friend."
"I have an important meeting that I have to attend right now. Let's meet after the meeting. I haven't even had lunch yet. We can meet at McDonald's which is located across the street from the exhibition hall. Let's have a hamburger."
"Hamburger? Sounds good. I wanted to have some food other than Chinese oily food today."
Gun-Ho was sitting at a table in McDonald's near the exhibition hall when Seukang Li ran into the fast-food restaurant. He was wearing a jacket.
"Hey, Seukang Li! Over here! I'm here."
"Oh, Gun-Ho Goo!"
"You seemed to be very busy today. I hope I'm not interrupting any of your work schedules."
"No, no. Don't worry about it. Today is a bit busier than other days, but I'm handling it fine. My current position requires a lot of work, as a matter of fact, because I have to handle the media and the press."
Chapter end
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