Chapter 127: The Banner Picture

The Senior Director perused the documents, signed the last page, then called his secretary to let her know she can come and take the file away.

Not even a minute later, a woman entered the office and collected the signed document. Just as she was about to step out of the office, the Senior Director stopped her.

"Ah, Miss Cha, please bring in some tea as well. I think white would be good. Thank you." 

The woman nodded silently and closed the door behind her. The Senior Director then got up and came to sit at the end of the table. He turned his head to the left, watching Ji-Won carefully.

"How is the proposition for the new concept?" The man asked. Although his voice was calm, there was a serious tinge to it.

"It's going well. We already made a proposal draft for the owners of our intended location. Once you approve it I will go discuss it further with them. By Wednesday we should have everything ready."

"Good." The Senior Director said with an approving nod. "Since choosing a new concept was something ordered directly by the Chairman, I don't think I need to stress just how important it is. Everything needs to be perfect." He finished, a note of firmness noticeable in his voice.

"Rest assured, Senior Director. I know perfectly well what this means." Ji-Won replied gravely.

A shadow passed across his face. He frowned and stared down at his hands. They were trembling slightly and he tried to calm himself down. 

Yes, he already knew that, in order for him to achieve his goal, everything had to go well with this project.

Satisfied with Ji-Won's swift understanding, the Senior Director clapped both knees with his hands. He gave the younger man a sharp look and continued to speak energetically.

"Very good. Now, let us talk about the end of the month's proposals." 

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After the meeting on Monday morning, Mi-Suk also arrived to discuss the promotional pictures. She showed everyone the sketches she made during the weekend.

She placed the papers on the meeting table inside Ji-Won's office, then took a step back, crossing her arms.

"This is just my take on the subject, so please feel free to come up with ideas. Also, I'm open to suggestions if you think something should be different." 

"These are beautiful." Yeon-Ah gasped, picking up one of the drawings. 

It was the same one Mi-Suk was working on while Min-Jun was reading the book entitled 'Who killed the woman next door'.

"That's a given." Su-Jin nodded in satisfaction. One could almost see the tip of her nose stretching towards the sky. 

"And why do you look so proud?" Mi-Suk asked, arching an eyebrow. 

"Because you are very talented." Su-Jin grinned at her. 

"Why does her talent make you look so happy? Are you a mother whose child has been praised by a teacher?" Seo-Jun tilted his head in amusement. 

Su-Jin blushed in embarrassment. She cleared her throat and refused to answer. 

To her luck, though, no one continued to pay attention to her slip up for much longer. Seo-Jun quickly turned to Ji-Won and they began discussing the pictures, while Mi-Suk and Yeon-Ah were deep in conversation over the drawing technique. 

Only Jung Seok seemed not to care much about the sketches. He sat at the table with a large folder in his hands, too absorbed in his business to pay attention to anyone or anything. He was, after all, the guy responsible for dealing with the numbers and had little artistic sense. 

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This left Su-Jin enough time to recover from embarrassment and to worm her way into the conversation that followed. 

"What do you think about these, Ji-Won?" Seo-Jun asked, pulling two of the three drawings next to each other.

"Mn, they are very good. Especially this one." Ji-Won touched the one on the left. "With the right colors and finishing touches it will look perfect for the banners." 

Seo-Jun picked up the drawing, gazing at it intently. 

In the picture there were two children, a boy and a girl playing around their parents. The little girl seemed a bit older and carried a basket filled with strawberries. The boy followed her trail, holding onto a similar basket, only half full. Their parents were bent over, picking tomatoes and zucchinis.

Despite everyone being hard at work, they seemed to be having loads of fun. The children's faces were stretched into wide grins, their eyes beaming with excitement, while the parents were smiling tenderly at each other. 

Even though the drawing was in pencil, the light and dark notes of gray didn't dampen the characters' happiness one bit. In fact, Mi-Suk managed to capture a certain brightness that was usually quite difficult to portray. 

There was no doubt that Choi Mi-Suk was a very talented young artist. 

Seo-Jun approved of the choice, whistling softly. 

"This looks like the picture of a perfect family."

Ji-Won didn't say anything to that. He merely stared at the picture as if hypnotized. 

Just then, a soft gasp came from Seo-Jun's side, followed by Su-Jin's chirpy voice.

"Oh, actually… This one is a drawing of my family." 

"Really?" Seo-Jun gaped at her in astonishment. 

"Mn, these are my parents and Min-Jun." Su-Jin pointed towards the two adults and the little boy. "Though, we never got a chance to do all this when they were alive." she finished with a melancholic smile.

Seo-Jun fell silent and shot Ji-Won a strange look. From the corner of his eye he could see Ji-Won staring at the picture intently. 

All of a sudden, he got an idea. His eyes glinting with a mischievous light, Seo-Jun opened his mouth to exclaim.

"Then we will use this for our project! Even Director Kang was of the opinion that this drawing was the perfect one."

"Eh?" both Su-Jin and Ji-Won cried out at the same time. 

Su-Jin was merely surprised, but Ji-Won was looking startled. 

"That is… uhm…" he stammered a little before finding his voice. "I only thought this drawing was the best out of the two that you showed me. There is no special meaning behind it." 

"Then what's the harm in using this one?" Seo-Jun inquired, raising his eyebrows. Saying that he turned towards Su-Jin. "You wouldn't mind, would you, Miss Park?"

"What? No… I mean, of course I wouldn't mind." Su-Jin rubbed her neck in embarrassment, giving Ji-Won a fleeting look.

"Then that's that!" Seo-Jun declared. Turning around on his heels he began calling for Mi-Suk. "Miss Choi, we have decided. We will use this picture for the banner."

And with that, he walked away, leaving Su-Jin and Ji-Won alone.

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