Chapter 12 (2) - The Mysterious Art Museum

Chapter 12 (2) - The Mysterious Art Museum

Meanwhile, at MG Electronics' meeting room.

Employees from the marketing department working overtime were printing the entries from the competition and placing them on the empty desks in the meeting room.

"Hurry up, the new lead designer is known for being meticulous, so don't mess up and make the team leader get scolded."

"But, sir. I heard the lead designer came from Italy. Is that true?"

"Yes, they brought in someone from the fashion industry for home appliance design. I heard she was the lead designer at a famous Italian luxury brand. She's preparing her own brand now, and we snatched her up in the meantime."

"Wow, I wonder how much they're paying her?"

"Don't know, but it must be at least several billion won."

"I'm jealous, my salary is just a few thousand."

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Then, people from the design department entered.

As they were colleagues, the marketing department staff bowed their heads to them and took their seats.

After a while, the marketing team leader came in, checked the preparations, and said,

"Mr. Lee from the design department, please take a seat there. Call the lead designer."

After all the preparations were completed, a design team member sent a message. The team members sat in silence for a few minutes.

Then, the sound of high heels was heard from afar.

As the sound approached, all the employees straightened up and looked tense.

A shadow appeared from beyond the meeting room.

Finally, the shadow entered the meeting room.

A beautiful foreigner with brown, voluminous hair, wearing an elegant and sophisticated two-piece suit, walked in.

"Okay! Let's do this quickly."

Meanwhile, in Monica's room.

Sipping coffee alone, Monica browses through the competition entries, clicking her tongue and shaking her head.

"Is this the level of art in this country? Tsk, what was I expecting? From a small Eastern nation."

Half of the drawings were of cats. Occasionally, some decent drawings caught her eye. Monica, intrigued by one of the cat drawings, says with a spark in her eye.

"This one's not bad, a cat in IKB color. It's fresh. But, of course, it's a clich cat."

If there were no better pieces, she might consider it for an award, but it still didn't satisfy her. Monica sets aside a few of the better drawings, but then suddenly stops while flipping through her file.

"This one."

A vividly colorful painting that seemed unfit for a refrigerator design.

Other contestants had submitted designs depicting a single creature or object, as overly ornate designs didn't suit appliance aesthetics. But one contestant had submitted an excessively elaborate painting, filling a long rectangle canvas.

"A Mucha style?"

Monica, with her experience in the fashion industry, recognizes it instantly. But there's something unusual in her gaze.

Taking the painting out of the file to look at it properly, Monica murmurs.

"This isn't a mere imitation. It's almost as if..."

As if Alphonse Mucha himself had painted it.

Many had been influenced by his art in the modern era, but none had produced a work that looked like his while being different.

To a layman, they might look similar, but industry insiders like herself could discern the difference. This painting was unlike any she had seen before.

Monica looks intently at the painting for a long while before placing it down on the table with a smile.

"There are shining stars in this country too."

Looking at the painting on the table, Monica murmurs.

"Una mente felice molto pi importante di un buon acquisto (A happy mind is much more important than a good purchase)."