Chapter 204:

Chapter 204:

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The King, the Hero, and the Penguin (2)

Michel Platini could not easily accept Henri Marsos hypothesis.

Damien Carters works were the most expensive among the living artists.

They even fetched higher prices than Pablo Picassos works depending on the piece.

He could not believe that Damien Carter was an artificially created artist.

There could be other reasons. It could be a coincidence, like you said.

Thats why Im looking into it.

Henri Marso clenched and unclenched his fist repeatedly.

He was suspicious of what Damien Carter and Jay Jopling had done, but even if they had committed fraud, his shattered pride could not be restored.

The Art Nouveau Contest would end today, and the fact that he was humiliated would not change.

Damn it.

Henri Marso could not forgive Damien Carter for ruining the Art Nouveau Contest.

He would expose the corruption if there was any, and even if he was clean, he would pay him back for yesterdays disgrace.

The only thing he worried about was the means and methods.

December 6, 2028, 8 p.m.

The closing ceremony began two hours before the end of the contest.

Various figures from the art world came out and congratulated the success of the Art Nouveau Contest, and the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra performed a celebratory concert.

As the closing approached, more and more people participated in the voting.

Among them, and , which had been in the lead since the beginning of the contest, widened the gap with the other works in the final stretch.

Cha Si-hyun, who was checking the voting status, was excited.

Look at this! Its less than a thousand votes difference now!

Where!

Go Su-yeol, who had told him not to care about the ranking, stuck his face out.

Cha Si-hyun and Ko Hun stepped back in surprise, while only Go Su-yeol and Bang Tae-ho stared at the contest voting status with their eyes wide open.

Thats right!

Bang Tae-ho clenched his fist.

2028 Art Nouveau Contest Voting Status

1st

Votes: 8,272,270 (28.0%)

2nd

Votes: 8,271,329 (28.0%)

3rd

Votes: 3,486,171 (11.8%)

Total votes 29,543,824.

had chased Henri Marsos to the chin before the closing.

When the difference reached up to 140,000 votes, Go Su-yeol and Bang Tae-ho, who had comforted Ko Hun by saying that the ranking was not important, could not hide their excitement.

Of course. Whos painting is it!

Go Su-yeol lifted Ko Hun up and bounced him.

Would you be so happy.

Ko Hun felt dizzy as he was happy for his grandfather, who was happier than himself.

Calm down.

Do I look calm!

Ko Hun thought that Jang Mi-rae would surely say something if she saw this scene.

The group, who had been happy for a while, saw that the vote difference had narrowed further and made another fuss.

-Kim Ji-woo (Yehwa)

Kim Ji-woos aggressive and straightforward article was quoted by various media and seen by millions of people.

The public reacted.

They realized something they had forgotten for a while, focusing on the great artist Damian Carter.

They agreed with Kim Ji-woos argument.

Thats right

Yeah. Honestly, Damian Carter is amazing, but arent the authors of and who didnt come out until the end the real ones?

Damian Carter wouldnt be so desperate for a million euros.

Dont bash Damian. He gave up the big contest win.

You guys were sucking up to Damian and saying that and won because of Damian, and now youre talking nonsense

They say the fans make the haters. I wonder if thats true. Just do it moderately.

Think about it, how pissed would the authors of and be Its not even confirmed yet, but they said they would give up

I looked it up and this article is right, and were crushing it except for the interim vote.

The trash media exaggerated that the winning work gave up for the sake of views.

Why do Korean reporters have such a grudge against Damian Carter and write such articles?

Right. Last time too, it seemed like they were trying to deliberately undermine Damian Carter.

What do you mean undermine The article praises Damian Carters action and reminds us of what we really forgot.

Look at that. Theres no one insulting Damian, but when you see that, you really feel sorry for Damian.

Its because of you that Damian gets hated. Please shut up.

But it really hurts to see this. and too, but there are 977 people who didnt reveal their works.

Exactly. People who do their work without saying anything dont get attention.

I can understand the people who promote themselves, but if they stay still, it becomes like that. I dont know whats right.

Look. Damian agrees with that.

[Damian Carter, Good point. I wish the silent artists would get more attention.]

Wow~ Thats Damian Carter for you.

Kim Ji-woo, the reporter, did a good job.

Bang Tae-ho, who was checking the comments, said with a smile.

Hehehe.

Kim Ji-woo laughed as he read the comments that were coming in real time.

The anger that had boiled up in the morning was nowhere to be found.

He was only moved by the thought that his voice had reached the world.

Congratulations. Really.

As Lee Inho, a reporter, came over and handed him a coffee, Kim Ji-woo scratched his head.

I was lucky.

Kim Ji-woos article was spread by some influencers shortly after it was posted.

Eric Dower, the director of the Whitney Museum of Art, linked Kim Ji-woos article on his SNS account with the phrase The truth we missed.

Alex, a YouTuber, analyzed Kim Ji-woos column on his show.

Jang Mi-rae, who runs a YouTube channel with a million subscribers, also contributed by posting a short video expressing her agreement with the related content.

And when some critics, including art historian Caroline Strick, joined in, Kim Ji-woos article quickly spread across Europe and North America.

Catching luck is also a skill. Your article moved those people, didnt it?

At Lee Inhos words, Kim Ji-woo felt a heavy lump in his throat.

It was something he did without much expectation.

It was something he thought he had to do.

But when it received an unexpected and huge response, he felt the bitterness of working in a small media outlet.

Kim Ji-woo, who had been smiling at the comments, bowed his head and shed tears.