33. What the hell are you doing here?

“Nice to meet you. My name is James, Professor of Sculpture at Yale University. I have a lot of questions, can I ask you a question?”

“Yes, of course. professor.”

“I saw the work of a great artist with the soul in it. If you don’t mind, may I know which university you studied at?”

“First of all, to answer your question, I did not go to college. Currently, I am just an ordinary person who loves art with a job as an actor.”

The audience was surprised by Kyuha’s fluent English skills.

“Oh, my God…”

The foreign judges were shocked that Kyu-ha had never graduated from college and was even an actor rather than a professional sculptor.

“Then it makes no more sense. This level of detail is a technique and expressive power that can only be found in the works of world-renowned masters.”

“What I’m curious about is that most of them seemed to be symmetrical from the outside, but if you look closely, there are subtly different parts that are not perfectly symmetrical. What was the intention of expressing it this way?”

Gyu-ha held the microphone while watching the old professor pinching out details that ordinary people do not know well.

“Through my work, I tried to show that the congenital symmetry of the natural state is slightly displaced due to acquired factors. Also, I wanted to say that such subtle symmetry is more beautiful than perfect symmetry. For example, our faces are more natural because they are not perfectly symmetrical, but subtle.”

“Oh oh. indeed.”

“I will ask you just one question.”

As if Professor James was the trigger, other judges also asked questions about the sculptural techniques and philosophy used by Kyu-ha.

“Unlike other statues, the surface is as smooth as marble…”

“Have you ever thought of coming to our university…”

Despite the flood of questions, Kyu-ha gave sincere answers in turn.

As the questions became more and more heated, moderator Han Byung-woo received the organizer’s autograph and set the mood.

“ruler! The allotted question and answer period is now over. Lastly, we will listen to the thoughts of Mr. Song Gyu-ha, who won the championship, and conclude the awards ceremony for the Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival International Snow Sculpture Contest.”

Gyuha, who scanned the hundreds of spectators who were only looking at him, delivered his last words.

“Snow sculptures have limited circumstances, many variables, and a very short preservation period. Moreover, all the teams that participated in the competition silently continued their work despite the harsh weather and hard work of more than 8 hours in Taebaek. Therefore, I believe that snow sculpture is not only a finished product, but also an art in itself. I would like to ask for a big round of applause for all the artists who have worked hard.”

and clap clap clap clap.

At Kyuha’s words, hundreds of spectators generously applauded the sculptors who participated in the contest.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere of the team, which was somewhat sullen after failing to win the award, was relieved a lot, so I thanked Kyu-ha.

The tournament ended successfully, and each team praised each other for their hard work to see if a comradeship was formed through hardships.

In particular, most of the teams came up to Kyuha and asked for a handshake with respect.

“Hey~ Miracle Man. I feel lucky to see great artists in Korea, the first time I’ve been there. Of course he’s an actor, but everyone here knows that he’s a great artist at heart.”

“That is such an honor, Illya. I got a lot of inspiration from watching your work.”

Russia’s Ilya, Mongolia’s Euljibatar, and China’s Kaijun approached Kyuha and asked for a handshake in turn.

“Nice to meet you, Kyuha. When I go back to Mongolia, I will see all the works you appeared in. I’m a big fan of K-drama.”

“Hey Gyuha, can I see it at the International Snow Sculpture Contest in Harbin, China? I wish I could see you then.”

Kyu-ha made a good impression on all the participants by accepting handshakes from many people.

And lastly, Maria from the Royal College of Art was hesitating as he approached. She was devastated, probably shocked by her failure to win the award.

Seeing this, Gyuha first approached Maria and asked for a handshake and spoke in Italian.

“I’m sorry I didn’t win, but you know better that there is no ranking in art, right? You’ve been through a lot.”

In the first place, because he made a big mistake, he couldn’t approach Kyu-ha, so he just hung around, but when Kyu-ha approached and talked to her first, Maria felt grateful for his consideration.

Maria apologized to Kyu-ha, blushing shyly, not matching her height and sharp look.

“I’m really sorry that I made a mistake then. Even thinking about it now, it’s really embarrassing. I am deeply reflecting.”

“I will accept that apology. Knowing your mistakes and repenting means you deserve forgiveness.”

When Kyu-ha readily accepted his apology, Maria looked straight into Kyu-ha’s eyes, as if the tension had eased somewhat.

“I agree that there is no ranking in art, but in this sculpture competition, your work outweighed that of any other team. That no one can deny Gyuha I listened to what you said and reflected a lot. As you said, I was confined to the fence that art was special, and I never thought to look into the essence of art.”

“I have a hunch that I will meet you again, somewhere. Anyway, I’ll greet you with a different look then. I want to say thank you for waking me up to a new world. Thanks Song.”

In that way, Maria and Kyu-ha resolved misunderstandings about each other in a warm atmosphere.

The Taebaeksan International Snow Sculpture Contest, which was held in great success, ended with a surprising result of being the subject of the Kyu-Ha, and from that evening, the Ice Lantern Festival, the essence of the Snow Festival, began.

The Ice Lantern Festival has been a festival since the Qing Dynasty, but it has been so popular that many winter festivals have included events similar to the Ice Lantern Festival.

The Ice Lantern Festival adds to the romantic night atmosphere of beautiful winter, enough to be called the essence of a winter festival.

Hundreds of thousands of light bulbs emit five-colored lights and illuminate the ice sculptures, giving the impression of being in another world.

The theme of the Ice Lantern Festival for this Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival was ‘Frozen Fantasy’.

Huge palaces and sculptures built of ice and snow were made so sophisticated and sturdy that people could climb them, providing a lot of entertainment that people could directly experience.

As the sun went down, many people visited the Ice Deung Festival and made memories with their loved ones.

Among them, the most popular was the ‘Hero Unveils’, which carved the true figure of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

Dazzlingly bright lights illuminated the statue from the bottom to the top, so Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who was nearly 4 meters tall, looked very holy and pious.

People muttered while looking up blankly at the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

“Wow… He looked really scary. But it’s nice.”

“They say that is the real Admiral Yi Sun-sin. It would be very reassuring if we were on the same side.”

“Oh right photo photo! Take a picture of me quickly.”

#Real appearance of Admiral Yi Sun-sin #Winner Song Gyu-ha #Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival #Winner of Snow Sculpture Contest #Lovestagram

Many people stood next to the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and took pictures as if competing with each other, and these pictures quickly spread through social media.

***

Gyu-ha invited the director of the bluebird nursery school, Kang Anna, and all the children from the nursery school to this festival, and fully supported the cost of all vehicles, lodging, and food so that they could rest comfortably in advance.

“Wow~ that’s great.”

“It’s the Winter Palace~~ I’m Elsa~~”

“Kyahahahaha, it’s the first time I’ve seen so many eyes.”

The children had a great time having snowball fights, building snowmen, and riding sleighs in the snow scene they had never seen before in their lives.

“Kyuha-kun. Thank you for inviting me to such a wonderful place. It wouldn’t have been easy to find lodging or transportation.”

“No, sir. The kids love it, so I’m proud of it.”

“Anyway, it’s a pity that Winter and Seol-ah couldn’t come.”

Midgeoreum and Jeong Seol-ah, who were originally supposed to come, told Kyu-ha in advance that they couldn’t come because their schedules overlapped.

“It is not easy for them to come when they are busy. If there is anything uncomfortable, please tell me right away.”

At those words, Director Kang Anna smiled benevolently and patted Kyuha on the shoulder.

“He took good care of me. Kyuha-kun is always there for me. thank you for your effort.”

Thus, the Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival, where everyone is happy, ended in great success.

***

The next day, as a video was released on social media, the Internet heated up.

[A video of actor Song Kyu-ha eating pieces of famous overseas university teams alone]

you ??? what is Did you do that alone? lol

What is it? What did I see?

ㄴI’m from an art school, but it’s crazy that I made a piece of that size with that quality by myself. Not just a genius, but a monster?

b Look at the speed at which I dig. I thought it was an excavator hahahahaha but it was crazy really

[Actor Song Kyu-ha won the Taebaek Mountain International Snow Sculpture Contest as a single team. Admiral Yi Sun-sin exhibited his works]

[Professor of Yale University ‘Looking at his work makes me feel like I’m back in the Renaissance’]

[The 28th Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival International Snow Sculpture Contest ended successfully. Highly praised by foreigners]

The 28th Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival International Snow Sculpture Contest was well-received by foreign media and produced a successful result.

About 1 million visitors gathered in Taebaek, Gangwon-do for this festival, and the festival is known to generate over 10 billion won in revenue, experts said it was a very successful festival, surpassing the world’s top three winter festivals.

Behind this success, the role of solid planning and marketing was dominant, and the news that actor Song Kyu-ha, at the center of it, donated all his appearance fees to children with incurable diseases is known, and it is heartwarming.

***

Stellar entertainment breakout room.

“You worked hard. But you said you worked so hard this time too?”

Team leader Han Jeong-hee glanced at Kyu-ha and said.

“Not at all. Did you feel refreshed because you felt like you had been exercising properly for the first time in a while?”

“I’m just trying to do that now. Please always know that there are many people who are worried about Kyuha.”

“Your boss. I will always keep that in mind.”

“This time, because of the sculpting contest, the company was in trouble for a while. Where did the rumor come from? Didn’t people from all over the world contact me saying they wanted to invite Kyu-ha to their festival? What Korean Cultural Integration Association, Asan Music Association, Korean Calligraphy and Painting Education Association? Don’t you get a call from a place like this saying they want to hire Kyu-ha as a guest lecturer… I heard about it, but what the hell are you doing here?”

“hahahaha… It just happened that way.”

“Anyway, the important thing is not this, but I have good news! The advertisement finally came in for Kyuha! As a condition of appearing together with Jeong Seol-ah.”