Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 294

I looked at the poster Siha had drawn.

The finished drawing was strikingly simple.

But that simplicity gave it a powerful feel.

You could say it captured the essence of the story on a single page.

“Wow, Siha, you drew this really well.”

“Really?”

Siha rarely drew people.

Of course, it wasn’t exactly a portrait.

It was more like a silhouette.

The drawing showed a man in a fedora standing on the right.

On the left, a shorter woman with her hair tied back stood.

Both were faceless shadows.

Below them, a bonfire connected to their legs was painted black.

The fire on the left was smaller than the fire on the right.

‘The woman’s fire is quietly crackling, like her dialogue, while the man’s fire is burning flamboyantly, representing his bold speech?’ I wondered.

I didn’t know if Siha had thought that deeply, but the difference in the fire’s size was amazing.

The figures were all black, but the backgrounds varied.

The bonfire sat on a green field, and above them was a cloudless blue sky.

“Is the background supposed to be spring?”

“It’s spring. Warm. A day to play with hyung [older brother or male friend].”

“Ah, is that so?”

Aside from the ‘day to play with me’ part, the background color clearly represented spring.

The simple shapes were clearly highlighted.

I got goosebumps.

Was Siha a genius? How did he come up with this?

All those ideas expressed in such a simple picture.

It was easy to add text and would be easy to read.

“Siha, how did you come up with these black figures?”

“Huh?”

“Did it just pop into your head? Like inspiration struck?”

“No.”

“???”

“I drew it after looking at hyung.”

“???”

Hmm. I see. Does everything come back to hyung?

I’m honored you drew it after looking at me, I guess?

Actually, I didn’t know what that meant, but it felt like it had a hidden meaning.

Hyung is just a metaphor.

“I see. Can you tell me more about it? Which part is hyung?”

This felt like déjà vu.

That’s it! I remembered the picture Siha won an award for.

The one he drew with the theme of water shortage.

The vortex shape of the sewer where the water goes down was actually the crown of my head.

So, is the man here me?

“Hyung. Kijuya [Kiju’s nickname]. Kiju. Guess.”

Siha’s eyes sparkled.

He looked like he’d discovered a fun game.

If this were a cartoon, there’d be an exclamation mark over his head.

“If you guess right, Siha will give you ice cream.”

“You’ll buy me ice cream? Where do you have money?”

“Siha piggy bank!”

“Okay, hyung will guess.”

It’s been a while since the piggy bank has been opened.

Siha was very confident.

“But what happens if you don’t get it right?”

“If you don’t guess… Woong [sound effect]. You have to buy Siha pizza.”

“!!!”

I get ice cream, but you want pizza?

The price difference is huge! Or if I win, can I buy expensive ice cream at Seoriwon [expensive ice cream shop]?

Anyway, I knew one thing.

Siha really wanted pizza.

“Okay, I’ll guess. This man is hyung.”

“!!!”

Siha’s mouth slightly opened.

What? Was it that easy?

“No.”

“Not? Then the woman?”

“No.”

“Could it be…….”

All that’s left is the bonfire.

Yes. It’s definitely an extension of expressing the crown of my head.

Half is a small fire, half is a big fire.

There must be a reason for that.

I asked.

“Is this bonfire hyung?”

“Why?”

“The reason is, um. Ah! Because hyung is red!”

“Not the reason.”

“Wasn’t it?”

The bonfire is me, right?

I don’t know what this is.

“Shall Siha tell you?”

“Yes, tell me.”

“Hyung, I was sleeping at night.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“It was dark so I couldn’t see.”

That was obvious. So Siha expressed that darkness.

I can’t see it, but it has a shape.

Hooh. Did you get inspiration from there?

“This is hyung’s hair. It’s sticking up after waking up.”

“Huh?”

So, this bonfire shape is my hair?

One side is sticking up rapidly and the other side is sticking up a little?

I was dumbfounded.

No! Have I been making nonsense interpretations?

I must have been influenced by the interpreter.

I wasn’t expressing the lines of the female and male leads quietly crackling and flamboyantly burning.

My bedhead was the identity!

Why are you including me in the picture? Embarrassing!

When you grow up, this will be a dark history? In fact, that kiln was hyung’s kiln. In fact, that bonfire was hyung’s bedhead.

It’s too embarrassing!

No, if I reveal that, I’ll be even more embarrassed!

This is a secret until I die.

“Hyung didn’t get it right.”

“Hyung. Why? Red hyung. Why?”

Siha became sulky that he didn’t get it right.

Hey Siha. To be honest, hyung’s crown was difficult, but how can you guess my wild bedhead?

Even if you ask someone else, they won’t get it right! I’m sure! Even more so if you saw the play!

“Ahem. Siha. Hyung actually pointed to the bonfire. I didn’t know the reason though.”

“Hyung. Why didn’t you know? Siha drew it hard.”

“Yes. Yes. Did I really not know?”

“?!”

Siha’s eyes widened.

Blinking is so cute.

I could hear his inner thoughts: ‘Hyung actually knew?!’

“Hyung didn’t guess because he wanted to buy Siha pizza!”

“!!!”

“Red is originally a hero who does good things for others.”

“Hyung. Amazing!”

Looking at his sparkling eyes, my conscience pricked.

But I can make small lies.

It’s a white lie.

It’s better for Siha to be happy than disappointed. Of course!

“Then let’s order pizza. What should we eat?”

I took out my phone and showed Siha the pizza types.

Siha chose one.

“Shrimp pizza?”

Siha. Can’t you see the shrimp in the aquarium twitching?

Looking at Siha, who licked his lips and said, ‘Masigetta! [delicious]’, I thought it was okay.

Shrimp. Siha has no malice.

You know I love you, right?

Of course, it’s not because I want to eat it… No, do I love it because I want to eat it?

Suddenly my head gets confused.

Anyway, it’s clear that I won’t eat the shrimp in the aquarium.

***

While waiting for the pizza, I decided to add the text.

It’s my job to put in the title.

Since it’s a black picture, I’m going to make it white so it’s easy to see.

I was wondering how to do the typography, but I thought it wouldn’t be bad to write it directly in calligraphy.

After clicking the white brush and adjusting the font size, I wrote the letters on a new layer.

[Spring has come.]

It’s the same as the title I uploaded as a video.

Writing the letters like this makes it clear that the background is spring.

I have no intention of doing the rest in calligraphy.

I’m just going to type this part with the provided letters.

The cast names, stage, lighting, performance time, ticket price, performance inquiry phone number, sponsoring company name, and ticket vendor.

Although the letters are small compared to the picture, I arranged them in a way that would minimize damage.

At the bottom left.

At the bottom right, I wrote the performance date again in large letters.

From mid-April to mid-May. The period is one month.

“Hyung. Put in the letters.”

“Yes, I’m going to finish this poster and send it.”

“Is it over now?”

“Yes.”

I immediately sent it to Shin Changmin by email. Then they will take care of it.

Honestly, I like it, but they might not like it.

I think it will hurt if I get rejected.

Of course, I shouldn’t tell Siha.

Ding-dong-

The bell rang as if the pizza had arrived.

“Hyung. Pizza!”

“Pizza is here.”

I opened the door and received the pizza. I set it on the table and opened the box.

Siha looked at the pizza with sparkling eyes.

It’s nicely baked and the cheese is shiny.

The shrimp buried in it are shouting for me to eat them.

“Pour the coke too. I’ll enjoy the meal!”

“I’ll enjoy the meal!”

I put it on a plate so that Siha wouldn’t get too hot.

“It’s hot, so you have to blow on it before you eat it. Got it?”

“Siha also knows. I’ll blow on it. Hoo hoo hoo~”

The protruding mouth looked so cute that I grabbed it with my hand.

Siha looks at me with questioning eyes.

“It was so cute.”

“Siha is hungry.”

“Puhaha. Yes. Eat deliciously.”

“Ah ah.”

Siha blew on the pizza again very hard to cool it down.

I put the pizza on a plate while watching Siha eat.

“All done!”

“Now you can eat it.”

“Hyung. Eat. Siha cooled it down.”

“Huh?”

I was moved.

I’m hungry, but you cooled it down and gave it to me first.

Where did you learn this?

“The teacher said to give what you’re drinking to hyung first.”

“I see.”

I just like watching Siha eat, but I guess he learned these manners at some point.

I took a bite of the pizza.

The cheese stretching out was like my heart.

It’s warm and mushy.

“It’s so delicious.”

“Siha also wants to eat! Ah!”

“This is what hyung was eating?”

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

“Puheup.”

I laughed and put the pizza in Siha’s mouth.

Omul omul [onomatopoeia for chewing].

In the end, what I was eating ended up in Siha’s hand.

What’s with giving it and taking it away? I guess the teacher didn’t teach you this.

“Hyung. Shrimp is delicious!”

“Siha. The shrimp part hasn’t even gone into your mouth yet.”

“Not yet?”

“Yes.”

Siha looked at the pizza in his hand.

He picked out only the shrimp and put it in his mouth.

“Shrimp is delicious!”

Was pizza a food that was fun to pick and eat like that?

What does it matter? It’s okay if it’s delicious.

“Siha. Eat pickles too.”

“Pickles?”

“Yes. This.”

“Siha knows. I saw it in a cartoon.”

“Cartoons are omnipotent.”

“It sounds like this.”

Siha grabbed two pickles and rubbed them together.

“Pickle pickle. Pickle pickle. It makes a sound. Hyung. Pickle pickle.”

“Isn’t that the sound coming from your mouth?”

“No. Pickle pickle.”

No matter how I look at it, it’s Siha making the sound from his mouth?

Is this that? Waving your fist in the air and saying shh shh.

This is not a sound coming from your mouth.

“I think I know what cartoon it is.”

“Did hyung see it too?”

“Yes. Hyung saw it when he was young too.”

“Amazing!”

Is this something to be praised for?

While I was wondering about that, the phone rang.

I wanted to eat one more slice of pizza, but I answered it first.

Mr. Shin Changmin. Your reaction is so fast. How long has it been since I sent it that you’re already calling.

“Yes. Hello.”

「Oh oh oh. Si혁 [Si Hyuk] hyungnim [term of respect for older brother or male]! Amazing!」

Since that audition, Shin Changmin decided to call me hyungnim.

I was a year older.

“What is?”

「The picture. The picture. Wow! It was completely compressed and drawn?」

“Siha drew it hard.”

Siha did.

「I’m really glad I entrusted it to Sihapepe writer [Siha’s nickname]. I was completely goosebumps. Especially at the bonfire at the bottom. This is the word that came out in the dialogue, right? Kyaa [sound effect].」

I’m sorry. That’s the shape of my hair.

Of course, I couldn’t tell him that.

“I’m glad you like it.”

「I’m going to print it right away and use it when selling tickets.」

“You didn’t decide that on your own, did you?”

「Of course. I’m with the Haereum chairman right now, and he really likes the poster. Ah! That’s right. I’m thinking of writing a little bit of dialogue here, is that okay?」

“Dialogue from the script?”

「Yes.」

“Oh. It’s okay. Anyway, the letters were just a service.”

「As expected! There’s a reason why they shout Sihapepe in the comments!」

Ah, suddenly I feel embarrassed.

I want to hang up the phone quickly.

“I’m hanging up. Don’t forget to send the money.”

「Wait. Just a moment.」

“Why?”

「Can you do one more thing for us?」

“Huh? What?”

「We’ve decided on all the roles. The set was actually being made from the point where the scenario came out in the middle.」

“Yes. So?”

「We’re trying to make a YouTube promotional video, so can you help us with the subtitles there?」

“In a foreign language? How long is the video?”

「About 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds like a movie trailer?」

That’s definitely not going to have a lot of subtitles.

Originally, translation is calculated by the number of words… Hmm. It doesn’t seem like I’ll get much money even if I get paid.

“You’re going to put the poster at the end, right?”

「Yes! How did you know?」

“I just thought so. Then please mark Sihapepe in the place where you write the text, not the video. As a picture and translation.”

「Ah, it’s natural to do that much.」

“Okay.”

I think this much promotion will be worth the translation fee.

But do you promote plays on YouTube these days?

When I asked that.

「What kind of era is it these days? Of course, it’s not a popular channel. But it’s better than nothing.」

“Then you have to write the YouTube channel link on the poster too.”

「Ah! That’s right! I forgot that.」

“Anyway, I know, so take care.”

「Yes! See you next time!」

“Yes.”

I think it’s a good thing I gave the poster not too late.

Shall I eat some pizza now?

I turned my head and looked at the pizza.

“Hyung. Shrimp is delicious!”

“Did you eat all the shrimp on the pizza?!”

“Delicious!”

Siha ate all the shrimp on the pizza.

Yes. It’s okay if it’s delicious. What.

Pizza is okay if it has bread and cheese.

Still, how can you pick out only the shrimp!