Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 319

Hyung, am I cute? Episode 319

Each of their UFOs was being made in their own unique way.

First, Seung-jun introduced his.

“Mine is a red octopus UFO!”

A paper cup attached to a paper plate was painted red.

It had eyes and a mouth drawn on it, and it really looked like an octopus character.

But looking at it like that, it looked more like an octopus steamed and placed on a plate than a UFO.

“Isn’t that just an octopus on a plate?”

Jong-su voiced what everyone else was thinking.

Ah! I couldn’t bring myself to say it. Why did you have to say it like that?

Seung-jun got defensive.

“No, it’s not. I drew an octopus picture on it. This is a UFO.”

“I’m just saying what I see. You even cut the legs into eight.”

“Do you see it as eight?”

“Don’t you?”

“It is eight.”

“???”

“Soccer shoes can even be worn on all eight! It can be said to be the strongest UFO.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

“Tsk, tsk.”

Seung-jun shook his head and went back to his seat.

Jong-su looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, but their eyes didn’t meet.

“I’ll go next!”

Hana stood up and showed off her UFO.

It was very pink and sparkly with star-shaped stickers attached.

However, there were checkerboard lines drawn on the paper cup.

“The UFO on top of this is a very big microphone. It can play songs to the entire universe.”

“Is it singing again?”

“Not only that. It can talk to houses like the apartment *ajussi* [Korean for middle-aged man, often used to refer to building managers or helpful neighbors]. Today is the day to throw away paper waste. Please throw it away!”

“Uh?”

It seems to be a UFO that announces to the planets.

The scale is enormous. Such a huge microphone.

“I’ll go next.”

Yeon-ju gets up and shows her UFO.

It looked more normal than I thought. There is a round window and two heart-shaped stickers on the plate.

“Videos come out through this round lens here.”

“Not a window?”

“Yeah. Not a window, a lens. People all over the world watch movies while looking at the sky.”

The UFO is really ordinary, but the setting inside is amazing.

A movie to watch in the sky.

The children’s imaginations were vast.

Next is Jae-hui.

“This plate is metal, so it’s gray.”

It looked ordinary on the outside.

He was making it with a very serious expression, so I thought it was something amazing.

“Now this will spin and cut off a little bit of space.”

*Weeing*. *Wee-ing*. Jae-hui made the sound of a blade spinning.

The plain exterior seemed to play a simple role like a saw.

But instead of wood, it was cutting space.

“I’m making clothes with space.”

After an amazing imagination, Eun-woo came out.

Half is painted red and the other half is painted blue.

“Stop there. Stop still. But run away!”

It was Eun-woo rapping after a long time.

“Chase after him. The speed is slow. The engine is bad!”

He bounces excitedly.

“I have to catch him. Yo, if that guy stops, I’ll forgive him.”

“It’s not too late yet!”

“Beg your mom. Running away is useless.”

“It’s already too late.”

Then comes the hook.

“Red light shining on you! Woah. Woah.”

“Blue light on your face! Woah. Woah.”

“Red light shining on you! Woah. Woah.”

“Blue light on your face! Woah. Woah.”

Eun-woo shakes the UFO in his hand.

He explains what it is, whether the rap is over.

“Puhahaha. This is a police UFO. Puhahaha!”

I wondered why he suddenly burst into laughter, but the teacher nodded.

Somehow, the lyrics felt like a police officer chasing a criminal.

Something I might have heard before. Lyrics that aren’t difficult.

No matter how I think about it, Eun-woo seems to be a genius.

Of course, I don’t know what rappers would think.

“I made one too.”

This time, Yun-dong came out with what he had made.

It was very colorful, and I couldn’t even predict what it was.

As expected, Yun-dong is not easy to deal with when it comes to drawing.

What the heck is that? Is it just a messy arrangement of various colors?

“Um. It’s a stage light.”

“Huh?”

“Stage lights come out in various colors on stage, right? That.”

Ah, so that UFO emits various colors instead of stage lighting?

Well, to put it cheaply, it’s like a karaoke mirror ball, right?

The colors were mixed so strangely that I couldn’t say anything and praised him.

He nodded curtly and went in, but his ears were red.

I guess he likes it?

“Now, Siha!”

Siha raised her hand.

That’s right. It was the turn of the golden *maknae* [Korean for the youngest member of a group], Lee Siha.

“Siha made a dwabbit!”

There was a picture of a rabbit opening its mouth on the paper cup.

A deeply dug square mouth. Round eyes above it.

The cut part of the paper cup became the rabbit’s ears and was taped on.

“I put *tteok* [Korean rice cake] in this dwabbit’s mouth and dewiver it.”

It seems that the *tteok*-making rabbit is going to deliver to Earth.

Riding this UFO.

But the entrance seemed like it could hold a really small piece of *tteok*.

“And you have to use your ears when it’s dangerous.”

“???”

Siha folded her ears.

It comes down and covers the rabbit’s eyes.

There was a black eye patch drawn on it.

“Became a piwate!”

“!!!”

“Wow! It’s real!”

Wait! Siha. Suddenly the rabbit UFO became a pirate UFO?!

Is it really a safe delivery?

Is he just pretending to be a pirate ship to protect it?

“Shoot wazer too.”

A pirate rabbit that delivers and shoots lasers.

It feels like a blockbuster movie from a soft fairy tale. Is it like a dark hero?

Then Seung-jun asked.

“Then Siha. What’s drawn on one ear?”

“This?”

“Yeah.”

“This is a new eye.”

Siha covered one eye of the rabbit with one ear.

A golden eye drawn in yellow.

“If you put on this eye, you know how stwong it is.”

Is that a combat power meter?

Anyway, everyone made amazing UFOs.

I don’t know how they come up with such ideas.

***

I am now used to the work.

I also attended meetings diligently. In fact, it wasn’t even a grand meeting.

There was no work to do, and we encouraged each other to do well today.

As the number of clients increased, the amount of work gradually increased.

Like any small business, I started doing this and that instead of being limited to the field I was in charge of.

But I had no complaints.

I didn’t feel like I was working because I was almost wandering around for two weeks.

I just felt like I had become a salary thief.

It felt like a complete internship period.

So I thought today would still be a meaningless simple meeting.

I always carried a notebook with me and sat down.

Park Han-soo said.

“Okay. Shall we have a proper meeting today? It’s about the project.”

“Oooooh!”

“In fact, I might be the only one explaining, but listen carefully.”

I nodded.

What Park Han-soo is properly aiming for is goods and supplies needed for the aerospace industry.

The items we have traded so far are also included, but they are not special, so the competitiveness is quite low.

But he seems to have a special key.

“I have a rocket developer among my contacts. Of course, there are other people, but the only close person is that one person.”

“Is that why you were so confident?”

“That’s part of it. Anyway, what we’re aiming for is to be selected to supply goods and supplies here.”

I suddenly felt excited.

It’s quite an interesting story. I was looking forward to seeing how he would run a company that he started on his own.

“We are preparing to develop a low-Earth orbit practical satellite launch rocket. The name is Mugungho. It’s still in the planning stage, and we supply the right goods and supplies, specifically fasteners (bolts and nuts).”

“Haven’t we been able to import yet?”

“We’re going to start now. I barely got in touch.”

“Contact?”

“We’re going to bring in VUMAX’s fasteners. With Korean exclusive sales rights.”

“???”

When I tilted my head, Park Han-soo smiled and explained.

Bolts and nuts.

You might think you can just use anything, but parts are another story.

What can it withstand? What materials went into it? What about the inches?

They are all different. And there are patents for these things, so other companies can’t make them carelessly.

“VUMAX has also made special parts for satellites. But they haven’t sold them in Korea yet, so I don’t know. Their parts are really the best.”

So, are you trying to sign an exclusive sales rights agreement in Korea?

Even if it doesn’t work out, it seemed like there would be many places to use it when presenting it to clients.

“Which country is it?”

“Sweden.”

“They must be good at English.”

“Oho.”

Sweden has a systematic English education system, so they are good at English.

And if it’s a place that produces such parts, they basically speak English.

It’s not a common language for nothing.

“As expected, Lee Si-hyuk! The best talent Park Han-soo has ever hired!”

“Please hire some other people soon.”

“Are you trying to leave! No way! I, Park Han-soo, will not allow that!”

“Can I submit my resignation now?”

“I’m sorry! Someone I know is coming here within a week, so please bear with me!”

“The problem is getting the exclusive rights. Will they give it to us?”

Um. Considering that the Korean market is not that big, they might just give it to us.

Park Han-soo said confidently.

“I’m going to compete with what I have now. They’ll be tempted too. The more they sell, the better. Moreover, I’m the first to contact them in Korea, so wouldn’t they see it more favorably?”

“But it’s too small of a company.”

“Wouldn’t that be better? Of course, there are disadvantages too. Shall we end the meeting here today? I think I’ve told you everything I need to tell you?”

“When are you going?”

“I’m leaving next Thursday and meeting on Friday. I’ll rest a bit on Saturday, take a plane, and arrive in Korea on Sunday, right?”

“It seems tight because of the flight time, but it doesn’t seem like it when you look at the number of days.”

“Well, yeah.”

I nodded.

In that case… what about Siha?

Should I leave her with Seung-jun’s mother for a while? Or should I take her with me? If I take her, she’ll be bored alone again?

Thinking about various options, I opened my mouth.

“Let’s have a little more meeting. We need to get a more favorable position.”

“Oooooh. As expected!”

“What do you mean as expected? First, let’s look at the person. Who are you talking to?”

“Ah, it seems like I’m meeting with the head of the company, not the representative, and the team leader and developer in charge of aerospace special parts.”

“What are the nationalities of the developer and team leader?”

“Huh?”

“If it’s Sweden, it’s close to Germany. I’m asking because I can speak German, so they might feel more friendly towards me.”

“Ah, so you don’t necessarily have to speak English?”

“No. I have to speak English. But if I can also speak German, I thought they might feel more friendly. Just a little plus feeling.”

“Hmm. Definitely. Wow. I didn’t think of that.”

“We can only talk about the contract, but we can also have small talk for a while. That’s when we appeal a little.”

“Keuheu. As expected! As expected! The one I chose!!”

I gently covered my ears.

Ah, my ears seem to be buzzing and noisy.

But now that I hear it, I think I need to do some research too. In many ways.

The project’s plan has potential if it’s as Park Han-soo said.

It might be possible.

But it seems like we need something to wedge in there.

You know, I like things that are certain.

Something that you can never escape from.

It’s good to be a witness to history, but I also like to be a hero with a line engraved in the name of history.

“Oh! Jackpot! There’s a developer history here too? He’s German?”

“What about the team leader?”

“A Swede who graduated from university in the United States.”

“Hmm. It might be good to target the developer well. Maybe he’s curious and coming along to the negotiations.”

“Right?”

“Maybe they won’t make a decision right there and negotiate, but that’s okay.”

“We have to wait.”

“Let’s run some simulations. I’ll tell you about any words or gestures you should be careful about, because I know about those things.”

“What? You know about that too?”

I tapped my head.

“Good knowledge is all in here.”

“Keuheu. I really hired the right person!”

“I was introduced, though?”

“I was introduced to the right person!”

His words change like Udyr’s stance [reference to a character in the game League of Legends known for changing stances].

Well, just in case, should I prepare something personally?

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve become fond of working with him, but I hope President Park Han-soo does well.

Well, it’s also because he said he’d give me a performance bonus.