Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 67

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?” Episode 67 (67/500)

Even though I was heading home anyway, my pants felt too sticky.

Still, Siha was so cute that I decided to think of it as making a fun memory.

“Now that it’s happened, I should take some pictures.”

Before I knew it, the rain had stopped, and the sun was about to come out.

Seo Su-hyeon was dumbfounded at the mention of taking pictures, but these are all memories we can laugh and talk about later.

“Okay. Everyone, stick out your wet pants!”

“Ah, ah!”

Click.

The three of us took pictures of only our lower bodies so that the wet parts would be clearly visible.

Of course, Siha was short, so his whole body was in the picture.

It was so funny to see it in a picture like this.

I feel like we can already look at the photos and have fun talking about them.

“Oppa [Older brother or male friend], send me this picture too.”

“Okay.”

“Ah, ah. Hyung [Older brother or male friend]. Siha too.”

“Siha doesn’t have a phone.”

And so, we went home.

We parted with Seo Su-hyeon in the middle, laughing.

“Hyung!”

“Huh?”

Siha pointed to the sky.

Before I knew it, the clouds had receded, and a faint blue color was visible.

What was amazing was that I could see other colors too.

“It’s a rainbow? Siha. That’s called a rainbow.”

“Ah, ah!”

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

These are usually the colors of the rainbow, but unfortunately, not all the colors were visible.

Red, yellow, blue.

The only colors that were clearly visible were those three, but it was pretty anyway.

“It’s really pretty. Right?”

“Ah, ah. Rainbow.”

“Yeah. Rainbow.”

It seems like a good day to see a rainbow like this.

Instead of this, I should take a picture of Siha with the rainbow.

“Siha, let’s take a picture with the rainbow!”

“Ah, ah.”

I lowered the camera completely and took a picture of Siha and the rainbow together.

In the meantime, he raised his hand high and made a V sign, so the rainbow ‘poked’ Siha’s finger.

This will be fun to see later too.

“Siha, let’s print out the pictures and put them in an album later. Okay?”

“Album?”

“Yeah. Album. It’s a place to store pictures.”

Many people store them on external hard drives these days, but I liked storing pictures in albums.

I have one at home, and when I look at the ones I took with my dad, old memories come to mind.

I hardly ever look at pictures while looking at the computer at home.

It’s fun to see them once in a while when I’m cleaning.

“I’ll show you when we get home. There are Siha’s pictures too.”

“Ah, ah.”

I took Siha’s hand and went into the house.

He was about to go in wearing his penguin raincoat, so I grabbed Siha.

“Let’s take off our raincoats before we go in.”

“Ah, ah.”

When I took off his raincoat and boots, his feet were all wet.

“Wait here for a second. Hyung will get a towel.”

“Ah, ah.”

Siha, who only answers well, follows me to the bathroom.

“Ack! Water on the floor!”

“Hyung too!”

In fact, my feet were already wet too.

He’s smart?

“Well, I had to wipe it anyway. Then Siha, after taking a shower, can you wipe here?”

“Ah, ah.”

I imagined Siha diligently wiping the floor, and it seemed so cute.

I chuckled and took out my phone from my back pocket.

Liam had sent me a message.

***

-Melts Conference Room.

Most of the preparations for the motor show were in place.

But Liam had a small complaint about this.

Rather than a complaint, it was a point where something more eye-catching was needed.

A certain production that will definitely be shown at this motor show.

Today was a meeting for that.

“As you all know, fewer companies are participating in motor shows these days.”

“That’s right. Participation is quite low this time.”

“That’s right. They don’t feel the need to participate much. There are so many things to advertise these days. Not only has broadcasting become more diverse, but also personal broadcasting [streaming].”

This was evident from the fact that fewer foreign companies were participating in the motor show.

In some ways, it could be an opportunity for other companies, but Liam didn’t think so.

Melts was also thinking of dropping out after this motor show.

‘If we don’t come up with a really clever plan, the organizers will go bankrupt.’

The cost of going to a motor show is no joke, so if they don’t come up with a clever plan, they will see empty event spaces.

“I’m going to show you for sure this time. Should I call it a finale?”

“Then are you thinking of not participating next time?”

“You can almost say that. If you can’t keep up with the trends and keep sticking to the same things.”

Liam’s eyes shone sharply.

Everyone looked very nervous.

“That’s a problem to think about next year, so what we need for this motor show is a production that will be greatly imprinted.”

“Hmm.”

Everyone groaned.

If we do it as usual, we will definitely get cursed.

Liam was also fiddling with his phone to see if there were any plans that could be shown more sharply.

At that time, a message came and he looked at it for a while.

It was a message from Si-hyeok.

It was like a greeting, but there was a picture attached to it.

With a fun story.

“Pfft!”

Everyone looked at the brief laughter, but Liam raised his hand and apologized.

“I’m sorry. I came up with a good idea. Would you all like to see this picture?”

The picture displayed on the screen was of Si-hyeok, Siha, and Seo Su-hyeon’s pants wet.

Everyone smiled at Siha’s cute appearance.

The stiff atmosphere was somewhat relaxed.

“The interpreter I hired sent me a funny picture. He said it was like that because the bus splashed water on them.”

“Hahaha. It’s really cute.”

“Yes. I think so too. But he also sent me a funny message.”

“Yes?”

“I’m glad the bus didn’t skid. He sent it like this.”

Everyone seemed to know something at Liam’s words.

“I got a hint from that word. In an emergency, the ambulance must go accurately whether it rains or snow. There will be many times when the car slips or shakes due to rain and snow.”

“That’s right.”

“Since we focused on the battery and ride comfort sensor this time, why don’t we aim there and create a production with a story about children and parents?”

“We already have a safety image, so it wouldn’t be bad to advertise it together.”

“That’s right. The problem is how to show that with a regular car, not an ambulance…….”

Once the direction was set to some extent, various opinions came out.

Liam was grateful to Si-hyuk for giving him this hint.

And he was also curious.

What kind of opinion would Si-hyuk have?

That kind of curiosity.

“Let’s hear the opinion of the interpreter I hired.”

He answered the phone as soon as he called.

“Hello. Mr. Si-hyuk?”

“Ah, Liam!”

“Huh? Ah! It’s Si-ha.”

Si-ha said Liam’s name, but he didn’t care.

Because she was a baby.

“Um. Can you put Si-hyuk on the phone? No. Um. Korean…….”

Liam pondered for a moment and then spoke the Korean he had learned from a friend this time.

He said this was a magical language that could encompass all languages.

“Ma!” [Baby talk for “Mom!”]

“Ah.”

“Ma! Si-hyuk! Ma! Ma!”

“Ah!”

Then Si-hyuk’s voice was heard, and he answered the phone.

“Yes! Liam. What’s going on?”

“Oh! Right. Si-hyuk. It’s nothing special, I just wanted to ask for your opinion.”

For reference, the person Liam met said he was from Busan [a major city in South Korea known for its distinct dialect].

Indeed, ‘Ma!’ must have worked.

Si-hyuk said.

“Yes. Tell me.”

Liam explained the opinions that had been expressed so far and asked what Si-hyuk’s opinion was.

“If it were me, wouldn’t I show a video? A pregnant woman has a stomachache, and her husband drives quickly? In a Meltzcar, too.”

Liam smiled with satisfaction at the very good suggestion.

***

The last meeting for the motor show.

This time, not only Korean and German people attended the meeting, but also a rehearsal for this motor show.

I am going to interpret today’s meeting for that purpose.

This kind of interpretation is not very expensive because it is paid on an hourly basis.

The most lucrative is simultaneous interpretation [interpreting in real-time, often using headsets and booths].

‘Still, it’s nice to see other interpreters.’

I’m looking forward to interpreting at today’s meeting.

While waiting, I felt someone’s gaze next to me.

I greeted the person.

“Hello.”

“Yes. Hello. I see you’re interpreting today?”

“Yes. It’s my first time doing consecutive interpretation [interpreting after the speaker has finished a segment]. I’ve always done simultaneous interpretation.”

“Oh, I see. You’re young, but you seem to have quite a bit of experience? I don’t think I saw you at the interview…….”

Would it be a mistake to think there was an edge to his words?

“My experience is quite short.”

“Oh, really? I lived in Germany for about 3 years. I also graduated from a graduate school of interpretation and translation in Korea.”

“Ah…. I see. You’re good at German.”

“A little. I do. That’s why I was chosen. But how old are you? You seem very young.”

“Ah, I’m 23 years old.”

“Huh? Then aren’t you still a college student?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Hmm.”

He muttered something.

Just looking at the shape of his mouth, it seemed like he was saying, ‘You must have good connections.’

I don’t have mind-reading abilities, so I didn’t hear it for sure.

‘He’s not wrong.’

To be honest, it’s true that I was introduced through someone I knew.

He said.

“Anyway, nice to meet you. I’m Choi Ma-jun.”

“Ah, yes. I’m Lee Si-hyuk.”

“I came here through a very difficult interview. I really plan to do well.”

“I see…. I’m going to work hard too.”

Choi Ma-jun gently drank the prepared water and wet his lips.

“By the way, what school do you go to?”

“Ah, I go to Kangin University.”

“Kangin University is good. I graduated from the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation at Korea University.”

“Aha.”

“That’s why I have a very wide network. You know? These days, if you want to go to graduate school, you have to get signatures from 10 prominent figures as recommenders.”

“Re, really?”

“Yes. If you want to use our network, you have to put out your own network.”

“I see.”

Why does this sound like ‘My network is awesome’ to me?

What is this person competing with?

I feel uncomfortable in this place for no reason.

I should just accept it and focus on this meeting and work hard at the motor show later.

Today’s meeting is about 2 hours.

It seemed like it would be a fun time to talk.

‘Consecutive interpretation seems less interesting than simultaneous interpretation, right?’

Somehow, the interpretation that you do while facing each other feels more realistic and fun.

Before I knew it, people started coming in one by one.

Choi Ma-jun looked at me and said.

“Are you very nervous?”

“No. Not really.”

“Wow. You must have studied a lot before coming. I’ve done a lot too.”

“You seem very nervous…….”

“Me? Not at all.”

Choi Ma-jun stretched out his arms and made an exaggerated expression.

Hmm. Is that so?

“But if you don’t mind, can I ask you something?”

You’re going to say something rude, so I don’t want to hear it?

I couldn’t say that.

I didn’t want to cause trouble for no reason.

“Yes. Ask me.”

“Do you know anyone here? Like you were introduced and came in?”

“Yes. I was introduced and came in.”

“I knew it! Then can you introduce me to them later?”

“I’ll introduce you if you do really, really well.”

“Haha. There’s no way I can’t do well. I lived in Germany for 3 years. Ah, have you ever studied abroad? Like in Germany or something.”

“No. Not yet.”

“Then you should definitely go. Even if you don’t study abroad, it’s very difficult to know about that country’s culture. So it can be difficult to interpret.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

“Since you’re still a college student, make money and go for a while during vacation.”

Am I just sensitive today?

Why does every word seem to bother me?

“That’s right. Shouldn’t we focus now? Because we have to interpret.”

“Oh, is that so? I need to look at it too. I’ve done it a few times and learned it, but it’s my first time at such a big meeting.”

You’re bragging so much…….

I barely got rid of him and looked at the materials I had seen in advance again.

After a while.

Everyone, including Liam, gathered in the conference room.

The presentation began in front of the screen.

And at the same time, the interpretation began.

‘Shall I brag too?’

With skill.