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Left alone with Mr. Liu after the meal, Yeehyeon notices the scent coming from him and, preferring to walk, receives an offer for a drink.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Diamond Dust Chapter 16 opens with Seo Yeehyeon being offered to paint again, and his indecision forms the main conflict of the chapter. Mr. Liu, who is looking for a new artist to keep the Phantom gallery afloat, says he trusts the potential in Yeehyeon's award-winning painting made at age sixteen. His former teacher also tells how the portrait he made as a child moved him and wishes for him to return to painting, but Yeehyeon refuses, saying his passion has burned out. Left alone with Mr. Liu after the meal, Yeehyeon notices the scent coming from him and, preferring to walk, receives an offer for a drink.","key_events":["Yeehyeon rejects offer, saying he hasn't held a brush in five years and his passion died","After hangwa dessert, group disperses on phone call and Mr. Liu invites Yeehyeon for a drink","It is revealed Mr. Liu has long kept Yeehyeon's award-winning painting from age sixteen","Mr. Liu offers Yeehyeon to paint again, saying Phantom needs artists who create new excitement","Former teacher tells how Yeehyeon's childhood portrait comforted him and inspired him to share art"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"YEEHYEON...\nHOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT PAINTING AGAIN?\n\nWHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN...?\nI WON’T SUGARCOAT THINGS OR BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.\nPHANTOM HAS OVER TWENTY AFFILIATED ARTISTS...\n...BUT ONLY THREE OR FOUR ACTUALLY KEEP THE GALLERY OPEN AND GROWING.\n\nTO STAY COMPETITIVE WITH LARGER GALLERIES...\n...A SMALL SPACE LIKE OURS NEEDS TO KEEP FINDING ARTISTS THAT CAN GENERATE NEW BUZZ.\nIT’S IMPORTANT THAT OUR EXISTING ARTISTS CONTINUE PRODUCING GOOD WORK...\n...BUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS DOESN’T GUARANTEE A CONSISTENT OUTCOME.\nAND WE NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW THE PUBLIC WILL FEEL ABOUT A PROJECT, SO WE CAN’T RELY ON THAT ALONE.\nUNFORTUNATELY, IN TODAY’S ART MARKET...\n\n...THE VALUE OF A PIECE AND THE WAY IT’S RECEIVED ARE OFTEN SHAPED BY MARKETING AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES.\nHE’S NOT EVEN SPEAKING THAT FAST, BUT I CAN’T KEEP UP.\nWHY IS HE TELLING ME ALL OF THIS...?\nIT’S TRUE THAT PHANTOM’S FINANCES HAVE BECOME MORE STABLE OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO...\n...THANKS TO SHUSHU AND OUR OTHER FEATURED ARTISTS...\n\n...BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY NEW ARTISTS WHO CAN FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS, LET ALONE SURPASS THEM.\nSO...\n...WE WERE HOPING YOU'D TURN OUT TO BE THAT KIND OF ARTIST, YEEHYEON.\n!!\nIT MIGHT'VE SOUNDED LIKE MR. LIU WAS SPEAKING PURELY FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE...\n\n...BUT WHAT HE REALLY MEANS IS THAT HE SEES A LOT OF POTENTIAL IN YOU.\nTHAT PAINTING YOU DID A WHILE BACK, DOESN'T MR. LIU OWN IT NOW?\nTHE ONE THAT WON AN AWARD IN A CONTEST.\nHE'S HELD ONTO IT FOR A LONG TIME. I FOUND IT REALLY STRIKING MYSELF.\nI DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS YOURS AT THE TIME, THOUGH.\n\nI PAINTED THAT A LONG TIME AGO... IT'S BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS SINCE I PICKED UP A BRUSH.\nAND BESIDES THAT ONE PIECE, YOU'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ANY OF MY OTHER WORK...\nHAH...\nIF SOMEONE NEEDS A WHOLE PORTFOLIO JUST TO GAUGE AN ARTIST’S TALENT OR POTENTIAL...\nTHEY PROBABLY SHOULDN’T BE IN THE ART DEALING BUSINESS.\n\nTHAT MIGHT’VE COME OFF A LITTLE SMUG...\n...BUT WHAT I MEAN IS THAT THAT ONE PIECE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.\nESPECIALLY SINCE YOU PAINTED IT WHEN YOU WERE ONLY SIXTEEN YEARS OLD.\nI AGREE WITH MR. LIU.\nI MEANT IT WHEN I SAID THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT NOT PAINTING RIGHT NOW...\n...BUT IF THE CHANCE COMES, AND YOU WANT TO...I REALLY DO HOPE YOU’LL START PAINTING AGAIN.\n\nBECAUSE I KNOW HOW TALENTED YOU ARE.\nYEEHYEON, DO YOU REMEMBER THE PORTRAIT YOU DREW OF ME WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?\nPARDON...?\nBACK WHEN I WAS TEACHING YOU. I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE, BUT I WAS ALREADY MARRIED.\nOH...\nTHIS IS A BIT OUT OF THE BLUE, ISN’T IT?\n\nI MET MY THEN-HUSBAND ON CAMPUS. I SAW HIS WORK AND THOUGHT, \"THIS IS REAL ART.\"\nBEFORE I KNEW IT, I REALIZED THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND SHARE HIS WORK WITH THE WORLD MORE THAN I DID MY OWN.\nWE BELIEVED THAT WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER'S WORLDS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE...\nSO WE GOT MARRIED, DESPITE BOTH OUR FAMILIES BEING AGAINST IT.\nAND AROUND THAT TIME...\nI STARTED TEACHING YOU.\n\nGOODNESS, WERE YOU PAINTING ALL DAY AGAIN? DIDN'T YOUR HAND GET TIRED, YEEHYEON?\nHONESTLY, THERE WASN'T MUCH I NEEDED TO TEACH YOU BACK THEN.\nMAYBE IT WAS IN YOUR BLOOD, SINCE BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS WERE ARTISTS.\n\nYOU HAD A GREAT EYE FOR FORM AND HANDLED MATERIALS WITH EASE.\nBUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU JUST LOVED PAINTING.\nSO RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON TECHNIQUE...\n...I TRIED TO GET YOU OUTSIDE TO PAINT AND EXPOSE YOU TO NEW THINGS.\n\nI COULD SEE YOU IMPROVING AT AN ASTONISHING PACE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.\nBACK THEN, TEACHING YOU WAS THE ONLY THING THAT GAVE ME ROOM TO BREATHE. IT WAS THE ONE PART OF MY LIFE THAT TRULY BROUGHT ME JOY.\nMEANWHILE, MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT HOW PEOPLE REACTED TO HIS WORK.\nWE FOUGHT A LOT BECAUSE OF IT.\nTHAT MORNING, WE’D FOUGHT AGAIN BEFORE YOUR LESSON.\n\nI TRIED NOT TO SHOW IT, BUT I GUESS YOU COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME.\nYOU TOLD ME YOU WANTED TO DRAW ME.\nI FIGURED, SINCE YOU WERE JUST A CHILD, YOU WOULD DRAW ME SMILING IN ORDER TO CHEER ME UP.\n\nBUT THEN I SAW THE PORTRAIT AND THOUGHT...\n\"..OH, SO THAT’S THE FACE I’VE BEEN MAKING.\"\n\"HE'S BEEN WATCHING ME SO CLOSELY.\"\n\"HE MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT ME...\"\nTHANK YOU, MY LITTLE ARTIST.\n\nTHE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T DISTORT ANYTHING, THAT YOU SAW ME JUST AS I WAS, WAS INCREDIBLY COMFORTING.\nI REALIZED THAT YOU SPEAK THROUGH YOUR ART...\n...BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU TRULY CAN.\nBECAUSE OF YOU, I BECAME DETERMINED TO SHARE THAT LANGUAGE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD...\n\nSO I LEFT FOR HONG KONG WITH MY HUSBAND.\nIN THE END, THINGS DIDN’T REALLY WORK OUT THERE, AND I WE ENDED UP GETTING A DIVORCE, BUT...\nANYWAY... HAHA\nI KNOW NOT PAINTING WON’T KILL YOU.\nBUT I HOPE YOU’LL ASK YOURSELF HONESTLY WHETHER PAINTING IS SOMETHING YOU NEED...\nIN ORDER TO TRULY BE \"SEO YEEHYEON.\"\n\nTHANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.\nAND FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH ME...\nBUT I DON’T THINK I CAN PAINT AGAIN.\nSINCE I GAVE UP ON IT, THE LOVE AND PASSION I HAD FOR IT NATURALLY FADED.\n\nI CAN’T EVEN PICTURE MYSELF PAINTING ANYMORE.\nALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST. I KNOW THIS WAS REALLY SUDDEN.\nWE WEREN’T EXPECTING YOU TO SAY YES RIGHT AWAY.\nI’M SURE YOU’VE ALREADY SORTED OUT YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PAINTING.\nEVEN SO...WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE MORE?\n\nYEEHYEON.\nTRY THIS.\nIT’S A PASTRY-STYLE HANGWA, A TRADITIONAL SWEET MADE BY A MASTER ARTISAN.\n\nYOU'RE NOT EVEN KOREAN, AND YOU'RE TOSSING AROUND WORDS LIKE \"MASTER ARTISAN?\"\nNOT BY NATIONALITY...\nBUT BY BLOOD I'M A QUARTER HONGKONGER, A QUARTER BRITISH, AND HALF KOREAN, SO YOU COULD SAY I COUNT AS KOREAN.\nHAHA\nYOU DIDN'T EVEN GROW UP HERE, BUT YOU TALK LIKE A LOCAL.\n\nHM? IT'S MR. YOON.\nHELLO, MR. YOON?\nWAIT, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT AGAIN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T?\nHANG ON, HANG ON. I'LL COME BY IN A BIT.\n\nJUST LEAVE IT FOR NOW AND GET SOME REST.\nWOW. I CAN TASTE ALL THE LAYERS, AND THERE'S JUST A HINT OF SWEETNESS.\nIT'S REALLY GOOD.\nYOU'D HAVE REGRETTED IT IF YOU'D LEFT WITHOUT TRYING ONE, RIGHT?\n\nYEEHYEON, I NEED TO STOP BY SOMEWHERE, SO GO ON AHEAD AND GET SOME REST.\nOKAY.\nMR. LIU, GIVE YEEHYEON A LIFT, WILL YOU?\n\nSURE.\n\nAH...\nTHERE IT IS AGAIN. THAT SCENT.\nI'VE HEARD THAT COLOGNE CARRIES BETTER ON RAINY DAYS, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO USE AS MUCH...\nI GUESS THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN BY THAT...\n\nI SOUND LIKE A PERVERT. QUIT SMELLING HIM, SEO YEEHYEON.\nUM... THANK YOU FOR DINNER.\nYOU DON'T NEED TO GIVE ME A RIDE. I'M JUST GOING TO WALK A BIT TO CLEAR MY HEAD, THEN CATCH A BUS.\nWELL THEN... TAKE CARE-\n\nI WAS PLANNING TO HAVE A DRINK AND SORT OUT MY THOUGHTS.\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME?","bubble_count":119,"pages_count":28,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Diamond Dust Chapter 16 opens with Seo Yeehyeon being offered to paint again, and his indecision forms the main conflict of the chapter.","spoiler_summary":"Diamond Dust Chapter 16 opens with Seo Yeehyeon being offered to paint again, and his indecision forms the main conflict of the chapter. Mr. Liu, who is looking for a new artist to keep the Phantom gallery afloat, says he trusts the potential in Yeehyeon's award-winning painting made at age sixteen. His former teacher also tells how the portrait he made as a child moved him and wishes for him to return to painting, but Yeehyeon refuses, saying his passion has burned out. 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