THE MY GREAT PAINTER SYSTEM
Suddenly 2 Billion

Sean took a business card given to him by Kenzo Karrin. He called the number on the paper and wrote down a message. The young man promised to contact the man for his training schedule. 

The counter-notification from Kenzo Karrin came and in the end they agreed to meet at SH Studio. Sean gives his gallery address which is also not far from where Kenzo Karrin lives.

Sean's preoccupation with his cell phone makes him unaware that Luis sitting at his study table is paying attention.

“I heard the lecturer in the art class gave a lot of tasks, did you have no trouble completing it?” Luis' sudden remarks made Sean leave his gaze on the phone screen and turn to look at Luis.

“Not to worry, I've already finished it.” Sean replied lightly.

“Tell me if you're having trouble, I can help you even if I'm not good at doing fine art work.” Luis grimaced about his shortcomings. Despite that, Sean is happy for his well-behaved roommate.

This reminds Sean of his previous roommate who was minus morals. True, Felix was always bullying and violent towards her, but in Sean's new room, Felix could do nothing. Sean can live comfortably for a while. However, he should not be lulled because when the acting lacquer is discovered, then Felix does not hesitate to prepare hell for him. Really scary.

In the middle of his mind, Sean was startled with the sound of a cell phone ringing. There was a call coming in and Sean answered it immediately. It was a call from the auction party confirming that Sean's item would be delivered today.

“Hidden Treasure?” sean subconsciously uttered that and resumed the conversation on the phone. The conversation was overheard by Luis sitting next to him.

When the call ended, Luis immediately asked a question. “Hidden Treasure? Did you buy anything about that?”

Luis' curiosity makes Sean uncomfortable, though Sean must not ignore his well-behaved roommate. So, Sean just needs to make up a story about it.

“True, I bought ‘Hidden Treasure.” Sean purposely gives a hanging speech and sees Luis' seemingly exaggerated reaction to it. “A few days ago I managed to buy the novel ‘Hidden Treasure’ on someone. You interested? Do you want to read it too?”

Luia's expression became tenuous and she shook her head. “Ah, no. I don't have time to read adventure novels like that.”

Sean is aware that Luis knows something about the painting ‘Hidden Treasurep'. Although suspicious, he could not just accuse. So, he ignored her and immediately went to SH Gallery.

***

By the time Sean got to the gallery, there was already a black sedan parked in front of him and Kenzo Karrin was standing leaning against the hood of the car.

“You've waited long enough?” greet Sean.

“It doesn't matter, there's something I have to show you.” Kenzo Karrin turns away from Sean and opens the back door of his car. He took out a fairly large painting and wrapped in a brown cover.

“What do you bring?” Sean asked again curiously.

“You can see for yourself,” reply the man who was busy carrying his luggage.

Sean immediately opened the gallery door so that Kenzo could enter and put the item on the floor. Carefully the man unfolded the wrap from the painting and ….

‘Shop!’

A beautiful painting looks.

On a canvas measuring 50x90, a painting of a boy hugging his mother looked so impressed. The painting not only blends two cultures but two unobtrusive realms. Sean can clearly identify who painted it. “Elizabeth Chang?”

“Kenzo Karrin nodded. “True, the name is ‘PomPom’, this is an old painting of Elizabeth Chang contested by curators and collectors, but no one managed to get it.

“Why did you bring this to my place?” Sean approached the painting and stared at every detail in it. There was a feeling he could not explain when looking deeper into the painting, as if the painter's soul was connected to Sean.

“Because now this is yours?” Kenzo Karrin's answer distracted Sean.

The young man furrowed his brows with an ignorant expression. “Mine? What do you mean?”

“Elizabeth Chang has given you this painting for free. He's just saying that this is a reward for the painting you gave me last time."

[Hidden Gift]

Sean recalled over the daily mission of giving Elizabeth Chang 'Cotton Candy', he had not expected that the gift would actually come for him.

[Painting ‘PomPom’ with value 1 billion]

[Gift sent to destination]

“Ah, I'm a little envious of you,” sighs Kenzo. “This is a painting that I have been looking for to display in the gallery, but it is precisely you who get it easily. Just sell it to me, I'll give it at a high price.”

“1 billion, can be more and can not be less.” Sean grimaced as he subconsciously said those words. 

Kenzo Karrin chuckles, “No I thought you had good eyes.”

In the end, Sean hung the painting in one of the rooms in his gallery. It was a storage room with the right temperature, light and humidity for a painting.

In the end Sean and Kenzo closed the talk about ‘PomPom’ and continued the practice to become the best painter.

***

Sean and Kenzo were discussing what works Sean was going to paint and the young man remembered an exhibition from the killer lecturer that early tomorrow will be held at the Emerald Art.

“I will participate in an exhibition, can I help me for it?” sean said with a slightly restless expression.

“Have you got the theme?”

“Harmony Spaces.”

Kenzo Karrin seemed to be thinking, before long his expression brightened. There was an idea in his mind. “I'll teach you my painting technique.”

Simultaneously, Sean's eyes widened. How does he reject the man who would teach him surrealism? “Thank you, I really won't waste this opportunity."

After that, the two of them were busy making an archetype. Although Kenzo did not interfere on canvas in the least, his advice and commands were very influential on Sean's work.

Kenzo saw the watch, “Honey once, I have to go. There's work I need to finish in gallery.”

“Alright, thanks for helping.”

Sean gets up from his seat and drives Kenzo outside the studio, but when they are at the door, a freight car comes in and someone goes out to meet Sean.

“I delivered the goods from the auction,” he explained and another person had taken out a wooden box containing a painting.

Sean who remembered ‘Hidden Treasure' received it. It seems Kenzo who hasn't left is interested in seeing the contents of the box.

When he learns of Kenzo's reaction, Sean offers him something. “You want to see it?”

Kenzo Karrin nodded and they returned to the studio. Sean opened the wooden box and took ‘Hidden treasure’ to show Kenzo.

“1 billion!” exclaimed Kenzo pointed at the painting. “That painting is worth 1 billion!’

Sean just smiled. Apparently, he deliberately showed the painting so that Kenzo could estimate the price of the painting. Unexpectedly ‘Hidden Treasure' will be worth 1 billion.

Inside the Sean gallery there are already 1 billion ‘PomPom’ and 1 billion more ‘Hidden Treasure’ which when notarized is 2 billion. Not playing!