Today is Saturday and my brother is out in Gangnam. Normally, I would not care about where he goes on Saturday but he was in the Clothes Shop. I mean THE Clothes Shop, the brand that appeared out of nowhere to reemphasize a simplistic style of clothes that can be fashionable at the same time. This piqued my interest.
My brother looked over at the pants section and he picked up a black pants. Then he walked to the shirts section and picked out a collarless dress shirt. He entered the dressing room with the clothes. In two seconds, he stepped out. He looked satisfied with how he was dressed. But to me he looked... normal. Then, my brother handed the employee his credit card.
"Wait... Is that the Palladium Credit Card from Californian Legatus?!" I exclaimed in my head. It is the credit card that is all the rage with the young and famous these days. It is a status symbol that costs a lot of money just to have it. It is also the gateway card that one must hold in order to even have a chance to get invited to apply for the infamous Legatus Unlimited Gold Credit Card.
"Why... does he have such a credit card?" I wondered.
All I know is that he works occasionally as a hairdresser and computer repairer. Good jobs but they do not give him enough leeway to pay the fee on that card let alone any spending he does. Then, I imagined him spending money on the credit card and paying it back with money that our parents earned from overseas. That infuriates me more when I think about it.
After paying he stepped out of the store. I was about to step in to interrogate him about the card but suddenly...
"Oh. MY. GOODNESS!" An unfamiliar voice called out. "That is my design!"
A short man, in his mid-40s, wearing a french beret approaches my brother.
"I have never seen someone wear it so well!" Exclaimed the man. Then he tapped his finger on his mouth as he was contemplating. "Something is missing here, I can not put my finge... AH! I got it! Hold on right here! Don't you dare move! If you do, I will catch you!"
The man rushed into the store. My brother, unfazed by the interaction, just looked at the sky and watched a plane go past by.
"... We need more walking billboards for our brand! Now give me the jacket!" The man's voice can be heard outside arguing with someone inside. Then the man leaves the store with a white sherpa lined black jacket.
"Here, put this on right now." The man ordered.
My brother just complied and put on the jacket. He actually looked much better.
The man was doing the same finger tapping on lips motion.
"Actually, are you busy? Actually, never mind that, come with me!" He grabbed my brother's arms and dragged him.
When someone gives an expensive looking jacket from a designer store and then is dragged by a stranger, normally you would be panicking. But not my brother, he is looking at other planes passing overhead.
...
I caught up to them and there was a photo shoot going on. There was a male and female dressed in Clothes Shop Brand clothes preparing for the photo shoot.
The guy is Michael Young! The up and coming model and singer. He has an angelic voice and he looks stylish in any clothing he wears!
His partner is... Luna Park, the new rising actress in Korea! She played a lot of roles recently and she pulled off both the innocent main character and the evil villainess without ever being typecast. Plus, she attended University in Seoul for the Arts and Science, the top private school in Seoul! She is my role model and someone I want to be!
"You are fired!" The short man said while pointing to Michael. My brother is still looking at the sky while being dragged by the man.
"Wai... what? What do you mean fired?!" Michael retorted back.
"I found a better model for my design than you!" The man pointed to my brother who still does not care about what is going on.
"Thi.. this is a breach of contract! Do you think my agency or I will stand for this? Wait until I call my law..."
Michael got slapped by the old man... with a large stack of money.
Michael grabbed the stack of money and started to count it. Half way through counting, Michael looked satisfied and left.
"Pleased to do business with you sir." Michael said while he walked away and counted his stack of money.
"Wait.. I have a problem with this!" Luna complained "I do not work with amateurs! They only feed off my popularity!"
Another stack of money slapped Luna's face. Her eyes enlarged at the situation. She grabbed the money and looked at it.
"You can't bribe me! I am a professional!" Luna fought back while crushing the money in her hands.
A comically large stack of cold hard cash slapped her face. She grabbed that stack as well. Then she looked at it with even bigger eyes. Then she looked at my brother and then went back to the money.
"I guess he does not look that bad." Luna noted while stuffing her purse with the money.
"Looks like we are all in agreement." The short man said. "Let's start the photoshoot!"
...
The photo shoot lasted for hours and every thing that the man requested from my brother and Luna, they delivered perfectly. Which would lead to the short man shouting "Sexy!" "Brilliant!"
But I digress, my brother... was really good at this, surprisingly.
"That is it! Perfect! Cut! Brilliant! Sexy!" The short man said. Then he grabbed the camera man and dragged him.
"Young man, keep the jacket as payment!" The short man and the camera man disappeared into the sunset.
"Hey you," Luna said while touching my brother's shoulders. "You have potential for the entertainment industry. Why don't we go get dinner and I can show you the ropes for what you need to know." Luna bit her lips in a suggestive way.
My brother started to wave around his hands to communicate. Then he bowed and left.
Luna stared blankly at the area my brother was standing a moment ago. Then she snapped back to reality.
"He left because he needs to go buy ingredients for dinner so he can feed his sister?" Luna said while angrily chewing her nails. She took out her phone with the U-S.A.S. phone case and called her manager.
I stood there dumbfounded at what I just saw. Luna asked my brother on a date but he left. THE Luna ASKED MY LAZY BROTHER and HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO LEAVE!
I feel perplexed about this since on one hand I felt like I won against Luna, my role model, but on another I feel like I lost because I feel like someone he needs to feed... like a pet.
I beat my idol... but I am the pet...
I hate this feeling.