It was a sunny Sunday morning when Chaeyoung woke up a phone notification of a new e-mail. After reading the letter, she was instantly cheered up and began to rejoice loudly at the news she had received. Chaeyoung's mother flew into the room with her rounded eyes, and she couldn't understand what had made her daughter so happy this morning.
"I was accepted for an internship at one of the best design companies in Seoul," Chaeyoung said proudly. "If I complete a three-month internship, I will be officially accepted as an employee. "Chaeyoungie, I'm so happy for you, but you're only in your first year, how will you be able to keep up with your studies and work? Will you be able to withstand such a burden?" Chaeyong's mother's voice sounded nervous about her daughter's actions.
Chaeyoung was a first-year design student at Seoul National University. She has been a great drawer since childhood and won the national competition at school, which prize was a scholarship to one of the best universities in South Korea. Studying in the first year is never easy, but Chaeyoung was very capable and hardworking, always completing all the assignments on time, could draw a picture of any complexity, so her studies began to seem boring, and she decided to look for a part-time job to apply her talent and at the same time earn some extra money.
One day she saw an announcement at her university that a large design company, Creative World (CW), which creates designs for famous brands, events, and the Pyeongchang Olympics, has invited interns who can draw in different genres with the possibility of further employment. Chaeyoung has just turned 20 years old, so she was able to apply as a candidate. When she arrived from school, she hadn't even undressed yet and opened her laptop and started filling out an internship form.
Two weeks later, she finally got a positive answer, and that tomorrow she must be in the company at the organizational meeting, where there will be eight more trainees, as well as Chaeyoung, talented, ambitious, who will not give up the position so easily. Chaeyoung had all day to prepare for tomorrow's meeting: choose what to wear, what drawings to take to show the recruiters, and generally prepare morally for tomorrow. She coped with this pretty quickly, so the rest of the day she decided to dedicate to her favorite hobby - drawing in a sketchbook, as it calmed her down. Chaeyoung didn't like clubs, loud parties, she preferred to stay home and draw something, or watch TV series, or read a book.
It's X Day. Chaeyoung had to be at the meeting at noon, so she got up at 8:00 a.m. to calmly pack up and get to the company without traffic jams. CW was in the heart of Seoul, near the park area where the company's employees rested, and Chaeyoung immediately liked it, because here she could spend time and rest during the break there. The building was tall and full of glass, but the windows were decorated with different characters, the company's designers must have invented them. Chaeyoung entered the building, where the responsible recruiter was already waiting for Chaeyoungie with a pass. As the company was very concerned about its safety, she was asked to go through a metal frame and let her belongings through the ribbon. When Chaeyoung finished checking, Joe, the company's recruiter, told her to go up to the 12th floor, office 454, where the conference room where the meeting would take place.
When Chaeyoung got into the elevator and pressed the 12 button, she started to shake a little, because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to find common ground with anyone, she was an introvert, so it wasn't easy for her to get to know and communicate with people. After reaching up to the 12th floor and easily finding the right office, she walked in, but there was no one there because Chaeyoung had arrived very early. She immediately chose a place closer to the blackboard so she could easily see everything and not look because of someone else, because she was short. Ten minutes after Chaeyoung, a pretty girl with long hair and white skin came into the office and smiled when she saw Chaeyoung and said: "Hi, I'm Kim Dahyun, and it'll be nice to do this internship together. Dahyun sat down next to her and started unpacking her stationery, and then she stumbled into her phone, and there was a deadly silence in the office. The meeting was about to begin and seven girls flew into the room in ten minutes. They filled the room with their laughter, making Chaeyoung's stay in the room uncomfortable. Chaeyoung and Dahyun looked silently at the girls who were sitting at the table. The girls were so passionate about themselves that they didn't even notice that Chaeyoung and Dahyun were in the room.
At exactly 12:00, several people came into the office - CW's director, Joe, the recruiter, and three company managers. Joe turned on the computer and projector while the equipment was booting up, he started "Welcome to our company, you were the best out of ten thousand candidates, and we want to work with you. Only three people will get an official position in our company. The other five will be able to continue their internships and prove that they are worthy to be employees of our company". Then the managers took the word, their task was to follow the work of the girls, how quickly they pass the tasks. Finally, the company's director, Ms. Jeon So Mi, took the word. She was a beautiful girl of about 30 years old, who managed to build a company from scratch, with which the most famous brands of the world cooperate. She told the story of the company's creation, about the advantages of working in CW, and finished her speech by saying that she would be glad to see the whole nine as employees of her company.
When Ms. Jeon said goodbye to the girls, the company managers and the recruiter stayed in the room. The managers introduced themselves to the girls, telling them who does what. Then they invited the girls to introduce themselves to each other and tell them a little bit about themselves. The girls quickly coped with this task, besides Chaeyoung addition, there will be Im Nayeon, Yoo Jeongyeon, Hirai Momo, Minatozaki Sana, Park Jihyo, Myoui Mina, Kim Dahyn, and Chou Tzuyu. When everybody got acquainted, the managers presented the first task to be completed within a week and handed over in exactly 7 days. The assignment will be individual and the trainees will receive points for it. Then all the points will be summed up and at the end of the internship, the director and managers will decide who deserves a place in CW.
The first task was to draw the logo of South Korea as a tourist symbol of the country. The girls started asking their questions, Momo and Dahyun asked the great number of questions. They looked the most unsure of themselves, although Chaeyoung was also insecure, she chose to sit quietly without asking any questions. When the number of questions reached its peak, there was a sigh of discontent. Mina issued it, she was Japanese, just like Momo and Sana, "Girls, how are you going to work for a company like this if you are already asking such stupid questions? What is not clear here? You've been told everything, but you keep asking the same thing!". It was so quiet in the office for ten seconds that you could hear a fly flying.
Everybody looked at Mina in amusement, but they didn't say anything. Then the managers said goodbye to the girls, adding that they could stay in the building as long as they wanted, using the playroom, lounge, library, and canteen. The managers left, and the girls began to pack their things and slowly disperse. Jeongyeon and Nayeon were probably friends because they were talking as if they had known each other for ages. Mina, Momo, and Sana spoke to each other because they were Japanese. Park Jihyo was the first to leave. Then Nayeon and Jeongyeon left. Dahyun smiled at Chaeyoung, saying, "If you want to walk around the building and see what's there, we can do it together". "I'm all for it, I'm free anyway," Chaeyoung replied enthusiastically. Dahyun quickly left the classroom, and a group of Japanese girls was still sitting with each other, talking in Japanese for a long time.
Finally, when Chaeyoung wanted to get out, she ran into Mina in the doorway. Chaeyoung saw the irritation on Mina's face and froze a little bit with a surprise. "Will you leave the room or will you just stand there?" Chaeyoung came to her senses, apologized shyly, and ran out of the office into the hallway, where Dahyun was waiting for her. The girls quickly headed for the elevator as they walked, Chaeyoung turned around several times to see Mina, because during the meeting she was afraid even to look at her, especially after Mina's remarks about the girls.
Dahyun and Chaeyoung went down to the ground floor and started walking around the building, exploring every corner, now that they had an intern's badge, they could get into almost any room and enjoy the atmosphere. The girls found a lounge where they sat on cozy bags and started getting to know each other, showing their drawings and sharing their impressions of the meeting.
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Painted feelings
FanfictionSon Chaeyoung is a talented artist. Her hobby became the meaning of her life. She gets an internship at one of the best companies in South Korea, but to get a place in the company of her dreams, she has to withstand fierce competition among 8 girls...
