Chapter 06: Gallery

                                    

                                          
Working at the gallery has always been therapeutic to Jenna. She likes to be surrounded by art. So many of them, that it feels like standing in a Van Gough painting. However today, it feels too much. 
The exhibition that Jenna had taken under her for the most recognized Youth artist in the Asian continent, Mr. Song Jung Che or as his American name goes Richard was supposed to be completed halfway till now. He was supposed to arrive today but he had to take a late flight making the arrival postponed to tomorrow. He was coming to check the exhibition which will happen at the end of this month and so far nothing has been done.
She has three weeks before the final date but so far her behind-the-scenes doesn't look good. The gallery barely paints a picture of an exhibition. It's all white walls and torn newspapers on the floor. Empty and lacking. 
She remembers what hasn't happened so far. 
The materials haven't arrived, there's a delay with the frame delivery she needs to set Richard's works in, the promotional coverage is not going well, and the decoration is falling apart. It's chaotic and she never felt more depressed about her situation than she did today.
Normally, after a pep talk, she gets back to business and pushes through daring the negative thoughts to stop her from achieving the goal but this time it feels like they are suppressing her. Suffocating so much she couldn't think clearly what to do next. How to save everything in fifteen hours. 
Her art monitor and gallery assistant, Riley and Jackie saunter to her. Expression taunting her with more coming bad news. 
Riley stops a foot away from her, and Jackie takes her spot beside her, "We have one good news and one bad news. What do you want to hear first?" Jackie says without wasting time. Her elegance of leading assistance to the gallery was showing right now. She's all serious which isn't good when it comes to her. 
"I've had enough of bad news lately. Tell me the good one first," Jenna asks as an invisible weight on her shoulder sets.
"Mr. Song isn't flying tomorrow. Something personal came so he pushed the arrival to Monday," 
"Oh, my god," Jenna's shoulders relax hearing the news. Monday is six days away. That's more than enough time to make adjustments to this place, "That's good. We really needed that. What's the bad news?"
Riley said this time, tapping the pen against the clipboard she held between her arms, "The media team who were responsible for the promotion has dropped two members because of sunstroke,"
"What?" 
"Keith and Rasha are out. They went to the beach during the weekends and got the heatstroke. Says it's extreme and needs medical attention," Jackie explained,
Jenna palmed her forehead, 
"We have to find someone to promote the event, Jen," Jackie said,
She knows. She is aware of how important promotion is for this exhibition. When Richard picked her among the other gallerist in LA she promised him that his exhibition would be one of a kind. She wanted to show him he made a good decision in choosing her.
Her vision for his artwork, the displays of his paintings in her gallery like she wanted ever since she found out The Richard Chen was holding an event in LA. She wanted it so much and when it came to her, she was so happy.
Remembering the feeling she got when Richard picked her for his Sarang collection, Jenna took a deep breath and tried to think of a way. She needs someone for media promotion, one who has enough audience to speak to and knowledge to entertain more.
Immediately her thought brought her to Del and her crush, Nathan who is a Youtuber. Surely he has enough followers to land him the promotion job for this event. "Okay, I have someone in mind who can help but I need to talk to him first," Jenna said looking hopeful. "It's not the first time we had a crisis before an event, surely this is a little too much but we always fight through. Right?"