Red Nose, Rudolph

By JIYEON

The plane landed at Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Finland around 1:00 pm. At the airport, a pre-arranged guide was standing with a sign welcoming Choi. Choi followed the guide to his car. Birch trees stretched tall and long on both sides of the forest road, covered with white snow in all directions. The car drove like a sleigh through the snow. When they had traveled for a while, they saw the sign for Santa's Village. After another ten minutes of driving, the car reached Rudolph's house. Rudolph's house was about 8 kilometers from Santa's Village. The car stopped in Rudolph's yard. Choi got out of the car and was thrilled to see Rudolph's house for the first time in his life. The exterior of Rudolph's two-story house was red brick and the roof was dark green. The house was surrounded by mountains to the left, and fields to the right, glistening white with snow. As Choi was looking around, Rudolf's butler opened the front door to greet them. The guide said he would pick Choi up at the end of the interview and then drove away. The butler led Choi to a couch in the center of the living room, asked him to wait a moment, and then led him up the stairs to the second floor. Inside Rudolph's house, behind Choi's couch was a glass-fronted room with a thin white linen curtain covering the outside. To the right was the kitchen, and in front of Choi, a baroque chest of drawers stood proudly in front of him. On the wall hung a cheerful painting that was often seen on Christmas cards. It showed a sleigh with Santa and deer pulling it. In the front row of reindeer, a red-nosed reindeer was leading the herd with energetic gestures. At first glance, I knew it was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Behind him were piles and piles of presents, and as Choi thought of all the children around the world who couldn't cry or throw a tantrum to receive them, he thought, "Nothing in life is free!" And then he thought again. Just as I was thinking, "How could it be otherwise," Rudolph came walking down the double staircase. His fur was dark brown and he looked much older than he did on the screen. As Rudolph sat down on the couch, Choi introduced himself. He held out a Christmas card to Rudolph. A smile spread across Rudolph's face when he saw it. The card was in the shape of Rudolph. Suddenly, Rudolph's impression of the card changed. His expression changed right after he saw the red glow on the nose of the Rudolph-shaped card. Choi looked at Rudolph and spoke up. "I'm not the most aesthetically pleasing person," Choi said. "The cards are the same every year. It's okay." Rudolph's expression was still grim as he said this. Rudolph said. "Mr. Reporter, if you don't mind, I'll just have a cigarette and we can start the interview." Rudolph's expression was still grim as he said this. Rudolph said. "Mr. Reporter, if you don't mind, let me have a cigarette and we can start the interview." "Do as you please. And don't tell me, you're an old man......." "I'll do that if you don't mind. Would you like to join me?" Rudolph offered Choi a coarse Robusto cigar, which Choi declined, and then pulled out his notebook. Choi picked up a fountain pen and made notes in the margins of the questions he had prepared. "Rudolph! You made a big deal about not liking the card, didn't you?" Rudolph said, just as Choi was about to put a dot through the question mark. "Just so you know, I'm very happy with the card." "Oh...... yeah, what......." Choi scratched his head and forced a smile. He quickly closed the notebook. Choi wondered, on a whim, if Rudolph had clairvoyant powers. An awkward air current passed between them, and cigarette smoke drifted haphazardly in it. Rudolph pictured the red nose he had seen on the card earlier, and thought of himself as an old man. He thought of his own name, which paled in comparison to Santa's fame, even though he'd spent a lifetime pulling Santa's sleigh. The more he thought about it, the more unfair it seemed. Rudolph wished he could shed the red nose, the stigma, and tell the truth, but his heart sank at the thought of his inability to do so. He extinguished the cigar in his mouth and said. "Okay, let's start the interview!" At Rudolph's words, Choi took out his tape recorder, placed it on the table, and pressed the record button. "Okay, Mr. Choi. First of all, it's an honor to meet you. I'm Dong-won Choi, a reporter from People Maker, the most authoritative magazine in South Korea." "Mr. Dongwon Choi, welcome to Rovaniemi." "Mr. Rudolph. Thank you for agreeing to this interview." "Actually, there have been many interviews in various countries, but all of them have left me with unanswered questions about the breakup. I'll tell you in advance, Mr. Choi, if you came here to find out the truth about the breakup, you're in vain. You can't call something true if it's not true, can you?" "I didn't come here expecting an answer to the breakup, but it's true that rumors about the breakup have been circulating specifically about the breakup lately, and depending on whether it's true or not, it's even being said that Finland will have a lot of things to fix, such as royalty issues, so it's just a matter of time." "If the breakup is true, how can I be interviewed?" "I think there's an underlying "if" that prevents them from making an official announcement." Holding up Choi's words, Rudolf said in a wary voice "Mr. Choi, if you start talking like this before the interview, you'll only get exclusive answers from me." Rudolph's words offended Choi, but he didn't show it.

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Red Nose, Rudolph

Red Nose, Rudolph

JIYEON

The plane landed at Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Finland around 1:00 pm.

At the airport, a pre-arranged guide was standing with a sign welcoming Choi.

Choi followed the guide to his car. Birch trees stretched tall and long on both sides of the forest road, covered with white snow in all directions.

The car drove like a sleigh through the snow.

When they had traveled for a while, they saw the sign for Santa's Village.

After another ten minutes of driving, the car reached Rudolph's house. Rudolph's house was about 8 kilometers from Santa's Village. The car stopped in Rudolph's yard. Choi got out of the car and was thrilled to see Rudolph's house for the first time in his life.

The exterior of Rudolph's two-story house was red brick and the roof was dark green. The house was surrounded by mountains to the left, and fields to the right, glistening white with snow.

As Choi was looking around, Rudolf's butler opened the front door to greet them. The guide said he would pick Choi up at the end of the interview and then drove away.

The butler led Choi to a couch in the center of the living room, asked him to wait a moment, and then led him up the stairs to the second floor.

Inside Rudolph's house, behind Choi's couch was a glass-fronted room with a thin white linen curtain covering the outside. To the right was the kitchen, and in front of Choi, a baroque chest of drawers stood proudly in front of him.

On the wall hung a cheerful painting that was often seen on Christmas cards. It showed a sleigh with Santa and deer pulling it. In the front row of reindeer, a red-nosed reindeer was leading the herd with energetic gestures. At first glance, I knew it was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Behind him were piles and piles of presents, and as Choi thought of all the children around the world who couldn't cry or throw a tantrum to receive them, he thought, "Nothing in life is free!" And then he thought again.

Just as I was thinking, "How could it be otherwise," Rudolph came walking down the double staircase. His fur was dark brown and he looked much older than he did on the screen. As Rudolph sat down on the couch, Choi introduced himself.

He held out a Christmas card to Rudolph.

A smile spread across Rudolph's face when he saw it. The card was in the shape of Rudolph. Suddenly, Rudolph's impression of the card changed. His expression changed right after he saw the red glow on the nose of the Rudolph-shaped card. Choi looked at Rudolph and spoke up. "I'm not the most aesthetically pleasing person," Choi said. "The cards are the same every year.

It's okay." Rudolph's expression was still grim as he said this. Rudolph said. "Mr. Reporter, if you don't mind, I'll just have a cigarette and we can start the interview." Rudolph's expression was still grim as he said this. Rudolph said. "Mr. Reporter, if you don't mind, let me have a cigarette and we can start the interview." "Do as you please. And don't tell me, you're an old man......." "I'll do that if you don't mind. Would you like to join me?" Rudolph offered Choi a coarse Robusto cigar, which Choi declined, and then pulled out his notebook. Choi picked up a fountain pen and made notes in the margins of the questions he had prepared. "Rudolph! You made a big deal about not liking the card, didn't you?" Rudolph said, just as Choi was about to put a dot through the question mark. "Just so you know, I'm very happy with the card." "Oh...... yeah, what......." Choi scratched his head and forced a smile. He quickly closed the notebook. Choi wondered, on a whim, if Rudolph had clairvoyant powers. An awkward air current passed between them, and cigarette smoke drifted haphazardly in it. Rudolph pictured the red nose he had seen on the card earlier, and thought of himself as an old man. He thought of his own name, which paled in comparison to Santa's fame, even though he'd spent a lifetime pulling Santa's sleigh. The more he thought about it, the more unfair it seemed. Rudolph wished he could shed the red nose, the stigma, and tell the truth, but his heart sank at the thought of his inability to do so. He extinguished the cigar in his mouth and said. "Okay, let's start the interview!" At Rudolph's words, Choi took out his tape recorder, placed it on the table, and pressed the record button. "Okay, Mr. Choi. First of all, it's an honor to meet you. I'm Dong-won Choi, a reporter from People Maker, the most authoritative magazine in South Korea." "Mr. Dongwon Choi, welcome to Rovaniemi." "Mr. Rudolph. Thank you for agreeing to this interview." "Actually, there have been many interviews in various countries, but all of them have left me with unanswered questions about the breakup. I'll tell you in advance, Mr. Choi, if you came here to find out the truth about the breakup, you're in vain. You can't call something true if it's not true, can you?" "I didn't come here expecting an answer to the breakup, but it's true that rumors about the breakup have been circulating specifically about the breakup lately, and depending on whether it's true or not, it's even being said that Finland will have a lot of things to fix, such as royalty issues, so it's just a matter of time." "If the breakup is true, how can I be interviewed?" "I think there's an underlying "if" that prevents them from making an official announcement." Holding up Choi's words, Rudolf said in a wary voice "Mr. Choi, if you start talking like this before the interview, you'll only get exclusive answers from me." Rudolph's words offended Choi, but he didn't show it.