It's amazing to see guys like Hide and collegues work so hard to get - nowhere!
After all that hard work he might place top 3 at one of the smaller shows and maybe 7th-10th at the Olympia.
If it weren't for "sponsors", he might not even break even financially. Granted, he'll se his image in some more or less respectable publications. But how frustrating it must be to know an executive secretary takes more money to the bank than him.
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