A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 179



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 179 – To America.

The car heading to the airport was quiet from early in the morning. Taesu had his own reasons, his mother had her own reasons, and the people at the broadcasting station each had their own reasons.

There may be various reasons, but in the end, it seemed that breakups had the power to make it difficult for anyone to open their mouths.

“Ah… I have to go to America with my fellow students…”

“Please, Director… I told you there’s no production cost.”

“Should I go at my own expense? Yeah?”

At Director Baek’s words, the assistant director shook his head again as if he was sick.

“Director, you bought an apartment last year so you don’t have any money! Come to your senses.”

“Miss… should I sell it?”

“I’ll get beaten to death by my sister-in-law! And then!”

“No, this is going to work, Genius Goes to America! Just the title? Isn’t it incredibly provocative? I think I’ll sweep the documentary awards this year.”

“Isn’t it enough that Taesu’s trip to Germany was a box office hit? I’m so greedy!”

“Ahh! That damn director! Why aren’t you giving me the progress fee? The progress fee? Huh?”

“No way! I told you, our documentary team had a huge production budget!”

“What the hell, he just gave me a hundred dollars and that was it.”

“Just cash, cash only! My salary is 120,000 won, you idiot!”

Director Baek, whose mouth is watering.

He was definitely a man with a great sense of smell. There was a rumor going around the broadcasting station that he was very talented, so my trip to America would definitely be a hit.

why?

Because the outcome is already decided.

I will bring a lot of profit from there. The land of greed and desire, the flower of capitalism. New York in the United States is definitely a land flowing with milk and honey to me.

“Ahhhhhhhh! I want to go. I want to go to America!”

“I told you I can’t go! Student Jeon Kang and Student Tae Soo, it took me a month just to edit the German version! Do you know how much film there is?”

“You can do that.”

“Are you trying to curse while foaming at the mouth?”

“Ahem.”

“Anyway, since you can’t go, stop being sad, okay?”

Director Baek turns around and looks at our mother.

“mother.”

“Yes, Director.”

“Wouldn’t it be less worrying for your mother if I went to America with her?”

My mother said with a trembling expression.

“No, nothing in particular.”

“No, but an adult must go with you.”

“Kang-i seems more like an adult… Ugh, ugh!”

The older sister covered the mouth of the younger sister who was speaking without thinking.

Don’t beat people up with facts.

Because that hurts the most.

Anyway, I’m worried about my little sister. She has such a sharp tongue that I wonder if she’ll be liked by her seniors. In this day and age, the seniors’ pooping is no joke, and on top of that, she’s a medical student.

They say there is a shit-talking culture even among nurses, so why wouldn’t there be one among doctors?

“Exploration, but still, yes? Wouldn’t the safety of all students be better guaranteed if there were cameras?”

My mother nodded her head helplessly. It seemed like she wanted to go with me more than Director Baek.

“Puppy, does your real mom want to come with you?”

If my mother and sisters wanted it, I was willing to spend a lot of money.

“mom.”

The eldest sister calls her mother softly. Her face is smiling but her eyes are not.

“No, Hye-rin.”

“I have to go.”

“Right… I have to go.”

“No matter how much money you get from your aunts, our regular customers come here thinking of Mom and the taste of Mom’s cooking.”

“That, that’s right… Hye-rin is right.”

“And the river is all grown up now.”

“What’s the size of this thing! Ugh!”

“Be quiet, Hye-ri.”

“yes!”

My older sister taps my shoulder.

“Puppy.”

“Oh, sis.”

“Do well and come back.”

“Yeah, I will.”

The older sister’s eyebrows twitch.

I’m not the type of person who gets angry often, but sometimes my face looks like that right before I get angry.

“I’ll do it properly! I won’t let anyone bring shame on the name of the eldest grandson of the Jeon family!”

“Are you sure?”

“Then! Whose younger sibling are you!”

“Don’t get into trouble. I’m not the type to be prejudiced, but wouldn’t your mother be surprised if she saw a blond, blue-eyed child or a child with unusually dark skin?”

Where are you going?

“Sister, I’ll only be here for about ten days?”

“Ahem, anyway.”

“Okay – don’t worry. And are there any people coming out of the primary group?”

“Yeah, I’m glad they’re here.”

After my older sister’s nagging ended.

“hey.”

“huh.”

“Be careful with the car.”

“uh.”

“Don’t go to strange places.”

“What’s strange?”

“Pfft! Are you sick?”

“okay.”

“Be especially careful of pretty girls.”

“Shouldn’t I like it?”

“Only the snout is alive! Didn’t it get hit less? Huh?”

Why should we be wary of pretty women?

“A pretty girl is interested in you? You know that because you’re 100% a gold digger.”

“why?”

“Hey sir – why would pretty girls be interested in a wet-smelling kid like you?”

The older sister’s hand touched the shoulder of the younger sister who was in the middle of nagging.

“Hyeri.”

“huh?”

“Be quiet.”

“Uh… um, is that so?”

“You too, your mouth.”

“Okay, be quiet! Be quiet! Be quiet! Who’s making noise!”

“You, Hye-ri, you.”

“yes.”

Since everyone seemed to have said something, I turned my head and called out to Taesu, who was blankly staring out the car window.

“hey.”

“uh.”

“Don’t you have anything to say?”

Taesu turned his head and spoke with a trembling expression.

“Always be careful with what you say.”

“Huh?”

“You’re the type that just talks and has no luck.”

At Taesu’s words, everyone turns their heads and looks straight ahead. For some reason, it feels like everyone is sympathizing.

“Me? No way. I must be mistaken.”

“Anyway, they even carry guns there, so be careful what you say.”

Well, this is a concern anyway.

“Why would I worry about you? You’re a good person. What I’m more worried about is Germany, where you’ll go to Korea and then come back. I’ll be alone then.”

Everyone becomes silent at Taesu’s words.

Everyone in the car knew that now it was Taesu, not me, who would have to suffer in a foreign land.

Well, thanks to Taesu, the nagging has decreased, so I’m satisfied.

Chuck, chuck.

Our family and the broadcasting station staff’s luggage goes up the conveyor belt. Unlike when we came, the amount of luggage on the way back is noticeably less.

This was because he ate all the ingredients and side dishes that the neighbors in Korea gave him, or shared them with the Koreans who made kimchi with Cha Geun-beom.

“All students!”

Director Baek calls me with a bright face.

“yes.”

“The baggage fee is lower than I expected, so I think I can buy a ticket to the US! How about it? Should we go together?”

Thanks to this, the cost of luggage has been reduced.

So, Director Baek was excited.

“no.”

“Why? I said I would go with my money instead of the students’ money.”

“Ah! Director, that’s not your money! It’s the production cost that was allocated to our team, you punk! We’ve already burned through a year’s worth of production costs, what else are we spending on? Kids’ dinner? Huh? Snacks? Give it to me! Give it to me!”

Director Baek, holding the envelope tightly with both hands, said with sparkling eyes.

“I can survive for about ten days just by drinking water! As for sleeping, just under the bed where the student sleeps. What? I can sleep well even on the floor.”

“Okay.”

“No, I’ll just carry the camera and everything around and just film, but if you tell me not to broadcast it, I won’t! Seriously!”

“Okay.”

“Is this so?”

I want to tell you to come and take a picture, but I can’t. This trip to the US will inevitably involve economic aspects in various ways, and I will eventually be using future knowledge, so I can’t make it public to the whole world.

“If you don’t eat or drink anything for ten days, you’ll die.”

“I said I’ll drink water. I’ll just drink water. American hotels won’t give you water, right?”

“It might cost money.”

“Then I’ll drink tap water. That’s okay, right? When I was little, I used to fill my water pot at the tap, too.”

“Hey! Lighting team, sound team! Get this guy out!”

At the assistant director’s words, a crowd of young men gathered.

“Gyaaaah! I’m going! This is a jackpot, you little ones! No matter what, no matter what! Huh? My gut tells me! My gut tells me this is a jackpot opportunity that won’t come again!”

“Whether it’s a hit or a miss, we’re dead! We! Who’s going to edit without the director? I haven’t been home for over ten days already! I have to take care of that bastard too! I’m still newlyweds, you damn director!”

The director was dragged over there for a moment.

My sisters, my mother, and Taesu approached me. Now, the moment of our brief farewell had truly arrived.

“Son, did you do well when you go? You don’t need anything else. Health is the most important thing, you know that, right?”

“Don’t worry, Mom.”

“Oh my gosh- when did my kid grow up like this and go all over America by himself?”

“I will learn a lot.”

“Okay, see some good stuff and tell your mom, okay?”

“Yeah, Mom.”

My mother took out a white envelope and stuffed it into my waistband.

“Come on, don’t starve. Koreans are all about rice.”

“I have money, and I’m running in the primary.”

“Oh my!”

“Okay, Mom.”

I had no choice but to receive an envelope from my mother. I could have given it to her too.

My younger sister coughed in vain and took out a white envelope from her bosom, then put it in the opposite pocket from where my mother had put it.

“I’m not giving you pocket money! Don’t even think about such a ridiculous idea!”

“Oh, okay. Then you write it.”

“Pfft! Sir, you’re going to do that here too? You’re going to die.”

“No, then you should use it, sister.”

“Huh? Th, what is it? Errand money, uh. That one, since you don’t need anything else, buy me a pair of Levi’s jeans. Got it? My waist is a size 24.”

“It must be 26.”

“Do you want to die?”

“26, like 24. OK?”

“okay.”

Then my older sister comes to me.

She takes off the bag, which she has knitted herself, has a thick zipper sewn on, and hands it to me.

“Okay, put the envelope you received in here. Always carry your bag in front of you.”

“Uh, yeah.”

I open my bag and put the envelopes in, but I see another envelope. It looks like it was put in there beforehand. I wonder if they all give pocket money and stuff. They are people who save every penny when it comes to the food they eat.

Oh, please save or save.

How can I spend this money?

“Don’t worry about saving money, just spend it when you need to. Got it?”

My ghostly older sister’s nagging makes me laugh.

I don’t know who is trying to say this.

“okay.”

“Since we don’t have a mom or sisters, let’s not worry about anything and just eat what we want to eat and buy what we want to buy, okay? Since we’re going anyway, let’s go without any regrets.”

“Yeah, I’ll do that, without any regrets.”

“Yeah, you trust my brother?”

“Yeah, I got it.”

Taesu, the bastard, approached us, hesitantly.

“hey.”

He suddenly extends his hand along with the call.

The guy also had an envelope of money in his hand. The guy who had been hesitating for a long time about buying a present for my mother was now handing me the money.

“Okay, Emma.”

“Take it, Emma. It’ll make me feel better.”

“Put on a show.”

“Pak-ssi, take it.”

I smiled and took the money the guy offered me. It was really nice.

“Have a nice day. And, you know, in the winter, you’re going on a trip.”

“uh.”

“I thought it would be a good idea to come to Germany if possible.”

“Ahh- to see you?”

“No, not really. Not like that.”

“Well, Germany is also cold in the winter, so I definitely promised to go somewhere warm.”

“Dog… ahem, think about it? Think about it, that’s what I mean.”

“Well, I’ll accept it for now.”

“okay.”

Tata-tata-tak.

Director Baek, who came running from somewhere, suddenly grabbed my arm.

“Ugh… All students.”

“yes.”

“Even after you come back, okay? You know?”

“What?”

“No, we? We’re kind of like that.”

“Please refrain from making statements that could be misunderstood.”

“Child, why are you so stiff?”

He shoves the envelopes in one by one.

“You mean there’s production cost left?”

“You can think of it as used up, haha! Then take care on the way back! I’m really going! Huh? I’m going? Hey- Don’t hold me back, I said I’m going?”

“I didn’t catch it.”

“Ahem, anyway. Do your best! Stay healthy!”

“Yes, please come in.”

Director Baek is dragged away by the assistant director who came running again, and my mother comes to me and hugs me tightly.

“Mom, are you going?”

“Okay, take care, Mom.”

It feels strange.

If parting is sad, reunion will be happy.

It’s only been ten days.

I also hug my older sisters once in a while.

“Ah, I can’t do this. Get out!”

Hearing my little sister’s sweet cursing.

I waved my hand.

Slowly, the family disappears.

I guess I’ll go now.

To America.

**

It’s time to go through the departure procedures and have your carry-on luggage inspected. Taesu opens his backpack and tilts his head when he finds a piece of luggage he’s never seen before.

“What is this?”

When he took it out, what he saw was a nicely wrapped scarf. It was clearly the silk scarf that Taesu had wanted to buy for his mother.

“When did you do this?”

Next, the gaze turns to the note attached to the outside of the packaging.

[Stop talking nonsense, just think about yourself, and I’ll take care of the rest.]

Although it doesn’t say who wrote it.

Taesu could tell.

“Oh, kid… My birthday is early.”

[ Ps. Even though your birthday is earlier, I’m older in everything else. ]

“Go and die…”

So Jeon Kang headed to the United States.