I Picked Up a Dimensional Travel Machine: Wizard - Chapter 92



Only Noblemtl
Read Novel Noblemtl

Maintenance (3)
Min-gi was laughing and having fun in the architectural design office, unaware that something like this was happening.

He told his grandfather that he was busy, but in reality, Min-gi was quite relaxed.

My determination to study magic hard was also blown away due to military enlistment issues.

The only stumbling block is friction with Chroma, and now that you’ve unleashed your meteor spell, she’s probably shaking in fear.

For the time being, there’s no problem.

However, this situation was soon made known to those around Min-gi, and soon after, he received a call from his (maternal) grandmother for the first time in a long time.

– Min-ki.

– Yes. Grandma~ It’s been a while since we spoke~

– Are you busy?

– Yes. A little. I’ve been thinking about this and that lately to sort out my business…

– Shut up. Come out.

– yes?

– You’re not busy. Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to go somewhere with me?

– Where are you?

– I’m going to go see some art for work at the Gaya Cultural Foundation (art museum), but everyone is busy. Why don’t you go instead?

– all right.

My grandmother, Choi Young-ja, is a very tough person.

Grandfather Wang has a different personality, but his younger sister, Grandmother, is no slouch either.

So, even though he is from the older generation, he took 3% of the total shares of Gaya Group from his great-grandfather and also received two more affiliates. If you add all of this up, it comes to around 12-14%.

In a word, she is a womanizer.

Even though you say that, you called me because you wanted to see your talented grandson.

maybe…..

“Where is this place?”

“Yeah. I came here to buy some artwork for the museum. Sometimes it’s done through auctions, and sometimes you can just buy it outright.”

“Ah. I see. I don’t know much about art.”

Behind Min-gi and his grandmother, two or three staff members of the Gaya Art Museum followed.

While my grandmother was looking around the exhibition hall(?), she asked the staff member (curator?) a few questions and then took a picture of it, saying ‘this’, and then they did follow-up work.

Anyway, a pretty person came out and explained everything to the grandmother.

At first, Min-ki was interested and listened to it as well, but he soon became bored because it didn’t feel like Korean at all.

No, my English is at a native level, and my Korean is also good, but what the heck are you talking about?

The words used are clearly Korean and English….

In the end, I left my grandmother for a while and wandered around looking at paintings and sculptures as I pleased.

Then I came to a work of art whose name I didn’t know.

There were already three or four men there and a woman who was presumed to be a curator.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Chinese.

Since I don’t know any Chinese, I quickly lost interest and just stared at the work they were looking at.

It was an ‘abstraction’ that made it impossible to guess what the intention behind it was.

No, it would be an abstraction.

Then, the people who had been talking in front of the artwork stiffened their faces and made unpleasant expressions.

Then he mutters something in Chinese, almost like he’s talking to himself.

Clearly, judging from the nuance and such, it doesn’t sound like a good thing.

Since I wasn’t interested anyway, I just passed by and went to see other works.

Then I accidentally stepped on the foot of one of the Chinese people.

“I’m sorry. Ah. Ttuitbuti~ Ttuitbuti~”

But the Chinese people were not angry or upset.

He raised his hand slightly to stop the bodyguard from approaching him and continued talking.

He apologized, putting his hands together in prayer and even making a slight apologetic gesture.

Even the Chinese people who were quite angry eventually realized that they couldn’t communicate, so they got angry and spat on the floor and left.

I felt really bad, but I endured it anyway because it was my mistake.

As I stopped watching with excitement and returned to my grandmother, I glanced back at Cheon Ji-ryeon’s personal bodyguard who was following me.

Min-ki is still following 3-4 steps behind.

“Zhang Dejiang (张德江)~”

“Yes, Mr. Levy.”

“What did they just say to me?”

“Ah…..that…..”

“Tell me the truth. Don’t try to cover it up.”

As Min-gi spoke with a slightly hardened expression, a reply was heard right away.

“Why is the water like this here? This is why Koreans are like this… That’s what it basically meant. I was about to step forward, but Mr. Levy….”

“Okay, it’s nothing. Why would I get mad or anything over something like that? Don’t worry. It was my mistake that started it all…”

The grandmother saw Min-gi and spoke immediately.

“Let’s go now.”

“Are you home? Are you done with your work?”

“No. You have to go one more place. Not here, but to the building next door. Now, you have to stay next to Grandma and not go anywhere else.”

“yes~”

The place they moved to looked like an auction house.

You can tell at a glance that it’s an auction house.

“Grandma. Is this an auction house?”

“Yeah. That’s right. You know right? The real exhaust comes out here. The one on display in the exhibition hall earlier is relatively cheap.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Yeah. What’s coming up here is something worth noting, so I’ll explain it to you, so listen carefully. It’ll all become your blood and flesh later.”

“yes…..”

But it still wasn’t fun.

My grandmother would get excited and talk about why each new auction item was good, what its significance was, and what its historical, cultural, and art-historical significance was, but honestly, I had no idea what she was talking about.

– Ah. This piece is a blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty of China. It is a piece that allows us to get a glimpse of the excellent ceramic craftsmanship of the time with the dragon pattern bottle. Not long ago, a similar dragon pattern bottle was sold at Sotheby’s for 10 billion won. The piece I will introduce to you today is also an excellent piece that is not inferior to that. The auction starting price will be 3 billion won. The auction asking price is in units of 50 million won.

The eyes of the attendees changed as they realized that the work was of a higher quality than expected.

Judging from the way my grandmother’s eyes sparkled, she seemed interested, but she didn’t say anything special.

As I was watching quietly, I saw a group of Chinese people who had been complaining in the viewing room earlier.

They were trying hard to raise the auction price.

The auction was a three-way battle, with a group of Chinese people, a group that looked like Koreans, and a middle-aged man with a stylish mustache. These three groups were raising their bids vigorously.

“Grandma, how much is that? Roughly.”

“Well, this old lady doesn’t know much about pottery either. Miss Kim. How much would that cost?”

The grandmother calls the Gaya Art Museum employee who was behind her.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * Read Korean Novel * *
* * * Noblemtl dot com * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

“I think it will be around 6 to 7 billion won. We need to review it in detail to know the exact amount. We didn’t review the work in advance.”

“Grandma, doesn’t our art museum have ceramics like that?”

“No. We have quite a few ceramics. But none of them are that expensive. Do you know how much our Gaya Art Museum’s total assets are?”

“I don’t know?”

“This… Of course, you can’t put a price tag on art, but even so, if you add up all the works in our Gaya Art Museum, it would be worth 40 to 50 billion won. But if it’s that expensive. It’s a bit too much for us.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Why? Do you like it?”

“No, that’s not it.”

The auction price exceeded 5 billion.

Eventually, what had been a team fell apart, and it became a fight between mustaches and Chinese people.

5.2 billion, 5.5 billion, 5.7 billion, 5.75 billion. 5.8 billion…..

As the auction approaches 6 billion, the pace slows down.

That’s probably around 6 billion.

“6.5 billion~!!”

“Gasp~!”

“Min-ki~! What are you doing now?”

“Ah~. I became interested.”

– Ah. Customer at table 7. Did you just call 6.5 billion?

“Yes. Oh. Can’t I just say it right away?”

– No. That’s not it…. You suddenly interrupted….

“Ah. So you can’t live without it if you don’t wear it from the beginning? I don’t know much about it.”

– No, it is possible. Is 6.5 billion correct?

“yes~”

The faces of the Chinese people and the mustache participating in the auction harden.

They are muttering something among themselves and discussing it.

But the household does not call for more.

– Okay. Are there any more? Then I will bid? 5,4,3,2,1. Auction~!! The Qingdae Yongmunbyeong has been sold at table number 7.

“Min-ki? Why did you buy that?”

“Ah. I’m planning to build a house right now, and I think I need to buy things to decorate the living room. Well, I heard it costs about 6 to 7 billion won, so it doesn’t matter. Honestly, I don’t mind paying more.”

“But you shouldn’t buy antiques like that on impulse. No matter how much money you have, you can’t use it like that.”

“Oh my. Grandma. How much money do I have? I just bought it because it’s pretty. I’m going to decorate my house.”

“this…..”

After that, Min-ki continued to interfere whenever the Chinese participated in the auction.

When Min-gi interfered in the Chinese people’s auctions 2-3 times and won the bids with high prices, the grandmother realized that there was another intention and remained silent.

The sight of the Chinese people was a sight to behold.

Their voices as they discussed among themselves gradually grew louder, and later on, their faces turned red and they looked extremely indignant, although they did not yell.

Min-ki continued to participate in the auction, smiling broadly.

– Excuse me. Just in case, I’ll ask again. Customer at table 7. Are you really willing to accept the auction? If it’s a joke or something, that’s a problem, right?

“Of course. Don’t worry. I’ll pay you all at once when we’re done.”

In the end, they stole all five auction items (three ceramics and two art pieces) that the Chinese had participated in.

As time passed, the auction ended.

Min-ki received the auction item and made payment according to the instructions of the auctioneer.

The host, who was a little puzzled, was later surprised to find out that it was ‘MF Group’s Jeong Min-gi’.

He very politely gave me his business card and asked me to contact him if I needed anything at any time.

I don’t know if that will ever happen, but since it was given, I accepted it.

As he paid for the goods and came out alone, a group of Chinese people approached Min-gi.

As they approached, one representative stepped forward.

“@#$@#$ @#$@#$ @$#@#”

“What are you saying? If you come to Korea, you should speak Korean.”

“$%#% %$%^# @$#@#?”

Feeling frustrated, he called out to Zhang Dejiang, who was behind him.

“Jang Deo Jang. What is he saying? Can you help me interpret it for me?”

“Yes. Who are you? Why are you bothering us? What is your intention?”

“Pfft~! You just bought it? Because it looked pretty. What was your intention?”

Jang Deo-jang provides interpretation.

The Chinese man became even more agitated by Min-gi’s words and muttered something.

“Do you dare to interfere with our work if you know who we are?”

“Why should I know who you are?”

“I am the director of external cooperation of the Chinese Credit Union Group of a great country, and this person here is the vice chairman of my company, Chinese Credit Union Taifu in Hong Kong, and this person here is a member of the Shanghai District Party Committee of the Communist Party of the Republic of China. I don’t know what your status is in Korea, but do you expect to get away with insulting our great country like this?”

“So what? Isn’t an auction house just a place where the rich get the winning bids? What does it matter what I buy or what your status is?”

“this……”

“Okay. Hey, Jang Deo Jang. Who are these people? Are they the people I should be concerned about? Why are they so upset?”

“No, you don’t have to know, Mr. Chairman. Just ignore it.”

“Speak Chinese. Don’t you understand me? Where did you learn that, you Chinese brat? Where are you from? (Chinese)”

“Mr. Chairman, I know it may be presumptuous of me to say something to these people.”

“Okay. Do whatever you want. I’ll go first. Grandma, you’ll have to wait.”

“Yes. I will follow you shortly.”

As Min-gi ignores him and leaves, the Chinese man becomes even more angry and starts yelling.

I couldn’t understand what Jang Deo-jang said because he didn’t interpret it, but since it was probably obvious, I ignored it and left.

(After Min-ki left)

“What are you? Who is that guy? If you don’t tell me straight, I’ll call the Chinese police and call your son-in-law…”

“Shut up~!!”

“What? What…what did you say?”

“How dare you. A company like Zhongxin Group. Hey, Shanghai Regional Committee member. What’s your name?”

When Zhang Dejiang suddenly appears, the Chinese people’s expressions harden.

The congressman, who was intimidated by Jang Deo-jang’s momentum, asked cautiously.

“Yes? Oh. I’m Han Jeong. Who are you?”

“Me? I am the leader of Cheonjiryeon. Cheongryongdan!”

“Huh. The Blue House! The Triad…”

“Gal (喝)~! How dare you call that name so carelessly? Do you want to die?”

“sorry.”

“And when did our Tianzhilian become a political party, and you’re still talking nonsense like that? Right now, it’s a solid youth organization under the Crown Prince Party, and it’s under the command of Premier Li Keqiang (the second-highest ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party). Where’s the Shanghai regional committee member? Even Chairman Xi Dingping is a person who can have a proper conversation while maintaining courtesy… How dare someone who isn’t even a member of the Central Committee have so much influence?”

Read Novel Noblemtl
Read Novel Noblemtl