Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 41



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Episode 41.

At first, Lee Jong-seok also couldn’t believe what Im Kyung-jun said. However, he couldn’t help but believe the results he saw.

“Ha, pretty kid.”

“Stop it.”

A few days passed. It was December.

[ Chinese financial authorities ban yuan deposits in Bitcoin exchanges ······ Bitcoin plummets ]

At that time, a new issue appeared in the Bitcoin market. After that, the chart, which had been showing strength by briefly rising to $1,000 per coin for a few days, was hit by another bomb and fell. This time, the aftermath was even bigger.

Finally, a harsh winter has come to the Bitcoin market.

‘Which came first? Or did the Chinese regulations come first?’

‘What would I know? I wonder how he knew and threw it first.’

Lim Kyung-jun’s 2 million BTC bomb drop was also completely buried. It was as if they had planned it. Thanks to this, even the ghosts didn’t know that they had sheared the wool in a country in the Far East.

I was lucky.

“Do you happen to know the future?”

Lee Jong-suk urged Im Kyung-jun.

“How could that be? How did you accidentally get hit by a bullet? I’m also shocked.”

“Anyway, you pretty little thing. Come here.”

“Don’t do it. I might really hit you this time.”

Lee Jong-suk looked like he could die right now. Im Kyung-jun, who kept pushing away the man who kept rushing at him, suddenly looked worried.

“What do I say to the CEO (Kang Si-hyeon)?”

Lee Jong-suk shouted when he saw that.

“Don’t worry about that.”

“Really? Then I only trust you, CEO.”

I was struck by lightning.

“1 trillion?”

“To be exact, if we calculate it at an exchange rate of 1,050 won, it would be 1.92 trillion won, so it is closer to 2 trillion won rather than 1 trillion won.”

“That’s it.”

“Isn’t it the same group as Group 1 or Group 2?” Lee Jong-seok added, closing his mouth that had opened briefly at my words.

“Anyway, this money can’t be brought into the country as is. There is currently no way to prove its source, let alone the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Even if it’s not illegal, Cocoa will be treated as some kind of speculative force. It won’t be good for public relations.”

“So?”

“I will do my best to handle it. I will never cause you any worries, sir.”

I summarized it in one word.

“Do as you wish.”

It would be better if you deal with it yourself. It would be better if you just get rid of it. Lee Jong-seok’s face became much more relaxed at my words. It seemed like his worries had been resolved at my words.

The good news is that there are still plenty of places to spend money.

‘They say that even if the sky falls, there is a hole to live in.’

Not to mention the help, from ACIT to the delivery people are waiting in line for me. 1.9 trillion won is a lot of money, but I can just spend as much as I can. What happened is what happened. I can just keep going. Thinking that way, I felt a little relieved.

“And I have a suggestion.”

Lee Jong-suk said while observing my expression.

“Go ahead.”

“That’s what Deputy Director Lim said.”

Yes, Vice President Lim. The one who started all this. He tried to hide his expression. I am not a person who blames the past.

“Why, Vice President Lim?”

Lee Jong-suk continued, his voice inevitably blunt.

“This matter was not mine, but was handled entirely by Deputy Director Lim Kyung-jun. So, I would like to pay an additional 0.5% incentive as per the contract, but I will first ask the CEO and then handle it······.”

“How much is 0.5%?”

“It’s a little less than 10 billion. If you take out this and that, it’ll be less.”

Yes, that’s right. Since you caused an accident, you should take at least that much responsibility. That was a good point. It’s not a good attitude for a boss to just ignore past events, even if you don’t blame them.

“That sounds like a good idea.”

“Thank you for your understanding, sir.”

“By the way, Mr. Lee Jong-seok, do you happen to know the meaning of the word ‘management responsibility’?”

“yes?”

He didn’t catch on to what I was saying right away.

“I will raise it to 1%.”

It was a scolding. I tried to look as stern as possible.

“We plan to set a penalty of 0.7% for Mr. Lim Kyung-jun, who is directly responsible, and 0.3% for our CEO Lee Jong-seok, who also failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a manager. I believe that CEO Lee Jong-seok also has that level of responsibility.”

There was silence for a moment.

“Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.”

Lee Jong-suk humbly admitted his responsibility. His voice continued to tremble, as if it was fortunate that it had come to this point.

Lee Jong-suk returned to the KSH Holdings office.

“What happened?”

Lim Kyung-jun ran out to the door.

“Okay, everything went well. But more than that······.”

Lee Jong-suk told him what he had heard in the CEO’s office. He wanted to tell him the surprising news quickly. As expected, Im Kyung-jun’s eyes turned into rabbit eyes when he heard the incentive story.

“If it’s 0.7%, it’s over 13 billion.”

It was a risky investment, one that wouldn’t have cost 100 million won if it were his own money.

The reason why we were able to invest hundreds of billions of won was because it was only CEO Kang’s money. I couldn’t even imagine a bonus of over hundreds of billions of won. I bowed my head several times.

After a bit of commotion, Lee Jong-suk asked.

“Then what are you going to do?”

“What?”

“I’m talking about money. Can you bring it in? I already told the CEO to take care of it.”

“Well, first, let’s collect the money in a Swiss account, and then… What do we do next, sir?”

Lim Kyung-jun scratched his head.

“Okay, look. This is how you do it. This guy will teach you step by step. This is something you can’t learn even if you pay for it. First, let’s start an investment company in Cayman. And······.”

The lecture on the dark capitalism that became blood and flesh, which could not be explained in detail, continued late into the night.

***

A major incident occurred just before the end of 2014.

[ Cocoa, Help Communications Public Offering Success ······ Target Quantity 11.12 Million Shares Secured, Stock Price Rising Every Day. (Comprehensive) ]

[ Cocoa, Help Acquisition ······ ‘A Giant Dinosaur IT Company That Will Change the World Has Appeared.’ Will It Build a Two-Power System with Naver? (Analysis) ]

Help officially became a subsidiary of Cocoa.

‘Is this no longer helpful?’

‘That can’t be right. I heard that only the major shareholder changed to Cocoa and everything else stayed the same?’

The IT industry had been relatively quiet for some time. People were muttering about the huge tectonic shift that had occurred since the new year. Everyone was curious about the future direction.

Not much has changed.

The portal site name will also remain the same as DOUM. It was a decision that took into consideration not only the history but also the marketing aspect and the convenience of the users. The email address will also remain the same.

If anything, it was Lee Chung-jae’s title. He moved from chairman to chairman of the board of directors of Help Communication. It was a natural progression. He also took over the employees. The same goes for debt. He also took on the bad debt of Lycos receivables.

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A smile came to my face.

‘You are the only one who can comfort me, Lycos.’

That was a few years ago. It still remains as a debt that I haven’t even recovered a dollar from. It makes me feel a lot better to see that.

dripping.

Just then there was a knock on the door.

“Representative.”

Director Han Jang-soo came in.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, you can come out now. We will take you straight to the venue.”

The completion ceremony for ACIT A1 was today.

For the past few days, Lee Jeong-hak has been contacting me several times a day to check my schedule. It seems that he is thinking of it as important. The same goes for the host company. I even got a call from Hwapyong City Hall, so that says it all.

The event venue is right next door. It’s not far.

“I will take you this way.”

I followed the guide and sat down. It was the very front row.

The event proceeded in a set order. The chairman of the association sat next to me. After the unveiling ceremony and the ribbon-cutting ceremony, it ended with several long congratulatory speeches, like speeches.

Among them, the tearful congratulatory speech of Mayor Choo Gil-tak of Hwapyung City was impressive.

“······ I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the related companies who have worked hard both materially and spiritually, and the citizens who have not spared their support, and er··· no, to the citizens of Jehyeon, for allowing our Hwapyeong City to achieve such a great feat. The promotion of our Hwapyeong City this year was truly tearful······”

It was amazing. You could talk for so long in just one sentence.

“Let me start by congratulating you. ······”

Rep. Cho Wang-beom also came out and spoke briefly. He kept looking at me as he spoke.

The incident occurred after the meeting closed.

“No, this guy isn’t Lee Jong-suk.”

It was the moment we were about to finish the tour and enter the reception hall. A voice that sounded like a squeak stopped our steps. When Lee Jong-suk saw him, his expression immediately turned unpleasant, so it seemed like we knew each other.

“Who are you?”

I whispered to Lee Jong-suk.

“Wang Jae-hoon is the person who was my center director when I retired. I think the person next to him is the vice president.”

“Is it Future Asset?”

“yes.”

Finally he came, accompanied by another person.

“Vice Chairman, this is Lee Jong-seok, a retired friend. So, is there anyone here by any chance······.”

The rudeness was excessive. Lee Jong-suk corrected the situation with a voice that sounded like gritting his teeth.

“Hello, Vice Chairman Min Hyung-ki. The person here is CEO Kang Si-hyun of Cocoa Labs. CEO. The person here is Senior Vice Chairman Min Hyung-ki of Future Asset Management.”

“Oh, I’m sorry for being rude. This is Min Hyeong-gi from Future Asset.”

“Wouldn’t it be more rude if we didn’t recognize each other? Nice to meet you. This is Cocoa Kang Si-hyeon.”

We shook hands. Wang Jae-hoon’s face turned red.

Vice Chairman Min Hyeong-gi was a seasoned man. He never lost his composure. He didn’t say a word about what had happened a moment ago, and instead, he smiled broadly as if everything had gone well.

“Oh my goodness, what coincidences there are.”

It was a loud voice.

“It’s fate that we’ve met like this, but is there a place where we can have a quiet conversation? I had something to tell you when I met with Representative Kang.”

***

He guided me to the representative office of Cocoa Tower.

“Could you please move your seats for a moment?”

At Min Hyung-ki’s words, Lee Jong-suk and Wang Jae-hoon moved to a separate room. Wang Jae-hoon started talking first.

“You’ve been doing well lately.”

“Yes, thanks to whom.”

“Do you know where the money for the construction of A1 came from this time? Half was jointly provided by the Administrative Mutual Aid Association and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and the other half was provided by our Future Asset REIT.”

It was something I already knew.

“So why is that?”

“There’s no money for cocoa. Wasn’t it the case that this time we were able to solve the problem by bringing in foreign capital? There was a rumor about that.”

“Foreign capital? Huh?”

“Do you know how toxic those guys are? If Cocoa, who owns two buildings, were to buy a new building worth 700 or 800 billion won each, they would be really happy, right?”

Wang Jae-hoon kept provoking me.

“You thought I was rude earlier?”

That’s what it was.

“Do you think that was my decision? Of course it was the Vice President who ordered it.”

It seemed like it would be like that. Lee Jong-suk asked.

“So what are you trying to say now?”

“Our vice president has staked his life on this A1 project. You know PFV can’t own real estate, right? Why did he wait until the construction was completed? It’s because Cocoa hasn’t made any moves. This is the last chance. If it’s lukewarm this time, I’ll hand it over to another company that’s drooling.”

“Last chance?”

Lee Jong-suk asked, holding back laughter.

“Yeah, I can’t catch it anyway since I don’t have money. Am I wrong?”

“You say we don’t have money?”

“Then is it there?”

Just then, I heard the door to the CEO’s office open. It seemed like the conversation was over.

Lee Jong-suk stretched and got up. His face was full of smiles. It was the opposite of the slight anxiety that was creeping into Wang Jae-hoon’s face.

Their voices became closer.

“······Then, once the formalities like public bidding are over, Cocoa will become the new owner of A1.”

“Thank you for your concern. Thank you for your hard work.”

“What? That’s our job. Haha.”

Kang Si-hyeon and Min Hyeong-gi shook hands vigorously.

Lee Jong-suk said teasingly to Wang Jae-hoon.

“You asked me earlier if I had money. I think you can hear the answer from the vice president on the way. Don’t worry about us. Then, go ahead and look. Mr. Wang Jae-hoon.”

He was frozen like a fossil. Min Hyung-ki urged him on.

“What are you doing, Director Wang? He’s not coming.”

“Ah, Vice President. Oh, I understand.”

He ran naked, like a rat whose tail had been stepped on.

‘Foreign capital?’

Lee Jong-suk snickered. It was quite sharp. It’s just that the point where it hit was odd.

“Why are you laughing?”

Lim Kyung-jun looked back and asked.

“It’s nothing. Oh, Deputy Director Lim.”

“yes.”

“I think I’ll have to do that one more time. Get ready step by step. Don’t forget to spin it around.”

“How much do you need this time?”

Lim Kyung-jun asked.

“About 800 billion?” Instead of saying anything, Lee Jong-suk held up eight fingers. Lim Kyung-jun nodded.

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