Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 68



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Episode 68.

Choi Jeong-hyeon nervously bit her lips in the empty president’s office.

‘I really hope this is the last time.’

I needed money.

If we do well, it seems like we can recover the tens of billions that we lost in the derivatives market. There is a scenario. We just haven’t found a buyer yet.

So here we come.

Choi Du-hyeon is my only biological brother.

Actually, I didn’t want to come this far. I had no choice. No matter how much I searched, there was no way to get money. I kept rationalizing it to myself.

‘You can pay it back. Just pay it back with interest.’

Even though I don’t know when that later will be.

‘Hey, fuck.’

Finally, the lips burst open. A rumbling sound was heard.

“······So, what are the future plans for the Peace Sharon Cinema······.”

The door opened with a jerk.

Choi Du-hyeon entered first. After that, the eyes of Hwapyong Sharon Cinema CEO Kwak Beom-gyun, who was following him and giving a briefing, inevitably fell on Choi Jeong-hyeon.

“Choi, Executive Director Choi.”

It was an expression like a deer that even a hyena would find. He barely avoided using honorifics. But even so, on the surface, they were just executive directors and presidents. The president couldn’t be respectful.

“CEO Kwak Beom-gyun. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. Wasn’t it the first time we saw each other on your birthday last time?”

“······What brings you here?”

“It would be long to explain.”

The next words were said by Choi Du-hyeon, not Choi Jeong-hyeon.

“President Kwak.”

“yes?”

“Please step aside. I think we need to talk quietly. Please also get all the staff out.”

“······Yes, I understand.”

‘Why are brothers acting so arrogantly?’ President Kwak tried hard to suppress his expression. He had to endure it a little longer. He closed the door to his room and left.

There was silence for a moment.

“What are you doing?”

Choi Du-hyeon slowly sat down in the president’s seat. It was natural. He started to hurry with a pitiful voice.

“Please, let’s keep the family disgrace to the inside of the house. Aren’t you ashamed to show others? What brought you here?”

“As I said before, congratulations······.”

“Shut your mouth.”

He interrupted.

“Before I embarrass you further, let me get to the point. If it’s about money, I don’t want to hear any more, so I’d rather you just leave.”

Choi Jeong-hyeon had a dejected expression. It was natural, given what he had been through, but he was more determined than I expected. The money came out.

‘Well, I didn’t expect it from the beginning.’

I gave up cleanly.

“Cocoa Kang Si-hyeon also came. Did she come to the event with you?”

Changed the subject.

“Is that all you came here to talk about?”

“No. I think I saw it in passing.”

‘I got beat up by that kid before. It’s all my fault that this place became Cocoa’s charge.’

It was supposed to be a secret forever. Hidden deep in my heart.

Anyway, there was no hope of making money. So there was no reason to stay any longer. Choi Jeong-hyeon got up.

“You should be careful, too, brother.”

“What.”

“I’m talking about Kang Si-hyeon. He’s not as easygoing as he looks, so be careful.”

What are you talking about all of a sudden? Didn’t you come here to borrow money? Choi Jeong-hyeon left the president’s office, leaving Choi Du-hyeon behind, who was bewildered by the serious warning that cut off the front and back. He felt like he had lost, but had won.

“What are you doing? Look at the things going on.”

He left a bitter smile on his face at the other employees who were watching his movements from a distance.

I called Park Na-jin as I was leaving the department store.

“It’s open here. What did you get?”

– Did you get it?

“Wow, we have a scenario, but we don’t have the funds, so nothing can be done.”

I got into the Porsche GT that was parked neatly, biting the parking line. Park Na-jin’s voice came through the receiver.

– I think something like this will come out.

Choi Jeong-hyeon’s ears perked up.

“What? What work?”

– Did you know that Lee Seo-ra went to the New Year’s party for female entrepreneurs a while ago?

“I know. I told you to pretend it was expensive.”

– I think I worked on something back then. You know, Tricell?

I know.

“Isn’t this where you sell medicine?”

I knew it was a KOSDAQ leader with a market cap of over 10 trillion won, but I didn’t know exactly what it did other than selling medicine.

– Yeah. It looks like Sera was having a nice conversation with the chairman, Jeong Se-jin or something.

“What’s wrong? Sera, that bitch. You asked me something big. How did you do that?”

– I don’t know about that.

It seemed like he didn’t know the details either.

“This is fun, right? Anyway, I can feel at ease now, right?”

– You little brat. You haven’t done anything right.

After hanging up the phone, Choi Jeong-hyeon started the engine. The intense exhaust sound pounded in his chest. All the worries that had been building up flew away.

* * *

Since we were talking about O2O, I immediately did some industry research.

“Can I come in?”

Director Han Jang-soo and Team Leader Lee Chae-min, who had relatively more free time after completing the Hwaridan-gil construction project, took on that role.

“yes.”

A manager who came in placed a document in front of me. It was quite thick. The summary was on the top.

“This is the O2O business plan you mentioned. Please read it and then decide.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“There will be more hardships in the future.”

“Aren’t you going to make me do whatever you want?” It was as if he was mocking me. I picked up the paper.

He continued to explain further.

“There are two conditions for our cocoa O2O business entry. There must be no brand in the existing industry that is still engraved in the minds of consumers, that is, ‘One Thing’, and most of the industry must be based offline, or even if online commerce exists, it must remain in a rudimentary form, such as being distributed across individual websites or open platforms such as Pangku or Naver. Based on these two conditions, we have planned three business areas.”

“So you’re saying that Team Leader Lee Chae-min said it?”

He shut his mouth at my comment. He turned the paper over.

“Online flower shop?”

“Yes. That is the first business item.”

The so-called ‘cocoa flower’.

His explanation continued. He started by saying that the flower market is growing and is approaching 1 trillion won. He added that although hub-and-spoke logistics are developed nationwide, sales channels are still complex and diverse, and supply and demand fluctuate, so the waste rate of fresh flowers varies greatly depending on the season.

“It won’t be easy.”

Not bad.

“So we also thought about a model where we outsource logistics to Pangku’s fulfillment. It’s Amazon’s FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) solution. Pangku hasn’t adopted that model yet.”

“In that case, Pangku’s active cooperation would be essential?”

“Yes, the cost will go up too.”

As expected, it’s Director Han.

‘You spend money when you start a business, and then you double the cost by signing a consignment contract with Pangku. It’s not a bad way to go.’

It’s a two-step strategy.

But that’s still not enough. The sunk cost doesn’t occur much with a contract. Director Han looked at my expression.

“How are you?”

“I’ll tell you after I see the next one.”

He opened his mouth again as he watched me turn the paper.

“The second is a taxi.”

The name is ‘Cocoa Mobility’,

This was the same. The nationwide call taxi reservation system is integrated into one platform. It’s a good idea. It’s also more convenient for customers.

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But my perspective is different.

First of all, it’s cost. Secondly, it’s cost. It’s not enough to just add a little bit to the existing user resources. In addition, the sunk cost is not that big. In this respect, it was no different from the previous flower shop. It was difficult to be satisfied.

I found the next item. Han Jang-soo shook his head.

“This is the last one. I have doubts about its feasibility, but I will tell you anyway.”

I liked it from the beginning.

[Cocoa Farm (Pharmacy) Service Overview]

“pharmacy?”

The title caught my attention right from the start.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Han Jang-su answered.

“Pharmacies are also an industry with almost no online presence. The feasibility of this is close to zero. First of all, not only do they require licenses from retail to logistics, but they are also heavily regulated. The low-margin environment, which focuses on small-quantity deliveries, point-to-point, and cold chains, is also one of the major hurdles.”

“This is pretty good.”

He nodded.

“If it’s a licensing business, you already have experience with the challenge once, right? ‘Cocoa Bank’. With that know-how, wouldn’t it be worth the challenge?”

“But the government······.”

“Let’s just try it. I told you. Our experience of failure will eventually become fertilizer for creating a better world. If it doesn’t work out, it’s not too late to turn around.”

It’s late. No, it has to be late. That’s why I’m doing it.

I liked it.

This time, Director Han did something. He is a person who faithfully carries out his own work without supporting a single word. He gave a good idea.

“Then it’s decided.”

“yes?”

“Let’s go to the pharmacy. This year’s challenge. If it’s okay, I’ll reveal it at this Cocoa Forum.”

“······Are you kidding?”

I smiled and answered his words.

“How did you know? I was joking.”

“I knew you would do that.”

One of the officers cleared his throat. I continued.

“Of course, we won’t do just one. I was joking. Let’s pursue all three. For the first two, let’s take the path of acquiring startups in related businesses. Since there won’t be anything like that for pharmacies, let’s set up a task force. Please find the right person for the job with Team Leader Lee Chae-min.”

One of the directors stood there without answering. There was silence for a moment.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

“I have one more thing to report to you.”

I brought up another story.

“Isn’t there a list called the 1 Trillion Club that Forbes published last time?”

“But.”

“I heard that the members are getting together this time to hold a New Year’s party. I received an invitation. The CEO should go too.”

New Year’s party? I got another ridiculous invitation.

“This is a private dinner hosted by Vice Chairman Seong Sam Lee Yong-jae. How about going and expanding your network?”

“That’s a bit much for a conglomerate.”

Past events came to mind.

‘The friends I met who were rich were in really bad shape. They didn’t even know how to spend money properly and they weren’t much help.’

It didn’t seem like it would be any different from other people.

Seongsam?

It is the group that earns the most foreign currency in our country. It is a company that manufactures some of the world’s best mobile phones and semiconductors. Its quarterly operating profit alone exceeds 10 trillion won.

Earn a lot and spend little. You’re already out.

Is that all?

There are even suspicions that he did not pay his taxes properly. If true, it is disappointing.

There is nothing in the world as good as taxes.

You don’t have to go out of your way to buy it. The authorities will calculate the package and send it to you. They even supervise you so that you don’t pay too little. It’s a bit disappointing that they don’t allow you to pay more, but it’s good for spending money.

You don’t like that good thing?

I wondered if there was anything I could learn.

“Do many other people come?”

It’s better if a lot of people come.

There is a saying, ‘If there are three people, there must be a teacher among them.’ This means that if there are three people, there must be a teacher among them. Director Han answered.

“Yes, it seems like almost all of the people whose names were listed back then are coming.”

He showed me the list. My eyes stopped at one person.

“Tricell Jeong Se-jin? Is this person coming too?”

“You’ll come, right?”

“I guess we should meet and talk. This person is the one who makes biosimilars, right? I think he might be able to give me some advice regarding our pharmacy.”

‘That has nothing to do with the pharmacy.’ The eyes of the manager were saying this. But he didn’t say it out loud.

“Good idea.”

All he said was this.

* * *

While Director Han was racking his brain, Trycell Chairman Jeong Se-jin was also struggling between two proposals.

First the movie,

‘If you look at this scenario, you’ll get the feeling that it’s definitely possible. You have to believe me, Chairman.’

She was a friend I met at a New Year’s party for female entrepreneurs.

Did you say your name is Lee Seo-ra? You said your name is Executive Director JD.

I approached her naturally, wondering how she knew about Tricell’s goal of diversifying into the cultural content business, and handed her a scenario.

, the title itself didn’t seem appealing.

‘From patriotism to melodrama, this is what works.’

I couldn’t believe it.

Jeong Se-jin bit his lip as he fiddled with the paper she had handed him, saying it was a synopsis.

Isera Lee guaranteed it.

‘Just wait and see. I will definitely make a movie that sells 10 million copies.’

What if even one of them is true?

If only I could make a 10 million movie on my first try, it would be a great start. Tricell is a B2B business. It is not a name familiar to the public. She was not satisfied with being a major shareholder of KOSDAQ.

‘As long as it succeeds.’

There is only one problem.

However, there was no one around me to ask for proper advice.

And secondly.

“You must respond by today.”

The chief secretary urged her on.

“Is this a New Year’s party hosted by Vice Chairman Lee Yong-jae?”

“Yes, Chairman. I heard that Seongsam is trying to strengthen its network with businessmen this time.”

“But we are competing with each other.”

Seongsam Bio is a latecomer.

It has been quite some time since Tricell and Biosimilar Reactor have been competing on a scale.

If Jeong Se-jin built a second factory and increased production to 200,000 liters, Seongsam would start construction on a new factory with a capacity of 150,000 liters, throwing it to the press. It was a cutthroat competition.

“That’s a separate issue, Mr. Chairman.”

The chief secretary persuaded her.

“First, give me the list.”

I handed over the tablet. Jeong Se-jin’s hands became busy. As she was scrolling down, a name finally caught her eye.

‘Kang Si-Hyeon, CEO of Cocoa Labs (attended)’

Kang Si-hyeon?

Her eyes widened.

‘Wasn’t and all produced by Coco I&M?’

Film production is not something that ends with tens of millions or hundreds of millions. It could have cost hundreds of billions. That level of study was necessary.

Her choice just got a little easier.

“Let’s go.”

The manager was delighted.

“Thank you for your consideration, Chairman. I will send you a reply right away and prepare to attend.”

“Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”

Even after the door closed, she remained lost in thought for a long time.

‘I’m going because of Kang Si-hyeon.’

I had something to ask you when we met.

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