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“Thanks to you, the show ended safely.”
Rachel Chavkin, director of the musical Hadestown, expressed appreciation for Eugene’s investment and interest.
Broadway musicals continue to perform for several years if they succeed at the box office, but in Off-Broadway, whether successful or unsuccessful, after a certain period of time, the theater is handed over to a new musical.
If it fails, it is natural to drop the play, and if it succeeds, it means leaving Off-Broadway to advance to a bigger stage.
“It was a great show. Among the musicals that have been released in the last year, it has the best reviews. It seems that critics and audiences are all satisfied.”
Eugene, who was not very interested in Hadestown, had to admit that it was a novel musical that did not feel bored even after watching it several times because of Emily.
“Thank you for telling me so. Thanks to Eugene, the box office did well, and I was able to seize a bigger opportunity in the future.”
Of the two branches of the aforementioned Off-Broadway works, Hadestown is the latter.
Continuing to perform on Off-Broadway, where there are few seats, is actually of little benefit.
“The response was pretty good, so we decided to scale it up.”
The biggest difference between Broadway and Off-Broadway is the seat size.
While theaters on Broadway have a capacity of 1,000 seats when they are small and close to 2,000 seats when they are large, Off-Broadway has less than 500 seats.
And the main stage of the New York Theater Workshop, where Hadestown was performed, has only 198 seats.
Of course, the scale of the stage is also small, so it is difficult to perform a splendid and overwhelming performance like other Broadway musicals.
To advance to Broadway, the scale of the show had to be increased, and to do so, new maintenance was required.
“If you need anything, you can ask for it.”
Knowing Hadestown was going to be quite a hit on Broadway, Eugene had no reason to be stingy.
“The investment you made last time is still sufficient and overflowing.”
Director Rachel Chavkin once again expressed his gratitude.
“Then there are no plans for the next concert yet.”
“First of all, we need to create a proper performance.”
There seems to be a lot of work to be done to move on to the next level.
Until he finished eating, Eugene praised the hard work of Hadestown officials over and over again and received their thanks.
Thanks to the critical acclaim and success of the musical, everyone was able to enjoy the closing of the performance with joy.
After eating, I got up from my seat, and a person who was watching the party around me crouched and greeted me.
“I… … Are you going to be Chairman Kang Yu-jin?”
The man, who was awkwardly dressed in a suit that didn’t look very luxurious, almost bowed his head and opened his mouth.
“yes. you’re right. This is Kang Yujin.”
The title of president was too awkward, but it wasn’t the right time to ask him to call him back.
“Nice to meet you. I am a fan of the president. It was so nice to see you eating earlier, so I wanted to say hello, but I was waiting in case it was a hindrance.”
Come to think of it, I remembered that the man had been talking to Eugene several times after eating with a white woman he and his companion a long time ago.
“Thank you for your concern.”
In fact, while having a long conversation while having a meal, it is true that the flow is disrupted if you suddenly interrupt and say hello. Eugene thought that the man was quite thoughtful.
“If it’s not rude by any chance, can I ask for your autograph?”
The man has made a difficult request, which has been waiting for almost 30 minutes.
“Sure. I don’t know if my autograph is worth that much.”
Eugene gladly signed the paper the man had handed out.
“It’s not just an autograph, it’s okay to take a picture.”
Eugene, who saw the man holding a cell phone in his hand, frantically contemplating whether to speak or not, opened the door first.
“thank you!”
The reason why his voice, which had been timid until now, has grown so much seems to be because he was so excited.
Eugene was shoulder to shoulder with the man and allowed me to take a picture to get the look I wanted.
“I’m sorry to keep asking you… … May I print this photo and put it on my food truck?”
“You run a food truck?”
“yes. It’s on Fifth Avenue. It’s not too far from the president’s office. I came here once today to get some inspiration, but I didn’t expect to see you like this. haha. I am really lucky today.”
“okay? Well. Then don’t stick the picture.”
At Eugene’s words, the man’s face darkened a little.
“I will visit you sometime. Wouldn’t the picture taken there be better? If you want to put it on a food truck, rather than taking it at another restaurant?”
“really?”
It seems that he is an innocent person, but Eugene’s words change his face in no time.
“Where is Fifth Avenue?”
“It’s at the intersection of 52nd Street.”
The man replied vigorously.
“Then see you soon.”
“thank you. Then I will be looking forward to your visit.”
The man bowed almost half way to greet him.
“there… … Don’t call me the president, just call me Eugene. And don’t bow down like that.”
“ah! sorry. It seems that Korean food hasn’t been left out yet. haha.”
“What. If you want to succeed in America, you have to work a little bit, right?”
Eugene smiled and reached out to shake hands.
To shake hands, the man reached out one hand and grabbed Eugene’s hand, and the other hand was about to grab his right wrist, but when he saw Eugene’s smile, he stopped acting.
Perhaps he came from Korea to work for a company.
Such manners are necessary only in Korea, but such humility is rather negative here.
“A little while ago, that person had a very difficult time with Eugene.”
As we left the restaurant, Emily said it was a surprise.
“I guess there was that way. It must be because Korean etiquette is familiar.”
“It’s polite… … Eugene must have done the same when he was at the company.”
Emily asked with a smile.
“Sure. That was nothing.”
In his memory, Eugene recalled what had already happened decades ago.
Now, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do such choking things again, but at the time I just did it for granted. No, I was actually pretty good at it.
“Actually, it’s the same here. It’s just that I don’t bow down, but it’ll be the same in front of people of high status wherever I go.”
Emily, who came from England and went through various things to establish herself as an actress, seems to have experienced a lot of similar cases.
It’s just a matter of form, the hierarchical relationship can be found in any culture, and kkondae is everywhere.
Eugene, who has worked for a long time at a New York company, knows very well that the United States is not without Kkondae bosses.
“Still, Eugene isn’t even his boss, it’s like he’s treating his boss. Not only that man, but also the restaurant owner and other customers were similar. Koreans seem to think of Eugene as a boss.”
“Boss… … It could be.”
Eugene thought that if he debuted as a politician in the United States, he would receive the enthusiastic support of Korean-Americans. Of course, it will get much more opposition from the Chinese and Japanese than that.
After breaking up with the composer and director of Hadestown, Eugene and Emily enjoyed dating while walking the streets at night.
It was a pleasure to spend time with her.
Emily didn’t really care that Eugene was so rich, she just treated him like a normal guy.
It was the same when I met her in my last life. At that time, it was Eugene who was exhausted in the opposite direction from now.
Emily had helped Eugene to stand up again.
Perhaps it is because of Emily at that time that Eugene, who has returned to the past, is not bound to just revenge.
The next day, Eugene found the promised Korean food truck.
“Tacos with kimchi fried rice and ribs go really well.”
The menu presented by the food truck owner was unexpectedly excellent.
“When I came to America, I made kimchi fried rice, and people liked it so much. I wanted this to work better for people here than I thought.”
Unlike his crouching attitude the day before, the man explained the analogy of the dishes he had made with a face full of pride.
“It is. There were quite a long line of people.”
Eugene also waited in line for about 10 minutes.
“Besides, most of them were not Korean. It’s a wonderful dish. I will succeed.”
In fact, this food truck did not remain in Eugene’s memory.
Maybe it wasn’t as successful as I thought it would be. But at least it hit Eugene’s mouth.
“Have you considered a franchise?”
“I don’t know yet. First of all, the goal is to complete the proper menu. I want to be loved by as many people as possible while still retaining the taste of Korea, but it is not an easy task.”
This is probably the reason why I found Korean fine dining that costs hundreds of dollars a meal.
“If you are confident that you will do business properly, please contact me. We make sure we invest as much as we need to.”
“Is that true? No, but let’s talk… … Aren’t people like Eugene only investing in global companies? For some reason, food trucks and Eugene don’t seem to go well together.”
It was still awkward for the food truck owner to call Eugene by name.
“no. If there is a possibility of future success, there is nothing that can’t be called a food truck.”
Rather, Eugene thought this was not a bad opportunity.
At this point, I thought to start investing in people who spread Korean food culture to the world.
This time, it’s not really about profit. I thought we could help each other.
While Korean food is slowly gaining popularity among high-class New Yorkers as fine dining in Manhattan, New York, Korean cuisine as fast food through food trucks across the United States is beginning to capture the taste of the public.
They put rice in a large paper container and serve cupbap topped with Korean meat dishes such as bulgogi or galbi, or fill Mexican tacos with kimchi or bulgogi, and some combine Korean cuisine with Greek cuisine. did.
Because it is a method of adding Korean flavor to dishes familiar to Americans, it was easy to access by the public, and it is receiving a lot of love.
Of course, it is good for Eugene to spread Korean food culture to American society.
For Americans, Korea is still only a foreign country that is still unfamiliar. However, in a few years from now, Korean pop music, dramas, and movies will become a sensation in the United States as well.
For Americans to become accustomed to Korea, there is nothing wrong with Eugene, who has become the richest person in America as a Korean.
“Take a list of companies that do business with Korean cuisine in the United States, check the competitiveness and weaknesses of each company, and try to find a way to revitalize the business.”
Thanks to the delicious tacos with kimchi fried rice, Eugene decided on a new investment field.
Most businesses are small, so I don’t think it would require that much investment.
However, it could be difficult to invest. How easy would it be to turn a hole-in-the-wall restaurant into a real business?
“How many shares of Netflix do you have?”
Then it was necessary to give a little bit of vitality to the store-level business.