elegant farewell
“It’s a sad face. Is something going on?””
One morning in October, Joanna came to Eugene, who was full of grass.
“uh. I have. What happened… … .”
Eugene nodded in reply.
“Well… … Let’s see. There is no problem with Bitcoin or the stock price, it is not related to Korea… … really! Did you have a date last night? What happened to Emily?”
Joanna was a good-natured woman.
“It was tea. I’m asking you to stop seeing me.”
Eugene immediately confirmed Joanna’s guess.
“How are you? ah! You said you were going to Canada for a Hadestown concert? I guess that’s why?”
“What. like that I think London will be next to Canada. It looks like we will have to keep moving around for the next two or three years.”
The musical Hadestown, in which Emily is starring, has been an astonishing success for a small show, and the crew has now decided to scale the show up to make it into the majors.
And in the meantime, Emily, who has improved her skills, was double-casted as a sub for the role of the female lead in the play.
“Isn’t it just because of overseas performances?”
“right. There are a lot of reasons why it is so complicated.”
Emily seriously thought about whether she was selected for the lead role this time purely because of her abilities or because of her boyfriend.
And after much deliberation, I told the production team that I would refuse the lead role, but the production team was in the position that she was absolutely necessary for the role now.
There was a bit of a quarrel after that, and Emily said goodbye to Eugene.
It was because he wanted to be fully evaluated as himself.
And Eugene readily accepted her breakup.
Without a single argument, the two decided to break up like that. In fact, it may be even more strange that there has not been a single argument since we met.
Eugene knew her very well, whom Emily did not know, who had given her so much, and Emily was grateful to Eugene for showing her infinite affection for her.
In a sense, this relationship filled with gratitude for each other, on the other hand, did not burn hot. That would have been the biggest problem.
The two loved each other very much, but they needed more than that for true love to come true.
In fact, Eugene knew it from the beginning. that their relationship won’t last forever. Just like in my past life.
That’s weird. You fall in love with someone even though you know you will break up anytime, and when the moment of parting comes, you will feel the pain you have already experienced once again.
Perhaps only Eugene in the world can feel this kind of feeling.
All day long, Eugene struggled in such a strange pain. No matter how much you foresee the pain, it is still difficult to be difficult.
“Don’t hang around the office with that frown on your face. It’s bad for the morale of the staff.”
Joanna, who could not see, had to say a word.
“It’s a breakup that everyone else says, so you’re showing off like that, right?”
“It’s not… … .”
“Why don’t you go out to catch some air or do some shopping?”
This time, Monica comes to recommend.
“shopping?”
“Women are like that. There is nothing like shopping to relieve the pain of a broken heart.”
“I would.”
However, Eugene was a man who did not have much bathing in water. Even though he has made more money than anyone in the world, he has never bought an expensive car or an expensive watch.
Purchasing a car was made to be thoroughly considered for safety, and buying a watch is all about ordering high-priced watches in bulk to boost employee morale.
The watch Eugene was wearing was nothing more than a $150 Fitbit band she was wearing for her health.
“It’s shopping… … What are you going to buy?”
To Eugene, who has so far procured most of her items through other people, it felt rather unfamiliar to buy something to change her mood, as Monica said.
“What. If you are a boss, it would be difficult to be satisfied by buying something ordinary.”
I don’t know what to satisfy, but Eugene silently listened to Monica.
“right! How about buying a yacht?”
“yes? Is that so?”
I’m not interested in spending money on trivial things, but if it’s definitely expensive, Eugene enjoys it.
He bought the world’s most expensive mansion in LA at the time, bought the Plaza Hotel to use as his lodging, and even bought a mansion and a building while on vacation in Florida.
“I bought a business jet, so next time it’s a yacht, isn’t it?”
As Monica said, the biggest money on his shopping list so far is the money he spent on the business jet.
Shouldn’t the richest American in America own at least one airplane?
Eugene, the richest man in America, had already ordered a plane two years ago and was waiting for it to ship.
It’s not just an ordinary business jet, it’s a personal version of the best airliner, the 747.
The production price of the 747-8 VIP, the most expensive business jet in existence, started at around $370 million, and it’s ridiculous that it doubles if you add a lot of options to it.
Most of the heads of state use these gigantic aircraft as private vehicles, sometimes exceeding $1 billion.
In particular, this year, the model is set to be used as a private jet for the US president, with a budget of billions of dollars.
Of course, in that case, it is because they are equipped with various advanced security and communication equipment that cannot be known from the outside.
In the case of Eugene, he did not install security equipment comparable to that of the president of the United States, but ordered it to be decorated as splendidly as possible.
“How much have you been in so far?”
Since the initial order, there have been several adjustments due to the internal structure. Eugene only made a choice after looking at Monica’s brochure, but does not know how much it cost.
“Finally, $899.8 million.”
Monica casually tells the astronomical price.
“It’s a $900 million plane. That’s the price of two F22s.”
Eugene grumbled.
The world’s best stealth fighter, the F22, costs only $150 million.
Compared to the price of his own private plane, the formula ‘only’ is attached to it.
Even the most stealthy bomber, the B-2, is worth $800 million.
“It was decided by the boss. “Anyway, it’s going to be the most expensive plane in the world.”
“Is that so?”
It wasn’t for luxury. In fact, the luxurious interior of the airplane is not Eugene’s interest. What Eugene wanted was the title of the most expensive private plane.
“So how about buying a yacht? A boss-level yacht starts at at least $500 million.”
“Hmm… … How much is the most expensive yacht?”
Hearing Monica’s words, it was quite harsh.
“Wait.”
Monica grabs her tablet and flicks it, showing her some yachts.
The tablet screen contained quite a few pictures of a large yacht. Apparently, it was already planned.
“It’s a $650 million boat. Here, it belongs to the King of Abu Dhabi. It is 180 meters long and has a submarine and helipad.”
“180 meters? Is that a yacht?”
Seeing that a ship that is almost the size of a warship or a cruise ship is called a yacht, I think that the scale of the Middle East’s wealthy is different.
“Ships this big are usually owned by Arabs. It is owned by each royal family that makes up the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the royal family of Oman. Perhaps there was competition among the royal families of Arab countries.”
It was Monica’s shame that the Arab rich were using it as a means to show off their wealth.
“Then buy one right now.”
“Is this the most expensive one again?”
“Of course. Let’s go over 1 billion. Let it be over 200 meters long.”
For Eugene, $1 billion for a single yacht was not wasted.
Even if you understand it right away, the profit you will get from cryptocurrency trading will be tens of times that.
Entering October, the price of bitcoin exceeded $13,000, and Eugene began to sell cryptocurrencies he had little by little.
Because of the overheated atmosphere, the market was taking it as a positive signal because the trading volume increased, rather than falling, even if the volume was released steadily through the Yooseong Exchange.
In fact, what kind of signal is important to the cryptocurrency market, people were taking even such a sign of takeover seriously.
So I spent one day discussing the purchase of a new yacht with Monica.
“Monica was right. I think shopping definitely helps.”
After finally deciding on the desired specifications, Eugene said.
While choosing a yacht, I was able to forget a little bit of the pain of my second parting with Emily.
“Yes? After all, shopping is the best way to forget the pain of a broken heart.”
“Isn’t it obvious? How many people in the world could spend a billion dollars to forget the pain of a broken heart? And who else makes that amount a day?”
Joanna couldn’t help but laugh.
“A billion dollars a day?”
Monica’s eyes widened.
“Because it is. The market is pretty good these days. In particular, Netflix, Apple, and Amazon are doing very well. In particular, Amazon is up 11% today alone.”
“uh? Wait! did you go up that high? So you mean we made a lot of money?”
Eugene is providing FI funds for Monica and other employees. And all of our employees are investing significant assets in this FI fund.
Isn’t that normal? These are people who have seen Eugene’s investment success with their own eyes.
“Wow! It’s real!”
Monica looked at the monitor hanging on one side of Eugene’s office and nodded.
There, the performance of the FI fund was displayed in real time. Not only Monica, but all employees were able to check the performance of their invested funds in real time at any time and directly feel the growth of their assets. In fact, there can be no greater employee welfare than this.
The breakup with Amy left Eugene in pain for several days.
Looking at it that way, perhaps this breakup was too natural.
Amy, who had left for Canada with the musical performance team, sometimes contacted me to say hello and tell me about her current situation. The two talked as affectionately as when they were dating.
And the two were realizing that the breakup was very fitting.
“I hope to meet a good person.”
Eugene said with sincerity.
“You too.”
Emily’s voice was a little watery.
And at that moment, the two could accept the fact that this was a real breakup.