49. Duon twenty-seven
Email service started.
When I set up a Hotmail account, the first person I emailed to was my major sister.
the next morning.
I got a long e-mail from my sister, and she seems to be doing well, except that she misses Korean food so much.
However, the story about David McLean left at the end of my sister’s email kept me interested.
David who hated me so much last life.
The email contained the story of how my sister met David at a conference last month.
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Hoya Jung, remember our first thesis? The paper that pointed out the error in McLean’s theorem.
I met him at a conference last month. He comes to me and says he’s the owner of the McLean cleanup, and I thought I passed out there. ha ha ha!
I said I’m sorry and I don’t know what to do, so that person just smiled and said it was okay. I think he has a really good personality.
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David has a really good first impression.
When I was an assistant professor in the past… .
Because I knew he really cared for me.
By the way, if it was the conference held last month, I think you were referring to the topology workshop held in June every year… It was a small presentation meeting where only pure mathematics researchers gathered.
I went to the Pennsylvania State University library and searched for a doctoral dissertation under David McLean’s name.
The search result is 0.
It means he hasn’t received his PhD yet.
then… either one
You have been doing your PhD for 9 years, or you have quit your degree in the middle.
If I remember correctly, David wasn’t a big fan of research.
This can be seen from the fact that in his past life, he decided his career in administration as soon as he received tenure.
In other words, he’s not worthy of a ninth year PhD.
The fact that he went to a topology workshop… .
The fact that he pretended to know about the major sister… .
I kept getting caught up in it.
I checked the time, and started writing replies to the major’s sister.
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Dear Professor So-Ryung Yoon,
After all, after writing it, my sister’s title suits her very well!
Missing Korean food… .
I ate a lot of bulgogi yesterday… .
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No wonder I feel so sorry for my sister?
By the way, today, I’m going to eat savory strong soybean paste.
I plan to eat it with cool dongchimi after adding a couple spoonfuls of strong soybean paste to the steaming white rice and rubbing it in.
Would it be delicious?
ah! And this is no joke… .
You better watch out for David McLean.
He may be smiling on the outside, but in the end, it is true that his thesis was withdrawn because of his sister.
It’s summer now, and I wish you all the best in the hot Texas sun.
I will contact you again. Hi!
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The moment the email was sent, the door opened with a knock.
“Should I eat breakfast and get ready to go to school? Are you very busy?”
At my mother’s words, I got up and said.
“no. I got an email from the major sister, and I just replied to her.”
“okay? How are you, Major?”
“Except for missing Korean food, I think we are doing well.”
“Major went to America… Is it already three years ago?”
“yes that’s right.”
“Time is so fast. You must be an American now, too.”
“Looking at the contents of the e-mail, I think he is still a native Korean.”
My mother laughed at my words.
“but… If it’s a Major, I think so.”
While eating, I asked my mother.
“Mom, when a Korean company imports raw materials from a foreign company, how do you make payment?”
For the past week… I was looking for my mother’s books on trade, and since most of the explanations were based on general trading transactions, I couldn’t figure out how the payment was made when dealing directly with foreign companies.
My mother majored in trade studies, and it is true that she works in trade-related translations, but it is a bit of a nonsensical question to ask at breakfast.
But since childhood, my mother… .
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No matter how absurd I was, he answered my questions seriously.
After answering like that, my mother asked me why I was curious about it.
Just like today… My mother said to me with a serious expression.
“Are there only two companies, one from the exporting country and one from the importing country? So… Aren’t third-country companies not involved in import and export in the middle?”
I nodded at my mother’s question.
Mother put the spoon she was holding on the table and started explaining.
“Then it is included in general trade, and there are three methods of payment: direct remittance, letter of credit, and draft. There are usually two ways to send money directly. The first is to make a payment at the port of the exporting country when the shipment of goods is completed, and this is called payment-in-advance.”
I nodded, and my mother smiled.
“I can be late for school, so you listen while you eat.”
“yes.”
“In the case of payment-in-advance payments, it is common for an employee of the importing company to go to the port of the exporting country to check the quality of the goods being shipped.”
I nodded, and my mother continued the explanation.
“second is… It is a method of payment when the shipped goods arrive at the port of the importing country. It is called cash-on-delivery or COD. In this case, it’s the other way around. The employee of the exporting company comes to the port of the importing country, checks the condition of the goods, and then receives the payment.”
I nodded and said.
“Then how do I pay the letter of credit and draft? But honestly, I don’t know the difference between a letter of credit and a draft of exchange.”
Mother said with a smirk.
“Did you know that a bill of exchange is the opposite of a bill of exchange?”
A bill of exchange is a document issued by the person who receives the payment, that is, the person who exports the goods.
Since the product has been shipped, it is asking for payment of the product price.
I nodded, and my mother continued.
“Simply put, a letter of credit is a guarantee given by the bank. If the company that has to pay does not pay, the bank has to pay for it.”
Also… Mother’s explanation is always clear.
My mother continued the explanation with the words to listen while eating again.
“If there is no trust between the exporter and the importer, it is right to make a letter of credit transaction. Instead, if they have worked for a long time and have built up trust with each other, they usually make transactions through drafts of exchange or direct remittance, which is called a collection payment method.”
Mother said as she checked her watch.
“Oh my goodness! you will be late for school Now brush your teeth and get going. I’ll explain the rest to you in the evening.”
“Yes, Mom. thanks.”
The way Balhae Sports deals with Uruguayan leather processing companies uses drafts of exchange without a letter of credit.
It’s probably because they’ve been dealing with leather fabrics for over 10 years.
There are two types of bill of exchange transaction methods: a bill of exchange with a list and a time-limited bill of exchange.
In the sight bill method, payment is made immediately after the bill of exchange is issued, and in the usance bill method, payment is made after a certain period of time after the bill of exchange is issued.
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Naturally, exporters such as leather fabric processors in Uruguay prefer the instant payment method, and importers such as Balhae Sports want a deadline method that delays payment by even one day. In this case, the payment date is usually freight. It will be after the time of arrival at this Busan port.
This is because it is necessary to check the condition of the leather fabric that has arrived before making the payment.
again a month later.
Summer vacation has begun, and August 1st is Yeong-mi’s birthday.
And Yeong-mi, In-cheol, Ji-eun, and me… The four of us gathered at Pizza Hot.
There is also Pizza Hot in front of Northwest High School, but I deliberately chose the Pizza Hot store in front of the gate of Namseo Middle School and reserved the same table we sat at a year ago.
The only thing that has changed is Incheol and my short hair.
ah… ! No.
By the way, Ji-eun is also wearing short hair according to school regulations.
Youngmi had short hair even when she was in middle school, so her hairstyle is the same, um… Compared to a year ago, the facial features have become more distinct.
While watching the video from a year ago that was stored in my head like this… .
Youngmi said to me.
“hey! Chae Jung-ho! What else are you thinking, smiling alone with a blank expression on your face?”
“haha! Just thinking about last year. Then we… We met right here.”
At my words, Ji-eun bowed her head and opened her mouth in a deep voice.
“yes? So… Pizza, I mean, I’m hungry, I’m eating right now, I’m hungry, so… It’s delicious, so I’m eating it.”
It was a copy of In-cheol’s appearance a year ago.
Me and Youngmi burst into laughter, and Incheol said with a dissatisfied expression.
“When did I do that? I was a little nervous at the time, but not that much.”
The author said to Incheol.
“it’s okay. But in my eyes, it looked very cute.”
At the words of the author, Incheol’s face widened.
“ah… ! really?”
“then!”
In an instant, Youngmi tapped the menu on the table and said.
“Five… I’m too excited to look after you two, so I’ll just order salad instead of pizza.”
When I finished my order, Incheol said to me.
“ah! right. Jungho, you said you were going to Busan next week?”
I nodded my head with a bitter expression, and Incheol patted my shoulder and said.
“Go well. Lee hyung will give you plenty of computer magazines, so go and study hard.”
Every summer, I go on summer vacation with my father, which is not uncomfortable.
Everyone in my new family is kind to me, but maybe it’s because I’m not attached… Every time I went, I couldn’t help the feeling of being out of place.
So, I always bring a lot of books when I go on summer vacation, but this time Incheol said that he would bring them.
The author who was not aware of this situation told me.
“Oh! Envy you. If you go to Busan… Better than Haeundae, definitely! You should go to Songjeong Beach.”
“Songjeong Beach?”
“yes! Although Songjeong is smaller than Haeundae, the sea is prettier and has an elegant atmosphere!”
The pizza I ordered came out, and while I was eating the pizza, I said to Incheol.
“Yunseok hyung praised you a lot. Did you ask if you could come to the office more during vacation?”
“ah… ! okay? You are finally starting to recognize my true worth. Hmm!”
“By the way, is it fun to work in Yoon Seok-hyung’s office?”
When Incheol first started working part-time, I was worried inside.
It is true that In-cheol likes computers, but In-cheol is a guy who always dislikes things that he has to do.
It’s true that part-time jobs are for money, so I was a little worried.
In response to my question, Incheol smiled and said.
“It’s really fun. And the boss says I have a talent for computer development.”
“hey! are you funny When I said that you were talented, you didn’t even listen.”
“You keep telling me to study, so it is, ma! My boss told me I don’t need to go to computer science.”
“Because it is not! No matter how much you study programming on your own, there are things you can learn at university.”
“No! My boss said I don’t need to go to university if I can. When I graduated from high school, I told him to get a job at Yunseong Soft.”
Maybe Yoon Seok-hyung is right.
I like computers, too, and I have a tremendous ability to learn, but… .
When it comes to computer programming, I can’t even reach In-cheol’s toes.
For a moment, In-cheol said to me with a slightly serious expression.
“By the way… Yoon Sung Soft, do you have a company name?”
“yes.”
“Did you know that was the name of the boss’ brother?”
“ah… ! okay? Then, Yoon-seok, Yun-seong, this is how you turn Yoon.”
In-cheol said with a serious expression.
“But you shouldn’t talk about this in front of your boss.”
“why? What’s going on?”
In response to my answer, Incheol lowered his voice and said.
“Actually, I’m talking to the boss on the phone… I can only guess by accident, but I think the boss’ younger brother died a long time ago.”
“… !”