“(It’s in better condition than the one I saw in the museum.)”
“(I watched it on TV a while ago. I want to hear how you found the shipwreck in the open sea.)”
“(Mr. Jaegu is a lucky man. Should I say he is a person with heavenly luck?)”
Brayden Harper smiled and wrapped the gift again and put it in the box. He met my eyes once again.
“(I’ll keep it. I like it very much.)”
It felt good to see something I really liked. It was worthwhile to choose after putting all my heart and soul together with Elisha.
The highlight of the gift opening ceremony was the gift from Della Foster. It was clear that she had memorized the gift box by staring at her from the sidelines from the time she entered.
Even before the opening ceremony, a look of joy was evident.
“(The last one is a gift from me, Della Foster. I prepared it months ago for Brayden Harper.)”
“(How many months ago?)”
Brayden Harper’s hand trembled slightly. Della Foster laughed and urged him on.
“(Quickly open it.)”
Inside the box was a figure. It was an elaborate depiction of Della Foster playing the guitar and Brayden Harper standing in front of it and listening.
Tears welled up in Brayden Harper’s eyes.
‘Is my effort finally being rewarded?’
I remembered the image of him trying his best to stay by Della Foster’s side.
She pointed to the button on the figure with a playful face.
“(If you press the button, a real gift comes out.)”
“(I’m looking forward to it.)”
Brayden Harper pressed a button in a trembling voice, and a soothing guitar sound came out.
“(This is the first song I’ve heard.)”
Elisa, a fan of Della Foster, must have heard it for the first time, probably a new song.
[(Life is a lonely road. I thought I was alone. When I looked back, you were standing there.)]
The sweet voice of Della Foster began to sing about life. Brayden Harper was moved and covered his mouth with the back of his hand.
The new song that a popular singer made just for himself was a precious thing that could not be exchanged for anything.
His eyes moistened with tears in the lyrics expressing his gratitude to Brayden Harper, who always stood by his side.
[(Thank you. Thank you so much. You were my strength. Thank you. Thank you so much.)]
As the chorus continued, Elisa crossed her arms more strongly. He casually put his arm on her shoulder and pulled him. Elisa came into my arms.
A beautiful pattern through the stainless glass embroidered the two. The song has passed the climax and reached the end.
[(Thank you for being with us.)]
The prelude stopped with the last lyrics. Brayden Harper spread his arms at her in silence. Della Foster hugged him tightly.
“(I’m really impressed.)”
Della Foster broke the hug and met Brayden Harper’s eyes. A strange current flowed between the two.
Della Foster opened her mouth.
“(I dedicate this song to my dear friend who has been with me for many years.)”
Brayden Harper’s eyes widened.
“(Please take good care of me in the future.)”
Brayden Harper paused and blinked.
People started clapping.
“(Congratulations Mr. Harper.)”
“(happy birthday!)”
‘cheer up. Braden Harper.’
They cheered and clapped together.
After the gift opening ceremony, everyone enjoyed a meal and a party in a free atmosphere. Brayden Harper went into the room and didn’t come out for a while.
“It’s because Della Foster is unconscious, I think she’s interested in Brayden Harper.”
Otherwise, there was no way I would have made a song for him. For a Billboard singer, she doesn’t have a lot of gossip about dating, so it was clear that she wasn’t good at dating either.
“(Mr. Jaegu. It’s been a while.)”
“(Mr. Hales. How are you?)”
Ritz Hales, the chairman of the famous OTT service company Explix, greeted me warmly. He bowed slightly to Elisa and greeted her.
“(Hello. You are still beautiful.)”
“(Thank you for the compliment.)”
He looked like a gentleman.
“(Mr. Jaegu. How did you find the shipwreck in the middle of the sea?)”
“(My ancestor told me in a dream.)”
“(Really? I just can’t believe it.)”
His eyes lit up with curiosity.
“(Yes. It’s true.)”
It would be more common sense to say that my ancestors told me about it than to say that I got it with a cheat skill.
“(Is that so? Did you get a lot of treasure?)”
“(I haven’t been able to get it yet. They said it will take 3 months.)”
“(That’s good.)”
Ritz Hales smiled contentedly.
“(As you know, we don’t produce documentaries at Expliss.)”
no way···.
“(I want to make a documentary about salvaging treasure from a shipwreck.)”
“(It’s a documentary. Mr. Jaegu.)”
Elisa was more delighted than I was.
“(Could you please cooperate?)”
When this opportunity passed, I wondered when I would film a documentary about a wreck again. It was already sold as much as the face sold across the country, and there was nothing to change if it was sold a little more.
“(great.)”
“(Thank you. We will contact you soon.)”
***
Brayden Harper’s birthday party ended in great success. Brayden Harper, who entered the room for a while and recovered his strength, did his best to treat the guests until the end. Thanks to that, the party ended in a friendly atmosphere.
Elisha also had a lot of fun.
{(Today was fun. Can I go to Jaegu’s house on Christmas Eve?)}
{(Sure.)}
We were supposed to visit the Carver family for Christmas, and we were supposed to meet at our house on the eve.
Thanks to that, I met an unexpected ambush.
‘I didn’t know Christmas would be such a big event in America…’
I went to the department store on Saturday and bought gifts for the employees. I also contacted Benjamin Chung and told him that it was okay to give Christmas vacation mainly to people with small children.
Since I was far away from my family, I decided to take care of a Christmas bonus in cash instead of a big gift. In Korea, holiday bonuses come out on holidays, so I was able to do this much.
Fortunately, Fred Balman had saved a Christmas tree in advance and was able to decorate a large tree in the yard. I bought a lot of ornaments and decorated the tree by matching them one by one.
“(Boss. Which light bulb do you like?)”
“Yeonah Ha. Which color bulb do you like more?”
“I like warm colors.”
“(Right light bulb please.)”
“(All right.)”
The staff took care of their work, so it wasn’t hard on my body, but there were many things I needed to pay attention to. Had it not been for Fred Balman, I would have lost quite a bit of hair.
They also made several rotation tables for employees on Christmas break so they could choose from.
“(Thanks to the boss’s consideration, we will divide into four teams on Christmas and take turns taking vacations. There will be no holes in security, so don’t worry.)”
Triton Green nodded.
“(Yes. When does Mr. Balman go on vacation?)”
“(I’m okay with my kids now that they’re all grown up. It’s less lonely and better to spend here.)”
It was reassuring that he stayed.
So did Triton Green.
“(I can’t relax just because it’s a holiday.)”
The stubbornness that comes with age was his strong point. At first, he was a difficult person to deal with, but now, when he pretends, he pretends and understands.
“(Then please take care of me.)”
“(Don’t worry.)”
As various decorations went up on the large Christmas tree, the yard looked extremely warm. A few tables were set up around it to create a party atmosphere.
‘It would be great if only the chefs’ dishes were added to this.’
There was no hotel buffet.
I was worried when I heard that the turkey meat was hard, but the chef said that it was cooked in a sous-vide method to make it easier to eat.
It was expected in many ways.
Ha-yeon came over and pulled my pants.
“dad.”
“huh?”
“Is Santa Claus coming this Christmas?”
The child’s eyes sparkled.
“Yes. I will come.”
I’ll have to hire a Santa from the US mainland. As much as possible, as someone who can speak Korean well.
***
I thought I would be able to go to Korea only after Christmas, so I decided to contact Seol Gyeong-taek in advance.
‘It would be better if I told you about St. John first.’
If he said he would meet me, then I should have contacted Sung Yo-han. Because you know them better than I do.
‘It must be around lunchtime in Korea now.’
I called Seol Kyung-taek.
He was a very attractive opponent.
Seol Kyung-taek has been busy with various things lately. I’m a busy person, but now that the general election is less than four months away, I have a lot of things to do.
I split my schedule into minutes, and when I finished it quickly, I moved on to the next one. I never had to be late when I had to show off my good side in front of the media, and I set a time in advance to end my meetings with people.
‘When meeting people, it’s best to meet until you run out of things to say…’
Even though I didn’t like meeting people by setting a time, it was necessary to change the world.
‘Still, it’s rewarding to see results.’
It hadn’t been long since he became a member of the National Assembly, but there was already talk of a presidential candidate. If he became president, he would be able to eradicate corruption and increase investment for the future.
Korea’s annual budget is about 600 trillion won. It was a budget that could do great things if spent in the right places.
‘The single-minded general can’t change the world, so I have to make my side first.’
This general election was the right time to make a side. Because if the legislative branch did not make the necessary laws to run the country, it was impossible to reform the country innovatively.
Therefore, this general election was of great significance to Seol Kyung-taek.
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Jiying. Jiying.
As he was taking a nap in the car on his way to his next appointment, his cell phone started ringing. He squinted his eyes and checked the phone number.
‘It’s Kim Jae-goo.’
He was a tycoon who said he would build a youth entrepreneurship support center in Mapo and attract Dunsney Land to Hwaseong. In Korea, no one other than Kim Jae-goo could invest such a large amount of money, especially with his own money.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and hurriedly answered the phone.
“I’m Seol Gyeong-taek.”
{hello. Senator Seol. This is Jaegu Kim.}
“Yes. Mr. Kim. How are you? How are you doing at Disneyland?”
{The land has been purchased. It’s difficult to go into the middle of a development project. Please keep quiet until the purchase is over.}
“Of course. I will make sure to crack down on your mouth. What did you call for?”
I wanted to talk more about the current situation, but I had to arrive at the next appointment in the next 15 minutes. It was a pity that I couldn’t have a comfortable conversation with the people I liked.
{What do you think of Eunsung Electronics’ CEO Sung Yo-han?}
Eunsung Electronics was a company that could be counted on one finger among electronics companies. Sung Yo-han was a young man who had only inherited the chairmanship for three years, and was an engineering student.
It was a very attractive sponsor for Seol Kyung-taek, who prefers technology-oriented growth.
‘There are rumors that he often hangs out with the subordinates of Yi Yusan, but that much can be tolerated.’
Eun-seong had a deep relationship with Yu-san since the days of Chairman Seon-dae. Until then, it was only natural that the company was focusing on the domestic market.
However, St. John was different. After he took office as chairman, he conducted aggressive marketing targeting the global market, and sales in the overseas market almost caught up with the domestic market.
In addition, considering the growth rate and market size, the proportion of overseas markets will gradually increase in the future.
‘I’m not a person who suits Lee Yu-san. He probably thinks he took the wrong line.’
There are no permanent alliances. Even more so in politics. Seol Kyung-taek was well aware of this, so he was doing his best to find people who had the same will as him.
It means that if you have a chance to meet, you will also have a chance to attract them to your side.
“I think he’s a pretty decent person.”
{If you don’t mind, I think I can make a seat sooner or later.}
“hahahaha. I look forward to it.”
Politicians need a lot of money. Each district made a lot of effort to create jobs, and companies needed investment to create jobs.
The pledges that could be made with a budget were indistinguishable because each other copied each other’s. The important thing was the ability to execute it.
Execution power to develop the region by attracting capital. There, the outcome was decided.
Eunsung Electronics was still large, but it was a company with more expectations for future growth. The more we grew, the more manpower we would need, and inevitably we would have to hire a lot of people.
It was a very tempting opponent.
Fortunately, we had 10 minutes left for small talk.
“How are you, Mr. Kim?”
{I’m busy preparing for Christmas.}
“It’s Christmas. It’s an important event.”
There are over 20 cathedrals and churches to visit on Christmas. It was a schedule that made me tired just thinking about it, but I couldn’t neglect any part of it.
{In America, Christmas events are very big. I was thinking about Korea and I almost couldn’t prepare.}
“Christmas is a holiday for Americans. Are you planning to spend it with your family?”
{yes. Do you also spend time with your family members?}
“I hope so, but the schedule is tight.
{You have a lot of trouble.}