He leaned over to me as he set his fork down on the table. Lim Han-ul also read the atmosphere and shut his mouth.
“Dusney will also send a facility team, but I plan to commission construction companies in Korea for basic construction.”
“Local procurement is the most reliable. In addition, the skills of Korean construction companies are recognized worldwide.”
“So, we agreed to give the request to a Korean construction company. However, we plan to split the request in order to advance the construction schedule as much as possible.”
“The word divided means…”
“It means that we will be collaborating. Here is a list of builders I am considering.”
Among the subsidiaries of the group I worked with, I selected and showed where there were construction companies. Excluding those who belonged to Yusan’s union, there were only three places.
“What is this?”
“Can you recommend a place that has the skills and trust that I can trust?”
“If we choose here, what will happen to Taesan Construction?”
“You will be participating in the construction together. We plan to complete Dunesney Land within two years.”
“It’s a tight schedule.”
Yes. It was a project that would have taken more than 4 years as usual, but I wanted to see results quickly as a Korean of the Korean people.
While Seongmin Han served as a member of the National Assembly, I wanted to get him re-elected by extracting enough output, and I wanted to come to Dunsney Land, where I had been childish, to play with Hayeon when he was young.
‘I won’t like it like I do now when I reach puberty.’
I was in a hurry because they said that children grow up quickly.
“I think working with this place will speed things up.”
Chairman Lim Cheol-hyun started to choose a company. His reliability was over 90%, so I had no doubt that he would do his best for me.
“How about this business?”
“It is famous in the industry for stealing construction materials. Even if it is a little more expensive, you should work with a place that does the right construction.”
It was solid too.
***
It was decided to entrust the management of construction-related projects to Chairman Cheol-Hyun Lim. After checking again, his reliability reached 93%.
‘As a pair of rich people, they trust me very much.’
It felt so good to have someone trust me. I felt that I never wanted to betray their expectations.
I came home drunk and in a good mood.
As I got drunk, the desire to have a video call came to my mind.
‘What time is it in Korea?’
It was about 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
‘Hayeon must have come home.’
My parents didn’t carry cell phones around the house, so I called Seo Kang-jae. Because he played well with Ha-yeon when he had nothing to do.
Ha-yeon also considered him an uncle and followed him well.
{president. hello.}
I could see Seo Kang-jae in a well-dressed suit, probably still at work. The screen flickered as he moved.
“Where are you going?”
{Didn’t you call to see Hayeon’s face? I’m going down the living room now.}
I also liked that it was fast.
“hahahaha. How about Korea?”
{It’s peaceful. These days, all the people watching around have disappeared. Didn’t the boss take care of it?}
“It can’t be.”
As the poisoned glove completely came under me, even the surveillance he had put on disappeared. Thanks to that, I can now move freely.
{Yeonah Ha.}
At Seo Kang-jae’s call, Ha-yeon turned her head and looked at him. I was unfamiliar with Ha-yeon, who didn’t get up and run as soon as I saw her.
{Dad’s calling.}
{dad!!}
Ha-yeon jumped up from her seat and Dodo came running. Happy, who had been napping next to him, also jumped up and followed the child.
It was a familiar landscape.
{dad! It’s almost six nights!}
“It’s been three nights now?”
The child started counting with his fingers. Ha-yeon drooped her shoulders.
{I see.}
“I called because I wanted to see our Ha-yeon, but are you going to show me a weak side?”
{no! I miss you dad. Look at this. I got 100 points for dictation.}
Ha-yeon rummaged through her bag and held up a note with 100 written on it. I wanted to stroke her head proudly, but it was impossible because I was so far away.
My hands were empty.
{Did I do well?}
“Yes. Well done. Should I buy you something delicious when I get home?”
{Galbi?}
“No. Let’s go eat steak this time.”
It may not be as good as the United States, but there was a famous dry-aged steak house in Korea as well. Since I was in the middle of the semester, I couldn’t come to the US, so I thought I should take him there.
After an exciting conversation with Hayeon, I called Elisa. It was the same America, but it took more than 6 hours by plane from San Francisco to New York, so it was difficult to meet right away.
‘Did I call you too late?’
Elisa did not answer the phone, perhaps because it was past 10 p.m.
‘I guess it’s too late. Because beautiful women are sleepyheads.’
I was about to give up and go to bed when I got a call from her. Elisa’s face in full makeup filled the screen.
{Mr. Jaegu. What happen?}
It must have taken a long time to put on makeup. I reflected on my behavior of making a video call without an appointment. I laughed when I thought of her who would have put on makeup in a hurry after answering my phone call.
“I just called because I wanted to see you.”
If you want, I’ll make a place for you.
While talking on the phone with Elisa, it was 2:00 in the morning. What you’ve been doing for the past few days, where you want to go on vacation, what you want to do when you meet…
The conversations were nothing special, but our emotions were melted into them.
{(Jaegu. I want to see you soon.)}
“(We’ll see you tomorrow. I’ll go pick you up in the evening.)”
It’s been quite a while since I haven’t been to New York. I wondered if Fred Balman or Triton Green would be boring.
‘It’s good because there’s no boss.’
I guess I forgot the time when a frog couldn’t think of a tadpole, and I felt good when my boss was away.
{(I want to talk more…)}
Elisa turned her head and let out a long yawn. Unlike me, who rested well except for meeting people, she would have worked at the company all day.
She looked at the screen with sleepy eyes.
“(Sleep and see you tomorrow.)”
{(Um… is that so?)}
“(yes.)”
{(Then see you tomorrow Mr. Jaegu.)}
She lightly kissed the screen. I was shy, so I couldn’t bear to do that. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand.
Click.
The screen filled with her face returned to the default screen. I felt sorry for some reason, but since each of us had our own lives, we couldn’t be together all day.
‘Because Elisa has pride in her work.’
I remembered that Ha-yeon said she wanted to make clothes like Elisa. Her pride in her work and her great skills moved Ha-yeon’s heart.
So, asking me to quit my job and play with me could also be an interference.
‘Still, I want to meet soon.’
I was looking forward to meeting her tomorrow.
***
Elisa Carver has been busy since morning. It was because I had a date appointment in the evening, so I was busy picking out clothes.
‘(I don’t like this either.)’
It was common for fashionistas to have a lot of clothes but nothing to wear. Some clothes look okay, some clothes look overdone.
The more I liked it, the more hurdles I had to look at, making it difficult to choose. I woke up an hour earlier than usual and looked for clothes, but I didn’t like it.
‘(I don’t think I wear makeup because I can’t sleep.)’
My heart fluttered at the date after a long time. But time was limited, so I had to hurry.
I wore clothes I designed to fit my body and packed lipstick for competition. I packed a pouch to fix my makeup and sprayed some perfume on it.
I packed my things into a tote bag that wasn’t too big. It was because I had a slim body, so I felt free when carrying a large bag.
‘(Okay. This should be enough.)’
After she got ready, she headed to the office.
***
I got on a private plane heading to New York. Jeffrey Smith spoke to me after a long time.
“(You look happy.)”
“(Is it obvious?)”
It’s already been over two months since we dated in New York. In the middle, Elisa came to Korea and went on a date, but the date in New York was even more exciting.
There was a feeling of Korea in Korea, and a feeling of New York in New York, but being in New York felt like a trip to me.
“(I will serve you safely today.)”
Captain George Gibson came over and said hello. The look on his face reminded me that I hadn’t known Ricardo Gibson for a long time.
“(How’s Ricardo Gibson?)”
“(Thanks to you, I’m resting well.)”
It seemed to mean that I had plenty of time to hire. Looking at his face for the first time in a while, I thought it would be nice to talk about the private jet.
After all, I wasn’t busy the whole time I was in America. I thought I could make time to eat with him.
“(Looks like you’re not very busy.)”
“(Mr. Kim would definitely be happy if he called.)”
“(Thank you for your words.)”
“(Then, I hope you have a comfortable flight.)”
Now I’m quite used to spending time on a private jet. Rather, it was more awkward to stay in a place other than a private plane.
Lying on the soft sofa, I made an appointment with Ricardo Gibson.
‘They say they’re free, but it looks like they’re really free.’
I decided to eat right away for lunch that day. Elisha’s appointment was in the evening, so there was plenty of time.
On the way, I checked my stock account.
‘Eunsung Electronics stocks have also gathered quite a bit.’
I decided to help Sung So-hee, so I started to move. I started buying Eunsung Electronics stocks steadily in the box range.
I mobilized not only my personal account, but also the account of the best property. Now everyone knew that I had a relationship with the best company, so there was no need to hide it.
I was satisfied with being a little late on the list of major shareholders. After two more weeks of buying like this, he would have reached the stake requested by Sung So-hee.
‘If Sung Yo-han notices and blocks it, it will take a little longer.’
How are you going to stop ordinary shareholders from selling when the stock price goes up? That would have been impossible unless Sung Yo-han had enough money to buy all the stocks.
After looking at various jobs, I arrived in New York before I knew it.
“(Thank you for your effort.)”
“(I’ll serve you comfortably next time.)”
Titanium Security’s private jet seemed to exist for me now. I thought about making a contract on an annual basis with separate fuel costs.
When I came out to the departure hall, I was greeted by Fred Balman and his men.
“(Mr. Kim! Long time no see. Why is it so hard to see your face?)”
“(how are you?)”
“(Of course. I ate so many delicious dishes that my stomach got fat.)”
It was nice to see Fred Balman’s generosity.
“(Do you want to drop by the house or go straight to the meeting place?)”
“(The time is now… I think it would be better to go straight to the meeting place.)”
“(I’ll serve you that way.)”
While traveling to the location to meet with Ricardo Gibson, Fred Balman briefed him on his ongoing work.
‘I didn’t order anything, but he came to find work on his own.’
He said he hacked Zach Gardner’s computer and found another real estate investment area. People are people to learn. He said that he had to entrust security to an inexpensive information company to save money when information in Silicon Valley was leaked.
‘I used to write a lot.’
If I spent money and couldn’t keep the information, I’d rather spend a little more and keep the information. Did you see this and say it’s a sotamdaesil?
It was like watching a cormorant taking a fish. Of course, the stupid cormorant doing the work for me was Zach Gardner.
“(I think it would be good to periodically monitor this person and update the information.)”
“(Thank you for saying that.)”
“(This is my job. Mr. Kim doesn’t entrust me with any special tasks, so I’m looking for something that will make money on my own. According to the information I recently received…)”
Fred Balman shared some information. Most of them were materials that you would see in the news, but it was nice to be able to organize and talk at a glance.
However, there was one piece of information that stood out in particular.
“(Roxwell is for sale?)”
“(Yes, it is.)”
Roxwell was an American defense company that developed military aircraft and missiles. I thought it would be doing well enough as a fairly well-known company in Korea, but I was surprised.
‘Is this an opportunity?’
Even if time passed, it was clear that my assets would increase considerably, so I would need a force to protect them. What should I do if someone in Angola wants my oil fields?
I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to produce a powerful weapon.
“(How did you come to the market?)”
“(Fund flow was blocked when an aircraft that was supposed to be exported to Russia misfired. Since it is a company that requires a lot of investment, there is a risk of bankruptcy if cash flow is blocked.)”
“(Did you not find another business partner?)”
“(Yes. It’s a big business, so I can’t even do that.)”
“(How much does it cost?)”
If it was a defense industry, the scale seemed quite large.
“(Current price is $40 billion.)”
“(… that’s not an easy price.)”
40 billion dollars was close to 50 trillion won in Korean won. Even if the stock cheat was used properly, it was difficult to make that kind of cash flow because it was money to be earned for several months.