{I will not respond for now.}
{Are you okay?}
{yes. I have something in mind.}
I asked Benjamin Chung to get the video from the people I donated to. I didn’t point out that it was a thank you video, but it was clear that he would film such a video if he was sensible.
In an election, nothing was as powerful as the support of the powerless. It was an event where a group with a large number of people would eventually rule the country.
{This is also the CEO Kim Jae-goo. I didn’t know you prepared everything in advance.}
{You raise it too high.}
{I’m only telling the truth.}
I felt good.
{You say you have an idea, so my heart is relieved. Please feel free to contact us if you have any difficulties.}
{All right. I hope you are well prepared for the presidential election.}
{thank you.}
Now was the time to wait for public opinion to ripen.
‘While I’m wasting time, Seol Kyung-taek has the freedom to move.’
It was natural for concentration to be dispersed when several subjects were poured out at once. The probability that Seol Gyeong-taek’s shame would be revealed was low while he was covering the United States to defeat me.
‘Let’s be patient a little longer.’
The betrayal frame was gradually spreading in Korea, but I wasn’t worried. Because I had never sold my country.
In the meantime, Randy Rollins has been marketing the good influence of donations.
Because it progressed slowly, the ripple effect was incomparable to the perishing frame, but it served as an opportunity for people to think about donations even subconsciously.
And the global income tax return date has returned. I tried to process it through internet banking, but it was so high that I had to come to the bank.
So, I came to the New York branch of the bank.
A neat-looking man helped me pay my taxes.
“Did you make a lot of money, boss?”
“I earned as much as I did.”
“Most of the people who said that were rich.”
“Not quite like that.”
You could claim your rights only when you fulfilled your duties. So, I decided to pay my taxes properly.
‘A lot is a lot.’
When the tax was paid, the bank account balance, which contained close to 8 trillion won, fell below 4 trillion won.
It was also said that there was a lot of money earned, but it could not be helped.
‘If I had held stocks without selling them, I would not have paid taxes, right?’
However, in order to make the most of the stock cheat, it was inevitable. Reminded me of about a year ago.
‘If Kim Jae-gu, who was penniless, had this much money, he would have succeeded.’
Even if he wasn’t penniless, he was quite successful.
At that time, a pop-up suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
[Your tax payment has reached 2 trillion and you can unlock the next level. Would you like to proceed with the quest?]
[Right hand if you want, left hand if you don’t want]
‘Next level?’
It hadn’t been out for so long, so I had completely forgotten about it.
‘What more are you going to give me?’
I couldn’t hold back the laughter coming out.
I hurriedly grabbed my right hand.
If you hit the first bread, you should be prepared to get hit.
[Quest: Identify 20 people with a reliability of 90% or higher within one year.
Time limit: 365 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
Remaining: 20 people]
[However, special rewards are given when reaching 30 people]
It was an unexpected quest.
‘It’s a quest that can’t be done without eyes of trust.’
I didn’t think that the completion of the previous quest would affect the subsequent quest. But it was a quest worth doing.
‘I’ll have to check my parents first.’
returned home immediately.
As soon as I opened the door and entered, Ha-yeon shuddered in surprise. Seeing them standing in front of them, I wondered if they were dancing.
“I’m home.”
“Jaegu. Are you here?”
“Son. Welcome.”
When our eyes met Ha-yeon, the child flinched and took a backward step.
‘Why are you like that?’
Normally, I would have shouted Dad and ran with all my might, but it was strange. It felt like my heart was hurting.
“What was Hayeon doing?”
“nothing.”
“Ha-yeon is the father…”
“Grandma! No!”
When her mother tried to say something, Ha-yeon suddenly blocked her way. How could I refuse that teary-eyed expression?
‘Do you have any surprises prepared?’
Embarrassment made it even more obvious. It will be burdensome to prepare a surprise when the other person knows, so I will pretend not to know for now.
“Did you do well?”
“yes.”
I met my mother’s eyes.
‘Use the eyes of trust.’
[Reliability 96%]
[ Remaining: 19]
Also, the trust of the parents was certain. I’ll have to check my father’s reliability tomorrow.
‘Because I have to take special rewards unconditionally.’
The fact that there are 365 days means that there is only a maximum of 364 opportunities. Now, rather than checking on people who are likely to be less trustworthy, I would have to keep checking the trustworthiness of the people around me.
‘With my parents, Ha-yeon, Im Han-ul and Lim Cheol-hyeon, are there five people?’
In addition, there were many people who exceeded 80%. Now was the time to start managing personal connections in earnest. Because it was not easy to exceed 90% reliability.
‘Reliability doesn’t rise just by throwing money around.’
Sprinkling money could increase reliability, but 90% reliability was a different story. The road to making 15 perfect people was long and difficult.
“(Mr. Balman. Would you like to have a meal together after a long time?)”
“(If Mr. Kim asks, of course.)”
First of all, we decided to target people with high existing trust.
***
Increased the frequency of meals with subordinates. Normally, if I didn’t have an appointment, I would eat three meals a day with my family, but I had no choice but to complete the quest.
‘I’m curious about the reward.’
Stock cheats have never disappointed my expectations. This time, it seemed like it would give a very good reward as the difficulty was high.
‘This is the first time the deadline has been this long.’
Out of three meals a day, I ate one meal with my family and the other two meals with other people whenever possible.
My time with my family was mainly in the morning, but instead, I took enough time to talk.
“Dad, I think you’re too busy these days.”
“Sorry. Dad has a lot to do.”
There were good points.
As I met with the employees frequently, the speed of the report became much faster. Usually, only the main contents were selected and the report was uploaded, but as the time together increased, the details were gradually learned.
What they do, how they do it, and what kind of heart they are working on.
‘You have a strong work ethic.’
The more we talked, the more I seemed to get to know him. It was helpful to learn about the chaebol’s way of life recently.
Even if a word I didn’t know came up, I pretended to know it properly and crushed it, and asked for a word that might be interesting to listen to the explanation. I was able to experience that the other person’s words increased just by lowering their posture, making eye contact, and nodding their heads.
‘They say the best way to open your mouth is to listen.’
They were basically my people, so it would be easy to eat, but I had a taste for observing the change in attitude.
Fred Balman smiled and opened his mouth.
“(I have dinner plans with Brayden Harper tonight.)”
“(You should stop eating sweets.)”
He put down his hand holding the refreshment.
tea time.
Previously, I thought it was a really useless bluff. However, it was not possible to meet many people with only three meals a day.
So what I needed was golf and tee time.
‘Alcohol is good too.’
However, if I poured alcohol every day, it was clear that my liver would be raw before completing the quest.
“(The car was parked.)”
“(Let’s go.)”
The meeting took place in Brayden Harper’s garden. At the meeting place, not only him, but also other faces I knew were there.
They were Ritz Hales, the chairman of Netflix, and Della Foster, a famous pop singer.
“(It’s been a while, everyone.)”
“(Mr. Jaegu! It’s been a while. Thank you for your generous investment.)”
I remember investing 150 million dollars in the production of the King of the Bracelet drama. I really liked it, so I was looking forward to how it would turn out.
“(Is the filming going well?)”
“(Of course. The season 1 script is almost finished, and the cast is almost finished.)”
“(It’s taking longer than expected.)”
“(Once you go into filming, it’s a failure, so you should prepare properly, right?)”
There are not just one or two dramas made by Netflix, so they will do well on their own.
“(I see. I’m looking forward to it.)”
“(You can look forward to it. When the script is finished, I will send it to you. Please read it and give me your opinion.)”
“(All right.)”
It was a pleasant sound to hear.
“(Mr. Jaegu. Rumor has it that you’re engaged?)”
It was Brayden Harper who threw the hwadu. It must have been from Della Foster.
‘Because she sang to me when I proposed.’
Della Foster smiled at me.
“(Yes. I am engaged to Elisa. We plan to hold the wedding in June next year.)”
“(Have you already arranged a wedding?)”
Della Foster interjected.
“(Yes. Could Mr. Della sing a congratulatory song if you have time?)”
It may be a rude request, but considering what she’s done for me, I feel like we can ask for this much between us. On the contrary, if you don’t even ask for it, you may think it’s sad.
“(Of course. Do I need to ask that? Do I know? If it fits with my schedule, I’ll go and invite you as much as I want. Where are you planning to have the wedding?)”
“(I think I will do it on Lanai Island.)”
“(Wow. Lanai is nice. I was going to get married on Lanai too.)”
Brayden Harper threw the words. His eyes were on Della Foster, but she was looking at me.
“(Lanai Island seems to be a famous place.)”
“(Of course. Where would Miss Della want to get married?)”
“(I have no intention of getting married yet.)”
A look of disappointment crossed Brayden Harper’s face. Della Foster rested her chin and met my eyes.
“(Why are you Elisa? Did you get a tingling sensation at first sight?)”
The slightly barbed voice was not Della Foster’s. At this point, it would be good to give Brayden Harper a supporting shot.
“(At first, I thought they were friends. But as we kept seeing each other, I thought of her even in my daily life.)”
“(Didn’t you think of me?)”
“(Of course I did.)”
Della Foster’s eyes widened.
“(But the feeling was different. If Miss Foster felt like looking at the stars in the sky, Elisa felt comfortable like an old friend.)”
“(Are you comfortable with a beauty like Miss Carver?)”
“(It was strangely like that.)”
“(Hmm… Am I uncomfortable?)”
“(Miss Foster was like a person from a different world. A very nice person who has achieved a lot with her own hands. There is a lot to learn, and synergy came from being together…)”
After a moment of pause, she asked.
“(even though?)”
“(Being together made me nervous.)”
“(why?)”
“(I want to look good.)”
It wasn’t that I wanted to look good for the opposite s*x, but it was true that I wanted to look good for her. It was the first time in my life that I had seen a celebrity so close.
Della Foster’s moist eyes twitched. She averted his gaze with a bitter smile.
we don’t connect It was something I knew and she knew.
But we can remain good friends.
“(That worked.)”
“(Something I felt from my first marriage.)”
The atmosphere was calm, so no one asked questions.
“(Marriage should be with someone you are comfortable with. Someone who can openly talk about your inner feelings that you can’t tell others, and someone who will always be by your side.)”
Brayden Harper’s eyes were fixed on Della Foster. She also looked up and met his eyes.
It was Della Foster who averted her gaze first.