If someone called out of nowhere, it was natural to be on guard. Han Ho-jae, CEO of Daehan Market, was the same.

The call came from a personal cell phone that was used separately from business. I got goosebumps that no one knew except my acquaintances, but he contacted me after knowing his identity.

“Who are you?”

{This is Kim, managing director of B&T Financial. I contacted you because I wanted to invest in Daehan Market.}

‘You want to invest?’

The saliva went down.

As Dokgo Commerce carried out aggressive marketing with the help of its affiliates, especially Dokgo Distribution, Daehan Market’s sales were declining day by day.

As if they had spent quite a bit of money on viral marketing, public opinion was favorable to Dokgo Commerce on the Internet. The pool of buyers is limited. If Dokgo Commerce did well, sales at Daehan Market, a competitor, would inevitably decrease.

It’s been going on for a year already. Along with the provocative article about the collapse of Daehan Market, which was evaluated as a unicorn company with a value of over 300 billion won, the corporate value fell below 200 billion won.

As Dokgo Commerce emerged as a competitor, investment was naturally cut off. Investment dried up at the time when it should grow by eating investment instead of water.

The deficit was accumulated, so there was no more time to do chicken races.

At least, they were holding out with the thought that foreign capital might be able to attract investment. However, the response was lukewarm as well.

It was because there was no merit compared to Dokgo Commerce, which had the backing of Dokgo Group.

So I had no choice but to hold on to this phone call, which was highly likely to be voice phishing.

“Do voice phishing work like this these days?”

The feeling of wanting to hold onto a straw. If things go on like this, you may have to hand over the company you have worked hard to develop to a private equity fund at a bargain price, or you may just have to watch it wither away.

So, even though Han Ho-jae thought it was voice phishing, he couldn’t bear to cut it off.

It was because the company was struggling.

In the chicken race, the one with the strongest stamina wins. It was common for large corporations to monopolize the market after killing mid-sized firms.

Even if it feels unfair, it is unavoidable because large companies can enter fields that are not recognized as livelihood industries at any time.

‘I should have sold it then.’

There were times when I regretted that I should have exited when a foreign conglomerate offered 300 billion won. However, at that time, I did not want to hand over the company to foreign capital.

The result was this.

lost investment. A dying company. And a 180 billion won acquisition of a private equity fund is proposed.

Selling it to a private equity fund was a bad thing for the employees who believed in him and followed him. If we start restructuring, we’ll clean up the staff first.

Employees in areas where external services are readily available, such as call centers and cleaning, will lose their positions. Everyone was like family to him.

{Not interested? You will need capital to defeat Dokgo Commerce.}

I searched the Internet for B&T Financial, but I couldn’t find any useful information.

“How do I trust you?”

{It’s our company that invests, so we have to trust you. Is CEO Han Ho-jae trustworthy?}

Han Ho-jae, who had been thinking for a while, opened his mouth.

“of course.”

{Then let’s talk face to face. Could you give me some time for lunch?}

He checked his schedule.

“Lunch is difficult, and tomorrow evening it will be time.”

{Then see you tonight.}

“How can I trust you and go out?”

Suddenly, it occurred to him that he might be trying to kidnap him for ransom. When your thoughts start to flow in a negative direction, you can get out of control.

The man over the phone opened his mouth.

{I’ll go to the office.}

***

The next day, Friday morning.

When I entered the office at 8:40, Han Kyung-ah and Choi Ji-hoon were already at work.

“good morning.”

“Are you here?”

The coffee Han Kyung-ah was holding had the logo of a nearby cafe stamped on it.

‘Han-ul seems to care about the coffee machine…’

An empty office caught my eye.

[Jaegu. Decorate the office and live.]

I remembered what Lim Hanul had said. As it is a place to spend 8 hours a day, it needed to be decorated in a better atmosphere.

“What do you think of the office atmosphere?”

Han Kyung-ah and I naturally decided to let go. Since I was 5 years older than her, she naturally agreed.

Choi Ji-hoon looked around and opened his mouth.

“It’s normal.”

You might think that way because he was a guy who lived in prison and then moved from one construction site to another.

“I think it’s a little bleak.”

I was feeling that way too.

“Right? I’m thinking of doing an office interior. What would you like me to do?”

“I wish I had a lot of plants.”

It was the opinion of her who grew succulents on the desk in the lab.

“I wish I had some exercise equipment.”

It was Choi Ji-hoon’s words that were obsessed with sports.

“Wouldn’t it be better to change the color to a brighter color?”

It reminded me of Im Hanul’s office decorated in yellow tones. These days, global IT companies seem to use primary colors to decorate their offices cutely.

“I heard that bright green reduces eye strain. How about bright green?”

“Kyung-ah, do you have a design in mind?”

“I’ll look for it.”

Still, among the three, Han Kyung-ah has the most interest in interior design, so you can leave it to us. If it’s money, it’s overflowing with the best property account.

“Yes. Take it slow.”

“Yes. Boss.”

“And Jihoon-ah.”

“Yes. Brother.”

“You can also buy some exercise equipment for employee welfare purposes. Something that won’t ring downstairs.”

“really?”

“uh.”

“thank you.”

“Thank you.”

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Jiying. Jiying.

A vibrating sound announced 8:55.

“Then, good job everyone.”

“Yes. Boss.” / “Yes. Brother.”

I came to my desk and took a seat. I turned on my computer, tablet, and cell phone and ran the program. It included a program to access not only domestic securities companies but also three overseas corporations.

‘The connection is fine. Now I just have to wait for the event.’

At 9 o’clock, I entered the pop-up that came up on each device.

‘If the yield is good, turn it over to overseas subsidiaries.’

Considering the investment in Daehan Market, it was important to open the accounts of overseas subsidiaries quickly. Future investments also have to roll the money coming out of that account.

Taking Korean capital abroad was quite complicated. But I didn’t want to sneak out illegally.

‘Then the best product, and then the personal account.’

The stake was 99.9% anyway, so the account of the best company was no different from my account. The difference is that you have to use a corporate card to spend money.

‘But it’s strange.’

I habitually added up all the evaluation amounts.

personal account

[Evaluation amount: KRW 133.14 billion]

best product

[Evaluation amount: 104.88 billion won]

Overseas corporate account summation

[Evaluation amount: KRW 29.37 billion]

When all three accounts are combined, the quest is still not open despite the fact that it is over 200 billion won at 267.392 billion won.

‘weird. Apparently, the first one was 2 billion, the second was 20 billion…’

Isn’t the quest condition a 10x increase in assets?

Certainly, the pace of earning money has increased, so it may be that they are making rapid adjustments.

‘For now, I have no choice but to earn more.’

I couldn’t create a quest that didn’t pop up.

For now, I had no choice but to focus on what I could do. It was regrettable that the rate of return gradually decreased due to the narrow Korean market, but it was on the side of making profits by using 15 stocks and even attempts.

‘I want to earn faster, but I can’t help it.’

Since when did it feel natural to earn tens of billions of won a day?

I was new to the world.

I entered the stock values and got up from my seat. Today, I had to prepare to meet Han Ho-jae, the CEO of Daehan Market.

“I buy lunch with a corporate card. Can I go home first?”

“Yes. Boss.”

“Gyeong-ah. Thanks to you, things are going well, so I’ll give you a bonus soon.”

“A bonus?”

Han Kyung-ah’s face turned red.

bonus. Is there a word that touches the heart of an office worker as much as that?

Considering that he has almost given up on the recent weekend and is working hard on development, he can take care of it to some extent. If you raise morale, it will come back as a reward.

“Jihoon will take care of you as well.”

“I haven’t done anything.”

He scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed face.

“And I need to get some speech tutoring from now on.”

“Speech tutoring?”

“I’ll find a teacher soon, so study in the nearby study room.”

“To receive without doing any work…”

“You don’t get it, you learn it because you need it. It will be useful soon, so learn it well.”

“Yes. Brother!”

Choi Ji-hoon’s face became lively. Are you that happy to work? i like to play

“Okay. Then can I just go? Someone else I can ask.”

The two shook their heads at the same time.

“Then I’ll go out and get off work, so you guys should eat well and do well at work.”

“Yes.” / “Boss. Have a good trip.”

I left the office with the two people seeing me off. I went straight to the department store and bought a suit and sunglasses.

“Your legs are long, so they suit you well.”

It was word of mouth, but it was nice to hear.

“I’ll take this one.”

This time, I bought a ready-made suit, not a tailored suit. Because I was thinking of wearing it right now. I bought and wore a luxurious-looking suit for about 1 million won.

From wigs to shoes. The whole body was completely reconfigured, and finally, the sunglasses were changed. These days, fake beards have come out well, so I tried putting on a beard.

‘They look surprisingly good together?’

From a soft businessman image to a hard bodyguard image.

‘I’m sure I won’t be able to recognize this.’

Ordinary people, when identifying a person, judge by the image rather than looking closely at the appearance of the face. Therefore, giving a point had the effect of blurring the actual impression.

That’s why he put on a beard. Koreans usually go around clean-shaven, so a man with a beard stood out.

If you are noticed, won’t your identity be revealed?

Thousands of words.

People will remember me not as Kim Jae-gu, but as a bearded man with sunglasses. Other characteristics will be buried in the beard and forgotten.

‘It’s already time like this.’

The time to meet the representative of Daehan Market was approaching, so I hurriedly moved.

Gangnam was the cradle of many Korean companies. Daehan Market’s head office was also located in Gangnam, so it could be reached on foot.

I called him in front of the building.

{hello.}

“This is Kim, managing director of B&T Financial. I just entered the building.”

{Please wait a moment.}

While he was coming down, he looked around the lobby of the building. The floor was of moderate quality marble, and the building had high ceilings. Taking advantage of the high ceiling, a large statue was displayed in the center, but its shape was quite difficult.

‘Because I don’t know much about contemporary art.’

It looked pretty expensive, but I couldn’t figure out why they would buy something like that. After a while, a woman approached with the sound of shoes clattering.

“Are you from B&T Financial?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“The representative told me to bring him.”

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Judging by her attire, she seemed to be a secretary. I followed her into his office on the 23rd floor of the building. It was past work hours, so the place was empty.

“This way.”

She knocked on the representative’s room in the far corner of the office.

“CEO. I’m a guest from B&T.”

The door burst open and Han Ho-jae showed his face. His face was more haggard than when it appeared in the newspaper two months ago. I had quite a few dark circles, probably because I didn’t sleep well.

“Come in. Miseong-san, you can go to work now.”

“Let’s go in.”

The secretary bowed her head and left. Following Han Ho-jae’s guidance, I sat down on the sofa in front of the desk.

“Sit down. Would you like some coffee?”

“Yes.”

“Mixed coffee is okay, right?”

“it’s okay.”

Han Ho-jae drank two cups of mixed coffee and held out one.

“I don’t know if you think it’s a cheap taste, but I like the mix better than Americano.”

There is such an appetite.

When I took a sip of the mixed coffee, the thick sugar spread in my mouth and I woke up.

“Would you like some cookies too?”

Han Ho-jae held out a snack in a tin case. It wasn’t good to refuse a favor, but it wasn’t better to accept it unilaterally.

“It’s dinnertime soon, so I’ll be patient.”

“It’s a pity. It’s delicious.”

He put down the tin case and sat across from me.

“This is Kim, managing director of B&T Financial.”

I handed over the business card that I had prepared in advance. It was my company anyway, but nominally the representative was someone else, so I wrote down the title as managing director.

He checked his business card and handed over his business card.

“I am Han Ho-jae, CEO of Daehan Market.”

Reading his business card, I looked at him from the side of my eye, biting my lip and blinking rapidly.

‘Looks like I’m more cornered than I thought.’

He tilted his upper body towards me as if he was being sucked in and opened his mouth.

“You want to invest.”

“Yes.”

Seeing him shaking his legs unable to hide his nervousness, it seemed that I would have the advantage.

“How much are you thinking?”

< You want to invest > End

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