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When I looked at him to see if I had heard it wrong, Taekgyu spoke again.

"You take 80 percent of the shares. "I'll keep 20 percent."

After a while, I came to my senses and asked:

"Are you in your right mind?"

"Of course,I'm very sane."

I still don't quite understand.

"Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Just a little while ago, you said you would split it half and half."

"It was like that before. "But you say you're going to go all the way?"

"What does that matter?

Taekkyu spoke calmly.

"Think about it carefully. Precognition is real. If you have that ability, you can make a lot of money. This time, I provided most of the capital and you foresaw it, but now you also have capital. In the end, you will end up investing half the capital and doing all the work, so does it make sense to take half the profits?"

"that······."

As the saying goes, now that i have 336 billion won in capital, it is possible to invest on my own.

Nevertheless, the reason I reached out to Taek-gyu was simply because I decided that was better in many ways, regardless of issues of friendship or loyalty.

KRW 672 billion is a large amount of money that ordinary people cannot even imagine, but it is still only a small amount in the financial market where hundreds of trillions are moved.

It is more advantageous for me to move this money as one rather than splitting it into two and moving them separately.

"But you still want to give up 30 percent of your stake?"

If you look at it as a whole, it's 30%, but if you look at it as cash. The amount is over 200 billion.

Taekgyu smiled.

"You say investing is putting money in advance where you can make money? So I'm going to invest in you. Even if I give up about 200 billion right now, isn't 20% of the profits that OTK Company will earn in the future mine?"

"What if I can't earn money in the future?"

"Then it doesn't matter. It's money I won't be able to use until I die anyway. The fact that I earned this much is in itself thanks to you. "I thought it would be great if I earned even 30 billion won."

The same goes for me.

I never imagined that I would earn more than 50 times the profit in one shot.

"It's not something we'll invest in once or twice and be done with. We're going to go all the way. "If you want to take the lead, you will need that much stake."

"If it's 80 percent, I'll be running the company."

Taekkyu said, putting his hand on my shoulder.

"that's right. From now on, you are the CEO of OTK Company. "You're majoring in business administration, so you'll be good at business, right?"

As I keep saying, I only went there for one year.

I said with a sigh.

"If anyone hears it, they'll think I got an MBA or something."

"American professional basketball? Why would you have that?"

"······."

That's the NBA.

Taekgyu's expression didn't waver at all. It looks like he's already made up his mind.

Did the prediction that I become the CEO of OTK Company mean this?

"Are you confident you won't regret it?"

Taekkyu answered my question firmly.

"of course."

Hmm, I'm embarrassed that I doubted my friend even for a moment.

When I first heard about investing together, I wondered what he was talking about. But in the end, Taekgyu was right.

Suddenly a thought occurred to me.

Maybe this guy is looking at this situation more objectively than me?

I nodded.

"good. "Let's do that."

This solved the equity issue.

* * *

"What about dinner?"

"I ordered from a Chinese restaurant."

"······."

Yeah, let's eat some food.

When Jjajangmyeon, Jjambbong, and sweet and sour pork arrived, we sat down in front of the TV. At some point, eating dinner while watching the news became a daily routine.

As expected, the news started with the discontinuation of the L6.

Smartphones are one of Korea's main export items. It was obvious that the current account balance would deteriorate this month due to the aftermath of the discontinuation of L6.

Seosung Electronics began providing refunds and exchanges immediately after the announcement.

Again, more than 6 million L6 units have been sold so far, and the refund amount alone amounts to 6 trillion won. Everyone expected that this would lead to a loss for Seosung Electronics.

However, when they actually opened the lid, surprisingly, the demand for refunds was less than 5%. Most consumers chose exchange instead of refund.

Unlike NPL, which only releases premium phones once a year, Seosung Electronics releases mid- to low-priced K series and J series every quarter in addition to the premium L series.

It was painful that the premium phone was discontinued, but the quick exchange program using a different lineup from the previous generation model worked.

The balanced lineup showed its power.

The fact that Seosung Electronics customers have high brand loyalty also played a role.

Thanks to this, Seoseong Electronics was able to take a breather. Seosung Electronics, which rose significantly on the option expiration date due to a surge in institutional purchases, rose again by nearly 5 percent the next day thanks to foreign buying.

Although it's still a lot of damage, it looks like it's getting over the shock.The fact that they can withstand this crisis,that would bankrupt most other companies.

Isn't that the potential of Seosung Electronics?

After the news about L6 was over, news about Christmas came out. The reporter went to Myeongdong, where a large tree was installed, and conveyed the Christmas atmosphere to viewers.

"So, it's Christmas next week."

"huh?"

When did time go by like that?

Time, which did not pass while I was in the military, passes at the speed of light after I am discharged.

Taekkyu looked at me and asked.

"What did you do for Christmas last year?"

"well. "I think we were cleaning up the trash that fell from the sky."

I asked Taekgyu.

"What did you do?"

"I ate with your mother."

"······."

I called Taek-gyu because I was worried about my mother who would be alone on Christmas. Taek-gyu, who had no lover or friend to meet, heard my request and immediately rushed to my house.

Still, he might be the only one who takes care of my mother for Christmas.

"It's Christmas already."

I guess I'll have to hurry up.

I told Taekgyu.

"Send 800 million won to my account first."

We decided to move the investment principal to Korea. Of the 13.8 billion won, my share is 800 million won, and Taekgyu's share is 13 billion won.

"Can you take it all at once?"

"We have to handle taxes properly. "Let's do taxes on the 500 million won sent earlier as well."

It is better to eliminate the possibility of problems later.

"wait for a sec. "I got something from my sister before."

Taek-gyu, who had been rummaging around on his desk for a while, picked up the note underneath the food bowls. The name on it was 'Golden Gate Gangnam Branch Manager Yoo Seong-moo' and contact information were written on the white paper covered in kimchi soup.

"But what are you going to do with that money?"

"Buy some Christmas presents."

* * *

Mirae Real Estate located on the outskirts of Dongtan.

It was the year before last that Jo Mi-young obtained her real estate agent license and opened a real estate agency. She really worked hard, but it wasn't easy for her to get a client.

Jo Mi-young sighed inwardly.

'I didn't make much this month too. 'If I don't want to fall behind on rent, I need to close a contract.'

While she was thinking so, a young man carrying a bag came inside.

"welcome."

"hello."

She quickly brewed mixed coffee and put it down in front of the young man.

Judging by his age and attire, he seemed to be a college student looking for a studio apartment. Her monthly rental contract for a one-room apartment costs several hundred thousand won. Still, even such a contract was desperate needed now.

This time, I will definitely close the deal!

Jo Mi-young said with a smile.

"Are you looking for a studio apartment? There is one good one. It's a newly built studio apartment, the landlord is good, and the monthly rent is cheap. "Why don't we go take a look now?"

The young man shook his head.

"I'm looking for a house. "What are the prices of houses around here?"

"Housing rent is average..."

"I don't want to rent, i want to buy."

"yes?"

"I want to buy one."

Are you going to buy a house?

Jo Mi-young was embarrassed, but kindly explained it.

"Housing prices vary greatly depending on location, land size, and building. "There are some for 300 million won, and there are also luxury homes for over 1 billion won."

The young man pointed out the glass door.

"Then how much is that house worth?"

Where the finger was pointed, there was an old two-story house.

"You can think of it as approximately mid-500 million to 600 million."

The young man nodded and said.

"I want to buy that house."

Looking at his expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.

'Are you really trying to buy a house?'

The sales contract alone costs millions of won in fees. Even if just this one contract was concluded, it would be cover the business profits for a month.

Jo Mi-young's expression brightened.

"I'll check to see if there are any similar houses for sale."

Then the young man spoke again.

"no. "I want to buy that house."

"······yes?"

After a while, Jo Mi-young understood what the young man said.

'Do you really want to buy that house and not another house?'

Jo Mi-young said in embarrassment.

"That house is not for sale."

"i know. Still, wouldn't the landlord be able to sell it if I offered to pay more than the market price?"

"That may be true, but..."

'Then you can buy a better house with that money, but why are you trying to buy that house at more than the market price? Is there a reason it has to be that house?'

While Jo Mi-young was wondering, the young man unzipped the bag next to her.

"You said the market price is 600 million won, so let's assume I buy it for around 800 million won."

What the young man took out of his bag was a bundle of money of 50,000 won. Six bundles of money were placed neatly on the table.

It's 5 million won per bundle...

'30 million won?'

The young man said to Jo Mi-young, who was surprised.

"If the contract goes well, I will give you this money as a brokerage fee."

Jo Mi-young swallowed her saliva when she saw the money piled up on the table.

'Wow, this is amazing!'