God-Given Investment Genius

20- Seonghan Paper with Myeongdang (3)

#20. Sunghan Paper Co., Ltd. (3)

Returning to the Plex Media office, Seo-yeon and Secretary Ko were contemplating the scenario chosen by Ji-hyeok.

“Secretary Goh, if you want to shoot a movie according to this scenario, the production cost will be high, right?”

“For now, it will cost billions of dollars just to produce models of the Turtle Ship or the Panokseon. The important thing is that there is a myth that a blockbuster involving water is difficult to succeed. Of course, Titanic broke the formula.”

Seoyeon seemed to think about it for a while, but then made a decision.

“First, set up a meeting with the director who wrote the screenplay.”

“CEO, aren’t you relying too much on Kang Ji-hyuk’s opinion? The output of ‘The King of Contemplation’ hasn’t even come out yet…”

“It’s not wrong… Secretary Go, how many billions can Secretary Go invest in something he is not sure about?”

“Still, Kang Ji-hyeok’s investment decisions are spontaneous in many ways. This can be a fatal weakness for investors.”

Seoyeon smiled and said.

“It is. If you look at how you decide to invest billions or tens of billions of dollars like going to a mart and buying snacks. But, does that make me more trustworthy?”

Secretary Go couldn’t understand Seo-yeon’s contradictory words, but after hearing Seo-yeon’s next words, she came to terms with it a little.

“Even chaebols can’t decide on investments worth tens of billions so easily. I don’t know how much he has, but he’s not a conglomerate, right? If it’s a conglomerate, there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“But he said he would invest 30 billion won in a company with a messed up financial statement. Oh, I guess you haven’t seen Secretary Go. In the president’s office earlier, Mr. Kang Ji-hyeok was just looking at some documents and figuring out the company’s situation, and I got goosebumps.”

Secretary Go sensed that Seo-yeon’s situation was serious, but Seo-yeon’s praise for Ji-hyeok did not end.

“I thought he was just a guru looking at contemplation, but he pointed out this and that while looking at the paperwork… why is that, aura. Did you see the aura behind Mr. Jihyeok? And this is my intuition, I don’t think it’ll ever fail, whether it’s a movie or a factory.”

“CEO, are you serious about investing in Sunghan Paper? You know how difficult it is to invest that much in our circumstances.”

“I told you. I need to say something sad about the house.”

“The President will never give us additional funding. Especially if the investment target is such a small business.”

Seoyeon smiled and said.

“Who asked Dad?”

“Then who… is it your wife?”

Seoyeon nodded and brought up a story that Secretary Goh did not know.

“Secretary Go, I saw a strange scene when I went to Kangwon Land. Oh, did I mention that? Mr. Ji-hyeok, talking about 6 billion won by robbing a rat.”

“Yes, you said.”

“Then, an old man came to Ji-hyeok with a lot of shoulders.”

“yes?”

“They were obviously approaching with ferocious force, but the old man stared at Ji-hyeok’s face and then knelt down and begged for help. At that time, the old man said, Mr. Ji-hyeok is a mansin. Does Secretary Go know what Mansin is?”

Secretary Go replied with a smile.

“I heard that shamans are called mansin, but… you already knew that Mr. Kang Ji-hyeok was descended from a god.”

“I knew that too. But seeing that scene, I thought it must have a different meaning, so I asked Mrs. Choi. Do you know Secretary Go? My mom went looking for all the famous shamans in the country to catch my dad cheating.”

“Yes, your wife is an expert on that.”

“Mrs. Choi said that Mansin is a very special person among shamans. He could literally be a person carrying all the gods in the world, or he could be a guru who masters and solves everything in the world.”

Seo-yeon smiled once again at the late secretary and said.

“Either way, if you meet a real mansin, you will definitely hold on to your pants crotch. They said that if a real mansin was running a business, even if he fell backwards, he would get a bunch of money.”

It was something that I couldn’t relate to at all as a secretary with an extremely rational way of thinking, but I thought that no one would be able to stop Seoyeon now.

And soon, the words that came out of Seoyeon’s mouth convinced even the late secretary.

“By the way, Secretary Go.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Secretary Go is mine, right?”

“yes? Strictly speaking, he was dispatched from the group headquarters, so he must be a member of the group. Salaries also come from the group headquarters.”

“Wow… I’m getting goosebumps again.”

Seo-yeon thought that the late secretary would answer that she was her person unconditionally, but when a completely different answer came out, Ji-hyeok’s words came to mind again.

“Secretary Goh, from now on, I will pay an extra salary separately from Flex Media. And the late secretary said she still hasn’t paid off her student loans? We can solve that by signing an employment contract with Plex Media and paying them as a signing bonus.”

Secretary Go said in surprise.

“That, that… violates the clause prohibiting concurrent business at the group headquarters…”

“That’s something I’ll figure out.”

“Thank you, CEO.”

“Thank you, I should have taken care of it in advance, but I’m sorry. I didn’t think I had to reciprocate because I took the things that Secretary Go did to me for granted. Good luck in the future, Secretary Go.”

“Yes, sir. thank you.”

It was a bit dry-looking thanks, but Seo-yeon was feeling grateful to Ji-hyeok as she saw the corners of her lips slightly go up.

“Thank you to Kang Ji-hyeok later. Because it was Kang Ji-hyeok who made me realize that obvious thing.”

***

At that time, Daniel, CEO of Vertical Movement, was distracted by a phone call from Jihyeok.

“Eugene, open our account. Mr. Kang sent an additional investment a while ago…”

Eugene shouted before Daniel could finish his words.

“Boss, 5 billion came in.”

“Oh, five billion?”

“Yes, exactly 5 billion was deposited in Kang Ji-hyuk’s name.”

“Ha… what is this person really? Where are you printing money like this?”

Eugene asked.

“Couldn’t it be money laundering or something?”

“If that was the case, I would have turned it over to an offshore bank.”

“Then, should I invest this money in construction stocks as well?”

“No, he said he’s on his way to Gangnam, so he’ll drop by the office for a bit. It’s not like you won 5 billion by gambling, and you said that the money you entrusted to us last time was almost all your property.”

Daniel’s curiosity was resolved after only 5 minutes.

Jihyeok said.

“That money? I won it because I played baccarat.”

“yes?”

“To be precise, I won it by betting on someone playing baccarat. Kangwon Land is a very interesting place.”

“Jeong… You mean you really won it by gambling?”

Feeling a sense of relative deprivation, Daniel’s voice trembled.

“Why would I lie like that? Oh, I’m not the type to gamble, so don’t worry too much.”

Daniel was aware of Ji-hyeok’s novelty to some extent, but he was dumbfounded when he heard that he won 5 billion won through real gambling.

“…Really gambling… 5 billion…”

“Well, that’s not important, how long will it take to cash out all the money invested in the construction stock?”

“yes? Are you saying you want to sell all your stock?”

“I think so. According to my last report, it seemed to be around 20 billion…”

Daniel suddenly came to his senses and answered.

“Now it has risen a little more and is about 22 billion. However, there are still stocks that have been designated as local election theme stocks, so there is still room for upside.”

Jihyeok called Daniel with an expressionless face.

“Mr Connor.”

“Yes, Mr. Kang.”

“You worked on Wall Street, don’t you know?”

“yes? What are you talking about…”

“The rumor that everyone knows is no longer interesting.”

Only then did Daniel grasp the point Jihyeok was talking about.

Before the government’s intentions or the contours of the local elections were revealed, expectations alone provided sufficient upside, but now all those rumors have been pointed out as correct policies and companies.

Jihyeok said.

“The stock price of these companies will not go up any more. Not only the companies in question, but all the companies that are even slightly related would have risen to the maximum. All that’s left is…”

Daniel received Jihyeok’s words.

“Stocks that are not designated as theme stocks will enter a downward phase.”

“you’re right. The overall adjustment will come. If you look at the US stock market, historically, presidential theme stocks have rarely risen after winning the presidential election. Rumors exert their power when they are rumors.”

Daniel couldn’t help but admire Jihyeok’s insight once again.

“Thank you and sorry again. I feel like I have become too dull after following Mr. Kang’s investment method.”

“you’re welcome. In any case, please proceed with the liquidation in the direction of maximizing profits as quickly as possible.”

It was a trivial remark, but Jihyeok knew that this was not an easy task.

Looking at the size of the Korean stock market, it is a tiny amount, but it is impossible for amateurs to maximize profits without market shock in cashing in tens of billions of dollars.

However, Daniel immediately appealed to the fact that he was a pro.

“I will take care of it so that there is no disappointment. By the way, the reason why you are suddenly cashing out… did you have another investment destination in mind?”

“hmm······.”

“Ah… I must have asked a difficult question. It’s okay if you don’t say anything. Thanks to Mr. Kang, we made a pretty big profit, so we asked because we wanted to help with something.”

Jihyuk smiled and said.

“no. There are things that the vertical movement can help with, but it’s not 100% confirmed yet, so I think it might be a waste.”

“Anything you tell us, we will do our best to help.”

“Um… First of all, please find a company listed on the KOSDAQ that can acquire management rights for around 20 billion won. It would be nice if the industry was related to cosmetics, but if that is not possible, a small trading company with a high proportion of trade is fine.”

“All right. We will make a list and contact you.”

***

The next day, a welcome guest visited Cheongdam Station.

“Old man, are you here?”

The president, Jinan-cheol, said with a pleasant smile.

“Heh heh, did our guru do well too?”

“Thanks to you, I had a good time. I asked to see you, so please visit me in person like this… Thank you, old man.”

“Can you? Our guru is looking forward to seeing you, heh heh. Thanks to the master, our Hyung-seop was able to become a member of the National Assembly.”

Jihyeok was slightly surprised and asked back.

“Is that true?”

“Uh-huh, don’t be true. Hyung-seop said he would leave the party to run as an independent, so the party made the proposal first. The party will give you a nomination, so you have to bring your party membership and run in the by-election for the National Assembly member.”

“Are you talking about nominations for members of the National Assembly, not the mayor?”

Jinancheol nodded and said.

“They must have been in pain after Park Joo-seop became like that. Although Gangnam is their vegetable garden, public opinion that it is difficult this time is so strong that no one seems to have stepped forward. But just in case Hyung-seop said he would run as an independent, I thought that the votes would be divided and the opposition party would lose his seat.”

“hahahaha, good luck. It’s probably because the elder did a good job behind the scenes, but that’s also my son’s luck.”

“Heh heh, you’re a ghost after all. Anyway, why did you ask to see me?”

“Ah… I contacted you to see if I could introduce you to an architect’s office.”

“An architect? That’s my specialty, but… Why? Are you going to build a house?”

“No, I was thinking of requesting a factory design.”

The president of Jinancheol tilted his head and asked.

“You have a factory?”

“I’m not doing it myself, but someone I know has a forest of about 20,000 pyeong, and I want to get a building permit. You know, doesn’t the amount of a bank loan more than double if you just get a building permit?”

“That’s not true… But hey, the real estate side is utter nonsense.”

“hahahaha, that’s right. In fact, I was thinking of asking in detail if you introduced me to an architect’s office if I didn’t know.”

“First of all, what you need is not an architect’s office, but a civil design office. If you want to change the use of forest land, civil design comes first.”

“Ah… is that so?”

“yes. In addition, if large-scale forest land is to be diverted, a separate review must be conducted by the deliberation committee of the relevant local government office. It’s something that takes a lot of time.”

“Hmm…”

While Jihyeok was lost in thought for a moment, CEO Nayeoncheol spat out a laugh and said,

“Heh heh, but it’s not like there isn’t a way to pull that deliberation. Things are a little easier with the Civil Engineering Office, which has a tight grip on the local council.”

“Oh, I see.”

“So, where are you trying to touch the ground? Even if I look like this, my feet are quite wide in that direction. Come and tell me, I will help you within my arm’s reach.”

“This is Godeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek-si, the elder.”

At that moment, the president’s eyes changed sharply.

“Did you just say Godeok-myeon?”

“Yes, old man. I went there because it was the place where Dongsu’s mother was buried, and there was a good spot.”

The old man, Nancheol, whose expression hardened, questioned Jihyeok as if arguing.

“Hey… by any chance, are you doing this because you heard something from Daesu?”

Dae-su was a friend of Hyeong-seop, the son of Jin-cheol’s boss.

He was the person in charge of the Urban Policy Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

“yes? What do you mean?”

When Jihyeok showed an expression that he didn’t know at all, the president of Nancheol also sighed and continued.

“Whoa… yes. you can’t do that So, have you decided to invest in Godeok-myeon?”

“Yes, old man. We are raising funds now. But why are you so surprised?”

Jinancheol erased his smile and said.

“From now on, you must never tell anyone what I am saying. Not too long ago, Dae-soo told me a useless story about repaying the favor. It’s an opportunity to make a lot of money.”

It seems that the head of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport tipped off the development information to the president, but the president would have rejected it straight away because he was not the kind of person who would do something that would interfere with his son’s rise to fame.

The following words of President Nan-cheol were shocking even for Ji-hyeok.

“That guy said that. Ilsung Group is going to build the largest ever semiconductor factory in Godeok-myeon.”