Translator: Khan
Editor: Aelryinth
The alarm rang . I opened my eyes, stretched my hand and turned off the alarm by grabbing the cell phone that the alarm was ringing on . If I turned off the alarm, today's date would come out: July 12, 2019 .
'Well… I have to go to work today . ' Today, I had an important item, the regular report of Invictus Investment, to review and evaluate the investments made by it .
I got out of bed . The blanket rolled up, and I felt a sense of resistance . Looking next to me, Lee Ah-young held my blanket like a baby . I lifted the quilt, covered her bare shoulders, and stood up from my side .
At that time, a sharp pain went past my waist . “Ugh…” I got out of bed, patting my back like a 90-year-old old man . I'd been on vacation for a week, back for two days . I'd been doing too much lately . I looked at the clock . It was 7:40 and I saw Lee Ah-young still lying on my bed . No matter how romantic we were, I should have my own time at 8:55 .
'I'll go to work early and get an email from work . ' Thinking so, I went to the bathroom and took a shower first . When I came out of the living room, Lee Ah-young was rubbing her eyes . I asked her, “Are you awake?”
“Uh… are you going to work today?”
“Yes . I have something important to do today . ”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, I'll go to work first, so get some more sleep . ”
“What about breakfast?”
“There's a toast house in front of the company . I'm going to eat there . ”
“Toast? Wait a minute . I'll do it for you . ”
“What? We don't have bread or a toast machine in my apartment . ”
She got out of bed and said, packing her underwear, “It's all in my room . ”
“… yes . ”
I went to the dressing room, got dressed, picked out my watch, put on my skin lotion and roughly styled my hair, and packed my bag with my Wi-Pad and laptop . I was ready to go to work, and looking at my watch, it was 8:30 . It was only two blocks from the office . It was very close, but now I had to leave to get an email .
As soon as I thought, 'I have to get out of here now,' my room's keyword was pressed . Soon the door opened, and Lee Ah-young brought a toast cut for good use on a plate, and a cup of strong coffee .
“Not late, oppa . ”
“Oh . I think I can eat this and go . ”
But toast was a bit unique . Bread was the same bread, but the toppings were sp,e that I couldn't see in Korean franchises . There were things like strawberries and blackberries on the nuts .
“What's this? It's unusual . ”
“It's original Chicago style . ”
Chicago was where she had been studying abroad . I took a bite of it and it was delicious . The maple syrup on the bread went well with toppings .
“Well, it's delicious . ”
“That's it, right?”
Whether the Chicago style was compatible with my taste, or it was because of the sensibility of the only daughter of a food company, anyway, it was really delicious . Thanks to the taste of toast, and the short time, I quickly finished the toast .
“It's delicious . Thank you . Thanks for setting it up . ”
Lee Ah-young curled up and smiled cutely .
I drank all the remaining coffee and told her, “I'll go . You're going to…”
“I am on vacation . ”
“You are a student; that's good . I'll get out . ”
She kissed me on the cheek and said, “I wish you a pleasant day, oppa . ” She acted like she was trying to see me off at my house .
“… Aren't you going home?”
“Ah… I thought I'd watch the drama of a newly married couple . ”
She smiled and walked out the door with me . Then she went into her room and said, “Well, I hope you do well . ”
I said to her, reaching out my hand, “Yes . ”
I went to work at our office after a long time . Secretary Seo was in front of the door of the president's office, as usual . When he saw me, he stood up and asked, “How was your vacation?”
“I got a little tan, right?”
“Yes . And…” He glanced up and down at me . “You went to rest, but somehow… you look more tired than usual . ”
“Hmm? Really?”
As I asked, he said, with a slightly insidious smile, “It seems that your energy has been sucked out…”
At times like this, He was Seo Ji-hoon, my junior in college, not Secretary Seo .
“You…” I slapped him on the shoulder with my fist .
He said, running away, “Hahaha, I'm joking . I'm joking . ”
I also smiled and said to him, “What about you? Where have you been on vacation?”
“Bangkok . ”
“Bangkok? Thailand?”
“No . Just in the room . I was just at home . ”
“Why? You'd better go abroad when I go out . I gave you enough of a bonus, right?”
That was true . I gave my entire staff a vacation bonus for this holiday season . Vice President Jang and Secretary Seo were directly given thirty thousand dollars each .
“Oh, that's well saved for my future . ”
I said with my arms crossed, “What's wrong with you? You should use it . Do you have any problems with your family? Did your parents give security for someone?”
Secretary Seo shook his head at my words, “No . ”
“Let me know if there's anything like that . I'll take care of it all if it can be solved with money . ”
“No, that's not what happened . You know that . I prefer playing at home to going somewhere . ”
Well, he'd been a houseboy for a long time . I had raised his salary from five thousand to ten thousand dollars a month . His annual salary had already exceeded a hundred thousand dollars . Of course, I paid a lot of year-end bonus and vacation bonus . I was very careful not to cause any problems by skimping on money .
“… yes . But don't stay home too long and get out of there . You should go out and have a new experience . ”
He smiled and said, “Yes, boss . ”
“So, when is today's meeting with the presidents?”
” At eleven o'clock . ”
“Well . Yeah . Don't make the presidents who come in advance wait too long… Just call them into the president's office . I will have a little talk with them . ”
“Yes, boss . ”
I spent my time going into the president's office, getting emails as usual, and trading by myself . Before eleven o'clock, the presidents of our subsidiaries arrived here, one by one . The first to come was Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M . He came half an hour earlier than his appointment time .
“h.e.l.lo, CEO Han . How have you been?”
“Oh, yes . How are you?”
We greeted each other . More than that, I could see a little box he was holding .
“Yes, it's… it's red ginseng . I was worried that you might be sick in the summer heat . ”
“Ah… yes . ”
He humbled to himself the most among the presidents of subsidiaries I'd ever invested in . I thought it was because he was in the most financially demanding position .
“Secretary Seo . ” I made a gesture for Secretary Seo and received the red ginseng gift . I was not interested in these things, but if I would give it to my parents, they would like it .
“How are you doing these days?”
“As a result of intensive pushes of Fantasy War Ground, the share of our company in the game market has jumped from 7% to 12% . ”
“Oh, that's great!”
The Internet broadcasting market was growing every year . Top company European TV had also had its stock price go up a lot recently . Blue E&M also rode the wave and recently watched its share price soar .
“Sit down . ” I offered him a seat, but a second visitor s.h.i.+n Dong-woo, CEO of Kai Games, came in .
“How have you been, CEO Han?”
“Yes, you're busy these days, right?”
He said with a big smile, “Yes, a little…”
He had to be pretty busy, not a little bit . Fantasy War Ground was such a big hit that it was booming all over the world . He must have been very, very busy managing the company or traveling abroad . There was nothing to say about the stock price . The company's market capital, which was only a hundred and twenty million dollars when I had taken over, was now eight hundred million . It had risen more than six times . As a result, it had become the best investment for me and for the Invictus Investment .
CEO s.h.i.+n Dong-woo also shook hands with Ahn Yong-kyun, who was first here . “President Oh is here, too . How are you?”
“Oh, yes, I'm doing great, thanks to you . ”
The two had already been acquainted: one was making games and one was broadcasting, as I had instructed, so I arranged the collaboration earlier .
“You two are here, and we'll soon have three more . Let's go to the meeting room . ” I led the two to the ready-to-be convention hall .
On the way, Vice President Jang joined me, too . “Ah, you are here, presidents?”
At 9:45, the third person, my personal best friend, Kwon Oh-hyuk, president of OH Entertainment, arrived .
“How are you?” He came up and bowed his head to me . He looked at the two presidents who were there first . “Oh, I'm late . I'm sorry . Presidents . ” He said h.e.l.lo to me one more time .
“No . You're early . ” He was not late, but two other presidents came very early .
I greeted him, “How are you these days?”
“You know, boss . The preview of “I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was very good . The audience liked it, and the critics raised their thumbs . ”
“Oh, really?”
“I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was a melodramatic film starring Oh Hyun-joo, the star of OH Entertainment . The movie they had cranked in last year was about to be released .
I nodded, “That's great! How is Ms . Oh?”
“Yes, of course . She's greatly looking forward to this movie . She thinks it will be the most successful film of her own career . ”
“Oh, really? I'll see it to fill her expectations . ”
He lowered his head several times and showed me his s.h.i.+ny bald head . “Oh, thank you very much, boss . I'll give a word to Hyun-joo . ”
I nodded, “Yes, please . ”
After the three existing presidents took their places, I looked around them and said, “Oh, I don't know if you've heard, but there are two more people coming today . First is Chung So-young, president of the media company Oracle News, and next is s.h.i.+n Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical . ”
Everyone had no response when “Oracle News” came out, but when it came to Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, their eyes changed slightly . To be sure, the ten-million-dollar Internet newspaper company and a billion-dollar mid-sized pharmaceutical company seemed to have different weight . Around 10:50, two CEOs appeared in the conference room, as I had predicted .
A woman in her forties was first, contrasting with three middle-aged men . Chung So-young, CEO of Oracle News, greeted me in a lively voice, “h.e.l.lo, CEO Han!”
She had something mature s.e.xy to fit in her forties . Red lipstick and red suit looked really good on her . It was also fair to say that the three CEOs who were here first couldn't take their eyes off her .
'Everyone has a wife and children… Come to think of it, President Kwon is single . '
She just happened to sit next to Kwon Oh-hyuk . I thought they looked good together .
'Is CEO Chung married?' I was not sure .
Finally, at 10:55, s.h.i.+n Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, in his sixties with perfect gray hair, made his appearance . The contract with Hyun Young Pharmaceutical was not yet finished, but since the agreement had already been reached verbally, he decided to come to greet me and other presidents . “h.e.l.lo, CEO Han . And a lot of bosses . ”
When he came in, Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M, quickly stepped aside and said, “Sit here, Mr . Chairman . ” Then he went to the last seat and sat down .
Chairman s.h.i.+n Jae-eun sat in the seat without saying a word .
With this, the CEOs of a total of five listed companies and one media company I invested in, gathered together . I said, gathering my hands together, “Good to see you, ladies and gentlemen . ”
Translator: Khan.
Editor: Aelryinth.
The alarm rang . I opened my eyes, stretched my hand and turned off the alarm by grabbing the cell phone that the alarm was ringing on . If I turned off the alarm, today's date would come out: July 12, 2019
'Well… I have to go to work today . ' Today, I had an important item, the regular report of Invictus Investment, to review and evaluate the investments made by it
I got out of bed . The blanket rolled up, and I felt a sense of resistance . Looking next to me, Lee Ah-young held my blanket like a baby . I lifted the quilt, covered her bare shoulders, and stood up from my side
At that time, a sharp pain went past my waist . “Ugh…” I got out of bed, patting my back like a 90-year-old old man . I'd been on vacation for a week, back for two days . I'd been doing too much lately . I looked at the clock . It was 7:40 and I saw Lee Ah-young still lying on my bed . No matter how romantic we were, I should have my own time at 8:55
'I'll go to work early and get an email from work . ' Thinking so, I went to the bathroom and took a shower first . When I came out of the living room, Lee Ah-young was rubbing her eyes . I asked her, “Are you awake?”.
“Uh… are you going to work today?”.
“Yes . I have something important to do today . ”.
“Is that so?”.
“Yes, I'll go to work first, so get some more sleep . ”.
“What about breakfast?”.
“There's a toast house in front of the company . I'm going to eat there . ”.
“Toast? Wait a minute . I'll do it for you . ”.
“What? We don't have bread or a toast machine in my apartment . ”.
She got out of bed and said, packing her underwear, “It's all in my room . ”.
“… yes . ”.
I went to the dressing room, got dressed, picked out my watch, put on my skin lotion and roughly styled my hair, and packed my bag with my Wi-Pad and laptop . I was ready to go to work, and looking at my watch, it was 8:30 . It was only two blocks from the office . It was very close, but now I had to leave to get an email
As soon as I thought, 'I have to get out of here now,' my room's keyword was pressed . Soon the door opened, and Lee Ah-young brought a toast cut for good use on a plate, and a cup of strong coffee
“Not late, oppa . ”.
“Oh . I think I can eat this and go . ”.
But toast was a bit unique . Bread was the same bread, but the toppings were sp,e that I couldn't see in Korean franchises . There were things like strawberries and blackberries on the nuts
“What's this? It's unusual . ”.
“It's original Chicago style . ”.
Chicago was where she had been studying abroad . I took a bite of it and it was delicious . The maple syrup on the bread went well with toppings
“Well, it's delicious . ”.
“That's it, right?”.
Whether the Chicago style was compatible with my taste, or it was because of the sensibility of the only daughter of a food company, anyway, it was really delicious . Thanks to the taste of toast, and the short time, I quickly finished the toast
“It's delicious . Thank you . Thanks for setting it up . ”.
Lee Ah-young curled up and smiled cutely
I drank all the remaining coffee and told her, “I'll go . You're going to…”.
“I am on vacation . ”.
“You are a student; that's good . I'll get out . ”.
She kissed me on the cheek and said, “I wish you a pleasant day, oppa . ” She acted like she was trying to see me off at my house
“… Aren't you going home?”.
“Ah… I thought I'd watch the drama of a newly married couple . ”.
She smiled and walked out the door with me . Then she went into her room and said, “Well, I hope you do well . ”.
I said to her, reaching out my hand, “Yes . ”.
——————————————-.
I went to work at our office after a long time . Secretary Seo was in front of the door of the president's office, as usual . When he saw me, he stood up and asked, “How was your vacation?”.
“I got a little tan, right?”.
“Yes . And…” He glanced up and down at me . “You went to rest, but somehow… you look more tired than usual . ”.
“Hmm? Really?”.
As I asked, he said, with a slightly insidious smile, “It seems that your energy has been sucked out…”.
At times like this, He was Seo Ji-hoon, my junior in college, not Secretary Seo
“You…” I slapped him on the shoulder with my fist
He said, running away, “Hahaha, I'm joking . I'm joking . ”.
I also smiled and said to him, “What about you? Where have you been on vacation?”.
“Bangkok . ”.
“Bangkok? Thailand?”.
“No . Just in the room . I was just at home . ”.
“Why? You'd better go abroad when I go out . I gave you enough of a bonus, right?”.
That was true . I gave my entire staff a vacation bonus for this holiday season . Vice President Jang and Secretary Seo were directly given thirty thousand dollars each
“Oh, that's well saved for my future . ”.
I said with my arms crossed, “What's wrong with you? You should use it . Do you have any problems with your family? Did your parents give security for someone?”.
Secretary Seo shook his head at my words, “No . ”.
“Let me know if there's anything like that . I'll take care of it all if it can be solved with money . ”.
“No, that's not what happened . You know that . I prefer playing at home to going somewhere . ”.
Well, he'd been a houseboy for a long time . I had raised his salary from five thousand to ten thousand dollars a month . His annual salary had already exceeded a hundred thousand dollars . Of course, I paid a lot of year-end bonus and vacation bonus . I was very careful not to cause any problems by skimping on money
“… yes . But don't stay home too long and get out of there . You should go out and have a new experience . ”.
He smiled and said, “Yes, boss . ”.
“So, when is today's meeting with the presidents?”.
” At eleven o'clock . ”.
“Well . Yeah . Don't make the presidents who come in advance wait too long… Just call them into the president's office . I will have a little talk with them . ”.
“Yes, boss . ”.
———————–.
I spent my time going into the president's office, getting emails as usual, and trading by myself . Before eleven o'clock, the presidents of our subsidiaries arrived here, one by one . The first to come was Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M . He came half an hour earlier than his appointment time
“h.e.l.lo, CEO Han . How have you been?”.
“Oh, yes . How are you?”.
We greeted each other . More than that, I could see a little box he was holding
“Yes, it's… it's red ginseng . I was worried that you might be sick in the summer heat . ”.
“Ah… yes . ”.
He humbled to himself the most among the presidents of subsidiaries I'd ever invested in . I thought it was because he was in the most financially demanding position
“Secretary Seo . ” I made a gesture for Secretary Seo and received the red ginseng gift . I was not interested in these things, but if I would give it to my parents, they would like it
“How are you doing these days?”.
“As a result of intensive pushes of Fantasy War Ground, the share of our company in the game market has jumped from 7% to 12% . ”.
“Oh, that's great!”.
The Internet broadcasting market was growing every year . Top company European TV had also had its stock price go up a lot recently . Blue E&M also rode the wave and recently watched its share price soar
“Sit down . ” I offered him a seat, but a second visitor s.h.i.+n Dong-woo, CEO of Kai Games, came in
“How have you been, CEO Han?”.
“Yes, you're busy these days, right?”.
He said with a big smile, “Yes, a little…”.
He had to be pretty busy, not a little bit . Fantasy War Ground was such a big hit that it was booming all over the world . He must have been very, very busy managing the company or traveling abroad . There was nothing to say about the stock price . The company's market capital, which was only a hundred and twenty million dollars when I had taken over, was now eight hundred million . It had risen more than six times . As a result, it had become the best investment for me and for the Invictus Investment
CEO s.h.i.+n Dong-woo also shook hands with Ahn Yong-kyun, who was first here . “President Oh is here, too . How are you?”.
“Oh, yes, I'm doing great, thanks to you . ”.
The two had already been acquainted: one was making games and one was broadcasting, as I had instructed, so I arranged the collaboration earlier
“You two are here, and we'll soon have three more . Let's go to the meeting room . ” I led the two to the ready-to-be convention hall
On the way, Vice President Jang joined me, too . “Ah, you are here, presidents?”.
At 9:45, the third person, my personal best friend, Kwon Oh-hyuk, president of OH Entertainment, arrived
“How are you?” He came up and bowed his head to me . He looked at the two presidents who were there first . “Oh, I'm late . I'm sorry . Presidents . ” He said h.e.l.lo to me one more time
“No . You're early . ” He was not late, but two other presidents came very early
I greeted him, “How are you these days?”.
“You know, boss . The preview of “I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was very good . The audience liked it, and the critics raised their thumbs . ”.
“Oh, really?”.
“I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was a melodramatic film starring Oh Hyun-joo, the star of OH Entertainment . The movie they had cranked in last year was about to be released
I nodded, “That's great! How is Ms . Oh?”.
“Yes, of course . She's greatly looking forward to this movie . She thinks it will be the most successful film of her own career . ”.
“Oh, really? I'll see it to fill her expectations . ”.
He lowered his head several times and showed me his s.h.i.+ny bald head . “Oh, thank you very much, boss . I'll give a word to Hyun-joo . ”.
I nodded, “Yes, please . ”.
After the three existing presidents took their places, I looked around them and said, “Oh, I don't know if you've heard, but there are two more people coming today . First is Chung So-young, president of the media company Oracle News, and next is s.h.i.+n Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical . ”.
Everyone had no response when “Oracle News” came out, but when it came to Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, their eyes changed slightly . To be sure, the ten-million-dollar Internet newspaper company and a billion-dollar mid-sized pharmaceutical company seemed to have different weight . Around 10:50, two CEOs appeared in the conference room, as I had predicted
A woman in her forties was first, contrasting with three middle-aged men . Chung So-young, CEO of Oracle News, greeted me in a lively voice, “h.e.l.lo, CEO Han!”.
She had something mature s.e.xy to fit in her forties . Red lipstick and red suit looked really good on her . It was also fair to say that the three CEOs who were here first couldn't take their eyes off her
'Everyone has a wife and children… Come to think of it, President Kwon is single . '.
She just happened to sit next to Kwon Oh-hyuk . I thought they looked good together
'Is CEO Chung married?' I was not sure
Finally, at 10:55, s.h.i.+n Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, in his sixties with perfect gray hair, made his appearance . The contract with Hyun Young Pharmaceutical was not yet finished, but since the agreement had already been reached verbally, he decided to come to greet me and other presidents . “h.e.l.lo, CEO Han . And a lot of bosses . ”.
When he came in, Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M, quickly stepped aside and said, “Sit here, Mr . Chairman . ” Then he went to the last seat and sat down
Chairman s.h.i.+n Jae-eun sat in the seat without saying a word
With this, the CEOs of a total of five listed companies and one media company I invested in, gathered together . I said, gathering my hands together, “Good to see you, ladies and gentlemen . ”.