The street was very noisy with the sound of car engines, honking and the chattering of those walking on the road, but Kyungsu could not hear or see anything . He saw and heard something, but he could not recognize what it was at all . It was as if he was thrown into a h.e.l.l he could not survive . When he got out of the office, he could not move even one step . Haaa . what should I do from now on? He felt sad and clueless . He felt lonely and scared . He felt as if his brain activity stopped along with his body . Suddenly, the images of his family came to his mind . They called him honey and daddy with big smiles . Then, some faces came to his mind . It looked like he could trust only his friends in a desperate situation like this . He called Doyun among them . Doyun was his closest friend who called him from time to time proposing business . Doyun picked up his phone gladly, but Kyungsus voice was gloomy like a flat balloon . Hey, I was fired, man! Im jobless now . Then, Doyun encouraged him, saying its a good thing he was fired, Havent you heard opportunities are found in times of crisis? Stop moping and try to turn evils into blessings, dude . I think its a good thing you were fired . Lets focus on doing our business from now on . Kyungsu didnt feel up to it . If things went alright, it could be rags to riches or turn evils into blessings, as Doyun said . But the rate of success was too low . Doyun kept persuading him as he felt this was the right opportunity to do so . He said he would pay for all the expenses necessary to run the company . Kyungsu knew why he was full of confidence like that . It was because he trusted Sanggu Maengs storyboarding talent . This was a very important talent . Especially in the world of webtoon . The fun of the same story can be quite different, depending on how you make a storyboard . It was almost the same for videos . Video is a series of key frames centered around the storyboard . Once one grasps the core of the storyboard, one can make the keyframes much better . After all, Kyungsu nodded his head and said, Okay, then . Lets give it a try . Hyunwoo entered a shabby restaurant . It specialized in grilled beef entrails . Though it looked shabby, it was a power restaurant with 30 years of history doing business in the same place . There were not many regular customers, but they had great trust in this restaurant and its menu . Hyunwoo looked around inside the restaurant . Kyungsu, sitting in a corner table, called him, waving his hand . Hey, Im here! Hyunwoo approached him quickly and said, You must have waited for me very long . Not really . I just got here . Of course, it was a lie . He must have waited for Hyunwoo very long, given that half a soju bottle was already empty . And Kyungsu didnt look good . Though he was trying to smile, it was only a smile to hide his loneliness . Hyunwoo felt todays topic would be heavy . But he didnt ask because Kyungsu would bring it up anyway at an appropriate time . After talking about some trifle things, he brought up the main topic, after all . Dont you want to invest in a business? Hyunwoo recalled what he had experienced inside a bus one week ago . He heard Kyungsu talking to someone who pressed on him to do business . At that time, Kyungsu seemed very hesitant, but it seemed that he finally made up his mind . Of course, Hyunwoo was not interested in anything like that at all . Above all, he had no knowledge of animation and knew no experts in that field . Hahaha, brother, Im not interested in it at all . It could be a big hit if everything goes well . That was something that could be applied to any business, but the key factor was the rate of success . When Hyunwoo thought about it, Kyungsus business had not much chance of success . He found the reason when he saw Kyungsu talking to his friend on the bus . He wasnt that confident . Chances of failure were high even for those starting business with optimistic thinking . Then how could he who lacked confidence succeed in business? And his business method was wrong . Recalling Kyungsus call at the time, Hyunwoo felt some of Kyungsus close friends met to start business . They could hire some talented men, but the main staff were his friends . Can they be compet.i.tive enough? If Hyunwoo started business, he will try to hire talented men first just like Dohyuk Kims Castor Dream Team . I just want to lead an ordinary life like now, said Hyunwoo . Dont say that, man . Just invest about 30 million won . I want to do it but have no money . I think you can afford to do it . Hyunwoo felt he was put on the spot at the moment . Kyungsu was making a request, not a suggestion . He couldnt say he had no money . He didnt want to lie about it, and he was giving Kyungsu a monthly salary for his talent donation . Still Hyunwoo could not lend Kyungsu money just because of their warm bond . He might feel hurt if Hyunwoo rejected, but they could fall out later when things went badly . If Hyunwoo had to reject Kyunsus request, he needed to express it clearly . If you want me to lend you some money, I can give 10 million won with an IOU, but I dont want to invest . So, stop talking about investment . I feel uncomfortable sitting here with you . Kyungsu scratched his head . Though he seemed hurt, he didnt say anything offensive to Hyunwoo . The atmosphere turned rather awkward at the moment . It looked like it was the first time Hyunwoo felt like this since he met Kyungsu . Fortunately, someone called Hyunwoo at the moment . He was a fellow cla.s.smate from high school Hyungsun Kim . Though Hyunwoo didnt like Hyungsun, he had no reason to avoid another alumnus call . Hey, Hyungsun . Long time, no see! After exchanging some pleasantries, Hyungsun brought up the main top, which was about an alumni meeting in several days . This is not yet the end of the year . Why are you guys suddenly having an alumni meeting? Well, I just want to see the friends . Dont you think we need to meet more often? Hyunwoo tilted his head as Hyungsun was almost never present at such an alumni meeting in the past . Nonetheless, he couldnt blame Hyungsun for that because he might have changed . Got it . Just text me about the place and time of the alumni meeting . Hyunwoo hung up the phone . Kyungsu didnt talk about business any more . They just drank quietly and then parted . Three months later, Hyunwoo got a call from Unhye Kim in j.a.pan, representative of N&C j.a.pan . As he communicated with her on the N&C Koreas internet cafe, he hadnt talked to her on the phone for a long time . Unhyes voice was very cheerful . It looked like his j.a.panese tour arrangement for her parents, which he had prepared in time for their summer vacation, had finally been realized . Thanks so much, said Unhye . Did they arrive alright?asked Hyunwoo . Yes, all of them were so happy to be here . Great . From now, make lots of money for their travel, okay? You have to be good to your parents during their lifetime . Of course . Thanks so much again . After the call, he came out of his room . Though it was only 11 am, it was already so hot outside because of the scorching weather in August . Hyunmin, who was playing with Wori, the house dog, bowed to him, How are you, brother? Dressed up, Hyunmin looked like a different man . He used to look like a bandit, but today, he looked like one who turned over a new leaf in life . Soon, Hyunwoos mother, dressed in a Korean traditional jacket, came out . Hyunwoo, along with Hyunmin, escorted his father out of the main room, who was dressed in suit for the first time in a long time . They got on board a van to head for the House of Happiness orphanage for the wedding ceremony for the couple who were graduates of the house . Hyunwoos van pulled up . They had to wait at least one hour before the marriage ceremony at the orphanage, but it was already crowded with many people . The busiest man out there was the director of the orphanage, of course . He was busy with greeting the guests but quickly approached Hyunwoos family members when he noticed them . Oh, youre here! Whats all this, by the way? Well, this is all I can give today, some side dishes, said Hyunwoos mother . Thanks so much for this . I hear the groom is such a sincere man, she said . Oh, yea . He is sincerity itself . You wont find another sincere man like him . Letting out a sigh, though, the director began to talk about the groom . He was sincere, but had no luck . He opened a chicken restaurant with his cla.s.smate, Sungrak Sohn, with the money he saved while working at a moving center and cleaning company, but failed . Hes still commendable, though . Without getting frustrated, hes doing his business again, and he is generous, too . Whenever he can find the time, he visits here to buy the kids something to eat or school supplies… Hearing what the director said, Hyunwoo thought he was really a good and sincere guy . The money he could make by working his fingers to the bone was around 3 million won per month at most, but it was almost one million he spent for the kids . Sungrak Sohn, his business partner, was as good-hearted and sincere as him . They had no luck in business, to say the least, according to the director . The bride was as good as the groom . She was dreaming about a rosy future with her fiance while doing odd jobs at a restaurant, but got pregnant unexpectedly . Because of her bad morning sickness, she couldnt work for some time . She has been already five months pregnant, so she couldnt put off her wedding anymore . So, she decided to have the wedding ceremony as frugally as possible . As you have come like this, why dont you see the groom? said the director . The groom was small, about 160 cm, but looked like a man of firm character who could do any job very well . When the director introduced him to Hyunwoos family, he bowed to them and said, My name is Jaegyong Kang . Ive heard about you a lot . I really wanted to see you . Im glad to meet you and introduce myself to you today . Congratulations! We hope everything will work out well for you, and you can be rich . Hyunwoo congratulated him, grasping his hands firmly . Then, Jaegyong suddenly approached a guy after noticing him, Oh, my friend . Thanks for coming! Hyunwoo immediately realized that he was Jaegyongs business partner Sungrak . Sungrak tried to get out of the wedding place as if he felt it burdensome to draw the guests attention . Never mind, dude! Dont go . Jaegyong took hold of his wrist and stopped him . Shaking off his hands, however, Sungrak left, saying repeatedly that he was sorry, Im sorry . Really sorry, man . Ill come back when I get the money . Im so sorry, friend . Then, he ran out of the orphanage .