After 12 Hours

Strange Connection (2)

“You know Oh Hyun-joo, right? Beautiful actor.”

I nodded.

“... you know. ”

For all I know, it was only two months ago that I saved her life in the Interstate Range.

“This OH entertainment was just like that until last quarter, but Hyeon-ju Oh recently said that his sales have increased dramatically. It's a cosmetic nowadays. It's a mobile phone. There's no CF that doesn't come out. He also recently played a role in Chungmuro. ”

“Well...”

For a moment, I thought back to the time when I was catching the culprit.

"It was really..."

I was reminiscing about the past for a moment, when Ji-hoon left.

“Sir, I have to go to the bathroom for a while. ”

After Ji-hoon closed the sliding door, I searched my wallet. I changed my wallet after making a lot of money, but I didn't throw it away.

‘... there. ’

I found a business card inside my wallet.

‘Kwon Oh Hyuk, President of OH Entertainment. ’

That day, President Kwon Oh Hyuk handed this to me in front of the police station.

‘It's no different… we want to cover this up quietly. ’

With a check for $30 million as a plea bargain.

"... that OH Entertainment Company was CKD Entertainment Subsidiary... so if I acquire CKD Entertainment, then OH Entertainment is my company... and President Kwon... and Oh Hyun-joo is my client."

Become a celebrity for my company What a funny relationship, a strange relationship.

‘By the way, I never got in touch with my phone number. ’

If I had the number, I would have texted you just once to thank you for being busy, but that was it.

‘That was a bit disappointing... but I'm sure you had your reasons. ’

I thought about it and put the card back in my wallet. I then looked at the stock price of CKD entertainment on my mobile phone. I had not seen the whole picture before, but after just one day of hitting, the 10-year chart was quite degraded.

Um...

CKD Entertainment was first listed in 2012. And after walking and not climbing for a while, I started climbing a lot in 2015 and scored high in 2016. At that time, there were 36 billion guns. However, since then, I've had a dramatic downturn, and at the time of my trading, it's 120 billion. Now I'm one-third cut. It doesn't have to be something much longer.

‘If you look at this... it's not just for rumors...' ’

Then Ji-hoon came back. I asked him.

“You said CKD Enters hasn't been doing a very good job lately. What's that?”

“Oh, that's the Chinese drama business...”

“Ah…”

I realized what I was talking about without even listening to it. In China, 2016, and entertainment, there is one picture that comes out when three puzzles are solved.

“Why was there so much heat in China three or four years ago? So he and his celebrities went to China and did a lot of work and made a lot of money at the time. But...”

I stopped speaking to Ji-hoon.

“At that time, there was an explosion. ”

It was literally a barrier to Korean cultural content. As South Korea decided to deploy the THAAD Sad, it was a kind of intangible tariff set up by the Chinese government to retaliate. At one time, the situation changed dramatically after the Korean celebrity was declared on TV. It prevented Korean celebrities from advertising, as well as dramas, movies and arts programs produced by the Chinese government.

“Yes, it is. Brother, if you say you're from Korea at the time, it's so well sold that even Mr. Changi set up an ambitious business in China and invested a lot in it... but when he came out, he said the investment was still lost. So the stock price plummeted. ”

“Hm. I thought this was an opportunity, but it's a poisonous case...”

All the stock charts then make sense - spikes in 2014 and spikes since 2016. All of this is a picture of China's sales coming in like a tidal wave.

“The biggest of them is the Injured Man. There was a drama where most of the production costs were paid by CKD Enterprises and filmed locally in China. He wrote CKD Enter Ace Kim Jun-hyung, and the actress... she was a very famous actress in China. After all, I did all the casting, I did all the screening for a billion units, and I haven't been able to broadcast for three years. ”

I searched for an injurious lover on my mobile phone. I can see the protagonist's face is familiar. Joon-hyung Kim.

“Well, I know this boy. Joon-hyung Kim.”

“You know, this guy's been doing really well lately. It's been known in China for quite a while... just touching this Shanghai lover and trying to rise up from China as a top celebrity. I got my ankle caught. I don't understand. You let me make a drama and then stop the broadcast. ”

“Well, the economy imitates capitalism, but the essence is communism. ”

Ji-hoon nodded.

“Yeah. I mean, if you think about it, my country is pretty good. no matter what politicians fight and do. ”

“Yeah, well, my political board fights every day and it looks like it... maybe that's better. Making decisions without fighting as a one-man dictator...”

I tried to speak more, but I switched the subject to the idea of a long, boring political story.

“I'll look into CKD entertainment, by the way. Are you the... the jeweler? Get me the captain. I want to talk to him. ”

“Yes, sir. I'll contact Chief Jang first, and then I'll contact him again. ”

*

“Mmm-hmm."

When I came home, I sat in front of my computer and watched the financial statements of CKD entertainment. The market cap was 120 billion; the majority share was slightly lower than 20%. The simple calculation is 240 billion, but I think it will be a little cheaper because I want to sell it.

Business is bad these days. Rumors are bad. 5% to 10%? I think it'll make it cheaper. ’

If you give me 10% less, I can buy it right now. This is not hopeless. In stock markets, it is common to adjust prices if there is a large sale. When ordinary people were in a hurry to take all their people's shares, it was basic to buy premium shares. When these sellers were in a hurry, they handed over their business rights and sold their shares at a slightly discounted rate when they took cash.

‘I should buy it as cheaply as I can. It's not a dime or two. It's a billion. ’

I was thinking that, but Ji-hoon called.

“Yes, Ji-hoon. ”

“Yes, sir. Director Jang Sang-jin has been contacted. You want to meet this weekend, do you have a minute? ”

“Yes, I can. Then... no, I'll call you myself. Can you give me your phone number? ”

“Yes, sir."

*

Sangjin was a high-profile elite stockman. Age 42. Graduated from Seoul University of Economics. He joined Keyword Securities after graduation and worked as an analyst for a large IT company as a scout investment advisor. Then I started working with Ji-hoon during the startup boom in the IT family recently. He was a proven veteran, judging by his academic career.

Sunday night, I met him at a state-of-the-art home in Gangnam. Jang Sang-jin was polite and polite as Ji-hoon recommended.

“You must be Han Sang-hoon. Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you.”

He's pretty tall. He's about six inches tall. Your face is slightly thin, but you still look strong. Usually, even when I spoke softly, when I was asked a question or asked, I saw a bright light in my confused eyes. He asked me about a time I would go to my company while eating.

“So Han Sang-hoon worked in their industry for about a year? How are you doing? ”

“It wasn't bad when I first joined. But as competitors were developing and entering the combination on their cell phones, our company lost ground. So recently, it's been very, very bad. ”

“Oh, I see. ”

Maybe he wanted to figure out what I was doing, whether I was a fraud or not. He asked me.

“So how big is your investment firm? ”

“First of all, it's 30 billion. ”

“For starters... 30 billion? ”

“Yes. Thirty billion. ”

When a specific amount of money is released, the human eye changes. I'm not surprised. It's a look of disbelief that says you don't trust me. It's okay. If you don't have this suspicion here, you should think of yourself as a faggot. He is right to doubt, and I am right to let go of that doubt.

I took the prepared materials and handed them to him. It was a document made for me by Chairman Kim Hye-sook. Nothing specific, but a document that indirectly confirms my talents.

‘If you look at this, you'll recognize it right away. ’

Like she said, he turned over a few pages and changed his eyes again.

“Oh... you're amazing. Young man.”

From disbelief to envy. Even this decent man couldn't hide the color of envy. He deserves it. Anyone who has been in the investment industry for more than a decade has probably imagined once a life-changing phenomenon. With that data, the charter changed. I asked him a question.

“By the way, why do you want to quit your investment company? ”

That's the only question I have right now. If I were an interviewer, I'd ask that question. However, he responded coolly here for a while.

“Er...”

I looked at him. If I don't get the right answer here, I can't work with you. But then, he finally said what was inside.

“I didn't get the rope right. ”

“A rope?”

“Yes, I can't tell you how long it's been going on in my company, but when I came to my senses later, my accomplishments became someone else's achievements, and someone else's mistakes became my mistakes. So, if I had the opportunity, I wanted to leave. ”

He told the story, being extremely careful. Rather, I like that. I would hate it if the company I work for looked at it like that. Because I might as well come to our company.

‘Well... maybe this cautious personality will help me. ’

He looked me in the eye and said,

“I want to work purely hard, perform and be fairly rewarded for it. It's not a company that's dominated by politicians and struggles. ”

When I heard that, I laughed. I think I can work with someone like this. I told him straight up.

“Then, Chief Jang. Trust me and join us. The position is Vice President. Live the experience. Be my hand and my foot. Then I'll pay you whatever you want. ”

“A fair reward would be...”

As expected, it's professional. In a professional world, numbers are more than words. I took out a pen, wrote down the number on the tissue on the table, and handed it to him. His eyes change once more when he sees it. This time it is definitely the eyes of joy. He stood up and shook my hand.

“Then I'll take good care of you in the future. Boss.”