I led the branch manager to the Japanese restaurant.

It was a Japanese restaurant called Songjuk behind Shinhan Bank in the Gasan Digital Complex.

I saw this house a few times as I passed by, but I couldn't go in.

I didn't hesitate to come in here now. He's rich, so he's confident.

The waiter brought a hot wet towel with the menu.

The branch manager looked at the menu quickly.

"There's a set menu for 35,000 won. Would this be okay?"

I thought 35,000 won per serving was very expensive. But there was no other menu, so I nodded.

said the branch manager with a smile.

"You come here often, don't you?"

"Yes? Yes."

I was evasive.

The branch manager took a business card out of his wallet and gave it to me.

But I didn't have a business card.

"I don't have a business card."

I felt a little embarrassed because I didn't have a business card. Still, I would have been a good manager if I worked at a company, but when I ate expensive food against the branch manager of a securities firm, I thought I had made my way up.

The branch manager ordered a bottle of beer.

said, pouring beer.

"It seems like the studio is quite spacious, wouldn't it be lonely to be alone?"

"I like to be quiet when trading stocks."

"I don't think you've increased the turnover."

"Yes, I'm not the type to make frequent deals."

"I'm sure the boss is slow at talking. Even at my previous location, when I was dealing with VIP customers, the rich were slow to speak slowly.”

"Haha, is that so?"

Come to think of it, friends Byung-chul, Sung-mo, and Hyung-suk were all quick to talk.

I thought it was because I was a little slow and my friends were fast.

But I didn't feel bad when the branch manager gave me words of blessing.

"The boss has an officetel. What do you do with business registration?"

"None."

"It's great to do that alone."

I guessed the branch manager's purpose to me.

[I'm going to ask them to increase the turnover on the deal.]

This was because the commission would drop a lot on securities firms.

And I knew you were lobbying me not to move my account to another branch.

"Do you have any complaints about our branch deal?"

"None."

"Is there any part that you need to improve your service?"

"No, you're doing great."

"Is the stock information we send by text message useful?”

"Note."

I didn't have much confidence in the text information sent by the securities firm.

That's because it doesn't have to be information to send it to many people.

The food was served and the conversation was interrupted for a while.

After eating a few slices of raw fish, the branch manager said, wiping the mouth with a wet towel.

"You don't use private equity funds, do you?"

"No."

"You don't offer public offerings, do you? Would you like me to show you some of the public offerings?"

"I don't have a public offering. If you apply, the competition rate is over 100 to 1."

"Haha. That's true. So, do you have any idea about a potential contest?"

"I've heard that the prospective buyers are interesting, but I don't have a hard time getting to know the company information.“

The branch manager drank some beer and said in a low voice.

"You're familiar with private equity firms that handle a lot of public subscription stocks, right?"

"I've heard about it."

"Do you have any intention of running a private equity firm yourself?"

"What? Private equity funds?"

"I'm telling you, I think you're alone in the officetel. Last year, private equity capital was lowered from 6 billion to 2 billion (currently 1 billion). That's why private equity firms are rapidly increasing."

"Is that so?"

"The private equity fund company needs two billion capital and only three professional operators."

"Hmm."

"This time, our securities company is cutting jobs. I can recommend as many good people as I can."

I was a little interested, so I opened my eyes wide and looked at the branch manager.

The branch manager's words continued.

"I'm not asking you to invest two billion."

"I hear you have a capital of two billion?"

"Everyone I recommend brings in their money. They have severance pay. But it's less than 100 million at the most."

"How long have you been working for? Less than 100 million?"

"They're all assistant managers, managers. If you're a manager or a deputy manager, you'll have a lot of severance pay because of the long working period, but you can't If you're a substitute, would you only have four more years to work?"

"No, but do you cut proxy salaries?”

"No. I've posted a notice of voluntary retirement, and there are people who want to be independent. If you go to a private equity fund's fund manager, there are many more incentives.”

"But if you were a section chief or an assistant manager, you'd be older than me.”

"You don't have to worry about that."

If you're an employee of a securities firm, you'll have good academic background and a lot of financial qualifications, would you like to stay under me?

"Hahaha, isn't it just ability in this family, rather than education or age?"

The branch manager spoke out again when I showed signs of thinking.

Even if the president graduated from Seoul National University, people don't follow him if he doesn't have money. Even if the president is a high school graduate, if he is from a super ant, he will be very welcome. You know it well."

"Haha, am I a super ant?"

"There's a story that the former branch manager told me on his way to the semi-post office in Gangnam."

"What did you say?”

"One of our VIP customers said there was a super ant. I'm talking about you."

I took a sip of beer without a word.

"But the age..."

"Super ants can come from young people. The golden super ant, Bok Jae-sung, made money in his 20s. American legend investor Jesse Livermore is the man who made a fortune as a teenager."

"Hmm."

"Young Mr. Bok Jae-sung's lecture has a large audience of people in their 40s and 50s."

"Is that so?"

"Rivermore stood out when he was 16 and said he was on alert in more than 20 stock rooms in Boston. Livermore was also a poor farmer who was only good at math.

"I think I've heard that story somewhere."

"I've been on the stock market for 20 years, and I've been a branch manager, but I've always thought that stocks are art."

"Art?"

"Yes, it's art. The president's investment technique is art. Isn't that why you made money? There are many great artists in their 20s."

"Haha, is that so?"

"Look at the poets. Poet Yoon Dong-ju and Lee Sang-eun, who wrote the novel Wings, are all desperate people who left great works in their 20s. If I recommend someone who's from a super ant, they'll go crazy regardless of age or academic background."

I picked up raw fish with a bamboo chop and said, dipping it in soy sauce.

"How do you get three people's labor costs by rolling out two billion capital?"

"Haha, that two billion is just a plate. In other words, it's just a store."

"And then?"

"The people I recommend have their VIP customers. I don't know, but there's probably about five. If a VIP customer has one billion per person, three people can roll 15 billion."

"So you're taking out VIP customers you knew from the brokerage house?"

"There are some customers who aren't following, but if you're a good fund manager, you're probably going to follow."

"Is that so?"

"Samo funds handle things like M&As, but they cost a lot of money. I think you should invest 2 billion won and invest in stocks of a listed company."

"You're going to invest in the stocks that you're going to open."

"Yes."

"Then I'll have to do a good analysis of the company.”

"The kids I recommend are veterans of corporate analysis."

"Well, I understand. I'll think about it."

"And I'd like to say one last thing."

"Yes, go ahead."

"Fund managers working for private equity funds should have incentives other than basic salaries."

"Isn't that obvious? If you raise the profits, you'll have to follow the incentives.”

"As expected, the boss has a connection.

The branch manager and I poured out the last remaining beer and banged our glasses.

After sending the branch manager, he came up to the officetel and thought about it.

Do I just need to invest 2 billion won? And they'll be able to get customers and manage themselves."

I couldn't get a sense of how much return fund managers usually make.

Since the company mainly deals with stocks scheduled for the public offering, it felt that it would not be likely to break even if it did not make much money.

I looked into companies that traded over the counter because they were not listed on the KOSPI or KOSDAQ.

These companies did not have conditions for listing, but they were actively traded in over-the-counter trading before being listed.

Some stocks rose higher than in over-the-counter trading, while others did not.

There's a call from the Virgin Mary.

"I'm at Incheon International Airport now. I came out with an acquaintance to go to China.”

"Is it because of the operation?"

"That's right. I have to go to China and work.”

"But I don't understand why you go to China and work on it."

"Haha, I don't understand either. But there must be some plans we can't imagine."

"Mogang Tech is on my watch. After a devastating fall, we've recovered for another five days, and the trading volume is amazing."

"Haha, there won't be any deal at all.”

"Doesn't the people who lose water?"

"In the meantime, ants have been swimming a lot. There won't be any more bullets to water."

"Anyway, let me know what you did when you got back from China."

"Okay."

Beer drinks with the head of the securities firm's branch began to rise.

"I've shared a bottle with you, and I'm getting sleepy."

I looked at the clock. It's almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Hey, it's time for the bowels to end!"

I confirmed the end of the shares related to the THAAD that I bought.

It had risen about 4 percent on average in four events.

If only it had gone up 4%, I would have earned 200 million at once.

A 4 percent rise from 5 billion won means 200 million won if transaction fees or taxes are not taken into account.

I saw the news.

Internet news was also heating up the mood.

There is no brake to stop North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from developing long-range nuclear weapons. North Korea has stabilized its nuclear weapons carrier capability following the success of the 12,000 km missile launch.]

I thought my stock would go up further if Kim Jong-un fired another missile. Then I was surprised.

"I shouldn't do this. But for the country to be peaceful, we have to stop North Korea from firing missiles."

If Kim Jong-un gives up the missile, I have decided to quickly switch to the North-South partnership.

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