I missed Grandma Baek.
However, the grandmother did not show up.
Sunday has come.
I slept late because it was a holiday.
"It's already past ten o'clock."
When I came out to the living room, my mom and dad were eating in the kitchen.
"Did you wake up? You seemed to sleep soundly, so I didn't wake you up." Come and have a meal."
"I haven't even washed my face yet."
"Eat and wash."
I sat down on the table chair because I had cabbage soup.
"Where's Jun-hee?"
"He goes to church on Sunday.”
"Are you going to church?"
"I heard you have to believe that there are many people who go to church when you study in the U.S."
Dad looked at Mom and said,
"You believe in superstitions.”
"When do I believe in superstitions? When I went out to the restaurant in Sillim-dong, I was just entertained by the people who often come to the restaurant because they were customers.”
"But why wear red clothes to me? Don't hang out with your last name this year, will you?"
"Everybody is good, and everyone is good. Sunhwadang in the alley in front of the restaurant is so well matched that customers are constantly responding."
"What, Mrs. Yonggung or someone who serves something?"
"That's right. The shaman is not talking to herself, but calling Mrs. Yonggung out."
[What? Call Mrs. Yonggung out?]
I asked because I was interested.
"Does a shaman named Manxin call Mrs. Yonggung at any time?"
"Then, when a guest comes, he shakes the bell."
I felt a sudden tingle in my body ached.
[If the shaman calls Mrs. Yonggung, wouldn't she call Mrs. Baek, too?]
"Mom, where is the Shenhua Shrine shaman?"
"It's in the alley opposite the restaurant I worked for.”
Dad looked at me and said,
"You are, but don't pay attention. All the shamans are crooks trying to eat other people's money. They're the ones who lure money out of nonsense."
"Haha, okay. Who believes in superstitions these days?”
Dad stood up.
"I, I have to go out today.”
Mom looked at Dad's face and said,
"How come you only work 365 days a year?"
"Now that the Lunar New Year has passed, I'm starting to work. It's Sunday, but I gotta go out.”
My father worked all his life without holidays, but he was always poor.
Rich people are still babies, but their father's life was a life of cobwebbing in their mouths if they didn't work.
If I had lived with my dad, I would have never dreamed of a new 45-pyeong apartment.
Monday has come.
Inter-Korean relations had been further strained by the government's announcement of the withdrawal of Kaesong.
China expressed concern when a joint working group for the deployment of THAAD between South Korea and the U.S. was launched.
The Chinese government finally spoke on Monday, February 15, 2016.
China strongly opposes the deployment of THAAD in South Korea.
Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, announced the official position of the Chinese government in a strong tone.
Then, the THAAD deployment should be reviewed and defense-related stocks should take a wait-and-see stance, while the THAAD-related stocks hit the upper limit on the same day.
The forces seemed to vote for the Korean government to install the THAAD system.
"It's a prize! I ate 30 percent!"
I had 5 billion won worth of shares in VICTEC, Ace Tech, Hyein and Ssangyong Information and Communication. It has already earned 1.5 billion won from a 30 percent increase.
My father, who works 365 days a year without a holiday, never dreamed of it.
"Should I shake it off before I run out of residuals?"
I was thinking of putting all my stock in order.
However, we decided to wait and see because stock prices seemed to have power.
[Yes, it's Saad, come in. There will be trade friction with China, but we need THAAD for security in Northeast Asia.]
I grinned at the thought.
I laughed and sat alone, so I thought people would think I had a screw missing from my head.
Kang Hyung-suk, who is studying for a labor exam, called.
"Is it Junsik? It's me. It's Hyung-suk."
Kang Hyung-suk's voice seemed urgent and excited.
"You saw it, didn't you?"
"What?"
I was puzzled by the sudden question, "Did you see it?"
"The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman is against THAAD.”
"Yes, I saw it."
"I'm calling because I thought it would be better to buy stocks related to THAAD now that the issue has become an issue."
Kang Hyung-suk was the voice of giving great information.
[Man, I bought a few weeks ago on THAAD and now I'm worried about selling it.]
Kang Hyung-suk was pathetic, but I was grateful that he called me urgently because of the information.
"Thank you for calling. But I can't buy stocks related to THAAD now. It went up too much."
"Oh, I should have told you earlier. I forgot to take the internet lecture."
Kang Hyung-suk lamented whether he felt sorry for it.
I've got a line.
My aunt, who came to my uncle's house during the last Lunar New Year, was arranged.
My aunt, who lives in Uijeongbu, said, "I bought a house, so I had to let her go at this time."
"Are you Jun-shik? Mom."
"Mom? Why did you call?”
"Can I call you? Busy?"
"No, it's okay."
"My aunt said she had a good bride. I'm a nurse. Let's take a look at the line."
"No, I'm thinking of getting married slowly."
"You'd better see a good bride when she shows up. Let me have a look at my daughter-in-law."
"No!"
"My aunt told me that the bride has a nice, gentle skin."
[How's your skin?]]
Suddenly I thought of a fair girl with white skin.
I thought how beautiful it would be if a woman with white skin was wearing a white nurse uniform.
Suddenly, when I was silent, I heard my mother's voice again.
"Are you listening? I'll get the date next week, so be aware."
"No, that, hmm, that."
Mom hung up unilaterally before I could give her a definite answer.
Adults seemed to have a sense that marriage issues should be pushed forward so strongly.
[Let's take a look at his fair skin. Don't you think it's worth nothing? If you don't like it, can't you just say no?]
This time, I got a call from Lee Soo-chul, who works for a paper company in Gonjiam.
I was wondering if this friend wanted to share the off-the-counter stock again.
Small paper companies, not high-tech and expanding companies, were not interested.
I was thinking about how to say no, but I said something unexpectedly.
"Junsik, I'm getting married next month. Hehe."
"Oh, yeah? Congratulations!"
These days, many men marry over 35 years old, and Lee Soo-chul already said he will do it. Still, his father was a factory manager with a stable job, and he left Soongsil University and went to work smoothly.
"Come to the ceremony in Gangnam. I'll send you the invitation by Kakaotalk.”
"I see. But you're very talented. How did you meet the bride?”
"I'm a client. I thought it was okay, so I seduced him."
"Oh, was it? You've told all your friends, haven't you?"
"I'm done. By the way, only the Holy Mother went to China and couldn't, but I'll call you when she comes."
"Are you going to have a married life in Bundang?"
"I've decided to do it in Bundang. It's a Central Town apartment near Yatap Station."
"You've already bought an apartment."
"No. My dad got it for me. I haven't bought a house yet, but I got it by charter. Hehe, I'll have a housewarming party after I cool down."
I thought of Kang Hyung-suk's face in Sillim-dong Goshichon, which I called a while ago.
Kang Hyung-suk, whose family is not very well off, thought that his marriage would probably be delayed.
After lunch, I checked the stock price.
I watched the stocks related to THAAD maintain their ceiling and slowly drank coffee and read the economic newspaper.
There was an article in the newspaper that asset management companies were increasing.
[Fund managers are starting their own businesses en masse. According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on April 5, 193 asset management companies have been registered in Korea so far. It has been 20 years since Mirae Asset Asset Asset Management Co., the country's first asset manager, was established in 1997.]
"Oh, Mirae Asset was founded in 1997. I heard the president here invited Mrs. Baek as his teacher, right?”
Mireeset is a comprehensive financial group with securities and life insurance.
Mirae Asset Daewoo alone had more than 10 trillion won in annual sales.
"Mr. Mirae Asset doesn't know that I often meet Mrs. Baek in my dreams, does he? Will I grow up like Mirae Asset chairman?
No. I don't like complicated things. I play with 100 billion won in cash. But in Korea, you're probably rich within 0.1 percent."
The articles in the Economic Daily continued.
[The number of management companies has increased rapidly since October 2015 when the requirements for establishment were eased from 6 billion won to 2 billion won in capital and changed from the permit system to the registration system. This is because a large number of talented fund managers have started their own businesses.
There are 106 operators established after deregulation, compared with 87 in the previous 18 years. As the number of operators increased, so did the jobs.]
As of the end of June, 6,819 executives and employees of local asset management companies were employed. Compared to October 2015, the number increased by 1,800. Deregulation has also brought about a game change in the market.
They say that the surge in the number of star fund managers leaving stable jobs and setting up companies has greatly stimulated the overall market. The increase in operators was led by Korean hedge funds, which are relatively easy to establish.]
I folded the newspaper.
And I pondered over the last visit by the branch manager of the securities firm.
"A lot of star fund managers come out and start their own businesses? So, isn't the people the branch manager said come out of job cuts due to downsizing? If you're a star fund manager, you probably earned money, but you wouldn't have to join me. They must be bad stars."
I popped the newspaper and went to the English academy.
I was drinking coffee after I went to the academy, and just in time, I got a call from the branch manager of the securities firm.
Now the branch manager called right away, not through a female employee.
"It's me. I'm the branch manager."
"Oh, yes. How have you been?"
"Have you thought about what I told you last time?"
"Yes, but the paper says there are a lot of private equity asset managers these days."
"As I told you last time, the regulations have been eased. That's because the capital was eased from 6 billion to 2 billion."
"There's no reason to join hands with me when many star fund managers quit their jobs and start their own businesses?"
"Haha, there are only a few star fund managers. The people I've recommended are from restructuring."
"No, if the asset manager's establishment boom pulls out of the workforce, do we need to replenish the workforce to restructure?”
"Not really. There's not much to get out of it. It's exaggerated in the newspaper."
"Really?"
"Think about it, boss. When you do business, you do business directly at HTS without getting help from employees, right? It's a lot online, so we have to cut back on staff."
"Hmm."
It seemed so.
"I've told the people I've recommended about you, and you're welcome. They said they'd trust them if they were with them."
"Huh, is that so?"
"Mr. President, why don't you have a meeting this Friday? I'll bring three people out. Why don't we go to Songjuk at the Japanese restaurant we met last time?"
"Well, we're meeting. It's not hard."
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