It's Saturday.
Today was a gathering day in the cafe forest near Hongdae.
It was also a celebration of Hwang Mi-na's drama.
I stayed at home, dressed lightly, and rode on the Benz Mybach to the forest hoe.
There were already Hwang Mi-na and some people in the cafe. There were people I didn't know.
But Park Un-young was not seen.
Hwang Mi-na introduced the people next to her.
The clothes were like people in drama-related work.
"Say hi, I'm the director. And this is the president of the private equity firm who funded us."
I said hello to a person called a progress manager.
Hwang Mi-na introduced another person.
"This is an assistant director. You're helping me a lot."
I also greeted a young man named Jo Yeon-chul.
I knew nothing about this world, so I didn't know what the director was doing, or what the assistant director was doing. The drama had good ratings, so all it had to do was increase the return on investment.
The director and assistant director carefully treated me as if I had seen a rich boss or a second-generation chaebol.
Oh Mi Hyang came in. He came in with a man who didn't know if he was really going to marry
It was a man with glasses.
"You're here, Mihyang. Oh my! Attorney Yoon is here with us.”
Hwang Mi-na shook hands with lawyer Yoon without hesitation. You seem to have known him well for a long time.
I guessed that lawyer Yoon was Oh Mi-hyang's fiance. My classmates at Geumcheon-gu High School, who loved Oh Mi-hyang, seemed to be very disappointed when they found out.
I am not an alumnus with Oh Mi-hyang, but I spoke informally because I went to school with her for a while.
"Oh, lawyer, you're here. Nice to meet you."
"Yes, Mr. Choi is here?”
Oh Mi-hyang then noticed the man who came with her.
"If you're here with me, you should introduce yourself."
Oh Mi-hyang introduced the man who came with her.
"My friend. We studied together in the United States and now we work at Kim & Chang Law Firm."
I reached out to the man and said hello.
"My name is Choi Joon-sik from Samo Fund."
"My name is Yoon Il-guk."
Yoon Il-guk looked a little older than me. Wearing thick glasses made him look more like a law scholar than a lawyer.
"I went to school with lawyer Oh when he was in Korea."
"Oh, is that so?"
The man then looked at me and Omi-hyang with a suspicious look.
Oh Mi-hyang said.
"Yoon also lived in the U.S. with me and graduated from law school. It's only been two years since I came to Korea, so I'm sure my Korean is a little bit poor."
said Hwang Mi-na, who was next to her.
"Yoon is engaged to Mihyang."
I've already heard of it, but I gave him a look of surprise.
"Oh, really? Oh, is that true?”
Oh Mi-hyang nodded with a slight smile.
I asked lawyer Yoon for a handshake again.
"Congratulations, Oh Mi-hyang, the head and beauty, and her fiance. When I was in our school, there were many students who liked Oh Mi Hyang because she was the top student in the school and she was the best person. It's attorney Yoon who's lucky."
Lawyer Yoon smiled at my words and Oh Mi-hyang also had a favorite look.
Oh Mi-hyang then crossed her arms with Yoon. They seemed to like each other quite a bit.
Next to her, Hwang Mi-na was shouting on the phone with someone.
"Why aren't you coming? We're all here now! Lawyer Oh came and lawyer Yoon came. President Choi Joon-sik is here and I'm here too, come quickly! You little brat!”
After finishing the call, Hwang Mi-na looked at me and said with a smile.
"Yeong-eun seems to have a get-together with KBS executives. He's getting out now. Let's move first. He said he'd come to the dining room himself."
"You know where Park Un-young eats, right?"
"I know. He's the chief resident of this town. Just in case, she smells alcohol and finds it well."
"Are you going to the lady's house then? It's going to be narrow."
"It's too small. Today we're going to the town of Sulnick down the B-boy theater."
"The village of Sulnick?"
"It's on the second floor, so the place is spacious. I've made a reservation, too.
We moved the place.
Indeed, the name of the bar was Sul Nick village. I asked.
"Did that house purposely use a drunken village as a drunk Nick?"
"That's what they called it in the Joseon Dynasty."
Dr. Nick sold all the makgeolli, soju and beer to the village.
They sold pork, bossam, and grilled pollack.
Park Un-young came when the food came out and the rice wine came out.
"I'm sorry I'm late.”
"You go over there and sit next to Mr. Choi!"
Hwang Mi-na asked Park Un-yong, who was about to sit next to her.
[Hwang Mina noticed my relationship with Park Un-young?]]
Park Un-young sat next to me.
Park Un-young's face was a little blush as if she had a previous work.
Park Un-young must have found Omihyang late.
"Myunhyang is here too! Oh, lawyer Yoon is here too. Hi, how are you?"
Park Un-young also said hello to lawyer Yoon. It seemed to be a spherical form.
Park Un-young also had a beautiful voice. He must be born with a natural face, but his voice must be born with that.
I poured makgeolli to Park Un-young.
"Have you had a broadcasting company meeting?"
"Yes."
said Hwang Mi-na.
"The new drama, Dangerous Couples, has finished airing two episodes this week. We've had a lot of challenges, but with the help of people around us, we've done it, and we're getting close to 15 percent ratings, so we have a good start."
Hwang Mi-na's next words followed.
"The cost of producing dramas is increasing rapidly every year, and the burden on broadcasting companies is falling below 60 percent. So there was a risk of discontinuing the production, but Choi Jun-sik, CEO of JS Invest, funded the drama, so the drama was completed. Please give a round of applause to Mr. Choi Joon-sik, who is sitting at the end."
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
I was startled and embarrassed.
I was the first contributor to the drama production because I didn't think it was me. I sprang to my feet.
"The number one contributor to the production of the drama is CEO Hwang Mi-na, who wrote and directed her own work, and the staff, including the director and assistant director, next to her. Please give them a round of applause."
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
I shouted again.
"For 20% of the drama' Let's shout and empty our glasses together.”
Everyone raised their glasses high.
"For the drama's ratings!"
"For the sake of!"
We began to waggle and drink.
Oh Mi-hyang took care of Yoon, who is next to her. I was taking good snacks out of an empty plate and taking care of them so they could eat a lot.
Oh Mi-hyang was explaining the name of the snack to Yoon in English. Lawyer Yoon thought his Korean was really poor.
I also packed some snacks in an empty plate and gave them to Park Un-yeong. I said in a low voice.
"You're busy these days, aren't you?" Eat a lot!"
I spoke informally.
"Yes!"
Park Un-young also spoke informally to me.
Seeing Park Un-young's white neck nodding her head, I just wanted to bite her. But I couldn't because there were many people here.
Hwang Mi-na saw that Oh Mi-hyang took care of Yoon and I took care of Park Eun-young.
Hwang Mi-na said loudly.
"No, they're busy taking care of each other! Mihyang is busy taking care of lawyer Yoon and Choi is busy taking care of CEO Park Unyeong! How sad can a Solo live like this!"
At this remark, the host director and the assistant director laughed and I laughed. Oh Mi-hyang and Park Un-young looked shy. Oh Mi-hyang seemed quite surprised to see me and Park Un-yeong being close.
Another round of wine.
I asked lawyer Yoon, who sat in front of me.
"If you are an international lawyer, do you usually deal with matters such as disputes between foreign and joint ventures?"
Lawyer Yoon seemed to not understand me very well. He looked at the face of Oh Mi-hyang sitting next to him and seemed to ask for help.
This time I spoke in English again.
For me, who has never lived in the U.S. like Oh Mi-hyang or Yoon, my pronunciation is bad, but I have been honing my skills while attending an academy, so I spoke in English what I just now.
Oh Mi-hyang opened her eyes wide as English poured out of my mouth, which was thought to be ignorant. Park Un-young also looked surprised and Yoon also looked surprised.
"Yes, we deal mainly with disputes in joint ventures and see overseas patents and issues of convertible bonds."
"Is there an ongoing case?”
"There's a dispute at Group H's plant in Oklahoma in the U.S., and I'm seeing it these days."
"Oh, is that so?"
My English conversation with lawyer Yoon did not bother me at all.
At the Davos Forum held in Tianjin, China before, I also spoke in English with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency.
Even after that, he often talked to Donald Krem, an American native speaker at an academy in Yeouido, which seemed to have improved his skills.
Lawyer Yoon asked.
"I heard you're the president of a private fund company. Do you handle overseas funds?"
"We are currently investing in companies that are within the S&P500 index. And that's what the clients want."
"Oh, really? Did you have some fun?"
It was slightly higher than investment in Korea`s KOSPI stock market. Now we're watching the U.S. presidential election carefully."
"Oh, is that so?"
We will watch carefully the upcoming TV debates of U.S. presidential candidates. The stock prices of S&P500 companies will fluctuate as Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Hillary Clinton claim. Although CNBC, of course, also has expert reviews."
"Excuse me, Mr. Choi, how much asset management funds do you have?"
"It's not much. It's about 40 billion. But we're trying to be like Carlyle Group and Blackstone, the leading private equity fund in the United States."
"Ho. Is that so?"
"The Carlisle Group has $158 billion in operational assets this year."
"Really? You know better than me, an American national."
Oh Mi-hyang and Park Un-young were listening to me and Yoon's story with interest.
And it seemed that he was looking at me with respectful eyes.
Oh Mi-hyang was aware of what I would do when I went to a high school on the outskirts of Seoul, but she seemed to think differently today.
Park Woon-young also seemed to admit that he was an expert who spoke English and had a lot of economic knowledge, even though I saw him as a wealthy man.
The company dinner is over.
Hwang Mi-na said one last word.
Please promote the drama's dangerous couples in the future. Only when the drama is successful will it generate secondary profits, advertising revenues, and profits from the sale of copyrights at home and abroad after the drama ends. I believe it will happen again."
We came out.
Lawyer Yoon shook hands and told me.
"I think I made a good friend today. May I visit the JS Invest in Yeouido?"
"Haha, come any time."
Oh Mi-hyang, who had been arrogant, smiled when I became friends with Yoon.
Hwang Mi-na came to me.
"Thank you, Mr. Choi. And it's going to be fine."
"My mom is also a fan of Hwang Mi-na. The drama is a success."
"Thank you. And please take good care of the operation. He's a very good man."
[Take good care of me? I think this woman really noticed my relationship with Park Un-young]
I shook good-bye to Hwang Mi-na.
Oh Mi-hyang and Yoon were already walking out of the alley with their arms crossed.
Park Un-young and I walked together.
"You have to go home now, right? I'll walk you to the entrance to the alley where your house is.”
"I think I drank a lot. Let's walk. Just to the front gate of Hongdae!"
Me and Park Un-young walked toward the main gate of Hongdae, opposite Park Un-young's house.
The streets were flooded with young people in Hongdae. We walked among the young people.
Park Un-young slipped his arm to me as Oh Mi-hyang did to Yoon.
increasing trust of fund companies