It's mid-December.
The weather was still chilly, and the pro-Park and non-Park members were engaged in a fierce battle for the floor leadership race.
These days, when I go to work, I don't look at other sports, but I steadily secure only SillaJen whenever I get a sound stick.
The investment in SillaJen was not rushed because it was a long view.
We made a deal by listening to music and drinking coffee.
Chang was out of the picture.
I asked Director Song.
"Did Mr. Chang go to meet with the officials of the listed companies?“
"No, he said he'd be back after a tour of the stock firm."
"Securities company?"
"You said you're going to find out what's coming out these days."
"Is that so?"
"The money in our unique account hasn't found a place to invest yet. We're going to increase our own account with short-term investments before the end of the year."
"Is there such an event?”
"He left, saying he had to look everywhere."
I got a text message from Eunyeong.
[Can't we go somewhere else than Yeouido to meet our parents this Saturday?]
I sent a reply.
[Yeouido is close and nice, good?]
[Yeouido has the possibility of meeting KBS employees. I'd like to do it downtown.]
[Where in town?]
When Mihyang got married last time, there was a nice Korean restaurant in The Plaza Hotel. How about that?]
Was there a Korean restaurant? I think I saw a Chinese restaurant called Dowon.]
[Yes, it's a restaurant called Juok, and there's a story about a Korean Fine Dining restaurant introduced in the Michelin Guide.]
[Really?]
The Michelin Guide is a restaurant and travel guide published every spring by Michelin, a tire company in France.
[Are you going to be okay?
[Let's do that, then. But since it's cold until Saturday, how about Sunday?]
[Sunday is good, too. I'll talk to my parents.]
[Tell me and let me know when your parents say okay.]
[All right.]
After finishing Kakao Talk with Eunyeong, I started trading stocks again.
We've been doing business for a long time, but the conductor came.
"I met the former branch manager of the securities firm and a reporter for the business magazine."
"It's good to meet them often and get some information."
"But securities firms are on alert, too."
"Securities company? Why?"
"The U.S. base rate decision is expected tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"I think I've seen it on the news, too."
"I guess it's because if the U.S. raises interest rates, market rates will rise."
"Does that affect securities firms?"
"A rise in interest rates lowers bond prices. The securities company now has over 190 trillion won in bonds."
"Oh, really? That's an emergency."
"The Financial Supervisory Service seems to have asked all securities firms to take thorough risk management."
"Anyways, a rate hike would be bad for both stocks and real estate, not just for bonds."
"Still, individual stocks go up. Even if the real estate market is bad, the real estate price in Gangnam goes up."
"That's true."
"Themes will go up laughing at the rate hike. So I got some information about the theme stocks. Shouldn't we rotate our unique account before the end of the year?"
"What theme stocks do you have?"
"As expected, Ban Ki-moon theme stock. The branch manager asked us to take an interest in Tong Yang Industries and S.C. Engineering."
"Oriental and S.C. Engineering?”
"Dongyangmoolsan is originally a company of the president's cousins. The chairman is also a member of the East-West circle with former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil."
"What does that have to do with Ban?"
Kim Jong-pil and Ban are from the same Chungcheong region. Kim Jong-pil said he supports Ban. That's probably why we're getting into Ban's theme stock."
"Is that a reason, too.
"A friend at the securities firm said that if Ban officially declares his candidacy, Tong Yang's fortune will soar. And they told me to soak it in advance."
"But what kind of company is Tong Yang Trading? Are you a construction company?"
"It is not a construction company, but a major business in the agricultural machinery business and tobacco filter business. Most of the sales come from tobacco filters."
"Then what about S.C. Engineering? By the way, I think this company once entered Mr. Ban's theme stock and once went over the limit?"
"That's right. There was a time when the Choi Soon-sil scandal broke just last September. But we've lost a lot of weight, so we think there's a chance it'll bounce back."
"What kind of company is S.C. Engineering?"
"It's an auto parts manufacturer. There's a rumor that it's run by a relative of Mr. Ban, and Fine Asset Management has invested in it."
"Really?"
"So I asked Jung to quietly buy shares of the two companies with bullets in their own accounts."
"Well, is that so?"
"This makes me feel the urge to turn Mogang Tech into a theme stock."
"How?"
" mogang, Ban supporters of the president, or join the fireflies like the backing of the Moon Jae-in think tank, into a 6-inch circle. And I'm throwing a tabloid at a securities firm."
"Haha, that's a plausible idea."
"And if you say that Mo Kang Tech is an investment company from JS Invest, a private equity firm, just as S.C. Engineering invested in Asia's Finne."
"You mean you can attract investors with Noise marketing?"
"That's it."
"But this is impossible. Mr. Morgang Tech is a man who doesn't like his company getting involved in politics."
"Mogang Tech's number one shareholder is JS Invest, not its chairman. That's where they have to follow if we do."
"But the Morgang Tech is theirs. We have a lot of stocks temporarily, but we'll have to acknowledge the achievements of those people who have created and raised the company."
"I've just said that, and I knew you'd come out like that. We'll all be arrested and J.S. Invest will be deflated if there's a deal with the political community to manipulate stock prices later."
"You've seen it."
"Then I'll look for a theme stock that's already been rumored in the stock market."
When Deputy General Manager Chang left my room, I searched for the Korean restaurant in The Plaza Hotel that Eunyeong said.
I was searching and I got a message from Eunyeong.
[The Plaza Hotel's Korean restaurant was OK at 12:00 on Sunday.]
[Good work.]
[You did a great job, too.]
[KBS union strike is over now, isn't it?]
[It's already over.]
[Then I'll see you this evening at the forest hoe in front of Hongdae.]
[Why? What's wrong?]]
[No, I just want to see Eun-young.]
[Ho Ho, got it. Then come by six.]
I got a call from lawyer Yoon.
"Is that your brother? I'm lawyer Yoon."
"Oh, brother! I thought you were on your honeymoon, but you're already back?"
"I'm at Incheon International Airport now. I just got back."
"Is that so?"
"My brother, but thank you. What kind of congratulatory money did you send so much?"
"No, you were very nice that day."
"Stay still. I'll change your scent.”
Oh Mi-hyang's voice was heard.
"Hello, Mr. Choi? I think I owe Mr. Choi a lot for this wedding.”
"What do you mean? What do you mean?"
"I think all the alumni I met then came to the wedding, so please say thank you.”
"Yes, I see."
"We got an apartment in Ichon-dong, eastern part of the country. Sooner or later, when it's settled, I'll invite you once."
"You bought a house in Ichon-dong in the east."
"It's not bought, it's chartered."
"Really? Lawyer Yoon and Mihyang will live happily ever after. Congratulations."
"Thank you."
I called my classmates.
First, I called Oh Dong-min, who is a ninth-grade city official.
"Are you a fellow citizen?"
"Oh, Mr. Choi."
"I just talked to lawyer Oh Mi-hyang on the phone and she asked me to thank you."
"Oh, really? You said the groom was a lawyer for Kim & Chang Law Firm, right?"
"That's right."
"And what is the relationship between KBS announcer Park Un-young and CEO Choi? You look very close.”
"Promise."
"Really? I see."
I heard Oh Dong-min swallowing his saliva over his smartphone.
Oh Dong-min's father was also a civil servant.
I studied well in a stable family soon, so I was a class president when I was in school.
She had the same last name as Oh Mi Hyang, but she liked Oh Mi Hyang.
I didn't hang out with Oh Dong-min when I was in school.
It was because the oars were wrong.
Oh Dong-min lived better than me and studied much better. I was hit several times because I had better energy than myself.
Oh Dong-min may not remember, but when I was in school, I had something like a water wart on the back of my hand.
Oh Dong-min punched it with a pencil saying it was gross, and the wound was added, so I had a painful memory of suffering.
But now, Oh Dong-min was in a situation where he envied me.
Moreover, it was a depressing time for Oh Dong-min to be told that he split up with the same woman he was dating over a house issue.
I also called Lee Soo-chul, who works for a paper company.
"I got a call from lawyer Oh Mi-hyang. He said thank you for attending the wedding."
"Really? Some of the guests seem to see lawmakers, too.”
"The prodigy seems to know well with political figures."
"Really? The groom must be a hotshot."
"I think so.”
"And let me ask you something. What's your relationship with KBS announcer Park Un-young?"
"Promise."
"Really? I heard announcer Park Un-young graduated from Seoul National University.”
"What's it got to do with marrying that?"
"That's true, but..."
Lee said as if he could not believe it.
I couldn't understand that announcer Park Un-young, who is so pretty and smart and has so many fans, was marrying someone like me.
"But how did you meet announcer Park Un-young?”
"I knew it through Omihyang."
"Through Omihyang?"
"When Omihyang went to Stanford University, Park Un-young went there for language training. It felt like they met there and got close. Since Park Un-young is two years younger than her age, she follows Oh Mi-hyang well by saying "Sister, sister, sister."
"Well, I see. Still, I don't understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"A woman who graduated from Seoul National University is dating someone who graduated from Gijap, or a local university. I'm sure you understand if I'm from Soongsil University.”
"In the eyes of a graduate of Seoul National University, Soongsil University or Jijapdae is from there to there."
"What are you talking about! How dare you compare Soongsil University and Jijab University?"
Hwang Mi-na and Eun-young once told me this to me.
He said that a person who excels in one field can choose to become a spouse.
That's why some graduates from Seoul National University marry athletes or artists.
I was going to give this explanation, but I quit.
When I didn't say anything, Lee Soo-chul said again.
"You cheated on her because you graduated from Seoul National University!"
I was so dumbfounded by Lee Soo-chul's words, but I made a moderate remark.
"I guess it's because we get attached to each other because we often meet in Yeouido."
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