It's been a long time since I got a call from real estate agent Lee Won-kyu.
"How are you, boss? This is Lee Won-kyu."
"Oh, Mr. Lee."
"It's before Lunar New Year, but there's something out."
"Really?"
"But the landlord made it so expensive that I didn't talk to Assistant Manager Kim Hyung-sook."
"It looks like some stuff is coming out even before Lunar New Year."
"I think he's given it out in advance because he's afraid his house will be pushed back on priorities if the Lunar New Year passes."
"If it's expensive, we're probably behind in our priorities."
"Not only is it expensive, but it's also the first floor, so I gave up."
"Good job. The 28th of this month is Lunar New Year's Day, but there are about 10 days left, right? We'll have supplies in ten days."
"But the Seoul Metropolitan Government has passed a review plan for reconstruction in this Gangnam area."
"Really?"
If that happens, there is a high possibility that Gangnam real estate, which has been in a hurry after the 11.3 real estate measures, will revive. There will be a warm wind in the Gangnam reconstruction market."
"Good thing."
"The areas where the city's urban planning committee has passed the review are Jugong 1st Complex in Banpo-dong, Sinbanpo 3rd, Gyeongnam Apartment, Sinchonji in Songpa-dong, Jinju, Mi-sung and Crova apartments."
"That's a lot."
"They say the real estate outlook is not bright because of the interest rate hike, but I think it's the right time to buy."
"So I'm in real estate now, aren't I?"
"And soon, 19 trillion won in land compensation will be released across the country. I'm sure there are a lot of people who are pressed for money. Wouldn't that raise the stock you handle?"
"Maybe if the money is temporarily released."
"Then I think real estate in Pyeongtaek and real estate in Gangnam will go up."
"Pyeongtaek?"
"Pyeongtaek is an area with a lot of favorable developments. Isn't Pyeongtaek Port developed when an international new city is created in Pyeongtaek? There's a U.S. military unit. So people with money are coming here to see the land."
"Is that so?"
And if the 19 trillion won in land compensation from the government is lifted, there is a high possibility that apartments in Gangnam will rise.
"Why would modern Gangnam apartments go up?"
"I always played the role of a real estate agent in Gangnam."
"That's true."
"Don't lament that Gangnam apartment has already been built, it's always time to get cold. If you buy it now, it will go up next year, and if you buy it next year, it will go up again in the next year."
"Hmm."
Smart provincial leaders who have received land compensation are more likely to travel to Seoul without buying land or apartments in the provinces. Seoul is probably bigger than the provinces."
"Is that so?"
"If you hold a presidential election, wouldn't lawmakers elected in the provinces try to get an apartment in Gangnam, Seoul?"
"That's not a good thing."
"There is a ladder kick in any field. He who owns a house kicks a ladder to widen the gap with the one who doesn't."
I felt uncomfortable listening to Lee Won-kyu.
At the end of the day, Eunyeong sent me a message.
[Oppa, you know that singer Rain and Kim Tae-hee are getting married today, right?]
[Oh, today?]]
Only 50 guests were invited to the ceremony at Gahoe-dong Cathedral in Jongno-gu.]
[Really?]
[Let's make it simple, too.
[Well, I'll just do what others do.]
[So you don't have to buy expensive things like pimples.]
[Still......]
[I'm not a celebrity. I'm just an announcer at a public broadcasting station who's getting paid. It doesn't have to be special.]
But where do singers Rain and Kim Tae-hee live newlywed?]
[I heard it as the 2nd Sangji Kyle Room in Cheongdam-dong.]
[Really? Should we have been there?]]
[Okay. I like Hannam The Hill.]
This was before singer Rain and Kim Tae-hee moved to Hannam The Hill.
Where is singer Rain going on his honeymoon?]
[There's a saying, Bali.]
[Then shall we go to Bali?]]
[Valley went to college with his family.]
Since Eunyeong is from the middle class, she seemed to have been to many good places in college.
Last time, when I asked to go to Samcheonggak to eat, I said I went there with my family when I was in college.
As expected, there is a four-story building near Hongdae, so even with the rent, I have been to Bali and Samcheonggak.
I've only heard of Bali, and I don't even know where it is.
When Eunyeong went to Bali, I would have bought tteokbokki near Sillim Station and went to the fish room to play games.
[Then where shall we go besides Bali?}
[Cancun or Mauritius or Maldives?] I don't want to be too far away. How's the Maldives?]
I don't know where the Maldives are stuck again.
Until now, I had been interested in living in SillaJen, but I regretted not searching for my honeymoon destination.
But I couldn't even pretend not to know Maldives.
[Maldives sounds good.]
I said this and laughed bitterly to myself. "You don't even know what you're doing!"
[Okay, I've decided on the Maldives. The place where they prepare for the ceremony said that they'll book all the destinations on their own as long as you tell them.]
I finished Kakao Talk with Eunyeong and searched Maldives.
It was an island country in the Indian Ocean of South Asia.
It was a country in southwest Sri Lanka and it seemed possible to swim here when our country was in winter.
It was also said that the highest area was only two meters above sea level and was in danger of being submerged.
The next day is Friday, but I only did stock trading all day long.
The U.S. stock market was also in a bearish mood, while Korea's KOSPI and KOSDAQ fell.
Foreign selling was no joke.
In particular, SillaJen's stock, which used to maintain the 13,000 won level, seemed to fall through the 12,000 won range, so it kept picking it up.
After the end of the market, we saw the cumulative investment of SillaJen.
The cumulative investment comes from multiplying the amount of the balance by the average unit price.
I bought a lot yesterday and today, so the investment was over 5.2 billion won.
With a loss rate of 3 percent, the valuation was around 5.05 billion won.
If I sell these shares now, I have to sell them at a loss of 150 million won.
But this time, I was a long-term investor, so I didn't even blink at the 3% loss.
It was the right time to continue watering when it came down through the 12,000 won range.
The stock market told me not to put the eggs in one basket.
Dispersion is the answer, but I have a habit of throwing my weight all over the stock market.
This time again I had the belief that I would not fail.
If things went wrong and SillaJen's clinical trial failed, it was believed that he could throw it together when the force threw it.
S production also had a cumulative investment of 1.1 billion won and TS Investment had a cumulative investment of 600 million won.
The combined investment of SillaJen, S Productions, and TS Investment totaled 6.9 billion won. TS Investment and S Productions were also losing 1 percent to 2 percent.
Song said Korean Air investment amounted to 9 billion won as of today.
Next week, I will finish my business and go on a pleasant trip during the Lunar New Year holiday.
I asked if these people were not going to the Maldives.
"Where are you going on your trip?”
"I was going to go to China or Japan, but I just decided to go on a domestic trip. Jung and I decided to go hiking on Mt. Seorak."
"Mountain climbing?"
"You should go to Daecheongbong. Have you ever climbed to Daecheongbong?"
"No, I haven't been there yet."
There were so many places I hadn't been.
I got a call from my aunt.
"I'm Aunt Uijeongbu."
"Yes, how have you been?"
"You said you had a good girl?"
"Yes, it is."
"You said she looked like KBS announcer Park Un-young."
"What? It's Park Un-young herself."
"Okay. By the way, you heard me, right?”
"Yes?"
"We're supposed to meet at Jongno 3-ga on Sunday.”
"Oh, yes, I heard."
My aunt seemed not to believe Park Un-young.
My aunt was a man who knew our family history like a palm of hand in hand.
I was well aware of the difficulties I had in living in a shabby row house on a hill in Sillim-dong, and of my mother's work at a market restaurant in Samseong-dong, and of what my father does and my studies were not good when I was in school, and I eventually went to school in the provinces.
Strangely, I was surprised to buy a 45-pyeong apartment, but I seemed to think that I was working at any securities firm in Yeouido.
So my aunt once introduced me to a nurse who goes to a private hospital in Uijeongbu.
I saw the line on the grill at Seoul Station, and the women said they didn't like me and I didn't like it either.
After that, my aunt arranged again, but I didn't meet her because I didn't like her.
"If you want to get married, you have to give up on a girl. I have a friend of mine in Jewelry Town on Jongno 3-ga, so I'll be nice to him."
"Well... isn't that a little backward? Can I get a Cartier Ring or something?"
"You know, it's all connected. Not only are there stores on the side of the road, but if you go to the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building, you can find all the luxury goods. By the way, you must have made some money looking for Cartier, huh?"
"Huh? Well... that much."
"I heard the bride has a good family. Thank you for sending me the money to buy my clothes, too."
"I haven't sent much."
"I've never received a gift like this. Your uncle only bragged about his son to meet, and he never sent me a handkerchief."
"It's all up to you."
"Your mother told me that the bride's house has a big building in Seogyo-dong."
"It's a small building."
"Hey, that's great. I didn't know because I only saw him when I was young, but now I see that he's talented. Having a daughter of a building owner on top of a Creator!”
"No."
"That's why every woman I introduce has been ticking!"
"No!"
"By the way, did you catch all the wedding halls or something? I heard that you're going to be at KBS Public Hall.“
"Yes, I've got it all."
"Did you make a wedding invitation and have all the places for your honeymoon? There's a lot to do when you get the wedding date."
"I've done that, too."
"I heard you decided to go to Hannam-dong."
Aunt's interventions were endless.
I had to meet with Eunyeong and stop by a high-end store in Gangnam, but it was uncomfortable because of my aunt.
Mom knows that aunt knows well about jewelry.
My aunt also tried to put up a sale at her friend's house, but I was in a difficult position.
But it was good that Eunyeong wasn't a woman who was unexpectedly luxurious.
Moreover, if you go to Jewelry Town on Jongno 3-ga, you will find a luxury store in the building.
It was because I remember hearing that they do a lot of work.
My aunt's voice kept ringing as I tried to hang up.
"You, like diamond rings, are brand labels, not necessarily good. You have to look at the gloss, transparency, and cutting techniques.”
"Is that so?"
"My friend is a national jewelry connoisseur with 25 years of experience in jewelry washing. I'm famous for teaching and master craftsmen at the jewelry academy.”
"Okay."
This remark made it difficult for me to refuse.
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