#123. Ordinarily. 3
There was no sound from the phone. And then.
-Who are you?
“Because your specs are good. Don’t worry about that.”
-Is it okay if I ask about your relationship with him?
“I just wanted to repay the help I received from you before. I don’t have any money at home and I feel like I’m just working hard like a hamster on a wheel.”
-There must be many departments in other affiliates.
Lee Hye-rim's voice became low.
“I have to explain something now… … . Is that it?”
-no.
“I just thought of the Strategy Planning Office, and I decided to go there because the salary seemed better than other places. Do I have to explain my decision? Huh?”
-No. I think you just need to tell them to prepare their resumes when they come to work in a month.
After hearing the answer, Lee Hye-rim just hung up the phone.
And then he snickered.
Because the location is narrow, the speech becomes long.
By the way… … .
Lee Hye-rim kept having doubts.
He couldn't shake the feeling that Woojin was trying to help him.
Conversely, it might not have been the case.
It was because Woojin had so many quirky sides to him.
If I wanted to do something, I did it, and if I wanted to experience something, I did it no matter what.
Hye-rim Lee, who was lost in thought for a moment, picked up her phone again and called Woo-jin.
"it's me."
-Yeah, when do you have to come to work?
At Woojin's question, Lee Hye-rim let out a breath and laughed.
I clearly told him not to expect anything, but he said it as if it was obvious.
“You can come to work in a month with your resume.”
-It's Monday.
"huh……."
As Lee Hye-rim continued speaking, something suddenly occurred to her mind.
“Woojin, what are you going to do about school?”
-I'm thinking of taking a leave of absence.
Lee Hye-rim asked in surprise.
“Leave of absence?”
-Yeah, a lot of other people take a leave of absence. I feel like if I don't do it now, I won't have another chance to take a leave of absence.
At Woojin’s words, Lee Hye-rim covered her forehead with her hand.
Aren't most gaps in school taken out of necessity or due to unavoidable circumstances?
But Woojin says now is the time to take a break from school.
Hye-rim Lee, who was shaking her head, repeated what she had said at the coffee shop.
“Woojin, I’m really okay.”
-I just wanted to experience it. Thank you. Hye-rim, the drama is about to start. I'll call you tomorrow. Thank you.
“Drama… … . Ah, it’s fun to watch.”
That moment.
Bomi, who was sitting on the sofa, shouted at Woojin.
“Brother! It’s starting now!”
Woojin came out of his room and sat down on the sofa.
The TV was really big for the size of the living room.
As the drama began, Woojin began watching it with a small exclamation.
“Oh… … .”
The main content of the drama was the power struggle among the conglomerate families.
* * *
The next day.
Woojin found Han Bora's house.
When I rang the doorbell, the door opened wide without a sound from the intercom.
The person who opened the door was Han Bo-ra, and with a really bright smile, she hugged Woo-jin's leg and clung to him.
“I missed you, mister, hehe.”
To Han Bo-ra, Woo-jin was like Daddy-Long-Legs.
Woojin answered while stroking Han Bora's head with a smile that appeared without him knowing.
“I missed you too. Where about Grandma?”
“He said he was going out for a drink.”
“Have you had a health checkup?”
“Yes! Just like you said, I held your hand tightly and walked with you. Stay healthy!”
“Well done. As expected, our Bora is special and unique.”
"lol."
Woojin took out two candies from his pocket.
“This is Bomi’s. This is this man’s.”
Woojin opened the candy wrapper himself and put it in Han Bora's mouth. Then he took a bite of the candy himself.
The two, one cheek bulging out, talked about this and that.
Han Bora did most of the talking, and Woojin was the one listening.
“So what did you say to your friend?”
“I told you not to fall for spoon-fed education!”
It was not something that would come out of the mouth of a child who was now in the second grade of elementary school.
That wasn't all.
'Studying can be a means of gaining the trust of others… … .'
'I said that studying is just an additional means to achieve the goal!'
“What did you say then?”
“Heejung’s mom said she wanted to see me and asked me to come visit sometime. She said she’d make something delicious.”
Woojin gently stroked Han Bora's head again.
If you speak and act in a special way, your friends' parents will also pay attention to you.
The law of attraction.
I was attracting a person named Han Bo-ra.
“You learn swimming during physical education class?”
“Yes! The teacher praised me and said I was the best!”
“There’s nothing our Bora can’t do.”
Woojin's lips slightly rose again at Han Bora's happy appearance.
Bora, who had been abused, was a child who deserved to feel serotonin, the happiness hormone.
In the future as well.
Woojin, who had been talking like that, changed the subject.
“Shall we take a look at our Bora account?”
Han Bora answered confidently.
"yes!"
Woojin followed Han Bora straight into the room.
There were three monitors in total, and Bomi turned on the PC and opened an account.
“I cashed out everything except for large cap value investments. Hehe.”
The total amount of deposits in the account is 257,498,248 won.
Woojin said.
“A seed worth about 2 million won has ballooned to 257,498,248 won?”
“I just did as you taught me. Hehe.”
It wasn't Woojin who selected the event.
Instead, it taught me a lot.
“What did this old man say?”
“He told me that I shouldn’t hold on to stocks other than the large cap stocks that are driving our country’s KOSPI for too long.”
“Why?”
Han Bo-ra continued speaking point by point.
“Companies may not be able to adapt to the rapidly changing world, and the possibility of creative accounting cannot be ruled out, and the time during which money can grow relatively may be limited.”
"that's right."
For example, the KOSPI index in 2012 was 1,948 points, and it fluctuated between 1,948 points and 2,033 points until 2016.
And then, around 2017, it started to rise sharply.
Some people invested in value in 2012, waited for 5 years, and made profits, while others invested as 2017 approached.
The latter would have brought forward the time and made the same profit.
Of course, the amount deposited once a month as if saving for value investing in 2012 may be different from the amount deposited by someone who started investing in early 2017.
But what if you understood the global outlook and industry, studied the domestic economy and the market conditions of companies, and invested the same amount as someone who did value investing in 2012?
The story changes a lot.
In just one year, you can match the earnings of someone who waited for five years.
This was also true for corporate investments, not just the KOSPI index.
That's why it's hard to see any profit if you stop studying.
“What companies are you interested in these days?”
Han Bo-ra immediately showed Woo-jin the items of interest.
“This company… … .”
Han Bo-ra spoke as if she was happy, and Woo-jin nodded and listened to the explanation.
And Woojin, who was listening to the explanation of the last item, said.
“It seems like there is some power?”
Han Bora smiled brightly.
“It seems like a company that fits the domestic industry outlook, and its finances are good. Above all, I want to climb up the ranks.”
Woojin raised his palm.
Han Bora's palm met Woojin's palm.
match!
Woojin said.
“You are doing well.”
* * *
The day of the strategic planning office's announcement of Shinwha Group's disbandment has arrived.
Woojin, dressed in a neat suit, put on his shoes and spoke to his mother, who was standing behind him.
“I'll be back soon.”
These were Woojin's own words, expressing his desire to return home again.
Mom said, touching Woojin's clothes again.
“Our handsome son, how are you?”
When I told my parents I was taking a leave of absence, they didn't say anything special.
Because I just wanted Woojin to live the way he wanted and stay healthy.
Woojin eventually went outside and rode the subway.
In less than an hour, I was able to arrive at the Shinwha Group headquarters.
Woojin, standing at the entrance of the building, looked up at the building.
The building was so tall that it seemed to pierce the sky, making Woojin look like an ant.
But Woojin's gait could not be slowed down.
As always,
Woojin moved towards the lobby with a calm face.
In the lobby, men and women in suits were scattering about, stamping their employee IDs.
As I was taking all of that in, a neat man who appeared to be a security guard approached me.
“How did you come here?”
Woojin spoke as he had been told.
“I came to work for the first time today. My name is Shin Woo-jin.”
“Ah, this way.”
Woojin approached the elevator under the guidance of the security guard.
“Get off on the 15th floor and enter SH Strategy.”
"thank you."
Woojin entered the elevator, mixing in with the crowd.
The women glanced at Woojin.
They all got off at different floors, but no one got off on the 15th floor where Woojin was getting off.
Woojin, who got off the elevator, was able to quickly find the 'SH Strategy' that the security guard had mentioned.
Because it was right before my eyes.
However, unlike Shinwha General Trading Company, the entrance was a bit different.
It was made of the same tempered glass, but it seemed thicker.
There was no noise from inside.
Woojin pushed the glass door open without hesitation. He felt a slight heaviness in his hand and went inside.
“Hey hey! Manager Kim! Get out quickly!”
“This is driving me crazy.”
“Oh, I found out where Director Oh is. He is at the Yangpyeong villa.”
“You were just diving there?”
“I guess he thought they wouldn’t find him if he blew up the article and hid.”
“He’s such a greedy person. How much money do I have to put in his mouth to satisfy his greed? Bring him here right now.”
“It won’t be easy. If you call the police… … .”
“Hey, this kid is getting more and more bored. This is called a negotiation meeting. Negotiation!”
“The car accident victim demanded 30 million won.”
“Go ahead.”
Although voices with different meanings were heard here and there, Woojin listened to each one and drew out the story they were telling with high probability and assumptions.
There were about 20 people.
At that moment, a man who looked to be in his late twenties approached.
Woojin's two eyes glanced at him for a moment.
He was about 177cm tall, had dark eyebrows, double eyelids, and a slim chin.
His face is whiter than an average person's, and he's going to talk to me now.
"who are you?"
“Hello. My name is Shin Woo-jin and it’s my first day at work today.”
“Shin Woojin?”
"yes."
"iced coffee……."
He looked Woojin up and down and blurted out the words.
"take care."
Woojin spoke to him as he tried to pass by him.
“Do you happen to know where my seat is?”
“Okay. Okay. Sit next to me.”
He winked at one place and disappeared.
Woojin's gaze returned there.
[Assistant Cha Ju-hyeok]
The seat next to him was completely empty, and there wasn't even a PC in sight.
Woojin walked over, placed his bag on the spot that Cha Joo-hyuk had pointed to, and sat down.
And then I looked around again.
You looked very busy.
There were many people sweeping their hair.
Those people only gave him sidelong glances and paid him no attention.
No, a gaze with one corner of the mouth raised, a gaze with narrowed eyes, a gaze that is openly laughing.
Several gazes scanned him and then disappeared.
Woojin thought such gazes were natural.
These were natural reactions of organisms when they understood the situation in which they were sitting in this seat right now.
Woojin feels different from Shinwha General Trading Company.
“You’re being bullied.”
I smiled faintly, thinking that it was a new experience.
And this can be changed.
It's like opening a small water gate.
It's like this.
Woojin quickly returned and spoke to Assistant Manager Cha Joo-hyuk, who was sitting down, treating him like he didn't exist.
“You must be tired. You came from the hospital to work.”
Assistant Manager Cha Ju-hyeok, who was flipping through a file, turned his head to Woo-jin.
