#149. Up, up. 2
The chairman looked at Woojin as if he found it amusing.
“Can you see the number of complete life?”
Woojin took a step closer to Chairman Lee and opened his mouth while looking at the Go board.
At one time, the media labeled Chairman Lee a baduk fanatic.
“If I may venture to guess, the situation seems to be at the level of Tongyu (a game of Go that reaches a profound realm).
Even though Baekseok is a beginner, I think he will have an advantage over Heukseok.”
It was said to be 6th level.
The Chairman's gaze, as he stroked his chin, became more interesting than before.
I once gave money to a 9th dan player and played countless games of baduk with him.
Even these days, whenever I think of baduk, I call him and play, and this chairman was unofficially aware of his own level accurately.
Right on the 6th level.
He said that if you were to compare his skills directly to those of a 9th dan, he would be around 6th dan.
But the guy in front of me hit it right on the spot.
Looking at the white stone and black stone that haven't even progressed one third.
“Sit down instead of just standing there.”
As Woojin sat down, Chairman Lee crossed his arms and looked down at the Go board.
Most of the time, crossing arms was a defensive mechanism, but not anymore.
If we think of the human organism as flexible depending on the situation and environment, this chairman was not losing interest.
And also the unconscious, unknown anticipation.
“According to you, Black Stone is not even a living being. Can you make it a living being?”
“If you give me a chance, I will try.”
The chairman pushed a white porcelain concave bowl containing black stone toward Woojin.
And as if ringing the game bell, the chairman placed a white stone on the board.
Woojin, who was holding the stones with his long hands, immediately placed the black stones next to Chairman Lee's white stones.
widely!
As the chairman put down his stones again, the board made a cheerful sound.
“What do you think of Baduk?”
“I think it’s a battle between the classics and the classics.”
When the chairman made a funny expression, Woojin made another move.
At that moment, I thought the chairman's face was tilted slightly.
This was because he had made a completely different move rather than avoiding the fight.
The chairman asked with a slightly disappointed voice.
I felt like my interest was fading.
“Why did you put it there?”
“It may sound presumptuous, but I put it here because I thought of the number ten.”
“What? This guy is funny?”
The chairman confidently placed his number as if to tell them to do as they please.
Woojin, as before, placed his own move as soon as Chairman Lee placed his move.
Looking at the sight, Lee Hye-rim blinked her eyes every now and then.
I didn't know how to play Go, but as time went on, I could see that my grandfather was concentrating silently.
That was only natural.
Woojin's number was so out of his mind, it was like looking at a magazine issue he had never seen before.
It was difficult to deal with Suni when he first saw her, and the time Chairman Lee held the stone continued to increase.
“Please bring me some tea.”
The chairman took a breath and counted the numbers.
Then he asked.
“Since when have you been playing baduk?”
Woojin honestly said it wasn't his first time.
“I’ve had it since I was little.”
I just watched.
If I had played Go with someone else, I would have said that I only looked at the book, but given the circumstances, I didn't say anything like that.
The chairman opened his mouth again, putting Baek Seok down.
“Singular?”
With this level of skill, there would definitely be an official rank.
I was able to figure it out by playing it a lot with the 9th level.
Woojin answered right away, making a move.
"doesn't exist."
At those words, Chairman Lee, who had been fixating his gaze on the Go board, raised his head.
"does not exist?"
"yes."
The chairman asked again with a look of disbelief.
“Then what level do you think you are?”
Then he placed Baekseok.
“I’m not sure if I have the skills to compete at a certain level, but… … ”
Woojin closed his eyes,
The dimensions of the Go board are 42cm wide and 45cm high.
The length is 39.5 cm and the height is 42.6 cm.
The width of a Go stone is approximately 21.5 mm and the height is 9 mm.
Even though I had my eyes closed, the Go board was vivid in my mind's eye.
Of course, the positions of the stones that were placed just a moment ago.
Woojin's hand grabbed the black stone and scratched the white porcelain bowl.
“Center left date.”
Woojin left the black stone there with his eyes closed.
He attacked with his eyes closed.
The chairman looked surprised at what this kid was doing, but still put Baek-seok down.
widely.
This time, Woojin not only closed his eyes, but also lifted his head up to the ceiling and counted.
“Seven to eight.”
widely.
The chairman said nothing and just watched Woojin with an expression as if to say, "What kind of a kid is this?"
Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock.
After a few more moves, Woojin opened his eyes and put down the last move, no, the move that could finish it off.
widely.
“I’m not sure what level my Go skills should be at, but I think I’m good enough to make a complete game like this.”
The white stone had collapsed, and the black house was in a solid state.
The chairman was looking at Woojin as if he had seen a strange person.
At that moment, the chairman hit the sofa and said,
“They say the world is overflowing with hidden eccentricities.
“This is my first time in this situation! Hahaha!”
“Thank you for your kind words.”
At that moment, the chairman picked up the phone and made a call to someone.
“Tell Chairman Kim that we’ll have dinner next time.”
The chairman spoke briefly and then put the receiver down.
“One more round?”
“It is an honor.”
The chairman laughed heartily and started to collect the Baekseok stones one by one.
“It’s no fun if you just do it. How about making a bet and doing it?
“By granting each other’s requests.”
"great."
When Woojin answered cheerfully, Chairman Lee smiled.
“If I win, you have to come back tomorrow at this time and play Go with me.
“What would you like to ask?”
“The chairman is granting Miss Lee Hye-rim’s request.”
Chairman Lee looked surprised at Woojin's words.
Does the guy have feelings for his granddaughter?
As the chairman was thinking like that, Woojin, who had read his face, opened his mouth.
“If Miss Lee Hye-rim does well, Brain Food, which is currently under discussion, will also do well.”
“Okay. But can you do it with your eyes closed from the beginning?”
It was a kind of provocation.
It was clear to Woojin that he was trying to use his opponent's pride to gain an advantage in the game, to make them do it that way.
And Woojin willingly agreed.
"yes."
“Hahaha! You’re not even opening your eyes?”
Woojin answered with his eyes closed.
“Of course.”
When Woojin placed the black stone first, Chairman Lee announced in a cheerful voice where he had placed his stone.
widely!
“The fire point of the lower right ear!”
Woojin set the number of shots to match Chairman Lee's, and Hye-rim Lee, who was watching the situation, could not help but have a bewildered expression.
Regardless of what it was that Woojin couldn't do, the sight of him closing his eyes and letting it go was like watching a scene from a movie.
But it's not staged, it's real time, and it's not a screen.
My grandfather was like that too.
I can honestly say that I've never seen my grandfather so happy before.
It makes sense, since Woojin was taking advantage of Chairman Lee's hobby.
Regardless of the surrounding environment, each person has different hobbies and they cannot be the same, but if you understand and respond to the other person's interests and hobbies, you can elicit a positive response.
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Even after Woojin left, Chairman Lee continued to look down at the Go board dominated by Heukseok.
I checked the guy's eyelids several times while counting, but they were tightly shut and wouldn't move.
He must have put so much force into his eyes that even thin wrinkles were visible.
“Hehehe, he’s a funny guy, Hye-rim.”
“Yes, Grandpa.”
“You said your name was Woojin?”
The positions of himself and Shin Woo-jin were as different as heaven and earth.
I liked Woojin, who showed his fighting spirit by utilizing his strengths even in front of someone like that.
At first glance, it felt like I was looking at myself standing up with my bare hands.
“You said Brain Food, right? He’s a guy with a knack for business.
Pretending to hold my hand, he even gave me some money.
When the guy rolls and rolls the Brain Food and grows a bit, you can make it yours.
“I, Grandpa, will help you with the money you need. And bring him often.”
I wanted to play more baduk and compete against a 9-dan player I knew.
Meanwhile, Lee Hye-rim's hand under the table was tightly gripping the hem of her skirt.
It was meant to be eaten later on, Brain Food.
He was truly a grandfather.
But Lee Hye-rim had no such intention.
“I lost that bet separately, so I guess I’ll have to grant you a favor.
Hehehe. Do you want something?”
I was about to praise SH Construction anyway.
As Lee Hye-rim moved her lips, Chairman Lee smiled at her expression.
“I think there’s something you want?”
"that is……"
“When you have an opportunity, you have to take it. Tell me.”
Lee Hye-rim opened her mouth without further hesitation.
If I wanted to become the person I had promised myself to be, I had to shake off worries like these.
“SH Construction, I want to have shares.”
The chairman's eyes widened slightly.
“Want to own a stake?”
"yes."
The chairman sank back into the sofa again.
“Are you saying this knowing what you mean?”
“I want to get involved in management.
So this time, we took over the GH Construction site and laid the cornerstone.
“To see my grandfather like this.”
Chairman Lee, who had been looking sharply at Hye-rim Lee, slowly nodded.
For Chairman Lee, extending Shinwha Group was something that would keep him alive even after he died.
If he had children and grandchildren in his blood, and if he showed the ability to lead the group, it would have been right to watch.
“It would be good for your father, Jeong-cheol, if he had a stake, but wouldn’t your other brothers not stay still?”
“I can handle it.”
“Your uncles and aunts too?”
"yes."
“You wouldn’t want to hand over your friendly territory, would you?”
The chairman continued to ask Lee Hye-rim about her thoughts with a heavy gaze.
“So I thought about it. If you increase SH Construction’s capital… … ”
It would have been a shocking story that would have left other family members speechless if they had heard it, but the chairman's expression was extremely calm.
“Keep talking.”
“I would like to receive the subscription rights for new shares from the paid-in capital increase company.
7%.
“I want to receive a compliment as a gift from my grandfather.”
The chairman released his heavy gaze and opened his mouth as if looking at Hye-rim Lee as a child.
“Let’s say I gave you the priority right as a gift by issuing paid-in capital increase.
Do you have money to buy it?
“That’s 7%.”
“I have it now.”
He took over all the hotel stocks owned by Lee Yo-hwan and Lee Si-young, and made a huge profit from the stocks of GH Construction.
And before GH's stock price fell like a waterfall, he bought SH Construction.
Naturally, upon hearing the news that GH Construction's site would be transferred to SH Construction, its stock price soared through the roof.
Lee Hye-rim spoke again as if possessed by Woo-jin, or rather, as if their faces overlapped.
“I have enough.”
Only then,
The chairman looked surprised, and Woojin, who was tapping the steering wheel with his fingers inside the car, muttered briefly.
“Not enough.”
