#154. Up, up. 7
Chairman Lee, who had been looking at Woojin's number with a strange expression, raised his head.
There are three points in total on the Go board.
The upper right corner stone that Shin Woo-jin has, and the upper left corner stone that Choi Seon-gyeong 9-dan has.
And finally, the center point.
It was an unexpected number, but not entirely surprising.
It was like the playfulness of a child who had just started playing Baduk.
“Yeah, it’s more fun when there’s a bet on it. What about you?”
When the chairman asked Choi Seon-gyeong about her intentions, she regained her expression and smiled.
“It sounds like fun.”
When I first started learning baduk, I remember playing baduk in the beginning, and it felt like the emotions I felt back then were coming back to me.
But the opponent is too young.
No, it didn't seem like we'd be able to become rivals, which was funny.
There is a game called "Jip-Baduk" where the difference in skill is large and a few points are shared, but in the case of sewers, the upper right corner, upper left corner, and lower left corner are taken first, and it is not often placed in the exact center like that.
Rather, it was because the central stone could have the opposite effect and lead to an awkward situation.
The guy's expression is indifferent, whether he knows it or not.
This guy had his eyes closed?
At that sight, it was clear that the chairman had fallen for the guy.
Choi Seon-gyeong had no confidence from the moment she entered Chairman Lee's house.
It was the same even now.
I really didn't have the confidence to lose to that young, blue guy.
Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan, placed a move right next to Woo Jin as if trying to match his moves.
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At that sight, Chairman Lee smiled faintly and said:
“Okay. Let’s go with 3rd board, 2nd line.
So what kind of bet should we make today?”
“How about we bet what we want, like the chairman said last time?”
The chairman smiled and turned his gaze back to the Go board.
It was a situation where Choi Seon-gyeong was adjusting, and Shin Woo-jin could have thought of some kind of trick.
If we think positively, it could be a tactic to shake up the 9th Dan Choi Seon-gyeong with a completely different method to create an opportunity.
But, since the opponent was the opponent, such a shallow trick would not work.
So there was no need to be rough around the edges.
“Let me tell you first.”
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Woojin opened his mouth and counted the numbers.
“I would like you to correct the paid capital increase this time from 7% to 10%.”
Chairman Lee, his eyes slightly widened, looked at Woojin while rubbing his chin.
It was an unexpected remark.
Now that I think about it, I brought up a similar story last time and this time too.
These were all words of encouragement to his granddaughter, Hye-rim.
“I wonder why.”
“As I said before, Miss Lee Hye-rim will now be the shadow of Brain Food.
“If Miss Hye-rim can become a stronger tree, Brain Food will also be able to grow healthy branches in the cool shade.”
Chairman Lee's face changed as he looked at Woojin.
Even in a place like this where we play baduk, we think about the prosperity of our business.
And the guy's thoughts only served to give his granddaughter Hye-rim a little more strength, and did not bring her any harm.
It was just a matter of opening up a few more opportunities for her granddaughter.
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When Choi Seon-gyeong placed a stone, Woo-jin also placed a black stone.
It was a typical situation where Choi Seon-gyeong would teach Go and adjust accordingly.
Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan, Baek Seok was promoted again.
Bam.
“Hahaha! Alright. Brain Food hasn’t gone public yet, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I want to become a major shareholder of Brain Food, too.”
Woojin's expression was calm at the chairman's words, but it was Lee Hye-rim who was surprised.
Even so, when Woojin said 10% instead of 7%, I forced myself to calm down from the surprise.
But my grandfather's words were more shocking.
When my grandfather said he wanted to become a major shareholder, it meant that he wanted to get involved in Brain Food and shake it up.
Even though the stake wasn't much, my grandfather was the kind of person who would do anything to make it happen.
Haven't I said this before?
Raise it well and make it your own.
"great."
“Ahhhh! It’s so hearty and good. Okay. Concentrate.”
Woojin, who was holding the black stone, raised his head for a moment and looked at Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan.
“Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan, how about 1 hour and 30 seconds for the countdown?
“I have to wake up by 9 o’clock.”
Woojin said that the time for the rules of the country was cut in half.
Choi Seon-gyeong was dumbfounded this time too, but she didn't lose her smile.
Because it just felt like a child's boast.
Choi Seon-gyeong nodded leisurely.
"great."
What is the 30 second countdown?
Even 10 seconds is enough to overflow.
It made me realize how honorable it was to be with him and the number, and all I had to do was collect the allowance that the chairman gave me.
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As Choi Seon-gyeong raised her hand, countless numbers of black and white stones appeared transparently in Woo-jin's eyes and then disappeared.
It was about looking ahead.
At that moment, Woojin's attitude suddenly changed.
I got the answer I wanted from the chairman.
Woojin, who was placing stones in the center, suddenly turned his head to the lower left corner.
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This time too, the area surrounding that one point was filled with black and white stones that appeared transparently and then disappeared.
On the other hand, Choi Seon-gyeong let out a breath without realizing it.
Woojin's move was like running away from the battlefield.
He couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.
I was so disappointed in myself for playing Go with this guy.
It's not like I'm joking, it's just something ridiculous.
At that moment, Woojin's voice flowed into Choi Seon-gyeong's 9th Dan ears.
“Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan, you have 10 seconds left.”
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After a little less than two hours, the living room of the chairman's home was filled with a quiet silence.
Choi Seon-gyeong, 9th Dan, looked down at the board as if he couldn't understand.
Two plates were handed down.
It was a system I had never seen before, and the numbers that I could not understand at all came together to form a house.
It was graceful and like a reed swaying in the wind, but it did not break and held its head upright again with determination.
“How can this number of thoughts… … ”
I met all the great Go players and mixed their moves.
This was by far the first time anyone had made such a move.
Chairman Lee, who was nodding and looking at the Go board, had a calm expression on his face, but he was quite surprised inside.
It seemed like he was taking a risk and throwing random moves at 9-dan Choi Seon-gyeong, but in the end, the result was beneficial.
I never thought Shin Woo-jin would beat Choi Seon-gyeong from the beginning, and I thought it would be a really fun match if they could just play evenly like a reclusive master…
Choi Seon-gyeong muttered.
“Just one more round… … ”
At that moment, as if cutting off his words, Woojin stood up from his seat and bowed his head to Choi Seon-gyeong.
“It was an honor.”
And then he opened his mouth again to the chairman.
“Mr. Chairman, I have something important to tell you.
“Can I wake up first?”
“Huh? Okay. Take a look. See you next time.”
"then."
Woojin slightly bowed his head to Lee Hye-rim and then turned around.
For a moment, she could see.
Could it be an illusion?
I felt like I saw a small smile forming on Woojin's lips.
That smile seemed to be saying, 'Hye-rim, fighting.'
Woojin, who left the chairman's house, checked his wristwatch.
Since Hye-rim had to drive the car to the chairman's house, I just left.
There are only 50 minutes left.
Woojin quickened his pace and pulled up the satellite image to check the various paths.
Then, I did some mathematical calculations and statistics to rule out any possibility of traffic congestion and calculated the fastest possible route, and then I walked.
No, it ran.
"taxi!"
Woojin, who got into the taxi like that, quickly stated his destination.
Woojin continued to calculate the time by the second even as the taxi was moving.
The force of gravity that depends on your body weight, as well as the acceleration and resistance that increases as the car's wheels roll.
“Sir, I would appreciate it if you could make a left turn ahead of me.”
“Over there?”
“Yes. Now!”
As the taxi turned left, Woojin opened his mouth hastily.
Woojin was checking the traffic information in real time a little while ago.
“I’ll get off here.”
“Here?”
“Yes. Thank you! Take care.”
Woojin got off in a hurry before even reaching his destination.
I calculated the number of households and population density in the area that could impede my movement, then entered the alley and started running.
About 10 minutes left.
As if time was running out, Woojin's face looked a bit anxious.
What greeted Woojin as he came out of the alley was a crosswalk with a red light.
Woojin took a deep breath and prepared to cross the crosswalk.
“If we’re not careful, we’ll be late.”
Then things would have been really difficult.
As the signal changed from red to blue, Woojin's feet moved faster than before.
That's where we arrived.
Bam.
It was home.
Woojin, who came into the living room out of breath, asked Bomi, who was on the sofa.
“Did you start ‘Chatter VS Chatter’?”
"huh?"
When Woojin mentioned the channel, Bomi quickly picked up the remote control.
Only then was Woojin able to breathe a sigh of relief.
The title of the program was just beginning to disappear from the top of the TV.
[Chatter VS Chatter]
Today was the first broadcast of a program that features hot comedians these days.
Woojin had seen the trailer, and the comedians were spewing out trendy phrases one after another.
“I’m glad I’m not late.”
“Did you come running here to see this, oppa? Look at all the sweat. There’s a rerun too… … ”
“The rule is that you watch the first episode live.”
Bomi, who had been staring at Woojin, scratched her cheek.
Just then the doorbell rang.
Woojin muttered with a satisfied expression as he stood up from his seat.
“It’s all according to plan.”
Then I picked up the intercom and looked at the screen.
– It's chicken~
It was Woojin who ordered chicken on his way here.
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Meanwhile, Hye-rim Lee, who had left the chairman's house, went to her first aunt's house.
As she entered the living room, her aunt, Lee Jeong-mi, linked arms and glared at Lee Hye-rim.
“You have something to say? Are you being rude or not getting your bearings?”
My uncle, who was sitting on the sofa, also opened his mouth.
“It’s funny that I’m saying this to you, Hye-rim… … ”
“You stay still!”
At Lee Jeong-mi's words, her husband shut his mouth as if he was curling his tail.
At that time, Lee Jeong-hoon, the only son of this family, came down from the second floor.
“You got a 7% preferential shareholder right to a paid-in capital increase? Congratulations?”
Lee Jeong-hoon's face was filled with contempt mixed with sneer.
Lee Hye-rim looked at them and thought.
I thought it was a mountain to climb, but as Woojin said, it was something I had to embrace.
A small doll that needs to be held for a while, not hugged.
Hye-rim Lee, who had been receiving their cold gazes, finally opened her mouth.
“It’s 10%, not 7%. I heard the answer separately from my grandfather.”
Their eyes were torn open in horror.
Lee Jeong-hoon bit his molars with his eyes closed.
“What on earth was the craftsman thinking…?”
“What the!? 10%!? What kind of insignificant fart are you giving my dad… …”
Lee Hye-rim opened her mouth.
“I did it because I wanted to help my aunt.”
