Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 538

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“Why?”

“That’s enough. Of course, I don’t believe you 100%, but I don’t want to regret it anymore. Actually, the money is one thing, but my father’s problem was the most concerning.”

Hyun-sung seemed to understand what he meant.

He was saying that he couldn’t bear the thought of his father being harmed more than losing the 100 million won. Perhaps that issue had been his biggest worry for the past five days.

But one thing still remained a question.

If he was so worried, why did he need to come back to him at this hour? After all, the fact that 100 million won had been lost in the stock market somewhat proved his point. If so, he should have taken action without further hesitation.

Yet, he came back to him.

For what reason?

Hyun-sung looked at Moon Hee-yeol and asked directly,

“Hyung [older brother or close male friend], what’s the reason you came to see me today? If the stock price dropped by about 100 million won in five days, it’s somewhat proven that what I said is correct. So why did you come back?”

“I wanted to confirm.”

“Confirm?”

“Yes, I wanted to see your eyes and confirm it again. You may or may not have noticed, but that’s why I looked at your eyes directly when you were talking a little while ago. Because people can lie with their mouths, but they can’t lie with their eyes.”

He had felt something was a little strange.

People rarely look directly into the eyes of the person they are talking to unless it’s a special occasion. But a little while ago, he was staring straight into his eyes as if it was strange.

He didn’t know that was the reason.

Anyway, he needed one more confirmation.

Hyun-sung nodded and continued,

“Hyung, you needed confirmation, or rather, you needed reassurance for yourself, right?”

“Huh? Maybe so… To be honest, the most painful thing for the past five days was that part. I was upset that the stock price was falling every day, but I was also worried about what would happen if my father really got hurt as you said. Then, this morning, the stock price plummeted, and I thought I couldn’t let it go any longer, so I left the factory and ran straight to you.”

“So, now you’re convinced by what I said?”

“Of course, it’s still not 100%, but I think I should take action now for my father’s sake. I can’t just stand still, even if there’s a 0.1% chance. Because he’s my father, not someone else.”

In the end, he was saying that he would move because of his love for his father rather than money.

Whatever the reason, it was the right choice.

Today, he would liquidate his stocks to secure cash, and that would prevent the factory from going bankrupt in January.

That way, his father wouldn’t collapse from the shock of bankruptcy.

All roads lead to Rome.

That way, he would end up catching two rabbits [achieving two goals at once]. He would save the factory and his father would be able to avoid the shock of bankruptcy.

Hyun-sung smiled without realizing it.

“Hyung, congratulations. Thanks to your filial piety, you saved both the factory and your father.”

“To be honest, I still don’t know. Whether this is right…”

“You’ll know for sure in three months. Then you’ll really be crying. I told you that Kia would also collapse in July, right? The debt they’re carrying is a whopping 10 trillion won. Then the stock price will drop below 500. From then on, starting with Ssangbangwool and Haitai, followed by Onnuri Travel, and for the first time in financial institutions, Korea Securities will also collapse. It’s literally a nuclear bomb exploding in the Korean economy. But this Moon Min-jung administration will lie to the end, saying that there’s nothing wrong. Then, on November 21, they will apply for a bailout from the IMF [International Monetary Fund]…”

“…….”

Moon Hee-yeol just listened quietly as Hyun-sung continued to speak at length.

Then, when Hyun-sung finished speaking, he asked immediately.

“Did you come from the future? Otherwise, how could you know so specifically…”

“That’s right.”

“What?”

“What you said is correct. Because I’ve already lived through this world once.”

“Hey, Kim Hyun-sung, how can you joke in this situation?”

“Joke? Haha…”

Hyun-sung just laughed. He didn’t expect him to believe it anyway. But the important thing was that it was true.

Hyun-sung immediately continued,

“Hyung, go quickly. The later it gets, the more you’ll lose.”

“Okay, since I’ve already decided, I should. Then I’ll go. I’ll go to the video store at the end of work today.”

“I know, hurry, hurry…”

Hyun-sung urged Moon Hee-yeol with a gesture.

Even if he cuts his losses now, he will be able to recover more than 500 million won. With that amount, the factory will not collapse. In his previous life, he said that he couldn’t prevent the bankruptcy because he couldn’t block 300 million won at the end.

“Hoo…!”

As soon as Moon Hee-yeol left, Hyun-sung let out a sigh of relief without realizing it.

Thank goodness.

Anyway, he didn’t have to go through the same path as in his previous life.

A moment later.

He came out of the teahouse and was just passing in front of Movie Heart.

“Oh? Who is this?”

The person who spoke was Yoo Seung-il, the owner of Movie Heart. Since there was an employee from the head office at the counter, he seemed to be outside watching the helpers dance.

“What are you doing here?”

“I don’t have anything special to do… By the way, Mr. Kim, where are you coming from during business hours?”

“I’m coming from meeting someone. But do you have time to come out here and watch leisurely? If I were you, I would memorize the video titles at that time.”

“Hehe, what an meddler?”

“Pfft.”

Hyun-sung couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t expect the word meddler to come out at the end of his words.

Tsk.

Hyun-sung clicked his tongue without realizing it. It was an expression of regret in its own way. Anyway, from Yoo Seung-il’s point of view, studying videos was more important than anything else, so he gave him advice, but he called it meddling.

But he didn’t want to get more involved. Anyway, he didn’t want to get involved with him any further.

“Yes, then I’ll be on my way…”

“Wait!”

Yoo Seung-il stopped Hyun-sung from leaving. Then he continued,

“Look forward to it, I’ll show you how good our Movie Heart is from now on.”

“…….”

He didn’t want to respond. It wasn’t worth it. He just felt sorry for him for being played by the head office without knowing anything.

As Hyun-sung was about to leave, Yoo Seung-il said again.

“Why are you afraid?”

Yoo Seung-il was taking it one step further.

Sometimes, if a person avoids something because it’s dirty, they misunderstand that they are avoiding it because they are afraid.

Hyun-sung had no choice but to say something.

“Yes, I’m scared to death. So please stop.”

“Are you making fun of me now?”

“Let’s stop.”

“What? Let’s stop?”

Yoo Seung-il’s voice grew louder. He seemed to be determined. The look in his eyes was strangely changed as if he was trying to relieve his stress.

The corners of Hyun-sung’s lips slightly raised as he saw that.

“What are you doing, grabbing a passerby?”

“You’re making fun of me now, aren’t you?”

“You’ve been under a lot of stress, haven’t you? But you shouldn’t relieve it on me like this. And just know that it’s not me who’s making fun of you, but the head office.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“You don’t know because you can’t see anything in your eyes right now, but you’ll be wailing in a few months. So wake up now.”

He just felt pathetic. But that was just Hyun-sung’s thought, and Yoo Seung-il said something unexpected.

“The head office was right after all.”

“Yes? What are you talking about? Did the head office say something about me?”

“They told me not to talk to you. They said you would cause discord between me and the head office anyway.”

“The head office said that? And you believe it so naively?”

He didn’t expect that at all. Even though Yoo Seung-il didn’t know anything, he didn’t think he would say such a thing even though he wasn’t a child. But the important thing was that it worked for Yoo Seung-il.

“You’re so pitiful. How can you be so naive at that age…”

Hyun-sung shook his head from side to side in the middle of his words. He thought there was no answer to this.

Then Yoo Seung-il continued proudly.

“I’ll let you suffer for three months.”

“Three months?”

“Yes, you’ll find out anyway, so I’m telling you in advance. Our head office is actively…”

“Mr.!”

Hyun-sung interrupted Yoo Seung-il’s words. Then he immediately continued.

“Do you have a lot of money?”

“What?”

“Why are you so eager to give money to those two guys?”

“Two guys?”

“I’m talking about Chairman Min and Manager Park from the head office. Do you know how much money those people are taking behind the scenes in the name of events?”

“You’re starting to cause discord again.”

“Okay, since you say so, I won’t say anything more. But let me just say one last thing. Just know that the money those people are taking is at least 50% of the event cost. And one more thing, you can never beat me even if you die and wake up. Because I have more money than you think. I clearly warned you.”

Hyun-sung left Movie Heart, leaving Yoo Seung-il behind.

It was a moment when he once again felt that people should not do business if they don’t know about it.

Yoo Seung-il, who was left alone after Hyun-sung left.

Yoo Seung-il muttered to himself as he thought for a moment.

“What? They eat 50%? And he has a lot of money? A young guy is already lying from the start…”

***

That night.

Movie Heart headquarters.

Chairman Min Hong-sik asked Manager Park Sun-woo.

“How’s Bupyeong today?”

“It’s as expected. It seems that the number of customers is increasing because of the event, but there’s a limit to that.”

“The reason?”

“It’s because of the purchase cost. Of course, it’s not a small amount compared to other Movie Hearts, but it’s inevitable because that guy’s purchase cost is so high.”

“Hmm…”

Chairman Min Hong-sik was silent for a while, wondering what he was thinking. But his silence didn’t last long. That meant that he was somewhat expecting the current situation.

“In the end, it’s a fight with Shin Pro [a popular video rental service], right?”

“Yes, that’s right. Since that guy has 10 times more purchase cost than the Bupyeong branch, the number of Shin Pro is not a game.”

“Anyway, he met such a terrible guy even if he was caught.”

“That’s right. Moreover, that guy is getting the full price for delivery, so he’s not being affected at all in this fight.”

“In the end, it’s just saying that it’s disadvantageous to us as time goes by…”

Chairman Min Hong-sik pressed his head with his fingers as if he had a headache.

He did that for a while.

Then he opened his mouth again.

“Did Mr. Yoo say anything?”

“You don’t have to worry about Mr. Yoo. Anyway, he handed over the operating rights to us for the time being and said he would actively cooperate. And the most important thing is that Mr. Yoo trusts us entirely.”

“That’s a relief, it’s a headache if he whines.”

“That’s what I’m saying. But what I’m worried about is…”

Manager Park Sun-woo looked at Chairman Min Hong-sik in the middle of his words. His expression looked somewhat uneasy.

Chairman Min Hong-sik, who saw that, asked immediately.

“What? What’s that expression now?”

“I heard something strange.”

“Something strange? What is it?”

“I’m talking about that kid. I heard that the kid has a lot of money.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

Chairman Min Hong-sik was naturally surprised.

He had already investigated that kid at the beginning. So the conclusion was that he was nothing special. His father was just farming in the countryside.

But now he has a lot of money, what is this all about?

Manager Park Sun-woo’s answer followed.

“I was talking to Mr. Yoo in the afternoon…”

“Wait! Does that mean that the words came out of Mr. Yoo’s mouth?”

“Yes, that’s right. He met that kid briefly in the afternoon, and the kid said that directly.”

“He said he has a lot of money?”

“Yes, that’s right. He said he has a lot of money, so don’t even think about beating him.”

“Huh…!”

Chairman Min Hong-sik laughed in disbelief and then immediately continued.

“He said that with his own mouth?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“He’s still a young kid. He’s childishly saying such things with his own mouth.”

“But that’s not the end.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Mr. Yoo went to the real estate agency in the afternoon and heard something strange. I heard that the kid bought another building when he bought the video store building.”

“What? Is that true?”

Chairman Min Hong-sik was naturally surprised. According to the investigation, he knew that he bought a video store building with the help of his father. But he bought another building, what is this all about?

If that’s true, the story changes.

The reason why he’s fighting with that kid now is because he’s looking at the long term. As time goes by, he will also run out of funds, and then Movie Heart will naturally win.

But if he has another building, doesn’t that mean he has more spare money?

Chairman Min Hong-sik urgently called Manager Park Sun-woo.

“Manager Park!”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“I don’t feel good about it, this time Manager Park should find out about that building directly.”

“I was thinking about that anyway. If that’s true, it means we set the plan wrong from the beginning.”

“Of course, it’s not just a building that’s the problem. This means we have to re-evaluate that kid!”

It was a moment when the two people’s expressions changed quite seriously.

But there was something they didn’t know yet. That one building was just the tip of the iceberg of what Hyun-sung had.