The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 27

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Cheol-soo, feeling both upset and worried by Jeong-hoon’s call, phoned Man-ho.

“Hyung-nim [older brother or respected male acquaintance], it’s Cheol-soo.”

“Oh, what’s up?”

“Is something wrong with Jeong-hoon, or that young master?”

“No, nothing’s wrong. Why do you ask?”

“He suddenly wanted to meet, and when I said I couldn’t, he said I didn’t need to come anymore. I worked so hard on this portfolio, and he’s treating it like trash. I got so mad that I accidentally mentioned Hyun-joong.”

“What? Well, can’t be helped. You couldn’t hide it forever anyway.”

“That’s true, but…”

“But if the young master wanted to meet today, there must be an important reason. He’s not one to make demands without a good reason, even though he’s a high school student. He’s very thoughtful. If you can, why not make time to meet him?”

“I have an important prior engagement today…”

“Well, it’s your decision… Think carefully.”

“I understand.”

Im Cheol-soo was concerned.

Jeong-hoon’s words about being in trouble kept echoing in his ears.

He tried not to think about it, but he was the only grandson of Hyun Jeong-ok, the Cash King [a person with immense wealth and influence].

He would be a great help to him somehow.

He couldn’t help but think about that.

He chuckled, thinking of Jeong-hoon, who resembled Hyun-joong.

“Damn it.”

And he swore freely.

If only he could meet him and swear to his face…

He grabbed his suit jacket from the hanger and left the office.

He drove his car as fast as he could to Jungbu Market.

***

As the sun set, Cheol-soo arrived in front of Jeong-hoon’s house and hesitated to ring the bell.

The madam was living with him, so he would inevitably run into her.

It was a burden, but he had no choice but to meet her.

Gathering his courage, Im Cheol-soo pressed the bell with a nervous hand.

“Who is it?”

The elder’s voice was heard.

“It’s me… Mother… Elder, it’s Cheol-soo.”

“Oh, is that so? Come in.”

Unlike her usual cold demeanor, her voice was warm today.

He walked across the wide lawn and stood in front of the newly renovated house.

He swallowed once and took a deep breath.

Slowly, he opened the door.

He was surprised to see her standing there.

She was smiling.

It was the first time in a long time that he saw her with a happy face.

“Have you been well?”

“Yes, welcome, Cheol-soo. It’s been a while.”

“Yes.”

“Wait here for a moment. I’ll get you something to drink.”

“No, Mother… Elder.”

“Are you still holding a grudge?”

“…No, Mother.”

She gave Cheol-soo an apologetic look.

“I was sorry. When I saw you…”

“I understand. Now that Hyun-joong’s son has returned…”

“Yes. Wait here for a moment.”

“Yes.”

A face he hadn’t seen in ten years.

She had aged a lot during that time.

But she looked much better than before.

She was always cold back then, but now she was smiling even in her old age.

‘Is it all because of that brat grandson? Ugh, I’ll get that kid…’

Madam Hyun Jeong-ok brought the tea herself from the kitchen.

He was surprised to see that.

“You look great.”

“Of course, I do. I didn’t think I’d find him… I’m so happy, really.”

Her smiling face was a welcome sight.

“I’m glad, Mother.”

“Yes, what brings you here today? Is it because of Jeong-hoon?”

“Yes, but… Are you alright now? Do you forgive me?”

Cheol-soo asked again, concerned about his past mistakes.

“That kind of mistake is a trivial one that anyone can make. It was just an excuse because I didn’t want to see you. As you know, seeing you made me feel bad because I thought of Hyun-joong.”

Hyun Jeong-ok called his name quietly after a moment of silence.

“Cheol-soo, I was sorry.”

Cheol-soo couldn’t say anything.

He also had a precious child.

He was now old enough to know how precious a child is to a parent.

He finally understood her unimaginable pain.

“Look at me, I’ll call Jeong-hoon. Wait here.”

“Yes, Mother.”

After a while, Jeong-hoon came out of his room and greeted him.

“Have you arrived? I didn’t think you would come.”

An awkward silence flowed between them.

“Let’s go to my room. It’s an important matter.”

“Okay…”

He didn’t want to say that he was Hyun-joong’s friend, but he had no choice but to say it because he was angry.

It was an awkward situation to use honorifics to his friend’s son, but it was also awkward to speak informally to the young master.

“Please, sit down.”

Jeong-hoon sat on the bed and offered Cheol-soo a chair.

“Feel free to speak comfortably.”

“Okay, let’s do that.”

“I expected it, but you were my father’s friend, right?”

“How did you guess?”

“I could tell from your age, your close relationship with Man-ho, and the way you looked at me.”

“What? Haha, you’re more perceptive than I thought.”

He thought he had hidden it well, but he was very surprised that Jeong-hoon had anticipated everything.

“Thank you for coming today. I didn’t think you would come.”

“How could I not come when you said that at the end?”

“…”

Jeong-hoon got to the point.

“There’s a bank in Macau. It’s a private bank, and there’s an inheritance my father left me there.”

Then a thought came to Cheol-soo’s mind.

“Yes, your father went to Macau for a while. He said he was planting seeds for the future.”

Jeong-hoon handed him an envelope.

“Here are the account number and password to find it.”

Im Cheol-soo opened the envelope and checked the numbers written inside.

“It’s your father’s, your mother’s, and your birthday.”

“Yes.”

Jeong-hoon nodded slightly and said with a serious face.

“Please find it.”

“You trust me?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t you go yourself?”

“I don’t want to move yet.”

‘He doesn’t want to move.’

He looked into Jeong-hoon’s eyes.

There was an untold story and a determined will.

“What if I take this and disappear?”

“I don’t know what’s in it, but it will go into Ajusshi’s [a respectful term for an older man, like ‘uncle’ or ‘mister’] hands. It could be a blessing or a seed of misfortune.”

“Damn… You don’t even know what’s in it… and you’re asking me, whom you’ve only known for a short time? Are you stupid, bold, or do you just trust people that much?”

Jeong-hoon pondered how to answer.

“I want to test my luck. And I trust my father’s friend.”

“Hahaha, you can’t even trust family in front of money, I don’t know if you’re too naive.”

‘That’s not true. I trust the situation.’

Im Cheol-soo cannot take the money, no matter how much is in the account.

First of all, his job is to manage other people’s money.

He is not foolish enough to covet other people’s money.

‘Well, if it’s about 1 trillion won [approximately $750 million USD], I might be tempted.’

And Man-ho Ajusshi recommended him as a trustworthy person.

And most importantly.

He would never want to miss a good whale like me.

In a situation where he has no base in Korea, he needs to use me to establish his position in Korea.

“I think I’m lucky. I want to trust my luck.”

“Damn. It doesn’t sound like something an immature 18-year-old would say. Tsk.”

Im Cheol-soo was lost in thought for a while, looking at the envelope.

Then he got up from his seat.

“I have to go now. I’ll be busy if I’m leaving tomorrow. I’ll call you from Macau.

By the way, if there’s money, should I bring it to Korea? Or…”

“Send the money to the United States, and Ajusshi can come to Korea.”

“Hmm… You’re going to put money into Korea through the United States.”

“Yes. It’s a bit complicated, but that’s what I’m going to do.”

“There’s more to prepare than I thought. That’s my specialty, so it’s good. I’ll show you my skills properly. Look forward to it. I’ll handle it very neatly.”

“Thank you.”

“It’s better to get paid for gratitude, right?”

Im Cheol-soo stopped as he was about to go outside.

“Oh, my American name is David Im. If you see me in the United States, call me that.”

Jeong-hoon was surprised. But he didn’t show it.

David Im, the legendary investor.

He appeared on Wall Street in 2001 and made astronomical returns while traveling between the United States and Korea until I died.

That legendary investor’s Korean name is Im Cheol-soo.

“Yes.”

Jeong-hoon hadn’t even received the money yet, but he felt like he was flying.

***

Indeed, Im Cheol-soo, or rather David Im, left for Macau the next day.

And when he arrived, he didn’t go to the Pig Bank.

“Jeong-hoon, I’m going to create a paper company here first. I’ll send the money to the United States. Do you have a company name you want?”

“Um… Make it Legend.”

“What, Legend? Pfft, Legend… It sounds a bit childish.”

“It is, but it has to be a legend. Let’s just go with this.”

“Okay, Legend Company. It sticks to my tongue. And you need an English name.”

“That’s… I’ll go with Robert Yoon. I think it’s better to be common.”

“You little rascal, have you created a paper company before? It’s easier to avoid tracking if you have a common name. Anyway, you have a talent for surprising people. Bye, Legend CEO Robert Yoon. I’ll call you again depending on the progress.”

He was excited because it was a job he was doing for the first time in a long time.

Suddenly, Jeong-hoon was worried about Ajusshi’s business trip expenses.

“Wait a minute, Ajusshi. How about the business trip expenses…”

“Oh, it’s paid later. But the interest is high.”

“Heh, I understand.”

He seemed lighthearted like his first impression, but he started to carry out everything cheerfully again.

The work progressed unimaginably quickly.

The next day at 10:30 a.m., Jeong-hoon’s phone rang.

The call from overseas was, of course, David Im.

“Oh, it’s me. I also established Legend Company this morning. Now I’m going to check what’s in the Pig Bank. I’m nervous… Hehehe.”

“I should be nervous, why are you nervous, Ajusshi?”

“I’m going to run away with it if there’s 1 trillion won.”

“Geez, you wouldn’t do that. Don’t tease me for no reason because I know you won’t, whether it’s 1 trillion or 10 trillion won.”

“Tsk, it’s no fun. A kid should get angry when you tease him. Okay. I’ll call you in the afternoon.”

“Yes.”

“By the way, what kind of company and name are you going to use?”

“If you’re talking about the form… are you talking about the headquarters?”

“Yeah.”

“Since there’s a tax issue, I think it would be good to have Macau as the headquarters, the United States as a subsidiary, and Korea as a grandson company.”

“Hehehe.”

“Is there a problem?”

“No, but are you really a high school student? Or have you ever worked in this field? You smell like an expert.”

“Yes? No, I just… saw it on the news. Everyone does that.”

“Really? Why didn’t I see it? Have I become too lazy?”

‘That’s because it’s news from the future.’

In 2014, the ‘Luxembourg Project,’ in which journalists from all over the world participated, revealed the true colors of multinational corporations and the super-rich. They had been actively using paper companies to evade taxes.

At that time, tax havens with 0 taxes, such as Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands, and Macau, were on people’s lips. At the same time, the extraordinary methods of tax evasion were revealed in detail.

“Hehe, you’re smart enough to make me greedy, you should go to business school instead of law school.”

“Well. I’ll think about it. Call me in the afternoon.”

“Okay. I understand.”

He ate lunch and spent his time idly.

The sun was shining outside the window, but the weather was below zero.

Thanks to the warmth of the warm house, winter was no longer cold.

Winter was always painful in the past.

I was always envious of my friends’ thick clothes.

“Oh my gosh, hey, this bastard should knock before coming in.”

“Crazy, what are you talking about knocking? When did we live in a house like this? We were always in the same space together.”

Eun-soo came into the room without a word and jumped on the bed and lay down.

“Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t like it here…”

Jeong-hoon’s threat.

Eun-soo said sadly.

“No, it’s not that I don’t like it… It’s nice to have my own room, but it’s also boring… Why, you used to be there whenever I turned my head. You just keep studying, and I’m so bored these days.”

‘Ha, you crazy bastard, anyone who hears you would think you’re my lover.’

“Go play with Grandma.”

“Grandma is busy working too. Who am I going to play with? Ah, lonely Jung Eun-soo, I have nowhere to go, like a lonely winter traveler wandering the streets.”

‘Winter traveler? Crazy, you’re a winter homeless person.’

Jeong-hoon warned Eun-soo, who was talking nonsense.

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense, get out of here unless you’re going to read a book quietly. I have to study.”

Eun-soo, watching Jeong-hoon’s reaction, quietly opened a book of poetry.

And in less than 30 minutes, he started snoring.

Jeong-hoon was anxiously waiting for the phone call, even while looking at him pitifully.

He checked the phone on the desk several times, but it didn’t come.

He could stand it until four o’clock.

But when it passed five o’clock, cold sweat began to form on his forehead.

Unlike the nervous Jeong-hoon, Eun-soo was snoring.

‘It’s time for the phone to ring… It’s time for the phone to ring.’

Jeong-hoon couldn’t take his eyes off the silent phone.

The Genius Grandson of the Cash King Becomes a Tycoon