The late afternoon sun, which had been scorching all day, was dying down as it set in the west.
At a bustling outdoor café, Roy sat alone at a table, his messy brown hair still unkempt. Dressed in an oversized shirt and jeans, his outfit ha...
2025-01-28 03:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe distributed a new price list to start collecting discarded circuit boards, and Team Leader Park Jong-bum departed for Japan.
As soon as the prices were announced, we were flooded with inquiries from discarded computer businesses, junkyar...
"What are you talking about? You're saying we can do the circuit board thing? That it's possible to process them?"
Park Jong-bum's voice on the other end of the line was frantic.
—It's not just that, we can extract gold from the bo...
I was in my office, eyes closed, leaning back on the sofa, lost in thought.
"Maru, can you please sit still? You're making me anxious."
"Are you calm? It's been almost a week since you sent the money. Why haven't we heard from him?"<...
The top two floors of Chunha Trading's office building were used as dormitories.
There were five rooms on each floor, a total of ten rooms, with four people sharing each room.
Maru and I also lived in the dormitory, each of us occupy...
CH375
The giant worm gazed at Helag, not attacking, familiar with his scent after so long.
Helag waved it off, signaling it to leave.
He didn’t want the worm to take him to the wall, as it would draw too muc...
Daehung Securities Headquarters, Yeouido
A black BMW 540i descended a slope and entered the spacious underground parking lot.
The driver’s door of the parked BMW opened beside a pillar, and Seok-won stepped out in a ...
2025-01-27 03:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostYang Hana looked closely at the other person.
It was a face she had never seen before. He had a plump build, short hair, and wore glasses. His outfit consisted of jeans, a hoodie, and a black puffer jacket.
It was completely inapprop...
Pierce, who had settled at the bar, ordered without asking the instructor.
“Two glasses of Pappy Van Winkle.”
“That, that’s $210 a glass, sir.”
“Then, make it a bottle.”
“Sorry, what?”
“A bott...
What’s the most important thing on Wall Street?
Money.
Thus, the hierarchy is divided based on the ability to make money.
The top tier is the front office.
These people are like nobles in the medieval era.
They meet...
2025-01-26 06:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostTraining room.
A lecturer in his late 30s, with a grim smile, throws out the final mission.
“From now, I will give you five years’ worth of financial statements from an anonymous company. Based on this data, complete a three-...
2025-01-26 06:50:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe “event” was the final agenda, so I’ll have to wait a little longer.
[There are concerns about market volatility, but surprisingly quick recovery…]
I was half listening to the speaker when suddenly, the man ...
2025-01-26 06:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostA lump, swollen and protruding around the jawline and beneath the ear.
The lymph nodes were swollen.
‘Is my immune system weakened?’
When immunity weakens, inflammation can occur, and that can cause the lymph nodes t...
2025-01-26 06:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhat does Goldman Sachs do?
Most people think Goldman is a securities company.
They believe it issues securities and deals in stocks.
That’s wrong.
Goldman is not a securities company but an investment bank.
Simply ...
2025-01-26 06:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostBeep, beep, beep
I’m dying right now.
I’m so weak I can’t move a finger.
I can’t even breathe on my own, relying entirely on machines.
Huff, huff, h...
2025-01-26 06:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostE-star.
This is a gaming show held in South Korea, considered one of the three major gaming exhibitions in Asia alongside the Tokyo Game Show in Japan and China Joy in China.
This year, it was larger than last year, with more partici...
CH373
Even as Helag was tossed around, he held onto the dagger tightly.
The giant worm hadn’t expected its prey to be so troublesome.
No matter how it thrashed or swallo...
[Lecture Hall]
As we waited for class to start, Jack and I sat side by side. I thought he seemed lively, probably because of the rugby talk. But he seemed deep in thought, ...
I talked with Faber late into the night. Unsurprisingly, most of our conversation was about work.
“With 50,000 units, there’s definitely some pressure.”
Even if we just stamped the Ultimate logo on them, they’d sell out in no...
After returning from Italy, I headed to Faber’s place early in the morning. Thankfully, he seemed to be up already.
“Since you were on a business trip, you should have done some sightseeing. Why are you back so soon…?”
“My ...
“If you desire a large estate or property…”
“Let’s not talk about it.”
After Faber’s reply, Gilbert stayed silent for a moment.
“The only thing you can offer is money. But the problem is, I can earn tha...
The next morning, at Park Ji-hoon’s house.
I was on a call with Yang Eok-gwan.
With Queensman drawing significant attention, it was time to prepare for the next step.
(There are a total of three brands available for acquisit...
A cloudless, clear weekend morning.
Chairman Park Tae-hong emerged from the master bedroom, dressed in a short-sleeved polo shirt and stretchy black pants.
“Are you leaving already?”
Jo Deok-rye, sitting on the living room...
CL Group Chairman Yang Jun-mo’s granddaughter, Yang Hana.
Her father, Yang Ho-young, is the president of CL Chemicals, and her mother, Hong Eun-joo, was a famous actress. The wedding of a second-generation conglomerate heir and the era’...
My mother said, “I told Soo-mi to contact me whenever she has a chance to come to Dongtan. I was really grateful for her help when I stayed at the hotel last time.”
President Im Soo-mi smiled and replied, “I was just planning to drop ...
Next Day.
As the coffee in front of him slowly cooled, Manager Choi Ho-geun sat silently on the sofa, gazing at Seok-won.
With neatly groomed black hair, sharp eyes, and a defined nose, his face exhibited perfect pro...
CH371
In his spatial ring, the first and second tablets lay side by side.
Both tablets were identical in size, but their contents differed entirely.
Helag grew more curious about the tablets’ origins and cre...
At the same time, in a high-end Korean restaurant in Jongno-gu.
In a private annex of a luxury Korean restaurant built in the traditional hanok style, Chairman Park sat across from Koo Hyung-gi, the Chief Presidential Secretary and one of Pr...
2025-01-23 03:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostChairs of conglomerates often create controversy, say they will take responsibility and step down, only to return quietly.
However, Han Min-goo stepped down from all positions in the group and firmly stated there would be no return to manag...
Seok-won's shocking statement left Landon & Andrew unable to hide their bewilderment.
The peso had already dropped more than 10% due to speculative attacks.
And yet, to say that it would be halved from here was an idea too absurd t...
2025-01-22 03:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post