Chapter 343
Chapter 343
I woke up to the sound of falling rain.
It was raining outside the window, and Ellie was in my arms.
The brown hair, which was a short cut when I first saw it, came down to just below her shoulders. Between her closed eyes, she could see her long eyelashes.
Ellie slowly opened her eyes, as if she felt her popularity.
“Um, it’s raining.”
Ellie crouched down on her body and dug deeper into her mine. As I kissed her, Ellie said with her eyes closed.
“Really. Are you going to be like this again in the morning?”
“It’s a holiday.”
“Oh right. Is this Saturday? Then I can’t go to work.”
Ellie’s expression turned to happiness. The way she looks is so cute it’s unbearable. We hugged each other and kissed.
By the time I got up from bed, the raindrops got thicker.
We got dressed and went down to the first floor. It seems that Taekyu hasn’t woken up yet. The rain was pouring down hard on the garden seen through the living room window.
I made a coffee and handed it to Ellie.
We sat next to each other in the living room, listening to the rain and drinking coffee. Ellie gently rested her head on my shoulder.
“It’s nice to have rain.”
“Iknow, right.”
After the rain stops, won’t the sweltering heat begin?
Ellie drinking coffee is like a scene from an advertisement. Then I saw a coffee ad.
“It will be difficult to go out because it rains a lot.”
“Then, shall we watch a movie together at home?”
“Good idea. Is there a movie you want to see?”
“It’s an action movie. Wouldn’t it be fun?”
“If you ask Taek-gyu, he will know.”
Ellie said she remembered something.
“Ah! Are you saying that Hollywood is making a Big One movie this time?”
“I heard about it. Professor Mohan agreed to advise.”
If you look at Hollywood movies, all kinds of disasters happen in America. Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts, terrorism, wars, meteorite impacts, alien invasions… … .
At this point, there is no other hell for the people. Well, in the end, the main character solves the problem and ends up waving the Stars and Stripes at the end.
However, Big One, which occurred last year, far surpassed any cinematic imagination. Hollywood can’t miss this good true story.
Several films have already been made in this regard. Rather than directly showing the plight of Big One, it focused on the grief of those who lost their families, the bonds between people, and the process of overcoming them.
But this movie is a blockbuster. The setting is San Francisco, and it deals with the horrors of the Big One.
Actors who are regarded as the best in Hollywood have been confirmed to appear, and $700 million has been set for pure production costs alone.
The person holding the megaphone is up-and-coming director Arthur Farrar.
As each of the works released so far has received great praise from the public and critics, there was a lot of anticipation as to what kind of movie would be made.
Making a movie that deals directly with Big One means that the United States has recovered from the shock of the disaster.
Ellie said, sipping her coffee.
“Now all that is left is urban reconstruction.”
* * *
Paradoxically, the reason California hasn’t been able to rehabilitate the city for a year and a half is because the damage has been so great.
The federal government and the state of California have focused their efforts on restoration efforts in areas with relatively little damage. San Francisco and Silicon Valley, where the entire city has collapsed, are still in the process of retrieving bodies along with the removal of debris.
Even now, day by day, a body was excavated from the wreckage, and after identification, it was handed over to the bereaved family. When the entire family died, the state funeral was held.
Now that the restoration of the surrounding area has been completed, everyone’s eyes turned to San Francisco.
It’s not like the state has been playing around. He coordinated the interests of landowners and homeowners, and made a city reconstruction plan.
As President Ronald promotes America First, the first priority is of course for American design companies and American construction companies.
However, even if the U.S.’s construction capabilities are fully mobilized, the number of workers is insufficient. The rest is, of course, the responsibility of other countries. With just the dripping congo, everyone will be satisfied.
As it is the largest restoration project in US history, construction companies around the world have expressed their willingness to participate. This includes Chinese construction companies. A trade dispute is a trade dispute, and business is business.
The U.S. urban reconstruction industry was like a rainstorm of drought for the stagnant domestic construction industry. All of them completed full preparations by recruiting manpower from the US subsidiary.
Korean construction companies are recognized worldwide for their capabilities, and they have experience building skyscrapers several times.
Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Lite Towers in Korea, and even Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest tower, were built by Korean builders!
If you listen up to this point, you can be proud of Korea’s construction technology.
However, if you look a little deeper, the reality is quite different. All of the core technologies such as design, basic design, and seismic design were monopolized by Western advanced countries.
This is also true of buildings built in Korea. The construction companies simply followed the instructions from above, gathered local workers, and built it according to the blueprint. In fact, it is a subcontract.
Taek-gyu heard my story and said.
“Originally, Koreans are good at solving exam questions. No one raises a hand when I tell them to present.”
“That’s right.”
No country can beat Korea by doing what it is asked to do.
The reason why the design ability is poor compared to the building ability is that the construction companies did not invest properly. There is a difference in degree, but anything comes with money to get results.
And the design field is already a solo stage for global companies. It’s a vicious cycle of not being able to take on a challenge because you don’t have experience and not gaining experience because you can’t take on a challenge.
In any case, the key to construction is design. What materials to use and how to build it is all decided at the design stage.
Akit took part in a design bid and won city designs for two cities, Palo Alto and Redwood City. This was a huge achievement.
Being in charge of design means having the power to control the construction companies in charge of construction. The added value is also not comparable to that of construction companies.
ARKITT has its own unique technology for designing using artificial intelligence and machine learning. In addition to using the program for design, just input data, and extract the optimal design for it.
In this way, the cost can be cut in half and the working time by a third.
In addition to the income from the immediate design, the way to participate in other designs in the future was opened as the technology was recognized.
When the news broke, Arkit was valued at $10 billion. This amount far exceeds the market cap of Eunsung Construction, the largest construction company in Korea.
* * *
The world is always busy.
When I went to work on Monday, there was a pile of reports piled up on my desk. Akit’s urban design progress, Karos’s sales market expansion, OTK Games’ relocation, a letter of intent to participate in investment from a private equity fund, etc.
The move to OTK Games and the development of virtual reality games were warmly welcomed by the city of Michigan and Detroit.
I’m going to Detroit soon to meet the governor.
Speaking of a governor, it feels like a mayor or governor, but in reality, he has a higher status than the president of any country.
The reason you can meet such a person like this is probably because you have a lot of money. In fact, it was also Carlos who brought Detroit back to life.
Once a symbol of a fallen city, it has now been reborn as the center of American manufacturing. Related companies moved in one after another, and house prices rose sharply.
Residents are dumbfounded. No one dislikes that companies come in and jobs are created. Of course, there are countries that expel even good companies out of the country due to useless regulations.
Among the documents uploaded by the secretary was a letter from a foreign publisher. I ripped it open and read it.
Taek-gyu asked.
“What is it about?”
“I’ll give you money, so I want to publish a book.”
“In addition?”
I have received similar offers dozens of times.
Several publishers offered up to $5 million in advance tax. This is the largest amount in the publishing industry.
How much money do you make from selling books?
From my point of view, I refused because it was enough money to have it or not. And I don’t even have anything to write about. Can’t you tell me to look at your foresight and invest?
“Well, even if it’s not me, there are many people in the world who can’t publish books.”
If you go to bookstores, you will find all kinds of economic management books.
People who write books always exaggerate their investment vision and returns. They brag about how much money they made in a short period of time by buying dozens of stocks or apartments.
Of course, some of them wrote books with the intention of passing on their know-how and values to future students. Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, Warren Boat, etc.
However, many of them aim to make money by selling books or to attend lectures using the reputation of publishing books.
Even though the parties are living on royalties and lecture fees rather than investment income, books are sold like wings and people flock to listen to the lectures.
Taehyung nodded his head.
“There are so many scammers in this small land. Just looking at the Jeil Gold Coin situation.”
“Is Namwoo Choi still on trial at the detention center?”
“Huh. 2 o’clock now. Shouldn’t I be more concerned about you than that? This time, he applied for bottle bail because he was not feeling well.”
If it is a general complainant, military bail is not permitted unless it is just before entering the coffin. But if it was a former president, it would be different.
* * *
Sangyeop senior also went out because of work, and Taekkyu went to meet the game company presidents with Kihong senior.
He headed to the cafeteria alone, after a quick bite with a sandwich and juice.
As I was eating alone, lonely, someone came with a plate.
“Can I sit here?”
“then.”
When I nodded, Yuri quickly sat down across from me. Today I wore a gray suit. His blonde hair was neatly tied together.
“Is the job worth it?”
Yuri replied with a smile.
“I am working hard with the heart of learning.”
“Isn’t that a very standard answer?”
“I’m serious.”
Economic channels were played on the TV on one side of the restaurant. A man was giving an investment lecture analyzing unlisted stocks. He is a young, neat-looking man in his late twenties.
Yuri asked gently.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
“Do you know who that person is?”
I shook my head.
“no. Are you famous?”
“My name is Ho-Jin Park, and he’s pretty famous here these days.”
Yuri babbled and explained.
Park Ho-jin, a self-proclaimed analyst and investment expert, said that after taking a leave of absence from a prestigious university, he invested in stocks in his early twenties and hit several jackpots.
He is currently the CEO of Fantastic Investment, a company specializing in investment, living in a 200-pyeong mansion in Cheongdam-dong, and driving a Bugatti Veyron, which is one of the few in Korea.
He is a car owned by the late Chairman Im Il-kwon. Now, Chairman Im Jin-yong sold it.
Unlike me, who rarely appears in the media, he appeared in various entertainment shows as well as investment lectures, and showed off his wealth through social media.
At the same time, he shouted out that his investment skills are superior to those of Kangjin, and that he is ahead of him if he competes with the yield.
“Then why didn’t I even know it existed?”
“It’s a different class.”
“Anyway, that’s great. It would not be easy to achieve that level of success at such a young age.”
Yuri stared at my face.
“What is it?”
“It’s amazing that the CEO said something like that.”
After all, I am the one who achieved the greatest success at a young age.
Yuri lowered his voice and continued speaking.
“My dad says he’s a swindler.”
“okay? You may have real talent.”
“A person like that must be quietly getting his fortune from somewhere. According to my father, there is no one who is not a scammer who comes out in the press and says he made a lot of money.”
“… … That’s very true.”
It’s a world where just being famous makes money. If you’re famous, it’s easy to cheat.
People usually live by being aware of their abilities. If he is an ordinary office worker, he does not think that he will be able to start Go and beat top knights from now on, or start playing soccer and play in the Premier League.
However, only stocks are different. Everyone who jumps into the stock market is confident that they can make a bigger profit than the experts if they just put in the effort.
If he thought his investment skills were inferior to those of experts, he would have signed up for a fund instead of investing in stocks and entrusted the management to the fund manager.
As it is a place where everyone is overconfident in their own abilities, scammers also play a game.
The funny thing is, there’s a difference between a good investor and a scammer. If you raise money from investors and make a profit, you become an outstanding investor, and if you lose money, you become a scammer.
Nick Leeson, the bankrupt of Bearings Bank, is a prime example.
I watched TV. There, a young man in his late 20s wearing a suit was recommending unlisted stocks with a confident expression.
Which one is that person?
