NOVEL NEXT chapter 11
11 – Charity Auction (2)
Inside the Five Seasons Hotel.
Grand Party Room charity auction event.
“Brother, do you know where you are going?”
“… “
Damn it.
It was nice to step into the hotel in a good way.
However, the inside of the hotel was more spacious than expected, and we couldn’t find the location of the party room, so we kept going around the same place.
“Can’t we just ask the staff?”
“… I guess that should be the case.”
“Hey, oppa, you’re a bit of a jerk, aren’t you?”
“… “
In the end, we were guided by the staff and passed between the rooms and went inside.
From the artworks and statues placed all over the street, to the interiors with brilliant colors and a luxurious atmosphere.
As I was looking around the well-decorated surroundings, the grand party room started to catch my eye before I knew it.
Guards in neat suits stood in front of the door.
“Hello. What’s your name?”
“This is Sungwoo Kim.”
“One companion has been confirmed. Have a good time.”
I strode over the soft carpet on the floor with familiar steps. Various desserts and refreshments were prepared on a long table in front of the entrance.
The party tables decorated with colorful table skirts arranged in a cute way around the center… It’s like being in a wedding hall.
My eyes wandered around the gorgeous interior, but the highlight was the chandelier in the center of the room.
The chandelier made of crystal was reflecting light in all directions, brightly illuminating the surroundings.
The size is ignorantly large. How much do you do that?
“Wow… “
I guess I wasn’t the only one surprised.
“It must be delicious… Brother, can I eat this?”
Was it that way…
He nodded and looked around leisurely.
A group of neatly dressed people in overalls were having a conversation.
On the outside, this meeting is obviously a donation event for the underprivileged and a place for socializing…. In reality, it is a meeting place where influential figures from each field gather and secret information is exchanged.
How did the invitation to such a meeting come to me?
Taewoong Group is the overwhelming number one in Korea in terms of total capital.
What area does Taewoong Group have no influence in this country? It seems that there is none at all.
I am one of the family members of Taewoong Group. Of course, among them, I am special.
Perhaps there are few people out there with more money than me?
“Hey oppa, Kim Bo-hyun is here too!”
“Who is that?”
“No, you don’t even know the name of the singer who topped the chart right now?”
“I don’t know, I’m not interested in that.”
All I listen to are anime and game OSTs. How do you know a song that tops the charts?
We sat down in the nearest empty seat while exchanging such trivial jokes.
I was just going to fill my belly while enjoying the music that was playing until the full-scale auction started.
“Brother!”
“Huh?”
“Who came… “
I turned my head at her call.
Who are you? I am the first person to see
I stared at the man who came looking for me, and he reached out his hand to me with an embarrassed expression.
“I am Jang Do-hyung.”
“Oh, yes. This is Kim Seong-woo.”
He is tall, with thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. And even the long hair that exposed the forehead.
Overall, it gives a masculine impression.
The problem is that you are the first person to see it. What did you come for?
“May I sit together?”
“Yes, what… Please sit down as you please.”
“Then excuse me.”
Seoha demanded an explanation from me with an expression of incomprehension.
I just pretended not to see anything and turned away from her.
“I am this kind of person.”
He slipped his business card to me with both his hands.
Jang Do-hyung, CEO of Unilabs… ? It’s the first company I’ve ever seen.
“Brother, that’s it. Cryptocurrency!”
“hahahaha, that’s right. It’s not enough, but I made a cryptocurrency called Solar.”
Aha, I remembered.
Jang Do-hyung. He is the CEO of the company that issued the virtual currency ‘Solar’, which has been growing with a tremendous rise recently.
But what’s my business?
“Are you familiar with me?”
“Oh, actually, I’m meeting you for the first time today.”
“Then what reason… ?”
“Actually, I wanted to meet you at least once.”
“Me?”
I wanted to see myself without a face.
I’m not at all happy to hear that from a guy with something like that.
“In the securities industry, it will be difficult to find a person who does not know the three letters Kim Seong-woo.”
“Ha?”
“More than anything else, the Taewoong Group…”
“Just keep it simple, please.”
In a cold voice, he cut off his words.
A chilly silence lingered for a moment.
“hahahaha, it looks like I made you uncomfortable. I apologize.”
“It’s okay.”
“This is an investment proposal for Solar, a virtual currency. If you are interested, please contact us here.”
“… “
After all, the purpose was to propose an investment.
With a calm smile on his face, he handed over a piece of paper with an investment proposal and personal contact information on it and left.
He was a human who pretended to care for people and scratched properly.
“Lee Yeol~ oppa said he always invested and made money, so it must be true?”
Investment is a piece of cake. I have never opened a stock account.
‘The amount inherited was approximately 320 billion, and it was raised by investing in various things with that money, so it was roughly tripled here.’
Anyway, it seems that I have become a celebrity in the securities industry because of this one line I wrote in the community.
I’m not sure about the details. If you are a super ant that rolls such a huge amount, you must have watched it with your eyes wide open in the stock market.
Of course, I have absolutely no intention of doing anything bothersome, whether it’s investment or business.
My goal is not to be an investor who will go down in history. Even if you are a consumer who will remain in history.
I’m not that ambitious. He is busy living with the money he has for the rest of his life.
Even if you add up the monthly rent and interest on your deposit, the amount you fill up is greater than the amount you spend.
****
After the first meeting with Jang Do-hyung, who was not so happy.
A full-scale auction event has begun.
The moderator came up on the podium.
“Nice to meet you, everyone. This is Kim Yeon-ji, who is in charge of the charity auction today.”
Corruption-
As she finished her greetings, her five-colored lights illuminated the platform where she stood.
On the projector screen projected behind her, details and photos of the auction items appeared side by side.
“The first auction begins. This is Kim Yeon-soo’s artwork ‘Cheon-gyeom Unbo’!”
01
Cheon-Gyeom Un-Bo 1971~ , Korea
天兼-雲譜
Acrylic on canvas
244.3X183.2Cm, 96.2X72.1In
2001
KRW 100,000,000 – 180,000,000
A painting that seems to have been roughly painted over 100 million won?
Even when the picture is projected onto the screen, everyone bursts into admiration and applause.
I feel like I’m alone.
“What kind of 100 million is that… ? I think I’ll draw better… “
Seoha muttered carelessly as he was the flagship. Thankfully, I guess I’m not alone.
I have no intention of living, but the other people sitting there seemed to have different ideas.
The quiet silence was like the night before a storm.
“The starting price is 100 million won. The minimum asking price is 10 million won!”
With the presenter’s shout, the atmosphere changed in an instant.
As informed in advance, everyone raised their hands and started bidding.
“100 Million won! 120 Million won! 130 Million won! … “
Price starting to rise without rest. Before I knew it, the bid price exceeded the fair price listed in the detailed description of the work.
“190 Million won! 200 Million! 200 Million won! 220 Million won! … “
Anyway, thanks to the premium of scarcity, the concept of fair price doesn’t seem to be in their minds.
It’s just that people are so enthusiastic about a painting with paint dripping on it.
I burst out laughing at the absurdity.
“250 Million won! Any more bids?”
Only silence lingered in the crowded auction space, as if it had always been like that.
“The auction was won at 250 million won!”
Daaang!-
The host struck down the auction hammer with the announcement of the successful bid.
With loud applause, the next auction began.
****
It seems I was mistaken.
To me, who only encountered auctions through subcultures, the auction in reality was so far apart.
Seoha must have been exhausted as well, so now she’s hiding her phone under the table.
It’s finally the last auction we’ve been waiting for.
“Here comes the best stuff! This is the final auction!”
Huh? For a moment.
What was that human’s name, Jang Do-hyung?
In the screen, the face of the man who had just sat together and had a conversation was suddenly reflected.
“The darling of Korea’s blockchain technology! A genius young entrepreneur leading the blockchain industry in Korea!”
“Jang Do-hyung raised his stake in Unilabs as an auction item!”
Crazy.
My eyes widened at the first auction item I had ever seen.
On the screen, the number of shares, share ratio, corporate value, etc. Were specified in detail.
Leaving behind the greedy gazes aiming for food, the presenter continued to say what he had to say.
“10% Stake! The starting price is 10 billion!”
That’s how the last auction began.