chapter 13
palace in new york
“Can I take a taxi to the hotel?”
Yoosung asked as he left after completing the formalities at the airport.
“no. The car is already called. ah! There it is.”
Eugene walked towards a sturdy white man in uniform waiting for him with his name written on a piece of white paper.
“Mr. Kang? Nice to meet you.”
A man in uniform greeted me politely.
“Who is it?”
“uh. The driver sent from the hotel. What are you doing? Take a picture quickly.”
“Can you send a driver from the hotel?”
Yoosung tilted his head, took a picture of the man in uniform and Yoosung, and walked behind them.
“what? This car?”
And I was surprised once again to see a large car waiting for the two of them.
“What? Rimoji. First time riding? like this.”
“Remo? ah! Limousine… of course it’s the first time.”
Now that he’s familiar, Yoosung diligently takes pictures of the limousine with the Rolls Royce Phantom stretched out even before his hyung tells him to do it.
Even after getting into the car, Yoosung took a picture of his brother leaning comfortably in a comfortable seat.
“But it looks a little arrogant.”
Yooseong, who was taking the picture, said with a smirk.
“okay? matches well?”
“Where in the world is there a person with an arrogant attitude?”
“Nope. Yes, such people.”
Arrogance in Korea is the worst label.
Not only politicians, but also the heads of large corporations and stars with hundreds of thousands of fans are criticized by everyone the moment they receive a label of arrogance.
It was, in a sense, a label of arrogance to be blamed as much as a murderer who killed a man.
However, Eugene didn’t mind the accusations at all.
Maybe it’s because he moved to America after he was young.
Here, rather than acting modestly, showing the value of one’s talents, abilities, wealth, etc.
Rimo, carrying his brother, arrived in front of a hotel in central Manhattan.
“New York Palace Hotel? It’s a very old-fashioned place, isn’t it?”
Yooseong said while looking up in front of the old building constructed in the U-shape.
“right? If you ask me what the best hotel in New York is, I’ll say either here or the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.”
Eugene remembers that in the next few months, Waldorf Astoria will be sold to a Chinese insurance company, and next year the historic hotel will also be acquired by a Korean distribution company.
It was like any symbol that the two hotels, which are like symbols of New York, passed over to two countries in Asia one after another.
“great. Then let’s take a picture.”
Yooseong gave hyung a place to stand and started taking pictures again. Now, he is a younger brother who is starting to show more enthusiasm on social media than his older brother.
From the front of the old-fashioned hotel building, going inside, going through the lobby, taking the elevator, and taking pictures until you reach your room.
“welcome. Welcome to the Palace Hotel.”
As I entered the lobby, a middle-aged man in a formal suit, bow tie, and white gloves greeted me politely.
“Wow! What kind of ruler are you?”
Yoosung gently asks me.
“This is Linonel, who is in charge of the champagne suite.”
A man in a suit led the group to the elevator rather than the front desk.
“Butler.”
Eugene quietly explained to Yooseong.
“Butler? butler? Does the hotel have anything like that? But suites? You were in a suite in LA too. But there was no butler there?”
Yoosung said as he followed Butler to the elevator.
“It’s a bit of a special suite.”
“okay?”
Yoosung still didn’t quite understand what was special.
But as soon as he entered the room, his eyes widened.
“what? What kind of hotel room is this big?”
Yoosung shouted as he looked around the room so large that he couldn’t figure out the end.
It’s not just large, but it’s decorated in such a luxurious way that the two brothers had never seen it before.
A fairly room-sized bathroom, living room with unknown contemporary art painted on one wall, and both walls and floors adorned with stunning marble at unquestionably absurd prices.
“Do you have a room this big in the hotel? what? what? Are there stairs in the room? Is it on the second floor?”
“No, it’s on the third floor. In Korea, it is over 100 pyeong. And there is a terrace overlooking all of New York.”
“Oh My God. 100 sq. That’s the level of a mansion, right? What kind of hotel room is this big? No, how much does it cost to stay?”
“Twenty-five thousand dollars.”
“In one month? Or a week?”
I can’t help but ask like that. It was a ridiculous price for an overnight stay.
“One day, of course.”
“what? 25,000 a day really? So you mean 30 million won a day?”
“right.”
“Then… 1 billion won a month? Nonsense! Who stays in a room like this?”
“Usually, leaders from all over the world. There are quite a few international organizations around here, and summits are often held. The presidents and kings of a country can’t stay in an ordinary room, can they? And the presidents of the world’s largest companies use this place when they come to New York.”
“Ah, that’s right. No matter how much you think about it, it is not a place where you can only come to win the lottery.”
“Well, how many days? Wouldn’t it be nice to stay once in a lifetime? And if it’s 1 billion a month, 12 billion a year, 120 billion in 10 years… If you think about the interest, you can live here for 20 years.”
“Haha… Well, spending all the lottery winnings for hotel expenses will be an issue.”
“right?”
“Really, that older sister… I really liked flashy things…”
Eugene knew who the younger brother was talking about.
“I’ll have to take a picture and post it soon.”
Suddenly, Yooseong got excited and started taking pictures around the hotel.
“I’m going to die of stomach ache. Cuckoo!”
Somehow it feels good.
He didn’t know if he was really excited about it or if he was doing it for his brother.
Knowing that the father of the child in her womb was almost certainly not his older brother, Yooseong developed a little bit of hostility toward her.
However, Eugene wasn’t in a bad mood when he thought that someone would be upset.
That evening, they cut elegantly on the terrace included in the room.
“Is that wine?”
Yooseong looked at the old-fashioned wine bottle that the sommelier was pouring and asked.
There were other people serving besides the sommelier on the spacious terrace, and the chefs in white hats were cooking on the spot next to the table.
“Champagne.”
“Champagne? It’s the first time I drink it.”
“The suite we are grouping is a collaboration with this brand of Champagne.”
“okay? After all, it seems to be something similar.”
“Did you?”
“It was. what do i know So that’s what I just did. haha.”
“but. what do we know Ummm… Actually, I don’t know what’s so great about this.”
Taking a sip of champagne, Eugene frowned slightly.
“Um, really. Just popping bubbles. And I’m doing something chubby. I thought champagne was refreshing.”
Yooseong’s expression was similar.
“You don’t like it? west?”
Seeing the faces of the two brothers, the sommelier asked with concern.
“no. it’s okay. I think it’s the first time I drink it.”
“That’s right. The Oenotek 1996 vintage is famous for being the best vintage of the past 20 years. If you savor it slowly, you will get a lot of different flavors.”
“Isn’t this just plain champagne? Well······.”
Yoosung once again tried to savor the champagne in his mouth.
“uh. that would be expensive It’s been over 20 years.”
“How much is this?”
Yooseong asked the sommelier.
“It’s $4,500.”
“Fuck!”
A look of embarrassment filled Yoosung’s face.
“brother! Did you buy this with money? Isn’t it?”
“uh. They gave me a bottle as a welcome gift to bundle it up for a week.”
“Wow, that’s good.”
Yooseong’s face brightened again.
“Well. It’s free, so it’s just delicious. Very good.”
Yooseong smiled and said to the sommelier.
“uh? But in a week… isn’t it 200 million won?”
And as if the calculation had just finished, Yooseong’s face hardened again.
“right? If you pay tax and service charge, that will be enough.”
“Cool! It’s 200 million won a week… I think I’ll be on top.”
“Don’t think about money. Because I’m not comfortable either. cook!”
Still, Eugene was smiling.
“Gimme one more drink!”
Yooseong gulped the champagne and held out a glass.
“If it’s a 5 million won gift for 200 million won, isn’t it a big deal? It’s a waste, so I’ll have to empty it out!”
Yoosung emptied the champagne as well as the menu on the table as if he really licked it.
“Ah, so full. I think I’m going to die.”
“Somehow, he ate too much.”
“Because it’s too bad! That’s 200 million won…”
“I have no regrets. From now on, you will be able to empty such alcohol as lightly as drinking water.”
In the next three years, even with the coin price Yoosung has bought so far, such a hotel fee will feel ridiculous.
And he is even more so.
With such confidence, Eugene did not spare any money to spend.
# Entering New York # New York Palace # Champagne Suite
# Dom Perignon Eunotek #Welcome Gift
That evening, Yooseong posted a photo diligently.
Probably the day with the most photos.
– What kind of hotel room is so glamorous?
– awesome! envy.
– i love you! brother!
– I looked up the New York Palace Champagne Suite and it was $25,000 a day. The size of the room is 140 pyong! crazy
– $25,000? So thirty thousand dollars? omg!
– 1 billion won in a month? 12 billion won a year? Even the lottery winners seem to be overspending.
– I know. It is said that lottery winners spend their money like water and become beggars…
– Still, 200 billion won is worth a day, isn’t it?
– One day will be fine. Even if you are like me, I overspend for a day or so.
– If it’s Dom Perignon, isn’t it expensive?
– It’s not as expensive as Dom Perignon. If it’s 30,000 won, turn it over.
– That’s different. If it’s a 1996 vintage, it’s 1.5 million won at the duty-free shop.
– At 150, it’s not expensive at that level.
– That’s the price at the duty-free shop, maybe over 5 million won at the bar?
– It’s a welcome gift. Then I see it’s fine
– Well. Last time I got a wine and cheese plate as a welcome gift at the Palace Hotel, and it was fine.
– Is your brother also New York Palace?
– no. Yongin Palace.
– yes. Stay away from Yongin Palace Hotel.
Today, more comments than usual were running in real time.
Of course, there are a lot of bad comments.
– I don’t think this one will last long.
– That’s right. When you have such a large amount of money, you have to put it in a bank safely and design it for the rest of your life.
– Let’s see if it goes bankrupt in a few years.
– really! Looking at what you’re doing, it’s a blowout angle. If this bastard becomes a beggar, it seems like it would be fun.
“These children!”
Yooseong’s face turns red while looking at SNS.
“brother! What about these children? will you delete it? Or would you like some replies?”
“That’s why I told you not to read the comments.”
“It’s because I’m curious. ah! right. He said that all of his comments were also power struggles…”
“Not everything. Some of them are like that.”
“Then you are saying that there is a possibility that the malicious comments posted here are also the work of these guys?”
“It may or may not be.”
“But what if the number of hyung antis increases like this?”
“I do not care. Now is.”
“Doesn’t it matter?”
When Yooseong is bewildered, Eugene adds an explanation.
“A certain amount of malicious comments actually helps the box office. The PR side will take good care of it. And if it goes too far, we proceed with a lawsuit, and that also arouses interest.”
“Everyone has a plan.”
“Of course, how wonderful it would be if things went according to plan.”
“What if I don’t think so?”
“You have to make things go as planned.”
“how?”
“If you have money, you can do anything. Even if you have a lot of money.”
Yoosung replied with a meaningful smile.