Chapter 28
video room
Time goes by so fast on the weekends.
It’s a feeling I get every time, but this time it was exceptionally severe.
“Wow! Is this a Korean palace?”
“yes. It is a palace that has been passed down for 500 years during the Joseon Dynasty.”
I toured Seoul with Ellie.
I think I stayed at Gyeongbokgung Palace for a very short time.
To be honest, Gyeongbokgung Palace was the first place I had ever been to even living in Seoul.
“What kind of place is Dongdaemun?”
“I don’t know much about the long history. However, there is a large clothing market, so many merchants from the provinces came to buy it. There are large shopping malls, and Chinese people come and take clothes wholesale.”
I think I saw Dongdaemun or the Han River for about 2 or 3 seconds.
The most memorable scene is that the water of the Han River flows and I think I walked a little beside it.
How is it that Saturday is already over and it’s Sunday evening?
“When are you planning to go back to New York?”
“It’s 7:00 a.m. on Monday.”
“So fast?”
“I want to stay for a long time, but I cut the ticket short because I didn’t know if it would be a nuisance. And you have to prepare to go to work.”
“You came even though you were busy.”
Ellie had to catch a flight to New York on Monday morning.
It’s the first company you’ve joined, so it’s a good idea to arrive a few days in advance to prepare.
‘I really want to buy JP Morgan.’
The world’s largest financial company. Its market cap was $370 billion.
Not even with my wealth.
‘The world of finance is truly enormous.’
The more I studied about economics, the more I was surprised.
I got a job at Arcor and worked hard, earning about 3.6 million won.
The salary was quite high, if not as high as that of large companies, and I thought I knew the value of money well because I had a lot of experience working part-time.
‘The money I knew wasn’t everything.’
The size of the global bond market is said to be $ 119 trillion, which was 100 times the GDP of Korea.
Where does that much money come from and where does it go?
‘I can see and learn so many things by working at JP Morgan.’
I felt how big market Ellie was going.
Investing in New York, the center of the world economy, will give you tremendous experience and growth.
“Seoul seems to have a lot of tourists.”
Myeong-dong is crowded with foreign tourists.
It was evening time, so street vendors were doing business in the middle of the street.
Starting with sweet sugar fruits, chicken skewers, grilled sausages, grilled octopus, seafood and green onion pancakes, cucumber skewers, gimbap, japchae, grilled eel, jajangmyeon, fruit juice, ice cream, and more.
You can eat a lot of food according to your taste.
I grew up without a lot when I was young, so I tend to enjoy street food.
“Myeong-dong is a must-see for tourists coming to Seoul.”
“I see. What is this place famous for?”
To be honest, even though I live in Seoul, I rarely come to Myeong-dong.
“Myeongdong Cathedral? food? dumpling? I don’t know why foreign tourists come to Myeong-dong.”
Could it be that foreign tourists just came and made Myeong-dong famous?
It was so nice to eat dumplings with Ellie and walk around Myeong-dong.
“I want to come here again next time. It will be much better by then, right?”
“yes. You will change into a better figure. Myeong-dong is the most expensive area in Korea.”
“The commercial districts change over time, but I don’t think Myeong-dong will collapse.”
“yes. For Myeong-dong to collapse… … .”
I thought about it for a while.
How much of a crisis could Myeong-dong, with land prices of hundreds of millions of won per pyeong, be ruined?
“Myeong-dong is a commercial district for foreigners. If foreigners from all over the world cut off, it could go bankrupt.”
“I don’t think that will happen.”
“I guess so.”
As I walked around Myeong-dong, Ellie pointed to the signboard of a building.
“video? Is that a movie theater?”
“A video room?”
I went there when I was dating Han Chae-won. I was a bit at a loss as to what to explain.
“Adults, no, even teenagers go there secretly. Inside, we can watch a movie alone.”
“A private cinema?”
“It’s not like that. You can lie down and watch a movie. But it’s not necessarily a decadent establishment, um.”
After thinking about it for a while, I wondered if an explanation was necessary.
“Do you want to go to the video room?”
“I want to go.”
I went to a video room and picked up a DVD.
The DVD that Ellie found while looking at things she hadn’t seen was a movie container.
“I want to see this.”
“Is the actor Matt Damon? Gwyneth Paltrow? When was a movie like this released?”
When it comes to movies, even if you just look at the actors and choose them, you do half of it.
It’s hard to count how many times I’ve seen this series starring Matt Damon.
“Looking at the cover, it’s a movie about an epidemic.”
“I think the movie will be fun. And God invests in pharmaceutical companies.”
With a bit of curiosity, I handed out the DVD to the part-timer.
“This is Room 15.”
For some reason, I feel like a part-timer is looking at me with eyes full of envy because of Ellie.
After entering the narrow video room, I pulled myself close to the bed and lay down.
“Aha. It was a place like this. So I couldn’t explain right away. It’s private.”
“yes. It’s a bit dark though.”
“It is a very fun place. But I think it will feel strange, so only lovers should come.”
To be honest, I wasn’t very interested in the movie.
Since the seal was lifted, I was full of desire to touch Ellie.
I didn’t want to disturb her as she stared at the screen seriously.
‘You can do it at home. I might hear a sound here.’
The movie was interesting.
It begins with the scene where Gwyneth Paltrow, returning from a trip, falls ill and dies.
The plague she brought spreads and people collapse, and fear spreads through broadcasts and the Internet.
How quickly epidemics infect the world and cause enormous damage.
It was about what the response of people and society might look like.
Although I am a salesperson, my experience working for a pharmaceutical company led me to see the movie.
‘Could such appearances actually be possible?’
pandemic.
A global epidemic with no cure is happening in these days.
The appearance of various strains, the speed of spread of the virus increases.
I don’t have expert knowledge of infectious diseases, but it didn’t seem impossible.
There was a scene where I was shocked when I went to a general hospital or a large hospital.
I saw a child who had her hair cut short due to chemotherapy and cried while holding on to her mother.
“Mom. I want to go home. Let’s go home. huh? huh? Mom. please!”
The mother’s face completely collapsed.
If there was an epidemic, it wouldn’t be strange that Myeong-dong would be empty like the desolate street scene in the movie.
Reality will be worse than that. I had to see sick children collapsing and crying.
* * *
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Video room part-timer.
Kwon Hyuk-tae was startled the moment Kim Shin and Ellie entered the store.
‘A woman that pretty?’
There were many customers who came to the video room, but it was a look that will be remembered for the rest of my life.
‘Someone works part-time, but that guy is with a blonde beauty… … .’
Jealousy boils over.
Anger soars.
“I want to see this.”
“Is the actor Matt Damon? Gwyneth Paltrow? When was a movie like this released?”
Shin Kim and Ellie chose a movie and entered Room 15.
Until then, Kwon Hyuk-tae had little interest in movies.
Many of the customers who come to the video room did not come to see the movie.
‘Envy you. envy.’
Kwon Hyeok-tae took a rag and went to clean the other rooms, sneaking a peek at room 15.
It wasn’t a completely covered room, but I could see a little bit inside. I was expecting a very hot scene.
‘Are you just watching a movie?’
After 30 minutes or an hour, I checked and the two of them were still watching a movie quietly lying down.
‘What the hell is that movie about?’
* * *
Ellie asked as the movie ended and the ending credits roll.
“How was the movie?”
“It was interesting. There was so much to think about.”
“What do you think?”
“What if epidemics and pandemics happen in real life.”
“If that actually happens, the stock and bond markets might collapse completely.”
“I guess so. Even if a dangerous epidemic spreads, the medical community will stand strong. There are people who want to cure any disease.”
Ellie came into my arms.
“Your expression and voice were so cool.”
I felt like a researcher developing a new drug at a pharmaceutical company.
Actually, I’m just a salesperson.
Anyway, I couldn’t touch Ellie in the video room.
When I got home, I was able to touch it to my heart’s content.
Ellie was much hotter than the first day and reacted positively.
And early the next morning, I saw them off at Incheon Airport’s departure hall.
“Go now.”
“Good bye. Call me later.”
They shared deep kisses several times to draw people’s attention.
Ellie turned around and waved her hand several times. so she left
* * *
I went straight to the office from Incheon Airport and went through the paperwork.
‘I feel alone again. Did you say that you are lonely even if you are married? Well, now I understand that.’
Take a look at strategic alliance companies or places to invest among companies that have business relationships with.
Around 10:00, earlier than usual, I went to the rooftop.
Team leaders Ahn and Seo came first and were resting. Although I get calls from employees who travel around Seoul from time to time.
“Deputy Manager Kim, did you have a good weekend?”
“yes. Well done. And I think I should formally give this to the team leader.”
He took out his resignation letter from his jacket pocket and handed it in.
We talked over the phone, but shouldn’t we still follow the procedure?
I searched the Internet for how to write a resignation letter, and wrote a letter saying that I was leaving the company politely and respectfully.
Like a cover letter in a resume, the content is not that important.
“okay. It seems that the resolution is definitely good. Are you going to tell the staff?”
“I have to.”
After receiving my resignation, Ahn tapped me on the shoulder.
“You worked hard so far, Assistant Manager Kim. There is no one who can work as diligently as you do.”
“Jong-yeop is doing well.”
“Not believable.”
“Today, I will notify the team members of my departure and start the handover.”
“okay. Please work hard until we leave.”
Chief Seo said cautiously.
“But, Manager Kim. Is it true that I lost all my money while continuing to coin and only had 300 million left?”
“… … .”
“If it’s true, I want to give back what I got from Rolex. It’s just that I’m burdened.”
It was a word I threw at Na Sang-guk as bait.
Perhaps the fact that it has spread throughout the company is not so unexpected.
If the technical team leader knows, there will be few people in the company who do not know.
Na Sang-guk, who treated me like a beggar throughout my company life for the past four years.
Although he was poor in reality, he would not know how much his casual words hurt him.
“no. I haven’t lost any money.”
“okay? But why are there rumors like that?”
“I do not know. There seems to be someone spreading strange rumors. If you don’t have an appointment tonight, let’s go eat beef.”
“beef?”
“I have an appointment with Ahn. We will serve you as the best restaurant in Gangnam.”
I decided to book the most delicious and expensive beef restaurant in Gangnam and take the staff.