After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 111

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 111

Kim Jae-beom’s eyes widened as he received the news report.

“What?! Say that again!”

“That… that is… Taiwan has refused to grant our Dashi business license.”

“What does that mean?! We’ve prepared all the systems they demanded! Now they won’t give us the business permit?! Does that make sense?!”

“They said they’re postponing it because of the situation that occurred in South Korea…”

“A situation in South Korea?!”

“…They say the security is unstable.”

This was maddening.

Everything would be resolved once they started operations in Taiwan.

But that route had been blocked.

‘Damn… What do I do? Where am I supposed to get all that money right now…!’

For the cash flow to return to normal, they needed to start operations in Taiwan.

If Taiwan continued to refuse the business permit, all their plans would fall apart.

‘At this rate, not only will I not be able to pay the compensation, but I might not even be able to pay Tom what I promised.’

The reason Tom came to Dashi was because of the enormous salary they promised.

The amount was so beyond common sense that it was an unreasonable level for Dashi’s current financial situation.

On top of that, the funds that needed to go to Harvey Goldwin were separate.

No matter how he calculated it, there was no answer in sight in the current situation.

‘Damn… If only I could have handled the logistics centers, I wouldn’t be worrying about this!’

After pondering what to do, Kim Jae-beom finally came up with a solution.

“Hand over the logistics centers. Find buyers for just the core logistics centers and sell them off.”

“What? Not sale and leaseback, but sell them completely?”

“Yes. If it’s not a lease condition, there will be places willing to purchase.”

“But if we do that, it will interfere with domestic operations. Especially if we hand over the core logistics centers, there will be a delivery crisis in the metropolitan area…!”

“Delivery crisis, my ass! At this rate, our Dashi will disappear!!”

The subordinate’s face hardened at Kim Jae-beom’s irritated outburst.

‘Someone who was always so calm…’

To lose his composure to this extent.

It showed just how cornered Dashi currently was.

‘Our Dashi… is it going to be okay?’

Everything was at its worst.

* * *

Kang Hyeon, who had moved Taiwan, quietly watched Dashi’s reaction.

‘Due to Taiwan’s measures this time, Dashi has been cornered. There will definitely be some action.’

Taiwan’s business license cancellation was a decisive blow to Dashi.

With their cash circulation cycle essentially stopped, they had to find other methods.

That method would naturally be selling the logistics centers.

Then a phone call came.

“Oh, Kwangho.”

-Dashi’s stock price dropped significantly last night, so I took profits in installments.

“Good? How did the overall profit turn out?”

-A little over 3 trillion won. I’ll send you the exact amount in a report.

“Okay. Very good.”

-What should we do with this? Should we take positions again?

“No. Let’s hold it in cash for now. I think we’ll have a use for it soon.”

-A use for it, you mean Dashi?

“Right. Since Taiwan’s business license was canceled this time, there will definitely be action. We plan to acquire whatever they put up then.”

-Wow… To casually talk about acquiring Dashi’s logistics centers. My friend Choi Kang-hyeon, your class is truly different.

“Do I look different to you now?”

-Oh my, you’ve always looked different. I’m just a bit taller, you know?

“Ah shit! I’m going to measure your height properly next time!”

-Hehe, no matter how much time passes, this is an unchangeable truth.

Phone calls with Kwangho were always a means of relieving tension.

Talking with that guy made him feel like he was back in his school days.

Thanks to this, Kang Hyeon relaxed, hung up the phone, and waited comfortably for contact to come.

And not long after, a phone call came.

-CEO, we’ve received information that Dashi has put their logistics centers up for sale.

Having a relaxed mindset made what he wanted happen.

“Contact them immediately.”

-Understood.

The preparations were complete.

* * *

Not long after putting the logistics centers up for sale, contact came from someone interested in purchasing.

“Where did you say?”

“They said KH Group.”

“A new group wants to buy our logistics centers now?”

“Yes. According to rumors, they seem to be expanding their business into logistics and distribution while acquiring Life Plus.”

“Hah…! Do they think logistics and distribution is easy?”

The subordinate said nothing.

They had simply put it up for sale and the other party expressed interest in purchasing – in this situation, did it matter what thoughts the other party had?

“So? How do they want to purchase it?”

“They said they’ll purchase the Incheon and Daejeon logistics centers for 600 billion won in full cash.”

“600 billion won? They want to take those precious pieces of land for just 600 billion?!”

The value of those areas was close to 800 billion won even by rough estimates.

Wanting to purchase them at that price could only mean they were taking advantage of their situation.

“What about other places? Haven’t any other places contacted us?”

“Yes… not yet…”

This was maddening.

The debt repayment deadline was approaching, but the money wasn’t circulating.

But handing over the logistics warehouses for 600 billion was too much of a loss.

‘More than anything, my pride won’t allow it…!’

Though cornered, Kim Jae-beom was still filled with pride for having changed the paradigm of domestic logistics and distribution.

That pride had become arrogance and was dominating him.

“Look for other buyers. Ones who will pay a proper price!”

“…Understood.”

It was questionable whether such a place existed in South Korea currently, but this was all he could answer for now.

* * *

While Kim Jae-beom was struggling with his concerns, Kang Hyeon was in the United States.

“It’s been a long time.”

“Haha! My friend! It’s been so long I almost forgot your face.”

As he was enjoying his reunion with Richard, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, people approached him.

“Mister Choi, have you been well?”

Starting with the UFC CEO.

“I heard this drama is progressing smoothly.”

Amazon’s CEO and people in top positions from various fields came to shake hands with him.

While he was the chairman of a new group in South Korea, in the United States he was already famous as a legendary trader and investor.

Naturally, people in social circles were lining up to meet him.

Hearing rumors that he had come to the United States after a long time, they all came to greet him without exception.

Of course, they hadn’t come solely to meet him.

“President Goldwin has arrived.”

Soon, Goldwin, the main character of this party, entered the banquet hall.

As always dressed in a suit, he entered the banquet hall with his blonde hair flowing, shaking hands with people.

“Haha, good to see you.”

“Oh! You came too.”

“I’ve been watching how much your company has been investing in great America lately!”

While greeting the entrepreneurs, he continued with subtle praise mixed with pressure.

Goldwin certainly knew well how to handle entrepreneurs.

Moving along like that, Goldwin stopped in front of Kang Hyeon.

“Are you Japanese?”

“I’m Kang Hyeon Choi, running KH Group in South Korea.”

“Ah-! Korean. KH Group, you say?”

Then an aide beside him quietly spoke up.

“It’s a Korean group that acquired Nereid in the United States.”

“Ah-! Nereid! So your company is the one that acquired that excellent enterprise.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“I see. How are you planning to invest in America going forward?”

Talking about investment to someone he didn’t even know just moments ago.

Though it seemed odd, Goldwin’s style was already well-known, so Kang Hyeon responded without being flustered.

“We’re currently building additional data centers for Nereid in the United States. The scale amounts to about 200 million dollars.”

“Hmm, not bad. But it’s insufficient. As you know, America has plenty of land to build data centers.”

In other words, he was telling him to invest in new data centers.

Though Kang Hyeon didn’t like Goldwin’s attitude of casually discussing data center construction that easily costs hundreds of millions of dollars, he smiled.

“Of course. I’d also like to build logistics centers in America going forward.”

“Logistics centers?”

“Yes. If the logistics distribution currently underway in South Korea goes well, I’ll definitely expand to America and connect the arteries of great America.”

“Haha! Arteries, you say. This fellow speaks very well. I like it! But isn’t Dashi already dominating Korean logistics?”

The conversation naturally shifted to Dashi.

‘Goldwin, who’s involved with so many people and businesses, knows about a Korean distribution company? As expected, Goldwin is connected to Dashi.’

If he wasn’t connected to Dashi, he wouldn’t have been able to bring it up so readily.

Convinced that he was connected to Dashi, Kang Hyeon smiled and spoke.

“That’s right. We’re latecomers. But currently, Dashi is at odds with the Government of South Korea. On top of that, they’ve lost consumer trust.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

“Yes. As you would know, Mr. President, it’s not easy for a company at odds with the government to survive. Especially if a company in the logistics industry loses consumer trust as well, there’s nothing more to say.”

Hearing Kang Hyeon’s story, Goldwin fell into deep thought.

“So you think you can replace Dashi if you jump in?”

“Yes, it’s possible.”

“Quite the confidence.”

Instead of answering, Kang Hyeon only smiled.

That smile and brief silence actually added more weight to his confidence.

“I’ll watch to see if you can dominate the Korean market and cross over to America with that confidence of yours.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

Pat pat!

Goldwin patted his shoulder and went back to greeting people.

Kang Hyeon watched Goldwin’s retreating figure and clenched his fist.

‘This is enough.’

Then Richard Blake approached from the side.

“That was an excellent strategy.”

“You think so?”

“Yes. It was impressive how you indirectly discussed Dashi’s risk factors and conveyed the current situation to President Goldwin without directly asking for help.”

“Haha, thank you for seeing it that way.”

Richard was right.

Kang Hyeon hadn’t bothered to ask President Goldwin to deal with Dashi.

There was no need to.

‘President Goldwin isn’t someone who would deliberately hold onto a company with risk factors. Above all, he’s not foolish enough to continue antagonizing South Korea, our greatest ally.’

With this, he had finished everything he could do.

Now all that remained was waiting for the moment when Goldwin would withdraw the helping hand he was extending to Dashi.

* * *

Kang Hyeon’s prediction was exactly right.

[President Goldwin announced today through SNS, “Negotiations with South Korea, our greatest ally, have concluded well. They will soon enact legislation and take all actions for tariff increases,” showing a friendly attitude and drawing attention.]

President Goldwin’s stance had changed.

And upon learning this fact, Kim Jae-beom’s face turned ashen.

“Why is this crazy bastard acting like this again?!!”

He fell into panic at Goldwin’s action of slapping him while he was already cornered.

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