After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 119

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 119

After the meeting concluded, Kang Hyeon returned to the group.

His words had left a huge shock at KH Capital.

“Do you think it’s real?”

“What?”

“That the nickel super cycle is just beginning now.”

The newly hired employees at KH Capital were also people who had previously worked as traders somewhere.

Most had been in Yeouido, and some had come over from Wall Street.

With global talent gathered together, they couldn’t readily understand Kang Hyeon’s decision this time.

“It could be starting, or it might not.”

Therefore, they didn’t believe Kang Hyeon’s words at face value.

Predicting a super cycle isn’t easy.

If it were something like semiconductors or memory where demand can be predicted, then it would be predictable.

But raw materials could fluctuate in price at any time due to various issues.

If such things could be predicted, crude oil wouldn’t have hit negative prices, and gold prices wouldn’t have skyrocketed four times over.

Because these changes couldn’t be predicted, the basic formula for futures was to exit once you made some profit.

From the perspective of traders who knew this formula, they couldn’t understand the chairman’s decision.

But one thing was certain.

“It’s just that the chairman’s foresight has a higher accuracy rate than we think.”

It had already been 5-6 months since new employees joined KH Capital.

During that time, the judgment Kang Hyeon had shown was truly remarkable.

Moreover, with testimonies from existing employees like President Lim Kwang-ho and Team Manager Kim Seong-won, they had no choice but to trust Chairman Choi Kang-hyeon’s choices.

And that trust soon became reality.

[Is a nickel crisis coming? Futures prices surge 50% from the previous day!]

[Nickel shortage! Tesla secondary battery shortage causing distress?]

[Courting hands reaching out for nickel pouring in from around the world! But nowhere to sell!]

[Is HBM5 production okay?]

[Late-entry companies in HBM5 production all announce “Liquid cooling technology introduction delayed due to nickel crisis”!]

[Saseng’s Chairman Lee Jae-seong showed confidence in an interview saying “Saseng’s HBM5 supply will have no problems!”]

[Saseng’s stock price surges 5% after Chairman Lee Jae-seong’s interview!]

A nickel crisis had occurred.

And it wasn’t happening in just one or two places, but worldwide.

It had essentially become a component that must go into memory, which is currently driving the world economy.

Even the nickel that needed to go into batteries began running out.

Thanks to this, the balance of supply and demand collapsed.

Tesla, the king of the electric vehicle market, began worrying about a battery crisis, and memory companies became busy looking for nickel suppliers.

Naturally, related brokers also came to the Indian mining facility.

“Chairman, please don’t be like that and sign an exclusive contract with us. We’ll provide royalties 30% higher than the current price.”

“Come now, we offer 50%! We’ll guarantee 50%!”

The brokers tried to secure exclusive contracts for the supply even by paying premiums.

But Arita of the Barma Group, who was in charge of the mine, was firm.

“This product already has an owner! There’s nothing to contract with you people, so go back!”

With those words, Arita got up from his seat and entered his office.

A deep smile appeared on his lips as he was left alone in the office.

“Hahaha! This is truly delightful. When father went to prison, those who looked at us like street trash are all flocking here.”

When the previous Barma Chairman went to prison, the related companies bound by contracts turned their backs one by one.

Especially those brokers who came today had even demanded penalty fees for breach of contract.

Beyond turning their backs, they had actually stabbed them with a knife.

He could understand up to that point.

Because contractual relationships are originally like that.

Then they should have stopped there.

Coming back now asking to shake hands because they needed them was unconscionable.

“Business may be about looking at money, but you shouldn’t abandon your conscience.”

Arita Varma was also an adult man with his own philosophy.

Therefore, he couldn’t understand their behavior and could easily dismiss them.

“Choi Kang-hyeon, that man’s foresight is truly amazing.”

The man who decided on nickel mining and even secured favorable conditions in the deal with the Indian government.

Especially the nickel price holding he proposed as a contract condition became a divine move.

“The nickel price at that time was a high point for then, but looking at it now, it’s no different from dirt cheap. But we were able to purchase from the Indian government at that price.”

This was an enormous benefit.

They could mine nickel and make huge profits every time they sold it.

Being able to do this was thanks to Choi Kang-hyeon’s strategy.

“That man… just how far ahead is he looking?”

Arita felt not just amazement but even awe at Kang Hyeon’s abilities.

The nickel crisis was actually becoming more serious as time passed.

[Nickel futures up 20% from the previous day.]

[Nickel spot prices also continued their 30% rise from the previous day.]

With prices rising 20% and 30% daily, it literally continued an unlimited ascent.

This atmosphere made even retail investors move.

-Nickel’s rise is insane.

-If you bought this, wouldn’t it be a life reversal?

That’s why I’m making a comeback.

ㄴ Gift box?

No. Bought ETN lol

Is there an ETN for nickel too?

Yeah. There’s even 2x and 3x leverage available.

-I also bought nickel ETN.

-Life reversal let’s go!!

As purchases of ETNs tracking nickel prices became active, an atmosphere of indirect investment was created.

This movement wasn’t just in Korea but in the United States, United Kingdom, India, and others.

It occurred in various countries, adding momentum to the price increase.

In this atmosphere, those who ended up shedding tears were the companies that needed to use nickel.

Especially LC Energy Resources, which made batteries, took a direct hit.

Bang!

“Are you kidding me right now?! Nobody could predict that nickel prices would rise this much?!”

At LC Energy Resources President Kim Won-sang’s rebuke, the executives kept their mouths shut.

At the frustrating sight of those executives, Kim Won-sang shouted again.

“On top of that, Grade 1 nickel is pouring out from the Indian mining facility we missed! Is this true?!”

“…Yes. Most of the Grade 1 nickel currently on the market is understood to be coming from that mine.”

“At this point, the purest nickel is being mined, and all that supply seems to be going to Saseng.”

This was exactly why Saseng’s Chairman Lee Jae-seong could maintain his confidence.

“So! This is all because we failed to secure the Indian mine?! Who was in charge then?!! Tell them to come here right now!!”

LC Energy Resources was caught in the crossfire for no reason.

Other companies were facing similar situations as well.

Problems with nickel supply caused issues in battery manufacturing, and memory companies that had been pouring their efforts into HBM5 production found themselves tied up.

In short, it meant Saseng’s solo run had begun.

Along with it, Nereid’s stock price, which supplied liquid cooling systems, also soared vertically.

“Nereid’s stock price has broken through $300!”

Nereid, which had maintained a $200 price after creating liquid cooling and signing a contract with Saseng, broke through $300 for the first time ever.

Saseng also surpassed 100,000 won, and the KOSPI index continued its upward trend as well.

[KOSPI breaks through 4,300 points!]

[Riding on Saseng’s rise, KOSPI continues its upward trend!]

[Virtually the era of HBM5’s dominance! Experts predict Saseng’s stock price will exceed 150,000 won!]

Citizens who invested in KOSPI applauded the rise of Saseng, the leading stock of KOSPI.

-Let’s gooooo-!!

-I told you to trust the Korean market, didn’t I?!

-This is what Saseng is all about!!

-It should go to at least 200,000 won!!

-The Korean market is the future!

Individual investors investing in KOSPI naturally added more momentum to KOSPI’s upward drive.

While South Korea was buzzing with the effects created by nickel’s rise.

Kang Hyeon visited Araon Studio.

“Chairman, this way please.”

Following the manager’s guidance, he arrived at a fairly large special exhibition hall.

Upon entering, it was filled with exhibits from The Founding of the Great Korean Empire.

The area that received the most attention was the special screening room.

“This is the special screening room. We’ve limited entry to a maximum of 4 people and made it accessible only to visitors with advance reservations.”

“Can advance reservations be made on-site as well?”

“Yes, that’s possible. Since the exhibition hall itself requires app reservations for entry, we’ve made it selectable at that time. This is the reservation screen.”

Araon Studio allowed visitors to use the facilities through a dedicated app.

Since it was a reservation system through the app, it could reduce the congestion caused by waiting in lines.

The app had a new exhibition hall section, and when accessed, an exhibition hall reservation window appeared.

Visitors could select the number of people and time to tour the exhibition hall, and at the end, they could choose whether to reserve the special screening room.

“It would be good to record motion sickness issues as well.”

“Understood, I’ll apply that right away.”

With this level of preparation, it seemed they could minimize congestion.

The important thing was the quality of the screening room.

“I’ll go inside and take a look.”

“Yes. I’ll prepare it.”

As Kang Hyeon entered the screening room, a dark space revealed itself.

And as he took a step forward, the scenery around his feet began to change.

The sight of it gradually spreading as if the floor of a palace was being created before his eyes was a fantastic experience.

Soon, light that started from the floor gradually rose upward, revealing court officials dressed in full regalia around him.

And in the distance, a throne was created, and a court attendant standing beside it shouted.

[His Majesty the Emperor enters!!]

The sound echoing from all directions made him feel the realism as if he were there.

Following that, BGM created with traditional Korean instruments played, and a king wearing a dragon robe appeared before his eyes.

The king walked with majestic steps through the bowing court officials, climbed the stairs, and turned around in front of the throne.

Standing there was the male actor chosen as the protagonist, Choi Ha-jin.

Wearing a dragon robe and bearing the solemn expression of a king, he had perfectly transformed into the protagonist of The Founding of the Great Korean Empire.

Thud!

As he sat on the throne, the court officials immediately performed deep bows in unison and shouted.

[We, your subjects, pay our respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Korean Empire!]

Along with the scene announcing him as the Emperor of the Great Korean Empire, the surrounding scenery was once again shrouded in darkness.

The court officials and imperial palace that had been there just moments ago had vanished without a trace.

Just when he thought this was the end.

Roaaaaar-!!

A golden dragon appeared and soared with a mighty roar, then a clear blue sky appeared overhead and a massive city revealed itself below.

In the center of the city stood the grand Gyeongun Palace, suggesting it was the capital.

Then the dragon headed toward the wall, and soon a single line of text appeared.

[The Founding of the Great Korean Empire – The Empire of Korea]

As the title appeared, the dragon descended and the video concluded.

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