After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 40
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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 040
When a prime minister-level figure from another country visits domestically, government organizations enter emergency mode.
“Team 1, report current situation.”
-No unusual activity at the main gate.
“Team 2, report internal situation.”
-First floor lobby, no abnormalities.
-22nd floor elevator entrance, no abnormalities.
-VIP room entrance, no abnormalities.
The Presidential Security Service guarded the accommodation where the VIP was staying like an iron fortress.
They applied the same protocol as for South Korea’s president and continued cooperation with the counterpart country’s security team.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was equally busy.
“Double-check tomorrow’s VIP movement route and contact the police agency to recheck personnel.”
“Understood.”
“Send another official document to the reporters coming to the scene asking them to avoid sensitive questions as much as possible.”
“Yes.”
While there were those who operated openly like this, there were also those who moved in the shadows.
“Alpha team, report.”
-Alpha-One, no unusual activity around the hotel.
“Beta team, any foreign movements?”
-There’s movement from the MSS side.
“Threat level?”
-Low. It’s movement concerned with potential prior contact.
“Just in case, continue monitoring their movements and report.”
The National Intelligence Service was moving to eliminate potential threats domestically and internationally.
An unexpected movement was reported on their radar.
-This is Charlie-One.
“What’s the situation?”
-RAW just shared information with us. The VIP is receiving a guest today at 16:40.
“A guest? There was no mention of meeting a guest at that time? What kind of person?”
-A Korean. According to information provided by RAW, it’s Choi Kang-hyeon, the representative of a family office called KH Capital.
The Indian Prime Minister was meeting a Korean who hadn’t been previously announced.
This was a matter that required close coordination.
“Code Red activation from now. Gather information on this man named Choi Kang-hyeon.”
The National Intelligence Service went into emergency mode.
* * *
Kang Hyeon arrived at Shilla Hotel in a car sent by the Indian Prime Minister.
As he got out of the car, a man in a suit approached as if he had been waiting.
“Are you CEO Choi Kang-hyeon?”
“Yes, who are you?”
“I’m Director Kim Seong-su from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Could we have a brief conversation?”
“I came to see the Indian Prime Minister.”
“Yes, we’re aware. Procedurally, you need to speak with us first, so I’d appreciate it if you could spare some time.”
Since he was being polite, there was nothing to argue about.
He followed him into a prepared room.
Inside, men with sharp eyes were waiting.
“We’ll conduct a belongings inspection. Please cooperate.”
It was called cooperation, but it was semi-mandatory.
Well, he had expected this much.
The person he was meeting wasn’t just anyone, but a prime minister of a nation.
It would be strange if he could meet them easily.
“No abnormalities.”
After finishing the belongings inspection and sitting on the sofa, another staff member brought tea.
This wasn’t Russia, so he drank the tea without hesitation, and Director Kim Seong-su got to the point.
“Have you known Prime Minister Lao Xing from before?”
“If it was a request from the Prime Minister’s side, is it business-related?”
“Might you discuss sensitive matters with Prime Minister Lao Xing?”
Questions and cooperation requests came in.
He told them the truth as it was, and regarding the cooperation request.
“I think it will depend on the conversation.”
“Are you saying it might be difficult?”
“If conversations involving sensitive information related to the company take place, information sharing will be difficult. The same applies if Prime Minister Lao Xing makes a separate request.”
“Hmm, then we ask for your cooperation in other matters.”
“Understood.”
He pushed and pulled appropriately.
There was nothing good about antagonizing the government, so providing reasonable cooperation within limits wasn’t bad.
“And this is my business card. Let’s meet separately next time.”
“Understood.”
Unexpectedly, he ended up exchanging contact information with a high-ranking Ministry of Foreign Affairs official.
* * *
After going through various procedures, he was able to enter the Presidential Suite at Shilla Hotel where Prime Minister Lao Xing was staying.
The size was like moving an entire apartment as is, and the luxurious interior made him feel grandeur just by entering.
Guided by Indian security guards to sit on the living room sofa, soon the room door opened and a balding man walked out.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Choi.”
A man offering a handshake with a kind smile like a neighborhood uncle.
It was Prime Minister Arvind Rao Singh, the number one figure of the current Indian administration.
“Prime Minister, it’s an honor to meet you.”
“Haha, thank you for making time despite the sudden request. Let’s sit and talk.”
“Yes.”
He treated Lao Xing with utmost courtesy.
Knowing well that being rude could lead to national disputes, he was extremely careful.
“I received great help this time.”
“I’m glad it was helpful in the end.”
While being courteous, he didn’t necessarily deflect the credit.
According to what he heard when meeting RBI’s Lahosib, the Indian government currently had high favorability toward him.
Even if the reasons for entry were different, there was no reason to lower existing favorability.
‘If the other party has favorable feelings, it often benefits me.’
This meeting was the same.
A figure like India’s Prime Minister wouldn’t have called him for no reason.
And his expectation was exactly right.
“I heard that CEO Choi makes various investments.”
“Yes, that’s correct. Not only investments like stocks and bonds, but I’m also involved in the construction industry.”
“Oh, you’re also operating in the construction industry.”
“I’m scheduled to build a theme park on land exceeding 40,000 pyeong together with Incheon City.”
It was important to clearly appeal his attractiveness.
While the other party could know such information, he had to speak of his abilities directly to appear confident.
‘In East Asian countries, not appealing one’s abilities is seen as modesty, but overseas it’s different.’
Kang Hyeon’s thinking was correct.
“It’s even better if you have a construction company. Our India has many places to develop in the future.”
Many places to develop.
What those words meant was one thing.
‘Are they saying they’ll give us orders?’
The possibility was high.
There was no reason for someone at the level of a prime minister to speak without meaning.
“Of course, there’s something we need to fix first. That would be our stock market.”
Listening to the flow of conversation, Kang Hyeon could tell.
‘He’s going to test me.’
The India market had entered a stock market reorganization following the Dongbang Partners incident.
This could be inferred based on information obtained from outside sources and conversations with Rahosib.
And listening to Rahosib’s story, it seemed like internal guidelines had been established to some degree.
‘But still asking me means there’s a strong intention to test.’
Whether catching Dongbang Partners was coincidental or not, and if not coincidental, whether he had the skills to maintain a good relationship going forward.
He was planning to review various aspects and continue the relationship if it would be helpful.
‘Throwing the bait about having many places to build is for one reason. To create motivation for me to jump in with full force.’
It felt like taking an exam.
But he didn’t feel bad about it.
Rather, he was excited.
‘Policy-related matters were also my area of expertise.’
Whether the things he studied in the past would be helpful.
Moreover.
‘This man has been radiating intense light since he appeared.’
The red light emanating from Lao Xing’s body.
But there was one thing he couldn’t understand.
‘This light is connected to me.’
Just like stock sectors had been connected by black light, the light emanating from Lao Xing’s body was connected to him.
Though not precise, he could understand the meaning to some degree.
‘This man’s upward trend could also help me.’
While interpreting it that way.
“If Choi CEO were the leader guiding our India stock market, in what direction would you fix it?”
As expected, the test began.
At his question, Kang Hyeon pondered briefly before speaking.
“If it were me, I would strengthen transparency. And I would create means to impose immediate sanctions.”
“Oh. In what way?”
An interested light appeared in Lao Xing’s eyes.
Probably the correct answer.
Kang Hyeon began talking about policy without hesitation.
* * *
One official vehicle left the Shilla Hotel.
Director Kim Seong-su quickly received a report about this fact.
-Choi Kang-hyeon just left in a car.
“Any unusual circumstances?”
-Prime Minister Lao Xing’s chief secretary personally came out to the entrance to see him off.
“The chief secretary? What was the atmosphere like?”
-Very respectful.
“Hmm…”
A prime minister’s chief secretary personally came out to see him off.
That was equivalent to Prime Minister Lao Xing personally coming out to see him off.
Director Kim Seong-su checked the time through the watch on his wrist.
‘Two hours?’
Two hours had passed since Kang Hyeon met with the prime minister.
Prime ministers are very busy.
They lack time to the point of dividing 24 hours into minute-by-minute movements.
For such a person to spend two hours with a civilian was extremely unusual.
‘Tsk, there’s no way to know what they talked about inside.’
The National Intelligence Service might know, but they from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs don’t know that much.
What they could do for now was.
“Conduct a thorough investigation on Choi Kang-hyeon.”
-Understood.
They needed to find out who this man named Choi Kang-hyeon was.
* * *
The chief secretary approached Prime Minister Lao Xing who was sitting in the room.
“Prime Minister, I’ve finished seeing him off.”
“I see, did he leave well?”
“Yes. Like a typical Korean, he was very polite. He left his gratitude to you until the very end.”
“Haha, I’m rather grateful that he made time. By the way, how did you see him?”
The chief secretary recalled Kang Hyeon talking to the prime minister and spoke.
“I thought his presence was remarkable. He didn’t tremble even in front of you and expressed all his thoughts.”
“Right, he did. What else?”
“And I thought he was quite intelligent. He came up with answers almost similar to our guidelines.”
The direction Kang Hyeon presented matched the direction already jointly established by SEBI and RBI.
Matching guidelines created by India’s top talents meant Kang Hyeon also understood policy matters.
“That part was surprising. Even if he’s the CEO of a company handling hundreds of millions of dollars, not many people possess that level of intelligence.”
“I agree.”
“Above all, considering the Dongbang incident, he seems to have excellent competitive spirit too.”
Dongbang was like a thorn in India’s side.
They couldn’t easily touch them because they were a foreign institution with China backing them.
In such circumstances, Kang Hyeon had driven those guys out, so he couldn’t help but feel favorable toward him.
Then the chief secretary reported another matter.
“And Choi Kang-hyeon apparently made significant gains from this market decline.”
“Gains?”
“Yes. The exact scale wasn’t revealed, but he apparently built short positions in advance. The SEC is reportedly conducting an internal investigation over this matter.”
India wasn’t just a large country.
It was the world’s 5th largest economy and would be among the top three in the future.
Naturally, their intelligence and military power were also overwhelming, so gathering information about Kang Hyeon wasn’t difficult.
“Profits significant enough for SEC investigation…”
Kang Hyeon had already come under FBI investigation nets from previous trades.
But now it was an SEC internal investigation.
It meant each trade moved large enough to catch their attention.
“An interesting fellow.”
Such people were one of two things.
Either keep them close or maintain distance and not even acknowledge them.
“Tell the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to check if there are any projects foreign companies can participate in. And tell them to prioritize KH Construction and schedule meetings.”
“Understood.”
Prime Minister Lao Xing decided to choose the former.
* * *
Having taken long positions, Kang Hyeon quietly watched the market rise.
‘As expected, it’s rising as quickly as it fell.’
The market rebound was quite strong.
With a 30 percent rise from the bottom, KH Capital’s account returns also rose together.
‘The light shows no major issues either, so I can maintain positions for a while.’
Since he had positioned at a decent level, there was no immediate reason to trade multiple times.
He just needed to watch and check what changes occurred, and that would be enough.
He was thinking he could spend some leisurely time when it happened.
Zing-!
His smartphone rang.
When he checked the number, it was unfamiliar, so he hesitated before answering the call.
“Hello.”
-Is this CEO Choi Kang-hyeon?
“Yes, who is this?”
-This is Commercial Counselor Abishek from the Indian Embassy in South Korea. The Indian Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is officially considering a meeting with you. Could you please confirm if you have any available schedule?
A meeting request had come in from the Indian Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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