After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 62

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 062

A shocking victory had emerged.

-Holy shit!!

-Is this for real?!!

-1st round 16-second victory?!

-Damn…! What the hell is a walk-off KO?!!

-Insane!

-Going to change my underwear.

-Kang Chan-wook you’re fucking amazinggggg!!

-He took down a ranker like that?

The fans’ reaction was ecstatic.

It wasn’t just on the internet.

“Kang!! Kang!! Kang!!”

“Crazy!!”

“Mad dooooog-!!”

“Wowwwwww!!”

The fans who came to the venue also became a cauldron of ecstasy.

It wasn’t easy to get this kind of reaction from a dark match.

In the previous fights, the audience had shown no reaction or even poured out boos.

It was not only boring, but also because there were no fighters they were interested in.

It was the same when Kang Chan-wook first entered.

Except for Kang Hyeon’s group, no one paid attention to him.

But not now.

“Waaaaah!!”

“You Korean?”

“Yes!! Chan-wook Kang! My friend!”

“Oh shit!! Your friend very crazy!”

“Yes! Crazy guy!!”

Kwangho put his arm around an unknown black man’s shoulder and cheered.

A-yeon was the same.

She waved the Korean flag she had prepared and celebrated Kang Chan-wook’s victory.

Then Richard, who had been watching the fight next to him, spoke to Kang Hyeon.

“Your fighter is really incredible.”

“I didn’t expect it either. He’s really good.”

“That’s not just good. He didn’t panic at his opponent’s unsportsmanlike play and opened with a knee kick. Then he precisely landed left and right hooks to vital spots…”

From Richard’s professional commentary, Kang Hyeon could tell that this person really loved martial arts.

“What’s even more amazing is the walk-off KO after the knockout.”

“Walk-off?”

“It means walking away without throwing follow-up strikes because you know your opponent is finished. Only fighters with star quality can show that!”

Star quality.

He could definitely agree with those words.

The tremendous cheers shaking the octagon right now were proof of that.

Then Kang Chan-wook, who was being interviewed in the octagon, pointed to where Kang Hyeon was.

“Finally, Mister Choi who gave me generous support for this fight. CEO Choi Kang-hyeon of KH Recovery! I was able to win thanks to you!”

When Kang Chan-wook spoke in English at first then switched to Korean, ring announcer Brady asked again, creating a comical moment.

Meanwhile, the internet was turned upside down by the name KH Recovery.

-What is KH Recovery?

-Isn’t that Kang Chan-wook’s main sponsor?

-Nice! Look at that camera sense. They caught that.

-The woman waving the Korean flag is pretty.

-That person is the sponsor? He’s handsome.

-Hey hey, I know that person.

└Is he a celebrity?

└That’s the person who solved the Yeongjong Island jeonse fraud case!

└Now that you mention it, KH Recovery is that place.

└I heard he also won some business contract in India recently.

└Wow… That person sponsors sports too?

-Amazing…

Kang Hyeon was a figure who had been known through the media several times.

Naturally, there were bound to be ordinary people who knew his name or face.

Thus, whether intentionally or not, Kang Hyeon made his name known once again while watching Kang Chan-wook’s fight.

* * *

Kang Hyeon visited Kang Chan-wook’s waiting room after the fight ended.

“Ah! CEO!”

As he entered the waiting room, Kang Chan-wook, who had been removing his tape, immediately ran over.

“Congratulations on your victory.”

“Thank you! I was able to win today’s fight thanks to you, CEO! Thank you so much!”

“Not at all. Watching today’s fight, I think you would have won even if you had fought as usual.”

He was sincere.

Kang Chan-wook’s fighting ability was amazing.

It was surprising that such a fighter didn’t have a main sponsor.

But Kang Chan-wook thought differently.

“I’m serious. This was my first time doing training camp in the United States from a month ago. My condition has never been this good.”

“Chan-wook is right. This guy’s condition today was truly artistic. Being able to adjust to the time difference from a month ago in good accommodation and train with good food and partners made a big difference.”

When even Kim Hyeon-su rolled up his sleeves, Kang Hyeon accepted it with a smile.

“Thank you for saying that. I’m glad it was helpful.”

Click!

Then the door opened and a familiar voice was heard.

“Mister Kang! Today’s hero! Where are you?!”

Everyone’s gaze turned to the owner of the loud voice.

“CEO Dana?”

“Oh! There you were! Huh? Mister Choi was here too?”

“Dana, we meet again.”

“Haha! I rushed over to meet today’s hero! I wanted to say thank you for showing such amazing fighting skills.”

Dana approached Kang Chan-wook and firmly grasped his hand.

“Mister Kang! Tonight’s Performance of the Night is yours!”

“What? But there are still fights…”

“If good fights come out in the later matches, we can give it again! You see, I give proper rewards to fighters who put on exciting fights like you!”

Dana’s tendency to properly reward fighters who showed exciting fighting skills was evident here too.

“Kim! A big shot came out of your gym! I’ll look forward to more in the future!”

“Haha! Of course! Only guys like that come out from under me!”

“Right! Right! Good thing they don’t take after you!”

“Ah… no, that’s…”

He was flustered by Dana’s words that precisely pointed out Kim Hyeon-su’s fighting style, which had many decision victories unlike his nickname during his active days.

“Oh right, there’s a VIP party tomorrow. How about resting well and participating? Mad Dog barely got hit in today’s fight, so it should be possible, right?”

Dana’s VIP party.

Being invited to this was equivalent to meaning success in EFC.

Knowing this, Kim Hyeon-su immediately nodded.

“Of… of course! I’ll definitely attend!”

“Good. Then I’ll have my secretary send the invitation by today. Oh, and Mister Choi should come along too.”

Kang Hyeon pondered for a moment, then nodded his head.

“Understood, then I’ll see you at tomorrow’s party.”

CEO Dana, known as President Goldwin’s close associate, seemed like someone worth building a strong relationship with.

* * *

The next day.

Kwangho and A-yeon left for sightseeing early in the morning.

“Are you really sure you don’t want to go? Coming all this way and not seeing the Grand Canyon?”

“I have a party tonight and want to rest up a bit. You two go have fun.”

“Got it. Then get some good rest.”

After sending Kwangho off, Kang Hyeon returned to his room to rest more and searched the internet for information about Dana.

[EFC’s Dana Blue publicly endorses candidate Goldwin.]

Dana found in past articles was supporting Goldwin in interviews with the media.

“There were rumors that Goldwin liked EFC and frequently attended events even before becoming president. That’s how he became close with Dana.”

Goldwin was a unique president.

A figure who went from hotel tycoon to president, he showed unconventional behavior since his tycoon days by appearing in movies and participating in WWE wrestling.

Particularly, his hair vs. hair match with WWE CEO Vince is still one of the legendary scenes fans talk about.

And Vince was also one of the figures who publicly supported Goldwin.

“Through this connection, there was actually a lot of support for EFC during his presidency.”

Perhaps the special relationship between the two was the reason for such support.

“That’s also why I need to maintain the connection with Dana.”

Kang Hyeon had never tried to use connections to accomplish something before.

But that was because he could solve things with his own capital power.

However, going forward, there would be fields that couldn’t be solved with capital power alone.

“Nickel is most consumed in the battery market. Especially Class 1 grade nickel is used most in electric vehicle batteries. The problem is that the United States is currently reducing support for electric vehicles.”

There was one reason why nickel prices, which had skyrocketed after the Ukraine war, returned to stable levels.

It was because the largest market, the United States, reduced support for electric vehicles, naturally decreasing demand.

“GM and Volkswagen withdrew from the electric vehicle business, and Apple also folded its electric vehicle project.”

As government support decreased, major corporations pulled out of the electric vehicle business.

The decisive reason was Tesla.

“As the relationship between Goldwin and Musk soured, expectations for Tesla also diminished.”

Goldwin and Musk.

When these two joined forces, they generated tremendous buzz even before becoming president.

Even after becoming president, Goldwin gave Musk tremendous power, instantly raising expectations for Tesla.

Predictions poured out that the government would back Tesla.

However, Musk’s unilateral actions fell out of Goldwin’s favor, and eventually the two parted ways.

Perhaps because of this, government support for electric vehicles also decreased, which affected nickel, the raw material.

“In this situation, I need to drive up nickel prices. And at the center of that should be immersion cooling equipment, not electric vehicles.”

Nathan’s immersion cooling technology had become central to Kang Hyeon’s investment.

If it became commercialized, data center equipment would need to be rebuilt, and nickel demand would inevitably explode.

The problem was Goldwin.

If he, unpredictable as he was, put on the brakes, the spread of immersion cooling would inevitably be delayed.

To prepare for that, he needed to maintain relationships with Goldwin or his associates.

“The connection is Dana. I need to approach Goldwin through him.”

Kang Hyeon organized his plan.

* * *

Dana’s VIP party basically invited fighters who had won.

However, fighters who finished matches often suffered injuries severe enough to require medical checks.

This wasn’t much different even for winners.

So the number of fighters attending the party was actually very small.

‘There aren’t even ten people who look like fighters.’

Most of the people appeared to be wealthy individuals.

Just the watches on their wrists cost millions of dollars, and a single accessory easily exceeded hundreds of thousands of dollars.

During his trader days, he would have envied such things, but now that he had money, he didn’t particularly feel like buying them.

‘If I had that money, it would be better to invest it.’

He seemed to have become addicted to investing rather than buying luxury goods.

As he thought this while raising his champagne glass, Richard approached.

“Are you enjoying the party?”

“Yes. The alcohol tastes good.”

“Moët & Chandon is decent. There’s also Krug over there. If you like wine, there were some good ones in that line.”

“This is fine for now.”

“Haha, by the way, your friends haven’t arrived yet?”

“My friend went to see the Grand Canyon, and Kang Chan-wook is caught up with other guests over there.”

Where Kang Hyeon pointed, there was Kang Chan-wook surrounded by wealthy people.

Richard chuckled at his bewildered expression.

“He’s completely different from when he was in the octagon.”

“That’s probably closer to his true self. When he was in the octagon, that was more unfamiliar to me.”

“Haha, is that so?”

The appearance Kang Chan-wook showed in the octagon was shocking itself.

Since his current naive appearance was nowhere to be seen then, Kang Hyeon was more comfortable with his current appearance.

Then one side of the party venue became noisy.

“Someone must have arrived.”

At Richard’s words, he turned his head toward where the commotion was.

There, a white male who appeared to be about 190cm tall was surrounded by people.

‘That man…’

At first glance, he had a physique good enough to believe he was a fighter, but he was too old to be a fighter.

More importantly, that man was someone he had seen several times on the news.

“Oh, Marcus Hall attended the party.”

Marcus Hall.

A key figure who was Goldwin’s close associate and current White House policy director had appeared.

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