After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 63

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 063

Kang Hyeon sipped champagne while observing Marcus’s movements.

‘The fact that this man came here means Goldwin cares that much about Dana.’

Marcus was shaking hands with people around him and engaging in conversation, livening up the party atmosphere.

Then Dana approached Marcus.

After whispering something to him, she soon walked toward Kang Hyeon.

“Mister Choi. Are you having a good time?”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Dana’s words.

“The food is delicious and the atmosphere is nice.”

“Haha! I’m glad to hear that. There’s someone I’d like to introduce you to. This is Marcus Hall, who works at the White House.”

“I’m Marcus.”

“I’m Kang Hyeon Choi, doing business in South Korea.”

After a light handshake, Richard joined the conversation.

“Marcus, it’s been a while.”

“Richard, you’re here too? How have you been?”

“Haha, I’ve been doing well, thanks. I see President Goldwin didn’t come today.”

“He went to the United Kingdom. He has some matters to discuss with the leaders there.”

“I see.”

While Richard conversed with Marcus, Kang Hyeon observed them carefully.

‘I can feel that Richard is being cautious, as befits Goldwin’s closest aide. But since I don’t see any light, maybe Goldwin isn’t up to anything bad?’

As Kang Hyeon was sizing up Marcus, Marcus looked at him.

Through the tangled view in the air, Marcus smiled.

“Mister Choi, you said you do business in South Korea. What kind of business do you do?”

“I run a Family Office. I invest in many places.”

“Oh, being here with Richard means JP Morgan is your main bank?”

“He’s one of our JP Morgan’s major clients.”

“Is that so?”

At Richard’s words, a glint appeared in Marcus’s eyes.

‘He’s of a size that Richard, a global executive, would call a major client? He looks young and his clothes don’t particularly make him look wealthy?’

It was somewhat unexpected.

Kang Hyeon’s appearance suggested he was in his twenties.

Koreans tend to look particularly young, so he could be in his thirties, but even at that age, being young didn’t change.

Moreover, his attire was also modest.

But none of that mattered.

Being an important client of JP Morgan was like proof of his status.

“I failed to give you my business card earlier. Here’s my card.”

Marcus took out a business card from his card wallet and handed it to him.

This meant one thing.

It symbolized that you are in a position to receive my business card.

Kang Hyeon, who received it, also took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over.

“KH Capital. I can tell right away it’s your company.”

“I hope today’s connection will continue in the future.”

“Haha, I look forward to working with you as well.”

Kang Hyeon was making connections with an important figure from the White House.

* * *

The next day.

Kang Hyeon visited Kang Chan-wook’s accommodation.

“CEO, you’re here!”

Kim Hyeon-su greeted him with a respectful attitude.

“Director Kim, did you rest well? You seemed to drink quite a bit yesterday.”

“Thanks to you, I rested well. Expensive alcohol doesn’t give much of a hangover even when you drink it.”

“Haha, I feel the same way. How was fighter Kang Chan-wook?”

“Very good. His condition is so good he could fight another match right now.”

“Actually, I talked with CEO Dana yesterday. She said she’d arrange a match with a higher-ranked fighter soon.”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Kim Hyeon-su’s words.

“That’s good news. But don’t overdo it. The reason I came today is about bonus payments.”

At the mention of bonus, both Kang Chan-wook and Kim Hyeon-su’s eyes lit up.

“First, $10,000 equal to the fight money, and $40,000 equal to the bonus received for being selected for Performance of the Night. I’ll deposit a total bonus of $50,000 to your account.”

The amount received from EFC was also $50,000, so combined it was $100,000.

At the current exchange rate, it was over 140 million won from one fight.

‘With this, I can help with Father’s surgery costs.’

While the joy of victory was also joyful, Kang Chan-wook was happy that his father’s surgery was getting closer.

But Kang Hyeon’s bonus wasn’t over yet.

“And this is a bonus I’m giving you personally.”

“A personal bonus?”

“Yes. I made some money thanks to fighter Kang Chan-wook.”

“What do you mean…?”

“I placed some money on the winner betting at the Octagon entrance. They gave me ten times back.”

In this fight, Kang Chan-wook was a complete underdog.

But he achieved a KO in the first round, and thanks to that, fans who had placed patriotic bets on him also made big money.

“Is it okay for me to accept this?”

At Kang Chan-wook’s question, Kang Hyeon smiled and said.

“I’m giving it to you as a sign to keep doing well in the future, so you can accept it.”

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

After receiving the bonus, Kang Chan-wook hesitated.

“Um… may I check it now…?”

“Of course.”

Thinking it might be rude to check on the spot, Kang Chan-wook opened the envelope only after getting permission.

“Gasp!”

Then he showed a shocked reaction.

Kim Hyeon-su, who was watching from the side, asked with a puzzled face.

“Why are you so surprised?”

Taking the envelope to check, he said.

“Gasp! How… how much is this?”

“One hundred thousand dollars.”

“O… one hundred thousand dollars? No, you’re giving that much money as another bonus?”

“It’s money I made thanks to fighter Kang Chan-wook.”

Watching Kang Hyeon speak casually, Kim Hyeon-su’s eyes lit up.

“Um… CEO. We have more decent kids at our gym. If you could visit once…”

Kim Hyeon-su was doing his best as a gym director.

* * *

After finishing his schedule in Vegas and returning to South Korea, Kang Hyeon visited Yeongjong Island after a long time.

The location was the construction site of K-Theme Park on Yeongjong Island.

Upon arriving nearby, he could see construction in full swing from far away.

After parking his car in a parking lot near the construction site and approaching, he met CEO Kang Myeong-gu who was waiting for him.

“CEO! Welcome!”

“It’s been a while, CEO Kang.”

After greeting Kang Myeong-gu warmly and putting on safety equipment, he toured the construction site.

“Currently, construction is about 30 percent complete. Most of the foundation work is now finished and the building will go up soon.”

“That’s quite fast.”

“Even though it’s fast, we’re making it more solid than ever before. This is the first theme park our company is building. We want to make sure there are no unfortunate incidents.”

“That’s the top priority. It’s fine if we don’t make much profit, so please build us the best building.”

“Of course.”

Kang Myeong-gu was a sincere construction contractor.

Working in this field his entire life, he had built up trust.

That trust existed not only with business partners but also with clients.

That alone showed what a good construction contractor he was.

While chatting with Kang Myeong-gu about various things and touring the construction site, he could see men in suits approaching from far away.

Their appearance, which didn’t match the construction site, made Kang Hyeon ask Kang Myeong-gu.

“Who are they?”

“They’re people from Incheon City. It looks like they came to tour the site.”

While hearing about their identity, they also spotted this side and whispered briefly before approaching.

“Hello? I’m Section Chief Lee Ji-hun from Incheon City.”

“I’m CEO Choi Kang-hyeon of KH Recovery.”

“As expected! You’re Choi CEO of KH Recovery.”

“Do you know me?”

“I’m very interested in economics, so I often watch news in that area. I also saw that you recently secured mining rights for the nickel mine in India.”

“Thank you.”

It seemed like the conversation would be long.

Sensing this, Kang Myeong-gu suggested.

“Come on, instead of doing this here, how about we go to the office and have some coffee?”

“That sounds good to me. How about joining us for coffee, Choi CEO?”

“Alright.”

Although he had a schedule afterward, having the leisure of one cup of coffee was fine.

So Kang Hyeon’s group and the Incheon City officials moved to the site office.

The interior of the site office was rough, but still well-decorated.

There was even a heater, so they could feel warm heat and melt away the cold.

After CEO Kang Myeong-gu brewed instant coffee and placed it in front of them, they began their earnest conversation.

“Choi CEO, you invest a lot in India.”

“By coincidence, good opportunities came one after another, so I ended up investing.”

“Haha, when coincidences continue, they become inevitable. Wouldn’t it be good to continue a good relationship with our Incheon City as well?”

Watching Section Chief Lee Ji-hun indirectly asking for investment in Incheon City, Kang Hyeon smiled.

“If there’s a good business, I certainly plan to do so.”

Slurp.

The instant coffee boasted an exquisite taste.

The sweet and rich-tasting instant coffee he hadn’t had in a long time always made him feel good whenever he drank it.

“As you know, this theme park project is Incheon City’s big project. We’re especially thinking of creating synergy with K-Culture, which is trending worldwide.”

K-Culture.

It was a term that combined content like K-pop, K-movies, and such.

Currently, the popularity of Korean content worldwide was amazing, enough to be called the K-wave globally.

If some idols led fandoms in the past, now the content itself had become a culture in foreign countries and was gaining huge popularity.

Incheon City was planning to create a K-Culture concept theme park targeting this aspect.

“Securing good content would be the first priority.”

“That’s right. So Incheon City is preparing to collaborate with various associations. Would you like to take a look?”

“Is that okay?”

“Since you have a more accurate eye than us in business, we’d like to get some advice.”

It essentially meant asking for advice.

In a way, it could be consulting, but asking for it like this.

Still, as a partner in a big business, he could do this much for free.

Kang Hyeon examined the materials they presented one by one.

‘They’re partnering with more places than I thought.’

The first thing that caught his eye was the Korea Webtoon Association.

It was a place created by webtoon artists gathering, and included many well-known artists.

‘Recently, webtoons are also gathering many fans worldwide. Collaborating with this would be good.’

Although he didn’t know much about the culture business, he often heard that this business was thriving.

Even when doing his main job, he had purchased stocks of companies related to this.

Typically, when a company called Global Webtoon went public on NASDAQ, he caught it well at the low point and sold it around the middle to make a profit.

‘They’re also negotiating with music associations and have quite a few partnerships established.’

He could definitely feel that Incheon City was preparing a lot for this project.

Just looking at the business plan, he could see they had well-organized business connections.

For some reason, when government officials proceed with such work, people tend to view it with colored glasses, but Incheon City didn’t seem to have that problem.

“Huh?”

Then, as Kang Hyeon was turning pages, his gaze fixed on one association’s description.

Since it was the first time he had an audible reaction, Section Chief Lee Ji-hun continued explaining about that place.

“Ah, we’re currently actively proceeding with partnerships there. Korean movies are gaining huge popularity abroad, aren’t they? So we’re making contracts with the directors’ association and…”

While listening to Lee Ji-hun’s explanation, he confirmed the association’s name.

[Korean Film Directors Association]

A name he was hearing for the first time.

Actually, this was natural.

He wasn’t particularly interested in movies.

The problem was.

‘It’s glowing black.’

A black light, meaning the collapse of the same sector, was emanating from the association’s name.

At that moment, the light spread around like a living creature.

It connected with the documents on the following pages and even seeped into the body of Section Chief Lee Ji-hun sitting across from him.

‘…Black light is also emanating from Section Chief Lee’s body.’

This meant one thing.

‘The collapse of this association will affect even Section Chief Lee Ji-hun.’

The problem was that the expansion of the black light didn’t end there.

The light emanating from Section Chief Lee Ji-hun’s body crawled sideways like an octopus and stuck to Kang Myeong-gu’s body.

Seeing that, Kang Hyeon was certain.

‘The collapse starting from this association will bring down the theme park itself.’

I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 063

Kang Hyeon drank champagne while observing Marcus’s movements.

‘The fact that this man came here means Goldwin cares that much about Dana.’

Marcus was shaking hands with people around him and conversing, livening up the party atmosphere.

Then Dana approached Marcus.

After whispering something to him, she soon walked toward Kang Hyeon.

“Mister Choi. Are you having a good time?”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Dana’s words.

“The food is delicious and the atmosphere is nice.”

“Haha! That’s a relief. I came because there’s someone I’d like to introduce you to. This is Marcus Hall, who works at the White House.”

“I’m Marcus.”

“I’m Kang Hyeon Choi, doing business in South Korea.”

After a light handshake, Richard joined the conversation.

“Marcus, it’s been a while.”

“Richard, you’re here too? How have you been?”

“Haha, thanks to you, I’ve been doing well. It seems President Goldwin didn’t come today.”

“He went to the United Kingdom. He has things to discuss with the leaders there.”

“I see.”

While Richard was having a conversation with Marcus, Kang Hyeon observed them carefully as if studying them.

‘I can feel that Richard is being cautious, befitting Goldwin’s closest aide. But seeing no light visible, I wonder if Goldwin isn’t up to anything suspicious?’

While Kang Hyeon was assessing Marcus, Marcus looked at him.

Beyond their intertwining gazes in the air, Marcus smiled.

“Mr. Choi, you mentioned you do business in South Korea. What kind of business do you do?”

“I operate a Family Office. I invest in many places.”

“Oh, being with Richard means JP Morgan is your main bank, I suppose?”

“He’s one of our JP Morgan’s major clients.”

“Is that so?”

At Richard’s words, a gleam appeared in Marcus’s eyes.

‘He’s of a size that Richard, a global head, would call a major client? He looks young and his clothes don’t particularly make him look wealthy though?’

It was somewhat unexpected.

Kang Hyeon’s appearance looked to be in his twenties.

Koreans tend to look particularly young, so he could be in his thirties, but even at that age, being young didn’t change.

Moreover, his attire was also modest.

But such things didn’t matter.

Being an important client of JP Morgan – this title was like proof of his status.

“I haven’t given you my business card yet. Here’s my card.”

Marcus took out a business card from his card wallet and handed it to him.

This meant one thing.

It symbolized that you are in a position to receive my business card.

Kang Hyeon, who received it, also took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over.

“KH Capital. I can tell right away that it’s your company.”

“I hope today’s connection will continue in the future.”

“Haha, I look forward to working with you as well.”

Kang Hyeon was making connections with an important figure from the White House.

* * *

The next day.

Kang Hyeon visited Kang Chan-wook’s accommodation.

“CEO, you’re here?!”

Kim Hyeon-su greeted him with a respectful attitude.

“Director Kim, did you rest well? You seemed to drink quite a bit yesterday.”

“Thanks to you, I rested well. Expensive alcohol doesn’t give much of a hangover even when you drink it.”

“Haha, I feel the same way. How was fighter Kang Chan-wook?”

“Very good. His condition is so good that he could fight another match right away.”

“I actually talked with CEO Dana yesterday. She said she’d arrange a match with a higher-ranked fighter soon.”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Kim Hyeon-su’s words.

“That’s good news. But don’t push too hard. The reason I came today is regarding bonus payments.”

At the mention of bonus, Kang Chan-wook and Kim Hyeon-su’s eyes lit up.

“First, $10,000 equal to the fight money, and $40,000 the same as the bonus received for being selected for Performance of the Night. Combined, I’ll deposit $50,000 bonus to your account.”

The amount received from EFC was also $50,000, so combined it was $100,000.

At the current exchange rate, it was over 140 million won earned from one fight.

‘With this, I can help with Father’s surgery costs.’

While the joy of victory was also joyful, Kang Chan-wook was happy that his father’s surgery was getting closer.

But Kang Hyeon’s bonus wasn’t over yet.

“And this is a bonus I’m giving you personally.”

“A personal bonus?”

“Yes. I made some money thanks to fighter Kang Chan-wook.”

“What do you mean…?”

“I placed some money on the winner betting at the Octagon entrance. They gave me ten times back.”

In this fight, Kang Chan-wook was a complete underdog.

But he achieved a KO in the first round, and thanks to that, fans who had placed patriotic bets on him also made big money.

“Is it okay for me to accept this?”

At Kang Chan-wook’s question, Kang Hyeon smiled and said.

“I’m giving this as a sign to keep doing well in the future, so you can accept it.”

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

After receiving the bonus, Kang Chan-wook hesitated.

“Um… may I check it now…?”

“Of course.”

Thinking it might be impolite to check on the spot, Kang Chan-wook opened the envelope only after getting permission.

“Gasp!”

Then he showed a shocked reaction.

Kim Hyeon-su, who was watching from the side, asked with a puzzled face.

“Why are you so surprised?”

Then he took the envelope to check and.

“Gasp! How… how much is this?”

“One hundred thousand dollars.”

“O… one hundred thousand dollars? No, you’re giving that much money as another bonus?”

“It’s money I earned thanks to fighter Kang Chan-wook.”

Watching Kang Hyeon speak nonchalantly, Kim Hyeon-su’s eyes lit up.

“Um… CEO. We have more decent kids at our gym. If you could visit once…”

Kim Hyeon-su was doing his best as a gym director.

* * *

After finishing his schedule in Vegas and returning to South Korea, Kang Hyeon visited Yeongjong Island after a long time.

The location was the construction site of K-Theme Park on Yeongjong Island.

As he arrived nearby, he could see construction in full swing from far away.

After parking his car in the parking lot near the construction site and approaching, he was able to meet CEO Kang Myeong-gu who was waiting for him.

“CEO! Welcome!”

“It’s been a while. CEO Kang.”

After greeting Kang Myeong-gu warmly and putting on safety equipment, he looked around the construction site.

“Currently, construction is about 30 percent complete. Most of the foundation work is now finished and buildings will go up soon.”

“That’s quite fast.”

“Even if it’s fast, we’re making it more solid than ever before. This is the first theme park our company is building. We want to make sure there are no unfortunate incidents.”

“That’s the top priority. It’s okay if we don’t make much profit, so please build the best building.”

“Of course.”

Kang Myeong-gu was a sincere construction contractor.

Working in this field his whole life, he had built up trust.

That trust existed not only with business partners but also with clients.

That alone showed what a good construction contractor he was.

While having various conversations with Kang Myeong-gu and looking around the construction site, he saw men in suits approaching from far away.

At their appearance that didn’t match the construction site, Kang Hyeon asked Kang Myeong-gu.

“Who are they?”

“They’re people from Incheon City. They seem to have come to look around the site.”

While hearing about their identity, they also spotted this side and whispered briefly before approaching.

“Hello? I’m Section Chief Lee Ji-hun from Incheon City.”

“I’m CEO Choi Kang-hyeon of KH Recovery.”

“As expected! You’re CEO Choi of KH Recovery.”

“Do you know me?”

“I’m very interested in economics, so I often watch news in that area. I also saw the recent news about you securing mining rights for the nickel mine in India.”

“Thank you.”

It seemed like the conversation was going to be long.

Sensing this, Kang Myeong-gu made a suggestion.

“Come on, instead of doing this here, how about we go to the office and have some coffee?”

“That sounds good to me. Choi CEO, would you like to join us for coffee?”

“Alright.”

Although he had other appointments later, he could spare time for a cup of coffee.

So Kang Hyeon’s group and the Incheon City officials moved to the site office.

The interior of the site office was rough, but still well-decorated.

There was even a heater, so they could feel the warm heat and melt away the cold.

Representative Kang Myeong-gu brewed instant coffee and placed it in front of them, then began the main conversation.

“Choi CEO, I heard you’ve been investing a lot in India.”

“By chance, good opportunities came one after another, so I ended up investing.”

“Haha, when coincidences keep happening, they become inevitable. Wouldn’t it be nice to continue a good relationship with our Incheon City as well?”

Kang Hyeon smiled as he watched Section Chief Lee Ji-hun indirectly asking for investment in Incheon City.

“If there’s a good business opportunity, I certainly intend to do so.”

Slurp.

The instant coffee had an exquisite taste.

The sweet and rich-flavored instant coffee was something he hadn’t had in a long time, but it always made him feel good whenever he drank it.

“As you know, this theme park project is Incheon City’s big project. We’re especially thinking of creating synergy with K-culture, which is trending worldwide.”

K-culture.

It was a term that combined content like K-pop, K-movies, and others.

Currently, the popularity of Korean content worldwide was amazing, to the extent that it was called the K-wave globally.

If in the past some idols led fandoms, now the content itself had become a culture in foreign countries and was gaining huge popularity.

Incheon City was aiming for this aspect and planning to create a K-culture concept theme park.

“Securing good content would be the first priority.”

“That’s right. So Incheon City is preparing to collaborate with various associations. Would you like to take a look?”

“Is that okay?”

“Since you have a more accurate eye than us based on your achievements, we’d like to get your advice.”

It essentially meant asking for advice.

In a way, it could be consulting, yet they were asking for it like this.

Still, as a partner in a big business, he could do this much for free.

Kang Hyeon examined the materials they presented one by one.

‘They’re partnering with more places than I thought.’

The first thing that caught his eye was the Korea Webtoon Association.

It was a place created by webtoon artists gathering together, and included many well-known artists.

‘Recently, webtoons are also gathering many fans worldwide. Collaborating with this would be good.’

Although he didn’t know much about the culture business in detail, he had often heard that this sector was thriving.

Even when doing his main job, he had purchased stocks of companies related to this.

Notably, when a company called Global Webtoon went public on NASDAQ, he caught it well at the bottom and sold it around the middle for profit.

‘They’re also in negotiations with music associations and have quite a few partnerships established.’

He could definitely feel that Incheon City was preparing a lot for this project.

Just looking at the business plan, he could see that the connections between businesses were well-structured.

For some reason, when government officials handle such work, people tend to view it with colored glasses, but Incheon City didn’t seem to deserve that.

“Huh?”

At that moment, Kang Hyeon’s gaze, which had been turning pages, fixed on the description of one association.

Perhaps because it was the first time he had an audible reaction, Section Chief Lee Ji-hun continued explaining about that place.

“Ah, we’re currently actively pursuing a partnership there. Korean movies are very popular abroad, aren’t they? So we’re making a contract with the directors’ association and…”

While listening to Lee Ji-hun’s explanation, he confirmed the name of the association.

[Korean Film Directors Association]

A name he was hearing for the first time.

Actually, this was natural.

He wasn’t particularly interested in movies.

The problem was.

‘It’s glowing black.’

A black light, meaning the collapse of the same sector, was emanating from the association’s name.

At that moment, the light spread around like a living organism.

It connected with the documents on the following pages and even seeped into the body of Section Chief Lee Ji-hun sitting across from him.

‘…Black light is also emanating from Section Chief Lee’s body.’

This meant one thing.

‘The collapse of this association will affect even Section Chief Lee Ji-hun.’

The problem was that the expansion of the black light didn’t end there.

The light emanating from Section Chief Lee Ji-hun’s body crawled sideways like an octopus and stuck to Kang Myeong-gu’s body.

Seeing this, Kang Hyeon was certain.

‘The collapse starting from this association will bring down the theme park itself.’

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