## Chapter 232 – 23. Loyalty
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I received tremendous cheers until the moment I left the auditorium.
As soon as I arrived in Saju, they were just giving me a million won raise for no reason, and another two million next year. There was no reason not to support that. I would have applauded like crazy too.
“The important thing is loyalty. Contract terms, salary, I can make all of that as good as possible. As long as you’re loyal to me. You know what I’m saying, right?”
“Yes, of course, Master. I won’t cause any trouble.”
“Good. Let’s do well.”
I kept Hyun-joo by my side the entire time I was touring Shin Mirae Daily.
Anyone who saw us would have thought we were a CEO couple inspecting the company, I kept her so close.
She’s still far from being able to manage the entire company as a newly appointed director, but since I, the owner, am dragging her around like this and mentioned her during the salary increase speech, she’ll be able to exert influence that transcends her position.
Especially if the employees are loyal to me.
‘If I can buy the loyalty of an entire group for just a few billion won a year, there’s nothing cheaper than that.’
Even the executives were bowing and scraping to me as I walked around.
They even seemed to have a hard time dealing with Hyun-joo.
The effect is working.
There might be all sorts of bad rumors following Hyun-joo behind my back, but that’s a minor thing compared to what she’s gaining in front.
After roughly finishing the Shin Mirae Daily tour, I headed to the rooftop where the AV pad was located.
Just before boarding, I said to Hyun-joo.
“I’ll make you another allowance card separate from your living expenses card, so if you need money here, use that first and notify Soo-ah later.”
“…Thank you for your consideration, Master.”
“If you’re really grateful, bring me a fuck buddy later.”
“…Yes.”
Seo Hyun-joo bowed deeply, and the Shin Mirae Daily executives, who had been watching the situation from a few steps behind, hurriedly bowed as well.
I watched them and then got into the AV.
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“Now that I’ve got a media company, I want to start or buy a broadcasting station too.”
Shin Mirae Daily is definitely a large media company.
Especially in Incheon, it can exert a significant influence.
But now that I’ve got it, I feel like it’s lacking.
Even if I broadcast mainly through MiTube, it seems good to operate at least one professional video channel to ensure future scalability.
“Ah, should I tell Korea Entertainment that?”
“I’ll tell them myself. Have Emilia and Na Tae-hee come to the mansion.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Work continues even inside the AV.
It’s not like I’m digging into the details, but rather just setting the overall direction.
Of course, there are parts where I have to pay attention to the details.
“Give me a rundown of where Mooyeol Financial’s funds are tied up right now.”
“Yes.”
Most of our group’s cash (about 10 trillion won) was invested in safe assets through Mooyeol Financial due to the Shanghai incident.
Thanks to that, the return rate is currently +1.9%.
Considering the period, scale, and items, it’s a considerable success, and that alone is a whopping 190 billion won in profit, but I couldn’t be satisfied.
‘Now that it’s the new year, it’s about time those companies started appearing.’
Many unicorn companies appear in the original work.
Companies that were founded not long ago, or started with a small amount of capital, but grew tremendously.
However, there’s no special background setting for that, because they’re just companies for the content.
Users need to make money, and stock content was included as part of that mini-game.
So, instead of those companies appearing with proper portfolios or histories, they were just created with the feeling of ‘a company whose price has to go up, so it goes up,’ roughly like that.
Real Production was close to that feeling too.
‘The fact that those companies’ values actually rise was proven with Real Production. The CEO’s actions proceeded the same way too.’
Unless there’s a huge upset, those companies will definitely grow tremendously.
“This list I wrote.”
“Oh…. Another investment list?”
Soo-ah reacts before I even finish speaking.
It seems like she’s reminded of the investment she made in Real Production back then.
“Yeah. That’s it. But these guys are a bit different. Some of these companies might not even exist yet. They might be thinking about starting up right now.”
“Huh?”
“The name under the company name is the founder’s name. Go find them and say you’ll invest. But say we won’t touch the management rights.”
“….”
Soo-ah looks at the list with a dubious expression.
Even I think it’s a crazy order, so I understand her reaction.
“Sometimes I think you’re…. like someone who knows the future in advance….”
“Yeah, that’s right. I can see the future.”
“….”
She’s the one who said it, but she doesn’t believe it.
“Say you fully support them, and just bring the shares. And these are just things you can buy on the exchange.”
“I understand. I’ll pass it on.”
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I arrived at the Mooyeol Land mansion and was just getting out of the AV when I received a call from Go Ha-yan.
– Mooyeol.
– Do you have a moment?
As befitting her refined nature, she asks for permission first.
Wondering what was going on, I replied, and she started with a preamble about the card.
– I noticed you haven’t used the card even once yet. You might not have had a chance to use it, but I was wondering if you were feeling burdened, so I called.
It’s only been two days since we broke up, and she’s already asking why I haven’t used the card.
That’s probably not the real reason.
– It’s a card I gave you to use, so you really don’t have to feel any burden. Use it as you please.
– As long as you don’t use it on Go Min-ji, I’m fine with anything.
– Thank you, Noona.
– I’m not feeling burdened or anything like that. I just haven’t had a chance to use it yet.
– Okay.
– I’m glad to hear that.
She really hates Go Min-ji in the meantime.
The more she does, the more my fantasies about a threesome ignite.
– Anyway,
– Shouldn’t we meet up sometime?
She brought up another topic.
This seems to be the main point.
– We couldn’t decide on a name for RK-77 when we met last time, right? I think we should meet separately to decide on a name and properly determine the future direction of the business. There are many things to discuss, but I couldn’t spend much time then, so it’s a bit of a shame.
– I think it would be good to talk about the factory you received from your grandfather this time.
She rejected all my suggestions for a meeting last time.
But now she’s asking to meet first.
Of course, I can’t refuse.
I don’t intend to, but since I received the card from her at the last meeting, refusing is out of the question.
Go Min-ji, who permanently leased the Pacific Knight 1st Platoon, and Go Seon-yul, who gifted the Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, which holds all sorts of artworks and cultural assets, also gave considerable gifts, but theoretically, Go Ha-yan, who gifted a card with no limit, is the strongest.
Go Ha-yan is asking to meet, and I refuse?
That’s humanly impossible.
‘Come to think of it, this is completely bait.’
Since I’m receiving gifts that are much more expensive than the total value of the companies I own, I have no justification for refusing when they ask me to do something.
Maybe they gave me expensive gifts with this in mind.
‘It doesn’t really matter, but it feels strange.’
– Of course, Noona.
– My aunt’s yacht is scheduled to dock on my island soon.
– How about we meet there?
– On a yacht?
– Yes.
– It was originally supposed to be Noona’s anyway.
– I don’t know why she suddenly gave it to me… haha.
– I have plenty of yachts. Of course, there’s no yacht as good as that one. She probably thought it would be better to give it to you than to me.
– Aha.
– Anyway, since it was originally Noona’s,
– I think it would be meaningful to have you with me for the first boarding.
Go Ha-yan didn’t reply for a while, and then replied about a minute later.
– Okay. You mean you want us to share our first experience together. I understand. When should we set the date?
“…”
Something about her reply is strange.
Both Go Ha-yan and I are boarding that super yacht for the first time, so it’s not wrong….
Was there a need to use that word?
It feels like it was intentional.
– Since it’s my island,
– I’ll try to accommodate Noona as much as possible.
– It would be good if it was before the end of January.
In February, there’s another Lunar New Year when our family gathers, and before that, I’m preparing a large event to gather influential figures from all over Incheon on the super yacht.
Therefore, the time I can use the super yacht with her is until mid-January.
Well, it’s possible to just skip February altogether, but then the schedule would be too delayed.
– Then how about the 16th? January 16th. It’s a Saturday.
Another Saturday with the fuck buddy meeting.
I feel like I’ve only attended a handful of times properly.
Even though it’s every Saturday.
– Of course, I’m fine with that.
– Then I’ll see you on Saturday.
– Okay. See you then.
“Soo-ah, I need to use the yacht on the 16th, so please prepare for that, considering that. Ha-yan Noona is coming.”
“Huh. Yes, I understand.”
My secretarial staff was already busy preparing for the event, but Soo-ah was horrified and quickly made a note of my order.
