Chapter 52 – Episode 52
This was after handing over the final completed blueprint file to the boss.
The boss looked serious after receiving the text, then left and returned to the office an hour later.
‘What’s going on?’
I was checking out and organizing the office for that hour.
So there shouldn’t be anything to worry about, but the expression on his face is so serious that it makes me nervous for no reason.
“Junseok, this is… Things are going hilarious.”
“Why are you doing that?”
The boss sat down in the chair without saying anymore.
Then he slowly took a sip of water and opened his mouth again.
“Is there a design created by Jun-seok? I no longer used it.”
“Yes?”
As soon as I heard those words, I could guess what had happened.
Design Nagari.
When you receive a request, complete the design, and give the final report, it suddenly turns out to be something that never happened at the end.
This often happens during design work, but post-processing is important.
“Did they really say they wouldn’t give me money?”
It doesn’t really matter if the design request goes away.
Usually, offices do not even build their own buildings.
However, if they say, ‘I can’t pay you because I won’t use the design,’ it’s a big deal.
It’s like the work you put a lot of effort into over the course of several weeks ends up costing you 0 won.
Due to the nature of the design, it is difficult to recycle it elsewhere, and in that case, weeks of effort are lost.
“Yes, that’s right. At the end, he said he had obtained another blueprint and said something hilarious.”
“What… Contract?”
“Of course I wrote it correctly.”
The boss said that and took out the contract from the document file.
“But you can’t mess up your first job like this. You might end up being an outsider in the industry from the start.”
The president frowned once more.
“So I’m thinking about how to punish this guy. Money isn’t a big issue, but…”
It’s scarier to say that money isn’t a big problem, boss.
No matter how small the villa is, it costs 20 million won.
That’s not even a penny or two.
‘No, it’s a very small job for an architecture office.’
Thanks to taking a long break from work, I forgot.
For an architecture office, 20 million won is a small task.
Since I lived on a monthly salary of 1.8 million, the scale has become too small…
“Okay, then I guess I’ll have to discuss this with my friend… But we might also need a police officer or something.”
After saying that, the president looked at me.
“Do you know anyone in the police?”
The boss laughs right away after asking a question.
Haha, it’s so strange to ask this question. I wonder why I expect so much from Jun-seok, since he’s good at designing and has connections in the police.”
“Uh… There is.”
“Yes?”
“It doesn’t have much to do with architecture, but…”
I answered while thinking of my uncle.
I feel a little sorry for asking for help from my uncle.
But isn’t this design work also my job?
If this goes well, I will be able to safely receive 20 million won.
“Shall I introduce you?”
It would be good to help as much as I can.
***
Networking is terrifying.
I felt that way when I saw things being resolved in one go.
First, I contacted my uncle and asked if he had any of his acquaintances involved in this type of incident.
My uncle said he had a friend who mainly handles architectural cases and gave him his phone number.
I handed it to the boss as is, and the boss called a lawyer and went to the police together.
But that lawyer was not an ordinary lawyer.
He was a senior lawyer at the largest law firm in Korea, with over 20 years of experience.
“He’s my friend. He heard about this and said he would help.”
No, boss, how much of a network do you have?
There is no need for me to introduce you to the police.
Anyway, a few days after I went to the police, I heard that the police had even searched and seized the other person.
When my uncle told me the story, I was surprised and asked.
“Huh? Is this such a big deal?”
“Well… It’s become a big deal. Your new boss is a big deal.”
But my uncle gave me an ambiguous answer.
And thanks to that, I was able to roughly understand the whole story.
‘The boss’s connections made the business grow.’
The boss had connections with a professor or a senior lawyer.
He is not only famous in Korea, but he is super famous at the world level.
Since that person made the move himself, it seems like the police also took on more responsibility.
When I asked the boss about this if it was okay for things to get this big, the boss answered with a chuckle.
“It’s good to make sure you take care of your share. You have to deal with people who look down on you. This is something I learned from living abroad for a long time.”
He seems like a scary person…
No, because he is such a scary person, he must have been able to succeed like that.
And then time passed again, and two weeks passed.
And as a result, the boss not only received money for the blueprints, but also acquired the rights to the building to be built.
I was able to follow the boss and see how work was going, and I also helped when needed, so I was able to see the entire process.
I learned a lot and was able to get a good idea of what kind of person the boss is.
It was only two weeks, but it felt like more than two months had passed.
***
The day I finally got rid of my partner, I walked around until late evening.
And at the end, I was on my way back to the office in the same car with my boss.
“Well, instead of going to the office, I’ll leave work. That would be nice, right?”
“Yes, I am grateful.”
“Where was Junseok’s house?”
“It’s towards Sillim-dong.”
“Well, then I can drop you off on the way and go to my house. Driver, please head to Sillim-dong first.”
“Yes.”
I would be grateful if you dropped me off on the way.
I leaned back in my chair and took a deep breath.
Finally, a long task has come to an end.
I’ll have some free time for a few days.
Have some late sex…
As I was thinking about that, the car soon arrived near Sillim-dong.
“Yes, driver, to this address…”
When I arrived near Sillim-dong, I gave the driver my home address.
And then he added one word.
“It’s very inconvenient to get there by car, so you can get off before entering the alley over there.”
After saying that, I suddenly saw the boss’s face.
What can I say about the boss’s expression? He looked very uncomfortable.
“Boss? Why are you doing that?”
“Junseok, you’ve been living in a place like this.”
“Yes, because housing is cheaper here… Haha.”
“Hmm, didn’t you say you worked at an architecture office before?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But why are you staying in such a cheap place?”
“At that time, my monthly salary was 180.”
It was the minimum salary. Received 20 million won today. In the old days, you would have had to work for a year to earn money.
“So it was a low salary?”
“Ahaha, I can’t help it. Normally, when you work as an apprentice before taking the architect exam, you get paid a small salary.”
Qualifications to take the architect exam include three years of practical experience.
In other words, you can only take the architect exam after working at an architecture office for more than three years.
Therefore, before taking the architect exam, one must endure very low wages as an apprentice.
That was the fate of a typical architect.
“The skills are not at all those of an apprentice, but it’s really fun.”
“Ahaha, thank you for the compliment.”
In fact, in a way, it was natural.
I am not proud of my talent.
When I worked as an apprentice at an architecture office, I did all the work because it was work.
The senior guy always picks fights with me and puts off work, so thanks to that, I have accumulated a lot of practical experience.
In other words, it is only an apprenticeship, but the actual design work was handled for more than 3 years.
Thanks to that, I was able to train very thoroughly.
“Oh, you can just drop me off here. Boss, then I’ll go first.”
“Yes, that’s right. Thank you for your hard work. Take a day off tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow.”
“Yes, thank you!”
Wow, I got a day off.
I got out of the car, suppressing my joy.
It was that moment.
“Junseok!”
A familiar voice was heard from behind.
At the same time, I felt something being placed on my back.
“Oops!”
“Why are you so late?”
It was Gahye.
“You, you… Weren’t you sleeping yet?”
“Of course! I was waiting for Jun-seok to come!”
“It’s so late…”
“You’ve been late every day lately! I was worried, so I waited…”
“Don’t go out at a time like this. You’re in more danger.”
“It’s okay. I was there too.”
Another familiar voice was heard.
When I turned my head, there was Nayu.
When Nayu saw me like that, she slowly came over and hugged me.
I felt like the warmth and the feel of my chest was melting my heart.
“Because I have Nayu, I can beat up most people!”
“Is that so…”
Because Nayu is stronger than I.
So, I stood between Gahye and Nayu for a while and talked to the two women.
Only then did I hear the sound of a car moving.
When I looked back in shock, the car the boss was riding in was just starting.
“Uh…”
Are you going to see all of this?
This is somehow ridiculously embarrassing.
“What’s wrong?”
“No, no. Let’s go home.”
But that doesn’t mean I have to worry about it.
I took the two women and returned home.
***
The next day, the three of us, Gahye and Nayu, had sex several times and spent time on vacation, and then went back to work the next day.
While I was massaging my tired eyes and looking at several designs the boss had entrusted me with, the boss approached me.
“Junseok, thank you for your hard work.”
“Ahaha, no.”
They gave me the blueprint I did last time, saying it was a commission fee, and they even gave me a salary separately, so of course I have to work hard, hmmmm!
“Are you busy now?”
“No, it’s okay. What’s going on?”
“I have to go out for a moment to take a look. Come with me. I’m going to take a look at the commercial building that was confiscated this time.”
“Yes, I understand.”
I followed the boss outside.
***
After a while, we arrived at the villa village near Yeoksam Station.
After two weeks of fierce(?) Battle, the boss received a villa from the opponent in exchange for 20 million won.
He accused them of all possible crimes, received everything they deserved, and then extracted almost 10 times more than 20 million won.
Of course, even if I received a villa, I did not receive the entire building.
A small villa with a small store on the first and second floors, and only one occupied house on the third floor.
We only got the 3rd floor here.
The rights to the store owners renting on the first and second floors were not granted.
“Let’s take another look.”
The boss said that and went up the stairs.
I quietly followed him up.
The villa was strangely narrow and dark, making it look old-fashioned.
Every time I went in and looked at it, all I could think about was ‘Who on earth was the bastard who designed this in the first place?’
The owner asked me as he was looking at the 3rd floor of the empty villa.
“Mr. Jun-seok, can you fix this through remodeling?”
The boss also seems to have noticed that this design is a mess.
“Uh… I think it will be difficult to cover it with remodeling. It’s not a fundamental fix.”
“That’s right.”
The boss nodded at my words.
“Anyway, even if I tried to sell this house now, it would be very difficult to sell.”
“That’s right.”
Regardless of whether the building is dirty, the location is Gangnam.
Therefore, the price is naturally expensive.
But do you want to pay that price to live in this house? Most people will answer no.
This wasn’t a very good location to live.
‘Of course, even if you say that, people who want to live in a place like this will line up…’
In that case, the best way to make a profit is to collect monthly rent for the 3rd floor of this villa or sell it for a higher price.
If we remodel and make it a little more livable, it will be a big help in raising the price of this third floor.
“But when it comes to doing business with real estate, I’m not confident.”
“The boss?”
“I don’t know much about Korea’s real estate situation. And that wasn’t my field to begin with. Hehe.”
The boss smiled kindly and looked straight into my eyes.
If you suddenly look at me like that, I feel burdened, boss.
“That’s right.”
“Yes.”
“Wouldn’t you like to have this third floor, Jun-seok?”
“… Yes?”
A huge offer came to me so that the burdensome look disappeared from my mind in an instant.
