Chapter 114
After taking a short nap at the café, Gun-Ho felt much better and he seemed to recover from fatigue . He was about to leave the café when his phone started ringing .
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"It's Attorney Young-Jin Kim . Is he calling to ask me to play golf again?"
"It's me, Young-Jin Kim . "
"Hey, how are you?"
"When are you going to China to sign the contract for the joint venture?"
"I'm leaving after a month . "
"When you get there, say hello to Professor Wang and Seukang Li for me . And I'm actually calling to ask you if you know any good traditional Korean restaurant . I thought you probably know good ones since you should have a lot of chances to go to those places for your business . "
"There are a lot in Insa Town, aren't there?"
"The restaurants in Insa Town are good places to eat, not for drinking though . A friend of mine came from the U . S . and I want to treat him in a special place . "
"He must be an important client for you . "
"Yeah, kind of . He is my client and also a friend . Jien Wang knows him too . He went to Yale University with us as well . "
"What is he doing for a living?"
"He is working at Lymondell Dyeon . "
"Lymondell Dyeon? It's a very famous chemical company, isn't it?"
"Oh, you know of that company . Not many people know about the company unless they work in that field . How do you know about the company?"
"I used to work at a plastic factory, remember? We used their products . "
"Really? That's good . Why don't you join us, Gun-Ho? He is a friend of Jien Wang; we are then all friends, right? He is the same age as us . "
"Well, I don't speak English . I don't want to make the meeting uncomfortable . "
"It's fine . I will be there interpreting for you . "
"But still… You will be uncomfortable too if I join you there . "
"I insist . Join us and tell me a good place to go with him . "
"I know one place . "
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"Where? Reserve the restaurant for tonight then . I will treat you; I mean our law firm will treat us . "
"Really? I guess I will have fun tonight . "
Gun-Ho made a call to Ms . Jang at Hannam Town .
"President Goo? How have you been?"
"I'd like to make a reservation for three people for dinner tonight . "
"What time are you coming?"
"Umm, let's make it around 7 pm . "
"Is your party all young people like you, President Goo?"
"That's right . One of them is American . "
"Oh, then I will prepare our young ladies who can speak English . "
"You have ladies who can speak English?"
"Hahaha . Of course . We can cover Japanese and English . "
"Wow . Your restaurant is an international business . "
"Hahaha . President Goo, you do international business as well . I heard you will participate in a joint venture . "
"My business is with China . "
"China is doing very well these days . One of our clients who is a government official brought a Chinese person last week . Our client said he is a very important person . "
"Who was it?"
"We are a secret bar, President Goo . We don't share any information about our guests . Hahaha . "
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Gun-Ho made a call to Attorney Young-Jin Kim .
"Let's meet up at the main entrance of Soonchunhyang Hospital in Hannam Town . I will send someone there by 7 pm to pick you up . "
"You don't have to send anyone . I can find the restaurant if you send me the address . "
"The restaurant has no business sign; you wouldn't be able to find it even with their address . "
"A restaurant without a business sign? How do they bring their customers then?"
"Right . There is a weird restaurant like that . You will see once you come . "
"Okay . Let's go there then . Hannam Town is good . Easy to access from my home at Daechi Town and the hotel where my American friend is staying . "
Gun-Ho had a haircut and he was getting ready for dinner in Hannam Town . He wore a suit with a dazzlingly white shirt and a tie . He even applied perfume lightly that he purchased at a duty-free shop on the way home from China . Gun-Ho drove his Land Rover heading to Hannam Town while humming .
Gun-Ho arrived at the secret restaurant and bar, 'Pine . '
"Pine, it has been a while . "
There were two bouncers standing at the entrance; they looked like in their late 20s or early 30s . They were wearing a black suit and stood there with good posture . They respectively asked Gun-Ho .
"Did you make a reservation with us, sir?"
"Yes, I did . "
"Are you by any chance President Gun-Ho Goo?"
"That's me . "
"I will show you the way . Please follow me . "
When Gun-Ho entered through the door, Ms . Jang who was wearing a beautiful Korean traditional dress ran to Gun-Ho .
"President Goo! Welcome to Pine . You always look like a groom whenever I see you . Hahaha . "
Ms . Jang led Gun-Ho to a room that was decorated with a folding screen bearing folk painting . There was a floor table covered with white paper and six-floor cushions embroidered with a crane, placed on the floor .
Ms . Jang took Gun-Ho's jacket and hung it on a hanger .
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"You look different, President Goo . Last time I saw you, you looked like someone who just came to the city from the countryside . Now, you look like a sophisticated businessman . Hahaha . "
"Really? Haha . People change with time, I guess . "
"Where are you supposed to meet with your party?"
"Could you send one of you waiters to the main entrance of Soonchunhyang Hospital? They would be easy to be found; one is Korean and the other is American . "
"Sure, I will send someone there . "
"The Korean man's name is Young-Jin Kim . He is an attorney at Kim&Jeong . "
"Oh, Kim&Jeong? Several senior attorneys from there come to our bar often . "
"And you can't tell me their names . "
"Now you know . "
Ms . Mi-Hyang Jang pinched Gun-Ho's arm lightly . Gun-Ho could smell her perfume .
When Gun-Ho was having warm tea, he heard people talking outside .
"I guess they arrived . "
The room door was opened; Young-Jin Kim and his American friend entered the room . Gun-Ho stood up to greet them .
"Hey, Gun-Ho . Good to see you, man . I never expected to see a place like this inside Seoul City . My American friend couldn't stop saying 'wonderful . '"
"Really? I was hoping you liked the place . "
"This is Richard Amiel from Lymondell Dyeon . "
Gun-Ho and Amiel greeted each other and exchanged their business cards . Gun-Ho always carried two versions of his business cards . One was written in Korean and Chinese, and the other one was written in Korean and English .
"A real estate development company?"
Amiel stared at Gun-Ho's business card for a while .
"Let's have a seat . "
Gun-Ho showed the floor cushion to sit .
"I'm not sure if your American friend could sit on the floor . "
"He is fine . He is living in Tokyo right now . He doesn't have any problem with sitting on the floor . "
Amiel looked around the room .
"This place is wonderful!"
Amiel showed his interest—particularly in the folk painting on the folding screen .
"Attorney Kim, can you tell him that the folding screen he is staring at right now is antique, about 500 years old, and the price is 1 billion won . "
Attorney Kim interpreted what Gun-Ho said to Amiel while laughing .
"What?"
Amiel's eyes widened in surprise .
Gun-Ho and Young-Jin laughed loud by looking at Amiel's facial expression .
Ms . Jang entered the room .
"Are you having fun here? What's so funny?"
"Oh, this is Mi-Hyang Jang . She is a famous actress in the old days . "
"Oh, really? I'm Young-Jin Kim . "
"This guy is an attorney at Kim&Jeong . "
"We have several clients from Kim&Jeong, senior attorneys . But don't ask me who, because I can't tell . Hahaha . "
"Oh, really? I love the atmosphere of this place . My friend here from the U . S . loves the place as well . "
While they were talking, the waiters brought a big floor table that was already set with all sorts of Korean food and liquor . Amiel looked at the food on the table with a curious look on his face . He started trying and tasting each dish .