Chapter 138
Gun-Ho at first wanted to give Accountant Nak-Jong Lee the impression that he was referred to him by someone he knew, and then he changed his mind .
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"Maybe he would feel uncomfortable being referred by someone . Let's just go see him on my own . An accountant usually welcomes any person who needs his consultation . "
Gun-Ho made a call to Anchang Accountant Office in Cheonan . Given the fact that the office had been handling a big company's financial matters like Mulpasaneop, it must be a decent accountant office .
"May I talk to Accountant Nak-Jong Lee?"
"He is not in the office right now . May I tell him who called?"
"I just would like to consult him . When do you expect him to come to the office?"
"He will be here after 2 pm . "
"Okay . Thank you . "
Gun-Ho slowly headed to Cheonan City in his Land Rover while humming Bohemian Rhapsody .
"Attorney Kim said the tax office of Cheonan City is located in Cheongsu Town . "
"I am an artist who hunts companies . The founder of Hanjin Group—Jung-Hun Jo said that running a company is an art . That's right . I am an artist—a takeover artist . "
Gun-Ho parked his car in front of the Cheonan tax office and looked around . Usually, an accountant office or tax accountant office was located close to the tax office in the area .
"There we go . It's right over there on the fifth floor . Considering it is a province, I think there will be only two or three accountants working in that office . "
"Hi . How may I help you?"
A female worker stood up and asked Gun-Ho who just entered their accountant office .
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"Hi . I am here to see Accountant Nak-Jong Lee to consult about my financial situation . "
"Have you made an appointment with him?"
"No, I haven't . I just came from Seoul . "
The female worker went to an office and let the accountant know that someone from Seoul was here for a consultation .
"Let him in . "
Gun-Ho entered the office and bowed to the accountant respectfully . The accountant looked like in his 50s and looked very experienced in the field .
"How can I help you?"
Gun-Ho gave his business card to the accountant and said,
"I do a rental property business in Seoul . I also have a joint venture with China in Jiangsu Province, China . "
Accountant Nak-Jong Lee looked at Gun-Ho's business card and then looked at Gun-Ho's face; he had a suspicious look on his face .
"I actually came here to know about Mulpasaneop in Asan City . "
"Are you a creditor to Mulpasaneop?"
"No, I'm not . I used to work at a company that was one of Mulpasaneop's vendors . I want to help the company . "
"How do you think you can help the company?"
"I do a hard money business as well . I think I can lend some money . "
Accountant Nak-Jong Lee said with a sneering look on his face .
"You have looked at their financial statements, haven't you?"
"I have a rough idea about their financial situation . "
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"If so, why would you lend money to them?"
"Even though they have no real properties that could be used as collateral for a loan, I think there should be some other way to get a loan; they should have other assets like equipment or something . "
Accountant Nak-Jong Lee shook his head from side to side .
"That's nonsense!"
The female worker came into the room and left hot green tea on the table .
"I used to work at a factory before . A factory should have something valuable enough to use as collateral . "
"I've never heard of using a lump of scrap metal as collateral for a loan . I don't think I can help you with the Mulpasaneop matter . Please leave . "
"Let me ask you one thing, then I will leave . If I offer to lend money to Mulpasaneop with the interest of 20%, do you think the president of Mulpasaneop would take my money?"
"He would take your money, of course, because he has been suffering a lot with creditors . Are you aware that they already started the court receivership?"
Gun-Ho was a bit surprised but tried not to show his emotions to the accountant .
"I actually came here to ask you about it . I'd like to know their case number . "
"You can ask the female worker outside the office . I will just get back to work now . I have so much work that I have to finish . "
Gun-Ho bowed to the accountant respectfully before leaving his office .
"We might see each other again in the near future . Oh, I'd like to pay for the consultation fee; I guess I have to pay for your time . "
"You don't need to pay the fee . Just go, please . "
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Gun-Ho walked towards the female worker with a smile .
"Thank you for the tea, Miss . I was told that I could ask you about the case number of Mulpasaneop . "
The female worker searched a pile of documents for a while, and then she wrote down a case number on a yellow post-it before giving it to Gun-Ho .
"Daejeon District Court 20xx Court Receivership 000 . "
Gun-Ho took the memo and walked out of the office .
"I wanted to ask him about the number of Mulpasantop's creditors as well, but I guess that's not so important right now . Well, that company ended up being like this . I drove this far to get the case number; I guess I didn't at least waste the gas . "
Gun-Ho was about to leave when he decided to get them something before leaving for Seoul . He purchased a box of fruit drinks and a box of walnut cookies .
"I'd better get along with the accountant office in case I need them again in the future . "
Gun-Ho went back to the accountant office while carrying a box of drinks and a box of walnut cookies . The accountant was talking with the female worker in his office .
"Why did you come back?"
"I just wanted to give you these . You didn't even charge me for a consultation fee . "
The female worker took the drinks and cookies from Gun-Ho with a smile .
"Thank you . "
The accountant seemed to be relaxed a bit this time .
"You didn't have to bring me anything . I am no longer Mulpasaneop's accountant . Once a company starts its court receivership, they take care of the company, and their accountant is automatically released from the duty . "
"I'm aware of it . I'm leaving now . Thank you for your time today . "
Gun-Ho actually didn't know anything about it; he just pretended that he was aware of all that .
"I guess I will have to learn more about the court receivership . "
Gun-Ho made a call to Attorney Young-Jin Kim . He didn't go straight to the topic that he wanted to talk about with him . Instead, he started some small talk .
"Hey, we have to do the golf thing again in China too . With Professor Jien Wang, right?"
"Sure . But not any time soon though . I have so much work piled up these days . "
"That's good, right?"
"Yeah, but it's too much . "
"Oh, do you happen to know an attorney who knows well about the court receivership? A company that I know started their court receivership . "
"Why do you want to know about it? You want to make an M&A of that company?"
"Oh, is M&A the next step after a company starts the court receivership?"
"If they can't get back to the business on their own, an M&A is a good option for them . If you look at an economic newspaper, you will easily see an advertisement from an agency about M&A of a company . "
"An agency?"
"Yes, they connect between a company and a buyer . It could be another firm like a law firm . Which company are you talking about, by the way?"
"I just want to know about the court receivership system . "
"I know someone who is an expert in the court receivership . He is working in Seocho Town . And his office manager is also very experienced in that field as well . "
"Will you introduce the office manager to me then?"
"Sure . I will make a call to that office . The attorney over there is my senior and he is a very good person . His office is in Seocho Town and it must be close to your office . "
"Yeah . Thank you . "
"Don't mention it . What are friends for?"