Chapter 167: 167
"Excuse me, Ms . Are you Ji-Yeon Choi?"
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"Yes, that's me . Are you the man who stopped by here earlier today?"
"Yes, I am . "
"Please have a seat . "
The owner showed Gun-Ho a seat .
"Thank you . "
"Do you know well the bar hostess in Shinjuku City—Segawa Joonkko?"
"How did you know that?"
"I received a call from her . She asked me if President Goo of GH Mobile came by . "
"Oh, really?"
Gun-Ho felt uncomfortable to continue to talk further since there was another lady who was present at the same table . That lady was staring at Gun-Ho before she talked to him .
"Sir, do you maybe recognize me?"
Gun-Ho looked at the lady customer . She looked familiar .
"I believe I met you once somewhere… Oh, Hannam Town…"
"That's right . I'm Mi-Hyang Jang from the secret bar at Hannam Town . Ji-Yeon Choi here is my sister . I came to Japan for shopping and wanted to see my sister before I go back to Korea . Don't you think we look alike?"
"Since you say so, yes, you two do look alike, but you two have different last names: Choi and Jang… Are you related as cousins?"
The two ladies laughed .
"We are sisters . Our names—Mi-Hyang Jang and Ji-Yeon Choi—are our nicknames . We both used those names when we were actresses . "
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"Oh, I see . "
"Oh, that's right . I remember you now . You came with Chairman Lee from Cheongdam Town . I always remember the people who came with Chairman Lee to my bar because usually, they all are very important people . "
"Oh, this Mister came to your bar as well? Wow . So you know Mi-Hyang Jang and Segawa Joonkko from Shinjuku . "
"I went to those places for reasons . I don't usually go to places like that . "
"Of course . Since you are a businessman, you went there for your business . "
"That's right . "
"By the way, how come did Segawa Joonkko call me? She is a snobbish lady . She doesn't care if you are not a billionaire or a powerful man like a government high-ranked official or someone like that . "
Before Gun-Ho could answer to Ji-Yeon Choi, Mi-Hyang Jang stood up to leave .
"Sister, I'd better go now . I have someone waiting for me at the hotel . I will have to leave you two . Sir, when you come back to Korea, you should stop by my bar, okay?"
"I will . Thank you . "
Gun-Ho stood up to see her leaving .
After Mi-Hyang Jang left the restaurant, the restaurant owner—Ji-Yeon Choi—took Gun-Ho to a room in the restaurant . The room was decorated with an embroidered folding screen in Korean style .
"It's cozy . "
A staff brought apples on a plate .
"So what do you want to talk about with me?"
"I want to be the sponsor of Mori Aikko—the dancing geisha in Shinjuku .
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Ji-Yeon Choi looked at Gun-Ho with an astonished look on her face .
After a moment, Ji-Yeon Choi pulled herself together and smiled .
"I actually haven't seen Mori Aikko in person . However, I've heard that the bar is getting more and more customers because of Mori Aikko . "
Gun-Ho picked up a piece of apple from the plate .
"Do you know about the qualification required to be a sponsor of a geisha? I am not sure if you have watched the movie—Geisha—directed by Zhang Yimou . That movie talked about a geisha's sponsor as well . To be a sponsor of a geisha, you have to be extremely wealthy and also you have to be someone who the geisha falls in love with . "
"Hmm . "
"Your wealth shouldn't be temporary though . You will have to be financially responsible for the geisha for her entire life . Moreover, you need to be loved by the geisha . I've heard a story of a geisha falling in love with a western man sponsor; however, I've never heard of a Korean man who a geisha fell in love with . "
"Hmm . "
"Japanese people usually look down on Korean people; maybe that's why it is hard for a geisha—Japanese girl to fall in love with a Korean man . Since you hang out with Chairman Lee, I can tell that you are a very wealthy man . However, it is still extremely difficult to take a responsibility to take care of a geisha financially forever . I recommend you give it up . "
"I know what I am signing up for . "
"Can you purchase her a 20 pyung condo that is located in Tokyo?"
"If that's what she wants, yes, of course . "
"Hmm . I guess you are serious about this . A condo in Chiyoda, Tokyo costs more than 50 million Korean Won per pyung . Also, the geisha must fall in love with you, and that's not something others can determine; it is up to the geisha . "
"Hmm . "
"If the geisha chooses you, can you take care of her and give her affection forever?"
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"I am ready to risk my life for her . "
"You are a wonderful man . I have a feeling that maybe Mori Aikko will choose you, sir . "
"Thank you . "
Ji-Yeon Choi made a call to Segawa Joonkko .
Ji-Yeon Choi started talking in her fluent Japanese language on the phone . Her voice was so clear and pleasant that Gun-Ho thought she sounded like a news anchor . Ji-Yeon Choi paused her phone conversation for a moment, and asked Gun-Ho,
"Which hotel are you staying, sir?"
"It's the New Otani Hotel . "
Ji-Yeon Choi continued to talk on the phone for about three minutes more before she hung up .
"Tomorrow is Saturday . They will send Mori Aikko to the café at New Otani Hotel by noon tomorrow . However, whether Mori Aikko would actually show up or not is totally up to her . "
"That's more than enough . "
Ji-Yeon Choi smiled at Gun-Ho .
"President Goo, you are one of the best men . "
Gun-Ho asked Ji-Yeon Choi whether she had his business card .
"Yes, one of my staff handed it to me earlier . What is your company—GH Mobile—is doing?"
"It's an auto parts manufacturing company . It's a small company with only 250 employees, just yet . "
Ji-Yeon Choi laughed loudly .
"If a company with 250 employees is a small company, what would that make my restaurant with 12 workers then?"
Gun-Ho laughed along with her .
"President Goo, once you go back to Korea, please take care of my sister too . "
"I believe she is doing very well . Her bar in Hannam Town is doing good . "
"Well, she is still paying for her husband's debt . "
"Oh, she is married . I thought she was single . "
"Her husband is Seong-Hoon Shin . He was a famous actor . "
Gun-Ho knew of Seong-Hoon Shin . He saw the actor in several historical tv dramas before .
"That Seong-Hoon Shin guy started a film company only to go broke . Then they divorced, and then they suffered because of his debt . The person who saved her from that situation was Chairman Lee from Cheongdam Town . He gladly spent a significant amount of money for her, so she could open that bar in Hannam Town . The building owner is Chairman Lee . My sister is renting the building from him to run the bar . "
"Oh, I see . "
"Chairman Lee used to stop by my bar from time to time whenever he visited Japan, but I haven't seen him for a while now . Maybe he is getting old, and it is hard for him to stop by here . "
"Actually, I owe Chairman Lee a lot too . I didn't borrow any money from him, but he has been like a mentor to me . He often gives me great advice . "
"I hope you are not offended by this, but when I saw you earlier, I saw the shadow of Chairman Lee . Moreover, I was so impressed when you said you were ready to risk your life to protect the geisha . "
"Hmm . "
"I've been in Tokyo running my business for over 20 years now . I've seen so many disgraceful Korean men . However, you—President Goo—you are a great man . I do envy the girl—Mori Aikko . "
"Thank you for saying that, Ms . Ji-Yeon Choi . "