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Chapter 367: Meant to Be Together (3) – Part 2
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Gun-Ho and Jae-Sik Moon continued to talk about the business of GH Logistics .
“Since you are worried about the funds, I will send an additional 300 million won to GH Logistics . ”
“Another 300 million won!?”
“It’s not a part of the investment funds that go into the company’s capital, but I’m just lending the money to you . You will need to pay it back to me once you start generating enough revenue . ”
“Su… Sure . Thank you . ”
“And buy land in Pyeongtaek City or Osan City, about a 2,000 pyung large one . So it can be used as a transport hub later . ”
“2,000 pyung? It must cost a lot . ”
Jae-Sik looked at Gun-Ho with his widened eyes .
“Just look for land there . See if there is anything on the market . Also, check if the land is large enough for a 40-feet container truck to make a complete turn . You also want to check the entrance road . Once you find a good one, I will send GH Development’s Director Kang . He will negotiate for the price . ”
“Oh, okay . ”
The secretary—Ms . Seon-Hye Lee—came into Gun-Ho’s office and said, “Sir, Director Kim came back to his office just now . ”
“Jae-Sik, go see Director Kim . At this stage, it’s important to have as much work as you can handle, so take any work that Director Kim introduces to you . As to the land for the transport hub, talk with the truck drivers, who you hired, about it . They might have good opinions on it . Have a drink with them and talk with them in an informal setting, I’m sure you will get some very good ideas from them . ”
“Okay . ”
After a while, Jae-Sik Moon came back to Gun-Ho’s office .
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“I will visit the company tomorrow that Director Kim just introduced to me . It’s located in Eumseong Town . ”
“Eumseong? You mean Eumseong town in North Chungcheong Province?”
“Yeah . I’ve never been there . They want us to transport things between their company and Pyeongtaek Port . Two trucks will be enough to handle the items that they want to transport, but the work requires a long waiting time, so they need three trucks to do the work . ”
“Really?”
“According to Director Kim, I don’t have to show them the actual trucks right now, but I can just bring them a catalog showing the trucks that we will have soon . ”
“It seems like your work requires frequent travels from one city to another . I guess you will need your own vehicle . ”
“I can use the truck that came with the company . ”
“You mean the truck that is parked outside?”
“Yeah, that one . ”
“It looks very old…”
“That’s okay . ”
“Why don’t you get yourself a used sedan? You can buy it in installments . I heard you can buy a used sedan in installments even though you have a low credit score . ”
Gun-Ho thought for a second that Jae-Sik’s bad credit score might make the business harder .
“Jae-Sik, how much debt do you currently have?”
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“I have a loan from the Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperative for an amount of 30 million won . ”
“You have a loan from Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperative? Not from a bank?”
“Yeah . No banks wanted to lend me money at that time, so I had to borrow from the Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperative . I paid for all the outstanding interest . I’m expecting my credit score to go up next year . Once it becomes level 6, I might be able to buy even a new car in installments . ”
“If you can buy a used car with your low credit score, maybe you can buy a used truck with your credit score as well . You don’t have to get a brand new truck, do you? A truck that is less than 6 months old is just like a brand new truck . ”
“Hmm… Okay! I will get used trucks then . Hold on to the additional 300 million won that you said you would send to me . I might not need it after all . ”
“I will send it to you anyway . Don’t limit your business with trucks . Expand it by having heavy equipment like an excavator or a loader . Let the potential customers know that they could find any trucks or equipment in GH Logistics . ”
“Hmm . ”
“By the time you get all those equipment, the current storage in Paju City won’t be enough . You will have to find someone to stay in the Paju location, and you will have to operate the new location where the transport hub will be . You might want to hire someone who has work experience in the cargo business . That will be helpful . ”
“Hmm, it will cost money . ”
“Hey, Jae-Sik Moon! It takes money to make money in a transportation business or in a publishing business . A lot of publishing businesses end up closing their business but think about it . If you put 1 billion won and print out 100 books . You won’t have to close the business . Unless it is a research start-up company, it takes money to succeed . ”
It was about time to go home for the day when Gun-Ho received a call from President Jeong-Sook Shin .
“I had a meeting with the Japanese man—Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda . ”
“Are you going to host an art exhibition with the original cartoon paintings of Japanese cartoonists?”
“Yes, sir . ”
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“Did you already sign the contract with him?”
“Not yet . I will go to Japan first with Ms . Jeong-Soon Choi . ”
“Who is Ms . Jeong-Soon Choi?”
“Oh, didn’t I tell you about her? Jeong-Soon Choi is the painter who is having a watercolor painting exhibition at our gallery right now . She is a friend of mine . ”
“Oh, really?”
“Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda wants to arrange an art exhibition for her in Japan . ”
“Oh, really?”
“So Jeong-Soon and I, we both will have some business to do in Japan . I want to meet with several cartoonists there . ”
“Are you planning to get the original paintings directly from the cartoonists?”
“I don’t think they will deceive me, but I have to be careful, right? I want to make sure that we get the original paintings, not fake ones . Also, I want to see if I can publish some Japanese cartoon books in Korea as well . ”
“Hmm . That sounds like a good idea . ”
“Sir, you are coming to your office in Seoul tomorrow, right?”
“Yes, I will . ”
“Jeong-Soon Choi wants to treat you lunch . She wants to thank you . ”
“Oh, really? I haven’t done much for her . ”
“There is . You let her have her art exhibition at your art gallery for a very reasonable price . She sold ten paintings of hers so far . Also, because of this exhibition, she got the chance to meet with Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda, and she might have her art exhibition in Japan soon . She is so happy with all these opportunities and success . ”
“Haha, really?”
“You know, she is still single . She missed the golden time to marry someone because she has been so busy doing her artwork . I will introduce her to you tomorrow . Who knows? Maybe you might find your significant other . ”
“Umm, you said she is your friend . She is probably in her late 40s, right?”
“Hahaha . I’m not talking about her, but she has a daughter . Remember I told you the other day that I had someone who I want to introduce to you? That’s her . ”
“Hmm… Well, why not…”
After getting off the phone with President Shin, Gun-Ho looked out the window . There was a blue truck that was leaving the company parking lot .
“That must be Jae-Sik . I don’t think he can drive fast with that shabby truck . It will take a long time for him to get to Seoul . ”
Gun-Ho stared at Jae-Sik’s truck for quite a while with his arms crossed .
‘Jae-Sik is going through a lot of things right now in starting his business . He is making mistakes too . That’s totally normal . I’ve been there . The difference between him and me is that I had money when I started my business . Jae-Sik is using someone else’s money to do his business . It’s natural that he worries a lot . Well, let’s trust him . Let’s believe in him . As the founder of Samsung Group did, I need to let my suspicion in before I spend my money, but once I decided to invest, I have to trust my decision and the person who I invested my money to . Jae-Sik is a decent man . He won’t betray me ever . ’
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