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Chapter 377: Joint Venture’s Board Meeting (5) – Part 2
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It was the day that Gun-Ho was supposed to go to work in Jiksan Town .
When Gun-Ho got into the car, he said to Chan-Ho, “Hey, Chan-Ho, let’s go to Seonghwan Town . ”
“To see… land?”
“Yeah . ”
Gun-Ho stopped by several realtor’s offices in Seonghwan Town . It was not hard to find a realtor’s office that was selling land . The huge sign saying “Land” was found everywhere they went . Chan-Ho said,
“Land, land, land… It’s everywhere . ”
“I know . I wonder if all these realtors make enough money for a living . ”
When Gun-Ho saw a sign of a realtor’s office that said that they specialized in land for a factory, he decided to give them a call . The number was written on the sign . It was not a cell phone number but it was a landline—an office’s phone number . Gun-Ho wrote down the number .
“Before we enter into a realtor’s office, let’s make a call to them first . Why don’t you park the car over there so I can make a call?”
Gun-Ho dialed the number . A man with a deep voice answered the phone .
“Hello?”
“Is this a realtor’s office?”
“Yes, it is . ”
“I’m looking for land to build a factory . ”
“We do have a lot of those for sale . Why don’t you come and visit our office?”
“I want a land that is about 2,000 pyung large . And it has to be on the main road . ”
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“What kind of factory are you going to build?”
“Well, it’s just a small manufacturing factory . ”
“I need to know more than that in order to find one that fits your needs . Some areas are not open for a certain manufacturing activity . ”
“What sort of factory is prohibited?”
“If the factory will create a loud noise or toxic gas, then you won’t find any land for it around here . The city won’t give you a permit to build it and the residents in the area will file a complaint . There are certain areas where you can open those sorts of factories . ”
Gun-Ho thought about what he should tell the realtor about his business, and he said, “It’s just a repair shop . ”
“A repair shop? You mean an automobile repair shop?”
“Yes, it is . ”
“There is one repair shop for sale but it’s only 980 pyung large . Does it have to be 2,000 pyung?”
“Yes, I really like to have at least 2,000 pyung…”
“You don’t need 2,000 pyung to run an auto repair shop, sir . You will just have to waste your money to pay a lot of taxes for the part of your land that is not being used . ”
While Gun-Ho headed to Cheonan City from Seonghwan Town, he called another realtor’s office . Their business sign had a number to call as well .
“Land for a factory? Why don’t you visit our office? How large are you looking for?”
“Around 2,000 pyung . ”
“I have one that is 3,500 pyung large . It’s on a four-meter wide road . An eighteen-wheeler will be able to pass on it . I have other lands at a very reasonable price too . ”
“Did you say the land is on a four-meter wide road? I will come by your office . ”
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Chan-Ho Eum who was listening to Gun-Ho’s phone conversation said, “Sir, I don’t think a four-meter wide road is enough . It only gives one-way for a truck to pass at a time . A car from the opposite direction has to stop and wait until the truck passes on it . And usually, the area with a four-meter wide road is a bit far from the main road and you have to drive a winding road to reach it . ”
“The repair shop on the market that the first realtor told me about sounds perfect except its only 980 pyung . It’s too small . ”
“Why? 980 pyung is large . ”
“If there is a building on the land, the yard would be small . Let’s go take a look at that land . ”
“Do you want me to go back there now?”
“Yes, let’s turn around . ”
Gun-Ho entered the first realtor’s office which he called earlier .
The realtor stood up from his desk when he saw Gun-Ho coming into his office . The realtor looked like he was in his 50s .
“Hello . I called the office earlier . ”
“Ummm, what call…?”
“I was told that there is land for a factory for sale . ”
“Oh, oh, you are the one who was looking for land for an auto repair shop . Please have a seat . Would you like to have some tea?”
“I’ve had one already . Thank you . ”
The realtor pointed at an area on the map with a stick and said, “This is the one I was talking about . The auto repair shop is located about 300 meters from this crossroad . It’s not on the main road but it’s on a two-lane road . So, there is no problem for an eighteen-wheeler to pass on it . It was a first-class auto repair shop . All the inspections were done there too . As I mentioned before, 980 pyung is not small at all for an auto shop . ”
“Did they close the business?”
“Auto shops are not doing well these days . Auto manufacturing companies are doing their job too well . Cars these days don’t easily break down . Only the cars involved in a car accident used to be sent to that shop . ”
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“Hmm . ”
“How much is it?”
“It’s 2 million won per pyung in this area . ”
“Hmm . Then it would make the land almost 2 billion won . ”
“That area is expected to be developed, so we anticipate the land value there to go up significantly in the near future . Once Samsung Electronics’ Godeok industrial complex is completed, the price of that land could go up too . ”
“Come on . Godeok industrial complex is far from here . How can it possibly affect the price of the land in this location?”
“Sir, it’s not that far . This distance is considered close enough . I will show you the shop . It’s not far from here . ”
The realtor picked up his car key and went outside the office . He then called for the person who was playing Korean chess at the restaurant next to the realtor’s office,
“Chan-Ho, I will be out of office . Can you keep an eye on it while I’m away?”
“Sure . ”
The man who was playing Korean chess said without even taking his eyes off the chess .
Chan-Ho Eum looked at Gun-Ho and laughed .
“Haha . He has the same name as me . ”
The realtor pulled out his car from a parking stall and said, “Please follow me . Whoa, you have a very nice car, sir . ”
The realtor seemed to be frightened when he saw Gun-Ho’s Bentley .
The auto repair shop was not very distant from the realtor’s office .
On the left side of the shop, there were some buildings that looked like factories . On its right side, there was a farm . There was some trash like plastic containers and oily stuff on the farm . The auto shop was locked with a padlock . It was a combination padlock and the realtor was trying to unlock it .
“Do you have the code?”
“Yes, I do . ”
However, the realtor kept failing to unlock it even though he tried the code he had for multiple times .
“F*ck, what’s wrong with it? Who would enter the old auto repair shop to steal something? They didn’t have to lock the door like this . Sons of bi*ches!”
The relator kept trying while grumbling .
Chan-Ho eventually stepped in . He said, “Let me try it . ”
The padlock was finally and easily opened once Chan-Ho tried it with the exact same code that the realtor had been trying with .
“Huh? How come it didn’t work when I tried it?”
Gun-Ho and Chan-Ho followed the realtor inside the auto repair shop .
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