Chapter 521
President Jeong-Sook Shin came up from the 18th floor to visit Gun-Ho's office .
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"We have sold 2,000 of our costume play magazines so far . I think we won't have any problem selling 3,000 magazines by next month once the magazine for the next month comes out . "
"Are we then beyond the Break Even Point?"
"By the time when we sold 2,000 magazines, we already reached our Break Even Point . Now we are going smoothly . "
"Isn't the effect of a new opening?"
"The effect of a new opening? Hahaha . You know that exists, huh?"
"I once ran a Vietnamese noodle soup restaurant in Noryangjin Town a long time ago . I received tons of customers in the beginning, but it turned out that it was just the effect of a new opening . I had to close the restaurant later on . I hope that doesn't happen to our costume play magazine business . "
"Oh, you had a Vietnamese noodle soup restaurant?"
"Yes, I did . My restaurant was located right behind a gas station in an alley . It was a small restaurant around 10 pyung large . I used to help my cooking lady with boiling noodles in my tiny kitchen . "
"Wow . It seems that you've been through a lot and gained extensive and various experiences on the way . No wonder why you are so good at running a business . "
"Well, I'm not sure about that, but it is true that it was a very good experience . "
"As to the number of sales of our costume play magazine, I don't believe that the beauty of a new opening played its role in enabling us to sell 2,000 of them . I anticipate selling even more once the good word of mouth started spreading . "
"Hmm, I really hope so . By the way, did you start getting new contents for the magazine next month?"
"We have more than 100 photos taken by Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda during the event at SETEC nearby Hangnyeoul Station last time . Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda is a natural-born storyteller . He can tell a lot of things based on even one photo . He can write a three to four page story in an A4 paper by looking at just one piece of photo . His over twenty years of work experience in the media industry trained him really well, I guess . "
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"Hmm, is that right?"
"After our magazine was published, we started getting inquiries from the stores that sell costumes . They want to place their stores' advertisement on our magazine . Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda is currently contacting several costume stores in Japan and see if there is a way to buy costumes and items from them directly . "
"If we can place some advertisements in our magazine, that could be good income for us too . "
"If we could make enough profits by placing advertisements to cover any expenses incurred in producing our magazine, that would be great . "
"You seem to truly enjoy your work, President Shin . I really like that . "
"I do actually, but the thing is that—that was one of the reasons why I am still single . But, I am happy with my life . Once I get old and possibly become ill, I guess Young-Eun will help me out . Hahaha . "
"Haha . Don't be ill . You should take care of yourself while you can . "
"Oh, I was going to remind you of this . Mr . Sakata Ikuzo's wood carving exhibition will be held this month . "
"Oh, that's right . It's already mid-July . "
"Two Japanese gentlemen— Our Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda and Mr . Sakata Ikuzo in Yokohama— are frequently talking over the phone these days . It's really nice to have someone in GH Media, who speaks Japanese fluently . Whenever we have to talk with Mr . Sakata Ikuzo regarding his art exhibition, Mr . Yoshitake Matsuda calls him directly . "
"Hmm, that's good . "
"We already started getting his artworks for the exhibition . We are working on organizing them . "
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"Oh, that's why the art gallery is closed . "
"His art exhibition will open next week, and we invited journalists over for the day after tomorrow . "
"Did we invite journalists before opening the exhibition?"
"Technically, Mr . Sakata Ikuzo is not an artist . Most people in the art industry don't know of him and are unfamiliar with his artworks, so I wanted to invite the journalists in the field over a cocktail party to introduce his artworks and talk about him . "
"Do you think the journalists will accept the invitation?"
"The journalist in the culture and art field will be there . We will distribute the pamphlets and also provide them with lunch . "
"Hmm, I see . "
In the afternoon, Gun-Ho received a call from President Jae-Sik Moon .
"We got the rental property in Siheung City . "
"Oh, really? That's nice . Well done, President Moon . "
"You have visited the place already, haven't you?"
"I have . "
"So, you are good with the property, right? I will pay for the remaining rent then . "
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"Sure, do it . "
"That f*cking Korea Asset Management Corporation is asking to pay for the entire rent within a week . "
"Yeah, I think I heard of that . Usually, the court gives one month to make the payment, but for the public auction done on Onbid, they give you only a week to pay for it . "
"We have to make a lease agreement with that daycare center too for our office use . "
"Yes, we should . "
"Since your brother-in-law will run the business, maybe he should sign the rental agreement . What do you think?"
"Umm… I think you should sign it . You are still GH Logistics' president . "
"Okay . I will go to that daycare center tomorrow and sign the contract . Did your brother-in-law sell his wing body truck?"
"I heard that his colleague wanted to buy it from him . "
"I think he needs to take care of the weeds on the property first . "
"I will talk to him about it . And, did that person come to see the land? You said that someone from a cosmetic factory is interested in buying GH Logistics' land . "
"Oh, yes, he came . He took several photos of the land . "
"Did you tell him about our price?"
"Yes, I told him that we want 1 . 5 million won per pyung . He shook his head side to side when he heard the price . "
"Do you think we are asking too much?"
"I think our price is high . I asked two real estate agents in this area about how much would be adequate for our land . One said 1 . 2 million won per pyung would sound reasonable, and the other said he would place it for 1 . 3 million won . "
"Hmm, the entire property is 5,000 pyung large . If 1 . 2 million won per pyung is our price, it would be 6 billion won . And, if we ask 1 . 3 million won, then it would be 6 . 5 billion won . "
"As some say, a real estate chooses its owner . A low price doesn't guarantee its quick selling, and a high price doesn't really mean that no one would buy it . "
"You are good, Jae-Sik . "
"Haha . Do you think I can cook lomein at least?"
"Not just lomein, man . You can now cook rice . "
"Speaking of which, those Chinese people are really bad . They want to bring in a 10,000 pyung large land in a small city to fulfill their part of investment, and they are saying it's worth 25 billion won, huh? And we are supposed to bring in 25 billion won in cash . "
"That's why they would issue us a business license to run an intercity bus service business . "
"But still, it doesn't sound so fair . I will make sure they understand how unfair it is once I get there . "
"Haha . Sure . Keep up the good work . "
After getting off the phone with Jae-Sik Moon, Gun-Ho thought,
'I guess Jae-Sik will deal with Chinese business partners just fine once he starts working in China . I guess the real property transactions for GH Logistics so far trained him really well in dealing with people . '