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In China, a new condo was sold without finishing the interior so the owner could finish it with their choice of wallpaper, flooring, countertop, etc .
Gun-Ho chose luxurious materials for the interiors of his two condos .
Gun-Ho went to the Hwaganghwawon frequently to see the interior construction of his condos . He felt embarrassed to ride a bike to the community, and taking a taxi every time he visited there was not realistic . So he rented a car, an Audi . He chose the Audi because it was the brand that was most frequently seen in that area .
"Even though this is a used car, this Audi is good . There were only 60,000 kilometers on it . I rented this car under the business name, Mando Food that runs the Korean restaurant so I can get a tax benefit which is good . "
Gun-Ho went to Hwaganghwawon in his Audi . The security guard didn't block him . As Thanksgiving Day would soon be here, Gun-Ho gave 100 Yuan (12,000 won) to the security guard to thank him for his hard work . The security guard seemed to be astonished .
"Are you the Korean who had a business here?"
"That's me . Haha . "
The impact of that 100 Yuan was significant . From the moment he gave 100 Yuan to the security guard, the guard always gave Gun-Ho a military salute whenever he saw Gun-Ho .
"You look marvelous . Did you serve the People's Liberation Army?"
"That's right . I was recently discharged from it . "
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Gun-Ho was living in a condo community with a swimming pool, and his apartment had three bedrooms . He was riding an Audi and running a Korean restaurant in a hotel building . In the Korean community in that area that Gun-Ho was living in, Gun-Ho was known to be a rich young man .
"You pricks, it's not possible to have this kind of extravagant life by running a Korean restaurant . I can only do this because I will have two condos that will be generating additional income . "
The interior was finally completed for Gun-Ho's two Hwaganghwawon condos . As soon as he put these condos on the market for rent, they were gone, maybe because they were brand new . The rent was priced for 5,000 Yuan each .
So, Gun-Ho was getting an additional income of 10,000 Yuan from these rental properties . At that time, the usual starting salary for a college graduate in China was less than 3,000 Yuan, so 10,000 Yuan was a substantial income in China .
"One was rented to a hospital director of an international hospital . He is from Hong Kong . The other one was taken by a German who is the president of a pharmaceutical company . I don't think I have to worry about getting rent from them . "
Gun-Ho made a phone call to the branch manager of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China .
"The condos were completed and they are already rented out . I'm calling to thank you for everything . "
"Don't mention it . If you need an additional loan please feel free to come to me . We are friends, right? Haha . "
Gun-Ho did his math .
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Even though he was making 10,000 Yuan from two condos, he had to pay for the Audi rent and loan interest . After subtracting these expenses, nothing much was left in his hand . However, he felt good .
"Let's wait until the price of condos increase . Let's wait for three years . Money makes money . I had been in Hwaseong, Pocheon, and Yangju to work in a factory, and I had realized that whenever a condo's price went up by 10 million won in those provincial areas, a condo's price in Seoul would go up by 100 million won!"
Once he bought the condos, he turned his attention to his study of the Chinese language . He studied strenuously .
"I couldn't concentrate on my studies when I was in Korea because there were too many things going on in my head at that time . However, I can focus on studying just fine here . "
Once he took a lesson from his private tutor—Eun-Hwa Jo—in the morning, he always reviewed what he learned that day at home in the evening . Since the 120㎡(36 pyung) large space of his apartment was all his, he practiced speaking Chinese out loud freely at home . Several months passed by .
The kitchen ladies were talking about Gun-Ho's Chinese language fluency .
"G-jjong, you speak Chinese very well now . I think you can now understand everything we're saying . "
"Now, I have to be careful with what I say when G-jjong is around . He reads a Chinese newspaper too . "
Gun-Ho now talked with Dingming at the counter without a problem and without an interpreter . One day, Eun-Hwa—Gun-Ho's private tutor—suggested for him to take the Chinese Proficiency Test called HSK .
"Am I qualified to take HSK? I didn't even study Chinese in college . "
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"There was a Korean lady I taught for four months when I was in Shanghai . After four months of studying, she obtained the HSK-level 5 . On the other hand, there was a man who studied Chinese for three years, and he couldn't even pass the HSK-level 2 test . So this is all up to you . I believe with your proficiency, you can pass the HSK level-5 test . "
"If I understand correctly, the highest level of HSK is level 6 . And you are asking me to take the level 5 test . I've heard that level-5 is hard to pass even for people who majored in the Chinese language in college . "
"G-jjong, you have lived in China . You can do better than them . "
"Do I have to go back to Korean to take the HSK test?" Gun-Ho talked to himself, and when Eun-Hwa heard of what he said, she responded, "You can take it in China . I believe the HSK test is held in Shanghai . I will find it out for you . "
Gun-Ho purchased a preparatory book for the HSK test and started studying it .
"I think I can handle the reading section since I had studied Chinese characters when I was in Korea and I even obtained the level-3 certificate for it . I also continued studying for the level-1 and level-2 certificate even after I came to China . The problem is the listening comprehension section . Maybe I should just take the test so I could gain valuable experience?"
Gun-Ho thought that he was just wasting money and time if he traveled to Shanghai to take the test .
"How long have I been learning the Chinese language from Eun-Hwa? Whoa, it has been six months already . I guess I know better than other Koreans who only studied it in Korea . I've been directly exposed to the language on a daily basis . I had to talk with merchants and other Chinese people on the street and in a market . Okay, let's try it . I want to know my proficiency level in the Chinese language . Let's take the HSK exam . "
Gun-Ho registered for the test .
Once he registered for the test, he felt more urge to study .
"I have only one week left before the test . Let's put all of my energy into studying . "
Gun-Ho was not dumb .
He went to a high school in the metropolitan area, and his family couldn't afford to support his study with a private tutor . So he was admitted to a college in a province . After dropping out of college, he went to a cyber college and graduated from there . The reason why he went to a cyber college was that he wanted to transfer to another college and take a 4-year course later, maybe a college in Seoul or Incheon where his parents lived in . However, he had to make a living at that time . That was why he clung to the level-9 government job exam .
Gun-Ho studied for the HSK test in his spacious apartment, and he lifted his head and looked outside the window .
"I like the fact that I can focus on this HSK exam . When I was studying in Noyrangjin for the government job exam, I had to work the whole day, and study in the evening . I was too exhausted to concentrate on my studies in the evening after work . "
Gun-Ho took out a cigarette and started smoking .
"Well, I guess I have done all kinds of part-time jobs when I was in Noryangjin studying for the exam . I worked at a convenience store, did a chicken delivery, and carried ice in a seafood market . I even worked in a duct construction field . How could I study at that time? I just wasted my life there . "
Gun-Ho thought about his current life .
"I have two fancy condos . I am running a Korean restaurant in a hotel . I am riding an Audi to commute . I am living in a large and luxurious apartment that measured 36 pyung . I am studying the Chinese language, nothing else . In addition, I have a private tutor . With the help of all of this support, why wouldn't I concentrate on studying?"
Gun-Ho turned on the TV and watched a Chinese soap opera . He couldn't fully understand it, but he could understand some simple conversation . It was fun .
"After two or three years, I think I can understand over 90% of the Chinese language"
Gun-Ho fell asleep while watching the soap opera . A happy smile appeared on his face .