Chapter 93
Gun-Ho went to the Intercontinental Hotel to see Professor Wang .
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Professor Wang's room door was slightly opened, showing that he had been expecting Gun-Ho .
"Jien Wang! Long time no see!"
"Oh, Gjien Hao (Gun-Ho Goo)! It's really good to see you again!"
They hugged each other .
"Hey, President Goo, you seemed to gain some weight . You are probably doing well back in Korea . "
"You look great too . So, you are done with all the official events scheduled?
"I have one more day left . "
"Whoa, what are these?"
There were tons of shopping bags on Professor Wang's room floor .
"Yeah, I did some shopping this morning for my family and friends in China . Korean products are indeed high-quality products . "
Professor Wang put his thumb up .
"Where is Deputy Mayor Seukang Li?"
"Oh, he is staying next room . He is arranging his shopping bags right now, I guess . "
"Really? I'm so glad to see you both . Let's go have dinner . It's almost dinnertime . There are many good restaurants in Starfield COEX Mall around here . "
"Sure . But let's wait for a moment . I'm expecting someone else . "
"Who is it?"
"He is a friend of mine . I went to Yale University with him . He is Korean . He is on his way here . "
"Really? What is he doing for a living?"
"He is a lawyer . He practices international law mostly . He is also the same age as us . "
Gun-Ho and Professor Wang spent some time in Professor Wang's room while waiting for the man who Professor Wang was expecting .
Gun-Ho walked to the window and looked down; he could see Bongeunsa .
Professor Wang came to Gun-Ho and asked .
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"President Goo, what is that building? It looks like a traditional Korean house . Is it one of the cultural assets?"
Professor Wang was pointing to Bongeunsa .
"No, it's a Buddhist temple . "
"Buddhist temple?"
"Yes, it is called Bongeunsa . You can visit there when you go jogging in the morning . "
"Oh, can anyone enter?"
"Of course, anyone can enter . It's free . "
While Gun-Ho and Professor Wang were conversing about the Buddhist temple, a man entered the room . He was a tall and slim good-looking man .
"Hey, Attorney Kim!"
Professor Wang hugged his guest who just came into the room .
"Oh, this is President Goo I told you about on the phone . "
"I'm Young-Jin Kim . Nice to meet you . "
Gun-Ho gave him a handshake . Young-Jin pulled out his business card from the inner pocket of his jacket and gave it to Gun-Ho . Gun-Ho handed his business card to him as well .
"Attorney at Kim&Jeong Law Office?"
Gun-Ho thought that this guy was an attorney working in that famous Kim&Jeong, but he was wondering why Kim&Jeong was a law office, rather than a law company .
"Isn't Kim&Jeong a law company?"
"Actually, we are more like a partnership . "
Attorney Kim grinned . He looked like someone who grew up in a good affluent family . Attorney Kim looked at Gun-Ho's business card again .
"I like your business card design . It's pretty . GH Development Company… is it then a real estate development company?"
"Yes, that's right . It's a small company with only two employees . Haha . "
"You are the CEO of the company . "
Professor Wang cut in on Gun-Ho and Attorney Kim's conversation .
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"Hey, give me your business card to me too . Both of you!"
While Gun-Ho and Attorney Kim were handing their business cards to Professor Wang, Deputy Mayor Seukang Li came into the room .
"Hey, Seukang Li!"
"Oh, Gun-Ho Goo! Good to see you, man . "
They hugged each other .
"I heard you quit your director position and now you are working as a deputy mayor in some city!?"
"Yeah, it's right next to Shanghai . What about you? How have you been?"
Gun-Ho gave his business card to Seukang Li . Gun-Ho's business card was written in Korean on the front page and in English on the back of the page .
"Is it a real estate development company? GH Development?"
"That's right . Bangjisan (a realtor's office)!"
It seemed that Seukang Li and Attorney Kim had never met each other before . Professor Wang introduced them to each other .
"This man went to Yale University with me, and this guy is the deputy mayor in Kunshan City right next to Shanghai . He is my hometown friend . "
They bowed to each other .
"Let's go downstairs! We can continue to talk while having dinner . "
The four men walked to the Starfield COEX Mall .
Professor Wang seemed to be envious of Korea's economic growth . He commented while looking at the commercial stores in the Starfield COEX Mall .
"I'm impressed by Korea's economic growth . All these commercial stores are sophisticated . I think we, Asia can surely compete with Western countries . "
"China has developed remarkably . China is G-2 . "
"China is large in size, but we still have a long way to go to improve ordinary Chinese people's life . All those Korean people walking on the street right now, they looked wealthy . "
"Oh! There is a restaurant . "
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"Its name is weird . It says 'Porchetta . '
"It sounds like an Italian restaurant . Let's just have dinner here . We don't need to go further to look for another one . This one looks good . "
"Italy? Haha . So, I will have an Italian food in Korea, huh?"
Those four men entered the restaurant .
Gun-Ho ordered chicken, knowing it is Chinese people's favorite meat .
He also ordered Buttered Chicken Rice, Vongole Bread, and Crème Pasta, etc .
"Let's have some wine . "
"It's tasty!"
The four men started eating . Professor Wang and Attorney Kim talked to each other in English . Gun-Ho was just listening to them while being impressed by their fluent English even he couldn't understand a thing . Attorney Kim raised his voice showing off his fluent English knowing that Gun-Ho didn't speak English . Deputy Mayor Li seemed that he didn't understand English either .
Attorney Kim then asked some cliché questions to Gun-Ho; he might feel sorry for Gun-Ho .
"So, where do you live, President Goo?"
"I'm living in Dogok Town . "
"Oh, I live close to Dogok Town, in Daechi Town . My parents are living in the same town in a Mido condo . You live in Dogok Town… then do you live in TowerPalace?"
"That's right . I live in TowerPalace building A . "
"Oh, I see . "
Gun-Ho felt that Attorney Kim was showing a bit more respect to Gun-Ho when he heard that Gun-Ho was a resident of TowerPalace .
While Gun-Ho and Attorney Kim were talking in Korean, Professor Wang felt bored and cut in on their conversation .
"Hey, Gun-Ho! Deputy Mayor Li has no schedule tomorrow . He only attended the event on the first day and he won't attend the academic conference that is scheduled tomorrow . "
"Oh, really? Then he has his own agenda coming to Korea?"
"He wants to visit a few industrial complexes . So, I was wondering if you know anyone who could help him tomorrow . "
"I can do that . "
"That would be great, but do you have time for it?"
"I will make time for a friend! My friend came all the way to Korea!"
"Thank you, Gun-Ho . I really appreciate that . "
While Gun-Ho and Professor Wang were talking in Chinese, Attorney Kim became quiet . He then talked to Gun-Ho while feeling envious .
"Oh, President Goo, you sound like a native Chinese . When did you learn your Chinese?"
"I just had to learn to survive . Haha . Let's drink . "
Three different languages were all mixed together at Gun-Ho's table: Korean, Chinese, and English .
Once they started drinking, Professor Wang and Deputy Mayor Li began to talk in Chinese . When they talked to each other, they spoke a Chinese dialect of the southern area . It was hard for Gun-Ho to understand .
Gun-Ho talked to Attorney Kim in Korean .
"I heard it is hard to get a job in Kim&Jeong, but once you get in, you get a significantly high salary . "
"Whew . Don't get me started . The work is extremely hard . I usually work until 11 PM or even midnight every single day . That's normal and expected . "
"Really? There is no easy job, huh?"
"I have a pile of work in my car trunk right now . "
"What kind of work do you do?"
"I have a law license from the USA, so I usually handle international finances and M&A . "
"Oh, I see . Did you go to high school in the U . S . ?"
"No, not at all . I was born and raised here in Korea, in Apgujeong Town, Seoul specifically . I went to Seoul National University . I actually went to the U . S . after graduating from college . "
"So you get your master's degree and Ph . D . from Yale University . "
"I went to Yale Law School and came back to Korea after getting my law license . I sometimes feel difficult to get along with attorneys who studied law in Korea . Haha . "
Attorney Kim lifted up his shiny gold metal frame glasses with his finger and smiled with his white teeth .
Gun-Ho thought that this guy looked like the typical guy who was born and raised in a wealthy family in the famous school district, Gangnam District-8 . On top of that, he was smart and good-looking . He was the UmChinAh* .
Note*
UmChinAh – A Korean word . If directly translating it, it is 'my mother's friend's son . '
It indicates a person who seemed to be so perfect that my mom always talks about him who is her friend's son . And she doesn't stop there usually, but she compares that guy with me and that makes me feel really bad and stressed .