12 Hours After Chapter 106

Translator: Khan

Editor: Aelryinth

The alarm rang . I opened my eyes, stretched my hand and turned off the alarm by grabbing the cell phone that the alarm was ringing on . If I turned off the alarm, today's date would come out: July 12, 2019 .

'Well… I have to go to work today . ' Today, I had an important item, the regular report of Invictus Investment, to review and evaluate the investments made by it .

I got out of bed . The blanket rolled up, and I felt a sense of resistance . Looking next to me, Lee Ah-young held my blanket like a baby . I lifted the quilt, covered her bare shoulders, and stood up from my side .

At that time, a sharp pain went past my waist . “Ugh…” I got out of bed, patting my back like a 90-year-old old man . I'd been on vacation for a week, back for two days . I'd been doing too much lately . I looked at the clock . It was 7:40 and I saw Lee Ah-young still lying on my bed . No matter how romantic we were, I should have my own time at 8:55 .

'I'll go to work early and get an email from work . ' Thinking so, I went to the bathroom and took a shower first . When I came out of the living room, Lee Ah-young was rubbing her eyes . I asked her, “Are you awake?”

“Uh… are you going to work today?”

“Yes . I have something important to do today . ”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I'll go to work first, so get some more sleep . ”

“What about breakfast?”

“There's a toast house in front of the company . I'm going to eat there . ”

“Toast? Wait a minute . I'll do it for you . ”

“What? We don't have bread or a toast machine in my apartment . ”

She got out of bed and said, packing her underwear, “It's all in my room . ”

“… yes . ”

I went to the dressing room, got dressed, picked out my watch, put on my skin lotion and roughly styled my hair, and packed my bag with my Wi-Pad and laptop . I was ready to go to work, and looking at my watch, it was 8:30 . It was only two blocks from the office . It was very close, but now I had to leave to get an email .

As soon as I thought, 'I have to get out of here now,' my room's keyword was pressed . Soon the door opened, and Lee Ah-young brought a toast cut for good use on a plate, and a cup of strong coffee .

“Not late, oppa . ”

“Oh . I think I can eat this and go . ”

But toast was a bit unique . Bread was the same bread, but the toppings were sp,e that I couldn't see in Korean franchises . There were things like strawberries and blackberries on the nuts .

“What's this? It's unusual . ”

“It's original Chicago style . ”

Chicago was where she had been studying abroad . I took a bite of it and it was delicious . The maple syrup on the bread went well with toppings .

“Well, it's delicious . ”

“That's it, right?”

Whether the Chicago style was compatible with my taste, or it was because of the sensibility of the only daughter of a food company, anyway, it was really delicious . Thanks to the taste of toast, and the short time, I quickly finished the toast .

“It's delicious . Thank you . Thanks for setting it up . ”

Lee Ah-young curled up and smiled cutely .

I drank all the remaining coffee and told her, “I'll go . You're going to…”

“I am on vacation . ”

“You are a student; that's good . I'll get out . ”

She kissed me on the cheek and said, “I wish you a pleasant day, oppa . ” She acted like she was trying to see me off at my house .

“… Aren't you going home?”

“Ah… I thought I'd watch the drama of a newly married couple . ”

She smiled and walked out the door with me . Then she went into her room and said, “Well, I hope you do well . ”

I said to her, reaching out my hand, “Yes . ”

I went to work at our office after a long time . Secretary Seo was in front of the door of the president's office, as usual . When he saw me, he stood up and asked, “How was your vacation?”

“I got a little tan, right?”

“Yes . And…” He glanced up and down at me . “You went to rest, but somehow… you look more tired than usual . ”

“Hmm? Really?”

As I asked, he said, with a slightly insidious smile, “It seems that your energy has been sucked out…”

At times like this, He was Seo Ji-hoon, my junior in college, not Secretary Seo .

“You…” I slapped him on the shoulder with my fist .

He said, running away, “Hahaha, I'm joking . I'm joking . ”

I also smiled and said to him, “What about you? Where have you been on vacation?”

“Bangkok . ”

“Bangkok? Thailand?”

“No . Just in the room . I was just at home . ”

“Why? You'd better go abroad when I go out . I gave you enough of a bonus, right?”

That was true . I gave my entire staff a vacation bonus for this holiday season . Vice President Jang and Secretary Seo were directly given thirty thousand dollars each .

“Oh, that's well saved for my future . ”

I said with my arms crossed, “What's wrong with you? You should use it . Do you have any problems with your family? Did your parents give security for someone?”

Secretary Seo shook his head at my words, “No . ”

“Let me know if there's anything like that . I'll take care of it all if it can be solved with money . ”

“No, that's not what happened . You know that . I prefer playing at home to going somewhere . ”

Well, he'd been a houseboy for a long time . I had raised his salary from five thousand to ten thousand dollars a month . His annual salary had already exceeded a hundred thousand dollars . Of course, I paid a lot of year-end bonus and vacation bonus . I was very careful not to cause any problems by skimping on money .

“… yes . But don't stay home too long and get out of there . You should go out and have a new experience . ”

He smiled and said, “Yes, boss . ”

“So, when is today's meeting with the presidents?”

” At eleven o'clock . ”

“Well . Yeah . Don't make the presidents who come in advance wait too long… Just call them into the president's office . I will have a little talk with them . ”

“Yes, boss . ”

I spent my time going into the president's office, getting emails as usual, and trading by myself . Before eleven o'clock, the presidents of our subsidiaries arrived here, one by one . The first to come was Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M . He came half an hour earlier than his appointment time .

“Hello, CEO Han . How have you been?”

“Oh, yes . How are you?”

We greeted each other . More than that, I could see a little box he was holding .

“Yes, it's… it's red ginseng . I was worried that you might be sick in the summer heat . ”

“Ah… yes . ”

He humbled to himself the most among the presidents of subsidiaries I'd ever invested in . I thought it was because he was in the most financially demanding position .

“Secretary Seo . ” I made a gesture for Secretary Seo and received the red ginseng gift . I was not interested in these things, but if I would give it to my parents, they would like it .

“How are you doing these days?”

“As a result of intensive pushes of Fantasy War Ground, the share of our company in the game market has jumped from 7% to 12% . ”

“Oh, that's great!”

The Internet broadcasting market was growing every year . Top company European TV had also had its stock price go up a lot recently . Blue E&M also rode the wave and recently watched its share price soar .

“Sit down . ” I offered him a seat, but a second visitor Shin Dong-woo, CEO of Kai Games, came in .

“How have you been, CEO Han?”

“Yes, you're busy these days, right?”

He said with a big smile, “Yes, a little…”

He had to be pretty busy, not a little bit . Fantasy War Ground was such a big hit that it was booming all over the world . He must have been very, very busy managing the company or traveling abroad . There was nothing to say about the stock price . The company's market capital, which was only a hundred and twenty million dollars when I had taken over, was now eight hundred million . It had risen more than six times . As a result, it had become the best investment for me and for the Invictus Investment .

CEO Shin Dong-woo also shook hands with Ahn Yong-kyun, who was first here . “President Oh is here, too . How are you?”

“Oh, yes, I'm doing great, thanks to you . ”

The two had already been acquainted: one was making games and one was broadcasting, as I had instructed, so I arranged the collaboration earlier .

“You two are here, and we'll soon have three more . Let's go to the meeting room . ” I led the two to the ready-to-be convention hall .

On the way, Vice President Jang joined me, too . “Ah, you are here, presidents?”

At 9:45, the third person, my personal best friend, Kwon Oh-hyuk, president of OH Entertainment, arrived .

“How are you?” He came up and bowed his head to me . He looked at the two presidents who were there first . “Oh, I'm late . I'm sorry . Presidents . ” He said hello to me one more time .

“No . You're early . ” He was not late, but two other presidents came very early .

I greeted him, “How are you these days?”

“You know, boss . The preview of “I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was very good . The audience liked it, and the critics raised their thumbs . ”

“Oh, really?”

“I'm Going to See You Tomorrow” was a melodramatic film starring Oh Hyun-joo, the star of OH Entertainment . The movie they had cranked in last year was about to be released .

I nodded, “That's great! How is Ms . Oh?”

“Yes, of course . She's greatly looking forward to this movie . She thinks it will be the most successful film of her own career . ”

“Oh, really? I'll see it to fill her expectations . ”

He lowered his head several times and showed me his shiny bald head . “Oh, thank you very much, boss . I'll give a word to Hyun-joo . ”

I nodded, “Yes, please . ”

After the three existing presidents took their places, I looked around them and said, “Oh, I don't know if you've heard, but there are two more people coming today . First is Chung So-young, president of the media company Oracle News, and next is Shin Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical . ”

Everyone had no response when “Oracle News” came out, but when it came to Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, their eyes changed slightly . To be sure, the ten-million-dollar Internet newspaper company and a billion-dollar mid-sized pharmaceutical company seemed to have different weight . Around 10:50, two CEOs appeared in the conference room, as I had predicted .

A woman in her forties was first, contrasting with three middle-aged men . Chung So-young, CEO of Oracle News, greeted me in a lively voice, “Hello, CEO Han!”

She had something mature sexy to fit in her forties . Red lipstick and red suit looked really good on her . It was also fair to say that the three CEOs who were here first couldn't take their eyes off her .

'Everyone has a wife and children… Come to think of it, President Kwon is single . '

She just happened to sit next to Kwon Oh-hyuk . I thought they looked good together .

'Is CEO Chung married?' I was not sure .

Finally, at 10:55, Shin Jae-eun, chairman of Hyun Young Pharmaceutical, in his sixties with perfect gray hair, made his appearance . The contract with Hyun Young Pharmaceutical was not yet finished, but since the agreement had already been reached verbally, he decided to come to greet me and other presidents . “Hello, CEO Han . And a lot of bosses . ”

When he came in, Ahn Yong-kyun, president of Blue E&M, quickly stepped aside and said, “Sit here, Mr . Chairman . ” Then he went to the last seat and sat down .

Chairman Shin Jae-eun sat in the seat without saying a word .

With this, the CEOs of a total of five listed companies and one media company I invested in, gathered together . I said, gathering my hands together, “Good to see you, ladies and gentlemen . ”

Chapter end