The Famous Millionaire Chapter 149

At the free trade zone in the port of Pyongtaek, Hyongsoon Kim, the president of Sangwon Foods, noticed an interesting article while reading a magazine . Daily newspapers introduced her as the 'faceless angel', but she was identified as 'Hyunwoo's Mom' in the title of the magazine article . It was sort of a breach of the contract .

“Hyunwoo's Mom? Ansan City? Is it about Hyunwoo Jang's family?”

His brother, Hyondae, playing a computer game nearby, asked back, with his eyes fixed on the computer screen, “Hyonwoo Jang? Was that bastard featured in a magazine article?”

“No, his mother . She was highlighted in the article . I didn't know he was running a food factory . Looks like he made lots of money . ”

Hyongdae got interested in the article to hear the word 'money' . Stopping his game, he approached his brother and read the article together .

“Oh, this article . I read it before . By the way, was this 'faceless angel' Hyunwoo's mother?”

Under the title 'Faceless Angel,' there was posted a picture showing the construction of a new factory . What was important was that Hyunwoo's mother was its president .

Hyongsoon and Hyongdae looked at each other at the same time .

Smiling mischievously, Hyondae asked, “Are you going to sit idle?”

Hyonsoon replied, “I can't . Let me first check out if that 'Hyunwoo' in the article is the same person that I know . ”

Hyongsoon then called Hyunwoo .

“How come you called me all of a sudden like this?” asked Hyunwoo .

“Oh, I called you after reading the article about the 'faceless angel . ' Looks like your mother is in the media limelight these days in newspapers and broadcasts . Congrats!” said Hyongsoon, sounding him out .

“Oh, it's not a big deal man . ”

Hyongsoon's eyes glared . Obviously, the 'faceless angel' was Hyunwoo's mother .

“Where are you now? If you have such a happy occasion like this, why don't we have a drink to celebrate it?”

“I'm now in a shooting studio, and my office is in Seoul . ”

“Did you quit the furniture company?”

“Almost two months ago I quit . It's exactly two months coming this weekend . ”

“Really? I'm not busy today . Can I come and see you?”

“I think I'm free around 5 pm . Can you come to Space Design? You can easily find out where it is by googling it . ”

At Space Design's office at 5 pm, Hyunwoo introduced Hyongsoon to several people in the office briefly before they sat on the sofa to chat .

Hyongsoon started off with the topic of the 'faceless angel' and 'Hyunwoo's Mom . ' And then he cunningly changed the topic to business . As soon as Hyongsoon began to mention it, he slightly raised his voice .

“My business is doing well . You remember the alumni that we met before? I made sure all of them got a return of at least 5% on their investment . As this trend goes on, I think I can guarantee them an annual return of 15% . ”

Actually, Hyongsoon's remarks were surprising . Little did he expect his friends could enjoy such a big profit by investing in Hyongsoon's business . Rather, he was concerned they might be ripped off, but Hyongsoon mentioned 15% return . It was much bigger than that of banks or investment companies .

It was not only Hyunwoo but also another person in the office who now paid attention to what Hyongsoo said . Though she was looking at somewhere else, Minhye Park, CEO of Space Design, was listening to him .

By now, Minhye gave up Hyunwoo as her likely groom, but she was not focused on Yonggu alone .

In her mind, Yonggu was lacking in something compared with Hyunwoo . So, she felt she could find a better candidate to be her groom if she kept looking, and now Hyongsoon seemed like one . She liked his nice and expensive suit, handsome face and voice, and, in particular, she liked the fact that he was the president of Sangwon Foods .

Then, his mention of the astounding return grabbed her attention .

“That's great, man . I feel good to hear your business is doing well . ”

“I think the return will go up by the middle of this year because my local dealers are increasing quickly . If you are interested, why don't you invest? I guess I need a little more funding to increase local dealers . ”

In fact, Hyunwoo was interested, but his interest was not in investment but in the way he was making money . Though he mentioned the effects of a bonded factory, Hyunwoo wanted to confirm it with his own eyes .

“Can I take a look at your factory?” asked Hyunwoo .

“Of course . Do you want to see it today?”

“Today?”

“It is within only a couple of hours' drive here . You can have a drink after that and report to work the next morning . Otherwise, you can tell the president you will be late tomorrow . If you feel uncomfortable, I can do it for you . ”

Then, Minhye abruptly cut in, “Go ahead, Hyunwoo . ”

As soon as he heard her voice, Hyongsoon stood up from the sofa and bowed politely, “You're as kind-hearted as you are beautiful . I guess the future of Space Design will be bright with such a great president like you . Thank you on behalf of Hyunwoo . ”

She loved his good manners and responded with a smile, “You're welcome . By the way, can I ask you a favor?”

“Why not? I welcome even ten favors from a beauty like you . ”

“Can I come with you to the port of Pyongtaek? I'm curious about what kind of business you're running . ”

“Wonderful . I'd be honored if you can join us . ”

“Okay, then . Let's go now,” said Minhye .

Hyunwoo and Minhye followed Hyongsoon to the port of Pyongtaek . The exact location was the free trade zone in Posung town .

Hyongsoon's factory, Sangwon Foods, was located there . It was true that his company imported red peppers, onions, and ginger from China to produce mixed seasoning and then sold them to the domestic market .

In short, Hyunwoo couldn't find any lie in his remarks, and the bonded factory of Sangwon Foods was bigger than he expected . The factory was in full operation . Even though it was almost 7 pm, nobody showed any sign of getting off work .

Hyongsoon boasted, “I've got so many orders . Even working through the night is not enough to satisfy the overflowing demands . I feel so sorry for my employees . ”

Suddenly, Hyunwoo got confused . On the one hand, Hyunwoo felt sorry because he thought ill of Hyongsoon all along . This fixed his negative perception of his friend in high school .

“What do you think? Don't you think the future of my company is very promising?”

Hyunwoo couldn't agree more . Minhye couldn't open her mouth, surprised .

“This is wonderful . I thought it would be small and dirty when you mentioned a food factory, but it's so clean,” said Minhye .

“Well, sanitation and cleanliness are essential in food . If you miss that, you can't compete . ”

Each word of Hyongsoon's remarks didn't look like what he used to say to Hyunwoo before . It looks as if a completely different soul was in his body .

“You must be hungry . There are no delicious restaurants near this place . Let me drive to the bay of Asan where there are some good restaurants . ”

Hyongsoon drove to a raw fish house in Asan bay with them .

While having dinner, he continued to talk about investment opportunities, furtively suggesting their investment . Hyunwoo became more and more interested but, at the same time, hesitant .

It was not a matter of funding because he could take out a large loan with his stocks as collateral . The real issue was the personality of Hyongsoon . No matter how hard Hyunwoo thought about Hyongsoon, he couldn't trust him . Regardless, it was time for Hyunwoo to focus on Ani & Funny .

“Thanks for the offer, but I don't have idle money to invest . If have some later, let me think about it . ”

“Now or never, dude . If you're not interested, that's it . Actually, there are a lot who want to invest . Given the choice, I wanted to give you the chance first . ”

However, Minhye seemed to think differently . Glaring her eyes, she said as if it was regrettable not to have invested earlier, “I wish I had met you several months earlier . Then I would have invested in Sangwon Foods rather than Space Design . ”

“I agree . I feel sorry about that . If I received funding from a beauty like you, Sangwon Foods would have prospered much more . ”

“Oh, don't say that . I'm flattered,” said Minhye .

Was it because Minhye had good feelings about Hyongsoon? She looked more womanly than usual . And her eyes were full of good feelings and interest in him .

Besides, she even cast an amorous eye at him, suggesting that her groom could inherit her father's business Aurum once he got married to her as she was the only child .

Of course, she was the object of tragic love, who would be married off to someone for the succession of his father's business .

Hyongsoon said, comforting her, “Well, you can love someone with excellent entrepreneurial skills . Don't you think your father will accept him then?”

“Perfect solution! Do you think I can meet such a man?” said Minhye, as if she felt happy just imagining such a man .

Hyongsoon said with a confident smile, “I'd like the chance if possible . ”

“Oh, the door of opportunity is open to everyone . Ho ho ho . ”

Hearing their conversation, Hyunwoo got confused again . It was not clear who was seduced by whom first . What was clear was that their meeting would be over once and for all today . Minhye's interest in Hyongsoon meant she could break with Yonggu anytime .

In fact, Hyunwoo could not understand Yonggu as he was now dating her . Why was he so desperately trying to woo her? Yonggu could find many other fine women .

When Hyunwoo thought as far as that, he suddenly hit upon a good idea . It could make Yonggu get the upper hand from now on in terms of dealing with Minhye .

At last, Friday, Hyunwoo's last day at Space Design, came . By 3 pm, Hyunwoo began to say goodbye to some of the staff .

“I wish for the prosperity of Space Design,” said Hyunsoo .

Only then did Minhye seem to have completely given up on Hyunwoo . She didn't show any feelings when she said goodbye to him .

She said in a businesslike manner, “Thanks a lot for your work here . ”

But Youngsu Park, the executive director, expressed a good deal of regret about his leaving .

Yonggu congratulated Hyunwoo . They would contact and meet often even in the future anyway .

Hyunwoo said, patting him on the shoulder, “You know I have a lot of stock in this company, right? Give me a return of 1 billion won within one year, okay?”

“Hahaha . Got it, man . Don't worry . ”

Hyunwoo left the office and all the staff saw him off at the elevator . Yonggu followed him out of the office . Then Hyunwoo told him about Hyongsoon, with a cautionary note that Minhye could be dating Hyongsoon . Yonggu frowned . Yonggu felt Minhye became his woman already . There were no more competitors, and she slept with him often, but that was it . Suddenly, she was a different woman who was ready to desert him anytime .

When Yonggu complained about her, Hyunwoo quietly said, “There is one sure method that can make you control her completely . ”

“What's that? Let me listen,” said Yonggu, coming closer to him .

Chapter end