The Famous Millionaire
/ The Famous Millionaire Chapter 65
Kim Hyungdae was about to talk down to Hyunwoo and say, What did you say? but used honorifics as if he had sensed something strange . Pretending not to know his relationship with his elder brother Hyungsun, Hyunwoo asked again as if he wanted to confirm their relationship . Are you not Kim Hyungsuns younger brother, president of Sangwon Foods? Do you know my brother, sir? That was enough, Hyunwoo thought . It was certain that he was Kims brother . With a bright smile, Hyunwoo held out his hand . Im your brothers alumni . Some time ago I met him at an alumni meeting . You look much different from your brother, so I almost didnt recognize you . Nice to meet you . Ah, nice to see you, sir . Feeling dumbfounded, Kim held out both of his hands to grab Hyunwoos hand . He lowered his head a bit because Hyunwoo was his brothers alumni . Hyunwoo touched his shoulder, saying, What a coincidence! As youre Kim Hyungsuns brother, can I talk down to you comfortably? Yes, of course, said Kim . Though Kim made an expression of denial, he reluctantly nodded his head . Come to think of it, though, Kim didnt like the way things had worked out like this . He felt as if he was in a rivalry with Hyunwoo regardless of whether he was his brothers alumni or not . He felt like he was losing to Hyunwoo if he lowered his head . Raising his head, Kim changed his tone, saying, Wait a minute . I dont think its right . Uh? Not right? Whatre you talking about? Youre a friend of my brother, so what does it matter to me? I dont think its good manners for you to talk down to me like this . Hyunwoo was a bit embarrassed . In his heart he thought, What a messed-up family! How can he refuse to accept my hospitality, who is none other than his brothers high school alumni? What should I do if he insists on rejecting it? Really? Okay, then . Lets stop it . Suji, what are you going to do? Let me go away if you have something to talk about with him . Stunned by Hyunwoos remarks, she held his forearm tightly, saying, No, I dont have anything to say . Please take me home . Hey, Suji . Why are you mean to me? Shall we talk a bit? Kim approached her aggressively and tried to get hold of her wrist when she was backing off . And then he stopped because Hyunwoo stopped him by raising his hand . Hyunwoos eyes were sharp . Why are you meddling with our matter? Are you her sweetheart? asked Kim . Then Suji replied as if to intercept Kims question, Yes, he is my sweetheart! Kims eyes opened wide at her surprising reply . Hyunwoo was surprised, with his jaw dropping . But he calmed down because he could figure out her intentions . Suji felt Kim would give up if she said so . It seemed very much effective . Speechless, Kim looked at both of them alternately . What? Have you been avoiding me because of this chauffeur? Are you such a low-grade girl? Dont talk rudely like that . Hyunwoo oppa is ten times as good as you . Kim was at a loss for words again . He just stared at her frighteningly and then got in his car . Suji tugged his collar again, saying, Lets go . Id like to go home quickly . And then she walked quickly, and Hyunwoo walked in tandem . Thanks . Youre welcome . By the way, how come you had a date with such a bastard? No, its not a date . I just met him two or three times through my friends introduction . I thought he was not my type, so I stopped contacting him . But he kept following me like a leech . Hearing her explanation, he could understand what had been going on between them . In particular, as he was Kim Hyungsuns brother, Hyunwoo could figure it out more easily . Though they looked different, their character was the same . As far as women were concerned, Kim Hyungsun had an obsessive mentality like his younger brother . This is my house . Goodbye for now, said Suji . Okay, see you tomorrow . Waving his hand, Hyunwoo turned back without any hesitation . When he arrived home, it was already past midnight . Though it was not that late for Hyunwoo, it was to his parents, especially to his mother . She needed to go to bed early because she had to wake up early in the morning every day . He cautiously opened the porch to not wake up his mother . As soon as he opened it, however, he heard her snoring, which indicated how tired she was . She didnt snore usually . However, she began snoring recently because of her hard work at the side dish store . Suddenly, he thought of Hyunmin, that cook boy with the House of Happiness . Though he looked like a mountain thief, he was said to be very kind-hearted . Hyunwoo felt Hyunwoo would be of big help to her if he joined the store . Im going to tell her in the evening . *** Hyunwoos suggestion made her eyes open wide . Hire a cook? Well, he is not yet good enough to be called a cook . Just think of him as an intern . He can learn while helping you, said Hyunwoo, with Hyunmin in mind . His mother made an embarrassing expression on her face, though . Though her side dish store was not in the red, it didnt make enough to hire a cook . Hyunwoo could understand her worries . However, the reason he wanted to have her mother hire Hyunmin was not just for her own sake . Jaeyoung, the baker with the House of Happiness, and Hyunmin were not yet ready to go off into the world to get a job . They need to build more skills . Hyunwoo wanted to make his mothers side dish store a springboard for Hyunmins jump into the world . That would not only help reduce her work but also offer him a springboard . After listening to Hyunwoos explanation carefully, she was persuaded at last . Let me think about it if thats your intention . Let me go and see him at the House of Happiness if I can find the time . Good decision, mom . With a light heart, Hyunwoo was done with eating dinner . He then went out as a chaffeur during the evening . Gyungsu was waiting from him in a red small car in front of his house . As it was early in the morning, they didnt have many request calls . Hyunwoo began to talk with him inside the car until they got a call . Actually, Hyunwoo had something to say to him before he left his house . Brother, is it difficult to make money as an animator? There is nothing easy in this world . Why are you asking that out of the blue? I know a place called the House of Happiness… Hyunwoo told him about the animation club of the orphanage . He said though their dream was to be an animator, there were no talent donors and financial supporters . Then he asked Gyunsu passingly, Can you take some time out this weekend? Do you want me to donate my talent? Yes . Is it hard for you? Hyunwoo could find out his answer from his look . After thinking a bit, Gyungsu shook his head and said, As you know, Im working part-time even on weekends . Of course, Hyunwoo knew that . Strictly speaking, it was not part-time . It was a manual job that required him to work on a construction site . He earned about 90,000 won by working from dawn till the afternoon . As he was physically weak, he only worked on Saturdays and had to lie in bed as an aftereffect on Sunday . Because of that, he didnt work as a chaffeur on weekends . In Hyunwoos mind, Gyungsu working like that didnt seem effective, but it was his judgement call . As he was financially stressed, he might think of even that money he made on weekends as valuable . As an animator, what quality skills do you have to master? Drawing pictures? Or using computers well? You cant neglect any of what you have just mentioned . But there are many technical guys in the market, so whats important is ones creativity . Creativity? For example, lets talk about characters . There are many who can draw existing characters beautifully, but there are few who can create characters that exist in this world . In particular, the story is important . While listening to his explanation, Hyunwoo recalled the animation that the Anifan Club members of the orphanage made . The animation video was clearly coarse and not refined, but the characters were original . They said they thought of the characters while looking at the stuff in the trash . By Gyunsus logic, they were already talented because they had created characters that didnt exist in this world . The characters were also very cute . Above all, the story was excellent . Though it had only one episode, the seven-minute animation was so interesting that Hyunwoo had been completely carried away . If it were backed up by technical supplements, such as drawings and programs, it could be an excellent animation . Then, we can call them geniuses . I was really impressed by the characters and the story, said Hyunwoo . Was it that good? asked Gyungsu . Hyunwoo nodded his head, adding, I thought it so regrettable for them to waste their talent . You can think about them in terms of management . The thing is whether you can find a company that can manage them . Management? Its like an entertainment company . They bring in those with talents when theyre young and then train them for several years before helping them debut as a singer or actor . Hyunwoo easily understood it . But it was not something Hyunwoo could dabble in . He had nothing to do with animation, and he could not make a contract with them for money . What wasimportant was a systematic program to train them . If Hyunwoo wanted to help them, he had to connect them to such a company . Where can I find such a company? Coming back home, he kept thinking about it . He couldnt erase the images of the Anifan kids enthusiastic vigor on animation from his mind . How much would they love it if they received a computer and a 3D animation program as gifts? It would be even better if they had an animation teacher . Hyunwoo thought that it might be the start of a genuine relationship with them, not a coincidence . Can I just help them? Actually, Hyunwoo had no reason not to do so . Hyunwoos wealth was growing fast for the past few months . Though he hasnt cashed out yet, he could take home 4 . 5 billion won if he sold his N&C stocks . As the stocks were on the high at the moment, the value of his stocks increased by tens of millions of won every day . He also had the money he received from Aurum as award money . Though it was in the form of company stock, it was more than 9,000 won per stock . In addition, he was making lots of profits from N&C Korea . He received more than 2 million won per month from the dealers Paek Sungwoo had made contracts with and about 4 . 5 million won from the dealers he made a deal with by himself . Overall, Hyunwoos monthly income was almost 10 million won . In that respect, the additional income he made as a chauffeur was meager . He heard that it would cost between 5-6 million won to buy a computer and the 3D program, which was not that burdensome to him . The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to help them . Finally, he clenched his fist . Sure, let me help them . Why am I making money? Isnt it because I want to make good use of it? Instead of leaving the money unused like this, let me help the kids even if I lose the money . In fact, he had nothing to lose . It was for his own benefit, too . If they could become successful with his help, he could feel a great sense of reward by just watching them grow . And who knows? Like he did to Yu Nami, the little help he offered to the kids today could come as a big reward to him later . Of course, he shouldnt expect anything like that from them . Still, there was one obstacle in resolving the kids issue . There is clearly a limit to the kids improving their skills by studying among themselves . They need an animation teacher . But hiring a teacher was another matter . It should not be a one-time tutoring, and the payment to the teacher would be substantial if it was to continue . How much does it cost? The teacher will ask for more than 2 million won for tutoring on weekends only, wont he? As the teacher was a specialist in a technical field, his tutoring fee would be high per session . And the session on weekends would be much higher, Hyunwoo thought . I wish Gyunsu gave up his manual work on weekends and worked as a tutor for the kids . Uh? Gyunsu as the animation teacher? Hyunwoo sprang to his feet before he knew it . Sure, let me ask him to work as a tutor instead of a manual worker .
Chapter end
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