Chapter Seventy-Two: Bar Conflict
As the leader of the team that visited South Korea, Jongseok's job was not to go on a field trip himself, but to play purely for fun. As for the substantive work, it is naturally left to the busy researchers.
The day after they arrived in South Korea, the researchers were picked up by Korean brokerages in batches, and they had already contacted each other to conduct research in the name of wanting to investigate the Korean stock market. This kind of investment from overseas is the most popular among Korean brokers, as it is one of the ways to quickly expand their influence.
When everyone was gone, Jong Seok got up lazily, washed up and had breakfast with Jongyi, and then, accompanied by Park Do-woo, visited the very well-known Lotte Se Gang in South Korea.
Lotte World is a super entertainment city that integrates entertainment and culture, with the theme of adventure and mystery "Lotte World Adventure" and the magic island "Neverland" on the lake, as well as various amusement facilities, as well as a folk museum, a hotel, a movie theater, an indoor swimming pool, an indoor ice rink, a bowling alley, a membership sports club, a department store, a supermarket, a shopping center, and more.
This kind of collective entertainment city is very similar to Disneyland, but the surrounding facilities are more developed than Disney. Lotte Group has relied on the successful development of Lotte Shilu to become one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea in just over a decade.
In the Adventure Kingdom, Magic Island and other attractions, there is a lot of people, and Zhong Shi only glanced at some of the facilities slightly, and then lost his interest in having fun. I like it, I have fun playing like a child, and I laugh at Zhongshi Ha Lu Ha Da Lang. Before I knew it, I was in a much happier mood.
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The day passed quickly, and in the evening, Zhong Yi was sweating profusely and squeezing out of the crowd of the Lotte Carnival, with a look of unfinished business.
"Okay, let's go back, take a shower first, and then find a place to eat authentic Korean food." Zhong Shi looked at Zhong Yi, who was still wiping the sweat on his forehead, and didn't know what to say.
Zhong Yi nodded, calmed down for a moment, and then said, "The design here is really good. And according to my sights. Non-Asian faces make up about 10% of the population, which is a big statistic and shows that it also attracts the attention of foreigners. If you want to short this company, I'm afraid it's not a good choice! ”
The smile on Zhong Shi's face suddenly froze. Then the corners of his mouth twitched. A look of helplessness. Half a day passed. With a wry smile, he said, "Big guy, I've convinced you." If you can think of anything in the capital market, haven't you ever thought that this is just a pure play? ”
"Didn't think about it!" Zhong Yi stared at Zhong Shi for a long time, shook his head slowly, and said, "You led a delegation to South Korea with such fanfare this time, aren't you going to find out the details of Korean companies?" This Rakuten Group must be a relatively large consortium, and I don't believe that you will be purely playing, and have no other purpose. ”
After a pause, he continued: "But such a company is not easy to start, first of all, there is abundant cash flow, and there is no possibility of capital interruption, which is the most troublesome." Secondly, there is a lot of potential for appreciation of the surrounding shops and real estate, and even if it is sold now, there are large buyers, I am afraid it will ......"
"That's it!" Zhong Shi was completely speechless, and hurriedly drank Zhong Yi before he fainted, "I'm really just playing this time, and this Lotte World is a Japanese company, listed in New York, if someone wants to short, I'm afraid they would have taken action a long time ago." ”
"Huh?" Zhong Yi couldn't help but exclaim, his face was a little hot, and he quickly pulled Zhong Shi and walked outside, saying as he walked: "Hey, it's really embarrassing." How can we not even figure out such a common-sense question...... Hey, no, if it's not a short-selling Korean company, then your large-scale investigation is ......" Speaking of this, he had a thoughtful expression on his face, couldn't help but look at Zhongshi, tilted his head and thought about it, and finally an idea jumped into his brain, "Short won?" ”
"I don't know what to say for the time being, but I have to wait until the results of their microscopic analysis come out!" Zhong Shi blinked, and said lightly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter, rather than another financial event that might be enough to cause a global sensation.
"What about the macro aspect?" Zhong Yi was not bewitched by Zhong Shi at all, and still asked unrelentingly.
Zhong Shi's face suddenly showed a helpless expression, shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "The problem is very serious!" The amount of foreign debt is unbelievable, and the slightest loss of confidence could plunge the entire won into turmoil. There is no problem now because international capital has not noticed this, but when they do, I am afraid that it will be the end of the Korean currency. ”
Zhong Yi nodded and didn't speak for a long time.
The two fell silent for a while.
Park Do-woo followed behind them, thinking it was very strange, why did the two people who were talking and laughing just now suddenly become dumb? Although he couldn't understand the language of these two people, he could tell from the expressions on their faces that these two people were talking about the Lotte world. Park Do-woo said that almost every tourist who has been to the Lotte World is full of praise for the facilities here, and they are all smiling after playing.
It's just that these two guests who don't seem to be ordinary, why did they just laugh for a while and then change their faces? Park Do-woo thought silently in his heart for a long time, and he didn't guess what these two VIPs were thinking. However, he quickly gave up this futile idea, and instead estimated in his heart how much he would be paid for this translation work, after all, this group of people seemed to be very wealthy, and the hotels they lived in were all five-star.
For a while, his mind became hot again, and he made up his mind to treat this group of people well.
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At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhong Shi and a group of people came to the bar next to the hotel to sit for a while, find a quiet bar to have a few drinks after a day's work, and then hook up with a beautiful woman to go back has become the most popular pastime for Tianyu Foundation employees, but Zhong Shi never participates in this kind of activity. But this time abroad. It was rare for Zhong Shi to travel with them, so at the instigation of several researchers, Zhong Shi also followed him to the bar attached to the hotel.
This is a relatively elegant bar, the overall decoration style tends to be bright, because the customers are relatively high-end, so there is no noisy feeling that ordinary bars have. The guests quietly ordered drinks, sipped in their small sofas, and whispered to each other.
When Zhong Shi and his party arrived at the bar, a blonde waiter came over and greeted him in Korean. I saw that several people had confused looks on their faces. Instead, he switched to fluent English and asked the crowd what they wanted to drink.
Listening to the soft music and tasting the tequila in the cup, Zhong Shi only felt a burst of relaxation. This style was common in later generations. But at this time, it is undoubtedly rare. Very popular with high-end people. Especially in a country like South Korea, which suddenly became rich, it is a place where the so-called upper class flocks to it.
As far as the eye can see, there are Koreans with high cheekbones and small eyes. In the eyes of Westerners. Asian faces are difficult to identify, but in the eyes of Asians themselves, they can see this subtle difference clearly, for example, Koreans generally have small eyelids and small eyes, while Japanese people are short and bow when they meet people. These Koreans come here in not so inappropriate suits, colorful ties, dressed as if they were going to a formal banquet, and they also speak with a suppressed voice, completely like Westerners.
Zhong Shi shook his head slightly, and turned his head to look at Park Du You, who was sitting opposite him, only to see that he was pouring whiskey one by one, and in less than half an hour, he had already poured most of the bottle, and the originally small pair of eyes were even more squinted at this time, but seeing Zhong Shi looking at him, Park Du You was shocked in his heart, and defended with a big tongue: "Sir, this is ......"
Koreans are addicted to alcohol, regardless of gender, young and old, even if they only have spicy cabbage with wine, they can drink for most of the day. But what they drink is the kind of soju produced in their own country, and the degree is about 20 degrees, so even if they drink a whole bottle, the reaction will not be very large. But whiskey is completely different, this strong liquor is definitely not comparable to shochu, so after only drinking about half a bottle, Park Do-woo is already in a state of confusion.
Seeing his scene, Zhong Shi pursed his lips and turned his head to look elsewhere. Park Do-woo saw that this gentleman did not listen to his explanation, and his heart was relieved, and he secretly poured whiskey into his glass.
"Hiba!"
Zhong Shi glanced at the audience and found that there were not a few desirable beauties, and after a little thought, he understood that now is not the time for the Korean plastic surgery industry to be in full swing. He was about to get up to leave, when suddenly an extremely rude voice rang out on the ground, breaking the silence of the place.
Xiba is a Korean swear word, similar to the "Three Character Classic" in the Chinese language. Koreans generally have the habit of swearing, regardless of whether they are high or low, so when Zhong Shi heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then realized what was happening, and sat down again with his newly stood body, looking with interest at the place where the sound had just come from.
I saw a young man about twenty years old, dressed quite brightly, reprimanding a middle-aged man about forty years old, dressed quite ordinarily, the young man was dancing with his hands and not knowing what he was talking about, and the middle-aged man had folded his hands all the time, lowered his head, and did not dare to say anything to refute. Around them, there were also several white faces, looking at this scene with their faces, and judging by their expressions, they probably didn't know what was going on.
Since they were all speaking Korean, Zhong Shi felt a little bored after watching it for a moment, but just as he was about to turn his head, a scene shocked him, the young man who was talking nonsense suddenly rounded his arm and slapped the middle-aged man hard, and the crisp voice could be heard clearly by the audience. After the fan, the young man didn't even stop, and the backhand was another slap, which was thrown on the other side of the middle-aged man's face.
The two slaps were extremely heavy, and a red palm print immediately appeared on the middle-aged man's face. And during the whole process, the middle-aged man didn't resist in the slightest, and let the young man slap twice in front of everyone.
Zhong Shi frowned, and was about to get up to take a look, but he didn't expect that there were people who moved faster than him, only to see a figure suddenly jump past him, and ran to the beater in three steps and two steps, and suddenly shouted: "Xiba, you bastard bastard who doesn't know where to be born, do you treat your predecessors like this?" ”
After finishing speaking, the figure didn't care about the three-seven-twenty-one, and slapped the young man in the face. The young man was caught off guard, and he was slapped by him, and he heard a "snap", and a bright red slap mark suddenly appeared on the young man's face.
"I'm in trouble!" Zhong Shi, who had just come over, couldn't stop it, so he could only pat his forehead and sigh helplessly in his heart. (To be continued......)
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