Chapter 54: Alibaba President Marwin’s Condo (3)
Gun-Ho and Mae-Hyang followed the realtor to the apartnt to take a look at it. The apartnt was really large. There were three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The interior was a bit outdated but at least it maintained unity, by placing furniture all in white: a desk and a fitted wardrobe.
“Oh! I love this apartnt. It’s large. Oh! There are two bathrooms!”
Mae-Hyang seed to be more excited than Gun-Ho.
Gun-Ho felt like he could sll Chinese food in the apartnt and he thought he would have to ventilate the apartnt by keeping windows open for maybe a day. The current occupant said they could vacate the apartnt within three days.
Gun-Ho decided to take it and made a lease contract. It was 120㎡ large, so 36 pyung in Korea.
“I know this is too big for myself, but I want to receive good energy from Marwin. I had been in church and a Buddhist temple—Doseon temple in Dobong Mountain to pray when I was studying for the level-9 governnt job exam. That didn’t work! My mom also went to see Gatbawi Buddha sitting in Palgong Mountain which was located in Daegu City to pray for . That didn’t work either! I failed all of the governnt job exams I had tried: the level-9 and provincial governnt job exams. I want to receive Marwin’s energy, who is one of the richest n in the world! It might work this ti.”
Gun-Ho asked the realtor as he was walking out of the apartnt after finishing his tour.
“Where are the most expensive condos or houses in Hangzhou City?”
“The ones that have the view of West Lake are probably the most expensive properties.”
“How much are they?”
“The newly constructed houses in the Hoobinlu area are over 3,000,000 Yuan.”
3 million Yuan is 360 million won.
“Hmm... That area must be corresponding to Gangnam in Seoul!”
Gun-Ho decided to acquire a real estate in that area soday.
Gun-Ho applied for Alien Resident Certificate.
Once he submitted his business license along with his passport, they scheduled his physical exam. They also confird that once he completed the physical exam, he would receive an Alien Resident Certificate. Once he received his Alien Resident Certificate, he could obtain a driver’s license and acquire a real estate.
Three days passed since he visited the apartnt that he wanted to move in. It was Gun-Ho’s moving day to the Hobanhwawon apartnt.
He wanted to clean the apartnt before he actually moved in. As Mae-Hyang suggested, Gun-Ho hired soone to clean the apartnt. He also asked soone to change the toilet after he was told by the realtor that the toilet can be easily replaced, as long as he had money for it.
“Whoa, the apartnt looks great once I changed the desk and the bed. I am the king in this space. I can practice speaking in Chinese loudly. No one will ask to keep it down in my apartnt.”
It occurred to him that he wanted to bring his parents here and live together in this spacious apartnt.
“A condo in this size and condition will cost several hundred million won in Korea. I had been moving around from one tiny room to another. I guess I lived long enough to see a person like live in a huge apartnt like this. Haha.”
Gun-Ho thought he made the right decision in moving into this apartnt, even though he had to pay 2,500 Yuan every month.
Gun-Ho went to the 1 Danwon, unit 202 where Marwin had used to live and walked around in front of that apartnt.
“This apartnt produced the man—one of the world’s richest n. I will co here sotis and receive the energy.
Gun-Ho closed his eyes while he was still standing in front of the unit 202 and started praying quietly.
“Dear God, our father in heaven, and dear Buddha—and dear gods in the universe, please help this young Korean man, Gun-Ho Goo to beco rich just like Mr. Marwin.”
Gun-Ho felt better after he prayed in his heart.
Gun-Ho purchased a fabulous bike.
The bikes in China had a number tag attached behind them. Since the land was flat and the road was wide, it was easy to ride even for a long distance. And since there were tons of people riding a bike, Gun-Ho didn’t feel embarrassed.
“It’s nice that I can go anywhere on this bike. There is a basket attached on the front of the bike. It can carry grocery bags. How convenient.”
As he was getting used to the life in China, Gun-Ho didn’t neglect his study of the Chinese language. As he learned new Chinese letters every day, he could recognize more letters from store signs on the street; he felt delighted.
“Chaos... that is a supermarket. Chanting... is a restaurant...”
He also beca familiarized with roads, streets, and places in the area. Gun-Ho deposited every day, the revenue that Dingming handed over at the end of the day. Sotis the revenue didn’t even reach 3,000 Yuan and that disappointed him. However, that didn’t terrify Gun-Ho since his expectation for making money was sowhere else.
“I just need this restaurant to keep going without loss.”
To attract more custors to his restaurant, Gun-Ho visited several travel agencies with Mae-Hyang, which didn’t result in an increase of foot traffic to the restaurant.
“Why would Korean tourists have Korean food when they flew all the way to China to experience Chinese culture? They would rather try traditional Chinese food.”
The restaurant’s typical custors were Korean employees of Korean companies who had stayed in Hangzhou City for a long ti, international students from Japan, and curious Chinese people. The Korean workers ca to the Mando Hotel Korean restaurant because they missed Korean food due to their prolonged stay away from Korea. The Japanese international students ca to the Korean restaurant because they couldn’t find a Japanese restaurant in the vicinity of the area.
Gun-Ho received his physical exam for Alien Resident Certificate.
The officer in Public Security Office asked Gun-Ho while he was reviewing his application if he was living in the Hobanhwawon apartnt. It seed that they recognized the apartnt community with a good reputation.
Korean international students were not often found in Gun-Ho’s Korean restaurant because of the relatively high price. However, the Korean workers ca to the restaurant pretty often. Gun-Ho beca closer with these Koreans.
“Does this restaurant have a new owner now? You seem to be young.”
“I hope to see you often in my restaurant. I’m Gun-Ho Goo.”
“Since you are the new owner, I’d like to tell you one thing or a suggestion. The food here doesn’t quite taste like authentic Korean food. Have you thought of bringing Korean cook from Korea?”
“I will definitely consider it even though I can’t do it right away because of the labor cost. Once I get enough revenue to bring a cook from Korea, I will do that.”
Gun-Ho had always been polite and kind to custors. The Korean workers sotis asked Gun-Ho to drink with them.”
“Let’s have a drink together, sir. We are all away from our country and feel lonely, right?”
“Maybe next ti since I am at work right now.”
“One drink should be fine. Take it.”
Gun-Ho hadn’t had these types of experience when he ran the Vietnase noodle soup restaurant in Noryangjin since he didn’t serve alcohol at that ti. With alcohol, many custors asked Gun-Ho to drink together or made a joke to him.
“Sir, where do you live?”
“I live in the Hobanhwawon apartnt.”
“Oh, that apartnt is pricey to rent. You are living in a good place.”
Gun-Ho had never ever heard that he lived in a good place before when he lived in Korea in his entire life. He felt good. ‘Those pricks living in Gangnam must have felt this way all the ti,’ Gun-Ho thought.
It had been a month since Gun-Ho ca to China.
He still can’t speak Chinese but he can read most of the business signs on the street, and he beca more familiarized with the road and direction since he could read. He beca healthy as well since he rode a bike every day.
He made a sales statent for the month. After deducting all expenses such as ingredients, labor, maintenance fee, etc., he made 36,000 Yuan in that month. He needed to put aside 25,000 out of it for the next period rent for the restaurant. That left him with 11,000 Yuan which Gun-Ho could use. From 11,000 Yuan, he needed to pay the apartnt rent of 2,500 Yuan. After subtracting the rent, Gun-Ho got 8,500 Yuan on his hand. It’s about 1 million won.
“I knew this.”
8,500 Yuan was not much at all to Gun-Ho, however, it was a significant amount of money for most Chinese people. The kitchen ladies took less than 2,000 Yuan per month.
“It’s okay as long as there is no loss.”
Gun-Ho tried to comfort himself.
During the past one month, Gun-Ho already received the Alien Resident Certificate and the driver’s license. He started collecting information for his real estate investnt.
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