chapter 3
You can’t even buy an apartment in Gangnam with this
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“Now, sit here.”
Kang Kyung-moon, president of Daemyung University. He is wearing a benevolent smile.
“Professor Choi. First of all, this is Kang Tae-seong, president of Taesung Logistics.”
“Oh, how are you? Professor Choi.”
As soon as Hyun-joon sat down, he got up from his seat and shook hands with the other person. A man in his mid-40s with sharp eyes and a handsome image. Hyeon-joon, who has a sharp eye, suddenly thought that President Kang Tae-seong resembled President Kang Kyung-moon in some ways.
“Now, the two of you, sit down.”
“yes. President.”
“Yes, Professor Choi. This CEO Kang is someone I know very well, but Taesung Logistics is a company that mainly conducts local trade in Southeast Asia. Recently, he even created a venture company called TS Pharm Tech, and is boldly challenging even different fields. President Kang, am I right?”
“yes. President.”
“Hahaha, President Kang is the same, but when I went and saw it myself the other day, the atmosphere at the company was really good. If Professor Choi knows, it will be of great help in the future.”
At that moment, Hyeonjun’s expression changed a little.
When I asked what the hell was going on, did he call himself to introduce him? But this is the president’s office.
Alas, this is not the time for me to be like this.
“President. What did you call me for?”
Immediately, Hyunjoon put a smile on his lips.
“reason? What’s so urgent? Come to think of it, our Professor Choi seems to have a subtly broken personality.”
“Oh, no.”
“When I had an interview last year. Professor Choi is so eloquent that he gave his approval after all, even though he hesitated for a long time. Even though he is the youngest among the professors at our school, he believes that he is very talented. isn’t it? So, didn’t you become involved with New Drug NS Science as soon as you were appointed?”
“President. that.”
Hyeonjun straightened up and continued his speech.
“It is still simply a technical advisory committee role. I am not an outside director, and I focus on technical advice, but I have no special role.”
“Hey, Professor Choi. You don’t have to be humble in front of me. I am the president of Daemyung University.”
“···Ah yes.”
“And I don’t know Professor Choi, but we’ve been involved with New Drug NS Science for a long time.”
“yes?”
“Tell me more. in the early days of establishment. At that time, apart from the school funding, we also personally funded it. Do you know what I mean?”
“…”
“But that is not the end. If things go well in the future, a closer symbiotic relationship with President Kang Tae-seong may be created, and it may be of great help to each other.”
I thought it was a big deal because of the sudden call, but when a completely different story unfolded, Hyun-joon narrowed his eyes for a moment.
But why are you talking about yourself like that? To myself, a member of the technical advisory committee. Such a story was something to be told directly to Professor Bae Sang-gi.
“Ah, by the way… to do that, we’ll need to know more about the company’s circumstances. Well, isn’t Professor Bae Sang-gi very stubborn? Isn’t Professor Choi well aware of that?”
After that, President Kang Kyung-moon raises the corner of his mouth.
“Actually, since Kang and I are the majority shareholder of the company, we are in the same family. family! Is there any reason to build a wall between family members? If we can help each other, we can help each other. So, Professor Choi should know the technology side better, and if possible, could you give me a tip about the situation from time to time? really! Here, President Kang Tae-seong is a person who will be of great help to Professor Choi in the future. isn’t it? President Kang?”
“yes. President. Professor Choi! Again, at TS (Tae Sung) Pharm Tech, we are currently researching a new drug technology. We are also conducting joint research with professors of Daemyung University Medical School. We also highly value Professor Choi’s research capabilities. Hopefully, we will have a good relationship in the future.”
As such, President Kang Tae-seong spoke with a carefree laugh. Perhaps, if he were a young professor with little experience, he would be shaken right away by the possibility of winning an order for a company project, but Hyeon-jun’s expression was not very good.
Suddenly the president called himself. I thought it was because of school work, but it wasn’t. Because of Professor Bae Sang-ki’s New Drug NS Science.
By the way, New Drug NS Science is planning a phase 1 clinical trial early next year and preparing for a special technology listing on the KOSDAQ in the second half of next year.
In particular, based on the stock price that was traded over the counter a few months ago, the market cap of New Drug NS Science is currently around 150 billion won.
However, the market cap has recently been pumped by attracting Series-C investment, and if the technology listing really progresses, the market cap can soar to about 360 billion won in the future. Two people who have succeeded in preempting such an egg yolk venture. In particular, the president is asking Hyun-jun to inform him of the inside information of New Drug NS Science in advance.
“Professor Choi. When will you have a meal with me? Our TS Pharm Tech research director also wants to meet the professor. Of course, we are willing to provide appropriate research funding if necessary.”
“Ha ha, this is really good. Professor Choi. How is it? It would be of great help to Professor Choi if our President Kang gave away the research assignments, right? It will also be of great help in obtaining research funding from our school industry. People have to look carefully when they don’t know. If you have tricks, stick them in moderation. And if we help each other, that is the most realistic.”
Then the president continued to speak.
#
hey gol
Hyeon-joon left the president’s office. I leave the university headquarters building and walk around the campus for a while, but the wind is very cold. sub-zero weather. It is said that it will drop to 8 degrees below zero today. It feels like the temperature has already dropped to minus 20 degrees.
Holding his coat with both hands to protect the nape of his neck, Hyeon-jun walked quickly with his head slightly bowed, and soon entered the building where his office was located.
How did the president and the president Kang Tae-seong invest in New Drug NS Science so quickly? And at this point, their black heart to steal inside information in advance. It was very X-like, but even so, I couldn’t help feeling bitter.
It is never easy to attract Series-C stage investment at the general venture level, and it is also not easy to have a technology listing on the horizon. However, they invested early in such stocks, and if the stock is listed in the future, the two will make huge profits.
Come to think of it, other than winning the lottery and winning the subscription to the yolk apartment, suddenly having a lot of money is inevitable.
ah! no!
no!
Hyunjoon frowns and shakes his head. The desire to invest that persists and persists. But again, that desire is rising like a tidal wave.
The problem is that the reality is getting more and more harsh.
#
Returning to the professor’s office, Hyeon-joon opened the bank website on his computer monitor. And after hesitating for a moment, he carefully checked his account balance.
Every month, rent is missing, living expenses are missing, credit card costs are missing, and donations to the orphanage that raised him are also missing.
In the end, the remaining money is only about 10 million won. After receiving my first salary last March, I have received a total of nine paychecks, but this money is the only thing left.
I didn’t write anything specifically for myself. There is no such thing as insurance that others often say. In the end, if you save about 10 years in this way, you will be able to enter a one-room officetel with a better location. Of course, the rental price of a decent apartment in Seoul is not even close.
phew.
It is frustrating.
#
“professor. Please sign here.”
“uh. okay?”
“yes.”
After signing the documents, the department assistant bowed politely and left the professor’s office. The department assistant in her mid-twenties was wearing a short skirt, a white shirt-style blouse, and a black brand coat. He is exceptionally tall.
But that assistant also says that he lives in Gangnam. It doesn’t matter if the house is an apartment, a detached house, a villa or an officetel. Anyway, the economic situation is much better than yourself. Rather than myself living in an officetel on the outskirts of Seoul.
What time is it?
Hyeonjun checks the time again. Life is always pushed by time, so there is no choice.
11:25:35 am.
Come to think of it, it’s lunch time after a while. There are many things that need to be finished before that, but Hyun-joon has been thinking about it a little more.
I grabbed the pen again.
I ended up doing calculations here and there on a white A4 sheet. The money you can save as a professor for the rest of your life, the living expenses you will spend in the future, and so on. After repeating that, Hyeon-jun suddenly tears the paper apart.
Seed! I can’t even buy an apartment in Gangnam with this.
A reality without a scratch.
A world without a base.
So even if you try to rise to the level of others, it’s just hard.
Hyunjoon sighed, tearing his hair, and threw his head back. The back of the chair moved all the way back, and Hyeon-joon stared blankly at the ceiling as he lay down.
Still, at that time, wasn’t there a time when you earned billions or tens of billions of won a day? Of course, the money that falls on you isn’t that much.
Tranju (loan lender) who invested the money takes the majority of the profits, and the designer takes a good piece at this time. The remaining leftovers are shared by small puppies like Hyeon-jun. Even so, the money he collected before his death was close to hundreds of millions of won. After only a few years of working life. Of course, there may be some that he received more because he was so talented.
driving me crazy.
hey, i don’t know
In the end, Hyun-jun took a picture of his ID with his smartphone and typed something incessantly, and soon he looked at his smartphone with very shaky eyes. Actually, it was hot. Even so, a non-face-to-face stock account that was created in an instant.
And the moment he ran the stock trading app with trembling hands, Hyun-jun’s young heart started beating very wildly.
All in all, it is a beginner-class item whose stock price is soaring very frighteningly at the present time. In other words, they clicked on the KOSDAQ [Pine&B] stock.
A world of numbers dyed red.
6,500 won.
6,510 won.
6,520 won.
6,540 won.
6,570 won.
6,600 won.
6,630 won.
6,660 won.
A world where thousands and tens of thousands of shares are traded in 0.01 seconds and dyed red.
And finally, VI (Equity Volatility Mitigation Device), which sticks horribly, is activated.
At the same time, Hyeonjun also felt like he was out of breath.
#
it’s starting again
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“So, Professor Park Sang-hyun of Yeonguk University raised the flag?”
“yes. Because it is. Luckily, I think I’ll get into that project. If I get one, I will share it with the professors. ha ha ha.”
“Gosh. Professor Kim! If you do, we are grateful. Because Professor Kim is also a person.”
“Then Professor Kim. What kind of connections did you have with the Hansung Foundation?”
“Ah, Professor Park Sang-hyun’s graduate school senior is Professor Cha Jin-won, and he is currently in charge of the CRB (Responsible Expert Committee) of the Hansung Foundation. In addition, Professor Cha Jin-won’s friend is the director of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Haha, it’s all tangled up like this.”
“Wow! So, is Professor Cha Jin-won helping Professor Park Sang-hyun?”
“yes.”
At this time, heartwarming eyes come and go.
lunch time.
When the news came out that Professor Kim Yeon-jun had entered Yeonguk University as a member of Professor Park Sang-hyun’s planning research project, everyone was in a frenzy trying to stick to Professor Kim Yeon-jun no matter what.
In the case of large research funds, there is a person in charge of overall research, and there are also separate persons in charge of details. I think Professor Kim Yeon-joon will be in charge of detailed assignments. That’s why everyone was eager to stick to Professor Kim Yeon-joon and receive even a little bit of research funds like bean curd.
School faculty cafeteria.
Come to think of it, these kinds of stories come and go every time I eat here with the department professors. Hyeon-jun was just paying attention to the conversation with his ears perked up. Of course, other senior professors are putting spoons on the table set by Professor Kim Yeon-jun, so Hyeon-jun does not dare to join. Well, it’s because I can’t make jjambab.
“Hey. Professor Choi. Professor Choi, how is the research funding situation?”
In an instant, Hyunjoon raised his head.
Professor Chang Byeong-se, sitting across from him. he is looking at himself
“Hey, I’m lacking a lot.”
Then Professor Jang Byeong-se smiled.
“Look at me. Those humans, they only take care of my rice bowl. We have to take care of young people like Professor Choi. Why is everyone so greedy? ah! Professor Choi. Do you have time today?”
“yes?”
“I want you to have a drink.”
“Today?”
“okay. Is it today or tomorrow? you know that Madame Jung. The place we went together in the past.”
“ah···.”
“I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t been able to go there often. I got a call from Madame Jung yesterday. In other words, our Lina-san hahaha! Do you really want to see Professor Choi? how is it? When the time comes, let’s go together tonight.”
In an instant, Hyeon-joon’s expression immediately hardens.
Professor Jang Byeong-se is a wealthy Han-ryang professor. And a full professor who received a tenure (retirement guarantee).
A few years ago, he inherited a large five-story building as a legacy, and even the monthly rent from that building is tens of millions of won per month. Now, the title of professor is just a name. The building owner that everyone in this era envies, he was the (building) owner.
“professor. I have a lot of things these days…”
“Ha, look at this person.”
Professor Jang Byung-se, with a hooked nose, immediately opened his eyes wide, put his head forward, and lowered his voice.
“Hey, Professor Choi. If there’s something that’s stressing you out, you have to quickly release it. i will live I’m not a tight person I also need someone to go with. You are also good as a tempo. When do you go to that kind of place for a professor’s salary?”
“I’m sorry, professor.”
“uh?”
“I even have a dinner appointment with Professor Bae Sang-gi today.”
“Ai, compensation? Does Professor Choi pay compensation every day?”
“…”
“Then, if today doesn’t work, how about tomorrow?”
“Um, sorry. professor.”
“Huh, true! look at this dude pretending to be very expensive If you don’t like Professor Choi, you can find another member. And Professor Choi, don’t even say hello to me from now on.”
Professor Jang Byeong-se, who became very bored.
However, Hyeon-jun has no intention of catering to him any more. Professor Jang Byung-se, who has already become a professor at Hallyang, is no different from a toothless tiger.
But it still bothers me
At this time, Hyun-joon secretly took out his smartphone and started looking at something secretly. In other words, what Hyeon-joon cares about right now is the stock app, not Professor Byung-se Jang.
Stocks that I bought like crazy before lunch.
He is curious about the share price of that stock.
Title: [Pine&B]
Holding amount: 1,000 shares
Average purchase price: KRW 6,570
how did this go
Hyeon-joon carefully looked at the transaction situation.
But what is it?
In an instant, the gap between the eyebrows is severely narrowed.
6,470 won?
The stock price has fallen by 100 won.
After the stock price hit 6,750 won earlier, the stock price was pushed out as the profit-realization sale exploded. When it came down to 6,570 won, Hyun-joon immediately followed as if he had waited.
Nevertheless, if you look at the stock price trend during the preceding intraday, it is certain that the dark-haired power has been attached, not the trading technique of an institution or a pure outsider, no matter what anyone says. From the beginning of the market, it seemed clear that actively receiving the amount of ants through fear of a plunge several times was an unconditional operation stock, on the other hand, an item entering the upper limit today.
But why is this?
6,430 won?
It’s falling more than before.
“Professor Choi. what are you doing?”
“Oh, no.”
Hyeonjun quickly hid his smartphone.
“Okay then, if everyone has eaten, let’s go now. I have a lecture from 2:00, so I have something to prepare.”
“yes. You see.”
After that, the professors stood up, and Hyeon-jun quickly gathered the leftovers in a bowl and got up from his seat.
#
It’s already 1:00 PM.
Hyunjun started his first lecture today. In fact, at first, Hyun-joon felt very awkward standing in front of the students here.
This is because there are students of the same age as you, or students who are older. This is because the pharmacy school itself is operated in a 2+4 format, and as a result, the number of older college students has gradually increased.
In particular, only students who have taken the PEET (Pharmaceutical College Admissions Test) exam after attending the second year at each university can apply for pharmacy school, and sometimes there are many students who repeat this process even three times, resulting in some students older than Hyunjun. will be.
what can i do though
I’m a professor so what?
I’m not a pharmacist, but I’m a professor.
Like that, he has some time to spare now, but today, Hyun-joon continues to focus on other things.
It’s because of the stock price of the stock I bought right before lunch.
6,220 won?
The current share price is KRW 6,220.
The asking price is much farther than the average purchase price of 6,570 won.
Surprisingly, it seems that the guys who work very bloody have taken over this event.
Hyeon-jun, who glanced at his smartphone placed on one side of the podium, almost panicked in the middle of the lecture, but managed to calm himself down.
Stocks that I did again in 14 years.
I just grabbed a rising stock out of anger, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have any confidence in the current situation.
It definitely looks like an operator.
In particular, Hyun-Jun knows very well that when he touches this kind of operation bar, he must never touch it without distribution.
The characteristic of the strategy is to suddenly roll it up even after subtracting up to -10%. Of course, if luck is at its worst, it is the operation master that can pass through the basement and fall to hell.
What kind of mind is the main gun that leads the flow?
If you can’t predict that in advance, the stock price will go down.
However, Hyeonjun decided to watch more.
#
3 p.m.
After the two-hour lecture, Hyeon-jun now attends a research meeting chaired by Professor Sang-ki Bae.
[New Drug NS Science] A meeting attended by professors from the Department of Basic Medicine, Daemyung University Medical School, as well as researchers.
The meeting started when all the members gathered, but Hyun-joon was still checking the stock app in his spare time.
The problem now is the stock price.
6,020 won.
Because stock prices are going down.
It was a small investment, so the loss was not so great, but it was a situation where it was right to lose money before it was too late.
But stocks aren’t like that either, so Hyeon-jun decides to be patient.
And by the time it was almost 3:19 in the afternoon.
Hyeon-jun looks at his smartphone again and is startled.
Just before the market closes, simultaneous quotation is the time zone. That is, before single-price trading begins.
Finally, the stock price of [Pine&B] started showing great volatility.
But oops! Going crazy.
Not for the good, but for the very, very bad.
The stock price, which had slumped to 6,020 won, a +12.73% point from the previous trading day’s closing price of 5,340 won, suddenly drew a straight line and began to collapse like crazy.
A scene where stormy water pours down as if a strong shower is falling vertically.
6,050 won.
6,000 won.
5,880 won.
5,760 won.
5,590 won.
5,360 won.
5,280 won.
aaaagh!
It’s X!
A gap of 14 years, it was that big.
sense of investment.
that instinctive feeling.
Suddenly, Hyeon-joon lost it.