Chapter 684 - Certification of Startup Company with Technology – Part 1
Seukang Li continued as he looked at the scroll painting once again, “If someone gave you this as a gift, you can take it without feeling indebted to the person. If you like it, why don’t you hang it on the wall at your home?”
“Old people love this type of painting in Korea. Can you stay here for a minute? I will leave the painting in the room and will be back.”
Gun-Ho came back to the lobby after dropping the scroll painting in his room.
“There is a very good restaurant behind this hotel. Their Shanghai cuisine is one of the best.”
The restaurant that Seukang Li took Gun-Ho to was not a huge or luxurious restaurant, but it looked mediocre with the size of a bit larger than a regular restaurant.
“This restaurant primarily offers Shanghai cuisine, and their two top popular menus are Songjiang Luyu (a perch fish dish of Songjiang) and Hongshao Hui Yu (a grilled croaker fish dish). When I have a guest to treat, I often come to this place.”
“Really? I guess because of its location on the coast of the East China Sea, lots of fish dishes have been developed and offered.”
Seukang Li also ordered a bottle of Baiju as well, which went well with the fish dishes.
“Hmm, this is really good.”
“Yeah? I know that many Korean and Japanese people like fish dishes. The price of these fish dishes is very reasonable as well. Please have them as much as you want.”
“Can you fill up my glass with Baiju, please?”
“Oh, how come you’ve already emptied your first glass of Baiju? You don’t usually drink much.”
“What was the name of this dish again?”
“It’s Songjiang Luyu (a perch fish dish of Songjiang). Songjiang is a river that flows through Shanghai. It’s also the name of an area— Songjiang District which is a suburban district of Shanghai. A perch fish lives in both freshwater and saltwater. Since we have the river and the ocean here, Songjiang Luyu is one of the most popular dishes in this area.”
“Hmm, is that right?”
“If I invest in their movie production, can you guarantee that you will get us benefits in distributing the movie and succeeding in the box office?”
“I’m a government worker. I can’t say that I will help you succeed in such a thing or not. Even though I can’t tell you that I will guarantee it, I can definitely tell you that I will certainly be cooperative. What I can also tell you is that for a patriotic movie, I can put in a good word with my friends at Guangdian Zongju (National Radio and Television Administration).”
“Hmm, I see. By the way, you look like you lost some weight.”
“I’ve been busy lately. There are so many things that I need to take care of, and a lot of people’s interests are intertwined, and I have to keep a balance between them, which is very stressful. I’m on medication.”
“You can still be under a lot of stress and pressure with the position of the director of Shanghai’s mighty Bureau of Radio, Film, and Television, huh?”
“People think that this position is powerful and can be extremely influential, which sounds good, but all that power comes with a massive responsibility. That’s why I sometimes come to this place by myself and have a drink. I wish Jien Wang lived close by, so I can have a drink with him sometimes.
Seukang Li sipped his liquor and then made a call to Jien Wang.
“Jien Wang? It’s me. I’m with Gun-Ho Goo right now. We are at the Songjiang Luyu restaurant in Shanghai.”
“Oh, really? Since Gun-Ho Goo is there with you, why don’t you ask him about the movie production?”
“I can’t do that to him. I’ve asked him for more than enough favor already. Gun-Ho has already invested 4 million dollars in China because of me. If I get him into this movie production business, he will have to invest an additional 5 million dollars. That will make his total investment funds in China 9 million dollars.”
“Is it that much already?”
“I connected him to Antang City’s terminal project and also to Huanle Shiji’s TV drama production. I can’t ask him to make more investment in the movie production business. Huanle Shiji’s President Baogang Chen already talked about the movie to him, but I think it’s too much even for President Goo.”
“I understand. Let me talk to Gun-Ho Goo. I want to hear his voice.”
“Okay.”