Chapter 393 - Art Exhibition with Original Paintings (2) – Part 2
Gun-Ho continued to talk with Jae-Sik Moon about GH Logistics’ business.
“How much is the sales revenue?”
“It’s about 100 million won per month. I have a suggestion to make to you, President Goo.”
“What is it?”
“I want to get more trucks. Is it okay to buy more trucks with the profits we generate?”
“Sure, do so.”
“If we do that, you won’t get any money.”
“Getting more trucks means growing this company, and that means my asset is growing. So it doesn’t matter to me.”
“Really? Thank you.”
“And, how much salary do you take?”
“The bookkeeper takes 1.8 million won per month, the office manager takes 2.2, and I take 2.5. It’s the same amount of salary I received when I worked for GH Media.”
“That’s it? How much is President Shin paid?”
“Her monthly salary is 3.5 million won.”
“GH Media is generating good revenue now. President Shin’s and your salary is too low. I guess I’ve been ignorant.”
“President Shin said she is going to negotiate her salary at the end of this year when she gives you a report about the company.”
After President Shin left, Gun-Ho talked to Young-Eun Kim.
“I wanted to thank you for the lunch the other day in Yangpyeong County.”
“Oh, no problem.”
Young-Eun seemed to be tense.
“Shall we order food?”
As he said to Young-Eun, he handed the menu book to her.
“Please place your order first.”
Young-Eun gave the menu book back to Gun-Ho.
Gun-Ho picked something that was neither expensive nor cheap.
“How about this one?”
“That sounds good.”
Young-Eun responded calmly.
Gun-Ho placed an order to the waiter.
Gun-Ho then drank the water. He was trying to come up with anything that he could talk with her about.
“I heard you live around here.”
“Yes, I live in Myeonglyoon Town.”
“Is it a condo?”
“Yes, it is.”
Silence filled the air again.
“I actually wanted to buy you dinner to show my gratitude. But it turned out that you treated me first.”
“Young-Eun looked at Gun-Ho. She seemed puzzled while trying to think of any reason why Gun-Ho would want to thank her.
“My mother received spinal surgery at Seoul National University Hospital last month. She also suffered from constipation which required an enema, and you helped her. I was there, and I was shocked at the scene. I didn’t know a medical doctor does it as part of their job. I was so grateful that you relieved my mother’s pain. Thank you again.”
“Which patient room did your mother stay in?”
“She stayed in a room sharing with other patients and then moved to a one-person room.”
“Oh, oh, I think I remember her.”
Young-Eun smiled faintly. She had never smiled until then at the restaurant. Gun-Ho thought that she looked cute.
“Let’s change the subject since we have to eat.”
Gun-Ho drank his glass of water again. For some reason, he felt thirsty. After a while, Gun-Ho said, “Taking care of patients as a doctor is hard, isn’t it?”
Young-Eun smiled faintly again; what Gun-Ho said to her sounded warm and caring.
“It’s a rewarding job.”
The food came out. It was a beefsteak. They ate the food without saying a word. Gun-Ho placed some delicious side dishes close to Young-Eun.
“It’s okay.”
Young-Eun placed them back to where they were.
“What do you do for a living?”
“I run companies. I have two manufacturing factories, and I have a building in Sinsa Town, Gangnam. I rent them out. I’m making it alright.”
Young-Eun smiled again when Gun-Ho said he was doing alright in making his living.
“Medical doctors are doing fine in making a living, aren’t they?”
“Right, we do alright too.”
Gun-Ho ordered a bottle of beer and filled up a glass with it and gave it to Young-Eun.
“Drink just one glass of beer. I will finish the rest of the bottle.”
Young-Eun didn’t say anything.
“You must be living by yourself then. I live by myself too in a condo in Dogok Town.”
“Where is Dogok Town?”
“It’s two blocks from Yangjae Town.”
“Did you make an investment in President Shin’s company?”
“Yes, a little. President Shin is very knowledgeable in the arts. The first art exhibition that she hosted at my art gallery was with Chinese northern school literati paintings. She then had another exhibition with Chinese young painters’ avant-garde art.”
Gun-Ho talked a lot about arts based on the knowledge that he heard from President Jeong-Sook Shin as if he knew about them by heart and as if he was really into arts. He was not a talkative type, but during that day, he could talk a lot without any difficulty after having a glass of beer. Young-Eun Kim seemed to be interested in what Gun-Ho was telling.