Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 6



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Episode 6 – Single Malt

I kept saying things I shouldn’t have said.

perhaps,

‘Maybe I’m hoping for understanding too?’

I felt her eyes shaking, but the words she contained came out.

“When you try to understand, you misunderstand, and misunderstanding turns into hate, and you end up losing what you love.”

“…”

Hyein didn’t say anything, but her expression showed that she couldn’t agree. She knew the conversation shouldn’t be long, but she was pushed by some inertia and ended up talking in silence.

“It means that you can bully someone in the name of love.”

“I think I know a little bit. but···.”

“Usually, ‘Please understand.’ It can be changed to ‘Please show interest, love, forgiveness, recognition, and tolerance.’”

I looked at her expression for a moment.

This is because, contrary to intention, I knew that a habitual teaching tone could hurt the other person’s feelings.

Hyein and I made eye contact. Her eyes were bright and moist.

“CEO! I’m fine. “I felt a little bad at first, but I think I understand now.”

“thank god. “For some reason, I’m thankful.”

“But what would you do if the person you love begged you to understand?”

I knew that the key to understanding was ‘do it’. I was wondering if I really needed to explain this.

“I will try to make you feel understood.”

“For some reason, I understand it in my head, but one part of my heart feels empty?”

“If you answer with a bit of a joke. It may be because ‘you are too far away to be close’.”

She answered bluntly with an expression of disappointment.

“really! “It’s too far away to get close.”

After finishing the conversation, I went up to my accommodation.

In their respective bedrooms, they washed away the salt of the sea breeze and the dry dust of the square.

I come out to the living room and do some research on my laptop. She approached.

Single malt was glistening in the knit glasses in both hands.

Hyein seemed like she wanted to talk a little more, perhaps because the conversation at the bar ended on a sour note.

“here! “Have another drink.”

“Good.”

She sat next to me in her gown.

While looking at the laptop screen together, he added his own opinions and informed us of matters that he had not yet reported.

Then suddenly

He spoke during the silence.

“CEO”

“yes”

“Aren’t you lonely, CEO?”

“It’s lonely”

“But why…”

“Aren’t you going to get married or have a lover?”

“yes!”

“Rather than being anxious about misunderstanding, hatred, or fear of them. “It’s better to be lonely.”

“…”

“Maybe I was born with a genetic trait that allows me to tolerate it.”

She got up and sat down next to him. Then she put her hand on my shoulder and opened her mouth.

“if. “What would it be like if there was someone with whom you could share your loneliness, without any understanding or restraint?”

“Is there such a person? If so, we can lean on each other and rest for a while.”

She turned her face away from me without saying a word. And she slowly pressed her lips together.

Just like that, the bolt was released.

Although it was rough, I could feel the sound of my breathing that I was holding in, and the vibration of my heart was transmitted through my chest that was touching.

To protect each person’s location and distance

The tension I had worked so hard to relieve was relieved.

Like a tsunami, we couldn’t help but be engulfed in each other’s passion.

The energy built up inside me rushed in like a flood overflowing a river, and her unfocused eyes and rough breathing burst out.

Like a dam bursting over her parted lips. The energy that had been locked up inside me came pouring out.

While the earthquake passed, she was gathering her scattered mind and feeling the lingering aftershocks that came from time to time.

and

I exhaled softly.

“Oppa~”

“…”

“I’ll call you oppa now.”

I gently stroked her head. She said that now we should be honest with each other about our bodies and minds.

They said that it was enough to recognize and cherish each other, and to protect each other in their own place, without any obsession or restraint.

So we spent the night holding each other in our arms.

…

The next morning.

When I opened my laptop, an email from Vice President Jin Min-gyu had arrived. It was a report on past instructions.

To summarize,

Everything is being prepared as instructed, but there are concerns about the private sector introducing submarines. It was said that the influence of the political world was strong and the decision-making structure of the ordering company was complex.

It was as expected. The vice president felt that he had sufficiently learned and understood the work, and wrote a reply.

*****

[Private submarine construction project]

– Allocate 1 billion won for operating expenses to Director Kim Wan-jun and Director Jeong Si-woon.

– Build connections with relevant industry, political, and military personnel, and draw up and report on the influence relationship chart of each person and institution.

– It doesn’t matter what you do, whether it’s creating a separate corporation for operating expenses or taking over a golf driving range. never! Do not lobby through direct bribes or donations.

– Emphasize the need for high-performance civilian submarines for deep-sea exploration and marine scientific research.

– Create response materials related to deep-sea resource exploration, travel, and securing future competitiveness in science and technology. (including press release)

– Develop the logic that large civilian submarines are of great significance in improving national competitiveness.

– If necessary, prepare for a public opinion campaign and secure related resources.

– If domestic ordering is difficult. Japan, Germany, France, etc. through overseas corporations. Prepare a specific PLAN B to implement the project itself in another country.

(This plan will be used as leverage for domestic promotion, and if that does not work, proceed to PLAN B)

* New project

[Acquisition of 20,000-ton car ferry]

– Acquire both the ship and the operating rights (shipping company)

– Must be a ship of 20,000 tons or more.

– Targets shipping companies currently operating in Incheon, Jeju or Mokpo and Jeju.

– The manpower and costs required to proceed with the project are decided upon by the Vice President. Go into negotiations with full authority.

Please note that the cost of building the ship is around 70 billion won.

If the final acquisition cost is more than 300 billion won, the CEO’s decision must be obtained.

*****

After sending an email to the vice president. She realized there was one thing she had forgotten.

I asked Hyein to convene executives who could connect with the vice president and prepare for a video conference.

…

We coordinated the schedule and started a video conference through Starlink. I reviewed the information sent by email and issued a new work order.

***** video meeting *****

“Vice President! Director Lee Shin-young!”

“yes”

“With the planning team. “Please find a company worth acquiring or investing in among IT startups.”

“which?”

“As a big data and AI-related company, we have technological capabilities. It would be good for a place that is having trouble investing. It doesn’t matter whether Series A investment is in progress or before that stage.”

“Is it limited to Korea?”

“I would like it to be a domestic company if possible. I’m planning to proceed with a new project I’m presenting. So, there is no need to look at current performance or items, just judge the excellence of human resources.”

“What size of investment do you think?”

“We are considering an additional investment of 10 billion won to start, but depending on the situation, we are also considering an additional investment of over 100 billion won.”

“all right.”

“And Director Lee Shin-young”

“yes”

“Please understand the shareholding structure of the company to be invested in and check whether other investment shares can be liquidated.”

“How much do you think the acquisition fee will be for exiting the existing shares?”

“It will vary depending on the situation, but I think a multiple of 3 to 5 would be appropriate.”

“To make an investment decision, we will probably have to meet face-to-face… When will you come in?”

“Vice President and Director Lee will take the lead and make decisions through video conference when a final decision is needed.”

*********

After the video conference, I left the hotel with Hyein to spend the last day in Casablanca.

We visited the old town of Medina, built in the 18th century, and saw various traditional sights. Hyein, who was walking down her street, suddenly spoke as if she remembered something.

“ah! “Wasn’t Casablanca where John escaped in John Wick 3?”

“that’s right. But they say that’s the setting, and that most of the actual filming was done in the United States.”

“ah. I see”

Putting my regrets aside, I walked through the old town of Medina and came across a place that made me stop.

On his way to meet Sophia, John found an alley similar to the one where he fought the assassins.

Hyein said it was amazing and liked it, and they had fun taking pictures with each other. She then went to a large shopping mall called Morocco Mall for shopping.

The shape of the building looked like two fish joined together. I guessed that it was probably like that in a religious sense.

It was a modern building that looked like a combination of a department store and a large discount store.

I called Hyein out in front of the luxury store.

Glencarran, a glass made for drinking whiskey neatly

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