When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar
Chapter 149

# 150

Today, not tomorrow (4)

Do-wook’s father, Professor Woong-cheon Kang, was smiling happily while answering the phone in the professor’s lab.

My previous son was not a bad student who got into serious accidents, but he was always late to school and his grades were not good, so he could not be said to be a diligent student.

It was true that his wife, who was a professor like him, was unable to pay much attention to her children because she was busy taking classes and researching at school.

So, it was a time when I thought I would be lucky if I didn’t get into an accident, but one day, I guess I grew up after puberty, and I started to show a lot of maturity.

When Professor Woong-cheon Kang called his wife and told them that he wanted to become a singer and attend a vocal academy, he did not show much, but he was very happy and proud. No matter what the outcome was, having a goal was a positive thing.

Other than going to the academy, auditioning for an entertainment company, and actively supporting me while I was a trainee so that I wouldn’t have to face any financial difficulties, there wasn’t much help other than that.

In any case, that level of financial support was at the level of pocket money that Do-wook would have received if he had just attended school normally. Nevertheless, Do-wook did not give up easily and was passionate about the goal he had set.

Professor Woong-cheon Kang sometimes found it difficult to hide his surprise because his son seemed to have become a completely different person, but he was proud that he was growing into a good adult.

Even though he couldn’t come home often due to his life as a trainee and a celebrity, Do-wook regularly contacted his wife and himself to say hello.

I thought the outcome didn’t matter, but Dowook had now become a famous celebrity whose face even Professor Kang Woong-cheon’s acquaintances knew.

Although I refused, I once received a call saying they wanted to interview Do-wook’s parent, Professor Woong-cheon Kang.

Professor Woong-Cheon Kang was very proud of his son who was achieving great success even at a young age while taking great care of himself as his parents.

Meanwhile, Professor Woong-cheon Kang recently received a call from his son Do-wook.

I thought it was a regular phone call to say hello, but Dowook told a different story.

“I want to invest.”

“……invest?”

“yes.”

Now Dowook’s profits, as is known, were considerable.

First of all, as a member of KK, there was revenue from album sales, physical sales of goods, etc., performance revenue, and advertising revenue. In the meantime, he even split the profits 1/n with members of Hit Entertainment and other distribution companies, but despite this, a significant amount of money came back to Dowook.

In addition, Dowook has composed and written numerous songs himself. By releasing a solo album, the profits from music were significant.

Through this work with LIL, there was only one song on the music site in the U.S. market, but the revenue generated from it was significant as he was listed as a composer.

In comparison, the expenses were not much.

In addition to living in a dormitory, I did not buy a separate house or car. Since the activity fee was lent by the company and settled after deducting the activity fee, there was no other money involved in daily life.

At most, he spent money on personally purchased equipment and civilian clothes, but recently fans have been providing Do-wook with support for things he needs, and he has been busy using and certifying the things that have been supported.

Do-wook’s parents didn’t even need to send him living expenses because they were currently working as professors. In the end, the largest expenditure was in the form of donations.

Therefore, money exceeding hundreds of millions was piling up in the bank account.

I was running a few funds based on the bank’s recommendation, but it wasn’t a lot of money.

Professor Woong-cheon Kang was a little surprised when Do-wook, who did not seem to have much interest in money, suddenly said he would invest.

“Do you have a trustworthy consultant nearby?”

Professor Woong-Cheon Kang majored in economics, so fortunately there were quite a few financial experts around him. Professor Woongcheon Kang asked.

“I’d like you to tell me what kind of investment you want to make.”

“One is stock investment… I want to accumulate quite a lot of shares. Step by step. And one, I would like to invest in small companies that have not yet been listed.”

Professor Woong-cheon Kang quickly thought of financial experts he knew. When a suitable person came to mind and said there was someone who could take charge, Do-wook said.

“Then, I would like to ask him for consulting on some of my assets. First of all, could your father meet with you on your behalf and request a request? If your father is busy…”

“No. That’s all you can do. No matter how busy I am, will I be busier than you? “I saw an article saying you were going to Japan.”

“yes. The Osaka performance has just ended. “I think I’ll be going to America soon.”

In this way, Professor Woong-cheon Kang entrusted Do-wook’s assets to a consultant on his behalf.

Do-wook conveyed the amount and details he wanted to invest to Professor Woong-cheon Kang via email. Professor Woong-cheon Kang entrusted this task to his student, who took his class a long time ago and is now a successful investor, and occasionally comes to say hello to him.

-Oh, that friend said he invested as you said. The investment in the agency was made in my name.

“yes.”

-And I heard you bought stocks from the music site you mentioned. I’m worried that the outlook for the future isn’t good and I don’t know why I’m still living. Is that okay?

Do-wook nodded at Professor Woong-cheon Kang’s words.

The site where Dowook said he would invest in stocks clearly did not have a good outlook right now. The largest site in the rapidly growing music market was ‘Pineapple Music.’ Next was ‘BN Music’ owned by cable broadcaster TBN.

The future of Jam Music is clearly bleak because the third-ranked music site, ‘Jam Music’, does not have a high market share, and only the market share of the above two sites continues to increase.

But Do-wook had other thoughts. If I had seen the immediate profit anyway, I would have made money by investing in things that would do well in the future from the moment I had money.

Of course, money will be an important means to achieve your dreams, but it is only a means. What Dowook valued was not money. This investment was just laying the groundwork for a bigger dream to come.

“are you okay. Know it and invest. “I know you must have been inconvenienced, but thank you, father.”

-no. I can do this for my hard-working son. First of all, he said he would report on his investment via email at intervals. He said he wanted to see you in person.

“Hmm… I think it would be better to contact you through your father for the time being.”

It wasn’t a matter of doing something illegal or making a lot of money, but it wouldn’t be good if it was known that he was investing in something that was attracting public attention.

-okay. i get it. Don’t get hurt and take care of yourself.

“yes. “I will definitely go home on my day off.”

-Don’t overdo it.

“Your father. “Please say hello to your mom too.”

After finishing the phone call, Dowook stretched and stood up.

Today was the day I had an appointment with Yoosung Fashion CEO Lee Yu-min.

***

Hit Entertainment fan-marketing team member Nam Hyo-jin was drinking with a friend at a cocktail bar near her office after work.

“The team leader brought us here to our team dinner. Isn’t the atmosphere really nice?”

“Oh, it’s really good?”

Nam Hyo-jin’s best friend nodded his head and answered.

“If you’re the team leader, is that guy who’s said to be quite handsome? “Try to do well.”

“what! “Just try to do well.”

“why. “I heard there’s a small age difference between them, they’re capable, and they have good personalities.”

“So it’s a bit unexpected. And a boss is just a boss.”

The two sat at the table and ordered cheese nachos, the least expensive snack, and two cocktails.

“Ah, to a place like this, it takes payday for a lowly person like me to come.”

“But just because you became a full-time employee, you can do these things and do well, Nam Hyo-jin?”

“I was so successful that I almost got fired as soon as I became a full-time employee.”

“what? why?!”

Nam Hyo-jin answered softly as she picked up a handful of nachos that had just arrived, put them in her mouth, and chewed them. He looked dizzy just thinking about it.

“No, our Do-wook…”

While speaking, Nam Hyo-jin looked around. Since it was near the company, I was checking to see if anyone was involved.

In fact, Nam Hyo-jin was a big fan of KK. The reason I joined Hit Entertainment was partly to see KK and Dowook. In reality, whenever I came across Do-wook every time I went to and from the office, my heart pounded and even my ears turned red, and I was trying hard not to show it.

Fortunately, many of the company’s female employees looked at Do-wook with adoration, so Nam Hyo-jin’s behavior did not stand out that much.

“Do-wook told his close friends that he was working with LIL and told them to keep it a secret… but the news broke the very next day. It was a lot of work to sort that out…. The team leader called me and gave me instructions, and my hands were sweating… Sigh….”

Nam Hyo-jin found out about the news about working with LIL. was so happy that she shared the news with her close KK fans. It was because I wanted to share the joy quickly.

“Hey, why did you tell them that?”

“That’s right. I’m a crazy bitch. Never again! “Never say that again!”

“Ugh….”

Nam Hyo-jin’s best friend shook his head. Nam Hyo-jin chewed her wagjak nachos while making a promise.

Do-wook, who covered his face with a Burberry coat and hat to meet CEO Lee Yu-min, found a familiar face as he entered the bar.

‘Was he an employee of the fan-marketing team?’

Do-wook, who didn’t feel the need to pretend that he was with a friend, headed toward the room inside the bar.

One of the reasons officials frequently used this bar was the room inside. If you go to a corner hallway that regular users don’t know about, like a secret space, there is a room there.

Dowook naturally went to the room, opened the door, and entered.

A man in his late thirties was sitting in the room with CEO Lee Yu-min.

He was an official at the Korean branch of a global fashion brand.

“nice to meet you.”

The man stood up and handed Do-wook a business card.

‘Coco Korea Branch Manager Jeong Jin’

The reason CEO Lee Yu-min called Do-wook today was to introduce him. Do-wook had expectations when CEO Yu-min Lee said that good news was waiting for him, but he couldn’t help but be surprised the moment he received the business card.

‘At Coco? What kind of news is this?…’

Because I didn’t expect it to be this good of news.

‘Coco was one of the top three luxury brands. When it comes to luxury goods, most people think of Coco first.

“Nice to meet you.”

Dowook shook hands with Branch Manager Jeong Jin.

“Seeing him in person like this, he is really handsome. “You’ve heard this too many times, right?”

“no. thank you.”

“Your fashion sense is also really good, as CEO Lee Yu-min said. “I never thought a Burberry hat would look so good.”

Dowook responded with a smile to the series of compliments.

“Please sit down for now, Mr. Jeong-jin and Mr. Do-wook. “Are we going to talk about work as soon as we meet?”

“Ah, I was just praising your sense. CEO.”

“It’s the job of a fashion person to praise fashion.”

Branch Manager Jeong Jin smiled shyly at CEO Yu-min Lee’s scolding. Dowook also smiled and took a seat across from the two.

***

Do-wook, who was having a light chat with Jeongjin branch manager Lee Yu-min and getting information about trends in the fashion industry, left the room to go to the bathroom for a moment.

Dowook, who was leaving the room, stopped for a moment when he saw the back of a familiar man entering the room next to him.

He was the head of the fan-marketing team, Lee Dae-hyung.

It was no wonder that Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung came here for a drink. But at the moment I didn’t feel good.

Do-wook looked toward the room where team leader Dae-hyung Lee was heading.

The room had an opaque window. Dowook carefully approached the window.

Ara Entertainment general manager Seo Jung-won was sitting there along with team leader Lee Dae-hyung.