EP.238
The bank account balance is the physical strength of an office worker.
Unless you’re playing a pervert, no one runs to the boss run while maintaining 1 HP.
One day, I may have a serious illness and have to pay for treatment. When I was young, I was scared because I was sick, but as I got older, I had to go to the dentist where the treatment costs were scary.
My salary is increasing arithmetically, but house prices are increasing exponentially, so I need to save money for my next move.
One day, I asked for a limited gacha rush that came unexpectedly. me in the future I curse. I may have to scream out my past self.
If you are responsible for your own life, you must always maintain your bank account balance in variable situations.
I opened the ledger in the attic drawer.
From the time when money disappeared from my bank account due to monthly debt repayment, until now.
Compared to the early days of Daseogak, the physical strength recorded in the ledger was quite generous.
The problem is that the printing press is an extremely expensive piece of equipment, so it is a fatal blow that will shake your legs.
“If you want to expand your business, you need to open a branch.”
Just because I published a novel, all the nine factions cheered, the four factions were afraid, and the demonic religion did not tremble.
Right now, the area of Hubei Province alone is twice that of South Korea. In addition, there are countless provincial-level administrative units such as Hubei Province, even if you count your fingers and toes in the Central Plain.
If I want to become famous, I must spread the word about the party tradition by increasing branches, rather than throwing a novel to the central government.
“Let’s start by opening a printing shop.”
Rather than receiving lead alloy type, a professional printing shop is needed to make it themselves and run the printing press continuously.
“If we open a printing shop in Uichang, we can create branch offices throughout the Yangtze River and exert influence.”
Uichang is the second largest city in Hubei Province, located on the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River is not only connected to Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu Province, but also has Gangnam under its sphere of influence.
I will set up a branch along the Yangtze River and handle only books published by the printing press.
It will be possible to secure control over branches just as the franchise headquarters supplies raw materials to branches. There, manpower will be able to be supplied through the work scholarship system.
The bank account balance is the physical strength of an office worker.
If you were an ordinary office worker, it would be good to maintain a healthy body at all times, but that wasn’t the case for me.
We need to expand our business.
You need to increase your reputation and make money.
For women who face fate. To find the true heroine.
Now it was my turn to use that stamina to run.
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“If you’re going to a business partner, let’s go out together.”
A few days later. Im Ha-yeon stopped me as I was about to leave Daseogak to apply for the government office printing press distribution that was to be held today.
“It’s not even past lunch time. “The manager must keep his position.”
Are you tricking me into saying you don’t want to work? When you go out as a superior, take some time to hide things discreetly.
“I’m not the only one learning about management. And it’s because there was a problem with the delivered goods.”
Lim Ha-yeon handed me the coffee beans and said.
“What is the problem?”
“It smells like copper and the foam isn’t the same as usual. “I need to find out if I sent old items or if there was a mistake.”
“It seems similar to usual.”
After smelling the coffee beans, I tilted my head. It seems like something is different, but is it big enough to be a problem?
“Look. You don’t really know. “This kind of thing requires an expert to go with you.”
“Then let’s go out together.”
Ha-yeon Lim received professional training at the school, so this is certain.
“lol. sister. Are you going out with the store manager again?”
Hasoso asked, narrowing his eyes at Im Ha-yeon, who was preparing to leave.
“I’m leaving because of work.”
Does it bother you to go out while you are busy? Lim Ha-yeon avoided Ha So-so’s eyes and muttered as if making an excuse.
“Manager. “I’ll buy you a delicious dinner later, Hayeon.”
“It’s not like that!”
Is there a need to even make a disgusted face?
“let’s go.”
I left my slightly broken heart behind and left for Daseo-gak with Im Ha-yeon.
Lim Ha-yeon kept her head down and glanced at me, then opened her mouth.
“…You know that’s not the case, right?”
I know. i know.
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“I’m sorry!”
Ha-yeon Lim’s point was accurate. The customer had sent old inventory mixed with new products.
“If you continue to do this from now on, I will change my business partner.”
How much do you buy each month? I never thought they would pull a prank like this. I frowned grimly and threatened my business partner.
“I’m sorry. Instead, as you said, the next delivery will be 20% cheaper!”
After receiving repeated apologies from our business partners and promises to prevent recurrence, we took to the streets again.
“I was right, right?”
Lim Ha-yeon spoke to me as she lifted her shoulders triumphantly, as if she could fly without the help of the legendary Gyeonggong state.
“As expected, even though the experts are different, they are different. “If it wasn’t for Sojeo, we would have served bad quality refreshments to the customers at Daseogak.”
“joy! “It’s a refreshment sold under Du Eung-hyang’s name, but you can’t serve a clumsy refreshment.”
“I’ll buy you a nice dinner later.”
“Good…Ugh! That’s it. “It looks like a snake.”
Ha-yeon Lim answered me, squinting one eye as if she remembered Ha So-so’s words.
“It’s okay if you don’t like it. Now let’s go to the next location.”
“Where are we going?”
“Go to the government office.”
I said, indifferently nodding towards the government office in the distance. Im Ha-yeon’s complexion then turned pale.
Come on. I looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Ha-yeon Lim opened her mouth, looking at me with the betrayed expression of a boy who followed his parents’ offer to buy him pork cutlet and then lost something precious.
“…are you really going to sell me out?”
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“Come in quickly.”
“Ugh. Wait. I’ll take a deep breath and go in. Breathe in!”
Anyway, she’s a strange and clueless woman.
A thief (Jin), the daughter of a runaway courtesan, Muyeongsintu.
She was reluctant to enter the government office, perhaps because if even one truth was revealed, the government office could turn Lim Ha-yeon into a human wind instrument.
In the end, I had to hold Lim Ha-yeon’s sleeve and come inside as she continued to hesitate with an expression that seemed like it was a barrier.
“Isn’t it here?”
I thought there would be a lot of people since we are only accepting applications here today. Did I come to the wrong place?
Somehow, I felt like I realized something was wrong because I walked into the classroom ten minutes before a college exam started and couldn’t see anyone.
“Are you here to apply for a bid for the printing press?”
A person who appeared to be an official got up from his desk and asked me.
“yes. “Are you sure you are applying for a bid here?”
“If you put a piece of paper with your personal information in the jar here, a separate message will be sent. But are you really planning to put it in?”
The official asked reluctantly, looking over my back to a corner of the room.
“yes?”
what. As I followed the official’s gaze, I saw several warriors watching me.
“ha. no. “Put the paper in the jar here.”
The official said, deliberately showing me the inside of the jar. There was only one envelope inside.
what. He even gave a warning in one breath. It looks suspicious.
Looking at the situation, it seems like this situation has something to do with the guys watching me intently behind my back.
In an instant, I put the scale on my head and quickly compared and analyzed it. It seems like there are risks I’m not aware of. However, the bid application is only available for today.
The printers available for discount are new and in good condition, and the prices are affordable.
If you give up this opportunity, you must prepare for a fatal blow to the Daseogak ledger.
“I will apply for a bid.”
The decision was quick. This is my home ground. If you’re going to be scared by problems like this, you can’t do business anywhere.
“After confirming your identity, someone will leave. Please submit your bid amount by the same time next week.”
After nodding, I left the government office, dragging Lim Ha-yeon, who was looking at the warriors with concern.
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“We are being chased.”
Not long after leaving the government office. Ha-yeon Lim whispered quietly next to me.
“Are they those guys from earlier?”
“yes. To the left of Durand. “They’re coming from the front too.”
“Let’s go to the alley!”
Lim Ha-yeon and I seemed ready and started sprinting towards the alley.
“Run away!”
“catch!”
“Gasp!”
As I ran busily along with Ha-yeon Lim, I was completely out of breath.
“I learned martial arts, so why can’t I use light arts?!”
“I don’t have much strength….”
Just give me the elixir and tell me. And all I had to do was run down the alley. He does parkour like a thief, so it’s hard to keep up.
“Ugh! Really!…Come on! “Pick me up.”
Im Ha-yeon looked at me and stamped her feet in contemplation, then sat down and showed her back.
“I don’t think that’s necessary.”
Thank you, though. I do not need.
“yes?”
“We’re surrounded.”
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“Huh? Huh! “Huh!”
Shortly after being surrounded. A man who appeared to be in his early 20s appeared, out of breath.
He built a wall with exercise, but he looks like he would have built a Great Wall of China with studying.
“young master. “Take a deep breath.”
“It’s okay! “Where are you guys from?”
The gangster was panting and pointing at us.
“….”
“Black hair? Are you a barbarian? hey? Can’t you talk about Joongwon? under! Fuck. Is there anyone here who knows what the barbarians are saying? no. “The bitch next to me is not a barbarian.”
“Who are you?”
If you pretend to be scared, you will have to bend down even further. I asked the embarrassed bastard in a calm tone.
“what. Joongwon speaks well! “This body is Jeon Gil-san of Mangeum Bookstore!”
“Jeon Gil-san of Mangeum Bookstore?”
Who is that? Even when I took off my mask and revealed the identity of the singer on a variety show, I felt even more in limbo.
“Don’t you know Mangeum Bookstore? Are you an ignorant barbarian? hey. “Have you come to run an errand for your master?”
“What are you saying now?!”
“Stay still.”
I stopped Ha-yeon Lim and calmed her down. Discrimination against barbarians does not last for a day or two, but this is at the level of a morning greeting.
“hey. A barbarian. Tell that to your master. “Jeon Gil-san of Mangeum Bookstore from Wuhan is targeting the printing press, so give up the bid.”
“Wuhan’s Mangeum Bookstore is targeting the printing press?”
“under. Fuck. The barbarian has been speaking briefly since a while ago. hey. Does your master teach you like that? “This isn’t going to work.”
Jeon Gil-san looked at me with sorrowful eyes and raised his hand.
Following the gangachi’s instructions, the warriors looked at us with threatening expressions.
In the end, do you have to use your hands?
“Get behind me.”
Lim Ha-yeon showed off her white legs through the side slits of her cheongsam and prepared to use her unique leg technique.
“I can help too.”
I said, fiddling with the memory in my arms.
Was it because he didn’t flinch? The warriors also slowly narrowed the distance with somewhat nervous expressions.
Where should I aim to make sure I am incapable of combat?
The moment when you are faced with worries and tension.
一 Beep!
“Podu. “The people who left the government office headed there!”
A whistle was heard.
“Tch! Tell this to your master! let’s go!”
Jeon Gil-san hurriedly disappeared into the alley.
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“Did you submit a bid for the printing press that Mangeum Bookstore is targeting? “Are you crazy?”
The bookstore representative came to Daseogak and immediately got angry and said,
“Was this news you all knew? What is it? “Those guys.”
“Don’t you know about Mangeum Bookstore? It is the most famous bookstore in Hubei, run by Mangeumjeonjang. “Like the writer Hopil of Daseogak, it is famous for supporting writers and exclusively supplying books.”
“I think I’ve seen it a few times.”
I think I’ve seen it a few times while traveling around Hubei Province.
“The man who appeared in Uichang this time is the grandson of Jang Noya, Mangeum Jeonju. Not long ago, a group of warriors came to me and threatened me not to put in a bid for a printing press, but my whole body was shaking.”
The bookstore owner spoke tremblingly, probably remembering what had happened at that time.
“What is the Mangeum battlefield, the Mangeum bookstore, and the monopoly on distribution to government offices? “Why are you sitting still in the coffin?”
“Do not bid, because it is difficult to intervene. And since Mangeum Bookstore’s money comes from the Mangeum battlefield, I thought they would pay me well. “He must have gotten some kickbacks too.”
“It’s absurd.”
“Even if that bastard, your only grandson, is very vicious, if you ignore him, you will be in big trouble. “The most famous bookstore in Hubei Province is Wanjin Bookstore, and it’s no good to be treated like this.”
“For that matter, there is no Mangeum Bookstore in Uichang, right?”
“That’s because it’s here.”
The bookstore owner said, pointing to the ground.
“Daseogak?”
“Aren’t Baekjiajju and Mangeumjangju very close friends? That’s why there is no Mangeum Bookstore in Uichang.”
“aha.”
Don’t interfere with your friend’s business. Did you not advance with this in mind? The bookstore representative said that that is why he did not separately inform me of the Mangeum Bookstore news.
“Thanks to this, small bookstores like us benefit. Anyway, be careful.”
“Those guys from Wuhan come all the way here just because printing presses are cheap.”
Although it was ridiculous, it was definitely an attractive price.
“Why is there such a fancy bookstore in a small town like Uichang?”
As I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard the voice I had heard earlier.
“Isn’t it because there is no Mangeum Bookstore?”
uh? What about those guys?
“is it? “Tell the store manager to come out here!”
“What’s going on?”
The people screaming loudly were the people I had just met at the Mangeum Bookstore.
“huh? The barbarian earlier? “Were you a clerk here?”
“I asked what was going on.”
“Tell the store manager to come out, not you barbarian.”
Jeon Gil-san spoke to me with an annoyed expression and even gestured with his hands.
“Here it is.”
“…You’re the store manager?”
“….”
“The owner of Daseogak definitely has purple hair… This is a bit troublesome.”
Whether it was Jeon Gil-san or some bully, the guy figured out what was going on and made an expression on his face that showed he was interviewing an old man who had just intentionally sat in the senior citizen seat and refused to give way.
“I asked what was going on.”
“Haaah. “Fuck.”
Did you receive home education in Sapa? He rudely stands in front of people and sighs deeply. What’s the matter?
“It came out at Mangeum Bookstore.”
In the end, the guy next to me who looked like he was serving the gangly master spoke to me.
“I know that because I was introduced hotly earlier. So what’s going on?”
The man looked at me with a troubled look on his face and then said something unexpected.
“I would like you to arrange a meeting with author Hopil.”
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