Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6

Jeong Sang-woo's parents were real estate tycoons. Thanks to that, Jeong Sang-woo never had a proper job. Still, there was no problem making a living. No, beyond no problem, he lived doing everything he wanted to do. The world was too comfortable to live in with money, and there was nothing impossible.

He doesn't look that rich?

To Jeong Sang-woo's eyes, the man looked shabby. Unlike himself, who was plastered with all kinds of luxury goods, the man didn't even have a common luxury watch. If he were a silver spoon like himself, it would be natural to use luxury goods from a young age, and even if he were a case of becoming nouveau riche with coins, using luxury goods for show was daily life. It seemed a bit suspicious that none of those were visible.

"I am Jeong Sang-woo. I'm the landlord here."

"I am Choi Gang-hyeon."

They shook hands simply and sat down. Kim Mi-ju, the broker, brought up the story.

"CEO, thank you for coming out like this today..."

"Ah, that's enough."

Jeong Sang-woo waved his hand and stopped Kim Mi-ju's remark. It was rude behavior, but he was unhesitating.

"I don't have time, so let's get straight to the point. You said you want to purchase this building?"

"Yes, that is correct."

"I'm sorry, but this building is not for sale."

Jeong Sang-woo came out strong. The opponent was the one who revealed the intention to purchase. In other words, he was in a superior position in the transaction.

I don't know the reason, but the opponent is coming in losing. There's no reason for me to bend. Because a transaction is originally won by the side occupying the upper hand.

He had also lived his life in his own way. Since he always traded and dealt with people from the position of 'A' (the superior party), he took a similar stance this time too. But this time, he met the wrong ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠opponent.

"I thought you had an intention to sell the building since you came out today."

"I came out with the thought of just listening to the story."

"Is that so?"

Although it was a short time, Gang-hyeon could read what type the opponent was by looking at his attitude. One more thing. He was seeing something in Jeong Sang-woo that others couldn't see.

It's glowing blue. The appearance of this means he has entered a downtrend.

Blue light was emitting from Jeong Sang-woo's body. Just as the red light emitting from Gwang-ho's body had changed to blue.

I can find out exactly about this person on this occasion.

Gang-hyeon's brain rotated rapidly. He recalled methods on how to occupy a favorable position over this man and continue negotiations. Among them, the efficient methods could be narrowed down to about two.

Originally, I tried to induce him to sell by suggesting an amount he would be tempted by...

The actual Jeong Sang-woo he met was arrogant and rude. Although he hadn't met many people while working at an investment company, investors occasionally visited the company. They showed a swaggering attitude saying they had to see how their money was being invested. Jeong Sang-woo in front of him was similar. For these types, calling a high price didn't mean much.

Rather, they are humans who would raise the price on top of that.

Here, there was only one action he would take.

"Understood. Since you say you have no intention to sell, I will leave now."

"What?"

Kim Mi-ju stepped forward in surprise.

"C... CEO, don't do that, maybe talk a little more..."

"The owner says he has no intention to sell. Isn't it a waste of time to talk further? Broker, if you prepare and recommend other properties, I will review them."

Her expression brightened at the words that he would buy another property. Because she could take the commission as long as she sold a property.

"Okay. Then I'll select decent properties and contact you."

"Yes. Thank you for making time today."

Gang-hyeon greeted politely until the end and left the cafe. Jeong Sang-woo, watching Gang-hyeon, spoke nervously without even caring whether Kim Mi-ju was there or not.

"Geez, the young guy is damn rude. Is no one else busy? CEO Kim, I don't feel very good if my time is taken like this."

The sparks flew to Kim Mi-ju. With a pale face, she had no choice but to humor Jeong Sang-woo, a big client.

The building purchase fell through for now. But Gang-hyeon didn't think hastily.

"That's not the only thing to invest in."

Real estate was one of many investment destinations. Even without buying a building, there were many ways to make money.

"Besides, the blue light shining from that person's body, there must be something it means."

Gang-hyeon thought whatever happened to Jeong Sang-woo wouldn't be pleasant.

Jeong Sang-woo was in a bad mood.

"I came back early for nothing because of that damn bastard."

He was in the middle of having a good time in the Philippines. According to the plan, he was supposed to play there for another week.

"I was riding the line well just as my luck was rising."

Annoyance surged even more. At Jeong Sang-woo's reaction, Cha Jin-hyuk, who was drinking with him, asked.

"Is it that time of the month? Why are you so annoyed?"

"Ah sh*t, I was hitting well with Baccarat. Some weird guy said he would buy the building, so I came back, but he just went back without even poking."

"If it's the building, the one in Seongsu-dong? Wasn't that your father's?"

"He passed it to me a long time ago. Thanks to that, didn't I become an asset holder worth 10 billion won?"

"Ooh~ so did you win some in the Philippines?"

"Just when I broke even and was about to have some fun, I got contacted and the flow broke."

So it was regretful. If he had stayed longer, he could have made a big score with Baccarat.

"Since changing the building title, Dad doesn't give much allowance, so I should have pulled a big one this time."

"But why go all the way to the Philippines to do it?"

"Then where do I go? Do it in Macau?"

"No, just run an Avatar in Korea."

"Avatar?"

"Ah, you don't know the internet side well? Since going abroad was blocked during Corona, they set up an employee called an Avatar and do proxy betting. That's surprisingly immersive and fun."

"Really? Would our agent do that too?"

"Probably connect you?"

"Oho, thank you for the good info."

Jeong Sang-woo's eyes began to be dyed with greed.

The building purchase was delayed, but Gang-hyeon's daily life didn't change much.

"The market was a bit quiet yesterday, but there will be the Fed's interest rate announcement today. It will be noisy."

US interest rates affect the whole world. Because the value of the dollar, which can be called the key currency, is determined. Naturally, since it has an immediate impact on the US stock market as well, there was a sense that the market was quiet before the interest rate announcement. However, today, the day of the interest rate announcement, the stock market moves literally like a roller coaster.

"It's the best period for day traders to make a profit."

Gang-hyeon calmly examined the stocks while waiting for the interest rate decision. He couldn't easily find a shining stock.

"Phew... my eyes hurt."

There were over three or four thousand companies listed on Nasdaq. Finding all those companies was hard labor. So prop traders selected stocks to trade in their own ways. The stocks currently registered in Gang-hyeon's favorites were also stocks registered during his prop trader days. In short, it meant he was only looking at a limited number of companies.

"Even if I can know the stocks that will rise with my ability, I will miss something because I'm not looking at all stocks."

These parts would be resolved if he set up a company. If Gwang-ho, a program expert, joined, he could create an algorithm to select individual stocks. Until then, even if it was hard, he had no choice but to do manual labor.

"Shall I re-select the stocks first? Since the ability recently manifested centering on the cloud side among AI-related stocks, it must mean the liquidity on that side is large."

Gang-hyeon used ChatGPT to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠find related stocks. He newly input some stocks selected that way and looked for any shining ones among them.

"Found it."

Not long after, he saw light shining from one stock.

"It's already rising little by little."

The stock, which had been rising little by little since the market started, was already showing a 5 percent increase rate. If he had found it a little earlier, the profit would have been decent, but Gang-hyeon didn't feel regretful. Because he was confident that he could make enough profit even if he entered late.

"There's no reason to hesitate."

He quickly input the order and pressed YES.

It was a stock that was already rising, but he placed a limit order. Because he judged that volatility would be large since it was before the interest rate announcement. That judgment turnedout to be exactly correct.

As time passed, orders were filled quickly. The seed in the account was already over 5 billion won. Although the scale was decent, in Nasdaq where the daily average trading volume exceeds 70 trillion won, it was at the level of pouring a ladle of water into the ocean.

With the last order execution, all orders were filled. All that was left was to wait. He wasn't anxious or trembling. Eventually, the price will flow as the ability shows. He just has to watch it quietly. The price went up as expected.

Since the order volume was substantial, the valuation profit and loss increased geometrically. But this was only the beginning. Soon it exceeded 100 million and instantly hit 200 million.

Incredible speed. It started gaining momentum.

Trading volume started to flock. It was clear that the hottest stock on Nasdaq today was this one. As individual investors who heard rumors flocked, the price went up insanely. Those who occupied it first hesitated while realizing profits in the middle, but greed pulled the price up even more.

The yield instantly exceeded 9 percent. It was the highest yield among the stocks traded so far.

I think it can go further?

Seeing the price rise, the potential seemed sufficient. It was then that a change occurred.

"Hm?"

The stock that was glowing red slowly began to be dyed blue. Confirming that, Gang-hyeon moved reflexively.

"Does it mean it reached the peak?"

Although surprised by the change of light, his hand was moving mechanically.

His finger clicked the mouse.

He placed the volume at a limit price. Since it was a rising stock, orders were filled quickly.

All volume was cleared in less than a minute. Gang-hyeon, who finished realizing profit, observed the market.

"Why did it suddenly change to blue?"

A change seen for the first time. It was time to find out what that meant.

There is a word called 'Seohak Ant' (Western Ant). It meant Korean individual investors who mainly invest in the US market. Their main activity time was dawn. Since the US stock market opens at 10 PM Korean time, naturally, they had no choice but to switch day and night. Their community was also most active at dawn.

The hottest stock in the community today was DataLux. Among Seohak Ants, aggressive investors were already making enormous yields utilizing leverage using ETFs. The atmosphere praising DataLux continued in the community. Just like fanatics. However, the music stopping at the party hall was instant.

Although the price started to fall, there were still many positive posts. But as the falling speed became faster and faster.

The community was dyed with panic. Soon one post came up.

It was the moment when good news ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠turned into bad news in an instant.

Gang-hyeon was also watching the news of GigaSoft's investment withdrawal. At that moment, goosebumps rose.

"It tells me even before the news is known to the market?"

There is a high possibility that even insiders didn't know this information properly. Because in the case of large-scale investment, it was a story exchanged only among high-ranking officials. However, the ability was warning Gang-hyeon first. And not just warning, but helping him make a profit until the last moment.

"This is really crazy."

It was an ability that made him astonished the more he knew.

"Since there is an interest rate announcement today too, let's stop further trading. If I get greedy for nothing, I might vomit out the profit."

He had already realized sufficient profit. Knowing that it is dangerous if he gets greedy beyond this, Gang-hyeon turned off the monitor. At that moment, his smartphone rang.

Gang-hyeon, confirming the sender, frowned.

"Even if it's a text, contacting at dawn?"

It was rude, too rude. But considering who the opponent was, he checked the content immediately.

The corners of Gang-hyeon's mouth went up checking the message content.

"Of course I have the intention to purchase."

The fact that he sent this text at dawn meant one thing.

"Although it won't be the previous price."

Now the positions of A and B had changed.

(End of Chapter)

— Translated by Prime Works —