Lee Ji-seong's Diligent New Life

Lee Ji-seong had been living diligently these days. He'd quit the bars, broken up with his girlfriend, and devoted himself to his family.

'My wife's the best.' After getting badly burned by Sol, who had been a bar girl and his ex-girlfriend. It was only then that he realized, belatedly, how much too good his wife was for him.

'My son's the best.' Lee Ji-seong had transformed into a devoted family man. He used to drown his loneliness at bars, but now he filled it at home.

'Gotta make a lot of money. Gotta buy meat for my son.' Even his mindset had changed. He used to avoid overtime like the plague, but now he volunteered for it eagerly. Thanks to the overtime pay, his monthly salary had increased significantly. And by earning the boss's trust, his base pay had gone up a bit too.

"Ji-seong hyung, remember that asshole Yu Jin-seong?"

Yu Jin-seong? Jinseong? They still kept in touch occasionally. He'd quit the factory job and started an entertainment company, and it was going well, from what he'd heard. He was also still hot and heavy with A-young, the girl Ji-seong had introduced him to.

"Huh? Why? What's up with Jinseong?"

"That rude prick, that asshole—he's been doing really well lately."

Toto addict Kim Kwang-woo. Kim Kwang-woo referred to Jinseong as "that asshole" in the most aggressive way. The emotions in his eyes were half irritation, half displeasure. He was extremely annoyed and pissed off by how successful Jinseong had become.

'Annoying.' Lee Ji-seong found Kim Kwang-woo's words deeply unpleasant. Calling a upright, steady friend like Jinseong a "rude prick" felt totally unfair. If anyone lacked manners, it was Kim Kwang-woo, not Jinseong.

It had been his birthday a week ago. Jinseong had sent Hanwoo gift sets, cake, and premium wine gift icons as presents. His wife loved beef, and his son had devoured the cake.

On the other hand, Kim Kwang-woo hadn't even wished him happy birthday on his birthday, let alone sent a gift. Instead, he'd hit him up asking if he could borrow 30,000 won that day.

"Hyung, that guy's a total rude asshole. Now that he's doing well, he blocked my old number, and when I asked for help with something tough, he coldly refused—like the evil trash bastard he is."

"......."

Lee Ji-seong chose silence.

'Don't talk to trash.' In his eyes, the trash was Kim Kwang-woo. He shut his ears and his mind.

"Fuck, fuck, so he's the rep of Halmae Tteok, so what? YSP rep, so what? Landlord, so what? YTV rep, so what?"

Huh? Lee Ji-seong looked at Kim Kwang-woo in confusion.

"What are you talking about?"

He'd thought Jinseong was just running a YouTuber company. But hearing the details, that wasn't it at all. Jinseong had become the CEO overseeing multiple businesses. He'd become a landlord.

"Whoa—"

He searched for Yu Jin-seong online. While he'd been focused ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠on work and family, Jinseong had become far more famous than he could've imagined.

"Insane."

He could hardly believe his eyes.

'Good for him.' He couldn't quite believe it, but a pleased smile crept onto his face unbidden.

Jinseong really was a good friend.

Lee Ji-seong spent the whole day researching Jinseong. He looked into the recommended Tesla and Bitcoin. And the next day...

He took out a loan of 55 million won. Principal 15 million, total 70 million won.

He invested half in each.

The day started, as usual, with English tutoring.

It was day 50 of English tutoring.

[Language (C): 88.544%] B-grade was right around the corner.

Jinseong studied English for over three hours a day. One hour of tutoring, one hour of review and preview, and one hour reading English novels. On top of that, he often chatted in English with Secretary Han Jiyu.

'I've improved a ton.' His English had evolved from caveman level to medieval scholar level. Still plenty of room to grow, but with effort, he'd become an expert.

'Secretary Han, though.' Secretary Han Jiyu had mastered English. She could skim English novels and even academic papers. Lately, she was learning Japanese—and shockingly, she was on the verge of mastering that too.

'Beyond languages—' She read at least one professional book a day. If Jinseong got 1 input from a book, she got 10 or more. Her work efficiency was on another level.

'She's a real genius. A genius.' Suddenly, he wondered if he should keep her as a personal secretary. Her talents felt wasted in that role.

The tutoring ended.

"YTV membership has surpassed 200,000. Average concurrent users are around 30,000."

Membership over 200,000. Average users over 30,000. YTV had achieved significant results in a short time. It was growing steadily.

"YSP Coin Exchange sign-ups have surged. Bitcoin's price has jumped over 40%."

"We launched YSP Coin service, but market response has been lukewarm."

Thanks to Jinseong's broadcasts, the YSP Coin Exchange had benefited.

"YSP Pharma sales have skyrocketed. Comprehensive vitamins up over 350%, Black Vitality over 550%."

"Halmae Tteok has successfully opened up to store 30. Breakeven since store 16."

The other businesses had benefited too.

"This afternoon, interview with SBC reporter Jeong Won-seok."

"This Wednesday, Infinite Challenge filming."

The briefing wrapped up briefly.

"Here."

"Thank you."

They enjoyed light coffee and snacks.

Secretary Han Jiyu's affection was 97. Just 3 away from max affection generation.

"Secretary Han, got plans tonight?"

"No. None."

"It's hot out—wanna do chicken and draft beer for dinner?"

"Sorry. Don't think I can."

Firm rejection.

He changed the subject.

"Prepare a driver interview."

"A driver? Got it."

"Need one for sudden business trips."

His assets exceeded 200 billion won. The businesses he managed had grown huge. Time to hire a personal driver.

"Prepare a company car?"

"Yes, please."

The Benz from A-young would be for personal use.

"Thinking of starting a gaming team."

"?"

"Running a team would be great promo."

Promo was just an excuse. He was doing it because A-young wanted to be a pro gamer.

"What game?"

"LoL. League of Legends team."

"Understood. I'll handle it."

Thanks to A-young, he was becoming a team owner.