Miracle Professor 01
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“Nice to meet you. Professor Hyunjun Choi.”
“Yes, nice to meet you. I am Hyunjun Choi.”
They shook hands and immediately exchanged business cards.
“Sit over here.”
[Boston Investment Institute] Dennis Kim, the head of the team, or more precisely, the CEO Dennis Kim, was also a very young person.
Like Choi Dong-wook, he had short American-style hair, and when I sneakily asked him, he was an American citizen.
After living in the US, he moved to Hong Kong and worked for a large investment company in Hong Kong. Two years ago, he came to Korea and opened a small office.
And as for the relationship with Choi Dong-wook, since Choi Dong-wook was also from a Hong Kong investment company, he happened to have a relationship with him at that time, and it is said that it continued.
Come to think of it, the research director of Hansung Pharmaceutical, Jang Han-joon, first took Hyun-joon to the wine bar [Rose].
Yoon Soo-yeon, the president of [Rose], introduced Choi Dong-wook, and Choi Dong-wook introduced Na Hye-na and Dennis Kim to Hyun-jun, so it was true that people felt like a tight link to Hyun-jun.
“But the office is much nicer than I thought. It feels like you are in a nice cafe.”
Currently, the [Boston Institute of Investment] office is located on the 16th floor of a large building on Teheran-ro, where the monthly rent is very expensive, but the interior is decorated like any other cafe.
Coffee machines were set up on one wall, just like a coffee shop, and on the blackboard above it, a list of today’s snacks and coffee beans was written in a cute handwriting.
There were cafe tables and soft sofas everywhere.
Beyond that, there is a work space.
Each desk had at least four monitors.
Meanwhile, Hyeon-joon went into a small meeting room made of glass, which was very open to the public because of the transparent glass.
It was definitely different from the other stock workshops that smelled like acrid cigarettes.
“When everyone comes here, they usually say things like that a lot. Well, our motto is for the good, not the negative, and value investing is our goal. That’s why I decorated the office so much openly.”
Dennis Kim said that and laughed.
Hyeonjun could roughly feel the sincerity in his smile.
On the other hand, Hyunjun also paid attention to Dennis Kim’s appearance.
In particular, unlike his small face, he had exceptionally large shoulders and a large body.
Even though they are wearing white shirts, they look very strong, as if their big muscles are poking through the shirts.
“By the way, team leader, did you do sports or something?”
As Hyeon-jun asked, Dennis Kim replied with a grin.
“I did a lot of this and that. I originally like sports, but I was originally a US Army Green Beret.”
“yes? which?”
Hyunjoon didn’t understand right away. Dennis Kim then explained further.
U.S. Army Special Forces (SF), or Green Berets.
It is a very famous special forces unit, and it is nicknamed the ‘Green Berets’ because its members wear green berets.
It is said that his main specialty is infiltration behind enemy lines, disturbance, guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and counter-terrorism. Surprisingly, Dennis Kim was from that Green Beret.
“Then how are you on this side?”
So, Hyun-jun asked how a former military special unit works on the investment side. This may be a somewhat personal question, but Dennis Kim cheerfully answered these questions, as if he occasionally received them from customers.
“I served in the military until my late 20s. As you know, in the United States, college tuition is not supported if you enter the military? I made good use of these things. After being discharged, I went to Wall Street and then to Hong Kong again.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, but by any chance… then how old are you now?”
It’s a little rude to ask an American this question, but since this is Korea anyway, Hyun-joon asked.
Dennis Kim answered simply.
“I am 39 now.”
Wow, older than I thought.
From the outside, he looked like he was only in his early to mid-30s.
Surprisingly, he was a man with great experience and experience.
“If you have any more questions, please let me know. As you can see, everyone here is open-minded.”
“I’m sorry, but do you have any other acquaintances with famous people in the investment world?”
The reason for asking this was that Hyeon-joon learned that personal connections are important, so he also took a sneak peek at Dennis Kim’s personal connections.
Then Dennis Kim thought for a while.
He first talked to some Wall Street fund managers. Afterwards, he was referring to Yoo Jeong-wook, CEO of JU Investment, whom Hyun-jun also knew.
“After coming to Korea, I worked for a while at JU Investment. I was surprised then. He was a very wonderful person.”
“In what ways?”
“I know that there have already been many articles about him in the Korean media, but seeing him in person is even more amazing. He is a person who really knows what value investing is, starting with the discovery of investment stocks. For example, should I say a person like Warren Buffett in Korea?”
“Then, do you know what his recent rate of return is?”
When Hyeon-jun asked another question, Dennis Kim thought for a moment.
opened his mouth again.
“I heard that he made a profit of close to 300% with some KOSDAQ stock not too long ago. At that time, the initial investment cost about 15 billion won.”
If so, it means that you made a profit of 45 billion won with an investment of 15 billion won. It was also true that he was a legendary investor with great returns.
Because of that, Hyeon-joon unconsciously stroked his chin and thought for a while, then opened his mouth again while facing team leader Dennis Kim’s gaze.
“Oh yeah! sorry. You came all the way here and asked if I was someone else.”
“no. it’s okay. There is no reason to start with a hard story from the beginning. More than that, Professor Choi! You seem to be very interested in this type of investment. Vice-team leader Na Hye-na also said that.”
“yes. Although it is limited because my main job is a professor, I am still very interested in investing.”
“Then, which event are you on?”
“I do some investment in the domestic stock market, but I am more interested in American stocks.”
“Ah, what about American sports?”
At that moment, Hyeonjun suddenly laughed. Suddenly, the tide turned and he became the one being questioned. Here, he is a customer, but rather, he was asked a question, so Hyun-joon laughed and soon changed the topic.
“Well, I’m interested in everything. But over there, team leader!”
“Yes, please.”
“If I promise to invest 2 billion won, is that investment an investment in the Korean stock market? Or is it an investment targeting the US stock market?”
“Um… it depends a little bit on the situation. In the current situation, the stocks we want to invest in are American stocks.”
“Then do you also deal with equity options?”
Dennis Kim immediately expressed disapproval.
“no. That’s too much of a risk. In some cases, the daily drop is up to -99%, and the risk is too great. We refrain from the high-risk side as much as possible.”
“But if you saw the potential in that stock, isn’t it a good way to invest in an equity option?”
“Yeah, that’s right. However, the stocks we want to invest in are small and medium-sized stocks by US standards. Equity options themselves are not active, and since equity options have an expiration date anyway, it is not easy to recover the principal when a negative occurs. Of course, we plan to invest in options in the form of hedging when the size of the fund grows in the future.”
So Hyun-jun asked the question again.
“Then what about this one? After hearing what the team leader said, I think this place is a good place, but I still want to check my skills here.”
“yes? What do you mean by that?”
“I already have another boutique.”
“Ah, is that so?”
Team leader Dennis Kim made a slightly surprised expression. The young university professor was surprised to find that he already had connections with other boutiques.
However, if you look closely, Hyeon-jun’s words are somewhat false. However, it is common for boutiques to be run unreported, so Hyeon-jun intended to call Kim Yo-han, whom he accepted as a part-timer, a kind of boutique. A hotel suite can be considered simply as a boutique office.
It’s kind of a trick.
“So I’d like to know how different the skills here are from my original boutique. So, to put it simply, I want to see how different returns can be made with the same stock.”
Then, team leader Dennis Kim’s face hardened.
He frowned slightly, then opened his mouth again.
“Ummm, does that mean you want us to compete with that place? Um, but I’m sorry. That’s downright impossible. Profits do not suddenly explode in a short period of time. Also, it is rather difficult for us to do such a thing because we are short on staff.”
Team leader Dennis Kim expressed disapproval, but Hyeon-jun smiled and said something else.
“Chief, this is a different story, but have you ever heard of the American Lone Black hotel chain?”
Dennis Kim thought about that question for a while.
Then, both eyes twinkle.
“The Lone Black hotel chain? Are you referring to the casino-hotel chains scattered across the United States?”
Hyunjoon nodded.
“yes. you’re right. In fact, I am also friendly with the largest shareholder there, Chairman Edward Wroclawski.”
At that moment, Dennis Kim was startled.
Actually, well, we sat together and played Texas Hold’em.
Since we even talked on the phone the other day, it is not wrong to say that we are close.
But it’s not a perfect friendship.
Even so, Hyeon-jun’s words were a little bluffing for the purpose.
Then, Hyun-joon made another bluff.
“Additionally, I have a relationship with CG Asset Investment Chairman Choi Gil-ja.”
“yes? With Chairman Choi Gil-jah!?”
This time he looked even more surprised.
As expected, since he was in the investment world, he seemed to already know Chairman Choi Gil-ja, a representative figure among Tranju.
and after a while
“Haha, you did. professor. I was really surprised. Chairman Edward Wroclawski, whom I know, is a billionaire, and I know that Chairman Choi Gil-ja is also rich in trillions of won. I must have misunderstood the professor. sorry.”
Then, Dennis Kim bowed his head.
Hyeonjun laughed inwardly at such a change of attitude.
“So what? Would you like to compete with a boutique I know? Let’s say it’s going to be held for two days in line with the US regular market time. If [Boston Investment Institute] is better, I will invest 10 billion won first.”
That moment.
“yes!?”
Team leader Dennis Kim is even more surprised this time.
In fact, it is not so easy for an individual to invest 10 billion won at once.
However, the young university professor in front of me said that he could invest 10 billion won.
In addition, the fact that he was a wealthy man with more than 10 billion won was very surprising.
What is this, has a young mogul appeared?
That’s how Dennis Kim couldn’t help but think.
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Vice team leader Na Hye-na, who was sitting next to her, also looked at Hyeon-jun with a very surprised expression.
Of course, Hyun-jun has no intention of investing 10 billion won. I will definitely win the competition.
Yohan will do the work, but with earphones on, he will invest according to his instructions. So, you will definitely win.
Nonetheless, I would like to personally check the [Boston Investment Institute] skills through this match.
Also, on the other hand, it seemed that he would be able to do something like mergers and acquisitions next time by dampening his momentum.
“All right. professor. Then, if the professor informs us of the schedule, we will prepare accordingly. Then what about the sport?”
“Well, if [Boston Investment Institute] decides on an issue first, I will do that.”
Hyeon-jun suggested that in order to remove any doubts.
Dennis Kim’s expression immediately brightened.
“Then please contact me. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“yes. I see.”
After completing the deal like that, Hyun-joon checked the corporate registration information, corporate account information, and actual investment records of the [Boston Investment Institute] for the last time and left there.
After replacing dinner with ramen and gimbap at a nearby gimbap specialty store, I went straight to Gangnam High Class One Fitness Center.
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And since then, time has passed…
The next day, Tuesday, March 26, 2019.
It’s already 5:35 in the morning.
Hyeonjun walked out of the officetel with a cigarette this time too.
The sky was still dark.
Tired of investing in individual stock options overnight, Hyun-joon looked around outside the officetel with eyes full of curiosity.
Then Hyun-joon’s eyes started to twinkle.
