chapter 30
Episode 30
The surroundings were mostly fields, so there were no farmhouses or places to raise livestock, so it was quiet.
Considering many things, it was an optimal location.
Minjun took several pictures and recorded a video with his smartphone.
“How much did you say this lot cost?”
“It is a sale that came out at 3.6 billion won for 1,200 pyeong at 3 million won per pyeong.”
“okay. I will make a purchase.”
“You did well.”
In this way, I went back to Seed Real Estate, called the land owner, and drew up a real estate sales contract.
I paid the introduction fee and immediately started the ownership transfer registration process.
After that, I left Seed Real Estate and rode an SUV black Porsche Cayenne to my second destination, an architectural design office in Seocho-dong, Seoul.
I made a reservation in advance, so I was able to meet a fellow architect right away.
Minjun showed photos and videos taken with his smartphone and various documents.
“As you can see, it is flat. There were fields all around. The access road was also wide secured.”
“Yes, it looked that way in the video too.”
“My two-story villa is like this. Please set the floor space to 300 pyeong and create a living room on the 1st and 2nd floors of the penthouse duplex of the finest villa. I would like the ceiling to be a little higher at 4 meters.”
“Hmm, how many rooms would you like?”
“You can make the main bedroom a bit bigger and the rest of the rooms not too cramped. It would be nice to have a guest room, 6 rooms on the 1st floor, and 6 on the 2nd floor. The main bathroom should be spacious and luxurious, and the rest of the rooms should be suitable high-end bathrooms. The rest of the space has to have the necessities like a dressing room and a dining room.”
“Um, I see what you mean.”
“And it would be nice to build a new one-story annex building by connecting it with the two-story villa building through a passage.”
“You mean the annex?”
“That’s right. It is not for other purposes, and the annex building is on the 1st floor, but it would be nice if the whole glass could be closed and opened with electric blinds. I’m trying to build a large indoor pool.”
“Ah, so you’re trying to build a new one-story annex building to connect to the two-story villa building.”
“Yes that’s right. I want a villa that feels like a very luxurious mansion, not a crappy villa on the outskirts of Seoul.”
“I see what you mean.”
A fellow architect understood that Minjun wanted a very luxurious villa.
“It would be nice to have a garden with only a very wide lawn planted in front of the two-story villa. To put it simply, it is a garden made entirely of grass, like the fairways and greens of a golf course.”
“So you’re saying there’s no need for garden trees?”
“That’s right. When it rains, make it very flat so that there are no pools or puddles. I just wish there was one such fountain in the center of the lawn garden combined with a beautiful statue 10 meters in diameter. It also spouts 10 meters of water.”
At Minjun’s words, a fellow architect nodded his head.
It was because he described it in such detail that a picture could be drawn in his mind.
“Please allow parking for 100 cars next to the two-story villa. And the important thing is the cellar. I need one huge cellar of 500 sqm, dug 25 meters deep under the lawn garden. Of course, please design it well so that it does not collapse without pillars.”
“Umm, I see.”
“The basement is 500 pyeong, and the floor, walls, and ceiling should be made of 2-meter-thick concrete, and thoroughly waterproofed to prevent water from seeping into it. I think the height of the ceiling in the basement should be 10 meters.”
“Hmm, the ceiling in the basement is very high, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. I am going to do my private study in a very sturdy cellar.”
“I see what you mean.”
“Then, even taking into account the thickness of the basement floor and ceiling, it is 14 meters, so if it is 25 meters deep, there is enough 11 meters left, so even if we make a lawn garden on the ground, it won’t collapse, right?”
“Yes, of course. It’s a very strong concrete basement, so you don’t have to worry about it collapsing.”
“It would be nice to have a concrete wall 5 meters high and 2 meters thick to prevent the entry and exit of the villa. We plan to have a security system as well.”
“If you have such a facility in mind, I think it will cost 10 to 12 billion won, including design and construction costs.”
“is it so? I am thinking of 20 billion won.”
“yes? 20 billion won?”
“sure. I’m not just trying to build a new villa on the fly. Even a very sturdy and spacious underground laboratory like a bunker is being built with in mind. I want you to design it with care and build it with luxury.”
“Um, if you think about 20 billion won, I will try to make a work so that you can be fully satisfied.”
“That’s what I want. Please contact us as soon as the design comes out.”
“All right. You just have to trust me and leave it to me.”
In this way, he wrote a contract and boldly transferred 5 billion won as a down payment.
In fact, a two-story villa on a site of 1,200 pyeong does not require much design or construction costs.
A one-story annex connected to a large basement had to be designed with a large indoor pool, lawn garden, parking facilities for 100 cars and high walls.
Considering all these things, it was expected to cost between 10 billion won and up to 12 billion won.
However, since Minjun was thinking about 20 billion won, he had to pay more attention to the design and construction.
Now all I had to do was wait for the design of the villa.
If the villa in Gwacheon was newly built as Min-jun wanted, he could take out the treasures of the sub-space from here in the future, quietly look at them alone, and do research.
Until then, I will not touch the dangerous-looking treasures.
Min-jun drove a parked SUV black Porsche Cayenne to Hansung University located in Yangjae-dong, Seoul.
Chapter 8 Suspicious Returning Student 1
It was my first visit to Hansung University after being discharged from the military.
Old memories came flooding back.
Most of the admission motives and department motives would have graduated and not be there.
Even if there were, I thought there would be few of them.
I parked my car in an empty spot, got out, and entered the school building.
First, I applied for reinstatement and paid off all of my student loans.
“I wasn’t sure when I would be able to pay off my student loans, but it feels like a dream.”
It reminded me of how hard life was and how difficult it was to live.
But now it has become a thing of the past.
Now, Min-joon’s life has been reversed and he is living better than anyone else.
I went to the Department of Philosophy at Hansung University and looked around the classroom once before leaving.
“I don’t think you’ve changed much after serving in the military.”
In September, I went back to school and graduated after just one semester.
I don’t think it’ll be difficult to adapt, and even if it’s a fluke, it’s winter and winter vacation soon.
I didn’t study a lot, but I didn’t study well either.
It was said that if you attend appropriately and listen to the lectures, you will graduate.
I left the school building and headed for the parked car with leisurely steps.
“Aren’t you Min-jun senior?”
“who?”
When Min-jun turned his head, it was Kim Gwang-sik, a year his junior in the same philosophy department.
He enlisted in the military about 8 months before Min-jun, but it seems that he has returned to school after being discharged from the military.
“It’s crazy.”
“You’re right, senior Minjun.”
“okay.”
“You seem to have changed a lot.”
Gwang-sik looked at Min-joon up and down.
It was natural to not believe it, as he was much taller than before, and his face was handsome with his muscular body with broad shoulders.
With the latest hairstyle and high-quality clothes, he has become more sophisticated and cool because he wears them well.
Gwangsik’s style and appearance did not change much even after he returned to school after being discharged from the military.
“I think senior Minjun has become really cool.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
“It’s not just words, it seems like you’ve really changed a lot.”
“It seems like I’m paying attention to my appearance these days.”
“Are you here to apply for reinstatement?”
“okay. It is the way to apply for reinstatement and visit the lecture hall once before leaving.”
“I see.”
“Since I applied for return, I’ll see you after summer vacation.”
“Yes, it should be. I’ll stop going to the library.”
“okay. See you later.”
Gwang-shik said goodbye to Min-joon and walked to the library.
I looked at Gwang-sik’s back for a moment, then turned my head and walked to the parked car.
Gwanghwamun Imperial Bank Headquarters.
Minjun was sitting in a chair, drinking coffee leisurely.
The person in charge glanced at Min-joon as he settled the lucky lottery winnings.
Min-joon, who won the first prize in the lucky lottery not just once or twice, looked amazing.
But today, he came again to pick up the lucky lottery prize.
“It’s all taken care of. Let’s check.”
“I see.”
Minjun looked at the details of the lucky lottery winnings.
For two weeks in a row, the lucky lottery was won 4 times, 2 tickets for 1st place, and 3rd place won 4 times.
The 821st episode two weeks ago was 52 billion won, and the 822nd episode last week was 53 billion won.
The tax for the first place is 33%, and for the third place, 100 million won, the tax is 22%.
So, if you subtract 17.16 billion won, which is 33% tax on the 52 billion won in the 821st prize, you could receive 34.84 billion won.
Since the first prize was won twice, it was 69.68 billion won excluding tax.
And the 3rd place was 100 million won, but the tax was 22% 22 million won, so I was able to get 78 million won after deducting it.
It was 156 million won, excluding tax, because it was 3rd place and 2nd prize.
Next, the 822nd prize money is 53 billion won, which is 35.51 billion won after 33% tax of 17.49 billion won.
It won 1st place twice, so it was 71.02 billion won.
I won 3rd place twice, so it was 156 million won after tax.
In this way, the sum of the 1st and 3rd prizes in the lucky lottery for the two weeks was 141.012 billion won.
It was a huge amount even after tax.
Min-joon had an Imperial Bank account that he was doing business with, but he created a new account and asked for a deposit.
“Right. Thank you for your effort.”
“thank you. You are so amazing.”
“I was lucky enough to win.”
“That’s true, but seeing how many times you win, it doesn’t seem like normal luck.”
“I also think so.”
“Are you going to continue playing the Lucky Lottery in the future?”
“of course. There is no law that says you won’t do it again just because you won the first prize in the lucky lottery. I buy 8 games every week and I wonder if I might win.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Yes, every week I thought it would be nice to win and bought a lucky lottery ticket, but when I was lucky, I won like this.”
“Don’t you have dreams in particular?”
“There was no such thing. If there is a number that comes to mind that day, write it down. There is no special recipe.”
“Nevertheless, the winning is going well.”
“It’s pure luck. However, there are times when there is a number that suddenly attracts you on the day you want to buy a lucky lottery ticket.”
At Minjun’s words, the person in charge nodded his head.
Anyway, in the eyes of the person in charge, Minjun was a very lucky person.
Even if you win the first prize in the lucky lottery just once, your life will be reversed, and you won many times.
I was only 25 years old, so I was envious of how much money I would spend in the future.
“good work.”
“no. It was definitely my job.”
“Still, thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
Minjun got up from his seat and took the newly issued bankbook and went down to the first floor.