Breaking Up Is Better Than Divorce

off the record

“A long time. How are you? No. If you are not doing well, who in the world is doing well?”

A few days after Eugene returned to New York, Jaehyuk, whom he had known since college, contacted him.

“okay. I am doing very well. But did you say you were assigned to the New York branch?”

“uh. I applied at the beginning of this year, and they told me to take over this time.”

“that is great. Even if it wasn’t, it was a little bit hostile.”

As he greeted his comrade whom he had not seen in a long time, Eugene expressed his warm welcome.

‘Originally, this guy didn’t come to New York at this time…’

But Eugene’s heart was full of alertness.

In the past life, Jaehyuk has never been assigned to New York.

But this time, he was appointed as the New York governor?

Eugene thought it must have been something related to him.

The order to New York is not going to go as you will, and it must be an order from above, right?

Furthermore······.

“By the way, is the New York branch a career path for newspapers?”

“What is the career path? end like me. It’s just a hit-and-run. Although the Minkuk Ilbo is in the top 10, it is quite difficult to set up a New York branch to be honest. You have to be on the 4th or airwaves to be a New York correspondent.”

Eugene is well aware that Ryu Seong-gyu of Daeyang Heavy Industries will marry the daughter of the owner of the Minkook Ilbo at the end of Lee Hae-mal.

“Anyway, it’s been good. Let’s see each other often.”

Rather, Eugene decided to use this guy as an opportunity.

There is absolutely no remorse whatsoever.

Even though he was a classmate, he was afraid to see each other once every few years, and even though he knew the battle of the ocean with him in his past life, he never even said that he would write an article even in passing words.

What’s more, if it’s from Ryu Seong-gyu’s contract…

It’s natural to use it.

“okay. Let’s see and live often. Aren’t you ignoring me because I’m rich now?”

“What is slander? Where is that between us?”

The two continued their conversation with a bright smile, immersed in different thoughts.

“Oh yeah! But for today, I have to stop here. I have to catch the plane this afternoon.”

After talking for a while, Eugene tried to get up first.

“airplane? Where are you going?”

Jaehyuk’s eyes are shining.

“Austin.”

“Texas? Why are you there?”

“I was thinking of investing in a semiconductor company there.”

“investment? okay? Which semiconductor?”

don’t let go easily Of course, it could be just a curiosity as a journalist.

But in the end, it will get into Ryu’s ears.

“It’s called Freescale Semiconductor, and it’s not that popular with the general public.”

“Freescale Semiconductor? Isn’t that where a private equity fund took over? I think it was quite a topic a few years ago. It was the largest acquisition of a tech company by a private equity fund.”

“right. It was such a big deal that Blackstone led the way, the Carlyle Group and a few other private equity funds bought it as a consortium.”

“You haven’t had much fun since then, have you? Is it worth the investment there?”

“I bought it for more than double the market price and it has been almost 10 years, so it is right to see it as a failure from that perspective. So, the private equity funds that put money into the consortium seem to want their money back.”

“But are you investing? Isn’t that too dangerous?”

“First of all, only you know. It’s off the record. Can you protect me?”

Eugene said with a serious expression.

“Then, of course not. What?”

“I am not doing this alone. Dasan Electronics is trying to help acquire Freescale.”

“Fertility?”

Jaehyuk’s face becomes more uncomfortable.

“You know? What did I do when I was in Myeongseong?”

Eugene pretended not to know Jaehyuk’s expression and continued talking.

“uh. You were in the project organizing department. Were you connected with the people of Dasan Electronics there?”

“any. So, I asked for an opinion on it, and he was interested. You know that Freescale is strong against semiconductors used in automobiles, right? If it’s a general investment, it wouldn’t be that attractive, but in Dasan’s case, automobiles are their main business, so they seem to be interested.”

“Awesome…”

Jaehyuk had a strange expression on his face that was difficult to express.

“Anyway, it’s hard to tell the details, but this time I’m just trying to get a doctor.”

“You mean Dasan invested in Freescale Semiconductor?”

That seems to be the most important thing for Jaehyuk.

“Nothing has been decided yet. So it’s an absolute secret.”

“great. Of course. Instead, when it is decided, it is the first thing to tell me. Thanks to a friend, let’s get a scoop.”

“Is it some kind of special? Hopefully I can see a part of it? If only I knew two days ago.”

“ah! That’s right. If Dasan Electronics is investing in Freescale Semiconductor, wouldn’t it be a good thing?”

“So, think about it too.”

“Thank you. I have only friends Heh heh.”

The guy who usually doesn’t talk about his friends even when he meets his classmates smiles as he talks about his friends.

“Then I will go. See you next.”

“okay. I’ve just arrived and I’m busy.”

Eugene left the cafe with Jae-hyeok, who was rolling his eyes hard.

* * *

As soon as Eugene left his seat, Jaehyuk took out his phone and called the client.

– Freescale Semiconductor? Are you sure?

Unlike the last time, the person who answered the phone had a hard tone of command, showing no sign of honorific name.

“yes. That’s what I heard. You said you were going to Austin, Texas.”

Jaehyuk reported in detail the story he had heard from Eugene.

– You’re crazy. You mean you did something like that?

Upon hearing Jae-hyeok’s report, the other person sweared at him, and he felt like he was being scolded even though it wasn’t his fault.

– Find out more. Find out as much as possible about what’s going on in the future and report it.

“All right.”

I felt a sense of humiliation that I didn’t know, but there was no other way to reply.

* * *

Anyway, it was a story to be passed on to the Daeyang Group.

Eugene wanted Daeyang and Dasan to compete for Freescale.

Just in time, an informant was sent from the ocean, so I had to use it.

That day, Eugene flew to Austin, the state capital of Texas by plane.

At a hotel in downtown Austin, I met with personnel dispatched by the Dasan Group and spent two days meeting and discussing the acquisition of Freescale.

The meeting at Freescale’s headquarters was favorable throughout.

Freescale, who had already been tired of sluggish negotiations with Daeyang for nearly half a year, had no choice but to welcome the appearance of a new negotiator.

As Dasan Electronics jumped in as a buyer, Freescale was able to charge a slightly higher price to Daeyang, and it was the same for Dasan.

When I returned to New York after negotiating in Austin for a few days, Yooseong had also returned from Germany.

“It was a lot of trouble.”

“What is suffering? I feel like I’m just standing here as a bridesmaid.”

“You still have a lot to learn, haven’t you?”

“uh. It was more fun than I thought. I thought living in oil or hands was the most fun, but management is also quite interesting.”

“So now all that’s left is the practical procedure?”

“uh. I think it’s almost done once the due diligence is done at BlackRock’s German subsidiary. After that, regulatory approval remains. It was more complicated than I thought.”

Still, the most difficult part of the price negotiation was easily completed.

They wanted to sell from the other side as well, and from this side they wanted to buy it regardless of the price.

“If you get a call saying it’s over, you can go back and sign it.”

With this one case, I feel that my brother has become more confident.

“I’m going to invite people over this weekend too.”

He decides to hold a party to welcome his younger brother back to New York.

“okay. Will it be William and his friends again this time?”

“right.”

William held a party once to introduce him to his acquaintances, and then suddenly it became a regular party every weekend.

“Everyone had a good time. Even though it’s the first time we’ve met, we don’t really care and enjoy the party.”

“People here are in a culture where parties are very important. You’re used to playing like that.”

“We almost hung out at the bar, didn’t we? Where’s the party space? Everyone is in a boarding house or a boarding house.”

“That’s it. Even in the dormitory, if it was a little noisy, there was a commotion.”

“By the way, this house is great for parties. It’s spacious and on the second floor, so if you play on the top, you don’t have to worry about hearing footsteps downstairs.”

“It would be nice if there were no humans who could open the door to any room because the two of them met each other.”

Before returning to the past, Eugene lived in the United States for quite some time, but what she doesn’t like is what she doesn’t like.

“Oh, I really hate it. If you come to someone else’s house, you’ll still be polite.”

“It was offered as a party space, so it looks like it has to be taken care of.”

The Trump Tower mansion had many rooms. And Eugene installed door locks in his room, Yooseong’s room, and studio, and removed all the beds in the other empty rooms.

Still, it seems that people who have a business are trying to solve it.

On the next day after the party, the housekeeping service provided by the management office is used to completely re-clean the whole house, and then the mind will be relieved.

Other than that, it’s not bad.

It seems that the younger brother has not yet made a decision, but Eugene will continue to live here.

In order to live in an unfamiliar land, the existence of an acquaintance with whom to share their hearts was necessary above all else.

Without such a person, we have no choice but to live as strangers forever.

Even in his last life, Eugene had adapted well to this land.

With a marriage that ended in tragedy and with family misfortune, Eugene made many connections in this land, where she left her homeland as if being chased and settled down, and was able to find some rest.

Now that he returned to the past and found a new opportunity, Eugene did not intend to live by simply grinding his teeth in revenge for those who bullied him.

In any case, it is only an appendix.

His goal was to live happily with the people he loved.

* * *

On a Saturday afternoon, in a cafeteria on the Westside, not far from Trump Tower, where Eugene lives, two young women, both stylishly dressed and recognizable as Korean, took their seats.

One of them frowned while talking to someone for a long time.

“So I don’t like it. how many times How old am I? I don’t like to just meet you. cut it off Are you busy now.”

She hung up the phone without waiting for the other person to answer.

“Mom?”

asked a friend who was watching while she was on the phone.

“aunt. I don’t know why you keep doing that. My dad is still, but my aunt is more uproar.”

“Still, you are very good. At my house, if you say ‘Look at it’, you have to answer ‘yes’ right away, otherwise it’s very chaotic.”

“I know. Looking back, I think our house is a little more liberal than yours. But I don’t know why she’s so upset.”

“What. I think everyone is worried about you.”

She waved her hand as if she didn’t want to think about it any more.

“ah! I don’t know. But what are you going to do today? You called me to come all the way from Boston. If you’re not having fun today, you’re responsible.”

“How far is Boston?”

“Far. It took me five hours today. In Korea, Seoul to Busan is the street. Do you know how much your ass hurts?”

“This is just a neighboring city. And did you come by bus again?”

“uh. The bus is $100 cheaper than the train.”

“100 dollars . . . is amazing. How long are you going to cosplay like that?”

My friend said it was amazing.

“Cosplay, honestly, it’s not wrong. But as long as I’m here, I want to live like that. So why did you call me?”

“Let’s go to a party.”

“party? Hmmm… knowing that I don’t like parties very much.”

“Still, it’s not bad to go out to cool off from time to time. Today, I’m going to the house of the hottest person in New York these days.”

“Are you the hottest in New York? From which family did the son come from?”

“I am not the son of any family. He used to be just an ordinary commoner, but now he’s rich. Do you want to be sleepy? Anyway, there is such a person.”

“A Thunderbolt?”

The woman from Boston frowned slightly.

“Don’t make that face. That’s fun. Seeing how jolbu lives.”

“Hey, you have really weird tastes.”

“Anyway, you came to my town to play, so do what I tell you.”

“Is all New York your town? Oh yeah······.”

With that said, she didn’t seem willing to reject her friend’s plan.