Taek Seong-cheol had a headache.
He even fired the manager for being late.
Now all the saleswomen outside were part-timers he had hired.
He had even recruited some girls from the red light district.
Park Mi Young from earlier was one of them.
Everyone understood why he was doing this.
But even with all these efforts, he still hadn't sold many of the properties he had developed.
Taek Seong-cheol stood at the window.
A sudden thought crossed his mind - maybe jumping out and ending everything would be the easiest solution.
Knock knock knock... there was a knock at the door.
Taek Seong-cheol took a deep breath and wiped the depression from his face.
Then he said coldly, "Come in.
The door opened.
Kang Suyeon timidly poked her head in.
She said carefully, "Boss, there's a gentleman downstairs who wants to mortgage three apartments at once. I would like to ask you for some discounts."
Taek Seong-cheol was stunned for a moment.
His tone immediately rose with surprise, "What? How many apartments did you say?"
"Three! The gentleman said he wants to meet with you."
"Quick... take me to him right away."
It wasn't that these three properties were a huge amount of money for Taek Seong-cheol, but the fact that someone finally wanted to buy his houses gave him a glimmer of hope.
At least this person dared to buy three houses at once, which showed that his understanding of these houses was different from others.
At the very least, he had his own unique ideas.
If he could get some useful information from this person, he might be able to save his business.
Taek Seong-cheol rushed downstairs.
He approached Su Mingyu with a smile.
"Mr. Su, thank you for your assistance."
Taek Seong-cheol held Su Mingyu's hand with a smile on his face.
Su Mingyu returned the smile and nodded.
"Hello, Mr. Taek."
Taek Seong-cheol gestured politely.
"It's a bit inconvenient to talk downstairs. How about we go upstairs?"
Su Mingyu nodded.
Then the two of them went upstairs together.
At that moment, Kang Suyeon was left behind, staring at Su Mingyu's back with a bit of surprise in her eyes.
"Is this really the same Su Mingyu who used to be bullied all the time?"
Suddenly, Kang Suyeon couldn't help but feel curious about Su Mingyu's true identity.
The two of them sat down upstairs.
Taek Seong-cheol stared at Su Mingyu.
"Mr. Su, I developed this property myself, and although the real estate market is currently in a downturn, you still bought three units at once. Do you have any other ideas?"
After hearing this, the smile on Su Mingyu's lips deepened.
He immediately understood Taek Seong-cheol's intentions - this was a trick to get information out of him.
Both of them were experienced in their own way, so it was impossible for Su Mingyu to reveal his true intentions so easily.
"It's nothing special. I just think the house prices here are relatively cheap," Su Mingyu replied with a standard answer.
Taek Seong-cheol's face showed a brief flicker of disappointment.
But judging from Su Mingyu's demeanor, he quickly realized that this answer was probably just a polite dismissal.
While Taek Seong-cheol was considering what to say next, Su Mingyu stood up.
"Mr. Taek, I have a class this afternoon, so I'll say goodbye."
Just as Su Mingyu was about to leave, Taek Seong-cheol seemed to make up his mind.
"Mr. Su," he said directly, "I know that you must have your own thoughts and insights about these properties. I won't ask any more questions now. I just hope you can help me and give me some direction. As for the compensation, everything can be negotiated."
Su Mingyu's s smile deepened.
Taek Seong-cheol was clearly overwhelmed by the bank's debt.
This was the perfect opportunity for Su Mingyu to lay out his terms.
Su Mingyu sat down across from Taek Seong-cheol.
"This place is close to Gangnam, so its value will definitely increase in the future," Su Mingyu said.
Taek Seong-cheol nodded.
This was exactly why he had bought the land and started to develop it in the first place.
But he hadn't expected to be completely caught by the market downturn.
"So you plan to make a long-term investment?" Taek Seong-cheol asked.
Su Mingyu, holding his cards close to his chest, nodded.
"I have a way to help you overcome your difficulties and make a small profit, but my condition is that you sell each apartment at a 25% discount and provide full interior decoration."
After hearing Su Mingyu's conditions, Taek Seong-cheol shook his head violently.
"These three apartments are just a drop in the bucket for me. There's no way I can agree to your terms."
Su Mingyu's smile only widened.
"Who said I'm only interested in these three apartments?"
Taek Seong-cheol narrowed his eyes and stared at Su Mingyu in confusion.
"How many units do you want?" he asked.
"All the unsold units in your Seoul developments," Su Mingyu replied calmly.
Taek Seong-cheol's eyes widened and he froze, staring at Su Mingyu in disbelief.
Looking at this man dressed like a student, Taek Seong-cheol's face was full of shock.
"Mr. Su... are you serious? You're not joking, right?"