We finished our shopping for home appliances and left Seoseong Digital Plaza.
Starting with a TV, two computers, two laptops, a refrigerator, a washing machine, a dryer, a wireless vacuum cleaner, a capsule coffee machine, a home theater, and so on.
It was a complete shopping spree.
The total amount spent was over 60 million won. Taekgyu paid for it all in a lump sum. The staff, who had been skeptical, were stunned when the card was approved.
While the staff worked hard packing the TVs, the manager rushed out to the car to greet us.
"Thank you for shopping with us. I will visit tomorrow morning. Please take care."
"Thank you, take care."
Taekgyu started the car.
"Aren't we buying too much?"
"We made money thanks to Seoseong Electronics. This much is a way of giving back."
"······."
I'm worried Vice Chairman Lim Jin-yong might be so moved that he'll burst into tears.
"Let's go buy a desk, sofa, and bed next."
"Where should we go? Nonhyeon Furniture Street?"
That area has shops specializing in high-end European furniture.
Taekgyu shook his head.
"Let's go to IKEA."
IKEA is the world's largest Swedish furniture company, which opened a store in Korea last year. They mainly sell affordable and practical furniture.
Taekgyu said matter-of-factly.
"There's no need to buy expensive furniture."
Is he saying he's not stingy with electronics, but he's stingy with furniture?
It's such an otaku-like way of thinking.
"Alright. Let's go."
The next day.
The ordered appliances and furniture arrived.
A 95-inch TV and home theater were set up in front of the living room, with a new sofa and table placed in front of it.
On one side, there were two desks, each with two computers and four monitors set up.
Additionally, there was a bed, wardrobe, and desk in the bedroom, and a refrigerator, dining table, washing machine, and dryer in the kitchen and utility room.
After everything was done, Taekgyu wiped his hands and said.
"Now, it really feels like we're getting things started."
I nodded.
"Yeah, it does."
Is the preparation finally almost done?
I put a capsule in the coffee machine on the desk and made coffee.
Ssss!
As the coffee brewed, the aroma filled the air.
Above anything else, this was what I liked the most. I wouldn't have to go out for coffee anymore.
"Now, it really feels like a home."
With all the stuff accumulated, I think I'd refuse if someone asked me to move again.
I'm glad I bought a house. At least I won't have to worry about moving.
"We've finished one big task."
"One more to go."
Taekgyu printed out a sheet of paper from the printer we just installed and handed it to me.
After deciding to continue investing with shared equity, we applied for corporate equity transfer and completed our digital signatures.
And this is the result.
The corporate registry issued by Della Island had the company name OTK Company, with "JINU KANG" listed first. The ownership share was 80%. Following that was "TAEKYU OH" with a 20% share.
Taekgyu patted my shoulder and said.
"Now, you're the owner of OTK Company. I'm counting on you."
"Yeah."
After we disposed of the options and short sales, the balance in the OTK Company account was exactly 6.858 billion won.
We had withdrawn all of the initial investment to Korea, so the remaining balance was 6.72 billion won.
To think that I, who had nothing until recently, now own a company worth billions of won. That's how unpredictable life can be.
"What's the plan moving forward?"
"I'm still thinking about it."
Taekgyu asked, seemingly confused.
"What's there to think about? Don't we just invest based on what Oracle Eye shows us?"
"It doesn't seem as simple as that."
At first, I thought it was easy too. If I had foresight, everything ahead would fall into place, like unraveling a roll of toilet paper.
What the foresight shows is 100% accurate.
I no longer doubt that. So, if I just trust the foresight and invest, it should be fine, but...
There are a few issues I need to address.
First, I can't control the foresight. If I could project the holograms whenever I wanted, how much easier it would be!
I'd know exactly which stock will rise, which product will fall, and how interest rates will move, and then I'd invest accordingly.
However, the foresight is random and irregular.
I'm not sure if this is how it's supposed to be, or if I just lack the ability to control it.
Another issue is that the information shown is extremely limited.
For example, let's say the foresight shows that land prices in a certain area will increase by more than ten times due to new city development. But, I don't know if this will happen in one year or ten years. If it's ten years after I'm dead, what good does it do?
Wasn't the issue with L6's discontinuation also something we knew about, but we didn't know the timing?
It's our job to analyze the information the foresight shows and create investment strategies based on it.
This part is still manageable, but the really serious problem is something else.
"Is the future fixed, or is it variable?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"In other words, can the future shown by foresight be changed, or is it set in stone?"
This has been a question I've had since I first gained the ability.
The past is time that has already passed and is a confirmed reality. No matter what we do in the present, the past can't be changed.
But the future hasn't come yet. If we knew about it in advance, could we change it?
When Taekgyu heard this, he nodded.
"It's a dilemma with foresight. When it comes to natural disasters like volcanic eruptions or asteroid collisions, it's rare that foresight can change anything. But human actions and their consequences can change easily."
When I looked at him with a surprised expression, Taekgyu shrugged.
"It's a common theme in anime and comics."
That's when I understood right away.
Our purchase of put options didn't directly affect the discontinuation of L6. The responsibility for paying the premiums was with the financial institutions.
However, if Seoseong Electronics had been the one paying, things would have been completely different. If they had postponed the discontinuation by just a few days to avoid the loss, we would have lost most of our investment.
If investing affects foresight, it could either be self-fulfilling or self-negating.
Let's use the previous example: if we foresaw the land prices going up and bought a lot, but the prices became too high and the development plan was canceled or changed to another area, we would have wasted our investment.
"In conclusion, we can't just rely on foresight. It will play a key role, but how we handle it is just as important."
Taekgyu easily accepted this.
"Right. Even with the same skill, its effectiveness can vary depending on the character level. So, let's level up."
"······."
It's not wrong.
If someone like the CEO of a hedge fund or a second-generation chaebol had this ability, they would be using it 100 times more effectively than I would.
It's a bit frustrating that my starting character is a 20-something who studied business for a year and went to the military. At least my capital has grown to several billion, so that's a consolation.
Taekgyu cautiously asked.
"Oracle Eye hasn't disappeared, right?"
"It hasn't."
Humans perceive information through their five senses. Foresight is a completely different sense that isn't included in the five senses.
It's hard to explain exactly, but even if I don't see the holograms in front of me, I can sense that this ability still exists.
Just like how you know your sense of taste is fine even if you don't taste anything, or your sense of smell works even if you don't smell anything.
While Taekgyu was tidying up around the house, I sat in front of the living room computer, searching the internet for new investment opportunities.
The best situation would be to predict a large-scale crisis like the discontinuation of L6 and invest in advance.
Of course, even then, making 50 times profit in one go like last time would be impossible. If I invested 6.7 billion in options and made 50 times the profit, it would amount to almost 40 trillion won.
Such a situation would devastate the entire Korean financial system. Given the scale of the stock market, there's no way such derivative products would even exist.
And such an event is unlikely to happen again soon. How many times in our lives will we see Seoseong Electronics hit the lower limit price?
"With the scale of funds growing, it's hard to make several times profit in a short time, right?"
The news section on economics was still full of articles about the aftermath of the L6 discontinuation. It would take a few months for the aftershocks to settle down.
"Huh?"
Then, I saw an article that caught my attention.
As I read it, I was shocked.
"Hey, come here!"
"What's going on?"
At my shout, Taekgyu, who had been in the basement, came up to the living room.
"Read this."
[Exclusive] L6 Discontinuation: Who Are the Put Option Buyers?
(Excerpt) Before the discontinuation announcement, it was claimed that foreign firms had focused on buying Seoseong Electronics put options, causing a stir.
The profits from these put options are estimated to be in the billions.
Upon learning this, financial institutions have all requested investigations from the Financial Supervisory Service...
Taekgyu's eyes widened in surprise.
"Is this about us?"
I was equally shocked.
"It seems like it is."
Before the discontinuation announcement, who else could have focused on buying Seoseong Electronics put options other than us?