Chapter 1 Like a Pine
It was just after mid-July, and the weather in Seoul was as hot as a covered stove, not only hot but also stuffy. Unfortunately, there was a light rain this morning.
It was really a light rain, so hard that it didn’t even get the ground wet. Such a light rain not only failed to bring any coolness to the entire city, but instead seemed like someone poured a ladle of water in the carbon sauna pool, causing the humidity to soar, giving people the feeling that the entire world had changed. It's sticky.
In the semi-basement of a residential building in the back alley of Daolim Road in Dalimdong, Yeongdeungpo District, An Rusong was awakened by the sound of "di-di".
Opening his eyes, in the dim light, he stared at the large moldy roof for a few seconds, then reached out to the cabinet next to the bed and turned on the noisy E108 Bring it over.
Opening the flip cover and looking at the caller number on the blue LCD screen, An Rusong hesitated for a moment and finally pressed the answer button.
"Rusong, where are you?" A woman's slightly hoarse voice came from the phone.
"I'm at home, what's the matter, Manager Sun?" An Rusong wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat up from the bed.
"Then come to the factory now, something happened here." The voice on the phone was not only hoarse, but also seemed to be full of fatigue.
The corners of An Rusong's lips curved in an arc, and a trace of disdain flashed in his deep-pupiled eyes, but he said respectfully: "Okay, Manager Sun, I'll be there right away. .”
Hearing the beeping busy tone from his phone, he snapped the phone cover shut, then turned to look at the window.
The so-called semi-basement is a basement that is half underground and half on the ground. Just like the house An Rusong rented, it had one bedroom and one living room. The window sill of the bedroom window was level with the street outside. Looking out of the window, you could see the calves of passers-by outside.
To be honest, a house like this is not a place for people to live at all. The dampness and darkness are secondary. What is really terrible is that when it rains heavily, the rainwater accumulated on the street will pour directly into the room. inside, turning the house into a swimming pool. What's even more tragic is that there is no air conditioning in An Rusong's room. By living here, he saves money on the sauna.
Of course, no one in this world likes to live in such a house, but for some people, well, for example, people like An Rusong, they actually have no other choice. They live in The only reason for being in a place like this is that he's fucking poor.
An Rusong, who got off the bed with bare feet and wearing only a pair of boxer briefs, walked to the bedroom door and went to the bathroom in the living room.
The so-called bathroom is a small room separated from the living room. It is a three-in-one place of toilet, bathroom and laundry room. If you want to describe it, it would be one word: simple.
Lifting the cracked toilet seat, peed into the dirt-stained toilet, and took a cold shower as quickly as possible. An Rusong stood at the sink. Ahead, I looked in the mirror.
In the mirror is a good-looking young man. The reason why I use the word "Jiaohao" is because this face is more feminine, with an oval oval face and a pair of large eyebrows. Almond eyes and two faint eyebrows. To be honest, if you put a mask on this face, someone will definitely think of him as a woman, and a little beauty at that. That is to say, the straight bridge of the nose and the lips with a seagull-like curve added a bit of heroism to this face, which pulled him back from the edge of being too feminine.
After looking in the mirror for a while and adjusting her hair, An Rusong nodded with satisfaction. He raised his hand and patted his face twice, and said to himself: "What kind of class are you? You have the same name as me? Besides this face, what else can you do?" What’s the point? I’m in my twenties, living in a basement, have no savings, no women, and no food if I don’t work for a day”
Moist Mouth He pursed his lips, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and cleverly outlined a sarcastic smile on his face. He clicked his teeth and muttered: "Okay, from now on, everything will be handed over to you." Give it to me, you are responsible for providing a body, and I am responsible for making his life wonderful. Just relax, brother.”
An Rusong's soliloquy may sound confusing, but if explained, it is actually very simple - in the body of "An Rusong" now, there is another world from the future. An "An Rusong", in other words, the An Rusong who is talking to himself in front of the mirror now actually has a time-traveled soul. An Rusong used to be an ordinary Korean, born in an ordinary peasant family in Wonton-ri, Gangwon Province. In addition to his parents and grandfather, he has three younger brothers and one younger sister. In order to reduce the burden on his family, he went to Seoul (oh, it was still called Seoul at the time) five years ago, when he was just eighteen years old, to look for a job. In the following years, he has been working in a toy factory called "DreamToys", earning a monthly salary of 900,000 won.
900,000 won may sound like a lot, but what is it in reality? Just renting a basement like this will cost you a quarter of your salary. In addition, you have to remit a sum of money to your family every month. Therefore, An Rusong, the predecessor of An Rusong, is working hard. After five years of living, not to mention being penniless, the deposit in the bank does not exceed eight figures.
As for the current "An Rusong", he was a programmer living in South China in his previous life. However, his programmer is different from the programmer who went bald early. I have no interest in working, I am only interested in making money. Therefore, in the years before his rebirth, he had been illegally selling the source code of various black and gray products online, ranging from game plug-ins to gambling, chess and card gambling websites, and even the source code of fourth-party payment platforms.
People, if you walk a lot at night, you will inevitably encounter ghosts. After Shunshun Dangdang made money for several years, he was inevitably targeted by the police. As a result, during his escape, he was lucky enough to encounter a car accident. When he woke up again, he had already arrived in 2007. Seoul, South Korea, is parasitic in this body today.
Once you've arrived, make peace with it!
It has been nearly a week since he was reborn in this body, and An Rusong has adjusted his mood. In fact, if he thinks about it carefully, he feels that rebirth is a good thing for him, at least for him Don't worry about being caught and jailed.
The most important thing is, this is Korea, Korea! South Korea in 2007!
In his previous life, An Rusong was extremely envious of the extravagant and luxurious life of the Korean chaebols. Now, being reborn in this era, he also wants to experience what it feels like to be a chaebol and a Korean chaebol.
Rubbing the face in the mirror, An Rusong let out a breath, then clenched his fists and made a cheering gesture.
Now is not the time to think so much. Today, he is still a poor man living in a semi-basement. The life of a chaebol is still far away and scary for him. He was reborn as a Korean, not as an Indian. The road always has to be walked step by step. It doesn't matter if you think about it occasionally, but if you continue to indulge in fantasy and ignore reality, the inspirational story will become funny. It's a joke.
After washing up, he returned to the narrow and cramped bedroom. An Rusong put on some clothes and went out against the bright sun above his head.
Since the year 2000, there have been more and more Koreans in the Dalindong area of Yongdengpu. These Koreans all came from China, and there are also some Hans among them. In terms of ethnic origin, Koreans and Koreans are close relatives. Therefore, Koreans enjoy a lot of preferential treatment in terms of permanent residence and naturalization. However, Koreans who come to South Korea to make a living are also subject to widespread discrimination. In the eyes of Koreans, these "poor relatives" are the source of disturbing social order, and they are all criminals. Affected by this, the Dalim-dong area has become a chaotic place in the eyes of Seoul people, and even the rent of houses here is lower than other places.
There are many Chinese restaurants in the shops on both sides of Daolin Road, and even Chinese signboards can be seen everywhere. However, because of the hot weather and the fact that it is not meal time, there are few pedestrians on the street and it seems a bit deserted. .
An Rusong rode a dilapidated Hyosung scooter out of the back alley and headed straight to Seongdong District. The "DreamToys" toy factory where he worked was in Seongsu-dong in Seongdong District.
"DreamToys" toy factory, this toy factory with an English name, sounds very high-end, but in fact, it is a small factory with only a dozen workers, and its business is to make vinyl toys.
In the past few years, toy factories have been producing vinyl dolls, and the products are mainly exported to Japan. As far as An Rusong knows, the buyers of this kind of dolls are some Japanese pachinko shops. The owner of the factory seems to know a Korean in Japan who hangs out on the streets in Japan. With the care of the other party, the boss's shop Although the toy factory is not large in scale, it makes a lot of money.
However, recently, the toy factory has encountered trouble, because the Korean in Japan who was familiar to the boss died. It is said that he was killed by a Chinese gangster. Without the matchmaking of this Korean in Japan, the toy factory lost all business overnight, and the thousands of vinyl dolls in stock became overstocked, and it was not clear whether they could be sold.
Of course, An Rusong has no interest in caring about this. His ambition is to make a fortune and become a chaebol, not to stay in a high-temperature workshop and make wax patterns. In his plan, as long as he gets this month's salary, he will resign and leave. He already has a complete plan for what to do next.
(End of this chapter)