Episode 87. Recruit Kim Jin-seong (2)
Hong Hyun-jin was not the only one surprised by Nawaf’s appearance.
Everyone who knew his identity was looking at Nawaf with astonished eyes.
“uh?”
“what?!”
Park Jin-woong and Hyun Hyeon-cheol, who were in the corner, also recognized Nawaf at a glance and reacted in surprise.
“How can the Nawaf be here…” ?”
“I’m going to see that unlucky bastard somewhere like this again? “The world is really small, narrow.”
Hyun Hyeon-cheol mutters with an expression of displeasure. On the other hand, Park Jin-woong was still unable to hide his surprised expression.
‘Isn’t this the first time a foreign clan member has entered here so far?’
In the history of Colosseum Survival, there was always a party for participants at least once every season. It was one of the measures to re-boost the morale of the participants who were mentally and physically exhausted from the constant fighting and killings.
It wasn’t that long ago that we started accepting outside guests. The biggest reason was safety.
And, so far, only people from Korean clans have been able to enter the party. This was due to Baek Jun’s ironclad rule not to lose Korean talent he had worked hard to discover overseas.
But at this moment, that iron rule has been broken.
‘Recently, I heard that bin Nasir is very interested in the Colosseum Pro… .’
Jinwoong Park, who works at a company that makes a living from information, recalled information he heard from Saudi Arabia.
‘And I recently heard a rumor that you might be visiting Korea… . I guess they didn’t at least invest in the Colosseum… ?’
At that time, Park Jin-woong alone predicted that based on the little information he had.
Hong Hyun-jin was looking at the approaching Nawaf with eyes that he still couldn’t understand.
‘How can I… ?’
Why is it that a man related to the Al Saud Clan, who has nothing to do with Korea, can enter this party?
The answer was provided by the two clan masters next to him.
“I guess you haven’t heard recently that bin Nasir is investing in the Colosseum.”
“… … !!”
“You really didn’t know? Oh dear… . Then you probably didn’t know that next year’s preliminaries will be held in Saudi Arabia, right?”
Hong Hyun-jin’s eyes shake rapidly at the words of Oh Byeong-guk and Kang Kyung-kwon.
Seeing that, the two smiled slightly and then exchanged greetings with Nawaf.
Hong Hyun-jin, seeing that smile, felt defeated and bit his lip.
Clearly, the smile the two of them had just smiled was that of a winner, ridiculing Hong Hyun-jin’s poor intelligence.
‘… ‘I had no idea.’
Hong Hyun-jin had already been feeling the atmosphere of being pushed back in many ways by the other three major clans since the fall of his father, Hong Seong-heun.
But today, I was completely pushed out of the information power. This was an inexcusable defeat.
‘after… . You need to come to your senses. If this continues, I will really be kicked out of the top four clans.’
Hong Hyun-jin clenched his molars as he watched the Koreans greeting Nassar.
He could not lose the position of one of the top four clans in Korea, which his father had barely achieved, in vain.
‘I have to rescue at least one useful one today… .’
As Hong Hyun-jin rolled his eyes with a firm resolve, there was a man who suddenly appeared in front of him.
It was Nawaf who came forward after greeting the two clan masters.
“It’s been a while, Mr. Hong Hyun-jin.”
Toward Nawaf, who greeted him in fluent Korean, Hong Hyun-jin skillfully hid his embarrassment and gave a beautiful smile.
“I never imagined I would see you here.”
“I thought I couldn’t come in until yesterday. In any case, since we have succeeded in entering, we must perform our duties to the best of our ability.”
The ‘mission’ he spoke of was obvious. Considering his job, he is solely responsible for Al Saud Clan’s Korean operations.
Hong Hyun-jin covered his mouth and smiled slightly at Nawaf’s words.
“Isn’t this really going too far? “If Al Saud reaches out to the Colosseum participants, what are we going to do for a living?”
Hong Hyun-jin expressed his sincere dissatisfaction with a playful expression and tone.
Nawaf responded with an unwavering smile despite the harsh words.
“I am just an employee who follows whatever the CEO tells me to do. The CEO explicitly tells me to bring in two people. What should I do? You have to peel it the way you want it to be peeled. ha ha ha… .”
After smiling with a kind face, Nawaf turns and heads to another place.
Hong Hyun-jin struggled to control his stiff expression as he watched him greet someone nearby.
‘After all, Al Saud is a competitor. If this happens, the difficulty of recruiting increases too much.’
Where is Al Saud?
Isn’t this a clan that uses the Saudi royal family’s enormous oil money to buy up all the best hunters with billions of dollars?
Given Al Saud’s financial power, which allows it to easily purchase monsters that have entered the New World, it is not difficult to simply purchase promising players from the Colosseum program.
‘If this is the case, we need to appeal in other ways than just money… . ‘What makes our company better than Al Saud?’
Hong Hyun-jin, who was thinking internally, had no choice but to turn on his smartphone. She felt like she needed to talk to an executive in her department.
Hong Hyun-jin, who pressed the call button on his smartphone and held it to his ear, looked around and smiled wryly as if it were funny.
‘… It looks like everyone is in the same situation as me.’
The surrounding situation was very interesting to see.
Her eyes caught the sight of all the major people Hong Hyun-jin was familiar with, all glancing in the direction of Nawaf and whispering on the phone with their smartphones pressed to their ears.
The only guests who seemed relaxed, as if they had expected it, were Oh Byeong-guk and Kang Gyeong-kwon.
It was then.
[Participants are entering. We would appreciate it if all the guests attending the party would welcome us with loud applause.]
With an announcement being made throughout the venue, the season 12 contestants began entering at the entrance while being watched by staff.
Soon, loud applause from the guests filled the hall.
Park Jin-woong also appeared to be closely observing the atmosphere in the hall while clapping his hands.
‘I haven’t seen any famous contestants yet. It looks like he’ll appear at the end like always.’
While thinking back to past party broadcasts, Park Jin-woong looked back at the guests this time.
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The guests also seemed to have little interest in the unknown participants who appeared in the beginning.
‘As expected, everyone is targeting famous participants first.’
Jinwoong Park, who understood the overall atmosphere, immediately walked forward and approached the first participant to enter the party.
“hello? This is Park Jin-woong, CEO of the information company ‘Finder’! “Are you Hyunsoo Kim?”
“Uh, yes… .”
“Our information company, Finder, is one of the few information companies currently headquartered in the New Continent… .”
Park Jin-woong starts business right away.
Unlike other major companies, he, who runs a small and medium-sized company, was not in a position to choose participants.
This means that even if you go to great lengths to sell to all participants, you are not sure if you will be able to get even one person.
“hello! “My name is Hyeon-cheol Hyeon-cheol, the White Tiger Mercenary Clan Master!”
“hello? I run a loan company specializing in hunters… .”
Starting with Park Jin-woong, the representatives of small and medium-sized businesses nearby approached the participants one by one and began to conduct business.
Almost 30 minutes had passed like that.
“Oh, it’s Jinseong Kim!”
“It’s Shinwoong!”
“The main characters are appearing!”
Park Jin-woong felt that the loud voice at the entrance suddenly became louder and turned his head towards it.
From afar, about a dozen participants could be seen walking into the party venue, closely guarded by numerous staff.
They, including Kim Jin-seong and Shin Woong, were all the most popular in season 12.
‘The goods have finally arrived!’
The eyes of all the guests looking at them as they entered the party hall began to visibly sparkle.
In particular, the most attention was paid to Kim Jin-seong and Shin Woong, who were the last to enter.
“Hello, Jinseong Kim!”
The man who approaches Jinseong Kim first and greets him.
It was Nawaf.
“Nice to meet you. Have you ever heard of the Al Saud Clan?”
“ah… “Yeah, whatever.”
Kim Jin-seong looks at Nawaf blankly.
Nawaf paid no heed to Kim Jin-seong’s hesitant answer and continued talking.
“Then the conversation will be easier. Let me tell you bluntly. We want you in the Al Saud Clan.”
“Ah yes.”
It was an expression and voice that seemed to show no interest in anyone listening.
Despite what must have been an unexpected reaction, Nawaf continued to operate.
“We, the Al Saud Clan, can pay you more than anywhere else in the world. The amount we can give to Jinseong Kim is… .”
“I know. “Recently, the salary given when recruiting S-class Hunter Maxim became a hot topic on the Internet.”
“Then you can guess how much money Jinseong Kim will receive. Now, let’s talk about the conditions in earnest… .”
“I will contact you later if there is interest. then.”
Nawaf’s face cracked as he saw Kim Jin-seong passing by after speaking clearly as if he didn’t want to hear any more.
‘Are you ignoring Al Saud’s proposal now?’
He looked at Kim Jin-seong’s back with a look of incomprehension, and smiled again when he saw Shin-woong coming in behind him.
“Shinwoong, nice to meet you. We are Al Saud’s… .”
However, Shinwoong just passes by as if he were invisible.
Even Nawaf, who is better at managing his facial expressions than anyone else due to his long experience in sales, suddenly stiffened his expression at this moment.
‘Who’s that forced laborer dare to chew on now?’
Nawaf was seething inside, but soon calmed down his anger with his superhuman strength.
‘after… . If it weren’t for the CEO, I would have done everything… .’
Nawaf’s hands clenched into fists and he chewed his molars.
If bin Nasir, the leader of the Al Saud Clan, had not directly instructed him to recruit Kim Jin-seong and Shin Woong, he would have immediately stormed out of the party without even looking back.
However, since we have received instructions, we must somehow change their minds this time. That was his mission and job.
‘… Okay, I’ll see you later. You are bound to come to Al Saud anyway.’
Thinking like that, Nawaf walked towards the pile of dishes to fill his stomach first. Sales were also slow.
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There was one thing that could comfort Nawaf.
It was that Kim Jin-seong and Shin Woong had the same attitude towards other guests.
“I will contact you later if I am interested. then.”
Kim Jin-seong repeatedly received the business card and turned away, giving an answer that left no room for any reason.
Kim Jin-seong was better at receiving business cards. Shinwoong seemed to be concentrating only on his meal, ignoring everyone else’s conversation.
However, the attitude of these two actually planted seeds of hope in the hearts of small and medium-sized business owners.
‘You’re turning down all offers from major companies, right?’
‘Could it be that you don’t like big companies? Then maybe I have a chance too… ?’
‘Let’s just bump into each other and see!’
So at some point, representatives of small business clans started approaching them one by one and talking to them.
In particular, Kim Jin-seong, who gave the answer even though it was the same, was very popular. Seeing how he treats no one without prejudice, other small and medium-sized companies that were watching seemed to be rushing to get to him to give him a business card.
As a result… .
‘… ‘How should I carry this?’
Jinseong Kim was looking down at his hands with a troubled expression as he had a stack of business cards piled up so much that he could barely hold them in one hand.
It was awkward to put it in my pocket because it stuck out, and it was difficult to organize it and throw it away in front of everyone.
It was a time when I found myself in a completely unexpected and difficult situation.
“excuse me… .”
Another young man cautiously talks to him.
It was Park Jin-woong.
“If you don’t mind, may I say hello?”
“yes… .”
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes looked at Park Jin-woong’s face as he mechanically answered, and there was a strange look in his eyes.
‘I’ve seen this face before… ?’
Just as Kim Jin-seong was quickly recalling his past memories to see who the person in front of him was, Park Jin-woong greeted him politely and held out a business card.
“My name is Jinwoong Park, and I am the representative of the Korean branch of the information company ‘Finder.’ “I really wanted to see you.”
The moment I saw the name Park Jin-woong written on my business card,
Memories from a few months ago suddenly replayed in Kim Jin-seong’s mind.
– Jinwoong… To my brother… to the end… Only disappointment… Being held… sorry… That’s… word… do… jeon… sun… .
It was the scene where Park Seong-tae, a fellow member of Fight Club, left his last will just before he died.
‘no way… ?’
Only then did Jinseong Kim remember where he had seen the man in front of him.
A photo of the three brothers inside the necklace that Park Seong-tae presented along with his will.
The face of one of them matched perfectly with the man in front of me.
“Excuse me for meeting you for the first time, but there is one thing I want to ask you.”
At that time, Jinwoong Park asked him in a voice so low that others around him could not hear.
“Maybe during Fight Club… . Do you remember a man named Park Seong-tae?”
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