Chapter 31

How to overcome nightmares. Ever since I was young, I have tended to have nightmares when my heart is hurt. “Kim Shin is a beggar. You’re a beggar.” When I was in elementary school, I was teased by my friends and suffered from terrible nightmares for a while. Dream of becoming a real beggar and living under a bridge. Even when I was going through a divorce, I had quite a nightmare. It was a dream of dying alone after living alone in a rented apartment. Although at some point, married life felt more like a nightmare. “Even when I die alone, I want to live comfortably.” After the divorce, I tend not to have nightmares. I had a terrible nightmare as I remembered a movie I had seen in a video room. I visited Sangam-dong, and the vitality of life and the members of a pretty girl group were lying on the street as corpses. Among the living children, Blackred’s Jennifer said. “Coke. Coke. because of you… … It looks like we’re all going to die.” A world where all girl groups are dead. I’m not a fan like Oh Myung-woo, but I still enjoy watching girl group performances while flipping through the TV channels. While returning home from Sangam-dong, I saw numerous corpses. Even the bodies float down the Han River. ‘This is a dream.’ It just didn’t seem real. Ferrari was driving autonomously, even without holding the steering wheel, and I was used to the nightmare itself. The way to overcome nightmares is not to try to avoid them. Each person has a different method, but when they have nightmares, they observe them closely. Even if there are scary scenes, I think about why they came out. After having a terrible nightmare, I gained strength in reality. ‘Could this nightmare be because of trying to reject an investment offer?’ Woke up. Frankly, I was weak and vulnerable to being hurt. I have endured steadfastly in a difficult environment, but somewhere in my heart, a wound is engraved. That said, it’s not my way to spend money recklessly to get a little comfort. He is indeed a poor man, but the pettiness carved into his bones is still the same. ‘I can’t invest in a field with no possibility.’ Vaccines and treatments using artificial intelligence. The development period can be drastically shortened. If you think about it now, even when MERS or SARS gained notoriety, they were not vaccinated. When the swine flu was prevalent, existing treatments were effective. ‘Wouldn’t it be hard to sell even if I made it?’ FDA approval is said to take 8 to 15 years. It is a time when the rivers and mountains will change more than once. ‘It’s right to refuse.’ Still, there were no awkward spots. At least Dr. Lee Ho-yeon was doing the right thing. For the advancement of medicine, someone has to do that. Even if he refused, he needed a justification. ―Kim Shin: Myungwoo. Does anyone know anything about the medical field? It’s okay even if you cross two or three bridges. Please introduce yourself quickly. ―Myungwoo Oh: Medical? Where are you sick? -Kim Shin: I have something to ask you. Friend. It would be nice if it were someone with a lot of knowledge about infectious diseases. You are the only one to ask for help. Request. I rarely used the word request. Even if they were starving, they did not borrow money or ask someone for help. I asked because it’s really important. -Oh Myeong-woo: Okay. Even if I don’t know, I’m sure the company staff knows at least someone I can introduce. I believe in the genius of Kris or Katia in helping collective intelligence, but that wasn’t their field of expertise. Thus, Dr. Paul Lesser was connected. He was Professor of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. ―Paul: They said it was very important. What are you curious about? ―Kim Shin: Hello. Professor. Nice to meet you Working as a salesperson in the pharmaceutical industry, I knew how great Johns Hopkins University Hospital was. Take a moment to admire that you are connected to such a great network. Questions were asked about artificial intelligence, pandemics, vaccines, and treatments for infectious diseases. ―Paul: It’s an interesting idea that could be of interest to Hollywood. ―Kim Shin: Are you sure there is no reality? ―Paul: Not really. Many viruses affect humans. Mutant viruses that can cause large-scale epidemics are also steadily appearing. ―Paul: Artificial intelligence is being applied in medicine. Although artificial intelligence is in its infancy, it is said to be applied to drug development and genetic analysis. Analysis of protein structures, search for drug candidates, genomic sequencing, etc. Until now, only 0.1% of the protein structure has been identified by humans, and expectations of artificial intelligence are rising in this field. ―Paul: I expect it will be of great help to medical research and data collection in the future. This is based on the active investment of pharmaceutical companies. ―Kim Shin: Of course it is. It has been confirmed that artificial intelligence is very useful for medicine. The introduction of artificial intelligence in the field of medicine, which requires vast amounts of data and analysis, will change the whole process dramatically and rapidly. ―Paul: There have been people who have talked about the possibility of a large-scale pandemic before. They said we should respond based on artificial intelligence. Is it someone’s research project already? ―Paul: It was a doctor named Lee Ho-yeon. You came to our university after graduating from Stanford University. ―Paul: He was my friend, and he was a genius. Not just a talking genius, but a genius who can change the world. I couldn’t help but be surprised that the name Lee Ho-yeon came from a professor at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. ―Kim Shin: Do you still keep in touch with Dr. Lee Ho-yeon? ―Paul: I haven’t contacted him in over 10 years since he left the hospital. I didn’t hear back that the number had changed. ―Kim Shin: Actually, I have something to invest in Dr. Lee Ho-yeon. Lee Ho-yeon explained that he is developing artificial intelligence to respond to influenza and coronavirus and is considering investing in the company. ―Paul: What a great friend indeed. Even after leaving the United States, you have been steadily researching and developing. ―Kim Shin: But why didn’t you stay in the US? Research environment, personnel, and support. I doubted that the United States would have been better than Korea in all aspects. ―Paul: You don’t know much about Lee Ho-yeon. When the professor in charge said that such research wouldn’t make money, I threw an uppercut and left the hospital. Even though his eyes were fierce, he didn’t look like a very ferocious person. ‘If I had rejected the investment on the spot, would I have been hit with an uppercut?’ What a sharp person Lee Ho-yeon must have been before he was worn out by the years. ―Paul: My younger sister died of an infectious disease. The doctor said there was no cure for it. That may have been the motivation for the study. -Kim Shin: I see. ―Paul: And maybe… … It’s speculation, but artificial intelligence that responds to influenza and coronavirus will be applied to some extent to general disease or new drug development. ―Kim Shin: Really? -Paul: Yes. Expectations of artificial intelligence have changed a lot between 10 years ago and now. It can be used for the analysis of genes or structures that make up diseases. Although the level of artificial intelligence Lee Ho-yeon is developing is important. I tried to find a justification for refusing the investment, but I ended up getting a justification for investing. I was lost in my thoughts for a while when a text message arrived. ―Paul: Can I go to Korea and meet Lee Ho-yeon? ―Kim Shin: The professor? ―Paul: If Lee Ho-yeon allows it, I would like to meet and talk. I sent a text message to Lee Ho-yeon, the person involved. ―Kim Shin: Hello. I am positive about investing. While researching related fields, I was connected with Professor Paul Lesser from Johns Hopkins University. He said he wants to come to Korea and meet the doctor in person. 2 AM. It was time for most people to sleep, but the reply came quickly. ―Lee Ho-yeon: Are you positive about the investment? -Kim Shin: Yes. It’s still in the agonizing stage, but yes. ―Lee Ho-yeon: Paul Lesser is a good friend. We can meet together. I sent text messages back and forth between Paul and Lee Ho-yeon. ―Kim Shin: Dr. Lee Ho-yeon says it’s okay. When will you come to Korea? ―Paul: I will go right now. It can arrive in 14 hours. ―Kim Shin: Yes, I will pass it on. ―Kim Shin: Would you like to watch this evening with me and Professor Paul? ―Lee Ho-yeon: Good. ―Kim Shin: Dr. Lee Ho-yeon agreed. ―Paul: Thank you. We’re leaving right away. If the two of you are close friends, you can keep in touch with each other. When I went to bed after the conversation, it was 6 am. Even so, I was able to sleep comfortably without fear of having nightmares. At work, I fell asleep and dozed off. It was the result of not sleeping properly all night, but I had to go ahead with the handover schedule anyway. “Let’s go, Jong-yeop.” “Yes.” Today, in addition to Lee Jong-yeop, Jo Soo-ah was also with us. I took the expressway to Yongin and toured eye hospitals. “Is Assistant Manager Kim leaving this time?” “Yes. Thank you for taking care of me and taking care of me.” “Ah. Too bad. So, from now on, Jo Soo-ah will be in charge of our hospital?” “That’s right.” “It went perfectly.” “… … .” Most hospitals liked the change in charge to Jo Soo-ah. Just one place… …. “Ah, we decided to move to Suwon now. I miss you so much. Isn’t Jo Soo-ah in charge of Suwon?” “… … .” I was going to bring you at least one more sample when the product comes out from the head office. Can the rewards of hard work disappear like this in vain? “Assistant Kim, if you leave Arcor and go to another company, you will contact me again. Understand?” “Yes. Director.” As I walked out of the hospital, I thought about how many of the hospital directors I knew would remember my name properly. I heard that Joshua’s name is perfectly remembered. Not only young doctors, but even the old hospital director likes her because she is like a daughter. I think I would have been very happy if I had a daughter like Jo Soo-ah. Kind, smart, tough, caring, pretty. I’m happy because my parents raised me, and I’m happy with the man I’m going to marry, no matter who it is. The children born to her as a mother are also happy. Jo Soo-ah was a person who could make everyone happy. “Chief Kim! How about Suwon Wanggalbi?” Okay. Let’s eat. I’ll buy it for you.” “You don’t have to take out your wallet. I have an invincible law car. Ha ha ha.” Following Lee Jong-yeop, we ate at Suwon Wang Galbi House. “Chief Kim. Eat this!” Jo Soo-ah brought me pieces of well-roasted short rib meat, but it was a very subtle feeling. It reminded me of the fact that I was like a girlfriend, and that no one had ever rubbed me with meat in my entire life. Han Chae-won said that women should eat delicious and pretty meat. “Sua, won’t you apply to me?” “No hands? Eat it yourself.” The relationship between Lee Jong-yeop and Jo Soo-ah was a bit sparring, but on the good side. I felt strange when she deliberately rubbed meat on me. ‘This is Jo Soo-ah, who liked me even when I had no money and low self-esteem.’ Because of Han Chae-Won, I was out of line, and now that Ellie is there, I can’t accept her liking. ‘It would be better to leave the company without saying anything, so that it doesn’t hurt more.’ Expecting that it will slowly be forgotten when it gets out of sight. Originally, when people are distant from their bodies, they are also distant from their hearts. ‘But isn’t Ellie like that too?’ Lee Jong-yeop was driving, and Kim Shin, who was in the passenger seat, quickly fell asleep. “You look very tired.” “I think you fell asleep for a while after eating.” Shin Kim is leaving Arkor. For Lee Jong-yeop, one of his bosses was leaving, but for Jo Soo-ah, it was falling out with the person he liked. “Sua, are you okay?” Lee Jong-yeop asked while looking at Kim Shi, who was quietly asleep. Jo Soo-ah immediately understood what he meant. Yeses. It’s okay.” “Really?” “Unfortunately, you are leaving the company, but I will accept it.” Even when I got married, I put up with it, but I just left the company. It was good to see Kim Shin making a lot of money and seeing his expression brighten. “As long as Assistant Manager Kim is happy, that’s fine with me.”