Watching from inside the VIP box as the crowd that had packed the cheering section left one by one, Chung-seop turned to Seong-ho and said, "Representative. Will it be all right?"

"You don't trust me?"

"No."

Chung-seop hastily raised both hands and waved them.

"How could I not trust you, Representative? It's just..."

"You're worried we're pouring too much money into the REIT business we've only just started?"

"...Yes."

Chung-seop wore an awkward expression and scratched his head.

"As you know, Representative, the unsold inventory at Dogok Palace alone exceeds 500 billion won. Add the phase-two and phase-three inventory that's all but certain to go unsold, and that's an expected 1.2 trillion won... I'm not sure it's right to push that much money in."

"That's exactly why I said my B&A would put up half the amount."

Before meeting Sang-jong, Seong-ho had concluded one contract with Silla Future Asset.

It was a contract under which Seong-ho's personal company, B&A Investment, and Silla Future Asset would carry out the REIT business together.

"Of the expected 1.2 trillion won going into Dogok Palace, B&A Investment will take responsibility for 600 billion, so don't worry too much. Surely you're not fretting because you begrudge the 600 billion?"

"Aigo, Representative. You know I'm not thick-skinned enough for that."

Chung-seop shook his head vigorously, worried Seong-ho might misunderstand.

Seong-ho looked at him and said with a laugh, "I know you're saying it out of worry."

Seong-ho looked down through the glass wall at the seating, now more than half empty, and said, "In a time when the market is in chaos and Sunwoo Group is collapsing, investing over a trillion won—of course it's natural to worry. Banks and other financial firms are all shaking their heads at this business, and yet we're taking the units at the full sale price with no discount at all. But in Korea, real estate is undefeated. Especially a property like Dogok Palace, which only a select few can move into—its value will end up climbing high."

Seong-ho turned to look at Chung-seop and said, "The very top-floor penthouse at…