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“That’s a given.”
“It is?” Ha Jae-Gun asked while bringing the glass of beer to his mouth.
It was past midnight, and he was currently at Park Do-Joon’s place. Sitting across from him was Park Do-Joon, who crushed the beer can in his hand, which he had just emptied, and shrugged his shoulders.
“Think about this in their shoes. Let’s say I’m still an unknown actor from seven to eight years ago. You’re a famous writer, while my popularity is near to none, and my income is still meager. However, I’m in need of money to pay for a yearly lease and asked to borrow money from you; what would you do?”
“I’ll lend it to you, of course,” Ha Jae-Gun replied without hesitation.
Park Do-Joon scratched his head and stood up. He took out two new cans of beer from the fridge and said, “Ah, I gave the wrong example. Let’s say you’re an unknown writer, and you have become friends with me, a global star, now. Would you be able to ask me to lend you money for your yearly lease? Even if I’m a friend who is much more wealthy than most people?”
“That…”
“Yes. I have the money and will lend it to you. However, the real problem here isn’t whether I’ll lend you the money or not. What if this breaks the good friendship we have? Or they might be afraid of how the other person will look at them, too. They’re afraid to be that person who can’t do anything on their own or that person who prefers to depend on others rather than work hard.”
Tsss.
Park Do-Joon opened a can of beer and handed it to Ha Jae-Gun....
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