Recommendation
Author's Note

People who buy premium tickets
New building project
Make your imagination a reality
Yeongcheol's house purchase
Money follows people
Dream of becoming rich
Younghyun and Gwanghyun's Challenge
The day I go to Germany
Fireworks warning
The magic that falls when I buy it
Being successful, becoming rich, making a lot of money
Rich Dad's Rich Lessons
Leverage or be leveraged
Let's go to the moon
My rich high school friend

Epilogue
Additional Notes

★★★★★
This book deserves to be called the Korean version of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad'!
-Jeong Tae-ik (Bu-read-nam)-

Both “Rich Dad Poor Dad” and “The Teachings of Seino” are excellent books.

However, the book that allows you to learn the 'rich mindset' most easily is this one.
-Kang Hwan-guk-

A book that gave my static life a powerful forward gear!
-Actress Gong Seung-yeon-

│ 300,000 Bestseller Series 『The Story of Manager Kim, Who Lives in Seoul and Works at a Major Company』
A new work by author Song Hee-gu, released after two years!
“It makes it impossible to put the book down.
“This author’s writing skills are still valid!”

Song Hee-goo, the author of the series 『The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company in a Private House in Seoul』, which has been loved by readers with fancy modifiers such as “Best Book of 2021,” “No. 1 in Bookstore Reader Empathy Index,” and “K-Content of 2021 Chosen by Critics,” is back with a new work after two years.
The title is 'My Rich High School Friend'.
As expected, the title itself arouses great curiosity.
The author's characteristically concise yet captivating writing style drives the reader forward like a storm toward the final chapter.
Readers' praise, "The author's writing skills are amazing!", seems to still be valid for this new work.
We present an addictive story that will have you turning the pages endlessly, and an engaging story that will keep you hooked once you pick it up.


# “Dad, waiting in line is so hard.” While comforting his whining son at Lotte World, Young-cheol meets his high school classmate Gwang-su by chance.
Oh, we were kind of close.
Hello, my friend! You look like a shabby old man who works at a local real estate agency.
Yeong-cheol thinks to himself, 'Gwang-su is still the same.'


“How have you been, Gwangsoo?” “I used to work at a small construction company in the countryside, but now I’m out and running a small business.”

Oh, right.
Yeongcheol remembers hearing that Gwangsu, who wasn't very good at studying, went to a local university.
Young-cheol, who graduated from a top university in Seoul and works for a large corporation, shrugs.
A tanned face, thick, scarred hands, and white hair that made him look years older than his age.
Yeong-cheol looks at Gwang-su's appearance again.


Huh? But the tickets in Gwangsoo's and Gwangsoo's son's hands are different.
The 89,000 won Premium Magic Pass lets you ride the rides without waiting in line.
What? Did you save up money to come here from the countryside?

We go to the parking lot together.
A pure white color.
Youngcheol's Benz E-Class shines.
“Gwangsu, where’s your car?”

“I walked here.” Young-cheol feels sorry again for no reason.
"Where is your house? You walked here?" "Up there." Up there? Near the Military Demarcation Line? Or what? Signiel? Signiel, worth at least 5 billion won? Young-cheol is dumbfounded.
My high school friend Young-cheol had become rich.
A 'real rich man' whose assets cannot even be estimated.
That's ridiculous.
What happened to Gwangsoo, who was no better than Yeongcheol in either his studies or his family life? Yeongcheol became deeply curious about Gwangsoo's past 20 years.


│If “Manager Kim’s Story” focused on the joys and sorrows of Korean office workers,
My Rich High School Friend
A 360-degree, full-screen depiction of the anxious lives of ordinary people living in 2023.

Readers who expect hyperrealism, which is considered one of author Song Hee-gu's strengths, will not be disappointed.
People who could be found in any company and stories that happen around us are depicted in such meticulous detail that it seems as if they were drawn with a pencil.


# After the first hour of group company training, everyone goes out to smoke cigarettes.
The person who works for the energy company speaks first.
“Oh, my company bought it, but it was completely destroyed,” answers the securities firm employee.

“You should not buy stocks of our group companies.
Look at us.
"Can a company grow with people like us working there? Actually, I have a source…" Yeong-cheol's eyes widen and he turns around.


“Knowing Brother is the operational force.
I received some inside information… .
Oh, my brother told me not to tell anyone… “Hey, tell me.
“It was fate that we met like this.” “Then I’m only telling this to my group members, so you must never tell anyone.
“I’m in big trouble.” “Okay.
okay."

“Luna Bio Healthcare.
“We call it ‘Luba’ for short.” “Luba… but why is that?”

This realistic setting does not stop at the situation.
What is more important in this new work is not the situation, but the characters.
Those in their thirties and forties, who were the most enthusiastic supporters of the previous 'Chief Kim series', will become deeply immersed in the character of Yeong-cheol in this new work.
Young-cheol, now forty, lives a seemingly normal life.
He also has a large company ID card, a Benz E-Class, Titleist golf wear, and a shallow pride in living in Bundang, a place below heaven, even if it's a lease.
If you listen up to this point, it resembles Manager Kim from the previous 'Manager Kim series'.
But it's different.
Unlike Manager Kim, Young-cheol doesn't have any self-indulgence.
I am wrapped in feelings of inferiority, victimhood, and anxiety about the future that come from comparing myself to others.
On the outside, we pretend to be well-off and have free time, but on the inside, we are growing worse day by day. This is you and I.
I envy the rich, but I also find them annoying.
I'm annoyed by people rushing into Lotte World with the 89,000 won Premium Magic Pass.
“Lazy people who don’t want to wait in line, people who cut in front of me,” he curses.
I'm full of thoughts of turning my life around and making a killing.
It seems like I'm the only one in the world who hasn't made money with stocks or coins.
I am filled with questions about life itself, such as whether I have lived well and whether I will be able to live well in the future.
This image of Yeong-cheol seems to reflect all of us who are reading this article.


│ “It deserves to be called the Korean version of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’!”
Even though we don't have a rich dad
You have a 'rich friend', a colleague and mentor who will guide you on the path to wealth!

"My Rich High School Friend" goes beyond depicting reality and empathizing with others, making the longings we hold dear and the dreams we can't bring ourselves to express in words come true.
Even though I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I don't have any outstanding talent or skills, and I'm not one of the investment geniuses you see on YouTube and in bookstores, I can still succeed at this age and move forward toward the future.
Through the mouth of Gwangsu, Youngcheol's rich high school friend.


# “Gwangsu, I lived my life satisfied with my work and my earnings, but now that I think about it, it seems like that satisfaction is actually holding me back.”

“Are you truly satisfied?” In response to Gwangsoo’s question, Yeongcheol looks at the clouds drifting away in the distance.
I was envious of Gwangsoo's luxurious home, but I think I was more envious of his inner peace.

“No, rather than being satisfied, it was more like ‘this is good enough.’
But then, suddenly, seeing a rich high school friend, something in my heart seemed to be stimulated.” Gwangsoo knows that it is him.

“Gwangsu, I mean… isn’t it too late now?”
Gwangsoo says with a smile.
“It’s such a good age.”

Yes, that's right.
It's such a good age.
We are too old to do anything.
Although you may not have a rich dad to pass down your wealth and teach you the mindset of wealth, you do have a "rich friend" named Gwangsu! Kang Hwan-guk, a leading quant investor and member of the FIRE tribe in South Korea, also highlights the book's value in his recommendation:


“Every self-made millionaire knows that the difference between the rich and the poor is a difference in mindset.
What is the "Rich Mindset"? If there aren't any rich people around, you have no choice but to rely on the power of books.
Both “Rich Dad Poor Dad” and “The Teachings of Seino” are excellent books.
But the easiest book to learn the rich mindset is this one.”

As Kang Hwan-guk said, our rich friend Gwang-su guides and embodies the rich mindset in the easiest, most fun, and most considerate way for us.
Gwangsoo, whom Yeongcheol meets after 20 years, is a man who has learned the mindset of a rich man by going through hardships and struggles from the bottom.
Gwangsu, who knows the value of money and success deeply, carefully guides and mentors his friend Yeongcheol and us one by one the secrets of happiness through money, success, and wealth.
And it encourages and stimulates endlessly.
“It’s not too late.
“You can do it from now on.” It seems like this is exactly what author Song Hee-gu really wants to say.
I can confidently say that this is the Korean version of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' because it is a 'rich mentoring' program that is 200% realistic and fits the soil of the Republic of Korea and the year 2023.


Who wouldn't feel anxious living in South Korea in 2023?
Sometimes it was cowardly, and sometimes it was frustrating.
There may have been more days I gave up than days I lived dreaming.
If you nod your head here, I recommend this book.
I'm sure that Gwangsoo, my rich high school friend who tapped me on the shoulder, handed me a map and compass, and told me to go on the road together without being late, will definitely be on the list of 'mentors who changed my life'.