A special combined edition of “The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company in Seoul, Volumes 1, 2, and 3”.


This limited edition, a token of appreciation for the sale of 300,000 copies of the original book, was designed with a luxurious black and gold foil concept.
The 'Chief Kim's Story' series has been loved for many years since its publication, receiving rave reviews for its realistic story of Korean office workers and real estate in a factional format that is so engaging that "once you pick it up, you can't put it down."


The single volume alone sold over 300,000 copies, and it was ranked as the top library rental for two consecutive years, and Naver Webtoon was launched on December 25, 2023.
The drama that many people are looking forward to is also in full production, so we will likely hear news about it soon.
The 'Chief Kim's Story' series has been nicknamed 'the second Misaeng' and 'coin-level addiction' for its vivid and exciting storytelling of today's reality centered around vivid characters such as Chief Kim, Manager Song, Assistant Manager Jeong, and Employee Kwon, who are 'both your age and you'.

Manager Kim has been working at a large corporation for 25 years.
I live in Seoul with my wife, who is the same age as me, and my son is now quite grown and in college.
The annual salary is around 100 million won, and the actual take-home pay is around 6.5 to 7 million won.
Sometimes bonuses are also given.
I am also investing about 10 million won in stocks.
I've been doing it for 10 years, but I haven't had much fun.
Manager Kim is questionable.
I've been working at this company for 25 years, but why is this all I have in my bank account? I don't think about my own spending at all.
To overcome anxiety, I turn on the happiness circuit again.
I don't know what to do with the executives.
If you become an executive, your annual salary will double or triple.

--- p.13, from “Part 1, Manager Kim”

When I get home from work, sit on the sofa, turn on the TV, and there's news about how house prices have gone up a lot.
Manager Kim also checks the market price of his own house.
Looking at the household income, it has gone up by a whopping 300 million won compared to last year.
The price of the apartment I bought 10 years ago has doubled.
Suddenly, I remember moments when I was contemplating whether or not to buy a bag.
It's funny that I was scared of a 3 million won bag when the price of houses has gone up by hundreds of millions of won.
Manager Kim himself made his own title longer.
?'He is a manager at a large company who is also good at investing in real estate.'

--- p.20, from “Part 1, Manager Kim”

There was an empty space, so I looked and saw a BMW parked in the space next to it.
I park my car and open the door, and someone in the car next to me is talking on the phone.
Looking closely, it's Manager Jeong, a member of Manager Kim's team.
?Huh? That kid! How dare he drive a foreign car! I drive a Grandeur too! I can't believe it.
Confusion and anger well up in me.
?When I think back to when I was a manager, I couldn't even imagine driving a better car than my boss or seniors.
Bringing a foreign car to work was absolutely taboo.

--- p.31~32, from “Part 1, Manager Kim”

Manager Kim is genuinely curious.
I'm not curious about how someone who came from a poor family, not a rich family, became a building owner, but I'm more curious about how much he's getting paid in rent.
“How much is the monthly rent?” “Around 2000.”
“But after half of it is deducted from taxes and repair costs, there’s not much left.” Manager Kim swallows his breath.
2 thousand? Just sit still and 2 thousand? The bastard keeps talking.
“It’s called a call center, but the building owner is really a call center.
Even if there's just the slightest problem, they call me at all hours of the day and night, some people don't pay rent, and it's also a job to kick out troublesome tenants.
“It’s a bit less expensive now that we’ve brought in a company to use as our office building.” It sounds like a satisfied voice to Manager Kim.

--- p.49~50, from “Part 1, Manager Kim”

What should I do?
What should I do?
Hearing the conversation about sesame oil, Manager Kim becomes more anxious.
I think I need to decide quickly.
These days, housing prices in Seoul easily exceed 1 billion won, so isn't 700 million won a bargain for a commercial space? And you're even getting a 400 million won discount.
This is your chance to become a Starbucks owner.
I'm not paying Starbucks, they're paying me.
Starbucks employees will probably greet me and ask if the boss is here.
Is free coffee even possible? "What would you like to do, sir? I heard someone else is coming to sign the contract right now."
--- p.113~114, from “Part 1, Manager Kim”

Mr. Kwon is confused as to what he is supposed to understand.
I don't understand what the relationship is between my promotion and Manager Park giving me a good performance evaluation.
Manager Park is a black hole who has been sucking up team performance evaluations for years, as he is a colleague of Manager Kim and Manager Choi.
I've been working as an exaggeration for over 10 years.
Manager Kim feels sorry for Manager Park and is lowering the performance evaluations of his juniors while raising Manager Park's.
Because of this, team members on Manager Kim's team have been missing promotions for at least a year.
--- p.244, from “Part 2, Representative Jeong and Employee Kwon”

Manager Kim, who said he would take a vacation, is still sitting at his desk the next day.
As expected.
Manager Kim submits vacation requests, but always comes to work.
Why on earth do we sign up for vacation and then go to work?
Is the company a resort?
Is your company a place of peace?
If you work so hard at work, will anyone even notice?

--- p.277, from “Part 2, Representative Jeong and Employee Kwon”

“Do you think Manager Jeong would be happy if he drove a Ferrari?” “Yes, I think he would be very happy.” “I wonder if that would be happiness or pleasure.
“Are you happy after posting a nice picture on Instagram?” “I’m not sure about happiness, but it feels good.”
“That’s pleasure.
It's not that pleasure is bad, but I want to say that because of the current pleasure, Manager Jeong's goal of the Trimaze and Ferrari combo set is getting further away.
If I were you, I'd be wondering how I could earn enough money to buy that fantastic combo set.
“These days, when I see people bragging about how much money they have, saying things like ‘Kapoorni Yoloni,’ I feel like a cornered rat struggling.” Manager Jeong makes a bewildered expression.
“But you only live once.
"You have to live passionately." "You only live once, right? Listen carefully, Manager Jeong.
“We only die once, but our life is every day.”
--- p.386, from “Part 2, Representative Jeong and Employee Kwon”

“But when I heard that my friend was receiving such a large amount of compensation, I felt strange.
I also had a hard time at the factory… ….” I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
He wasn't a scammer either.
He was an ordinary person.
No, he was originally a poor person.
He was a person who delivered milk after finishing his newspaper delivery at dawn since middle school.
There is no reason why I should be that bad.
The answer to the question, 'What is your dream? What is your goal?' has never been on my mind.
After getting to know that man, I also have a goal.
Get 6 billion in compensation.

--- p.499, from “Part 3, Manager Song”

“At first glance, all lands look the same.
Look at those fields over there.
They all look the same.
“They are all fields and paddies.” “Yes, that’s right.” “They may look the same, but their value is different.
When you think of a bachelor as a politician or civil servant developing this neighborhood, the location of the land to be developed depends on this pork.” “Huh?” “Development pressure.
Development potential.
It is the pork that is invisible to the eye and determines success or failure.
“It is important to have the discernment to discern whether the land contains pork or not.”
---From "Part 3, Manager Song"

“That pizza knife goes over some places four times, and some places only once.” “Yes.
That... why?" "Isn't it just like a road? There are roads that just end there, and there are roads that inevitably connect to other roads.
“That’s my favorite road.” My head suddenly went ‘ding’.
"What about the land next to that road? You know what I mean, right? Finding land like that is my job, and it's the land the bachelor seeks.
“Is that right?” On the outside, he just nods his head, but inside, he bows at a 90-degree angle and expresses his gratitude.

--- p.541, from “Part 3, Manager Song”