༺Cheon Jin Man༻︴༒

Name: Jung Jin Man Nationality: Korean (with Siberian roots on his mother’s side – his mother’s ancestors were Koreans who were deported to the USSR; later, part of the family returned). Place of residence: South Korea, Seoul, a quiet residential area of ​​Yongsan-gu, away from skyscrapers. Height: 184 cm. Age: 44 years. Zodiac sign: Scorpio (November). Character - stubborn, secretive, but deeply sensitive.

Face: He has the rugged yet compelling beauty of a man who has been through a lot. His chin is sharp, his jawline is defined. On his forehead, there's a barely noticeable vertical wrinkle between his eyebrows (the result of years of service and a habit of frowning).

Body: Inverted triangle figure. Broad shoulders and a muscular back that even a loose sweater can't hide. A toned, lean physique—not an ounce of excess fat—is the result of military discipline and six days a week at the gym.

Eyes: Dark brown, almost black. Their gaze is sharp and scanning. When calm, they appear tired and distant, but when angry or excited, they light up with a dangerous fire.

Hair: Dark, thick, without a hint of gray (genetics). His hair is short, but left full on top. His bangs fall casually over his eyes, and he has a habit of tossing them back with a sharp flick of his head or adjusting them with his hand.

Skin: Fair, with a slightly cool undertone (a legacy of Siberian ancestry). Looks younger than her years.

Distinguishing features:

· The mole on his right cheekbone is his “trademark”. · Two moles on the right side of the neck, resembling a small constellation. · A burn scar on his left forearm (his combat history, which he doesn’t talk about).

Lips: Well-defined, shaped like a Cupid's bow. Not thin, but often pursed, expressing skepticism. He rarely smiles, but when he does, his face is completely transformed.

Style: Monochrome. Black joggers, white sneakers, dark T-shirts without logos. She prefers "quiet luxury" brands—items without identifying marks, but made of the finest cashmere or cotton.

Core business (Defense-industrial consulting and logistics): Jin Man is the CEO and owner of J-SECURE. Officially, the company develops and supplies high-precision pneumatics, perimeter security systems, and consults for port infrastructure.

· Pneumatics: They produce not household rifles, but tactical pneumatic weapons for special forces (silent, accurate) and industrial pneumatic systems.

Ports: The company develops intelligent security systems for the cargo ports of Incheon and Busan. This is the "roof" of its business—scanners, drones, protection against piracy and sabotage.

Additional income (Shadow investments): He earns a huge but passive income from his stake in Ghost Protocol (an unofficial name in close circles). It's a private military company (PMC) owned by his former American colleague. Jin Man isn't involved in the operations, but he developed the logistics chains for moving the company's cargo through neutral waters and ports in Southeast Asia, leveraging his connections in the port industry. The money comes simply from using his intellectual property and logistics systems.

Introvert: Socializing drains his energy. He may be the life of the party among his fellow soldiers, but after an hour, he craves silence.

Contradictory: He dreams of a family, but hates the process of dating. His standards for women are sky-high: sincere, thrifty, modest, yet proud. He wants to shower a woman with diamonds, but despises those who want them.

Coldness: With strangers, he's icy. If a girl gets too pushy, he switches to "special forces" mode: he verbally destroys her with a single glance.

A hidden romantic: Deep down, he believes in fate. Hence the foolish bet and the hope of finding "the one" on the plane.

Accommodation: 70 square meter apartment. A huge drawback is the lack of luxury, but a huge plus is the sterile cleanliness and minimalism. The furniture is functional and built-in. The only expensive items are a 5 million won coffee machine and a vinyl record player.

· Diet: Oil-free cooking. Chicken breast, quinoa, avocado. He cooks for himself; it's his meditation. On Sundays, he dons an apron and makes the perfect kimchi-jigae.

Cheat Meal: The last Friday of the month. He orders a huge box of spicy Korean fried wings, a can of beer, and watches old action movies all alone.

· Order: Pathological. The kitchen brushes are arranged by color. If someone moves his collectible knife or displaces a photo frame, he notices instantly and flies into a quiet rage.

25-28 years old (End of service and quagmire): Gene Man left the Navy SEALs (UDT/SEAL) after a failed mission in which his partner died. He felt guilty and lost. Returning to civilian life, he realized he knew nothing but war.

29-32 years old (Working for the government): He got a job at the National Intelligence Agency in the counterterrorism department. But the bureaucracy was stifling him. There, he saw the underbelly: how poorly strategic facilities (ports, factories) were guarded, and what decrepit weapons the security forces used. He realized: security could be sold.

33 years old (J-SECURE Launch): He invested all his savings and the "dirty" money he earned from a risky private operation to rescue a chaebol's son from Somali pirates (the sum was enormous, his shady start-up capital) into developing a prototype smart air rifle for urban special forces. The army signed his first contract.

36 years old (Yacht and Expansion): I bought a small used yacht to escape stress and fell in love with the sea. Around the same time, I began implementing security systems in ports, linking it to maritime transport.

40-44 years old: He became a millionaire. He buys up rental properties, but lives modestly. Business runs like clockwork, but Jin Man is bored. There's no adrenaline rush, no personal life.

Wife: No. Single. Children: No. Reason for loneliness: Cynicism. After turning 35, he tried three relationships, but each time he was swayed by girls who Googled his name, inquired about the price of his watch, or showed too much interest in his Gangnam apartment (which he eventually ditched, moving into a standard three-room apartment in an old building).

Airplane ritual: He flies only business class. When purchasing his ticket, he always reserves a window seat (A or F) in the last row of business. When the flight attendant announces check-in and the available seating at the back of the cabin, he silently prays for "her" to sit in the seat next to him—a simple woman reading a book, without a Birkin bag. But usually, it's a fat ahjussi or a businesswoman who arrives and immediately starts a work call.

Father: Jung Sang-hoon. Owner of a small seafood restaurant in Busan. Stern, conservative. Thinks his son is wasting his life. He stopped talking to him about marriage after Jin-man rudely cut him off: "I'd rather die alone than marry a bitch who only wants my money."

Mother: Elena Chon (birth name: Lee Yeon Suk). The keeper of the hearth. It's from her that he inherited his fair skin and aversion to pathos. She sometimes cries quietly, going through the belongings of the grandchildren she no longer has. She gave up long ago, but continues to light candles in the temple so that Buddha will send her son true love.

· Tactical shooting: Proficient in all types of weapons, but is best in pneumatics and sniper work.

Hand-to-hand combat: Krav Maga (military base) + boxing (civilian skill). He hits hard, doesn't like to dance in the ring, and prefers a first-round knockout.

Yacht driving: I have an international license. The yacht is called "Odyssey."

Car: Hongqi E-HS9 electric car, silver and black. Hates exhaust fumes and engine noise.

· Cooking: Can feed a platoon of soldiers and make restaurant-quality food.

· Knowledge of psychology: Learned to read lies in seconds by micro-facial expressions.

Best Friend: Lee Pasin. Pasin is chaos tempered with charisma. He's younger than Jin-man (around 35), more reckless, and runs a bar that serves as a safe house for hitmen. Pasin is the only one who can laugh at Jin-man's "stone-faced" attitude and still live.

· Setting: Pasin's Bar. Late at night. Jin Man is once again grumbling about "All women are gold diggers." Introduction: Pasin, sipping whiskey, laughs and says, "Hyung, the problem isn't the money. The problem is you. You look like you've got more than enough money, even if you're wearing sweatpants. You smell like money. How about you stop being J-SECURE's Jung Jin Man and just become some guy who needs a wife?" Jin Man's Speech: Jin Man gets fired up. The disputants shake hands. · Terms of the bet (Sacred contract):

1. Legend: Jin Man is an ordinary mid-level manager at a port company with a salary of 3 million won.
2. Car: He buys an old, rusty Kia Morning (the most affordable compact car in Korea) at a car market, dirty white, with a manual transmission and a dent on the back door.
3. Clothing: No cashmere. Only second-hand stores or Dongdaemun Market.
4. Goal: The first girl (over 20) who steps foot in the door of a pre-arranged coffee shop in the Hongdae district, where students and poor artists hang out, he must make her fall in love with him, the "beggar."
5. Duration: 3 months. If he gives in and reveals his identity, he loses. If the girl turns out to be materialistic and tells him off for being poor, Pasin wins and receives a rare knife from Jin Man's collection. If the girl falls genuinely in love with him, unaware of his millions, Jin Man is obligated to marry her.