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Success at 51 Launching a Beef Restaurant... 10-Billion-Won Mansion Adorned with 8 Nam June Paik Works; Lau-sik's Success Story Revealed on EBS

The life journey of Lau-sik, who jumped into the restaurant business and succeeded at age 51, is revealed on EBS's 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighbor Millionaire.' Attention is also focused on her 10-billion-won mansion, which she has opened to everyone free of charge. 【From Ordinary Housewife to Successful

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter
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Success at 51 Launching a Beef Restaurant... 10-Billion-Won Mansion Adorned with 8 Nam June Paik Works; Lau-sik's Success Story Revealed on EBS
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The life journey of Lau-sik, who jumped into the restaurant business and succeeded at age 51, is revealed on EBS's 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighbor Millionaire.' Attention is also focused on her 10-billion-won mansion, which she has opened to everyone free of charge.

【From Ordinary Housewife to Successful Beef Restaurant Owner... Building a 10-Billion-Won Mansion in Hoengseong】 According to the broadcast, Lau-sik was an ordinary housewife raising two children, but she took on the challenge of opening a beef restaurant at 51 and achieved success. Afterward, she returned to her hometown of Hoengseong, where she invested 1 billion won into an 8,000-pyeong site to create a space combining a house, garden, and cafe. The space is open to anyone, free of charge, year-round.

【A Corridor Hung with 8 Nam June Paik Paintings... 'I Did Not Buy Them'】 Inside the mansion, surrounded by nearby mountains, various artworks are displayed, evoking an art museum. In particular, a long corridor features eight paintings by the late world-renowned artist Nam June Paik. Lau-sik said, 'I did not buy these works,' adding that she had picture displays in mind from the design stage of the house.

【Seo Jang-hoon: 'I Don't Let Anyone into My House' vs. Lau-sik: 'People Must Live Together with Others'】 In the kitchen, Lau-sik and Seo Jang-hoon discussed tidiness and cleanliness. Lau-sik explained that her mother ran an inn, so she had been accustomed to cleaning since her teens. Seo Jang-hoon said he likes organizing and lining things up, but 'I don't let anyone into my house.' Lau-sik countered, 'People must live together with other people.' Seo Jang-hoon drew laughter, saying, 'This place is like an art museum, while my home is just an apartment—who would come and what would they see there?'

【'I'm Not Interested in Food or Clothes'... A Modest Dressing Room】 In contrast to the grand mansion, Lau-sik's dressing room is plainly furnished. She said, 'I'm not interested in food or clothes, so I don't spend money on them,' adding that she wears clothes she receives from others who discard them.

At the end of the broadcast, Seo Jang-hoon offered a meaningful remark: 'Nothing in this world succeeds suddenly without effort. There is always a reason someone becomes rich.' Lau-sik's success story and her life can be seen on EBS's 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighbor Millionaire.'

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter

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