TV CHOSUN’s ‘Gourmet Heo Young-man’s Alumni Journey’, which aired on teh 8th, featured a Korean beef special and featured Choo Shin-soo leaving for Gyeongju with Heo Young-man.
Heo Young-man and Choo Shin-soo, who had been eating beef since this morning. At this time, Heo Young-man asked choo Shin-soo, “How did you get to the United States?” and Choo Shin-soo replied, “I received a scouting offer and signed a contract.”
Immediately, Heo Young-man asked, “How much did you receive as a down payment?”, and Choo Shin-soo attracted attention by saying, “I received $1.37 million (about 1.955 billion won).”
Choo Shin-soo received attention as a promising player from many domestic teams. Regarding this, he said, “I was nominated number 1, and the person nominated after me was Dae-ho lee. I was number 1 in the first round, and Dae-ho was number 1 in the second round.”
Afterwards, the story continued at a Pohang restaurant. Here, Heo Young-man asked choo shin-soo, “Did you mainly bat first during your career?” and Choo Shin-soo said, “I was like that in the second half of my career.”
Heo Young-man also said to Choo Shin-soo, “He was doing really well, but I think he came to Korea becuase he thought, ‘Let’s come to Korea and play a good role while I have the ability.'”
In response, Choo Shin-soo said, “If I had been thinking about financial things, I would have stayed in the United States,” and added, “I knew that I didn’t have much left, so I wanted to use the last days of my career as a player in a meaningful way. The idea was to return the love I received when I came to Korea.” “It was big,” he said, drawing attention.
Heo Young-man also asked Choo Shin-soo, “What was the highest salary you received?” Choo shin-soo said, “When I received the most, I received 1.3 to 1.4 billion won in two weeks. My annual salary at that time was 21 million dollars (about 29.967 billion won).”
Afterwards, Heo Young-man asked, “You are truly a very successful baseball player. Will you still play baseball if you are born next time?” Choo Shin-soo said, “I will play baseball again 100%,” and added, “I am still happier going to the baseball stadium than ever, and I can’t wait to see myself wearing a baseball uniform at the baseball stadium.” “It looked the coolest,” he said, leaving an impression.
Economy Queen Reporter Kim Kyeong-eun
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