照顧租戶的經理

汝矣島

　　在金融中心如矣島從事股票基金工作的黃宇真外表光鮮，但生活究竟怎樣苦樂自知。從小獨自撫養他長大的父親病重在床，巨大的生活壓力令他不得不向高利貸借款，卻又似乎背上更為沉重的包袱。在此期間，他和妻子的關系逐漸冷淡，并出現裂痕；而老實木訥的他在公司又受到部長和后輩排擠，面臨被裁員的命運，　　在某個沮喪的夜晚，醉酒而歸的黃宇真重逢兒時的玩伴正勛。正勛從小自稱正義的化身，他多次幫助宇真排憂解難。當晚，宇真一句無心之言，次日后輩竟被人殺害，而他的事業似乎也出現了轉機。在此之后，接連有令宇真厭煩的人離奇死亡，似乎那個正義的朋友暗中出手幫助了他……

那個人在想什么事情

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

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