Actress Choi Kang-hee personally went out to collect scrap paper.
On the 29th, the "Nado Choi Kang-hee" channel uploaded a video titled "[The income of a grandfather who picks up scrap paper] Valuable junk is separate."
That day Choi Kang-hee said, "The person we will meet today is a neighbor you can often see in our daily life." The production team said, "A hint about the person you will meet today is parked in front of the hospital," and upon spotting a handcart, Choi Kang-hee said, "It seems the hospital gives out handcarts here. To people. They will be very visible and useful."
Afterward, Choi Kang-hee followed a grandfather who actually collects scrap paper and spent the whole day collecting scrap paper herself. The grandfather explained, "We start work at 3:30 a.m. People put things out after they finish their business, there's no danger from cars, and when it's full, at 6:30 the junk dealer opens. Sometimes you get 3,000 won, sometimes 5,000 won."
Choi Kang-hee pulled the handcart with the grandfather and stacked every piece of scrap paper they found neatly on the handcart. The grandfather said, "Those (egg cartons) won't even fetch 1,000 won. A few hundred won. You'll only get about 200–300 won if you take them," and Choi Kang-hee asked in surprise, "Isn't it paid by weight?" The grandfather shocked by saying, "They pay 50 won per kilogram, so even a loaded handcart is 5,000 won, or 3,000 won."
He also explained, "Some clothes are expensive. They are 200 won per kilogram." After circling the neighborhood a few times and filling the handcart with scrap paper, the two moved to the junk dealer. The price for the scrap paper they collected was 2,000 won. Choi Kang-hee said, "We made money. We made money," and added, "Six kilograms of clothes is 1,200 won."
The grandfather said, "What we picked up only amounted to 750 won," and said, "So far I've earned about 8,000 won." When asked if that was a lot on average, he admitted, "No."
Then Choi Kang-hee said, "One arm seems to be working harder; I'll try lifting it once. Walk and talk for a bit," and began pulling the handcart alone. The grandfather explained the reason he pulls the handcart with one arm, saying, "It's hard to put it down and pick up again. I pull it to the side and if there's something I grab it quickly."
Choi Kang-hee worried, "Isn't that too dangerous; haven't you had an accident?" The grandfather replied, "We are careful. And at night we wear safety vests provided by the police station."
After that, Choi Kang-hee again walked the neighborhood with the grandfather's wife and picked up scrap paper and scrap metal. After finishing the day's work, Choi Kang-hee warmed hearts by gifting the two a bag and a dining-out gift certificate.
[Photo] Nado Choi Kang-hee
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