current events at my job

So this will be my last week of coming into the office. The boss took me aside and explained a bit further about our present and future, and to his credit, he made no attempt to convince me to stay. He did, however, suggest that Korean culture, being as nonlinear as it is, means you encounter plenty of ambiguity and nonlinearity. 

In practical terms, this means that, from the boss's perspective, our company hasn't explicitly said "get out" quite yet, so his advice is to avoid poking the bear by talking with the real-estate office (which I haven't done yet) or with HR (which I did do a few days ago, but I also sent HR a forget-what-I-said email a couple days later). The boss says he understands where I'm coming from, but his own strategy is to stay in the office and wait things out because we're in that "lull" period between the solar and lunar new years. I told the boss that, with so many uncontrollable unknowns, I can't worry about what I can't control, so I'm only going to worry about what I can control. I'm also now about to embark on the continuing-education phase of my life in an effort to pick up some new skills related to videography, graphic design, Adobe InDesign, etc. I can't come to the office and basically work for no pay while also trying to take these classes, so I need my free time. The boss says he understands.

Frustratingly, the boss also says that, if he is to start up a new company, he can't simply hire me as an employee; there's apparently some Korean rule or law saying he has to hire at least three Korean employees first before hiring a foreigner. The way around that, according to him, is for me to become a partner, not an employee, in whatever business he makes. There's no definite timetable on when any of this might happen, though, so for the moment, the prospect of becoming a partner in the new company isn't immediately relevant to me. The boss is also continuing his efforts to turn that property in Suwon into a studio, which he says I'd be welcome to use when it's ready. I have no clue whether the boss's long-term plans include basing himself permanently in Suwon; if so, my Korean colleague, who lives in Gimpo, would find that an even more hellish commute than his current one. Something to factor in.

The boss also suggests that I not move my stuff out of the office quite yet. He seems okay with my simply not coming in (I am off contract, after all), so I guess we're a go for my own plans. I'm glad the boss sees things this way, and I wish him luck with his wait-them-out strategy, but I kind of need to move on. I'm really curious as to whether we'll actually be paid this month, and how long we can get away with the company's paying for my housing despite my no longer being on contract. I guess I'll get notification once the company realizes what's going on. Our little team can't represent much of a financial bleed.