[094] Hard Fight 2
“Come on, father-in-law.”
My uncle’s face turned black. If it is Go Gyeong-yeol, the soiled Yeouido is not a human being. A person who has walked a single life as a public servant gives a clean and fresh feeling compared to a member of the National Assembly.
In addition, they are holding the ruling party premium.
Unless there are other variables, it is not easy to predict the victory of the uncle.
“What are you so surprised about? Aren’t you confident to win no matter who comes out?”
“It’s not like that, he’s an unexpected person…”
When my uncle couldn’t bear to speak frankly, my aunt screamed in a huff.
“father. I just want you to say one word. My son-in-law is running for office, do we have to stand up? With just this one word, wouldn’t that person, Go Gyeong-yeol, come forward?”
“Is it all over if I stop him? What if a scarier guy appears behind him? Will he block me too? It’s pathetic… If you’re only going to walk on the flowery road, it’s better to hit me right now.”
Grandpa’s message is not directed at aunts or uncles.
It is telling me that it is not an easy task to create public servants who can support each other. Is this also one of the ways to test me?
Isn’t it too heavy a test for a kid in his twenties to take?
“Choi West.”
“yes. Father-in-law.”
“Go and talk to the officials. The biggest seat in the local elections is the mayor of Seoul, so wouldn’t you be left alone? Take action quickly!”
The two of them hurriedly ran out, and it was only the two of them again. The male grandfather clicked his tongue.
“Tsk tsk Onyao, grown-up guys start crying when they feel a little too heavy. Neither I nor the Choi family raised the wrong child.”
“Everyone wants to cry when it’s hard. Isn’t it the only difference between saying it out loud or not?”
“When things are tough, you have to clench your fists and burn with fighting spirit to be a proper guy. Why are you crying?”
My grandfather raised his voice a little, as if he thought I was taking his side.
“How are you? Do you know what kind of person Ko Kyung-yeol is?”
Of course you know During his tenure as mayor of Seoul, what kind of achievements he made and what mistakes he made were always in the news. But now you have to pretend you don’t know.
“It’s the first time I’ve even heard your name.”
“I am from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as ambassador to the United States and held various government posts. It’s a bit old, but I’ll wrap it up as a sense of security, and there won’t be any big dust.”
“Is your uncle dusty?”
“What would the son-in-law of the Sunyang Group have to do with dust? If your father-in-law is the chairman of the Sunyang Group and your wife is the president of a department store, and there is a guy who will pay and bribe you, that guy is crazy.”
“Then, is it worth dealing with?”
“Being the son-in-law of a conglomerate is a problem. The media is blaming every day that the IMF is because of the conglomerates, but wouldn’t people over there look kindly on them?”
I regretted being indifferent to politics when I was young.
When Ko Gyeong-yeol became mayor, I don’t remember a single thing about who was against or what kind of election it was.
“Does Grandpa have no intention of helping Uncle?”
“me? why me? I have nothing to regret. Even if Go Gyeong-yeol becomes the mayor, he will not refuse my request, and even if he becomes Choi Seo-bang, it will be the same. It’s like holding a flower in both hands. haha.”
Grandpa’s smiling eyes showed a happy heart.
“You are a mess. media city? Didn’t you intend to use Daeah Construction’s regenerative power by making it?”
“It’s a combination.”
“If your uncle loses, the business will suffer.”
“So we have to win. Without such a large-scale project, Daeah Construction would be a real headache. It will become a money-eater.”
“That’s embarrassing. We sent a lot of our cruisers over there, but they seem to be starving.”
This is clearly a joke. Whether it’s Daeah Construction or Ajin Group, all of them don’t have a signboard called Sunyang, so there’s no way people who think of them as one family can say they don’t know.
I want to check my reaction now. If I cling to help, I am no different from my aunt or uncle. Like my grandfather said, you have to show fighting spirit with clenched fists.
“Go Gyeong-yeol is also a human being, but he must have one or two weaknesses that make him scream when stabbed. If you can find it, you have a chance to win. Also, being the son-in-law of a conglomerate is a weakness, but on the contrary, it can also be an advantage.”
“how?”
“Being the son-in-law of a conglomerate is an advantage. Wouldn’t you think that since you’re a rich person, at least you won’t be committing corruption by evading taxes? And you can go around selling your grandfather.”
“Sell me?”
“yes. All you have to do is promise that the chairman of the Sunyang Group will do a lot of business for the city of Seoul. We are building apartments.”
“Why am I doing business in Seoul?”
“That’s just what you say. Everyone knows that a political promise is an empty check, but why don’t you take it just in case?”
Grandpa just laughed.
“It’s plausible, but you know it’s not a winning strategy, right?”
“Isn’t it an election to build up these things one by one and fight?”
I felt relieved to see the laughter spreading. At least I’m not whining.
“grandfather. Please tell me just one thing.”
He looked up and said softly.
“what?”
“If you want to build a discussion with Go Gyeong-yeol, who will you use as a stepping stone?”
“Stepping stones? Are you talking about an aide?”
“yes. I want to talk to him at least once.”
Grandpa couldn’t contain his curiosity.
“meet? What do you want to talk about?”
“well. If you have a better understanding than your uncle, wouldn’t it be okay to switch horses?”
“Haven’t you already invested a lot of money in your uncle? You have to give up that money to change horses?”
“A business that can earn tens of hundreds of billions of dollars is at stake. It’s not about throwing away 40 billion, it’s about making 400 billion.”
“It’s a good idea to look straight ahead and not pick up what falls behind you… is there a possibility?”
Is Go Gyeong-yeol a person who is not shaken enough?
“Your uncle is going to talk about Media City on a promise. By the way, the elected Ko Gyeong-yeol puts the loser’s promise into practice? You don’t think that will happen?”
Of course you are right. So changing words is just a word of circumlocution. High fever must go away.
“So I want to meet you. If it makes sense, won’t you chew or criticize Digital Media City during the election period?”
Grandpa didn’t say anything more, as if he didn’t like my thoughts. You’d think you’re being stubborn.
“Anyway, it’s good. let me drop a line By the way. I think you’re about to shake hands.”
“I will be careful. If the atmosphere seems difficult, I’ll just say hello and finish.”
You just have to say a big hello, not an ordinary greeting, and see the end.
* * *
“Alarm system?”
“yes. It doesn’t end just by conveying information. It judges that information and signals to be careful when it is dangerous.”
“A car?”
“yes.”
“So this Israeli company called Mobileye makes such a device?”
“It’s just the beginning, but someday.”
“You gave me over 10 billion won? Oh my gosh…”
Seeing him let out a long sigh, it must be hard to believe. Do you send out car signals?
“uncle. Just trust my judgment and intuition. This works. I have a bigger problem than that.”
“What?”
“Go Gyeong-yeol is running as the ruling party’s candidate for mayor of Seoul. If I fight with my uncle…”
“I lose 100%. But how did you know? I know there hasn’t been an announcement yet, right?”
“Grandpa’s information network. I’m sure.”
“They said that the information network of Sunyang Group is Korea’s CIA. also!”
“This is not the time to admire. In case of emergency, the DMC might be blown away.”
“That man took an elite course. I started as a secretary and came up step by step from the bottom up. good luck How do you beat the lucky guy?”
“Are there any problems with the children?”
“well? Shall we find out? I’ve been in government for a long time, so if I turn around some reporters I know, I think they’ll come out. Wait a minute.”
Oh Se-hyun immediately started talking on the phone. After looking around for almost an hour, his expression brightened.
“I knew it. The South Korean Armistice Line is guarded by the common people.”
“exemption?”
“I am exempted, my brother is exempted, and one of my sons is defense. both are exempt. They are children of God.”
When I clapped my hands and liked it, I smiled and said.
“What about your cousins? Aren’t there only three men? Aren’t they all exempt too?”
“Is your eldest brother twenty-eight? The second older brother is twenty-six. The youngest is two years older than me. I’m not old enough to go to the military yet. They are all studying abroad.”
“All right. You can go ahead with the army.”
Pushing out into the army was not all-around.
The de facto election campaign began even before the full-fledged election campaign period.
The ruling party quickly leaked out that the candidate for mayor of Seoul was Ko Gyeong-yeol, and the opposition party also announced that my uncle was a strong candidate.
Ko Gyeong-yeol’s only weakness was being exempt from military service, and his uncle’s weakness was that he was the son-in-law of a conglomerate.
When the two sides got into a dogfight, slandering each other, my grandfather introduced me to one.
He is Go Gyeong-yeol’s right-hand man and the most influential person who will lead the mayoral election. And he said that if Go Gyeong-yeol becomes the mayor, he will take the position of the deputy mayor for political affairs.
In addition to his annual salary of 60 million won, the deputy mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government spends 100 million won in public service expenses a year. It has a nice view overlooking the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall and a fairly spacious office on the second floor with a green carpet. In addition, four secretaries are provided and a Grandeur car with a driver is provided. Only the right arm, who is certain, is the owner of this position.
On May 12, a few days before the official election day.
I went to a Japanese restaurant in Gwanghwamun after confirming that Hyo-ri Lee’s Fin.K.L, the founder of the girl group, would debut with the R&B ballad song BLUE RAIN at MBC Music Camp.
I took a seat first and waited for Go Kyung-yeol’s right hand to appear.
The right arm, who appeared about 30 minutes later than the scheduled time, opened the door and entered.
Appearing to be in his late 40s or early 50s, he had a muddy complexion, probably tired.
A look of displeasure was evident on his earthy face when he saw the young fellow perched.
“nice to see you. This is Jin Do-jun.”
When he received my business card, all written in English, he looked around.
“Are you studying abroad? Or a fun Korean?”
“Somehow, I work for a foreign investment company, but neither.”
“It was said by someone who is hard to refuse, but I didn’t know it was from the company that took over Ajin Group…” “
Thank you for your valuable time. I’ll keep it as brief as possible. It won’t take very long.”
“Oh, excuse me. This is Kim Gwan-hyeok.”
The business card he held out was also plastered with titles.
“Since you are such a busy person, it would be difficult for you to eat a meal, so I ordered it in advance so that you can have a quick bite. I hope this is not rude.”
Seeing that the young man has a respectful tone that is not befitting his age, his wrinkled expression seems to have straightened out a bit.
“Excuse me, I can’t even taste ramen right now… Let’s fill our stomachs first.”
Kim Gwan-hyeok held up chopsticks and shoved the sashimi into his mouth. He shook his hand as he filled the glass.
“I still have a tight schedule. No alcohol.”
After filling my stomach without saying anything, he put down his chopsticks and started glaring at me.
“Does it suit your taste…?”
“All I had to do was call the ship. Anyway, I don’t know what I want to talk about, but I refuse all of them. In particular, I know that it is absolutely impossible to ask to see our candidate once. Now… is there anything left to talk about?”
he’s really He’s a hot-tempered guy.
No, am I ignoring you because I’m young?
I’m sick and tired of serving my superiors. I’ll make you listen to it, so look forward to it.
“The person I wanted to meet is not the candidate. It is you.”
His eyebrows twitched as he raised his finger and pointed at his face.
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