[220] Front Wave 4
Oh Se-hyeon seemed disappointed with Lee Hak-jae, the head of the department, who left only regretful words, but I was not.
“Right now, this answer is enough.”
“Are you satisfied?”
“yes. Looking at it today, Chief Lee Hak-jae is similar to me.”
“Chief Lee with you? why?”
Oh Se-hyun asked.
“You don’t show your greed easily, do you? He said he would give him the position of chairman of the Sunyang Group. It’s a position where you can dominate even if you don’t have a cruiser. I didn’t say anything to get the position promised.”
“Even if that’s the case, being a salaried president doesn’t change anything.”
“no. I already know that I am the owner of HW Group. Likewise, I know that I have little involvement in the management of the HW Group. It’s true that I’m a salaryman, but I can wield full power. It’s not wrong to say that you dominate.”
“Still, it’s not enough. Because salaried workers fly away depending on their performance…”
“There is one more. I know that I have never said anything about profit or sales to the presidents of HW affiliates. Don’t you know that you won’t be kicked out because of your performance?”
“It is true. You’re not as obsessed with getting money as the two vice presidents were…. On the contrary, when the company is in trouble, you always use your money to give them emergency blood transfusions. To be honest, I eat it raw, so why didn’t I ask for it?”
“I don’t believe in promises made with words. Director Lee Hak-jae’s promise to protect the stake structure and that I’ll give you the position of Sunyang chairman are just words right now.”
“Let’s make the exact deal, shall we?”
“It seems so. The deal comes into effect when the uncles try to reconcile their stake. Block it and give it a seat.”
Oh Se-hyun was silent for a long time.
When he opened his mouth, unexpected words came out.
“Then let’s make a deal with me now.”
“yes? what is that…?”
“My severance pay. I’ve been the CEO for quite some time. Wouldn’t that be an insignificant amount?”
Since the severance pay is enormous, I am not saying that we should negotiate within a reasonable line. It means that he intends to retire soon.
When it became clear that I would keep my share, it seemed that I had decided that I had settled down.
This time I couldn’t open my mouth. It was something I had to face someday, and I always had it in mind, but it was not easy to accept it.
After a while, he opened his mouth.
“From now on, I will settle the severance pay in a gentle manner. Talk to you again in a few years.”
“This quick-witted bastard is talking about something else… I did as much as I could. Originally, my dream was to retire at the age of 50 and enjoy the rest of my life by playing golf and eating delicious food in a Southeast Asian resort.”
“Aren’t you determined to do it for ten more years?”
“I never said anything like that.”
A smile spread across Oh Se-hyun’s face.
“Six more years is long enough. Instead, I earned a lot more money, so I don’t feel unfair. Hehe.”
right.
I earned enough and took care of me enough.
“And the second dream seems to have come true by itself.”
“Are you referring to Kota Kinabalu?”
“okay. You opened last year. Give me a bungalow over there.”
There is no better place to live while playing golf and eating delicious food in a resort area. It seems that I have only been looking at the time to bring this up since last year. Had it not been for the credit card crisis, I would have said this when the Kota Kinabalu Resort was completed.
“It would be a detached villa, not a bungalow. Didn’t your uncle crush a few luxury villas when designing? Isn’t that what you’re talking about?”
“Oh, Marvel House?”
“yes.”
“As expected, you’re quick-witted hehe.”
The Marble House was built in the 18th century as the summer residence of William K. Vanderbilt, an American tycoon.
Vanderbilt gained control of the shipping and railroads of the Americas at the time, amassing a fortune equal to half of the US Treasury.
The Marble House, completed in 1892, was decorated in Baroque and Rococo styles to resemble the Palace of Versailles in France. It is called the Marble House because the white marble exterior and the interior use yellow and pink marble.
Oh Se-hyeon suggested that we prepare more than a dozen luxurious villas for the richest customers, and I agreed.
I didn’t necessarily think of it as a home for rich people.
I thought it was a place for people who loved me and generously supported and helped me.
“Are you really going to give me one?”
“It’s my uncle’s place, so would it be a bungalow? It should be like a villa.”
“Is that severance pay? Or are you taking drugs?”
“A drug?”
“I’ll give you that villa, so work for a few more years, isn’t it like this?”
Oh Se-hyeon said it like a joke, but I wanted to do it if possible.
However, I plan to lose a lot on this deal.
“I have no intention of trading my uncle’s dream as bait.”
“I am at ease because you are not stubborn.”
My heart was like a chimney, but what could I do?
The people around me don’t exist for me. It’s just that I intervened briefly while they were writing their lives.
If they want my exit from their life, of course I have to.
“When will the resignation be processed?”
“I will spend Christmas this winter at the Kota Kinabalu Marble House. Let’s get things sorted out quickly before that.”
“All right. Are you really thinking of moving?”
“It’s not like that, you have to come and go. I can’t miss the fun of watching you go through all sorts of hardships from time to time, right?”
A joke, but no laughter. Oh Se-hyeon also saw my firm expression and changed his attitude slightly and began to speak seriously.
“Chairman Song Hyeon-chang will also retire at the end of this year.”
“It’s perfect if your uncle sits there.”
“Give up your lingering feelings.”
Oh Se-hyeon shook his hand once and continued.
“The person who will sit in the chairman’s seat and the person in charge of the Sunyang Card is the most urgent. Because now the card president has to resign.”
“In fact, if Chief Lee Hak-jae had asked for an advance payment, he would have given the HW Group chairmanship. But even that was overdue… The position is vacant for the time being until we find the right person.”
“Has anyone thought of a card?”
“When I took over Daehyeon Card, I tried to appoint the president. If you don’t want to feel like you’re being absorbed in a merger, that boss is perfect. There is also a fraud problem with Daehyun Card employees.”
“Is it possible to take over?”
“Looking at the cruiser card, I think it was hot. As they are announcing high-intensity self-rescue measures every day, the government has also taken a step back. It seems to have come to a conclusion in the direction of watching a little more.”
“Are there enough funds for the acquisition?”
“It is said that 600 billion won is needed to put out the urgent fire. There is no problem with the 800 billion won that my uncle gave me.”
“okay. Anyway, prepare to take office as CEO of Miracle next year. There are many people who want my position in the company, but there is no one who can give it to me.”
“yes.”
Oh Se-hyeon smiled bitterly at my lackluster voice and slapped my back.
“Don’t be rude. You will do well in the future.”
“I feel sorry for you.”
“Then show your displeasure with your severance pay. Hehe.”
“Are you not satisfied with the Marble House?”
“what? Ended up with one house? Let’s do a new calculation, is this it?”
Oh Se-hyun’s retirement was confirmed with this useless joke.
Even though the person who achieved his dream left, words of congratulations did not come out easily.
* * *
The same fall came every year, but this year was special.
At around 8:00 pm on September 12, the last day of the Chuseok holiday, a super typhoon ‘Maemi’ hit Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.
The cicadas that hit the Korean Peninsula slowly escaped to the East Sea around 2:00 am on the 13th, the next day.
I stayed in Gyeongnam and the East Sea for just over six hours, but the power of nature was so powerful that humans couldn’t help it.
It scratched the Korean Peninsula, leaving 4.78 trillion won in property damage, 10,000 victims, and 130 casualties.
As soon as the day dawned on the 13th, I received a call from Oh Se-hyun and ran to the HW Group office building. Sunyang Financial Group was also on fire, but I chose an opportunity rather than a crisis.
The expressions of CEOs and executives of affiliates were not dark. No, on the contrary, there were those who showed a faint smile.
The space destroyed by the typhoon must be refilled by people. in the name of construction.
“Our HW construction, which is in progress, was also temporarily stopped, and an accurate damage investigation and countermeasures were ordered.”
“Any casualties?”
“Fortunately, there are no casualties among our employees. Some of the employees who were working at night were injured, but it is said that their lives are not affected.”
Chairman Song Hyeon-chang was the first to let out a long sigh of relief.
This is because his end is no longer stained by an accident.
“Take care so that the injured are not inconvenienced and pay enough compensation so that they are not upset.”
“yes. President.”
When the president of HW Construction responded, Chairman Song Hyeon-chang stood up.
“The rest is up to you. I don’t think there’s any need for me to say this or that… isn’t it?”
Chairman Song looked at Oh Se-hyun and winked.
“Then, Mr. President, go in first. I’ll wrap it up and report back later.”
“After reporting, don’t do anything useless and come up with a good countermeasure.”
Chairman Song Hyun-chang put his hand on Oh Se-hyun’s shoulder and left the meeting room.
All the executives of the affiliates had already accepted his retirement as a fait accompli, and no one was surprised, all bowing their heads in greeting.
“The damage to public facilities from this typhoon will surely exceed trillions. The government is said to have started working on an emergency budget now… I’m cautious about talking about it, but this is an opportunity for our construction industry.”
It won’t be just us. All construction companies in Korea must be immersed in a heated meeting like us at this time to claim the trillions of money they will pour in for damage recovery and reconstruction.
In a recession caused by the card crisis, good news like this is rare.
Our conference room was also heated up.
All sorts of opinions were pouring in to occupy an advantageous position in order to hit the player, and opinions were divided on how far we could go with our capabilities.
Oh Se-hyeon, who had been listening quietly, whispered in my ear.
“Today’s meeting won’t end unless guidelines are set.”
“Do I decide?”
“Then who decides?”
Oh Se-hyeon pushed me into the middle of the meeting with his chin.
“Hold on, everyone. Why don’t we change our direction?”
As I raised my hand slightly, all eyes were on me.
As the second-in-command of Miracle, a holding company, and the lineage of Sunyang, no one can ignore my existence. They both shut up at the same time.
“I am not unaware of the great opportunity, but it is a tragedy. Rather than using tragedy as a money-making opportunity, let’s use it as an opportunity.”
“Another chance? Like what?”
Oh Se-hyeon helped me to lead my story.
“I mean improving the group image.”
“how?”
“Because it is a public construction part, we will proceed by bidding method, so we are going to get out of the lowest price competition and approach it in a different way. For example, we will use all of our profits for the victims of the disaster…”
“You mean to donate the profits?”
“no. Donations are common and go unnoticed. Like a builder, we give back through construction. We build apartments and distribute them to the homeless flood victims… Something like this.”
“Chief. These are people who have lost their homes right now. When are you going to raise the apartment and give it away?”
Someone raised an objection to reality.
That kid needs to be cut off. If I had thought about how to approach it before raising the issue, I wouldn’t have even said that.
“You can buy a house to stay in while the flood victims raise their apartments and share it. We are not responsible for all the flood victims, so there is no need to buy thousands of houses. We just need to buy a house that we can afford.”
At this time, someone else knocked on the table.
“This is a great opportunity to purchase non-business real estate.”
That person is a promotion.
You accurately grasped the hidden meaning of my words.
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