[239]Before winter ends 5
“It’s hard to hear. Are you your brother’s purebred? It is our cruiser.”
As soon as the younger brother became serious, Jin Young-ki’s expression hardened.
“Don’t hold the horse’s tail. When your father dies, whose face will be in the press during the funeral? I am the first resident. Everyone who watches that broadcast will think of me as the successor. I said that.”
Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki started to persuade his younger brother because he thought it was an opportunity.
“Let’s break down the wall of boundaries for the time being. Just push me until I knock out all the guys clinging to the cruiser. I will never touch your share.”
“You mean that when your father dies, your older brother will occupy the president’s office?”
“Wouldn’t that be? How long are you going to leave it empty? When the father dies, the group shakes. Then someone has to hold the center. And…”
Jin Young-ki took out a wad of paper from a drawer.
“My father gave me this. Subsidiary presidents resign. So that you can change the water whenever you need it.”
Vibrator smiled when he saw the bundle of resignation letters.
“Did you get that? I also received resignations from the presidents of the affiliates I manage. That’s what my father meant. Let’s manage the group together…”
“So let’s get rid of ticks together. I will be the general chairman of the Sunyang Group until Do-joon and Do-joon cut him off.”
“What next? kick me out?”
Jin Yeong-ki pretended not to see his younger brother’s unkind gaze and continued.
“You take over as vice-president. I told you I won’t touch you. Those subsidiaries do whatever you want, whether you eat it or rub it. And…”
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“We are getting old anyway. Kids are big too. Let’s split up when my kids take over the group. You can completely separate the series. The fight should end in our generation, and the children should take care of their share.”
Vibrator understood what his brother meant.
Their children will fight just like them. I will fight for even a little more. Like them, the relationship between older brothers and sisters is until they participate in management.
The moment they step foot into the company, they change into executives who fight over the owner of the company instead of brothers and sisters. Don’t extend the fight to your cousins.
The children also play a part in the reason why the two of them fight and fight. In order to inherit even a little more, no, to hand over the whole Sunyang Group, it is fighting with notice.
“Agree until we get rid of all the flies around us. But even after that, I can’t accept that my older brother continues to hold the position of president.”
“hey! If we establish a holding company and we own a 55% stake, the management rights are safe. Besides, I conceded a lot! Still can’t believe it?”
The agreement between the two was to split the 55% stake 55:45.
It is true that Vice Chairman Jin Young-gi made a lot of concessions considering that Vibrator’s share in the group is only 26% and his brother’s share is 36%.
“The longer you sit in the chair, the more it is possible to increase your stake in the holding company. I know that you are trying to keep increasing the stake. Because my country will too.”
Jinyoung sighed and closed his mouth.
For now, I follow my brother’s idea. And you should be satisfied with that.
At least he secured the position of chairman after his father’s death, so it’s a step forward.
The next step is to sit down in the chairperson’s seat. Even if you don’t see it now, there will be a clear picture after you become the president.
* * *
The frequency of Grandpa losing his mind became more and more frequent, and the cycles became shorter.
There was a request to never touch the body with a knife, but there was no choice for a simple vasodilation treatment.
“These guys. After all, you’re going to enjoy the heavenly life. How much would it be if you extended your lifespan with a knife? At most, there is nothing to fuss about living for another month or two. And I’m having a hard time too. stop.”
The grandfather repeated the same words to the children who flocked to him every time he collapsed.
However, the recommendation of the doctors who wanted to do their best and the children who felt guilty if they did not do this were inevitable choices that they had to make despite the opposition of their grandfather.
I moved to a hotel near the hospital so I could run anytime. Grandpa called when the children were away, and whenever he did, he became his friend in the hospital room.
“Southeast Asia seems to have reached the end of its lifespan as a production center. Instead, it will grow into a great market. You pack presents and build strong relationships with the politicians of the country.”
“Rather than that, can’t you tell me something dynamic and spectacular in your grandfather’s past memories? Just like a normal grandfather who tells old stories.”
“noisy. Don’t say anything else and engrave it.”
Grandpa seemed likely to continue doing what you’ve been doing all your life until the day he passed away.
“There is a guy who served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in the last government. I heard that he has a lot of worries ahead of his retirement. His dream is to wear a gold badge, but his recognition is weak and he has nothing to put forward, so he was rejected for nomination during this general election. Take him and use it.”
“A foreign ministry official?”
“okay. Ever since he was young, he only traveled around Southeast Asia. I heard that there are strong connections there. It is because of him that there is no problem with lawmakers going to Southeast Asia to play golf in the name of inspection. He also prepares materials and arranges for a photo shoot with the politicians of that country. It will come in handy.”
“yes. Then, I will give you the executive position at Daeah Construction and bring you back.”
It is the grandson’s joke to quietly follow the instructions while arguing like this.
“So, what’s going on with the presidential election’s slush funds, whether it’s the car or what?”
“We cannot escape investigations either. However, it seems that it is an intention to end it by sacrificing the LG Group. Aren’t there only stories about LG Group every day?”
“How much did you say they paid for it?”
“It was estimated at 15 billion.”
“okay?”
“yes. However, the method was so clumsy that it left traces everywhere.”
LG Group had a special space for the financial management team made of fireproof walls in the headquarters building. It was commonly called the ‘safe room’, and it was a space where 16 billion won of cash, prepared in preparation for inheritance and gift of specially related shareholders, was sleeping.
Director Kang Mo, who is in charge of this fund, ordered financial management team members to move a box containing 15 billion won out of 16 billion in cash from the safe room to a truck waiting in the parking lot on the second basement level through the emergency elevator after the employees left work.
There were 63 money boxes, including 62 boxes each containing 240 million won and 1 box containing 120 million won.
The truck arrived at the parking lot of the ‘Meeting Square’ on the Gyeongbu Line down and delivered a keychain with a vehicle key and a cargo compartment key to the lawyer who was the manager of the election camp’s funds.
However, it was impossible for the top car to enter the narrow underground parking lot of the opposition party headquarters.
They moved the truck to the bank of the Han River, and even staged a skit in which they hurriedly loaded two boxes of money into rented vans and moved them back to the company.
Other conglomerates also delivered as little as billions and as many as tens of billions, but most of them were divided into small pieces and delivered several times by van or car, and they did not use this reckless method.
This is the first time that ‘tea removal’ has appeared in name and reality in the illegal presidential election fund ‘black history’.
“Uh heh heh. Those who have eaten meat are good eaters.”
Grandpa thought it was no big deal and burst into laughter.
It’s something that can’t be a big deal anyway. Isn’t it a presidential election?
One of the general manager-level people in charge of this will be brought to court and will be quietly released on bail by the time the world turns away. The world doesn’t change easily.
“Do-joon.”
“yes.”
“Are there any vacancies at your company?”
“well. I didn’t organize executives like my uncles did, so it won’t be too much.”
“no. Not pure finance. Your company.”
“Ah, the HW group? It’s probably the same there, but I’ll have to check it out. I’m not very involved in personnel matters.”
“Not at the executive level. Among the presidents and executives who will have to take off their clothes after I die, there are quite a few people who are worried about the poor bastard. I thought it might be a good idea for you to take care of those lacking bastards.”
“If grandfather needs to care that much, we should create a seat that doesn’t exist.”
I smiled and replied as if nothing was wrong, but a part of my heart ached.
Looking back on the past, if there is anything that bothers you, it is to sort it out. He seemed to be doing everything he could to leave no regrets before he passed away.
“Shall we make a list of people who owe money? Don’t worry, I’ll repay you generously many times over.”
My grandfather understood my meaning at once and smiled brightly.
“It’s my kid, but it’s so fast that one notice is gross.”
This, on second thought, was exquisite.
Since then, my grandfather has abandoned his thoughts on the future of the Sunyang Group.
During the time alone with me, he searched for memories by looking at the name written on the slush fund ledger given by his grandfather and the personnel records of the Sunyang Group.
Among them, he recalled the people he was indebted to, and he expressed his anger by pointing out people who needed to be more concerned, saying that he had not yet found his money.
As I started to travel to the past, not the future, my grandfather’s expression became much brighter and the time to reminisce got longer. Rather than worrying, the fun time continued.
Unfortunately, my grandfather was getting weaker and weaker enough to clearly feel that time was getting shorter and shorter.
Sleeping time was getting longer and waking time was getting shorter and shorter. If you lose consciousness, it takes a very long time to wake up again, and doctors have to keep you in the hospital room 24 hours a day in a state of extreme tension.
But what I can say fortunately is that when you are awake, your mind is clearer than ever.
He clearly remembered even the trivial things of the past and accurately told the ages as well as the names of his 13 grandchildren who were always confused.
Grandpa pulled out all the memories, and we completed a tight list.
“Your shoulders must be heavy. To take care of all those people.”
“How do you take care of everything? Aren’t most of them the ones who will give you a bundle of money as a sign of your surname and organize it?”
“okay. A person who can finish it like that is going to organize it like that.”
Grandpa looked at me with a satisfied expression and said something unexpected.
“Can you call your mother? Quietly.”
“yes? mother?”
“okay. I have committed many sins against your mother. Can’t I ask you to pay the price for that sin? The last person I need to clean up is your mother. And you have to do it yourself. Did you understand?”
Since when? What did the grandfather feel sorry for the mother?
Since I fell in love with my grandfather, he has never mistreated or humiliated my mother. He only recognized her as one of the daughters-in-law and showed only the blunt father-in-law.
Now, even the remnants of the mother must have disappeared…. Taking time to forgive is not for the sake of the mother, but for the sake of the grandfather.
“yes. I will bring you tomorrow.”
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