# 445
The Legend of Return
Chapter 445. Raccoon fishing (2)
“Meet someone?”
– Chairman Seong contacted Jang Tae-san in the office of the Lotte Hotel.
“this time? why?”
– Until then…
“Okay. If there is another move, call me right away.
– yes!
Elza Group Go Ja-ryong frowned at the sudden report.
After work, I was having dinner at home, and I was looking at the business plan in the study.
The contents of the report that were unexpectedly and unwelcomely delivered during the leisurely time enjoyed after a long time.
When there are about 10 groups, they each run an organization to collect information.
As they were intertwined with each other in a narrow land, they had no choice but to be sensitive to information.
There was a lot of overlap between business areas.
Currently, Lotte was in the process of stretching to expand its business area.
From distribution and tourism service industries, it has reached out to chemistry, construction, manufacturing and finance.
A head-to-head fight over Korea’s narrow market has begun.
“I’ll sell gum or cola…”
Lately, Go Ja-ryong has been very sensitive.
The smartphone market, which was largely ignored and ignored, has grown terribly.
It was so popular that it couldn’t be sold because there was no iFun, and it quickly became a terrifying monster.
Rumors spread that he would play a trump card soon at noon.
Elsa, who jumped in late, struggled.
There was a lack of technologies and sources that could be applied.
The mobile phone industry was on the brink of extinction due to the power of the smartphone.
The growth of Nokia, which was considered an absolute dinosaur, stopped like a lie.
No, sales are definitely down.
Sparks also flew in the Elza group.
It has not been able to accurately grasp the needs of consumers who want to experience a new world.
I had meetings every day and brushed up on the research team, but it wasn’t easy to make a smartphone.
Android, a smartphone operating program owned by Google, has been released.
Still, it was not easy to catch up with the iFun.
Apple’s technology was an art.
“Damn it… he was right!”
Go Ja-ryong painfully recalled Jang Tae-san’s advice he had met a few months ago.
Saying that there are too many sailors.
The decision was delayed after listening to everyone because the stocks were diversified.
Unlike the past, in the IT era, market trends were changing.
At times like this, like Chairman Oh Jeong-eui, she had to push forward terribly, but Elsa couldn’t.
Tackles came in from all over the place.
They talked about bullshit that they could still survive with only the general mobile phone market.
It was an action that came out of the indolent thinking of executives and employees who had settled for second place in their later years.
The passionate business desire to be at the forefront was utterly lacking.
It was the same when Elza Semiconductor was stolen.
“The LCD is also a problem.”
In China, the bait was thrown unconventionally.
A secret request has been made that if an LCD complex is built in China, incentives such as tax cuts will be thrown.
In terms of the market, it is right to enter the local market, but the future was uncertain.
The Chinese government, obsessed with stealing intellectual property rights, will never go easy on it.
Even now, Korean companies and talents that have secured LCD technology are being taken away.
There are reports of research that LCD will become a red ocean within a few years.
This is how uncomfortable Gojaryong is.
The face of Jang Tae-san, whom he kicked out at night while drinking, kept coming to mind.
“What tricks are the two of you playing? The old raccoon president is not formidable…” Lotte Chairman
Kyung-ho Kyung-ho, who is older than his deceased father.
He is a creepy man every time I see him.
I couldn’t understand what was going on inside, and the old man’s greed knew no bounds.
Like a successful businessman who started from the bottom in Japan, he had a strong desire to expand his business.
Chairman Goh Ja-ryong, who is higher than him in the business world, also bowed his head to Chairman Kyung-ho Kyung.
There was a charisma that was difficult to express in words that overwhelmed people.
“Whew…..”
Go Ja-ryong sighed and went out into the living room.
The housekeeper also went off work, and only the family remained in the house without a housekeeper.
“Will you give me a drink?”
My wife, who was reading a book in the living room, came over and took care of President Ko Ja-ryong.
“Give me some cold water.”
“Is things not going well?”
“It’s all about business…”
Yunjeong Jin, who came out with cold water, handed it to her husband.
“cheer up. You are good at anything.”
Unlike the hostesses of other conglomerates, Go Ja-ryong looked at his wife, who was quietly working hard on housekeeping, with affection.
It was all thanks to his wife that he was able to endure now.
It’s a bitch.
The front door opened.
“I went to school.”
Ko Yeon-ji, the youngest daughter, came in.
“Go early.”
Jin Yoon-jung nags first.
“I was busy because it was the beginning of the semester.”
“I’m not a freshman, so what are you busy with?”
“I need to prepare for a job. Ughhh.”
Ko Yeonji smiled cutely.
“did you eat?”
“yes~. My dear father.”
A smile spread across Go Ja-ryong’s face at the youngest daughter’s aegyo.
“It’s Yeonji.”
“yes~.”
“Have you ever met him?”
“Who are you?”
“Jang Tae-san.”
“….I only text sometimes, why?”
“When we meet at school, we eat some food. Invite me to your house too.”
“yes? Really?”
Ko Yeon-ji was a little taken aback.
For a while, I couldn’t even tell the story of Jang Tae-san.
But today, I could feel my father’s way of speaking that was completely different from before.
“Why don’t you like it?”
“No….. that’s not it…”
A moment of longing passed over the face of Ko Yeon-ji, who had never seen Jang Tae-san’s face during vacation.
Even if it’s not, I thought of making time to meet once this week.
The spicy sundaeguk and spicy soju I ate with him reminded me more of these days.
***
“Sit down.”
“thank you.”
Chairman Noh pointed to his seat.
I’m about to turn 90 this year, but I’ve been very correct.
I sat down on the leather sofa that Chairman Noh pointed out.
The office was more modern than expected, not flashy.
I felt the easygoing of a person who had enough and enjoyed it all.
“filled?”
“If you have something you enjoy, I would like a drink.”
“Then green tea.”
“yes.”
“Chief Yoon. Prepare green tea.”
“I will prepare right away.”
Chief Yoon Chang-ho, who showed hostility toward me, acted like a docile servant in front of Chairman Roh.
If you have been rolling under the chairman with a rough personality for decades, it means that your mind training has been fairly tempered.
The only thing that misjudged me was defeat.
“You said you wanted to see me?”
The president went to the seat of honor and sat down.
I looked straight at him.
Kyung-ho Kyung, Chairman of Lotte Group.
It was a contemplation of rich people from heaven.
Neither ill wealth nor sick wealth, but the best wealth merchant.
A broad forehead meant there were a lot of people around.
The obstinate nose was hidden inside, enough to contain blessings.
The prominent cheekbones on both cheeks signified perseverance.
Big ears meant longevity, and straight teeth resemble complex teeth for re-chewing riches.
However, it was a prize that the last years of life were shaken because the lower part was blurred.
Even thinking about his life as far as I know, it was turbulent.
He had studied abroad in Japan thanks to his wealthy family.
At a time when cross-border transportation was restricted, he entered Japan on a smuggling ship and hit the jackpot with his chewing gum business.
Gum seemed unlikely to suit the hungry Japanese people after the war, but bubble gum was an unprecedented hit.
And after establishing Lotte, he started the business in earnest and swept the surroundings.
A combination of ability and luck made him one of Japan’s ten largest conglomerates before 1970.
I couldn’t help but admit it.
He also excelled in the land business.
He was a ranking player who once ranked 5th in the world’s richest person due to Japan’s real estate bubble.
Then, after returning to Korea, he reproduced the management method he had done in Japan and swept everything.
He got along well with the government and raised a lot of money.
Even without large-scale heavy industries or semiconductor businesses such as Ojeong or Yonhap, it was ranked in the top of the list in the business world.
Regardless of tax evasion or other criminal acts, he was a giant in the Korean business world.
It was natural to send the least courtesy.
“It’s a presumptuous statement, but I asked Chairman Ha Kwan-woo to propose a deal.”
“transaction? haha. What do you and I have to trade?”
His tone was slow, but the power contained in each word was no joke.
It was like an absolute master.
It may seem a little ordinary at first glance, but it was never.
His hidden deep eyes were like a beast capable of making fun of everything in the world.
The solitude of the absolute who left the five desires and seven emotions was glimpsed.
And my eyes saw one more thing of a different kind.
….a nasty old raccoon.
The ruthlessness of destroying anything he couldn’t have without hesitation flashed.
He was smiling, but the moment he pulled out his sword, he could read the killer’s spirit that mercilessly cut the opponent’s throat.
I could feel Chairman Sung’s pride moving at the word transaction.
The number of goals worked well.
Probably never had a young guy like me come to me to make a deal.
A presidential candidate or the chairman of each conglomerate, at least a prime minister level, would have had a private meeting.
“It won’t hurt.”
I threw a lot of bait called curiosity at the raccoon.
“loss? I?”
“It’s not the president, it’s the Lotte Group.”
“Latte?”
Chairman Kyung-ho Kyung cherished Lotte more than himself.
Charlotte, the heroine of < The Sorrows of Young Werther >.
Like Goethe, he was chairman Kyung-ho Kyung, who once dreamed of becoming a writer.
Chairman Seong confessed in a newspaper that he loved Shara-de, the heroine of the novel, very much when he was young.
It is not an exaggeration to say that love is all about the Latte Group.
His eyebrows twitched slightly.
“This person… if you talk nonsense in front of me… You could die.”
The raccoon revealed the symbol.
his puffy cheeks.
He didn’t know it was the other way around.
Still, he remained vigilant until the end.
It was a deep (?) consideration for the living witness of the Korean economy.
“I will purchase 5% of Cheonil Construction shares at the market price.”
he said heartily.
“Purchase?”
Chairman Sung asks again as if he is dumbfounded.
You may have obtained information related to the Cheonil Group.
It was obvious that the reason I came was also found in that.
Since he was chairman Kyung-ho Kyung, who was related to the time of the founding of the Cheonil Group, it must be a sound that does not work.
At best, the market price was in the tens of billions.
It is a number that does not mean much to him who has taken a ranking of the world’s richest people.
Will it be the amount of money buried in the noses of children?
However, I would look like a madman because I dared to say that I would buy it at the market price in front of him.
“You talk too much!”
Manager Yoon Chang-ho, who put the green tea on the table, showed subtle anger.
It was like a loyal dog who understood the heart of an uncomfortable owner.
“Green tea is delicious.”
At first glance, it was the finest organically grown Jukro tea.
The light yellow color and the scent of bamboo lingering in the mouth killed it.
It was a luxury that could not be easily obtained even with money.
“Heh heh heh…..”
Chairman Gyeong-ho Kyung laughed as if he was dumbfounded.
It was a normal accident for him to see me as an idiot.
It will be seen that he is trembling in front of an old man who has lived enough for a young man to live.
But I wasn’t
Chairman Kyung-ho Kyung and the faithful dog next to him had not even dreamed of it.
When the Korean stock market crashed, he swept Lotte Group stocks through hit-and-run tactics, including short selling, through Robert Ryan.
If you set your mind to it, shaking the Lotte group is not even a task right now.
“Since you said it was a transaction, I will ask….. What would you give me if I took Chunil Construction shares at the market price?”
also! He was like a royal grandpa in the business world.
It was completely different from Chief Yoon Chang-ho, who only had a temper.
Now is the time to raise the odds.
Click.
I put down my cup of green tea.
The clear sound of a teacup ringing in the still silence.
I looked at the old raccoon grandpa, who was suppressing his subtle anger with curiosity, with both eyes open.
smile.
First of all, he loaded a smile and threw it away.
And…..
“I’ll save Lotte once….”
