Episode 154 The party that followed the
[ In My Name (2) ] launching event was a great success.
People who were planning to just watch the event and return canceled their plans and attended the party.
The food served at the party was delicious, and the wines had such a deep flavor that wine lovers asked where they came from.
However, the remaining people wanted to meet Jin Xiawei, the host of the event, rather than enjoy the party itself.
After the presentation, Jin Xiawei walked around the tables and greeted people. People wanted to catch her, but she got away easily.
She stayed at the last table she stopped by.
People tried to approach her but stopped when they saw the people around her.
This was because the powerful people in the business world gathered together.
The CEO of SG Electronics, the Chairman of Baeksan Group, and even the new successor to SG Group.
Jin Xiawei was talking with Hye-rin, the CEO of SG Electronics, with a serious face, and Chairman Ha of Baeksan Group was rolling a potion in his hand and smiling.
People wondered what kind of business the two women were talking about, but what they were whispering was completely different from what they thought.
Hyerin asked directly.
“Since when have you known Kyung-hoon?”
Jin Xiawei smiled mischievously at her question.
“well. “It’s been a while since we lived together.”
“You’re living together?”
As Hyerin’s eyes widened, Jin Xiawei shook her head slightly. I guess I should stop teasing him.
“It’s about living on top of each other. “There are other people too.”
Phew. Hyerin sighed.
This time it was Jin Xiawei’s turn. She asked right away too.
“I think Dr. Hyerin likes Kyung-hoon a lot.”
This time too, an unexpected answer came back.
“Yes, I like and respect you. “He is my lifesaver and supporter.”
Hyerin looked directly at Jin Xiawei and answered.
Jin Xiawei looked embarrassed at Hyerin’s answer.
It seemed like I was asking a pointless question.
I thought she was a girl fan in love, but it turned out she was a passionate believer.
Jin Xiawei glanced at Kyung Hoon.
The insidious cult leader was talking for a while with the new successor to SG Group.
Kyunghoon felt a chill creeping into the back of his neck. It seemed like the Awakened was glaring at me from behind.
I don’t know which of the two women was glaring at me, but since she had a lot to worry about, I pretended not to notice.
A woman’s voice came to Kyunghoon’s ears.
“It looks like you’re not worried about the trouble you’re causing in our family.”
A woman from a chaebol family was scolding him in a dignified manner, wearing clothes from an expensive brand.
Kyunghoon smiled.
Before, he was someone from a different world that I only saw on TV, but now, what he said sounded interesting.
He calmly answered her words.
“The dispute was raised by the Vice President. If you want, I can show you the recorded footage as well.”
Jukyung frowned. She was dumbfounded.
Why are you casually bringing up the story of your missing, or rather dead, brother? What’s more, what’s the story about the recorded footage? It’s not like you’re joking, but do you think you can threaten SG Group with something like that?
“Ha, you really are not afraid of anything. Are you sure you are trusting the connections you have? Well, it seems like networking is more powerful than I thought.” She glanced around.
Two women talking behind the man and the Awakened Association president talking from afar.
To this extent, it was truly a great connection for an ordinary person.
“It’s nothing special. “I am just stating the truth.”
“You really don’t know much about society.”
Ju-kyung stood up. I tried talking to get information, but it only made me more angry.
She walked out of the venue.
The last sight Jukyung looked back at before leaving the venue was a scene of two women and a man talking together.
The small CEO Geum Eun-bang is caught between the CEO of a potion company that will cause a sensation in the future and the CEO of SG Electronics.
It was a situation where the man was supposed to be clinging to the two women, but at first glance, it seemed like the man was leading the story.
‘Useless thoughts…’
Ju-kyung shook her head.
Anyway, I had to tell my father what I saw today.
The chairman needed a place to vent his anger. The old man let go of his anger, and in the meantime, he took over the company, which was good for everyone.
*
As everyone expected, the potion manufacturer’s product caused a huge issue.
Items that were secretly traded between awakened people have officially appeared on the market.
Funnily enough, the potion appeared as a health supplement rather than a medicine.
The medical community expressed regret and the Pharmaceutical Association protested, but it was a time when monsters roamed around and nuclear missiles flew in the sky. All such backlash was blocked by reality and died out.
The awakened people cheered at the regular price sale, and the general public looked at the potions with curious expressions.
Doctors also began reviewing whether the potion could be used for medical purposes, but it was delayed indefinitely under the excuse that it might cause side effects.
However, the advent of [Hair Growth Potion] made an awakened person named Jin Xiawei into a rising icon in the business world.
However, while she was shining like this, Kyung-hoon’s company began to come under pressure from all directions.
In addition to tax investigations and special audits, the police and media were frequently attacked.
It was an attack by SG Group.
It was an attack that didn’t have much effect on Kyung-hoon like before, but it was still annoying in its own way.
*
“Gold prices have reached new highs again.”
“Stocks are still holding up. However, only a few companies, such as SG Electronics and Baeksan Group, are prospering, and most industries are in a miserable situation.”
“The business closure rate has already exceeded the IMF level. “It’s a global depression, so it’s not visible, but the economic growth rate has already turned negative.”
“Inflation is significant. The gap between real assets and financial assets is too large. “If we continue like this, we may lose trust in currency.”
The Vice Minister-level economic emergency meeting held every day was, as usual, filled with screams from working-level officials.
The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance, who was presiding over the meeting, only sighed at the words of the working-level officials.
Even today, I had nothing to say when I went to the Blue House.
When he first regained power and took charge of the overall economy, he had a rosy dream.
He prepared numerous economic plans, dreaming of equitable distribution with his colleagues and rising companies.
However, none of the economic plans prepared so far were realized and all ended up in the trash can.
Even before the regime changed, the world was already on an express train to hell.
He and the new regime’s economic ministries were just adding tinkering to the mess to prevent the economy from collapsing.
So far, we have been lucky and are doing well, but that is now approaching its limit.
When the working-level staff who had been talking for a while became quiet, the minister opened his mouth.
“You and I know that it’s all a problem. “What is the biggest problem now?”
The First Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance opened his mouth.
“More than anything else, currency is the problem. Confidence in currencies is declining around the world. “The reason gold prices continue to rise is the same reason inflation is increasing.”
The minister tilted his head at the vice minister’s words.
“The dollar is still holding up well, right? Is it because it’s the reserve currency?”
“That’s part of it, but more than that it’s because of the gold stored at the Federal Reserve. “It is not enough to convert the dollars scattered into gold, but it is reassuring to investors that real assets are holding up.”
“We don’t have a lot of gold, but we do have it, right?”
“The problem is that the gold is not in the country.”
Korea has been depositing gold in the UK for a long time. This was because it was easier to trade gold by depositing it in the UK, where the gold futures market was active.
“Then we should bring it in right away.”
“They said they would take the gold out after the cataclysm, but the Bank of England is putting it off one day.”
The Minister was impressed by the Vice Minister’s words.
“What nonsense! Isn’t it our gold? “Are you saying such nonsense that you refuse to pick up an item that a customer has entrusted to you?” However, the Minister could not help but make an absurd expression as the Vice Minister continued his explanation.
All countries and companies that entrusted gold to the Bank of England attempted to retrieve their gold after the cataclysm. It was for the same reason as in Korea.
When all countries and companies requested recovery, the Bank of England offered dollars or euros instead of gold.
Naturally, the countries entrusted with the gold refused, and the tug-of-war continued thereafter.
“So you’re saying there’s no way? Something like filing a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice. other ways?”
“The lawsuit has already been filed, but it is difficult to impose sanctions. Moreover, it is not easy to get it. “Pirates are also rampant, and if we dispatch the navy, there may be conflicts with other countries.”
“Are we back to the Middle Ages?”
“That may actually be changing.”
This made it difficult to proceed with the meeting further. The minister ended the meeting with a dejected expression.
After everyone left the conference room, the minister covered his face.
There are many problems piling up, and an even bigger problem has been piled on top of them.
My intestines twisted as I thought about reporting to the Blue House.
smart.
At that time, a knock was heard on the conference room door.
“Mr. Minister, there is someone who would like to see you for a moment.”
The second vice minister who had gone outside opened the door and spoke carefully.
The minister frowned.
“Who are you?”
The Vice Minister carefully handed me a business card.
[World Gold. [CEO Kang Kyung-hoon]
He was someone I had never heard of. When the Minister was about to get angry, the Vice Minister hurriedly opened his mouth.
“This is an introduction to SG Electronics CEO Kim Hye-rin. And SG Group Chairman Kim is the CEO of the company who asked me to take care of him.”
The minister wiped his face. I didn’t like it at all. The country was like this, people running businesses were fighting with each other.
“I was wondering why SG Group cared about such a small company, but it turns out they had a backstory. Are you really trying to ask for a favor?”
There was no way he would come into the office and ask for anything, but otherwise there was no reason to want to meet him.
“Should I just send it back?”
The minister shook his head at the vice minister’s words.
It was an introduction by the CEO of SG Electronics. Even if you refuse, you have to meet him to show respect.
“That’s right. “The Minister of Finance and Economy is paying close attention to entrepreneurs.”
But I couldn’t help but notice. One side was a major player controlling the Korean business and political world, and the other side was a company supporting the Korean economy.
The deputy minister left and a young man came in.
‘Are generations changing?’
That thought occurred to him for a moment, but he instead felt sorry for him.
Since he became a target of Chairman Kim, it was difficult to survive in the business world.
Moreover, in the current situation, he was about to be sentenced to death. The minister just hoped that time would pass quickly.
However, the words that came out of the mouth of the young businessman who came inside were not a request.
He said something strange.
“Don’t you need gold? About 100 tons of gold can be imported. “If the conditions are better than those in other countries, we can let you keep it at the Bank of Korea.”
