[221] Must be found out 1
“I didn’t say this only for non-business real estate purchases. I’m just saying that there might be a way to do this. At least, let’s give the image that our HW group is doing our best to recover, not using this national disaster as a means of making money. Both to the government and to the people.”
The construction president, who had been listening to my opinion, cautiously opened his mouth. He wants to get a confirmation from Miracle, the owner of the group.
“Do you think the same, CEO Oh? Are you really willing to give up your profits?”
“of course.”
Oh Se-hyun nodded.
“There is one thing you should never miss. We need to raise the status of HW Group beyond the profits we give up. An effect equivalent to a profit that may be hundreds or hundreds of billions. That’s the point.”
A blush appeared on the construction manager’s face.
If profits are turned into giving back to society, it can occupy a very advantageous position in bidding. Besides, isn’t it himself, the CEO, who gathers reporters and is condescending?
“Please come up with all the ideas you can mobilize without losing money. That will bring more than immediate benefit.”
Oh Se-hyeon glanced at me and stood up.
“Please let me know as soon as the results come out.”
When we got up, executives from other subsidiaries, except Construction, also stood up. Because the plan has to be redone from scratch.
I left the conference room and waited for Dae-ho Cho, the CEO of the automobile company.
“president. I have something to tell you.”
“okay. I’d like to borrow some of your ideas too. let’s go to my room Oh, do you have some representative time?”
When CEO Dae-ho Cho looked at Se-hyeon Oh, he smiled and shook his head.
“Talk to that guy. It’s me, but it’s mana. Hehe.”
Oh Se-hyeon hurried his steps in case he was caught.
“what? What’s wrong with that friend?”
“I will go and tell you.”
I grabbed President Cho Dae-ho’s arm and headed for his room.
While drinking a cup of tea, I checked the news reporting the damage of the typhoon. Perhaps because of the media’s competition for breaking news, the amount of damage, such as 3 trillion won or 4 trillion won, has already flowed out from time to time.
“Considering what you said at today’s meeting, our cars can’t stand still, can we?”
“yes. We have to show a completely different image from Daehyun Motors.”
“how?”
“First of all, please call all customers in Gyeongnam and Gangwon who have purchased < Esquilo >.”
“What next?”
“We do inspections and repairs free of charge. All the customers who say it’s okay. They will appreciate us for taking good care of them.”
“It’s okay as long as it’s an inspection. However, free repairs are expensive. Even though it is a free A/S period, it does not apply to natural disasters.”
It seems that President Cho Dae-ho also intends to clearly point out the cost part. He wants to hear a confirmation from me.
“I think even more.”
“More?”
“yes. Please collect all flooded vehicles that have reached the point of being scrapped and hand out new ones.”
“hey!”
Jo smiled and calmed the jumping boss.
“Nothing. Isquilo is not a best seller, so there are only a few vehicles sold. Moreover, it is in the Gangwon region of Gyeongsangnam-do. As you know, most sales took place in the metropolitan area. There will be only a few.”
After shaking his head for a moment, President Cho pressed the intercom.
“Get the sales status of < Isquilo > by region.”
He didn’t say anything while the secretary brought the relevant documents and checked them. President Cho breathed a sigh of relief after checking carefully.
“good. Let’s do it. Before that, send out some press releases. If this goes on the news, there will be an uproar. Hehe.”
“no. We shouldn’t circulate the data to the media first.”
“what? Are you doing this secretly?”
“yes. I have to do it secretly. covertly.”
“Nonsense! It’s even a free replacement. A few billion is enough to break. At least that amount of publicity should be seen. Didn’t the representative also tell you? The cost of losing money will be returned by improving the group image.”
“president. That’s…”
Do you think that billions of dollars will be blown away?
“no. this is something to think about Are we religious? Make the right hand not know what the left hand is doing?”
“It can’t be. Good deeds should be known to all.”
“Then why don’t you circulate the press release?”
“president. Good deeds are not to be known, but to be discovered.”
“what?”
I blinked my eyes as if I hadn’t yet understood the exact meaning.
“There are no secrets these days. Isn’t it the era where the internet exposes everything? Even the president of the new administration openly says he won the election because of the internet. Even if we don’t step out, the free replacement recipients will be excited and promote it.”
“Ah…….”
“We only need to think of kindness. Then our good deeds cannot go unnoticed. The media will definitely report it louder. Will you go bare-mouthed when I ask you to circulate the press release and make a fuss? These days, the media is reporting more on the topic of the Internet than press releases.”
Joe said with a devastated smile.
“This, this… I can’t keep up with the way the world goes around as I get older.”
“In construction, we need to inform our intentions to get good results in bidding, but cars are different. Exposing it seems much more sincere than informing it, and it will spread more inflatedly.”
“okay. If you get caught without notifying me, I will prepare based on this.”
President Cho, with a satisfied expression, said as if he had suddenly remembered.
“Oh, why are you like that? What’s wrong?”
“That’s actually…”
I told the truth about the story I had with Oh Se-hyeon. Upon hearing of his decision to retire, CEO Dae-ho Cho could not hide his absurd feelings.
“no! Aren’t you old enough to do some work when you’re 50? I’ve never thought about retiring, even though I’m over 60. Is he insane? Why are you trying to rot that good head?”
“What will you do? It’s something I’ve always dreamed of, so it’s not something I can hold on to.”
Joe changed his expression to a more perplexed expression than before.
“This is a big deal. Chairman Song Hyeon-chang also announced to the presidents that he would retire at the end of this year…. I thought of CEO Oh Se-hyun as the next chairman of our group. Are you qualified enough?”
“Are you alone with your thoughts, boss? Or the entire president’s team…?”
“All the bosses think so. Rather, we thought Chairman Song and CEO Oh matched their words.”
“Then what should I do?”
“what? Chairman Song’s successor?”
“yes. If the boss has any thoughts…”
I glanced at it… no. Before he could finish speaking, he shook his hand.
“I can’t.”
“Aren’t you lacking? You are too humble.”
“no. Do you trust the eyes of your grandfather, Chairman Jin?”
“yes.”
Why are you suddenly mentioning your grandfather?
“He diagnosed it. I’m a guy who only sells one well, but I can’t rule a river. So I threw it in the car and didn’t interfere too much. The position of the president is unsatisfactory. Get someone else.”
The problem is that there is no one else.
The two of us kept our mouths shut and started staring at the TV reporting news of typhoon damage.
* * *
When I ran to the main building in Sunyang, everyone was in the middle of a meeting with sad faces.
It’s no wonder that your head is pounding when you think about the amount of insurance you’ll have to pay.
In particular, the expression of the president of Sunyang Fire & Marine Insurance was the most serious.
This is because it is responsible for storm and flood insurance, an insurance product that compensates for damages caused by typhoons, heavy rains, floods, strong winds, and earthquakes.
Seeing me belatedly attending the meeting, they were even more nervous, but did not give any particular opinion.
However, he refrained from saying that he should save even a single penny from insurance payments. Instead, I relieved the pressure of the victims by telling them to do their best not to be sarcastic, and left the meeting room first.
Vice President Jang Do-hyeong caught my attention and quietly followed me.
I said to Vice President Jang Do-hyeong, who met me in my room.
“What was said in the conference room was not empty talk. So tell them not to make assumptions. You shouldn’t make excuses for this and that to avoid paying insurance money.”
“yes. I will nail it down firmly.”
“And make a donation in the name of Sunyang Financial Group.”
“Even if it wasn’t, I was thinking of preparing. Calls from the three broadcasting companies and newspapers are already pouring in.”
this is a competition
It stems from the fact that disaster fundraising flows into competition among media companies to show off their strength.
There is no back talk when it is evenly distributed. However, it is not a good choice for companies because the amount is distributed at the moment of division.
“By the way, manager. Are we going to do it alone? Should I make a donation in the name of Sunyang Group as well?”
“Throw it away in the name of the financial group first. Then everyone will figure it out. If we do it as a group, we are buried. It’s obvious that only Sunyang Electronics will stand out, but we should avoid such foolishness.”
“Vice-Chairman Jin Young-ki will be furious…”
“I will take care of that. Don’t worry, let it go.”
“yes. So, how do each media outlet…”
“Leave the media outlets. Let’s hand it over to the Disaster Response Headquarters. One large room stands out more than a few small ones.”
“All right. How much?”
“5 billion would be enough, right?”
He looked a little surprised, but nodded lightly. The entire Daehyun Group contributed 3 billion won, which is a huge amount in terms of the size of the company.
“That’s enough money to overflow. All right. And do you have any other instructions?”
“Are there any reporters you can trust?”
“Are you a reporter?”
“yes. A reporter who doesn’t carelessly play with pens and has good writing skills.”
“Let’s go to the PR team. But why do you do that?”
“I would like to make a donation as an individual, but please do so anonymously.”
A smile spread across Vice President Jang Do-hyung’s face.
“I’m thinking of making a good story.”
“yes.”
“Paid anonymously, and a few days later the trustworthy reporter broke it. Is that correct?”
“Exactly. haha.”
“By the way, manager. For Midam to become a knight, the amount has to be a bit large… How much are you willing to pay?”
“Wouldn’t 50 billion be a story?”
“Oh… 50 billion?”
Looking at him wide-eyed, he added another word.
“Is it not enough? Shall we raise it to 100 billion?”
“Oh no. There are too many of them.”
“Just like the current vice president, everyone needs to open their mouths to see the effect. I get scolded for paying such a clumsy amount to be condescending. When you do, add one more zero to the estimated amount to explode the effect.”
“Isn’t it just as effective? If this article goes out, it will cover the typhoon articles.”
“That’s exactly what I want. I have to make it so that people in their twenties don’t talk about meeting their grandfather and playing chaebol president. A respectable businessman who practices the so-called noblesse oblige. We have to completely replace it with this image.”
Invisible public support in the succession battle that will be fierce in the future. this is what i want
Government agencies and banks are also major shareholders of Sunyang Group.
There comes a time when they, too, will have to side with one of the three. At that time, aren’t they the ones who can’t ignore public opinion?
“Isn’t that enough to change the image? It seems worthy of praise.”
“Then better.”
“Is this donation also given to the Disaster Response Headquarters?”
“That’s right. If you push one news outlet, would you dictate the article to another? They might even chew on you for saying it’s a go-stop, but…”
“Okay. Let’s make a proper joke.”
Vice President Jang Do-hyung could not hide his interest as if he had been entrusted with a secret mission.
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