[233] Unpredictable whirlpool 3
I turned my gaze from the briefcase.
It was prepared for me anyway, so you’ll know what’s in the envelope.
Now you have to open your ears wide. From now on, the words of my grandfather may be a will that I must keep in my heart without forgetting a single word.
“I don’t know if it will fit in my mouth because I was preparing this in a hurry.”
The chef held out in front of us a small cutting board with some sushi on it.
“I know your skills well, but what are you talking about? I will eat well.”
As the grandfather raised his chopsticks, the cook wiped his hands and said,
“Two minutes, please. Call me if you need me.”
“The weather outside is harsh, but you’re having a hard time because of me.”
“you’re welcome. The cold wind in winter is what I like as much as fresh sashimi.”
He bowed his head to his grandfather and went out.
“Eat it. That friend’s skills are as good as his eyes.”
Seeing Grandpa put a piece of sushi in his mouth, I also raised my chopsticks.
“how is it? Are you okay?”
Even though the weather was cold, the rice with the cold pieces of fish on top was not very tasty.
Seeing my expression, my grandfather hurriedly swallowed the rice in his mouth and drank a sip of warm green tea.
“Oh, it’s cold. Wouldn’t it have been better to go to a house with hot soup?”
“Should I ask you to make some oden soup?”
“no. I just needed a place, I didn’t invite you to have fun.”
Grandpa put down his chopsticks and drank another cup of hot tea.
“Do-joon.”
“yes.”
“Your father said that during the day. I want to completely separate the financial sector.”
“yes? Are you the father?”
The stake held by the financial company can exert a 10% influence on the Sunyang Group. However, if the affiliates are separated, that 10% of their influence will disappear.
Seeing my flustered expression, my grandfather grinned.
“okay. But don’t worry I firmly gave my soul not to say anything.”
Seeing me relieved again, my grandfather held my hand tightly.
“I want you to follow me. But the reality is not like that. The heavenly principle of being a child, the generation, the age, the time… It’s such a scary thing in reality.”
“I’m just leaving it empty for a while. In the meantime, there will be people who pass by the vacant seat, but in the end, it is the place.”
“It’s loud, heh heh.”
Grandpa slapped the back of my hand that I was holding tight.
“Over the past ten years, I have been more happy and happy to see our Dojunie grow up than the expansion of the Sunyang Group. Whether it’s a big company or a big business, if you look at it, it’s business. And in business, making money is the most important thing.”
I made a lot of money, but can that be considered a business? In fact, it is just a collection of lottery tickets that you already know the numbers for. In the meantime, he has made every effort to learn business management and business, but he falls far short of his grandfather’s expectations.
Unaware of my speed, my grandfather gave me a proud look.
“If you look at it in that way, you are already the president of the best conglomerate in Korea. After 10 years, I have made so much money that it is hard to measure.”
I wanted to tell you how much I earned, but I only smiled humbly because my grandfather’s already weakened heart couldn’t stand it.
“Actually, I wonder if you really need the Sunyang Group. If things go on like this, after ten or twenty years, there is no doubt that they will become a family that surpasses Sunyang.”
“There is only money. I don’t have the strength like my grandfather. Isn’t the chairman of the Sunyang Group the symbol of having both money and power?”
“The fact that you were so greedy made me happy. Of course, if you are a man, you must have the courage to have the power to shake the country and command a command.”
Grandpa’s eyes, which had been looking at him admirably, changed a little and asked an unexpected question.
“Are you very upset?”
“yes?”
“You thought I’d still hold onto the stake… and expected you to give that last stake to me?”
Since it was clear what Chief Lee Hak-jae said, it was too late to pretend.
“I honestly did.”
“so? Are you disappointed that I am broke?”
“I am disappointed, but I am not resentful. He gave enough, and with that, we have already secured more than a third of it.”
“If you think so, that’s fine.”
This is sincere. Didn’t you receive more than expected shares when bringing Sunyang Motors?
Grandpa raised his chopsticks again, swallowed a piece of sushi, and opened his mouth slowly.
“The reason I called you out so secretly is because I wanted to ask you a few things.”
“Speak. I will listen.”
“I don’t know how you got the position of Sunyang’s president. You know very well that just because you have a lot of money, you can’t buy the entire Sunyang Group, right?
“yes.”
“But I believe you. You’ll own a cruiser someday. I want to tell you what happened after that.”
After the president…….
My heart beat.
never thought about it My goal is just to get there. What will I do as the owner of my grandfather’s study?
My grandfather, who does not know me, takes the process of climbing to the chairmanship lightly. Of course, I’m trying to let you know what happens after the finish line, thinking that the process will be easy to get through.
Suddenly, I felt sorry for my grandfather.
“The chairman’s office in Sunyang is a very terrible place. Suddenly, all the friends to open up to disappear. Even the guys I thought were friends start looking at me.”
But did Grandpa even have friends? Aren’t friends the ones who exchange equal glances? I have never seen anyone looking at my grandfather from the same height.
“The first thing you must endure is solitude. Do not recklessly open your heart to your aides and consider yourself a friend. Such luxury is not the responsibility of the president. Having to endure loneliness without having a single friend…”
“Grandpa.”
“…?”
“I have never had any friends. All relationships with people were transactional. There are people I respect and like, but that’s all. I don’t need someone to share the load on my shoulders.”
“transaction?”
“yes. Anyone can work under me. But I don’t want any loyalty from them. Just give them what they want and take what they need from them.”
“Is that the way the new generation uses it? haha.”
It was an incomprehensible laugh. Grandpa looked at me blankly for a moment and said.
“I was going to teach you something, but you don’t have to.”
“no. I still lack a lot.”
“Stop useless humility. There is only one thing you lack.”
“One?”
“okay. Now look. In the world, all the people with mouths curse at me, and all the people with fingers point at me. They say that he is a symbol of collusion between politics and business, a conglomerate who resorts to expedients and evasion, and a vicious inspiration who built his wealth by squeezing subcontractors.”
Having said this, he did not appear to be very angry. It’s just a story I want to tell you.
“But do you think any of them aren’t afraid of me? Not a single person can say such a thing in front of me. Even politicians do. It’s the third time I’ve stood in the National Assembly hearing room. Members of the National Assembly, who have been blaming the heads of other groups, only look at me like a dog wagging its tail in front of me.”
“Is it because of fear?”
“okay. Deal is good, respect is good. But at the bottom of them there must be fear of you. Fear is the source of the power you seek.”
The puppies who notice won’t be because of fear. The heavy weight of money that he takes care of every time cannot be ignored.
The stick and the carrot are the source of Grandpa’s strength.
Grandpa squeezed my hand again.
“I heard that you always speak highly of the people you serve and treat them with respect.”
“yes. Everyone is older than me, so I tend to be careful.”
“Do that in moderation. If you keep petting a dog because it is cute, it will even try to take over the table.”
“All right. I will treat you harshly sometimes.”
“okay. no more nagging Now let me ask you a favor.”
“Tell me anything.”
“Even if you become the owner of Sunyang, don’t belittle the lineage too much and create a suitable place and share it. Aren’t they all my children too?”
“Of course. Aren’t you a family member?”
There is nothing I can’t do to make my grandfather feel comfortable. You could lie even worse than this.
What was a little strange was Grandpa’s reaction. He just said what he had to say and didn’t seem to care.
He held out the paper envelope he had kept at the bank in front of me, as if he had said everything in his heart.
“Now you will manage this.”
“this…?”
“Take it out.”
When I put my hand into the envelope, what I caught was a thick notebook.
Cover made of leather, black inlay with hand stains. no way?
As soon as I turned the cover over, I swallowed dry saliva.
It wasn’t possible.
Fully recorded names, dates, places, and amounts.
It is a ledger that records all details of the transfer of slush funds from the Sunyang Group.
“I recorded it from the time the new military government took power. A single word from the president can cause the entire group to fall apart, so we should be able to live with anxiety right now, right? So, I wrote it all over the place and wrote it down without missing anything. I thought I’d blow it up if I had to.”
It is famous for having no regrets even if you eat Sunyang money. Even when the chairman of the group was summoned to the hearing, no mention of bribery came up even when he stood in court and was tried.
“There was nothing to explode.”
“okay. However, even after the regime changed, I kept recording it without omission. Everyone who ate my money will know. That the ledger exists. And that it is never revealed.”
This ledger, which the grandfather points to, is a silent threat in its very existence.
“I didn’t push the ledger and threaten me just because things didn’t go my way. I’d rather give you more money and have you follow my will.”
Threats are not verbal. Holding a bomb is itself a threat. He holds a bomb in one hand and hands money in the other.
It was obvious which one to choose between the two.
“Did you write it yourself without missing anything?”
“I don’t know if he gave a few pennies to small bureaucrats or political rookies. It was because Lee Hak-jae and the presidents of affiliates took care of it without reporting it to me.”
Since the first-line judges, prosecutors, first-time lawmakers, and working-level staff at government ministries were small, it was possible to guess the position of the people whose names were listed in this ledger.
“Take another envelope. That would be useful too.”
The second envelope contained a bunch of bankbooks and card keys.
“Anything in my name will be scattered all over the foundation. The media will blow the trumpet that I will give back my personal property to society. Those who know it’s an obvious trick will curse.”
“Then, is this… a car name?”
Grandpa nodded.
“These are domestic and foreign accounts. There are paper companies and accounts made with fake passports. All domestic banks are borrowed names.”
“grandfather. that’s a lot of money I have enough to spend, so this money is somewhere else…”
As I said as I put the bankbook back in the envelope, my grandfather shook his head.
“Would you like to use your blood money as a bribe to these scumbags?”
“yes?”
“If you need to poke here and there, spend that money. It’s hard-to-track money, so it should be safe. And you continue to use that account. If you make money without a name tag that you stole here and there, put it in that account. safe.”
Money and accounts needed to manage people who need to be managed behind the scenes.
I wondered if I might have gained half of my grandfather’s strength at this moment.
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