[060] Fight or sport? 3
“Did we talk? How do you feel?”
Jin Yeong-joon approached Hong So-young, who was pouty.
“You are polite.”
“Is that all?”
“It doesn’t look like a rich boy. Was it like that?”
“Yes. Because when he was young, it was a family that played. I’ve always been downhearted…”
“I see. Anyway, he seems like a kid who doesn’t reveal his insides…”
“It’s okay. I plan to use Do-Jun as my right-hand man, so there is no need to be on guard.”
Jin Young-joon stretched out his arm.
“let’s go. There are still many people left to greet.”
Hong So-young, with her arms crossed over her outstretched arms, is not off guard against Jin Do-jun, but as her fiancée said, it would be better if he became his right-hand man.
“I promised to give you plenty of pocket money, isn’t it okay?”
“It is natural for the older brother to give pocket money to the youngest cousin.”
Jin Young-joon said it was no big deal, but Hong So-young had a different idea. I believed that nothing reveals a person’s nature as plainly as spending money.
* * *
When I stopped by the bathroom, there was someone sticking by my side as if I was waiting.
“young master.”
“Chief Kim. Didn’t I just tell you to rest today? There was no need to come out to the family event.”
He said with a smile, but Assistant Manager Kim Yoon-seok was a little stiff.
“Do you have time? I have something to tell you.”
Seeing his expression, I didn’t say anything else. It was because I could see the cautiousness and vigilance of lowering my voice while looking around.
“You know my car, right? It’s in the garage. Stay there. I will go right away.”
Deputy Kim Yoon-seok quietly disappeared, looked around the guesthouse, and then moved to the garage.
When I climbed into my car among the crowded cars, Assistant Manager Kim, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, turned his head.
“Is there a problem?”
“Wait a moment. Chief Shin will explain.”
“Chief Shin?”
“yes. You are our strategy team leader… I told you once. Don’t you remember…?”
“Ah…”
At this time, the back seat door opened and a man sneaked in.
“hello. I am Shin Seok-ho, team leader.”
I saw a face somewhere, but I can’t remember.
“I’m sorry to have been troublesome.”
“are you okay. By the way, where have we met before?”
“You don’t remember. I met you once at a villa in Yangpyeong. I drove you home in the morning.”
“ah…! It is he.”
He was the one who was kicked by Jin Yeongjun. At that time, I threw a bait, but there was no reaction, so I erased it from my memory.
“I’ll be brief as I don’t have much time. I don’t know if you know, but I’m a team dedicated to the so-called third generation.”
As a team leader, you can’t cover everything. Perhaps among the 3rd generation, only those in Korea will be managed. Cousins studying abroad are managed by the branch office in the country.
“Someone started following me about a month ago.”
“All?”
“yes. They don’t know everything, just the movement.”
“Is Yeongjun-hyung included in it by any chance?”
“yes. Everyone, without exception, was tailing them.”
Is the uncle checking his son as well? that’s a bit excessive If not my uncle, then who?
“Did you figure out who did it?”
“no. This is not possible with our team. I’m not an expert enough to backtrack.”
Well, it is unreasonable to keep track of anyone since they are all team members whose role is to be assistants.
I looked at Team Leader Shin for a moment and asked a question.
“But why are you telling me this? According to the procedure…”
“I understand the procedure. It will be reported to the head of the Strategy Office, and the report will go up to the chief secretary, Lee Hak-jae. And the agents of the intelligence team or Sunyang Security are moving.”
“You know that. But why?”
Team leader Shin Seok-ho’s eyes shook a little, but he opened his mouth soon.
“It’s embarrassing, but I want to hold the string.”
“line? Are you saying what I think?”
“yes. Our strategy team… has no future and nowhere to lean. There are very few kids who last a year.”
“I can’t see the light even if I endure for several years like the team leader…”
Shame spread across Shin Seok-ho’s face.
“But why me? I’m the youngest person who can’t say a word to the company. I don’t know if I can do group work or not. Will I be the line?”
“Didn’t you reach out to me?”
I seem to remember the events of the day clearly. However, the time taken to bite the bait is too long. Is it because I am slow to judge? Or is it prudent? We need to find out more about this person.
“You catch it blindly? Honestly, no one has reached out to me but me, right? Is it because I’m the only one in line?”
I asked a question that was difficult to answer, but I opened my mouth without any delay.
“It is the only hand, but I hold it because it is reliable. If it was an untrustworthy hand, I would have snorted and ignored it. Among Chairman Jin’s grandsons, there is no one who is more thorough in self-management, sincere, and never fools around like you.”
“Does the entire strategy team follow Shin?”
“no. Anyway, our team changes water often. Since it is a chore, many people quit. So, I only chose people to be with for a long time. Deputy Kim Yoon-seok is one of them.”
I caught the two people’s eyes and was locked in thought for a while. You can check the cousins’ every move, but there is no reason to reject them.
It was just that it was important to make them necessary people differently than before.
“Chief Shin and Assistant Manager Kim. Listen to me.”
When I opened my mouth, the two swallowed and their eyes lit up.
“The two people didn’t hold the hand that I held out first. The strategy team begged me to be the roof, and I said yes. Do you understand?”
It is a word that produces the same result, but the sequence is different. Team leader Shin, who quickly caught this difference, nodded.
“yes. of course.”
“Don’t give me an easy answer. I reached out my hand and didn’t take it. The difference is huge.”
“I know. Doesn’t that mean you can remove the roof covering us at any time, Bocchan?”
Is it because I ate snowballs for a long time? Or is it a quick turn of the head?
“I will follow the line that you set as much as your expectations. If you fall behind even a little bit, I will not resent you even if you cut the line.”
The eyes were so earnest that it was necessary to dispel their expectations. A more realistic mindset is more effective at work.
“do not misunderstand. It’s not about being loyal. It’s just a deal. The strategy team does what I need and then I pay for it. A bright future may be the price, or it may be money.”
“Is that because you are not yet a member of the Sunyang Group?”
“no. I still don’t have high expectations or trust in the two of them. So it’s just a deal. If you want more from me, show me something that will change me. That will do.”
I’ve never had anyone’s allegiance before. But I know very well that there is nothing more dangerous than the loyalty of a foolish and incompetent fellow.
The two of them didn’t get the answer they wanted from me, but their expressions brightened a little as if they were glad they took the opportunity.
There is also an opportunity to test to what extent they are right now.
“Chief Kim.”
Now, the respectful title ‘Nim’ is omitted. These are the first employees at my disposal now.
“yes.”
“Starting tomorrow, I will be taking a taxi, so stick behind those who follow me. Don’t think too fast, take it slow. It may take a long time.”
“yes.”
“And Team Leader Shin.”
“yes.”
“In the future, please send me the report of the strategy team first. If I draw a red line, you must not report it to the upper line.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Before ending the story, I gave you a small reward.
“Don’t worry about money and don’t save on activity expenses. When you need money personally, don’t hesitate to tell me. We will make sure you don’t have to worry about money.”
As expected, all the worries and worries of people start with money. The expression of the two people couldn’t be more bright.
Sometimes a cousin’s engagement ceremony helps. Picked up quite a few things today. I found a woman to be wary of, and unfortunately I have eyes and hands to replace me.
* * *
Even at the moment when the sale of Ajin Motors was decided, the conglomerate was collapsing.
Jinro Group, a byword for soju, applied for settlement, and Samlip Food, the face of bread, went bankrupt. Daenong, the parent company of Midopa Department Store, one of the four largest department stores in Korea, collapsed, and rumors of bankruptcy of Haitai Island by director Kim Eung-ryong and Seon Dong-yeol began to spread.
Even with these red flags clearly flashing, the presidential candidates bit each other to get into the Blue House, and the Daehyun group did their best to grow in size.
As Grandpa said, they launched a counterattack.
Daehyun waited patiently, and as soon as we submitted the letter of intent to take over Ajin Group, all the media put forward the keywords of outflow of national wealth and foreign speculative capital.
This was an expected offensive, so there was no response.
We only have one chance to strike the final blow. You have to hold it in and reverse it with just one shot.
The card of conversion that will move public opinion and change the mind of the judges is still in our hands before the sale review begins.
But a plan is just a plan. How comfortable would life be if everything worked out the way you thought it would?
“Another suspicion has been raised about Miracle Investment, which submitted a letter of intent to acquire Ajin Group. It has been revealed that the source of funds for Miracle Investment is Japan. We cannot rule out the possibility that Ajin Motors will become a bridgehead for the Japanese automobile industry to advance into Korea.”
As soon as the TV news came out on the first page, the phone rang.
“yes. I saw it too.”
– I should hold a press conference for rebuttal. It’s a fatal blow. If you touch the anti-Japanese sentiment, there is no way to escape.
The urgency was revealed in Oh Se-hyun’s voice. Isn’t it anti-Japanese that is much more powerful than the national interest?
“Is there any basis for that news? You’re not writing a novel openly, are you?”
– It’s Softbank. Since Softbank is a listed company and a company that is attracting attention in Japan, it would not have been difficult to find out that we had invested in it.
“There’s no point in asking for a correction, right?”
– The results won’t be out until next year?
“Let’s wait and see what the follow-up report will be like. The press conference for rebuttal will be decided later.”
– Perhaps Chairman Jin’s strength…
“It’s difficult. Because Daehyun is leading the game now.”
I can’t get my hands on something like this. The only time to lend a helping hand was when the Sunyang group was at stake.
Oh Se-hyun’s disappointed sigh was heard over the phone.
“If uncle follow-up reports continue to pour in, I will step forward with Chairman Song. The Ajin Group union executives also use it as a background.”
– Hey, that’s the last hidden…
“I don’t think I can wait until the hidden. Let’s do it.”
I got goosebumps when I ended the call.
Korean chaebols are really scary.
I never thought that the news of public broadcasting would be aired as written by chaebol groups without even checking the facts.
What’s even more frightening is that this has not stopped for two days.
In the end, Miracle Investment prepared a press conference, but the feeling of embarrassment remained as it seemed to give Daehyun one more chance to counterattack.
Isn’t Daehyun good at dogfighting like this?
* * *
“The rumor of inflow of funds from Japan is not true at all. Miracle Investment has invested in Japan, but it was a short-term investment and withdrew after making a profit. Rather, it earned Japanese yen.”
“But isn’t that earned yen still US capital?”
“We are pouring that yen into reviving Ajin Motors now.”
It was not even the enemy who killed his parents, but the media reporters bit Oh Se-hyun roughly.
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