[071]First fight 3
Hak-jae Lee opened the door to the president’s office and someone entered.
Chairman Jin, who was sitting on the sofa for the audience, tried to stand up when the door opened, but put his butt together again.
“Is the Prime Minister sending an errand boy? You have grown a lot.”
The errand boy, who had walked in slowly at President Jin’s uncomfortable words, quickly ran to the seat next to him and bent his back.
“You misunderstand, sir. I couldn’t help it because there were many eyes to see as the current situation was. You have begged me to deliver the words of apology.”
“Okay, okay, now sit down.”
Vice Minister Kim Sung-soo sat down on the sofa with his head bowed.
“You must have come to know why I asked to meet the Prime Minister, right?”
“of course. President.”
“I heard that the IMF approved $55.5 billion in aid. Didn’t the nerdy guy say he promised yesterday?”
Vice Minister Kim Seong-soo blinked his eyes instead of answering.
“You… don’t you know?”
“President. Not because of that, but because of how you knew. Yesterday, no, this happened at dawn…”
“Don’t ask who my eyes and ears are, just answer. that’s right?”
“yes. That’s right.”
“How much does 1 car cost?”
“$5.6 billion. I decided to do a blood transfusion.
“I don’t know where the money will be spent, but the Sunyang Group should spend some of the 1.5 billion dollars. Are you fine?”
Deputy Minister Kim Seong-soo put his hands on his knees in an awkward manner.
“President. That’s a bit… First of all, I decided to solve it with the commercial bank. Exporters are lining up with letters of credit. We can prevent bankruptcy by releasing them first.”
“Do you want to buy from the hole-in-the-wall stores?”
“yes.”
“get out.”
“Chairman of the meeting.”
Vice Minister Kim broke into a cold sweat with his butt barely hanging over the edge of the sofa.
“Do you know me as an idiot? Election Day is just a few days away? If you say that you are supporting the conglomerates, you can hear the sound of votes falling, so you don’t think you know that the plan is to start by announcing that you will save small and medium-sized businesses.”
“Oh no.”
“Because they say let’s see and see… When you feel sorry for campaign funds, take out my pockets and when you feel bad for me, do you fill someone else’s pockets? Whose calculation is that?”
When Chairman Jin hit the mark, Vice Minister Kim Seong-soo was dumbfounded again.
“Vice Minister Kim. Then when will the second blood transfusion be?”
Lee Hak-jae, who had been watching quietly, asked Kim Seong-soo, who was in trouble, as if to save him.
“At the end of December. Right after Christmas.”
“How much?”
“Two billion dollars.”
Chairman Jin banged on the handle of the sofa and hit it.
“Give me that. okay?”
As if he had finished talking, Chairman Jin stood up.
“President.”
“why? Do you have anything else to say?”
“How can I promise you that?”
“Then why are you here? I dealt with you because I knew that the prime minister had that level of authority. If someone without authority has been talking in front of me until now, just know that your career as a civil servant is over. Think carefully and open your mouth.”
This is the moment when public servants feel most proud and humiliated.
unauthorized person.
In an organization where people are graded by their authority, being without authority means that they are not worth dealing with.
“President. It’s not something I would promise in my line. Neither the prime minister… nor the president can make promises. Isn’t it only possible when the ruling party wins the presidential election and succeeds the government? If the opposition party seizes power, it will be nothing but empty talk.”
“Win! You guys paid me to win. What if you don’t win even after throwing that money? Half of the people take the first shot with their eyes closed, but can’t they beat that?”
Election matches do not change from a close match. The situation where no one can predict the winner will just continue.
Unable to answer and not knowing what to do, Vice Minister Kim Seong-soo turned his attention to Chief Lee Hak-jae as if asking for help.
Chief Lee Hak-jae nodded slightly, and then he mustered up the courage to open his mouth.
“yes. President. I will definitely win and repay the favor.”
“Don’t be afraid to flatter and go. Take care of two billion dollars and put them in my pocket.”
When Vice Minister Kim Seong-soo bowed and quietly stepped down, Chairman Jin let out a sigh.
“If you see the Prime Minister dying, the game is over.”
“The intelligence team report is close, but the opposition party is said to be a little ahead.”
“The man who breaks colic? Have you met him?”
“yes.”
“what?”
“I insist on never resigning.”
“You’re sprinkling red pepper powder thickly. Why don’t you know that it’s not okay to come out as number 3 and steal the number 1 vote? That doesn’t mean the next opportunity will come. Aren’t you stupid?”
“There is no one who is sane after being hit on the campaign trail. When I see my supporters, I am convinced that he will become president.”
The two exchanged pitiful glances.
“Certainly Vice Minister Kim, why don’t you take care of him?”
“Even if you don’t, I put a box in the trunk of my car.”
“good job. I go back and forth and get cursed at, but I need at least some things to cheer me up.”
As the atmosphere in the chairman’s room calmed down, Lee Hak-jae cautiously opened his mouth.
“President. Can you tell us who the Miracle owner is? I will meet with you and ask for your cooperation.”
“it’s okay. I’ll take care of that, so you visit the opposition camp. Pass some bottles of Bacchus and say something. If we give us 2 billion dollars first, the Federation of Korean Industries will actively cooperate with the next regime.”
Lee Hak-jae bowed his head once and left the chairman’s room.
Left alone in the president’s office, Chairman Jin picked up a piece of paper lying on the desk.
“17.7%…….”
This is the largest share that can be given to Sunyang Motors.
17.7% influence. It’s not about receiving 1 billion dollars, it’s just giving it as a condition of exchanging money.
Of course, they say they will put it back into the Sunyang Group after the merger, but I already know that’s impossible.
What you have in your hand is something to put in your pocket, not someone to give back.
It was not worth it. If you distribute it evenly to your five children, you can give 20%. It skips the son and gives it to the grandson, but it is because the grandson is full of qualifications.
However, he couldn’t shake off the worry that weighed heavily on one side of Chairman Jin’s heart.
There were not a few moments when I saw my grandson as if I was looking in a mirror.
They do not want to take away what is once in their hands, and they know the joy of stealing other people’s things.
17.7% is obviously not the end, just the beginning.
If the grandson, who is born with a personality that precedes bloodline, aims for the Sunyang Group, the rest of the children and grandchildren will become ignorant and will be kicked out.
Of course, he will make the Sunyang Group a bigger and grander castle, but he is a grandson who will never share the right to enter the castle.
Chairman Jin shook his head.
“…Still, if you look after his father, he’s a deep-hearted guy.”
He is thoughtful enough to make his father’s dream a reality at a young age.
Worries must be cast aside.
Isn’t it a situation where you have to worry about the group first rather than worrying about your son?
Even if I was taken away, I wanted to take comfort in the fact that my grandson, not someone else, was the plunderer.
* * *
“Now, these are the healthy ones. As long as we overcome this crisis, there will be no problem.”
I took the list offered by Oh Se-hyeon and looked at the name first.
“From an accounting point of view, which one is the most likely?”
“Of course I put it at the top of the list. The technology is good and the profit margin is high. You don’t mean to eat big, do you?”
“yes. of course.”
The name at the top of the list Daeah Construction!
Ranked 5th in rank.
I wanted to take Daehyeon Construction, but I gave up my mind early because it is the second largest company in the business world that can withstand the IMF crisis through restructuring.
“It’s cars and construction. Hehe.”
“Isn’t construction the first step toward becoming a large corporation?”
“But will Daeah Construction collapse? We have some in-house reserves, and we have received many orders from abroad.”
“Uncle, don’t you believe me yet? Right now, the only place in Korea to overcome this crisis on its own is Sunyang Daehyeon. The rest is a lantern before the wind.”
“Even so, Daeah Construction can survive with just a little government support!”
I did not refute Oh Se-hyun’s negative comments.
It’s because there’s no reason to covet it if it’s not a company that’s as sound as this. And I don’t even have to try to reveal my greed.
After the IMF in 1997, the era of the jungle is unfolding in Korea. Until now, it was a world where carnivores coexisted with herbivores in grasslands where it was difficult to hide.
But from now on, it is the era of the jungle where the few carnivores bare their merciless teeth and roar.
As long as he made up his mind to become the king of that place, there was nothing left to do.
“Let’s see.”
After saying this, he stood up from his seat.
I have to finalize the merger with my grandfather.
I left the Yeouido office and got into the car.
“Chief Kim. Let’s go to the president’s house.”
“yes.”
Deputy Kim Yun-seok sped up. Due to soaring gas prices, traffic has decreased significantly, making it easier to drive.
“young master. The Hansung Ilbo side has attached a tail to the information that has been identified and the information gathered by team leader Shin Seok-ho.”
“If it’s the Hanseong Ilbo, the family that will become your in-laws?”
“yes.”
“Are you sure?”
It’s an absurd result. I only thought of the enemy inside, but an outsider already drooling appeared.” “
Actually, I figured it out a little earlier, but the report was delayed because I was careful because it might be the chairman’s in-laws.”
“is it so?”
“Besides, the president said he already knew. The intelligence team and security reported it to the chairman, but they were instructed to pretend they didn’t know. So we were confident.”
I already figured it out, but pretend not to know!
What do you mean?
Do you think the Hansung Daily is so insignificant that you don’t even have to worry about it no matter how much you fidget? Or are they careful because they are in-laws?
You have to learn each and every one of these trivial grandfather decisions.
How to collect trivial things, judge and utilize them. That is strategy and tactics.
Just when I thought I should sneak a sneak peek at my grandfather, the car drove into the mansion.
Before getting out of the car, I took out the Hansung Ilbo corporate card.
“Use this for a dinner party for the strategy team staff today. Don’t worry about money, and even shoot room bread coolly.”
It’s a really good feeling to be respectful with other people’s money.
* * *
“How are you? That should be enough.”
Numbers written on a piece of paper. It is a stake in an affiliate of the Sunyang Group.
The number that the final sum is 17.7.
17.7% of Sunyang Group and 8 companies of Ajin Group are united.
And the united company is mine.
They did not ask why or why it was 17.7%. There is only one question to be asked.
“grandfather. Are these numbers a deal? Is it an inheritance?”
His eyebrows twitched, but he immediately burst into laughter.
“Oh, you bastard! Where does your greed end? Heh heh heh.”
I heard the answer when the grandfather’s laughter stopped after laughing for a long time. answer you wanted.
“It’s a deal. Inheritance? Why do I inherit it from you? I will only give it to my children. Take it from your parents.”
“My father is not a conglomerate like my grandfather, so I can’t expect much…”
“That’s your blessing. Uh-huh.”
It’s a nuance that I’ll probably share a little with my father.
Thank you for that too.
“This is the second but last proposal. Get stamped quickly and hand over $1 billion.”
Looking at the twinkling eyes of his grandfather, it seems that he is in a hurry.
I abandoned the thought of negotiating with one more push and pull.
It hurts my heart to say anything else here.
Even a large lake has ripples on a single small stone.
Even thick affection is thin ice that cracks at a single regret.
There should be no mistakes in breaking the ice.
“yes. We will prepare 1 billion dollars at the exchange rate of 1,600 won.”
I was rather surprised when I replied coolly.
“What are you so surprised about? I was always on my grandfather’s side. You’re making concessions like this, but I won’t be greedy any more.”
I expected a happy expression from my grandfather, but it turned out to be rather sinister.
“What’s your intention again? Did I look easy enough to fall for your flattery?”
One notice is a really awesome inspiration.
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