Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Negotiating with Grandfather (1)

Taeseong Group headquarters conference room.

Taeseong Group all affiliate presidents and executives who received contact from the secretary’s office gathered one after another.

“Did you see the news? Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group steps down from the head position.”

“The executive meeting being suddenly scheduled is anyway to discuss more deeply regarding the U-gwang affiliate acquisition?”

“President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals was called here for that.”

Taeseong’s affiliate executives glanced at President Shim who is the former Taeseong Chemicals president.

The middle-aged man sitting next to President Shim did a hollow cough and slightly asked.

“President Shim, is there a plan pondered in advance regarding the Taeseong Chemicals reacquisition?”

“As said before, secret for security. Request cooperation.”

President Shim cut sharply as if bothersome.

But a few other affiliate presidents joined and subtly asked.

“Wasn’t it aiming for this opportunity now and hanging the reacquisition negotiation condition on the contract in advance?”

“Let’s not act so picky. Have to know your plan so we also add one hand together.”

“Add ideas too, and when persuading the chairman better several than alone. Not so?”

An expression with many words to say, but President Shim ended up stubbornly closing his mouth tightly.

“If President Shim brings back Taeseong Chemicals again, truly no separate triumphant return. Congratulate in advance.”

“So! Because Young Master Seong-jun broke the engagement, about to bring back Taeseong Chemicals blown without even using hands with one contract.”

“Heard there is a reason the chairman readily hands over full authority regarding the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition merger. Not that pierced even this moment?”

Then Secretary Kim entered the conference room.

“President Shim, have to go up to the chairman’s office.”

“Let’s do so.”

President Shim stood up from the seat without a second word.

Only after arriving in front of the chairman’s office door did he open his mouth.

“As expected because of Taeseong Chemicals reacquisition?”

“Probably seems so, but maybe called for a larger matter.”

“Larger matter?”

President Shim’s expression hardened greatly.

“Secretary Kim, just in case saying in advance, I have no relation at all to the U-gwang Chemicals factory arson. Innocent.”

“I know.”

“Hmm?”

“No need to worry. Probably a good matter.”

“Good matter?”

Secretary Kim only smiled gently and didn’t say more.

“Since came this far, can hear directly from the chairman.”

When President Shim tried to knock the chairman’s office door, Secretary Kim raised an arm and blocked.

“Not yet.”

“Why? The chairman called me?”

“The chairman is in a private meeting now. An important issue where Taeseong Group’s future hangs so don’t disturb.”

“Who on earth is in a private meeting that leaves even Taeseong’s all affiliate executive meeting? Then why called me?”

“That will know if entering.”

* * *

In the Taeseong Group headquarters chairman’s office, I had a private meeting with grandfather.

Grandfather read and read again the handwritten thank you letter he sent to me with an expression hard to believe.

Even so nothing would change.

“Jeong-hyeok you why holding this?”

“Grandfather sent and why asking me that?”

“Surely Jeong-hyeok you helped Taeseong until now······ Absolutely can’t believe!”

Is this such an unbelievable matter?

“That was a thank you letter for drawing the subway route map, and informing the oil shock information with a note.”

“······!”

“The three notes sent when father received the Blue House new year luncheon invitation along with three cups of alcohol at the alcohol gathering with the president. Said thankful for that.”

“······!”

“I believe documents more than words.”

Grandfather let out a deep sigh, then put the letter on the reception room table.

“Good. Speak. As much as established merit for Taeseong, I promise certain reward.”

“Hope mother takes Taeseong Chemicals as bridal goods when marrying.”

What is argued in chaebol house marriages is eventually family and money?

Even if I can’t do mother’s family, thinking of preparing bridal goods not envious of others generously and letting ride the flower palanquin.

“Because father chose mother and me, the marriage with U-gwang broke. Family of course even affiliate presidents and executives see that matter unfavorably.”

Already experienced when eating rice cake soup on the first day of the new year.

If I hadn’t baked the aunt in advance and received support fire, what would have happened.

Even though grandfather cut sharply and concluded, the affiliate presidents’ mouths closed but the gazes didn’t change.

-Because of who blew Taeseong Chemicals grown into a 30 billion company with 7 years of effort emptily!

The reason unspoken criticism poured toward our three family.

Our mother and son were scheduled to be treated as a burden blocking father’s future path.

That flaw would catch my ankle continuously.

So.

‘Why I planned the U-gwang sinking plan 3 stages.’

First, catching U-gwang’s weakness.

Second, disclosing U-gwang’s shame and sinking.

Third, taking in U-gwang’s affiliates.

‘I have the last stage of affiliate harvest right in front. A matter that must negotiate.’

I took out the three-page contract from the coin wallet and pushed toward grandfather.

“When handing Taeseong Chemicals, hung a few special provisions. Remember?”

It was the contract regarding the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition merger.

“U-gwang has no capacity to repay the short-term bills for acquiring Taeseong Chemicals shares now.”

U-gwang is sinking.

“Won’t put all efforts squeezing money that doesn’t exist to take care of the chemical that was others’ rice cake.”

“Yes, rather if deliberately bankrupting U-gwang Construction and making the bills into scrap paper, might not know again.”

“Even so doesn’t matter. Bankruptcy also regarded as when bill payment is impossible and bringing Taeseong Chemicals back is enough.”

I grinned.

“Rather better then.”

“Why?”

“If so, without even going to reacquisition negotiation, can eat Taeseong Chemicals and U-gwang Securities for free according to the contract. Buying the bankrupt U-gwang Construction at a cheap price is a bonus.”

I pushed the contract straight in front of grandfather.

“Anyway the chemical that will be taken back without spending one penny, give that as our mother’s share.”

“No. Taeseong Chemicals is your father’s share.”

Grandfather cut sharply.

“Can’t snatch my child’s rice bowl and put in the daughter-in-law’s hand.”

“Isn’t the Taeseong Chemicals that was father’s share the story ended when handed to U-gwang?”

I tapped the ‘15 billion bill’ part that is the acquisition amount of the acquisition merger contract with fingertips.

“Why did I make a three-page contract?”

“Wh, what made?”

“Particularly attached the reacquisition negotiation condition. What would be the reason?”

“Surely······!”

“If really can’t believe, ask President Shim. Waiting outside the chairman’s office door now.”

“President Shim, are you there! If there, come in!”

Grandfather shouted with a burst.

As if waiting, the chairman’s office door opened with a bang, and President Shim entered with a hardened expression.

“Chairman, called?”

“The contract regarding the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition merger, who wrote?”

“Young Master Jeong-hyeok wrote.”

“Not that Jeong-hyeok wrote down what you called?”

“Chairman, do you think that makes sense commonsensically? Rather I would type directly if typing, no way would tell a child who didn’t even enter elementary school to take dictation with a typewriter.”

“······.”

“Moreover that is the acquisition merger contract with U-gwang involving as much as 15 billion. Without me going crazy.”

With President Shim’s words, grandfather seemed speechless and closed his mouth.

“For reference, the special provisions regarding the reacquisition negotiation were all prepared by the Young Master.”

“Ha?”

“What I added to that contract is only the last special provision clause written in handwriting below there.”

Grandfather checked the very end of the three-page contract.

Taeseong does not exercise pressure such as urging regarding bill delinquency until maturity, instead the collateral U-gwang Securities is also processed in place of the reacquisition negotiation condition.

Grandfather burst into a hollow laugh.

“Does this make sense? Jeong-hyeok is just eight years old!”

“Yes, the moment receiving that contract I also felt exactly like the chairman. But what to do? The reality is that such a matter occurred in front of the eyes.”

“Ha······!”

“Decided to accept that the chairman’s blood is different even if young.”

“This······.”

Grandfather inhaled hollow breath.

“No matter how a grandson who resembles me, still just an eight-year-old······.”

“So.”

“Does it make sense that an eight-year-old kid wrote the acquisition merger contract with U-gwang?”

“Absurd? I was exactly in this mood.”

“That he made a proper contract that tightly pointed only the core like this······.”

“So. Anyway I only said the facts.”

President Shim shrugged.

“One of my two duties announced while eating rice cake soup on the first day of the new year was precisely bringing back Taeseong Chemicals. That also was the Young Master’s blueprint.”

“······!”

“Actually what I thought was somehow dragging the acquisition negotiation with U-gwang and in the meantime diverting Taeseong Chemicals’ assets little by little leaving only an empty shell.”

“Those words······!”

“Almost a fire occurred not at U-gwang Chemicals but at Taeseong Chemicals. Wasn’t it arson planned from the beginning to pull the chairman down from the head position.”

“Hmm!”

“Do you know how much cold sweat I sweated? If an explosion accident burst at Taeseong Chemicals, the chairman and I almost became like U-gwang.”

President Shim looked back at me.

“Thanks to the Young Master’s foresight, avoided disaster. So isn’t it the chairman’s fortune, Taeseong’s fortune.”

“Honestly our Jeong-hyeok is a fortune bag. The whole family dreamed of Jeong-hyeok riding a yellow dragon at the same time?”

Grandfather who absolutely doesn’t believe superstition was nodding with a tragic expression.

“But Taeseong Chemicals······.”

“Thanks to that contract, Taeseong Chemicals that will be eaten for free anyway. Do according to the Young Master’s meaning.”

“Taeseong Chemicals that you grew with effort for 7 years.”

“The one who threw that to U-gwang saying organize shares was the chairman, and the one who brought it back is Young Master Jeong-hyeok.”

President Shim said cutting sharply.

“Established a large merit. Instead of belittling the merit making age an issue, request with a thick reward.”

Grandfather looked back at me.

“If not wanting to hand the chemical in the daughter-in-law’s name, hand even in Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s name.”

“In Jeong-hyeok’s name?”

“Think the opposite. If U-gwang came out saying organize shares, Taeseong had to spit all 15 billion. But how is it now?”

“······Became able to eat all of U-gwang’s 15 billion shares for free without spending one penny.”

“U-gwang ate all the curses, Taeseong didn’t lose employees or factories or shares and cleanly organized the troublesome joint shares of 50%. Thanks to who?”

“Ahem!”

“Precisely thanks to this contract that Young Master Jeong-hyeok wrote. Not so?”

President Shim drove a wedge.

“Is that all? Even U-gwang Securities caught as collateral came attached as a bonus.”

President Shim sat flop on the sofa next to me.

“Even if stocks plummeted, U-gwang Securities is a prime company that has to give at least 8 billion to acquire. Will see large gain thanks to the Young Master.”

Grandfather had a complicated expression.

On the other hand, President Shim made coffee tilting the coffee pot with a comfortable expression.

Until starting to drink coffee with a slurp, grandfather kept silence.

“Good. Anyway Taeseong Chemicals is a place scheduled as your father’s share.”

Finally grandfather nodded.

“President Shim’s words are right. Became able to organize only U-gwang’s 15 billion shares without spending one penny, and that merit is entirely thanks to this acquisition merger contract. Have to acknowledge that.”

The meaning of giving Taeseong Chemicals.

President Shim pulled up his mouth corner and drank coffee.

Seemed to wink toward me with one eye.

“Thank you.”

I put both hands together and did a navel bow.

“Then the business is all finished now? Then this grandfather the affiliate executive meeting······.”

“Not yet.”

“Business remaining again?”

“In this opportunity, let’s tear damage compensation thickly from U-gwang too. Thinking of eating one more affiliate for free.”

“Tearing an affiliate with damage compensation?”

Grandfather made a hollow laugh.

“The one who said break the engagement was me, and the one who became able to eat U-gwang’s 15 billion shares for free was also me, with what excuse can tear even damage compensation? No way.”

“Why no excuse? Secretary Kim!”

When I shouted, Secretary Kim who was waiting outside the door entered and politely offered the document held in the side.

“What is this?”

“A statement written in handwriting by former Taeseong Construction President Cha Yun-seong.”

“The 2 billion U-gwang Construction bribe taken out from the Taeseong Construction safe!”

As expected our grandfather!

Seems caught the sense right away.

‘This is our father’s share!’

If only taking care of mother’s share, father would feel sorry.