Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Negotiating with Grandfather (2)

“After the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger went up to the Blue House.”

I slightly added.

“Chairman Kim of U-gwang could barely subdue the Blue House’s anger by contributing personal assets and resigning the head position, and even holding a public apology press conference.”

Grandfather and I watched that press conference together.

Right here in this Taeseong Group chairman’s office.

I tapped the statement of former Taeseong Construction President Cha Yun-seong with fingertips.

“If sticking this out to Chairman Kim of U-gwang, what would happen?”

“No. Yun-seong is your younger grandfather. If related to the U-gwang Construction bribe, will suffer a rough appearance.”

Grandfather shook his head.

“How many of U-gwang presidents were dragged to the Central Intelligence Agency now? Torture of course even prison is reserved. What if biting and holding Yun-seong?”

“Then we just bite and hold Chairman Kim’s son?”

Grandfather looked at me with surprised eyes.

“Since Chairman Kim stepped down from the head position in the meaning of reflection, the son who goes around borrowing foreign loans has no choice but to return and rise to the head position.”

Chairman Kim has only one son.

Was wandering foreign countries borrowing loans to block U-gwang Steel’s deficit.

“No father protecting, affiliates facing chain bankruptcy, and even public opinion and the Blue House turned backs. A situation of isolated and no support.”

Seems realized my meaning.

Grandfather’s mouth began to open more and more.

“If this goes up to the Blue House, the Blue House’s anger will head toward Chairman Kim’s son with no shield. If even Chairman Kim’s son collapses, U-gwang has no answer.”

That would be the situation Chairman Kim fears the most.

“If Chairman Kim, who do you think he would choose between the younger grandfather chased out from Taeseong and his son who has to shoulder U-gwang from now on?”

“Ha······! From the beginning the answer U-gwang can choose was only one. A dead end itself.”

Grandfather nodded.

“Can’t see the appearance of the only son falling into the abyss.”

“So if receiving one of U-gwang’s affiliates on the condition of burning this statement, would be good.”

“Burning the statement?”

“Then intending to put that in Chairman Kim’s hand? If wanting to be threatened regarding the younger grandfather, do as you like.”

“On the condition of burning the statement. Understood.”

I grinned.

“The 2 billion of Taeseong Construction that our father earned hard going to the Middle East.”

From now the main point.

“If that money multiplies and returns as U-gwang affiliate, whose share would be good to take care of that affiliate as?”

Naturally have to take care as our father’s share!

“······?”

“······!”

Grandfather of course even President Shim and Secretary Kim dropped mouths open and looked at me.

I shrugged.

“If caught secretly stripping others’ house warehouse, isn’t it the duty to repay even with interest?”

So have to repay to our father!

“Regarding the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger, is there merit that other children established besides our father?”

Said if established merit, give reward.

“If my child’s rice bowl to take care anyway, take care as our father’s rice bowl.”

“Hahaha!”

Grandfather burst into laughter.

Secretary Kim nodded.

“Chairman, the Young Master’s words are right. Take care that as Young Master Seong-jun’s share.”

“The money that came out from the Taeseong Construction safe, and the bribe sprinkled with the money Seong-jun earned in the Middle East, so the harvest also has to be Seong-jun’s share, the sound?”

The gaze of grandfather looking at me became subtle.

“Looking now, came to find me taking care of parents’ shares.”

With this much, seems took care of our parents’ shares firmly.

Then from now shall I take care of my share a bit too?

“Come, then the business seems all finished now. Grandfather really the executive meeting······.”

“Not yet. My share still remaining.”

“What? Your share?”

I took out the neatly folded paper from the coin wallet.

“The affiliate executive meeting to be held in this conference room.”

Taeseong’s all affiliate executive meeting that even called the resigned President Shim.

“A meeting to specifically plan and discuss the acquisition of U-gwang’s affiliates, right?”

“Yes.”

“The U-gwang affiliates that Taeseong will acquire, take care as my share.”

“What?”

“This was the price exchanged with three pages of the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger. Remember?”

I took out grandfather’s handwritten memorandum from the coin wallet.

“Said take care 100% shares as my share when acquiring a bankrupt company instead of Taeseong Construction shares?”

President Shim turned his head abruptly and looked at grandfather.

“Chairman, did you write such a memorandum too?”

“Ahem, well good! Since promised, have to keep.”

Grandfather readily acknowledged.

“Pick just one. A small affiliate of about 100 million level.”

That won’t do.

Do you think I came all the way here to negotiate to get just that?

Grandfather struck first.

“Taeseong Chemicals and U-gwang Securities that became able to eat for free thanks to the contract? Yes, let’s say can hand over that since not spending one penny.”

This is our mother’s share.

“The U-gwang affiliate that became able to eat for free as the price of burning Yun-seong’s statement? Yes, that also let’s say can hand over since not spending more money.”

That is our father’s share.

“But the U-gwang affiliates that have to acquire from now are only things that have to buy with money even if beating down at a cheap price.”

So prepared!

I opened the coin wallet and took out the neatly folded paper again.

“Grandfather said reward as much as the merit established? Then I will claim 15 billion worth of merit.”

“What? 15 billion?”

“Who do you think made the four big shots of the underground financial world support Taeseong Construction inviting at the year-end night?”

I held out the paper to grandfather.

“Receiving the invitation was also me, inviting them was also me, making them support was also me.”

Met the previous generation underground financial world big shots and sold subway station information and exchanged with support funds.

What received like that was precisely this support contract.

“Myeong-dong Songgolmae 5 billion, Maljukgeori Horse Head 5 billion, Jongno Gold Tooth 3 billion, Kkachi Mountain Madam Bang 2 billion!”

I tapped the support amount with fingertips.

“Won’t receive the errand fee of employing them as wind catchers. This is my favor.”

Is that all?

“Didn’t include the support funds of political and official figures who were swept up in their instigation and supported Taeseong Construction. This is my service.”

Probably heard the additionally received support funds like that are about 3 billion or 5 billion.

“Didn’t include the value of drawing the subway route map and the oil shock information value. Because took care that as our father’s share.”

Secretary Kim who was listening quietly slightly added.

“Chairman, the subway line 2 construction obtained thanks to the subway route map that Young Master Jeong-hyeok drew, if including even the Gangnam express bus terminal road expansion and commercial building construction, exceeds 200 billion.”

“Puhup!”

President Shim ended up spraying while drinking coffee.

“Cough, gack, cough! Young Master Jeong-hyeok drew the subway route map too? Cough! No, does this make sense?”

President Shim coughed and took out a handkerchief.

Whether so or not.

Secretary Kim continued the words calmly.

“Thanks to the note that Young Master Jeong-hyeok handed in advance, could receive the Blue House new year luncheon invitation separately too.”

“Keheok! Cough!”

President Shim inhaled breath and made a strange sound again.

“Thanks to who received the Blue House new year luncheon invitation?”

“The Blue House new year luncheon invitation is an honor that can’t be bought with money, and an opportunity to obtain privileges. Isn’t it an arena where everyone becomes bloodshot to obtain the thick businesses that the government promotes.”

Secretary Kim said cutting sharply.

“How great Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s merit is, the chairman also acknowledged. The one who delivered the thank you letter that the chairman wrote directly is precisely me.”

“Th, the chairman’s thank you letter?”

President Shim shouted like a scream as if heard words that shouldn’t be heard.

Whether so or not.

I raised a hand.

“By any chance is the money to acquire U-gwang affiliates insufficient? Then I’ll add one hand too. President Shim.”

“Yes? Yes!”

“The land bought near the subway line 2 station in the investment company name. How much is that now?”

Whether grandfather was surprised, opened eyes large.

“Investment company?”

“A company that Young Master Jeong-hyeok made separately.”

Secretary Kim slightly added a supplementary explanation.

Grandfather was even more astonished.

“Jeong-hyeok is just eight years old! Establishing an investment company doesn’t make sense, operating is even more nonsense!”

“There chairman, that I am taking charge and operating. As a nominal president.”

“President Shim, you?”

“It was for Taeseong. Ahem, you know.”

Grandfather looked at President Shim and Secretary Kim alternately.

“Both knew? That Jeong-hyeok established an investment company?”

“I helped the investment company establishment.”

“Secretary Kim, you?”

Now not the time to argue with such a thing.

“President Shim, thinking of catching that land as collateral and receiving a loan. How much cash can mobilize?”

“Hmm, have to ask first how many of the 100,000 pyeong thinking of catching as collateral.”

“Enough with that!”

Grandfather waved his hand.

“No matter of stripping even the back pocket of an eight-year-old grandson because no money to acquire U-gwang affiliates! Our Taeseong is not a poor company to that extent.”

Grandfather suddenly began to let out a hollow laugh.

“Just an eight-year-old established an investment company? Diverting President Shim who no one among my children could recruit and sitting as a nominal president?”

The hollow laugh changed to a hearty laugh before long.

“The guy who went to the pawnshop to borrow money even when buying the Hannam-dong house, how bought as much as 100,000 pyeong of land near the subway station?”

Grandfather hit the table with both hands with a bang.

“Yes, have to be like this to be my grandson! If Cha Tae-seong’s blood, have to be this level at eight years old!”

“Chairman?”

President Shim looked at grandfather as if seeing a crazy guy.

On the other hand, Secretary Kim smiled contentedly bending the eye tails.

“Very right words.”

“No, a matter that even Secretary Kim agrees?”

President Shim turned his head abruptly and looked at Secretary Kim.

“No, only me finding this situation absurd and amazing? Really only me?”

President Shim muttered small.

“Anyway when together with Young Master Jeong-hyeok, feel possessed by a ghost. Is this a matter that ends with this is my child.”

“Hahaha, yes, a promise is a promise!”

Grandfather looked at the documents lined on the reception room table and laughed largely.

“If established merit, there is the right to demand a reward befitting that. Secretary Kim!”

“Yes, chairman.”

“Among the U-gwang affiliates that Taeseong acquires from now on, the affiliate stocks corresponding to 15 billion are Jeong-hyeok’s share!”

“Yes.”

“Acknowledging the merit that Jeong-hyeok established in the chemical acquisition merger, will acknowledge Taeseong Chemicals and U-gwang Securities as Jeong-hyeok’s share too!”

“Yes.”

Eh?

“Grandfather, the chemical······.”

“If wanting to attach as mother’s bridal goods, do as you like. Whatever you do with yours, I won’t intervene. So gift the shares to mother yourself or not.”

Grandfather said cutting sharply.

“Acknowledging the merit that Jeong-hyeok brought the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger too, acknowledge related things as Jeong-hyeok’s share too.”

Eh? This is our father’s share?

“All the U-gwang affiliates promised at the Blue House and the U-gwang affiliates received as damage compensation as the price of burning the statement! This also gift the shares to your father yourself or not!”

Before I opened my mouth, grandfather was faster.

“Regarding this, no one among my children added to establishing merit! The guy who established merit receives the reward! Let’s go simply!”

“Right.”

Secretary Kim smiled gently and agreed.

Only President Shim was about to pass out.

“No, chairman! How many affiliates on earth······! That too skipping even children and giving to an eight-year-old grandson······!”

Finally President Shim put on a serious face.

“Is it sincere, chairman? Did I hear properly now?”

“Your ears are fine! I haven’t got dementia yet either!”

I clapped my hands.

“Come, then the task that has to be resolved today right away remains only one.”

“Task?”

“The content that has to be resolved at Taeseong’s all affiliate executive meeting.”

“If that, discussion regarding which U-gwang affiliates to acquire······.”

“No.”

I shook the index finger left and right.

“Said the affiliates I will acquire? Then I have to pick, why do the executives pick?”

“Then the remaining task is······?”

“How to persuade Taeseong’s all affiliate presidents and executives to accept this result now, that is grandfather’s task.”

“······!”

Pointed at me with the index finger that was shaking left and right.

“I’m an eight-year-old kid. How many affiliates about to fall as my share this time?”

“······!”

Grandfather who was roughly counting numbers dropped his mouth open.

President Shim’s jaw dropped as if about to fall, and even Secretary Kim dropped the document he was holding with a thud.

“What shall we do? Observe the affiliate executive meeting from today?”