Chapter 133

Chapter 133

This Really Hard to Believe

Middle East Saudi Arabia Jubail industrial city construction site.

“This really hard to believe.”

The telegram from Korea turned the site office upside down.

Taeseong Construction Vice President Kang Jun-gu -> Taeseong Chemicals President Kang Jun-gu promotion order. Immediate return desired.

Only a mere two months since ordered to the Middle East construction site.

Right the next day after eating new year rice cake soup, boarded the plane to the Middle East.

“No, what did I do that promotion?”

Kang Jun-gu who was Taeseong Chemicals vice president fiddled the telegram paper with a dazed expression.

“The construction contracts I obtained coming here only 34?”

Vice President Kang Jun-gu did a dry face wash.

“If by performance, Secretary Lee should sit in the president seat. This not. Certainly some mistake occurred.”

“What mistake? Because looked so from above so promoted.”

Former Taeseong Chemicals Executive Song who was ordered to the Middle East construction site together raised a thumb and handed a congratulations greeting.

“Don’t know Chairman? Congratulations on the promotion, Taeseong Chemicals President Kang.”

“Because know Chairman doing such sound. No merits established but president seat? No way.”

“That ask directly after returning.”

“If Taeseong Chemicals president position, naturally President Shim’s share. This somehow seems a typo in the telegram and the ‘vice’ character missing. No way I rise to the president position?”

“That also ask directly after returning.”

Executive Song pushed Vice President Kang Jun-gu’s back with a smiling face.

“What standing blankly here? Said immediate return desired.”

“Eh eh?”

“Have to return to the lodging quickly and pack luggage. Envious.”

“What envious. You also about to go together.”

“Yes? Why me?”

“Think the promotion telegram flew only to me?”

“Eok! Th, no way?”

“Here, receive.”

Vice President Kang Jun-gu held out the telegram to Executive Song.

Taeseong Construction Executive Song Seon-pil -> Taeseong Chemicals Vice President Song Seon-pil promotion order. Immediate return desired.

“Re, real?”

“Then would I have lied.”

“No, what did I do that promotion? Moreover vice president? Vice presidentttt?”

“Congratulations on the promotion, Taeseong Chemicals Vice President Song Seon-pil?”

“Euaaaa!”

Executive Song gasped.

“Unless Chairman gone crazy, no way I promote? I only obtained 27 construction contracts coming here.”

“So.”

“Those also all small construction requests.”

“So, no. National road construction and public office establishment construction not so small······.”

“If arguing so, isn’t Secretary Lee who obtained waterways and urban development the one who should promote?”

“My words.”

Vice President Kang Jun-gu waved a hand.

“Enough. Go out and call all executives like Executive Ma and Director Jo etc.”

“Su, surely······!”

“Yes. Even those guys group promotion order. Said return immediately.”

“No, what did those bastards do that group promotion? Even adding all the contract numbers those guys obtained won’t be 100?”

“That Executive Song ask directly after returning.”

Executive Song made a groan sound.

“Then what about the construction contracts we obtained until now?”

Secretary Lee obtained contracts like crazy lately.

Moreover picking only thick constructions the Middle East royal family requests!

“Even the contracts already ordered exceed the quota.”

“Hmm, so.”

“To the extent of having to roll the Middle East desert so sweat for at least 5 years to match the construction deadline.”

Executive Song couldn’t hide the bewilderment.

“If we all leave at once here, Secretary Lee alone absolutely can’t cover!”

“Okay. Sending even our successors.”

“Successors? If executives who can cover this level of construction, no particular guys floating up.”

Eyes full of distrust.

That also because the result of running Korean style sales recklessly in the Middle East shouting ‘performance!’, ‘promotion!’, ‘promotion!’, ‘returning in golden clothes!’.

Recently obtained so much to the extent of ‘can scrape Middle East’s oil money this much?’.

Lately a construction boom the whole world would pay attention to began rising in the Middle East.

“Taeseong Construction situation obvious. Even if entering saying successors, certainly newbies.”

Executive Song shook his head.

“Compared to us who thickened bones in construction, can be said chaff······.”

“Heard Executive Oh Jeong-seop of Taeseong Construction will take charge of the general responsibility seat succeeding me.”

“Eheok! Executive Oh?”

Eyes full of astonishment.

“The sound of Taeseong Construction executives all soaked in laziness and rolling gulping alcohol······.”

“Seems came to senses. Heard volunteered himself?”

“Eheok! That Executive Oh? Th, no way?”

“Why? Because unreliable?”

Executive Song who quickly gathered senses nodded.

“No. Who criticizes the knife stuck road roller with skill? Still don’t know if criticizing with personality.”

Executive Song smiled refreshingly.

“If Executive Oh, will push the desert toughly? Best selection, an irreplaceable right person.”

“As expected so?”

“But Executive Oh alone even if ten bodies can’t complete all this. Surely not even all other Taeseong Construction executives······.”

“No, most were U-gwang’s executives?”

“······Seems I heard wrong just now?”

Executive Song was greatly alarmed.

“No, unless crazy why U-gwang’s executives taking charge of our Taeseong Construction’s Middle East construction?”

“So.”

“Doesn’t make sense? Hard to believe?”

“So I kept saying from earlier. Hard to believe.”

Vice President Kang Jun-gu put the relevant telegram in Executive Song’s hand with a thud.

Really such a fact was written in the telegram.

“What on earth is happening in Korea?”

“Why asking that to me. How do I know how Taeseong ended up rolling like this.”

“Good! This I will ask directly after returning!”

* * *

Taeseong Group headquarters chairman’s office.

“This really hard to believe.”

Chairman Cha put down the report Secretary Kim submitted on the desk.

“No, how on earth did this become? Purged all U-gwang Chemicals executives in one day?”

The U-gwang executives who were putting on airs joining the union were all dismissed.

“Without even a shareholders’ meeting?”

“Heard all voluntarily submitted resignation letters.”

“Would those guys obediently express resignation intention gone crazy. Guys who occupied the office even pulling in the union.”

Chairman Cha let out a hollow laugh.

“No particular matter that would turn U-gwang Group headquarters upside down either?”

“Thought those guys returned to U-gwang Group headquarters?”

“If not that, no particular place to go? So acting so brazenly.”

“Those guys all chased to the Middle East construction site.”

“What?”

“Heard Secretary Lee of Taeseong Construction obtained so many thick constructions that manpower was insufficient.”

“What relation is that with U-gwang Chemicals executives?”

“Heard U-gwang Chemicals executives devoted themselves to JH Investment Company.”

“What?”

“Heard Oh Jeong-seop led those guys yesterday and flew boarding the plane to Saudi.”

“······.”

Chairman Cha dropped his mouth open as if lost words.

Secretary Kim pushed up the silver frame glasses.

“Heard last night Oh Jeong-seop and JH Investment Company affiliated employees dragged U-gwang’s union executives and executives to Cheonggye Mountain like kidnapping. As part of manpower reinforcement.”

“What?”

“Stripped the backs even to in-laws to cousins and made a ledger book? Anyway heard buried alive.”

“No, said manpower reinforcement?”

“Report that U-gwang’s executives finished signing the employment contract.”

“······.”

Secretary Kim held out the list directly received from JH Investment Company President Shim.

“Yu Jong-tae grumbled that ended blandly without pulling even one gold tooth. U-gwang as expected guts deficient.”

Secretary Kim smiled gently.

“Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s skill really amazing? Solving the Taeseong Chemicals problem that was so headache cleanly in one shot.”

“Executives just cut enough. The real problem is U-gwang union’s protest.”

After the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident, the union was protesting for already two months.

Not enough newspapers chattering, college students posting wall posters, even the Korean Federation of Trade Unions joining and fiercely opposing situation.

“Anyway heard Young Master Jeong-hyeok led the union and charged into U-gwang Group headquarters.”

“No, what?”

Chairman Cha couldn’t endure and stood up with a whoosh.

“Manager Go, prepare the car right now!”

Chairman Cha snatched only the coat and ran out.

Secretary Kim organized the scattered documents, caught the corners of the beauty tissue, and put the rolling chair in place.

Then as always the chairman’s office door opened with a bang.

“Secretary Kim, call the security guards and phone the police and central intelligence too!”

“Yes.”

As always Taeseong Group secretaries stuck beside Secretary Kim, and Secretary Kim took out a portable comb and duster from the bosom.

Chairman Cha was as expected pressing the elevator button like crazy.

* * *

“This really hard to believe.”

Kim Dae-sik who rose to the U-gwang Group next head position threw the approval document he was looking and let out a hollow laugh.

Megaphone sounds came noisily from outside.

“U-gwang compensate the victims!”

“Compensate! Compensate!”

“U-gwang stop media control and apologize!”

“Apologize! Apologize!”

The U-gwang unions’ protests that were quiet for a while started again.

After a long time not U-gwang Chemicals but in front of U-gwang Group headquarters.

“Those bastards gone crazy? Why gathering here again and acting crazy?”

“Chairman.”

“Wasn’t it all finished talking of continuing radical protests at U-gwang Chemicals?”

“That······.”

“Why did I leave U-gwang’s executives there! Why did I bake U-gwang’s union executives!”

Kim Dae-sik ground his teeth.

“What are those suited people there again? Why intervening in others’ union protest?”

“Understood as ruling party lawmakers and opposition party lawmakers joined.”

“Looking into, the presidential election and general election this year.”

Kim Dae-sik snorted.

“Determined to ruin U-gwang’s image and package own image.”

A trick whose inside is clearly visible.

Exactly suffered from such politicians’ public opinion gathering and father stepped down from the U-gwang Group head position.

“Contact secretly. Warn that if rolling like this, U-gwang can’t support political funds.”

“Yes.”

“If still stretching, notify. Will report this matter to His Excellency. If started work recklessly, prepare to be dragged to the central intelligence too.”

Kim Dae-sik twitched his cheeks.

“Knowing why His Excellency saved U-gwang and scratching gently! Clearly inform that public opinion gathering and broadcast manipulation is the mission His Excellency entrusted to U-gwang!”

“Chairman, but politicians die blinking in front of the media.”

“Even saying His Excellency’s meaning dare?”

“Politicians obtain power and authority with the people’s popularity. Won’t easily try to give up the opportunity to show face on broadcast. All show.”

The easiest and fastest method to gain popularity from the people is frequently, intensely showing appearance on broadcast.

Since the president doesn’t take responsibility even up to the general election, politicians watched eyes and aimed for opportunities to package themselves.

The president also would moderately close eyes to that level.

“The meaning that won’t easily step back unless the reporters scatter.”

“Then dispersing the reporters first enough.”

“The reporters also guys hanging on scoops. Even already warned not even pretending to hear.”

“Ultimately the sound of incompetent. Intending to disappoint His Excellency?”

“Sorry.”

“Have to think of cleaning up the work in the time of apologizing saying sorry. Until when intending to stand blankly there doing what?”

Bang!

Kim Dae-sik struck the desk and growled.

“Have to phone the newspaper companies and broadcast stations first right now!”

Surge.

“Even such instructions I have to give one by one? What do you think His Excellency left U-gwang for?”

Anger rose to the top of the head.

“What His Excellency hopes from U-gwang is media control and public opinion gathering! U-gwang not even properly doing the trumpeter role, how proving what use!”

The president hoped U-gwang takes the lead in refreshing the government and president’s image.

“Begged prostrating like a dog saying won’t attract attention noisily anymore with U-gwang’s matter! Know that humiliation you?”

“Sorry. Actually already phoned the newspaper companies and broadcast stations though······.”

“Ignored that? What did those bastards believe and gathered so recklessly?”

“Seems Taeseong used hands first.”

“Taeseong?”

Kim Dae-sik’s expression froze coldly.

“See the kid standing in the front row of the protest group there?”

“Why a kid in the union protest? Unless crazy······.”

Kim Dae-sik quickly ran toward the glass window.

“······Really.”

As opened the window with a bang, a child’s voice came riding the megaphone.

Camera flashes burst like crazy toward the kid.

“Tomorrow the 49th day memorial of the U-gwang Chemicals fire deceased opens! But until now U-gwang not even proper compensation let alone apology none! Feeling self-reproach and suffering whether made U-gwang Foundation for this······.”

Just then the kid who raised the head holding the megaphone and U-gwang’s Kim Dae-sik met eyes.

Kim Dae-sik clicked his tongue.

“Doing this and that. Even put sympathy vote calculation in the protest? Think I will blink eyes putting a kid forward?”

The kid grinned.

“Will ask the new chairman of U-gwang Group. Is this U-gwang’s best?”

The kid raised a hand.

“As the union’s agent demanding negotiation with the company side.”

Wait.

Kim Dae-sik abruptly turned his head and looked back at the secretary.

“Seems I heard wrong just now?”

But the real problem was the next remark.

“If U-gwang continues refusing dialogue like this, no choice but to inform all the people through broadcast.”

Bang!

The chairman’s office door opened and a secretary office employee urgently shouted.

“Heard what that kid is holding is the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger!”

Kim Dae-sik’s complexion paled white.

“Prepare the conference room right now!”