Chapter 139

Chapter 139

No Matter How Looking a Profitable Business

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang let out a long groan.

“The Blue House moved?”

“When President Shim threatened mentioning the Blue House earlier, suddenly realized.”

Kim Dae-sik sat down flop on the sofa.

“Why threatening so noisily with a matter that can bury if the Blue House phones only one call. Was puzzled.”

Kim Dae-sik sighed long like a lament.

“If considering antagonizing Taeseong as the thought of hindering the Blue House’s moves? If a warning and pretext to purge in this opportunity? Then all questions unraveled.”

“What relation antagonizing Taeseong and Blue House moves.”

“Don’t know? The Blue House and Taeseong would have joined hands long ago.”

Kim Dae-sik laid out the conversation the president called Chairman Cha and shared.

-If defense industry decided to jump in anyway, try doing best. Will push.

-Consider Taeseong hit the jackpot. Not a reward befitting loyalty?

-The security chief and secretary chief. What did they boast saying would give?

Kim Dae-sik’s expression was not ordinary.

“Look. The sound that even the Blue House security chief and secretary chief all one faction.”

“······Damn.”

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang also couldn’t help but agree.

“So even though I requested so the security chief and secretary chief not even pretending to hear.”

The inside of the mouth rough.

That was the same for Kim Dae-sik.

“As we delayed day after day and didn’t hand over the affiliates promised to hand over, His Excellency considered this unsatisfactory and showed as if to show. Using the U-gwang Chemicals protest as pretext.”

“Really His Excellency······. Huu.”

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang pressed the throbbing temples tightly.

“Dae-sik, you said until yesterday couldn’t even guess who the anonymous sponsor is.”

“As much as His Excellency’s recent moves Taeseong’s moves also too suspicious. The two, simultaneously, set the same goal and went out on driven hunt.”

“U-gwang.”

“Yes. There are as many as three certain grounds.”

Kim Dae-sik said like a sigh.

“First, Taeseong suddenly declared head position replacement.”

“Hmm. Certainly that was strange.”

“Because Chairman Cha Tae-seong was still healthy, and a person who prepared management rights succession favoring the eldest son.”

“But instead of successor announcement announced management rights succession fight.”

“Look. Taeseong also right before the company splits. The children each gripping specific affiliates.”

“Certainly. Unless external pressure.”

“Who else besides the Blue House can exercise that much pressure on Chairman Cha?”

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang’s expression became more and more serious.

“Second, Taeseong voluntarily offered election funds.”

“This also would have been Taeseong’s anonymous sponsor’s meaning.”

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang stroked his chin.

“Even so the grounds a bit weak to be convinced that Taeseong’s anonymous sponsor is His Excellency?”

“A decisive reason remains. Third, the U-gwang affiliates His Excellency promised to Taeseong went over not to Taeseong but to JH Investment Company.”

“What?”

Couldn’t believe.

Doesn’t make sense.

“No way Cha Tae-seong accepts that······.”

“Seems Taeseong even obediently put out President Shim.”

“President Shim is Taeseong’s confidant and closest aide!”

“Isn’t it a time to hand over even children if to preserve life. Our U-gwang also made a decision for survival, would Taeseong be different?”

Kim Dae-sik made a bitter smile and opened the six copies of the acquisition merger contracts.

“Confirm directly with eyes. Where the place taking U-gwang’s affiliate shares.”

Indeed beside the position ‘JH Investment Company President’ President Shim’s name was signature sealed.

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang opened eyes wide.

“Even President Shim cherished so of course even six U-gwang affiliates put out······.”

“Thanks to that Taeseong limbs attached fine.”

“Looking now the management rights fight betting the head position ultimately a pretext to split Taeseong?”

“Yes. His Excellency’s meaning.”

Chairman Kim U-gwang swept the dry face as if not believing.

“Father, there was a rumor floating in Yeouido lately.”

“The rumor regarding the investment company that the old Taeseong Construction executives purged are obtaining sales like crazy?”

“Came into the conference hall disguised as the negotiation representative group earlier. Became JH Investment Company executives.”

“Surely the reason Taeseong Construction executives purged all at once······.”

“Yes. To properly perform His Excellency’s hands and feet role.”

Kim Dae-sik said.

“Taeseong also has automobiles, heavy equipment, hospital. If same item business enters, isn’t acquiring merging common sense?”

“But Taeseong handed all that over to JH Investment Company.”

No matter how packaging outside, the inside circumstances were so.

That only U-gwang’s chairman who signed the acquisition merger contract knew.

“President Shim made mouth control. Even raising the middle finger saying don’t play.”

Does President Shim dare become such a subject.

That meant the background is that sturdy.

“Ran wild carrying His Excellency on the back.”

“Circumstantial evidence so clear.”

“Taeseong also ultimately······.”

“Yes, if the reason publicly announced will resign from the head position soon obvious. The same as the reason pulled father down from the head position.”

“Too stiff to swing.”

Kim Dae-sik nodded.

“His Excellency is determined to move underwater now and shake the business world and grip in the palm.”

“Chaebol taming.”

“The situation more serious than that. His Excellency openly gave a hint in front of me.”

Kim Dae-sik added the warning the president did at the time.

-Don’t misunderstand. Even if completely collapsing from business world ranking 1st to 9th, no matter of the Republic of Korea collapsing.

-Just cutting into pieces and putting into other guys’ mouths enough. Think there is only one company U-gwang in the Republic of Korea?

Heavy silence flowed.

“Hard to believe. Really His Excellency thinking of splitting Republic of Korea chaebol groups······. What Taeseong and U-gwang experienced all······.”

“His Excellency’s specialty. Why particularly made and stuck the five-star meeting in the military?”

Kim U-gwang unconsciously tilted the whiskey bottle.

But already the whiskey bottle empty after.

The son before long opened a new whiskey bottle and poured into father’s cup.

“His Excellency already certainly seized the military and administration.”

Gulp gulp gulp gulp.

“Now turned eyes to private companies. Dreaming a perfect dictatorship country holding military government in one hand.”

“······!”

Gulp gulp gulp gulp!

How much the inside burned.

Honorary chairman Kim U-gwang drank one cup of whiskey urgently like cold water.

Yet the burning inside didn’t easily calm.

“If full-scale company hunting starts according to His Excellency’s meaning······.”

“Yes. Only U-gwang that became an example becomes funny. Other chaebol group chairmen will be scared and white flag surrender.”

Unlike chaebol groups with limbs attached fine U-gwang was already after becoming a wreck.

“The government’s trumpeter, political funds laundry place. Other intact chaebol groups will be able to do the role U-gwang took charge better.”

“Ha······!”

“So signed without saying two words.”

The real reason unconditionally surrendered while writing dog sound on the note.

“There was what His Excellency openly nailed at the Blue House new year luncheon.”

-Know the meaning of taking at a cheap price.

-With what?

-With stocks.

“So U-gwang also generously took care with holding group stocks.”

“As much as 7%.”

“A frugal amount for sincerity display.”

“Frugal······ damn.”

“If His Excellency openly demanded, think would be satisfied even offering 50%?”

“Hmm.”

“Because like an oath of loyalty to share His Excellency’s meaning. Only hope to moderately close eyes.”

A gamble betting U-gwang’s future.

Kim Dae-sik gripped both fists.

Sparks flew in the eyes.

“U-gwang has to survive. No matter what! Even if experiencing any humiliation!”

“Dae-sik, rather should have gone to the Blue House and thrown U-gwang’s stocks 7%?”

“Deliberately put on the anonymous mask. Forcibly going and revealing the identity is the sound of kill?”

“If His Excellency might close eyes pretending not to know.”

“Isn’t now precisely the most advantageous time to prove U-gwang’s loyalty. Have to willingly match His Excellency’s rhythm. Like Taeseong.”

If bending anyway better to bend quickly.

If joining anyway better to establish merit.

“Faster than anyone, bolder than anyone, more thoroughly than anyone! Will obtain trust and favor receiving His Excellency’s meaning.”

Gulp gulp.

Kim Dae-sik also drank whiskey in one mouthful.

“If can’t avoid getting entangled in the typhoon, best to obtain a sturdy boat and set sail. I bet U-gwang’s future here.”

“Won’t regret?”

“Regret? This is an opportunity. Father also saw how the anonymous sponsor pulled Taeseong up in two months.”

Kim Dae-sik smiled confidently.

“What Taeseong can do U-gwang can also do. Perhaps don’t know? U-gwang also might succeed like a sail with favorable wind like Taeseong.”

“Hmm. Certainly.”

“Don’t know who became this generation’s brain but not amazing skill? Thinking of seeing a bit of that virtue together with U-gwang in this opportunity. This no matter how looking a profitable business.”

“Good. I also will support you with full power from behind.”

“Thank you, father.”

Then.

Ring ring! Ring ring!

The chairman’s office phone rang.

Kim Dae-sik picked up the phone put on the desk.

It was President Shim.

-Taeseong’s sponsor said will accept U-gwang’s proposal.

Good news.

“Good. When where meet······.”

-Three days later evening 8 o’clock. See at Seongbuk-dong Cheongwongak rear garden separate building Yeosimdang.

The military regime era was often called so-called ‘fairy politics’.

Particularly the three major fairies were often used as secret meeting places for high-ranking figures and chaebols, among them Seongbuk-dong Cheongwongak known as the place the president most likes to visit.

* * *

“Uhuhoot!”

The footsteps going home were light.

Because the harvest was amazing.

‘What good to write on the note to send to Kim Dae-sik. In this opportunity solve Koreagate that is the Blue House’s headache, and what Kim Dae-sik had headache until now first?’

Why did U-gwang’s Kim Dae-sik often go abroad and not come in for a long time.

The official pretext was for ‘introducing foreign loans to cover the deficit due to U-gang Steel’.

‘I know the real reason Kim Dae-sik stayed in the US.’

Precisely because of Koreagate.

‘Because U-gwang also firmly entangled in Koreagate with lobbyist support.’

A gourd that leaks inside also leaks outside.

Anyway U-gwang, have to acknowledge the skill of feeding bribes here and there.

Not for nothing the president flared up at the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger.

Lobbying that shouldn’t be revealed inside and outside burst, so couldn’t help but rage enough to smash with the crime of resentment.

‘Heard U-gwang pierced the US side distribution route so well. Not distinguishing legal route and illegal route line line line, bang bang bang. Shall I also put a rice spoon once there?’

If the level the U-gwang successor directly meets and hands bribes, where ordinary figures.

‘Speaking of, U-gwang’s overseas bribe ledger, honestly covet.’

From oil kings to the world’s best drug lords and arms traffickers of course banking and parliament, administration and military would come out in a line.

‘But would U-gwang crazy and hand that prettily to me. Wake up from the dream.’

Regrettable.

‘Wait, not other things but if lobbyists entangled in Koreagate······ even if having the overseas bribe ledger U-gwang scattered not strange?’

Tempting.

The goals of the Koreagate lobbyists were three.

To block the withdrawal of US forces in Korea, suppress the communist bloc’s approach toward the US, and hinder raising human rights issues in Korea.

‘Heard saw a lot of blood because couldn’t properly solve Koreagate.’

Of course the relationship between the Korean government and the US administration seriously worsened, and heard suffered near annihilation damage killing the domestic best lobbyists in groups saying cutting the tail.

‘Thanks to that after Koreagate Korea fell to the position of repeatedly pushed by Japan’s lobbying?’

I stroked my chin.

‘I know who the connection link of Koreagate is. Just detaching only that enough?’

The Koreagate published in the Washington Post on October 24, 1976 developed into a huge scandal wrapping the entire US in just one day.

Only US upper and lower house lawmakers involved 115.

Thanks to that the US turned upside down and CIA, FBI, NSA and US Department of Justice and State Department all mobilized and began thoroughly investigating Koreagate related.

Also in the US House of Representatives the International Relations Subcommittee, so-called ‘Fraser Committee’ was formed and hearings were held.

‘Good. Decided one of the notes to send to Kim Dae-sik as this.’

If only Koreagate solved, perhaps the president would run wild with joy first?

Tearing thickly from U-gwang and the lobbyists each a bonus.

This no matter how looking a profitable business.

‘Have to go meet Uncle Cheol-gu?’