Chapter 140

Chapter 140

Taeseong’s Signboard Star

The next day, as expected newspapers page 1 from all over the country were plastered with U-gwang articles all at once.

I spread newspapers full on the living room floor and clicked my tongue.

The U-gwang fire union that continued for two months, finally succeeded in negotiation and voluntarily disbanded!

The sharp confrontation that rushed to the extreme day by day, how dramatically concluded?

An eight-year-old child’s appeal worked! U-gwang’s labor-management agreement united in the sincere appeal!

The newspaper companies seemed competing ‘who draws more stimulating article titles’.

‘Not enough even newspaper page 1, plastered even politics page, economy page, society page to culture page.’

That also because how many newspaper companies and broadcast stations Taeseong called in, how many media U-gwang actively exercises influence.

Since the two chaebol groups joined forces and went out on public opinion gathering, the media also seemed to step forward to the front without watching eyes.

At the appeal that touches the heartstrings the U-gwang fire victims and bereaved families cried, the U-gwang union cried, even U-gwang headquarters and the chairman cried!

U-gwang’s Chairman Kim Dae-sik, ‘heart moved by pure innocence’, ‘even if U-gwang Foundation goes bankrupt will take care of the victims and bereaved families’ compensation money’!

Until now no such compensation! The Blue House smiled at U-gwang’s big-bowl compensation!

The reason the Blue House phoned the U-gwang Group head and greatly praised?

The attached photos or titles also all large.

Quite a lot published here and there.

‘Plastered all with U-gwang’s name every newspaper company consider so, but why my face also published as large as a gate together.’

I am in the very front of the protest group wrapping a red band written ‘unity’ on the head and shouting gripping a fist.

Under that my <​Dedication for U-gwang Fire Victims> cut and pasted photos and pictures, comments published a lot.

If not the little young master’s courage, would U-gwang have turned the heart saying will pay compensation money.

Thank you. Father in heaven will also close eyes comfortably now.

Want to convey thanks greeting to Taeseong Construction president and that son who helped in all aspects until now.

The U-gwang Chemicals victims and bereaved families’ thanks interviews ticklish.

Also sincerely thank the Taeseong Chemicals executives who helped in the U-gwang fire compensation negotiation.

Taeseong is one family! I could realize that meaning only after becoming a Taeseong Chemicals employee.

Thinking of burying bones in Taeseong from now on. Thanks to the capable negotiation group could end the lonely and hard struggle.

Such to every corner of the country······.

Extremely embarrassing, something shameful, a bit awkward, such a feeling-like feeling.

‘Damn.’

Hands and feet curl.

The chest hot.

The ruling party will exert strength so as to legislate legal regulations strengthening punishment for arson so as not to occur damage like the U-gwang fire again!

The opposition party was together with U-gwang. The opposition party taking the lead in workers’ human rights, please push!

Politicians bloodshot trying to use this politically, and

Yesterday’s U-gwang labor-management consultation based on trust and understanding narrowed both sides’ position difference with dialogue and derived an amicable agreement, a monumental event in the Republic of Korea labor history······

University professors also didn’t miss the opportunity and recorded columns and put spoons.

‘The flattery skill of beautifully packaging Taeseong and U-gwang and floating up to the stratosphere quite art itself?’

People called university professors not doing the research told and only wrote columns after eating rice.

How much back money received and took care.

If only reading the columns, to the extent of boasting Taeseong and U-gwang as the Republic of Korea’s representative human rights friendly companies.

“Well, if thinking of Taeseong’s image not bad.”

Thanks to that our mother and grandmother Ok-bun were busy from early morning today saying scraping newspapers.

“How this? Seems taken when Jeong-hyeok shouted the unity slogan. Looks sturdy?”

“Powerful. That have to put in a frame and hang. Jeong-hyeok’s mom, how this?”

“Oh my, look at the brows tightly crumpled. The tiny one looking having temper too cute. Shall we put this in a frame too?”

“Natural sound! Cut quickly. I will hammer the nail.”

Ring ring!

“Hello?”

-Jeong-hyeok, eldest uncle. You instigate extremely well? Hahahat, no thought of doing politics in this opportunity? If want eldest uncle will cover all political funds! Hahahat!

Ring ring!

-Saw the newspaper. Our nephew stood in the very front of the protest group with quite big guts? If beaten with the suppression baton like that will hurt extremely. What on earth your parents······.

“Second eldest uncle, the pretty older sister seen in front of Hanujeong last time. Can ask older brother Shin-hyeok who?”

-Our nephew no something wanting to receive as entrance gift? Shall buy a game console? Saw reading comic books well last time, send as a set?

Ring ring!

-Jeong-hyeok, aunt said? Matching important in fashion. When wrapping a red band on the head shouldn’t wear the bear coat! Come to the department store. Aunt will pick out protest combat uniform tightly.

All energy sucked.

Ring ring!

I couldn’t endure and pulled the phone line.

In the living room ‘trash that was newspapers’ cut photos and articles recklessly a lot.

Yu Jong-tae cleaned the newspapers and clicked his tongue.

“Uwa, U-gwang Chairman Kim Dae-sik really no conscience. How can be so shameless!”

Yu Jong-tae crumpled the newspaper and stuffed into the trash can mercilessly and said.

“Cutting photos, drawing pictures, writing comments, even supporting hospital expenses. The hardship the Young Master all did, the boasting U-gwang all does.”

“Leave it. Instead I received this.”

I pointed at the affiliate acquisition contract and smiled proudly.

“Threw a few such things and tore six heavy industry affiliates so a profitable business.”

“Thanks to that the office will turn busily without time to open eyes.”

“So reinforced manpower. A lot of practical staff above manager level rumored capable from U-gwang’s seven affiliates.”

“Young Master, okay not going to the company?”

“Thick matters President Shim and former Taeseong Construction executives took charge, so as much as reinforced manpower a lot the remaining miscellaneous work now the time to roll among themselves.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“I now enter school the day after tomorrow.”

Will do work in the classroom, but no thought of shouldering all like before.

‘Why I shouted early education and talent cultivation. If rolled this much, the time to become quite usable.’

Yu Jong-tae smiled widely.

“Of course. Students have to study, company employees have to work.”

Quite a mean and sly laugh for Yu Jong-tae.

“If number two, can lightly take charge of about six affiliates. Since oneself wants so what to do. Have to roll so X falls out.”

“No lingering on number two?”

“No way. President Shim is only misunderstanding one thing.”

“Misunderstanding?”

“Even when the Young Master attends school, even when going to the company, the person who always protects the Young Master beside with loyalty is precisely me Yu Jong-tae!”

Yu Jong-tae stuck out his chest.

“Contacted Uncle Cheol-gu?”

“Yes, as the U-gwang Chemicals fire incident roughly finished seems quite leisurely. Said will come looking holding a flower bouquet to the Young Master’s entrance ceremony?”

Yu Jong-tae looked around then whispered small.

“If teachers or school friends, or neighborhood older brothers bully, necessarily tell him. Saying no law spies don’t pop out at school, will beat and catch cleanly?”

Anyway spy chant whatever doing!

Am I a rank that gets hit and goes around by snot-nosed kids.

Somehow seemed to hear Uncle Cheol-gu’s innocent laugh so I ended up smiling faintly.

“Team Leader Yu, by any chance know the central intelligence director’s contact?”

“Yes?”

No, why so scared?

An expression of wanting to run away with the tail falling out right now, like a dog needing to pee?

“Su, surely telling me to catch the central intelligence director to Cheonggye Mountain······.”

“Eh, would I make Team Leader Yu do such?”

“Th, then······.”

“Intending to make Uncle Cheol-gu do.”

“······As expected number one a seat that can’t be coveted carelessly.”

A bitter smile.

“To become about number one, having two or three lives insufficient. The central intelligence director··· Republic of Korea ranking 4th dragged without mice or birds knowing and buried in Cheonggye Stream and able to cut the neck to the extent······.”

What on earth imagining.

What do I do burying the central intelligence director in Cheonggye Mountain?

The reason trying to contact is separate.

“Heard the Blue House is strongly pressuring the central intelligence lately because of Koreagate?”

As the aftermath of this incident the then 7th central intelligence director Shin Ji-su was dismissed, and the current central intelligence director was appointed as successor.

So the first move the 8th central intelligence director showed simultaneously with appointment was returning the 4th central intelligence director Kim Hyeong-won who testified at the US hearing.

“If Uncle Cheol-gu steps forward saying will solve, seems the central intelligence director will be very glad and promise full support and help?”

* * *

Blue House office.

The president folded the newspaper spread on the office desk and smiled satisfied.

“Cleanly solved the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident that was noisy for two months. Quite good.”

“Seems U-gwang desperately did public opinion gathering. Packaging the image quite well, seems will do the trumpeter role well too.”

“Wrongly pointed. Not U-gwang but Taeseong.”

Taeseong?

The central intelligence director’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Anyway the Blue House was in the middle of headache with the boiling union protests.

“An eight-year-old kid marched holding a picket in the very front of the protest group and read the appeal as the negotiation group representative and participated in the representative negotiation. Whose script is this?”

“······Probably Taeseong.”

“Don’t think too skilled and sophisticated for Chairman Cha whose political head doesn’t roll?”

So can’t help but say quite good.

“A precocious guy.”

The president stroked his chin.

“Taeseong’s brain. Fearlessly put an eight-year-old kid in the middle of a fierce struggle where armed protest might occur.”

“Phone right away?”

“What phone for such a matter. Look only at the result.”

“Armed protest didn’t occur, the police didn’t suppress hard, the kid was safe, the labor-management problem that was headache for two months solved.”

“Perfectly satisfied what I hoped.”

The president waved a hand.

“No thought of picking flaws. Tell to do as now.”

“Speaking of that kid. Heard Taeseong Group’s youngest grandson.”

“A guy with good guts. Putting Taeseong’s bloodline forward in the very front row of the protest group that might be dangerous? Certainly seems not ordinary.”

The president blankly looked down at the newspaper.

“Looking into, this kid, not unfamiliar. Where saw?”

“Came out as large as a gate in the newspaper recently. Since looks cute like a child actor, worthy of deep impression.”

“In the newspaper? Why?”

“Heard Taeseong’s little young master stripped new year money and held a patient help event and took responsibility for hospital expenses. After that Taeseong Group image improved sharply.”

“The public is weak to 3B.”

Beauty, Baby, Beast.

There is also research results that if making advertisements considering this the attention rate increases.

“Taeseong’s brain, a smart guy. A righteous and warm company that took the lead in Taeseong Hospital following U-gwang fire compensation! Seems trying to build the image putting a child forward.”

“If jumping into defense industry, inevitably a cruel and violent image follows.”

“So the intention of turning defense industry but not with Taeseong’s name, detouring a separate investment company and rolling.”

“Speaking of JH Investment Company. Looking into, reported that JH Investment Company finished even the acquisition negotiation of six U-gwang affiliates yesterday.”

“U-gwang handed that obediently?”

The president tapped the office desk with fingertips.

“Was thinking of pretending not to know unless Taeseong first takes out regrettable sounds in front of me.”

“Sorry. Was determined to leave the two hitting and receiving and holding a life-or-death fight for a long time, but I also didn’t expect would finish so simply.”

If the fight lengthens, the bean powder falling would have been many.

But the president had no interest in the subordinates’ bean powder or something.

“Heard finished the negotiation in mere 30 minutes.”

“In 30 minutes?”

“Heard the two group representatives held a secret meeting. JH robbed six of U-gwang’s affiliates and at the same time cleanly finished even U-gwang’s union problem.”

“U-gwang perfectly mocked.”

The president’s mouth corner slightly rose.

“Shall I give one award.”

“Award?”

Tok. Tok. Tok.

The president tapped the office desk with fingertips as if enjoyable.

“No event like an event showing the Republic of Korea’s defense power domestically and internationally caught?”

“There is a schedule of observing the performance test of domestic high-performance tanks M48A3 and M48A5 at the industrial base tank factory.”

“Call JH too.”

The central intelligence director’s eyes opened largely for a very brief moment then returned to original.

“His Excellency, JH just declared will jump into defense industry now, not a properly rolling defense industry company······.”

“No interest in such. Instead convey to necessarily bring this kid and attend.”

The president was smiling.

“Said Taeseong’s signboard star. Have to push prettily.”