Chapter 169

Chapter 169

President and Jjajangmyeon (2)

A very gorgeous high-class Chinese restaurant decorated with red and gold.

Sat surrounding the largest round table in the innermost largest room.

To the left and right of the president the Blue House security chief and central intelligence director,

To my left and right parents and grandparents sitting side by side.

“Chairman Cha’s youngest grandson?”

“Hello, president. Cha Jeong-hyeok.”

I gathered both hands and did a belly bow.

“This time U-gwang school entrance exam’s only full marks. Correct?”

The Blue House security chief answered quickly.

“Heard so, Your Excellency.”

“Excellent talent.”

The president wiped hands with a wet towel.

“Hope grow into a pillar who will shine the country and nation studying hard like this going forward.”

Knock knock knock.

The serving cart loaded with lots of food entered roll roll roll.

The president instructed the employee with the tip of the chin.

“Jjajangmyeon this way.”

The jjajangmyeon bowl placed in front of me.

Starting with that gorgeous Chinese foods began to be set one after another.

“Chairman Cha.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Closed the Koreagate cleanly.”

The president threw the wet towel and spat words.

“Skill good.”

The gaze scanning carefully fierce.

Suspicion and wariness brushed past.

“Expectation on Taeseong large.”

“Overpraise.”

“What overpraise. This friend the central intelligence director was extreme praising. Snatching Kim Hyeong-won who slips out like a loach at once.”

The president pulled up one mouth corner.

“Thanks to that avoided international disgrace.”

Caught Kim Hyeong-won, the only witness who can testify the source of bribe funds.

The Koreagate that heated the US for the past 2 years burying vaguely like that.

“Heard promised something interesting to this friend? 5 years enough?”

The time limit of recovering the hidden property Kim Hyeong-won diverted.

A matter agreed with the central intelligence director.

“Also okay expecting this?”

“Hard, will do best.”

“I don’t hope other things. Best result. Only that.”

“Of course.”

The president only then stroked the chin.

“How good to praise this merit with what?”

“What merit. Out of place.”

“Modesty excessive.”

The president held the water glass, and the Blue House security chief immediately poured water.

“Rare opportunity. If throwing away shaking modesty not unfair?”

Trickle.

“U-gwang begged please prevent affiliates from being butchered. Taeseong?”

A question handed stealthily as if probing.

But grandfather didn’t readily open the mouth and saved words.

“Compared to the merit Taeseong established U-gwang’s merit hard even to call merit. Don’t find difficult and speak.”

Flinch.

A dangerous signal rang in the president’s low laughter.

Goosebumps ran down the spine.

“Why Taeseong who boldly pushed in business acting quiet unfittingly?”

A sign too familiar to the point of disgusting.

A sinister smell.

“Putting forward the youngest grandson and charging into U-gwang’s headquarters and snatching U-gwang’s affiliates as if robbing on the spot, even thoroughly searching U-gwang Foundation.”

A matter forced because U-gwang delayed day after day and didn’t readily give affiliates.

“Thanks to that the labor protests that were spreading annoyingly quieted at once.”

“······Yes.”

“Cleanly organized even annoying matters ahead of the presidential election, I have to show this level sincerity to Taeseong. Not so?”

“No. Out of place.”

“Let’s see.”

The president tapped the table with fingertips.

“How about entrusting even subway line 3 and line 4 projects to Taeseong Construction?”

Subway line 2 construction a 180 billion won national project scheduled for 5 years.

Even just that Taeseong Construction’s status changing largely.

As the Republic of Korea’s best construction company in name and reality.

“Did Taeseong also eye the steel mill business rights?”

In 1973 Pohang Steel completed following the president’s meaning.

Pouring 120.5 billion won reaching 3 times the Gyeongbu Expressway construction cost.

Like that Pohang Steel recorded as the only company that made profit in the first year of operating the steel mill in world steel history.

‘But the president who ignored even if numerous companies requested steel mill business rights to the government. Such president first putting steel mill business rights in the mouth?’

Suspicious.

Clearly probing.

“Or shall entrust reclamation project? The matter of filling the West Sea and constructing a huge industrial complex.”

“······!”

“How about defense industry? If Taeseong’s technology the government also has intention to push hard behind.”

“······!”

Every time the president opens the mouth grandfather and father’s eyes open wide.

Joy and expectation overflowing.

The more so not knowing the president’s gaze sinking low.

“Where Taeseong’s dreamed future among here? Choose. If none suggest.”

Ready to grant whatever said.

Subtle tone.

Favorable gestures.

But gaze dark and sinister.

A trap.

‘Ended up buying suspicion and wariness beyond catching the decision maker’s eyes.’

But grandfather and father looked at each other and exchanged some kind of gaze.

Swallowing not dry saliva but drool.

Big trouble.

‘Knowing the president giving reward.’

Grandfather may repay with thick reward as much as established merit.

The president a person who presses with checks and tests if establishing merit.

Grandfather carefully opened the mouth.

“Your Excellency, Taeseong so······.”

“Tax no?”

I deliberately asked pretending not knowing.

“Tax?”

“Yes, tax. Learned from grandfather. Always tax attaches when buying and selling items.”

The president’s sinister eyes not falling busily examining grandfather and father.

“Have to pay tax even when buying and selling companies?”

Then grandfather suddenly came to senses.

‘This time acquired U-gwang affiliates seven. Even just solidifying the tax regarding those shares remaining business.’

Where only that?

‘Can eat companies that will become dirt cheap due to oil shock to the full heart’s content?’

Anyway would become an acquisition war making eok sounds.

Not an exaggeration saying 10 years farming depends on the oil shock.

Grandfather and Taeseong concentrating full power aiming at the U-gwang affiliate acquisition war after the oil shock.

‘I also thinking of swallowing Yugong in this opportunity.’

A dinosaur company estimated currently 200 million dollars just the shares the US Gulf company holds!

To eat that whole tax would attach enormously.

“Hmm.”

Instantly the president’s eyes narrowed.

“Kid, among this country’s large companies no company fearing tax.”

“Taeseong pays taxes sincerely. Moreover if earning money from overseas have to pay tax more largely?”

This time father raised the head with an ah expression.

‘Heard Secretary Lee who united with Mansour father-in-law securing construction orders largely in the Middle East.’

Anyway after the previous oil shock the Middle East construction boom stirring.

“Kid, compared to that mere tax thick national projects much······.”

“President not fearing tax?”

Shouldn’t be so.

As a result of dissatisfaction growing due to the establishment of value-added tax largely defeated by the opposition party that put forward abolishing the value-added tax in the December general election.

Thanks to that this regime’s position greatly weakened, and this aftermath overlapping with the 2nd oil shock leads to the Buma Uprising, presidential assassination.

“From old times when the people largely resist nine out of ten because of tax.”

If looking down on tax will get a big nose.

“How old said you now?”

“Eight years old.”

“Hmm, eight years old.”

“Why? Even eight-year-old child knows tax scary?”

The president’s snake-like cold eyes scanning grandfather and father moved slide.

Toward me.

“Chairman Cha, heard the sound this time the U-gwang affiliates I gave out instead of merging into Taeseong independently separated as affiliates.”

“Yes, also gave some shares to the grandson. Thanks to that that guy trembling because of tax these days.”

Grandfather said.

“Your Excellency, if Taeseong requests tax reduction will grant?”

“The opportunity to eat thick national project rights for free without competition rare. Won’t regret?”

“If national projects not great works for the country. If such anytime whatever just entrust. Will patriotically willingly.”

Grandfather took out the excuse used usefully again.

“This year a year presidential election and general election overlapping. Shouldn’t make matters that may cause noise.”

“If catching the pretext of politics-business collusion annoying.”

The president only then raised the mouth corner.

“Knew Chairman Cha no political greed, didn’t know even no business greed.”

“Business greed also have to do looking at the timing. Know now the time to be careful.”

“Excellent.”

Tok. Tok. Tok.

The president tapped the table with fingertips.

“Good.”

The president smiled.

“5 years enough?”

3 years, no, even 1 year grateful, as many as 5 years?

Iya, hit jackpot!

I managed the expression so the mouth corner not hanging on the ears.

‘Saved money!’

Can’t be more satisfying than this!

Does the president know?

How large benefit Taeseong and I will see with the just decision.

‘Thinking even after the oil shock this much better than acquiring a couple of U-gwang’s best affiliates!’

I grinned.

The president looked back at father.

“You also agree?”

“Father’s meaning soon Taeseong’s meaning. Thank you, Your Excellency.”

“Smaller than thought. If you thought would not miss this opportunity and snatch a large share.”

Small is.

Father also will see tremendous tax reduction benefits?

“What use if satisfied with subway construction.”

“Taeseong Construction these days even digesting the construction order volume secured in the Middle East overwhelming.”

“How much the contract volume?”

“About 1 billion dollars.”

“······As much as half the Republic of Korea government budget?”

In 21st century terms sales scale exceeding 250 trillion!

The sound of trillion unit tax reduction falling as profit.

Not only the president but even the Blue House security chief and central intelligence director dropped mouths open.

“Tremendous.”

The Blue House security chief burst a hollow laugh.

“Is this a contract volume a mere construction company can secure?”

“Luck good.”

“Heard the city construction near Jubail industrial port 100 million dollar scale. Grew to 1 billion dollar scale in the meantime?”

“Secured waterway construction and oil base, air force air route and navy logistics base construction rights.”

“······!”

The central intelligence director looked back at the president with eyes of not believing.

“Your Excellency, if waterway construction maybe but oil base and air force air route, navy logistics base construction projects a mere private company can’t secure.”

“Top secret projects related to national defense······ hahaha!”

The president laughed largely.

“Yes, this precisely enhancing national prestige! Hahaha!”

The president struck the knee.

“Yes, tax reduction! Such thing have to give! Established merit that can attract foreign capital, earn dollars, obtain foreign national defense secrets!”

The president smiled as if very satisfied tapping the table.

“Thought earned a huge sum with subway construction, the real huge sum about to earn with Middle East construction.”

“Hunting not inside the house but have to do outside the house?”

“Will pioneer overseas markets and earn dollars rather than dividing the pie in the domestic market?”

The president’s laughter lengthened.

“Taeseong taking charge of big matters for this country. Yes, no difficulties?”

“Trying to recruit workers to send to the Middle East. But many obstacles in visa issuance or overseas bank services in many ways.”

“A matter of earning foreign capital, the government have to clear that level obstacles.”

The president beckoned with a finger.

“Contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tell to look after the workers’ convenience as much as possible. Simplify procedures.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Also thoroughly manage overseas remittances.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Also process taxes properly. Convey not to touch Taeseong for the next 5 years.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

The Blue House security chief stealthily opened the mouth.

“The merit Taeseong established His Excellency’s face not small. Ending with mere tax reduction?”

“They hope so?”

“Don’t do so and give one largely.”

The Blue House security chief poured gaoliang liquor trickle into the president’s glass.

“How about Yugong?”