Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Taeseong Chemicals, Hot Interest

Taeseong’s second son and president of Taeseong Distribution, Cha Gi-jun, slightly raised one eyebrow.

“Why that reaction? While already guessing my proposal in advance.”

“That’s······.”

President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals snickered.

“Honestly, I half-believed half-doubted that you would really hand over such a proposal.”

“Hmm, if trying to appeal capability, you succeeded.”

Cha Gi-jun smiled narrowing his eyes as if very interesting.

“I’ll acknowledge. Certainly if President Shim, the Taeseong Trading overseas branch seems not satisfying. I’ll prepare better conditions and come.”

Cha Gi-jun turned his back.

Executives hurriedly followed behind him.

Cha Gi-jun walked into the mansion with big strides.

“Secretary Yang, grasp the people who contacted President Shim recently first.”

“Yes.”

“Who made what proposal. How good a proposal that refused the Taeseong Trading overseas branch. Confirming that first seems the urgent priority.”

“Understood.”

Cha Gi-jun who always seemed to have a smile hanging pulled his mouth corner even more upward.

“Interesting.”

Cha Gi-jun looked really enjoying.

His steps were light.

* * *

Even when seeing the high-class sedans filling grandfather’s house parking lot.

Even when seeing the affiliate executives coming to greet father.

I thought they were going around stamping an eye stamp bringing thick gifts under the pretext of new year greetings.

‘Surely the place of having one meal among family······.’

The surely caught a person.

“I’ll eat well, chairman!”

“Receive lots of new year luck!”

“Please take care well this year too!”

In grandfather’s house restaurant, over about 40 six-person banquet tables were attached.

The president group and executives of Taeseong Group’s 38 affiliates sat around and received rice cake soup.

At the head seat of the 16-person marble dining table, grandfather sat, and next to him grandmother including Taeseong’s direct family sat in order.

‘What is this saying let’s modestly have one new year meal among family!’

Grandfather held the spoon and laughed greatly.

“The first meal of the new year that Taeseong family is together. Everyone eat a lot!”

Is this the family meal scale of a chaebol house!

“Our Jeong-hyeok also eat a lot. Have to eat one bowl of rice cake soup to eat one more year old.”

Grandfather pushed my rice cake soup bowl and urged the meal, but I couldn’t dare lift the spoon.

“Grandfather.”

“Yes?”

“Can’t you just let me down?”

That is, I’m now on grandfather’s knee.

It was like sitting at the head seat that people look down at a glance.

The reason was only one.

“Everyone saw our Jeong-hyeok’s face clearly? From now on don’t forget our Jeong-hyeok’s face. Hahaha!”

I didn’t know it would become stamping an eye stamp like this.

Then Taeseong family’s second daughter-in-law who was drinking water obediently asked demurely.

“Father, then how do the Taeseong Chemicals executives become?”

The grandfather who was smiling hehe hardened his expression.

Taeseong’s second daughter-in-law continued the words pretending not to know.

“That’s right. You wouldn’t be intending to hand over together to U-gwang as is. Then will you push into the existing other affiliates?”

“Is only the executives a problem? Taeseong Chemicals employees are 2,000. If including the families attached······. With this restructuring, at least 8,000 people will suffer hardship.”

The first daughter-in-law also nodded.

Then the affiliate executives who were eating rice cake soup laughing heartily became quiet.

I sighed small inside.

‘Taeseong Chemicals talk can’t not come out. Because it’s the parents’ stain, and the excuse to attack.’

My goal was one.

-Turning interest to another direction before being branded with the Taeseong Chemicals problem!

Several among the affiliate executives skillfully slightly added words.

“If buying Taeseong Automobile, they add fuel discount at U-gwang gas stations, and if using U-gwang gas stations, they sell linked products that give Taeseong Automobile maintenance discount, they say they’ll stop sales.”

“U-gwang says can’t supply. Receiving contact saying will change distribution trading partners on the way.”

“The madam of the U-gwang line who visited our Taeseong Gallery also cut off visits completely.”

“Taeseong Fashion received notice of entry contract termination from U-gwang Department Store.”

I clearly remembered who made what remarks.

From the first meeting, the miscellaneous things that bite and hold onto our parents wouldn’t look pretty.

Taeseong family’s two daughters-in-law smiled brightly at the same time and looked back at mother.

“Really an amazing person entered as younger sister-in-law. Since overturning a marriage of as much as 30 billion.”

“Coming in putting forward Taeseong family’s bloodline. If second wife, that might be different. Entering Taeseong family empty-handed without even wedding gifts. No different from a 20th century Cinderella.”

Bang!

Aunt opened her eyes wide and put down the water glass.

“Stop a bit. What words are you saying now in front of the nephew listening?”

The two daughters-in-law smiled brightly and said softly.

“Oh my, aunt is the most unfair person? I hear that with U-gwang’s retaliation measures, Taeseong Department Store sales became half?”

“Because of whom recording the worst performance at the year-end major point, and suffering the humiliation of all VIP customers being snatched. Even so, don’t you resent the main culprit?”

The gaze looking at mother was cold.

‘Said the two daughters-in-law are firmly preparing. From the first meeting, driving public opinion and trying to shame?’

This is resentful?

When father hardened his expression and tried to open his mouth, aunt raised her hand and blocked.

“Here is Taeseong not U-gwang? Saying without U-gwang the business goes bankrupt and dies?”

Aunt’s sharp voice stuck into the ear clearly with good diction.

“Department store sales half? Treat that as my lack of management ability.”

Aunt’s cold eyes stuck to Taeseong family’s second daughter-in-law.

“Taeseong Gallery? Why is the madams’ visits cutting off the youngest sister-in-law’s fault? Last time you sold knowing a forgery as genuine and suffered complete shame, right? Why blaming others for ruining the business because insight is shit eyes?”

Aunt’s eyes headed to Taeseong family’s first daughter-in-law this time.

“Taeseong Fashion? Pushing Vietnam skirts or something as luxury fashion, would it sell! Change from the designer!”

Aunt’s sniping also headed to the first older brother.

“Is only U-gwang gas stations? Or trying to do pushover business? Fuel discount is only a mouse tail, but automobile maintenance discount width is large? Isn’t it a combined product that our side should cut off saying no need for fuel discount?”

Aunt finally didn’t leave the second older brother alone either.

“When Taeseong Trading brings items from overseas, U-gwang only put a spoon on, they say? Instead of thinking of selling U-gwang items with many defective supplies, properly sell our Taeseong’s items?”

Grandfather put down the spoon so that a thud sound came out.

“Everyone stop. What disgrace is this from new year morning!”

Grandfather looked over the two daughters-in-law of course, and the children sitting silently and the affiliate executives.

“Deciding to give up Taeseong Chemicals is me. If there’s dissatisfaction, say straight to me. Don’t try to catch innocent people going around.”

Grandfather made an uncomfortable cough sound.

“Don’t get slapped by U-gwang and vent anger on the youngest! Rather you guys also charge at U-gwang and fight, or if not that, make U-gwang eat a lot of shit! Why trying to do ugly family fights from the beginning of the new year!”

The second daughter-in-law talked softly.

“Father’s inside would be the most bitter. Because handing over Taeseong Chemicals that put effort and grew for 7 years of course the friendship with Chairman Kim of U-gwang is also about to be cut.”

“Business is business, and friendship is friendship! I’ll take care of my matters myself so you pay attention to your matters!”

Grandfather took out two invitations with the Blue House mark stamped from his bosom.

“Hunting is not done inside the house. Have to go outside and obtain food! Everyone, do you recognize what this is?”

He raised it high so that all affiliate executives could see.

“Two Blue House new year luncheon invitations came to our Taeseong.”

Everyone was surprised and startled.

“That’s an important schedule where His Excellency calls corporate heads and discusses the year’s economic plans, right?”

“I heard even among the top 30 chaebol corporate heads, some don’t receive invitations, but two invitations came to Taeseong?”

“One would be the chairman’s, so the other one would be Young Master Dae-jun’s?”

Grandfather shook his head.

“No. This is what Seong-jun received directly from His Excellency.”

“D, directly?”

“From His Excellency?”

Sounds of inhaling breath were heard here and there.

“His Excellency pointed out Seong-jun and invited to the drinking place. There, not enough with obtaining and drinking three drinks of alcohol, received even the invitation like this.”

Silent shock spread.

“Seong-jun not only confirmed the Subway Line 2 construction in the negotiation with His Excellency, but also won the Gangnam Express Bus Terminal expansion construction and commercial building extension on the spot. Even that alone is at least 200 billion!”

Grandfather snorted.

“30 billion won Taeseong Chemicals? Does Taeseong collapse by giving to U-gwang? The investment money Seong-jun pulled is 18 billion alone!”

After the year-end night, people saying they’ll invest in Taeseong Construction don’t stop.

There were also people who wrote investment agreements directly welcoming investors at the event gathered here.

“How many thick constructions did Seong-jun win in the Middle East again? The Jubail industrial port city construction alone is 100 million dollars!”

The gaze of the affiliate executives looking at father became hot.

The coming and going glances became busy.

The gaze looking at the 16-person Taeseong direct family dining table also became busy.

“Thinking of attaching a few more affiliates to support as Seong-jun’s share instead of Taeseong Chemicals. Wood and windows, cement, Seong-jun take them!”

Everyone gathered here was surprised.

I was also surprised.

That seemed the same for father and other family members.

‘Other things might be different but cement and windows are quite big?’

It was a tempting proposal.

On the other hand, the daughters-in-law pouted their mouths.

“Too much. Aren’t you taking care of only Young Master Seong-jun too much?”

“What’s too much about too much?”

Grandfather said cutting it off.

“Gave the first automobile and fashion, gave the second distribution and gallery, that’s enough. The third now only has Taeseong Construction. Even that is only one empty shell company that rose on a debt pile and was about to go bankrupt because of that Yun-seong guy ruining it!”

Grandfather looked back at President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals.

“President Shim, help our Seong-jun. Cement, you can take charge, right?”

Then uncle raised his hand.

“If President Shim wishes, I want to escort to Taeseong Automobile. Because it seems have to separate an affiliate that only handles heavy equipment separately.”

It was a recruitment proposal of escorting to the Taeseong Heavy Equipment president position.

The second uncle also raised his hand.

“If disliking Taeseong Trading, how about Taeseong Food?”

Taeseong Food was the core affiliate of Taeseong Distribution.

Aunt also raised her hand.

“Taeseong Department Store now desperately needs an expert’s help. Please help!”

Father also raised his hand as if can’t lose.

“I······.”

“Yes, good.”

“······Yes?”

Father didn’t even open his mouth, but President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals grabbed and accepted father’s proposal.

Everyone looked alternately at father and President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals with flustered expressions.

“President Shim, the position I can give now······.”

“Isn’t it good. I’ll do whatever you make me do.”

When father tried to open his mouth again, President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals raised his hand and blocked.

“But not yet. I hope to hold the position proposed now for a while.”

“Hold······ you say?”

“Yes, because there are two unfinished duties left for me.”

Everyone had the same word come to mind.

‘Taeseong Chemicals’ hasn’t properly gone through the acquisition procedure to U-gwang yet.

Grandfather asked.

“Have to be so. Even when handing over Taeseong Chemicals, have to minimize damage. You stay and finish certainly to the end.”

“Thinking of snatching Taeseong Chemicals back before going through the acquisition procedure with U-gwang.”

“What?”

“That’s my first duty that must hold Young Master Seong-jun’s proposal.”

President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals’ next words were like dropping a bomb on the new year meal place.

“Then Young Master Seong-jun never lost Taeseong Chemicals from the beginning, so there will be no matter of being caught in books forever from now on.”

The surroundings began to murmur noisily.

Here and there, words like ‘Would that be possible?’ or ‘Nonsense.’ or ‘Is it words with a right mind?’ were heard whispering.

Whether so or not.

President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals glanced at me and grinned.

Somehow it felt like boldly shouting let it be as it will.

‘When hearing my words, half-believed half-doubted. Seems to have firmed the determination.’

Then someone asked.

“Then what’s the second duty that must hold the proposal?”