Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Negotiating with U-gwang (1)

President Shim sighed long.

“Young Master, Taeseong Chemicals is a company of as much as 30 billion! The request to hand over this in 3 days is also absurd, what? Finish within today? By negotiating with Chairman Kim of U-gwang?”

Handing over within 3 days, or handing over within today.

In my view, that seems that.

“Taeseong Chemicals family members also decided to move to Taeseong Construction. And resolved even the slush funds or stocks as President Shim’s share just now? What’s the problem?”

“That itself is the problem! Such an unreasonable number, Chairman Kim of U-gwang will well receive!”

“Making it so immediately is our task!”

“Huff!”

President Shim held the back of his neck.

Whether so or not.

“The bait has to shake delicious ones. That way catch. Not so?”

“Now trying to catch Chairman Kim of U-gwang··· hehehe!”

“Even if practitioners put heads together and argue for a few days, the acquisition negotiation will be sluggish.”

“That’s a natural procedure.”

So I have no choice but to put a super strong number.

When President Shim and U-gwang’s acquisition negotiation team were sitting at the table and arguing, factory 6 exploded and many people died and got hurt.

Ha, there’s no way to explain this?

“Young Master is still young so might not know well, but originally acquisition negotiation is not such a simple matter. A matter that takes at least a few months, at most a few years.”

“If a general case, it would be so. But this is also ultimately a matter that people do. With one word of the group head, can simply end.”

Like how with our grandfather’s decision, Taeseong Chemicals was handed over to U-gwang overnight.

I jumped down from the chair with a hop.

“Hold the car key and follow. Let’s depart right now.”

“Right now··· you say?”

“While the words came out, let’s go.”

“Young Master, wait a bit! If handing over Taeseong Chemicals so snatchingly like this, Chairman Cha will also hold the back of his neck and collapse.”

“Surely not. Grandfather already firmed his heart. The one whose determination isn’t set is only President Shim.”

“······!”

Our grandfather’s nickname was Flame Bulldozer.

“Did you forget the words grandfather requested? Don’t leave lingering, don’t drag, hand over cleanly and certainly!”

I stuck the paper with the special provisions written into President Shim’s pocket with a whoosh.

“If obtained full authority regarding Taeseong Chemicals acquisition negotiation from grandfather. Have to use at times like this. Not so?”

President Shim made a groan sound.

“Young Master, Chairman Kim of U-gwang is not such an easy person.”

“Because not easy, it’s easier. Because he’ll try not to miss a good opportunity.”

I filled the coat buttons carefully.

Also wrapped a scarf, and put on fur gloves.

“What proposal that Chairman Kim of U-gwang would be tempted by, let’s ponder that while going.”

Even wearing ear muffs, outing preparation end!

“Insisting on charging into the U-gwang headquarters?”

“Ah, because new year holiday, perhaps didn’t come to work at the U-gwang headquarters?”

I walked with big strides.

“Then going to Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group’s house would be fine.”

“Young Master!”

From the corridor outside the president’s office, loud bang bang footsteps were heard.

“President, a big matter occurred!”

Bang!

A person wearing Taeseong Chemicals work clothes opened the door right away.

A face urgent enough to omit even the basic courtesy of knocking.

“U, Chairman Kim of U-gwang has come!”

Oh, even the tiger comes when talking about it.

No need to charge into the house?

Originally even a shit dog barks loudly in its own zone.

President Shim, luck is good!

“Team Leader Lee, say words that make sense!”

President Shim shouted with a burst.

“Why would Chairman Kim of U-gwang come here from the new year!”

“That’s saying affiliate inspection······.”

Taeseong seems to do executive meetings while eating rice cake soup with affiliate executives on the new year.

U-gwang goes around affiliate inspections?

‘The sound of nailing that Taeseong Chemicals is now U-gwang’s?’

Whether so or not.

Thinking again, luck is good!

Avoided the rudeness of charging into the house without notice from the first day of the new year and negotiating.

“Remember that the acquisition negotiation is President Shim’s share?”

“S, surely······!”

“Seems heaven is pushing to finish within today. Generously 3 hours would be enough?”

“······Three hours?”

President Shim looked back at me with a pale complexion.

I winked one eye.

“For reference, Team Leader Yu who was Secretary Kim’s direct subordinate finished the negotiation with President Oh of Hyunmu Construction within 3 minutes?”

“······?”

It was the sound that the weight class difference between a mere affiliate president and the U-gwang Group head is nothing special.

“Can’t leave Chairman of U-gwang standing outside for long. Have to go quickly.”

“The Young Master?”

“I’m just eight years old. Is there a subject to intervene in the acquisition negotiation place of a 30 billion won company.”

If I were just eighteen!

“I’ll support fire by phone. So receive the phone well.”

“Phone?”

I smiled brightly and raised both fists.

“President Shim, then fighting!”

* * *

I entered the secretary’s office next to the president’s office.

Sitting in the secretary chief’s seat, a memo paper prettily attached on the wall is visible.

From the president’s office to trading partners.

It was writing internal and external phone numbers.

‘Good!’

On the wall phone numbers, on the desk a phone, and in my head even grandfather’s house phone number!

Because I memorized well the number written in mother’s notebook.

‘If really thinking it won’t do, call grandfather. If a matter of negotiating with Chairman Kim of U-gwang, he’ll run immediately?’

This is really reliable!

Clack!

I snapped my fingers.

‘Hey, guardian deity!’

[Yes.]

The underworld messenger appeared smoothly like smoke.

‘Receive lots of new year luck.’

[Not yet. We count by lunar calendar.]

‘Then since not the first day of the new year either, can send without being sorry! Go!’

[······.]

I pointed below the secretary’s office glass window.

‘Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group has come. Follow and see what doing a bit.’

[I’ll do so.]

The underworld messenger disappeared like smoke again.

A clean field of view that doesn’t ripple blue like when seeing the future earlier.

Field of view sharing with the underworld messenger.

* * *

The Taeseong Chemicals people who were modestly attaching tables in the factory empty lot and eating makgeolli and side dishes were bewildered.

A few stuck their heads out like meerkats and watched the factory side.

“Who is it? Today is holiday so no matter of people wearing suits lining up and visiting like that.”

“Earlier Team Leader Lee said going to check, right? Why not coming?”

“Probably important guests.”

Someone hit the knee.

“Perhaps Chairman Cha and affiliate presidents have come?”

“Right! President Shim and the Young Master also came!”

The Taeseong Chemicals people stood up awkwardly and fixed their clothes.

“Have to give a thank you greeting saying ate makgeolli and side dishes well thanks to that.”

“Also give greetings in advance saying please take care well at Taeseong Construction from now on.”

But the person approaching from that side was not Chairman Cha.

An elderly gentleman in a long coat leaning on a cane.

Behind him, security guards and middle-aged men looking experienced in suits followed.

The Taeseong Chemicals people couldn’t hide perplexity.

Team Leader Kim watched eyes and stepped forward.

“There······ perhaps how did you come?”

“This person is the head of U-gwang Group. Came out for affiliate inspection with the U-gwang affiliate president group.”

“A, affiliate inspection?”

Team Leader Kim was restless not knowing what to do.

Every word that came out of the security guard’s mouth was nothing but heavy.

The Taeseong Chemicals people stood up abruptly in surprise.

“Why is U-gwang coming out for inspection here?”

“Here is Taeseong Chemicals, not U-gwang’s affiliate!”

The U-gwang Group security guard snickered.

“Seems the news is dark? Chairman Cha of Taeseong Group publicly declared that he’ll hand over Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang?”

“So still! It’s Taeseong Chemicals!”

Clack!

Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group leaned on the cane.

Cold and sharp eyes passed sweeping the Taeseong Chemicals people.

“Didn’t hear any words?”

It was a cold and hard voice.

The oppressive feeling that pressed the surroundings was a bonus.

“Here is scheduled to change the sign soon and become U-gwang Chemicals. So have to come out for affiliate inspection.”

“So still······!”

Clack!

Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group leaned on the cane once more.

One of the work team leaders who was trying to protest closed his mouth pushed by that force.

“A mess.”

The surroundings became quiet.

The Taeseong Chemicals people looked at each other and couldn’t hide troubled expressions.

Couldn’t do anything about the chaebol head who charged in right away, and couldn’t block either.

‘Just now heard from President Shim the words of handing over Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang, and even finished the signature of transferring to Taeseong Construction.’

The resonance given by what was vaguely thought when only hearing with words and U-gwang side people rushing over and declaring that Taeseong Chemicals is their affiliate would have been different.

Chairman Kim of U-gwang Group frowned seeing the makgeolli side dish table prepared attaching tables in the factory empty lot.

“Holding a drinking party during work?”

The Taeseong Chemicals people looked at each other and swallowed dry saliva.

Also subtly put down the cheap plastic cups and hid the wooden chopsticks behind their backs.

“Leaving the factory line running and playing the laborers like this? What were the work team leaders doing? Where did the executives go?”

It was a cold scolding.

“The factory is running really well.”

Chairman Kim of U-gwang slightly gestured with his eyes.

“Manager Jang.”

“Yes, chairman.”

The middle-aged man called Manager Jang bent his waist.

“Prepare restructuring. Can’t entrust the factory to such things.”

“Seems have to be so. Didn’t know Taeseong was educating employees so messily.”

Then President Shim entered the empty lot with Team Leader Lee.

“No need to worry about restructuring!”

“President!”

“These people are our Taeseong’s family! Words finished that Taeseong will take them!”

“Taeseong takes?”

“Yes, already resigned at Taeseong Chemicals so know so.”

Chairman Kim of U-gwang snorted coldly.

“Guys who wrote resignations occupying the factory? That’s a problem in its own way?”

“Treat it as opening a farewell party while writing resignations.”

“Tsk!”

Chairman Kim clicked his tongue.

“It’s a matter that Cha Tae-seong promised. If putting out a trash-like company, it’s difficult.”

“There will be no such matter.”

“The factory is a mess, employee management is more of a mess, inventory and raw materials piled up a lot, and leaving the factory line abandoned. How should I interpret this?”

“Anyway, it was the time I was trying to visit Chairman Kim to talk about that.”

“Me?”

“Yes, trying to finish the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition negotiation within today.”

“What?”

Chairman Kim of U-gwang raised one eyebrow.

“Within today?”

Couldn’t hide perplexity.

The U-gwang affiliate president group following behind Chairman Kim also couldn’t hide fluster the same.

“Is that a sound that makes sense?”

“I heard Taeseong Chemicals is a company of roughly 30 billion?”

“If already finished organizing employees···, is it sincere words?”

They also know very well what acquisition merger is because they are presidents leading affiliates.

It was a matter expected of a hard and complex argument where nerve wars and underwater work go fiercely between both companies.

So they also came to declare war putting forward the pretext of ‘affiliate inspection’ with determination.

“President Shim, are you in right mind now?”

“Would that be possible? Have to say words that make sense!”

“Saying finish the negotiation in one day? A passing dog would laugh!”

President Shim spread his chest.

“I received full authority regarding Taeseong Chemicals acquisition negotiation delegated from Chairman Cha!”

President Shim didn’t avoid Chairman Kim of U-gwang’s eyes.

Looked facing proudly and said clearly.

“I’ll hand over all from the factory’s raw materials and products piled in the warehouse to trading partners and supply contracts!”

The U-gwang affiliate presidents snorted.

“Even roughly scanning, it was hundred million unit amount. Handing over all raw materials and products too?”

“Coming out saying handing over trading partners and supply contracts too? Unless crazy.”

“No way Shim Won-cheol who claims to be Taeseong’s loyal retainer would make a proposal unilaterally advantageous to U-gwang!”

“Shim Won-cheol, what on earth are you trying to do now? What’s the plot!”

Chairman Kim of U-gwang looked at President Shim with interesting eyes.

Whether so or not.

President Shim said confidently.

“Chairman Kim, since came all the way here, will you just look around the factory and go? Or will you listen carefully about the acquisition conditions while drinking one tea in the president’s office?”

It meant intending to finish the acquisition negotiation within the time of drinking one tea.

Chairman Kim wouldn’t not understand that meaning.

At President Shim’s full of spirit provocation, Chairman Kim couldn’t help but pull up his mouth corner.

“I’ll do espresso double shot.”