Morning meeting time to open the morning.
As usual, I walked into the conference room with light steps and greeted with a light heart.
“Good morning everyone.”
The greetings of the staff have returned, but the atmosphere is strange.
From everyone’s stiff expression to the heavy air currents in the meeting room, it seemed far from a good morning.
“Why is everyone looking like that? What’s going on?”
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“Ah, that… … .”
When the team members hesitate, Lee So-young raises her voice from the side.
“A super-large incident happened this morning. Arrest Choi Myung-ja. Couldn’t you see the news?”
The arrest of Choi Myung-ja is a major case. However, for me who knew the outcome of the case, even if the news continued to come out, I had no choice but to lose interest.
“I couldn’t have seen it. The first page of the portal has been completely plastered.”
“Even so, the CEO is very calm.”
“Yes, it is a big deal at the national level, but isn’t it an incident that has nothing to do with our company?”
“Why is there nothing to do with it?”
Lee So-young quickly comes to my side and shows the news on the screen of her phone.
[The butterfly effect brought about by the live broadcast of the virtual currency exposure. The infested public opinion becomes the number one contributor to the arrest of Choi Myung-ja.]
In the portal article, recent major events were marked with a timeline.
Most of them were occupied by Choi Myeong-ja’s various corruption allegations, but the key case was the virtual currency exposure live broadcast.
“Does this mean that Choi Myung-ja was arrested because I broadcasted a revelation?”
“that’s right.”
“The elixir is too severe.”
“It’s not just this article saying that. Look here. There are similar posts on the internet community as well.”
Choi Myung-ja’s arrest would have happened even if I hadn’t broadcast live on cryptocurrency. Soon, evidence of secret intervention and corruption will be woven together like sweet potato stems.
But somehow, Choi Myung-ja was arrested before conclusive evidence came out.
no criminal evidence
It is a self-evident fact that if Choi Myung-ja is released due to insufficient evidence, the sparks will fly toward us.
“How is the recent government approval rating?”
“It dropped from 24% to 21% a while ago, and wouldn’t it fall even more if the issue of Choi Myung-ja’s arrest is included this time?”
The decline in the president’s approval rating was a boon to me. The more they do, the faster the messy truth they’ve been hiding will be revealed.
At the end of the road, the first impeachment in Korean history was waiting.
However, Lee So-young, unaware of the future, continues with a worried expression.
“What if the government retaliates? Even if you can’t afford it right now, when public opinion calms down later, then… … There are still two years left in this government term.”
“It won’t be that long.”
“Isn’t it long? What do you mean?”
Lee So-young strikes sharply and enters. I quickly waved my hand and said.
“It’s just self-talk. I’ll take care of your business, so let’s start the meeting. What was the topic today?”
* * *
“Whew… … .”
As soon as I left the conference room, the sigh I had been holding back came out. Throughout the meeting, my head was complicated with Choi Myung-ja’s case, so I couldn’t concentrate.
‘Wouldn’t history be changing because of me? Ey, what would be different if the arrest period was a little faster.’
As I walked while thinking about this and that, I was already in front of the representative office.
A secretary stood in front of the office.
“CEO, a guest has arrived.”
“Who are you?”
“I am Vice Chairman Jeon Yong-taek of Ohsung Electronics. First, I took you to the drawing room.”
Jeon Yong-taek is one of the key figures in this incident.
Giving tens of billions of won in bribes to Choi Myung-ja and requesting his illegal business succession, it was practically the same as a sample of collusion with the political world.
‘Why did he come to me at this timing? Did you sense a crisis? Or is it just because my feet are numb?’
Anyway, if it was enough to come without contact, it must have been quite urgent.
“Shall I bring you to the representative’s office?”
“no. I’m going down to the drawing room.”
“All right.”
I walked quickly to the parlor where he was waiting.
As soon as Jeon Yong-taek sees me entering, he jumps up and bows his head at me.
“CEO Shin, long time no see.”
“Ah, yes. But it’s been a long time since we met at the hotel two months ago.”
“hahahaha. Two months is old.”
We sat down and exchanged a brief hello until our drinks were served. Then, Jeon Yong-taek first brings up a different topic.
“Not too long ago, the CEO appeared on a live broadcast. I was really surprised.”
“Have you seen the broadcast?”
“Of course I saw it. That too live.”
Jeon Yong-taek pulls his upper body forward and looks at me.
“The appearance of thoroughly punishing broadcasters who cheat with virtual currency. It was a series of admiration throughout.”
“It wasn’t quite like that.”
“no. I mean it sincerely. To bring down even Choi Myung-ja with that one broadcast was something a criminal like me could never have dared imagine.”
I never thought I would hear from Jeon Yong-taek again what I heard from Lee So-yeong in the conference room.
I immediately wave my hand.
“I don’t know what you mean. I just wanted to stop cryptocurrency scams, I had no other intentions.”
“There is no point in denying it. Because I know everything.”
“yes?”
Jeon Yong-taek gave strength to his voice and continued to speak.
“Myungja Choi was thinking of suffocating WHTS Company by imposing a huge tax on cryptocurrency once this situation calms down. But just then, when the president’s live broadcast became a hot topic, public opinion did not calm down, but rather boiled over.”
“… … .”
“Precise targeting and good timing. Are you going to pretend that everything is just a coincidence?”
He was already full of confidence in his eyes, voice, and everything.
If my partner evaluates me so highly, do I really need to step out and say it’s a misunderstanding?
I raise my shoulders as high as I can and curl up the corners of my mouth that move spontaneously.
“So what? What do you mean?”
He continues with a grin as if he had found out a great secret.
“As expected, my prediction was correct. Seeing that CEO Shin was dealing with the Tesla case and the cell phone ignition case, I thought that this case would be the same.”
“Are you going to report it to the government?”
“It can’t be. I never do anything like that. Aren’t we partners?”
I don’t know who became my partner at will, but for now, I nod my head.
“I just came here to ask about something about CEO Shin’s decision.”
“What do you mean?”
“He supported Trump in this US presidential election.”
Reflexively, the expression frowned. Jeon Yong-taek examines the atmosphere and immediately adds an excuse.
“I would like to tell you in advance, in case you misunderstand, we happened to see an article while preparing for sponsorship and came to know about it.”
“What article?”
“It is an article about building a new Tesla factory in Texas, a Republican stronghold. That actually means pushing Trump… … As you know, the atmosphere there has not been good lately.”
From public opinion polls, internet public opinion, and press predictions, all indicators pointed to Hillary’s election.
I also knew that Hillary would be elected until now.
‘Actually, when I opened the lid, a completely different result came out.’
I had no intention of telling him such high-level information, so I turned around pretending not to know.
“Then, Jeon Yong-taek would have to put the donation money into Hillary. Isn’t that what happened?”
“I have already put some of my donations in the Democratic Party, but after seeing CEO Shin’s actions, my heart is shaken.”
“You shouldn’t attach meaning to the actions of someone like me.”
“I think it is 100 times better than those who say they are experts in Korea.”
I stare at Jeon Yong-taek, who is tenaciously following.
He didn’t avert my gaze. On the contrary, I can feel that he is trying to read my insides by sending more intense eyes.
‘Annoying things stuck to me.’
* * *
With less than a month to go before the US presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump was working on a murderous schedule.
Public speaking, TV debates, and various lectures are exhausting, but I had to attend private sponsorship events to raise money.
It would seem that it would make sense for a candidate to attend a sponsored event with only a month before the presidential election, but it was an inevitable move for Trump.
The Republican Party completely cut off support, and only a small amount of external support comes in.
Not a single CEO of America’s 100 largest companies supported Trump.
profit-.
jump. jump. jump.
“Big!”
All he could do to soothe his exhaustion was a cold coke in the car. Without this, he might have given up the election right away.
“Candidate.”
Before you can taste the bittersweet aftertaste of cola, the secretary appears holding a file folder.
Trump said with a frown.
“what’s the matter?”
“The results of the regular approval rating survey have come out. Compared to the previous survey, it increased by a whopping 0.9%.”
Trump snatches the file before he finishes listening to his secretary.
As the secretary said, the 0.9% increase was correct. It was still a problem because the gap with Hillary was 11%.
“Do you think I’ll trust the f*cking media’s investigation?”
Trump vomits, crumples up the papers and throws them on the floor.
Looking at the recent behavior of the media, the nausea was intense. No matter what happened, reports that were unfavorable to him were repeatedly sent out like parrots, and favorable reports were often treated alone or ignored altogether.
In addition, dirty work has been added lately.
13-year-old s*xual assault scandal.
Trump was maddened with injustice. Why would he, being rich, commit s*xual assault or something?
And bringing out in 2016 what happened in 1994, even when memories are hazy, was a political maneuver.
However, the media reported on it every day, accusing Trump of being a rapist.
‘We have to win this election somehow. Or the honor I’ve built so far… … .’
As Trump’s anguished Coke runs out, the secretary speaks again.
“Candidate.”
“stop. I don’t want to hear anything now.”
“Not that… … .”
The secretary looks at Trump and puts her cell phone forward.
It was a cell phone used for work.
He answers the phone without even checking who the caller is.
“hello.”
-President, have you been well?
the title of the president.
A smile bloomed on Trump’s lips as the memory of that time came to mind just by hearing it.
“oh! Daniel. Long time no see. Why have you been out of touch?”
– I was refraining from contacting you because you might be busy.
“no. Daniel’s calls are always answered with pleasure. Hot hot hot.”
After that, the two of them laughed for a while and the conversation continued.
Then, the other side changes the topic first.
-Rather than that, from what I hear, it seems that the pre-election situation is not very good.
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“Don’t trust the media. They are all scammers.”
– Of course, I don’t believe it right away. But isn’t it true that the trend is unsettling?
The smile disappeared from Trump’s lips for the first time after starting the call. If the other person knows that, he quickly continues talking.
-So I prepared a card to help the President.
“card?”
-Yes, it’s a nuclear bomb-grade card that can turn an unfavorable charter in one shot.
Trump, who had been sitting crookedly, straightens his phone and raises his upper body.
“What is that card? Let me tell you.”
-Make America Greater. Announce reviving the city that best fits this slogan. That could turn the tide of the battle.
“That place… … How are you?”
Trump takes a few drops of Coke from the can to his mouth. His lips were as dry as they should be.
– Detroit, the most miserably ruined city in America.