148 episodes. Would you believe me now?
Kang Jun-ho asked with a puzzled face.
“What do you mean?”
“Ah, the question was too broad? In a word, let’s betray President Jang and share a volunteer diplomacy project with me.”
“Come on, wait a minute.”
He drank some water and then continued.
“Why all of a sudden? Are you trying to get revenge for that?”
“I can’t say no, but not necessarily because of that.”
“sure?”
“Isn’t it business? It’s beneficial to both me and the GL group.”
“Even if we don’t hold Jin Yu-seong’s hand, our group will benefit sufficiently. There is no need to take any risks.”
I shook my head resolutely.
“It would be nice if there was no loss rather than a gain.”
“Damage? On what basis do you say that?”
“Have you already thought that you might be taken advantage of? That’s why you came here on a business trip to Macau.”
“……”
“In your opinion, Manager Kang, what role do you think the GL group will play in the resource diplomacy project?”
To my question, Kang Jun-ho frowned and answered.
“Our group has a lot of know-how in overseas resource development. In addition, considering our network that has spread all over the world, I think we will be mainly in charge of negotiating. KNOC is in charge of technical advice.”
“If that was the case, we would have done a development review together in the first place.”
“As I said before, that’s because of security at the national level…”
I cut off Kang Jun-ho’s words and spoke in a confident tone.
“It’s not security.”
“……?”
“They don’t want to give the GL group time and space to review.”
“What is the reason?”
“If you do, you will be exposed to fraud.”
Kang Jun-ho asked with hard-to-believe eyes.
“A scam?”
“Yes, it’s a scam against the people. The resource diplomacy project.”
“How are you so sure? The project hasn’t even started yet. There may be some corruption, but I can’t say it’s a scam.”
“I can’t reveal the source of the information, but all I can say is that GL Group will be in charge of the economic verification of the project.”
“I don’t know Mr. Jin Yu-seong, but such things are usually done in the financial sector. Quantifying anything in money is a long-term of the industry.”
“That’s right. That’s why I called it verification.”
“……?”
“The preparation of the economic report will be prepared by a private equity fund under the Zao Financial Group, which has a close relationship with Vice Minister Son, but the verification will be conducted by GL Group. We have to start. Something like this. Or maybe he will threaten us in relation to the group succession structure.”
It has already been announced through the media that the GL Group is joining the resource diplomacy project.
If progress slowed, media play would come in, and it was self-evident that it would soon tie the hands and feet of the GL group with another pressure.
From the moment they held hands, the GL group was in a position to be dragged around.
What would happen if I couldn’t overcome the pressure and took a rough stamp?
Even if you don’t know right away, it was clear that the disastrous result would be revealed when the investigation of the performance started a few years after the project was over, and that the cause of the failure would be borne by the GL Group.
“Our manager, you are not that lax. Do you think the name of the group will be listed in the economic feasibility report that has not been reviewed?”
“If you don’t do that, you’ll be in trouble in many ways, but especially then, the racehorse, Koh Sang-moo, will take over everything.”
“Mr. Jin Yu-seong, you may not know, but there is a safety device in that case. So even when we were consistent with ignoring it, we couldn’t touch it and came out as a conciliatory measure.”
“No, I do. If you believe in Jang Young-joon, the chairman of the Masayoshi, you are making a big mistake. The thing that I didn’t use then was because I didn’t use it for this project.”
“Chairman Young-Jun Jang is the older brother of President Hak-Jun Jang. He says he puts a knife in his brother’s back?”
Kang Jun-ho made a face in disbelief.
“You can think of it this way. Isn’t the Asia project manager Jang Min-soo? If the GL group doesn’t do what he wants, then Jang Min-soo will not be able to do his job properly. Then, the scenario is to make his father, Young-jun Jang, take responsibility for that. Because there was.”
Kang Jun-ho leaned deeply on the chair at my explanation and smiled disappointedly.
“Is this a scenario created by Vice Minister Son?
“Yes, it’s also the scenario that President Jang Hak-jun allowed.”
And Jang Min-soo was tormented all night looking at the contents of the draft.
Unlike Son Young-seok, who only tells the necessary parts, Jang Hak-joon chooses to tell his nephew all his heart.
It was not to trust his nephew, but to intimidate him on the contrary.
The threat of not leaving both the rich and the poor if they fail.
“Huh, I’ve seen a lot of things with the manager, but this world still has a lot to say about it.”
Money is so scary, and power is so dangerous.
And Kang Jun-ho probably felt the same thing I felt.
President Jang Hak-jun.
that he is a little different.
For example, Koh Sang-moon wanted to take the seat of his older brother who was lying on the hospital bed as his own, but he still had the concept of a brother.
However, Hak-Jun Jang saw his brother Young-Jun Jang and his nephew Min-Soo Jang as mere tools.
I could tell from the prepared plan and cause, and from the process of showing it to my nephew.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’m not a decision maker.”
“Still, if you are Manager Kang, you can convince Koh. What do you think?”
“Before I give my opinion, I have an answer I’d like to hear.”
“Please speak.”
My answer will be the source to convince Koh Sang-moon.
“How can you guarantee that we won’t betray Jin Yoo-sung later? It’s hard to betray you once, but it’s easy twice.”
“Will you accept me for betraying me and rejoining President Jang? Even my older brother is a merciless person. The moment I accept my proposal and release President Jang’s hand, the GL group is not a one-out, but a two-out. Because I hated him.”
“Then, what if President Jang opens it right away when we hold Jin Yu-seong’s hand and we are two out?”
“You won’t know until the very end that it’s a two-out, because you’re supposed to hold that hand tight on the outside.”
“Are you asking me to spy?”
“Yeah, if it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have made an offer to Manager Kang. Because we’re not that close.”
“The position of our group is important, in Jin Yu-seong’s plan.”
Kang Jun-ho shook his head and continued.
After emphasizing their importance, it was the perfect timing to connect the most important questions.
“What is the price of taking on that important role?”
His eyes were not asking for a vague loss that might happen later, but for a specific benefit that could be obtained by holding my hand.
“The total budget of the project is 40 trillion won, right?”
“That’s what I heard.”
“Article 5.”
“……?”
“I promise you the fifth.”
“The budget is 40 trillion won, but you promise 5 trillion won!?”
“At the end of the project, President Hak-Jun Chang will also be in the lame duck. Still, from the standpoint of Sang-Moo Ko, wouldn’t it be worth taking the risk?”
“Is 25% a possible offer?”
It’s actually 5%.
“As I said before. The resource diplomacy project is a scam. It’s hard to promise 25% for a normal business, but 25% of the profit from fraud is not difficult.”
“There are a lot of benefits for us, both in terms of profitability. But there is one problem.”
“What?”
“If this project is intercepted as Mr. Jin Yu-seong said, then President Jang may blame all the causes on our group. As I said earlier.”
“It is possible because there is a reason that the verification of the economic report was not done properly.”
“sure?”
“If you join me, that risk will disappear. I will inform you of the mines that are being developed. Then, wouldn’t the GL group also prepare in advance? As long as we can prepare, there will be no problems.”
“Do you have any idea where you’re going to develop it?
I nodded my head lightly.
“Uzbekistan Minister Komilov, Indonesian Salin Group’s successor Sigit Sutan Salin, Kazakhstan Prime Minister Nazar, and Myanmar’s top military commander General Giab. These are the people that Vice Minister Son Young-seok often met in Macau, right?”
“……!”
“Do you believe me now?”
“I have pinpointed those four people, but I have to believe them. Vice Minister Son Young-seok and Manager Jang Min-soo met many people during the tournament, but they were the only ones they met while setting up a separate venue.”
it would have been
In particular, Min-soo Jang, who got the project draft, worked harder to meet the four people.
Even now.
***
“This is the most significant line we can offer.”
Jang Min-soo wrote the number 20% on a napkin and held it out in front of the shy, shy person.
“Hmm, I remember it was 15% at first, but why is it increasing by 5%?”
“If the Korean investigative team enters Capuas, I’m putting it up as a sign to ask for a hand so that they can’t proceed properly.”
“Can’t you stop the dispatch of the investigation team in the first place? I think the president of Korea would have a little bit of power.”
“When the project is re-examined, your tenure will be over. It’s good if the current ruling party continues to take power, but we have to be prepared if it doesn’t.”
“Can’t you get a second term in Korea?”
“It’s usually difficult.”
Sigite Sutan Salin nodded and held out her glass.
When Jang Min-soo clattered with his glass, he immediately poured it into his mouth and stood up.
“Don’t take the offer well.”
“Thank you, Mr. Salin.”
Sigite Sutan Salin smiled and left.
Son Young-seok, who watched the negotiations, sat down on the seat where Salin was sitting and asked.
“Well done, if you can prepare for the future with 5%, there’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Thank you, Vice Minister.”
“Well, you’re always good at it. As the VIP said, you’re smart.”
“thank you.”
Son Young-seok looked at Jang Min-soo, who lowered his head with narrowed eyes.
Although it is not yet desirable, it seems that he has more room to negotiate because he has seen the big picture.
‘yes? I think I did that… last time.’
Son Young-seok grabbed the wrist of Min-soo Jang, who was holding the glass.
“Why… are you like that?”
“Hey, I don’t think I’ve seen this when I came from Korea. Did you buy it in Macau?”
“You mean cufflinks? I got it as a gift.”
“What? A gift? To whom?”
“that is……”
“Who are you?”
Jang Min-soo was taken aback by the sudden shout.
“Lee, it’s a Lisboa girl…it’s Lily…”
“The bitch who sold the body gave me a present?”
“That’s… I heard that there are women who use gifts to seduce wealthy people.”
“Have you been wearing this for a few days?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Are you kicking? Or did she tell you to keep it up?”
“……”
“Don’t talk straight!”
“Tea, please keep the car…”
“You bastard bastard!!”
Son Young-seok ripped off Jang Min-soo’s cufflinks.
And squashed with my shoe feet.
“Sir, why are you suddenly like this?”
“Shut up that snout!”
Son Young-seok’s eyes looking at the broken cufflinks were sharp.