And I hope the owner of the new trade ship will be the best product.
***
Although air delivery is on the rise, large-scale shipments still had to be transported by ship.
‘Because there is a huge price difference between air delivery and sea delivery.’
Especially in the case of intercontinental transportation, the price difference was indescribable. Because there was a limit to the weight that could be loaded into an aircraft that flew while burning fuel in the air.
So, for a while, there was nothing to ruin maritime trade.
Most of the items at the Savannah Market were also transported by boat. I used an airplane when I was in a hurry, but thanks to predicting the demand in advance and bringing the goods, it was rare.
That’s why we decided to make the best distribution company into a logistics company.
After a long time, I visited CEO Han Ho-jae’s office. Previously, Daehan Market, which occupied only one floor, took up the upper floor.
“I am very busy with the recent rush of orders.”
Han Ho-jae’s expression when he said that looked very happy. No matter how busy a businessman is, he always feels good when things are going well.
The new coffee machine was located in the middle of the office. It was unfamiliar to see that there were various types of beans.
“Which one would you like?”
“I’ll try what the CEO recommends.”
When you don’t know, it’s best to get a recommendation.
It was a coffee with a floral scent, and the distinctive scent was quite attractive.
“The coffee is unique.”
“This is Geisha Coffee. The coffee beans are selected through monthly voting because the staff are serious about coffee.”
“It’s democratic.”
“The response is very good.”
I came into his office and had a meeting just the two of us. Han Ho-jae smiled and brought out the refreshments himself.
“Would you like some?”
“thank you.”
The combination of sweet cookies and luxurious coffee was excellent.
“Is things going well after the merger with Dokgo Commerce?”
“Yes. It worked out thanks to Managing Director Kim. You don’t know how sweaty I was when the request to repay the shares came in.”
“I am happy to be able to invest more in a successful company.”
The executives of Dokgo Commerce sold a large amount of their shares, as if someone had instructed them. Daehan Market could not have enough capital to handle it, but B&T Financial had enough capital.
so i bought it
Since Daehan Market and Dokgo Commerce were similar in size, B&T Financial’s stake was reduced from 20% to 10% at the time of the merger.
However, thanks to numerous Dokgo Commerce executives selling their shares, they were able to secure a 30% stake.
A quarter of the New Daehan Market could be said to be mine.
“It’s almost like a monopoly now.”
“Still, I’m trying not to lose my original intention. If Director Kim allows it, I would like to continue to focus on consumers.”
“It’s what I hoped for.”
The purpose of the business was to make a profit. That’s why when you buy a company from a private equity fund, you focus on squeezing out money from consumers.
Once established, many companies have focused on strategies to squeeze consumers out. I didn’t like it.
‘You shouldn’t neglect consumers just because you’ve caught all the fish. For a company to last a long time, it must not lose its original intention.’
I hoped that Daehan Market would grow until it became a national enterprise in Korea. In that respect, CEO Han Ho-jae seemed the same.
“Thank you for saying that.”
Most of the shares in Daehan Market were owned by me and Han Ho-jae. CEO Han Ho-jae’s share was 32%, and my share was 30%. Even if the two of them combined, the majority is more than half. Considering the 20% of treasury stocks purchased from Daehan Market, the share exercised by just the two of them reached 78%.
‘Because this time, the stakes in Dokgo Commerce that were in other paper companies were also transferred to B&T Financial.’
It was also about being able to make all the decisions just the two of us if we wanted to.
“By the way, what did you visit?”
“I’m here to talk about transporting Savannah Market.”
Han Ho-jae’s expression became serious.
“Tell me.”
At the end of the contract period, it must be replaced.
Currently, Dokgo Trading and Taesan Products were in charge of overseas trade in Daehan Market. I was thinking of continuing the contract with Taesansansansan because I had introduced them to them and they had a friendly relationship, but Dokgo Trading was different.
‘I have to replace it when the contract period is over.’
Although Dokgo-gap became the new chairman, he had no intention of continuing his relationship with the Dokgo Group. Since Dokgo Jin and other members of the Dokgo family were not dead, he did not want to help them regain power after being released from prison.
Since a new contract was signed before the merger, the contract period was over a year. However, that amount of time was needed to build the ship to be used by the best product and to hire people.
After building the ship and hiring people, it was clear that if they couldn’t find work, they would suffer great losses. So, I decided to get it from the dealer in advance.
The first target was the Korean market.
“If the relationship with Dokgo Trade ends, is there a company that is thinking of the next best thing?”
“Not yet. Recently, Dokgo Trading’s output has improved, so we are thinking about extending the contract.”
After Dokgo-gap received management rights, more and more people spoke positively about Dokgo Group.
‘It must mean a person with ability.’
It was a story that he was not the kind of person who struggled to gain power when he had no ability. Even when working with me, the information I needed was brought to me before I even asked for it.
He was a good person to work with.
Still, Dokgo was Dokgo.
“How about signing a contract with the best company?”
“Are you also trading at the best company?”
So far nothing has been done. However, since it was a company that was established after a long time, I did not want to let it do nothing.
In addition, the best product seemed to be able to appeal to Han Ho-jae because it played a leading role in this merger.
“We’ll be starting soon.”
There would be no problem in operation if the know-how was shared with Taesansansan.
“CEO Choi Ji-hoon is trustworthy. Didn’t things work out well thanks to his hard work in this merger?”
“Then would you like to sign a contract?”
“Still, shouldn’t we proceed after looking at the terms of the contract? Please create a position sooner or later.”
Actually, you can just sign a contract with me…
However, nominally Choi Ji-hoon was the representative, so I decided to do that.
“Yes. I’ll make a seat soon.”
The president of the best company would still be working out hard at our house.
***
After finishing the meeting with CEO Han Ho-jae, I headed for my grandfather’s hometown.
‘I should have visited sooner…’
I was so preoccupied with business that I forgot to visit my grandfather. You must have been looking forward to the arrival of your grandchildren for the New Year, but I was sorry.
‘I couldn’t visit my father because he was abroad, so I should have taken good care of the country…’
Still, thanks to the hiring of people, the tomb was clean and well-maintained.
I took my grandfather’s favorite Andong soju and three kinds of snacks that go well with it and went to the oxygen. It was braised short ribs, assorted pancakes, and flatfish sashimi.
I spread the small table next to the oxygen and wiped it well.
Every time I came, I was concerned about putting food down in front of the tombstone, so I brought a table.
I put food I bought from a restaurant on top of a table that I cleaned cleanly, and cut apples and pears and put them together. It was too heavy to carry all by myself, so the bodyguards helped.
“Grandpa. Happy New Year.”
After bowing twice to his grandfather’s grave, he poured a glass full of wine. I twirled my glass on top of my grandfather’s tombstone.
“I don’t have anything prepared, but enjoy your meal.”
I looked around, waiting for Grandpa to come and eat. The lands that used to be random fields in the open field were now properly divided and well-organized.
The village, which was lined with small old houses, was also undergoing renovation work little by little.
‘It will be much prettier in spring.’
In winter, the construction work was not easy. When the temperature dropped below freezing, the ground froze, making it impossible to work.
Still, thanks to the work on a warm day, the town started to look quite sophisticated.
“Grandpa, I’m going to plant a lot of pear trees there. In spring, the white pear flowers will bloom, which will be really spectacular. Aren’t you looking forward to it?”
Thinking of a town full of pear blossoms resembling cherry blossoms made me want to walk down the quiet streets with Elisa.
‘It’s nice to walk along the cherry blossom road with a lover.’
Suddenly, I wondered if Americans also went to see cherry blossoms in spring.
While the grandfather’s spirit was eating, he slowly released what had happened so far. It was because he would be bored if he continued to stay in the oxygen.
“I was invited to Christmas by Elisa’s family. They say that in America, Christmas is an event to spend with family. Then, that means I was recognized as a member of the family.”
It reminded me of Alec Carver and William Carver who showed me a meeting. It’s still frustrating to be together, but since they’re not bad people, they should be able to get close quickly.
“Now people around me acknowledge me first. It’s all thanks to my grandfather. Grandpa. Thank you.”
I bowed goodbye once again.
Thank you so much.
After 30 minutes of telling stories, I filled my glass with alcohol when the alarm went off. He sprinkled the soju from his grandfather’s glass on top of the watch and poured the new soju into the glasses.
“eat a lot.”
Perhaps it is because I have improved my taste in choosing food, all the food I bought this time tasted good.
“I hope you like it.”
He tilted his glass hard and sipped his drink. I wanted to get drunk in the new year.
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Jeffrey Smith tapped me on the shoulder.
“(Boss. Don’t overdo it.)”
“(Today is a good day, so let’s drink some more.)”
“(But don’t push yourself too hard.)”
“(it’s okay.)”
After eating and drinking for a while, sleepiness came over me. If I walked down like this, I thought I would stumble, so I sat down and closed my eyes.
In my dream, my grandfather appeared in very nice clothes.
{It’s Jaegu. Thank you for using your talents for good. Halaebi also got a nice present. How do you like this outfit?}
“Nice, but did I do a good job?”
{okay. Please help a lot of people who are struggling in the future. Life is a precious thing that cannot be bought with money.}
I just donated to repay the kindness of the donation angel… If Grandpa could benefit from it, it was satisfying enough.
{It’s Jaegu.}
“Yes. Grandpa.”
{Live well in the future. But be sure to keep in mind that being nice is not the same as being nice to others.}
“yes.”
There was a joke saying that if you were going to nag, you had to pay for the nagging, but considering the money he earned from the stock cheats his grandfather gave him, it was like giving too much money in advance.
‘grandfather. I will live really hard.’
Looking at the well-shaved grave of my grandfather, I bowed my head and said hello.
***
Currently, there are two companies that can be considered for shipbuilding.
One was Huanglong Heavy Industries. Currently, Chairman Hwang Yong-nam was in prison, so he was robbing empty houses. I was thinking of buying shares and moving to the position of major shareholder and moving according to my will.
The second was Chairman Shin Hee-seok’s Heebo Heavy Industries. The size of the Heebo Group was smaller than that of the Hwangryong Group, but in terms of heavy industry, Heebo was a bigger company. He said that he was aggressively hiring people because of the recent increase in orders.
‘Chairman Shin Hee-seok hasn’t been confirmed to be on our side yet.’
There was a time when I couldn’t get in touch with Seol Kyung-taek because of his interview. There has been no further contact from him since then.
‘I didn’t reveal my identity to him, so there’s no need to rush.’
It was an opponent that could have been a little more steamy.
It wasn’t confirmed that Sung Yo-han was on my side, but with Dok-go-jin arrested, there was no reason to fight Yu-san.
The competition between Seol Kyung-taek and Yu-san Lee would have been decided by the votes of voters. However, it seemed to me that there would be no spark if I kept quiet.
‘Should I place an order for Hwangryong Heavy Industries for now? Or should I buy one used?’
I thought about buying a used ship for a while, but soon changed my mind.
‘It’s the best ship, so I have to match it with the best ship.’
As it was the first company I founded, I was very attached to it. The paper companies that were established afterwards were not as warm as the best products because they were established through Elisa.
The company I liked the most was J&H Co., Ltd., but I was thinking of running it as an investment company.
‘Let’s order a new ship.’
Wouldn’t a fancy ship be needed for the future of Daehan Market’s new partner, Daehan Market?
‘Then where should I put the orders?’
He said it would take about a year from placing an order for a ship to receiving it. Since you said it would take longer if there are back orders, I’ll compare the two.
‘Shall we add a yacht while shopping for ships?’
It was a happy worry.
***
The tiger said that he would come if I told him, but a New Year’s greeting message came from Shin Hee-seok.
{hello. President. Happy New Year. How have you been?}
He called me Chairman because he didn’t know who I was yet. I hadn’t decided to hold hands with him yet, so I didn’t reveal my identity.
The fact that he had financial powers appealed indirectly.
‘Probably thinking it’s a structure similar to an alliance and mistaking it for the chairman.’
There were many chaebol presidents around Mt. Lee, so it wouldn’t be strange if Seol Kyung-taek had a similar group.
Perhaps the other party seemed to think that I was the president of another alliance.
‘Not bad.’
No matter how much money I had, I was an individual, and it was not enough to fight on the front against the chaebol, which had been closely related to the political and business world even before I was born.
So it was better to hide his identity.
Because the more you hide, the bigger something looks.
{Happy New Year. What did you contact?}
What was regrettable was Shin Hee-seok.
It would be nice to plant a spy in the Yusan Union, but it didn’t matter if they didn’t have to.
There were people who would help with the election, so I wasn’t too worried. With the help of Seol Gyeong-taek and Hugo Evans’ reinforcements, Han Seong-min seemed to be able to be elected as a member of the National Assembly without much trouble.
{There has been no contact lately, so I contacted you because I was worried. Is the plan you mentioned before going well?}
He asked me to come when the union had a meeting, so it was clear that he thought he was planning to defeat Mt. Yu.
Nonetheless, contacted.
‘There seems to be skepticism about the Lee Heritage Alliance.’
Since Dokgojin had escaped, someone had to play the role of Dokgojin. Considering the rank, there was a high probability that Shin Hee-seok would also be assigned dirty work.