I looked at the two with a hearty smile, and after exchanging glances, the two offered me a wrap.
“Dad’s too.”
“Mr. Jaegu. Ah.”
Is it my turn now?
It was what I was hoping for.
“ah.”
Two wraps came into my mouth at the same time.
“Mmm. It’s delicious.”
The two laughed and laughed.
My mouth was about to tear, but I felt good.
***
It would have been nice if she had stayed for a week or so since she came to Korea, but Elisa was a busy businesswoman.
Elisa stayed with us over the weekend, and returned to New York on Sunday evening. She gave Ha-yeon a set of clothes as a congratulatory gift for entering the school, and Ha-yeon seemed to like it and wore it at home all evening.
It was fortunate that the two had similar tastes.
next day.
At lunch, I picked Ha-yeon up and brought her home. He seemed to have gotten quite close with Sujin Moon. On the way to bring Ha-yeon, a child named Moon Su-jin drove her to the academy.
“thank you.”
“See you tomorrow!”
Ha-yeon and Moon Su-jin faced each other and waved their hands with bright faces. It feels good to have friends already.
“Sujin goes to a piano academy, and she says the piano is so much fun.”
Ha-yeon looked at me with her eyes shining.
‘Are you asking me to send you to the academy?’
but. These days, kids say they make friends at academies, so it would be good to enroll in academies.
“Do you want to learn to play the piano?”
“yes!”
That’s right too.
“Then let’s go register.”
***
I enrolled Ha-yeon in a piano academy and attended her first class. After that, I came back home and played with the child, and the time for my appointment with Sung So-hee approached before I knew it.
It’s good to have a good meal time with my family, but it was also important to build friendships with Ha-yeon’s parents.
‘I would have ignored it if it was someone else.’
Children’s friendships were also influenced by their parents. In addition, I was curious about what it was about if there was something I wanted to say about Sung Yo-han.
As I entered the lobby of the Eunsung Hotel, a man approached me and bowed his head.
“Are you Kim Jae-gu, the CEO?”
“yes.”
The man politely bowed his head.
“I’ll take you inside.”
Is there a chance of winning this way?
After receiving his guidance, we arrived at a suite at the Eunsung Hotel Seoul. Among them, it was clear that the room was made to treat only VVIPs.
‘Why are there all these big fish tanks in the room?’
It was unusual that there was a fish tank in the middle of the room where ornamental fish the size of a forearm were swimming. The interior of the large room was delicately filled with the taste of the rich. From the Persian carpet to the teacup, it was obvious that the effort was put into it.
“Welcome, Mr. Jaegu Kim.”
“Hello. Mr. Sohee Sung. The room is very nice.”
“This room is mainly used by guests from the Middle East. It is operated only for VVIPs.”
“Then, am I also a VVIP invited today?”
she laughed softly.
“Of course. Why don’t we bite the bodyguards and talk to each other? There’s something sensitive about it.”
This was what I was hoping for too.
Only the two of us will reveal more in-depth information.
“great.”
After defeating the bodyguards, the two of them sat facing each other at the table. Immediately, the chef brought a tray and set the food on the table.
It was hot Korean food.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“Have a good time.”
After she bit the chef, she opened her mouth.
“I heard that President Kim Jae-gu likes Korean food, so I prepared Korean food. If you don’t like it, you can change the menu.”
“I like Korean food.”
“I’m glad. I hope you like the taste.”
She took the chopsticks first. As if to reassure me that there was no poison, I picked up a piece of meat and put it in my mouth.
“It’s ripe. Eat it.”
“thank you for this food.”
First of all, we started eating without saying a word. It was because they knew that good words would come out only when the other person’s stomach was full.
After emptying the first plate, he opened his mouth.
“What did you call for?”
“I just wanted to meet Joo-hyeok because he was my classmate’s father.”
It couldn’t be.
After a moment of silence, she smiled.
“You wouldn’t believe me even if I said. I contacted you because of Sung Yo-han’s older brother. Have you met him?”
“yes.”
There was a high probability that the information had already been passed on from St. John. So it was better to be honest than to lose trust by hiding it.
“Before we talk, there’s something I want you to make clear.”
“What is?”
“If negotiations break down, let’s just sit down and talk about the kids in this room with the parents in the same class.”
“You mean off the record?”
“yes.”
She nodded.
‘I think something serious will come out.’
“great.”
“My older brother rode the line of Mt. Yu. You know this, right?”
He nodded without speaking.
“I think that was the wrong choice. I believe that the next president will be Rep. Seol Gyeong-taek.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Otherwise, Eunsung Group has no future.”
It was the unwavering eyes resembling St. John.
“As you know, our Eunsung Group has recently changed its corporate form to focus on exports. Although I am in charge of Eunsung ENT, I also have a significant stake in the Eunsung Group run by my brother Yohan Sung.”
“yes.”
“I’ve bought more recently.”
Her eyes sharpened like a hawk. In general, the governance structure of chaebol groups was not that strong. Although the stake was adjusted to make it possible to dominate the entire group, the ratio was not that high, so if someone decided to attack, it could be shaken enough.
If you are an insider, not an outsider, there is a high possibility that you will not be able to prepare in advance.
“Are you going to swallow it?”
“Yes. Then our Eunseong will support candidate Seol Gyeong-taek.”
“Couldn’t Chairman Sung buy it himself?”
“My older brother is a quick-witted person. If I move, he will surely notice and prepare for it.”
You have to have that level of awareness to maintain management rights.
“I’ve heard about President Kim Jae-goo. He is said to be a man with a lot of money.”
“Who said that?”
It was absurd.
“I heard that it can manage 7 trillion won.”
ah. It was clear that the information leaked from Sung Yo-han’s side. Because the Yusan Union already noticed the scale of my assets.
“I don’t know what you’re going to do with the money, but why don’t you invest in our Eunseong? If I get the management right, I will actively reflect President Kim Jae-gu’s opinion and operate it.”
“So, Chairman Sung So-hee doesn’t move, and I move to secure some stake?”
“You know Eunseong’s technical skills, right?”
“It’s definitely great, but I don’t know if it’s worth the move.”
“I want you to look at this first.”
She handed me a tablet. There was written information related to the OLED panel.
“A technology to drastically increase the lifespan of the blue light emitting device, which is currently the biggest challenge in the OLED business, has been proposed.
The part that increased the lifespan of the blue light emitting device by three times caught my eye.
“In addition, a technology that can reduce the cost of OLED displays by 20% has been developed. Now that the problem has been solved, the LCD market will be replaced by the OLED market in the future. It can also be used, so it is very useful.”
Flip-type smartphones also used OLED panels.
“OLED has a higher technological barrier than LCD, making it difficult for other companies to jump in.”
“I think I’ve heard it’s difficult.”
I didn’t hear about it, but I saw it in the article.
“I plan to grow the OLED business with aggressive marketing. My older brother says to move slowly because of the atmosphere, but I believe that only companies that can create trends will survive.”
If what she said was true, Eunsung Electronics was worth investing in.
‘I’ll have to investigate a bit more.’
I had work to do before that.
He raised his head and met her eyes. The unwavering eyes resembling Sung Yo-han were looking at me.
‘Use the eyes of trust.’
[Reliability 78%]
‘uh?’
I blinked in surprise at the reliability that was different from Sung Yo-han. Even after rubbing my eyes to see if I had read it wrong and checking it again, the 78% Shunja was still in good health.
‘This woman. I mean it.’
He was really thinking of holding hands with me.
“What did you get in your eye?”
“No. I’m just tired.”
Asking him to introduce Seol Kyung-taek and asking him to invest in his company was sincere. The problem was that he really needed to know if Eunseong was worth investing in.
‘Certainly, Eunseong is world class in terms of technology, but is there a need to invest that much money?’
there is.
There is a lot of money anyway, and the money currently being rolled for profit optimization is less than 70% of the total fund.
‘Now the stock market has not been able to digest it because the money has swelled for a long time…’
The money already in my account in Korea has reached 6 trillion won, and the combined balance of Taesansan Mountain, which has not been rolled for a while, exceeds 10 trillion won.
Seed in the United States is even bigger, and if you add all the money together, it is already close to 36 trillion won.
‘I’ll give it to you if you pay the tax…’
The US tax has already been paid, but the domestic tax has not yet been paid. Taxes are of course something to be paid, so it was better to pay instead of nagging.
‘Though the people involved decide how to use it.’
So, the president was more important.
After having too much money, there was a limit to how much money could be rolled with stock cheats. Because if you pour the whole amount, there is virtually no benefit.
The stock market was a living organism that lived and moved according to the laws of supply and demand.
“So, is it correct to ask that you invest in Eunseong for Chairman Sung So-hee?”
“Yes. It’s shameless, but I’m also planning to ride the same boat, so can you trust me and join me?”
“Why me?”
They were not the first generation chaebol. If you were a second-generation chaebol, it was clear that there were many wealthy people you already knew.
She lowered her eyes. It looked very forlorn.
“Eunseong’s friends are my older brother’s friends. So how can I talk about it?”
“Is it okay to hang out with me?”
“History only records the victors. If we win, everyone will be eager to line us up.”
It was not wrong.
“How much do you need?”
Seeing Sung So-hee hesitating, the amount seemed substantial.
“If you don’t tell me quickly, I’ll leave.”
“Oh…five thousand billion.”
It was a larger number than expected. She caught me with an urgent voice.
“The stock price will rise. So you can invest…”
“Anyway, that’s too much.”
It was not a scale that individuals could roll. I was grateful that they rated me highly, but it was quite a burden.
It was an understandable amount for not telling others.
“We will also send you the expected performance data.”
“It’s difficult to make a decision right now.”
It wasn’t such a tough amount, but I had to push and pull so that Chairman Sung So-hee would treat me better.
“Besides, isn’t it too risky to ask you to invest after listening to the chairman’s words alone?”
“I didn’t ask you to make a decision right now. However, considering the growth potential of our company, please consider it positively.”
“I’ll think about it.”
It wasn’t a bad suggestion. Since Eunsung Electronics is gradually increasing its overseas market share, there was potential for future growth.
So, it was clear that the stock price would go up as well.
“How long do I have to decide?”
“I want you to make a decision before the general election.”
“Is there a reason it’s before the general election?”