Friendly relations with him were friendly relations, and business was business. I had no intention of supporting his enemy, Yu-san Lee, but I’ll have to bounce him once to get what I want.
“Are you missing out this time?”
“I’m thinking about it.”
“What concerns you?”
“There is a project I’m working on these days… I need permission from the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy to do this.”
Seol Kyung-taek’s eyes shone.
“Are you trying to mine marine resources?”
“This, Senator Seol, can’t lie.”
It could be misunderstood as a wreck, but when he heard that he needed permission from the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy, he immediately inferred marine resources.
“Did you find it already?”
“I’ve been dreaming… but I haven’t explored it yet.”
Seol Kyung-taek bit his lower lip. He said he had a dream when he was looking for the wreck, so if he was interested in me, he would have known.
“I also have one condition.”
“What is?”
“If I become the president, if President Kim Jae-goo cooperates in mining marine resources.”
He paused for a moment and met his eyes.
okay. You have to tell me what you want. It will be a negotiation.
“I would like you to hire the people of Korea as employees.”
“Are you saying we should only hire Koreans?”
“It is Korea’s resource. The profits generated from it must go back to the people.”
From the president’s point of view, that was correct.
“If it is not absolutely necessary, we will hire Korean citizens.”
It would be different depending on the level of mining technology, but it was not a difficult promise.
“Thank you. When I become president, I will fully support you.”
“I should also try to make Congressman Seol the president.”
“i look forward to.”
“I really appreciate you.”
I wanted to leave the contract at least, but this had to be done secretly.
I decided to believe in Seol Kyung-taek, who was guaranteed by the eyes of trust.
***
Since I decided to support Seol Gyeong-taek, I decided to do it properly.
‘There are limits to what I can do, so it’s better to hire an expert.’
Seol Kyung-taek trusted me. Even if I used fermented soybean paste with red beans, it was reliable enough to worry about, so there was nothing to worry about if I didn’t hit the back of the head first.
So I decided to make him president.
So I came to Hugo Evans.
{(Mr. Kim! I didn’t expect you to come all the way to Angola on your own.)}
{(Mr. Evans. How are you?)}
{(Thanks to you, I’m doing very well. Please visit the construction site while you’re here.)}
{(I’ll look into that later.)}
{(You must have come for something else.)}
His expression became serious.
{(Thank you for introducing the manpower for election support last time.)}
{(He says a lot. Aren’t we between us? I’m always here to help if I can.)}
{(You are strong.)}
{(hahahaha.)}
He smiled broadly and put on a serious face.
{(Is it a presidential election?)}
{(yes.)}
As expected, long words were not needed when talking to someone who was quick-witted. If you pretend, you pretend, so you can have a conversation.
It was clear that he had developed his skills through his long lobbying life.
‘I thought he knew the situation in Korea.’
Even if it was because of me, I felt good.
{(It seems that Mr. Kim will come to the matter by now. I know of an expert, but… by now, isn’t the election camp all set up?)}
{(I plan to support it with all my might.)}
{(Mr. Kim. The presidential election is not easy. If you do not have your own will, there is nothing you can do, no matter how many experts come.)}
{(I will convince you.)}
Seol Kyung-taek seemed to be able to convince him.
{(···If you say that, I think I can give you an introduction.)}
{(Is that true?)}
{(Yes. It is not the presidential election period in the US yet, so there will be time. I will contact you once.)}
{(Thank you.)}
{(I’m ashamed that I’m nothing compared to the investment Mr. Kim is making in me.)}
Hugo Evans tends to spend a lot of money on activities, but it didn’t matter because he produced that much output.
{(You’re welcome. Then how long will you wait?)}
{(Would you like to look around the site for now? I’ll find out and tell you.)}
{(All right.)}
When he called, an employee showed up.
{(Did you call?)}
{(The investor is here, so please guide us on the spot.)}
{(Yes. Investor. You can follow me.)}
Following the guidance of the staff, we toured the construction site. The equipment was being built properly. It was a very good site where attention was paid to the foundation work.
‘This is where oil comes from.’
But the feeling was not new. Because it was a resource I already had. I was just satisfied.
After looking around, I returned to the lodging, where Hugo Evans came to my room. he exclaimed with a flushed face.
“(Mr. Kim. He wants to meet Mr. Kim.)”
fame was annoying
Hugo Evans introduced Randy Rollins, one of the kingmakers. Due to the unfortunate failure of the presidential election, it was not revealed in the foreground of history, but I was told that it would be a suitable opponent for me because of the election management that was not radical.
‘Politicians all live in Washington DC.’
Since he was staying in Washington, DC, I decided to visit him in person. It was because it was a procedure to see the other person’s reliability through the eyes of trust before doing big things.
‘I figure out what kind of person he is.’
The current president of the United States has been a considerable trouble maker. Although it pierced the hearts of the frustrated people with harsh noise marketing, the number of people against it increased as well.
Having a lot of fans and anti-fans was a double-edged sword.
‘I may have to pour out policies that satisfy voters, not really for the country.’
He said that if he wanted to, he would introduce someone who worked with the King Maker of that faction, but he didn’t want to make Seol Gyeong-taek a trouble maker.
He had to become a president who would achieve national unity and develop the Republic of Korea. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been worth it for me to push him.
‘The strategy is different, so the person who chooses it must be different.’
The trouble was to be created by Yusan.
When I went to the address Hugo Evans gave me, I saw a fairly small mansion. In the past, it would have been an enviable house, but now it seemed ordinary because my eyes were raised.
The neatly arranged garden seemed to tell the owner’s personality.
A guard standing at the gate said.
“(Excuse me, but could you put down your sunglasses for identification?)”
“(yes.)”
When he lowered his sunglasses to reveal his bare face, he compared his face with his phone. After checking, he bowed his head to me.
“(Sorry for the hassle. Mr. Rollins is waiting in the backyard.)”
“(excuse me.)”
I immediately went inside and headed to the backyard. The backyard was set up like a campsite, and a man was waiting in a rocking chair.
As I approached, he rose from his seat.
“(Randy Rollins. I’ve heard a lot about you from Hugo Evans.)”
“(This is Jaegu Kim.)”
“(Is that the famous CEO Kim Jae-goo?)”
“(Am I famous?)”
he smiled leisurely.
“(Everyone on this floor knows. Isn’t that the person people talk about these days? You’re engaged to Elisa Carver.)”
Rumors are so fast.
“(The man of Della Foster, the owner of the treasure ship, the fiancé of Elisa Carver, and the business partner of Mr. Hugo Evans. Isn’t that right?)”
“(Della Foster’s music video was filmed while working part-time, and the rest seems to be correct.)”
“(CEO Kim Jae-goo is a very famous person these days. I’m looking forward to being featured in It’s Patch soon.)”
“(Aren’t there celebrities on Itzpatch?)”
“(hahahahaha. All celebrities are listed. Wasn’t it because President Kim Jae-goo first became known because he was involved with Della Foster?)”
The fame was annoying.
“(It’s also possible to stand and talk, so let’s sit down. Is a cold apple juice okay?)”
“(yes.)”
“(Two glasses of chilled apple juice.)”
When he called somewhere, an employee appeared with two glasses of apple juice. Randy Rollins handed me a glass.
“(If in doubt, you can change it and drink it.)”
“(it’s okay.)”
It seemed like I met a lot of very meticulous personalities. Then Randy Rollins chuckled.
“(If you are invited to someone’s house in the future, be vigilant first.)”
“(Should I kill you?)”
“(What’s scarier is drugs. Once you become addicted to it, your daily life will go through the water. It’s worth using, but who would poison yourself at once?)”
I didn’t want to drink the apple juice, so I set it down on the table. He smiled, took my juice glass, took a sip, and returned it.
“(I haven’t taken any medicine, so don’t worry.)”
“(hahahaha.)”
He was a bit difficult.
“(I heard that you want to support the candidate you want in the Korean presidential election.)”
“(Yes, it is.)”
“(I researched the presidential candidates. Seeing that they came to see me, it looks like Seol Gyeong-taek, is that correct?)”
“(you’re right.)”
“(As you know, I didn’t succeed in the last presidential election.)”
“(Wasn’t it a hair’s breadth?)”
It was a really small difference.
The image of the candidate who was eliminated was not greatly tarnished, but the current president was severely divided between likes and dislikes. It was to the point that there were even rumors that he would not be able to take a second job.
It was not good to divide the people into two groups to fight for any reason.
“(Thanks to you, I realized my shortcomings.)”
“(It must be better now.)”
“(That’s right.)”
“(Then can you take care of it?)”
“(The election is also compatible. If the president arranges a place for me, I would like to meet Seol Gyeong-taek in person.)”
I had work to do before that.
‘Use the eyes of trust.’
[Reliability 86%]
The high score may have been because of his heavy mouth, but at this level, I could trust him.
“(Let’s make a seat.)”
***
The date of the meeting between Randy Rollins and Rep. Seol Gyeong-taek was set back three days. Thanks to that, I had some time left, so I decided to stop by Silicon Valley.
‘Han Kyung-ah. You said you joined the company a while ago.’
My first employee, Han Kyung-ah, is now a Robora Robo employee. I remembered coming to eat with me before heading to Silicon Valley.
She bowed her head thanking me over and over again. I just entrusted the work to someone who is good at work, but it felt strange to be thanked.
‘Is this the first time since that day?’
I wondered if Han Kyung-ah was doing well at Robora Robo.
It was a sudden visit that I contacted and visited only 10 hours ago, but Owen Hawkins welcomed me very warmly.
“(Investor. It’s been a while. I thought you forgot your face.)”
“(Now my title is Investor?)”
“(Thanks to you, the factory is also being built smoothly. It was a pity that he couldn’t even come because he was so busy.)”
My schedule oddly didn’t fit with him, so I didn’t have time to meet. When I came to see Lim Cheol-hyun, he was away for an overseas conference.
Robots with various movements were still operating in the company. Next to robots that repeat sitting and standing up, robots that jump, and robots that use chains made of wheels to go up the slope, employees are recording records.
It was like entering the world of sci-fi.
‘I heard that the talk with Martion, a general corporation, is going well.’
If you attach weapons to small robots that move, it seems that you will be able to secure tremendous military power. I wondered if there was a way to attach Mathion’s killing power to Roborabo’s robot.
We were shown to his office, had a drink and heard about his business. It received good responses at conferences and received good reviews in preliminary consumer surveys.
The story of Roborabo could now be heard in Korea as well. It was a story that a robot company that started as a startup would start a local delivery business in collaboration with Las Vegas.
“(Light objects are moved by drones, and heavy objects are moved on foot. The robot currently under consideration is a robot that moves on foot. To minimize citizens’ reluctance, this cute design was applied.)”
A robot with crinkly eyes was pretty cute.
“(Boss. Hello.)”
After talking for a while, Han Kyung-ah came into the office. Now, as if she wasn’t wearing glasses, she looked quite sophisticated with light makeup.
Perhaps because she is used to working with foreigners, she greeted me in English.
“(Kyung-ah. It’s been a while. Is Mr. Hawkins good for you?)”