132. Chirashi (2)
stroke.
Stroke is a disease in which a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or ruptures, paralyzing a part of the body or disturbing consciousness.
If measures are taken quickly, it may pass without causing a major problem, but if it is severe, it is a terrible disease that can lead to crippling or death.
‘Chairman Heechang Cho will die in 2019.’
Hoyoung, who had laid down on the bed to sleep, could not fall asleep easily.
I just lie in bed and use Gaia to find this and that information.
‘I can’t find any press release claiming that Chairman Cho Hee-chang suffered from paralysis.’
But the information he wanted was nowhere to be found.
In the future he lived in, Chairman Cho Hee-chang used to ride in a wheelchair until he died.
However, no one can tell whether or not you are actually in bad shape just because you are in a wheelchair.
In particular, the content related to stroke was not revealed at all.
‘Then there are only two possible cases. It was something that hadn’t happened in history before… It happened in the first place, but it was deliberately kept quiet.’
Hoyoung thought the second case was more likely.
In my previous life, in 1993, even PC communication, let alone the Internet, was not very popular.
The only channels through which the public could get information were newspapers, TV and radio.
There was no space where users could directly express their opinions or facts.
‘Then why did I keep it a secret?’
This worry was over so quickly.
This is because the news that Ironman Chairman Cho Hee-chang collapsed from a stroke carries more meaning than just the passing of one person.
First and foremost is stock.
Chairman Cho Hee-chang was the very symbol of Myungsung Group, which started as a single person and nurtured Korea’s best company.
It was a clear fact that if the news of the collapse of such a chairman spread widely, affiliates, no matter how prominent their reputation, would not be able to avoid difficulties.
‘And the second is the succession competition.’
Among Chairman Cho’s children, the only ones who were interested in group management were Jo Jung-sik, the first and Nam-sik Cho, the fourth, as everyone in the world knows.
And now, it was the Jo Jung-sik that could be said to have the upper hand in the competition, but it was fiercely competing.
In this situation, if Jo Hee-chang dies without clearly drawing the line, there could be great confusion in the Myungsung group.
‘For now, we can only find out what’s going on tomorrow.’
After tossing and turning over thoughts of this and that for a long time, Hoyeong was finally able to ask for sleep that never came.
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next day.
Hoyoung deliberately headed towards the company slowly.
If you call Jo Jung-sik right at 9:00 in the morning, you might think that you know everything and that you are calling to confirm.
“There is only about a week left to serve you right next to you.”
Deputy manager Kim Jung-gi in the driver’s seat said as if he was sorry.
As he said, it seemed that a week later, Miru would take care of all the Internet newspaper business and return to Hoyeong’s secretary’s office.
I didn’t bother to express it, but Yang Ki-hoon, who was sitting in the passenger seat, seemed to feel a sense of sadness.
“Yes. If that happens, will the two of you return to where you came from?”
“yes. Both of us are originally from the security team, so if nothing special happens, we’ll probably go back to the security team.”
“Are you sorry?”
“…yes. To be honest, I’m really sorry. There were only things to learn from going together. haha.”
Kim Jeong-gi said coolly.
Hoyoung laughed inwardly.
In fact, he really liked these two.
In particular, I thought that Kim Jeong-gi was quite good at work and had good eyesight.
“Then, will the two of you go together in the future?”
“Is that okay?”
“sure. I’ll tell the manager a little later.”
Hoyoung said happily.
Anyway, I was thinking of using Miru for various tasks in the future.
In that case, there will be many cases where you have to stay away from each other, like when you were working on creating an Internet newspaper.
So, Ho-young was trying to lighten Mi-ru’s burden of driving and security work.
“thank you!”
“Thank you too.”
Kim Jeong-gi and Yang Ki-hoon spoke loudly.
“haha. I am grateful to both of you for your hard work. Shall we go to work soon?”
“Yep!”
after a while
Hoyoung arrived at the office.
Open the door on the first floor and enter. A secretary’s office worker ran towards him.
“President!”
“What’s going on?”
“I···. What did you do to say what happened…”
Then a familiar voice was heard.
“Director. Cho Jung-sik, president of Myeongseong Electronics, is here.”
“Chief! nice to meet you By the way, is Jo Jung-sik the president?”
“As soon as it was 9:00 am, I came to ask if I could see the director.”
Hoyeong glanced at Gaia on her wrist.
The current time is 10:30 am.
The adjustment ceremony waited for at least an hour and thirty minutes.
In an instant, Ho-young remembered the health problems of Chairman Cho Hee-chang that Eros had told him about yesterday.
“What do you say you came for?”
“I didn’t say why.”
“Why didn’t you call me or contact me?”
“This is the request of President Cho Jung-sik. He said he wanted to meet as quietly as possible. Don’t even contact me, I’ll wait.”
“okay? Let’s go there at once.”
“All right.”
Miru led Hoyeong to the innermost conference room where Jo Jungsik was waiting.
Perhaps Miru had talked to the people at the company, and not a single employee was around.
Hoyoung opened the conference room door and entered.
“Hoyoung!”
Jo Jung-sik said, jumping up from his seat, that Ho-yeong was not too happy to see him.
He had a rough face, perhaps because he had stayed up all night.
In addition, he came with only one secretary.
It was a contrast to the usual appearance of four or five people, including a secretary and a bodyguard.
“president? How did you get here?”
Hoyoung asked with a surprised face, not knowing what to expect.
Cho Jung-sik hesitated a little before opening his mouth.
“Hyoyoung. I need your help.”
.
After a while. The two moved to Hoyoung’s office.
Still, Jo Jung-sik had a conscience when he came to ask for help, and Ho-young did not storm into the office.
Jo Jung-sik threw away the cold juice the secretary had served him at once, and soon, as if the tie was stuffy, he roughly pulled it with his hand to loosen it.
“What brought you here?”
“May I ask for another glass of cold water?”
“sure.”
Hoyeong called the secretary over the intercom and asked her to bring him another glass of cold water.
Cho Jung-sik drank even the cold water at once and struggled to open his mouth.
“My father passed away yesterday.”
Hoyoung’s eyes were full of surprise.
‘It was really true!’
However, Jo Jung-sik, who could not read Ho-yeong’s inner thoughts, took Ho-young’s reaction as natural.
“Why did you suddenly collapse?”
“It’s a stroke.”
“Hmm… I’m sorry. So, where is the president now?”
“Currently, he is at Myeongseong Medical Center. He went into the operating room early this morning, and after seeing him enter the operating room, he came here right away.”
Ho-yeong thought that if someone had heard this conversation, they might mistakenly think that Jo Jung-sik was a very filial son.
“But what are you asking me to help you with?”
Jo Jung-sik couldn’t answer easily and hesitated.
He seemed to be contemplating whether he should still tell Ho-yeong everything.
“Did you sell the stock I gave you last time?”
“no. I have them all intact.”
“okay. Just in case…”
Jo Jung-sik, who had been thinking for a while, struggled to speak.
“If my father can’t get up like this, or if he does get up, he’ll be paralyzed…”
Jo Jung-sik didn’t go back, but Ho-yeong knew what he wanted to say.
If Cho Hee-chang does not happen like this, the inheritance of the shares he has will take place, and a tremendous change in perception will occur throughout the fame group.
It was Hoyeong who broke the long silence.
“therefore. What do you need help with?”
“Financial power. I need Hoyoung’s money.”
“haha. Is the president of Myeongseong Electronics and the eldest son of the Myeongseong family saying that I need financial power?”
Jo Jung-sik nodded his head with a firm expression.
“There is not much money available to me in this fight. You cannot use money within the group, such as securities or insurance.”
“So you’re saying you want to use outside money? But, as you know, there is no way I have more money than you, right?”
Despite Hoyoung’s troubled expression, Jo Jungsik said firmly.
“Gaia Investment.”
“Gaia?”
“Didn’t you introduce yourself as the Asian investment manager of Gaia Investment, an American investment company, during the last time at Anam Industry?”
“It was.”
Hoyoung smiled inwardly when he clearly understood why Jo Jungsik had come to see him from the wind.
Jo Jung-sik already knew that Gaia Investment’s ability to mobilize funds was enormous due to the Anam Industrial Incident the other day.
“Could you connect me with Gaia Investments? I’ll make sure you don’t feel sorry for me in return.”
Hoyoung put on a troubled expression.
“Hmm···. At Gaia Investment, I have the grandiose title of being in charge of Asian investment, but in the end, I am just a minion. If I make an investment proposal first, I have to come up with a concrete plan and present it.”
“If it’s a specific plan, where do you need the money, how much do you need it, etc.?”
“That’s right. As the president knows about the previous case of Anam Industrial, it was a thoroughly calculated move. Gaia Investment has a great ability to mobilize funds, but it does not move on uncertainties.”
Jo Nam-sik didn’t answer, as if he was thinking about it again.
“Aren’t you going to take out a loan?”
“I will probably take out a loan. It depends on what the collateral is and how much interest you can pay. How much money do you need?”
“Hmm···. At least 700 billion…”
At Jo Jung-sik’s words, Ho-young looked at Jo Nam-sik with a surprised look.
“haha···. 7 trillion. That’s an unexpected number. There are probably only a handful of people in the world who can lend that much money, and who can borrow it. It might be possible if you stake the stake in Myungsung Group that the president owns as collateral, but…”
Hoyoung’s words were true.
There are only world-renowned banks that can borrow such large sums.
And those banks only lend money on really solid collateral.
When Ho-young assumed that the amount of loan he was borrowing from Bank of America with Dell Computer stocks as collateral was close to 500 billion, Ho-young was no different from congratulating himself, but Jo Jung-sik, who was unaware of that fact, deepened the gap between his eyebrows. .
And I bowed my head.
It was because there was no place to get a huge amount of money of 700 billion if not Gaia Investment.
However, he cannot entrust his stake in Myungsung Group as collateral.
Hoyoung waited for a while for Jo Jungsik to calm himself down before speaking.
“president.”
“yes?”
“I think it depends on why you need the money.”
“For money?”
“If lending is difficult, why not involve Gaia Investment in the president’s plan? If Gaia Investment first makes an attractive proposal…”
When Hoyoung spoke in a subtle way, Jo Jungsik raised his eyes while keeping his head down.
Hoyoung could read the burning desire inside him.
He pretended not to know anything and continued.
“I don’t know what you plan to do, but of course, if you wear Gaia Investment, the rewards you get later may be smaller. But getting nothing and getting half of it. If it were me, I would definitely choose the latter.”
Jo Jung-sik slowly raised his head.
And there was no answer for a while.
Staring at Hoyeong’s face, he seemed to be contemplating which one would be really advantageous to him.
then little by little His expression began to change.
As if he had made up his mind completely, his signature relaxed smile hung on his lips now.
“good. I will tell you the plan, so could you please convey it to Gaia Investment?”
“yes. If that’s enough, I can do it for you. And I will not accept any personal commissions that you would give me. You have helped me a lot so far.”
Jo Jung-sik put on a thrilled expression for a moment, then lowered his voice and opened his mouth.
“As long as funds are secured… I plan to publicize the fact that my father has collapsed.”
“I beg your pardon?!”
“Actually, my father has passed away now, but they say there is a good chance he will survive. The doctors at Myeongseong Medical Center are saying that they will do their best to save him. But that’s not important. I’m going to report your father’s condition at its worst in a press release. Besides, we’re going to unleash a few bad things in our reputation group at the same time.”
“Why on earth are you doing that? If that happens, the shares of all affiliates of Myungsung Group will probably bottom out… ah! no way?”
“you’re right. The 700 billion won I need is a stake to maximize the market share that is hitting the bottom.”
Hoyeong opened her mouth with an expression that she hadn’t even thought of.
However···.
‘okay. adjustable. well thought out I’ll make you the owner of the next fame.’
In Hoyoung’s mind, the festival was about to happen.