Rookie Employee Kim Cheolsu Chapter 77

two days later.

The mansion of the wealthy Kenyatta.

After finishing the birthday party of wealthy Kenyatta in the evening, Kim Cheol-soo was introduced by wealthy Kenyatta and shook hands with a person.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Uhuru Kenyatta.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Kim Cheol-soo, an assistant manager from Korea-English General Trading Company.”

“This is employee Jang Yu-mi.”

Originally, I made a schedule to meet Bohoho here and then go back to Nairobi to talk about a contract with Uhuru Kenyatta.

Therefore, Jang Yu-mi thought that meeting Uhuru Kenyatta was a bit unexpected.

‘Wouldn’t it be a disaster if I brought up the contract here?’

Jang Yu-mi, who was thinking so, turned her head and saw Kim Cheol-soo shaking hands with Uhuru.

He didn’t seem embarrassed at all.

Only then did I think, oh no.

I had forgotten that they were brothers.

I should have thought about the fact that my brother could attend my younger brother’s birthday.

Kim Cheol-su realized the hidden meaning in Jang Yu-mi’s small exclamation and smiled lightly.

It may be unfamiliar to Jang Yu-mi, who used to do business in the right place and at the right time, but most transactions in Africa take place in private places.

It was also in this way that a president or a company chairman would obtain various contracts after visiting Africa.

Therefore, in order to do business in Africa, you first had to become friendly with them.

And if we had understood that Africans, like East Asians, have a very strong obsession with family, we would have been able to fully predict this situation.

“It felt like Elvis Presley had come back to life and was at my brother’s house.”

Elvis died of a heart attack at the age of 42, but he caused such a shock to the music world that many fans could not believe his death and thought he was still alive somewhere.

“That’s too much praise.”

Kim Cheol-soo smiled with a humble expression and let go.

“I heard from my brother. He is a very talented person. Thanks to the rice cake machine you exported, the Kenyatta family’s approval rating among the poor is slowly increasing. That’s great! As someone who also worked in the export business, I’d like to know about you. “I’m getting very curious.”

Uhuru smiled.

Kim Cheol-soo and Jang Yu-mi chatted lightly with Uhuru for about ten minutes.

It was mainly about his life, as he graduated from high school in Kenya and gave up the opportunity to go to university in England.

Instead, after working at a bank in Kenya, he graduated from college in the United States, worked at an export company, and entered politics in 1997 when he was elected as the representative of his hometown branch of KANU (the opposition party).

“Why didn’t you go to college?”

“My father remarried, and I didn’t like it. When I was young, I just didn’t like everything.”

“You rebelled.”

Uhuru nodded and answered.

“But now I am very grateful for the legacy my father left behind.”

Uhuru was surprised when he realized that while talking with Kim Cheol-soo, he had gone into a fairly deep area of ​​his private life.

‘I was being dragged by the pace without even realizing it.’

After finishing speaking, Uhuru took a sip of whiskey into his mouth, savored the scent, closed his eyes, and then opened them.

“You want to take over the mining development project in the Kwale region?”

As Uhuru changed the atmosphere, Kim Cheol-soo also straightened his back and added tension to his comfortable posture.

“yes.”

“Did you say Executive Director Choi Young-jun? He first brought up the story about the Kwale area. Hanyoung General Corporation wants to develop mines in the Kwale area. It would be good for both him and us to develop mines, but we are unable to pay for the construction costs. “Hey.”

“I know. We would like to finance the construction and receive the payment in iron ore.”

“You want to receive it in iron ore?”

Since Uhuru had been trading in the United States for over 10 years, he had a general idea of ​​what the iron ore market was like these days.

Although the price of iron ore was falling considerably, the demand for iron ore was gradually increasing due to China’s tremendous growth.

“That’s a good method. To be honest, there are no development plans here for the Kwale area. From the government’s perspective, they probably don’t want to make an unplanned and unreasonable development plan. If I don’t put in effort, I’m sure we won’t be able to achieve good results. going to be.”

At those words, Kim Cheol-soo quietly looked at Uhuru.

If he were truly an upright, just, and patriotic person, he could have accepted this project for the development of a region without receiving any benefit, but it is unlikely that there would be such a person in the world.

“If there’s anything you want, you can talk about it as much as you want.”

Uhuru smiled slightly at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.

‘I guess you’re not the type to talk back.’

“Will you unconditionally grant my request?”

“For now, let’s think positively.”

“I don’t like that answer. If it’s not me, you won’t be able to take anything.”

Kim Cheol-soo responded to Uhuru’s words with a smile.

“There is still a lot of time left to negotiate.”

Uhuru chuckled at those words and stood up.

“I can take care of the construction, but I want this project to be done by my company. The margins there can be greatly reduced, but depending on the price of iron ore, I might make a big profit.”

Kim Cheol-soo thought quietly about Uhuru’s words before answering.

“Does this company actually exist?”

Uhuru laughed lightly at those words.

“Paper company.”

So, although this company is actually involved, it does not play any role.

“How much margin do you see?”

“10% of the construction fee. I want to receive it in crisp bills, not iron ore. Within a year.”

At those words, Jang Yu-mi looked at Kim Cheol-soo with anxious eyes.

I don’t know how much the margin could be, but if 10% was taken by a company that did nothing, it was structured so that if it was not careful, it would only do the work and suffer a loss.

No, that’s not exactly the problem; it’s that they ask for 10% of the payment within one year.

Construction would not have even started in less than a year, and it was not customary in this industry to ask for payment first.

There was a high possibility that it would be an eat-and-run approach.

Even though she was a member of Kenya’s House of Representatives, Jang Yu-mi didn’t think this was right.

“It’s too much, sir.”

“I know.”

Kim Cheol-soo nodded and answered Jang Yu-mi and smiled while looking at Uhuru Kenyatta.

Why you need a lot of money in a quick amount of time.

“Three years from now. Are you planning on running for president?”

Uhuru turned his head without realizing it, and Jang Yu-mi also looked at Kim Cheol-soo with embarrassed eyes.

‘A member of the House of Representatives who is not a senator can run for president in three years?’

You should try it

Even his closest aides were talking about the next senator, but no one was thinking about the presidential election.

This is because there was no position within the KANU party to run for the presidential election, and the national recognition was not high.

But Uhuru was right to be thinking about the next presidential election.

This is because the approval rating for the ruling party, ODM, fell significantly due to economic difficulties that occurred between 1995 and 2000, and the KANU party had no outstanding presidential candidates.

But I never told this story to anyone.

Even to family.

Is it possible to make that guess based on the brief conversation we just had?

Maybe it was just a slight nudge?

However, the very young man in front of me had a confident look in his eyes that he was aiming for the presidency in the next presidential election.

After a while, Uhuru erased his embarrassed expression and briefly burst into laughter.

“Hahaha. I’m not aiming for the presidential election. I’m not in a good position to do so.”

However, Kim Cheol-soo, who had met many people and signed a contract, had already recognized the momentary embarrassed expression that passed over Uhuru’s face.

“Yes, I see.”

Kim Cheol-soo also answered with a secret smile.

“I will think more about what you mentioned here.”

Cheolsu Kim took out a business card and handed it to Uhuru, and Uhuru also handed over his own business card.

“Okay. I still have plans in Mombasa this week, so feel free to contact me any time.”

After Uhuru left with his aide, Kim Cheol-soo turned around and Jang Yu-mi asked.

“Is Uhuru Kenyatta really running for president? I couldn’t find any information on that.”

“I just took a picture.”

Jang Yu-mi also hasn’t forgotten Kim Cheol-soo’s confident expression.

“Isn’t that what your expression looks like?”

Kim Cheol-soo smiled and said those words.

“Our team leader said something like that. Salespeople should be able to act like actors.”

“Ha. Really?”

“Of course. I just poked at him, and you saw him panicking, right?”

“yes.”

“Uhuru plans to run as an opposition candidate in the next presidential election. The 10% margin he is asking for from us is likely not money to be spent in the election, but rather campaign funds to be used to increase his position in the opposition party.”

“then….?”

“It means that he is a person worth taking risks and taking risks.”

“The Kenyatta family is the family that owns the most real estate in Kenya, and it does not appear that they will be short of funds.”

Kim Cheol-soo shook his head and responded to Jang Yu-mi’s words.

“People with a lot of money sometimes reveal more money, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Most politicians in our country do not spend their own money, but rather receive donations and slush funds to do politics. Just because Uhuru Kenyatta is not special, he will not be special.”

Jang Yu-mi nodded, saying ‘Aha’.

Although the annual salary is 100 million won per year and 300 million won excluding taxes during a four-year term, there were many members of the National Assembly whose wealth increased by more than 1 billion won during their term.

“What do you plan to do now?”

“I have to think about it. I don’t want to give 10% of the funds before construction begins.”

“But there are no other conditions.”

“In that case, we need to present conditions equivalent to money.”

“It’s worth it…”

Kim Cheol-su turned and looked out through the living room window.

Rich Kenyatta said this while watching him share drinks and food with his acquaintances.

“If Uhuru wants to run for president, he needs to strengthen his position within the KANU party. He will need money to win the favor of fellow politicians. But money is not necessarily the only way to win the favor of fellow politicians.”

Jang Yu-mi also stood next to Kim Cheol-soo and asked while looking out the window.

“sure?”

“If the connections that Uhuru has made can have a big impact on Kenya, then people will naturally attach themselves to Uhuru.”

The US presidential election was in 2007, and the Kenyan presidential election was in 2007.

“But we don’t know anyone who would do that… Oh, really?”

Jang Yu-mi remembered Maya.

“Wouldn’t it be okay?”

In response to Kim Cheol-soo’s question, Jang Yu-mi thought for a moment and then shook her head.

According to Yumi Jang’s research, although he had the advantage of being a U.S. senator, Barack was not the type of person to push someone because of personal relationships.

“Uhuru’s side tried to send someone to the airport to show favor to Maya, but Maya, who wanted to keep the secret, refused. Kennedy, who picked us up, recognized Uhuru’s security guard, but Uhuru did not mention it. “Isn’t it because they don’t have high expectations for Barack? I think they just react that way to influential figures who visit Kenya.”

but.

Who would have thought that Barack Obama would have become president by 2004?

During the 2007 presidential primary race, the most influential Democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton.

It was truly a surprise that Barack defeated Clinton.

Kim Cheol-soo also nodded at Jang Yu-mi’s reasonable words.

“That makes sense. By the way…”

Kim Cheol-soo said, pointing his finger at Buhoho and the people around him.

“You can eat the red ginseng that cost almost 500,000 won in just one day.”

Jang Yu-mi nodded as she saw Kim Cheol-soo suddenly change his mind.

“If I eat a lot of that, will there be any side effects?”

“Well, I don’t know anything about the side effects of eating a lot. It’s so expensive, so you eat it sparingly, right? Haha. First, let’s report to the company about the story that came out today.”

**

Afterwards, Kim Cheol-soo met with Uhuru several times and attempted to negotiate in various ways, but nothing worked.

– These conditions are too unreasonable?

At Ahn Jung-gyu’s words, Kim Cheol-soo nodded while putting the cell phone to his ear.

– I think so too.

-Are there any other conditions?

– yes. manager. We met several times and continued negotiations, but no progress was made.

– Why are they making such unreasonable demands on us?

– Perhaps they already know our side of the situation.

Ahn Jeong-gyu’s deep sigh came out of the cell phone.

– this! Assistant Manager Kim!

– yes. manager.

– Do something! Please somehow bring about a contract that is favorable to this side.

– yes. manager.

– You know that I trust Director Kim, right?

– ha ha ha. Team leader too. Don’t expect too much.

Ahn Jeong-gyu spoke in a calm voice at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.

– If you’re going to bring that damn contract, then bring a coffin to work too.

After hanging up his phone, Cheolsu Kim sat down on the hotel sofa and thought for a while.

After a while, someone knocked on the door, and Kim Cheol-soo quickly got up.

“Assistant Manager Kim.”

“Yes. What’s going on?”

Kennedy peeked his face next to Jang Yu-mi.

“What are you doing, Kim?”

“Well, I’m thinking about it.”

“Just thinking about it doesn’t make it work. Why don’t you go out and get some fresh air? It’s not a special service that you provide by giving me such a nice laptop.”

Kim Cheol-soo chuckled at those words.

“where?”

“casino.”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

“If you had to choose the two safest places in Kenya, the first would be the presidential palace and the second would be the casino. Unless you’re a mentally ill lunatic, you can never attack a casino. You get free drinks.”

“I guess it’s for another reason?”

Kennedy laughed and made a ‘kick’ sound.

“It’s the best place to make money.”

Kim Cheol-soo also laughed when he saw Kennedy’s expression.

‘It’s gambling.’

It’s the best place to lose money, but it’s also quite fun if you play with moderation and with little money.

Kim Cheol-su saw Jang Yu-mi standing next to him.

“Yumi, would you like to go too?”

“I’m going to do that. Isn’t it too stuffy? In China, I lived at the casino every day with Assistant Manager Park.”

“Hahaha. It’s one of the fun things about a business trip. Kennedy, it’s a really safe place, right?”

Kennedy nodded at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.

“No way am I going to take my precious friend to the lion’s den.”

“okay.”

Kim Cheol-soo quickly got dressed and stopped for a moment when a thought suddenly occurred to his mind.

‘gambling?’

fantasy, modern,