[218]Front wave 2
“Are you here?”
“yes.”
“It’s a bit shabby to say that this is the regular restaurant of Lee In-ja of the Sunyang Group.”
“It’s just the appearance.”
The place I ran to after receiving a call from Assistant Manager Kim Yun-seok was a narrow alley in Seocho-dong.
The stairs leading down to the basement were narrow, with only a single sign reading “象” hanging there.
“The interior is not that big, but the interior is not usually high-end. Moreover, the prices of alcohol are expensive enough to put most room salons in shame.”
Expensive alcohol prices are a good way to discourage anyone from coming in and out.
“You’re someone who costs a lot of money to meet quietly. Thank you for your hard work.”
Kim Yun-seok bowed his head and turned around. He didn’t say anything about waiting for me to finish like he used to.
The glares from several Sunyang Security employees who are glaring harshly at him will sting.
When I go down the stairs and open the door, a young man wearing a vest and bow tie bends over and rolls his eyes here and there.
It’s probably because he’s a young guy who doesn’t fit in here.
“Director Hakjae Lee is inside, right?”
The young guy’s expression brightens.
“Ah, you are part of the group. Come this way. “I will take you there.”
As I followed the employee and looked around the room, I found that what Kim Yun-seok said was true.
It was decorated entirely in gold, as if to discourage people without money from entering.
Director Hakjae Lee was sitting at the bar.
Across the bar, a middle-aged woman who must have been very beautiful in her youth was smiling and talking to him.
Come to think of it, there was no young woman here. She only drinks and only sees a few ordinary middle-aged women to distract her.
I approached Director Lee Hak-jae and quietly called him.
“Chief.”
“huh? uh? Dojun!”
He looked so surprised that he dropped the glass he was bringing to his mouth. He bowed his head towards him.
“how are you?”
“How can we get here…?” . ah… “Kim Yun-seok said that.”
“yes.”
“Sit down first. Ah, just by looking at it, it looks like I have a lot to say, so should I move to a more comfortable seat?”
Lee Hak-jae, who was trying to remove the stand chair, winked at the middle-aged woman and stood up.
A little while ago, the young guy rushed over and led us to a small room on the other side that had a curtain instead of a door.
After setting the table again, Director Hakjae Lee held up a bottle of alcohol.
“Would you like a drink?”
I quietly raised my glass.
He said while pouring drinks.
“I see you doing something you haven’t done before… . “Has something serious happened?”
“It was serious from the moment I took charge of the financial affiliate.”
“It’s a shame… . If that’s the case, you’re doing well. “I heard you left most of it to executives?”
“yes.”
“You decide all the big things?”
“Not really. “I only receive reports of changes or major issues every day.”
Lee Hak-jae showed a mischievous smile and filled his glass with alcohol before lifting it.
I quickly lifted my glass and clinked it slightly.
“So, what business brings you here so suddenly?”
“What do you think?”
Lee Hak-jae put down his glass and frowned slightly.
“Anyway, you show your cocky side sometimes. “That’s not a good thing.”
“But aren’t you much more polite than my cousins?”
“Your cousin is stupid and not even a cheap person.”
For a moment, the two of us made eye contact and burst into laughter at the same time.
“Tell me, what is it?”
I swallowed and spoke quietly.
“I risked my rudeness to ask you to be on my side.”
“On your side?”
“yes.”
The word side becomes more complex as you get older.
Friends on the same side and as equals at a young age are everything that it means.
However, as we grow older, even if we are enemies, we may end up on the same side for common interests. Even if they are on the same side, most of them are not equal, but rather superior-subordinate relationships.
Some have the same name as secretary, others have the same name as employee, and even have the same name as bodyguard.
The crooked corners of Hakjae Lee’s mouth speak for themselves. He misunderstood what I said. There was no need to elaborate, as all misunderstandings would be resolved once this drinking session was over.
“The strongest person in Korea is on your side, so what are you regretting? Are people even greedy now?”
“Now that I have left my grandfather’s embrace, he is no longer on my side. “It’s just the supporters in the cheering seats.”
“no. Chairman, you can jump back into the playground at any time. This is not an equity issue. Even if he doesn’t have any stocks, everyone will line up behind the chairman. “All of Sunyang’s executives are on the chairman’s side.”
“Isn’t this perhaps the manager’s wish?”
“what?!”
Did you hit it right?
The much redder face may not necessarily be due to alcohol.
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“Grandpa will continue to watch. Even if her ship called Sunyang sinks, she won’t come forward.”
“Huh, how are you so sure?”
“After seeing this cruise card incident, I became convinced. The stake of Vice Chairman Jin Jin-gi, the second oldest father, has decreased significantly. My grandfather’s picture of two brothers leading the group while maintaining balance was shattered. Still, you said nothing. furthermore… .”
I quenched my thirst with a sip of alcohol.
“The cruise card fell into someone else’s hands. Oh, of course, you despise the credit card business, but aren’t you the kind of person who absolutely can’t stand Sunyang’s name being dropped? However, he behaved as if he were disrespecting someone else’s house. “You have completely decided to retire.”
Hakjae Lee, who had regained his composure, just listened to me quietly. But his expression gradually changed. Contrary to what I thought… .
The faint smile does not disappear.
“I’m just sitting still because things are going the way the chairman wants. Do you think he will just watch the results go against your will?”
“One affiliate company disappeared, and as much as 7% of my second son’s shares flew into thin air… . “That was the result your grandfather wanted?”
“of course. How proud must you be that both the credit card company and the shares have gone to your favorite grandson? There was no help at all, but the youngest grandson single-handedly punched his wolf-like uncle. “Maybe you were dancing?”
The expression I wanted to see from Director Hakjae Lee must have appeared on my face.
What is this person talking about? Do you really know everything?
I was so shocked that I couldn’t say a word and just blinked.
“Why are you so surprised? Did you think I didn’t know? Ah, you probably thought no one knew except the Chairman. An unknown person who is taking control of Sunyang Group little by little behind the black curtain. Did you want this? Isn’t it a bit childish? haha.”
It’s already past time to play it cool and pretend it’s not happening. This person knows my relationship with Miracle.
“When did you know?”
When I calmed down and asked, Director Hakjae Lee gently waved his hand.
“The question is wrong. “It doesn’t matter when you found out, right?”
I changed the question.
“How much do you know?”
“The largest shareholder of Miracle Investment in New York… . No, you are the only shareholder and most of the investment in this company is your money. Korea Miracle is a subsidiary of New York Miracle, so this is also your company, right? Then, the HW Group, Sunyang Motors, and Sunyang Card are yours, and Miracle’s controlling stake in Sunyang Group is also yours. see… . “33%, right?”
I know everything except overseas investments and my assets.
“The second largest shareholder of Sunyang Group, the head of HW Group, and a huge amount of money held by overseas investors. It’s a bit funny that you’re rushing to me and asking me to help you and be on my side. yes?”
I can’t gauge this person’s heart.
But the good news is that Director Lee Hak-jae was a little drunk. If he had been sober, he wouldn’t have told me that he knew everything about me.
I need to dig deeper into Lee Ja’s true intentions.
“It must have taken quite some time to check the American Miracle.”
“okay. “I mobilized all my connections.”
I filled his empty glass with alcohol.
“You must be very surprised.”
“whopping. Didn’t you achieve this without the chairman’s help? As the company name suggests, it’s phenomenal. “It’s nothing short of a miracle.”
Hakjae Lee emptied a glass and held it out.
“With your abilities, I don’t think it will take long to take over the entire Sunyang Group, so what are you regretting?”
“Because Sunyang is an iron fortress.”
Hakjae Lee shook his head.
“Not really. Especially Jinyoung-gi, he is not trustworthy. “Sooner or later, there will be a big accident.”
“What if I don’t get into an accident? It’s as if my two uncles are walking on thin ice. As long as they are careful, they are strong-willed. “There is no room to squeeze in.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Hakjae Lee’s voice rose in volume.
“Why are you obsessed with Sunyang Group? If it were my ability, I would rather give my all to HW Group. In 10 or 20 years, won’t it become a group comparable to Sunyang? No, even now, use your shares of Sunyang to spin off about a dozen affiliates and attach them to HW. Then, you will be in the top 3 in the business world right away. The head of a conglomerate in his 20s. “We are rewriting history.”
It’s not wrong. It is quite possible even now.
But didn’t he reincarnate just to play with the business rankings?
“Chief.”
“okay. say it.”
“Increasing size does not mean that all companies become like Sunyang. Look at Woosung Group. “It was a large company that once ranked first in the business world, but now only traces of it remain.”
“It is wrong to compare you with Woosung, who inflated his size through accounting fraud and debt. I don’t know, but HW is probably more sound than Sunyang? “At least you won’t be stealing the company’s money.”
“No matter how solid HW is, it cannot catch up with cruise ships.”
“why?”
“Because there is no history.”
“history?”
“yes. The history of Sunyang over 50 years, and the people recorded in that history book. That’s pure yang. “These are things that money can never buy.”
Hakjae Lee stared at my face while fiddling with his glass.
“Your greed is no less than that of the Chairman. “You mean he has no intention of writing history?”
“yes. “It’s safest to just take that history.”
“I don’t think it’s impossible. “You will succeed.”
“It’s already blocked.”
Hakjae Lee’s eyebrows twitched.
“Stuck? what?”
“My two uncles are trying to reorganize their controlling stake. Holding companies will also change and ratios will be adjusted. This is a task that turns Miracle’s shares into tissue paper. They also asked me for voting rights. “I’m saying don’t oppose it.”
“it’s crazy!”
As soon as the word readjustment came out, I screamed.
“The controlling stake is only 5% of the total shares of Sunyang Group affiliates. They control the group with only 5%. If even the smallest thing goes wrong, the circular shareholding structure collapses. Sunyang’s owner will change in an instant.”
“They say we will proceed cautiously and slowly.”
Hakjae Lee, who is quick-witted, immediately understood what I meant.
“When the Chairman passes away, will we reorganize the game?”
“yes.”
“Do whatever you want. The Sunyang Group without a chairman is outside of my interest. “Whether they tear it up or tear it up, it’s up to the children.”
“Are you thinking of retiring?”
“then? Working with these bastards who are wary of me? The vice presidents also have babies that they raised. Ah, maybe the rebalancing of shares is a way to get me kicked out. If you follow the plan I laid out, you will have to look at me. Hehe, really.”
“Even when my grandfather passes away, I will continue to serve you as I am now.”
“Is that what you said you were on your side? I decline. “I have no intention of growing old serving as a secretary to someone as old as my son.”
Perhaps in an unpleasant mood, I picked up the glass and drank it all in one go.
“A secretary? It’s not even possible. “I was referring to the owner of the former Sunyang Group chairman’s office.”
Lee Hak-jae clutched his glass tightly to hide his trembling fingertips.
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