The Chaebeol’s Youngest Son Chapter 221

[221]Must be caught 1

“I did not say this only for the purchase of non-business real estate. I’m just saying that there might be a way like this. At the very least, let us give the image that our HW Group is doing its best to recover rather than using this national disaster as a means of making money. “To both the government and the people.”

The construction president, who was listening to my opinion, cautiously opened his mouth. I want to get a confirmation from Miracle, the group’s owner.

“Representative Oh, do you think the same? “Are you really willing to give up your profits?”

“of course.”

Oh Se-hyeon nodded his head.

“However, there is one thing you must never miss. We must raise the status of HW Group beyond the profits we give up. An effect equivalent to profits that could be hundreds or hundreds of billions of dollars. “That’s the key.”

The construction boss’s face lit up.

If you return your profits to society, you can gain a very advantageous position in bidding. Besides, isn’t it the CEO who gathers reporters and condescends to them?

“Please come up with all the ideas you can mobilize without causing any damage. “It will bring more than immediate benefits.”

Oh Se-hyeon stood up and winked at me.

“Please let me know as soon as the results come out.”

When we stood up, executives from other affiliates, excluding construction, also stood up. This is because the plan has to be rebuilt from scratch.

I left the conference room and waited for Cho Dae-ho, CEO of Automobile.

“president. “I have something to tell you.”

“okay. I should also borrow some of your ideas. Let’s go to my room. Oh CEO, do you have some time?”

When President Cho Dae-ho looked at Oh Se-hyun, he smiled and shook his head.

“Talk to that guy. That’s me, but it’s mana. “Hehe.”

Oh Se-hyeon hurried his steps for fear of being caught.

“what? “Why is that friend like that?”

“I’ll go and tell you.”

I grabbed CEO Cho Dae-ho’s arm and headed to his room.

While drinking a cup of tea, I checked the news reporting the damage from the typhoon. Perhaps due to the media’s competition for breaking news, the damage amount, which is said to be 3 trillion won or 4 trillion won, has already been leaked from time to time.

“Considering what you said at today’s meeting, our car can’t just sit still, right?”

“yes. “We need to show a completely different side from Daehyun Motors.”

“how?”

“First, please call all customers in the Gyeongnam and Gangwon regions who purchased .”

“What next?”

“We carry out inspections and repairs free of charge. Every single customer said it was okay. “They will be grateful that we take good care of them.”

“It’s okay because it’s just an inspection and there’s no pressure. However, free repairs are expensive. “No matter how free the A/S period is, natural disasters are not covered.”

It seems that President Cho Dae-ho also intends to be clear about the cost issue. He wants to hear a definite answer from me.

“I think there’s more.”

“Anything more?”

“yes. “Please collect all flooded vehicles that have reached the point of being scrapped and give them new cars.”

“hey!”

I smiled and calmed down President Cho, who was jumping up and down.

“It’s no big deal. Isquillo is not a best-seller, so the number of vehicles sold is limited. Moreover, it is in the Gyeongnam and Gangwon regions. As you know, most sales occurred in the metropolitan area. There will only be a few.”

After thinking for a moment, President Cho pressed the intercom.

“Bring the sales status of by region.”

I didn’t say anything while the secretary brought and checked the relevant documents. After checking thoroughly, President Cho breathed a sigh of relief.

“good. Let’s do it. Before that, send out some press releases. If this goes on the news, there will be an uproar. “Hehe.”

“no. “We should not distribute the information to the media first.”

“what? “You’re doing this secretly?”

“yes. You have to do it secretly. “Secretly.”

“Nonsense! They even provide free exchange. A few billion won is enough. At least we should see a promotional effect worth that amount. Didn’t CEO Oh also say this? “The lost costs will be recovered by improving the group’s image.”

“president. that is… .”

I don’t give them a chance to speak because they think billions of dollars of money will be wasted.

“no. This is something that needs to be talked about. Are we religious? Don’t let your right hand know what your left hand is doing?”

“It can’t be. “Everyone should know about good deeds.”

“But why are you telling me not to distribute press releases?”

“president. “Good deeds should be noticed, not known.”

“what?”

He blinked as if he didn’t yet understand the exact meaning.

“There are no secrets these days. Isn’t this the era where the Internet exposes everything? The president of the new regime also openly says that he won the election because of the Internet. Even if we don’t come forward, those eligible for free replacement will be excited and promote it.”

“ah… … .”

“We only have to think about kindness. Then our good deeds cannot go unnoticed. The media will definitely report it more broadly. Would you be bare-faced when asked to hand out a press release and make a fuss? “The media these days reports topics on the Internet more loudly than press releases.”

President Cho said with a helpless smile.

“this this… . “As I get older, I can’t keep up with what’s going on in the world.”

“In construction, we have to make our intentions known to get good results in the bidding, but in automobiles, it’s different. “Rather than publicizing it, it seems much more genuine and will spread further.”

“okay. “If you get caught without telling me, I will prepare based on this.”

President Cho, with a satisfied expression, spoke as if he suddenly remembered something.

“By the way, why is CEO Oh like that? “What’s going on?”

“That’s actually… .”

I told the truth about the story I had with Oh Se-hyun. Upon hearing his decision to retire, President Cho Dae-ho could not hide his absurd feelings.

“no! If you’re a man in your fifties, isn’t it time to start working? Even though I am over 60 years old, I have never thought about retirement… . Is that guy crazy? “Why do you want to ruin that good head?”

“What should I do? “It’s something I’ve always dreamed of, so it’s not something that can be achieved by holding on to it.”

President Cho looked more embarrassed than before.

“This is a big deal. Chairman Song Hyeon-chang also announced to the presidents that he would be retiring at the end of this year… . I thought CEO Oh Se-hyun would be the next president of our group. “He’s qualified enough, right?”

“Boss, are you alone in your thoughts? Or the entire CEO team… ?”

“The CEOs all think so. Rather, we thought that Chairman Song and CEO Oh had reached an agreement.”

“Then what should I do?”

“what? Chairman Song’s successor?”

“yes. If the boss has any thoughts… .”

When I glanced at it… . no. Before he could finish speaking, he threw up his hand.

“I can’t.”

“You lack nothing, do you? “You are too humble.”

“no. “Do you trust the insight of your grandfather, Chairman Jin?”

“yes.”

Why are you suddenly mentioning my grandfather?

“He diagnosed it. I’m the type of person who can only dig one well, I can’t be the type of person who can control the river. So he threw it in the car and didn’t interfere much. The position of chairman is unknown. “Get someone else.”

The problem is that there is no one else.

The two of us kept our mouths shut and started staring at the TV that was reporting news of typhoon damage.

* * *

When I rushed to the Sunyang main building, everyone was in a meeting with sad expressions.

It’s natural to feel dizzy when you think about the insurance money you’ll have to pay.

In particular, the expression on the face of the CEO of Sunyang Fire & Marine Insurance was the most serious.

This is because it is responsible for storm and flood insurance, which is an insurance product that compensates for damages suffered from typhoons, heavy rain, floods, strong winds, earthquakes, etc.

They were even more nervous when they saw me attending the meeting late, but they didn’t make any special comments.

However, I refrained from saying that you should save even a penny on insurance payments. Instead, he relieved the pressure of the victims by telling them to do their best to avoid offending them and left the conference room first.

Vice President Jang Do-hyung caught my eye and quietly followed me.

I said this to Vice President Jang Do-hyung, who met me in my room.

“What I said in the conference room was not empty words. So tell them not to make unnecessary assumptions. “You cannot make excuses or excuses to not pay insurance benefits.”

“yes. “I will nail it down firmly.”

“And please make a donation in the name of Sunyang Financial Group.”

“Even if that wasn’t the case, I planned to prepare. “We are already inundated with calls from the three broadcasting companies and newspapers.”

This too is a competition.

This is because disaster fundraising has become a competition for media companies to show off their power.

If you distribute it evenly, there will be no backlash. However, the moment it is divided, the amount is dispersed, so it is not a good choice for a company.

“By the way, Director. Are you going to pay it alone? “I guess I’ll have to donate in the name of Sunyang Group as well, right?”

“Please throw it away first in the name of the financial group. Then everyone will do their own thing. If we do it as a group, we will be buried. “It is obvious that only Pure Yang Electronics will stand out, but we must avoid such foolish actions.”

“Vice President Jin Young-ki will be furious… … .”

“I will take care of that. “Don’t worry, just run away.”

“yes. So what happens to each media company… .”

“Leave the media out. Let’s submit it to the Disaster Response Headquarters. “One big thing stands out more than a few small things.”

“All right. “How much will it cost?”

“5 billion would be enough, right?”

He looked a little surprised, but nodded his head slightly. The entire Daehyun Group contributed 3 billion won, which is a huge amount considering the size of the company.

“It’s more than enough money. All right. And do you have any other instructions?”

“Is there a reporter you can trust?”

“Reporter?”

“yes. “A reporter who doesn’t rush to use his pen and has decent writing skills.”

“I’ll check with the PR team. “But why are you doing that?”

“I would like to donate as an individual, but please do so anonymously.”

A smile spread across the face of quick-witted Vice President Jang Do-hyung.

“I’m thinking of making a good story.”

“yes.”

“A few days after it was published anonymously, the trustworthy reporter broke it. Is that correct?”

“Exactly. haha.”

“By the way, Director. For Midam to become an article, the amount has to be a bit big… How much do you want to pay?”

“Wouldn’t 50 billion be newsworthy?”

“oh… “50 billion?”

Looking at him with wide eyes, I added one more word.

“Is it not enough? Should we raise it to 100 billion?”

“Oh, no. “There are too many of them.”

“Everyone needs to open their mouths like the vice president is doing to see results. People get criticized for paying a ridiculous amount of money because they are just being condescending. “When paying, you need to add an extra 0 to the estimated amount for the effect to explode.”

“Isn’t it just effective? “If this article is published, it will overshadow the typhoon article.”

“That’s exactly what I want. We need to make sure that people in their 20s don’t say that they are meeting their grandfather and playing as the chairman of a conglomerate. A respectable businessman who practices the so-called noblesse oblige. “We need to change everything to this image.”

Invisible support from the people in the fierce succession battle that will take place in the future. This is what I want.

Government agencies and banks are also major shareholders of Sunyang Group.

There comes a time when they too have to stand on the side of one of the three. Aren’t they the ones who can’t ignore public opinion at that time?

“Isn’t it just a matter of changing your image? “I think it’s worthy of praise.”

“Then it’s better.”

“Are you also giving this donation to the Disaster Response Headquarters?”

“That’s right. If you pushed for one media outlet, would you accept the article from another? They might even criticize me for being a go-stop game. .”

“All right. “Let’s make a proper story.”

Vice President Jang Do-hyung could not hide his interest, as if he had been assigned a secret mission.

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