[233]Unpredictable Whirlpool 3
I turned my attention to the document envelope.
Since it was prepared for me anyway, you will know what is in the envelope.
Now you need to open your ears wide. From now on, everything my grandfather says may be a will that he must engrave in his heart and keep, without forgetting a single word.
“I don’t know if you’ll like this because I prepared it in a hurry.”
The chef held out a small cutting board in front of us with several pieces of sushi on it.
“I know your skills well, but what are you talking about? “It will be good.”
When the grandfather picked up his chopsticks, the chef wiped his hands and said.
“You two, please talk. “Call me if you need it.”
“The weather outside is harsh, but you’re having a hard time because of me.”
“you’re welcome. “I love the cold winter breeze as much as fresh raw fish.”
He bowed his head to his grandfather and went out.
“Try it. “That guy’s skills are as good as his wits.”
When I saw my grandfather putting a piece of sushi into his mouth, I also picked up my chopsticks.
“how is it? Are you okay?”
The weather was cold, and the lump of rice topped with a piece of cold fish wasn’t that tasty.
Seeing my expression, the old man hurriedly swallowed the rice in his mouth and then took a sip of warm green tea.
“Oh my, it’s so cold. “Maybe I should have gone to a place that served hot soup instead?”
“Would you like me to make some oden soup?”
“no. “I just needed a place, I didn’t invite you to have fun.”
The grandfather put down his chopsticks and drank warm tea again.
“Dojun.”
“yes.”
“Your father said that during the day. “I want to completely separate the financial sector.”
“yes? “Are you my father?”
The financial company’s stake can have a 10% influence on Sunyang Group. However, if you separate the affiliates, that 10% of influence disappears.
My grandfather saw my embarrassed expression and smiled.
“okay. But don’t worry. “I gave him a firm scolding and told him not to talk nonsense.”
Seeing me relieved again, my grandfather held my hand tightly.
“I want you to follow in my footsteps. But the reality is not like that. The natural order of children, generation, age, time… . “The reality is really scary.”
“I’m just leaving it blank for a while. “There may be people passing by in the empty space, but in the end, it’s in its place.”
“No loud noises, hehe.”
Grandpa slapped the back of my hand, which he was holding tightly.
“Over the past ten years, I have been more happy and excited about watching Dojun grow than the expansion of the Sunyang Group. If you think about it, being a large company or a big business is all business. And in business, making money is absolutely the most important thing.”
I made a lot of money, but can that be considered business? In reality, it’s just a matter of buying lottery tickets whose numbers you already know. He has put in a lot of effort to learn management and business, but he falls far short of his grandfather’s expectations.
My grandfather, unaware of my speed, gave me a proud look.
“If you look at it from that perspective, you are already the chairman of the largest conglomerate in our country. “I have made an amount of money that is difficult to estimate in just ten years.”
I wanted to tell him how much I earned, but I thought my grandfather’s already weakened heart wouldn’t be able to bear it, so I just smiled humbly.
“Actually, I wonder if you really need the Sunyang Group. If things continue like this, in ten or twenty years, we will definitely have a family that surpasses Sunyang.”
“There is only money. I don’t have the strength like my grandfather. “Isn’t the chairman of Sunyang Group the symbol of having both money and power?”
“It also made me satisfied that you were so greedy. Of course, a man must have the will to shake up the country and have the power to rule, Am.”
The grandfather’s strange eyes changed slightly and he asked an unexpected question.
“Are you very upset?”
“yes?”
“I thought I was still holding on to the stake… And he expected me to give you the last share, right?”
It’s clear what Director Lee Hak-jae said, so it’s too late to play it off.
“Honestly, I did.”
“so? “Are you disappointed because I’m broke?”
“I am disappointed, but I do not hold any resentment. “He gave us enough money, and with that as a foundation, we have already secured more than one-third.”
“If you think so, it’s okay.”
This is sincere. When you brought in a cruiser car, didn’t you receive more equity than expected?
The grandfather picked up his chopsticks again, swallowed a piece of sushi, and slowly opened his mouth.
“The reason I summoned you so secretly was because I wanted to ask you a few things.”
“Please speak. “I will listen.”
“I don’t know how you got the position of Chairman of Sunyang. You know that just because you have a lot of money, you can’t buy the entire Sunyang Group, right?
“yes.”
“But I believe you. You will win Sunyang someday. “I want to talk about what happened after that.”
After the president… … .
My heart was pounding.
I’ve never thought about it. My goal is just to get there. What will I do when I become the owner of my grandfather’s study?
My grandfather, who doesn’t know me, takes the process of rising to the position of chairman lightly. Of course, I expect that the process will be easy and I want to let you know what happens after the finish line.
I suddenly felt sorry for my grandfather.
“Sunyang’s chairman’s office is a truly terrible place. Before you know it, all the friends you can confide in are gone. “Even people I thought were friends are starting to look at me.”
But did your grandfather have any friends? Aren’t people who exchange equal looks a friend? I have never seen anyone look at my grandfather from the same height.
“The first thing you must endure is solitude. Don’t carelessly open your heart to those close to you and call yourself a friend. Such luxury is not the responsibility of the chairman. Having to endure loneliness without having a single friend… .”
“grandfather.”
“… ?”
“I’ve never had any friends before. All relationships with people were just transactions. However, there are people I respect and like, but that’s it. “I don’t need anyone to share the burden on my shoulders.”
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“transaction?”
“yes. Anyone can work for me. But I don’t expect any loyalty from them. Just give them what they want and take from them only what they need.”
“Is that the method used by the new generation? haha.”
It was a laugh whose true intentions were unknown. His grandfather looked at me blankly for a moment and then said.
“I was going to teach you something, but I guess I don’t need to.”
“no. “I still have a lot to do.”
“Stop being needlessly humble. “There is only one thing you lack.”
“One?”
“okay. Now, look. Everyone in the world with a mouth curses at me, and everyone with a finger points at me. They say he is a symbol of collusion between politics and business, a conglomerate who practices expediency and evasion of the law, and a vicious spirit who built his wealth by squeezing out subcontractors.”
Even as he said this, he didn’t seem very angry. It’s just a story I want to tell.
“But do you think there’s one among them who isn’t afraid of me? Not a single person can say such a thing in front of me. Even politicians do this. I have stood in the National Assembly hearing room three times. “Even members of the National Assembly who showered all sorts of criticism on the leaders of other groups only look at me like a puppy wagging its tail in front of me.”
“Is it because of fear?”
“okay. Trade is good, respect is good. But there must be fear of you at their bottom. “Fear is the source of the power you want.”
Dogs who notice are probably not just out of fear. The heavy weight of money given to us every time cannot be ignored.
The stick and carrot are the source of grandfather’s strength.
Grandpa squeezed my hand again.
“I heard that you always speak highly of the people you work with and treat them with courtesy.”
“yes. “Everyone is older than me, so I tend to be careful.”
“Just do that in moderation. “If you keep petting the puppy because it’s cute, it will try to take over the dinner table.”
“All right. “I will treat you harshly sometimes.”
“okay. There’s nothing to nag about anymore. “Now let me ask you a favor.”
“Please tell me anything.”
“Even if you become the owner of Sunyang, don’t look down on the lineages too much and create an appropriate space for them to share. “Aren’t they all my babies too?”
“Of course. “Aren’t you family?”
There is nothing I can’t say to put my grandfather’s mind at ease. You can tell even bigger lies than this.
What was a little strange was my grandfather’s reaction. He just said what he had to say and didn’t look like he really cared.
As if he had said everything he wanted to say, he held out the envelope of documents he had kept at the bank in front of me.
“Now you take care of this.”
“this… ?”
“Take it out.”
When I put my hand into the envelope, what I caught was a thick note.
A cover made of leather, the inside paper showing black stains from hand stains. no way?
As soon as I turned the cover, I swallowed dry saliva.
No way.
Names, dates, locations, and amounts recorded in detail.
This is a ledger that records the details of Sunyang Group’s slush fund delivery without exception.
“I started recording that when the new military government took power. One word from the president will cause the entire group to collapse, so the party must be able to live in fear, right? So, I scribbled here and there and wrote down everything. “I was thinking of blowing up everything if I had to.”
It is famous for not having any regrets even if you eat Sunyang money. Even when the group chairman was called to the hearing room or stood trial in court, no mention of bribery came up.
“There was no need to explode.”
“okay. However, even when the regime changed, I continued to record everything. Even the people who took my money will know. That the ledger exists. And that we never reveal it.”
The ledger that the grandfather points to is a silent threat in its very existence.
“I didn’t threaten you by holding that ledger in my hand just because it didn’t go my way. “I would have rather given him more money and made him follow my wishes.”
Threats are not verbal. Holding a bomb is itself a threat. He holds a bomb in one hand and gives money in the other.
It was obvious which one to choose between the two.
“Did you write it down yourself, without leaving anything out?”
“I don’t know how many pennies were given to petty bureaucrats or political newcomers. “That’s because Lee Hak-jae and the presidents of affiliates handled it on their own without reporting it to me.”
Front-line judges and prosecutors, first-term lawmakers, and working-level officials at government ministries were minors, so it was possible to guess the status of the people whose names were listed in this ledger.
“Take out the other envelope too. That might be useful too.”
The second envelope contained a bunch of bankbooks, cards, and keys.
“What is in my name will be distributed to the foundation here and there. The media will trumpet that I am returning my personal wealth to society. “Those who know it’s an obvious trick will curse.”
“Then this… . “Is this your borrowed name?”
Grandpa nodded his head.
“These are domestic and foreign accounts. There are shell companies and accounts created with fake passports. “All domestic banks are under borrowed names.”
“grandfather. That’s a lot of money. I have enough to spend, so I’ll put this money somewhere else… .”
When I spoke as I put the bankbook back in the envelope, my grandfather shook his head.
“Do you want to use your blood money as a bribe to these scumbags?”
“yes?”
“If you need a stab here and there, use that money. It’s money that’s hard to trace, so it’s probably safe. And you continue to use that account. If you make money without a name tag that has been stolen here and there, put it in that account. safe.”
People who need to be managed without being revealed, and the money and accounts needed to manage them.
At this moment, I wondered if I had gained half of my grandfather’s strength.
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