[251]Impossible Alliance 1
Cho Dae-ho, president of HW Automotive, laughed and tapped Director Lee Hak-jae, who was very stiff, on the shoulder.
“Why are you so nervous? “This isn’t your first press conference?”
“Because I never told my story. “Am I not a party to the interview this time?”
“Instead, it’s good content. Inauguration of Chairman. Isn’t that a bit productive? So far, all your press conferences have been either apologies or excuses… . Ah, most of it was just pulling it off, right? There are no borrowed-name accounts, political slush funds have nothing to do with us, it was an individual action at the company level, and Chairman Jin is unaware of this matter. “Uh-huh.”
“Why are you doing this to the boss? I’m already so nervous that I’ll be asked such a strange question… .”
Lee Hak-jae grumbled at President Cho Dae-ho and lowered his voice.
“But boss.”
“huh. why?”
“Are you okay?”
“what?”
“I mean, I will become the group president. I was a subordinate for a long time, but I was moved to a position above the boss… .”
President Cho Dae-ho raised his hand to stop Lee Hak-jae from speaking.
“What’s so far down!” Were you my subordinate during the Sunyang days? “While I was a terrible mother-in-law?”
“president. What else did I do… .”
“Aren’t you the one who took control of the head of the affiliate company on Chairman Jin’s back? They say that Marum is scarier than the landowner, and you were just that. “I also got along comfortably with the Chairman, calling him ‘brother’ and ‘younger brother’, but I noticed what you thought.”
When Lee Hak-jae didn’t know what to do, President Cho Dae-ho burst into laughter again.
“It’s in the past, let’s shake it all off. And these are just personal feelings. Publicly speaking, I think highly of you. He was a wasteful person who only took care of Sunyang Group’s dirty work. It’s a great opportunity to show your true self. “Everything went well.”
Director Hakjae Lee’s expression brightened at President Cho’s words of congratulations.
“But aren’t you disappointed?”
“what? “I wasn’t interested in the chairman position from the beginning.”
“no. “Not that, Sunyang Group.”
“What do you mean?”
“Actually, Chairman Jin gave me the car so easily that it was ridiculous. So I thought it was only temporary and I would get the car back to cruise soon. “The boss probably thought so too.”
“Oh, that?”
“Now that the Chairman has passed away, my relationship with Sunyang Group is over. “Aren’t you sad?”
“at all.”
If you see that he answers without hesitating even for a second, he means it.
“At first, I was worried about when I would go back. And I really noticed who the real owner of the cruiser car was. Is it Chairman Jin, is it Miracle, or is it Chairman Jin’s wish to pass it on to Dojun? .”
“So who is it?”
Lee Hak-jae had a curious expression on his face, but President Cho Dae-ho only smiled briefly.
“It doesn’t matter who owns it anymore. Since the Chairman passed away, it would either be Miracle or Dojun. But no matter who they are, they are just shareholders. “If management performance is not good, I will have to step down, but that is my fault.”
Hakjae Lee was able to read President Cho’s thoughts.
“How many of the CEOs of Sunyang Group took off their clothes because of management performance? The one who got caught with the slush fund, the one who fell out with the second generation, and the one who rebelled against the chairman’s instructions. It was all for this reason. But here, all I have to think about is work, so I can’t feel that comfortable.”
“Now that I become president, the environment may change.”
President Cho Dae-ho shook his head.
“You will change. “HW Group’s constitution is already not weak enough to change because of you alone.”
Lee Hak-jae read the confidence filled in President Cho Dae-ho’s eyes.
“Now is the time to begin. “Let’s go out.”
The secretary opened the waiting room door and announced that it was time for the interview.
“egg plant. “Relax and do it naturally.”
The two left the waiting room and headed to the conference room.
As the two people entered, the sound of flashes and shutters filled the conference room.
“what? Why are there so many reporters?”
As Lee Hak-jae muttered to himself, CEO Cho Dae-ho smiled and whispered in his ear.
“I have to explode today and tomorrow. “Because the article about the inauguration of the HW Group chairman has to overshadow the article about the impeachment of the president.”
The two sat side by side and began the press conference.
After the formal presentation was over, President Cho Dae-ho spoke.
“… … “Then I will take questions from reporters.”
Obvious questions were asked, followed by useful answers.
“You have been the second-in-command of Sunyang. Are there any issues with corporate ethics in moving to the head of another company? “Aren’t you the person who knows many secrets of the Sunyang Group?”
A sensitive question was asked about whether there were any reporters who received less attention.
When President Cho was embarrassed and tried to grab the microphone, Hakjae Lee spoke first.
“Business ethics is not a word used in such cases. Taking away technology or know-how, which is a company’s competitive edge, deserves criticism. However, I served as the former Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Sunyang Group.”
Hakjae Lee scratched his head.
“Honestly, you can’t tell the technology of Sunyang Group just by looking at it. What I bring to HW Group is my experience. The chairman is also a salaried employee who receives the company’s salary, and is selected as an experienced employee based on experience, nothing more or less. “The experience is not a company secret.”
President Cho Dae-ho quietly intervened.
“No matter how high Chairman Lee Hak-jae’s salary is, he is a salaried worker because he does not own any shares of HW Group. haha.”
* * *
“How is this going?”
“Whatever! Can’t you see it? “You ran away to find a new home!”
Vibrator nervously turned off the TV and Jinyoung-gi bit his lip.
“You bastard! Why are you screaming and making a fuss? and… You said it, right? Hakjae Lee: That guy is no different from surrendering? “I said the story ended well!”
When Vice Chairman Jinyoung-gi Yeong-gi screamed, Vibrator kept his mouth shut like a mute who had just eaten honey.
Jinyoung-gi, who was looking at his younger brother disapprovingly, picked up the receiver.
“Connect with President Cho Dae-ho.”
Vibrator was startled by his brother’s sudden action.
“What are you doing? “Why President Cho?”
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“You keep your mouth shut.”
Vibrator turned his head to see his brother rolling his eyes. It’s best not to touch it when it looks like that. I know that if I touch it until it loses all its temper, only sparks will fall.
“Ah, President Cho. Long time no see.”
I said hello, but there was no response. Jinyoung-gi checked his phone and spoke again.
“hello? “President Joe?”
– I’m listening. Speak.
In an instant, Jinyounggi’s face turned red. How dare you say that?
But if you do it the way you are now, you won’t be able to save anything. Jinyoung Gi also has that level of self-control.
“I just saw the press conference. “What on earth happened?”
– You’ve seen it, so you know it, right? It’s just like the interview. Our HW Group scouted Director Hakjae Lee. There’s no such thing as a special day when office workers are changing companies, right?
“President Joe! Can this be compared to office workers changing jobs? No asylum?”
– what? exile? haha. This is it… . Is Sunyang Group a country or something? The delusion is too much.
“President Joe!”
– Don’t scream. I’m not deaf. And where did you learn to call people and tell them to give up their jobs because they are involved in other people’s company work?
“what?”
Jinyoung-ki’s hand holding the receiver trembled.
– Hey, Jinyounggi. Don’t you know that I was on friendly terms with the late chairman in private? Now that my relationship with Sunyang is gone, I won’t be able to hear you call me uncle, but I’m not the kind of person who will listen to you informally. Just hang up.
Jinyoung-gi threw away the receiver that had lost signal.
“why? what’s the matter?”
The vibrator asked his brother, who was fussing, but he only screamed.
“The Ministry of Justice urges the prosecution. “Put pressure on Lee Hak-jae to arrest and investigate this bastard right away.”
Jinyoung-gi started throwing everything he could get his hands on, as if just using the receiver wasn’t enough to relieve his anger.
* * *
“So you’re saying this is a fight for shares?”
“That’s right. Otherwise, why would there be so much persecution of Chairman Lee Hak-jae, who was Chairman Jin’s closest associate? Minister.”
Representative Oh Se-hyun spoke politely to the Minister of Justice, who was holding a teacup.
“I see.”
The Minister of Justice, with an awkward expression, put down his teacup.
“I think our kids misunderstood this. Director Hakjae Lee… . No, now he is the chairman. Anyway, I thought Chairman Lee was threatening the owner’s family in order to secure a share of Sunyang Group’s weaknesses.”
“It can’t be. Chairman Hak-jae Lee was like a child of the late Chairman Jin Yang-cheol. So, when the chairman passed away, he immediately decided to retire.”
“By the way, CEO Oh. “What on earth is the shareholding structure that makes Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki and Jin Jin-ki cause such a mess?”
“I don’t know if you remember, but during the IMF period, Miracle provided dollar support to the Sunyang Group.”
“yes. I vaguely heard it. If it weren’t for Miracle’s dollars at that time, Ajin Group and Dae-ah Construction would have gone bankrupt. Several of Sunyang Group’s affiliates would have collapsed.”
“It’s not that much. It was dangerous. It is no exaggeration to say that they endured because of us. So Chairman Jin made a bold choice to hand over his shares in the group.”
“ah… . Miracle owns a stake in Sunyang… ?”
“yes. That’s why the two vice presidents are now trying to drastically change the shareholding structure. “We plan to turn Miracle’s shares into tissue paper.”
“okay. “Now I can see the picture clearly.”
Oh Se-hyeon said as he looked at the minister nodding his head.
“Minister. “Wouldn’t there be an uproar if it became known that government agencies were involved in the group’s internal affairs?”
“Sure. I’ll organize this before it gets any bigger. Our Ministry of Justice could have suffered a stigma, but thanks to Representative Oh, we survived. haha.”
The minister burst out laughing.
“By the way, may I ask why you invited Director Lee Hak-jae to become the group president? “I’m curious because it’s such a big issue.”
“He is the person who was with Sunyang for the latter half of its life. During that period, Sunyang developed dramatically. HW Group seeks to emulate the history of Sunyang.”
“Miracle has enormous capital mobilization power, so it must be a huge investment.”
“yes. I plan to do my best to increase HW. “The Minister, please pay attention and keep an eye on us.”
“Oh my, isn’t my life limited? “I hold on day by day, prepared to leave this position whenever the political situation changes.”
The minister’s eyes shone as he trembled. It was Oh Se-hyun who could not have known the meaning of those eyes.
“Minister, isn’t this a temporary port? You have to go into a bigger port. Please contact us anytime. “I want to be of help, even if only in a small way.”
“Just hearing these words gives me strength. haha.”
“As you all know, Chairman Lee Hak-jae is also a genuine person. “He is not someone who will forget grace.”
As Oh Se-hyun took the medicine, the big smile on the minister’s face did not disappear.
* * *
“Congratulations. President.”
“Sit down and don’t be scared. “I won’t eat it.”
The head of the Ministry of Justice’s inspection bureau looked around the HW Group Chairman’s office and carefully placed his butt on the sofa.
Among the orchids filled in the spacious chairman’s office, the two orchids in front made him uncomfortable.
It was an orchid sent by the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General.
“There’s no need to come in person to say congratulations, but did you come to deliver a note this time?”
The inspector general, who knew what the memo meant, turned red.
“I was rude the other day. Please forgive me.”
“I told you. “They won’t eat you.”
“Thank you, Chairman.”
“What is gratitude? I understand because you are also a prosecutor. When a murder case occurs, the person who stabbed is caught and thrown in, but the kitchen knife, which was the weapon of the crime, is not sent away, right? “There is no reason for me to grab a kitchen knife and grab it.”
Prosecutors are sometimes called swordsmen, but to big men like these, they are just swords. The director of the inspection bureau, who was caught in the middle of a big man who used the prosecutor as a tool, was on the verge of death.
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