chapter 18
< Chairman Cha’s will (2) >
Looking at his grandson walking away, Chairman Cha smiled heartily.
“You raised a smart kid. He has good guts, good spirits, and a strong backbone.”
Secretary Kim made a puzzled expression or not.
Go sees the pile of neglected gifts and doesn’t know what to do.
Chairman Cha smiled as he tapped the photo of Cha Jeong-hyeok that was attached to the report.
“Everyone tries hard to please me when they see me, but this guy isn’t even afraid of me. Just do it like a neighborhood grandpa.”
“So are you upset?”
“No way. It’s not because he’s clueless. Watching my mother struggle must have given me a good idea of what kind of person I am, but despite that, I had the guts to give it a go.”
It was the reason why Chairman Cha smiled happily.
“The distribution is huge. The eyes are also unusual. Malbonsae is also quite spicy. Sungjoon got a decent child. This is all Sungjoon’s blessing. ha ha ha!”
Chairman Cha recalled the report that Secretary Kim had submitted.
“I heard you rented a shack in Guro-dong? The clothes he’s wearing are flimsy, and his hair cut is also unfashionable. It doesn’t suit a cute, handsome face. Contact the department store and have them issue a membership card first.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Everything the grandson was wearing smelled of poverty.
“It is said that he almost died from briquette gas, but it is worth guessing considering the hardships he has endured. Even so, he doesn’t let out a single cry or death sound. Unlike the people who are busy raising their hands when you see me, you didn’t even mention the sound of money?”
Secretary Kim wanted to add a few more words, but kept his mouth shut.
It was because Chairman Cha raised his hand to block it.
“It’s not like you don’t know what it means to be a chaebol. Even so, watch me hold my mother’s hand and leave without regret. ha ha ha!”
Chairman Cha hit his knee.
“Yes, if you become a man, you should be as smart as this!”
I’m so glad
“But you are still young. Giving up on my future so easily.”
Chairman Cha clicked his tongue.
“If he was smart, he should have been able to get into this house somehow and seize the opportunity and ask for his mother to accept him as well.”
“I’m not someone who can’t judge the situation to that extent.”
“huh?”
Chairman Cha looked up and looked at Secretary Kim.
“There are times when you say things like that. Is that enough?”
“More than that.”
“Hmm.”
Secretary Kim took out a black file folder from a paper bag.
“This is the bribe account distributed by Woo-gwang. It is a top-secret item from inside the courtyard.”
“what?”
“As I reported yesterday, this is the object Woo-gwang is looking for with his eyes on.”
Chairman Cha also heard the report and knew about it.
Woo-gwang is upset and is roasting the media and politicians.
That they were thoroughly searching for something by intervening even at the top of the court.
‘What on earth is this that makes Woo-gwang run wild like a crazy b*tch… Mmm!’
Pararak.
As he turned over the ledger, Chairman Cha’s complexion became more and more hardened.
‘Woo-gwang went crazy and ran amok. What kind of bastard got shot in the head and hung on to Woo-gwang like this? It’s quite a skill.’
It was a neatly organized ledger.
I don’t know who created this, but the guys whose names were put on this ledger would break into a cold sweat.
Chairman Cha was busy thinking about how to use this ledger.
“Secretary Kim, where did you get these precious things from?”
There’s no way Secretary Kim could have gotten something like that for free.
This was obviously a gift and favor from someone.
It was also a secret proposal to hold hands with Taesung.
“Samcheong? gold mountain? Bonds or gangsters? Or opposition MPs? The seedling planted in Woogwang?”
Contrary to expectations, Secretary Kim came up with a completely different name.
“This is Master Jeong Hyuk. The young master handed this over to me as a bribe to the president.”
“what?”
No, did you correct that earlier, it was not a bribe?
Secretary Kim smiled bitterly.
“I will report you. So today, Master Jeonghyeok…”
Secretary Kim followed Jeong-hyeok and briefly reported what he had seen and heard.
How he bought a house, and how he managed to get hold of the old man at the pawn shop.
In fact, there is a feeling that the report was greatly reduced, but that alone made Chairman Cha’s mouth wide open.
“How old is our Jeonghyeok this year?”
“… you are seven years old.”
It was a similar question to the old man at the peregrine falcon pawn shop.
However, the old man only laughed nonchalantly with an expression of chewing sh*t, but Chairman Cha burst into a big laugh with a very excited expression.
“hahahahaha, indeed, my baby, you are also my bloodline! All right!”
So that’s it.
“Chairman, if we send Master Jeonghyeok back like this, he will regret it after hitting the ground.”
Chairman Cha was silent for a moment.
Originally, he was a person who didn’t even care about the sound of a dream, let alone superstition.
For some reason, the scene I saw in the dream of the whole family at the same time at the same time always flickered before my eyes.
‘Jeonghyeok is the guy who flew through the sky riding a yellow dragon the size of Namsan Mountain in my dream. With a beckoning gesture, the ground turned over, rivers turned to oil, and a bolt of money fell. I heard that even a conception dream doesn’t usually lead to the birth of an extraordinary person.’
I don’t believe in superstition, but I did believe in my eyesight.
The grandson I met face-to-face earlier was a very coveted lumber.
“Secretary Kim, you have to come forward and give it to me. Bring my grandson.”
“Chairman, you’re not trying to forcefully take us away from your mother, are you?”
“If you need.”
“President!”
“How did you get my gold-like bastard, so you’re leaving it as it is? I can’t see my veins going out like that!”
Secretary Kim shook her head.
“I would not recommend that method.”
“why?”
“If you bring them by force, you will see them in a bad way in the future. If you recklessly try to sever the heavenly principles, you will only create a bad relationship. Master Jeonghyeok is no ordinary bet.”
Chairman Cha furrowed his eyebrows.
Haven’t you personally experienced the words of bad luck made while trying to break the heavenly rules?
Chairman Cha’s eyes sank.
At the same time, his voice was lowered.
“What would you like me to do?”
“If you bring Sujin Lee, Master Jeonghyeok will come along with you.”
Right. Right. Right.
Chairman Cha tapped the table with his fingertips.
“How about a concubine position?”
“Lee Soo-jin is not a woman who would accept a concubine position. If that was the case, I would not have received the money envelope right away, but I would have followed Master Seong-jun around like a perseverance.”
“know. I got it from a conversation I had earlier. That kid isn’t some kind of flower snake that clings to Seong-Jun’s money.”
But that doesn’t mean he can’t cancel his engagement with Woo-gwang.
It was a 30 billion dollar business.
“Lee Su-jin, what is the child’s parents doing?”
“There is nothing special. They are a family of independence activists from the Sedo family, but they lost a lot of money to finance the military, and now I know they own about 60,000 pyeong of land in Bundang, Pangyo, and Suseo-dong, respectively, with a total of 190,000 pyeong.”
“If it were there, everyone would be tied up with a green belt right now, wouldn’t it be worth sh*t?”
“yes.”
“So what is your father doing?”
“You farm.”
“It’s a house where you can live with some farmland, but you can’t touch big money.”
The government set up a five-year economic development plan and cited the manufacturing industry as the foundation for national prosperity and military strength.
Accordingly, the wages of workers were lowered and the prices of agricultural and marine products were also limited.
To make money in this era, you had to run factories, not farming.
“A piece of land worth only a few hundred or a few thousand won per pyeong! Even if I sold all the land, I cannot compare to Woo-gwang.”
Chairman Cha sighed softly.
“It would have been better if Sujin was a little softer. Wouldn’t it be great if you just quietly served as a concubine?”
At that time, a group of people entered the Taesung Hotel coffee shop.
“No, aren’t you Chairman Cha?”
Woo Kwang Construction CEO greeted with a smile.
The faces behind them were familiar.
The person in charge of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s development plan, the subway construction advisory committee, a high-ranking official from the Japan Transportation Bureau, and the president of the Japan Expressway Authority all gathered.
“How is the busy person going to the hotel?”
“Does it have to be important for me to come to my hotel?”
President Woo Kwang Construction glanced at the table where Chairman Cha was sitting.
A total of four cups of coffee.
Ssanghwa tea, milk coffee, espresso and even cocoa.
Even if Chairman Cha said that, it was clear that he had just met someone.
‘A nobleman who is pushing forward with all his might while planning the subway construction is a person who splits his time to meet.’
Chairman Cha reached out to the Japanese.
“It’s been a while, Yoshimoto-san.”
“yes. It’s been a while, Chairman Cha.”
“Anyone who works for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Transportation Bureau came to Korea for what? Please contact me in advance. If that was the case, I would have left the Taesung Hotel suite empty.”
“No big deal.”
“When our Taeseong went to Japan, he flatly refused because he was busy. This is very disappointing. Regarding the subway construction…”
“Ugh! As you can see, I have a job. Enough then.”
The Japanese deliberately went to a table far away from Chairman Cha.
Then, the president of Wookwang Construction and high-ranking officials rushed there.
Chairman Cha returned to his original seat and sat down.
‘It’s also because of the subway line 2 construction. Woo-gwang seems to have made up his mind this time? I never thought they would heat up the lobby this much.’
Chairman Cha bubbling with annoyance.
‘But our Taeseong is one step above Woo-gwang. Taesung is one step ahead in technology, civil engineering experience, and construction performance.’
And that’s not all.
‘Thanks to Seongjun winning a lot of overseas construction orders, we have plenty of funds. There will never be a backlash in the bidding competition.’
But when I saw it with my own two eyes, I felt like my stomach was turned upside down.
If he had been able to win the bid for the subway construction through fair competition, Woo-gwang would not have waged a lobbying battle behind the scenes.
‘sh*t!’
Chairman Cha raised his hand.
“Here’s another cup of Ssanghwa Tea! Fill it up with ice and serve cold water!”
I’ll have to watch with my own two eyes to see what these guys are up to!
“President.”
Engineer Kim pushed the black file folder in front of Chairman Cha.
It was a bribery ledger of Wookwang Construction.
Cheer up!
Chairman Cha, who was quickly turning the pages roughly, suddenly stopped.
<As Wookwang Construction’s funds are extremely insufficient, the funds needed for lobbying are not Wookwang, but Taesung…>
The report was cut off at that point.
As if cut with a knife with a ruler, only traces of clean cuts remain.
There are only 3 pages that have been cut off so openly!
‘What do you use to cover the bribe money that Woo-gwang distributed? What is Taeseong?’
It was as if gasoline had been poured into the bubbling water.
“Secretary Kim!”
I’ll have to see what’s specifically written on the cut pages!
Even if it costs some money, even if it costs some money!
I need to start by checking the money leaking out of my house right now!
< Chairman Cha’s will (2) > End