Son of a Conglomerate at the Highest Level

＜ Receive invitation (2) ＞

Yoo Jong-tae entered the office of the president of Hyunmoo Construction.

I politely bowed my back and said hello.

“My name is Yoo Jong-tae, the 5th team leader of Taesung Group’s security department.”

“I called because I was curious about the intention of coming to me and giving me this note. If you’re making fun of me, it won’t be fun.”

“It can’t be. I’m here to tell you this.”

Yoo Jong-tae took out several documents from the briefcase and held them out.

Hyunmoo Construction President Oh, who confirmed that, opened his eyes wide.

“This······!”

It was the land of Suseo-dong.

It’s not a very good place topographically, and the land area is too small to build large-scale apartments, but it’s still Gangnam.

Hyunmu Construction CEO Oh looked back at Yoo Jong-tae.

“I heard that Taesung Construction is in a very bad financial situation these days because they are not doing any construction work, and they are throwing money up and down. Have you come to the point where you have to sell the apartment site in Gangnam, not anywhere else?”

It was a laugh.

“Did the CEO of Taesung Construction send you here? You laughed at us like that when we sold the apartment lot and barely built an apartment, but you’re worse than us? Somehow, Taesung Construction’s stock is worth sh*t!”

Hyunmu Construction CEO Oh intentionally shook the apartment site documents.

It was to shake Yoo Jong-tae’s heart.

“I heard that the president of Taesung Construction is meeting with the bank presidents to sell the land? After all, you sent someone to me. Do you think you have a lot of money these days?”

However, Yoo Jong-tae answered in a relaxed voice.

“Don’t get me wrong. Taesung Construction is not disposing of it because its financial situation is not good.”

“You are laughing.”

“It is not the land owned by Taesung Construction. It is privately owned land.”

“what?”

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh checked the Suseo-dong land once again with startled eyes.

“······uh?”

That land was taken care of by my grandfather as my share.

It is also the land that the former president of Taesung Construction returned his name to by stealing it in advance and saying he would sell it.

“I thought Taesung Engineering & Construction got all the development permits to build apartments. Who, why, sent me this?”

“…”

Yoo Jong-tae’s eyes turned slightly.

It was as if he was trying to figure out how far he could go and how much he could answer.

“…”

In the end, Jong-tae Yoo chose to hand out a note with the number 2 written on it without delay.

I’m sure you didn’t know what was written on the note.

‘It’s not a bad choice. It’s better to be faithful to what you’ve been entrusted with than to be the one who arbitrarily releases unauthorized information.’

My second note read:

＜This is a favor and a bribe from me to Hyunmoo Construction. I will only accept the price. Aren’t you more curious about why the land is sold so cheaply than who owns it?＞

President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction opened his eyes wide.

“Are you going to sell this at market rate?”

Yoo Jong-tae’s eyes flashed.

Then he nodded his head in a more relaxed manner.

“It’s not a proposal I’m handing over because I don’t know the circumstances of Hyunmu.”

“okay. If we knew the circumstances of our Hyunmu, we would have called for a higher price than the market price. I wonder why you want to get paid for it?”

Originally, a person who is in a hurry and is exhausted has no choice but to do a business that is below the bottom.

This was the reason why President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction tilted his head.

“No matter how you think about it, there is no particular contact between us and Taesung Construction. So there is no business concession.”

Currently, the largest construction company in Korea was Taesung Construction.

Taesung Construction made a name for itself by restoring Seoul after the war.

The bridge over the Han River was also built by Taeseong, and Taeseong built government offices and roads, as well as schools and hospitals.

Compared to Taeseong Construction, Hyunmoo Construction was a bit behind in weight class.

“When only one side gets favorable conditions like this, you only have to doubt two things. Fraud or bribery.”

So I wrote it as a bribe in advance on a note.

However, President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction frowned.

“But why is Tae-seong willing to bribe us? Even if we ask for it, we have to do it.”

“I heard it was a scam or a bribe? When I came here from the beginning, I clearly stated that I belonged to Taesung Group. Am I cheating? How can you handle the aftermath?”

“So it’s a bribe?”

Yu Jong-tae nodded with a serious expression.

“I’d like to exchange invitations for a few guests I’ll be inviting to the New Year’s Eve event instead.”

I told Yoo Jong-tae the purpose of this mission from the beginning.

It doesn’t matter if you act carelessly and get kicked out, but it’s difficult if you don’t get an invitation.

“invitation?”

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh must have misread the note or read it again.

Even if you rub your eyes, it’s still the same.

There was no way to change the letter saying that it would be sold at the market price.

“Selling an apartment in Gangnam cheaply in exchange for a few invitations to attend the year-end night?”

It was as if he couldn’t count the money.

“Because of the development of Gangnam these days, the price of land rises like crazy even if you wake up after a night’s sleep? is this really true? Are you willing to take this loss just for that reason?”

Yu Jong-tae let out an exaggeratedly long sigh.

“As President Oh knows, we could have taken advantage of Hyunmoo Construction’s situation and sold it at a much higher price than the market price. But why not…”

“The reason is?”

“This is because we want the Hyunmoo Hotel to be generous with our guests.”

Yoo Jong-tae closed his eyes and handed over the last note.

＜You decide. Is it an apartment site or an invitation? I will follow the will of Mr. Oh. Would 3 minutes be enough time to think about it?＞

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh could not hide his embarrassment.

“Determining this in just three minutes?”

Yu Jong-tae’s eyes flashed again.

“Three minutes! No more! We are busy people too.”

“Hyeonmoo Construction’s apartment project is at stake! To review the feasibility of business, you should give it three days!”

“Three minutes! It’s just in exchange for a few invitations.”

Hyunmoo Construction President Oh wrinkled his forehead with his arms crossed.

‘Who has time left?’ He had a look on his face, but what he had in his hand was the Suseo-dong apartment complex.

Hyunmoo Construction was in a position where they had to squeeze out the time they didn’t have to go to the land owner and beg him to sell it.

The president of Hyunmoo Construction asked questions quickly.

“A bribe? What are you up to? How many invitations do you really need? conditions are so good Who is Taesung being so kind to me? No matter how much I think about it, there is no one who would be so generous with it.”

“…”

When President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction grabbed him by the collar and pushed him as if shaking him, Yoo Jong-tae gave up his nerves.

“Oh, great! You’re just exchanging a couple of invitations, right? No matter how we look at it, we see the loss, but this is such a difficult decision.”

Yoo Jong-tae pushed his boat all the way forward.

“If you don’t like it, don’t!”

Hyunmu Construction President Yu Jong-tae looked at the Suseo-dong documents in his hand.

There was a groaning sound.

Yoo Jong-tae deliberately looked at his watch as if to show off.

“It’s already been 30 seconds. Tick tock!”

It ticks with its mouth and puts pressure on it sarcastically.

He was teasing me so openly that I couldn’t help but laugh while watching.

‘I didn’t tell you anything, but he’s doing quite well.’

Suddenly, I remembered what Secretary Kim had said.

– It must be difficult with Yoo Jong-tae alone. It would be a problem to deal with the president of Hyunmoo Construction right away.

However, unexpectedly, Yoo Jong-tae was coping with it comfortably.

‘Certainly, it is difficult to deal with the president of Hyunmoo Construction only with the status of a Taesung Group bodyguard.’

So I deliberately wrote a note.

Because Yoo Jong-tae, who is said to be Taesung Group’s bodyguard, called himself an ‘errand boy’, the president of Hyunmoo Construction may have been suspicious of the proposal, but he did not deny that it was a fraud.

If only Taesung Group’s bodyguards had come to sell an apartment site in Gangnam, they would have been literally treated as fraudsters and kicked out at once.

“Boss, this seems like an opportunity that won’t come again!”

“Compared to the bribery of the apartment site, solicitation is only a few invitations! Is it a large tilting scale?”

“This is clearly courtesy of Taeseong! Do you really need to cut off the hand that was extended first?”

Executives cheered.

Favorable responses were pouring in from all over the place.

“The apartment lot is certain. You can never find land like this these days.”

“It is a place where we have already obtained a development permit from the Seoul Metropolitan Government.”

“If it’s here, we can start construction right now.”

“We have a sale price. Even today, you can pay the balance and take the land.”

Hyunmoo Construction had a lot of money thanks to the great success of the Apgujeong Hyunmoo Apartment Sales.

“Two minutes passed. Tick tock!”

The executives of Hyunmoo Construction threw out their nerves with one voice.

“Stop watching!”

“We are doing our best right now!”

The executives of Hyunmu Construction bounced the abacus eggs like crazy.

The size of the apartment to be built on the site, the land price, the apartment construction unit price, the sale price, publicity costs, as well as short-term borrowings and bank loan interest.

In that short time, I will review it in a informal way.

“Ding! 3 minutes done! If you can’t come to a conclusion, please return the paper or the road you are holding.”

It was the last pressure of Yoo Jong-tae.

Finally, President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction raised both hands.

“Invitation, take it!”

“thank you.”

Yoo Jong-tae smiled brightly.

Then, he took out the contract from the paper envelope and handed it to President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction.

“The person who sent me here today prefers documents rather than words, things with a thumb stamp rather than pinky promises, and official documents rather than IOUs.”

“…”

Yoo Jong-tae tapped the part where the signature was sealed with his fingertips.

“I want you to put your signature on it and press down on it with your thumb. You can pay the down payment by today and the balance by the date written in the contract.”

Upon accepting the contract, CEO Oh of Hyunmoo Construction laughed.

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen a case where a snatching contract was made to such an extent while buying an apartment site after living there. In the meantime, the contract is in order again. Wow, it feels like playing with ghosts.”

President Oh of Hyunmoo Engineering & Construction handed over the contract to the executive, pretending to be relaxed.

“You just go back. We will carefully review the contract and give you a definite answer as soon as possible…”

“Should I have taken 3 minutes including this?”

“…!”

Yoo Jong-tae laughed bitterly.

“All right. Then, this transaction was nothing…”

“Three minutes, just counting!”

Hyunmoo Construction President Oh quickly brought back the contract he was about to hand over.

I put it on the desk and quickly scanned it with my eyes.

“Tick tock! Thirty seconds have already passed.”

Executives of Hyunmoo Construction also clung to President Oh and gave up their nerves while reading the contract.

“I’m sorry, don’t stare at me!”

“We’re reading it with our eyes peeled!”

“Even if it is taken when taking a picture of Jijang, there are no poison clauses, and there are no special contracts.

“Of course, I don’t see any conditions like that!”

Yoo Jong-tae looked at his watch ticking viciously.

“Three minutes. Ding!”

“take it! Take it!”

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh nervously presented the contract.

It was a contract that was clearly signed and stamped.

Yu Jong-tae politely bowed and greeted.

“I hope that later on, we won’t be able to choose between right and wrong as we weigh each other’s gains and losses over this. In any case, it started with a favor and a bribe, and the decision was made by agreement between President Oh and the executives of Hyunmoo Construction.”

I just really liked that last wedge of Yoo Jong-tae.

After all, I was planning to play a big game at the year-end night event.

President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction washed his face dry with a very tired face.

“As long as I gave them an invitation, they are my guests too. There’s nothing to disrespect customers, so don’t worry about that and get out of here. I’m dying of exhaustion trying to deal with you.”

“thank you. Then see you next time.”

He must have gotten a satisfactory answer, and Yoo Jong-tae leisurely escaped from the president’s office at Hyunmoo Construction.

* * *

‘It was great!’

I cut off sight sharing.

“Uh-huh.”

Laughter came out of nowhere.

Mr. Cheol-gu, who had been crouching next to me on the wall in the parking lot and eating a biscuit, looked back at me.

“Little boy, didn’t you just laugh so sinisterly?”

“You laughed because the buns were delicious?”

I blew on the bread as if showing off and took a bite.

The soft sweet red bean paste and the soft puff pastry were incredibly delicious.

Yes, this is the taste!

“young master!”

The quick-witted bodyguard, the self-proclaimed number two, the talented Jong-tae Yoo, who claims to be my limbs, ran as if flying.

Four luxurious-looking invitations were proudly held in both hands.

‘Oh, a golden invitation!’

Wow, it shines this much from such a distance.

Anyone who sees it will know that they are carrying the torch.

“Chief Yu!”

As soon as I saw it, I was eagerly waiting for it to wake up.

An invitation, of course!

＜ Receive Invitation (2) ＞ End