1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 63
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Episode 63
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“Su-hwan’s mom. But did you hear that story?”
“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
One of the women sitting side by side in the beauty salon talking about her children suddenly changes the subject.
“They say that starting next month, restaurants and beauty salons will have to display all their prices.”
“Is that true?”
“Oh my, the news is so late. I heard that restaurants have to post the prices of all their signature dishes outside their doors.”
At that time, Miyoung, the owner of the beauty salon, who was diligently drying her hair, intervened.
“That’s why I asked them to make a menu with prices for each procedure.”
“Really, Unnie Miyoung?”
“Yeah. That’s what I’m saying.”
Mrs. Kim, who had been quietly listening to the conversation while getting a perm, asks.
“But why are you suddenly doing this?”
Then suddenly a Maltese with pink-dyed ears starts barking loudly.
-Wah!!Wah!Wah!!
“Oh my… It’s barking again. Mrs. Kim, just a moment.”
Miyoung, the owner of the beauty salon, suddenly stops drying Happy’s hair and approaches him.
“Happy, what’s wrong? Are you hungry?”
-Wah! Wah!!
Happy wags his tail at the mention of food.
“Oh, okay, okay. Let’s eat.”
When Miyoung takes out a bunch of food and brings it in front of Happy, Happy starts eating with his nose in the bowl like a dog that has been starving for two days.
Miyoung sits on the sofa and speaks to Mrs. Kim.
“Mrs. Kim, let’s take a five-minute break. Mrs. Kim, come here too.”
“Okay. Well then, should we take a short break?”
Mrs. Kim, who was talking nonsense, also sits on the sofa and participates in the chat network.
“But why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
Mrs. Kim, sitting on the sofa, asks with a candy in her mouth.
Miyoung also answers while opening a piece of candy.
“The Olympics are in two years. When the Olympics happen, there will be a huge influx of tourists. That’s when they say they’ll eliminate the entrance fee and such.”
Mrs. Choi, a real estate agent sitting on the sofa next to me, seemed to remember something bad and spoke angrily.
“Oh, well, we really need to get rid of the baggage fee! I went to the valley last summer and they asked me for 50,000 won for boiled chicken. What the heck!”
“Oh my, oh my, 50,000 won for a whole chicken? There are no robbers in the world! Really!”
“Yeah, I could make 20 boiled chickens with that money!”
As the conversation continued like that, the youngest, Yu-kyung, who was sitting there, asked Mi-young.
“But, Miyoung, wouldn’t it be expensive and annoying to make a menu and display all the prices?”
Miyoung shakes her head in response to the question from Yukyung, the youngest member of the beauty salon network.
“Okay. It’s convenient for us too. Well, there’s no need to fight over prices, and people like us who live honestly have problems. It’s only people who have been charging inflated prices that have problems. The government even supports the posting of price tags.”
Mrs. Kim, who was listening to the story, suddenly clings to Miyoung and asks her a favor in a charming voice.
“Well, in that sense, Mr. Miyoung is an honest person. Please give me a 3,000 won discount on the price of perm today~”
“Oh my, Mrs. Kim. If you really do this, you won’t have anything left.”
While they were laughing and arguing like that, President Kim Jong-guk appeared on TV.
[Citizens. The introduction of mandatory price display systems for restaurants, supermarkets, etc. will ultimately greatly contribute to the promotion of the tourism industry in Korea. The government will also actively support the installation of signs and menus. It may be a bit of a hassle right now, but in the end, this policy will contribute to increasing your income.]
“But is it true that President Kim will soon be turning 70?”
“So, you see, your face now looks like you’re a little over 40.”
“He’s about the same age as my father, but he looks younger than my husband.”
“It’s like he’s secretly eating ginseng by himself. Hahaha.”
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There were more than one or two things to worry about when preparing for the Olympics.
The price quotation system display was progressing steadily while receiving great attention from the people.
Of course, there were some complaints.
Discontent erupted, especially among merchants in tourist destinations such as Gyeongpodae and Jeju Island.
“People like us earn money in one season and live off of it all year round, so we have no choice but to charge a higher price!”
Complaints like these poured in.
But people’s reaction was cold.
“No, other people work all year round and live off of it! What’s so great about earning money in one season and living off of it all year round?”
Even stores that initially refused to display prices eventually began to display prices one by one through large-scale crackdowns and education.
In this way, since restaurants started displaying the prices of their signature menu items outside, people naturally started to avoid stores that were trying to rip people off, and naturally, the effect of price competition was also evident.
“Is street vendor maintenance also included?”
The Mayor of Seoul, who attended the State Council meeting, reports.
“Yes. We have delivered this message to each district. We have currently issued removal orders to some corporate street vendors, and are encouraging other street vendors to register.”
I nodded and said.
“Okay. We don’t necessarily need to get rid of all the street vendors, but it’s not good to let them continue like they are now. We need to bring them back within the boundaries of the law.”
The street vendor problem was approached in two ways.
In fact, they issued an order to demolish all street vendors who were not even making a living and who were earning more than the average self-employed person.
However, for those who run street vendors to make a living, they created a street vendor zone and started imposing taxes by implementing a registration system.
We have been making thorough requests to local governments, as we do not want street vendors with ridiculous prices like those in Myeongdong in 2023 to appear at the Olympics two years from now.
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We also had to pay attention to maintaining security for the Olympics.
I thought that if we showed that Korea is one of the best in the world when it comes to public safety, people would feel a little more secure when they come to Korea as tourists.
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, 3rd floor situation report room.
“The current status of organized crime in the Seoul area has decreased by about 90% since the war on crime. For more details, please see… .. .. ..”
Several years have passed since the massive crackdown on organized crime.
Most of the large organized crime groups across the country had disbanded.
Although some organizations remained as organized crime groups, they were so small that it was difficult to even call them organized crime groups.
“Okay. This organized crime is ultimately connected to nightlife, such as bars. For the successful hosting of the Olympics, eradicating organized crime is essential.”
“Yes. I will keep that in mind, Mr. President.”
I said, looking at the gathered police officers.
“To all the police officers here. First of all, I have said this countless times, but when dealing with gangsters, I allow the use of firearms and weapons. Even if the gangsters die, I will take responsibility and make sure that none of you police officers suffer any harm. For the sake of the successful hosting of the Olympics, please work even harder to ensure that good citizens are not harmed by organized crime.”
“yes!!!”
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[Dinner with businessmen]
The heads of the top 10 companies in South Korea are all gathered in front of the banner.
The scheduled time for dinner is 1:00 p.m.
About ten minutes had passed, but the president was still nowhere to be seen.
Then the door opens and President Kim Jong-guk comes in.
“Mr. President! Are you here?”
Samjeong’s Chairman Yoo Geon-ho comes forward first and greets us warmly.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. The previous meeting was a bit long, so I’m late.”
“No, Mr. President. We just got here.”
Three years ago, when Chairman Yoo Jeong-cheol passed away, his Vice Chairman Yoo Geon-ho took over the group.
Now, Chairman Oh Wang-guk of Hyunjoong and Chairman Yoo Geon-ho of Samjeong are acting as heads of South Korean companies.
Chairman Yoo Gun-ho did not have much trust in me before the semiconductor era. However, after sharing semiconductor technology, he has now become Chairman Oh Wang-guk and my most ardent supporter.
“Everyone, please sit down.”
The businessmen sit down at their assigned seats and food is brought out.
The food was soy sauce chicken, which was a favorite of Han Myeong-ho’s when he was still alive.
At that time, chicken was still a bit unfamiliar, and it might have been a bit burdensome for most older business leaders, but there was no one in the world who would dislike this chicken after trying it once.
‘This is the first thing the CEO of a large corporation ordered after being released from prison.’
Considering the age of the business leaders, we prepared it with soy sauce chicken that is a little more familiar.
“Try it. This is chicken made with a recipe I developed.”
“Are you saying that the President made it himself?”
Chairman Yoo Geon-ho is surprised.
“Yes. It will taste good. Try it.”
I printed out a recipe for soy sauce chicken from a famous brand on the Internet and gave it to the chef to make.
“Wow, this looks interesting. It smells really good.”
Chairman Yoo Geon-ho picks up a leg of soy sauce chicken and tears it open.
And then, quickly, his eyes widen.
I looked at him like that and asked.
“How is it? Does it suit your taste?”
“Yes. It’s not just right, it’s really delicious. The President is also very good at cooking. I don’t usually like chicken, but this is really good.”
Other businessmen also give favorable reviews.
“Mr. President, this is really delicious! Why don’t we try selling this in our company?”
The chairman of Sojung Group, which is in the distribution and restaurant industry, asks me in a voice that seems to be full of sincerity.
‘Well… if you think about the size of the company selling soy sauce chicken in 2023, it’s only natural to get greedy.’
But of course I had no intention of giving this recipe away for free.
I smiled and passed the situation by looking at the chairman of the Sojeong Group.
“Haha, let’s talk about that later. First, everyone, eat. It’s more delicious if you eat it before it gets cold.”
I asked Chairman Yoo while sipping the beer next to me.
“Chairman Yoo. How are things with Samjung Electronics these days? Are exports going well?”
“Yes. We are cruising along. Thanks to the President’s attention, we are growing without any problems. In particular, the technologies shared by the National Technology Agency are truly amazing. If we receive such technologies every time, it would not be a dream to become the world’s number one company.”
When Chairman Yoo Geon-ho mentions the National Technology Agency, other businesspeople’s eyes light up.
“Haha. Is that so? That’s good. But you should also properly implement the promises you made to improve the treatment of workers and subcontractors.”
“Of course. If the government is doing this much for us, it would be impossible for us to just accept it. We are currently giving instructions to pay attention to improving wages and welfare.”
In exchange for sharing national technology virtually free of charge, they promise to provide benefits and employment to workers.
This was the gist of our government’s basic technology sharing.
The basic direction of government policy was to ensure that the benefits not only benefit corporations but also reach the general public.
At that time, other businessmen who had been quiet also began to speak up one by one.
“Mr. President! This time, we would also like to share the National Technology Agency’s technology…”
“No, your company got it last time! This time it’s our turn!”
There was even a ridiculous situation where the leaders got into an argument with each other.
“Haha. Everyone, please speak slowly.”
I added a word to calm the people down.
“I think the Olympics promotion has been a bit weak recently. I would like to thank the companies that have put in effort in promoting the Olympics this time…”
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