Franchise God - Chapter 16
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Chapter 4 Is exporting also considered bullying? (1) The hall manager answered with a bright smile.
“Yes, I can customize the menu to your liking. Would you like that?”
“Yes, please.”
“Yes, then I will make sure that matsutake mushrooms are included in every course, starting with the appetizer. Is there anything else you would like?”
“it’s okay.”
The hall manager stepped aside, and Makemiya took out his smartphone and checked the notifications.
After a while, a noise was heard behind me.
When I looked back, I saw a young woman approaching the table, guided by the staff.
She was a beauty in her early twenties with a tall and slender body, clear, white features, and an elegant air.
“Have you been waiting long?”
“No, I just got here too.”
As the hall attendant pulled back her chair, the woman sat down naturally and looked back at him.
“thank you.”
“No problem. Have a nice time.”
“He’s my father’s friend. He was originally supposed to be Jessie’s father. Unfortunately, he had his son too late, so the prenatal engagement fell through.”
“……?”
The hall staff was momentarily taken aback by the sudden explanation, and Makemiya let out a small laugh.
“I’m afraid that the staff will think we’re on a weird terms and start gossiping. I don’t like being the subject of such conversations behind the scenes. I’m just like that.”
“Oh, really? I didn’t misunderstand anything strange at all.”
“It’s one of the few pleasures of working in a kitchen. It’s imagining what kind of relationship the customers have. I find it fun to take that pleasure away.”
The hall staff was embarrassed, but they left without losing their manners until the end.
The woman, Jeong Seo-hee, stared at Makemiya with a very sharp gaze.
“Your personality is still the same.”
“I hate it when people gossip behind my back.”
“People are less interested in others than you think.”
“People are more interested in others than you think. I’m a bit handsome. You’re a bit handsome too.”
“I’m old now, so I don’t have the looks I used to have. But it’s still nice to hear empty words.”
“It means you have a lot of money. Of course, I have visuals.”
“Let’s eat. I ordered some for you too.”
Jeong Seo-hee was the daughter of Makemiya’s long-time Korean friend.
The story about the prenatal engagement was not wrong. It is also true that Makemiya’s son crossed the river because he was too young.
“Why did you come to Baekdu Hotel instead of Seohae Hotel?”
“You’ll know when you see it.”
Jeong Seo-hee was puzzled, but soon she looked at the appetizer and let out a small sigh of satisfaction.
“Our Songi Love Mister, is this why you came here? But isn’t it not the season for Songi right now?”
“I find that fascinating too. I’d like to meet whoever makes it.”
The two began their meal with a light conversation.
Jeong Seo-hee mostly did the talking, and Makemiya listened.
“Sir, I have a favor to ask.”
At the voice mixed with a hint of coquetry, Makemiya immediately adjusted his expression to a serious one.
“No.”
“Hey, you’re not even listening.”
“I know without even hearing it. It can’t be done.”
“Please, yes?”
“Oh, Jaemin, it’s his sole right to decide how to run the company. It’s not like I can just arbitrarily tell him to do this or that.”
“We’ve been friends for a long time.”
“We’ve been friends for a long time, so it can’t be any worse.”
Jeong Jae-min.
He was Jeong Seo-hee’s biological father and Makemiya’s long-time friend.
“Then, am I supposed to live the rest of my life in poverty as the unfortunate daughter of a wealthy family who lost everything to my brother and was eliminated in the race for the inheritance?”
“Hey, Jaemin, are you some kind of tycoon? All he has is a few restaurants.
If Jaemin is a chaebol, then half of the people in South Korea are chaebols.”
“That’s too much. Dad would be upset if he heard that.”
“If you feel wronged, do you want to be my daughter-in-law now? I will tell Jinseok to come to Korea right away.”
“Sir! Jinseok is a high school student!”
“He’s much taller than you. His face is also much older than yours.”
“No, it’s still gross.”
“I still like you a lot, and I still sing these days asking you to marry me, sing it.”
“I absolutely hate dating… No, that’s not what I was trying to say. Sir, can you please convince my dad? I can do it too.”
“No. It’s not my place to get involved.”
“Is it really true that my brother will take away my entire inheritance and that I will have to live in poverty for the rest of my life?”
“You took everything away. I told you that I’d give you the building in Cheongdam. Take good care of it and marry Jinseok later.”
“I want to inherit my father’s business too. I’m confident I can do better than my brother.”
“You should tell Jaemin that, why are you holding me back? No matter how much you whine, there’s only one thing I can say to you. Our Jinseok…”
“You are really going too far.”
Even after that, Jeong Seo-hee urged him several times, but Makemiya maintained his stubborn attitude.
“The building that Jaemin is giving you may not be as big as ‘JM Foods’, but it has no collateral and is clean. It’s perfect for a dowry.”
“It’s not just bad, it’s much worse.”
Jeong Seo-hee failed to persuade him, but she did not look gloomy.
“Just wait and see. Later on, I will start a business with nothing and turn it into a conglomerate bigger than JM Foods.”
“What do you mean penniless? Penniless enough to freeze to death… If you sell that Cheongdam building, it’ll be worth 50 billion won. And how does Jaemin call himself a tycoon? He’s just a guy who barely makes ends meet by running a few small restaurants.”
“Stop calling it a restaurant. It’s clearly one of the top three companies.”
“Yes, it’s not the ranking of Korean business world, nor is it the perennial second place in the food industry, but the perennial third place.”
After finishing their meal, the two got up from their seats.
Makemiya asked while calculating.
“Would you like a ride?”
“Then thank you.”
“I need to have a drink with Jaemin for the first time in a while.”
“While you’re giving me a ride, why don’t you persuade my dad too….”
“Go find the bundle somewhere else, Inseok.”
The two left the hotel lobby, where a secretary had already parked a vehicle at the main entrance.
“Let’s go to Seohee’s house.”
“Yes, sir.”
The car that left Baekdu Hotel soon entered the main road.
It took about 30 minutes to arrive at Jeong Jae-min’s house.
***
Long-time friend Jaemin Jeong welcomed his friend in comfortable clothing.
“Why are you two here together?”
“It’s been a while since I bought dinner for my future daughter-in-law.”
“Oh, then I should prepare for the wedding quickly.”
“I told you I’m not marrying Jinseok.”
“Seohee, if you marry Jinseok, you’ll end up owning a building worth several trillion won. Do you hate that so much?”
“He’s my dad, but he’s so materialistic. Isn’t he, sir?”
“That’s why you’re still my friend.”
Jeong Jae-min snickered and guided Makemiya to the reception room, while Jeong Seo-hee went up to her room on the first floor.
Makemiya took off his jacket and hung it roughly on his head as he sat on the sofa.
“What about Seojin?”
“I’m at work. I haven’t left work yet.”
“You’re working hard in your successor’s classes.”
“I’m trying my best, but I don’t think I have much motivation.”
JM Foods is a food manufacturer.
We manufacture and sell dried foods, seasoning sauces, oils, noodles, and processed agricultural and marine products.
It is a company of relatively large size, belonging to the BIG3 of the domestic food industry.
To put it nicely, it can be called Big Three, but to put it badly, it can be called the perennial third place.
Makemiya said it casually.
“Well, the food industry isn’t really Seojin’s cup of tea. Is that guy still singing semiconductor songs?”
“That loser still can’t figure out what’s going on at that age. What kind of semiconductors are you talking about in this country? If that’s the case, he should have been born as the son of Seohae Group.”
Jeong Jae-min asked while opening a can of beer.
“How’s your chronic illness these days?”
“It’s getting better.”
“What’s going on? A disease that even Johns Hopkins couldn’t diagnose? Can you spot it?”
“There is. There is, and even I think it sounds crazy. Jaemin, can you hear it and not laugh?”
“Speak quickly, I’m ready to laugh.”
“There’s a type of pine mushroom that I’ve been enjoying lately, and I think it’s really effective for my chronic illness.”
“Matsutake mushrooms?”
“Oh, there are some really special mushrooms. They came into the Seohae Hotel for a bit, but these days, it seems like they’re only available at the Baekdu Hotel…”
“Wait a minute, Baekdu Hotel?”
Jeong Jae-min frowned for a moment as if something had occurred to him, then opened his mouth.
“Come to think of it, I received a strange report today.”
“What report?”
“I think a Korean distributor said they were exporting 1 ton of pine mushrooms to Japan. I thought they were talking nonsense earlier since it’s not the season right now.”
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