He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 23



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In the car returning to Seoul.

“I think my great-uncle has something to say to me.”

“Yeah, why are you suddenly acting like this? I don’t understand why you suddenly act like this, when you showed your intention to take everything that belonged to the Chairman.”

“Mom’s actions were wrong. I’m also sad that she only thinks of her eldest son. I also don’t think it’s right for the eldest son to just inherit without any challenge.”

“But why?”

“It was a time when I really needed my grandfather, and my mother naturally served as a bridge between me and my grandfather.”

“What are you talking about?”

My great-uncle was waiting outside while my mother, grandfather, and I talked.

So I don’t know what was said at home.

“My grandfather was a three-star general who served in the military with honor. I thought I needed his military experience, and today, I have the opportunity to gain his absolute trust.”

“Absolute trust?”

“Yes, I’m trying to run a business through my maternal grandfather.”

“What business? You’re only in the military. Wait, you’re only in the military!”

My great-uncle looked in the rearview mirror with a surprised expression.

“Is this a large-scale military supply project?”

“More than that, I plan to establish a weapons brokerage company first. And I will establish a defense industry company under my grandfather’s name.”

“Jisung-ah!”

“Uncle, do you know that the previous government, while carrying out the Northern Project, provided a loan of 1.5 billion dollars to the Soviet Union, but did not receive a single penny?”

“Why is that?”

“This government has to make it happen somehow. Do you know any reporters who do that?”

My great-uncle worked as the chief secretary of the Samjeong Group. So he must have been quite close with the news editors of major daily newspapers.

“reporter?”

“Yes, for business, you have to create an atmosphere first.”

“Wait a minute. So, you’re saying that you’re planning to receive the $1.5 billion loan that you couldn’t receive from the Soviet Union from Russia, the successor to the Soviet Union, and that you’re going to receive it in the form of weapons, not money?”

“Yes, that’s right. So I need my grandfather, who knows the most about weapons and the characteristics of soldiers. My grandfather was an honorable soldier, so there won’t be much gossip if he starts a weapons brokerage business.”

“Jisung, you definitely think differently.”

“I guess I should go see my grandfather now.”

“The chairman?”

“How can I have the money to lobby key government officials and Blue House officials? And I also need money to lobby the Russian military. I need to get that from my grandfather. If my business plan succeeds, the biggest beneficiary will be my grandfather who owns Samjung Heavy Industries.”

“Samjeong Heavy Industries?”

“I looked into it a bit through Chief Oh. The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea needs new tanks and armored vehicles that are suitable for the Korean terrain, but the United States is reluctant to provide technical support. They are telling us to just buy tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns.”

“America is like that.”

“Therefore, for our own development, we need the technology to develop a new Russian tank, and naturally, we have to import Russian weapons to secure the technology for loan repayment.”

“Then I guess I can go to the chairman’s house now.”

“Yes, the preparation process is the hardest, but I think I can solve it in one go. Hahaha!”

“I get it. You’re so different, hahaha!”

* * *

The living room of Ji-seong’s maternal grandfather’s house.

“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think Ji-hyeong, the eldest son, can beat your youngest son, Ji-sung. But what’s fortunate is that Ji-sung is considerate of you, his mother, and Ji-hyeong, his eldest brother.”

“I thought Ji-seong was special, but I didn’t know he was this great.”

“He’s not just an ordinary kid, his thinking is beyond that of an adult, he’s genius. And his ability to foresee the future seems to be outstanding. When he grows up and starts a business, I don’t think anyone will be able to beat Ji-seong.”

“I think so too.”

“Are you still only thinking about your eldest son, Jihyeong?”

“But Jihyeong is the eldest son.”

“Yes, Jihyeong is the eldest son. However, Jisung is also your son, and it should be more fair. As Jisung told you and me, he said he wouldn’t take away what belongs to Jihyeong, but I’m worried that Jihyeong will be able to properly take care of his share. From what I’ve seen, Jihyeong is timid and doesn’t seem like the type to stand in front of others and do business.”

“Still, Jihyeong is the eldest son of Mr. Jo.”

“Has Jihyung ever said that he wants to be a businessman? And how much do you know Jihyung? Have you asked Jihyung what he really wants to be? It would be good to find out what Jihyung wants to be first. They say that the people who know their children the least are their parents.”

“Father, I was born into the Samjung Group, so if I wasn’t a businessman, there was nothing I could do. That was my destiny.”

“That’s your opinion. Jihyeong, you should think about it first. You’ll be happy if you do what you want to do. Anyway, Jisung is really dependable and trustworthy.”

“Will you do what Ji-sung asked?”

“I must do it. If it is something that will help the country and strengthen the power of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, then I, who have spent my entire life as a soldier, must accept it as my destiny.”

Ji-sung’s maternal grandfather decided to start a business as Ji-sung’s agent.

“Jisung definitely has a talent for making people he needs his own.”

“So you don’t like it? Because I’m the younger sibling who beats my older brother?”

“No, I’m just worried about Jihyeong, the eldest son.”

“If that’s the case, then you should just watch over the two of them. That would be good for Jihyeong, at least. And how sad it would be for Jisung to know his mother’s feelings. He’s a strong-willed kid who’s never shown it. He’s definitely different from ordinary kids. You should feel sorry for Jisung.”

“Yes, Father. I’ll watch for now.”

It was three-star general Park Moon-soo who nodded at his daughter’s answer.

* * *

The study of the Samjeong Group Chairman’s residence.

“You went to Pocheon?”

I came to my grandfather’s mansion and said that I had something urgent to discuss.

My grandfather told me to go to the study, so I came to the study.

‘President Kim Hak-su and Secretary Kim were in the reception room.’

So my grandfather knows that I visited my maternal grandfather.

“Then you know everything.”

“What do you think I know?”

“You know what kind of foul play Mom was trying to commit and what kind of foul play the other uncles are doing.”

“Because this old man is a judge.”

“CEO Kim Hak-su is also at his grandfather’s mansion, so he must be the assistant referee.”

“Yeah, that’s right. What happened?”

I guess you’re curious about what I talked about with my maternal grandfather.

“I came here to wipe away any damage to my grandfather’s reputation. I thought about fouling but didn’t do it, so I don’t deserve to receive a yellow card from my grandfather.”

“It is called an investment competition, but it is a competition and if it is war, then it is war. Is there foul play in war?”

I knew my grandfather would say something like this.

“If you only play foul from the beginning, who can take responsibility for the future of the Samjung Group? If you think of foul play first, when you have to take responsibility and make a decision, you will hesitate and try to run away. Of course, like my grandfather, I also think that foul play is one way.”

“I get what you’re thinking, but you invested in the record business, right?”

“Yes, I think that future industries should grow and dominate based on culture.”

“Your thoughts are not entirely wrong, but have you given up on the investment competition?”

“I don’t really want to say I gave up, but I’d like to say I wasn’t interested.”

“Not interested? I put up a 1% stake in Samjung Trading as a prize.”

“I don’t want to just receive what my grandfather gives me. That’s why I went to Pocheon and came to see my grandfather to put my plan into action.”

“You’re suddenly proposing a business?”

“Yes, Grandpa, are you curious about me like this?”

“Isn’t this something that your maternal grandfather in Pocheon will have to decide on and something that you will have to discuss with me?”

“yes.”

“What kind of business can I start only then? Hahaha!”

Grandpa seems curious.

“Samjeong Heavy Industries builds ships and produces heavy equipment in peacetime, but in wartime, it has to produce tanks.”

“That’s right, wait, weapons development project?”

“The result is a weapons development business, but the first step is a weapons brokerage business. That’s why I need you to invest in me, Grandfather.”

“Haha, you’re not asking me to invest, you’re forcing me to invest?”

“I’m going to tell you now exactly why you should invest a whopping $100 million in me, Grandpa.”

“A hundred million dollars?”

Grandpa was surprised for the first time.

‘At the current exchange rate, 100 million dollars is about 65 billion.’

Episode 24