He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 31



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“No, you have to distinguish between public and private affairs. In this case, you are not Ji-sung, but the largest shareholder and investor of Young-in Industrial Co., Ltd.”

“That’s right, Hyuk-i, no, it’s right for President Young to do that. As you said, we need to distinguish between public and private affairs.”

My uncle, CEO Park Seon, spoke to the president of Young Industrial Co.

“Yes, sir, now you can give me instructions on what business the investor should proceed with.”

“Okay, first of all, since Young Industrial Co., Ltd. has been established in South Korea, we need to establish a local corporation in Russia, which will be our main trading country. In particular, we need to establish a local corporation in Minsk, where the Russian naval bases are concentrated.”

“Since the investor has provided support for talented elite employees, we will proceed right away.”

Of course, the elite employees who joined Youngjae are those who were brought in from Samjung Group at the request of Samjung Group headquarters and President Kim Hak-soo. And among those employees, there are quite a few who are fluent in Russian.

“Some of our staff have worked in Russia, so there will be little inconvenience in working there.”

“I also checked it out and was surprised, hahaha! That’s why it seems like everything is different when a special relationship person from a large corporation does business.”

right.

It has to be different.

Because the human resources of large companies are bound to be different.

‘anyhow.’

Young Industrial Co., Ltd. is a company in which Taean Industrial owns 90% of the shares, and since I own 90% of Taean Industrial’s shares, it is called a stock company, but more accurately, it is a company that I own.

“And after the ships are acquired from Russia as scrap metal, we need to secure a port for dismantling them.”

“Wouldn’t Geojedo or Pohang, where many shipyards are concentrated, be good?”

“Not in the country.”

“You’re saying it’s not allowed in Korea?”

The young CEO asked me back.

“Yes, if you break up ships domestically, there will be many people who will interfere. So, we should establish a small shipyard for breaking up ships in a country that is free from all problems and only thinks about making a living.”

At my words, the CEO of Youngjae Business looked at me with an expression that said he did not understand.

“There is someone who will interfere?”

“As the economy begins to develop, other issues other than the issue of making a living will become a concern. When ships are dismantled for scrap, oil inevitably leaks into the ocean, which causes environmental destruction. That’s why certain forces will try to prevent ship dismantling.”

“If it’s a specific force, then an environmental group or something like that?”

“Yes, the problem is that there may be someone behind the scenes who is manipulating that environmental group to dismantle some special items into scrap metal.”

“Yes, it’s an international resource recovery project to acquire Russian warships as scrap metal.”

“That’s why, the ship-breaking yard should be overseas, not domestically, and of course, there’s the issue of labor costs, so I would like it to be in a Southeast Asian country.”

“It’s a Southeast Asian country, hahaha, so they’re starting out globally from the beginning.”

“That’s because it has to be that way. Among the Southeast Asian countries, Bangladesh seems to be the best. There, making a living is the most important thing right now.”

“We will proceed as instructed by the investor.”

“Yes, are you ready to start your domestic business?”

“Yes, we’ve finished it. We had a steelworks manufacture 200 of the used clothing collection boxes based on the design that the investor had drawn up, and we’ve even installed them in large apartment complexes in Seoul.”

“I bet the apartment complex residents’ association asked for quite a bit of money?”

“That’s right. So we reached an agreement and installed them. For now, we installed 200 in Seoul and the metropolitan area, and we are aiming to install branches in major cities such as Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju, and have up to 500 by the end of this year. And I finished cleaning up the junk shop I was running to manage the business. While I was doing that, I found something a bit unusual and brought it with me.”

“Is there anything unusual?”

“Look. Even to my untrained eyes, it looks incredible.”

The young CEO carefully took something wrapped in cloth out of the bag next to him, and it looked exactly like a book.

“Ah, wow, ha!”

My mouth dropped open when I saw it carefully taken out of the cloth.

“I think it’s amazing even to the investors and the CEO.”

“uncle!”

“Yes, investor.”

“Do you know what this is?”

“I think you know, sir. I also know that it is an old book.”

“It’s not just a precious book. Do you know what this book is, my great-uncle?”

“If the chairman were here, he would be so happy that he would be jumping for joy. I’m just amazed that this was left somewhere in my brother’s junk shop.”

“Is it such a precious book, brother?”

“This is the Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon. There are probably only two or three copies left in the Republic of Korea. It is a book more precious than a national treasure.”

At that, the CEO of Youngjae asked me.

“How much would that be in monetary terms?”

National treasures cannot be valued in monetary terms, but if we were to consider it…

“It is a cultural asset that cannot be valued in money. However, if you ask for an appraisal, I think it will easily exceed 1 trillion won.”

Of course, realistically, there is no one who would buy a copy of Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon for 1 trillion won.

“Hahaha, 1 trillion?”

The look in the eyes of the young CEO changed completely.

“Yes, I guess you could say that if you look at it only in terms of value.”

“Then, since I own this book, I can use it however I want, right?”

“Yes.”

“Jisung-ah.”

The president of Young Independent Business called my name.

“Yes, Uncle.”

“This is a gift I give to you.”

I was surprised by the words of the CEO of Young Business, and my uncle, who is the general manager, was also surprised.

“Huh? Are you giving this to me as a gift?”

“Yes, in my eyes it’s just a precious book, but in your eyes it’s a national treasure worth 1 trillion won. Rather than keeping it for myself, I think it would be better for Ji-seong to transfer ownership to you and manage it.”

“Second uncle!”

“It’s said to be worth over 1 trillion won, but there’s no one to buy it and it can’t be sold. So I think it would be best to store it and display it at my sister-in-law’s Sangam Art Museum.”

“Don’t you get greedy?”

As I asked that, I glanced at my great-uncle, and his expression also seemed to indicate that he was seeing his younger brother again.

“Greed? I wouldn’t. If it’s worth 1 trillion won, how could I not be greedy? Who said that? Greed that is too much to handle will only lead to misfortune. I guess I’ve been brainwashed since I was young to the point where my ears are itching. I’m scared for no reason.”

Given the circumstances, it was clear that it was my great-uncle.

“Hahaha, my eyes are really sharp. Yes, I will tell my mother exactly as you asked me to.”

Anyway, although cultural assets can be monetized, it is not easy to sell national treasures like these.

‘If I donate to the Samjeong Art Museum in my grandfather’s name, how much will it cost me?’

Even if I don’t sell it, I think I should show it to my grandfather. And if I can get money for it, I plan to get it.

’50 billion, will that work?’

If it works, great. If it doesn’t, don’t worry about it.

* * *

Inside the car on the way to the Samjeong Group’s Huiza residence.

“Jisung, your idea is to show it to the Chairman and have him donate it to the Samjeong Art Museum as a donor, right?”

“yes.”

He smiled brightly.

“In that process, Ji-seong, what you will gain is the money that the Chairman will give you, right?”

“Of course. I think he could easily receive 50 billion won, given his grandfather’s reputation and prestige.”

“50 billion?”

“Of course, my grandson’s liking would be a plus when it comes to pricing.”

“If you had 50 billion more in your possession, you would start more businesses.”

“Of course, and as soon as I saw this precious book, a new business idea came to mind.”

“Ancient art and art auction business?”

“As expected, my great-uncle is different.”

“Domestic antiques and works of art are not that expensive.”

“I know, and there are a lot of fakes, and in the future, there will be a lot of people who launder money under the pretext of trading in ancient and expensive art.”

“That could be the case.”

“I want to protect domestic art from being taken out of the country, collect foreign art, and sell it at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. I think the price of an art piece is actually more important than the rarity of the piece, and that is the country’s economic power.”

“Is the country’s economic power more important?”

“I think it’s also important how much the country’s rich people are showing off.”

“Based on what you said, the ancient art you collect will be from China?”

“That’s right. The only country where the number of nouveau riche will exceed the population of South Korea due to a sudden economic liberalization is China. And on top of that, they’ll destroy and burn everything with their own hands, so there won’t be much left.”

My great-uncle nods to me while driving.

“You always come up with new ideas.”

“That’s right. Hahaha!”

“Anyway, it seems like everything you planned in the first place is ready. Now all you have to do is execute it quickly.”

“It looks like it’s already started.”

I can see my grandfather’s mansion over there.

* * *

A special room in a top-class Japanese restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul.

“I was really surprised to hear that General Park had founded a company, and I thought to myself, ‘He’s finally starting a company.’”

The person sitting in front of the Minister of National Defense was Park Moon-soo, the president of Taean Industrial, Ji-sung’s maternal grandfather.

“Haha, this is how it turned out as I lived.”

“I thought you would be appointed as the president of one of your in-laws’ affiliated companies right after you retired.”

“I had a lot of help from my brother-in-law when I started the company. Mr. Secretary of Defense.”

“Oh, sir, even though I am the Minister of National Defense now, I am still your junior. Please stop talking. Once a company commander, always a company commander, right?”

right.

The current Minister of National Defense was a platoon leader when Taean Industrial CEO Park Moon-soo was a company commander.

“That was in the past, and now you are the Minister of National Defense responsible for the security of the Republic of Korea.”

“You may misunderstand me when I say this, but if you had just compromised with the times, you would have become the Minister of National Defense and a member of the National Assembly.”

“Okay, that’s a thing of the past. Did you report to General Yoon about the business I’m planning to do?”

“Yes, but is that really possible?”

“If there is a determination from the Blue House, I will take responsibility and push it forward. The Minister can give me more strength.”

“Senior, you’ve changed a lot too.”

“It has to change. After all, it’s about strengthening the national defense capabilities of the Republic of Korea.”

“However, this could ultimately be linked to the development of the next-generation Korean tank and self-propelled artillery. Then, the Samjung Group could benefit.”

“Minister, if you’re going to knead the rice cake called Russia, it’s only natural that the beans will fall, and isn’t it only natural that the one who bought the tools to stab the rice cake will get to eat the biggest bean?”

“You’ve really changed a lot.”

“In the end, it’s a matter of strengthening national defense. When I wore the military uniform, my only goal was to foster a strong military, and after I retired, I prayed that the ROK Armed Forces would become a military that is respected by the people, unlike before. That’s all I care about. The profits from the projects I’m promoting should be taken care of by businessmen, and I just need to achieve what I’ve said. Please take care of me.”

“I wonder if there is any chance. I have already reported it to the VIP alone. So, the VIP will come looking for you soon.”

“Thank you, Minister. Hahaha!”

It was Park Moon-soo, the president of Taean Industrial, who laughed heartily.

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