He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 84



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#084

“Please feel free to say whatever you want. I respect the current union.”

This is serious.

‘The head of a conglomerate.’

I want to create a respected Republic of Korea.

In fact, South Korea’s conglomerates have done many things that deserve to be cursed at by the public.

And when the IMF foreign exchange crisis hits, they do more things that deserve to be criticized.

‘Even the gold collecting campaign is like that.’

The common people of South Korea, who had nothing and had even lost their jobs in the midst of the national bankruptcy crisis, came out with gold and participated in a gold collection campaign in hopes of saving South Korea.

The wealthy and conglomerate families who enjoyed prosperity during South Korea’s growth period only looked after their own interests until the end.

So it is natural for the people of the Republic of Korea to distrust those who have it.

‘And there.’

As South Korea has grown economically, it has never properly distributed its wealth.

Of course, entrepreneurs claimed that they founded their companies with their own money and that if they failed, it was their own fault, but in reality, South Korea’s conglomerates have rarely started businesses with their own money.

‘Government support.’

Or, they accumulated wealth through government favors.

So it was natural that the majority of South Korean citizens, who are workers, were angry at those who had power.

That’s why I plan to redistribute my wealth every time I accumulate it.

“This may sound unpleasant, but isn’t your grandfather the chairman of the Samjung Group?”

“That is a fact that all Korean people know.”

“As our largest shareholder knows, Samjung Group does not recognize labor unions.”

The Samjung Group is not at the level of not recognizing labor unions, but rather, if there are any signs of labor unions forming, they will engage in operations to break them up.

“Yes, it’s not that I don’t recognize it, but I’ve been carrying out numerous operations to break up the union. Of course, I’m not officially acknowledging this. Mr. Chairman, when you came here, you signed a confidentiality agreement, so you know that it has legal effect, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

“I will run the group differently from my grandfather.”

When I was talking to the union president, the Taean Soju president frowned for a moment.

‘If you think about it, they’re the same servants.’

A big servant looks down on a small servant because he is big.

It’s as if he thinks he’s not a worker.

“What does the largest shareholder want from the union?”

“I’m sure the union leader knows that Jinsoo Soju was struggling financially before being acquired by Taean Group. Of course, you can’t say that it’s the union and the workers’ fault.”

As I spoke, the union leader glanced at the Taean Soju president.

“That’s right. When a company fails, its managers are supposed to take responsibility, but the company always blames the workers. And they force them to make sacrifices under the pretext of sharing the pain.”

“Union Chairman, you don’t have to say things like that, do you?”

“Isn’t that reality?”

“When a company is in crisis, it is natural that we should share the pain.”

“Why do only workers do that?”

“Then what should we do? Without restructuring, there was no way for Jinsoo Soju to recover, and if it fails to recover, the group will also be in crisis. Everyone will have to make sacrifices. That’s what I think. Major shareholder.”

The Taean Soju president told me.

The look in his eyes seemed to indicate that if he listened to everything the union said, Taean Soju could also be in danger.

“Do you really think so?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“The Taean Soju CEO has a different management philosophy than I do.”

“yes?”

“The Taean Soju CEO is also included in the 100% employment succession condition that I announced, and is currently maintaining his position. And in my eyes, the CEO, the union leader, and the Taean Soju workers do not seem all that different. To me, they are just employees.”

At my words, the Taean Soju president looked slightly excited, and the Taean Soju union chairman looked with mixed emotions in his eyes.

“According to the labor union law, managers and above are considered executives and cannot join the labor union, right?”

“Yes.”

“I must now break one promise I made.”

“Wh, what are you talking about?”

“The president cannot go with me because our management philosophies are different.”

“Choi, the largest shareholder.”

“Sir, you have been laid off. You may leave.”

The Taean Soju president was terrified by what I said.

Also, the Taean Soju Union Chairman showed a look of mixed emotions.

“ah!”

I know that.

I had a gut feeling about what the Taean Soju Union wanted.

‘Easy dismissal.’

I want that. And this is a demand that the labor world in South Korea will never accept.

‘So it’s a give and take.’

I’ll give you everything I have to give and make it easy to fire you.

“You may leave.”

For now, I just need to temporarily run Taean Soju.

“In the end, you fired me first. Even if I leave, I have to say something.”

“Go ahead. Say whatever you want.”

“Sir, if you listen to everything the workers say, the company will go bankrupt.”

It’s ridiculous.

“Did Jinsoo Soju face a financial crisis because it accepted all the workers’ demands? No, it didn’t.”

And on top of that, he called me ‘Master.’

‘You’re crazy.’

It seems like he’s just thinking about retiring after being fired.

“Hey, Chairman Han.”

“why?”

“Don’t you feel it, how Taean Soju is going to turn out? It’s a company where even I, the CEO, was fired in an instant. Think about it carefully. Think carefully about whether the capitalists, no, the conglomerates, have ever given anything to the workers for free.”

A former CEO who got up from his seat after cleanly causing discord.

“Are you going to retire?”

“Retirement?”

“Yes, you are thinking of retiring, aren’t you? When you call me master, you are ignoring me. No, it seems like you think of me as a lucky child who was born with a good umbilical cord.”

“Isn’t that true?”

“You will regret it. As you said, the conglomerates are very toxic, especially the special relations of the Samjung Group.”

Only now did the former president’s expression harden at my words.

“Go out. Your severance pay will be calculated accurately. And legal action will be taken accurately.”

“Did you say law, legal action?”

“The former president would know better.”

As soon as Taean Soju was acquired, an investigation into its executives was launched.

‘Even if it’s not an investigation.’

I was able to identify the problem from the special features of the semi-transparent personal statement that was visible only to my eyes.

‘He took a bribe from a subcontractor.’

He was originally supposed to be fired.

It’s just that the layoffs happened sooner.

“Go out.”

At my words, the former president left the president’s office.

“Taean Soju suddenly went into emergency management mode.”

“Mr. Major Shareholder, is what you are demanding from the union an easy dismissal?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The union leader frowned immediately after I answered.

“But there will be no unfair dismissal. Even if employees make mistakes while working, they will not be fired immediately. We will investigate the exact reason for the mistake. Let me explain it to you, the union leader. If you invested in stocks and caused losses to your household finances, I think it was a mistake, not a fault. The reason you invested in stocks was to generate profits and make your family’s life more affluent.”

“ah!”

“When there is a mistake or an error, or when an employee causes damage to the company, we will determine the exact reason for the dismissal. We will also have a lawyer stationed at the union itself.”

“You’re saying you’re going to have a lawyer on staff?”

“Yes, that lawyer will be on the union’s side.”

“You say that, but doesn’t everyone side with the person who pays their salary?”

“The union can just pay that lawyer’s salary.”

“yes?”

“Taean Soju will provide the union executive with the same amount of support funds. Of course, you can use the support funds to hire lawyers for your employees or use them for other purposes.”

“Are you trying to persuade the union executive?”

“No, what I want from the Taean Soju Union is just to do labor movement. And do it legally.”

“What does that mean?”

“At some point, the labor world in South Korea has changed to a labor organization for the labor movement, or to an organization that exerts political influence. So please, Taean Soju Labor Union, do not get involved in the withdrawal of US troops from Korea or political issues, and only focus on the labor movement. In particular, only work for the rights of Taean Soju workers.”

“You are negative about the labor movement, just like your grandfather.”

“No, I said no. I respect the labor movement. I’m just worried that the labor movement is trying to become a political establishment. By the way, if the Taean Soju union is judged to be conducting an illegal strike in a way that is not in the interests of Taean Soju workers, Taean Soju may be shut down.”

“Did you say the workplace was closed?”

He is the terrified Taean Soju Union Chairman.

‘The size of the Taean Soju Union.’

Not big.

But the unions at the Seungbo Steel Company that I will take over and the electric car company that I will establish in the future will be huge.

I’m trying to set an example for them.

‘of course.’

Most electric car companies will build their factories in California, USA.

“That’s right. There is no need to produce soju for the citizens of the Republic of Korea in Korea.”

This is a moment of real intimidation.

“If you just comply with what I have requested, Taean Soju will provide various welfare benefits that Korean workers have never experienced before.”

“Did you say that there were various welfare benefits that you had never experienced before?”

“Yes. As science has advanced, the average life expectancy has increased. Everyone is saying that the era of 100-year lifespan will soon begin. If that is the case, you will need to prepare a lot of retirement funds after retirement. Medical expenses will be a significant part of that.”

The union leader looked at me as if to ask why I was suddenly saying something out of the blue.

“Yes, but?”

“Taean Private Hospital will be established in Seoul and Bundang soon.”

“Is Taean Group also starting a medical business?”

“In fact, one of the businesses that group leaders dream of is the medical business. After all, a person’s life, from the cradle to the grave, begins and ends in the hospital.”

“ah!”

The union leader is looking at me like I’m a monster right now.

‘It is impossible to establish a private for-profit hospital.’

However, it is possible to establish a private hospital as long as it is not for profit.

“If you work at Taean Group for 20 years, you will be able to receive free medical treatment at Taean Hospital for life.”

“20 years?”

“Also, when you retire from Taean Group, you will be treated as a VIP of Taean Hospital. In addition, Taean Group will cover all the education expenses of employees’ children. All the education expenses, even if it is not high school but college or higher.”

“oh!”

“Lastly, we plan to fairly distribute 5% of the net profit generated from Taean Soju to our employees.”

“Really?”