Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 59



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59. Bring fire (1)

Cheon Yeong-in, the owner of Muhan Sanghoe, tore up the ledger that Haeng-su had handed him. The sales figures were noticeably lower than the same quarter last year.

“Can you eat like this now?”

The heads of the people at Muhan Sanghoe bowed at Cheon Yeong-in’s rebuke. They all had faces like they wanted to crawl into a hole and run away.

“But, Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do.”

One of the staff members spoke with a discontented expression. Everyone in the office looked at the staff member who spoke with encouraging expressions. However, Cheon Yeong-in’s face became even more cold.

“get out.”

“yes?”

“Get out! I don’t need a loser like you, so pack your bags and get out!”

“I’ve been working here for over 10 years. You haven’t even been here for 6 months… … .”

“Shut up and get out!”

Cheon Yeong-in became so angry that he pretended to pull out the sword hanging on the wall. Only then did Haeng-su pack his bags and leave.

People became even more intimidated when they saw scenes of people being fired on the spot.

Cheon Yeong-in also knew. This kind of atmosphere would only make the situation worse. He was also a skilled merchant. He had been acting as an agent at another trading company in Honam Province, and he had been hired by Jegal Se-ga with a large sum of money to become the head of the trading company.

Cheon Yeong-in thought that this was a life opportunity given to him. It was a chance to get involved with the Jegal family, the greatest of the five great families, and if he could grow the company well as a merchant, he could become a big shot in the business world.

But I thought this was an opportunity, but the company’s sales were going downhill, so I couldn’t help but get upset.

“Damn scarecrows!”

Cheon Yeong-in went outside, grumbling. In an emergency situation like this, no one would have stopped the chairman from leaving the company, but no one came forward. Those below Haeng-su had been working at Muhan Company for a long time, while Cheon Yeong-in was just someone who had been put in from above, so the gap could not be ignored.

Of course, Cheon Yeong-in also went out in a fit of anger, but he didn’t go out without thinking. The words of the person who had fired him earlier were not wrong.

In fact, the reason sales dropped like this was because ordinary people suddenly started to buy one copy of Nokrim Sip-i-shik at home. The price of Nokrim Sip-i-shik, which was already high, skyrocketed due to the craze. It was only natural that if you bought it, you would not have the means to spend money on other things for a while. And it wasn’t Muhan Sanghoe’s fault.

In the end, what Cheon Yeong-in chose was to go to the Hwiyoungsangdan directly and make a decision.

“Excuse me. Where is the Whiyoungsangdan?”

Cheon Yeong-in grabbed anyone and asked them where the Whiyoungsangdan was. It was because he had only recently arrived in Muhan and was still unfamiliar with the geography.

“Haha. It was a waste of effort. Even if you go directly to the headquarters of the Hwiyoungsangdan, they don’t sell the Nokrim Sip-2-Sik. I heard you can only buy it through peddlers.”

The captured man laughed heartily. Right now, the Whiyoung Group was the hottest group in Infinite. It was only natural since they were selling the Nokrim 12-style.

So the man couldn’t help but think that Cheon Yeong-in was asking to buy the Nokrim Ship-2-Sik.

“That’s not why I’m going. Just tell me.”

The man clicked his tongue at Cheon Yeong-in’s increasingly harsh tone and then told him where to go. Without saying a word of thanks, Cheon Yeong-in turned around. He could hear someone swearing behind him, but he had no time to argue with someone who didn’t need anything.

“A club?”

Cheon Yeong-in came to the place the man had told her to go, but for some reason there was a sign for Dongho Store hanging there.

Even though it had only been a few months since he had been in Muhan, he knew where Dongho Trading Company was. It was a place that was slowly taking away Muhan Trading Company’s market share, and that was also the reason why he became the chairman. From Cheon Yeong-in’s perspective, Dongho Trading Company was an opponent that needed to be torn apart.

“Ahem.”

Looking closely, I saw a small sign next to the sign that said “Hwiyoungsangdan.” Sometimes, small businesses rent out empty spaces in the middle of a business, so I thought that might be the case.

‘I have to come to this kind of boss!’

Cheon Yeong-in cursed inwardly. He was a person who worked as an agent for a large trading company in Honam. It was difficult to move his feet when he tried to visit the top company that did not even have a proper title. However, since he had already come out, he could not turn back.

“Who are you?”

As I was loitering in front of the main entrance of the store, someone came out and asked me. Judging from his young face, he seemed to be a mere servant.

“Take me to the head of the Hwiyoung Group.”

“Yes? Who are you?”

“You bastard! You’re not the kind of person to talk nonsense. Go and tell them that Cheon Yeong-in, the head of Muhan Sanghoe, has arrived.”

Cheon Yeong-in shouted at the ominous tone. The servant, still in a deep thought, asked her to wait a moment and then ran inside.

Soon after, a middle-aged man approached with slow steps. Cheon Yeong-in frowned. I heard that the head of the Hwiyoungsangdan was young. No matter how I looked at him, he was not the head of the Hwiyoungsangdan. However, since many people in this world were old due to mental fatigue, I asked him just in case.

“Would you like to become the head of the Hwiyoung Group?”

“No. My name is Song Hwan-yeong, the owner of Dongho Sanghoe.”

“What I found was the head of the Whiyoung Group.”

“Haha. I heard that the Muhan Sanghoeju changed, but I didn’t know you had such an impatient personality.”

Song Hwan-yeong’s voice suddenly became gloomy.

“You came to our company and ignored me, looking for the head of the Hwiyoung Group. I had no idea it would be this bad.”

“It’s urgent.”

“What’s the rush? It’s obvious. You want me to sell you some Nokrim Shipi-shik? You’ll probably say it in a semi-threatening way, using the name of Hoeju. The Hwiyoungsangdan is a small group and the group leader is young.”

Song Hwan-yeong still hadn’t forgotten the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Muhan Trading Company. Of course, this person had nothing to do with that humiliation, but in any case, Muhan Trading Company was now Dongho Trading Company’s main enemy.

Cheon Yeong-in felt a pang in his chest. Song Hwan-yeong’s words were absolutely correct. He said exactly what he had to do, without a single word being wrong. As expected, he was the chairman of a company, so he was someone he couldn’t ignore. Cheon Yeong-in coughed in vain.

“Ahem. I guess I was a bit impatient. The chairman of the Dongho Association should calm down. I was planning to visit you sometime after I sat down in your chairman’s seat, but I haven’t had time to visit you.”

“Huh. You should make sense. After all, aren’t you supposed to be killing us?”

A transparent spear was thrust deep into Cheon Yeong-in’s chest. However, Cheon Yeong-in could not stretch out here. After all, he had to meet Hwi Yeong-sang and settle the matter.

“I don’t think of the Dongho Association as an enemy. I’ve heard a bit about what happened before, but it’s not something that matters when I’m the chairman. I swear on my name here that I won’t consider the Dongho Association as an enemy.”

“What is as light as a merchant’s name?”

Song Hwan-yeong was still prickly, but he seemed to feel a little better when Cheon Yeong-in came out with a humble posture, sticking close to the ground.

“Then, buy me a drink somewhere nice later. I’ll have a moderate amount of Whiyoung Danju.”

“Let me tell you this. I am always welcome.”

Cheon Yeong-in sighed inwardly. Song Hwan-yeong, with a triumphant expression, had his servant send Cheon Yeong-in to the headquarters of the Hwiyeongsangdan.

“Your Majesty.”

“why?”

Song Hwan-yeong looked at the person next to him. The person had a worried expression on his face. This person was also one of the people who received treatment from Muk Hwi-yeong.

“Can I just send the Muhan Sanghoeju to Hwiyoungsangdanju? Wouldn’t that be a bit burdensome?”

“You don’t know much about Hubei Province.”

Song Hwan-young laughed heartily.

“If it was too much trouble when I was facing him, I would have tried my best to stop him. But he’s already losing to me, so how will he deal with the Whiyoungsangdanju?”

“Isn’t Hubei Shen a beginner in the upper world?”

“That’s what people think. But in my opinion, Hubei Shen’s experience is clear. It’s just that he’s hiding it. That’s a different area from his calling or talent. Hubei Shen’s ability is something that can only be cultivated through experience.”

“Is that so?”

“You don’t know because you don’t talk much. That Muhan Sanghoe owner will probably get torn to pieces by Hubei Shen Yi.”

“I heard that Muhan Sanghoe has over 20 years of experience in trading. Is that true?”

“Watch carefully. What happens?”

Song Hwan-yeong smiled confidently. There are always incomprehensible geniuses in any field. Sang-gye is no different. In Song Hwan-yeong’s opinion, 20 years of experience was not enough to deal with Muk Hwi-yeong. A serpent with at least 100 years of experience would have to come.

Haengsu still looked at the back of Muhan Sanghoeju with concern. Muhan Sanghoeju entered the building of Hwiyoungdan.

***

As I entered the upper room, Muhan Sanghoeju was sitting there with an arrogant posture as if he was green. Jo Chung-heon, the chief of staff, was at a loss as to what to do next.

Indeed, there was a huge gap between the number of people in the upper ranks of a small business and the leader of a regional trading company.

“Are you a Muhan Sanghoe owner?”

“How rude.”

“yes?”

The person who was presumed to be the owner of Muhan Sanghoe immediately raised his voice.

“Then the person sitting here is Muhan Sanghoe. Who could it be? If you know me, you should introduce yourself first. You say you’ve only been in the business for a short time, but you don’t know much about etiquette!”

I smiled bitterly to myself. I felt like I knew so much about him even though we had only talked to each other once.

There are always people like this. People who try to suppress others by using their own position. I despise such people. Because they try to prove themselves by their position rather than their own abilities.

“I was momentarily absent-minded. I am Mukhwiyoung of the Hwiyoung Group. How did you come to see the Muhan Group?”

But I still kept my manners. The head of the Whiyoungsangdan does not simply represent the Whiyoungsangdan. Since he belongs to the Donghosanghoe, he had to think of the Donghosanghoe as well.

“Hmm. You should have done that a long time ago. It’s Muhan Sanghoeju Cheon Yeong-in. Have a seat.”

I didn’t notice it because it was so obvious, but Cheon Yeong-in was sitting at the head of the table very naturally.

That’s true. The difference between the top shareholders and the top shareholders is huge. But still, this is my top. Usually, I take care of the top shareholders and they sit there, but there are no cases where the top shareholders sit there themselves.

I fixed a smile on my face. At times like this, I couldn’t lose my smile.

“I am so grateful that you give me permission.”

“That’s right. Can we get straight to the point?”

“Please do so.”

“I’ll sell you the Nokrim Twelve-type ones you have in your warehouse. I’ll give you the current market price.”

How could it be so obvious? Actually, I knew it from the beginning. That was the only reason why Muhan Sanghoeju would come to me.

“There’s no way Whiyoungdan will suffer a loss anyway. They’re selling at market price. Rather, since they’re buying a lot at once, it seems like they need a discount.”

Cheon Yeong-in spoke shamelessly. Looking at this, it seemed like he was really determined to catch me.

There is a reason why you have to keep your smile fixed. Because there are times when you have to erase your smile.

“Are you kidding me?”

“……what?”

“The price is rising at a different rate every day, and you want me to sell it at market price? And you’re even discounting it? Isn’t that completely crazy?”

“What, are you crazy?”

“You should do it in moderation. I tried to just let it go if possible. Do I look like some idiot who can’t even do simple calculations?”

When I came out roughly, Cheon Yeong-in’s expression turned bewildered.

“… … Huh. Still, I guess you know roughly how the market works.”

“If you’re done talking, would you like to go? I’m about to hear some nonsense and my ears are about to explode.”

“I’ll give you one last chance. I’ll give you three times more than the market price.”

“Why should I sell? I don’t know how high it will go.”

“They say that if you eat too much, you’ll get sick. When you get lucky and get rich, it’s customary to share it with fellow merchants. You really don’t know the etiquette of business.”

I started to laugh out loud. Now Cheon Yeong-in’s words were becoming increasingly funny. In fact, he wasn’t wrong. Normally, in such cases, items are shared for the sake of the coexistence of the business. But that only applies when the business is on very, very good terms. It was something that didn’t apply at all to the relationship between Dongho and Muhan businesses.

“Just turn it off.”

“Are you sure you won’t regret saying that?”

Cheon Yeong-in’s face was already red with shame. It seemed like she couldn’t stand being insulted by someone much younger than her in both age and rank.

“You guys are peddlers, right? We could hire other blacksmiths to disrupt your peddling. That should be easy enough.”

“Go ahead. Just don’t open your mouth.”

“You’re a total lunatic. Your choice could lead to a fight between the Infinite Darkness. Are you really going to set Infinity on fire?”

“Wow. That sounds fun. Everyone loves watching a fight.”

“You will soon learn how reckless it is for a single boss to attack a single company.”

“He came out of the boat and brought fire with his bare hands.”

Cheon Yeong-in, at a loss for words, got up with a cold face.

The negotiations broke down.

And just as Cheon Yeong-in said, soon after, news came that the black swordsmen had clashed on the Infinite Road.