The Genius Investor Who Picks up The Conglomerates - Chapter 351



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Episode 351: Special Feature

[Exclusive] ‘The official apology from the Japanese government and the war criminal company, behind which was Sprout Investment CEO Song Dae-un.’

[Biz Patch = Reporter Kim Seong-dong] “Why did the Japanese government, which had ignored its mistakes until the end, issue an official apology at a time like this?”

Last March, Japan experienced two unbelievable disasters: the Great Nankai Earthquake and the Mt. Fuji eruption. Even Japan, an economic powerhouse, was shocked by such a huge shock that it could not help but be shaken.

And in May, Shunsaku Sagami, chairman and CEO of Susumisi Group, Japan’s largest corporation, secretly enters Korea.

It was a very different move from his usual practice of accompanying dozens of bodyguards when visiting other countries.

Arriving at the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal, Chairman Shunsaku immediately boards a waiting car and heads somewhere.

Why did he visit Korea at this time, when rumors were going around that the company hit hardest by the catastrophe in Japan was Susumisi Group? Where on earth is he headed?

After a long drive, his car stopped at Baekje Hotel, one of Korea’s highest-end hotels.

With his home country, Japan, devastated, did he come to relatively safe Korea for a staycation?

However, Chairman Shunsaku did not go to his room but to a high-end Korean restaurant within the hotel.

Exactly 10 minutes later, an unexpected person enters the hotel.

He was Song Dae-un, the CEO of Sprout Investment, who was tall and manly-looking, and who started off penniless and rose to the top position in Korea in less than 10 years.

And surprisingly, CEO Song Dae-woon followed him into the private room where Chairman Shunsaku was exactly in.

It was a strange thing. This is because CEO Song Dae-woon’s main activities, known to the public, were Silicon Valley in the U.S. and Korea, and he is known to have almost no contact with Japan.

Why on earth did Chairman Shunsaku visit Korea and meet CEO Song Dae-un while he was busy stabilizing the group?

And is Japan’s apology issued less than two months after the meeting an unfortunate coincidence?

Up to this point, it was just a delusion in a novel, so we at Bizpatch couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

However, we at Bizpatch were convinced that there was something between the two people, so we persistently searched around the area, and were finally able to obtain a tip from an employee who had briefly heard the conversation between the two people.

From now on, we will try to infer through the employee’s memory what the relationship between the two was and what kind of conversation they had.

Reporter: Are these two people exactly the ones who have the seats? (Showing the picture)

Employee A: Yes, that’s right. I remember both of them clearly because they left such a strong impression on me.

Reporter: So you didn’t know exactly the identities of the two people?

Employee A: I had no idea. Since a VVIP guest was visiting that day, the manager only asked the employees to do their best.

Reporter: Was there anyone else besides the two of you?

Employee A: There was only an attendant waiting outside, but there were only two people inside.

Reporter: What was the atmosphere like?

Employee A: Both of them spoke Japanese, and they talked while smiling throughout… The atmosphere was somehow heavy.

Reporter: If it were Japanese, Mr. A wouldn’t have been able to understand what was being said at all, right?

Employee A: Ah… I studied Japanese a little bit in the past. You can understand it to some extent.

Reporter: Oh my! This is truly a stroke of luck. What on earth were these two talking about?

Employee A: I didn’t hear exactly because I only stopped by to serve food… One thing I remember is that the elderly Japanese man said to the young man, ‘I have something to ask you earnestly.’ I remember that exactly.

Reporter: I have something to ask of you… So?

Employee A: The elderly Japanese man looked earnest, but the young man seemed reluctant.

Reporter: What next?

Employee A: Unfortunately, all the employees left after hearing that.

Reporter: Ah… It’s a shame.

Employee A: But there is something I heard clearly while I was bringing you dessert.

Reporter: Oh! What is that?

Employee A: I heard an angry shout from an elderly Japanese man inside. I couldn’t hear much due to the soundproofing. After looking around, I knocked and went inside, and the words “sincere apology” and “compensation” came out of the young man’s mouth. “That’s all I heard.”

Reporter: Is there a reason why you reported this?

Employee A: Although anonymous, it was because I wanted to spread the word that there was a holy patriot who fought alone against the painful history that everyone ignored.

Based on the information reported by the employee, it is assumed that some kind of uncomfortable conversation took place between Chairman Shunsaku Suyomi and CEO Song Dae-un, and the fact is that the words ‘apology’ and ‘compensation’ came out of CEO Song’s mouth. And exactly 57 days later, Japanese Prime Minister and Chairman Shunsaku issued an official apology. Is all of this just a coincidence? Or is it a small miracle created by the efforts of a young patriotic man who has been fighting a lonely fight? The decision is yours.

Kim Seon-gi read the article clearly and clearly.

Was that gentleman’s diction that good?

It’s so simple that it’s so catchy that anyone who sees it will think it’s an announcer.

“Jesus… Is this real Dylan?”

Stephanie opened her bewildered eyes and asked me.

“Uh.. Um. I’m right, but….”

I couldn’t lie, but I couldn’t tell the truth, and I was going crazy.

“First of all, is it true that you met with Chairman Shunsaku?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

Stephanie clapped her hands as if something suddenly occurred to her.

“Ah! Come to think of it, didn’t you go out for a meeting with some foreign buyer two months ago? That foreign buyer… isn’t Chairman Shunsaku, right?”

“That’s also true.”

When I admitted it obediently, Stephanie criticized me as if I was dumbfounded.

“No! What kind of foreign buyer is he?”

“He’s Japanese, so he’s a foreigner, and he’s the one who came from me asking for something, so if you look at it, he’s a buyer, right?”

“That makes sense…”

Stephanie, who was trying to refute, became dumbfounded.

“Ha… let’s say that’s true. So did Japan really apologize because of Dylan?”

“How can I know their true intentions? However, it is true that I suggested that they apologize and make compensation for the mistakes they committed in the past.”

“You’re listening to me so obediently just because I said a few words?”

“It’s barely a word. From Shunsaku’s perspective, my position has changed a bit. Um… I guess I can say it’s become very annoying.”

Matthew nodded as if he understood.

“Perhaps Dylan’s options investment profits were quite a big loss for them. Stocks have the characteristics of Woodstock, a kind of hippie community where everyone laughs when stocks go up and everyone cries when they fall, but options are a situation where if someone profits, someone always loses. “It’s an eternal zero-sum game. Susumici Financial, which had no idea that there would be variables such as an earthquake and volcanic eruption, would have handed over a large amount of put option sales to Dylan, and that’s probably what’s holding us back now.”

“As expected, it’s Matthew. If it were originally, it wouldn’t be a company that would have faltered to this extent, but right now, its financial situation is so bad that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it the worst it has been since its founding. In such a situation, if I even try to attack, no matter how good the champion is, I’m bound to get taken down. Probably not.”

“He took advantage of that opportunity and got what he wanted… Hahaha. It’s really funny. Watching Dylan’s actions, I can’t help but say that it’s really amazing. How did you get that idea? No, where on earth did you come up with that? Did you start planning this when you bought the put option or when you visited the startup forum in Japan?

“Oh, no way. I can’t think at such a high level. It’s just that things happened to coincide and I was able to see the angle. And I only made a ‘suggestion’ and didn’t ‘force’ anything. Well… “I guess I made the best choice because the whole group could be torn apart.”

Stephanie, who was listening to the conversation between me and Matthew, opened her mouth.

“Huh… The conclusion is that the article’s content is correct? Oh my… What kind of venture capital representative would threaten the head of a country’s representative company and get an apology?”

“Oh, it’s not a threat, Stephanie. If anyone hears it, they’ll misunderstand it. It’s just an invitation with kind words. They made their own choice.”

Aren’t the original words ‘ah’ different and ‘uh’ different?

Anyway, I never threatened. It was just a negotiation.

“The aftermath of this article is unusual, isn’t it?”

Kim Seon-gi, who was staring intently at her cell phone, scratched her chin.

“Why again?”

“If you write a novel like this, you’ll get criticized! Say something sensible! They swear and fight and they don’t make a fuss among themselves in the comments.”

“Haha… I guess I have no choice but to step forward myself.”

I know quite well now.

How much can a horse be distorted if he crosses one or two bridges.

If we don’t come forward now, speculation will lead to more speculation, and if we’re not careful, we could even end up as serious victims.

Since ancient times, it is best to catch the embers in the pasture.

***

TBS broadcasting station studio.

When the scheduled time came, a male announcer in a smart suit greeted me.

“He is the person at the center of the topic these days. A symbol of self-made people in Korea and a venture capitalist recognized around the world! We have invited Song Dae-un, CEO of Sprout Investment, to News Home. Nice to meet you, CEO.”

“Yes, nice to meet you. My name is Song Dae-un.”

“I think you’ve been contacted by many people these days because of an exclusive article from a certain media company. There are a lot of suspicions and rumors surrounding the CEO. Is there anything you’d like to say about this?”

“Yes, that’s right. I know there is a rumor going around in a certain media outlet that I met Chairman Shunsaku of the Suyomi clan and scolded them for their atrocities and even made them apologize. However, this is not true.”

“How are they different?”

“First of all, it is true that I met Chairman Shunsaku.”

“You really met me?”

When told that they had actually met, the announcer’s eyes widened.

“We met. But it was just a business meeting. As you know, a big disaster hit Japan, and Suyomi’s group was also hit hard. I only talked about things related to him, but I didn’t threaten him or scold him. No, think about it. How could I shout at someone like that? The age difference between me and him is unthinkable. “It’s impossible. I’m not a person with such bad manners.”

The announcer nodded in agreement at the sincere and earnest explanation.

“It appears that some misunderstanding has arisen as various circumstances are put together. Anyway, with this, viewers can also respond to false rumors…”

Someone suddenly burst in next to the announcer who was trying to end the situation by summarizing what I said.

This could have been the case since it was a recorded broadcast, but the atmosphere was strange.

A man who appeared to be a producer whispered something to the announcer, and the announcer, whose eyes were as big as drops, stuttered and asked me.

“Hey…Representative Song?”

“yes?”

“Now… A breaking news has come in. In an interview with a Japanese media outlet, Chairman Shunsaku stated that the main reason he apologized to the victims of forced labor in Korea was because he received a harsh scolding from Representative Song. Not only that, but this Japanese There is also a rumor going around that a huge amount of profit was made by investing in put options before the earthquake occurred. Could you please explain this?”

‘Holy shit.’

I felt like my mind was going blank due to the bad news that came without warning.