The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 209



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Episode 209 Continued Election (3)

I watched the vote counting broadcast until the morning.

And finally, all the vote counting was over, and the final results could be confirmed.

Ruling Party: 123 seats

Opposition party: 112 seats

National Economy Party: 38 seats

Others: 25 seats

“This is the best result.”

“No party secured a majority. And even if the ruling party joins forces with the remaining parties, including independents, it cannot exceed a majority. We must join hands with the National Economy Party, but we have a majority. The same goes for the opposition party!”

It was truly the best result.

Before the regression, I remembered this election as one in which the ruling party won a landslide majority.

However, in this life, the votes that should have gone to the ruling party went to the National Economy Party.

Of course, the National Economy Party absorbed some of the opposition party’s votes, but it was the ruling party that suffered the greatest blow.

“If the opposition party joins hands with us, we can secure more than the majority, so we will reach out to the ruling party, the opposition party, and the National Economy Party.”

“To pass the bill, we need the consent of a majority of the National Assembly members, so we have no choice but to show our hands unconditionally.”

After receiving the results, I finally felt drowsy.

It was a much better result than I expected, and it was possible because far more proportional representation votes poured in from across the country than we expected.

“Since the result is like this, it can be said that the result of impeachment has also come out.”

“The party that led the impeachment secured only 8 seats this time. “It can be said that it has completely lost its political power because it is a seat that cannot serve as a negotiating body.”

“I guess I should rest for today. “The manager leaves work with me, too.”

“I guess so. “I’ll see you tomorrow with a clear mind.”

For the first time since joining the company, I left work in the morning.

Since I didn’t have to go through the process of paying annual leave like a regular office worker, I went straight home and went to sleep.

***

That evening.

When I woke up in the afternoon, I received a call from Captain Kang.

Representative Choi Jae-seok wanted to meet with me secretly, and I immediately expressed my intention to accept.

Then, Captain Kang scouted a place that would never be seen by people, and there he was able to meet Congressman Choi Jae-seok.

“Nice to meet you. “This is Minjae Kim.”

“Hehehe, you look exactly like Chairman Kim Tae-joong. “You really look alike, not only in appearance but also in the vibe you give off.”

Representative Choi Jae-seok asks for a handshake with a warm smile.

I was watching the vote counting situation and was reading a magpie as if I hadn’t slept yet.

“Wasn’t it difficult on the way here? “I had no choice but to find a quiet place to avoid media attention.”

“I was able to feel the power of Taewoo Group again. There were people planted everywhere. “It felt like we had complete control over the entire mountain.”

It was entirely possible for Captain Kang’s company.

Captain Kang knew very well how important this matter was, so he seemed to pay more attention than usual.

“ah! My congratulations are late. “Congratulations on becoming the leader of a third party.”

“thank you. It’s all thanks to Vice President Kim Min-jae’s hard work. “I received more congratulatory calls today than I have ever received since I was born.”

“It looks like a major political party has sent you a love call.”

“I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was a love call, but I did get a few calls asking me to be nice to them.”

Why don’t we know it’s a major political party?

The party that controls the National Economy Party can lead the National Assembly to its advantage.

That’s why he probably congratulated Representative Choi Jae-seok as if he was competing to win his favor.

“You seem to like it a lot.”

“I feel good, but that doesn’t mean I’ve lost direction. “I will not be swayed by large political parties and will only go in the direction of Korea’s economic development.”

“It won’t be easy. “Big political parties may try to appease and threaten you, and some lawmakers may change parties.”

“If you come and go like a migratory bird, won’t you eventually lose your home? And the National Economy Party is a political party whose existence value disappears the moment it loses direction. “We do not have a strong local support base like other political parties, so we must maintain our current direction.”

It was what I wanted.

A person’s mind changes depending on the location.

The head of a negotiating group political party who receives love calls from major political parties.

It was a place where he could develop greed that he had never had before, but fortunately, Representative Choi Jae-seok has not changed much from before.

“We cannot do things like other companies do by giving large donations to major political parties, but we will continue to help in terms of policy. In particular, we will definitely push for the attraction of factories and facilities. However, you don’t have to worry because we won’t ask for help with the bidding.”

“No matter how much I think about it, I really don’t understand. “It’s a company that doesn’t want to make a profit.”

“This is a feasible proposal because we are confident that we can conquer the domestic and global markets even without interference.”

Representative Choi Jae-seok and I had the same desire.

A politician who acts without receiving bribes.

An entrepreneur who operates without paying bribes.

Although attracting a factory could be seen as a type of bribe, Representative Choi Jae-seok did not hesitate because it was a bribe that did not result in personal gain.

“If Taewoo Group goes in a direction that helps the national economy, we will help indefinitely.”

“Inevitably, you may end up doing something illegal. “If we have to do something like that, I will explain the reason to Representative Choi Jae-seok and make sure he understands it.”

“What do you plan to do if I don’t understand?”

“Then you should either give up on the business or find another way.”

“If you will do that, I will risk my life to protect the Taewo Group from being interfered with by major political parties!”

It was Congressman Choi Jae-seok, who exuded the spirit of a general.

We have gained a barrier to protect Taewoo Group from the political world.

It was a barrier that would not be breached unless large political parties joined forces to attack it, and considering the political world in Korea, large political parties would never join forces.

***

The 17th general election has ended.

But there was another election we had to worry about.

“How long until the Indian general election?”

“There are about 20 days left.”

“What is the current situation?”

“The Indian National Congress has an advantage thanks to Mimoan Singh’s popularity.”

More money was spent on the Indian general election than on the Korean general election.

This was because plutocratic elections were still rampant in India, and the Indian National Congress had to win in order to host the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology).

Of course, the Indian National Congress won even before the regression.

Even without my intervention, there was a high possibility that the Indian National Congress would win, but they still had to pour in money to have a chance at victory.

“Since Mimoan Singh has popular support, there is a very high chance that he will be nominated as the next Prime Minister of India.”

“Currently, more than 70% of people are predicting that Mimoan Singh will be the next Prime Minister of India.”

“The moment you are nominated as prime minister, proceed in earnest with the bid to attract IIT to Korea.”

“I don’t think there will be any major difficulties. Taewoo Group airs many Korean dramas in India and they are very popular. In particular, interest in Empress Heo also increased due to Heo Jun’s popularity.”

Just because there was a drama, it didn’t mean that it could necessarily attract IIT.

However, if Mimoan Singh had advocated for hosting IIT in Korea at the beginning of his term as prime minister, when he had the most power, there was a high possibility that the people would not oppose it.

“Please purchase school land in advance in case we succeed in attracting IIT to Korea.”

“The issue of establishing a university is such a sensitive issue that we really need the help of the National Economy Party. “Big political parties may interfere.”

Although hosting IITs had many advantages, the disadvantages could not be ignored.

First, we had to accept more than 60% of Indian students who lived in a completely different culture, and they had to live at or near the school.

When cultures differ, disputes are bound to arise.

Since it was possible for Indian students to be ostracized from the region, it was clear that the political world would also be sensitive to this.

That is why I prayed for the victory of the National Economy Party.

“Spread the benefits of hosting IIT in Korea through Representative Choi Jae-seok. “If we can recruit excellent faculty and students and convince them that it is necessary to make Korea an IT powerhouse, we will be able to lower the voices of opposition.”

“We will respond to this incident together with the National Economy Party.”

I wanted to escape from the complicated election story.

As soon as possible, I discussed the Indian election with the head of the planning office and headed to Taewoo IT.

I moved to Taewoo IT because I thought it would relieve my stress by seeing in person how much the translation program created by Cheon Min-jeong had developed.

“Vice President! I already tried to contact you. “When we applied various algorithms to the translation program, the performance improved significantly.”

“Can I see for myself how much better it has improved?”

“ah! And Lisa suggested some ideas, so we were able to improve performance even further.”

It looks like Lisa is having an idea meeting with the CEO.

It was Lisa’s CEO who wanted to take Cheon Min-jeong under her wing, but when I refused, Lisa used the idea meeting as an excuse to spend time with Cheon Min-jeong.

“The translation speed has definitely increased.”

“Performance has improved significantly thanks to learning over 20,000 papers over a few days and learning not only movies and dramas, but also novels and comics.”

It was a translation program that performed so well that there was no need for a separate interpreter.

He even paraphrased on his own, and when I said an English proverb, he would find a similar Korean proverb and apply it.

“It’s complete enough to be released right away.”

“It’s still not enough. In addition to English, I want to add Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese before releasing it.”

“Wouldn’t it take too long to apply to the remaining languages?”

“Artificial intelligence can learn 24 hours a day, so it doesn’t take long. And you can learn them at the same time.”

It was Cheon Min-jeong who spoke so innocently.

Her appearance reminded me of Jeffrey, the CEO of Amazon.

Jeffrey said it was cheaper to call an ambulance than to turn on the air conditioner.

I thought that it would be like that if Cheon Min-jeong took over as CEO of the company.

“Try to train it to be capable of voice recognition as well. “That way, usability will increase.”

“But Lisa’s boss also said the same thing. and… … .”

“What’s going on?”

“Almost every day I’m not having a meeting with the vice president, I’m having a meeting with CEO Lisa. As a result, my English is improving little by little.”

The best way to learn a language was to have a foreign lover.

If you stick around for 24 hours, you will naturally learn the language.

That’s why foreign language institutes hired foreign language teachers at high prices, and Cheon Min-jeong was talking for hours every day with Lisa, who was practically a foreign teacher.

“I never told you to do it or forced you to do it.”

“You really didn’t enlist Lisa’s boss just because I didn’t want to study English, right?”

“It can’t possibly be like that. And Lisa’s boss is not the kind of person who would do something like that just because I asked her to. “This is purely because CEO Lisa is interested in Cheon Min-jeong.”

It was a good thing for me to see two geniuses meet.

Because I will come up with ideas that make money every day.