The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 27



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Episode 27 Myeongdong(1)

As expected, Director Lee was waiting.

It takes at least 4 hours to get from Changwon to Seoul.

However, less than two hours after the audit team contacted him, he confidently joined the audit team.

As soon as he arrived, he went into the interrogation room.

Deputy Director Yoon pressured him with evidence, but he only lowered his eyes and said nothing.

In the end, Deputy Director Yoon came to me without hearing anything and sighed.

“I don’t think I’ll say anything until I meet the director.”

“It looks more gentle than I thought. “I thought that if Deputy Director Yoon came forward, he would pour out double insults.”

“… … .”

“Please call me into the director’s office. “I came a long way from Changwon to Seoul, so I need to treat him properly.”

Knock knock.

Director Lee enters the head office with a knock on the door.

However, contrary to my expectations, he bowed at a 90 degree angle and greeted me.

“This is Lee Jun-su, managing director of Taewoo Motors’ Changwon factory. “It is an honor to meet you like this.”

“It doesn’t matter what you say. “Why don’t we just show our true colors from the beginning?”

“This is my true intention. “I have no intention of offending the director.”

Why is it coming out in such a low tone?

Because I’m the grandson of the president?

no way. It’s probably because they just want to appease me and cover up this incident.

“But what? It’s already bothering me. You should have ate it while keeping in mind the rules. Isn’t it too harsh? Giving orders in exchange for kickbacks, paying back after purchasing excessive parts, and even hiring corruption. “It’s not even a corrupt gift set.”

“It was definitely not something I initiated. “I just followed convention.”

“So, as is customary, I plan to discipline Director Lee.”

“If internal disciplinary action is issued, I will follow it.”

Although it was Managing Director Lee who seemed to be bending.

He felt confident that Taewo Group would never fire him.

Even if he received a pay cut, it didn’t matter because he received more in kickbacks, and being suspended was like a vacation to him.

“I will strongly recommend that Director Lee be fired.”

“That’s what the director wants, so how can I stop it? “I just follow the results of the presidents’ meeting.”

“Wouldn’t Taewoo Motors be healthy if we expel the cancerous mass as soon as possible? “It has already metastasized to several places, so cutting it all out would result in a lot of blood.”

“… … .”

Director Lee bit his lips tightly.

I’m finally getting some reaction.

“But why are you at Taewoo Group? I think you’ll earn more if you go to Myeongdong. “How about taking this opportunity to go to Myeongdong?”

“Your words are a bit harsh.”

“Originally, songworms have to eat pine needles to survive. “I don’t understand why you live on car oil.”

“Where I need to be is the Changwon factory. “If it weren’t for my family’s support, the Changwon factory wouldn’t have even gotten off the ground.”

“Hey, do loan sharks even consider family origin these days? “The world has gotten a lot better.”

“young master. “Do you know how much money Taewoo Group borrowed from my family when you say that?”

Now you’re showing your true colors.

But what is so bold about being a loan shark stooge?

“That’s not Director Lee’s money. “Do you think Taewoo Group will go bankrupt just because this one managing director disappears?”

“You really don’t know what’s going on in the world. “You will regret treating me like this.”

“Do I regret it? Hey, don’t overestimate yourself. “Manager Lee is not like that.”

“Just wait and you will find out.”

“Don’t make me wait long. “Because I’m an impatient person.”

It was Director Lee who got up from his seat.

Unlike when he came in groveling, he straightened his back and confidently left the director’s office.

Is this enough for a declaration of war?

Only if a major war breaks out can they be completely eradicated.

I hope Director Lee rolls his eyes and rushes at me.

* * *

Taewoo Group Chairman’s Office.

This was right after the Chief Secretary reported to Chairman Kim what happened in the audit team.

“I think Minjae now has a general idea of ​​what’s going on in the group.”

“I’m sure you were quite shocked when you found out about my relationship with Myeongdong.”

“But what can I do? If you want to take over my position, you need to know. I wanted to tell you slowly. As you know, Minjae has a very impatient personality. “Isn’t this the guy who graduated early and joined the company while other people were going to school?”

Chairman Kim was full of worries.

He was worried because he showed his grandson the private parts he wanted to hide.

“Due to your personality, you won’t just let it go. “It is clear that by pushing out Managing Director Lee, the relationship with Myeongdong will also deteriorate.”

“How can that be done as you please? If they realize that Myeongdong’s funds are gone and the group is going through a difficult time, they will take a step back. “He may have an impatient personality, but he has a clear mind, so he’ll figure it out quickly.”

“Still, what do you plan to do if you push Director Lee to the end?”

“I plan to leave that to the presidents’ meeting.”

It was Chairman Kim’s greed.

He is greedy and wants to remain a good grandfather to his grandchildren until the end.

Therefore, he passed the decision on Managing Director Lee to the presidents’ meeting, and he hoped that the presidents would also play a role in hurting his grandson.

“It is said that Director Lee’s expression as he left the head office was very fierce. It wouldn’t be surprising if an incident occurred tomorrow. “Shouldn’t you stop it now?”

“How can you grow up without going through growing pains? “Minjae has more to gain from the conflict with the Changwon factory, so let’s leave it as is.”

“… … “I will.”

“And it looks like I won’t be able to come to Korea for the time being due to my overseas schedule. In the meantime, you can coordinate well from the middle.”

It was Chairman Kim who used a business trip as an excuse to leave.

I didn’t want to see my grandson hurt, so I used it as an excuse to go on a business trip.

“Then, the upcoming presidents’ meeting will be held without the president. “Your first presidents’ meeting is going to be quite difficult.”

“The first time is always difficult. “Your heart will become weaker when I’m around.”

“Then the presidents’ meeting will be held according to schedule.”

At least 30 affiliate presidents attend the CEO meeting.

In the audit team, Manager Jeong Soo-cheol had attended the meeting until now, but now that Kim Min-jae had become the head of the division, he had to attend.

“I’m sorry to have to make this difficult for you.”

“no. “Of course it’s what I have to do.”

Director Kim fully understood the Chairman’s feelings.

He also thought it was something he had to experience at least once.

* * *

next day.

As soon as I got to work, I heard some very interesting news through Deputy Manager Yoon.

“The Changwon factory union has begun strike procedures. Union members have been notified of the purpose of the strike, and a vote for or against will be held next week.”

“It’s a strike. It comes out pretty strong right from the start. “I guess I declared war correctly.”

“Do you think Managing Director Lee is moving the union behind the scenes?”

“Do you think Deputy Director Yoon is not?”

“no. “I also believe that this strike is a strike to protect Managing Director Lee.”

The cancer that was Managing Director Lee had already spread to the union.

Since they shared profits, union officials had to protect Executive Director Lee.

“There’s still some time before we go on strike, right?”

“It will take at least 15 days to complete the remaining procedures, including voting for or against.”

“Then there is plenty of time. “Let’s make sure that votes against the strike pour in.”

“The number of union members who follow Managing Director Lee is significant. And because this strike is ostensibly about wage increases and welfare, a significant number of union members are bound to follow.”

Rising wages and increased benefits.

It was a topic that any worker would enjoy.

However, Taewoo Motors’ situation was not so good that it could meet all conditions to prevent a strike.

“I guess we’ll have to engage in psychological warfare. “Operations like this are Captain Kang’s specialty.”

“Are you planning on using the methods used in the military?”

“Do you know what a leaflet is?”

“I saw leaflets distributed in North Korea when I was young.”

Leaflet is a Japanese word meaning leaflet.

But to us, it meant paper with propaganda phrases written on it, used to encourage people to defect to South Korea or North Korea.

“Leaflets are a tactic full of psychological warfare. “Please distribute leaflets containing the true picture of this managing director and union officials.”

“Is that okay? “The media will smell it and come looking for it.”

“Myeongdong will take care of that. “It’s a leaflet that is harmful to Director Lee.”

If it was my past life, there was no need to use leaflets.

This is because the Internet is widespread, allowing you to access a variety of information with just one click.

However, in today’s era, it was obviously impossible to access the Internet using a mobile phone, and it was not easy to obtain information through a computer.

“We will begin producing leaflets through Captain Kang.”

“Tell them to also use the various methods used in the military. “We need to question the legitimacy of this strike and make the vote for or against it more favorable.”

“It is said that Captain Kang persuaded a union official, so I think it would be a good idea to use him.”

“A union official would make a good speaker. And just in case, please deploy security personnel as well.”

Captain Kang has already brought 30 special forces members.

This was not a difficult task as most of them had not been able to find a proper job after leaving the military.

In addition, it was said that Captain Kang had a lot of trust during his time in the military, so there were special forces members who came to visit him on their own.

“I will proceed with the work together with Captain Kang.”

“And since there is chaos due to the strike, it will be easy to get information. “Please use this opportunity to secure more evidence of corruption.”

An overwhelming amount of evidence had already been collected.

Finding more evidence here won’t have much of an impact on Director Lee’s disciplinary action, but more evidence was needed not to oust Director Lee, but for the future.

* * *

A messy Changwon factory.

These were workers who were unable to see their work properly due to the sudden strike process.

“Chief! Did you hear that story? “The story is that this managing director’s gang is taking money to recruit new employees.”

“Are you saying this after seeing the leaflets too? Taewoo Motors is not just a small store in the neighborhood. “Stop talking nonsense and go quickly and finish assembling it.”

The head of the first car body assembly unit clicked his tongue.

He felt even more uncomfortable because the employee’s nonsense was not nonsense.

In this situation, the head of the Sasang class even came to say something.

“I knew it would happen. Aren’t all the people assigned to the double room in the dormitory part of this Sangmu’s gang? “All the kids in our Sasang class live in four-person rooms, and I’ve known them since they were the only ones in the two-person room.”

“Why are you doing this too? Even if we say that they are the ones below, what can we do if they are bothering you like this?”

“Why am I bothering you? “I’m not saying I don’t exist.”

“So what should we do? Are you trying to vote against the strike vote?”

The voices of the class leaders were quite loud.

Since they were accustomed to noisy factories, they habitually raised their voices loudly.

Because the machines were not yet in operation and the factory was quiet, the voices of the foreman were heard loudly.

“Lower your voice. I’m not saying to vote against it. “There was a rumor going around that the leaflets distributed this time were actually ordered by the chairman.”

“Chairman, why bother?”

“I heard that this managing director’s associates are so high-ranking that even the chairman can’t help them.”

“So, are you saying that the Chairman was trying to kick out Managing Director Lee, and Managing Director Lee went on strike to defend himself? “Who says nonsense like that?”

“Keep it to yourself. “I heard it from Captain Bae of the inspection team.”

“Isn’t Captain Bae one of the union officials?”

The credibility of the rumor soared at the mention of the word union official.

Moreover, since everyone was suspicious to some extent, it caused an even bigger stir.