The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 29



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Episode 29. Myeongdong(3)

Two days after the strike was broken.

The presidents’ meeting was convened as scheduled, and I attended the presidents’ meeting for the first time.

Still, it’s my first time. Should I say hello politely?

“hello. My name is Minjae Kim, and I am attending the presidents’ meeting for the first time as the head of the audit team. i look forward to.”

[oh my! Is our general manager here?]

[Long time no see. Have you become this strong now?]

[I heard that you graduated from college in the United States. I’m really happy to see it like this.]

The president was the head of an affiliate.

Although I was only the head of the headquarters, it was not my position to bow down to him.

I was to be the next president, and the presidents gathered around me to shake my hand.

It’s a good mood so far.

However, as soon as the agenda began, the atmosphere immediately reversed.

The person who conducted the presidents’ meeting on behalf of the grandfather was Vice Chairman Bae Seong-gyun, who also serves as the general president of Taewoo Motors.

“Today, let’s start with the audit team work. A proposal for disciplinary action against Managing Director Lee Jun-su of Taewoo Motors’ Changwon factory has been posted. Director Kim Min-jae, please provide further explanation.”

“Before suggesting disciplinary action, I would like you to refer to the materials distributed.”

The president’s eyes changed.

Some people looked at the data with interesting eyes.

Some others frowned. And the rest looked at me with happy expressions.

I focused on the frowning presidents.

Other bosses are looking at this incident from a third party’s perspective, but they are different.

These were people who stood on Director Lee’s side and tried to protect him.

“The materials I distributed detail the allegations of corruption by Executive Director Lee Jun-su. He committed various embezzlement crimes. “He caused enormous damage to Taewoo Motors, including by extorting partners, hiring corruption, and paying back after purchasing excessive parts.”

“Hmm, I’d like to interrupt for a moment. Aren’t the materials handed out by the head of the headquarters nothing more than allegations? Wouldn’t it make sense to fully prove the allegations and then discuss disciplinary action?”

As expected, one of the bosses, who was frowning, opened his mouth.

He was the president of Taewu Tourism, a small company among the many affiliates of the Taewu Group.

Probably the role of a shock trooper.

Taewoo Tourism was an affiliated company with a very small sales volume, and it would not have been strange for him to step down from his position as president at any time.

I guess you decided to get something for your role as a shock trooper?

The number of Taewoo Tourism CEOs was clearly visible without needing to check detailed information.

“If you take this material to the prosecution, it will not be difficult to prove the charges. Is that what you want me to do?”

“Hehe, the head of the department is very sharp. “I was very embarrassed for asking one question.”

You’re trying to label me as a cheap bastard.

The presidents’ meeting was not a court.

The judgment of the presidents was more important than evidence and witnesses.

All of them were veterans with at least 20 years of experience in the Taewo Group, and only by winning their hearts could the meeting continue to an advantage.

But what if you are labeled as a cheap guy?

No matter how much solid evidence I present, it will be dismissed as just the struggles of a feisty child.

“I was harsh. sorry. As of now, I have no intention of reporting Executive Director Lee Jun-su to the prosecution. “We wanted to handle this incident by listening to the opinions of the presidents who have led the Taewo Group until now.”

“Director Kim Min-jae, please continue talking about the agenda.”

The vice president mediated the situation.

I continued speaking much more politely than before.

“Taewoo Group is growing day by day thanks to the efforts of its employees, including the CEO. However, Executive Director Lee Jun-su is taking the efforts of all employees for personal gain. This is a factor that is hindering the growth of Taewo Group, and I think it should be cut off now before bigger problems arise in the future.”

“I listened carefully to Director Kim Min-jae’s story. Now, let’s listen to Executive Director Junsu Lee’s story. Please call me.”

The secretary waiting in front of the door moved.

Soon after, Managing Director Junsu Lee entered the conference room with his shoulders straight and proud.

“This is Lee Jun-su, managing director of Taewoo Motors’ Changwon factory. “I promise to tell you everything without lies at the sacred presidents’ meeting.”

“Are the allegations reported by the audit team true?”

“I am responsible for not properly managing some of the information, but I did not commit embezzlement. “Everything was done according to custom.”

Would you like me to show you my flippers?

Well, it was what I expected. So I presented some solid evidence.

“We submit evidence that Executive Director Junsu Lee committed hiring corruption. “This photo proves that Mr. Lee Gam-deok, a union official, received money from a recruiter as a financing scheme, and that the money flowed back to Executive Director Lee Jun-su.”

I took out a bunch of photos from my bag.

The same photo was distributed to the entire president team, starting with the vice president.

The vice president, who had been looking at the photo for a long time, spoke with difficulty.

“Hmm, it looks like there’s a bit of a problem.”

“I did not receive money through recruitment corruption. “I lent him money as a personal friend, and I just received the money back.”

Did you grease your tongue?

It was Director Lee who created a plausible excuse in that short period of time.

However, perhaps because it was an improvised excuse, it was full of loopholes.

“Are you confessing that you hired someone you had a personal relationship with? Do you think it is reasonable to hire someone with a debt relationship?”

“I strictly distinguish between public and private life. “If it becomes a moral problem, I apologize.”

“If it was a personal debt, why did Mr. Lee Gam-deok, a union official, receive the money?”

“I just had a little help.”

“Vice Chairman and other presidents. Do you think what Executive Director Junsu Lee said makes sense? “It is against common sense to hire people who are in debt and to personally manipulate union members.”

Some of the presidents nodded.

The presidents related to Managing Director Lee frowned again.

And the rest of the presidents watched the current situation with interest.

“There are suspicions of hiring corruption, but it would be difficult to say for sure. Let your audit team investigate further and show you the results. “If you have any other evidence, please submit it now.”

“There is evidence that good products were lost and sold to maintenance centers. “I will submit the Changwon factory ledger and photographic evidence.”

This was information discovered by the National Tax Service.

He was a person who was more familiar with numbers than letters, and found evidence by analyzing tens of thousands of Changwon factory logistics ledgers.

And Captain Kang succeeded in taking evidence photos.

It was a photo of the maintenance center owner and a union official entering a high-end Japanese restaurant, and in the meantime, a maintenance center employee was putting a box of apples into the trunk of the union official’s car.

“It’s just a box of apples. “It is not confirmed what the contents are inside.”

Director Lee once again made a ridiculous excuse.

But the problem was that there was a boss who responded well.

[I see. It’s okay to take issue with exchanging apples as gifts.]

[I can’t say anything based on my close relationship with the maintenance center owner.]

How much trouble will it be for them too?

You’re spewing out stupid things to back up your ridiculous excuse.

“If you look at the ledger, you can see that the defect rate and the number of defective products taken to the scrapyard do not match.”

“I neglected bookkeeping. “As soon as we return to the factory, we will make sure we manage the books properly, even if it means having our inspection team work overtime.”

Are you going to get out like this?

Then I have no choice but to present another evidence.

This time, he presented evidence of embezzlement committed when contracting with a subcontractor.

As expected, Managing Director Lee just tried to get out like a rat by making ridiculous excuses.

But this is already the fourth excuse.

It could be passed off as a coincidence once, but if it happened four times, it was not a coincidence but an inevitability.

Several CEOs, including the vice president, began to look at Managing Director Lee with suspicion.

“Hmm, there are more than a few suspicious circumstances.”

“It seems like this is an issue that needs to be audited by mobilizing the entire audit team of our affiliates.”

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly changed when the Vice Chairman and President of Taewoo Shipbuilding heard their voices.

Since they were two people in the top 5 in the Taewo Group, the power in their voices was extraordinary.

When the situation became like this, Managing Director Lee showed his true colors.

He corrected his groveling posture, looked straight at me, and made a bombshell announcement.

“If my family finds out that they are so suspicious of me, I can’t stop them. “Don’t you all know how much money our family spent on the Changwon factory?”

“… … .”

Everyone was silent.

However, several presidents, including the vice president, shot executive director Lee an angry look.

From now on, the person who is rude is not me, but Director Lee.

Although Managing Director Lee was not young, he was younger than the presidents, and his current remarks scratched the pride of the presidents.

Director Lee probably doesn’t know that fact either.

Nevertheless, he was able to be confident because the money he borrowed from Myeong-dong served as his background.

“Manager Lee. “You speak as if the Taewoo Motors Changwon factory is owned by your family.”

“I don’t think so, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely wrong. And on behalf of my family, I am responsible for monitoring and managing the Taewoo Motors Changwon factory.”

bang!

I hit the desk hard.

I was planning on acting like this from the beginning, but I got really angry at the look in Director Lee’s eyes.

“Did you dare say you were monitoring Taewoo Motors? By what qualifications? Borrowing money from Myeongdong does not mean that Taewoo Motors belongs to Myeongdong. “Not only Taewo Motors but also Taewo Group was created through the efforts of the Chairman, CEOs, and employees.”

“If I didn’t have money, no matter how hard I tried, I would have been at a standstill.”

“no problem. “That’s too harsh.”

The vice president’s voice was cracked.

Even the vice president, who had maintained his composure, became angry at Managing Director Lee’s words.

“Do you think I want to rot in a corner of Changwon? “I have no choice but to protect the family’s money!”

“So, are you saying that if the Changwon factory repays the money it borrowed, you will leave the Changwon factory on its own?”

“If you want, I will. It seems like the director is saying this because he doesn’t know much, but the money the Changwon factory borrowed is a whopping 400 billion won. “How are you going to repay that?”

How long have I waited for these words?

I immediately opened my cell phone and called Deputy Director Yoon.

“Please take us into the conference room.”

Everyone looked dumbfounded at me suddenly talking on the phone.

And when he saw the person entering the conference room, his expression changed again.

“This is Han Dong-gu, head of CT Bank Korea.”

“For what reason is CEO Han Dong-gu?”

“I brought you here.”

CT Bank was one of the top five banks in the United States.

It entered Korea in 1967 and was doing business with many companies.

Therefore, everyone in the CEO team knew the face of CEO Han Dong-gu well.

“We will lend you 400 billion won from CT Bank.”