The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 31



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Episode 31. Research Institute(1)

It was this inspiration that was looking at me like a hungry wolf.

When I looked at him, his eyes made me feel numb, but I was able to accept his gaze because I had already gone through all the hardships before birth.

“I know well the power of Myeongdong. But isn’t it true that things aren’t as good as they used to be? “We were hit hard by the real-name financial system that occurred two years ago, and the limits of usury and real estate alone are clear.”

“so?”

“I will pioneer a new path.”

“Do you think you can become the owner of Myeong-dong just by walking along the path you created?”

“I can promise you this in my grandfather’s name.”

It was not only large companies that failed due to the foreign exchange crisis.

The Myeongdong private loan market, which lent a lot of money to large corporations, will also suffer a huge blow.

As a result, after the foreign exchange crisis passed, the Myeongdong private loan market lost its former reputation.

If you join hands with me, I can show you a way to avoid it.

It is natural to become the owner of Myeong-dong even if you avoid the bomb of the foreign exchange crisis.

Either take the opportunity I gave you or disappear into the back of history.

The choice is up to the Gwanghwamun Bears.

“Chairman Kim has a very interesting grandson. I will contact you separately soon. That’s it for today. ah! And I will take away my youngest cousin.”

“thank you. “I’m waiting for your contact.”

Gwanghwamun Bear put the decision on hold.

Still, I was able to deal with Managing Director Lee, so it wasn’t that I didn’t feel rewarded for coming this far.

“I’ll just go back now.”

“Please give my regards to Chairman Kim.”

Choose wisely.

I reached out my hand with difficulty, but I don’t know what I will do if you reject me.

I ended my meeting with this old man hiding my true feelings.

* * *

The old house in Gwanghwamun where Kim Min-jae returned.

This old man, as big as a bear, was holding a bear’s arm in his mouth, and a man with a knife mark on his face was standing guard next to him.

“Park, how do you think the grandson of the Taewo Group looks?”

“It’s definitely a tiger cub. And I have one thing to report to you. “While the chairman and the grandson of Taewoo Group were meeting, 20 unidentified vehicles were waiting around the old house.”

The old man’s shoulders shook slightly.

He was moving his stick up and down as if telling him to keep talking.

“There were about 60 people, and they all had trained movements.”

“How does it compare to the kids you take with you?”

“It was similar. “It looked like they had been brought in from the military.”

“He’s more interesting than I thought. That’s why. I want to hold hands with a tiger cub. “Aren’t bears and tigers a perfect match in Korea for generations?”

“Now he is just a tiger cub. “He is not worthy of standing with the Chairman.”

“If you make me the owner of Myeong-dong, how important is it?”

A man called Mr. Park took a moment to look at Mr. Lee’s expression.

He is showing a happy expression that was not visible even when the land he bought in Gangnam increased more than 10 times.

“Do you like it that much?”

“If it were my grandson, I would want to pass it down to Myeongdong right away. “As Chairman Kim’s grandson, he will inherit more.”

“According to the rumors going around in Myeong-dong, Taewoo Group’s situation is not that good.”

Myeongdong in the mid-90s was a place where information gathered.

Even financial companies visited the private loan market in Myeongdong to obtain information.

If stock price manipulation was suspected, they had enough information to ask Myeong-dong and conduct an investigation.

In Myeong-dong, the rumor about Taewoo Group was not very good.

Although it is a conglomerate ranked third in the business world, the rumor was that it would be all or nothing because its debt ratio was so high.

“No one knew that CT Bank was lending 400 billion won. They say Myeongdong has great information, but don’t trust it too blindly.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. I also never expected to move from CT Bank. “It is said that the loan was made in the name of Director Kim Min-jae.”

“CT Bank, which is well-known in the U.S., has also joined hands with a tiger cub. Is there any reason why I shouldn’t join hands?”

“I just follow the president’s wishes.”

This old man smiled.

Mr. Park was an honest hunting dog who always followed what he was told.

It was so loyal that even after the hunt was over, I kept it next to me and raised it.

“Bring that guy Lee Junsu. He sent them to the factory to be technicians and actors, and they just ran around doing stupid things. “You try to turn that guy into a human being.”

“… … My method is very rough. Are you sure you don’t mind?”

“It doesn’t matter if it breaks in a few places, just try to make enough to survive.”

“I’ll send someone right away.”

“I guess that’s not necessary. “I guess that guy is coming because he knows he can’t be a nobleman.”

Managing Director Lee was running from the front door of the old house, excited.

He came up to this old man and tried to scream, but boom!

Mr. Park’s fist hit him in the face and caused him to lose consciousness.

“I will make you a human and bring you back.”

“You have a hard time.”

This old man went into his room.

Mr. Park bowed his head deeply in greeting, grabbed Director Lee’s feet, and dragged him out of the old house.

* * *

After meeting with this old man, I went to Captain Kang’s office.

Of course, I was only able to come here after suffering a lot from Director Kim before that.

I sat on the sofa and picked my ears, and Captain Kang naturally sat next to me.

“There will be scabs on your ears. But why did you mobilize so many people? “What would you do to the grandson of the chairman of a large corporation?”

“I mobilized just in case. ah! And then I heard some strange news from the remaining employee. “It is said that Director Lee was dragged out of his old house unconscious.”

He was a man who kept his promises.

We no longer have to see Director Lee at the Changwon factory.

“It looks like the Gwanghwamun bear is trying to make Director Lee into a person. “Do you want to feed me mugwort and garlic?”

“Have you reached an agreement with Myeongdong to kick out Managing Director Lee?”

“You could say so.”

“Then what about the operation that has been going on so far?”

“We have to keep going. Director Lee is not the only one suffering from cancer at the Changwon factory. “We have to wipe out this Sangmu gang from the Changwon factory.”

The wall of Sangmu Lee was broken.

To be exact, the wall called Gwanghwamun Gom behind Sangmu Lee disappeared on its own.

In any case, now that Myeong-dong no longer interferes with the Changwon factory, they can get rid of the people who have been taking money from them.

“Are you going to have the audit team handle it? Or are you considering legal action?”

“The internal disciplinary action should be taken care of that way, and the dirty criminals should be put in detention centers. “Is there enough evidence?”

“We have already secured most of the evidence for this Sangmu gang.”

“Then tell Deputy Director Yoon of the audit team to start internal disciplinary action. “You have to deal with the flow when it comes. If you delay for no reason, the fire you worked so hard to light will die out.”

“I will definitely burn this Sangmu gang to the ground.”

There is no need to spend a long time on this matter.

In the case of Managing Director Lee, disciplinary action had to be taken after a CEO meeting.

The remaining personnel were not high-ranking personnel, so the authority of the audit team alone was sufficient to impose disciplinary action.

* * *

next day.

An internal disciplinary notice was posted on the Changwon factory bulletin board.

As many as 47 people were disciplined.

From a minimum pay cut of 3 months to a maximum of dismissal.

Since they were all people who worked hard at the Changwon factory, the repercussions were unusual.

The impact spread beyond the Changwon plant to the presidents of affiliates.

Although the presidents’ meeting was held just yesterday, the disciplinary action at the Changwon plant caused such a stir that an unofficial presidents’ meeting was called.

The CEOs of 20 affiliates held an urgent meeting.

Not only the president who was helping Managing Director Lee, but also the president who thought this disciplinary action was unusual gathered together.

“Director Kim’s sword dance is so fierce. “Managing Director Lee said he no longer comes to work at the Changwon factory.”

“Managing Director Lee did something a bit harsh. “People must have degrees.”

“Would the results have been different if I had followed the guidelines? Director Kim is currently doing a sword dance to make his presence known. “Is there anyone who doesn’t get dust when they shake it off?”

Everyone flinched.

Among those who became presidents of affiliates, there were few who had not received bribes, big or small, at least once.

Since there were people who embezzled more money than Director Lee, this situation could not be easily overlooked.

“Now it has become difficult to stop Director Kim. How can you stop a train that is already reaching its maximum speed, even before it starts running? Moreover, Managing Director Lee instilled a very strong cause.”

“You can’t stop a train that has already started running. But wouldn’t it be possible to change the route?”

Everyone focused their attention on the words of Taewoo Electronics CEO Park Jin-hoon.

Since he is one of the top five powerful figures in the group, he must have a secret plan.

“Why not just move from the audit line to the management line? “It’s easy to catch someone else’s fault, but it’s never easy to run a business.”

“But would Director Kim want to run the business? “There is no justification for forcibly moving departments.”

“Why is there no justification? Director Lee is the justification. Since you did a great job auditing the Changwon factory, shouldn’t you be promoted? “There is no position higher than the head of the audit team, so shouldn’t I move to an affiliate?”

The presidents were lost in thought for a moment after hearing President Park Jin-hoon’s words.

It’s a trick!

If you are asked to run the company under the pretext of promotion, you will no longer be able to do the sword dance.

And when you run a company, it’s bound to get dusty.

After the dust settles, they will all become the same dirty people and will not be able to get rid of themselves.

[Director Kim had a hard time with this incident. He did a good job, so of course he should be rewarded.]

[Of course. If you have a higher rank than the head of the division, a managing director level would be a sufficient award.]

[Now, what about the vice president? Isn’t the position of vice president of Taewoo’s business just now vacant?]

[Uh huh, why are you risking our jobs! Instead of doing that, it would be better to go sightseeing.]

Everyone hoped that Minjae Kim would leave the audit team.

Even so, he did not want them to come to his affiliated company.

“Hehe, I know what everyone is feeling. So, I would like to transfer my personnel to Taewoo Electronics. “At the time, the position of director of Taewoo Electronics Technology Research Center was vacant, so we were looking for a suitable person, but it didn’t work out, did it?”

[That’s a really good idea!]

[The importance of technology cannot be stressed enough.]

[In the past, the chairman also said that technology could be purchased and used, but that has changed these days.]

[A technology research institute is a great place to build your career.]

It was a group of presidents who unanimously responded to President Park’s opinions.

Not only did it not come to one of its affiliates, but it was a technology research center that was completely far from auditing, so there was no reason to object.

“They say the presidents’ meeting will resume as soon as the president returns, so I will make a suggestion then.”

“But does Director Kim want to go to the research lab?”

“In the end, doesn’t the right to appoint personnel belong to the chairman? “I don’t think there will be any problem as long as you respond well.”

“We will do our best!”

The unofficial presidents’ meeting has ended.

Everyone expressed their gratitude to President Park Jin-hoon with satisfied faces.

They mistakenly thought that all problems would be solved if Kim Min-jae was let go from the audit team.