The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 51



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Episode 51 False information (2)

Times Square, a famous landmark in New York, USA.

It was a famous place in the United States where large crowds gathered, but even more crowds gathered today.

“What are you all doing here?”

“They said they were holding a demonstration of the phone Steve made.”

“I heard that’s a cell phone with a lot of problems?”

“They said it was false information spread by a competitor. So, today’s demonstration shows that all of Innophone’s problems are lies.”

“If it’s a demonstration, will we be able to touch the InnoPhone?”

“Of course it is possible. “As you can see, there are 100 units set up.”

This kind of scene also unfolded in Korea and Germany.

Many people have personally touched the InnoPhone and felt for themselves that the known problems were false information.

Naturally, many reporters flocked to the demonstration.

Reporters not only took pictures, but also stopped the demonstrators for interviews.

When reporters flocked to the demonstration like this.

Innophones were provided separately to famous home appliance reporters.

In order to become famous in this field, objective reporting was essential, and many reporters were famous for not accepting any lobbying whatsoever.

They wrote an article after using InnoPhone themselves.

In particular, the article was filled with content that refuted, point by point, the fact that the content featured in the headlines by Korean newspapers was false.

There was no way the media could miss this issue.

Germany, where the home appliance expo was held, naturally reported on the false slander of Innophone in the main news, and in the United States, where Steve is located, it was covered even more heavily.

The problem was Korea.

In particular, the Dongyoung Newspaper, which wrote the article after receiving information directly from Vice President Woo Seong-il, was in an uproar.

“Reporter Park! How are you going to take responsibility? “The article you wrote is completely false!”

“Well, that can’t be possible. “This was information I got from a very reliable informant.”

“How do you explain that a demonstration is being held in the middle of Gangnam?”

“Isn’t it true that we are only selecting high-quality products and holding demonstrations?”

“Say it now! Demonstrations are also being held in the U.S. and Germany, and Innophones are said to have been provided free of charge to foreign reporters. “That means we’ve unlocked at least a thousand Innophones!”

The same thing was unfair to Reporter Park.

How can one think that the information received from Vice President Woo Seong-il, the head of Taewoo Electronics, is false?

It was his fault for not cross-checking, but there was also no way to cross-check a product that had not even been released.

“I will meet the informant again.”

“I should have looked into it when I sent the first edition of the newspaper. “There was a reason why Taewo Group did not respond.”

“Could it be that the informant and the Taewoong Group worked together to use our newspaper for noise marketing purposes?”

“What are you going to do with that? We are the ones who wrote the article and we are the ones who did not check the facts! Even if Taewo Group removes all advertising, we would have nothing to say. “How are we going to resolve this matter?”

The editor-in-chief’s voice continued to get louder.

Taewo Group was the customer paying the highest advertising fees along with Samjin Electronics.

It was like sticking a knife in the customer’s back, so the responsibility for it was also the responsibility of the newspaper company.

“I will try to fix it somehow.”

“You know that you can’t resolve the matter by meeting the informant and questioning him, right? “Go to Taewoo Group and ask for forgiveness somehow, either by kneeling or grabbing Chairman Kim’s pants.”

“I will do my best.”

“You sound like the best. “Hurry up and do something!”

Reporter Park left the newspaper office wiping away cold sweat.

I immediately called Vice President Woo Seong-il’s number.

After a few beeps, the long-awaited voice of Vice President Woo Seong-il was heard, and Reporter Park vented his anger.

“What happened! Are you planning to fuck me now? “All the information you gave me is false information!”

[Let’s meet and talk first. Please come to the restaurant we went to before.]

Reporter Park got into the car swearing.

I stepped on the accelerator hard and ran to the Korean restaurant.

* * *

“Did you call the reporter here?”

“I called the reporter as the director wanted.”

I was chatting with Vice President Woo Seong-il at a Korean restaurant.

It was the vice president who bowed his head to me like a sinner.

However, it was not like this from the beginning, and it was the vice president who bowed his head only after showing the photo and audio recording of the document being handed over to Reporter Park.

“Thank you for your hard work. President Park Jin-hoon asked you to do a lot of strange things, right? “Isn’t this also something that President Park Jin-hoon led?”

“… Yes, that’s right.”

I didn’t say a single word to accuse him of guilt.

All problems were addressed by President Park Jin-hoon.

“It was President Park Jin-hoon who collected and spread false information. “Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right.”

“Vice President Woo Seong-il just did what he was told.”

“sorry. “Even though I knew it was something I shouldn’t do, President Park Jin-hoon was so strong that I couldn’t stop it.”

Vice President Woo Seong-il completely let go of President Park Jin-hoon.

Now, he was trying to pass on the mistakes he had made to CEO Park Jin-hoon, which was also the direction I wanted.

“I understand everything. I also trust Vice President Woo Sung-il. But I don’t know if my grandfather or anyone else would think that way.”

“Please help me. “If you let me live, I will sacrifice my life to be loyal.”

“Then let’s do it this way. “I think he joined hands with me to catch a spy in the Taewo Group.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“The vice president intentionally spread false information within the company under my instructions. “The spy who leaked that information is President Park Jin-hoon.”

“Would there be any problem if I did that?”

He was a vice president whose facial expressions and words were opposite.

He seemed to have already decided to join hands with me and become a special agent.

“If I testify, who will doubt? And the only people who know about this are me, the vice president, and one reporter?”

“All I have to do is kiss Reporter Park.”

“And we’re not making things up that aren’t there, are we? President Park Jin-hoon planned and executed everything, but he only did a few more things. President Park Jin-hoon may take issue with this, but who will believe what he says? “If we say the same thing.”

“thank you! thank you.”

puck! It was the vice president who lowered his head and buried his forehead in the food bowl.

“There is a saying that new wine should be put in a new wineskin. But I value harmony. “We should throw away old dishes like President Park Jin-hoon’s, but shouldn’t we continue to use sturdy dishes?”

“I will do my best to become a vessel that the director can use.”

“I hope that not only the vice president but also others will do the same. “I know that there are quite a few presidents who follow President Park Jin-hoon.”

President Park Jin-hoon must be completely isolated.

In order to do that, I had to get the CEOs who followed him to my side, and I planned to entrust that role to Vice President Woo Seong-il.

Of course, he is a player who will be discarded at any time if he is useless.

Still, I won’t eat him like I did Tosagupin.

This consideration was possible because his name was not on the death register written in his previous life.

“The number of presidents following President Park Jin-hoon is approximately 12.”

“If the leader of a faction suddenly disappears, there will be an uproar. But if the head is changed, wouldn’t things run smoothly without any problems?”

“They are people I would rather like. “It is an honor to be able to serve the person who will become the next president.”

“Then, Mr. Vice President, could you quietly meet with them and accommodate them? “I want to make the move myself, but there are so many people watching that I have to act quietly for now.”

“If you just leave it to me, I will do my best.”

I was very loyal.

The vice president, who had looked at me like he was going to eat me when I first entered the Korean restaurant, was now acting like a very loyal subordinate.

That must be the vice president’s way of survival.

It was because of that ability that he rose to the position of Vice President, and right now, there is no one I could use as easily as that person.

The moment I picked up the bottle and was about to pour it into the Vice President’s glass.

Knock knock! The guest has arrived.

The Jeongsik waiter said as he carefully knocked on the door.

When I nodded, the vice president opened the door and brought Reporter Park inside.

“It’s my first time seeing you. “You know who I am, right?”

“The crown prince of Taewoo Group? … “This is my first time meeting Director Kim Min-jae.”

Reporter Park had great multitasking skills.

He bowed his head to me and signaled with his eyes to let the vice president know what was going on.

“Please sit down first. “I think there’s a lot to talk about.”

“Director, do you know the entire situation?”

“Are you saying the vice president gave reporter Park material containing false information?”

“Was it really false information? Vice President! Seriously, how could you do that to me! “I didn’t spend a penny, so take it back.”

Reporter Park took out an envelope containing a check from his pocket and threw it at the vice president.

When money suddenly appeared, the vice president became restless and looked at me.

Instead, I smiled and gently put the envelope containing the check into Reporter Park’s pocket.

“now. calm down. Isn’t it me who should be the most excited here, not Reporter Park? “Innophone, which we put a lot of effort into, had its image damaged by false articles even before it was released.”

“Well, that’s all false information from the Vice President… .”

“I know everything. I know. So you want to shift all responsibility to the vice president? Are you saying that neither Reporter Park nor the newspaper company has any responsibility?”

“no. I’m really sorry.”

Reporter Park knelt down and asked for an apology.

Looking at the vice president’s face, he must have been so angry that he was late in understanding the situation.

“I’m sorry, so please tell me what to do now.”

“To be honest, I don’t know how to fix it. “It would be tempting to use the front page of the newspaper to publish a correction, but doing so would cause a big crack in the credibility of our newspaper.”

Reporter Park even shed tears as she explained the situation.

Who told you to write an article like that without even checking the facts?

Well, I was the one who leaked false information, but in any case, reporter Park and the newspaper were responsible.

“Then it won’t be a problem if you write a new article instead of a corrected article.”

“What if you say it’s a new article?”

“If the person who tried to ruin Innophone using false internal information was Taewoo Electronics CEO Park Jin-hoon, wouldn’t it be enough news? Of course, you should also provide a brief correction.”

“Will you forgive me if the article says that the person behind this incident is President Park Jin-hoon?”

“Is there such a thing as forgiveness? As people live, they all make mistakes. ah! And the envelope in my pocket right now is money that came from President Park Jin-hoon.”

Reporter Park racked his brain for a moment to find the meaning of what I said.

I noticed the vice president suddenly clearing his throat and realized the situation.

“I will add to the article that President Park Jin-hoon even paid me to write the article.”

“I don’t want to see the vice president’s name in the article.”

“Of course I will.”

“If you write the article well, Taewoo Group will not make an issue of this matter. Rather, we will even push Innophone’s advertisements.”

Reporter Park was a very smart person.

I had the ability to figure out what I wanted and what I should do without having to say it in detail.