The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 90



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Episode 90. Big Deal (3)

Carlos Ghosn has asymmetrical, thick eyebrows.

A feeling like a Rakshasa guarding the front of a temple flowed from him.

I calmed down and checked his abilities, and as expected, he had S-level work ability.

His face, which looked like a demon with S-level abilities, began to look like an angel.

I smiled and shook his hand.

“Nice to meet you. “This is Minjae Kim from Taewo Group.”

“I heard a lot from David. He is said to be the successor to the Taewo Group. “I heard that you were the one who created Inophone.”

“David is a very talkative friend.”

“And I understand that they have also acquired Kai Motors this time.”

Carlos got to the point from the beginning.

He seemed to understand why I wanted to come all the way to France and talk to him.

“To put it bluntly, I would like to appoint Carlos Ghosn as the CEO of Kai Motors.”

“I appreciate the offer, but honestly, I don’t know why they want to appoint me as the CEO of Kai Motors. “Isn’t this the first time we’ve seen each other today?”

Carlos had not yet become famous.

It seemed like he was doubting my intention to scout him.

Well then, I guess I should let you know how well I know him.

“I have been interested in it for a long time. “I think it is thanks to Carlos Ghosn’s abilities that Renault Motors was able to grow so much.”

“You seem to know me well.”

“You’re from Lebanon, and you worked at Michelin for nearly 20 years before moving to Renault two years ago, right? And I also know that GM and Ford also tried to take Carlos with them.”

Before leaving for France, I conducted research on him.

I gave a plausible answer based on the information I obtained through the planning office and Captain Kang, as well as the detailed information I had just confirmed face-to-face.

“You know me better than I thought. However, I have only been working in the automotive industry for two years. “What can I do if I become the CEO of Kai Motors?”

“Do you need to know the product well just because you are the CEO of a company? “Creating a company atmosphere and changing it into a profit-making system is something that only management experts, not car experts, can do.”

“Hmm, I know you’re a very open-minded person. “My heart hasn’t moved yet.”

It was Carlos who showed very little interest.

I checked his details again to pique his interest, and was able to figure out what he wanted.

“We promise an annual salary of $5 million, and we will also pay bonuses based on performance. We also promise to provide employment for at least 5 years. “If you have to resign from Kai Motors due to unavoidable circumstances, we will pay you five years’ worth of salary in a lump sum.”

It was an unprecedented condition.

The reason he set such excessive conditions was also because his abilities were outstanding.

It was also because he had a snobbish trait of liking money.

This was not only due to detailed information, but also the information in my memory played a role.

He became Nissan’s CEO three years later and earned an annual salary of over 1 billion yen.

So, even if it wasn’t 1 billion yen, I thought I had to promise him an annual salary of 5 million dollars to move his heart.

“Can you promise me such a high salary? “I know that the situation in Korea is very bad, but would the media and public be quiet if I received that kind of salary?”

“The annual salary that Taewoo Group gives Mr. Carlos will be around $100,000. However, we can provide the promised salary by paying additional salary through the SAVE fund.”

5 million dollars was an amount of over 6 billion won.

There was no way my grandfather would allow such a large salary, so I secretly made a plan to give it to him.

As soon as I finished speaking, I looked at David.

Although he did not set his words in advance, he continued speaking very skillfully.

“Taewoo Group and SAVE Investment Company have a close relationship. If you wish, we can write a contract in the name of SAVE Investment Company.”

“Hmm, the conditions themselves are very good.”

“One more thing I can promise you is that although Kai Motors is an affiliate of Taewo Group, we will grant it independent authority. “We can make sure that no one interferes with how Mr. Carlos runs Kai Motors.”

This part had already been discussed through the presidents’ meeting.

In order for Taeucha and Kaicha to compete in good faith, they had to move independently.

If Carlos became the representative of Caicha, it would be difficult for even his grandfather to interfere.

“I’m starting to like it more and more. “It means I can run the company the way I want.”

“And as you know, Korea is currently undergoing restructuring in accordance with the IMF’s conditions. “This is the perfect situation for Carlos to change the company in the direction he wants.”

“great! “I’m going to Korea.”

Carlos’s asymmetrical eyebrows turned upward at the same time.

I almost turned my head when I saw that, but thanks to the second experience of my life, I was finally able to look at him and smile.

“We will give you time to sort out your relationship with Renault. And you can come to Korea with your entire family. “We will help you live in the best place in Korea.”

“Thank you for your words, but as I run Kaicha in the future, I will have many enemies. “I don’t want to disgrace my family, so I’ll have to go to Korea alone.”

I guess he decided to become a devil in Korea as well.

Seeing that he was planning to come to Korea alone for the safety of his family, it was clear that very drastic restructuring and reformative measures would be taken.

“Then I will wait for you in Korea first. David will remain in France to help with the rest of the process.”

“Now shall we stop talking about work and have some wine? “After talking so much, I feel thirsty.”

“great. “Let’s drink French wine until our stomachs explode today!”

We succeeded in recruiting Carlos with great difficulty.

Shall we loosen up the reins for the first time in a while and have a drink?

David was already bringing several bottles of wine, and we held them in our hands and poured them into our mouths.

* * *

A few days later.

Carlos arrived in Korea.

I went into the president’s office with him to introduce him.

“Nice to meet you. This is Carlos. “We will normalize Kaicha.”

When did you study Korean?

Carlos greeted his grandfather in Korean, which he was not fluent in but could understand.

I glanced at his face and checked his abilities.

As expected, it was Carlos who possessed A-level language skills.

“To be honest, I don’t know you very well. However, since Director Kim Min-jae highly recommended it, I trust it. Please take good care of Kai Motors.”

“We will do our best to produce visible results.”

The greeting ended with a handshake.

Carlos went to Kai Motors with the planning office staff to check on the business.

As he left the president’s office, my grandfather told me what he had been saying in his heart.

“This is my first time seeing someone who looks so scary. “If you hadn’t come with me, I would have thought the Grim Reaper had come to get me.”

“What does appearance matter? “If we can just normalize Kaicha, we should at least bring the demons of hell.”

“Hehe, yes, you’re right. “Even if it’s a demon from hell, if it’s helpful to the company, we should bring it.”

My grandfather naturally sat down on the sofa and offered me a seat next to him.

“How is it that there is no wife or wife you like in France?”

“What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”

“Shouldn’t you get married soon? If this allowance lives, how much longer will she live? “If I had one wish before I die, it would be to see her great-grandchildren and go to heaven.”

Is my only wish really for a great-grandchild?

Before Taewoo Group rose to the top of the business world, it was my grandfather who would fight the grim reaper and drive him out.

Of course, I knew very well that there was a great desire for a great-grandchild.

“I have no desire to meet women yet. “I don’t have enough time to just focus on work at work.”

“Uh-huh! Work at work also works better when the family is stable. So, without a doubt, save your lunch time tomorrow.”

“Are you really telling me to look at goodness?”

“There is no need to think of it as a line. “Just go out and come back comfortably, feeling like you’re being introduced to a friend of the same age.”

I never thought my grandfather would personally arrange the line.

I couldn’t just refuse when my grandfather, not just anyone else, showed up like this.

“Are you not going to tell me who it is?”

“I made an appointment with CL Group’s eldest daughter. “The age difference between you and me is not that much, so we will be able to communicate easily.”

“As for CL Group’s eldest daughter, didn’t she just become a college student?”

“If you went to school the normal way and even got into the military, wouldn’t you still be a college student?”

Honestly, I was interested.

It wasn’t interest as a member of the opposite sex, but interest because she was the eldest daughter of CL Group.

“All right. “It’s something my grandfather made, so I can’t refuse it.”

“Well thought out. The secretary’s office will inform you of the meeting place and time, so don’t be late. “In particular, managers should never break their time commitments.”

Grandpa looked at me with expectant eyes.

I’m sorry to the old man, but I was planning to head to the meeting place tomorrow with the idea of ​​meeting a business partner, not the opposite sex.

* * *

next day.

I met the eldest daughter of CL Group at a luxury restaurant in Cheongdam-dong.

Her name was Go Yeon-jin, and because she was the eldest daughter of a noble family, she exuded an elegance that was unusual for her young age.

“hello. “My name is Minjae Kim.”

“nice to meet you. My name is Go Yeon-jin. “I feel very awkward, perhaps because it’s my first time in a situation like this.”

“sorry. “His grandfather was so polarizing that it bothered Yeonjin.”

“Oh, no. “If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t have come out here.”

It was Go Yeon-jin, slightly blushing.

This atmosphere was not the direction I wanted.

A mutually beneficial relationship, not just between a man and a woman, was the direction I wanted.

Still, I couldn’t get to the point from the beginning, so I started the conversation with a meaningless topic.

“I heard that my major is social welfare. “It looks like you’re very interested in that.”

“It’s not that I’m not interested, but my father and mother wanted me to major in social welfare.”

“It looks like you want to hand over the social welfare foundation to Yeonjin. “I also serve as the chairman of the Taewoo Scholarship Foundation.”

In fact, 20 years later, she was appointed as the CEO of CL Group Welfare Foundation.

Why do I remember that she becomes the CEO of a welfare foundation 20 years later?

There was a reason for everything.

This was because I had seen an article saying that the CEO of CL Group Welfare Foundation had filed a lawsuit against CL Group.

CL Group’s management rights dispute.

She was at the center of a management dispute that would occur 20 years later.

That’s why I came here today. To cheer her up.