Can Gongdol Become Strong Too - Chapter 34



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Episode 34. The First Promise to Humanity

Doyle was brought before the two presidents, each with their own interpreters.

“I brought in Mr. Joseph Diaz.”

“Mr. Joseph. How was your morning’s work?”

Edward was asking about the general shareholders meeting of Wonho Corporation that was held today.

“Thank you, President. Fortunately, it ended well.”

It was impossible to casually say that he had received a gift in front of the Korean president. Edward must have asked Doyle, judging that he would not easily mention it.

“Now you have your own company, Joseph. Now you are the chairman. Congratulations.”

Since only Edward and Joseph were talking in the two presidents’ seats, President Lee Seong-yoon was only listening to the conversation through the interpreter next to him.

“Ah. This is South Korea’s President Lee Sung-yoon. This president’s side is American businessman Joseph Diaz. He recently acquired a Korean company and is visiting for the shareholders’ meeting today. Since his schedule coincides with his visit to Korea, I invited him here.”

It was Edward who introduced Joseph as if he had just realized that he had not introduced him to the president.

“Good to meet you, Mr. President. This is Joseph Diaz.”

“You speak Korean very well. Even if I told you that you were Korean, you would believe me.”

‘Who on earth is this? A businessman and the President of the United States are so close… . Is this perhaps his presidential campaign sponsor? It’s certain that he is the wealthy person who supported President Edward’s US presidential campaign.’

President Lee Sung-yoon also had the same guess as the minister.

“thank you.”

“You took over a domestic company? These days, many domestic companies are having a hard time. I’m worried that there might be a company with problems. If you’re a businessman who’s close to President Edward, you probably made a good choice. Haha.”

President Lee Sung-yoon was a little worried when he learned that the prosecution was continuing to investigate the moral hazard that had recently occurred in the domestic conglomerate. However, he assumed that a businessman who was close to the U.S. president would have avoided it and taken over.

“Can I ask which company you acquired?”

“This is a relief company.”

“Wow, you mean Wonho Enterprise?”

It was the company that President Lee Sung-yoon thought had the most problems. The president’s worries were clearly visible on his face.

“I already know that Wonho Enterprise has had many problems. However, I believe that it is only a problem of the CEO. If there are no other problems in the future, it is a company that has the ability to overcome difficulties.”

“Haha…. You’ve taken over at a good opportunity.”

‘Why did he have to choose that company? I doubt his judgment.’

“Joseph, the company will do well under your leadership. You don’t have to worry. The president in front of you will not stand by and watch the company Joseph acquired suffer.”

President Edward’s remarks were no different from saying that it was disadvantageous to say that we should just figure it out.

‘This prosecution investigation and tax investigation issue should be limited to Chairman Jeong’s family. We should not touch Wonho Enterprise any more.’

“President Edward is right. Korea’s investment environment is very open to foreign investors. There is no disadvantage to Wonho Enterprise. I look forward to working with you in the future. Mr. Joseph.”

“Look at this. Isn’t this president giving such a definitive answer?”

“Thank you. I will continue to lead the company well in the future.”

President Edward put a little pressure on the Korean president to prevent future problems with the company Joseph had acquired, and President Lee had to take action in advance to prevent even the slightest problem from occurring. Doyle also realized that President Edward had called him to this place only after hearing the flow of the story.

‘Anyway, you rascal. I’m taking everything I can.’

“Have a nice meal today and see you again in America, Mr. Joseph.”

“Thank you, President. See you next time.”

President Lee Sung-yoon also smiled and greeted Doyle.

“Have a nice evening, Mr. Joseph.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

After greeting the two presidents and leaving, I saw a familiar face at the reception.

“Huh? It hasn’t been processed yet?”

“You!”

The guy named Lee Ho-seong who had been swearing was still at the banquet hall. The person who appeared to be Lee Ho-seong’s father scolded him in a small voice.

“Ugh. I can’t be quiet. I’m going to meet someone right now….”

“Father, that worthless guy….”

“Where are your eyes? To the person who just met the two leaders… I apologize. It seems my son was rude.”

Doyle nodded as if an apology was a given.

“I was really rude.”

“…….”

Usually, when you apologize, most people just pretend not to win and accept it, and as the CEO of the company, he had no one to apologize to.

“Just because I said my father isn’t here doesn’t mean you should go looking for this kid or that kid.”

“Ah. I am Lee Joo-ho, the chairman of Changsung Enterprise. If my son was rude, I would like to apologize first.”

He was telling me that I should answer as I was the chairman of Changsung Enterprise, and Doyle was not a fool who could not understand the hidden meaning in those words.

Although Changsung Enterprise is a large company ranked 30th in Korea, its level is about half that of Wonho Enterprise, which is ranked 13th.

“Oh, really? I am Joseph Diaz, the president of Wonho Enterprises today. You should apologize for your own mistakes. It is not good for a parent to apologize for a mistake made by a grown adult.”

‘Father is the same as son. What is ‘if’ and what is ‘once’… .’

“Huh! Wonho Enterprise. I heard it was acquired by a foreigner some time ago….”

Even among businessmen, the fact that a major domestic company was taken over by a foreigner was a big deal. This was because they themselves had maintained their positions as CEOs through circular investment and the consent of the national pension fund. The trick of reducing the shareholding ratio of the parent company to make inheritance easier caused CEOs to feel a sense of crisis. It was a sense of crisis that foreign capital could take over domestic companies at any time.

“Why don’t you hurry up and apologize?”

“About earlier…. I’m sorry….”

“Do I still have to bow my head and answer?”

“no.”

“I accept the apology. And let’s not live like that in the future. It would be better to expel businessmen who treat people rudely because they have some money. Like the family of former Chairman Jeong Won-ho.”

“…yes.”

Doyle saw Lee Ho-seong’s shit-chewing face and warned Chairman Lee Joo-ho once more.

“Do you know that Chairman Jeong and I have a bad relationship?”

“yes?”

“That’s just what I’m saying. I think it would be better for the employees if the company run by that kind of person were acquired and normalized as soon as possible. I didn’t have much personal resentment.”

Rather, it was said that he took over Wonho Enterprise because of a petty personal grudge.

“Huh….”

It seemed as if a red warning light indicating a crisis was flashing before Chairman Lee Joo-ho’s eyes. Anyone who had the power to take over a company in one fell swoop because the CEO was not to his liking had to be as careful as possible.

“I… still have some free time. I need to find out if Changseong is a solid company.”

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“That, that… You can’t apologize properly!”

The chairman, who had already seen his son’s expression, urged him, but it was better not to accept that kind of apology.

“I have already received the apology, and it is my job to do what I have to do from now on. I will be going now.”

“Just a moment….”

“I’m busy, so I’ll stop here.”

Doyle turned around slightly and walked away from them.

‘I don’t want to talk to subhumans anymore.’

But I felt sorry for the employees of the company who had to work under substandard management.

‘I should ask CEO Lee Jeong-woo to find out.’

“Helen, we’re done, let’s go.”

“Yes, Doctor.”

As I was going out to find Helen, Minister of National Defense Kim Joong-kyung spoke to me again.

“Are you leaving already?”

‘If I hadn’t kept running into people like this, I would have gone already.’

“I feel uncomfortable sitting here because there is an uninvited guest. I will go first.”

“yes?”

Doyle left Lee Ho-seong alone, telling him directly that he was uncomfortable and then left.

“No. This person….”

When the minister looked around, he saw that the children of Changseong, who had clearly said they would leave soon, were still sitting at the banquet hall. He had not been able to force them out because he had seen the face of the chairman of Changseong, but he ended up causing trouble.

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“Korean entrepreneurs still have a long way to go.”

“When I saw you today, most of you seemed to be steeped in a sense of authority.”

Doyle was talking about his impressions of the day with Helen on the way back to the hotel after leaving the banquet hall and getting into the car. It wasn’t just Changsung Enterprise. Most people decided on their level and got along with each other based on their ranks. Depending on the size of the company and the high or low position, the superiors and inferiors were determined, and the superiors could treat the inferiors rudely without any problems. On the other hand, the weaker inferiors had to take care of themselves. The conversation between the two presidents was the same. The ranks were divided according to the strength of the country.

‘I’m a person with a burning aftertaste.’

Something needed to be done. Doyle picked up his phone and looked for someone to handle the matter.

“Hello? Representative Lee Jeong-woo?”

[Yes, Chairman.]

“You know Changsung Enterprise, right?”

[I know. It is hovering around the 30th place in the ranking of major domestic companies.]

“How much cash does our company have?”

[It is currently within 300 billion.]

Doyle roughly estimated the market capitalization of Changsung Enterprise and spoke.

“Just increase the paid-in capital by 5 billion dollars. I will make additional investment.”

[yes?????]

“Just take care of all the work and contact me later to deposit the money. Right now, the company only has 300 billion won.”

[… Even if the company doesn’t have any funds, how about 5 billion dollars? To that extent… .]

“I’m looking into acquiring Changsung Enterprise. This is not about interfering with management. It’s about the company’s scalability. Since it’s something that can’t be done without capital, I decided that I had to speak up first. If you need more capital, please let me know.”

[Are you saying that Wonho is taking over Changseong Enterprise?]

“Let’s talk more about the details later. Just know that for now.”

Helen asked with a curious look on her face as Doyle hung up the phone after leaving the work to her.

“Was it CEO Lee Jeong-woo?”

“Yeah. I hope you’re doing well without me.”

“Is the conversation too long?”

“Let’s go to the hotel and eat the rest of the food we brought from the restaurant. It’ll be cozy.”

“great!”

Helen doesn’t need to know the details.

‘The behavior of the rich in Changsung Enterprises can be said to be typical.’

Perhaps things that they had taken for granted and had not been aware of as problems, but today, they felt it clearly. They will have to experience a reversal of power to reconfirm their own position.

‘If the power of individuals becomes so great that the power of public authority is no longer needed… will the president still be a person with enormous power? A soldier? A businessman?’

Doyle was able to get a clue about what he should do in the future through today’s work. He was able to avoid embarrassment and take revenge because he had the financial power he had accumulated so far, but if he were an ordinary person, he would have suffered a great defeat.

‘… Wouldn’t it be possible to create a world where people are treated like real people only if we inject everyone in the world with the new drug?’

Doyle came to the conclusion that everyone should be injected with the New Testament.

‘All mankind must receive the New Testament.’

It wasn’t just humanity. There were highly technologically advanced aliens on the other side of the universe.

‘On the outskirts of space. We need to distribute the new medicine to the underdeveloped Earth so that we can at least make the minimum preparations against the power of the Space Union… … .’

“Let’s go back to the hotel and have the rest of our meal. It’ll be cozy.”

“great!”

Before that, I plan to start eating the rice I couldn’t finish for lunch.

“…Hey Doctor. Are you only eating rice?”

“…fizzle.”

Doyle got into the car, covering Helen’s mouth as she asked him worriedly.

“I’m dying.”

“Don’t die.”

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Doyle stayed in Korea for a while, enjoyed a good rest, and then boarded a plane back to the U.S. Doyle’s face was bright, but Helen’s face was half-turned.

“Doctor…. I need that new medicine too. Hurry up….”

Helen had a hard time enduring Doyle’s endless stamina.

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