I Am the Third-Generation Heir of a Conglomerate - Chapter 423



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423.

Bait Product (3) The vote counting broadcast continued until dawn.

Unable to hold back the sleepiness, I fell into a short slumber.

The occasional cheers from Captain Kang and Vice Chairman Han could be heard, indicating that the People’s Economy Party candidate had won in a close battleground region.

But even one stone can’t change the trend.

I continued to enjoy a good night’s sleep until the vote counting was over and I only woke up in the morning.

“Haam, are the results out now?”

“Mr. Chairman!”

“It’s total chaos!”

“What were the results that made you so excited?”

Vice Chairman Han quickly removed his body from the TV and showed the vote counting broadcast.

The results were completely different from the exit polls.

[Ruling party 70 seats, opposition party 69 seats, new party 4 seats, independent 6 seats, People’s Economy Party 151 seats] Are you still half asleep and seeing things?

I rubbed my eyes hard and changed the channel to check the results on another broadcast.

But my eyes were not strange, and the People’s Economy Party won a landslide victory with more than half of the votes.

“I knew that exit polls for general elections had a lot of errors, but I didn’t know that the errors could be this much.”

“The number of seats in the ruling party, opposition party, and new party all decreased.

And all the lost seats went to the People’s Economy Party.”

“Can that be possible?”

“The impact of early voting is huge.

It is said that early voting was not counted in the exit polls.

And it was thanks to winning a landslide victory in overseas elections as well.”

Exit polls could only read the sentiments of those who voted on election day.

Even that is not accurate, but when you add in early voting and overseas voting, the error becomes enormous.

“The two major parties have been greatly weakened by this election.”

“In the case of the opposition party, there is at least an excuse because the new party and the seats were divided, but in the case of the ruling party, there is no excuse.

And the new party failed to win even half of the seats it had expected.

“It was an election in which all parties except the People’s Economy Party suffered crushing defeats.”

Even before the regression, this general election was a series of variables.

But in this life, the People’s Economy Party absorbed all the variables and was able to secure as many seats as the ruling and opposition parties combined.

“The political arena has completely shifted its leadership to the People’s Economy Party.”

“Yes, that’s right.

The ruling and opposition parties combined do not exceed a majority.

“Even if all the independent lawmakers join forces, it will not be a majority.”

“On the other hand, the People’s Economy Party can even amend the Constitution if it receives help from either the ruling or opposition party.”

“Will the two major parties cooperate with the National Economic Party?

“They will probably be thinking of somehow getting their votes back by biting them.”

At first, yes.

However, they soon realized that it would be difficult to win back public support with a negative strategy full of slander and criticism.

Especially if Choi Jae-seok is elected in the next presidential election.

The two major parties have no choice but to cooperate with the People’s Economy Party.

To be exact, I was planning to make it happen.

“Mr. Chairman, I got a call from Representative Choi Jae-seok!”

“The person who is busiest today has already contacted you.”

A vice president held out his cell phone.

As soon as I picked up the phone, I could hear the thrilling voice of Representative Choi Jae-seok.

[We won!

We achieved a landslide victory by more than half.

This was all possible thanks to the Chairman’s help.

We will continue to work hard for the development of the Republic of Korea!]

“What are you going to do if you already use your neck like that?

You’ll have 24 hours of interviews today, so take care of your voice.

And it was not thanks to me, but thanks to Rep. Choi Jae-seok and the People’s Economy Party who moved public sentiment that we were able to win a landslide victory.”

Rep. Choi Jae-seok was unable to calm his excitement.

That would be the case. How happy would it be for a party with a short history like the National Economic Party to become the first party?

[We will aggressively implement the three major policies starting today.

Today’s press conference will not be a place to express our feelings about victory, but rather a place to fulfill our promises.]

“You will clash with the Blue House a lot.”

[For the development of the Republic of Korea, I am ready to confront not only the Blue House but also the White House!]

It was Rep. Choi Jae-seok who displayed a very aggressive disposition, unlike usual.

Seeing him bring up the United States, which we have nothing to fight about, I felt like I would make a mistake in my speech if I went into the interview like this.

“Calm down.

This is just the beginning.

The general election is over, but the election is not over.

“Keep in mind that this general election is a process to win the next presidential election.”

[Whew, I guess I got too excited.

As the chairman said, the election is not over yet.]

“You can start an all-out campaign for the presidential election from today.

And soon, we will set up a separate meeting to talk about our presidential election pledges.”

[I’m embarrassed.

While the chairman was making plans for the presidential election, I was the only one who was firing off the celebratory cannons.]

It was Rep. Choi Jae-seok who had finally come to his senses.

After thanking him several times in a polite tone, I hung up the phone.

“I’m curious to see how the Blue House will react.”

“Hasn’t the trend already shifted to the People’s Economy Party?

“Would we really want to fight with the first party that won more than half of the seats?”

“They may not acknowledge the trend and instead fight to bring the momentum back to the Blue House.”

If that happens.

The flames of impeachment could have burned even earlier.

Because I’m going to pour oil on it.

*** A few days after the general election.

Current Heavy Industries Chairman Jang Myeong-jun requested a meeting and invited Captain Kang to his restaurant.

“I’m trying to call you Chairman Jang Myeong-jun instead of Assemblyman Jang Myeong-jun, but it doesn’t roll off the tongue very well.”

“You can call me the president of the Football Association, the current president of Heavy Industries, or a former member of the National Assembly. It doesn’t matter.

Hehehe.”

Chairman Jang Myeong-jun withdrew from politics starting with this general election.

Now he is back as a businessman rather than a politician.

Of course, the management of Hyunjung Heavy Industries was still in the hands of someone else, but since he was the head of Hyunjung Heavy Industries Group, the title of Chairman was appropriate.

“Then I will call you Chairman Jang Myeong-jun.”

“I would appreciate it if you called me that.

And Gunsan Shipyard is also running very well thanks to Chairman Kim.”

“Since the Saemangeum project has not started yet, the remaining amount may be paid later.

I don’t think it will take that long.

If the progress of the Saemangeum project is delayed further, we will deposit the balance by this year regardless of whether the project is approved or not.”

Gunsan Shipyard and Saemangeum Project were tied together.

That is why, unless the Saemangeum issue was resolved, the entire amount of the ship order could not be deposited into Gunsan Shipyard.

But this year, Gunsan Shipyard has to return to operation.

The amount of 1 trillion won was deposited in advance, and it was an amount that could allow Gunsan Shipyard to operate without any problems.

“I am not worried at all because Chairman Kim is not the type of person to joke around with the order amount.

By the way, there are rumors going around that you are planning to merge and acquire Hyunjin Shipping and Hyunsan Shipping. Is that true?”

“Can we not just let the Korean shipping industry collapse like this?”

It was Chairman Jang Myeong-jun who spoke very carefully.

Rumors of the world?

It was a big deal for the shipping company that everyone already knew about, and it was even known that Taewoo Group was at the center of it.

“I can’t do anything about Hyun Jin Shipping, but I can help Hyun Jin Shipping a little.”

“What kind of help do you need?”

“It’s a little embarrassing to say this, but there was a time when I tried to acquire Hyunsangseon.”

It was Chairman Jang Myeong-jun who was feeling embarrassed.

That would be the case, as the current company was owned by Chairman Jang Myeong-jun’s sister-in-law.

It was part of the Prince’s Rebellion of the current family, and it was also a fight that ended in the defeat of Chairman Jang Myeong-jun.

“I also know that Hyunjae Heavy Industries was very interested in Hyunjae Sangseon.”

“During that process, I owned quite a large stake in the current company.

And I still have some of them.”

In order to take over the company by force, securing shares was essential.

Chairman Jang Myeong-jun once acquired enough shares to wage a war over shares against his sister-in-law.

“Do you still hold that stake?”

“It’s not much, but I have a little over 10%.”

“It’s not a small amount, but it’s not enough to move the current merchant ship.”

“Wouldn’t that be enough to negotiate with the creditors?

“I may be able to get some debt relief in exchange for burning my 10% stake.”

If 10% of the shares are burned.

The value of the stake held by the bondholders will increase by 10%.

From the perspective of the creditors, it was a favorable condition, but from the perspective of Chairman Jang Myeong-jun, it was also a unilaterally detrimental condition.

A politician and a businessman doing business at a loss?

That would never happen.

It was clear that this proposal was made with the intention of receiving something else.

“It may be a good excuse to move the creditors, but it is a condition that is too damaging for Chairman Jang.”

“Ahem, wouldn’t it be okay to receive compensation for the damages incurred through real estate PF?”

“As far as I know, there are no construction companies in the current heavy industry.

“Are you planning to start a construction company?”

Currently, Heavy Industries has various subsidiaries.

Although it had subsidiaries related to construction machinery, it did not have any construction companies.

Even when the floating PF was first created, the current heavy industry was not interested.

But an unexpected fish bit the bait first.

“Currently, Heavy Industries does not own a construction company, but at the Hyundae Group level, there are two construction companies.

And the current shares of Hyunjae Shipping held by the current group are also quite large.”

“So you’re saying that if I promise to give you a portion of the shares in the real estate PF, you’ll persuade the current group to give me the shares in the current company?”

“In addition, we will try to persuade the current management of the company to move towards selling the company.”

Is this the political power of a multi-elected member of the National Assembly?

It was Chairman Jang Myeong-jun who exercised his political power in an unexpected way.

“So you’re saying that you’ll move the current Beom Jae-ga clan to sell the current merchant ship?”

“The current merchant ship has now left the hands of the current family.

However, it is not right to go bankrupt or surrender it to the government.

“Wouldn’t it be right to find a worthy owner like Chairman Kim?”

“Construction work worth about 5 trillion won in real estate PF is possible.”

“That’s enough.

“I will proceed with the sale of the current ship so that I do not have any problems.”

If someone else had said something like that, they would have been called a fraud.

But I believed it because it was the words of Chairman Jang Myeong-jun, a multi-term member of the National Assembly and the current CEO of Heavy Industries.

Moreover, the detailed information confirmed through his face also confirmed that he had no other intentions.

“But is there any way for the current heavy industry to benefit?

“Won’t only the companies of other brothers who own construction companies benefit?”

“If the construction industry booms, won’t our current construction equipment also benefit?

And when you’re involved in politics, there are times when you receive favors and times when you’re attacked.

But if you don’t repay the favor, you will lose people’s hearts in an instant and no one will be around you.”

The intention was to repay the favor received from Gunsan Shipyard by selling the current merchant ship.

In the process, the current heavy industry will gain some profits, but that amount could have been easily overlooked.

“Then, at present, we will only trust Chairman Jang.”

“I will bring you good news soon.”