The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 1133



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1133.

“… It’s not certain yet. It seems like Director Choi Min-hyeok is putting pressure on us. If we don’t listen, he’s going to use the GM card.”

“Is it because of the acquisition of Oh Sung Motors?”

“No matter how many times I told you, you didn’t respond. It looks like Director Choi Min-hyeok doesn’t like that.”

“Huh, are you saying that now? Of course, I am not underestimating Director Choi Min-hyeok. However, the acquisition cost of Oseong Motors is not small. Even if the acquisition is done properly, there will be a difference!”

“…no.”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok clicked his tongue. It’s not that he didn’t know that.

The problem is that even Director Choi Min-hyeok knows.

No, Chairman Ahn Geon-min would know too.

The decision to sell and acquire was not the end of it.

The actual assets must be evaluated.

It was a time-consuming task.

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok eventually brought up one thing.

“I already know that Dr. Lee Ji-soo and the HY automobile research team are already developing a prototype. The results are not bad. They say it is better than the results of HY automobiles’ five years of hard work.”

Chief Yoo Jin-soo shivered. He had also received the report himself. However, he did not readily believe the report.

Because reports from the development stage cannot be trusted.

Even so, Dr. Lee Ji-soo’s ability was real.

“I’m just saying this just in case, but you wouldn’t be using any unnecessary tricks, would you? Like stealing the animation platform technology and re-researching it?”

“What are you talking about?!! This is something the Chairman is interested in, so why would you do something like that?!!!”

‘Ugh.’

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok had to wash his hands dry. He was informed by Director Choi Min-hyeok that LC Electronics and Oseong Electronics had done the same thing and were broken.

HY Automobile seemed unable to obtain such information, saying that its corporate culture is military-like.

“That won’t do.”

“…What do you mean?”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok spoke seriously with a stern face.

“If I get caught by hitting Director Minhyuk Choi on the back of the head, he might actually sign a contract with GM for autonomous driving technology in retaliation.”

“Surely that would be an act of treason, as it would be embarrassing for HY Automobiles.”

“No. The person who would do that is Director Choi Min-hyeok. He will do anything to get in the way of anyone who gets in his way.”

“…Are you threatening me now?”

“Yes. I plan to report directly to Chairman Park Se-jun.”

Chief Eugene Su was shocked. That couldn’t happen. If things were successful, that would be fine, but the situation wasn’t like that right now.

“Now, think about it for a moment. That autonomous driving technology. We need to develop that independently… … .”

“Then develop it independently. Don’t try to copy other people’s technology.”

“That, that is… … .”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok stuck out his tongue after seeing the other person’s reaction.

For some reason, I felt like the progress of work was being delayed.

But seeing the other person’s reaction, I could understand.

Because they used a method that would trample on any mid-sized company.

Copying technology and wasting time with lawsuits have always been a common practice.

This time it was the same.

The extortion of patent fees demanded by Director Choi Min-hyeok was harsh to say the least.

Of course I understand.

We have developed a technology that will dominate the future automobile market.

However, Korean people’s perception of royalty was not that good.

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok shouted with a stern face, knowing especially how Director Choi Min-hyeok dealt with the enemy.

“Is it because you’ve all failed so far? So you’re trying to steal other people’s technology? That’s a good idea, but don’t do it against Director Choi Min-hyeok!!”

“… but that would be too costly.”

“I know. But I can’t help it. If I mess with Director Choi Min-hyeok, the price will be higher.”

Only then did Chief Yoo Jin-soo take a quick look at Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok’s attitude. He realized that Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok was surprisingly afraid of Director Choi Min-hyeok.

“…Is Director Choi Min-hyeok that scary?”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok handed him the profile of Director Choi Min-hyeok that had been reported until recently. It also included details about the Han-Young Daily.

In particular, I met with government officials to shed light on the Han-Young Daily.

Even the U.S. House of Representatives has put a hold on Chief Choi Min-hyeok.

It was because the carrot that Director Choi Min-hyeok offered was so sweet.

“… … .”

Chief Eugene Su swallowed hard. The contents contained within were shocking in themselves. And there were also things that had not yet been confirmed.

“… But the stakes involved in this matter are bigger than you think. Considering the future automobile market, trillions, no, tens of trillions are at stake. It may even exceed hundreds of trillions. Do you really believe Director Choi Min-hyeok after seeing this market?”

“… I know. We are looking into this as a group. But we don’t have the technology.”

“Are you thinking of giving up on that skill? At least try!!!”

“… … .”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok had no choice but to become a dumb person who had eaten honey.

Because what Chief Yoo Jin-soo said was not wrong.

If we continue to be dragged around by Director Choi Min-hyeok like this, we will have to give in to whatever Director Choi Min-hyeok demands for the rest of our generation.

Nothing was as terrible as that.

“…What are the results so far?”

Chief Eugene Suh showed the results of the research conducted with the help of Dr. Pablo Russen’s team.

“… combines autonomous technology software and hardware.”

Surprisingly, I found a clue.

The method was simpler than I thought.

It was a signal that was picked up when responding quickly even in unusual situations.

However, I didn’t know the reason or design method.

Actually, this was also luck.

I was really lucky.

The HY Automotive research team studied the autonomous driving technology of Annie separately because its response speed was so fast. Dr. Pablo Russen’s team used the results of the HY Automotive research team.

Chief Eugene Suh was confident about this.

“Please get things done as quickly as possible. I will provide you with all the support you need. Oh, and let me be clear, I don’t want to develop it myself from the beginning.”

“…All right.”

***

Dr. Pablo Russen began to dig into the autonomous driving technology of Annie and the related parts of Flims by mobilizing all of his existing manpower and HY automotive manpower.

It was so-called reverse engineering.

But the results did not come easily.

I knew the direction of the technology, but I couldn’t figure out why.

Moreover, these codes are all wrong and have nothing in common.

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok was anxious when he saw the research team centered around Dr. Pablo Russen suddenly being formed. This was because he knew very well what kind of person Director Choi Min-hyeok was.

‘If I’m not careful, I’ll get revenge!’

That’s right.

He is in a key position as a broker in this matter.

It was easy for Director Choi Min-hyeok to misunderstand that he was the one leading this effort.

If he had not known Director Choi Min-hyeok’s past history, he would have ignored him.

But that couldn’t be done.

Because Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon frequently warned me.

There is another problem.

HY cars may not listen to themselves.

I’m talking about the subtle conflict between affiliates.

Moreover, Chairman Park Se-jun is also a problem.

Although he had been doing this job without any problems so far, he could not guarantee that it would continue to go well.

Because Chairman Park Se-jun can change his mind midway.

‘I won’t look down on Director Choi Min-hyeok, but I won’t think of him like other people.’

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok was thinking of telling Director Choi Min-hyeok the truth, but ended up going to see Ahn Jae-woon.

I told him everything honestly.

“Copying technology… … .”

Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon snickered. Because, Oh Sung Electronics did the same thing. In the end, the project failed. Of course, it is still ongoing.

It’s just progress.

The more Oh Sung-eun, an electronic engineer, dug into Director Choi Min-hyeok’s technology, the more despair he felt.

Because no matter how hard I tried, it didn’t work.

“You can’t know unless you try.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I’m talking about technology related to Director Choi Min-hyeok. Most things are protected by patents, and for the parts that aren’t, we use advanced technology.”

“Are you saying that it won’t work no matter how hard you try?”

“That’s not the story. Research on artificial intelligence has been conducted steadily. HY cars are no exception. But they all failed. That’s because it’s that difficult.”

“…Please continue.”

“Director Minhyuk Choi broke through these barriers. That’s why the results we have now are possible. In fact, this is the part that is questionable. No matter how hard we try, we can’t do it, but Director Minhyuk Choi succeeds in everything he puts his hands on.”

“That’s true.”

Only then did Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok frown. This was because it was related to the most fundamental problem. Director Choi Min-hyeok was definitely strange.

Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon said with a strong look in his eyes.

“Wouldn’t things follow the same trend now? Because it’s hard to copy. The research being done by HY Automobile will probably fail. The only problem is the retaliation that Director Choi Min-hyeok takes after finding out about it.”

“… Will Director Choi Min-hyeok really retaliate?”

“Whew, don’t be ridiculous. We will attack without regard to means and methods. We can even threaten MP3 royalties with harsh words. HY cars can hit MP3 royalties separately.”

This applies to MPEG-2, Ani Platform, and Plims technology.

Especially if it blocks autonomous driving technology.

Instead, they’re giving GM exclusive rights to autonomous driving.

Autonomous driving technology has not yet been proven in practice.

But if this comes true, HY Automobile will be in the worst situation.

“Director Minhyuk Choi will exploit that. He will take the backbone of HY automobiles. Hmm, now that I think about it, it makes sense. Do you think Director Minhyuk Choi is thinking like that?”

“… … .”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok felt goosebumps running down his spine. Only then did he recall the several times Director Choi Min-hyeok had met with GM.

That wasn’t a coincidence either.

It’s about creating insurance for the unexpected.

“Ha, but then wouldn’t that cause problems with the funds for the acquisition of the Collins division?!”

“That would be a problem. It’s a bit ambiguous, but, uh, I don’t know.”

Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon also stood up immediately. This was something that had to be reported to Chairman Ahn Geon-min. I wondered if that would happen, but I never knew.

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok felt that his judgment was correct. He pondered what he should do to resolve this matter.

Eventually I came up with a solution.

‘This is Chairman Choi Yong-wook.’

***

Director Choi Min-hyeok pondered what might happen as he received reports from Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo, Vice President Choi Moon-kyung, Oh Sung Electronics, and HY Automobile.

He didn’t think this was something to rush.

Because we can immediately integrate some of the relevant technologies into Apple.

In fact, I passed some of the relevant information to Steven. Steven was shocked. He was urgently gathering the relevant research team and was reviewing the technology I had given him.

Director Choi Min-hyeok pondered over the variables of how the Apple short selling plan would change thanks to this.

He reviewed it frantically because it was not an easy task.

But Chairman Choi Yong-wook suddenly came with Director Jang Seung-il.

“…What brings you here? Why did you come here without even contacting me?”

Chairman Choi Yong-wook smiled brightly.

“Hey, you think it’s strange for a grandfather to come looking for his grandson? Isn’t it normal!”

“Grandson out of the blue.”

Director Choi Min-hyeok looked at Chairman Choi Yong-wook with a puzzled look on his face.

He rarely came here.

Chairman Choi Yong-wook was astonished at his grandson Choi Min-hyeok’s reaction. A lot has happened so far, and Choi Min-hyeok has continued to make concessions.

Now, his conscience was pricking him and he found it difficult to treat his grandson, Director Choi Min-hyeok, carelessly.

It was too big.

Now he had become a real big shot.

The evidence is HY Automobile Chairman Park Se-jun.

It is for the same reason that he kept his mouth shut and did not interfere with Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok’s work.