The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 220
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Choi Min-hyeok was also conscious of other people’s gaze and spoke louder to reporter Baek Yong-gu.
“Watch the presentation today carefully. It’ll probably make for some good news. It’s about a new satellite broadcasting service.”
“If it’s a satellite service, is it by any chance related to the Mugunghwa satellite?”
“As expected, you know.”
“No, who among Koreans doesn’t know that? This launch of the Mugunghwa satellite is a monumental event, and a large-scale festival is scheduled to be held at Gwanghwamun.”
In fact, the government is currently in the midst of advertising the launch of the Mugunghwa satellite through various channels. The Gwanghwamun Festival was one of the offline events.
The satellite broadcasting business was thus ripe for political exploitation.
‘The real problem was the satellite’s orbital entry problem. The satellite’s lifespan was drastically reduced. They did all sorts of shows to cover it up.’
Choi Min-hyeok stroked his chin as he recalled his first memories of the satellite business one by one. The ripple effect of this incident was greater than he had thought.
And if we do well, we can use this incident as an opportunity to pay off our debt to ETRI and the Ministry of Information and Communication.
‘… I’m not thinking about CDMA yet, but I don’t know what the situation will be like.’
Memories of the first time in his life filled Choi Min-hyuk’s head one after another.
Of course, things that I had overlooked and failed to pay attention to also came to mind one by one.
It was an issue that even Choi Min-hyuk didn’t think about because he wasn’t interested.
‘Ah, the lifespan of the Mugunghwa satellite was shortened due to problems entering orbit, but the problem is that it was delayed by six years due to the Integrated Broadcasting Act.’
Only then did Choi Min-hyeok understand why Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong and Team Leader Kim Seung-gu were doing things they normally wouldn’t do. The two people he knew weren’t the kind of people who would behave like that.
Because they are the pride of engineers themselves.
‘Broadcast content will also be a problem. In that case, shares will have to be distributed to each broadcaster, and management of companies participating in the consortium is also a problem. The government, which cannot simply ignore the capital of large corporations, will also have to take action against the satellite broadcasting operator consortium.’
Choi Min-hyeok frowned as he thought about the satellite business stakes and stakeholders, which were more complicated than he had thought. The money-losing business was more of a rip-off than he had thought.
I didn’t really want to worry about that part, but I was now in the middle of an artificial typhoon that I had created.
‘As a later story, the satellite business market is about 600 billion, but the net profit is over 60 billion. It’s a pretty good business for a mid-sized company, no, even a large company. Up until now, it’s only the first time in my life, and if I were to sell satellite business solutions at this point, I would have at least 2-3 trillion in sales. Is it a Skylife upgrade? The situation is going to get more complicated.’
He glanced at Director Lee Chang-myeong while shaking hands with another researcher introduced by Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong with a serious expression on his face.
The sight of Director Lee Chang-myeong trembling like a rabid dog was ominous.
If it weren’t for the presentation hall, he would have run up to me right away and swung his fist.
Fortunately, this time, since it is in front of many people, Director Lee Chang-myeong cannot act rashly or show his emotions.
This is in front of so-called capable researchers within ETRI.
So, if you can’t show it and just endure it, you can imagine how angry you would be.
Reporter Pyong Yok-gu also had a sparkle in his eyes at the sight of Director Lee Chang-myeong belatedly becoming angry.
To be honest, the topic that caught the attention of the general public more than the article about ETRI’s research results, which were full of technical terms, was Director Lee Chang-myeong, who suddenly became a star sexual harasser because of the secretary Oh Hye-jeong.
He quickly glanced back at Director Choi Min-hyeok and Director Lee Chang-myeong.
‘There’s something.’
Reporter Choi Gwang-su, who went with him, also looked at Choi Min-hyeok’s face again.
Choi Min-hyuk, who received attention all of a sudden along with the recent drug scandal. Even though the incident was buried over time, it is not something to be ignored.
‘This is awesome.’
* * *
Director Lee Chang-myeong also tried to ignore Choi Min-hyeok, but when he saw the two reporters with sparkling eyes, he gritted his teeth and approached Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong.
Reporter Pyon Gyu habitually picked up his camera and filmed the scene.
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong chatted with Choi Min-hyeok about this and that without even looking at Director Lee Chang-myeong.
We talked a lot, especially about the satellite broadcasting system. Although the satellite broadcasting system modifications were completed not long ago, they are still barely a start compared to the work that remains.
Even so, some problems still remained.
Director Lee Chang-myeong eventually joined hands with Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong.
“Wait a minute. I am Director Lee Chang-myeong.”
Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong also only then realized that Director Lee Chang-myeong had approached him. However, Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong ignored Director Lee Chang-myeong. This was because he had many complaints about Osung Electronics to begin with.
“I’m sorry, but I have to talk to Director Choi urgently. Let’s talk again later.”
Director Lee Chang-myeong trembled again at the blatant disregard.
It was like a dog that had been possessed by a dog, but no one paid any attention except for reporter Baek Yong-gu who was holding a camera.
Click.
“… … .”
Director Lee Chang-myeong looked at reporter Baek Yok-gu with eyes full of life.
Even reporter Woo Yong-gu felt a pang and slowly stepped back.
Director Lee Chang-myeong could not leave Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong alone.
“I heard from Director Park. Let me talk about that briefly… … .”
When Director Park Jae-ho’s story came up, Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong’s expression changed.
“Oh, there’s no reason to talk to you about that. Everything has already been coordinated within ETRI. I’m saying this out of concern, but the Ministry of Information and Communication has already reached a conclusion.”
“Excuse me?”
This time, Director Lee Chang-myeong was also surprised. He never imagined that he would hear about the Ministry of Information and Communication here.
“Don’t worry about that part. If you came here for this presentation, just go into the presentation hall. I won’t stop you until then.”
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong is so cold that he is cold.
Director Lee Chang-myeong, who had never experienced such cold treatment before, trembled on the spot.
Click. Click.
“… … .”
But when he saw two cameras filming him from a distance where his nose would touch if he fell, he couldn’t do that.
Reporter Pyon Gyu pressed the camera button with great determination.
A quiet click echoed through the air.
“… … (This reporter is a piece of trash.)”
Director Lee Chang-myeong held back his words with a gritty mouth. Choi Min-hyeok was right in front of him. Looking at his sullen face, he was on the verge of bursting into laughter.
No, it looks like he was expecting a great event.
Director Lee Chang-myeong, who was already suffering from depression after tasting the hot taste, endured and endured again.
Director Lee Chang-myeong, who barely managed to suppress his anger, glanced at Manager Ahn Guk-ho.
Chief Ahn Gook-ho quickly shook his head. He was more suspicious of Director Choi Min-hyeok’s coincidence than anything else.
They even mobilized reporters who pretended it was a coincidence.
Director Lee Chang-myeong clenched his fist and stared at Director Choi Min-hyeok as if he was going to die, then turned around and went into the presentation hall.
Choi Min-hyeok, who was secretly looking forward to the blockbuster action scene starring Lee Chang-myung, clicked his tongue.
‘That’s too bad.’
* * *
After all the unnecessary personnel, including Director Lee Chang-myeong, disappeared, Team Leader Kim Seung-gu saw Dr. Kim Moon-ho still with a confused expression and the researchers full of doubts, and quietly said a word about Director Choi Min-hyeok.
“The person who really helped with this Oculus project is Director Choi Min-hyeok.”
“yes?!”
Unlike other people, Dr. Kim Moon-ho opened his eyes wide and looked at Team Leader Kim Seung-gu and Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong alternately.
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong also nodded.
‘oh my god.’
Dr. Kim Moon-ho also belatedly realized the secret of the Oculus Project and stared blankly at Director Choi Min-hyeok. Other researchers also had similar reactions when their questions were finally answered.
They also remembered Director Lee Chang-myeong’s appearance a little while ago and stuck out their tongues. They all rushed over and bowed their heads respectfully to Director Choi Min-hyeok and introduced themselves.
“Hahaha, it’s nice to meet you too. But there’s no need to go this far.”
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong interjected.
“Not at all. I’ll have to ask you a lot of favors in the future, but it’s only natural.”
“Is that so?”
Team Leader Kim Seung-gu spoke carefully while observing Choi Min-hyeok’s expression.
“This presentation is just the beginning. We will need to negotiate with various interest groups including broadcasters in the future, and we will need a lot of help from Director Choi in that regard.”
“Of course I should help you.”
As Minhyuk Choi has already revealed, he hinted that he does not want to get involved in this matter any further.
Especially, knowing full well that the satellite broadcasting business had been a failure in the first round of his life, he had no desire to get involved in a useless mud fight.
However, I had no intention of giving in to everything like a fool.
‘The compensation should be generous. If you look closely, there will be more things that ETRI will take advantage of.’
“However, our company has also invested a lot so far. We need to make a certain amount of profit.”
“Of course. That’s a given. However, since the government has a significant stake in this Oculus project, there is a risk that internal conflicts could arise.”
“Oh, I know. I don’t intend to make any unilateral demands. Just end it on good terms with Professor Lee Dong-ho and Professor Song Han-seong. I’ll eat moderately and then leave.”
“…thank you.”
Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong and Team Leader Kim Seung-gu bowed politely to Choi Min-hyeok again.
Choi Min-hyeok, wearing a suit that brought out the atmosphere through an old-fashioned image, glanced at Director Lee Chang-myeong, whose face was still flushed at the entrance of the presentation hall, with a relaxed expression.
He winked at Director Lee Chang-myeong and then slowly entered the lab.
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong was particularly humble and flattered Choi Min-hyeok in every way he could. Of course, he was not the type of person who just talked.
Team leader Oh Hyeon-jong, who also has some level of skill, is just like that due to his personality.
Choi Min-hyeok also didn’t particularly dislike Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong’s actions.
It is because of the eyes of those around them following Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong’s actions.
Minhyuk Choi is welcomed by Team Leader Hyunjong Oh.
Even within ETRI, the research team of Dr. Moon-ho Kim, who is famous for being a lone wolf, follows Min-hyeok Choi.
At ETRI, Choi Min-hyeok received treatment higher than that of the current Minister of Information and Communication.
It naturally caught the attention of the researchers attending today’s presentation.
[Who the hell is that guy? Could he be the president’s son?]
[He’s Director Choi Min-hyeok. Don’t you know? He was famous for the aviation drug scandal. Oh, and he’s also famous for his IFA keynote speech. There’s also a rumor that he’s the owner of KM Electronics, the company that invented Collins.]
[Are you talking about the KM Electronics that appears in the stock market news these days?]
[Yeah. This guy is also late with information. The boss of Oh Hye-jeong that you’re crazy about is none other than Director Choi Min-hyeok.]
[What? The person that Secretary Oh Hye-jeong serves is Director Choi Min-hyeok?!]
[Tsk, don’t just stay in the lab and work. Read the newspaper and live. Yesterday, KM Electronics’ stock price broke 100,000 won again. I heard that the value of the stocks that friend received as a gift is already over 1 trillion won.]
[Ah, Director Choi Min-hyeok, I remember now. He was the guy who saved the failing KM Electronics and made a fortune. Then what is he doing now?]
[I wonder if it has something to do with Team Leader Oh Hyeon-jong’s project. He might have blown up another one.]
Only then did no one laugh at the sight of Choi Min-hyuk walking away.
Only Director Lee Chang-myeong, who was still clammy in the lobby, followed them to the conference room with his teeth clenched so hard that they broke.
‘Let’s calm down. Director Choi, that bastard is intentionally provoking me right now.’
* * *
Director Lee Chang-myeong could not understand the situation at all. He thought it was simple even when he received a call from Director Park Jae-ho.
A crime as serious as embezzlement could have been easily resolved by simply choosing a good attorney.
I thought that if I used this opportunity to put a leash on Director Park Jae-ho, I could use him for a long time in the future.
Director Park Jae-ho also showed up late in the conference room with a complicated expression on his face. Perhaps because he realized the situation late, he didn’t say much.
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