The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 308



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Episode 308. Something Happened (3)

Immediately after leaving the public relations team office, Chae Kyung-jun stopped in the hallway.

He closed his mouth tightly after saying the difficult words about Taesung and Mirae attacking each other.

It was clear that he had noticed something, but the PR manager didn’t press him further.

There must be a reason why Chae Kyung-jun, who understood the situation, didn’t say anything.

If necessary, I will mobilize everyone, including the PR team leader, to use you.

Because Chae Kyung-jun is that kind of person.

That’s why the PR team leader quietly sent Chae Kyung-jun away.

It was the same for Chae In-ha.

I stood quietly next to Chae Kyung-jun and waited for him to gather his thoughts.

Finally, Chae Kyung-jun opened his mouth.

“I’ll tell Inha in advance.”

“yes.”

You are telling me.

I felt a sense of relief and tension at the same time while being chained.

Judging from Chae Kyung-jun’s actions so far, it was clear that this was not a simple incident.

“It’s simple for the newspapers to hit two big companies at the same time. Taesung asked them to hit Taesung, and Mirae asked them to hit Mirae.”

It was still a vague statement.

But when I heard the following story, I immediately understood what Chae Kyung-jun was trying to say.

“It’s an internal conflict.”

“no way……!”

A face immediately flashed through Chae In-ha’s mind.

There was only one person in Taesung ambitious enough to attack Taesung.

Chae On-ik, the older brother.

He always resented Chae Tae-ik and wanted to take his place.

Rather, in Taeseong, there was no one else who could do it but Chae On-ik.

Because Taesung was so stable at the moment.

Chae In-ha’s expression changed from moment to moment.

After a moment of confusion and denial, Chae Kyung-jun continued speaking.

“If Taesung had attacked Mirae and Mirae had attacked Taesung, the newspapers would have refused. But since each side was attacking its own company, there wasn’t much risk for the newspapers.”

“You could be accused of treason in the future as well as in the future.”

“This is an internal strife involving the owner’s family. I can’t just talk nonsense. Rumors will spread that the company could fall apart.”

What owners who want to pass management rights to the next generation fear most is division.

The company that was built with great effort is being torn apart by children fighting.

It’s not over just because it’s scattered.

When each business unit breaks away, it becomes a tempting prey.

A lucrative business unit without the protection of a large corporation is ripe for grabbing.

Chae In-ha’s face darkened.

“Then I can’t move around carelessly. I don’t want it to become known to the outside world.”

“I was a bit worried about that.”

I guess this is why I was standing in the hallway for so long earlier.

Actually, it was strange that Chae Kyung-jun, who had already figured out the circumstances of the case from the public relations office, was worrying about it again.

“It’s true that it’s embarrassing because it’s known to the outside world. But it will become known someday.”

Chae Kyung-jun said coolly.

“It would be better to attack head on.”

“Are you okay?”

Chae In-ha asked worriedly.

No matter how small the force, the opponent is the owner’s family.

Will my father and the chairman allow this fight?

Chae Kyung-jun didn’t seem too worried about that part.

“If you cross the line, you will be stopped. President Kwon Tae-ho is also watching.”

Chae In-ha’s eyes lit up when he heard that Kwon Tae-ho was watching.

Kwon Tae-ho is the chairman’s confidant.

The fact that he knows means that the chairman also knows about this matter.

“Just a minute. Then… … .”

It felt like a puzzle was coming together in Chae In-ha’s head.

“Apparently, my father hadn’t said anything until this morning.”

Chae Kyung-jun noticed, so there’s no way Kwon Tae-ho didn’t know.

At least the group’s strategic planning office will be aware of the newspaper company’s movements.

Combining that, Kwon Tae-ho would have also reached the same conclusion.

Kwon Tae-ho must have reported to the chairman.

“So that means we can do whatever we want until intervention comes in?”

Even though he said that, Chae In-ha felt it intuitively.

The chairman and Kwon Tae-ho will not be deeply involved in this matter.

Because if they step in, it will end up like adults getting involved in a kids’ fight.

In short, things get bigger.

If you want to make it seem like nothing happened, and keep the noise to a minimum, you should end it with a kids’ fight.

Sometimes, the mere fact that the chairman himself stepped forward could be a huge shock to the industry.

Chae Kyung-jun nodded.

“So, for now, let’s move among ourselves.”

“Where should we go first?”

Chae Kyung-jun turned his head around with a rattling sound.

It was like a warm-up before a long distance run.

“Let’s go to the victim. We’ll see if we can help.”

Chae Kyung-jun crossed the hallway at a quick pace.

Chae In-ha quickly followed along and instinctively put his hand in his pocket to grab the car key.

Chae In-ha thought of Chae Kyung-jun from earlier.

It was a judgment that might seem cold-hearted.

How dare you think of the company first in a situation where someone might die.

No, maybe it’s you who is wrong.

It doesn’t feel real yet, but I will inherit Taesung Department Store someday.

As a manager, you should think of the company first in any situation.

I have also seen that side of him in his father, who is the chairman, and his mother, who is the president of Taesung Department Store.

But the coolness felt from Chae Kyung-jun was different.

Of course, there may be differences in experience, but I felt a sense of stability in my calculations from my parents.

Chae Kyung-jun had a sharpness that seemed to exclude other aspects.

It’s still like that now.

The reason we go to the victim first is not for his sake.

It was to see how the victim reacted and see if it was possible to resolve the situation along those lines.

At first glance, Chae Kyung-jun’s words may seem like nothing special, but there were times when he felt like he was being stabbed.

‘I have to do well.’

Didn’t you know and follow along?

Even the danger is cool.

“Let’s go together!”

Dodo, who was being chased, also ran.

* * *

Economic reporter Hong Gyun-seong has been busy these days, eavesdropping on various things.

This is because Taesung and Mirae’s recent trends have been unusual.

In fact, Taesung Construction’s public relations team even called me to ask if I knew anything.

Hong Gyun-seong also wanted to speak frankly.

But the answer did not come easily.

This was the first time in my career as an economics reporter that something like this had happened.

I used to work as a political reporter, and I smelled a similar sinister vibe.

Taesung attacks Taesung?

It could be.

The future attacks the future?

This could be it too.

If it’s an internal conflict, then it makes sense.

But both of them are being attacked at the same time.

‘It’s obvious who’s moving behind you.’

Each newspaper company kept its own reporters silent.

Even if Hong Gyun-seong asked, the higher-ups would usually deny it and say they didn’t know anything.

Even when I went to see the reporter who wrote the article, the reaction was similar.

They were rather shameless.

“I wrote it just as you told me to?”

It seemed like the reporters were getting excited, perhaps because there was a whiff of a major incident after a long time.

Hong Gyun-seong roamed around like a hyena looking for prey.

I went to the Mirae Group PR office and also met with a reporter I knew.

He also tried to impress rival newspapers and hang around the stock market.

No one knows the exact details behind this incident.

I got the feeling that even though he knew, he didn’t want to say anything.

And there’s been a strange rumor going around lately.

“Taeseong’s Imoogi? What kind of childish nickname is that?”

“Hey, Reporter Hong. Why would someone so knowledgeable pretend not to know? Didn’t you already know everything?”

If there is a word that is trending in the stock market these days, it is ‘Taeseong’s Imoogi’.

I wonder who gave it that nickname. It’s so old-fashioned that I’m a bit annoyed.

Although he said it like that, Hong Gyun-seong knew who this nickname meant as soon as he heard it.

“If there’s a rumor like this going around in the stock market, that guy must be pretty successful.”

Hong Gyun-seong stood next to the analyst he was chatting with, sipping on a cup of mixed coffee.

I came here on purpose after the market closed.

Thanks to that, I was able to hear various stories.

“As expected, you know. Well, if there are rumors going around here, Reporter Hong would have known by now.”

Hong Gyun-seong shrugged his shoulders.

I know. I was probably the first to notice it.

I wanted to show off like that, but I held back.

It is premature to reveal this information now.

Is there any need to announce in advance that we have a reporter with a keen eye for information and who has even covered the financial world attached to us?

Hong Gyun-seong pretended not to know.

“Well, I think I’ve heard of it, but I’m also not sure if it’s true or not.”

“Oh my, I’m the only one who got leaked information again. Reporter Hong, let’s give and receive information as well.”

“I think you probably know most of this, right? That person actually wiped out the top brass at Taesung Construction, stuff like that.”

The analyst’s expression changed dramatically.

“Is that right?”

“Was it in the flyer?”

“It was such a big deal, so there’s no way it wouldn’t be reported. The real owner of Taesung Construction has changed. Where else can you find such a big deal these days?”

Hong Gyun-seong sipped his mixed coffee in silence.

Jirashi is not simply a rumor circulating in the stock market.

I was talking about the magazines I actually subscribe to.

In the past, it was printed on paper and circulated, but these days, it is mainly exchanged through messenger.

Of course, not everything that appears in the flyer is true.

I guess we should consider it to be about a third correct.

It was the subscribers’ role to discern truth from the information in the flyers.

Since Hong Gyun-seong confirmed that, I felt like I had done my duty.

“Kiya. It’s not called Imoogi for nothing. To be honest, I wondered what kind of nickname this is these days.”

“If you think about the proverb that says a dragon can emerge from a ditch, it’s not necessarily wrong.”

“That’s right. Because I graduated from high school.”

The person they are talking about is Chae Kyung-jun.

He is a high school graduate team leader known to the world as Taesung’s image signboard and a successful example of government policy.

The saying, “a dragon rises from a stream,” was a perfect fit for him as he became successful in a large company after graduating from high school.

But it hasn’t flown yet, so it must be Imoogi, that’s the intention.

“The nickname ‘Imugi-ne’ or something’ wasn’t actually in the flyer. So, the general public probably wouldn’t know about it.”

“But if the stock market knows about it, the rumor must have spread to other companies as well.”

In fact, the incident that brought down the entire construction industry and hindered Mirae Construction by using other construction companies, and the incident that Tak Hyun-min got involved in after that, did not cause such a big stir.

Of course, it is a great thing.

But in the business world, this happens all the time.

How many companies increase their stake through tricks and mergers and acquisitions through illegal means?

In the process, all kinds of clever people rush in and start tapping away at their calculators.

Behind-the-scenes work also occurs frequently.

However, the incident at the beginning of the year was rather undervalued because Chae Kyung-jun was a high school graduate.

‘Where can a high school graduate have such abilities?’

This is something that the proud elites do not acknowledge.

Who would have helped me, a high school graduate or something?

But now things are different.

Who can kick out the leaders who helped?

That too, the secret agent of Taesung Construction, Jo Mi-hyeon.

Rumor has it that he stormed into the board meeting alone and negotiated.

Ironically, the shareholders themselves proved that this rumor was true.

It began to waver when it lost its real owner.

After a while, the president, as if he had been waiting, took a bite of the friendly shares.

Of Jo Mi-hyeon’s followers, only the president survived.

It is said that the CEO told the shareholders, ‘I am returning to Taesung’s embrace.’

Anyone who has worked in the business world for a long time knows the origins and complex internal circumstances of the Taesung Group.

The fact that his ex-wife holds a firm grip on the construction company, one of Taesung’s two pillars, and that the chairman wants it too.

If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean the chairman’s wish has been fulfilled?

The team leader is barely a high school graduate!

I didn’t want to believe it, but I had to admit it.

This is because it is not something that can be done just because someone helped you.

Moreover, the chairman of Taesung entrusted him with the job.

At least it meant that the ability was real.

“Taesung really got lucky this time.”

“That’s right. Where did that guy come from, really… … .”

“Reporter Hong. Are you speaking as if you have actually met me?”

Hong Gyun-seong smiled deliberately at the analyst’s sharp gaze.

“Well. Did we meet or not?”

“Can’t we really take it easy? You just confirmed the authenticity of the flyer earlier, so are you going to just brush it off with that?”

“Well, it depends on what else I can give you.”

As Hong Gyun-seong smiled slyly, the analyst smiled with satisfaction.

There is something.

Hong Gyun-seong’s instincts were telling him that he had to ask this.

“What is it? Just tell me.”

The analyst said with a condescending expression.

It was risky to hand over information in advance, but it also showed that he trusted Hong Gyun-seong to that extent.

That I will definitely pay a fair price.

“I heard that there is a small group of high school graduates who were specially recruited in Taeseong. Could you please confirm whether that person, Imoogi from Taeseong, is also in the group?”

Hong Gyun-seong’s face grew cold.

A meeting of high school graduates who were specially recruited?

I just had a feeling that it wasn’t like that.

Even now, rumors are going around that Chae Kyung-jun is a member of it.

It’s not normal.

When I thought about the impact that meeting would have on Chae Kyung-jun, I felt that I couldn’t just let this go.

Hong Gyun-seong drank the remaining coffee in one go.

“I promise. I’ll find out for sure and let you know first. I’ll go first.”

Hong Gyun-seong hurriedly left the office.

It was time to see Chae Kyung-jun for the first time in a long time.