The Highest Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 268



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Taesung Group’s executive meeting was held with a focus on various topics and important agenda items for each affiliate.

I glanced at the wristwatch that was neatly placed on the table.

It was a special order from Vacheron Constantin’s Cabinotiers Atelier that Mansour took off his wrist and handed over.

‘It’s already been three hours.’

Mansour was still listening to the interpreter.

He didn’t forget to occasionally glance at people’s expressions with his arrogant eyes.

‘It’s pretty good, isn’t it?’

It’s already been three hours since I’ve been here with my arms crossed and my legs crossed.

What a brat, with his eyes sparkling like that during a meeting at someone else’s company when it’s not even for his own benefit.

As I looked at the guy, I started to feel strange for some reason.

“Mansour, are you okay?”

“Of course it’s okay. (Of course it’s okay.)”

Mansour looked back at me with an even more arrogant expression.

“Are you having a hard time because of business terminology, little boy? (Are you having a hard time because of business terminology, little boy?)”

“Are you having a hard time because of time difference, little boy? (Are you okay with the time difference on the plane, little boy?)”

“Who is the little boy? (Who are you calling the little boy?)”

“Of course you, little boy.”

I nodded.

“Shall we go out of the conference room for a moment? (Shall we go out of the conference room for a moment?)”

“Ok. I understood Taeseong’s mood appropriately. (Okay. I understood Taeseong’s mood appropriately.)”

Mansour and I nodded at the same time.

Then he quietly got up from his seat and left through the back door of the conference room.

My father and President Shim turned their eyes towards me for a moment, and then I smiled slightly and waved my hand.

Then my father nodded and quickly focused on the meeting.

* * *

Click.

There was a refrigerator installed in the executive lounge at the Taesung Group headquarters.

I handed Mansour a cold Coca-Cola from the fridge.

“How did you feel about attending the Taesung Group executive meeting?”

“It was fun.”

Only about ten years old.

It wasn’t the kind of reaction a normal child would show.

So it was very interesting.

“What was so funny?”

“you.”

me?

“The long flight was worth it. Thanks to you.”

“······The reason you flew in on this plane wasn’t me.”

To congratulate the inauguration of the new Taesung Construction CEO, Lee Gyeong-seok.

Also regarding the bid for the construction of Abu Dhabi International Airport.

“I was able to reap a harvest that was unexpectedly greater than my intended purpose. Of course, this was also thanks to you.”

“What did I do?”

I held the watch strap and shook it slightly from side to side.

The expensive Vacheron Constantin Cabinotiers Atelier Special Order watch dangled like a pendulum.

“Does this sound similar to why you gave this to me?”

“You got it right. You’re really smart, aren’t you?”

Mansour chuckled.

“You said you would become Taesung’s successor in the future?”

Mansour crossed his arms haughtily and tilted his chin.

“I heard that your father won the battle for the throne against his brothers and was selected as the next successor. Congratulations.”

That’s strange.

“From your perspective, the position of the next CEO of Taesung Group probably doesn’t seem like much of a deal.”

“That’s right. The title of successor to Taesung Group is too insignificant to buy my favor.”

It was worth it.

Mansour’s father is the current Emir of the United Arab Emirates.

And his older brother will become the next Emir of the United Arab Emirates.

I pushed in the Vacheron Constantin Cabinotiers Atelier Special Order that I had been shaking around like a sledgehammer.

“Then why did you give me such a precious thing?”

“Because you are special.”

Mansour clicked his chin.

“You seem to know what this thing is right away. Right?”

“Vacheron Constantin Cabinotiers Atelier Special Order.”

“Look at this.”

Mansour whistled, his eyes sparkling.

“How can a kid from such a small, poor country figure this out right away? No matter how you look at it, it’s just plain absurd.”

“If you put it that way, you too are an unconventional person. Why would you readily take off something like this and hand it over?”

“I told you, you’re special. You deserve it.”

Mansour crossed his arms with an arrogant expression.

“Be honest with me. Are you Taesung’s brain?”

It was a sudden, fastball.

It was a bold provocation.

So I couldn’t help but ask.

“Why did you think so?”

There are not many people who know that I am Taesung’s brain.

There are only my grandfather, my father, and five presidents of affiliated companies who claim to be his closest associates.

‘Could it be that my father had leaked information to President Lee Gyeong-seok in advance?’

My father and CEO Lee Gyeong-seok are said to be best friends.

If not······.

‘The UAE’s intelligence power, or Mansour’s insight, is truly amazing.’

Even now, Mansour was observing me with quite sharp eyes.

“Does it make sense for a brat like you to attend a group executive meeting?”

Just because of that?

“It’s the same for you too.”

“It’s difficult to see me as just another brat like you. I heard that Taesung is always looking for an opportunity to enter the oil industry.”

It is unfortunate that Taesung has to entertain, but it is not Mansour, the royalty of the oil-producing country.

The guy had a clear idea of ​​his own worth.

“A young kid like you attended an executive meeting where such important matters were discussed, and none of the executives in this company raised an issue about it.”

Just because of that?

“That means you are qualified to attend this meeting. You actually understand the boardroom.”

“How do you know that?”

“I’ve been watching you the whole time.”

I wasn’t even paying attention to Mansour.

Mansour kept telling me that he was concerned about me the whole time.

“You said you came to observe the meeting, so what are you doing watching me?”

“A series of absurd situations are happening around you, so you’re just going to ignore them and ignore them?”

Mansour shook the bottle of Coca-Cola slightly and laughed.

“If even Mr. Lee’s reaction was unusual, then there’s no need to say anything more.”

So you’re saying that it’s because President Lee Gyeong-seok was surprised to see me?

Just because of that?

“This was also an absurd thing.”

Well, I don’t know.

How do I know what kind of person President Lee Kyung-seok usually reacts?

This was my first time meeting him in person.

‘No, to be exact, it was the first time I met Lee Gyeong-seok during his childhood.’

The person I was dealing with was Lee Gyeong-seok, the president of Taesung Electronics, who was the closest associate of the Taesung Group CEO and was called the brain of Taesung.

At that time, he was a hundred-year-old worm who had been around this world for a long time and had experienced everything from wild battles to aerial combat.

“Mr. Lee may seem light-hearted and cheerful at first glance, but his actions and conduct are very cautious and careful. He is a man of considerable depth.”

In the past, President Lee Gyeong-seok was famous as a man of many trades who socialized with powerful figures in the Middle East, formed friendly relationships, and made business deals.

There is even talk that Mansour, who stands out among the princes of the Middle East for his business acumen, often seeks advice from CEO Lee Gyeong-seok.

“It’s my first time seeing Mr. Lee react so surprised, and observe his opponent so carefully.”

Mansour’s gaze upon me deepened.

“Even with a professional interpreter, we had a nonstop exchange of difficult economic terms and in-depth business discussions, but you never showed any sign of being bothered or bored.”

Mansour raised his chin haughtily.

“You can just quickly flip through the meeting materials and mark them with a red pencil and move on. But that’s not the kind of reaction a child like you should have at an executive meeting.”

“Why? Maybe I just didn’t understand it and was just killing time by fiddling around.”

“If you looked in the mirror, you wouldn’t say that?”

Mansour raised his finger and pointed to my eyes.

“The eyes don’t lie. That was the first thing I learned when I was studying the art of kingship.”

Mansour smiled broadly.

“When all the key executives were praising Taesung’s brain, the chairman, vice chairman, and the presidents of key affiliates who had been informed in advance were looking at you?”

I raised my hand.

At this point, it would have been unmanly to even deny it.

“Okay. Okay, I admit it.”

“Are you really Taesung’s brain?”

“uh.”

“Hoo.”

Mansour’s eyes sparkled so brightly that it was burdensome.

All kinds of sparkling emotions flashed through his eyes.

“Then this time, I’ll ask Taesung’s brain. Are you interested in the Abu Dhabi International Airport construction bid?”

“of course.”

“But you don’t know anything about Abu Dhabi International Airport. That’s because that’s what I first brought up earlier······.”

“Why don’t I know that?”

It was something only a child would do to act clumsily and awkwardly in front of a customer who brought a request.

Experts must be different.

“It is an international airport located about an hour away from downtown Abu Dhabi by bus, and both the first and second runways are planned to be about 4,100 meters long and 60 meters wide.”

“······uh?”

Mansour blinked his eyes slowly.

Whatever.

“It is a nationally important facility planned as a hub airport for the national flag carrier Etihad Airways to replace Al Bateen International Airport.”

“Oh, right?”

“In order to increase profitability, we designed a transfer passage that would allow transfers via duty-free shops.”

“that’s right······.”

“Could the location have been chosen with the kangaroo route of nearby countries such as Baghdad in mind?”

“You, you, you, how did you······!”

Mansour’s mouth opened wide.

It shouldn’t be that surprising.

Later, when Kumsan Construction was building the control tower at Abu Dhabi International Airport, it was I who invested a large sum of money.

When it comes to Abu Dhabi International Airport, we’ve heard it over and over again from officials and experts.

“Al Bateen Airport is not enough to handle the current number of air passengers in the United Arab Emirates. In the first place, Al Bateen Airport was opened as an airfield in 1969 and then released to the public.”

“This is crazy······. Wow, what the······ Wow.”

“At that time, Abu Dhabi was the only airport that could represent the United Arab Emirates, so Al Bateen Airport had no choice but to be the airport representing the entire United Arab Emirates. However······.”

I shook my head.

“The runway is only 2,200 meters long, so it’s too short to be used as a takeoff and landing runway. It’s also very inconvenient because there’s a boarding bridge attached to it.”

“and······.”

“Due to the continuous saturation, the dissatisfaction of the users has already reached its peak, and with the appearance of the large aircraft, the situation will have worsened. However, considering the site and nearby facilities, long-term expansion itself is impossible.”

So, conclusion.

“Rather, they decided to convert Al Bateen International Airport to military use and build a new Abu Dhabi International Airport on a large site near Yas. Is that right?”

“Wow······. That’s correct.”

Mansour had a face that looked as if his jaw was about to drop.

For a long time, I could only say things like ‘Wow.’ or ‘Wow.’ and then I started laughing in vain.

“I just realized why you’re called Taesung’s Brain.”

Well, with something like this.

“But there’s one thing wrong. Al Batin Airport······.”

“It is not going to be used for the Air Force, but as an airport exclusively for the royal family or state guests?”

“You, you, uh, how did you get that far······!”

I shrugged.

“It’ll probably be difficult?”

“why?”

“Are there enough runways and airport facilities nearby for the Air Force to use?”

“······no.”

“Besides, wars are common in the Middle East?”

Because of oil and religion.

“That’s true. But the royal family······.”

“If we need an airport for state guests or the royal family, why don’t we build a separate terminal for the royal family at Abu Dhabi International Airport?”

“······!”

Mansour opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth wide.

I clicked my tongue.

“Let’s just consider the priorities. Is it military power or the prestige of the royal family? Is there any reason to use Al Batin Airport as a royal airport in the current situation?”

“······None.”

Mansour nodded heavily.

“I’ve decided!”

suddenly?

End

ⓒ Osorok

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