The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 414



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414. The dawn of upheaval (4)

There is less than a month left in 2015.

The planned events were progressing one by one.

“It is said that FDA approval of a diabetes treatment drug will soon be approved. It has not been officially announced yet, but this is information obtained by David through contact with an FDA insider. Final confirmation is in progress, and approval is expected to be announced by the end of this month.”

“Just because it doesn’t get approval, it won’t result in explosive sales upon launch. Customers will only be interested after word of mouth spreads for at least a year.”

It was not another product, but a medicine.

No matter how much you advertise, it was difficult to achieve explosive growth all at once.

However, as long as the efficacy was certain, sales volume would increase on its own, so preparations could begin now.

“There will be no major problems with production as the new Centrian plant will be completed next year. I hope that the new plant will be completed as soon as possible and the diabetes medicine will be sold.”

“If Vice Chairman Han sighs, Centrian’s stock price must be falling significantly.

It was a vice president whose face hardened after hearing the story about Centrian.

Although it was not named Taewoo, it was the Taewo Group that held the largest stake in Centrion, so Centrion was no different from an affiliate.

“The stock price of Centrion, which was growing at a high rate, is falling rapidly. The fallen stock price was passed on to Samjin Bio. Samjin Bio’s stock price has increased more than four times compared to last year.”

“I heard that Samjin Bio overcame its deficit.”

“Instead of just overcoming the deficit, we have completely turned into a surplus. Thanks to the insulin and new flu treatment jointly produced with Centrian, Samjin Bio has gained wings.”

Samjin Bio was a company that was already prepared.

Although it is said that Centrion handed over the old factory 1, Samjin Bio also owned a large factory itself.

Moreover, it was fully staffed.

I was just looking for an opportunity to fly, and I was able to fly using the Centrian as a stepping stone.

“I think Samjin Group will be able to proceed smoothly with the succession process.”

“Chairman Oh Yong-jae owns most of Samjin Bio’s shares, so the succession process is proceeding very smoothly.”

The growth of Samjin Bio was closely related to the succession of Samjin Group.

Thanks to this, Samjin Group was able to proceed with the succession process without having to do trivial things such as accounting ledgers.

“Vice President Oh Yong-jae needs to take a big shot.”

“I already received a call from Samjin Bio that they would like to help with the construction of a new factory. They said they would provide support from manpower to machinery free of charge.”

“I guess I really appreciate it. But don’t worry. If Samjin Bio is flying with wings, Centrian will soon be flying out of space on a rocket.”

Centrian was a company that could become a mega-corporation just by providing diabetes treatments.

Without Taewo Group, it could have grown to become the number one company in the Korean business world.

So there was absolutely no need to be envious just because Samjin Bio was doing well for a while.

“I believe so too. But there is some good news. The National Economy Party’s approval rating in opinion polls is rising rapidly. In a poll conducted early this month, it even took first place with a narrow difference from the two major parties.”

“The approval rating in the Honam region has also increased significantly, right?”

“After the Gunsan Shipyard incident, it rose by more than 10%. In particular, in the Jeonbuk region, support became strong enough to win at least two seats.”

Gunsan Shipyard and Saemangeum.

They were all located in the Jeonbuk region, so it was natural that the approval rating in the Jeonbuk region would increase significantly.

Moreover, thanks to Captain Kang’s behind-the-scenes work, we were able to continue riding the tailwind.

Captain Kang and his staff were increasing the favorability of the National Economic Party through social media and video platforms, and were carrying out large-scale work, with the cost of just one month’s work costing billions of won.

“It will be fun to watch the political scene this year.”

“And we received official notification that Defense Minister Bin Salman will visit Korea.”

“Bin Salman is coming to Korea? There was no such schedule, right?”

“It was a sudden call. They say it was due to a schedule with a Korean defense company, but the meeting was scheduled to last less than half a day, and they said they would spend most of the time at Taewo Group.”

It meant that he came to see me under the pretext of a meeting at a defense company.

Saudi Arabia was in a very bad situation right now. Yet he still makes time to visit Korea?

“Saudi politics could become interesting now.”

“Is the purpose of Minister Bin Salman coming to Korea to meet with the Chairman and discuss the purge plan?”

“I will have to meet you to find out, but other than that, there is no reason to visit Korea in person.”

It was just before an era of upheaval began.

Korean politics, the US president, and even the Saudi purge.

Tremendous events were taking their breath away, and the moment next year came, they would explode simultaneously.

There was nothing bad from our perspective.

Because a quiet and peaceful atmosphere does not make money.

Is it for no reason that a giant statue appears on the battlefield?

As long as the Taewo Group could lead the case, every case was about money.

* * *

A week later.

Bin Salman actually visited Korea.

Although he had visited Korea before, he now held the title of Minister of National Defense, so he entered the country with all the necessary protocols.

For a day, I visited a defense company with government officials.

It was not until the next day that Bin Salman came to Taewo Group to meet me.

“We requested a visit to build good relations between Taewoo Group and Saudi Arabia. Thank you very much for your response.”

“Taewoo Group is always striving for a good relationship with Saudi Arabia.”

There were many eyes watching.

That’s why we talked in a more rigid tone than usual.

It was only after talking about meaningless things for a while that I was able to get rid of the eyes around me.

“We have to talk about something important, so everyone please wait in the waiting room.”

“Everyone, please wait outside.”

Taewoo Group officials and Saudi personnel rushed out.

Only then were we able to talk comfortably.

“I thought my tongue was stiff.”

“Me too. My brother is still the same.”

“You seem to have changed a lot. Is it because of your position as Minister of National Defense?”

“The situation in Saudi Arabia these days is absurd. Relations with neighboring countries are not good. That is why I have even gone to the battlefield myself.”

It was Bin Salman with sharp eyes.

I could tell just by looking at his eyes how much he suffered while serving as Minister of National Defense.

“The situation isn’t completely over yet, is it?”

“The situation is getting sorted out to some extent. We can regain stability before the end of the year.”

“Do you want to start now that you have stabilized?”

“Now that external affairs have stabilized, it is time to sort out internal affairs.”

The work inside was the work of the royal family.

It was a declaration to break the traditional succession structure of the Saudi royal family.

“It won’t be easy. You have to prepare very thoroughly to complete the job without any problems.”

“Most preparations have been completed. We plan to take down Crown Prince Nayef by January next year.”

“Already? Isn’t it too soon?”

“Thanks to my brother’s help, I was able to delay the time. I have already finished talking with my father, and I will be crowned crown prince in January of next year.”

Can people change like this?

Did the battlefield turn Bin Salman into such a cold and heartless person?

Or, it could be that hidden desires are finally being released.

“If you need help, please contact me at any time. We will provide you with everything you need, including funds, manpower, and information.”

“The help I’ve already received from my brother is enough. As you said before, I need to finish the purge myself. Then, won’t I be recognized as a true crown prince?”

Although it was important to usurp the crown prince’s position.

What happened after that could have been more important.

In the end, to be recognized as crown prince, one had to show great power, and bin Salman was prepared to have blood on his hands.

“Prince Nayef will not come down easily. There will be royals and forces supporting him.”

“We will deal with them one by one. Based on the ledger of corruption that I found together with my brother, we will clean up the royal family’s trash on a large scale.”

The amount of corruption we secured was enormous.

They were royals who accumulated enormous wealth simply because they were of Saudi royal blood, and most of them filled their treasures through illegal methods.

“We need to bring the funds held by the scum to the royal family.”

“Saudi Arabia has suffered a huge blow due to the oil war. The royal family is so desperate for money that it has even issued government bonds. If the royal family can just bring the illegally held funds to the royal family, they will be able to overcome the fund crunch at once. I can.”

There is no money in Saudi Arabia.

Something happened that no one could believe.

In particular, how much of a shock must the Saudi people have been?

The big shock would be the justification for the purge, so many people would support bin Salman.

“We will continue to investigate funds stolen abroad.”

“Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have even imagined this plan.”

That wasn’t it.

Bin Salman had carried out a purge even before the return, in which I did not intervene.

This life was only brought forward by a year, and the purge proceeded more quickly and surely.

“I don’t know if it will help, but I will also target the media. In particular, I will use SNS, portals, and video platforms to create an atmosphere.”

“I’ll leave all the outside work to my brother. I don’t have the time to think about anything else right now. All I want to think about is how to proceed with the purge.”

It felt like the smell of blood was already coming from his body.

All I could do for Bin Salman right now was to provide him with a comfortable place to rest.

“Take it easy today and go. There won’t be any time to rest when we return to Saudi Arabia.”

“Actually, I feel more at ease in Korea where my brother is than in Saudi Arabia. When I’m in Saudi Arabia, I never know when or what kind of attack I might face.”

Bin Salman was not alone in his pursuit of the throne.

From Crown Prince Nayef’s perspective, bin Salman was a target that needed to be eliminated, and the same was true for other royals.

So how much pain can it be?

I planned to give the best treatment to bin Salman.

“I heard you were coming to Korea, so I rented an entire hotel. The interior was decorated in Saudi style, and the chefs were Saudi chefs on standby.”

“I already heard the story. Thanks to you, I can rest in peace.”

“I also have Taewoo Group’s security team on standby at the hotel, just in case. And if I want, I can clear my schedule for a day or so.”

“Then, should I talk to my brother all night long? I have a mountain of stories I want to tell you. I’ll tell you what I experienced after becoming the Minister of National Defense.”

Bin Salman returned to his old self.

Once the purge begins, we won’t be able to see things like this anymore.

So, finally, I have to go back to childhood and have a conversation with bin Salman.