World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 20
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Episode 20. Father and Son
“Hahaha! Oh my, what brings you all the way here?”
President Kang Bae-deok greeted CEO Choi, who had come to his office, in a natural and friendly manner.
“It’s been a while, Mr. Kang.”
“Haha, I hope you’ve been well, sir. Please sit over here.”
It seems that he was prepared to serve the guests since he had made a reservation in advance before coming.
CEO Choi got to the point as soon as he arrived without saying much.
“There is a company that the chairman is interested in this time. It is also a place that I have been keeping an eye on.”
“Oh, really? Where is that?”
“Have you ever heard of Planet Development Corporation? It is also called PDC to the public.”
Write. What the heck, there are all these kinds of names?
Isn’t that a very unique business name? If you’ve heard it, there’s no way you wouldn’t remember it.
When President Kang Bae-deok tilted his head at the name he heard for the first time, CEO Choi added.
“It is a company that is famous worldwide these days. There is a lot of talk that a great company has emerged from Korea.”
Is it really that famous?
Then, it would have been embarrassing to say I didn’t know.
“Oh, yes. Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard of it. I think I heard about it on social media.”
The thought briefly crossed CEO Choi’s mind, wondering if he even knew what SNS was.
“Thank goodness. That company is an AI development company, and the chairman keeps comparing it to Autoware. He gets furious and says that a small startup like this can’t keep up, so it’s quite a headache. Hehe.”
Kang Bae-deok couldn’t understand why this author was talking so contemptuously about himself.
“Oh, yes… .”
“So, you know our chairman’s personality, don’t you? He’s the type of person who has to buy something even if he has to pay for it if he doesn’t have it.”
“You entrusted that work to CEO Choi. Personally.”
As expected, it’s CEO Choi.
It’s not like there was nothing going on during that time. Important things were just left to important people.
A guy like me would have been nothing more than prey.
“That’s what happened… but things didn’t work out well because I lacked the ability.”
“Haha, if CEO Choi says that, what would become of me?”
There must be a reason why CEO Choi is acting so humble.
“Rather than that, there’s a story I happened to hear while working… ”
“What is that?”
“Do you happen to know Cheon Jeong-woo?”
Shudder.
When he heard the name Cheon, President Kang Bae-deok’s eyes opened slightly.
He couldn’t remember the name Jeong-woo for a moment, but anyone who saw it could tell that it was the name of the child of the human he had betrayed.
President Kang Bae-deok looked at CEO Choi in surprise.
President Choi’s sharp eyes were staring straight at him.
Oops.
It was clear that CEO Choi already knew the inside story.
It must have something to do with that guy Cheon Jeong-woo.
It was a poisoned chalice.
I should have said from the beginning that I was busy.
President Choi’s expression was no longer hidden, revealing his true feelings.
It wasn’t that of a clumsy rookie who couldn’t control his emotions.
It was the leisure of a professional who had already given up on the outside world.
It seems that he already knows about the relationship between Cheon Jeong-woo and himself, so he knows that he cannot help but accept it.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t accept. If the deal goes wrong, it won’t be his fault anyway.
“I think I remember. He’s the son of an acquaintance I knew a long time ago.”
President Kang Bae-deok answered with a bitter expression.
“Oh~ somehow. Is that so? That guy named Cheon Jeong-woo is the head of that PDC. That’s really good. I guess it’s easier to trust someone who already knows each other. I think things will go better if CEO Kang helps.”
Let’s think positively.
Anyway, since that company was founded by Cheon Jeong-woo, and he had caught the chairman’s attention, it was only natural that the work would eventually come back to him.
So it wasn’t just that the bomb was passed on. It was just the last turn anyway.
And if things fail, it’s not that big of a deal, right?
I just have to stay in this maintenance shop for a longer time.
“Yes, I will look into it.”
“Haha. Then I will trust the boss and go.”
* * *
“Ahhh~ Director, why are you like this so early in the morning… .”
A woman in office clothes, holding documents in her arms, stood there moaning strangely.
Below them was a man sitting on a chair, hugging a woman’s legs and resting his nose underneath hers.
Sigh~
The face of the man who had been stuck in the hem of the skirt was revealed.
It was Kang Seung-hyun.
“Why are you doing this? Are you doing this on purpose? You came dressed so provocatively to seduce me, right? Isn’t that right?”
No matter where I looked, it didn’t look like she was dressed particularly provocatively.
“Why are you doing that on purpose… It’s not like that…”
However, the woman who is embarrassed does not rebel as if she does not particularly hate it.
Kang Seung-hyun’s urgent hand movements dug into her skirt.
Just then, as she was about to pull down her underwear along with her black stockings… .
Boom!
The office door opened roughly.
“Oh, you fucking punk! What kind of kid is this!”
The startled woman hurriedly pulled up her underwear, and Seunghyun opened the door and looked at the person who came in with wide eyes.
“Tsk tsk tsk. From the morning breeze.”
There, Kang Bae-deok was standing, clicking his tongue and looking displeased.
“Ah! Father! Knock and come in!”
A woman hurriedly dressed up and tried to leave the office.
“Don’t you even say hello to the boss?”
“Ah! Hello… boss.”
When Kang Bae-deok scolded a woman who was passing by, she quickly greeted him and passed by.
Tsk tsk.
Kang Bae-deok clicks his tongue again and looks up and down at the back of the woman as she tries to leave.
That guy looks like him, but he doesn’t have an eye for women.
Of course, for a woman, buttocks are important, but what’s so great about that skinny girl that she’s doing that in the morning?
“What are you doing in the office this morning?”
“Haa… That’s not it. That bitch wags her tail first.”
“That man. He can’t even take care of his own lower body properly.”
“The lower door hasn’t even opened yet….”
As the nagging continued, Seunghyun responded timidly.
“What the heck?”
“Oh, why did you come?”
Seunghyun quickly changed the subject to cover his father’s mouth as he tried to yell at him.
“I don’t even have a cup of coffee.”
Kang Bae-deok scolded himself, swearing at himself.
Seunghyun, who had been watching him, reluctantly got up from his seat and walked to the coffee machine in the office.
Kang Bae-deok sat calmly on the reception sofa, slightly loosening his tie with his hands as if his fever was rising.
“You, do you remember Cheon Jeong-woo?”
A name that was suddenly mentioned.
Seunghyun’s eyebrows furrow at the name Cheon Jeong-woo.
“Why him?”
“You should meet that guy sometime.”
It was a generational affair.
“Why am I meeting him?”
“Weren’t you a little close with that guy?”
Kang Bae-deok didn’t know that his current daughter-in-law was Jeong-woo’s girlfriend and that Kang Seung-hyun had caused her all kinds of humiliation when he ruined his family.
“Ha… That’s a story from the past. And do you think you still have good feelings for me?”
However, Kang Seung-hyun did not bring up that topic first.
Because I don’t know what will come out of that mouth again.
“If that doesn’t work out, let’s talk about business. After all, it’s about business. If a businessman gives you money, how can you not show your face? And when did you keep something that was your enemy in your heart? You little bastard.”
Seunghyun’s ears perked up at the mention of money, so he approached me with a coffee in his hand and a quick gait.
“You’re giving him money? To him? Why?”
Kang Bae-deok carefully picked up the cup of coffee that had spilled over onto the tray and slowly savored the coffee.
Hurup.
“Hmm… It’s not like I’m just giving it to you, it’s an investment, an investment.”
“So why are you investing in him, father?”
Kang Bae-deok glanced at Seung-hyeon, who was urging him on, and took another sip of coffee.
“It’s not that I’m going to do it, it’s the company that’s doing it.”
“Company? In Daehyun? No, that makes even more sense. Who the hell is that guy that our company is investing in?”
“What is a kid in front of his father, a kid? How shameful.”
Seunghyun straightened his posture at his father’s nagging.
“Come on, let’s talk quickly.”
“What other reason could there be? It must be because the business he’s running is going well. Have you heard of PDC?”
“PDC? What is that?”
Kang Bae-deok nodded as if his son’s reaction was natural.
“That’s the name of the company.”
“That’s the name? What kind of company name is that crappy?”
“How would you understand? Anyway, you have to invest in that company.”
After hearing everything Kang Bae-deok had to say, Seung-hyeon tilted his head.
“Father, investing is one thing. But what happens if we invest in his company? Then aren’t we all eating from the same pot?”
Huh.
President Kang Bae-deok sneered.
“The chairman doesn’t raise lion cubs.”
“Lion cub…? What do you mean he’s acting like a lion cub or something?”
President Kang Bae-deok’s eyes sparkled.
“No. He’s a lion cub. So he must have climbed up the ladder by succeeding in business like his father. That’s not the point. He must survive. That’s the point.”
“But what do you mean by not raising a lion cub?”
“A lion kills anything that isn’t its own cub. Don’t you know that all the high-ranking positions in the group are filled with salaried workers?”
“Ah~”
Seunghyun nodded as if he understood.
“So, if you do well this time, you might be able to grow that company too.”
“Then what will he do?”
“If that happens, I’ll just send him out with a higher stake. He won’t feel bad about it either, since it’s money he can live off of for the rest of his life. So just do your best! If that happens, then taking a high-ranking position within the group won’t be a problem!”
President Kang Bae-deok gave a passionate speech.
“Okay, I understand.”
Easier said than done… It wasn’t easy for him, who knew he was at fault.