World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 60



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Episode 60. Daehyun Oil

Daehyun Oil.

The atmosphere at Daehyun Oil headquarters was unusual.

“Does that make any sense?!”

“Obviously, the last business trip ended well….”

The person being reprimanded desperately tried to make an excuse.

“It ended well, so why is this happening?!”

The superior who could not accept this was Kim Young-seok, the head of the sales headquarters. The person listening was Choi Hyeong-geum, the manager in charge of the overseas sales department.

Judging by the fact that the voice was raised to this extent, it seemed like it wasn’t a big deal.

“I’ll find out somehow.”

“It’s a whopping 4 trillion won. Do you know what I mean? If we don’t get this back, Vice President Choi or I will have to resign.”

The position of manager was the position of Manager Choi before the rank system was reorganized.

Manager Choi broke out in a sweat at the announcement made by Executive Director Kim, head of the sales headquarters.

“Yes, I know.”

“First, let’s get ready for the business trip. Let’s start by visiting the Joseon General Trading Company.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Manager Choi gave an uncertain answer.

What was the big deal that happened to Daehyun Oil? It was the renewal of the contract with Saudi Arabian Arabco.

They informed us that if we did not include supply through Joseon General Trading Company as a condition, they would drastically reduce the amount of imported refined petroleum products. It was a threat based on the contract terms that fixed the amount of supply every year.

Since my most recent business trip went smoothly, I didn’t expect any symptoms at all. Naturally, I don’t know what the cause is.

Even more so, since it was Arabco, the largest shareholder of Daehyun Oil, he couldn’t help but be more flustered. What on earth could possibly be happening that would make him hit me in the back of the head like this?

Because the request was made so suddenly and out of the blue, it was impossible to understand its true intentions.

Manager Choi returned to his desk.

The place I returned to was quiet.

But the team members’ eyes are turned towards him.

“I think we’ll have to wait and see until the day after tomorrow.”

Manager Choi spoke to his team members, but they didn’t look particularly pleased.

If things don’t work out, there will be a lot of things that need to be readjusted, such as production schedules, crude oil imports, and transportation contracts, and this may only delay the time. If that’s the case, things will get even tighter.

“Manager Choi Hyeong-geum, what is happening with our Daehyun Worldbiz transportation contract?”

The long-term contract between Arabco and Daehyun Oil was followed in a similar manner between Daehyun Oil and Daehyun World Biz. Since the scale is so large, it will also have a big impact on Daehyun World Biz.

“It’s not confirmed yet, so hold off on everything until the day after tomorrow.”

The crude oil products will not be shipped tomorrow. It will be at least several months later, so it is okay if there is a delay in notification by two or three days. It will be difficult to fill this volume from other places anyway.

“Manager Jeong Jae-yeon.”

“ancient!”

Senior Manager Jeong Jae-yeon, who had been quietly observing, quickly answered.

“I have a business trip tomorrow, so prepare accordingly. You should contact the Ministry of Unification in advance.”

“all right!”

With the launch of the South-North federation system, the Ministry of Unification was in charge of related work.

Because of this, the Ministry of Unification has become much larger in size, and recently there has been talk of changing its name to something else, such as the Ministry of Joint Cooperation or the Ministry of Joint Operations.

Choi Hyeong-geum sat down and became lost in thought.

He didn’t think there was anything wrong with the previous business trip. But it was a bit too long. It’s too late to react like this now.

What he vaguely guessed was an internal royal issue.

As the recent upheaval in Saudi Arabia’s royal family has occurred, all Korean companies doing business with Saudi Arabia have been on edge.

Another guess is that the contract was siphoned off from North Korea.

They may be behind it, as PDC has recently become the center of North Korea’s economic development. If they use something like Android as collateral, it seems quite possible.

But there are a few questionable points about that hypothesis.

First, North Korea does not have the ability to supply refined products on its own at this scale. You can tell just by looking at the way it mediates trading companies. It was clearly not aimed at that area.

Second, why bother with such retaliatory actions? Even if you are doing business with Saudi Arabia, why bother with diplomacy that harms each other’s relationship when you can just start anew? This is something that Saudi Arabia will not feel good about, and Daehyun Oil will not feel good about either.

It is clear that Saudi Arabia is also suffering losses, so why did they accept this demand? And why Daehyun Oil in particular?

Is it because I still have ill feelings toward South Korea? I thought it was a ridiculous idea, but I needed to confirm something right away.

Choi Hyung-geum contacted an acquaintance at SG Oil. This acquaintance was also in the overseas sales department of SG Oil, so if there was a problem, it would have been obvious to them.

Tirolirong. Tirolirong. Click.

-hello?

“Hey, how have you been? It’s me, Manager Choi.”

-Oh, yes, hello. What’s up with you?

“Oh, no. If you’re not busy, I was thinking about having a meal together.”

-With me all of a sudden?

It was a bit of a sudden suggestion. We only knew each other through work, so we weren’t particularly close.

“Uh… that’s… .”

-Haha. I guess that’s because you don’t have anyone to eat with these days, boss. Right?

It was fortunate that this guy didn’t have much of an ounce of sense.

“Haha… Well, that’s true.”

– These days, the company dinner culture is so forced that it might be burdensome for a manager of his age to ask his subordinates to eat together.

“That’s what happened. You’re not that busy, are you?”

-Me? Oh my, what can I say? It’s always the same.

“Oh really? That’s good. Then let’s have a meal together sometime.”

-Yes~ Good~

“Yeah, okay. Thanks. I’ll contact you later.”

-Yes, come in~

“Oh, thank you for your hard work.”

Stop.

It didn’t seem like anything had happened. Even if it was a lie, he wasn’t the type of person to act so well.

So does that mean Saudi Arabian Arab Republic targeted only our company? Or should we say that North Korea targeted it?

But no matter how much I think about it, there is no reason why North Korea would have ill feelings toward our Daehyun Oil.

Are you just trying to add a spoon or something?

In any case, there is still room. The scale of refined petroleum products that they say they will adjust this time is up to 4 trillion won.

It is not easy for them to secure this amount of supplies within the next supply period. This means that they will also have to endure losses.

If it really comes down to it, it would be a good idea to supply refined products through Joseon General Trading Company and then somehow manage to persuade them to save the contract with Daehyun World Biz.

Ha… When I think about it, it’s ridiculous. If that happens, isn’t it basically the same as North Korea just sitting there and making money?

Let’s go first. The answer will come out when we go.

The next morning.

Executive Director Kim Young-seok, Senior Manager Choi Hyeong-geum, and Senior Manager Jeong Jae-yeon got into a vehicle and departed for North Korea.

Gateway to unification.

Up until here the navigation worked, but from then on I had to rely solely on the map to find my way.

The good news was that the road to Kaesong was very easy, the problem came after that.

Kaesong City was under development everywhere, so the map wasn’t really useful. So I wandered around for a while and asked a few people for directions, but they didn’t know where the Joseon General Trading Company was.

At that time, while I was riding in a car, I noticed a rather neat looking man. He had gained some weight and was wearing a suit that looked like it was newly purchased.

The group pulled their vehicle next to him.

“Teacher, may I ask you something?”

The man looked into the car at the unfamiliar title and tone of speech, “teacher.” It was a title that was not used among ordinary people.

“Are you from the South?”

“Yes, yes.”

“What’s going on?”

“This is our first time here. Could you tell us where Joseon General Trading Company is?”

The man was delighted to hear that it was Joseon General Trading Company.

“Oh! That’s great. I’m an employee of the Joseon General Trading Company. I’ll tell you the way, so let’s go together.”

Could it be a coincidence that the person I asked for directions happened to be an employee of the company I was looking for?

We briefly looked at each other at the stranger’s request to ride along, but there was nothing we could do.

“… Okay, let’s get on.”

“Hey, this is a South Korean car.”

“Where should I go?”

The man who had just been looking around the car finally turned his head in surprise.

“Go over there.”

He said, raising his finger and pointing straight ahead.

“If it’s over there, where are you talking about…?”

“Oh, don’t you see that big building over there? That building is our company.”

At the end of the street pointed by the frustrated man, there was a tall building standing tall at the end of the street.

I didn’t think it was there… If it was there, why did you ask me to ride with you when you could have just pointed to it? I thought it was a little shameless.

“… Ah, there it was.”

As soon as the car started moving, the man opened his mouth, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere.

“Isn’t the building really that bare?”

“… … .”

It was a cool word, but it was an unfamiliar word to the group. However, even though there was no response, the man continued talking.

“Stay alert. Our Republic is also following closely. Isn’t this all thanks to Comrade Cheon Jeong-woo? Doesn’t Comrade Cheon Jeong-woo know everyone in the South?”

As the story of PDC’s representative came out, the group couldn’t help but become interested.

“I know. I’m from the Republic of Korea.”

Foot.

The man laughed at the words that subtly emphasized her birth.

“Now, they are the people of the Republic. How can they be compared to a pack of wildcats like the South Korean businessmen? Comrade Cheon Jeong-woo came here to personally realize the development of the Republic, and all the South Korean businessmen have no other intention than to share our Republic.”

The group was taken aback by the aggressive tone. To lighten the mood, Senior Manager Jeong changed the subject.

“How come CEO Cheon Jeong-woo knows so much about it?”

“How could you not know that? I live off the wages my representative comrade gives me. If you don’t know that, you are just an animal.”

“… What is the salary?”

“Labor wages!”

“No, are you saying that CEO Cheon Jeong-woo will give you the wages?”

“Girae! Joseon General Trading Company is the company of Comrade Cheon Jeong-woo. Didn’t you even know that?”

At those words, the group’s brains began to spin. The word “maybe” changed into the word “certainty.”

The car arrived quickly, even though it wasn’t going very fast.

“Over there, go to the car yard.”

This time, I understood perfectly and was able to park the car in a suitable spot in the parking lot. Soon, the group got out of the car and headed toward the building entrance.

The English sign “PDC TOWER” engraved above the building’s entrance caught my eye.

As they entered the building, something greeted the group.

“Huh! What is that?”

The group couldn’t help but be shocked when they saw something like that.

Because there was a large photo of PDC CEO Cheon Jeong-woo hanging on the wall in the center of the lobby. I had vaguely heard rumors that he was doing well in North Korea, but I didn’t know it was this good.

The group looked at the photo and whispered behind him.

“No, is this how it is in North Korea?”

“…The Kim trio is gone now.”

Choi Hyeong-geum, who answered Senior Manager Jeong’s question, was also puzzled.

There are no three Kims.

But when I look at that large photo, it seems as if CEO Cheon Jeong-woo is taking that place.

“Comrade Guide!”

The man leading the group, who seemed to know each other, called out to the woman sitting at the information desk in a friendly manner. However, the woman seemed to glance at him and did not respond.

“Comrades from South Korea have arrived, so please make an appointment with Comrade President.”

The president he was talking about was the president of Joseon General Trading Company.

“Did you say you came from South Korea?”

The female guide, whose expression was clearly annoyed, showed interest in the word South Korea.

“I told you so.”

“Are you from a company called Daehyun Oil?”

The guide ignored the man and asked the group.

A welcome mission suddenly reaches their ears.

“Oh, yes yes! That’s right.”

Manager Choi happily answered with a smile.

“The appointment has already been made, so please go up to the top floor.”

“You made a promise?”

Even if it was a promise, it was the top floor… .

“Just go up and take a look.”

“Ah… Okay, I understand.”

The group expressed their gratitude to the man who guided them and then stood in front of the elevator.

The person who climbed to the top with a nervous mind and faced them was none other than CEO Cheon Jeong-woo.