Breaking Up Is Better Than Divorce

old future

“America seems to be late for everything. How many more days do you need to check a check?”

Yooseong grumbled.

Not because the money didn’t come in, but because the infinitely slow American-style work was frustrating.

“It’s over 200 million dollars. It’s the same in Korea.”

It took another few days for the bank to confirm the deposit of the check.

After the check was confirmed by the bank, Eugene finally started working in earnest.

He deposited $200 million in an LLC account established in New York and $7.66 million in an LLC account established in Los Angeles under his own name.

He also put $5 million into an LLC account established in LA in the name of Yoosung.

“So you mean I already have $5 million in debt?”

Yooseong, who has notarized that he owes $5 million in debt from his older brother Eugene at the law firm, said Yooseong.

“You have to be clear. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome later.”

To reduce the potential for problems, the appropriate interest rate is also specified.

“If you don’t pay interest every year, the tax authorities will treat it as a gift and collect a huge amount of tax.”

“But the interest rate is $200,000 a year? How am I supposed to pay that big sum back?”

Eugene said with a look like she was about to cry while holding the loan agreement in her hand.

“So, if you want to pay the interest, you have to work to death.”

Eugene said with a happy smile from the creditor.

And first of all, we remitted 2 million dollars to a corporation established in Korea.

Now the Korean corporation will invest the money back in his father’s company.

“Aren’t you worried about the lawsuit now?”

After sending the money back to Korea, Yoosung smiled brightly and said.

“There was no reason to lose the lawsuit before. He knew it from the beginning too. However, it was only started because SMEs could never survive once lawsuits with large companies began. We won the lawsuit, but there are many cases where the company goes bankrupt and our lives are ruined.”

“So that’s what I mean. Are we okay now? If you win the lawsuit and don’t go bankrupt, you can flatten the noses of the ocean bastards, right?”

“Are you mad at me for just flattening your nose? Are they trying to ruin our lives?”

“It’s true, but it’s not like there’s a sharp way to do it. Even if hyung has more than 200 billion won, his opponent is the Daeyang Group.”

People know all too well the truth that if you fight big companies, your life will be ruined.

It seemed that Yooseong was the same.

“So you want it to end here? Are you going to finish the lawsuit properly?”

“no. It cannot be.”

Yoosung gave his strength to the corners of his eyes again and answered.

“Honestly, are you embarrassed? We only diligently make products ordered from the ocean.”

“Then you have to give it back. that much. If you try to trample someone else’s life, shouldn’t you be prepared to trample your own life as well?”

“But how? If I win the lawsuit, will those people take a big hit?”

“It is not enough to just end a lawsuit. We heard they want to take away our precious things, so we have to take their precious things.”

“Is it precious? Maybe Daeyang Heavy Industries?”

“That too.”

That will be only the beginning.

“Ah, how big is Daeyang Heavy Industries? Can you live on only 200 billion won?”

“Isn’t the market capitalization probably less than 10 trillion right now?”

“Look! How did you buy such a large company? But when I heard it, it was amazing…”

“Right now. And I didn’t say that I live. I said steal it. Where did they go to buy our Seongjin Precision Industry at full price?”

“Yeah, but… Anyway, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but if you can take away their precious company just as you said, it’d be really cool.”

“So, follow along too.”

“okay. Because my brother is actually a smart person. There must be some calculation.”

Although he was skeptical, Yooseong didn’t seem to regard his brother’s ambitions as mere bluffs.

Waiting for business hours in Korea, Eugene called the lawyer of Hanmaeum Law Firm, who took over the case with Daeyang Heavy Industries.

“There is a company called Continental Industries. We are a company that supplies parts to Daeyang Heavy Industries on behalf of our company. It is known to the outside world that it was established with foreign capital, but it was probably made with money from the pocket of the CEO of Daeyang Heavy Industries.”

– Well, isn’t that common? Being a first-tier vendor in a large company is usually the job of filling the stockholders’ pockets.

Lawyers are not surprised.

“The specifications of the parts supplied by Sungjin Precision are slightly changed and delivered at a much higher price. And the manuals used to make those parts are the same as those used by Sungjin Precision.”

– How did that manual pass to Continental Industry? Is it theft?

“no. It was provided by Sungjin to Daeyang Heavy Industries. They took it from there saying they needed it when they used it. You know that we cannot refuse the request of the original contractor from this side.”

– Yes.

“So, I think it would be better to collect information related to Continental Industry. Bill all necessary expenses.”

– The client is rich, so it’s easy to work for, really. Huh.

Lawyer Oh was neither a prosecutor nor a judge, nor did he attend Seoul National University. Of course, he said that he had never participated in a lawsuit with a high commission.

Still, Eugene knows better than anyone that he is smart, sincere, and does his best for his clients.

“yes. You’re rich, so pay as much as you want. huh.”

Eugene also let out a similar tone of laughter.

“And the raw materials provided by Daeyang Heavy Industries for production were increasingly yawning. We are adding the raw materials that are already piled up in the warehouse.”

– Even if not, I wanted to discuss the matter. How much of the raw material you have left on the ocean right now?

“It will be worth two billion won. All the money has been taken.”

Even with useless raw materials, the damage to Sungjin Industrial was enormous.

I had to borrow money from the savings bank again to pay the cost.

– Then we’ll file a claim for refund. That would be pretty big stuff too.

“I do that. Then I will only trust the lawyer.”

– yes. We will fill out a complaint form and submit it as soon as possible.

“no. No need to rush. After all, time is no longer on the other side.”

If I hadn’t won the Mega Millions, I would have had no choice but to hope that the lawsuit would end soon as my money dried up every day.

But now that the funds are abundant, there is no reason to do so.

– So you mean to delay it on purpose?

“It’s not a delay, but there’s no need to rush. The delay operation will be used over there. We just don’t care.”

– Any reason?

“I think a very difficult time will come for Daeyang Heavy Industries after next year.”

– Do you have any information?

The lawyer was quite interesting.

“Daeyang Heavy Industries & Construction has won quite a few orders for expensive ships in the past two years. LNG carriers, drill ships, and FPSOs.”

– yes? FPSO? What is it?

“It is a kind of drilling vessel. Anyway, in recent years, the low-cost ship sector in the shipbuilding business has been lost to China, so we are focusing on expensive ships that require advanced technology.”

– There’s a problem there.

“I think oil prices are going up and down these days. The world is not doing well, so it seems like they sell less than what they pull out.”

– ah! So what about those expensive ships? Isn’t that what you paid to order anyway?

“They are so expensive. There may be companies that would rather give up the down payment.”

The lawyer asked worriedly about the information he was giving based on what he had experienced in the future.

– Whoa! Then that’s a problem! Isn’t it difficult not only for Daeyang Heavy Industries, but also for the entire shipbuilding industry?

“I certainly don’t mean that. I mean, that’s a possibility. Conversely, if oil prices rise, the shipbuilding industry may be booming. Syria and Iraq are a mess these days. Oil fields are also on fire, and then oil prices can go up in the sky overnight.”

– uh? If oil prices rise like that, will the country’s economy suffer? It’s hard. It’s not good this way, it’s not good that way.

“So. After all, no one knows the future. But if it’s half-and-half, isn’t it bad to wait for Daeyang Heavy Industries to become difficult only on our side?”

Last time, a few years from now, the shipbuilding industry was once again brought out of the quagmire, and a battle of lawsuits took place.

Of course, there was plenty of room for it.

– That’s right. I knew. Don’t rush, gather evidence as much as possible, and create logic.

It’s fun to talk to lawyers. He quickly understands what he is saying and suggests an appropriate alternative.

After that, I called the lawyer in charge of the divorce case and said that there was no need to rush it either.

– It will take at least six months anyway.

“I wish I could stretch out more than that.”

Bombs become more powerful when they are detonated all at once.

Eugene wanted the two ongoing lawsuits to have results around the same time.

– All right. You should do that if you want.

The lawyer readily answered without asking why.

After all, there isn’t much work for a lawyer to do in this case.

All you’ll need is some showmanship to make the last minute mess.

“I’m thinking of entrusting the academy with security even if I go to New York, how about you two? Won’t you go with me?”

Before finishing her job in Los Angeles, Eugene made offers to two of the academy’s John Westwind and Roger Burton.

Because Yooseong also became close with the iron, they were treating the two like friends.

“If I go to New York, I won’t be there forever, and I’ll probably spend half of it in New York and half here in LA. Even if you say no, it would be nice if two people would take care of you when you come to LA.”

“I don’t have any family anyway, so I’ll do that.”

“It’s more comfortable being with the boss. So do I.”

Both of them chose to continue as bodyguards.

That weekend, Eugene, the three of them, left LA and boarded a plane bound for New York.

“It’s my first time in first class, so it’s okay. I think it’s worse than the business I had when I came to America.”

“I heard that American airlines are getting rid of first class seats. Foreign airlines make first class more luxurious, and the price is up to three times higher, but in the United States, there doesn’t seem to be that much difference. Maybe the real rich use private planes or charters or something like that.”

“is it? Anyway, I live and ride all the first class seats. But all the stewardess here look old.”

“Nowadays, I don’t call myself a stewardess, but cabin crew and flight attendant. In the United States, the distinction between men and women is becoming increasingly taboo. Anything should be gender-neutral. Otherwise, you could be considered rude or s*xist.”

“okay? It’s really complicated.”

Yoosung didn’t even notice that Korea was going to change like that soon.

Even Eugene, who was vaguely aware of it, had a hard time deciding whether such a world was more advanced or a world that was just tired.

Eugene, who sat in first class on the flight to New York, was deeply moved.

It’s kind of like going back home.

Actually, it wasn’t really wrong.

Before returning to the past a few months ago, Eugene had lived in New York for quite some time.

After retiring at an old age, he was living a leisurely life on Long Island, east of New York, but his hometown of life was New York, especially Manhattan.

Eugene found it difficult to survive in Korea as her marriage ended in tragedy along with the crisis at her father’s company, and she moved to the United States.

The decision was also made because a local company offered a higher salary than in Korea.

It is also because if he had to earn even a penny more, he could help his family even a little more.

It was also nice to know that my experience specializing in project organization for 10 years at Myungsung Trading Company is being recognized in the United States.

In New York, Eugene led a fairly successful life.

It’s not about being rich.

Fortune is just enough that I don’t have to envy others.

More importantly, his own life settled here.

I did a lot of work and met a lot of people.

In one sense, life in New York was different from life in Seoul, which ended in complete failure.

‘Are they okay?’

Eugene imagined in her head the acquaintances she would never see again.

Most of them will still be working hard somewhere in New York.

Even if we meet them again, it will not be the kind of relationship that Eugene remembers.

Most of my acquaintances in Korea have already established relationships, so there is no big problem, but people in this land are the first people you will meet for the first time in a few years.

Therefore, it must be said that they are acquaintances who will not be able to meet again.

However, since I have started a new life, I do not intend to make all of those relationships as non-existent.

Numerous experiences accumulated with those people still remain intact in Eugene’s head.

‘I’ll have to start over.’

The regret remains, but the relationship has to be re-established.

A smile came to Eugene’s lips after a long time.