Breaking Up Is Better Than Divorce

Case (謝禮)

“Thank you for last time. Thank you for helping me a lot.”

Director Jang again expressed his resignation.

“I’m glad it was helpful.”

“yes. And since the guests who stayed at the Palace Hotel have returned, you can use them again. The calculation was done by us. But I have a reservation, so it’s only until the beginning of next week. If you are in New York after that, we will make it as convenient as possible.”

“What. That’s enough. If you use such a hotel for free for a week or so, I am grateful.”

“And he asked me to say thank you for your help with this matter and that the Vice President will visit and greet you in person. He has been to Seoul for urgent business now, so I will contact you when he comes back.”

Last time I asked to give up my hotel room, I was polite, but today it’s too much.

Apparently, the vice president had something to say.

“All right. I am grateful, and the vice president seems to be angry, but it is an honor to see such a person again.”

Eugene knew that his intentions had been worked out, so he exalted his opponent with a lot of humility.

“Certainly, this place is spacious. The luxury is similar, but compared to this one, the last suite has a hotel feel. ah! I can’t. Aren’t I getting used to such a luxurious place?”

Returning to the Palace Hotel Champagne Suite, Yooseong looked around the luxurious drawing room where he had been away for several days.

“Then how about it?”

“Looking at it roughly, it seems that hyung reduced Dasan’s damage?”

It is a meteor whose eyes are increasing as time goes by.

“It seems like that.”

“So is this the answer?”

Yoosung tilted his head slightly. It seems that he didn’t have enough knowledge to even look at him.

“Let’s see. How do you get out?”

Eugene said with a smile mixed with anticipation.

If something goes, something must come.

Eugene wondered how he would come out of Dasan.

* * *

In a quiet mansion at the foot of Bukaksan, an elderly man and his four sons were having a meal together.

This was the home of the former Dasan Group chairman and has since been used as a meeting place for the Dasan Group head family.

“You have worked hard this time.”

Dasan Group president praised the third son.

“If it wasn’t for that information, it would have been a huge mess.”

“I was lucky.”

Cheol-ho Kim, vice president of Dasan Motor’s Americas division, was humbled.

“right. Lucky. But it’s no luck that I didn’t just let it go when I heard the news.”

Said the eldest son, who was eating a large rib next to him.

“That’s right. Everyone has luck, but not everyone has luck.”

Chairman Kim said with satisfaction.

“And you suffered too.”

This time, I saw the fourth and praised it.

“yes. It’s been hard, Dad. Not me, but our Dasan C&T Beijing office staff. It seems like he was too busy running a kite here and there. I had to run around until my feet bleed, not sweat.”

“You did a good job too.”

This time, he looks at his eldest son and says.

“Still, it was fortunate that Rep. Yoon had a connection with the National Intelligence Service.”

The eldest son said while eating meat.

“I’ll have to give it enough for the next election.”

“okay. You will be fine.”

There was a firm faith in the eyes of the president looking at the eldest son.

“So Liu Xiaojun has no chance?”

“It has already been confirmed. He was stripped of his communist party membership and imprisoned. The article will be out tomorrow. It seems that the talk has already spread to the regular price.”

“So, how much damage did we almost lose this time?”

“Right now, the amount that I was supposed to give to Liu Xiaojun is $10 million.”

The first, who succeeded in his father’s footsteps, was in charge of the automobile industry and led the conversation.

“And, frankly, I don’t know how much the loss would have been if I had even signed a contract with Shanghai Bugao Automobile. There are so many scenarios for what will happen next, it is difficult to calculate, but in the worst case, Beijing Dasan Motor Company was almost shaken.”

“You are lucky.”

Chairman Kim nodded.

“okay. How about that friend?”

He asks the third Kim Cheol-ho again.

“You seem like a pretty smart guy. I’m used to pushing and pulling for my age. But even so, it seems like a lucky friend.”

“right. You won that big lottery, and this time you gave us valuable information.”

The first nodded. As the person who was appointed as the next owner of Dasan Motors, he was the one who benefited the most from this incident.

“Luck comes…”

Chairman Kim nodded.

“I plan to see you again when I come to America. I have to say thank you, and above all, it’s amazing.”

“Do that. There is no one in the world more terrifying than the lucky one. Your grandfather was also lucky several times during the war to avert a lot of trouble. And while doing business, it wasn’t the first time that something like gambling was a coincidence.”

“Your father is right. If you’re a lucky friend, it wouldn’t hurt to know.”

The eldest son helped.

“And the information on the Chinese side seems to be quite familiar, so read it carefully. Do you know what else will help?”

The fourth nodded.

“I’m going to meet you by doing something as an example. What would you like?”

“If you can’t remember anything, can I help you?”

The second child, who listened quietly and ate the meat, opened his mouth.

“What good ideas do you have?”

“Yes. A very good thing.”

The bear-like man replied with a smile.

* * *

“Yes, you mean that? It doesn’t matter to me. When would you like to visit? today? Well, I do.”

The next morning, when he woke up, Yooseong came to the living room and found his older brother on the phone with someone.

“Who is coming?”

Yooseong asked after confirming that hyung hung up the phone.

“Jaemin Ilbo reporter.”

“A reporter is covering your brother?”

“uh. I saw a post with a hotel photo a while ago that became a hot topic. So if it’s okay, I’d like to take a picture here and post it together.”

“okay? Good.”

“then. That’s good. I’m not the only one doing the interview, I’m going to do a little interview with you too.”

“yes? Why me?”

“I also want to cover the lawsuit between Sungjin Precision and Daeyang Heavy Industries.”

“really?”

Yoosung’s face lit up.

“By the way, are you posting articles like that? are you okay? Can I post articles criticizing large corporations?”

“Oh, it’s okay. Because it’s Jaemin.”

“Why the Jaemin Ilbo?”

“There is a newspaper close to Dasan.”

“ah! Then maybe?”

“I think Dasan is going to repay the favor. They seem to have figured out what we want.”

“The media will be on our side! This is a real reward!”

“Even if it’s not, fertility and Daeyang are not on a very good side. The two groups are competing in quite a few fields. Especially in automobiles and heavy industry, they are rivals. So at this point, listen to our side as well, and swear by that side.”

“You mean it was in line with your understanding?”

Seeing Yooseong’s excited voice, he seemed a little excited.

“uh. So it probably won’t be enough to just post one article.”

“Then I’ll prepare something for the interview.”

Yooseong was excited and went into his room.

Eugene sat back on the sofa in the living room and smiled warmly.

The result was much better than expected.

Even if he didn’t have to ask for it, scratching the itchy place like this made his job easier.

Of course, what Eugene really wants is something else. But it’s not available right now.

I think this work is about the pre-paving. First of all, it is enough to appeal to the Dasan group.

‘Is the calculation finished?’

Having been to a large corporation, I knew by now that Dasan would be frantic in calculating how much profit and loss it had suffered from this incident.

‘How would it have been handled?’

In the future that Eugene knew, Dasan Motors signed a contract with Shanghai Bugao Chiche and established a joint venture.

It was only a little while later that Liu Xiaojun’s arrest became known.

It was only then that Dasan realized that things had gone awry, but only after signing the contract.

However, a year later, the joint venture will start building a new factory in Shanghai.

Perhaps it was because of the burden of the penalty for breaking the contract and the complacency of linking the downfall of the Shanghai Party Secretary to foreign companies.

But the joint venture sank very nicely.

The approvals and permits necessary for the new factory were delayed infinitely, troubles with construction workers continued, and even various civil servants who came out frequently to delay the schedule.

It seems that Dasan Motors was trying to do business with an aide of a man who was rising as a rival to President Lee.

The series of incidents related to Dasan Motor’s new factory in Shanghai were published several times in articles, and the industry talked about it many times as a risky case of entering China.

This all happened because people still haven’t figured out who the current president is.

The series of events does not end with dropping Liu Xiaojun, a powerful player in the Shanghai room, but only after disposing of most of his opponents.

So, the damage to Dasan from this incident was a kind of demonstration.

As a result, the joint venture is quite painful for Dasan Motors.

Somehow, they built a factory and started producing commercial vehicles, but this time, a cold air flow is created between Korea and China, causing great setbacks in production as well as sales.

And in the end, the situation is over when the management hands over the stake to the Shanghai couple Gao Chi-Che, who has been replaced by the president’s people, at a bargain price.

Eugene, who knows the future up to this point, wondered how big of a wave his words would have had.

Have you really given up on the joint venture?

And what was your relationship with Liu Xiaojun?

Smart people would have listened to his story and tried to figure out the facts as much as possible.

And if it was judged that there was even the slightest possibility, the negotiations would have been delayed or nullified.

Of course, Eugene does not believe that his advice will protect Dasan Motor’s position in the Chinese market.

The decline in sales of Dasan Motors in China will inevitably occur regardless of the current situation.

However, it was clear that at least considering a new business in Shanghai would have been of great help.

That afternoon, a New York correspondent from the Jaemin Ilbo visited.

The interview was conducted in a serious and friendly atmosphere from beginning to end.

There were few questions about Eugene’s already widely known Mega Millions, and there were many in-depth questions about the dispute between Sungjin Precision and Daeyang Heavy Industries.

Apparently, the purpose is clear.

“You worked hard today. By the way, take this as a souvenir on the way.”

Seeing off the reporter, Eugene handed him a box containing two bottles of champagne.

“ah! This······.”

This is an expensive champagne that everyone will recognize at a glance.

“I can’t accept something like this…”

The reporter laughed softly.

“Since I stayed here, it was given to me as a gift. Please feel free to take it as a hotel souvenir.”

“haha! Okay. I’ll have a nice drink today.”

The reporter pretended to be a little shy, and was given a box of champagne.

“Wow, are you going to post all of the interviews we interviewed today?”

After the reporter left, Yooseong asked.

“I don’t know. The editorial department will adjust the water level appropriately.”

“Are you still looking forward to it?”

“uh. okay.”

There was a significant gap between Eugene’s expectations and Yoosung’s expectations.

Yooseong was satisfied with only the expectation of an article that would be used fairly on their side.

On the other hand, Eugene was well aware of the meaning of the Dasan group’s reach.

Dasan clearly expressed its intention to take a step in the dispute between Sungjin Precision and Daeyang Heavy Industries.

Perhaps it means that they are willing to risk even a clash between the Dasan group and the Daeyang group.

I was thinking quite a few things to provoke a dispute between Daeyang and Dasan, but I feel like this has solved my problem.

If Dasan is the first to attack, Daeyang will not be able to stand still.

If you have that level of status, your self-esteem is bound to be strong.

In Eugene’s battle against the ocean, the Dasan group plays a very important role.

Years later, the head of the Daeyang Group dies, and a bloody war breaks out between his sons.

In the midst of this, Dasan’s help is the background that led to the victory of the third son, the president of Daeyang Heavy Industries.

For some reason, Dasan secretly held a small stake in Daeyang International, which plays a key role in the Daeyang Group’s circular shareholding structure.

At a time when the brothers were in a tense confrontation aiming for the presidency, Dasan’s stake exerted considerable power.

Of course, after the situation was over, Dasan took a lot of money from the ocean, so it must have been a satisfactory transaction for Dasan as well.

But… now, that kind of partnership will never come again.

Eugene smiles happily again.

It would be impossible to establish such a cooperative relationship again between Dasan and Daesan, which had once formed a relationship.

More importantly, Dasan’s stake in Daeyang International, which Dasan has been secretly collecting for decades.

Although it is a publicly traded company, it is a stock with a very small amount circulating in the market.

This is Eugene’s ultimate goal.

Dasan already has a weapon in her hand that will be the key to attacking the Daeyang Group.

It’s like the ultimate weapon that is like a holy sword to be shoved into the demon king’s neck.