Son of a Conglomerate at the Highest Level

＜ Negotiating with Woo-gwang (1) ＞

Sam let out a long sigh.

“Brother, Taesung Chemical is a company worth 30 billion won! The demand to hand over this in 3 days is absurd, but what? Shall we finish it today? By having a discussion with Chairman Kim of Woogwang?”

Will it be delivered within 3 days or within today?

I guess that’s what it is.

“The Taesung Chemical family members also decided to move to Taesung Construction. Even the slush funds and stocks have just been solved by Mr. Shim, right? What’s wrong?”

“That’s the problem! Chairman Kim of Woogwang would be happy to accept such an irrational number!”

“That’s what our task is to make!”

“Huh!”

Sim grabbed the back of his neck.

Either that or not.

“The bait should be shaken with something appetizing. That’s how you can fish. isn’t it?”

“I’m going to fish for President Kim of Woogwang now… heh heh heh!”

“The takeover negotiations will be sluggish if working-level officials face each other for several days.”

“That is the natural order of things.”

So I have no choice but to use super-strong water.

While Shim and Woo-Kwang’s takeover negotiators were sitting at the table and squabbling, Factory 6 exploded and many people were killed and injured.

Ha, there’s no way to explain this?

“You may not know much about it since you are still young, but the takeover negotiations are not that simple. It can take months or even years.”

“In normal circumstances, that would be the case. But, after all, this is what people do. It means that it can be easily done with just one word from the head of the group.”

Just as my grandfather’s decision led to Taesung Chemical being handed over to Woo-gwang overnight.

I jumped off the chair.

“Pick up the car keys and follow me. We leave right now.”

“You mean right now?”

“Let’s go as soon as the word has been said.”

“Bocchan, wait! If Taesung Chemical is passed over as a snatch like this, Chairman Cha will also fall down by the back of his neck.”

“Please. Grandpa has already made up his mind. The only one who hasn’t made up his mind is Mr. Shim.”

“…!”

My grandfather’s nickname was Flame Bulldozer.

“Did you forget what Grandpa asked you to do? Don’t hold back, don’t drag on, and pass it over neatly and clearly!”

I stuck the paper with the special agreement written on it into President Shim’s pocket.

“I heard you got full authority from your grandfather about the acquisition negotiations for Taesung Chemical. I have to write it at a time like this. isn’t it?”

Sim made a groan.

“Brother, President Kim of Woogwang is not a very easygoing person.”

“It’s easier because it’s not easy. You won’t want to miss a good opportunity.”

I carefully buttoned my coat.

He also wore a scarf and fur gloves.

“Let’s think about what kind of proposal President Kim of Woogwang might be tempted to make while we go.”

After wearing the gwidori, you are ready to go out!

“You’re saying you’re going to break into Woogwang’s headquarters?”

“Ah, because it was the New Year’s holiday, didn’t you go to Woogwang headquarters?”

I walked briskly.

“Then we can go to Wookwang Group Chairman Kim’s house.”

“young master!”

Loud footsteps could be heard from the hallway outside the president’s office.

“Boss, I’m in trouble!”

jump!

A person wearing a Taesung chemical work uniform opened the door.

His face was so urgent that he skipped even the knock of basic etiquette.

“Woo, Chairman Kim of Woo Kwang has arrived!”

Oh, the tiger said he would come if I told him to.

You don’t have to break into the house?

Originally, even mutts shout loudly in their area.

Boss Sim, you’re in luck!

“This class president, say something that makes sense!”

Sim shouted out loud.

“Why would Chairman Kim of Woogwang visit here from the New Year!”

“That’s an inspection of affiliates…”

It seems that Taeseong is having an executive meeting while eating rice cake soup with the executives of affiliates in the new year.

At Woogwang, you go to inspect affiliates, right?

‘Are you saying that Taesung Chemical is going to be nailed down as Woo-Kwang’s now?’

Either that or not.

Thinking back, good luck!

From the first day of the new year, you have avoided the rudeness of breaking into a house without notice and negotiating.

“Do you remember that the takeover negotiations are the responsibility of President Shim?”

“Stop, no way…!”

“Looks like heaven is pushing me to finish it today. It should be enough for three hours, right?”

“……Three hours?”

Sim looked back at me with a pale complexion.

I squinted one eye.

“By the way, Team Manager Yoo, who was under Secretary Kim’s direct command, finished the discussion with President Oh of Hyunmu Construction within 3 minutes?”

“…?”

It was said that the difference in weight between the president of an affiliate and the head of Wookwang Group was not a big deal.

“We can’t keep President Woo Kwang-eui standing outside for a long time. You should go soon.”

“What about you, Bocchan?”

“I am only eight years old. Will it be a topic for the acquisition negotiations of a 30 billion company?”

If only I was eighteen!

“I’ll fire support over the phone. So please call me.”

“Call?”

I smiled and raised both fists.

“President Sim, then fighting!”

* * *

I went into the secretary’s office next to the president’s office.

As I sat in the chief secretary’s seat, I saw a memo paper neatly pasted on the wall.

From the president’s office to the business partners.

I wrote down the internal and external phone numbers.

‘Good!’

Phone number on the wall, phone on the desk, and even my grandfather’s phone number in my head!

I memorized the number written in my mother’s notebook.

‘If you really want to say no, call your grandfather. If it’s about negotiating with Woo-gwang’s Chairman Kim, he’ll come running right away, right?’

This is so reassuring!

right!

I crossed my fingers.

‘Hey, guardian deity!’

[okay.]

The grim reaper appeared like smoke.

‘happy new year.’

[Not yet. We play by the lunar calendar.]

‘Then it’s not New Year’s Day, so you can spend it without feeling sorry! Go!’

[·······.]

I pointed under the secretary’s window.

‘Wookwang Group Chairman Kim is here. Follow what he’s doing.’

[I do.]

The grim reaper disappeared like smoke again.

A clear view, not shimmering blue like when I looked into the future earlier.

It was a shared sight with the grim reaper.

* * *

The people of Taesung Chemical, who were eating makgeolli and snacks with a table attached to them in a factory vacant lot, were puzzled.

A few of them stared at the factory with their heads pulled out as if they were meerkats.

“Who is it? Today is a holiday, so people in suits like that line up to visit.”

“Didn’t Captain Lee say he was going to find out earlier? Why aren’t you coming?”

“They must be important guests.”

Someone tapped his knee.

“Chairman Cha and the presidents of affiliates came by any chance?”

“Right! President Shim and the young master are also here!”

The people of Taesung Chemical stood up awkwardly and fixed their clothes.

“Thanks to you, I should say thank you for eating rice wine and snacks.”

“I would like to say hello in advance, saying that I will take good care of Taesung Construction in the future.”

However, the person approaching from the other side was not Cha.

It was an elderly gentleman in a long coat with a cane.

They were followed by bodyguards and dignified-looking middle-aged men in suits.

The people of Taesung Chemical could not hide their embarrassment.

Captain Kim took notice and stepped forward.

“Hey… how did you come by any chance?”

“This is the CEO of Wookwang Group. You came out to inspect affiliates together with Woogwang affiliate presidents.”

“Gye, inspecting affiliates?”

Captain Kim was restless, not knowing what to do.

Every word that came out of the bodyguard’s mouth was heavy.

The people of Taesung Chemical jumped up in surprise.

“Why is Woo Guang coming here to inspect?”

“This is Taesung Chemical, not an affiliate of Wookwang!”

The Wookwang Group bodyguard smiled.

“Looks like the news is bleak? Taesung Group Chairman Cha announced that he would hand over Taesung Chemical to Woo-gwang?”

“So not yet! This is Taesung Chemical!”

right!

Wookwang Group Chairman Kim used a cane.

Cold and sharp eyes glanced past the people of Taesung Chemical.

“Did you not hear anything?”

It was a cold, hard voice.

The feeling of intimidation of taking the crowd was a bonus.

“We will soon change our signboard and become Wookwang Chemical. So, I have to inspect the affiliates.”

“So, not yet…!”

right!

Chairman Kim of Wookwang Group once again reached out with a cane.

One of the foremen, who was about to protest, shut his mouth under the force of it.

“It’s a piece of sh*t.”

The crowd became quiet.

The people of Taesung Chemical could not hide their troubled expressions as they noticed each other.

There was nothing to do with the head of the chaebol who had invaded abruptly, but they could not even stop it.

‘Because I just heard from President Shim that he will hand over Taesung Chemical to Wookwang, and I even signed a contract to move to Taesung Construction.’

It must have had a different resonance when he vaguely thought about it when he heard it only in words, and when people from Woogwang’s side rushed to him and declared that Taesung Chemical was their affiliate.

Chairman Kim of Wookwang Group frowned at the makgeolli snacks prepared by attaching tables in the factory vacant lot.

“Do you have a drinking party while working?”

The people of Taesung Chemical looked at each other and swallowed dry saliva.

He quietly put down the cheap plastic cup and hid the wooden chopsticks behind his back.

“You make fun of the workers like this while the factory line is running? What were the foreman doing? Where have the executives gone?”

It was a cold affair.

“The factory is running really well.”

Chairman Kim of Woogwang gave a slight wink.

“Chief Jang.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

A middle-aged man called Chief Jang bent down.

“Prepare for restructuring. You can’t leave the factory to these things.”

“Looks like it should. I didn’t know that Tae-seong was making staff training so messy.”

At that time, President Shim entered the vacant lot with class president Lee.

“You don’t have to worry about restructuring!”

“president!”

“These people are members of our Taeseong family! I’m done talking about taking it from Taeseong!”

“Reap Taeseong?”

“Yes, I already resigned from Taesung Chemical, so you know that.”

Chairman Kim of Woogwang snorted coldly.

“Those who signed the resignation are occupying the factory? Is that a problem as such?”

“Let’s say I held a farewell party while writing my resignation letter.”

“Tsk!”

Chairman Kim clicked his tongue.

“This is what Cha Tae-seong promised. It would be difficult if you put out a garbage company.”

“That won’t happen.”

“The factory is a mess, staff management is even worse, inventory and raw materials are piled up, but the factory line is abandoned. How am I to interpret this?”

“I was just about to visit President Kim to talk about it.”

“me?”

“Yes, we plan to conclude the acquisition negotiations for Taesung Chemical within today.”

“what?”

Chairman Kim of Woogwang raised one eyebrow.

“by today?”

I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.

Woo Kwang’s affiliate presidents, who were following Chairman Kim’s footsteps, were equally astonished.

“Does that make sense?”

“I heard that Taesung Chemical is a company worth 30 billion even if you estimate it?”

“If you’ve already finished organizing the staff… are you serious?”

Since they are also CEOs of affiliates, they know very well what mergers and acquisitions are like.

It was expected that there would be a arduous and complex scuffle between the two companies, with fierce battles of nerves and behind-the-scenes work going back and forth.

So, they were also determined to come to declare war under the pretext of ‘inspecting affiliates’.

“Chief Shim, are you sane?”

“Is that possible? You have to say something that makes sense!”

“Are you going to finish the negotiations in one day? A passing dog must be laughing!”

Sim opened his chest.

“I have been entrusted with full authority over the acquisition negotiations of Taesung Chemical by Chairman Cha!”

President Shim did not avoid the eyes of Chairman Woo Kwang-Kim.

He looked at me face-to-face and spoke bluntly.

“We will hand over all the raw materials of the factory, the products stored in the warehouse, and even the delivery contracts with customers!”

The presidents of Wookwang affiliates snorted.

“Even if you look at it roughly, it seems to be a billion units. Are you going to hand over all raw materials and products?”

“Are you saying you’re going to hand over the delivery contract with the customer? As long as you don’t go crazy.”

“There’s no way Sim Won-cheol, who claims to be a loyalist of Tae-seong, would make a unilaterally advantageous proposal to Woo-gwang!”

“Shim Won-cheol, what are you trying to do now? What are you up to!”

Chairman Kim of Woo-Kwang looked at President Sim with interest.

Either that or not.

Sim said confidently.

“Chairman Kim, since you came all the way here, would you like to just visit the factory? Or would you like to listen carefully to the terms of the acquisition over a cup of tea in the president’s office?”

It meant that the takeover negotiations were meant to be completed within time for a cup of tea.

It wasn’t Chairman Kim who couldn’t understand the meaning.

Chairman Kim couldn’t help but raise the corner of his mouth at President Sim’s spirited provocation.

“I do it with a double shot of espresso.”

＜ Negotiating with Woo-gwang (1) ＞ End