Money is really scary
How much time had passed since Yoon Jae-ha and Yoon Hyun-joo returned to finalize the sales contract?
Director Ma also left the office to receive his subordinate's report, and I was left alone to gather my thoughts.
After a while, Director Ma returned.
"Would you like to see it for yourself?"
"Um, no. That's fine. After the deal is done, there's no reason to see him. Did you find out everything you needed to know?"
"Yes, boss."
"Then, tell Chairman Cho to take him to the safe house and lock him up. I plan to let Yoon Hyun-joo decide on the disposition."
"Yes. I will instruct you accordingly."
Director Ma bowed his head and went out. After giving instructions to his subordinates and returning, he opened his mouth.
"Boss, I will report to you."
Director Ma reported in a calm voice what he had learned from Chairman Cho.
After listening to the report that lasted quite a while, I burst out laughing.
"Choi Woo-shik has put in quite a bit of effort."
While pressuring Chairman Cho to reveal the truth about the assets in another person's name, he also offered him the carrot of helping him take all the money from the sale of real estate.
He even promised that he would be able to return to Korea later after some time had passed.
"It is a proposal that may shake your heart."
But on the other hand, I also had another thought.
If I hadn't harbored any second thoughts, I wouldn't have been shaken even if someone was shaking me from the side.
A threat to disclose Chairman Cho's secret assets? One could raise suspicions, but proving it was another matter.
In the end, all Choi Woo-shik did was fan his greed.
If Chairman Cho had truly cared about Yoon Hyun-joo, he would not have made that choice.
"Money is truly a scary thing."
"Because human greed is endless."
"Anyway, we have to take down Choi Woo-shik for sure. If we do it half-heartedly, not only will Yoon Hyun-joo be the problem, but the real estate I bought could also end up on the chopping block."
If Choi Woo-shik and Yoon Hyun-joo start a mud fight with swords pointed at each other, the real estate I bought will eventually have to rise to the surface.
"Let's definitely support Yoon Hyun-joo. Starting today, raise surveillance on Choi Woo-shik to the highest level, and tell them to install wiretapping devices in the president's office, the corporate vehicles he drives, and even the house of his mistress."
"Yes, boss. I will convey that."
I had to push Yoon Hyun-joo hard. In addition, while I was giving the necessary instructions and making plans, a phone call came.
- Moo-hyeok, the contract is finished.
Yoon Jae-ha's voice was heard over the phone.
"Thank you for your hard work. Were there any major problems?"
― Have you forgotten who we are? Even real estate transaction experts have reviewed it. Chairman Cho not coming in person could cause problems later on······. Well, since he even stamped his seal on the power of attorney, it shouldn't be a big problem. Oh, but Director Yoon Hyun-joo wants me to send the deposit to a secret Swiss account.
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"Really? Are you next to me?"
- Uh. Should I change it?
As soon as I answered that I wanted to change it, Yoon Hyun-joo spoke to me.
- I changed the phone number, Mr. Kim.
"Sir, sending the deposit to a Swiss account could be problematic."
―······But, I can't trust Chairman Cho anymore.
Even though the actual owner was Yoon Hyun-joo, the name was ultimately Chairman Cho.
In order to pay taxes, it had to go through Chairman Cho's account first.
"First, I'll deposit the money into Chairman Cho's account, and once all transactions are complete, I'll wash it and hand it over to you."
- Could you please do that?
"Yes. The fee is 5% of the total amount. Is that okay with you? I'll leave it to the experts."
Yoon Hyun-joo answered without a moment's hesitation.
- I'll do that if it leaves no trace.
She seemed to trust me a lot.
You say you don't trust Chairman Cho, but you quickly change the object of your trust. I swallowed a laugh and continued speaking.
"Okay. Then I will contact the US and have them deposit the money directly into Chairman Cho's account. Also, Chairman Cho has told me the whole story. It's a bit awkward to talk about this over the phone, so I will tell you everything in a few days when I pay the balance and talk about other real estate. For now, Chairman Cho told me to keep him locked up in a place where no one knows him."
When I brought up Chairman Cho, the answer came a little late. It seemed like he still had mixed feelings.
- Yes······. Thank you. I will never forget this favor.
"Then, could you please change me back to Attorney Yoon Jae-ha?"
I heard a rustling sound for a moment, and then Yoon Jae-ha called me.
- Oh, Muhyuk.
"First, I will deposit the deposit into Chairman Cho's account, and then I will deposit the remaining balance in a few days."
- I thought about it carefully. There will definitely be problems later on, so it's better to block them at the source.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll buy you dinner next time. Oh, and I can ask you again later. I might buy the rest of the real estate too."
- Well, I'm always welcome when you call.
"Okay. Good luck, and I'll send Director Yoon Hyun-joo back safely······."
It's been a while since I last spoke to Yoon Jae-ha, so the conversation has become long.
I heard laughter on the other end of the phone, as if he understood what I was thinking.
- What are you talking about? Now we have to talk about the divorce proceedings. I think we'll probably finish talking by dawn. I heard that Chairman Choi Woo-shik has already left the house? He's made up his mind, he's made up his mind.
"Good luck. I'll be counting on you."
After finishing the call with Yoon Jae-ha, I immediately called the United States.
"Brother. Aren't you busy?"
- Huh? It's about time for the market to open, but I don't think I'll be busy.
"Then I'll give you an account number and send some money to it."
He gave Chairman Cho's Taesan Bank account number to Han Kyung-young and told him to deposit the contract deposit.
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Han Kyung-young didn't ask for anything else and said he would call back once the deposit was completed.
After about 30 minutes, Han Kyung-young called again.
- Deposit completed. I've already withdrawn the money from the Korean corporate account, and the remaining amount will be transferred from here to the Korean corporate account and deposited there.
"Oh, thank you."
― By the way, looking at the locations of the properties being sold this time, it seems like they were bought incredibly cheaply. Aren't those places hard to get into even if you have money?
"I was lucky. It was like a pumpkin rolling in from the vine. I didn't expect it at all."
Han Kyung-young whined, saying, "Let's say it casually."
― Wow! As expected of Kim Mu-hyuk! Even if you just sit still, money rolls in! I'm jealous, I'm jealous!
"Stop talking nonsense. Is there a problem?"
― Yeah. There's no particular movement. Everyone seems to be watching Beijing. It's the calm before the storm, you know. It seems like everyone will wait for some results before they make a move.
"Probably the results will come out the way we want. Just think that way and move forward."
- Okay, boss!
I finished talking to Han Kyung-young and checked the text message that had just arrived.
It was a text message from Yoon Jae-ha confirming that the deposit had been deposited.
I closed my phone and stood up.
"Let's go back for today. Director Yoon Hyun-joo will send the documents tomorrow. Tell her to give them to me as soon as they arrive."
"Yes, boss."
A few days passed after that.
The remaining balance for the real estate transaction was deposited into Chairman Cho's account, and the transfer of ownership was also completed perfectly.
The properties were transferred to the name of Dream High Korea, the Korean subsidiary of Dream High Investment.
- I just completed the transfer of ownership.
While waiting for Yoon Hyun-joo at the Myeongdong office, I spoke to Han Kyung-young on the phone.
"great job."
- What kind of hardship did I have? The employees there had a hard time. But it was just a plaything, so it must have been nice to have some real work after a long time, right?
I let out a small laugh at Han Kyung-young's words. Well, it's actually quite unsettling when people just take up space without doing anything.
Dream High Korea has not been operating properly yet.
They simply established a corporation and did nothing, maintaining only the minimum number of employees.
"I think I should probably buy more real estate. The locations of the lands that Yoon Hyun-joo told me to take are much better than I thought. They won't be worth much right away, but they are locations that can be developed. I'm just amazed at how they were able to secure such good locations. I wonder why people are so greedy for power."
After receiving the list of real estate properties owned by Yoon Hyun-joo, I couldn't help but express my admiration.
She owned land and buildings all over the country in the names of several people, including Chairman Cho.
Yoon Hyun-joo wanted to take this opportunity to sort it all out and exchange it for the shares of KS Group that we had.
- Really? You can really say that? Didn't you make a lot of money by preemptively purchasing the land? You bought the Taesan Financial headquarters building a long time ago.
Of course, I did something similar, but the outcome was a little different.
I bought the land and building using that information because I knew the future, while Yoon Hyun-joo's father, Minister Yoon, bought the real estate decades ago based solely on intuition.
In particular, he owned a huge amount of land in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.
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Even if you add them all up, it can't compare to real estate in Gangnam, but it's still worth a lot.
"I bought it taking advantage of the foreign exchange crisis and various special circumstances, and I bought it decades ago. Minister Yoon really has a good eye."
It was like a person who should be doing business ended up doing politics.
Isn't that right? Is it because Minister Yoon was in politics that he was able to get information faster than anyone else and take the lead?
Well, it was a chicken-and-egg question. It was such a useless thought.
"Anyway, I know that and tell the Korean branch to prepare it."
- No, don't do that. I told you to take the representative position. It's a position that no one is interested in.
The Korean branch was created, and Han Kyung-young still held the position of CEO of both the headquarters and the branch.
But Han Kyung-young had been telling me to take the position of CEO of the Korean branch.
You should have a title for later or something?
As he said, he might need it later, but he had no intention of wearing any kind of hat yet.
"I told you not to do that. Let's think about it more and talk about it later."
― The Korean branch was created because of you, so isn't it funny that I'm the one who's continuing to be in charge of it?
"I'll hang up now since we have a guest coming. Anyway, please prepare."
― I don't want to talk, so watch me change the subject. Okay, okay. I'll tell them to prepare it. Should I just fill up the Korean branch's corporate account with money in advance?
As soon as I finished the call with Han Kyung-young, the phone rang again.
It was a number I had never seen before, but I picked up the call after confirming that it was an international number.
"This is Kim Mu-hyeok."
- Mr. Kim. This is Won Ji-bao.
"Ah, Prime Minister."
The call I've been waiting for has finally arrived.
Two days ago, the Chinese Communist Party's plenary session ended, but no Chinese media outlets were reporting the results.
Even the state-run media representing the Communist Party made no mention of it.
The eyes of the world were on Beijing, but no news was coming out.
― I tried to contact you right after the general meeting was over, but I was late because I had to deal with the aftermath.
"I know you're busy, but it's okay. I did have to wait a little bit. So, what's the result?"
― President Hu Jintao and Vice President Zeng Qinghong won a landslide victory. There are now only two members of the Standing Committee who firmly support Jiang Zemin.
"Two people? We've lost one more person in the meantime."
The Central Party Politburo Standing Committee, the core of Chinese power, had a total of nine members.
Starting with President Hu Jintao, the standing committee members are Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, and Luo Gan.
Among them, the only people who could be said to not be part of the Shanghai faction were Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao.
Wu Bangguo was neutral, and the rest all agreed with the Shanghai faction.
"First of all, the Vice Chairman broke away from the Shanghai faction, so who else was left out?"
― The only one who is definitely on the same page as us is Vice Chairman Zeng Qinghong. However, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, and even Luo Gan have all declared neutrality, and this time they have sided with us.
I couldn't help but ask in response to the unexpected news.
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"Luogando has also become neutral?"
- Yes, that's right. Jiang Zemin was quite embarrassed.
It can't be helped. Two executive committee members can't do anything.
It was only because Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao were ranked first and third in the hierarchy that they were able to keep the rest in check.
However, Ja-Cheong-Rin and Huang-Ji were different.
Although Jia Qinglin had considerable influence as chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, it was difficult to see him as holding real power.
Huang Zhu was also First Vice Premier of the State Council, but his immediate superior was Premier Wen Jiabao.
Jiang Zemin must be feeling quite bitter. In order to rebel against Hu Jintao, he needed the support of the Standing Committee, but there were hardly any people left who could give him proper support.
"This was a bigger win than I expected."
― Haha. This is all thanks to CEO Kim Moo-hyeok helping us. The card the CEO gave us worked quite well. In particular, it was so refreshing to see that self-proclaimed Lin man keep his mouth shut and not say anything. It felt like a ten-year-old slump was lifted.
As expected, Wen Jiabao's voice was much more excited than usual.
"That's great. So what was the conclusion?"
― The most important matter regarding Bo Xilai's Shanghai Party Secretaryship was agreed upon by the Crown Prince Party, the Shanghai faction, and even the Communist Youth League.
I received news that Bo Xilai had been appointed as the next Shanghai Secretary.
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