Chapter 119
Chapter 119
The funeral home was decided to be Seoul Seoseong Hospital according to the wishes of the deceased.
The bereaved family said they plan to hold the funeral as quietly as possible, but mourners have already shown signs of coming.
Of course, there is hardly anyone in Korea who is not directly or indirectly related to the Seoseong Group. Did you come up with the phrase “The Republic of Seoseong for nothing?
All influential figures from the business and political circles will attend, and ambassadors from each country’s embassies and foreign corporations also expressed their intention to attend.
No matter how small the number of mourners, it is thousands of people.
Since there was a risk that the entire hospital as well as the funeral hall would be paralyzed if they came all at once (the parking lot would be full right now), we decided to take reservations by hour.
The death of Chairman Il-Kwon Lim left us with another homework assignment.
That’s right… … .
Sangyeop senior said.
“Aren’t we supposed to go too?”
“Ugh.”
If I were an ordinary college student, I wouldn’t have to worry about this.
However, my current title is the CEO of OTK Company. Not long ago, we even met Vice Chairman Im Jin-yong in person, and we plan to cooperate with Seoseong Group in the future.
If you don’t attend the funeral for no good reason, you may hear something later.
Anyway, isn’t it our virtue to be together for ceremonial occasions?
The problem is that people in the political and business circles are in full force. Even the president is planning to pay his condolences here, so I’m worried that an awkward situation will arise if I go there for nothing.
Taegyu said.
“You don’t have to go, do you? Vice Chairman Im Jin-yong didn’t come to your father’s funeral.”
“… … .”
We didn’t know each other back then, how are you? Anyone who hears it will know that Vice Chairman Im Jin-yong is a non-professional.
Sangyeop said again.
“If you’re not going, shouldn’t you do some relief?”
That’s right.
If you can’t go in person, it’s polite to send an envelope of money.
Taek-gyu asked.
“How much should I put in?”
Actually, this is the biggest problem.
[Problem] Describe the condolences for the funeral of the Chairman of the Suh Sung Group and reasonable reasons for paying the amount. (10 points)“… … .”
Isn’t this almost logical?
We put our heads together and thought seriously.
First, I brought up social norms.
“Whether it’s a condolence or congratulatory money, it’s 50,000 won if you’re not close, and 100,000 won if you’re close.”
“Then why don’t you just want 5,000 won? You’re not very friendly.”
“By the way, you met Vice Chairman Im Jin-yong a while ago.”
Taehyung shook his head.
“Just seeing your face once doesn’t mean you’re close. I didn’t even buy food there.”
“You bought coffee.”
“Yes.”
Sangyeop senior said it was ridiculous.
“are you kidding? If it is known that the CEO of OTK Company has assisted with 50,000 won, it will be in the news.”
As Sangyeop senior said, Giregis who have nothing to do are knights and can write.
[OTK Company CEO, only 50,000 won to the funeral home of Seoseong Group Chairman.][5 million won relief. What does it really mean?][Expressing that I am not close with the Seoseong group at 50,000 won.][50,000 won is only one-billionth of Kang Jin-hoo’s representative assets.][I don’t even do this with friends these days.][CEO Kang Jin-hoo is still human?][Where is your conscience? … .]“… … .”
If you look at the news of the three broadcasting companies these days, there is nothing strange about such an article.
Even in a noisy situation due to the civil inspection by the NIS, it is at the level of Korean media companies that they continue to report that sausage bread is delicious on a rainy day.
Anyway, people all over the country know that my fortune is tens of trillions of won, but is it okay to bet only 50,000 won?
“Then how much should I put in?”
Sangyeop senior presented her opinion seriously.
“Shouldn’t it be 10 million won?”
We were surprised.
“So many?”
Taek-gyu raised the objection again.
“However, the bereaved family is also notoriously rich. I wouldn’t really care if I put 100,000 won in the envelope or 10 million won.”
This is also correct.
Opinions continued to diverge. A person who wants to spend only 50,000 won (Taek-gyu) and a person who wants to spend 10 million won (Sangyeop senior).
But Taek-gyu suddenly changed his words.
“Coming to think of it, I think 10 million won would be fine.”
“Huh? suddenly?”
“No, if I pay 10 million won, won’t you give me a Seosung Electronics TV as a bridal accessory when you get married later?”
“… … Do you know when I will get married?”
But when I heard it again, it was true.
If you pay 10 million won and receive a 30 million won TV, isn’t it a leftover business?
I thought for a moment and came to a conclusion.
“I’ll just ask my sister when she comes back.”
“Ah! That would be nice.”
“I agree too.”
They both agreed with me.
Hyeon-joo’s older sister, who just finished her job, returned to the branch manager’s office with Eli.
Taek-gyu asked.
“Are you going to the funeral of your sister Il-kwon Lim?”
Hyunjoo’s older sister nodded her head.
“Go. There is a relationship between Golden Gate and Seoseong Group. I have already registered the reservation list. Eli will go with my attendant.”
“How much relief are you going to do?”
“relief?”
“We had been discussing how much the relief would be for an hour now. We only pay as much as noona pays to me.”
Hyunjoo noona looked at us with a pathetic expression and put her cigarette into her mouth.
“Didn’t you hear about not receiving assistance? It’s not like the Suseong group’s head family can’t hold a funeral without help. You can even buy the entire funeral home if you want… … No, in the first place, Seoseong Hospital is the bereaved family.”
“Ah! Ok?”
Our faces brightened all at once.
I was thinking about something useless.
* * *
The news was noisy with the funeral of Chairman Im Il-kwon.
Again, the funeral home was ruined. A long line of black sedans lined up in front of Seoul Seoseong Hospital.
Dozens of traffic police were put into traffic control and parking guidance, and the hospital hastily arranged for a nearby parking lot.
Only those whose names were on the reservation list in advance could condolences, and access to reporters was impossible.
An incense burner for general mourners was set up elsewhere. A funeral procession continued there.
Some progressive groups and laid-off workers from Seoseong affiliates held a protest in front of the incense burner holding placards and pickets with various illegal acts of Chairman Im Il-kwon.
The views of the mourners were mixed.
Some people cried in front of the incense burner and fainted and were carried away, while others shouted that they were the main culprits of economic collusion and economic collapse of the common people and were dragged out.
Hyeon-joo’s sister and Ellie were the representatives of Golden Gate, and Sang-yeop and Henry as the representatives of OTK Company went to the funeral.
After contemplating whether or not to go to the end, I finally went to the funeral home of Seoseong Hospital in Seoul with Taek-gyu at dawn on the last day of the funeral.
Taek-gyu said in a strange way.
“After the inauguration of the president of the United States, I will be going to the funeral of the chairman of the Suseong Group.”
It’s surprising even I think.
“Are you familiar with funeral etiquette? You must not make a mistake.”
You can laugh at a small mistake only at a wedding, but at a funeral, you have to be polite.
Taehyung confidently nodded his head.
“Of course. I went to the Wind Mutual Aid website and checked it out.”
“Oh yeah? Show me some too.”
“You’ve been there, don’t you know?”
I shook my head.
“I can’t even remember how it went by because I was crazy.”
One thing I can remember for sure is that Taek-gyu cried a lot for three days. It was not enough to be mistaken for a bereaved family, and later to the point of being mistaken for someone who paid money to hire him. (The boss who was paying for his mother in the room next door came and asked, ‘How much does it cost to use such a person a day?’)
The car quickly arrived at Seoul Seoseong Hospital. We got off and entered the funeral home. At the entrance to the special room stood guards wearing suits and wearing in-ears.
A man who appears to be the head of the security team asked us.
“What’s your name?”
Only those who have registered in advance can enter the mortuary. There is a security issue as well as influential figures in the business and political circles, and this is to prevent reporters and protesters from making a fuss inside.
I said to the head of the security team.
“Tell them that Jin-hoo Kang, CEO of OTK Company and Taek-gyu Oh, vice president of the company are here.”
Then the bodyguards looked at my face and looked surprised.
“Please wait a moment.”
When the head of the security team went inside, Taek-gyu asked in a low voice.
“What if I say no?”
“I’m going to leave behind only the guestbook.”
So, anyway, it was an expression of sincerity.
“I am hungry. Can’t we just quietly say that we eat only one bowl of Yukgaejang?”
“Go out and eat. How much do you do that?”
“No. The funeral home yukgaejang is delicious.”
“… … .”
It’s so true that it’s hard to refute.
The security guard returned soon after.
“You can go in.”
“Yes.”
Numerous garlands were lined up on both sides of the hallway leading to the special room. Based on the entrance, on the left is a wreath from the business world, and on the right is a wreath from the political world.
SSK Group Chairman Chae Won-tae, Ritte Group Chairman Jin Kyung-ho, Eunsung Car Group Chairman Han Min-koo, CL Group Chairman Yang Jun-mo, etc.
Korea National Party, New Politics Party, Future National Party, Democratic United Party, etc. Party leader, floor leader, member of parliament Momo, minister anywhere, vice minister, etc.
The wreath sent by President Park Si-hyeong was placed in a particularly visible place.
It must have been quite difficult to decide in what order to arrange the wreaths.
As I walked down the long hallway, a mortuary appeared. It was a little bigger than the other places, but it wasn’t particularly flashy or flashy.
Even if it is a special room, it is a place that can be used by the wealthy enough. If the funeral hall was fancy, that would be a bit strange.
During the funeral, the resident must remain seated. If there are many brothers, they take turns guarding the mortuary.
I wondered who it was at this time, and there was a woman in her mid-40s wearing mourning clothes and a man in her early 30s.
The face was familiar because I had seen it on TV several times. They were the eldest daughter Im Soo-mi, president of Ceylon Hotel, and the youngest son, Im Seung-yong, president of Seoseong Heavy Industries.
They both looked similar to Chairman Lim Il-kwon and Vice Chairman Im Jin-yong.
“Sorry for being late.”
President Lim Su-mi told us.
“no. Thank you for coming.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
A picture of the warrant was placed in the middle of the not so large altar. This is the image of Chairman Im Il-kwon when he was in good health.
I lit the incense and placed it on the incense burner, then bowed twice towards the altar with Taek-gyu. Then, he greeted the boss and greeted him with consolation.
“You will be very heartbroken. I’ve never seen him in my life, but I’ve always respected the deceased a lot. You must have gone to a good place.”
President Lim Su-mi smiled faintly.
“My father also laughed and enjoyed every time he heard about OTK Company. He said that he would like to meet him once he was discharged from the hospital in good health. Thank you for coming.”
It was during the L6 crisis that OTK Company became known to the public. At that point, it must have been difficult to move.
I don’t know if it’s empty words or not, but I thought it would have been nice to have met him once.
Even though it was late, there were quite a few people standing still.
We sat in the corner. Yukgaejang, pyeonyuk, peanuts, and tangerines were served.
During his lifetime, Chairman Lim Il-kwon lived a splendid life. However, the appearance of his funeral hall was not much different from the others.
“Would you like a drink?”
“The funeral home is soju.”
Since I came with the bodyguard and driver, I don’t mind drinking.
We filled our soju glasses. As the place was a funeral home, we each drank without a toast, and rolled up rice in Yukgaejang.
I drank soju and thought about Chairman Lim Il-kwon.
Unlike founder Young-cheol Lim, who grew up through hardship after the Korean War, Chairman Lim Il-kwon was a chaebol from birth, and was a chaebol at the moment of his death.
He lived his whole life in a good house, ate good food, and enjoyed all kinds of good things.
But whether rich or poor, life is given equally. The end is unavoidable by anyone.
It’s just the difference between flashy and miserable, long and short.
I saw people at the funeral home. Seeing that you are here at this hour, are you all attending the funeral tomorrow?
Most of them will be from the Seoseong group. Are these people mourning or rejoicing over the death of the deceased? Or are they doing a profit and loss calculation that will affect them?
Taek-gyu asked in a whisper.
“Did you know that after you died, your family would turn their backs on each other?”
“Okay.”
It has already happened once.
Chairman Lim Il-kwon passed away his two older brothers from the Seoseong group and lived his whole life without seeing his face. And the families were also not allowed to go near the group.
If this is the fate of a chaebol group, isn’t it too funny? What kind of monarchy is this now?
We ate yukgaejang with our heads down.
“It would have been a pity if I hadn’t eaten. I’ll have one more bowl.”
“… … .”
He doesn’t even make any relief, and he picks up mulberry.
I whispered.
“I have one more bowl.”
At that moment, someone approached me.
“Can I sit down for a moment?”
It was none other than Im Seung-yong, the president.
