Chapter 91
Chapter 91
I changed clothes and got my belongings back. When I came here, all I brought with me was my wallet and cell phone.
I took them, put them in my pocket, signed the papers, and it was done.
“Can I go now?”
“Yes.”
As I was about to leave, the staff who guided me cautiously said:
“The car is parked in the underground parking lot. It is better to avoid the front door…”
Dozens of reporters were encamped in front of the main gate. They have already made a photo line among themselves.
As soon as you leave, you will be arrested and questioned.
It was a shameful thing for the prosecution to give up the prosecution even though they had even conducted an arrest investigation. Caught the wrong person before that too.
Prosecutors would not want this issue to go to the media right away.
It is a specification that I no longer sell my face. One press conference is enough.
So instead of going out the front door proudly, I headed to the underground parking lot. Sangyeop senior, Taekkyu, and Ellie were waiting there.
“It’s been a long time, everyone.”
As soon as Taek-gyu saw me, he held out a black bag.
“eat this.”
“What?”
When I opened the bag, there was white tofu.
Anyone who sees it would think that criminals are released from prison.
“Aren’t you supposed to eat too?”
He was also released after being arrested and released.
“I ate earlier.”
“……”
Right.
Still, I took a bite because I was sincere.
Sangyeop senior patted my shoulder.
“You worked hard, Jinhoo.”
“The senior also suffered.”
At my words, Sangyeop said as if heaving a sigh.
“It’s really not easy to do business in Korea.”
Business-friendly is limited to chaebols.
Now I know this doesn’t apply to startups like us.
“Uhhhhhhhhhh…”
“Huh?”
When she turned her head, she saw Ellie crying. She seemed to be holding back her tears, but her tears were dripping down her cheeks, regardless of her intentions. “What’s wrong?”
“Ah… nothing.”
Ellie quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, seemingly embarrassed.
Taek-gyu poked my side and said in a low voice.
“What are you doing? Come on heal me.”
“Huh?”
Do I need to console you?
Since no one was there, I had no choice but to go.
“I, there…”
the moment you speak.
“Aww!”
Ellie burst into tears and hugged me.
“Ugh!”
“Heuk-heuk, I’m afraid something will happen to Jin-hoo…”
“Oh, okay.”
Even in embarrassment, I patted her on the back.
“I’m fine. You came out safely.”
“Ugh.”
The crying stopped little by little to see if it worked.
Eli said, wiping away her tears.
“Wait, are you okay?”
“of course.”
I feel like I am eating well and resting well.
Senior Sangyeop looked around her and said.
“Let’s go to work first.”
We got into the car. Senior Sangyeop grabbed the steering wheel and started the car.
Ellie summed up what had happened while I was away.
I asked the most important thing first.
“How much did you earn?”
Ellie rolled her eyes slightly.
“Is money important in this situation?”
“What…….”
It’s all about making money.
Sangyeop senior said.
“It will be about $2.8 billion.”
“If you invest 9 billion dollars and get 2.8 billion dollars, you’ve made a decent profit.”
That’s three trillion won.
The return is low because no aggressive bets are made, but it is still a huge amount for a short period of time.
“If I had sold the pesos the way I sold the pound last time, I could have made more money, so why not?”
“It’s not that I haven’t thought of that.”
The country that suffered the most from Ronald’s election was none other than Mexico.
Mexico’s greatest strength and greatest weakness is that it borders the United States. It is just a matter of crossing the border with the United States, but the labor cost is less than half that of the United States. When you think of Mexico, drugs come to mind first (actually, drug cartels make huge sums of money by exporting drugs to the United States, which would have contributed significantly to GDP if this was a legitimate business), but in fact, it is a huge manufacturing powerhouse.
Automobile production is at a level that fluctuates with that of Korea, and other high-tech industries, including aviation, are developed.
This is not because the country has excellent technological prowess… but because labor costs are cheap and the distance from the US is close.
The problem is that when foreign companies enter the US, they do not build factories in the US, but in Mexico.
Not only Eunsung Cha, but also Seosung Electronics and CL Electronics. It produces automobiles, TVs, refrigerators and washing machines in Mexico and exports them to the US via land.
Ronald pointed this out and threatened to impose high tariffs on Mexican goods (plus a large and beautiful wall).
So Mexico, more than any other country, hoped that Ronald would not be elected. However, despite these wishes, when Ronald was elected, the stock price and the value of the peso plummeted.
“This time it’s a little different from Brexit.”
Brexit is what the British decided their fate. And as a developed country, the size of the economy is also large, so it did not hesitate to say anything. Therefore, he had little reluctance to rob the foreign exchange market.
But Mexico was beaten without doing anything wrong. If we were to attack the foreign exchange market, it could seriously damage the economy.
“The risk is too high for the money you earn. In order to continue doing business, it is better to avoid making enemies of a particular country.”
“Well.”
While we were talking, two 38-story buildings caught my eye.
The building on the right has a Golden Gate sign, and the building on the left has a sign saying ‘OTK Company’.
“When did you put up that sign?”
“Few days ago. There is nothing more to hide.”
“It is, but…”
I am worried that it will be called the Otaku Building.
The car entered the basement of the Golden Gate Building first. When I parked and went up to the branch manager’s office, Hyun-joo’s sister and Henry were waiting.
“I had a hard time coming here. How are you going?”
I shook my head wildly.
“Sister, no matter what, don’t go.”
“why?”
“You can’t smoke there.”
Hyunjoo noona laughed out loud.
“ね! I see you are joking.”
Perhaps it was because she had rested for a while, her sister’s face looked much better than her before. At that time, she barely slept, and it felt like she was going to collapse at any moment.
“Ronald called. I want you to contact me.”
“Ok?”
Fortunately, he seems to have not forgotten me even after being elected.
Ronald, a real estate tycoon and political rookie, changed his status to the president-elect in an instant. And he was given the protection and treatment he deserved.
Just as the British were most shocked at the time of Brexit, the election of Ronald this time was also the most shocked by the Americans.
There were even claims that the vote should be re-voted, or that Ronald’s electoral college should vote for Diane, along with the reaction that it was unbelievable.
Unlike Korea, which implements a direct presidential system, in the United States, the electoral college is first elected by the people, and then the president is elected again by the electoral college vote.
Therefore, if the currently elected electoral college votes for another candidate, the result may be reversed. However, this is only theoretically possible.
It is impossible to ignore voting results in a democratic country. In addition, the difference in votes is so large that one or two deviations will not change the result.
After calculating the time difference, it is not too late.
I called. Calls were connected through several procedures.
“Congratulations, Mr President.”
Ronald’s hoarse voice was heard.
[Long time no see, Mr. Kang. How is it coming out?]“The air outside is nice too.” Ronald let out a wild laugh.
[haha! I’ve been struggling all this time Let me buy you a drink.]“I will see you in America soon.”
[Anytime welcome.]I couldn’t talk for a long time because I had an appointment behind me. Do you really need to meet one or two people?
Republican representatives and Republican senators who had given up their support for Ronald (in fact, because they thought he had no chance of winning), became friendly, praising Ronald as if he was going to be an outstanding president.
It seems that it is similar to Korea or the United States to cling to those in power.
So, is everyone trying to win the election?
“Did nothing else happen?”
At my question, Hyunjoo noona put a cigarette in her mouth and said.
“During your absence, the opposition parties and civic groups have been hard at work.”
President Park Si-hyeong, who had managed to get out of the way despite various scandals, faced the biggest crisis since his tenure.
The opposition party wanted this time and launched a political offensive against the Blue House and the ruling party. For that reason, he made me stand out as a victim of the regime.
Suddenly, when Athena was arrested, a representative of a civic group came to him and said, ‘If you commit suicide here, you can overthrow the regime. I remember saying, ‘Help me.’
What I learned from the US and South Korean politics is that politicians see everything from a political point of view.
Aside from the problem with the president, he does not want to be dragged around by the political offensive of the opposition party.
Hyunjoo noona asked me.
“What do you think Park Si-hyung is going to do?”
“What should I do?”
Although he had studied accounting and finance in school, he did not know much about political calculations.
Sangyeop senior said.
“Illegal inspection, search and seizure, arrest investigation, and the relationship between PAS and Eunseong Cha. Wouldn’t it be impeachment if only one or two of these were confirmed to be true?”
Hyunjoo’s older sister nodded her head.
“Besides that, we are still digging for information.”
“Did you find anything else?”
“It’s a problem with too many. Starting with the slush funds I received when I was governor of Gyeonggi Province, I am worried about what to start with.”
“……”
How much did you eat?
Henry, who heard Sang-yeop’s interpretation, asked as if he did not understand.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
“How did such a person become president?”
“You can think of it as analogous to Ronald becoming president in the United States.”
“Ah! understand.”
Henry immediately understood Taek-gyu’s words.
As the ruling party occupies nearly half of the National Assembly and there are many people who support Park Si-hyung, impeachment is practically impossible.
“However, it would be good to take this opportunity as much as possible without losing strength. Don’t ever do something like this again.”
Perhaps the same thought, Hyunjoo noona nodded her head.
“I will talk to the opposition and deal with it. At least the NIS and the prosecution should be held accountable.”
“……”
It seems that he was quite upset over the arrest of his younger brother. These idiots are just touching Oh Taek-gyu and making Hyun-joo noona angry.
“Is my mother well?”
Taegyu said.
“So you don’t have to worry, I went to see you in person and told you well.” I breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank you.”
Ellie said something.
“You must have been concerned though, so please contact me.”
“I would.”
When she visited before, she deliberately did not tell her that she might be arrested by the prosecution. If you knew, of course you would.
When she later finds out she must have shocked her, she feels like a disloyalty.
Senior Sangyeop asked.
“What are you going to do next? It would be difficult to go back to school.”
I smiled bitterly.
“Is that so?”
Everyone in the department, including Minyoung and Kyungil, must have been shocked by the news. Maybe Suna too.
If possible, she wanted to hide her identity, and she even held a press conference in person. Still, public interest will soon fade.
It will get better with time.
“I have to work for a while.”
There are a few things I thought about while I was alone.
This time, through various events including investment in the automobile industry, I felt the shortage of manpower acutely. Does it really make sense to say that a multi-trillion-dollar company is run by three shareholders? This is a board that needs to be recruited right away.
“Let’s take this opportunity to make OTK Company a well-organized company. There is a CEO and a COO, but it is strange that there is no employee.”
Taegyu said.
“We have one employee.”
“Ah! right.”
Henry cautiously raised his hand.
“Come to think of it…….”
It’s been a while since I worked. Haven’t you ever been paid a salary?
