I Will Raise This Family to Greatness - Chapter 440

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Chapter 440
Through the earbuds pressed against my ear, Aiden’s voice burst with excitement.
– Sung-guk, we’ve exceeded 100,000 concurrent viewers!
[I’ve successfully hooked them. Now, shall I reel in something bigger….]
The woman who entered the hotel with Barack Obama was Berry Barrymore, one of the staff members at Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters.
It had already become an issue in the previous election, but at that time, the situation fizzled out because no concrete evidence was presented.
The CCTV footage I brought today was something a gossip site had released not long ago. However, the video was quickly taken down.
Barack Obama shrugged his shoulders.
I immediately fired a question at Barack Obama.
“Barack, you recognize the woman in that footage, don’t you?”
“Sung-guk, the woman in that footage is Berry Barrymore, a staff member at my campaign headquarters. And I’ve already transparently addressed my relationship with Berry Barrymore in the previous election.”
“That’s because there was no evidence back then. This footage appeared on a daily newspaper’s website not long ago—you’ve seen it, haven’t you?”
“Yes….”
Barack Obama answered briefly, his face flustered.
[Should I press the attack further?]
“Barack, to be honest, this footage alone shows nothing more than a candidate and a staff member entering the same hotel, but people grow suspicious. They cast doubting eyes simply because a politician and a staff member used the same hotel. Barack, honestly, wouldn’t anyone watching this footage become suspicious?”
– Wasn’t Jeon Sung-guk a supporter of Barack?
– He’s really throwing some solid punches.
The comment section erupted into chaos, and Barack Obama let out a heavy sigh.
“Sigh… this footage really confirms that people believe only what they want to believe. That hotel was used by all of our campaign supporters during the campaign period. I don’t even remember what day that was, but I’ve passed through that hotel lobby countless times not just with Berry Barrymore but with many others. So why is there no footage of me coming and going with other staff members?”
I turned my gaze toward Mitt Romney.
“Candidate Mitt Romney, do you have any questions you’d like to ask?”
Mitt Romney seemed somewhat flustered.
In fact, I hadn’t shared this footage or these questions with either candidate beforehand.
“Ah, well….”
Mitt Romney had a habit of rolling his eyes when flustered.
His eyes darted rapidly now as he continued speaking.
“Candidate Barack Obama said that people believe what they want to believe. But honestly, don’t Democratic supporters also believe only what they want to believe? How would you know whether that hotel was used during the campaign period or not?”
“Candidate Mitt Romney, if you know exactly where that location is, I can show you the receipt right away.”
Barack Obama didn’t back down and immediately counterattacked Mitt Romney.
“Mitt, doesn’t your campaign have a single female staff member?”
Caught off guard by the unexpected counterattack, Mitt Romney faltered.
“What are you talking about? My campaign has plenty of female staff members.”
“Then you don’t shake hands with those female staff members, don’t chat with them, and don’t even eat meals with them, Candidate Mitt Romney?”
“Candidate Barack Obama, don’t use leading questions like that. We work equally with both men and women, and I get along well with my female staff members.”
“You get along well with female staff members too, so why are you trying to frame only me this way?”
Barack Obama responded confidently.
The YouTube comments varied—some supportive, others still skeptical.
Just as Barack Obama said, voters would undoubtedly believe what they wanted to believe about this footage of the female staff member entering the hotel with him.
It was time to start wrapping things up.
“It seems the video of Barack Obama will continue to be controversial. Now, let’s hear from Mitt Romney.”
Barack Obama took a breath, while Mitt Romney smiled with apparent ease, though his tension was unmistakable.
“Thanks to Mitt Romney, I’ve been seeing some truly entertaining memes lately.”
As I spoke, we displayed an internet advertisement that misspelled AMERICA as AMERCIA.
“Mitt Romney, I’m genuinely curious about this. Even as a foreigner, I know how to spell AMERICA. Are you really an American?”
“Ha ha. Sung-guk, that was truly a mistake.”
Mitt Romney forced a hearty laugh.
“During the campaign preparations, one of my exhausted staff members failed to do the final review. I was just as shocked when I first saw that advertisement.”
Mitt Romney’s expression seemed somewhat relieved.
Compared to Barack Obama’s infidelity rumors, a single misspelled letter was weak. But I couldn’t let it end with such a minor issue.
The comment section erupted.
– Sung-guk, I thought you were Barack Obama’s friend. Are you his enemy?
– Aren’t you being too soft on Mitt Romney? Did you take his money?
[Now the real blow is coming….]
I cleared my throat and smiled.
“Mitt Romney, I heard you said something quite amusing at a recent fundraiser.”
At that moment, Mitt Romney’s expression turned puzzled.
“Me?”
“You probably don’t remember all of them since you attend so many campaign fundraisers, right?”
“I do tend to make jokes when I’m with our supporters.”
“And reveal your true thoughts?”
“Well….”
The moment Mitt Romney gave an ambiguous answer, I stared directly at the camera.
“This material is something we’ve exclusively acquired. These are words spoken by Mitt Romney at a recent Massachusetts fundraiser. Let’s listen.”
Mitt Romney’s voice played immediately after.
– Barack Obama’s supporters are people who don’t even pay proper taxes or health insurance—people who can’t even be called American citizens!
At that moment, Mitt Romney’s face went rigid.
His words essentially meant that people who couldn’t pay proper taxes weren’t American citizens.
I looked at Barack Obama.
“It seems it’s Barack’s turn to attack now.”
Barack Obama launched his counterattack as if he’d been waiting for this moment.
“Mitt Romney, did you just say from the mouth of a presidential candidate that you don’t consider people too poor to pay taxes as American citizens?”
“That’s not what I meant….”
Mitt Romney panicked. His eyes darted rapidly.
“What I meant was… I said that for my Republican supporters.”
“Mitt Romney, among your Republican supporters, there are quite a few who can’t pay proper taxes due to poverty, unemployment, and various other reasons. Aren’t they American citizens either?”
“That, that is….”
Mitt Romney fumbled for an answer, his hesitation stretching the silence.
[This is killing the tension in the debate, Mitt!]
I quickly moved to wrap things up.
“Mitt Romney will probably need to find an answer to this question throughout the entire election period. Well, we’ve started today’s debate quite spicily. Let’s take a brief break and then bring out some policy questions. I have a feeling there will be quite a few bombshells scattered throughout, unlike the TV debate. Stay tuned!”
At the same time, the camera cut off.
– Sung-guk, we’ve exceeded one million concurrent viewers! This is huge!
Aiden’s voice came through the earpiece, shouting.
* * *
– Barack Obama’s Infidelity Scandal VS Mitt Romney’s Statement That Poor People Aren’t American Citizens!
– Spicy YouTube Presidential Debate Concludes with Ten Million Concurrent Viewers!
– Jeon Sung-guk’s Fiery Hosting Fills the Void Left by Liam Jackson’s Appendix Surgery!
– Multiple Celebrities Spotted Lingering Around Central Park to Watch the Debate. From Madonna to Woody Allen!
Peter was relaying the contents of various articles that had been posted after the YouTube presidential debate to me while I was getting my makeup done.
“Sung-guk, what do you think about taking on the role of host again?”
“I think hosting once is enough. I’ve been receiving countless threats from Barack and Mitt’s supporters ever since that debate.”
Mark, who was also getting his makeup done beside me, smiled faintly.
“Sung-guk, where did you get that video and recording?”
“I gathered information quietly while preparing for the debate. Some big fish got caught in the net.”
“But are both of them actually true?”
“Only they would know that.”
I answered ambiguously.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
There was a knock, and soon the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine entered.
The editor-in-chief quickly greeted Peter.
“Peter, it’s strange seeing you with such brilliant young people like this?”
“You’re just jealous now, Sean.”
Just from watching the two of them exchange jokes, they seemed to be very close friends.
We soon exchanged greetings with Sean, the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine.
“CEO Jeon Sung-guk, that YouTube presidential debate was truly amazing by today’s standards. We saw scenes that never appeared in the TV debate. No wonder magazines aren’t selling.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Editor-in-Chief of Time Magazine.”
“You have good manners too. Good looks as well…. The world is truly unfair….”
[I also thought life was unfair when I was reborn in this life, Sean.]
Sean soon exchanged greetings with Mark as well.
“I hear you’re a genius developer?”
“Oh, I wouldn’t say that much. I was just lucky.”
“By the way, I heard you’re getting married on August 15th?”
“Yes.”
“If it’s not too late, I’d like to give you a gift from Time Magazine.”
“A gift?”
Mark’s already large eyes grew even wider.
“The photographer taking pictures today is a truly famous photographer. We could have them take the wedding photos of the century for you?”
At that moment, I understood Sean’s intention.
“Sean, are you asking if you can get Mark’s wedding photos first?”
“Ha ha ha. Caught red-handed, I see. How did Time Magazine manage to get Mark’s wedding photos first and exclusively?”
I glanced at Mark.
Mark’s expression betrayed his confusion, and it seemed he felt obligated to refuse for his friend’s sake.
“I’m sorry, Sean. Mark and Lim Mi-mi want an intimate, quiet wedding. For the sake of their memories together, we’re not planning to publish the wedding photos in any magazine. Of course, except on FaceNote.”
“Sung-guk?”
Mark stared at me with a bewildered expression.
“Mark, as the CEO of FaceNote, you should do whatever benefits FaceNote’s interests. Let’s release your and Lim Mi-mi’s wedding photos exclusively on FaceNote.”
“Sung-guk really is unstoppable.”
Peter shook his head beside me.
“Unfortunately, if that’s Mark’s wish, there’s nothing we can do.”
“I’m not sure that’s really my intention, but it does seem right to open it on FaceNote, as Sung-guk suggests.”
“Exactly. You two are businessmen, after all. You should do whatever it takes for your company’s benefit.”
Sean quickly glanced back and forth between Mark and me.
“The makeup seems to be done. What about your outfits?”
“I’m wearing a gray hoodie, and Mark is wearing a blue checkered shirt.”
Sean smiled knowingly.
“Your trademarks, I see. Nice. This is what billionaires look like these days! I think this will become quite the issue. The hoodie Sung-guk is wearing looks like a Pauls product, right?”
“Yes. Pauls sponsored the outfits for this YouTube debate. I’ve been wearing their clothes before that too.”
Sean’s gaze turned toward Mark.
“What brand is Mark wearing?”
“Mi-mi bought it for me in Korea. It’s the checkered shirt I treasure most, but I’m not sure about the brand. Mi-mi said she bought it from… somewhere…”
“It seems she bought it from Dongdaemun, a place in Korea that sells unbranded clothing. Korea’s textile industry is quite famous, after all.”
I quickly added.
“Thanks to you two, both American Pauls and Korea’s clothing market will benefit simultaneously. Well then, shall we head to the studio to shoot the cover?”
“Yes!”
Mark and I answered in unison.

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