New Employees With an Annual Salary of 1 Trillion Won - Chapter 80
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Chapter 80. Frog Hunt (5)
Chairman Han Tae-gwang headed to the Blue House.
For a large corporation chairman, being summoned to the Blue House was no different from being called to an execution ground.
His face was frozen without a trace of color, and he kept wiping away the cold sweat that continuously flowed down.
“Chairman Han, you’ve arrived?”
“I’m sorry. This is all my oversight. I truly apologize for causing such a situation to occur.”
Chairman Han Tae-gwang bowed deeply.
Even when stock prices fell or the media made a fuss, he had never bowed once, but inside the Blue House, he had no choice but to lower his stiff head.
The military government had long since ended, but the President’s authority was still formidable.
“I can’t just sit back and watch. What on earth are you thinking?”
“The American Griffin Fund got involved and made things bigger. I’ll meet with them directly to reach an agreement.”
“How do you plan to reach an agreement?”
“I’m thinking of offering over 10 billion won as settlement money.”
Chairman Han Tae-gwang still didn’t properly understand the situation.
This wasn’t a situation that could be resolved with a mere 10 billion won.
Unlike him, the President understood the current situation accurately and pointed out that Chairman Han Tae-gwang’s approach was wrong.
“Tsk tsk. How can someone who’s a corporate chairman have such poor situational awareness? Do you think this will end just by reaching an agreement with Griffin Fund?”
“Are you saying… there’s another mastermind behind this?”
“Tiger Fund, have you heard of it?”
“There’s absolutely no connection.”
“Then why is that fund engaged in a life-or-death battle with Hanyang Dairy!”
The President raised his voice.
Anger was welling up at Chairman Han’s ignorance and irresponsibility.
“I really don’t know that place.”
“Don’t know? Do you really not know Max Coffee? That brand your son messed around with!”
“Ah… I know about it. But was Max Coffee connected to Tiger Fund?”
“The parents of Tiger Fund Korea Branch’s Deputy Branch Manager are the actual owners of that coffee brand. Without even such basic information, what exactly are you doing?”
Chairman Han Tae-gwang felt wronged.
This incident really had nothing to do with him.
Only a sense of injustice surged up at the President’s words, treating his child’s mistake as his own incompetence.
“I’ll have my son apologize.”
“By whatever means necessary, you must resolve this situation.”
The President said nothing more and left.
The Chief Secretary who took over handed him a document.
“You’ll need to respond decisively. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee where this material might end up.”
“Wh-what kind of material is this?”
Chairman Han Tae-gwang flipped through the documents.
Past corruption he had forgotten, incident records that had been quietly covered up were all detailed inside.
This wasn’t just simple paperwork. It was a guillotine that could instantly cut down not only himself but Hanyang Dairy itself.
“I’ll do my best to quietly wrap this up.”
“You’d better wrap it up well. And starting today, all Hanyang Dairy products will be completely removed from schools, public institutions, and military bases. We’ll renegotiate once the situation calms down.”
Chairman Han deeply engraved the Chief Secretary’s warning in his heart.
He returned to the company, clutching his trembling legs.
He went straight to the Food Service Division and slapped Han Dong-su across the face.
“Do you have any idea what you’ve done!”
“F-Father! Why are you suddenly acting like this? I really didn’t do anything at the company!”
“Did you even know that Max Coffee you messed with was a brand related to Tiger Fund!”
“Tiger Fund? What’s that supposed to be? I’m hearing about it for the first time today.”
“If you didn’t know, why did you mess with it!”
Chairman Han shouted while throwing everything in sight.
Thinking that all the humiliation he received at the Blue House was because of his son, he couldn’t contain his anger.
“Chairman, you need to calm down. First, we need to sort out the situation.”
“Huff… Han Dong-su! Don’t come to the company starting today. Just stay holed up at home!”
“What exactly is going on? What does Tiger Fund have to do with Max Coffee?”
“The Tiger Fund Deputy Branch Manager’s parents are the owners of Max Coffee!”
Han Dong-su couldn’t understand.
Clearly, the son of Max Coffee’s owner was the Rollbook representative.
But suddenly being told he was Tiger Fund’s Deputy Branch Manager just made his head spin.
“Wasn’t he the Rollbook representative? Are you saying that person is also Tiger Fund’s Deputy Branch Manager?”
“That’s what I’m telling you! I must be crazy for making such an ignorant fool my son and putting him in a division head position.”
Chairman Han left as if he didn’t want to exchange another word.
Watching that retreating figure, Han Dong-su kicked the documents scattered on the floor and vented his frustration.
“How was I supposed to know! If I had known that bastard was a Deputy Manager at the fund, I wouldn’t have touched him!”
“Division Manager, please calm down.”
“Right, no wonder it seemed strange. There’s no way an ordinary person would have 200 billion in their account! He was bragging about fund money as if it were his own. Now I understand!”
He actually looked relieved.
He concluded on his own that Lee Jung-hoo didn’t actually have 200 billion, but was just bragging about fund money.
The current situation was a problem for his father to handle, and for Han Dong-su, restoring his shattered pride was more important.
***
The sudden invitation to the Blue House.
The General Manager moved together with me this time as well.
“Is it okay for me to go to the Blue House? Only you received the invitation, General Manager.”
“Of course we should go together. You’re the person who will be in charge of the Korean Branch in the future, so if Employee Lee doesn’t go, who will?”
Led by the General Manager, I headed to the Blue House somewhat bewildered.
After going through simple security procedures, we were able to enter, and the President was really waiting for us.
“I didn’t know that Tiger Fund’s General Manager was Korean. You must have worked hard promoting national prestige from afar.”
“You’re too kind. It’s a great honor to meet you like this, Mr. President.”
“Is the person next to you the Korean Branch Deputy Manager? I’ve heard a lot about you.”
The General Manager was one thing.
But I never expected the President to know about me too.
“It’s an honor to be able to greet you like this.”
“You’ve been to the Blue House before, haven’t you?”
“I visited the Blue House during a high school international competition winners’ invitation event. I even shook hands with the President then.”
This was my second time at the Blue House.
Of course, back then I was just one of dozens of people, so I couldn’t have a conversation like this.
“Tiger Fund has a good eye for talented people. Deputy Manager Lee Jung-hoo is registered on the industrial technology talent development list, a core talent officially recognized by the nation.”
“That’s why we plan to entrust the Korean Branch to Deputy Manager Lee Jung-hoo soon.”
Is this a hidden camera show?
How does the President know so much about me?
Moreover, I only learned today that something called the ‘industrial technology talent development list’ even exists.
Although I did win an international competition in the CAD field during high school, I had no idea the government was managing me like this.
“Haha, that’s very good news. However, the situation in Korea isn’t looking too good.”
“Is it perhaps because of the Hanyang Dairy incident?”
“That’s right. Couldn’t this be quietly settled?”
Finally, we got to the main point.
Since the President had personally stepped in to mediate, it was difficult for us to take a stronger stance.
However, the General Manager was firm and didn’t hold back his words even in front of the President.
“Since significant investments have already been made, we cannot simply let this pass.”
“Then could you tell me what it is you want?”
“We don’t want anything. We simply hope the Market will move in the right direction.”
“That’s how it will be from now on.”
The President had essentially given his personal guarantee.
Now it would be difficult for Hanyang Dairy to endure with their previous non-response strategy.
“If this is resolved properly, foreign media and Global Investment Firms will also evaluate the Korean Market positively again. Tiger Fund will also expand its Investment in Korea.”
“Those are truly grateful words. And from now on, if there’s anything the Blue House can help with before such incidents occur, we’ll step forward in advance.”
As soon as the President finished speaking, someone who appeared to be the Chief Secretary held out a Business Card.
“Please contact us through this.”
“All contacts that come to the Chief Secretary are reported directly to me. Please don’t feel burdened and contact us frequently.”
“Thank you. I’ll work hard to ensure more foreign capital flows into Korea.”
“Thank you. Next time, let’s definitely meet again for good news.”
We came outside with the President’s farewell.
Then as soon as we got in the car, the General Manager let out a deep sigh.
“Phew, my heart still hasn’t calmed down.”
“Were you nervous? I thought you had taken control of the conversation even in front of the President.”
“How can you do business in Korea without being mindful of the President?”
“Still, you spoke quite strongly. I felt you dealt with the President without yielding at all.”
“Do you think just yielding in words would work on the President? One action is more important than a hundred words.”
Cold sweat was flowing down the General Manager’s forehead.
On the back of his hand, nail marks from clenching his fist in tension were clearly visible.
“This time the President accommodated us, so naturally we also have to give something. If we just take everything and wipe our mouths clean, it’ll become troublesome in many ways.”
“Do you have something in mind?”
“We need to expand our Korean investments. By pouring massive foreign currency into Korean Companies. Only then will the President let this matter pass.”
The General Manager hadn’t unilaterally pushed things forward.
Rather, taking a humble stance was the President’s strategy, and the General Manager had simply seen through that strategy and played along by pretending to push back strongly.
“At least we got what we wanted, didn’t we?”
“That’s right. Hanyang Dairy will now have to struggle to survive. If they continue with their current non-response approach, the Blue House won’t stand for it.”
“Hanyang Dairy wouldn’t ignore even the Blue House and maintain their non-response, would they?”
“Korean Companies can never go against the Blue House’s will. How many Korean Conglomerates actually grew on their own? Most grew through collusion with the Government, and they have just as many weaknesses.”
Through the IMF, I truly felt the Government’s authority.
They demonstrated such overwhelming authority that they would simply bankrupt failing companies and force Large Corporations to exchange their Affiliate Companies under the grand pretext of the Big Deal.
“It feels strangely nerve-wracking to be entering into a full-scale fight with Hanyang Dairy.”
“Why are you nervous?”
“Until now, we’ve been hitting them one-sidedly, but now Hanyang Dairy will counterattack, won’t they? So we need to prepare thoroughly and engage in all-out war.”
Finally, it was all-out war.
But unlike me, who was nervous, the General Manager actually looked relaxed.
“It’s already a finished Game.”
“We definitely have more Funds on our side.”
“Money isn’t what’s important. Even if we just sit still, Hanyang Dairy has to at least pretend to fall.”
“What do you mean?”
“Right now, Hanyang Dairy has to at least pretend to fall to ease the anxiety of foreign media and Global Investment Firms.”
It meant the outcome was already decided.
With foreign media and global Investors showing distrust.
The moment the Blue House stepped in, Hanyang Dairy had no choice but to take a beating.
And not just take a one-sided beating, but take it deliciously while even pretending to defend themselves.
“To satisfy foreign media, Hanyang Dairy would have to use all their Cash holdings for Share Buybacks.”
“That’s right. And they’ll have to accept several proposals that Chris demanded. They might even have to replace a third of their Board of Directors, which exists like window dressing, with outside personnel.”
“What happens if the situation doesn’t calm down even after going that far?”
Taking a delicious beating might reduce foreign media anxiety, but it would be difficult to calm Domestic public opinion as well.
If things went wrong, they could be branded as a boycott Corporation.
“That’s Hanyang Dairy’s problem. We don’t need to worry about it for them.”
“That’s true. I don’t want to worry about Hanyang Dairy either.”
“Now, let’s worry about that later and have some fun first. Let’s see how well Hanyang Dairy plays the role of a punching bag by giving them a good beating.”
Short Selling was just a formal procedure.
Hanyang Dairy had to pay compensation as an apology, and they had to hand us an Envelope filled with Cash through the Stock Market.
New Employee with 1 Trillion Annual Salary Chapter 80
E-book Publication Date | 2025.11.27
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