The Chaebols Are Back

Research of the Eunseong Group Chairman's home.

Before the Eunseong Group Chairman, the President of Eunseong Trading Company stood up straight.

"Immediately increase imports of raw materials for manufacturing finished products."

"Did you say now?"

Yes, secure about 6 months' supply. They claim that international oil prices are going to go up as much as 10% soon, so if you fix it at this price, your net profit is going to increase by that value when you make and sell the final product."

Chairman Kim Byeong-cheol chose to have faith in Lee Seong-su's analysis.

'I'm telling you, the more I look at him, the more I want him, hahaha!'

* * *

A VIP room in the Plaza Hotel in New York.

"smith."

Now is the time to be earnest. And I recall now what the 3rd Corps Commander and the special envoy to the president told me.

[Aide Lee Seong-su.] [Yes, Special Envoy.] [I must leave because I have an evening meal appointment with the president of the New York Korean Association.] [Yes.]

The President's representative is not in this hotel, so I can speak with Smith at ease like this.

[Since His Majesty has ordered the work done in the United States to be left to Aide Lee Seong-su, I will deflect the attention of American intelligence officers to myself.].

The US CIA will be keeping a close eye on the fact that the South Korean president's special envoy came to the US before visiting Iran.

[His Majesty seems to have high expectations of you, so behave yourself so as not to disappoint him.] [I will make sure not to make a mistake.]

Of course, there should be no mistakes.

You, my brother and friend, wouldn't be so stupid to invest in me out of friendship, would you?"

If we begin discussing money immediately, we'll lose our heads.

"Comradeship?"

"That's right.

"Seongsu, I'm not fool. I'm trusting you because all these are in my advantage and my family's advantage too. And you said you will be an investor and a businessman. If one person can conceive and carry out an operation which shakes America, you're up to it." 

"Alright then Smith, I accept the offer of investment."

He grinned.

"How much is it?"

Yankee Smith is speaking as Won Bin of the drama Autumn in My Heart that I watched in the future.

"If I had $1 million, I would make a good investment, and if I had $10 million, I believe I could shake an island nation in the middle of the Pacific with that kind of money."

"Shake an island nation with 10 million dollars? Seongsu, what island nation are you shaking?"

Smith's eyes turned to interest immediately.

"There aren't many countries in the world that are not industrialized yet." "But?" "What that means is that most countries are still agricultural countries, and the most important thing for an agricultural country is fertilizer."

Actually, South Korea also has a significant shortage of fertilizer.

"Invest in agriculture?"

"No, I'm going to invest in bird droppings."

"Bird poop?"

"Smith, can you invest $10 million in me?"

"I think that's the amount of property I'll inherit."

"You don't have a penny at the moment?"

"No, my father thought about giving me a present. He will invest his whole fortune of $10 million in you."

"Then what should I do?"

"Seongsu, I told you that I would enter politics in the future. The political funds I use in the future will have to come from your pocket, Seongsu."

I nodded to Smith's statement.

"Incidentally, where is that island nation?"

"Republic of Nauru."

An island with phosphates rocks galore, the raw material for fertilizer!

I'm heading to the island after getting invested by Smith.

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'It became fully independent in 1968.'

A new independent country is sure to have lots of eating places.

And that's particularly so if you have tons of certain things.

"Is there such a country?"

"It's a country with a population of less than ten thousand."

"Is it worth investing in?"

It's a negative look.

"of course."

The countries where phosphate rock, a raw material for natural fertilizer, is mainly mined are the Republic of Nauru and Chile.

And it is easier to deal with the government of the newly independent Republic of Nauru than with the Chilean government.

"Smith, if you put in $10 million, I'll invest that to set up an American investment company."

Smith's investment can have nothing to do with Korea.

That way, it's convenient for me to move around.

'of course!'

Should negotiations with the Republic of Nauru government go smoothly, the Republic of Korea will be the greatest gainer.

"American investment company?"

"The ratio which each individual is going to have is 75 to 25."

"Seongsu, you're saying you're 75%?"

Smith frowned for the very first time.

"Because until the day you, Smith, become President of the United States, I will have charge of your political contributions and campaign resources."

Smith exhibits an odd smile, assuming that his words might have had an effect on the allocation of shares.

"But isn't that too much?"

"There is a Korean proverb which states, "The belly button is bigger than the stomach." American elections are won on campaign contributions.". Smith, from this point onwards, you will require a great deal of political money for every election, beginning with the elections for the House of Representatives, followed by the Senate or the governorship. Then, if you contest the last phase, the presidential election, the primary will automatically be a money war. If you are so fortunate as to get elected president in the first round itself, you will have to prepare for the funds for re-election. But if you don't get to be president in the first round and you lose the election, you will have to re-prepare the funds again for the return. It's money. Money!

"

When I talked to Smith with a stern expression on my face, Smith nodded.

"That's true."

"Smith, I assure you that you won't be swayed by American tycoons for campaign funds."

"okay."

"After the investment company is set up, thereafter, Smith and I will become a community of shared destiny and an economic community."

"That's camaraderie, hahaha!"

"Yes, because we survived hell together."

I sometimes need to remind Smith of those horrific moments in Vietnam.

In this way my value will be preserved.

"When will the $10 million be credited to my account?"

"Do you have a US bank account?"

"Of course."

It was actually tough to open a Citibank account in America.

Nevertheless, I did manage to open the account.

Ding dong!

Just at that moment, there was a doorbell ringing.

"The godfather has come."

I stood up from my seat.

* * *

Office of the Director of the Asia Program at the CIA.

"The Korean President's special envoy is receiving the president of the New York Korean Association?"

As Lee Sung-soo and Lee Jae-gyu had warned, the CIA was bugging the special envoy of the South Korean president.

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"Yes, that's right."

"Anything special?"

"There is no special story."

"Why are you the one judging that?"

The Asian manager glared at the reporter and said.

"sorry."

* * *

Late at night, the presidential office in the Blue House in South Korea.

After this special envoy has successfully negotiated with Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should actively act."

The Foreign Minister appeared in front of the President.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"We must consider setting up diplomatic relations and employ our diplomatic power." "I will bear it in mind.

As the President heard the Foreign Minister's response, he remembered what Lee Sung-soo had told him before departing for the United States.

[Your Majesty, while arranging money to develop the Gangnam area, I believe that it would be good to name a road in the developed Gangnam area with an Iranian place name so that the Iranian people would be satisfied.] [A road named after an Iranian place name?] [Isn't Tehran the capital of Iran?] [Yes.] [I believe it would be a good reaction if Your Majesty directly named it Tehran-ro when opening the new road. And.] [And?] [Last time, Your Majesty mentioned that the religious community is not happy.] [Because the religious community dislikes everything I do.] [Then, perhaps it would be good to build a Shiite Islamic temple in an area where Myeongdong Cathedral can be clearly seen.] [An Islamic religious temple?] [If we establish only one religious facility, there is a big chance that the Iranian government will give us a lot of oil at a cheaper price than the international price. And I believe that I can utilize it as a good card when negotiating.] [Didn't the Middle Eastern people mention that religion is superior to life?] [Yes, Your Majesty.] [If the government steps in directly, the religious community may oppose, so after returning from Iran, Seongsu, you press it.]

'Seongsu, he's careful in all things, hahaha!'

* * *

A special room at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Senator Walker Smith came into the stateroom of the Plaza Hotel accompanied, but not alone, by a lovely woman.

"Seongsu, why are you so surprised?"

"Oh, no."

"It's easy to direct other people's imaginations in the direction I want and conceal my deeds."

I was nodding my head in agreement with Senator Walker's words.

"But Smith is here too.

"It's okay. This beauty prefers Smith to me."

"yes?"

"Mom is also here."

Smith was happy to see the beauty.

"Birth mother?"

She is so young and beautiful that you wouldn't believe she's Smith's birth mother.

'Did you accidentally give birth to Smith?'

In the US, there are quite a number of children who are born out of wedlock during high school.

Of course, it's not significant now.

"Are you here to talk to me about something besides the documentary?" 

"Yes, sir."

I smiled.

"Youngman, how old are you this year?" 

Then, at that moment, Smith's mother asked me my age. Smith's mother appeared to have a fairly cheerful and lively personality.

"I'm 21 years old."

21 is Korean age. It's still 19 in American age.

"You're two years older than Sophia."

Sophia?

Smith's sister?

But Mrs. Walker was interested in me.

'If the issue is that I'm handsome, then it's an issue.'

The first time I looked at Lee Seong-su's face, the first thing that amazed me was that I saw a transparent sentence that nobody else could see, and the second thing that amazed me was that Lee Seong-su was so good-looking that it was out of my imagination.

"Honey, I have something that is very important to tell you."

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