I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 341
Ever since the massive awards ceremony, the atmosphere had grown noticeably livelier.
Especially the part where I gave Soo-ah shares in Koryo Entertainment—that had the biggest impact. The reaction back then was explosive.
No one probably thought shares would actually be handed out. Not even Soo-ah herself.
Now, the other secretaries will have hope. Even though she’s not a knight, she still received shares, so they'll start thinking—If I work hard enough, maybe someday I’ll get the same.
“Nothing motivates like rewards.”
That’s how I see it.
Acting out of positive motivation is far more effective than doing things under negative pressure.
There’s a clear difference between someone who obeys out of fear of death and someone who obeys because they receive overwhelming benefits. They’re worlds apart in every sense.
A person who does the bare minimum vs. one who pushes their maximum—philosophically, that’s already been proven.
Communism versus capitalism.
Capitalism wins, obviously.
Sure, if you don’t handle the side effects well, you risk creating mega-corporate dictatorships like Koryo Group—but that’s a minor(?) detail.
There’s no system more effective at extracting someone’s full potential than capitalism.
So, even though I handed out hundreds of billions in mileage points today, it’s not a real loss.
If it helps me pull even a bit more sincerity from my secretaries, then all of it just gets converted into my wealth.
Just look at Soo-ah. She looked half-dead earlier, but now she’s smiling and laughing in the middle of a crowd of secretaries.
If all my secretaries and cockslaves wear that expression—I become invincible.
I left the cockslaves to enjoy themselves and stepped out onto the terrace.
Naturally, Baekseol was beside me and placed a cigarette between my lips, and Seunghee immediately lit it for me.
The pungent aroma hit hard and cleared my head.
“Looks like I’ll need to give Soo-ah some training, huh?”
I’m thinking of moving her from Chief Secretary to President—but that depends on her capability.
Her loyalty is beyond doubt, but she went from cop straight to secretary. It’s not like she knows anything. Even if I assign her experts, if the leader lacks judgment, the whole thing could fall apart in an instant.
Sure, most of the things I handle are cheat-level artifacts, so they tend to run smoothly regardless—but even then, I can’t have someone utterly clueless sitting in a president’s chair.
“I’m already an idiot—if the president’s an idiot too, what then? That won’t do.”
In the end, Soo-ah needs training.
She started as an emergency patch with no proper training back when I didn’t even have a proper secretary office, and she ended up sliding into the Chief Secretary position by momentum alone. This is the result of that.
“Maybe I should start with Prestige training?”
The only saving grace is that the knowledge she really needs can be injected.
And I don’t mean memorization—I mean actual, literal injection of knowledge into the brain.
I heard about it from Go Min-young, so I don’t know the exact details—but if even she uses it, it can’t be that dangerous.
What she truly needs is wisdom and judgment. The countless auxiliary knowledge needed for her role can all be uploaded.
As the cigarette burned down, I sent everyone else back inside, leaving only Seunghee and Baekseol with me.
So now it was just the three of us on the terrace—me, Ra Seunghee, and Baekseol.
“Seunghee.”
“Yes?”
“Start preparing the transition.”
“Huh?”
“You’re the next Chief Secretary.”
“...!!”
I’d also considered Seo Aram, the etiquette team leader and protagonist of one of my projects.
But she was the last to join among the team leads and had the least achievements.
Soo-ah at least had seniority and had been by my side back when there was no secretary office, so others could accept it. Seo Aram didn’t have that foundation.
Promoting someone like her would damage the organization.
“Seunghee will eventually move into the board of presidents, too... but she needs experience in executive coordination first.”
The way I picture it: Im Soo-ah will become President of Koryo Entertainment, and Ra Seunghee will become Chief Secretary for a while, gaining experience, before moving on to become President of Koryo Finance.
Seunghee is already overqualified, just based on her specs. She has an insane calculation trait called Shinsan, and she’s even Boldface-type. That makes her perfect for investment and management roles.
The only flaw is that she still lacks any loyalty-related trait—but I plan to imprint that onto her when she takes over the Chief Secretary role.
I’m not sure how I’ll do it yet, though.
“Guess I’ll have to use sexual domination to its fullest.”
That’s where Dull Log like Do Yoon-ah becomes crucial.
If I can make even a Dull Log go dumb with lust, then I can conquer any woman.
“Koryo Entertainment and my other corporations—they’ve only been around a short while, but they’ve already grown massive. You can’t sustain that with just one ‘CEO’ title.”
“M-Master...!”
“I’ll be sending Soo-ah to Prestige for training soon. Once she’s back, I’ll appoint her as President of Koryo Entertainment. It’ll take time to formalize it, though.”
Seunghee and Baekseol were visibly shocked at the huge announcement.
“So you’re reorganizing the entire structure...”
“Yeah. It’s ridiculous to think one representative can handle all these companies. It’s time to get serious.”
All the corporations I own now... Even if we leave out Koryo Entertainment as the holding company, there’s Muyeol Finance, the Muyeol Land management corp, the special correctional firm, Muyeol Chemicals, Jeju Contemporary Art Museum, the Super Yacht, Shinmirae Daily, Baekseolgongju—and not yet incorporated, but a huge portfolio of Songdo real estate.
And many of these companies have their own subsidiaries. The Muyeol Land Management Corp, for example, owns the AV Management Company and several support firms that maintain the Artificial Island. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Plus, we’ve got nonprofit organizations like the Cockslave Association.
All of that—until now—has been run under the title of “CEO of Koryo Entertainment.”
Honestly, what the hell does Koryo Entertainment have to do with Muyeol Chemicals? Bundling all this together is insane.
Ultimately, every company should have its own president and board with full decision-making power. And I should receive reports in my role as Chairman.
Only the most critical matters—like the RK series managed by Muyeol Chemicals—should stay under my direct control.
“Still... if I start calling myself Chairman, I hope Grandpa won’t scold me and go, ‘You little punk...’”
Technically, Go Min-young and Go Hayoung aren’t addressed as Chairpersons either.
But that’s not because they’re not on that level—rather, “Vice Chairman of Koryo Group” is considered a higher rank than “Chairman of Militaris” or “Chairman of the Finance Holdings,” so everyone just calls them Vice Chairman.
When you refer to someone, you call them by their highest title, right? That’s just how it works.
“Once the consolidated HQ is built at the Namdong Industrial Complex, everything will fall into place. Start preparing. For anything.”
“...Understood. Thank you for trusting me, Master.”
“It’s still classified, so don’t go running your mouth. Watch your behavior too. If anyone catches on, it’ll be a pain.”
“Yes.”
Now that I’ve actually set all this in motion, I do feel a bit of regret.
I guess I just... wanted to see more of Chief Secretary Im Soo-ah.
Still, it’s not like we’re parting ways.
Sure, she’s moving into the executive tier, but she’ll still be inside the consolidated HQ. And when I go on important business trips, she’ll be tagging along under the title of “Executive Board Member,” so it’s no different from when she was Chief Secretary.
But humans are weird. We grow attached to even the smallest things.
Even something as trivial as a name or a title ends up soaked with memories.
“Seol, keep expanding Baekseolgongju. I’ll be funneling most of my combat resources into you.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Right now, it’s just a few knights, a few mechas, and some mercs Soo-ah brought along when she became my secretary.
But eventually, it’ll grow to the level of a standing army.
Give it five years, and the scale might rival that of a small nation.
With support from Militaris, we’ll keep adding knights and mechas, keep receiving deliveries of all sorts of weapons, and eventually, just like Go Minji, we’ll be buying aircraft carriers and the like—it’ll become massive.
Big enough to conduct independent diplomatic interventions.
“Let’s go back in.”
After finishing the cigarette and lingering a while longer, we reentered ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ the venue.
The banquet hall was still buzzing.
— Zzzt.
Right then, I got a message.
Sender: Go Minji.
– Yo
Guess she’s texting me about the passage of the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act?
Like it or not, the one I’ve banged the most is Go Minji.
She must feel the same—that’s probably why she texted right away. A way of congratulating me for the thing her brother poured so much effort into.
– You hear the news?
– Pretend I’m your noona
– You’re fast when it comes to stuff like this
– Thanks
– For no fucking reason
– Why’d you take a board seat in finance
– You dumb fuck
– ?
– You know
– My mom and that side
– They hate each other
– You’re fucking dead now
– GG
...So it’s not about the Act.
What the hell is she talking about—“you’re dead”? Seriously?
– Dead how
– Only thing dying is Go Minji’s dusty pussy
– I got that position through work
– Fuck off
– If you’re gonna do this
– At least aim for Finance Holdings
– But nooo
– Koryo Credit?
– Are you fucking joking lmao
– Goddamn
– What’s wrong with Koryo Credit
– It fucking tanks the image, dumbass
– Their CEO used to be a fucking secretary
– And now you’re joining the board? Fucking lmaooo
– You’re an Incheon resident now, right?
– I manage all local credit ratings
– Congrats
– You’re now rated F
– GG
– Fuck you lmaoooo
“Fuck you,” huh?
I’ll be signing the paperwork as soon as I get back.
Go Minji’s credit rating: downgraded to F.
