Real Man-Chapter 739

It was a feast of delicious food, drinks, and good company.

Everyone had a good time in the cheerful atmosphere.

But the party in the village was not over yet.

The second round of the party was held on a large platform behind the Chinese restaurant, where the team members joined enthusiastically.

There was no boundary between the villagers and the team members anymore.

They were all captivated by the charm of Yeontae-ri.

As the mood reached its peak, Yoo-hyun quietly slipped away.

He sat alone by the reservoir, fiddling with his fishing rod.

As he watched the bobber twitching on the rippling water, old memories came flooding back.

When was it?

It seemed like it was early in the morning.

Shin Kyung-wook, the vice president who sat next to him, confessed sincerely.

-It felt like the first time. People saw me as Shin Kyung-wook, the human, not the crown prince of Hansung Electronics.

He was a silver spoon who couldn’t even hand out his business card to most chaebols.

No matter how complicated his family affairs were, it was easy to predict what kind of life he had lived as the eldest son of Hansung Group.

But he was different.

Swish.

Yoo-hyun lifted his fishing rod, and a fish came up.

Splash.

Yoo-hyun released the fish and thought of Shin Kyung-wook, the vice president who was different from other chaebols.

He was someone who could willingly give up what he had.

He listened to harsh advice and worked hard to fill his gaps.

Was that why?

Before he knew it, he became a leader who could lower his gaze.

-It’s because I want to create a company where good colleagues can show their abilities in a better environment. I trust that you will do your role well, so I’m with you.

And he kept his promise with Yoo-hyun here.

That was enough.

Thanks to him, Yoo-hyun could leave Hansung with a light heart.

Even without Yoo-hyun, Shin Kyung-wook would lead Hansung well as Yoo-hyun wished.

But why wasn’t he coming?

The time they agreed to meet had passed long ago.

Yoo-hyun was more puzzled because Shin Kyung-wook was a punctual person.

That’s when it happened.

Thud thud thud.

Kwon Se-jung, the assistant, ran over, panting.

“Huff huff. Yoo-hyun.”

“What’s wrong, all of a sudden?”

Yoo-hyun tilted his head, and he opened his mouth without catching his breath.

“He, he collapsed.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The chairman collapsed.”

“What?”

Shocked, Yoo-hyun jumped up from his seat.

Chairman Shin Hyun-ho collapsed.

The people in the Innovation Strategy Office knew the weight of this news.

Fortunately, the driver didn’t drink, so the Mobile Strategy team members left for Seoul right away.

Vroom.

They had to go back before the first day of the three-day course was over, but no one complained.

Even though they were tipsy, they all focused with clear minds.

The TV hanging from the ceiling behind the driver’s seat was showing the news.

-Chairman Shin Hyun-ho of Hansung Group, who was urgently transferred to Hanse Hospital, is still unconscious. His family, including Mrs. Hong Jin-hee, are waiting at the hospital…

The royal family, who had hidden from the media, appeared in front of the camera.

Mrs. Hong Jin-hee, with a somber expression, refused to be interviewed, and Shin Mi-kyung, the former president of Hansung Department Store, shed crocodile tears.

The back of Vice President Shin Kyung-soo was also visible.

“…”

In the quiet silence, Kwon Se-jung whispered.

“Yoo-hyun, I don’t know if I can ask you this, but…”

“What is it?”

“Vice President Shin Kyung-soo, he won’t stay still, will he?”

Even in the midst of the chaos, Kwon Se-jung was looking ahead to the next move.

Yoo-hyun looked at his colleague who had a strategic mind.

“What do you think?”

“If he wants to turn things around, this is his only chance.”

“If you think so, he’s already moving.”

“Could it be… intentional?”

“I don’t know.”

“Yeah. That can’t be. Haha.”

Yoo-hyun looked out the window, leaving behind his awkwardly laughing colleague.

The street lights flashed by quickly.

Above them, Chairman Shin Hyun-ho’s last words echoed in his ears.

-I don’t know where you’ll be in the future. But whatever you do, I hope you don’t forget Hansung.

Did Chairman Shin Hyun-ho have this situation in mind?

His words felt like a plea to Yoo-hyun right now.

His answer was no different from before.

“I will never leave Hansung in my heart.”

Yoo-hyun muttered the promise he had made deep in his heart.

He had run non-stop, but it was already late at night when he arrived in Seoul.

The team members went home to attend the emergency meeting of the Innovation Strategy Office tomorrow morning.

They needed some rest after drinking a lot and traveling a long distance.

Yoo-hyun was no exception, but he couldn’t rest now.

Yoo-hyun moved his steps toward the people who were waiting for him.

A moment later, Yoo-hyun took his seat in the seminar room of Baekje Hotel.

Yeo Tae-sik, the executive director, Park Doo-sik, the manager, and Park Seung-woo, the section chief, who were sitting in the same place, looked at the TV on the front.

The reporter, standing in front of the hospital, asked.

-How will Hansung Group operate in the absence of Chairman Shin Hyun-ho?

Shin Kyung-soo, who received the microphone, answered calmly.

-This is not the place to talk about it, but I’ll tell you in advance for the sake of the employees who are shaken. From now on, Hansung will enter an emergency management system centered on the Planning and Coordination Office…

Beep.

Park Doo-sik, who stopped the screen with the remote control, relayed the current situation.

“The Planning and Coordination Office has already taken over the group’s operational authority.”

“How can you say that? When the chairman is absent, Vice Chairman Lim Hyuk-soo is the authority delegate, right?”

Park Seung-woo, who asked incredulously, was answered by Yeo Tae-sik and Park Doo-sik in turn.

“Mrs. Hong Jin-hee seems to have stepped in.”

“Vice President Shin Kyung-soo has captured all the executives of the group’s operation headquarters.”

“But the chairman must have prepared something, right? His illness was a known fact long ago.”

Park Seung-woo’s words were not wrong.

Chairman Shin Hyun-ho was not healthy enough to stay on the front line until he declared the holding company.

He didn’t show it when they met a while ago, but Yoo-hyun had guessed it.

‘He didn’t live long in the past either.’

Apart from this fact, Yoo-hyun had something he was sure of.

“It won’t matter. Vice President Shin Kyung-soo must have already taken care of it.”

“I think so too, like Manager Han.”

“That’s…”

Park Seung-woo trailed off, and Yoo-hyun opened his mouth.

The excitement was gone as soon as he saw Shin Kyung-soo’s interview.

“Executive Director, is the vice president at the hospital?”

“Yes. But he seems to have a lot of trouble there.”

“I guess they won’t let us access the ward.”

“Right. Mrs. Hong won’t allow it.”

Yeo Tae-sik nodded, and Park Doo-sik snorted.

“They’re still taking sides among the family. They’re really heartless people.”

“I don’t understand at all. What’s the big deal about having different blood?”

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook was the only son of the late legitimate wife.

He couldn’t blend in with the royal family who were tightly united around Mrs. Hong Jin-hee.

Yoo-hyun didn’t explain the background that they all knew, but told them why they were gathered here.

“The situation has changed rapidly. We need to prepare for the next step quickly.”

“The Planning and Coordination Office has taken over the authority, so they’ll pressure us more, right? The target will probably be the acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor, right?”

Park Doo-sik’s question was countered by Park Seung-woo.

“The acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor is confirmed. The board approval and the stock purchase agreement (SPA) have been completed.”

“There’s still a detailed inspection and price adjustment (adjustment limit of 5 percent) left. There’s plenty of room for a tackle.”

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“That doesn’t make sense at this point.”

“They can find fault with anything if they want to. For example…”

They didn’t know that the acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor was only a part of it.

It was because they hadn’t experienced the true nature of Shin Kyung-soo.

Now that the shield of Chairman Shin Hyun-ho was gone, he had nothing to hold him back.

He would try to finish it off with this opportunity.

Yoo-hyun stopped the two people who were in a dilemma.

“No. That’s not the problem.”

“What do you mean?”

“To put it bluntly, the temporary shareholders’ meeting that will be held in March next year will be moved up. It will probably be in January.”

“Are you kidding me? The shareholders are going to hold a temporary meeting? Using the management crisis as an excuse?”

It was exactly what Park Doo-sik had guessed.

“Yes. They will. They will select the successor there.”

“No, that’s only a month away. Then it’s the period of detailed inspection of Shinwa Semiconductor, and the mobile phone quarterly performance hasn’t come out yet…”

“Manager Park, wait. Why? Even for Vice President Shin Kyung-soo, it’s a gamble.”

Yeo Tae-sik, who stopped Park Seung-woo, looked at Yoo-hyun.

He seemed to have an idea by his expression.

Yoo-hyun didn’t wait and spoke right away.

“It’s not a gamble. In the worst case, he’ll tear Hansung Electronics apart.”

“What? That would shake the whole group. How does that make sense?”

“It does. He’ll still have enough left.”

Yoo-hyun flashed his eyes at Yeo Tae-sik, who was surprised.

Tick tock.

The countdown had already begun.

The total value of the 11 listed companies and 57 unlisted affiliates owned by Hansung Group reached 100 trillion won.

Among them, Hansung Electronics accounted for 30 percent, the largest scale.

That was why Hansung Electronics was so important that it controlled the whole Hansung Group.

The problem started from the fact that Hansung Group had a small stake in Hansung Electronics.

That made Hansung Electronics vulnerable to external attacks.

Shin Kyung-soo wouldn’t leave this weak link alone.

How would he shake it?

It was too broad to predict and prepare for everything.

As if he knew this situation, the opponent opened the gate first.

The article content cunningly blamed everything on Vice President Shin Kyung-wook.

The tone of the other media articles derived from it was not much different.

As if they had made a promise, they slowly tightened the vice president.

There were few people who could handle the media so skillfully.

Tick.

The next day, after the article came out, Yoo-hyun, who sat in his office, called Oh Eun-bi, the reporter, to find out the truth.

“Reporter, do you know the source of the original article on Hansung Electronics’ credit rating?”

-The source? It’s an interview with the head of Fitch East Asia.

“So there must have been someone behind it who organized it.”

-Wait a minute. Don’t hang up and wait.

Oh Eun-bi, who understood the meaning of Yoo-hyun’s words at once, went to investigate.

During the brief silence, Yoo-hyun thought of the person he expected.

Gerard Kim.

If he was involved, it meant that Shin Kyung-soo had prepared for this moment for a long time.

What if Choi Jae-ki, the executive director, was also supporting him from outside?

There was a high possibility that Yoo-hyun’s worst-case scenario would become reality.

It meant that a simultaneous attack linked to foreign speculative capital, credit rating agencies, consulting firms, media outlets, and political circles would soon unfold.

While Yoo-hyun was thinking about this and that, Oh Eun-bi’s voice came.

-Did you wait a lot?

“No. I can wait as long as you need.”

-I checked it out… It seems like Gerard Kim was behind it.

“Are you sure?”

-Yes. He used someone else on the surface, but the background was definitely Gerard Kim. My junior reporter cross-checked it, so it won’t be wrong.

It was the moment when Yoo-hyun’s worst assumption was confirmed as reality.

Yoo-hyun calmly spoke to Oh Eun-bi.

“I see. Reporter, I have one more favor to ask you. It’s that…”