Chapter 5: Genius Boys and Innocent Girls
With the boom of South Korea's economy, the capital Seoul has attracted wealthy people from all over the country to develop here, and with it, Seoul's real estate industry has boomed.
Itaewon-dong, LS-gu is a luxury residential area in Seoul, where a large number of South Korean "second generations" live inhabited, whose parents quickly became rich and formed their own family businesses under the government's encouragement of entrepreneurial development capital. SAMSUNG, LG, and Hyundai Group are among the leaders. When human beings change from poverty to wealth, the first thing to change is usually the four aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation.
The most expensive mansion in South Korea is Lee Kun-hee's 13 billion won property in the center of Itaewon-dong, where he lives with his wife and four children.
"Yunxin, Zaizhe, come back quickly, it's time to eat." "In this mansion, a graceful lady is calling her child in the garden. She is Hong Na-hee, the wife of Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of SAMSUNG Group, who has recovered quickly since her son was lost six years ago.
"We'll go out and scare her when she turns around, you know?" commanded a little girl who took a little boy's hand. They were hiding behind a bush and secretly observing the noblewoman's movements.
"Why do you have to scare your mother? don't you think it's so boring?" the little boy had a puzzled expression on his delicate features, and it was difficult for him to understand his sister's childish behavior.
Hearing this, the little girl no longer looked in the direction of her mother, turned around and grabbed her younger brother's shoulders, and asked with a solemn face, "Zaizhe, how old are you this year?"
"Seven-year-old, what's wrong?" the boy replied, looking indifferently at his sister, "I don't think it's okay to do something boring and childish at a young age, and that one's behavior should be determined by one's subjective consciousness, not by age......"
......Seeing that his brother looked like he was about to make a tirade, the little girl hurriedly interrupted him, "You are three years younger than me, where did you learn this?" the girl sighed, holding her forehead.
The little boy looked at his sister's expression, lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "In a dream." ”
The girl, who had already turned her attention to her mother, did not hear what her brother was saying, and turned her head again and asked, "What?"
"No, it's nothing, let's go scare Mom. The boy smiled, no longer objecting to his sister's childish play.
"Okay!" Seeing that her brother agreed to her plan, the girl stopped asking questions and began to continue to pay attention to her mother's movements.
"What, isn't it in the garden?" Seeing that no one responded to him, Hong Luoxi turned around and prepared to look for his child somewhere else.
"Bang Bang"
Hearing the sound of shoes tapping on the stone ground behind him, Hong Luoxi guessed that her daughter must be trying to play tricks on herself again, pretending not to know, and continued to walk forward.
"Haha, Mom, we're here" The little girl hugged her mother violently, feeling that her mother seemed to be frightened by herself, and the girl laughed happily.
The boy looked at his sister a little speechlessly, and said in his heart: "My mother has obviously heard your voice running over, just cooperate with you, you are still serious...... It's hard for a girl to serve, the boy couldn't help but think.
After Hong Luoxi cooperated with his daughter, he squatted down and hugged his pair of children, and said with a smile: "Let's go, go to the restaurant, Dad is back today." ”
"Really, Abba is back, too?" said Lee Kun-hee's second daughter, Lee Yoon-xin, excitedly. The little boy on the side, Lee Kun-hee's youngest son, Lee Jae-cheol, also showed a happy expression.
"Well, you Abba, he said that he hadn't eaten with you for a long time, and he took the time to come back today to surprise you. Hong Luoxi touched her daughter's head, looked at her two children, and smiled happily, "Oh, Wuli is almost taller than her sister in Zhedu." ”
"Recently, the amount of food has been relatively large. Lee Jae-cheol looked at his mother and nodded, it's not something to be proud of eating too much and being taller than her sister......
"yes, Mom, he's been eating too much lately, and I think my brother might turn into a piglet. Li Yunxin said with a serious face.
"It's a good thing to eat a lot, grow up quickly to protect your mother and Nuna. Hong Luoxi took his son and daughter's hand and walked towards the restaurant.
"Brother, if you eat like this, you will definitely become a pig!" Li Yunxin hit her brother with a determined face.
"Yes, yes, I'll be the first to eat you when I become a piggy. Lee Jae-chul replied helplessly.
"Fools, pigs don't eat meat. Li Yunxin said disdainfully.
"Pigs don't eat them, but when I become a pig, I start eating meat. Lee Jae-chul fought back.
The two followed their mother to the restaurant, and after pushing the door in, Hong Luoxi found that there was one more man and a little girl in the restaurant, so he asked the housekeeper, "Who are these two?"
Lee Kun-hee sat on the sofa, looking at his son, who was whispering to his sister, and felt strange in his heart. This child is usually calm and wise, and only when he is with his sister does he look like a child......
Hearing his wife's question, the old housekeeper hurriedly replied, "These two are Kim Yu-moon, the president of Korea Express, and his daughter. ”
The man sitting on the other sofa looked a little cramped, stood up and bowed, "Hello Mrs. Hong, I'm Kim Yuwen from Korea Logistics. It's really disturbing to come here today. He smiled awkwardly. The little girl next to him looked at the three people who came in, and her attention shifted from the floor-to-ceiling window to Lee Jae-cheol.
"It's so pretty......" the little girl muttered quietly.
"What are you talking about!" Jin Yuwen immediately scolded his daughter.
The little girl was a little aggrieved and retorted: "It's just beautiful!"
Lee Jae-chul looked at this girl who said that she was good-looking, and he now felt that this girl had a good place: honesty. I have to admit that Lee Jae-chul is very good-looking, with slender eyebrows, big, bright eyes, a straight nose, and pink lips. Sometimes Hong Luoxi takes him out and is recognized as a girl.
Jin Yuwen bowed deeply to Hong Luoxi and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the little girl is not sensible, so I made the president's wife smile." ”
"It's okay, Chairman Kim is looking for something to do with Ken-hee, right? Then you say first, I'll take the child upstairs. Hong Luoxi knew that the man in front of him must have something important to do with his husband, otherwise he would not have done such an annoying act as visiting someone else's house at noon. After that, he took the two children upstairs.
"Wait, stay in Zhe, you two go up. Lee Kun-hee spoke up.
"Mom, you and Nuna go up. Lee Jae-cheol knew that his father wanted to ask something about him when he stayed, so he took the initiative.
"Good. Although there was some strangeness in his heart, Hong Luoxi still took his daughter out of the living room.
"Abba. Lee Jae-chul walked over to his father and sat down.
"Hmm. Lee Kun-hee responded, and then said to Kim Yu-wen, "Mr. Kim, you can continue." ”
"Chairman Lee, that's right, I took the liberty to come here to discuss a business with you, and Korea Logistics hopes to get a transportation agent from SAMSUNG in the north of Chungcheongbuk-do, that is, in the entire northern part of South Korea, and we can reduce the toll by 5%. Seeing Lee Kun-hee's expressionless face, Kim Yu-moon hurriedly said, "Chairman Lee, although Korea Logistics has not been established for a long time, its performance so far has been very good, please believe that we will not disappoint you!"
Finding that Lee Kun-hee was still unmoved, Kim Yuwen gritted his teeth and said, "We can reduce the ...... by 10%"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lee Kun-hee.
"What do you think?"
Kim Yuwen was a little confused, this kind of thing actually asked a child! Even if it's your son, he's too young! It's not about a few years old with my daughter! What made him even more speechless was that Lee Jae-chul actually answered......
"Abba, I think you can promise him. Lee Jae-chul replied with a frown.
"Oh, why?" said Lee Kun-hee curiously.
"First, if he came directly to his home at noon, then he should have failed to participate in the bidding. If he can come home today, which is not a few times a month, then he should have waited for you for a long time, which means that he is also very confident in his company. Second, since he has the confidence to come to the door, it shows that the strength of Korea Express is not bad, and since the strength is not bad, why did he lose to Wan Sheng in the bidding? Wan Sheng did tricks in the bidding, and it is very likely that he bribed the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Bidding, that is, Wan Sheng was also very jealous of Korea Logistics. Lee Jae-chul replied after organizing some language.
After listening to Lee Jae-cheol's analysis, Kim Yuwen admired in his heart that he had indeed inexplicably failed in the bidding, and then felt unwilling to wait outside Lee Kun-hee's mansion, and only today did he have the opportunity to talk to Lee Kun-hee face-to-face.
"Makes sense. Lee Kun-hee smiled. Lee Jae-chul was similar to what he thought in his heart, and he was now more and more curious about this little son who fell from the sky.
"I promise you, I'll go to the SAMSUNG Transportation Department in the afternoon to sign the contract. After replying to Kim Yuwen, Lee Kun-hee instructed the housekeeper again: "Inform the Ministry of Transportation to draw up the contract." ”
"Understood. ”
"Chairman Lee, I am so grateful! We at Korea Logistics will not let you down!" Kim Yu-moon got the answer he was looking for, and he stood up and bowed excitedly.
"Well, come on. Lee Kun-hee touched his son's head and fell into deep thought.
Seeing that Lee Kun-hee had no more reaction, Kim Yu-moon was ready to say goodbye with interest.
"Then we'll take our leave. Jin Yuwen turned to his daughter and said, "Tae-hee, let's go." There was unconcealable happiness in his tone.
At the signal of Li Jianxi, the housekeeper said, "Mr. Jin, I'll send you." ”
"Thank you. Jin Yuwen said with a smile. After that, he went to take his daughter's hand.
"Abba, you wait for me!" The girl dodged her father's hand, ran to Lee Jae-cheol's side, looked up and asked, "Good-looking person, my name is Kim Tae-hee, what is your name?"
When Lee Jae-cheol heard the title of "good-looking person", he said angrily: "Lee Jae-cheol, don't call me a good-looking person next time I see him." ”
"But you're really good-looking......" Tae-hee muttered quietly.
"Let's go, Tae-hee. Jin Yuwen looked at his daughter helplessly.
"Uh-huh. Kim Tae-hee replied, turning around and running towards his father. After running a few steps, he seemed to be uneasy, and turned his head to Li Zaizhe and said, "Don't forget me, we are friends now!"
Kim Yuwen smiled dotingly and said to Lee Kun-hee, "Then Chairman Lee, we will take our leave." ”
"Goodbye. Lee Kun-hee gave his son an interesting look.
Waiting for Kim Yuwen's father and daughter to leave, Lee Kun-hee smiled and asked his son, "What, didn't you make friends at school and said that most of them were purposeful profit-seeking behaviors, aren't you afraid this time?"
"It's different, because the people in the school know my identity, many of them are utilitarian, but this girl is not. Lee Jae-chul replied.
"How do you know she's not? ”
"I could only feel in her eyes the child's yearning for beauty and friendship. ”
Lee Kun-hee was stunned for a moment, and then looked deeply at Lee Jae-cheol, who had a flat face, and was even more curious.
After a while, the housekeeper pushed the door in, and Li Jianxi ordered, "Tell Mrs. and Second Miss to come down for dinner." ”
"Okay. The butler went straight upstairs.
"ABBA, THE PROBLEMS WITHIN SAMSUNG ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE OBVIOUS. After everyone left, Lee Jae-chul said.
"yes, the problem is obvious. "Both the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Tenders have been bought, who dares to say that it is not obvious?
Lee Kun-hee touched his son's little face, and his mind drifted to two years ago.
At that time, Lee Bing-cheol had just passed away for a year, and a year ago, he and his second brother Lee Chang-hee finally made his father appoint him as the chairman of SAMSUNG before his death, in fact, Lee Kun-hee, like his eldest brother Lee Meng-hee, was a reformer, but he understood that he could not reform by himself now, so he spent a year trying his best to build his iron-faced image within SAMSUNG and exclude dissidents. However, in the process, the youngest son's words surprised him, no, to be precise, he was frightened by Lee Jae-cheol.
Lee Jae-cheol entered the study and explained to Lee Kun-hee the direction that Samsung should develop in the future, that is, to become a "world-class super-first-class enterprise in the 21st century", which is not much different from the plan that Lee Kun-hee got back then, and some places are even more perfect than that.
Lee Kun-hee thought that his son had stolen the plan, but when Lee Jae-cheol told him, "This is the conclusion I came to by analyzing the development of SAMSUNG in the last three days", Lee Kun-hee was frightened. He had always thought that his son was just precocious and had a high IQ. But then he understood that this little son who picked it up was by no means very human.
He was a genius, even better than him.