Chapter 859: Seoul Vortex
After watching the singing competition, Hyun Jin-in returned home with his youngest daughter, Jung Joo-hyun. Hyun Jinyin has two daughters and two sons. The eldest daughter and two sons are adults and do not live with her and her husband.
"Joo-hyun, go and rest first! I'm going to think about something. Hyun Jinyin took the hot towel from the servant's hand, rubbed his face tiredly, and commanded in a low voice. The husband is still working at the headquarters of the Asan Group and has not returned. She needed to think carefully about how to implement what Lu Jing told her.
"It's good." Mr. Jung, who is 19 years old and is studying at Seoul University, usually lives at home. Hearing her mother's words, Zheng Zhuxian obediently walked to her bedroom on the second floor. She was very curious about what her mother had talked to Lu Jing in the lounge, and how she looked worried after she came out.
Looking at his daughter's back, Hyun Zhen smiled lovingly, sat on the sofa, and sighed softly. She hopes to hold up a piece of the sky for her children and help her husband's career.
Hyun Jin-in agreed with Lu Jing's opinion and did not tell her husband about the conversation between her and Lu Jing, but summoned her husband's main assistant Park Hong-gi at home the next day.
Park Hongji was very strange about why Chairman Zheng's wife would summon him, but after walking into the living room of Chairman Zheng's house, he still said respectfully: "Madam, do you have anything to do with me?" ”
"Assistant Park, I recently heard a message. I heard that the Samsung Group has set up a secret fund to bribe the Samsung Group such as prosecutors, journalists, parliamentarians, judges, etc. I don't know if you've heard of it. Hyun Jin-in sat on the sofa and looked at Park Hong-gi and said seriously.
Park Hongji was stunned when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Madam." Such news circulates every day. I'm also sure it's true, and every chaebol in South Korea has done it privately. But with the current position of the Samsung Group in the Korean economy. There is no way the government is going to investigate Samsung. ”
"What is impossible? What if that's what public opinion demands? We must have some friends in the media! Xuan Zhenyin said in a slightly stiff tone. She was still unable to assert her will to her subordinates.
Park Hong-gi's mouth opened slightly, and he looked at Hyun Jin-in surprise. He served as Zheng Mengxian's main assistant. How can you not understand what it means to use the influence of Hyundai Group in the media to build momentum?
After hesitating for a while, Park Hongji said solemnly: "Madam, such a big thing is not trivial, I want to know if Lu Dao is what Chairman Zheng meant?" ”
Xuan Zhenyin said in a firm tone: "No, it's what I meant." I don't want Dream to be distracted by this. I know that this may attract the hostility of the Samsung Group, but if the Samsung Group is really something, Assistant Park, do you think this can reduce the pressure on Mengxian? ”
"Of course you can." Park Hong-gi smiled bitterly again and thought silently for a while. Said: "Madam, I know what to do." "He and Chairman Zheng both lost and prospered. Since Mrs. Zheng proposed such a solution, he thought that he could give it a try, but the consequences of angering Samsung were somewhat unpredictable.
Hyun Jinyin smiled and gave Park Hongji a reassurance, "I will bear all the consequences." This sentence shows her potential to become a strong woman in the future.
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Lu Jing's meeting with Zheng Mengxian on Tuesday went very smoothly. Lu Jing agreed to let Hehua Lianyun inject US$200 million into Hyundai Merchant Marine through Zheng Mengxian, and promised that Hehua Lianyun would support Zheng Mengxian to return to Hyundai Merchant Marine's board of directors at the board of directors of Hyundai Merchant Marine.
Du Weicheng, the general manager of Hehua United Transport, will bring funds to Seoul after May 1 to discuss the specific matters of investment.
Zheng Mengxian will use his influence in Hyundai Semiconductor to get Hyundai Semiconductor to sell its loss-making TFT LCD business to Jinghua Communications at a suitable price.
April 30th. A South Korean newspaper broke the news that Samsung Group had set up a secret fund to pay bribes. Soon after, two or three more newspapers followed up on the incident. Previously, South Korea's big chaebols have been repeatedly involved in scandals such as political donations and bribery, and the public has long been surprised by this.
But on May 2nd. More than a dozen media outlets in Seoul are already reporting on the incident. Such a large density of public opinion reports has the tendency of mountain rain to come and the wind to fill the building. Speculative reports and analyses of the Samsung scandal flooded the media outlets.
A spokesman for Samsung Group quickly came forward to clarify, "Samsung Group has always been law-abiding, with a positive and healthy image. We provide a lot of jobs for our citizens and a lot of tax revenue for our country. For today's false report maliciously smearing Samsung Group. We are saddened by the malicious attack on Samsung's media. We reserve the right to pursue further prosecution..."
South Korean prosecutors also responded quickly under pressure from public opinion, saying that they would send prosecutors. Investigation of the bribery case of Samsung Group based on the facts.
Lu Jing and Ding Ling went back to the capital during the May Day long period. After a few days of rest in Beijing, he returned to Seoul, South Korea on May 6. As soon as you arrive in Seoul, you can feel the whirlpool of public opinion and discussion boiling in Seoul. At noon, when Lu Jing was having dinner at the Luo Yan restaurant on the top floor of the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, he had dinner with Du Weicheng, who had been in Seoul for two days earlier, heard a few small words about the Samsung Group scandal.
The Shilla Seoul's Nayeon Restaurant is a traditional Korean restaurant with high taste. The midday sun sets on the off-white brick-patterned floor, outlining a chiaroscuro pattern. On the snow-white cloth, carefully prepared Korean dishes are placed with an attractive aroma.
"The current turmoil seems ferocious, but in fact the impact on Samsung Group is limited. Without real evidence and a specific responsible person to report, the South Korean prosecutors are mostly pretentious. Cheng Jianfeng, who has been staying in Seoul during the May Day holiday, said while eating.
Lu Jing wiped his mouth with a towel and said with a smile: "Whatever, anyway, it can distract the attention of the South Korean prosecutor." I just ask that Zheng Meng can free up first to help us. What's going on now? ”
Cheng Jianfeng thought about it and felt that it was too. You can't expect to rely on rumors to "kill" the "head" of Samsung. Immediately, he smiled slightly and introduced the situation to Lu Jing, "The situation is going well now." After separate talks between Mr. Jung and some of Hyundai Semiconductor's directors, Hyundai Semiconductor has reached an internal agreement to sell its TFT LCD business to us for $350 million. Yesterday I signed most of the agreements with Director Park Young-sang, who was back in charge of the negotiations. The day after tomorrow, the relevant materials of this acquisition transaction can be submitted to the South Korean government for approval, and after the approval is completed, we can sign a definitive agreement with Hyundai Semiconductor to complete the transaction. ”
"How is it 50 million dollars more than the original price?" Ding Ling asked. After she followed Lu Jing back to the capital, she didn't help Lu Jing read the email every day out of vacation, and she didn't know much about the changes in the transaction price.
"Park Yong-sung, who has a good relationship with us, is now only a director of Hyundai Semiconductor, and his voice in the negotiations has been weakened. A representative of Hanmi Bank pushed for a price of $350 million. We had to give in. Cheng Jianfeng said in a somewhat depressed tone.
Lu Jing waved his hand and said, "It's normal for the negotiation price to fluctuate. I also agreed to this price. If $50 million can be exchanged for a few months, Lu Jing thinks it's worth it. However, when the lion of Hanmi Bank opened his mouth to "bite" Jinghua, he would keep an account in his heart.
"Park Yongsheng, you can help me make an appointment with him, and we will treat him to a meal in two days." Lu Jing thought for a while and said again. At the beginning, Park Yongsheng held a welcome reception for him, but now Park Yongsheng is "in trouble", from the chairman to an ordinary director, and he wants to invite Park Yongsheng to a meal.
The "human touch" shown by Lu Jing made Cheng Jianfeng agree with him, and said with a smile: "It's good, Jing Shao." Oh, because of the extra $50 million, Mr. Zheng Mengxian is going to invite you to dinner at noon tomorrow to express his apologies. I've promised to come down. ”
Lu Jing nodded, took a sip of soup, groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not just as simple as expressing apologies, right?" ”
Cheng Jianfeng smiled, "I don't think it's going to be that simple." "Hyundai Group is not aware of such a big storm as Samsung, is Zheng Mengxian not aware at all?
After chatting with Cheng Jianfeng, Lu Jing asked Du Weicheng, who had been smiling and silent, "Old Du, how are you talking over there?" ”
"It went well. Hyundai Merchant Marine is heavily responsible, with an overall debt of $1.2 billion. We are injecting capital at this time, and the Korea Exchange Bank, the majority shareholder of Hyundai Merchant Marine, is very welcome. If the $200 million from Hehua Intermodal arrives by June 1, Korea Exchange Bank is willing to pay 10.5% of the shares. Du Weicheng said this with a smile.
Cheng Jianfeng was stunned and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, your opening is a surprise." Du Weicheng is Lu Jing's first assistant, and he is also the old boss of Chen Xiao, Yang Xian and others. Yes, Cheng Jianfeng's tone was very polite.
Du Weicheng said modestly: "Jing Shao has paved the road, I just sit back and enjoy it." ”
Lu Jing smiled slightly, Du Weicheng was such a humble character, turned his head and asked Cheng Jianfeng, "What's going on over there Luo Yinghao?" "Luo Yinghao is the culprit of this series of troubles, otherwise Jinghua would have completed the acquisition long ago.
Cheng Jianfeng said with a little headache: "I only know that he has been in Seoul and has not returned to Jianye." I can't figure out exactly what I'm doing. ”
"Yes. It seems that Tang Yue has to be informed to establish a business intelligence network in Seoul. Lu Jing sighed.
After a few people had eaten, they were going to Lu Jing's room to talk about work in detail. As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, he was greeted by a charming and sexy woman. She wore a black, white and purple checkered slim long skirt that clings to her graceful and plump figure, with undulating curves. A pair of dark eyes like stars, and a coiled young woman's hair bun to accompany her demeanor.
Lu Jing looked at this beautiful woman in astonishment, and didn't know whether to say hello or pretend not to know. At this moment, she was followed by Shio Matsusaka with a smile on his face. (To be continued......)