Chapter 021: The Price of Reconciliation
"The rest of the people are still Hyobuchi Xi, Yuri Xi and Jessica Xi, the three of them, right?"
"No, Jessica-senpai quit the group early, so it should only be Hyo-yeon-senpai, Yuri-senpai, and Seo-hyun."
Guo Dahai forgot to pick up the fact that Jessica had withdrawn from Girls' Generation, "You mean that Xu Xian is also possible?" ”
"No, I'm just talking."
"Okay, I know, then you focus on understanding the relationship between the three of them and Kim Yingmin, and contact me if there is any progress."
"Yes."
After chatting about Kim Young-min, Bae Joo-hyun didn't know what to talk about anymore, so she looked at each other like this.
"Irene, you take some fruit back, I can't eat all this fruit alone."
Guo Dahai pointed to the more than twenty fruit baskets placed in the corner of the wall and said.
Bae Joo-hyun walked over and looked at it and said, "Is it okay to do anything?" ”
"You can take it all."
"I want strawberries."
"Okay, I'll have someone send you."
"Yes, Oba, I'm leaving."
"Okay."
Guo Dahai first asked Cui Rengeng to lift the two boxes of strawberries to the car, and then he sent Bae Joo-hyun back to the dormitory.
……
After a total of six days in the hospital, Guo Dahai was discharged home on Friday morning, he was pushed by Xu Minzhen in a wheelchair, and now that the relationship has been made public, the two of them no longer have to hide it.
"Is the movie starting to shoot?"
Walking in the community, Guo Dahai asked.
"Filming has already started and everything is going well."
"That's good."
The day before being discharged from the hospital, Zheng Haican found someone to clean the house, and Xu Minzhen and Guo Dahai felt that the house was exceptionally tidy after entering the house.
"Does Oba want to eat strawberries?"
"Okay."
Xu Minzhen washed some strawberries and came over, and the two sat on the sofa and chatted.
Guo Dahai ate a strawberry and asked, "How are you doing with the matter of LF Group, Minzhen?" ”
"The share capital of LF Group is mainly distributed as follows: Chairman Gu Benjun holds 19.11% of the shares; Vice President Gu Benshun accounts for 13.12% of the shares; The president of Gumoto Town of LF Food Club holds 10.83% of the shares; The rest are the cross-related shares of LF Group owned by the clubs under the LF Group, such as Korea Landscaping Co., Ltd. with a 6.2% stake and LF Works with a 4.31% stake. ”
"So Gu Benjie, a member of the Gu family, holds 100% of the shares of the LF Group?"
"That's right."
"Does LF Group do anything other than fashion brands?"
"In addition to running fashion brands, LF Group is also engaged in the development and production of food and beverages, as well as restaurants, resorts and fresh food supermarkets, etc., and they are mainly engaged in industries related to national life, but I heard that LF Group is recently planning to acquire Koramco Asset Management to enter the real estate investment trust industry."
"What is the relationship between the three brothers of Gu Benjie, Gu Benshun and Gu Benzhen, do you know Minzhen?"
"I don't know, but I rarely hear any news of discord between Gu Benjie, Gu Benshun and Gu Benzhen on weekdays, I think it's probably mainly because Chairman Gu Benjie has a strong control over the LF Group."
Seo Min-jeong's analysis is not unreasonable, and the Goo Ben-jeung line is insignificant compared to the other members of the entire Gu family, and the entire LF Group has a market value of just over 1 trillion won, and the market value of Amorepacific Group alone is nearly 10 times the market value of LF Group.
"How many sons does Gu Benjie have?"
"Gu Benjie has a total of three children, of which the eldest daughter Gu Minjing was born in 1989, the eldest son Gu Chengmo was born in 1993, and the youngest son Gu Qingmo was born in 1997."
"What about Goben Shun and Gu Ben Town?"
"Gu Benshun has only one daughter, Gu Xiuyan, who was born in 1990; There are no children in the town. ”
Gu Ben Shun gave birth to a daughter, and Gu Benzhen has no children, which means that Gu Benjie's vein is definitely the successor of the LF Group, and the Gu family follows the principle of primogeniture, which means that no matter what kind of bastard Gu Chengmo is, he can inherit the LF Group.
"Oba, what are you going to do next?"
Seeing that Guo Dahai seemed to be thinking about countermeasures, Xu Minzhen asked.
"As long as it's a human being, you must have your own desires, but the time and opportunity haven't arrived, I still plan to start from within Gu Benjie and their three brothers, by the way, Min Zhenna, Gu Benjie is the president of the LF Group, and Gu Benzhen is the president of the LF Food Club, so what aspect of the LF Group is Gu Benshun in charge of?"
"Chairman Koomoto seems to have been leading the acquisition of Koramco Asset Management Co., Ltd. lately, and he manages restaurants, resorts, and fresh supermarkets on weekdays."
"Okay, I see, I'll talk to the president when I think of a countermeasure."
Xu Minzhen nodded and said, "Oba, where is Gu Chengmo?" ”
"I'm going to reconcile with Gu Chengmo."
There was no news from Han Daojing for a long time, and in order not to startle the snake, Guo Dahai was ready to reconcile with the other party first, and then start an operation behind his back.
"Reconciliation? That's not cheap, Gu Chengmo. ”
"Of course it won't be cheap, I'll have to make him pay a little bit."
"At what cost?"
Guo Dahai smiled slightly: "Of course it's money." ”
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
In the office of the chairman of the LF Group, when Gu Benjie heard the secretary report to him that the prosecutor asked Gu Chengmo to go to the Eastern District Prosecutor's Office for mediation, he showed a puzzled expression.
"So Guo Dahai agreed to reconcile?"
"Lord, that's what the prosecution said."
"Okay, you go out first."
"Yes."
After the secretary left, Gu Benjie called his old acquaintance Song Xiugen to ask about the truth of the matter.
"It's true, my wife said that Guo Dahai claimed to have had a relationship with Gu Yanxiu in the past, and agreed to reconcile with Cheng Mo for the sake of the help of the Gu family."
"Does he have any conditions?"
"I don't know what the specific conditions are, won't you know if you call Cheng Mo to go to the local prosecutor's office tomorrow, President Gu, you won't be worried that he Guo Dahai dares to mess around in the local prosecutor's hall, right?"
"That's not it, I know, thank you Vice Chief Song."
"President Gu, I am no longer the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and I will go to Guiyuan University of the Arts to take up the position of president in a few days."
"Then I'll have to call you Principal Song in the future."
"No, we still need to be so close to each other."
"Okay, then that's it, I have to tell Cheng Mo."
"Okay, goodbye, President Goo."
"Goodbye."
After receiving a positive reply from the other party, he asked the secretary to call his son Gu Chengmo.
"Father."
Gu Chengmo stood in front of Gu Benjie in a proper manner, no matter how arrogant and domineering these chaebol second-generation people were outside, but standing in front of his father, he had to obey the other party's orders like a docile sheep.
"Tomorrow morning, you and Lawyer Xu will go to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office, and Guo Dahai agrees to reconcile with us."
"Yes."
Gu Chengmo didn't dare to say anything.
"When you get to the Eastern District Prosecutor's Office, you have a better attitude, if you need to, you bow to Guo Dahai and apologize, he is also the minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, remember not to cause me any trouble in the Eastern District Prosecutor's Office, and everything is up to Lawyer Xu."
"Yes, father, don't worry."
After instructing his son, Gu Benjie, who still felt uneasy, called Lawyer Xu, the director of the legal department of LF Group, and he said to the other party: "Lawyer Xu, remember to observe Guo Dahai's attitude tomorrow to see if he is really willing to reconcile with us." ”
"Yes, Elder, don't worry, I know what you mean."
"When will the contract with our LF Food Club and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism end?"
"After September this year."
"By the way, you can talk to Guo Dahai about the contract and see what kind of attitude he has."
"Yes."
Songpa-gu, Seoul
In order to show the sincerity of his side, Gu Benjie deliberately asked Gu Chengmo and lawyer Xu to arrive at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office half an hour early.
"Xiba, why hasn't Guo Dahai come yet."
Seeing that it was about to reach ten o'clock as agreed, Gu Chengmo complained to Lawyer Xu.
"Cheng Moxi, don't worry, pay attention to your attitude, don't let Guo Dahai grab any handles, after today, you and his eucalyptus will understand."
"I see."
Gu Chengmo said impatiently.
At 10:05, Guo Dahai accompanied by Zheng Haican and others went to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office, and as soon as the two sides met, lawyer Xu took the initiative to show him goodwill, explaining that Gu Chengmo was also injured, and there were more affairs in the club recently, and sending someone to visit Guo Dahai at random seemed disrespectful to him, so Gu Benjie did not go to the hospital to visit him for a long time.
"Nothing, I can understand it."
Guo Dahai said with a smile.
"Yes, sure enough, Chief Guo, you are generous, so you can become the head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism."
"Lawyer Xu, shouldn't we talk about the terms of settlement?"
"Of course, if there are any conditions, Chief Guo, please mention it."
"I don't have any special conditions, I just want a formal apology from the perpetrator in person, an official public apology letter from the LF Group, as well as the treatment costs and other expenses during my hospitalization, lawyer Xu, you say yes?"
"Yes, of course, Cheng Moxi."
Lawyer Xu looked at Gu Chengmo, and the other party thought of his father's blessing, he walked over and bowed to Guo Dahai and said, "Chief Guo, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I wasn't in a very good mental state that day, please forgive me." ”
"That, Cheng Moxi, if you say thank you, it's at least ninety degrees, right? You seem to be just forty-five degrees. ”
Zheng Haican said behind him.
Gu Chengmo glared at Zheng Haican viciously, and Lawyer Xu hurriedly whispered a few words to him.
"Sir Guo, I'm sorry."
This time, Gu Chengmo bowed ninety degrees to Guo Dahai.
"It's nothing, Cheng Moxi is just a child after all, I forgive you."
Guo Dahai stretched out his hand to greet Gu Chengmo, and the other party had to squat down, and then he touched Gu Chengmo's head like a puppy, and Gu Chengmo, who felt humiliated, shook his head vigorously and stood up.
"Hey Gu, scare me" Guo Dahai leaned back, "I was scared by dogs before, and I was a little timid." ”
Lawyer Xu pulled Gu Chengmo behind him, and he said with a smile: "Chief Guo, let's not go downstairs and talk about the compensation by the way, okay?" ”
"Okay."
Gu Chengmo and others stayed upstairs and waited, and Zheng Haican pushed Guo Dahai and Lawyer Xu downstairs to take a walk downstairs in the district prosecutor's hall.
"Chief Guo, it's just us now...... The three of us, how much compensation you need, please say. ”
"No, Lawyer Xu, I want to hear what you mean first."
"Yes, considering that we are ready to compensate you for this amount, considering that we are ready to compensate you for this amount due to our mistake in Cheng Moxi, what do you think?"
Lawyer Xu stretched out five fingers and came out.
"Five?"
Zheng Haican asked instead of Guo Dahai.
"Yes."
"Huh...... That, Lawyer Xu, do we look like beggars? ”
Zheng Haican snorted and sneered.
"No, it's not......," Lawyer Xu said with a smile, "So ten?" ”
"Lawyer Xu, you have to know who offered to settle."
Guo Dahai looked back at Zheng Haican with dissatisfaction at this time and said, "Haican, shut up." ”
"I'm sorry."
Seeing this, Lawyer Xu said again: "Fifteen? ”
Guo Dahai and Zheng Haican didn't speak for a long time, and Lawyer Xu frowned and said, "Chief Guo, please tell me the number." ”
Guo Dahai just smiled and shook his head, "Lawyer Xu, I am a politician, not a businessman, and I don't know how to bargain." ”
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"Twenty then?"
"I remembered that I still have something to do, so hurry up and sign the settlement letter and go back."
Lawyer Xu was relieved to hear this, but he couldn't be the master of the settlement fee of 2 billion won, so after returning to the district prosecutor's office, he found a place where no one was there and called Gu Benjie.
"Guo Dahai really said that he wanted a settlement fee of 2 billion?"
When Gu Benjie heard that the other party asked for 2 billion won, he felt like he had been cut off a piece of flesh, and his heart hurt.
"Yes."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and Lawyer Xu heard Gu Benjie say: "Okay, two billion is two billion, and it should be regarded as a meeting gift I gave him Guo Dahai." ”
"Yes, then I'll get back to the other party right away."
Lawyer Xu returned to Prosecutor Hyun's office, and he said to the other party: "That Prosecutor Hyun, please write in the settlement letter that we will voluntarily pay 2 billion won in compensation to Chief Guo, thank you." ”
"Two billion?"
Prosecutor Xuan's eyes widened when he heard this.
"Yes, two billion."
"Okay, I got it."
After signing the settlement letter, Gu Chengmo left first, and lawyer Xu went to send Guo Dahai.
"That, Chief Guo, I have something to report to you."
"What's the matter?"
"The food supply contract signed by our LF Food Club and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will end in September this year, and we have been working together very well before, so do you think we can continue to cooperate in the future?"
Lawyer Xu thought that Gu Benjie had sent 2 billion yuan to Guo Dahai, so he should give priority to continuing to cooperate with LF Food Club.
"Really? I just took over the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and I haven't heard of it, so I'll contact you when I get back to find out. ”
"Yes, thank you, Chief Guo, go slowly, Chief Guo."
After getting in the car, Guo Dahai told Xu Minzhen about today's reconciliation by phone.
"Oba, did you really ask Gu Benjie for two billion in compensation?"
Hearing that the other party gave 2 billion won in compensation, Seo Min-jung was also shocked.
"If I don't say it so highly, they will definitely wonder why I suddenly want to reconcile with them, and now I have earned the money and the purpose has been achieved."
"Oba is really, how can anyone risk his life to make money."
"Isn't that an accident, by the way, when I was talking to Mr. Xu from LF Group just now, I heard him say that LF Food Club and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have always cooperated, Min Jung, do you know who else in the LG family is in the food business?"
"Food? I want to think about ......"
"Have you figured it out?"
"No, but what are you asking for?"