CH400 | GSI
November 3rd, 1997
– Daehung Securities, Yeouido.
Inside the trading floor, around forty individual investors stood in small groups, their eyes fixed on the large electronic market board mounted o...
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CH145 | VOC
“Haa… haa…”
Kim Min-sik arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport, breathing heavily, his eyes gleaming.
“So this is China.”
He was the president of Joongang Investment Corporation, a powerful figure in Korea, ...
2025-06-03 03:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCH144 | VOC
From suspicions of accounting fraud to a plummeting stock price, Chairman Kim Hoo-joong and his two sons scrambled to salvage the situation, but their efforts were like trying to hold back a flood with a broom. Their closest allies, the shareholde...
2025-06-03 03:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostCH128 | DI
Saturday noon.
Kissinger headed to the Metropolitan Club, the agreed meeting place.
There was a clear intention behind his choice of this location.
This space, which exuded authority just by its name, was an exclusive haven...
CH399 | GSI
“So the MC Soft investment contract is completely finalized, then.”
In response to Seok-won’s question—who sat cross-legged in the central seat—Director Yoo Hyun-deok answered immediately.
“Yes, that’s correct. We’ve ...
CH207 | Heir
I watched the National Economic Party’s event from the vice chairman’s office.
It was a talk-show style event with Representative Choi Jaeseok and affiliated politicians.
Since a perfect script was prepared in advance, the conver...
CH129 | DI
Kissinger was the key to my strategy.
My goal was to bring him into my camp and, beyond that, to make him publicly denounce Holmes.
Of course, making him choose me, someone he had just met, over the ‘granddaughter’ he had bonde...
CH206 | Heir
The conversation between Chun Min-jeong and Lisa continued for quite some time.
What had started at Taewoo IT didn’t stop, and in the end, they even went into the hotel together.
A day passed just like that.
At the beginning...
CH398 | GSI
October 30, 1997.
It was a late night, nearing midnight, yet the lights in the president’s office at the Blue House were still brightly lit.
Inside the spacious office, heavy with silence.
Seated on a vintag...
CH205 | Heir
The Lithium Triangle.
More than half of the world’s lithium reserves were concentrated here: Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.
Yet, at this time, global interest in the Lithium Triangle was still limited.
This ...
CH127 | DI
I needed a whistleblower.
Emily was my chosen candidate, but…
It was uncertain whether she would actually expose the truth if left alone.
‘She must have signed an NDA as well.’
There was only one reas...
CH397 | GSI
Daehung Venture Capital
As Choi Ho-geun entered the office, he noticed a group of employees gathered around, looking at something.
“What’s everyone doing?”
The employees turned to him and greeted him one...
CH204 | Heir
After finishing my business in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, I returned to Korea.
I’d been overseas for more than two weeks, meeting countless people. And during that time, a lot had erupted back home.
“Vice Chairman! We have an unp...
CH396 | GSI
October 28, 1997, Government Complex 1, Gwanghwamun.
Choi Jin-woo, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, sat anxiously, tapping the armrest of the sofa with his fingertips as he stared at the phone resting on the ...
CH203 | Heir
Now it was my turn.
Team Leader Han and David had already taken turns delivering a mountain of reports.
Finally, the moment had come for me to speak.
“As you all know, the president’s seat at Taewoo Electronics is currentl...
CH202 | Heir
A sensational incident that would go down in Super Bowl history.
During the halftime show, Justin ripped off Janet Jackson’s top.
In 2004, the shocking moment of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction was broadcast live across the na...
2025-05-31 12:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostCH395 | GSI
October 27, 1997
— Daeheung Group Headquarters, Mapo
In the spacious chairman’s office, Chairman Park, the chairman, sat in the center of a leather sofa, flanked by his eldest son, Park Jin-hyun...
CH126 | DI
Two months.
Within that short period, I must bring down Theranos and secure funds.
I have already devised a strategy.
Instead of targeting the “exclusive technology” that Holmes guards like a fortress, I will exploit th...
CH201 | Heir
IT powerhouse.
A phrase often used to describe South Korea.
But South Korea was a country full of regulations and restrictions, making it extremely difficult for fledgling IT companies to survive.
Fantasy TV w...
CH125 | DI
At my suggestion to establish a method to distinguish the third treatment, David reacted unexpectedly.
“Isn’t it too early to draw such a conclusion?”
His response was somewhat lukewarm.
Carefully choosing his words, ...
CH394 | GSI
Dobong-gu, Seoul.
[This is Chang-dong Station. The doors on the right will open. This stop is——]
Suddenly dropping temperatures made people bundle up in heavier clothes as they listened to the announcement and st...
CH200 | Heir
Every January, CES takes place.
Last year, we skipped CES and focused on Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, so we didn’t launch any outstanding new products.
But this year was different.
We unveiled some premium home appl...
CH280
During my stay in New York, I received lecture requests from several universities.
New York State University, Columbia University, Harvard University, MIT, and more. MIT, in particular, was very proactive, with the president himself sending...
CH199 | Heir
I have always stayed ahead of the times.
The Planning Director knew this well, so when I suggested expanding the general trading company, he showed signs of surprise.
The perception of trading companies was more of a business stuck i...
CH198 | Heir
Chairman Kim Tae-jung raised his soju glass.
As Assemblyman Choi Jae-seok hurried to raise his own, Chairman Kim spoke up.
“I’ve prepared a small gift.”
“I don’t accept money.”
“Tsk tsk, don’t jump to co...
CH143 | VOC
The three Kims, who had been tearing each other and Daehoo Group apart in a mad internal struggle, finally had a three-way meeting at Chairman Kim Hoo-joong’s insistence.
From the start, Vice Chairman Kim Sun-woong and Executive Director K...
2025-05-29 13:04:21 +0000 UTC View PostCH142 | VOC
The battle for control of Daehoo, sparked by Chairman Kim Hoo-joong’s conflict with his son, Executive Director Kim Sun-yeop, raged fiercely. It was a grueling back-and-forth, with the balance of power shifting by a mere 1%. Neither side could b...
2025-05-29 12:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostCH393 | GSI
Seeing Seok-won's reaction, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Jin-woo quickly added,
“Of course, I’m not asking you to take on these deeply troubled merchant banks without any support.”
“Go on,” Seok-won said with a calm, cool gaze.
CH124 | DI
The news of Amelia’s death came as a shock.
But it wasn’t sorrow.
She was merely someone who had briefly passed through my life—not close enough to mourn.
If anything, this shock stemmed purely from a selfish emotion.
CH197 | Heir
The next day.
I received a summons from Delphine Arnault early in the morning and visited the Korean branch of the Arnault family’s company.
“You're the first visitor to our Korean branch, Vice Chairman. Please e...