CH34 | MCT
Using the President to Set the Stage (2)
Park Tae-jong spoke with a serious expression.
"Have you heard of Samwon Construction?"
"Samwon Construction? Isn't that a mid-sized company making a name for itself by...
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CH33 | MCT
Using the President to Set the Stage (1)
A secret meeting was taking place in the reception room of the Blue House.
Han Cheong-ho handed a box of apples to Presidential Chief of Staff Kim Jeong-rim.
Of course,...
CH108 | Heir
After finishing my schedule in the U.S., I returned to Korea.
It had been only a short 2-night, 3-day trip, yet I had over ten meetings and met well over a hundred people—a grueling schedule.
My eyelids felt heavy from exhaustion.<...
CH107 | Heir
As 1998 drew to a close,
I boarded a flight to the U.S., leaving all other matters behind.
The hyenas of Wall Street had been hounding me relentlessly—I couldn’t delay any longer.
“Team Leader Han, how bad is it over the...
CH106 | Heir
After wrapping up my meeting with Lee Young-han and returning to my office, I found Dimon waiting for me.
“Did everything go well?”
“You must not have much to do these days. Isn’t managing the consulting firms ...
CH307 | GSI
“Oh, right. Jeffrey Preston Bezos’s arriving in New York tomorrow, isn’t he?”
Sitting with one leg crossed, Seok-won asked casually. Landon responded immediately.
“Yes. He’s flying in from Seattle on the private jet we ar...
CH306 | GSI
In the executive office with its sweeping view of the East River beyond a wall of glass, Seok-won sat comfortably on a plush sofa, flanked by Landon on one side and Andrew on the other—Andrew having recently been promoted to Chief Investment Off...
2025-04-13 03:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostCH305 | GSI
After a full day of rest to adjust to the time difference and recover their energy, Choi Ho-geun and the team headed to Eldorado Fund on the third day to begin their training.
As the van crawled through heavy traffic, with cars barely inchi...
CH112 | VOC
Late at night, a faint voice came from a van parked in a dark corner of a deserted highway rest stop.
“They should be here soon…”
The man checking his watch was Oh Jin-mo, a gold wholesaler specializing in the black market.
...
CH118 | VOC
The gold collection campaign, having been taken over from the trading companies, was struggling.
Chunha Trading might have built a positive image through its charitable activities, but it was still a relatively unknown company.
M...
CH117 | VOC
In politics, what’s the best way to respond when you can no longer refute the criticism?
The answer is to attack the critic, not the criticism. Bring up their past mistakes and moral flaws, regardless of their relevance to the current iss...
CH116 | VOC
The small spark ignited by Assemblyman Lee An-jin quickly engulfed the entire nation.
“Wake up! Wake up! The government that treats its people like fools must wake up!”
“Who benefits from this gold collection campaign?!”
<...
CH115 | VOC
10:00 AM,
the day Assemblyman Lee An-jin raised suspicions about the gold collection campaign.
“That son of a bitch!” Song Young-mo, CEO of MG Trading, threw a document at his secretary after seeing the news.
“That’s Asse...
CH114 | VOC
“Mr. Park, welcome.”
I bowed my head as I entered Assemblyman Lee An-jin’s office.
“Thank you for meeting with me.”
“Of course, I always have time for you, CEO Park. Haha.”
Lee An-jin, a four-term Assembly...
CH113 | VOC
Oh Jin-mo went to his regular small gold refinery the next day.
“Mr. Lee, I’m here.”
“Oh, Mr. Oh. The usual?” the refinery owner asked, rubbing his fingers together with a smile.
Oh Jin-mo’s voice was still laced w...
CH111 | VOC
“I thank everyone for attending today’s event.”
The audience in the auditorium applauded enthusiastically. I bowed my head in acknowledgment.
“Our nation is facing difficult times. People are suffering, and countless companie...
CH261
The seminar room was instantly filled with fervor at the sudden appearance of the CEO.
JG Blockchain members cheered and applauded, some overjoyed and fidgety, others with expressions of awe and reverence.
Choi Nam-woo surveyed the s...
CH260
Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)
Also known as Network Marketing or Pyramid Selling.
In typical marketing, sellers and consumers are clearly distinguished. However, MLM is structured in a chain where sellers become consumers, and consumer...
CH32 | MCT
Cheongil Group (5)
Han Cheong-ho deliberately looked around the office.
"Isn't this place too shabby and cramped? It seems like a waste for a young man like you to rot away in Gangwon Province, just selling molybdenu...
CH31 | MCT
Cheongil Group (4)
Tae-soo returned the envelope of money with a grin.
"Instead, I’d like to exchange it for your business card."
"My business card? Hahaha."
The secretary burst into laughter.
...
CH30 | MCT
Cheongil Group (3)
Song Jin-gu pulled a bundle of documents from inside his coat and handed them over.
Tae-soo smiled in satisfaction.
"As expected. Elder Jang Mal-dong is a man who never ...
CH29 | MCT
Cheongil Group (2)
The door to the president’s office at Cheongil Chemicals burst open.
"Hyung!"
Kim Jung-nam came running in, looking like a total wreck. His hair was a mess, and his body w...
CH28 | MCT
Cheongil Group (1)
These days, Tae-soo was so busy he barely had time to breathe.
Managing the mines, overseeing the school construction for Pohang Steel, and buying land in Gangnam—there was no shortage of work pa...
CH105 | Heir
As soon as I stepped out of Team Leader Park’s office, Captain Kang escorted me.
He had been hiding nearby with more than twenty men.
The moment I walked outside, he personally prepared a vehicle and ushered me inside.
"It l...
CH104 | Heir
A few days later.
Grandfather stormed into the house, fuming with anger.
The moment he saw me waiting in the living room, he started venting.
“Those bastards are rotten to the core. Do you know what they said when I brought ...
CH103 | Heir
The final month of 1998 had arrived.
Before the year-end executive meeting, I called in the company presidents I was close to for a private session in the planning office.
Taewoo Electronics, Taewoo Securities, Taewoo Telecom.
CH304 | GSI
“We’ll be landing at LaGuardia Airport shortly. Please fasten your seatbelt again.”
At Bella’s words, spoken as she approached from the side, Seok-won removed his eye mask. He had been reclining with his legs stretched out, resting ...
CH303 | GSI
Still in awe, the group stepped off the bus as it came to a stop. Waiting for them with a warm smile was a tall, blonde woman.
“Welcome aboard. We’re delighted to have you.”
Dressed in a beige trench coat with leather gloves an...
CH302 | GSI
"Ten sets of underwear and dress shirts are packed in the large suitcase. Just in case, I also put in an extra suit," she said.
"Ah, okay," replied Choi Ho-geun.
He was brushing his teeth and poked his head out slightly from the bath...
CH27 | MCT
Molybdenum Price Surge (3)
Wednesday, December 27, 1972.
Four months had passed since the United States announced the suspension of molybdenum production.
In that time, the sweltering heat of August had given ...