I want to be a chaebol

Chapter 53: Meeting Zhou Zhengyong for the first time (4000 words)
On the next day, Zhou Shulan and Song Yi went directly to Asan Hospital in Seoul to visit Zhou Zhengyong who was hospitalized.

Zheng Juyong was born in Asan-ri, Tongcheon County, Gangwon Province. In 77, Zhou Zhengyong established a charity foundation named Asan Social Welfare Foundation, which established many hospitals in places where South Korea lacked medical equipment.

According to Korean law, only the government, non-profit foundations and doctors can open medical institutions.Seoul Asan Hospital is a private hospital established by Hyundai Group through a non-profit foundation.

This hospital is the largest hospital in South Korea with the highest medical level. It can receive tens of thousands of patients a day and perform more than 200 difficult surgeries. It has been voted the most respected hospital by Koreans for many years in a row.

Zhou Shulan entered the hospital lobby and found that there was a coffee shop in the lobby. She couldn't help but sigh, "I found that Koreans really like drinking coffee. Not to mention the cafes all over the streets in Seoul, there are even cafes in the hospital."

"I have seen statistics. Koreans drink an average of 12.3 cups of coffee a week. There are 18000 coffee shops in the surrounding areas of Seoul. Seoul is also the city with the most Starbucks stores in the world. It is normal to have a coffee shop in a hospital." Song Yi commented .

Zhou Shulan called the contact person of Hyundai Group, and Zhou Shulan and Song Yi went to the coffee shop to wait for them.After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and glasses came to the coffee shop. When the hospital staff saw him, they quickly said hello.

He went to the coffee shop to find his target, and then walked straight towards Zhou Shulan and her son.

The middle-aged man was very polite, "Hello, is this Ms. Zhou Shulan? I am Li Bingkui, President Zhou's secretary-general. I was the one who contacted you before."

When Song Yi heard this, he knew that Li Bingkui was Zhou Zhengyong's close friend.The chief secretary is also the chief of staff and the chief secretary.For example, the Chief of the Cheong Wa Dae Secretary-General’s Office has been an officially established ministerial position since 1960. Generally, only absolute confidants can hold this position.

Later, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the South Korean opposition party, was investigated, and his secretary-general Jeon later committed suicide at home to prove his innocence.There is a Korean drama "Assistant Officer", which actually describes the daily life of this position.

Zhou Shulan shook hands with Li Bingkui and said, "Hello, Chief Li, thank you for your hard work."

Li Bingkui's attitude was very respectful, "It's okay, the president's business is my business. Who is this?"

Zhou Shulan introduced, "His name is Song Yi, and he is my second son."

Song Yi greeted politely, "Hello, Chief Li."

Li Bingkui led the way, chatting with Zhou Shulan and her son from time to time.Zhou Zhengyong has resigned from all positions in Hyundai Group and currently retains only the position of honorary chairman.

Li Bingkui saw that Song Yi had an extraordinary conversation and Zhou Shulan was wearing expensive clothes, and was also inquiring about the identities of Song Yi's mother and son.

He thought secretly in his mind, "Isn't it true that Bianzhou is very poor? It's not much better than North Korea. Many Koreans from Bianzhou come to South Korea to work illegally. The niece of the president is obviously from a superior family and comes from a wealthy family."

Song Yi made a brief introduction, saying that he had an advertising company in Yanjing and an entertainment agency in Seoul.

Parents like to praise their children in front of outsiders, and Zhou Shulan is no exception. "Song Yi won two awards, one gold and one silver at the Korean Advertising Awards last year. He is the producer of the Sanduoshui advertisement."

Li Bingkui thought of the news about Song Yi and Chen Fuzhen hugging at the Advertising Awards. "I have read the newspaper. It seems that President Song is still the executive director of New Korea Media?"

Shinhan Media was also an industry of Samsung Group before, but later separated from Samsung and established its own business.The relationship between Hyundai Group's Zhou Zhengyong and Samsung founder Chen Byung-cheol is not very harmonious, but the relationship between the second generation of the Samsung family and the second generation of the Hyundai family has been maintained well.

Chen Fuzhen later attended the wedding of the eldest son of Zhou Mengkui, chairman of Modern Industrial Development Group.Zhou Mengkui is the son of Zhou Zhengyong's fourth brother Zhou Shiyong. After Zhou Mengzhun resigned as chairman of the Korean Football Association, Zhou Mengkui took over as chairman of the Korean Football Association.

Song Yi was very polite, "I am a junior, Director Li, you are the elder, just call me by my name. I have part of the shares in Xinhan Media, and I am mainly responsible for Huaguo's advertising business."

Li Bingkui asked about Song Yi's entertainment agency again. When he learned that New Asia Entertainment signed Moon Geun Young, he was a little surprised. It seemed that New Asia Entertainment also had potential.

"My wife likes "Blue Life and Death" very much, and also likes Xiao Eunxi in the play." Li Bingkui said.

"Thank you, Director Li. I will tell Genying to keep working hard." Song Yi replied.

Song Yi didn't mention sending Moon Geun-young's signed poster. He really looked down on small actors like Moon Geun-young, who was a senior executive of a large group like Lee Byung-kyu.The social status of Korean artists is already very low, unless they are famous actors like Chungmu Road.

Li Bingkui took Zhou Shulan to the special care ward of the hospital, then gently closed the door, walked to Zhou Zhengyong, who was half lying on the hospital bed, and bowed his body completely, "President, Ms. Zhou Shulan is here, and next to her is her second son Song. Yi."

Zhou Zhengyong opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Shulan, raised his hand, Li Bingkui understood and said to Zhou Shulan: "Ms. Zhou, please stand forward, the president wants to see you up close."

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Zhou Shulan and murmured to himself, "What a resemblance, you look so much like my little sister."

Zhou Shulan looked at the emaciated old man on the hospital bed and couldn't help but feel sore when she saw that Zhou Zhengyong was struggling to speak, "You should have a good rest and take care of yourself."

Li Bingkui was very discerning and handed Zhou Shulan a stool. Zhou Shulan sat in front of the hospital bed and chatted with Zhou Zhengyong.

Perhaps it was because he saw relatives he had never met before that Zhou Zhengyong looked much better. He asked Zhou Shulan affectionately, "Zhenyong only has a daughter. What about you? How many children do you have?"

Zhou Shulan replied, "Both are sons."

Zhou Zhengyong was very pleased, "Good son. Many children bring blessings. I have eight sons and one daughter. Fortunately, they are all filial. That's your youngest son next to you, right? Little guy, come here and let me see you." "

Song Yi stood in front of Zhou Zhengyong, bent down and said hello, "Hello, President Zhou." Li Bingkui walked up to Zhou Zhengyong, introduced Song Yi's identity, and praised him.

Zhou Zhengyong likes capable young people, "Well, well, he is indeed young and promising. He is a talented person, no worse than Yi Xuan." Zhou Yi Xuan is Zhou Mengjiu's son and Zhou Zhengyong's most valued grandson. Zhou Yi Xuan later succeeded his father Zhou Mengjiu as the CEO of Hyundai Motor. President.Zhou Zhengyong asked Zhou Shulan, "Shulan, why don't you bring both children over? Are you like me, who prefers the younger son?"

Zhou Shulan's tone was a little sad, "Our eldest son used to work at the customs and died in the line of duty."

The eldest son Zhou Mengbi is Zhou Zhengyong’s most respected son. He previously served as the president of Hyundai Steel.Zhou Zhengyong went to the United States on a business trip, and Zhou Mengbi went to Gimpo Airport to see him off.

After bidding farewell to his father, Zhou Mengbi decided to go to Ulsan to visit his aunt Zhou Xiyong. He and Zhou Xiyong had a very good relationship, and Mengbi was almost raised by his aunt.

He stayed at his aunt's house until midnight. Zhou Xiyong persuaded Zhou Mengbi to stay overnight. However, Zhou Mengbi thought that there were still many things to deal with on the construction site and insisted on leaving.Men in modern families are almost all workaholics, which is also influenced by Zhou Zhengyong, the founder of the group.

As a result, when Zhou Mengbi's special car was driving on the Gyeongbu Expressway, it collided head-on with a large truck filled with steel on the opposite side. Before the driver had time to react, Zhou Mengbi and the driver died on the spot.It is worth mentioning that the Gyeongbu Expressway was also built by Hyundai Group. So far, some people say that Zhou Mongbi's traffic accident was not an accident, but a conspiracy for a power struggle.

As a country deeply influenced by Chinese Confucian culture, South Korea still retains many etiquettes and pays attention to the order of elders and children, so the "eldest son inheritance system" is still established in the Zhou family.

When Zhou Zhengyong became a wealthy man in the 30s, he took his younger siblings to his side to take care of them.Because Zhou Zhengyong is a traditional family patriarch and believes that the eldest brother is the father and women should not interfere in politics. This traditional thinking also laid the foundation for the subsequent division and infighting of modern families.

When Zhou Zhengyong heard that Zhou Shulan's eldest son passed away, he felt the same way. He patted the back of Zhou Shulan's hand and said, "It has happened. Don't wallow in the sorrow of the past. We still have to look forward. Is your eldest son married?"

After all these years, Zhou Shulan has developed a strong heart. "She is married and has a lovely daughter."

Zhou Zhengyong sighed, what good could a daughter do? She couldn't stay with her parents after she got married.

Zhou Zhengyong somewhat favors sons over daughters, and the sons of the Zhou family also have disputes over their legitimate concubines.If his lover outside gives birth to a boy, he will bring it back to his wife to raise. If it is a daughter, he will give them two apartments and two prosperous department stores, but he will not allow the daughter to recognize her ancestor.

Zhou Zhengyong's wife has never participated in the family business since she got married. Instead, she was mistaken for a maid by visiting guests because she did housework diligently every day.

Zhou Zhengyong cheered up and told Song Yi, "You are the only one your mother can rely on now, so you must be filial to her." He still had the traditional concept of raising children to provide for old age.

Zhou Zhengyong said to Zhou Shulan: "Your mother Zhenyong is my youngest sister. She later married to North Korea. As a result, due to the war, our brother and sister have not seen each other for decades, and we have not even heard from each other."

"Now that I see you are doing well, I feel relieved." Zhou Zhengyong said.The youngest sister may have suffered in the north, which also became Zhou Zhengyong's heartache in his later years.

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Song Yi, as if he saw a younger version of himself, and couldn't help but ask some questions.

"Song Yi, I heard from Bingkui that you have an advertising company and an entertainment agency under your name. South Korea has a small land area and a small population. Even if you monopolize the entertainment industry, you will not make much money. Because the entertainment industry has The economy is only so big, and the ceiling is there.”

"If you want to start a business, you still have to start with people's basic necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and make everyone inseparable from your company's products and services. The reason why I made a fortune is because I bought other people's rice and noodle shops." Zhou Zhengyong said.

"No matter where you do business, you must have a good relationship with the government. Having a good relationship with the government does not mean you can do good business, but if you don't have a good relationship with the government, you will definitely not be able to do business well."

"**** should be maintained well, but don't trap yourself. We want to be a scale, not a weight. We would rather bet on both ends than bet all the chips. If you lose, you will have nothing. There is no way Make a comeback." Zhou Zhengyong continued.

Song Yi accepted the lesson humbly, "I know, just like during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu, and Wu divided the world, but the aristocratic families were not affected by the war. Zhuge Liang served as prime minister in Shu, and his brother Zhuge Jin served as general in Soochow, whether it was Whichever side finally unifies the three countries will ensure the continuation of the family."

Zhou Zhengyong smiled, "You are right. Whether a progressive or a conservative is elected president, we just need to cooperate with the government's work. There is no need to rebel against them. Don't establish personal relationships with these politicians. They only have interests in their eyes." ,no friend."

"If you have a good relationship with that president and feel that your economic ideas are consistent, then you should seize the time to develop the company. If you feel that the president's economic policies are not good for the development of the company, then you can slow down and do something about it. It’s all superficial, but after he steps down, South Korea’s president can only serve for five years at most.” Zhou Zhengyong perfectly explained the phrase “a president who is running water, a chaebol who is iron-clad.”

Zhou Shulan was frightened when she heard this, and couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between the two, "Uncle, don't teach Song Yi this. His future career focus is on the mainland, not South Korea."

Zhou Zhengyong gave Zhou Shulan a meaningful look, but Zhou Shulan called him uncle for the first time, so he still wanted to give his niece face.

"By the way, let me say one last thing. In South Korea, you can offend the media, the RB people, and even the president, but try not to offend American capital. The United States seems far away from us, across the vast Pacific Ocean, but it is where we moved. Neighbors that won’t leave.” Zhou Zhengyong sighed.

Song Yi couldn't help but ask, "What if we really offend American capital? What should we do?"

Zhou Zhengyong's eyes flashed, "Then find a way to talk to them. These people are only interested in profit and are greedy for money. As long as you can come up with enough chips in exchange."

"For a [-]% profit, it dares to trample all human laws; for a [-]% profit, it dares to commit any crime and even risk hanging. Negotiation skills are nothing more than compromise and exchange." Zhou Zhengyong said.

Li Bingkui came forward to remind, "President is already very tired today and has exceeded the doctor's prescribed reception time. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Song Yi, as if he saw a younger version of himself, ambitious, aggressive, wise, and good at forbearance.

Zhou Zhengyong originally wanted to arrange Song Yi to be a senior executive of Hyundai Group, but thinking about the overt and covert fighting among his sons, he was a little exhausted mentally and physically.Arranging Song Yi into the Hyundai Group at this time, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for him, and Song Yi doesn't look like the kind of character who is willing to be subordinate to others.

If it doesn't work out, it's better to leave some stocks to Zhou Shulan and her son so that they don't have to participate in the management of Hyundai Group.If Song Yi needs funds to start a business, he can sell stocks to meet the emergency.Zhou Zhengyong thought to himself when Lao Wu Meng Xianxian comes to the hospital and discuss it with him.

　During the May Day period, you should take time to spend time with your family, update it once a day, and try to have as many words as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)