Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 108 Li Zhongjiu

"Get rid of Chen Dongji's family for me," Chen Daojun said with some fear, "and our cooperation will end."

After asking about the remuneration and what needs to be done, Li You was speechless for a moment.

Compared to Yoon Hyun-woo's version of Chen Daojun in the plot, the Chen Daojun here takes action earlier and faster.

Li You remembered that the "Chen Daojun" in the plot took advantage of the Internet bubble to short stocks, defrauding Chen Huarong into losing everything and being unable to redeem his shares in Shunyang Department Store.

Chen Daojun, who was talking on the phone with Li You, used a similar approach to eliminate Chen Huarong.

But. Chen Dongji?
The plot is that before the terrorist attack that shocked the world in 2001, Chen Dongji invested a large amount of US stocks and sold them all at a low price after the attack.

I had already lost all my money, but after selling them, I found that all the stocks had gone back in value, and most of them were bought by "Chen Daojun".

This directly led to a sharp depreciation of Shunyang Securities itself, and it was successfully acquired by the Miracle Fund under Miracle Company.

But it’s still early since the terrorist attack, and now Chen Daojun actually asked me to deal with Chen Dongji’s family?
"Representative Chen is a bit funny," Li You's face turned cold and he sneered.

"Although I don't think highly of your Shunyang relatives, why do you think highly of me, a guy who just made his mark in Jiangnan?"

"To get a family of foreigners? And then let the dying Chen Yangzhe take me away?"

Li You shook his head. "If Representative Chen wants to do this, then this deal cannot be done."

"Representative Li misunderstood," Chen Daojun coughed twice, "We don't need to make them disappear to handle this."

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Li You was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had been busy with these things recently and his thoughts had become much more violent.

"I misunderstood," Li You pondered for a moment, "Then why don't Representative Chen come up with an idea to make Chen Dongji and his family disappear at such a critical time."

Chen Daojun obviously already had a plan in mind, but he just lacked the people to take action.

"Chen Dongji's wife Liu Zhina is the daughter of the finance minister under the former president. That finance minister is now in jail." Chen Daojun looked down from the high-rise building of Miracle Company.

"We need a huge scandal."

He took a deep breath and said, "It doesn't matter what kind of scandal it is, as long as it can destroy the image of their family."

"My second uncle represents the face and image of Shunyang Securities. If you ruin the image of him and his wife, my cousin will have no status in Shunyang Securities and won't be able to make any waves."

"Fifty billion, in exchange for them being unable to control Shunyang."

After going around in circles, Li You finally understood.

The former Finance Minister was brought down by the current Justice Minister. The person who did it was Han Jiangzhi, but Han Jiangzhi obviously did not kill him because he did not want to completely offend Sunyang.

Now Chen Daojun wants Park Tae-soo, his subordinate, to take action.

"Although you and your aunt are having a bad time, I think Mayor Cui is still on your side, right?"

"Yes," Chen Daojun admitted frankly, "Mayor Cui didn't want to be used like a dog by Shunyang when he was a prosecutor, so he chose to go into politics under my persuasion."

"To him, Shunyang is a disgrace. He is thanking me for bringing down Aunt Huarong."

"For some reasons, he can't take action against the second uncle's family, but President Li can support them."

Chen Daojun coughed dryly and said, "Don't worry, President Li. No one knows that you are supporting the prosecutor."

It's both inducement and threat.

Li You didn't care. Who would care about a dying person?
Moreover, he remembered that after getting rid of Chen Dongji's family, Chen Rongji attacked Chen Daojun. Chen Daojun must have felt very good when the dump truck hit him.

He was both helping Chen Daojun and accelerating his death.

"I see." Li You looked at his watch. Yin Xuanyou was already waiting outside the door. "When will you start trading stocks?"

"Next week," Chen Daojun wiped his nose, "President Li can also start next week."

After hanging up the phone, Li You put on the suit on the clip, and Yin Xuanyou opened the door for him, "Where did Li Zhongjiu decide the location?"

"It's a high-end hotel in the central district, said to be used to entertain foreign friends." Yoon Hyun-woo replied.

In the hotel, Yoon Hyun-woo pressed the button labeled 'Restaurant-Guest' in the elevator.

The suit Li You is wearing now was specially made by Mou Xianmin the day before yesterday.

Unlike other styles that are solemn or old-fashioned, every line of this dark red suit appears strong and powerful, as if it is mountain water, natural and smooth.

In Mou Xianmin's opinion, only Li Youjang can bring blessing to him in this suit, while others will just look rustic when wearing it.

The collar is slightly open, and the shoulders of the suit jacket are neat and without any extra decoration. The thick muscles on Li You's shoulders support his shoulders, and the straight trouser line makes his posture look more upright.

He casually played with the silver lighter. Li You always liked to play with small objects when he was thinking.

The elevator door opened, and it was discovered that this floor was not an ordinary restaurant, but a floor specially used for banquets to entertain VIP guests.

Yin Xuanyou followed Li You out of the elevator. Yin Xuan had seen luxurious scenes with Li You in the past few days, but he had never seen anything like this.

Under the magnificent lights, an intricately decorated restaurant appears before your eyes.

The crystal chandelier is like a galaxy of stars, emitting a soft light suitable for the daytime, and the refracted light spots dance on the delicate marble floor.

This floor is filled with huge floor-to-ceiling windows covered with thin gauze curtains. During the day, soft light shines through the gauze curtains and gently falls into the restaurant.

Even if it is just the arrangement of light and shadow, this layer can be called wonderful.

Li You immediately spotted Li Zhongjiu in the middle of the restaurant.

The bodyguard stopped Yoon Hyun-woo, and Lee Woo sat down at the octagonal wooden table in the middle of the restaurant, just opposite Lee Joong-gu.

This long-time famous boss may not look eye-catching, but he does have an aura of dominance that is self-evident.

In other words, whenever Lee Joong-gu sits there, no one looks more like a president than him. "President Lee! It's our first meeting. What a pleasure." He immediately tried to put Lee Woo down with his words, "I finally get to meet a rising star with a great reputation in Seoul."

But Li You blocked his reply, "It is an honor for a rising star to be on equal footing with his predecessors."

Li Zhongjiu froze for a moment. He didn't expect Li You to be so aggressive. He started by mocking him for being overtaken by Li You in just one year after all these years.

Remembering Shi Dongchu's instructions, he suppressed his temper and silently snapped his fingers.

Waiters in black tuxedos came up from the corner one after another and filled the table with delicious dishes.

"What does President Li like to drink?"

Li You smiled calmly, "Why don't we ignore all the rules today and have something pleasant to drink?"

He pointed to the bar next to him, which was filled with bottles of various kinds, from amber whiskey to crimson wine, arranged in glass cabinets like gems.

"No problem," Li Zhongjiu smiled, "I ordered the meal, and President Li can naturally order the drinks."

There is a piano in one corner of the restaurant. Soft piano sounds begin to float, and the whole space is filled with a fusion of light music and the aroma of food.

The bartender brought two glasses of prepared drinks to Li You and Li Zhongjiu, then retreated respectfully.

"Now that the food and drinks are ready, President Li," Li Zhongjiu gestured, "let's finish eating quickly and then talk about business."

Li Zhongjiu didn't care much about restaurant etiquette and his table manners were not good. He didn't expect that Li You sitting opposite him was the same.

Perhaps because he and Li You were both rough men, the sharpness in his eyes softened a bit, and he even started chatting, "I heard that President Li joined Jiangnan Industrial Company after returning from the army?"

He sighed, "I started working with President Shi right after I graduated from high school. But when I was supposed to join the army, I got seriously ill and didn't go... I still feel a little regretful when I think about it."

Li You just thought he was farting and ate his own food.

What? He was seriously ill. Shi Dongchu just used his connections to help him escape military service.

"Did President Li have any interesting experiences in the army?"

This was what Shi Dongchu specifically asked Li Zhongjiu to find out before he came, because no matter how Shi Dongchu thought, a capable person like Li You would not be unknown in the army.

Li You took a sip of wine to moisten his throat. "There is nothing fun in the army. It's just training day after day, and I have to teach a few bullies a lesson."

Li Zhongjiu showed an expression of "I see", but in fact he thought Li You was talking nonsense.

"What you've done recently is really impressive," Li Zhongjiu said, no longer imitating his elder brother's literary manner. "President Shi analyzed it for me, but if it were me, I would have done it a long time ago."

He looked at Li You who raised his head and waved his hand, "It's not that I'm better than you, but you smart people think too much and always look ahead and behind."

"I probably won't think about those things and will just go straight to the battle with my opponent."

Li You smiled and said, "Sometimes thinking too much is indeed a bad thing, but if you don't think too much all the time, you will always go astray."

"Do you think that if you hadn't met President Shi, you would still be so self-centered now?"

Li Zhongjiu put down his knife and fork, drank the wine in one gulp, and waved to the bartender, who ran over to serve him the wine.

Seeing that not a drop of wine had been spilled in the glass, Li Zhongjiu put the glass on the table and said, "I like the term 'I'm the only one', but you're right. Without my elder brother, I really wouldn't be where I am now."

"But if my eldest brother had left me, I wouldn't be like this now. It's that simple."

Li You finished eating. He wiped his mouth and swung his wine glass slowly. "I wonder what news President Shi wants you to convey to me today?"

He expected that it might be Li Zhongjiu who wanted to make an appointment with him. He thought that he had offended him before, and he wanted to take people to fight with Li You.

Li Zhongjiu smiled coldly, "You succeeded. Big brother said he would let you take the position of vice president. It just so happens that Zhang Shouji, that old coward, has also admitted his weakness to you."

"But that's what my eldest brother thinks," Li Zhongjiu finished his second glass of wine and put it heavily on the table, "Just wait, when I get Beidaemun under me, I'll come to you Jiangnan Industrial to have a fight."

He looked at the employee standing nearby, who hurried over, took out a carved cigar box, and carefully cut off a quarter of a cigar.

Li Zhongjiu took out the cigar and flicked it lightly with his fingers, and the flame of the lighter jumped.

He took a deep breath, and circles of smoke emerged from the tip of the cigar, rising up and floating to the crystal chandelier above, and the light became hazy.

Li Zhongjiu's mouth corners slightly raised, "Go cut one for President Li."

Li You rejected the employee who came over and said, "No need."

He put one of his cigarettes between his lips, turned the lighter, and lit it.

Li You stood up slowly. The smoke drifted away with his movements and mixed with the cigar smoke, creating a peculiar fragrance.

"Representative Li," Li You said with an indifferent look, "You said you wanted to deal with the North Gate before coming to confront me?"

He sneered, "I don't think you can be a match for Beidaemun."

"I'm really curious now. You've always been timid, but can you use your knife as fast as before?"

Li You broke the cigarette he had just taken a puff of and threw it into the highball glass that only had ice cubes and decorations left. The cigarette fell on the ice with a crackling sound.

Before leaving, Li You looked at Li Zhongjiu, who looked a little gloomy, and asked, "You said you think that being the only one who rules the world is suitable for you?"

He said almost sarcastically, "What is President Shi?"

Before Li You left, Li Zhongjiu suppressed his emotions and tapped the edge of the sofa with his fingers again and again, making a dull sound.

After Li You left, he calmed down from the brink of rage. He turned the ring on his hand, took off the gold watch on his wrist and threw it to the employee.

"I am not as good as my elder brother, but why does he think I can't deal with Beidamen?"

If Li You heard it, he would definitely tell Li Zhongjiu in his heart, because you lost to others in the future and became a flying trapeze artist.

(End of this chapter)