Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 152 Luck and Providence

After the charity dinner, Li You was busy running around, taking care of his real estate matters.

Sometimes there were problems here and there, and Choi Do-il and his friends didn't dare to act on their own, so they had to ask Li You to solve them.

Chen Yangzhe also tried to make peace with Kinmen and transfer the land development rights of Sangam-dong in Mapo District to Kinmen.

Just yesterday morning, Li You signed the contract sent by Director Li.

Since the Digital Media City has been built by Lee Yoo in Gangnam, and Sangam-dong together with Miracle and Sunyang’s possessions, the entire piece of land for this project is already in Lee Yoo’s hands.

Just a few hours after the transfer, Seoul’s famous mayor Choi Chang-e stood downstairs in the Golden Gate.

Emperor Cui Changdi stood in the small square downstairs of the Kinmen headquarters, looking up at the modern building with an expressionless face.

His eyes fell on the Kinmen logo and his expression fluctuated.

Security guards were dressed in suits and patrolling in front of the building. Occasionally, an employee passed by, but they were in a hurry and there was no one idle.

"It looks like Jinmen is doing pretty well."

The mayor's assistant echoed, "Kinmen has indeed made a lot of contributions to the development of Seoul since the merger."

Emperor Cui Chang shook his head slightly, "Not enough."

The development of Seoul's new town was his first major undertaking after taking office, and he absolutely could not sit idly by and watch the development fail.

First, Shunyang and Miracle split the land in a quarrel. It was thought that they would develop through competition, but who would have thought that both sides would put all their energy into the palace fight in Xiba.

Emperor Cui Chang had a gloomy face. It had been almost a year, and the land was still in such a bad state. Both sides had only developed the air there.

Now, after many twists and turns, the land has come to Kinmen again. He remembered the meeting he had at the Blue House this morning. He estimated that the news had not circulated yet, so he went directly to Kinmen who held the land.

He led his men into the first floor lobby of the Golden Gate Building. The front desk was not far from the entrance.

"Hello," he forced a friendly smile, just like he did on TV, and the assistant behind him was already accustomed to his style.

He, Emperor Cui Chang, was a messenger of justice who spoke for the citizens and shared the pain with them.

"Excuse me, which floor is Vice President Nim's office on?"

"Vice President-nim?"

The pretty girl at the front desk recognized Choi Chang-di and said, "Mayor Nim, please wait a moment. I will contact you."

"Ok."

The front desk clerk called An Shangjiu who was on duty today. An Shangjiu, who was working in the secretary's office, did not hang up the phone. He asked the front desk clerk to wait for a moment and then ran to Li You to report.

"Emperor Cui Chang is here?" Li You smiled. "Then we must let him in. We can't turn the mayor away, right?"

After receiving the instructions, An Sangjiu ran back and conveyed it to the front desk.

"Mayor Nim," the receptionist straightened up and pointed to the elevator over there, "Secretary An will come down to pick you up."

"Okay," Cui Changdi glanced at the elevator. He didn't leave immediately before the elevator landed. "Just graduated?"

The receptionist nodded, and Mayor Cui pursed his lips and looked at her for a few times, and his voice was kind and friendly, "Why are you in Kinmen?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, "The treatment in Kinmen is very good"

"The treatment is very good." Emperor Cui Chang narrowed his eyes.

Kinmen has now become the bread and butter of many citizens, and it can even subtly influence ordinary employees to speak in its favor. It was officially established less than three months ago.

"Mayor Nim," An Shangjiu bent down after coming down, "Please follow me, Vice President Nim is waiting for you."

"Do a good job," Cui Changdi nodded to the girl with an encouraging smile, "Kinmen is a good company."

The three of them took the elevator to the 24th floor. Their footsteps made only a slight sound. Emperor Cui Changdi's eyes were unconsciously attracted by a huge corporate blueprint hanging on the wall.

An Sang-gu noticed that Choi Chang-di had stopped, so he turned around and introduced him attentively, "Mayor Nim, this is the industrial structure of our Kinmen Group."

The business scope of Kinmen Group and its subsidiaries, as well as the group's leadership and subsidiary operators, can be clearly seen on this blueprint.

Cui Changdi smiled and turned around and continued walking, "The Kinmen Group is now almost becoming a company that Seoul citizens cannot leave."

He walked into Li You's office. Li You was sitting behind his desk, looking down at the documents on the table. The air in the room was filled with a faint aroma of coffee.

Hearing the noise, Li You raised his head from a pile of documents, stood up with a smile, and walked forward to shake hands with Emperor Cui Chang.

"I've only seen Mayor Cui on TV before, but now I finally see him in person," Li You laughed heartily. "Sit down first. What would you like to drink?"

“Coffee, please?”

Emperor Cui Changdi had an official smile on his face, "Coffee is good, I like coffee."

An Sang-gu quickly brought the coffee, then quietly closed the door and walked out quietly, leaving only Choi Changdi and Lee You in the room.

The two began with ordinary greetings, their words gentle and appropriate.

As time went by, the greetings gradually deepened, from business to the trivialities of life. The sound of laughter from the two gradually rose, breaking the originally slightly serious atmosphere.

Cui Changdi began to talk about the future development of the city and the role that enterprises might play. Li You naturally expressed his views, and the conversation gradually deepened. From polite exchanges, it gradually turned into substantive discussions. "Vice President Nim," Cui Changdi asked with a smile after a long time of arguing, "I heard that the development rights of the land in Sangam-dong are now in the hands of Kinmen Real Estate?"

Li You nodded, and Emperor Cui Chang finally expressed his purpose.

"Vice President Nim, one of the important things I came here for today is to discuss with you the development plan for that piece of land."

Li You gently stroked the table and responded with a smile: "Please go ahead, Mayor Cui."

"The meeting held at the Blue House this morning," Choi Chang-di said seriously, "was not far from that piece of land. Another piece of land will become..."

"The stadium for the 2002 World Cup."

Li You finally realized what he had overlooked these days. He used to not watch football, and for some reasons, he only knew that it was held in South Korea in 2002, but he didn't know where the stadium and a large number of surrounding industries were built.

"This is a national event," Cui Changdi said seriously, "but near the site of the stadium is an empty land in Shangyan Cave where garbage is piled up. Vice President Nim should know this?"

Li You had heard about it, after all, Mou Xianmin lived in Mapo District before.

The place where garbage is piled up in Sangam-dong is called Nanji Island. It is located to the north of the Han River. The two small peaks of Nanji Island are full of garbage and are also called garbage mountains.

Lanzhi Island is adjacent to the site of the stadium, and the site of the stadium is adjacent to the new town land in his hands.

“The Blue House has decided to transform Nanji Island into the World Cup Park,” Choi Chang-di took a breath, “and complete it by 2001.

A few years ago, before the World Cup Park was built, the city of Seoul had already purified the garbage on Nanji Island to a certain extent, but the effect was not good.

This time, the city of Seoul is determined to thoroughly purify the environment here and create a perfect ecological park.”

This will not only enhance the city’s international image, but also provide citizens with a world-class sports venue.”

Cui Changdi's voice was a little low, "Vice President Nim, think about the future.
We drove to the top of the mountain. The sky was high and the clouds were light, and the view was wide. In the sunshine, we could see trees, flowers and plants all over the mountain, as well as large areas of reeds.

The Han River flows at the foot of the mountain, and the fountain not far away raises sparkling water. Climbing up to the observation deck, you can clearly overlook the World Cup Stadium and the densely packed commercial buildings around it.

This area will become another business card for the city of Seoul!"

The commercial building is the land owned by Li You.

Likewise, this area will become Choi Chang-e's greatest achievement as mayor of Seoul.

Emperor Cui Chang took out a document from his briefcase, opened it and showed it to Li You. It was a detailed planning plan.

He ran his finger over the map, focusing on the area marked as a stadium in the design. "The Blue House has decided to build an excellent sports facility that can accommodate 6 spectators. The World Cup Park will be designed and built together with the stadium."

“But we need a partner with sufficient human and material resources. A construction company alone cannot do this.”

Li You listened carefully, nodded, and then put forward his own opinion, "The geographical location is excellent, and the surrounding buildings also need to be taken into consideration, so Mayor Cui found me this time."

"That's right," Choi Chang-di smiled. "A World Cup Park and a stadium can certainly become business cards, but if we want to rely on the passenger flow they attract to supplement Seoul's economy, the land controlled by Golden Gate Real Estate is also a top priority."

Li You was silent for a long time, not knowing whether to say it was luck or something else. He had just obtained the remaining land development rights from Shunyang, and good things came to him.

Is it God's will?
He always felt that this Shunyang son-in-law did it on purpose. Li You took the document handed over by Cui Changdi and began to read it carefully.

The office fell into a brief silence, with only the sound of shuffling papers echoing in the air.

After reading most of it, Li Youshen took a deep breath and said, "Kinmen Real Estate can first transfer some employees to develop this land."

He did not ask Emperor Cui Chang what he wanted. It was too obvious what Emperor Cui Chang wanted. He did not need money or anything else. He just wanted merit and fame so that he could continue to move up.

Last year, Emperor Choi Chang-di had to work very hard to break away from his inseparable relationship with Sun-yang, because no one who was too close to the chaebol had ever ascended to a higher position.

Li You looked through the window, as if examining the feasibility of this proposal, and then turned back to look at Emperor Cui Chang, with a serious look in his eyes: "But such a project requires huge investment and a long payback period."

“We need a detailed cooperation plan and return on investment analysis.”

Cui Changdi nodded: "Time is not enough, Vice President Nim can formulate a plan as soon as possible in the next few days."

“Does Kinmen have enough funds?”

Li You was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Enough."

Emperor Cui Chang showed a satisfied smile on his face: "If you need any help, please feel free to ask. But please don't delay the construction period."

Although the word "please" was used, the warning was strong. Choi Changdi represented not only himself, but also a group of bigwigs behind him who were eager to reverse the reputation of the Blue House.

After the two men shook hands, Li You walked Choi Changdi to the elevator and said goodbye warmly.

After Cui Changdi went downstairs, the secretary was a little puzzled, "Mayor Nim, won't this make Kinmen Real Estate bigger?"

He lowered his head and said, "Kinmen Real Estate is not outstanding now. Although the properties it develops are well marketed, it is still the trust of the real estate industry.
"Once this cooperation is successful, the news of its participation in the stadium project will spread, and its reputation will rise, and it may become the largest real estate company in Seoul... or even in South Korea. Why not let Shun go?"

"How many years have you followed me?" Emperor Cui Chang interrupted him and looked at him coldly.

"Four years."

"You've been my secretary and driver since I was a prosecutor, and now you're the mayor's assistant. Aren't you very proud?"

Looking at the secretary who lowered his head and dared not say a word, Emperor Cui Chang smiled and said, "Think clearly about whose food you are eating, Shunyang or Emperor Cui Chang?"

(End of this chapter)