Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 154: Attacking Li Zicheng

Shi Dongchu gave Li You a look, and Li You stood up, straightened his suit, and strode to the microphone.

The flash lights and applause appeared again, and this time it was Shi Dongchu who accompanied Li You.

While the reporters were amazed at Li You's youth, they also began to prepare questions for Li You in their notebooks.

"Everyone knows that I'm in charge of real estate projects," Li You smiled faintly, with an unquestionable look on his angular face, "I won't keep you in suspense."

Li You smiled calmly, "As you all know, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a few days ago that it would build a World Cup Stadium, a World Cup Park, and a World Cup New Town."

He looked around at the reporters and said, "Golden Gate Real Estate will be responsible for building a new World Cup town for Seoul."

A new World Cup town?

Football is a highly valued sport in South Korea, so reporters will of course pay attention to the news that Seoul is going to build a World Cup stadium, and they also know that parks and new towns will be built on both sides at the same time.

But no one knows that Seoul’s new town was built by Golden Gate Real Estate!
For a moment, flashes of light kept flashing and reporters were writing furiously.

Li You pointed his hand at Chen Daojun who was standing in the third row, "We also welcome Chen Daojun, the major shareholder of Miracle Company, to be here!"

Chen Daojun stood up and turned to greet the reporters.

"Representative Chen is here because Miracle has always been the best partner of the Golden Gate Group."

Miracle Company has made quite a splash in the stock market. Even if these reporters don’t know about Miracle Company, they know about the third generation of Chen Daojun and Shunyang who were in the newspapers some time ago!

Is there Shunyang behind Kinmen?

"Miracle Company will inject some funds into the new World Cup town, and Golden Gate Real Estate will be solely responsible for its construction. Reporters can follow the progress of the new town in the future."

After Li You expressed his gratitude, he stepped down from the stage. Shi Dongchu took over the microphone and his secretary announced the start of the question-and-answer session. Reporters raised their hands and began to ask questions one after another.

The first reporter Shi Dongchu chose was from Xiancheng Daily, of course, he was a hired help who had spoken for him beforehand.

"Chairman Shi, this is Xiancheng Daily. May I ask if all the projects of Jinmen Real Estate shown just now are located in Seoul?"

The reporter from Xiancheng Daily naturally favored Li You and gave him an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of Kinmen Real Estate.

Shi Dongchu smiled, "Of course they are all located in Seoul. Jinmen Real Estate has now built a small community in Songpa District, Gangnam. Currently, all three hundred units of four different house types have been sold out."

“I would also like to thank the people who buy houses for their trust.”

"This is the first project of Kinmen Real Estate. With Vice President Li You's dedicated planning, there are two commercial housing projects in the first phase."

"And there are three more phases to come, with a total of dozens of projects in the preparation stage."

"What about the Jiangnan project?" Following the question raised by the reporter from Xiancheng Daily, other reporters also began to ask related questions.

Although Shi Dongchu did not select him, he still answered the question, "Since the current development cost of Jiangnan is too high, we have to devote most of our energy to building a new World Cup town, so the development of Jiangnan may be put on hold."

Reporters who were familiar with the current situation were secretly complaining about Shi Dongchu and Li You.

Who doesn’t know that the land and real estate prices in Jiangnan are skyrocketing?

If they don't develop it now, they are just waiting to make more money in the future. It is the World Cup New Town that has given them an excuse.

"Chairman Shi, this is the Seoul JoongAng Ilbo. With the government encouraging the entertainment industry, does Golden Gate Entertainment currently have any famous artists?"

This question is very sharp, but Shi Dong has his own reasons for choosing him. "There are many excellent artists under Jinmen Entertainment. I believe they will shine in the future."

He smiled and said, "As brother companies with cross-shareholdings, Kinmen Entertainment and SM Entertainment will definitely actively learn from SM Entertainment's experience."

These reporters knew SM Entertainment. After all, the first popular boy band HOT in the Korean Peninsula was launched by SM Entertainment.

One is real estate and the other is entertainment, both subsidiaries of Kinmen have considerable potential...even Kinmen Real Estate has begun to realize its potential.

Shi Dongchu remained smiling on the stage, facing the camera calmly and gave satisfactory answers to every question.

His answer included both an accurate analysis of the current economic situation and a blueprint for future planning.

Then another reporter asked about the Kinmen trade. After Shi Dongchu, who could no longer bear it, expressed his apology, he invited Ding Qing to the stage.

Ding Qing seemed to be born for big scenes. Facing the reporters below, his unrestrained temperament made the reporters quite like him.

He answered some small questions about Kinmen Trading and also revealed some more important news, such as that Kinmen Trading had purchased a complete set of warehousing equipment from Shunyang and that everyone could trust the capabilities of Kinmen Trading.

After he left, Park Huichang and Lee Jong-gu took the stage and dealt with some standard issues.

As the press conference was coming to an end, Shi Dongchu stood up from his chair and bowed slightly to the reporters present.

"After this press conference, Kinmen Group has prepared some public information about Kinmen Group for all journalists, as well as some souvenir gifts to commemorate the establishment of Kinmen Group."

Shi Dongchu smiled and nodded to every reporter. Thunderous applause broke out in the conference hall and the reporters' faces were filled with excitement.

The journalists' keen insight made them realize that they seemed to be witnessing the birth of a new chaebol.

Under Shi Dongchu's arrangement, two employees in formal attire lined up neatly and spread a red silk on the stage.

Shi Dongchu, Li You, Ding Qing, Pu Huichang and Li Zhongjiu are the top leaders in Kinmen, so of course they were the ones to cut the ribbon.

Five people came on stage, holding scissors, and lightly cut the red line that symbolized a new starting point. The red ribbon slowly slid down under the gaze of the crowd, and there was thunderous applause in an instant, and the atmosphere reached a climax.

The next step was the group photo session. Kinmen had of course arranged an excellent photographer to conduct this activity. Under the careful guidance of the photographer, the few of them finally determined their positions.

The group photo of five senior managers captured the glory of this day.

In the photo, Shi Dongchu is in the middle, with Li You and Ding Qing on both sides, and Li Zhongjiu and Park Huichang further out.

The photographer stared at the photo in a daze. No matter how he moved the lens, it seemed that the center of the lens was focused on the young and promising vice president.

In the photo, Shi Dongchu stretched out his hands and placed them on the shoulders of Li You and Ding Qing. Li You stood in front of the big screen, and the light outlined his silhouette almost perfectly.

Under his thick black eyebrows, a pair of eyes stared at the camera with a smile on his face. Wearing a straight dark gray suit without complicated decorations, Li You gently put his hands in his trouser pockets, his body was a little lazy, but at the moment the shutter was pressed, he inadvertently revealed authority and confidence that could not be ignored.

The standing posture is not pretentious, but it has a presence that cannot be ignored.

Although the other four have their own temperaments, Shi Dongchu's elegance, Ding Qing's playboy temperament, Li Zhongjiu's majesty, and Park Huichang's transparency, but... no matter how you look at it, they are all supporting roles.

Some people are already the protagonist just by simply standing there.

The photographer didn't want to keep this photo. It's not that he took a bad photo, but...are these senior executives really getting along well with each other?
After hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to keep the scene captured by the camera.

"I'll post the photos you took as headlines tomorrow."

Shi Dongchu chuckled and thanked the reporters present again.

The photographer and other reporters compared their photos and felt relieved when they found that they all had this feature.

"We'll develop the photo later," Shi Dongchu looked at the photo and didn't show any other attitude, still smiling kindly, "We're going to hang this photo in the Kinmen Group."

Li Zhongjiu, on the other hand, didn't get any chance to perform at the press conference, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.

Later on there is a group photo of all shareholders and directors.

After the press conference, Li Youxian went to see Chen Daojun off. When he came back, he happened to meet Ding Qing, and he put his arm on Li Zicheng's shoulder.

Ding Qing was talking and laughing, but Li Zicheng had an attitude of disdain and indifference, and still followed Shi Wu behind him.

It seems that Ding Qing and Li Zicheng decided to keep Shi Wu after discussion.

He walked over with a smile, and Ding Qing patted him on the shoulder, "Our vice president Nim is so handsome. When taking a photo, we all become supporting roles."

He nudged Li Zicheng with his elbow and said, "You talk to Li You first. I have to go talk to President Shi about something."

Ding Qing looked at the two of them, grinned and walked away.

Li Zicheng glanced at Li You and felt inexplicably nervous.

"Shi Wu, right?" Li You looked at Shi Wu behind him.

Ishitake's performance was quite good, "Yes, Vice President nim."

Li You smiled gently, "Go find Xuanyou or Shangjiu. They may be greeting reporters at the door. They should know each other, right?"

"I know them," Shi Wu nodded, "Secretary Yin and Secretary An."

Watching him leave, Li You took out a cigarette box, lit one for himself, and looked at Li Zicheng, "Want to smoke?"

Li Zicheng nodded silently and lit the cigarette that Li You threw to him.

"Looking for a place to sit?"

Although it was a question, it did not give Li Zicheng the right to choose.

The two took the elevator and arrived at Li You's office in a few minutes. They smoked in the office.

Li You leaned back in his chair leisurely: "You should be mentally prepared, Zicheng."

Looking at Li Zicheng who was smoking silently, Li You chuckled twice, "To be honest, I shouldn't care about you and Lao Ding killing each other. After all, I will benefit in the end."

Li You said calmly: "I can also take the opportunity to intervene in Kinmen's trade, but I still gave Lao Ding some small hints, which is also a hint for you."

Li Zicheng was silent. He looked up and stared out the window for a long time before he said faintly, "You really do know..."

"Since when did you know that?"

"If we're honest, we knew it from the beginning."

Li You smiled and said, "You may not believe it, but I was also once an informant."

Li Zicheng suddenly turned around and fixed his eyes on Li You: "What do you mean?"

"My purpose for joining Jiangnan Industrial was not pure," Li You smiled, "but it was also to help a close brother of mine deal with the drug dealer Zheng Qitie."

"I'm fine," Li You said calmly, "but my brother doesn't dare to show his true colors to anyone from Jiangnan Industrial. He even has to watch Zheng Qitie show his affection to his beloved woman. It must be tiring to act with a cold mask on, right?"

Li Zicheng clenched his fists tightly.

"Luckily I helped him." Li You flicked the cigarette butt, which drew a strange arc and fell into the ashtray. "Do you think I knew all that to control you?"

"No need," Li You smiled, "I have plenty of ways to deal with you and Lao Ding. There's no need to do this."

"You are Chinese, and Hong Kong movies are so popular. Have you seen the movie 'City of Lights'?"

Li Zicheng's fist gradually loosened and he sighed, "I've seen it, it was starred by Chow Yun-fat."

Li You laughed, "The undercover agent has gained the trust of the big brother and has developed a brotherly relationship with him. It is indeed difficult for him to make a decision."

"But it's not difficult for you to make a choice," Li You looked at him, "You know your superior very well. I'll just tell you straight, Section Chief Jiang has long lost trust in you and even sent people to monitor you."

Li Zicheng had some guesses in his mind. Even Section Chief Jiang was found out. Then, could the person who leaked the information be the prosecutor at a higher level?

"Will you still be considered an undercover agent after a while?"

He shook his head. “You haven’t discovered your potential, but I have. I hope you can become your own person.”

Seeing Li Zicheng becoming increasingly silent, Li You stood up and patted him, "You have been talking to me alone for so long, what will Shi Wu say?"

Li Zicheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Li You for two seconds, then stood up and walked to the door.

"Think about it carefully after you leave this door." Li You sighed, "Don't let me down, and don't let Ding Qing down."

(End of this chapter)