Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 194 Common Goal

In the Kinmen Group Building, sunlight shines through the windows, dappling onto the corridors, adding an imperceptible touch of warmth to this cold commercial palace.

Li You walked slowly through the corridor and came to Shi Dongchu's office. He could hear some noisy sounds inside.

As he gradually approached Shi Dongchu's office, the noise around him became louder.

Li You knocked on the door gently. The faint conversation inside the door stopped the moment he knocked and the room became quiet in an instant.

Shi Dongchu's voice: "Come in."

"Please come in." Shi Dongchu's voice came out clearly.

The door hinge slowly turned, and Li You stepped into the office. Shi Dongchu was sitting behind the desk inside. When he saw Li You, his eyes were subtle.

"Vice President nim," the three directors sitting opposite Shi Dongchu stood up as if facing a great enemy, saluted to Li You, their faces full of embarrassment and uneasiness.

Li You glanced at the three people indifferently, and he knew everything in his mind.

The noise just now was probably made by the three people under Li Zhongjiu.

Now they gathered here, undoubtedly to complain to Shi Dong, accusing Li You of blatantly seizing those gray industries that could bring huge profits to the group.

However, they did not expect Li You to visit suddenly today, and they were caught off guard and felt a little embarrassed and nervous for a moment.

Li You raised a faint smile and nodded slightly in response, then turned his gaze to Shi Dongchu. "President Nim, there is progress on that matter."

His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

Shi Dongchu put aside what the three of them said, his eyes became sharp, "About the traitor?"

His tone was calm and steady, but his heart was in turmoil. This matter concerned the safety of the Kinmen Group, so he had to be cautious.

Li You nodded, his voice deep and powerful, "I have obtained the information of the undercover agent that the police have planted in the group."

Shi Dongchu sat upright behind a large desk. After listening to what Li You said, a complex and indistinguishable light flashed across his face.

Li You saw a hint of vigilance and scrutiny, but he smiled and said, "I plan to use this document to clear out the undercover agents in the group in batches. What do you think, President?"

Shi Dongchu's face was gloomy and uncertain. He knew the importance of this document and understood Li You's intention.

He looked up at Li You, trying to read more information from his expression, but Li You showed nothing.

Shi Dongchu's eyes narrowed, and he glanced at Director Cui next to him without saying a word, wanting him to be a pawn, but he didn't know that Director Cui was scared that day.

Director Cui, who had lowered his head and stood aside early after Li You came in, did not notice Shi Dongchu's eyes at all, and the two people next to him did the same thing.

Shi Dongchu looked at the three idiots and sighed secretly, "What does Vice President Nim want to do?"

"I took a quick look at the document," Li You waved his hand gently.

"There aren't that many people in high positions. Most of them are lurking in Kinmen Trade and Kinmen Entertainment. A few have mixed into the gray industry, and the rest are scattered in various positions."

He glanced at the three people next to him and said, "For the gray industry, I sent the people who are best at handling these matters."

"I have shared the information with Li Zicheng about Kinmen Trading."

Li You looked meaningfully, "Now only Jinmen Entertainment is left, President Nim."

He said casually: "President Nim, do you think Director Park Huichang can handle this task?"

Shi Dongchu frowned slightly, obviously not surprised by Li You's proposal. After all, Park Huichang had already sided with Li You.

"Are you going to pass the information to Director Park Huichang?" Shi Dongchu frowned, "How many undercover agents are there? Will it have a major impact on Kinmen?"

"There will definitely be some impact," Li You nodded, "but it won't be serious enough to cause any serious damage. However, Zhong Jiu will probably have to stay in there for a while."

Shi Dongchu narrowed his eyes slightly, but there was a smile on his face, "In that case, this matter will be handed over to Vice President Nim."

"As for those gray industries, I'll leave them to you to run for a while."

His words did not surprise Li You. Li You nodded to them. When he passed by the three people standing on the side, he suddenly stopped and gently patted Director Cui on the shoulder, "Dear directors, please take a seat."

His voice was gentle and powerful, but Director Cui's body trembled. It was obvious that the shadow had not faded away. He forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Vice President Nim."

After Li You left, the office fell silent for a moment.

Shi Dongchu didn't blame them, but sighed, "Were you taught a lesson when Li You went to take over the business that day?"

Director Cui and his colleagues told Shi Dongchu about Li You's robbery of the gray industry, but they didn't tell him that Director Cui was scared to death.

Director Cui put on a stiff smile in embarrassment, "I was taught a lesson by Vice President Nim."

After another moment of silence, Director Cui couldn't control his mouth after all. He couldn't help but ask Shi Dongchu, "President Nim, do you really have no opinion on what the vice president did?"

Shi Dongchu looked at him and asked him with a smile, "What do you think?"

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"Do you think that I don't have the airs and authority of a president in front of Li You, and that I'm a coward?"

The three people standing in front of Shi Dongchu naturally did not dare to say this.

"I know you all think so in your hearts," Shi Dongchu waved his hand, "Even Zhongjiu thinks so too."

"But you have never thought about why I established Kinmen," Shi Dongchu sighed, "and you have never thought about what you really want in Kinmen." The three directors looked at each other and did not respond to Shi Dongchu's words for a long time.

"Will Li You stand over my head and order me around? Or will he deduct all your share?"

The three directors are all small shareholders in Kinmen Real Estate. They have a small share and have made a lot of money these days.

"No," said another director, "Vice President Nim has never done such a thing. Everyone's dividends have been received on time."

"That's enough for you, isn't it?" Shi Dongchu smiled, "You are already trustees now, do you want to be directors?"

Shi Dongchu's words made their scalps go cold.

"Li You made a lot of money, and he gave you a lot of it," Shi Dongchu shook his head and sighed softly, "Perhaps you have these thoughts because of the relationship between me and Zhong Jiu."

When talking about Li Zhongjiu, there was a hint of barely perceptible anger in Shi Dongchu's voice, but more of it was worry.

"I admit it," Shi Dongchu's frown relaxed, revealing a hint of helplessness in his words, "I did want to help Zhong Jiu some time ago, but he ruined my plan himself.

I am indeed afraid of Li You, but what I am afraid of is not his increasing power, but I am afraid that he will take risks and lead Kinmen down a wrong path. "

The first president of Kinmen was Shi Dongchu, but Shi Dongchu had no offspring.

Shi Dongchu’s idea was very simple. No matter how Li You developed, the name Shi Dongchu would always accompany the Kinmen Group, and there would even always be his photos in Kinmen.

He is old, and what he has to do now is to pave the way and whitewash the Kinmen Group. He is fortunate to find such a satisfactory successor.

It should be said that it was fortunate that Shi Dongchu had no children, otherwise he would have been beaten to a bloody pulp.

"We used to be in the Tiger Faction," Shi Dongchu smoked a cigarette, which was rare. The cigarette in his hand was an ordinary brand bought on the roadside, and there was a barely perceptible trace of vicissitudes in his words.

Amid the smoke, Shi Dongchu looked through the glass and saw the past era filled with street fights and gangster forces.

"When I was young, I was an out-and-out street thug. Every time I saw the majesty and glamor of those gang leaders, I would think that a real man should be like this, and I wanted to be like them.

Later, as I climbed higher step by step, I realized that those who looked glamorous on the outside, secretly did many shady things for those big shots, so later, I wanted to become a real big shot. "

Shi Dongchu smiled and shook his head, "When people get old, they tend to reminisce about the past."

He held a cigarette between his legs, his eyes revealing a yearning, "After saying so much, you probably understand what I mean."

Shi Dongchu smoked a cigarette and took one or two puffs before stubbing it out and throwing it into the ashtray. "Do you think I succeeded?"

Director Cui smiled bitterly, "President-nim is almost successful."

Shi Dongchu laughed and said, "Look, you clearly know it means 'almost successful'."

"We will be successful only when Kinmen Group stands at the top of Seoul," Shi Dongchu looked out the window, his eyes projected through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high-rise building onto the busy streets of Seoul and the Kinmen Real Estate Building further away.

"For Kinmen, on the way to the top, between Lee Yoo and Lee Jong-gu, Lee Yoo is better."

"You don't have to help Zhong Jiu anymore," Shi Dongchu stood up and paced, muttering to himself, "If I retire, the position of chairman of Kinmen Group will go to Li You. Kinmen Group needs Li You's ability and vision."

Shi Dongchu's words this time were clear and decisive, and every word was like a final word, striking the hearts of the three people.

"Even if something happens to Li You, Ding Qing, who works steadily and conscientiously, is more suitable."

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After Shi Dongchu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the office froze for a moment, and several people were silently weighing what he had just said in their hearts.

The three directors were silent for a while, and finally they could only nod, "I understand, President Nim."

Compared to Li Zhongjiu, Shi Dongchu is their real boss. Since Shi Dongchu has made the choice, they naturally have to follow suit.

"President-nim," Director Cui still felt a little sorry, "Is it really okay for us to treat Director Li like this?"

“He is still in the prosecutor’s office.”

"Don't think too much about it," Shi Dongchu snorted, "He won't be able to get out for a while this time. He has caused a lot of trouble for the group. It's just right for him to sober up in prison for a year or so before coming out."

Li You relied on the versatile Shi Dongchu to consolidate Kinmen's foundation, and Shi Dongchu also gained benefits brought by Li You.

Both of them knew what they really needed, so they reached a cooperation imperceptibly and created a win-win situation.

Despite the age difference between Shi Dongchu and Li You, they are collaborators.

As for Li Zhongjiu, in Shi Dongchu's eyes, he was like a stubborn child.

"You guys are going to help Cui Douri, who is under Li You, right?" Shi Dongchu thought for a moment, "Help him sort out his industries."

Looking at the three people leaving, Shi Dongchu looked helpless. Most of what he had just said was true.

Because he was really looking forward to seeing how the Kinmen Group would grow into a towering tree with the cooperation of him and Li You. For Li Zhongjiu, who once had high hopes for it, he now only had disappointment.

But Shi Dongchu still felt unhappy. Although Jinmen was becoming more and more powerful, his presence seemed to be getting less and less important.

Li Zhongjiu, who he had originally hoped to rely on, turned out to be a hopeless person.

In other words, Shi Dongchu had a long-term vision. If the leader of any other major force or the second-in-command did the same as Li You, a conflict would definitely break out between the two sides.

(End of this chapter)