Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 274 Helping Each Other 2
In October of the millennium, every newspaper in the Korean Peninsula published the same news.

《President Kim Min-jung wins Nobel Peace Prize! 》

《Congratulations to President Kim Min-jung! 》

Although the titles are quite different, the content is actually the same.

To celebrate the award, the Blue House held a dinner at the Ambassador Hotel in Seoul and entertained many celebrities.

Of course, Li You, chairman of the Kinmen Group, is also included.

Not only that, Lee Woo was also invited to meet with Kim Min-jung alone.

Li You, who received the invitation, looked at the invitation sent by the Blue House and narrowed his eyes slightly.

It was obvious that there was more waiting for him than just an invitation to the banquet.

Li You doesn't think that it is a post-mortem settlement. His current power is no longer something that can be solved by a simple settlement.

But what is certain is that Kim Min-jung must have different ideas from Lee Woo.

Thinking of this, Li You felt a bit of a headache. The most annoying thing about talking to these top politicians was that they liked to play dumb and would not directly state their purpose.

They will never have normal communication with you. Each of them is full of evil intentions and will only hint at you quietly with words because they all care a lot about their face and reputation.

Li You had used this method to assign tasks to his subordinates for a while before, but the results were not very good, so he simply went back to being straightforward.

"What do you think his attitude will be?" Mou Xianmin beside him was a little curious, "Which one, coercion or inducement?"

"Who knows?" Li You smiled and shook his head. "But President Kim may not be such a petty person."

"He's not yet." Mou Xianmin curled his lips. "In my opinion, every politician is a petty person."

Li You smiled and said, "Because in their eyes, that's not petty, that's called being cautious."

The meeting was arranged before the banquet, so Li You arrived relatively early.

Although there had been minor conflicts with Jin Minzhong's faction and some pleasant cooperation, this was the first time I met him.

We are talking about formal meetings. Of course, the brief encounters at previous dinner parties don't count.

Li You felt deeply moved when he saw Jin Minzhong for the first time.

Kim Min-jung doesn't look much different from his previous public appearances. If one has to point out a difference, it's probably that his face isn't as serious.

He sat on a small coffee table, and Secretary Quan beside him was making tea for him. When he saw Li You come in, Secretary Quan smiled at him and then quickly lowered his head.

Kim Min-joong just laughed.

"President Li," he waved his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him, "Come and sit down. Is this the first time we meet?"

Li You performed a very formal ceremony, "President Nim, congratulations on winning the Peace Prize."

"President Lee, don't be so polite," Jin Minzhong said with a smile, "You are the junior of Councillor Lee's Jeonju Lee Clan, which means you are my junior, so don't be so reserved."

What juniors and elders? Jin Minzhong took advantage right from the start.

You know, even Li Lianchang would usually only say that they were from the same clan, but would not mention the issue of seniority, so as not to make Li You unhappy.

Listening to Jin Minzhong's nonsense, Li You felt helpless. He smiled and nodded, then sat down opposite Jin Minzhong.

Seeing Li You sitting in front of him, Jin Minzhong said with a smile, "Actually, I wanted to meet Chairman Li a long time ago."

He turned to look at Secretary General Quan, "Secretary General Quan also asked me before, asking if I had time to arrange a meeting."

Jin Minzhong smiled helplessly, "But President Li also knows that I was too busy during that period and didn't have time to meet with you."

"Is it no trouble to see you at this time?"

Of course, Li You couldn't say that he was in trouble. He smiled without showing any sign of it. "Mr. President, you are joking. Of course not."

"That's good," Jin Minzhong sighed, "At that time, Secretary-General Quan acted as a matchmaker between you and the North Korean side, helping you to complete that task together. This can be regarded as a great effort to promote North-South relations."

He personally poured a cup of tea for Li You and said, "If it weren't for Chairman Li, I'm afraid the North-South relations would not have progressed so quickly."

Li You waved his hands repeatedly, "President Nim, you are too kind. I was just following the trend. It was President Nim's policy that promoted all this."

"Look," Jin Minzhong pointed at Li You and turned to Secretary-General Quan and smiled, "Look at how good Chairman Li is at talking."

"That's right," Secretary-General Quan said to Jin Minzhong with a respectful smile, "Chairman Li is so young, but he has been able to run the Jinmen Group until now. He must have his own strengths."

"Of course I know that," Jin Minzhong laughed and nodded. He looked at Li You and drank a sip of tea before continuing slowly, "In fact, in addition to meeting with Chairman Li today, there are some things I want to discuss with Chairman Li."

Li You narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that the following was the main topic of today's meeting. He sat up straight and said calmly, "President, please speak frankly."

"It's not a big deal," Jin Minzhong said cheerfully, "The first thing I want to do is to remind Chairman Li."

He said meaningfully, "There are some things we still need to pay attention to, and we can't just let our own thoughts flow."

Li You lowered his eyes and realized that Jin Minzhong was talking about the alliance of underground forces in Gyeonggi Province. He smiled softly and said, "President Nim, some things cannot be accomplished by one person's ideas."

Jin Minzhong looked at Li You in surprise, then smiled and said, "Chairman Li is right. I have also heard a truth before, that one person is always inferior to a group of people united together."

"When we run for president, we have to run for party leader first and then get the support of the party before we can succeed," Kim Min-jung said bluntly, "Like Representative Lee, he lost to me because the party was not united."

Li You paused for a moment. He looked up at the old fox in front of him, not knowing how to continue with this sentence.

Jin Minzhong gently sipped the tea in his cup and continued to say to Li You, "It's not that President Li is not allowed to unite friends, but he has been too impatient recently, so this will cause more trouble."

"Wave." Li You fell silent. This simply meant that the noise he caused was too loud.

But if we take this kind of thing slowly, we won’t be able to achieve the current results.

Anyway, things have come to this point, and Li You will not disband the alliance because of a few words from Jin Minzhong. He simply looks at Jin Minzhong, wanting to hear what he will say next.

Jin Minzhong narrowed his eyes, looked at the quiet Li You, and spoke again, "Let's forget about the past. Chairman Li can slow down his pace and not walk so fast. After all, walking too fast will easily lead to potholes." Li You was silent. He took a sip of his tea and continued, "Since President Nim gave such good advice, I have no reason to refuse."

Jin Minzhong looked at Li You's reaction, and the smile on his face was still very sweet. He nodded and said, "President Li, you don't have to be discouraged by slowing down. Sometimes you can see different things by slowing down."

Give someone a beating and then give him a sweet reward. This has been a common tactic for many years.

Jin Minzhong said this "sweet date", "The Ministry of Culture and Entertainment also gave Jinmen Entertainment a lot of promotion before, but it stopped some time ago because we had to prepare for other things."

"Starting next week, our support for Golden Gate Entertainment will be taken to a higher level."

Listening to Kim Min-jung's words, Li You sneered in his heart. Li You himself owns Digital Media City, and the exposure he gives to Kinmen Entertainment is one of the best in the Korean Peninsula.

No matter how much support the Ministry of Culture and Entertainment provides, it will only be that way, the review of works will be faster and more convenient.

Li You didn't show what he was thinking, he just smiled and responded, "Thank you, President Nim."

“You’re welcome,” Jin Minzhong smiled and waved his hand, “It’s just a small help.”

He talked about the second thing, "I saw media reports before that Chairman Li opened a security company in San Francisco, USA?"

Jin Minzhong did not distinguish between PMC companies and security companies. In his eyes, these things were all the same. Li You nodded.

Kim Min-jung laughed and clapped his hands, "This provides another shelter for us Koreans in the United States."

He suddenly stopped smiling and sighed slowly, "I won't hide it from Chairman Li. A few years ago, I also said something in front of the public about the riots in the United States."

Jin Minzhong stared at Li You and said, "Chairman Li, you did a good job on this matter."

Li You smiled gently, but did not feel any joy at his words.

Jin Minzhong seemed to realize that Li You was not willing to listen to him. He pointed at Li You helplessly and said, "Since Chairman Li has no opinion on these matters, let's talk about the last thing."

He placed the teacup on the coffee table and turned to look at Secretary-General Quan.

Secretary-General Quan smiled and said, "The last time President Li cooperated with the North, the North also gave feedback. They are very grateful for President Li's help."

Li You sensed the meaning behind these words, and he said helplessly, "Secretary-General Quan, is there another North-South cooperation initiative?"

"That is true," Secretary-General Quan said helplessly, "but it still depends on President Li's wishes."

Li You lowered his eyes, a little hesitant.

After careful consideration, Li You asked, "Can you reveal some of the mission content?"

Secretary-General Quan smiled and said, "There is a very courageous criminal organization that sells drugs into North Korea."

“And it’s a lot.”

Li You sighed and confirmed that this was the plot of "Cooperation 2: International".

He suddenly thought of something. So, Jack is the FBI agent who cooperates with Lin Zheling and Jiang Zhentai to carry out missions in the play. No wonder he looks familiar.

"This is not without benefits for Chairman Lee," Kim Min-jung added, "Hasn't Chairman Lee been making friends with some people in Gyeonggi Province recently?"

Kim Min-joong said with a smile, "Does Chairman Lee have any friends in Pacheon City?"

"Pocheon City" Li You narrowed his eyes. The gang in Pocheon City did not join the alliance. Jin Minzhong was taking the initiative to find opportunities for himself.

He changed his mind and realized that there was something more important: Pocheon City borders North Korea.

So, the criminal gang is hiding in Pacheon City.

Li You was very sure that it was not the gang that was exposed. The people from the Kinmen Group had investigated that gang very clearly and found that they were not involved in any drug business.

"I see," Li You nodded.

Secretary-General Quan then continued, "In order to show friendly cooperation, the United States also sent people here this time."

"They are also because of Minister Shangjin's incident. To express their apologies, they are willing to send an experienced FBI agent to assist the South and North Criminal Police in investigating this matter."

Li You drank the remaining tea in the cup. This should be what Jack said. There are other tasks.

Seeing that Li You agreed to this, Jin Minzhong also smiled and said, "Chairman Li, do you want to go to the hotel with me later?"

Li You's eyes flickered, but he slowly shook his head and declined the invitation. "President Nim, you know I'm going with my fiancée this time."

Jin Minzhong clapped his hands, "I forgot. Your fiancée is the daughter of the chairman of Hyunsung Daily?"

"Yes," Li You smiled, "Does President Nim know Uncle Mu?"

"We've dealt with each other before," Jin Minzhong smiled, "Would you like to invite me to your wedding?"

Li You was surprised, but he did not hide it on his face. This was a very unexpected thing. "If President Nim is willing to go, I will personally deliver the invitation to Secretary-General Quan."

"Okay," Li You stood up as Jin Minzhong stood up. Jin Minzhong looked at Li You who was slightly bent over and smiled with satisfaction. He patted Li You on the shoulder and said, "It's settled then."

Li You bowed his head and said goodbye, "Then President Nim, Secretary General Quan, I will go back and prepare for the banquet."

"Okay, okay," Kim Min-jung waved his hand, and only stopped smiling when he saw Li You's back disappear.

"Seeing is believing," Kim Min-joong sighed, "They are indeed the most brilliant young generation in our Republic of Korea."

Secretary-General Quan was standing nearby but didn't say anything. He didn't know whether Jin Minzhong was praising him sincerely.

Jin Minzhong sighed for a while, glanced at the clock on the wall, and slowly walked to the window, "It's almost time, we should get ready for the banquet."

Secretary-General Quan then spoke respectfully, "They are ready and can leave at any time."

Jin Minzhong shook his head and smiled, "It's almost time, but it doesn't mean we have to leave now. Wait a little longer."

(End of this chapter)