Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 357 The storm is rising
The next day at noon, Li You met Zhang Daozhi and others at the hotel.

"President," Zhang Daozhi and Jiang Yunzai greeted Li You respectfully.

"As for Zhao Zhengkun," Zhang Daozhi wanted to explain the situation.

Li You smiled, "You did a good job."

He raised his hand gently to signal them to sit down on the sofa first, "Someone else will be here soon, please wait a moment."

The sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight in the seaside city was exceptionally hot, scorching the streets of Busan.

This hotel is luxuriously decorated with a golden lintel in front of the door. The facade looks luxurious yet solemn under the sunlight, and the black marble exterior wall is shining.

The car slowly stopped in front of the hotel, the door opened lightly, and Song Rina, who was wearing a suit, got out of the car. Her eyes changed from indifference to hesitation, passing over the large vase and crystal chandelier at the door, and finally fell on the door.

She looked inside through the transparent revolving door. The warm lighting inside the hotel was different from the bright sunshine outside.

The receptionist at the door saw her coming and immediately bowed.

Song Ruina's steps became more and more steady. With the crisp sound of her high heels tapping on the marble floor, she walked through the revolving door and entered the hotel lobby.

In the magnificent lobby, the waiters stood tall and politely smiled and greeted Song Runa, but they did not dare to get too close, after all, there was a large group of people following Song Runa.

"Representative," a man in a suit frowned, "We really need to go meet him."

Song Ruina didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and continued to lift her legs and take steps. His subordinates had no choice but to quickly follow her.

The sound of soft music filled the hotel lobby. Song Ruina, with a sharp gaze, walked through the crowd towards the elevator.

The moment the elevator door closed, Song Ruina took a deep breath, but her face remained calm.

She took the elevator directly to the top floor, and the elevator door opened, leading to the reception room.

Zhang Daozhi was sitting in a corner of the reception room. His eyes met Song Ruina's briefly, but then they looked away.

Zhang Daozhi felt emotional. He knew that it would be Song Rina who came. Jiang Yunzai, who was standing behind him, clenched his fists and felt a little nervous.

On the large conference table, the hotel staff had placed exquisite tea sets, and no one had touched them.

Li You looked calm and didn't care about the communication between the two.

When they both looked up, they saw Li You leaning leisurely in his chair, looking at them with a smile.

Song Ruina spoke up, she glanced at Zhang Daozhi, "President Li, what does this mean?"

Li You raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "Representative Song is unwilling to come?"

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It was not up to Song Ruina to decide whether she was willing to come or not, so she fell silent again.

On the contrary, Zhang Daozhi said with a smile, "President, we have dealt with what happened last night."

"If there is any next step, please let me know at any time and I will fully cooperate."

Li You smiled and shook his head, "Zhang has misunderstood."

"I have always believed in win-win cooperation. Since Representative Zhang is willing to cooperate, I will not hide anything, let alone let Representative Zhang cooperate alone."

Zhang Daozhi almost choked to death on his own saliva, but he understood what Li You meant. Li You had to take over the underground in Busan.

Although he had made preparations last night, Zhang Daozhi, as a native of Busan, still felt a little melancholy at this point.

After all, this would mean the disappearance of the underground forces in Busan.

Zhang Daozhi sighed and whispered, "It's all up to the president."

Li You smiled with satisfaction, "Besides, I certainly won't let my partners suffer any loss."

He looked at Zhang Daozhi and raised his head, then said, "Helping Kinmen do things will naturally give you benefits."

Zhang Daozhi was silent.

He himself only runs some nightclubs, bars, and dance halls in various districts of Busan, and perhaps his largest industry is some small and medium-sized hotels.

I can also help some people in Busan and get some rewards.

He didn't know how much he could get by working with Li You.

"Your situation is not very good," Li You looked at the expressions of the two men, "especially Representative Zhang."

"How long do you want to do the kind of business you're doing?"

He looked at Zhang Daozhi, "Or, how long can it last?"

Zhang Daozhi knew very well that Li You did not take his small business seriously, and his drug trafficking business was originally done behind the backs of those serious officials in Busan.

If those greedy officials knew that he was secretly making money from this thing and the profits were terrifyingly high, he would be in big trouble.

Zhang Daozhi looked a little gloomy. For such profits, Li You, who was already one of the top entrepreneurs on the peninsula, might not care, but an official in Busan City Hall, along with so many judicial institutions in Busan, would do anything after knowing the money.

Ever since I lost my supply of goods last year, my dream of transforming into the hotel industry has been half shattered. How can I talk about transformation if I don’t have enough funds?

The reason why he was so anxious to find the source of supply, and why he tolerated a drug addict everywhere after finding Zhao Zhengkun, was also because of this reason.

Zhang Daozhi didn't know that in this matter, Li You had actually destroyed his dream unknowingly. After all, Zhang Mingjun's gang could be said to have been defeated by Li You.

But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't feel any hatred towards Li You. The gap is just too big.

Seeing Zhang Daozhi silent, Li You laughed and said, "Zhang wants to switch to the hotel industry?"

Zhang Daozhi raised his head suddenly, his eyes showing a hint of expectation.

"Don't get excited," Li You waved his hand. "It's not bad to want to work in the hotel industry. After all, it's a serious industry, but this industry can't avoid a company."

Zhang Daozhi lowered his eyes, "Zhao Group."

"It seems that Representative Zhang also knows this," Li You looked at him with a little surprise and asked with interest, "Then if Kinmen is not in Busan, how does Representative Zhang plan to get through this?"

Zhang Daozhi thought for a long time and sighed, "The Zhao Group has always wanted me to be a dog."

"Look," Li You clapped his hands with a smile, "after all, Representative Zhang still needs to find a truly powerful force to protect him." "Working for us in Kinmen is probably no worse than working for the Zhao Group," Li You said casually, "Representative Zhang should know what I want, so now it's time for Representative Zhang to put forward his conditions."

Zhang Daozhi didn't know whether he understood or not. He knew that he had to agree today whether he agreed or not.

"Kinmen Group provides support?" Zhang Daozhi asked tentatively, not knowing how to continue.

"Support Mr. Zhang to enter the hotel industry?" Li You indicated that it was no problem. "Since Mr. Zhang wants to transform himself into a serious businessman, I think it's a good idea."

Zhang Daozhi's pupils trembled. He didn't say that he wanted to be a serious businessman.
He was greatly influenced by Kang Yoon-jae, who in turn was greatly influenced by Lee Woo. The path that Jang Do-sik wanted to take was almost the same as Lee Woo's.

He also wants to change from black to half black and half white, and expand the hotel industry before talking about other things.

"After this period of time, Representative Zhang will hand over the business," Li You stretched, "It's easy to work in the hotel industry."

Zhang Daozhi fell silent.

"As for the specific issues." Li You smiled, "I can arrange an expert for Representative Zhang."

Li You waved to Quan Zaijun at the door, and Quan Zaijun opened the door. Zhang Daozhi followed Li You's gaze and saw a man walking in.
Choi Ik-hyun… Zhang Daozhi thought of this name and smiled helplessly, “Mr. Choi, long time no see.”

"Zhang," Cui Yixian smiled, as it was obvious that the two of them had not gotten along before. "It's been a long time since we last met."

There seems to be no conflict between the two here. Before, it was probably because Cui Yixian was a smooth talker, but officials always took sides, and he couldn't take care of everyone. Zhang Daozhi was the famous thug.

What's more, Cui Yixian has always been at odds with Han Xiuzhen, and their conflict can even be traced back to ten years ago.

"Didn't you expect that you two would work together one day?"

"That's true," although Cui Yixian had a bad relationship with them, now it can be said that Li You has given them enough money, so they just need to do the job.

"Mr. Cui is here. Help Representative Zhang and the others to sort out the businesses at hand," Li You instructed. "Once things are settled here, Mr. Cui will go to Seoul to do what we said before."

"No problem," Choi Ik-hyun agreed immediately. He smiled and extended his hand to Jang Do-sik, "Mr. Zhang, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"." Zhang Daozhi sighed in his heart and held Cui Yixian's hand. "It's a pleasure to work with you."

The two of them were so friendly that they were almost laughing. Li Youcai waved his hand and said with a smile, "Okay, I won't assign you a primary and a secondary position. You two should cooperate well. Friendship takes time to cultivate."

"Representative Song," Li You didn't care about what the two were discussing. He looked at Song Ruina who had been silent the whole time, "Is the truth of the matter clear?"

No one present had expected that Li You would actually bring up the truth of the matter so directly.

There have always been different opinions about the cause of Song Dong Hyuk's death among the public and the middle and lower classes, and each has its own version.

But the underground forces and senior officials in Busan were very sure that it was Li You who sent people to do it, even though they had no evidence.

Li You's move was a close and powerful move.

Song Ruina was silent for a moment, then realized she couldn't pretend she didn't hear anything. She turned to look at Li You, "What does the president want?"

Li You didn't change much, still smiling, "What does Representative Song think?"

Song Ruina lowered her eyes, "The president wants me to help you in Busan. As long as it can bring us more benefits, that's enough."

"As for the truth of the matter," Song Ruina's not-so-good-looking face showed a cold smile, "Just add money."

Until now, every time Song Ruina has a nightmare, it is about the moment when she was kidnapped that night and killed her half-brother with her own hands.

This is the way the world is. She managed to survive with great difficulty, but she really doesn't want to die.

That night, in the banquet hall of Busan Grand Hotel.

Lee Woo was a well-deserved guest of honor at City Hall, and was responsible for entertaining the mayor and other officials, who held positions throughout Busan.

"Chairman Lee"

Li You was filled with compliments and was surrounded by officials from the city hall.

"Chairman Li, we have to get drunk tonight," the mayor of Busan took Li You's hand enthusiastically, and his attitude was unusually good.

The mayor of Busan is Zhang Wenyu, a middle-aged man who looks like a politician.

"Mayor Zhang has a good alcohol tolerance," Li You raised his glass and clinked it with his.

"I have heard of Chairman Lee for a long time, but I have never met him," Zhang Wenyu said with emotion. "I was in a meeting with Mayor Choi of Seoul at that time, and I also learned about some of Chairman Lee's deeds."

“I really admire you.”

The mayor of Busan, who was high and mighty in Zhang Daozhi's eyes, now had an attitude that could even be described as respectful.

From his attitude, Li You knew that he had something to ask for.

Otherwise, as the mayor of the second largest city on the Korean Peninsula, there is no room for promotion or transfer in his official position. Zhang Wenyu is at least on par with Emperor Choi Changdi. There is no reason for him to be so respectful.

In fact, as soon as Li You arrived in Busan, Zhang Wenyu already had the idea of ​​looking for Li You, but due to the power of the local Zhao Group, he was unable to implement it immediately.

Busan has suffered from the Zhao family for a long time.

Not to mention Cho Young-bing, the control-obsessed chairman of the Cho Group, even his evil son Cho Tae-woo is enough to make the people of Busan suffer.

What's more, he knew clearly that although the Zhao Group was a local force, Li You's business was actually much bigger than that of the Zhao Group.

The Zhao Group is an example of a situation where when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king.

Although Busan is the second largest city on the Korean Peninsula and housing prices are not low, the Zhao Group, a company specializing in real estate, only looks powerful.

The truly important industries in Busan are actually the logistics industry and the shipbuilding industry, but these two industries are controlled by Sunyang and Daying in Seoul.

Both companies have branches here. Although they do not interfere in local affairs, they still make the Zhao Group worried all day long.

Now that Kinmen Group has moved in, Zhang Wenyu wants to test the waters and see if Kinmen wants to move in a branch like the other two major groups. This would mean more tax revenue, more political achievements, and more benefits.

Let's see if we can get Li You half drunk first.
The atmosphere in the banquet hall was very lively. It could be said that many officials from the city hall had received instructions from Zhang Wenyu and came to drink with Li You.
These officials almost formed a chain, coming up one after another. Later, even two people from the Procuratorate came to drink. However, these two people were obviously not agents. They were Cho Tae-seop's people in Busan.

Among them was an official with whom Cui Yixian had communicated in advance, who secretly reminded Li You not to drink too much.

It was just a feast and everyone was having a great time, but it was not Li You who fell down, but these city hall officials.

(End of this chapter)