Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 377 Four-Party Talks
The talks lasted for several hours before they ended. From afternoon to dusk, the sky outside the window gradually turned twilight.

Li You and Yul reached a consensus in front of an agreement.

"This price is very suitable," Li You narrowed his eyes, "Mr. Yule, you and I both know that the price outside is lower than this."

He said something very meaningful, "I have already given my utmost sincerity for your sake."

Yule sighed, his broad body swayed, and he nodded heavily, "I understand."

"So..." Li You picked up the teacup and gestured, "Happy cooperation here today?"

Yuer hesitated for a moment, then raised his cup and drank a sip of the tea he was not used to, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Looking at the brief agreement, Li You nodded slightly, with a barely perceptible hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. Both parties reached a consensus in this agreement.

As long as both parties continue to cooperate in the long term, they will naturally abide by these terms.

The veterans recommended by Yule will come to Vietnam in batches as overseas workers and be temporarily stationed here.

When the base is completed in the future, these soldiers will work together with soldiers from the United States.

Yul smiled and stood up, "President Lee is different from what is on the news."

Li You laughed and said, "I'm not as kind and upright as I appear in the news?"

On the Korean Peninsula, all news about Lee You were positive without exception and were filtered. Even the comments and information on the Internet were screened. He was one of the earliest people to control online public opinion.

Yule shrugged and nodded, "No business person is honest or kind, most of them are pretending, this is normal."

"In front of the news media, each of us must promote our good side," Li You shook hands with him, "You can't run a business and then frantically promote yourself as a bad person. That would ruin your own job."

"I can be whatever I need to be in order to get the most help," Li You and Yuer shook hands, and Yuer took the initiative to come forward and hug Li You.

Before leaving, Yuer shook his head and laughed, "President Li sees things clearly."

Between the lines, Yule acted as if he had no chance of seeing through it.

After the meeting, Yule stepped into the hotel elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.

The elevator door slowly closed, and his figure disappeared behind it, leaving only the faint smell of tobacco in the air.

Yuer just took out his cell phone, thought about it, and put it back into his pocket. After leaving the hotel and getting in the car, he grabbed the phone, pressed his fingers quickly, and made a call.

"Minister," Yule said lazily, "the deal is done."

"Did you make the deal?" A strong voice came from the other end of the line. "How much?"

Yule quoted the price and quantity of the first batch. The man on the other end of the phone was a little surprised, "You really know how to negotiate business."

Compared with the previous times when equipment was sent out, this time we made a lot of money and could subsidize the national treasury a little.

Yule smiled bitterly and sighed, "When will this business end?"

"It's almost done. I'm almost through it."

They are not villains or traitors, but they just have no other options now.

In the early 1990s, after the collapse of the behemoth, the newly born bear implemented a privatization policy.

This resulted in many high-quality state-owned assets being embezzled by powerful people in a very short period of time, and even many technologies being acquired cheaply by foreign capital.

During this period, seven financial oligarchs have grown up, almost monopolizing 7% of the national wealth and media of the Russian Federation. These chaebols are more terrifying than the chaebols on the Korean Peninsula.

The gap between the rich and the poor in society has widened, and the big capitalists have taken advantage of the economic crisis to acquire and monopolize all the golden industries such as oil and natural gas.

They even use their economic power to control the government. All economic decisions are discussed by those seven people and then signed by the Minister of Industry and Commerce.

After the implementation of the so-called "shock therapy", inflation set in, and the bank deposits of ordinary people, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of rubles, suddenly became as valuable as waste paper.

Those retired elderly people are even more helpless as their life savings have gone to waste and they are no longer able to work.

Along the streets of the Neva River, people can see more than one veteran sitting on the roadside with their heads in their hands, not wanting to show their faces. In front of them are trays with many combat medals and certificates of honor, which are being sold cheaply.

No one wants to sell their last bit of pride and dignity unless it is absolutely necessary.

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. Yuer coughed, lit a cigarette and smoked silently.

"We were almost stabilizing," the defense minister sighed, "but the financial crisis broke out a few years ago."

"This Kinmen Group should have emerged from the Korean Peninsula after that?"

"Yes," Yule sighed.

After 1996, their economy had begun to stabilize, but the financial crisis broke out in 1998.

The ruble had finally stabilized, but it depreciated by four-fifths overnight, and people's money was once again drained.

There was even a war in between.
They are short of money, and what they are short of is US dollars, not rubles.

This is also the reason why they started selling weapons and sending soldiers abroad again.

First, use the money from selling guns and cannons to support the army, for which there is no money to allocate to them, then disband part of the army and send it out, and when the economy improves, see if there is an opportunity to recall them.

"It's fine as long as we can reach a cooperation," the minister said, also feeling uncomfortable. "Let them work hard when they go there, and don't be half-hearted."

The minister hesitated for a moment, but slowly added, "Our new president will definitely lead us out of the quagmire. We must have confidence."

"I feel like Li You has guessed our origins," Yuer said in a deep voice, "I thought the deal was going to fall through, but he still accepted it."

"Maybe it's because we sell it cheaply." The minister put the cap on the pen in his hand and placed it on the table.

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After hanging up the phone, Yuer still didn't understand. They also knew that Kinmen seemed to have good relations with all parties.

Yur looked out the window quietly, feeling a little regretful. He believed that things would get better, but he could never go back.

Li You did not take Li Youmo to stroll around the streets of Vietnam, but stayed in the room and listened to Xu Zhonglie's report on Vietnam.

After Choi Chun-baek handed over all the Vietnam industries to Seo Jong-ryul, he became the only person in charge here and had a heavy burden.

But Xu Zhonglie didn't feel tired, he was very suitable for the environment here.

There are a lot of people from the Peninsula here, whether they are from the South Peninsula or the North Peninsula, they are all crazy.

"You should develop well here," Li You threw him a cigarette, "We are counting on you here."

"President, rest assured, leave it to me," Xu Zhonglie smiled, "That Yuer just now, is he really an official?"

Ding Qing interrupted, "It's almost certain. I just heard it clearly from the side."

Li You nodded affirmatively, "Their economy has indeed reached this point."

In fact, the poor economy of Russia has also had a huge impact on the Korean Peninsula.

The key point is that they stopped their food and economic assistance to the North in 1994, so the North entered what was officially defined as the "March of Hardship", and countless people starved to death.

This also prompted the North-South talks.

"It's good to make friends with them," Li You waved his hand, "We are not yet a major global force, so we won't be seen as taking sides."

Li You raised his lips, "Jaejun, have someone pass some information to Amy or Jack later."

Jeon Jae-jun, who had been silently acting as a guard, nodded.

Revealing it to them is to let both sides compete with each other. Who doesn't want to make money? In other words, even if the economically better side is taking advantage of the situation, it will take the initiative to lower the price so that the other side can't sell the goods. "What do you say?" Li You looked at Ding Qing who was eating fruit secretly, "Come back to Seoul with me tomorrow?"

"Hmm," Ding Qing swallowed, "You know what, the fruit in your room is sweeter than the one in mine."

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"We have almost finished discussing everything now. Zhao Bingdou will be the supervisor at the base, and Zhong Lie will inspect the weapons. You don't have to run around anymore."

"You're taking me back to Seoul to work again?" Ding Qing raised his eyebrows. "Are you so short of manpower?"

"We are short of people," Li You nodded, "We are about to fall out with the camp, you have to come back to help me."

Ding Qing became serious and threw away the banana peel in his hand. "So urgent?"

"You want to kill me. I can't stand it at all," Li You exhaled, "It's good enough that I can endure it for a few days."

Ding Qing was silent for a while, then he chuckled again, "You really haven't changed your temper."

"Okay," Ding Qing waved his hand casually, "I'll go back and fight alongside you."

After returning to Seoul, they were greeted by Lee Ja-sung at Incheon Airport.

He hugged Li You and Ding Qing one by one. Ding Qing smiled and patted his belly, "Zicheng, have you gained weight?"

Li Zicheng's face darkened. He ignored him and looked at Li You. "Chairman, the car is ready. We can return to Seoul at any time."

Ever since Li You was assassinated one after another, his travel has become the most important thing for the Kinmen Group, and security must be arranged in advance for his travel.

Li Zicheng was very busy in Incheon and did not return to Seoul with them.

Li You, Ding Qing and others returned all the way back to Seoul and stepped into the office of Kinmen Group, where they got a short rest.

Li Youmo did a good job as a secretary. According to Li You's request, he immediately adjusted the next itinerary. Ding Qing was stunned by this itinerary.

"No." Ding Qing stared, "Tonight?"

"You have to go with me tonight," Li You glanced at him, "It's the opening party of the new town."

The World Cup New Town and the World Cup Park have been completed for some time, and a celebration dinner was also held.

And the subsequent businesses have also started to move in one after another, but it will not officially open until tomorrow.

The schedule is indeed very tight, but there is nothing we can do about it.

"Can't we not go?" Ding Qing sighed and tugged at his collar. "We just got back."

"This meeting is not important," Li You had no choice, "but we will sit in it with Chairman Jin Jianying of Tianxia Group and the two brothers of Shunyang."

“They are important.”

"." Ding Qing rolled his eyes, "Are you going to discuss how to deal with the main camp?"

"You understand it all at once," Li You laughed, "It's enough to know it."

He took a look at Ding Qing's clothes and said, "Don't stay in my office. Go back and take a shower and change your clothes."

"Okay, okay," Ding Qing lazily got up from the sofa and stretched, "I'm being exploited by the capitalists right after I came back."

He completely forgot that he was also a capitalist.

Li You looked at him with a smile, patted Li Youmo who was standing beside him, and pulled her into his lap, "Just go back and rest tonight."

He could see that Li Youmo was very tired. Several days of flights and running around had indeed made her health worse.

Although the other woman in the office, Yoon Ji-woo, showed no changes, their physiques can be said to be completely different.

Li Youmo also knew that if he didn't rest now, his body would have problems, and that would be too much.

She nodded gently, "I understand. But do you really not need me to come with you?"

"No need," Li You narrowed his eyes, "What we're going to discuss tonight is dealing with the camp, it doesn't matter if the secretary comes or not."

He patted Li Youmo on the back and said, "I just wanted to relax with you, but I didn't expect to have an unexpected business trip."

That night, Li You and Ding Qing attended the opening dinner in a car.

The Tianxia Hotel is located in the new town. Although the Tianxia Group is not involved in a large number of real estate businesses, it still has several hotels.

The entire new town was lit up with neon lights, and the prosperity of the new town was particularly brilliant at this moment. The black car of the Golden Gate Group slowly drove into the square of the dinner, and Li You and Ding Qing got out of the car.

The dinner was brightly lit and bustling with people.

Business elites from the Korean Peninsula who have settled in the new town or invested in the World Cup Park were all walking around, drinking or chatting in low voices.

Everyone had a smile on their face, no matter if it was fake or sincere, everyone was toasting each other and looking for opportunities in this social event.

Li You and Ding Qing arrived neither too early nor too late, and they were particularly eye-catching in the crowd. Li You looked around the crowd but did not see Jin Jianying and the others.

He glanced at Ding Qing. The two of them seemed to be in perfect sync, like hunters roaming among fish and dragons, and every step they took seemed unhurried.

The two exchanged words with the presidents of large and small companies present. Their strategy was to treat these businessmen gently, keep a good attitude first, and then see if they could have in-depth cooperation in the future.

As the dinner progressed, Li You and Ding Qing gradually greeted them.

After the conversation was almost over, Li You and Ding Qing smiled and found an excuse to leave.

Li You walked towards a secret meeting room, and Ding Qing followed him slowly.

At the door were bodyguards from the Tianxia Group, who obviously knew the two men. They bowed their heads in greeting and opened the door to the conference room for them.

The climax of the dinner took place in this secret meeting room. As soon as Li You and Ding Qing came in, they were greeted by a strong atmosphere of power.

Several top business figures from Seoul were seated in the conference room, and as soon as the two men arrived, they unsurprisingly became the focus, or rather, their arrival had been anticipated by these people.

"Chairman Li, Director Ding," The banquet was held at the Tianxia Hotel. As the host, Jin Jianying stood up with a smile and walked towards the two.

He did not bring his two sons with him, and he was the only member of the Tianxia Group in the room.

Li You and Ding Qing's footsteps were almost silent on the thick carpet. They came to Jin Jianying and shook hands with him.

"President Jin," Li You greeted with a smile, "It seems that something good has happened. You look better now."

"Haha," Jin Jianying said without disguising, "What happened tonight was a good thing."

The two Shun foreigners behind also shook hands with Li You and Ding Qing in turn.

"Chairman Li," Chen Rongji stepped forward first, and Chen Dongji behind him did not show any dissatisfaction, but instead smiled.

Li You greeted the two of them with some surprise before sitting down.

All in all, there were five people in the meeting room.

Jin Jianying represented the Tian Xia Group, Chen Rongji and Chen Dongji represented their respective Shun Yang Industries, and Li You and Ding Qing represented the Jinmen Group.

There are no complicated decorations here, only calm wooden tables and chairs and a dark gold wall clock, revealing the owner's sophistication.

"Well then." Jin Jianying sat down at the main seat, "I won't waste any more time talking nonsense."

"Our purpose for coming here tonight is also very clear, it is the main camp."

(End of this chapter)