Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 457 Multiple choice questions

Li You soon arrived at Cui Changdi's mayor's office. For Cui Changdi, the proposal Li You told him was indeed very suitable for him.

Especially at this juncture, some people might think that this was a retreat at a critical period of his rise, but in fact, Emperor Cui Chang also understood that he had to retreat this time.

It was because his last promotion was too high. He became a mayor right after jumping into politics from the prosecutorial system. This was unprecedented in the officialdom of the Korean Peninsula in the past few decades.

Young people are always looked down upon. This applies to most industries, but is especially true in politics.

During the few years he spent as mayor, he was very cautious in every step. Even with the support of Li You later, Emperor Cui Chang still took his time and walked cautiously.

If he and Li You were cooperating on an equal footing before, but things had changed a year or even two years ago, with the implication that he was asking for Li You's help and support, then now it was Emperor Cui Chang who needed to show his willingness to please.

Because now, it can be seen with the naked eye that Li You, who can be called one of the largest capitalists on the Korean Peninsula, was not hurt at all in the battle with Daying some time ago, and his momentum is rising.

When the Kinmen Group becomes the most powerful force on the Korean Peninsula, all attitudes towards Li You must be replanned.

Moreover, for the society on the Korean Peninsula, capital has always been the lifeblood of such society.

For any official who wants to run for further election, it would be a joke to rely solely on political achievements and slogans without the support of strong capital behind him.

Political achievements are important, but capital is the most important.

Just as Lee Woo said in the Grand National Party meeting room, political achievements are something he can create at will.

Political achievements themselves are something that can be easily created by capital on the Korean Peninsula.

"Mayor, Chairman Li is here to visit," the mayor's secretary announced respectfully as he entered the room. "He's heading toward the office."

Emperor Cui Chang had been thinking about what to do next. He threw the document in his hand aside. The things on it were not important items.

Cui Changdi laughed heartily and even stood up from his seat. "Why don't you invite Chairman Li in? Chairman Li is the most important entrepreneur in Seoul."

Before he finished speaking, Li You's voice rang out at the door, "Mayor Cui, I wonder if this has disturbed your work?"

"No, no," Choi Chang-di stepped forward and shook hands with Lee Woo, then waved to his secretary, "Cancel the next meeting for now. Pour Chairman Lee and me a cup of tea."

"No," Emperor Cui Chang raised his hand and called him again, "Bring the utensils, I will make the tea myself."

Hearing what Cui Changdi said, Li You smiled teasingly, "Mayor Cui, are you not busy later?"

Cui Changdi calmly sat down with Li You, "Chairman Li coming to me is my most important job."

The tea set was quickly brought up, and Emperor Cui Chang ordered his secretary to take out a box of good tea from his desk and brew it himself.

Li You glanced at the mayor's office. The last time he came here was to discuss the World Cup New Town. Now the World Cup New Town and the World Cup Park have been in use for several months.

The office is still the same as before.

Li You smiled and said, "I haven't talked to Mayor Cui in the past few months. Yesterday's topic might have been a bit abrupt. I didn't have a good chat with Mayor Cui, so I came here today."

"What the president said is exactly what I want," Cui Changdi said frankly, "My current situation seems to be pretty good, very glorious, but in fact, I have reached the edge."

"The Korean Peninsula will not allow a person without a stance to be promoted," Choi Chang-di sighed. "At that time, he relied on the face of his father-in-law, Chairman Chen, and became a star prosecutor who stood with the people. He succeeded in becoming the mayor and entered politics, but now he can't go on like this."

Emperor Cui Chang started on this path by exposing the corruption between Shunyang and officials, and then he solved so many cases, which helped him to rise in fame.

But he had no foundation, and it was enough for him to achieve such great success in a short period of time.

Even if Li You supports him, he will not go against the entire political tradition of the Korean Peninsula because of him.

Li You waved his hand. "That's enough. There's no simple and direct way to deal with this kind of thing. Whenever it comes to those old-timers, it's always very troublesome to play tricks on them."

Emperor Cui Chang laughed, "No wonder Chairman Li always uses force before courtesy when doing things."

Li You also laughed. After all, what Cui Changdi summarized was quite interesting, and it could indeed be said that this was how he did things.

Use force first, then courtesy. If courtesy doesn’t work, then destroy humanity.

"I think the best officials are those who can help local businesses develop and make money," Li You said, pointing out that the biggest project they are working on is the World Cup New Town, which will have its most important day during this year's World Cup.

“Mayor Cui has undoubtedly done just that.”

Hearing Li You's praise, Emperor Cui Chang laughed out loud.

Li You then said seriously: "So I think that an outstanding official like Mayor Cui should go further, but at present, he does have to endure some grievances."

Emperor Cui Chang smiled but said nothing, he knew what Li You meant.

After the presidential election at the end of this year, the new president will take office next year, and next year will be a new wave of political turmoil because that is the day for the Seoul mayoral election...

As the current mayor of Seoul and with his remarkable achievements in the past two years, it would be strange if he had no intention of running for re-election.

There's just no way now.
If he continues to be re-elected as a nonpartisan, he will probably become a public enemy in the political arena.

Fortunately, Li You is now on the same page with him. When he has settled down, Emperor Cui Chang will have enough strength in the next general election. If capital invests in politicians, the politicians will naturally feed back the capital, which is a tacit understanding among everyone.

Therefore, Li You’s support now and in the future is particularly important.

"If Mayor Cui wants to go further, I will certainly support him."

Further up is the position of the Peninsula's Supreme Commander.

"But it's easier said than done," Li You shook his head, "Mayor Cui should know this too."

After hearing Li You's statement, Emperor Cui Chang nodded solemnly, "Of course I understand this."

He said, "Joining the Grand National Party and becoming a member of the National Assembly is certainly a good thing."

After all, with Emperor Cui Chang's status, he would be welcome to join any family, but he is currently in a limited position.

“It’s just that, President,” Choi Changdi looked at Li You sincerely, “I need more important power.”

He reached out to pour Li You a cup of tea and said, "There are too many members of Congress."

Now that Choi Chang-di no longer has the Shunyang Group behind him, he must rely on the Kinmen Group in everything. With so many congressmen, he needs the kind of unique attention that Li You has.

Li You said calmly, "Mayor Choi has been very popular in recent years, and everyone has seen it. Moreover, so many people support you to run for election again, and even many media have rated you as the best mayor of Seoul."

"Mayor Cui, they will never forget you."

Emperor Cui Chang smiled bitterly. "So many praises are simply because of the World Cup New Town and the World Cup Park, but they are so successful because of the people's favorite football World Cup."

Cui Changdi was a little confused. "If we lose the World Cup too early, our reputation will be mixed."

Li You wanted to laugh. He didn't know how to comfort Emperor Cui Chang.

Especially in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, the performance of the South Korean team can be said to be very good.
Maybe the means were not very glorious, but the results were there after all, and the people of the Korean Peninsula are still proud of it.

The new town and park built by Emperor Cui Chang were destined to be remembered.

He patted Cui Changdi on the shoulder and told him seriously, "Mayor Cui should have some confidence."

Emperor Cui Chang sighed, "I always wanted to get away from my father-in-law, but it wasn't until the past two years since he passed away that I realized that although he was a vicious person, he didn't want me to climb too high in the past because he really wanted to protect Hua Rong."

Chen Yangzhe used to deliberately suppress Cui Changdi and did not want him to go into politics. He always hoped that he would continue on the path of prosecutor. It was also to protect his daughter Chen Huarong and did not want her to be involved in Cui Changdi's affairs.

Thinking of this, Emperor Cui Chang accepted Li You's suggestion, "It's time for me to gain some experience."

Emperor Choi Chang-di sighed, "However, how much does Chairman Lee know about the situation in the Grand National Party? To be honest, I am a little unsure about joining the Grand National Party, after all, so many people are watching me."

Li You took a sip of tea and said, "The Grand National Party is not bad. You may only have one competitor in it."

He looked at Emperor Choi Chang, "Jo Tae-seop."

Emperor Cui Chang was stunned for a moment and narrowed his eyes, "Zhao Taixie?"

He knew who this was. After all, the Korean Peninsula was so small, and he had met Cho Tae-seop several times before.

What's more, Cho Tae-seop is also a congressman who was a prosecutor, so the two of them have some closeness.

"Jo Tae-seop is a very capable person," Li You said, holding a cup of tea. "He is not only looking at the next election, but also the one after that. He has been waiting for an opportunity."

If things go as Li You expected, within the next three years, Kim Gun-young of the Tianxia Group will be diagnosed with a serious illness and his body will gradually become weak. The eldest son will invite a wolf into the house and ask Zhao Taixie, a politician, to help deal with Kim Gun-young's second son.

This is also the background plot of "My Life Again".

Even Cho Tae-seop began to rule the Grand National Party and move towards the presidency with the financial support of the Heavenly Group.

As a background plot, Li You didn't know how Zhao Taixie controlled the Tianxia Group, nor did he know what stupid things the eldest son did to deal with his younger brother.

After all, South Korea's big groups are too complicated. Li You couldn't imagine that a politician who had never been involved in business could manipulate the Tianxia Group with such complex interest relations.

After all, although the chaebols appear to be at odds with each other, they actually attach great importance to various marriages and cross-holdings of shares. Their interests are so complicated that it is no exaggeration to say that they are like the tangled roots of trees in a forest.

So once they want to do something together, even the president will find it difficult to stop them, let alone Cho Tae-seop, a member of Congress.

Perhaps because of the plot setting, Li You was not sure what Zhao Taixie would do next.

But he did feel that this man was a very capable guy.

Emperor Cui Chang thought about it for a moment, then nodded cautiously, "I'll keep an eye on him."

"That's good," Li You laughed.

(End of this chapter)