Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 597 Election Success

At 1:30 in the morning, the lights in the Seoul Tower outside the conference room had already been turned on, and many congressmen in the conference room were drowsy from waiting.

The youngest among them is forty years old and the oldest is seventy years old. It is a bit difficult for them to stay up so late.

The cold light of the early morning was still seeping into the conference room. Many congressmen were trying to keep a straight face for the sake of face. In fact, they had to close their eyes for a while from time to time, and then lower their heads to wake themselves up after a while.

The congressmen who were slightly younger than them were smoking to refresh themselves. The ashtrays were filled with cigarette butts, and the air in the huge conference room was mixed into a suffocating turbid stream.

However, the people in the first row did not react much. Park Jinshan was still calmly reading the book handed to him by his secretary, and he did not seem to be sleepy at all.

Emperor Cui Chang also calmed down at this time and was no longer as excited as before.

Li You next to him was playing with his mobile phone and browsing various content that was in line with the times on the Internet.

There is no need to say more about him. His physical energy is completely inhuman. He would be fine even if he could endure for another two days and two nights.

The front row was closer to the door. When they heard hurried footsteps in the corridor outside, Park Jinshan closed his book and looked over there with Choi Changdi.

The moment Choi Changdi's campaign chairman broke open the door, more people woke up, and a wig-wearing congressman behind them knocked over his cold coffee.

The chairman was also exhausted, his eyes red, and he declared hoarsely, setting off thunder in the conference room, "Total victory!"

Suddenly, the conference room was filled with celebratory cheers.

Many people wanted to rush to Emperor Cui Chang, but before they could utter their trembling congratulations, they were drowned out by the harsh sound of the seats rubbing against the ground.

One legislator kicked over a wastebasket in excitement, an empty can of energy drink rolled across the carpet, and a young legislator suddenly hugged his neighbor, and no one cared that his glasses fell to the ground.

In fact, they shouldn't be so excited.
This time, the other parties' crackdown on the Grand National Party was really too severe.

Even the cunning congressmen couldn't help but feel depressed, and the loyal members of the Grand National Party naturally felt confrontational and competitive.

Emperor Cui Changdi, who was at the center of the vortex, took off his silver-rimmed glasses and slowly stood up, with the fingertips of his other hand pressing deeply on the edge of the table, supporting his body.

He swallowed several times, gently wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, then put his glasses back on and adjusted his tie slightly.

Then he turned to look at Li You. Emperor Cui Chang, who was about to bow, was held on the shoulder by Li You with one hand.

"Congratulations," Li You said with a smile in his eyes, releasing his hand that was supporting his shoulder, "President Cui."

Now that he is the president, you can no longer bow to him on such occasions.

Cui Changdi wiped his sweaty palms on his trouser legs, then shook Li You's hand again, still showing respect, "It's all thanks to the president!"

Only then did Li You laugh and hugged Emperor Cui Chang.

"Seoul is beautiful tonight," Li You whispered in Choi Changdi's ear, "President Choi should do what he should do."

He let go of Choi Changdi and pointed at the members of Congress who were still celebrating and waiting to congratulate Choi Changdi.

"Yes, President Nim."

Choi Changdi turned around and thanked Park Jinsun who was watching them from behind. Park Jinsun, who was holding a philosophy book, gave him a gentle hug and then separated. "Congratulations, President Choi."

After thanking her, Emperor Cui Chang adjusted his tie and greeted the cheering parliamentarians.

The building was not big, but the conference room inside was large enough, and Emperor Cui Chang was going to accept congratulations from hundreds of parliamentarians.

"Everyone!" Emperor Cui Chang shouted and bowed to them, "Thank you all for your help!"

He then went on to talk to each of the members of parliament.

The cheers hit the chandelier above. Emperor Cui Chang untied his tie in front of the revelers, revealing the sweat-soaked shirt collar at the back of his neck.

Li You looked at the back of Cui Changdi's head as he bowed at a 90-degree angle. There were already some new white hairs on it. He raised his wrist to look at his watch and stretched.

"Serve drinks to the congressmen," Li You instructed his secretary as he looked at the celebrating congressmen. This building was all Kinmen's property, so naturally there were sufficient preparations.

When Emperor Choi Chang looked back again, he could no longer find Li You next to Park Jinshan.

Early the next morning, various television stations reported the election results.

Emperor Choi Chang was elected as the next president with over fifty percent of the votes.

Including this five-year term, the Grand National Party will be the ruling party for ten consecutive years.

"Lost." Lu Wuxuan sat at the table with his head down, his eyes confused.

Wen Zaiyin also sighed.

"You know what this means," Roh Moo-hyun shook his head. "The Grand National Party and Lee Woo are inseparable now."

In fact, in Roh Moo-hyun's idea, if he came to power, he would definitely take action against the Kinmen Group despite all difficulties.

If we allow the Kinmen Group to continue to grow, no one on the Korean Peninsula will be able to rival it.

"This failure has given Kinmen Group another five years to grow stronger," Lu Wuxuan said bitterly. "Technology is changing with each passing day, and I can no longer keep up. In another five years, what kind of monster will Kinmen Group become?"

"We can still rely on the united members of Congress to resist his hand reaching out to the political world, five years later."

"What should I do?"

Wen Zaiyin closed his eyes slightly, "Member Nim, I will take the blame for this defeat."

"You don't have to take responsibility," Roh Wu-hyun shook his head. "I lost to Li Lianchang. You have already taken responsibility as a candidate for chairman. The problem is not that you are weak, but that your opponent is too strong."

“You’ve done everything you can.”

"President Lee seems to be doing a good job, and all aspects of the country are developing," said Roh Moo-hyun, somewhat sadly, "This shows that he clearly has the ability, but he did not make changes. Instead, he relied on the Golden Gate Group and other chaebols for everything. This..."

After thinking for a long time, Roh Wuxuan clenched his fist and said, "Yin Xi, do you think I can join President Choi's new Blue House?"

This Blue House is not a place name, but refers to the new team of officials.

Wen Zaiyin's face changed drastically, "Congressman Nim, this has never happened before. As an opponent, how can I join the other side?" And by doing so, Roh Moo-hyun will no longer have the reputation to run for election.

If you fail twice in a row and still persist the third time, you can be called as tough as bamboo, which is actually a plus.

But if he fails twice and then joins the other side and becomes its subordinate, he will no longer have the chance to run for president with Roh Moo-hyun.

not to mention.
Wen Zaiyin did not say it, but how could Cui Changdi allow someone with different political views to join his core team? Cui Changdi would most likely allow it and then assign him a high but unimportant position.

"It's man-made."

Roh Moo-hyun's eyes lit up with hope. He looked at Moon Jae-yoon and after thinking for a while, "Jae-yoon..."

"Wu Xuan brother," Wen Zaiyin also changed his address.

"You take over my philosophy," Lu Wuxuan said solemnly, "I am a loser, but you are definitely not!"

"I know you are indifferent to fame and fortune," Roh Moo-hyun looked at Moon Jae-yoon earnestly, "If I hadn't found you after six years of absence and entered politics, you might have been a 'human rights lawyer' for the rest of your life, helping people with lawsuits."

"You agreed to become my campaign chairman in order to lend me a helping hand and help me change this unjust social system."

Roh Moo-hyun held his hands with both hands, "The chaebols monopolize the market and control the economic lifeline of the country, and they are backed by the superpowers.
Now, even if you are the president, it is difficult to crack down on the power of the chaebols, and the economy is always linked to politics. With a strong economic foundation, just like now, they will inevitably extend their hands to politics, giving rise to many black industries and crimes.

Their expansion is like the cancer cells that continue to spread in a cancer patient, which has already eroded most of the patient's nutrition and space. If special drugs are used, it will rashly kill these cancer cells. Not to mention that it is impossible to completely eliminate them, the remaining cancer cells will also come back, which will undoubtedly accelerate the backlash process. "

"I am too idealistic and have done too much. They regard me as a thorn in their side," Roh Moo-hyun knew. He had failed many times because he was too rigid in his ideas, which led to countless opponents. "If I slow down the progress and fight a long 'war', will Jae-yoon go with me?"

Wen Zaiyin understood what he meant. After a long silence, he slowly reached out and held Lu Wuxuan's hands.

Other forces were no exception and were all sighing.

The Grand Unification Democratic Party, which was established only a few months ago and even rented a building in Seoul as its office, was naturally extremely frustrated when they received this news after staying up all night.

"Chairman Kim," Cho Tae-sub and Kim Gun-young will meet soon.

"Councilman Zhao," after Jin Jianying regained some health, he did not immediately ask his eldest son Jin Yongjun to distance himself from Councilman Zhao who interfered in the internal affairs of Tianxia Group. Instead, he thought about whether he could recruit him for his own use.

"What's the matter with inviting me to meet you this time?"

Hearing Kim Jianying's question, Zhao Taixie sneered in his heart. The presidential election had just ended, and the Grand Unified Democratic New Party he was in was about to fall apart. Why did I come to you?
hypocritical.

Even though he was thinking this, Cho Tae-seop was still smiling as usual. He poured tea for Kim Gun-young and said, "The presidential election has just ended, and the Grand National Party won again. Congressman Choi will take office in February next year and become the new president."

“What about the Grand Unified Democratic Party, which was created to counter the Grand National Party?”

Zhao Taixie took a detour and continued the last question, turning it into a narrative, "It goes without saying."

The place became quiet for a while, and Jin Jianying was also thinking about future countermeasures.

From now on, the support that the political elite behind the Kinmen Group can bring will be excessively strong.

Jin Jianying had to think about how many members of parliament he could win over to work for the Tianxia Group.

Thinking in this way, Zhao Taixie’s attitude today is understandable.

Kim Gun-young herself needs help in the political arena, while Cho Tae-seop needs support in terms of money and connections. However, Kim Gun-young did not say anything, because whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage in this kind of situation.

What's more, when Zhao Taixie was a prosecutor, he made a deal with him by using evidence of his crimes at that time, which allowed him to enter politics.

Jin Jianying must make Zhao Taixie, this ambitious guy, stop being so smooth-talking and make him clearly support Tianxia Group.

Even if you are good at dancing with the sleeves, you should do it for the Tianxia Group. No one dares to employ a fence-sitter who likes to jump back and forth.

Jin Jianying calmly picked up the tea and took a sip.

Zhao Taixie is also a shrewd man. Seeing Jin Jianying's attitude, he knows that even if things can't succeed, it is definitely not a failure. At least in Jin Jianying's heart, she has already regarded him as a partner and is just waiting for him to take the initiative to ask for support.

Zhao Taixip has been able to maneuver among various congressmen in the political arena throughout the year. He has sufficient ability and prestige accumulated over a long period of time. Although he cannot become the leader of the Grand Unified Democratic New Party, he is also the head of one of its factions. Most of the congressmen who meet with him are younger and have the intention of reform.

But Cho Tae-seop is different from Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-yoon. Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-yoon want to eliminate the chaebols and change the political ecology of the Korean Peninsula for the future.

But Cho Tae-seop wants to be like Park Ka-ka, to manipulate the chaebols at will and use them to realize his own ambitions. As for what will happen to the chaebols in the future.
Love is how it is.

Zhao Taixie immediately made his attitude clear to Jin Jianying.

He said, "Zheng Dongyong took the blame for the election failure and resigned from the position of leader of the Grand Unified Democratic Party. However, the Grand Unified Democratic Party occupies 143 seats in the National Assembly and is the best force to contain Li You and the Kinmen Group. It would be a pity if it fell apart without a qualified new leader."

He stood up and bent down without hesitation. "The election for the new leader of the Grand Unification Democratic Party will be held next month, which is also January of the new year. Please help me, Chairman Kim."

Seeing that Zhao Taixie understood, Jin Jianying also laughed.

Seeing the submissive Zhao Taixie, Jin Jianying accepted his gift and waved his hand with a smile, "Councilman Zhao, you can't do this. You and I are partners. Why do you have to do this?"

Jin Jianying paused and said, "During this period, Councillor Zhao, please feel free to ask for anything you need.
However, the situation of the Grand Unified Democratic New Party must be stabilized and must not be allowed to fall apart. Otherwise, the situation on the Korean Peninsula will be bad with the "anti-Grand National Party alliance" and the "anti-Lee Woo alliance."

Councillor Cho and I can expand our cooperation in the future, but we have to wait until Councillor Cho stabilizes the situation of the Grand Unified Democratic New Party."

Give some support first, and if Cho Tae-seop is available, further deepen the relationship.

In the study, Jeon Jae-jun bowed to Lee Woo, "President Nim, you called me."

"There are some things you need to check."

Li You wrote down a few names on a piece of paper and pushed it over.

"Kim Seok-hoon, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Han-mi, Cho Woo-bin, Kim Hee-ah, Lee Min-soo"

"And Jin Xiyu."

Quan Jae-jun looked at these seemingly unrelated names and was confused for a moment.

"Kim Jin-woo is Cho Tae-seop's right-hand man and his loyal assistant," Li You narrowed his eyes, "As for the others..."

(End of this chapter)