Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 663 Abdicate and give way to talents

In Kim Gun-young's ward, Zhao Tae-seop is standing in front of Kim Gun-young's bed.

"CEO Kim Young-jun came to see me," Zhao Taixie said, standing with his hands behind his back. "He has grown a lot and has become an adult who understands the world."

"He wanted to give me the decision-making power over the location of a shopping mall and asked me to help him clear his name. Unfortunately, I can't protect myself these days and there is no way to protect him."

"I would also like to apologize to the president here."

"Knowing the truth?" Jin Jianying curled his lips coldly and said sarcastically, "If he knew the truth, he wouldn't be in prison now."

"At least knowing how to judge the object of negotiation is an essential ability for managers."

Zhao Taixie shook his head regretfully, "If Chairman Li hadn't acted so harshly, I think handing Tianxia Group over to Representative Jin Yongjun would be a very good choice."

Jin Jianying raised his eyelids. In the situation where they were in the same predicament, they didn't care who was superior or inferior. "Councilman Zhao, I will decide this matter. The succession issue will be left for later."

Zhao Taixie shook his head and laughed, "It seems that as you get older, your judgment does decline, so you don't even know that you should step down."

"Councilman Zhao!"

"Chairman," Zhao Taixie shook his head, "You should step down. Tianxia Group must embrace a new era."

"I admit that Tianxia Group has brought many innovations to the country, but your vision is no longer up to date with the times."

"It seems that you don't know that it is not 20 or 30 years ago now," Jin Jianying smiled and said to Zhao Taixie, "Nowadays, the will of the chairman alone cannot influence the Tianxia Group."

"Isn't this exactly the restriction that you politicians have been placing on the chaebols step by step over the years?"

"But only the chairman can make the final decision," Zhao Taixie adjusted his glasses that had slipped down a little, "Besides, it's not like there's no one who can make the final decision in the group."

"." Jin Jianying was silent for a few seconds, then nodded very frankly, "Li You is very special, which is why he and the Kinmen Group are so powerful."

He also had a lot of thoughts in his mind. These old generation tycoons had only briefly experienced what it was like to hold power for a decade in the 1990s.

Before that, there were several military governments, which beat them with batons and police batons so hard that they could not even raise their heads.

We finally made it to the 1990s when the democratic government came into power, and the politicians who came to power were more shrewd than the last.

They were indeed in power during that decade, but the bad thing was that the Asian financial crisis hit in the late 1990s, and politicians took the opportunity to intervene. For example, Cho Tae-seop in front of us was a politician who started to target the Tianxia Group at that time.

Only the Kinmen Group, with its special formation method and development path, has truly remained united over the years.

"The by-election for members of the National Assembly is coming soon," Jin Jianying recalled his thoughts, "You should concentrate on recruiting talents for the Grand Unified Democratic New Party and preparing for the election."

"I did lose to Lee Woo, but Councillor Cho also lost," Jin Jianying glanced at him, "The situation of the Grand Unified Democratic New Party is not optimistic either. So many councillors have already left. If you lose again this time, I'm afraid you will never have the chance to realize your ambitions again."

Zhao Taixie glanced at the stubborn Jin Jianying, not sure whether Jin Jianying understood what he wanted to express, so he shook his head helplessly, "You seem to have some misunderstanding about me."

"I, Cho Tae-seop, only care about the future of the country."

"." Jin Jianying forced a smile on his face, "I think you are thinking about your own future."

"That's not the case," Zhao Taixie shook his head, "You really misunderstood."

"Then I want to ask you, what do you think about letting Xiya be the next president?" Jin Jianying narrowed his eyes, "I'm afraid you won't agree, because Xiya won't obey your will. What you want is not the future of the country, but a dog."

Zhao Taixie looked at Jin Jianying and confirmed that the old man knew about it and was just constantly using such words to change the subject.

"Chairman," Cho Tae-seop shook his head, "you'd better step down on your own."

"Nothing is more tragic than being driven out of office," Zhao Taixie put away his previous warm face and said coldly: "It's not me who drove you out of office, but Li You."

"Let's be frank. You and I should know that Li You will definitely take action against Tianxia Group next." Zhao Taixie looked at his watch and didn't have the patience to argue with Jin Jianying. "If he wants to cause chaos in Tianxia Group, the first thing he will do is to leave the chairman's position vacant."

"You are so persistent now," Zhao Taixie stared at him, "Do you think you are still a match for Li You even though you are lying on the hospital bed?"

"Let Li You secretly control Tianxia Group. You and I are both sinners of the Korean Peninsula!"

He turned on the TV and the news channel was playing, "The news that Chairman Jin Jianying is critically ill has been all over the streets since yesterday."

Zhao Taixie pointed at the TV and said, "This is not my work."

Jin Jianying watched the TV expressionlessly, and thought of the news he had received from the previous contact with the commander-in-chief Cui Changdi.
Li You wants Tianxia Airlines.

But Jin Jianying himself is such a person, and he knows that even if he gives Tianxia Airlines, it will not be enough to fill Li You's stomach.

Human greed is endless, especially since Li You is still so young, so he resolutely avoided this path of "spending money to avoid disaster".

"Who do you want to be the president?" Jin Jianying asked calmly.

"Someone who can match the current intensity of competition," Zhao Taixie said in a deep voice.

"For example, Councillor Zhao?"

Zhao Taixie shook his head: "It seems that the misunderstanding between you and me has not been resolved. I don't have such an idea. As a politician, I can't be the chairman of Tianxia Group."

"You think the same as Li You, lurking in the shadows," Jin Jianying laughed sarcastically, "You even think that under your secret control, Tianxia Group is capable of fighting against Jinmen Group and fulfilling your ambition."

While the two were talking, Jin Xiya hurriedly stepped into the hospital gate in her high heels, "Councilman Zhao Taixie is visiting?"

"Yes," bodyguard Park responded in a low voice.

While waiting for the elevator, Jin Xiya looked ahead and thought of what Jin Jianying's attending physician said.

"We need to let the president rest as much as possible, as his heart may be seriously injured."

Jin Xiya still remembers the doctor's expression when he said this.

She pressed the elevator button again anxiously.
After getting on the elevator, Jin Xiya stared at the changing numbers above and said, "Go check whether they have met with Councillor Zhao Taixie, and also pay attention to the movements of the board of directors."

"Yes."

"Zhao Tae-seop" Jin Xiya frowned, wishing she could fly to Jin Jianying's ward immediately.

After getting off the elevator, Kim Hee-ya jogged in her high heels. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Cho Tae-seop's entourage and Kim Gun-young's security guards blocking the door, neither side willing to give way to the other.

Jin Xiya didn't bother to pay attention to them and walked straight to the ward door.

But he was stopped by Han Zhixian, the head of Zhao Taixie's secretary office, who was standing in front of the door.

"Step aside."

"President Jin has agreed to visit," Han Zhixian said without looking away, "the two of you are talking now."

"Get out of the way," Jin Xiya could not hide her anger.

"Let her in," said Jo Tae-seop's assistant, Jin Zhenyu, who looked at his watch. But as soon as the door was opened, Jo Tae-seop, who was about to go out, ran into him.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Xiya."

Jin Xiya didn't even look at him and walked into the ward sideways.

Zhao Taixie nodded politely before leaving with his men.

As soon as she entered the ward, Jin Xiya turned off the TV and looked at Jin Jianying, "Dad, how are you?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"What did Councilman Cho Tae-seop ask for again?"

"Don't worry," Jin Jianying sighed, "This is the issue I need to solve before I leave."

There are still a lot of media downstairs. The news that Kim Gun-young, chairman of the Tianxia Group, is seriously ill is the biggest news on the Korean Peninsula right now, so of course they have to wait for first-hand intelligence.

As Zhao Taixie walked out of the hospital, the reporters' flash cameras immediately lit up.

"I heard that you went to visit Chairman Jin Jianying. What did you two talk about?"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that."

"May I ask how President Jin is doing?"

"As a member of the National Assembly, I sincerely hope that the admirable Chairman Kim Gun-young will recover soon."

Zhao Taixie had just got into the car, and while the flashing lights outside the window were still chasing the glass, he vaguely saw a car coming from the other side of the road.

The leading vehicle even turned on its high beams, which made Jin Zhenyu, who was starting the car, raise his hand to block the light.

But in order to avoid these reporters who stuck their cameras to the car windows like zombies, Jin Zhenyu still stepped lightly on the accelerator and let the car move forward slowly.

After brushing past several black cars, Zhao Taixie suddenly said, "Slow down!"

Zhao Taixie leaned sideways and grabbed the back seat, his eyes drifting toward the convoy that had stopped behind.

Seeing the Kinmen security guards getting off the car, Zhao Taixie frowned. After thinking it over again and again, he still chose not to go back.

It’s no wonder that Li You is so powerful, Zhao Taixie sighed in his heart. Li You and the Kinmen Group have great pressure on other forces in Seoul. Even he became nervous when he saw him coming, let alone others.

But he didn't come to the hospital to wield the butcher's knife himself.
Zhao Taixie was thinking about it, but Li You didn't care what Zhao Taixie said just now.

"Chairman Li, Councillor Cho Tae-seop has just visited Chairman Kim Gun-young. May I ask..."

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All kinds of questions were pouring into Li You's ears.

Li You shook his head and strode into the hospital.

He led his men up to the floor where Jin Jianying's ward was located, but was stopped in the corridor.

"Chairman Li," Jin Xiya and Director Park stood guard not far from the door, "What do you want to do?"

Li You raised his eyebrows and smiled casually: "President Jin and I naturally have something important to discuss, and I also came to see President Jin by the way."

"Why doesn't Miss Xiya want me to go in?"

Jin Xiya had met Li You several times as a student, but this time, as the daughter of Jin Jianying and the head of the business planning department of Tianxia Group, she stopped him at the door.

"It's not that I don't want President Li to come in," Jin Xiya said calmly, "It's just that to visit my father, there shouldn't be a need for so many people to come in together, right?"

"My dad needs some quiet time. They're making too much noise here."

Li You turned his head and glanced at the security guards who were quietly guarding behind him, shook his head and laughed. He waved his hand, "You all go down and wait."

Quan Jae-jun bowed and led the security guards downstairs.

Jin Xiya knew very well that neither she nor Jin Jianying's secretary beside her could stop Li You, and Jin Jianying would not allow them to stop anyone.

But you can always do whatever you can.

"President Li," Jin Xiya said softly as she accompanied Li You to the door, "I hope you won't say anything too radical."

"As the chairman of Tianxia Group, President Jin, no matter what Miss Xiya is thinking, I'm afraid she is worrying too much," Li You stopped at the door of the ward. "I came here to discuss business with President Jin, and when we discuss business, we naturally have to express our opinions."

Jin Xiya was a little speechless, and after a while she spoke: "My father is very ill and needs more rest. Please keep things simple, President."

"It's important to rest for good health, but are we not going to talk about the matter?" Li You smiled. "I recently heard that some of Tianxia Group's official business has begun to be sent to this ward. Wouldn't handling so much official business affect Chairman Jin's health?"

Li You shook his head. "It's okay for you to think of some things from your family's perspective, but I'm not playing house with you right now."

Jin Xiya was speechless and could only watch Li You walk into the door.

Unlike the numerous security guards guarding the gate, Kim Jae-young's ward is very quiet. If Li You had not come, maybe only Kim Hee-ya would be with Kim Jae-young.

Now Li You entered alone, and even Jin Xiya stayed outside, so only Jin Jianying and Li You were in the ward.

Seeing Li You coming in, Jin Jianying coughed and slowly stood up from lying down.

Li You smiled, and before he said hello his eyes fell on Jin Jianying lying on the hospital bed.

This old man, whose status in the business world of the Korean Peninsula for decades was second only to Chen Yangzhe, has now become a shriveled old man. He was lying there haggard just now, with several medicine bottles on the bedside table.

"President Li," Jin Jianying stood up on the hospital bed, "Please don't blame Xiya. She is young and she said those things because she was worried about me."

Li You put down the flower basket in his hand and said, "President Jin is very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. He heard it very clearly."

"Not really, I just heard a few words floating over," Jin Jianying smiled bitterly, "When I see you and Xiya talking outside, I know what she is talking about with President Li."

"She just wanted to persuade President Li not to say anything that would irritate me, so as not to affect me."

"It is impossible that Tianxia Group does not have the generosity to allow others to visit."

"That's right," Li You clapped his hands gently, "Then does President Jin know why I came here?"

Jin Jianying paused for a while, then sighed and looked up, looking directly at Li You, "Chairman Li, are you here to persuade me to step down and let others take over?"

"President Kim can say that," Li You smiled, "It seems that someone has already mentioned this matter. Is it Councilman Cho Tae-seop who just came over?"

"It's him."

(End of this chapter)