The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 43

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Before going to bed, Jeong-hoon checked his return rate on the computer.

74.75%.

He was behind Executive Director Choi Jun-ki, who had 89%, but a satisfied smile spread across his face.

He picked up his secret notebook next to the computer and checked it again.

Tomorrow’s upper limit was clear.

Sunae Pharmaceutical.

The secretly prepared new drug received FDA [Food and Drug Administration] approval and hit the upper limit for seven consecutive days.

Coincidentally, the day the upper limit started was today, according to Jeong-hoon’s memory.

Now he was checking the computer with a relaxed mind, but until the afternoon, he had been really nervous.

Having gained a 65% return, he switched everything to Sunae Pharmaceutical in the morning.

And waited for the article to appear.

But no articles were posted until 2 p.m.

The article was posted 20 minutes before the market closed and went straight to the upper limit in 1 minute.

It was a dizzying situation to think about again.

‘Hoo, it was 20 minutes before the close.’

Jeong-hoon turned off the computer and went to bed in a good mood, looking forward to tomorrow.

***

From the start of the simultaneous quotations at 8:30, time passed slowly.

Choi Jun-ki couldn’t let go of his last hope.

He prayed and prayed that the same miracle as Yoon Jeong-hoon would happen to him.

The stock that CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon bought was as good as having its upper limit guaranteed.

‘Lord, please give me a shot at the upper limit.’

He sought out the Lord and Buddha, whom he hadn’t sought out before, several times.

His blood was drying up.

The direction of 100 million [Korean Won, approximately $75,000 USD] would be decided at 9 o’clock.

100 million, less than his annual salary, but still a lot of money.

He was looking at the monitor with an anxious expression.

Finally.

8:59:57, 58 seconds, 59 seconds……

The market opened at 9 o’clock.

Choi Jun-ki checked the stock price of Sunae Pharmaceutical.

15% increase.

It was the moment of recording a ‘double upper limit’.

“Wow!”

“Amazing!”

Cheers and applause echoed in the office.

‘Double upper limit reversal, is this real?’

‘Our CEO, he beat us all and came in first.’

‘It’s really a great reversal.’

‘Double upper limit real? Are we eating 300,000 won [approximately $225 USD] omakase [a multi-course Japanese meal where the chef chooses the dishes] per person?’

‘Hey, isn’t that just empty words? I don’t think he thought he would win and said that.’

‘I bet on eating omakase.’

‘Me too.’

‘Hey, be careful today. Executive Director Choi Jun-ki lost 100 million.’

‘Honestly, he didn’t lose it.’

The company messenger window was a mess.

No one expected that someone would come in first.

He reversed a number that was hard to reverse with a double upper limit.

It was like the situation where the Doosan Bears, who were losing 6:3, hit a grand slam, 2 outs, 2 strikes, and 3 balls in the bottom of the 9th inning [a baseball analogy for a dramatic comeback].

“Ahem.”

Executive Director Choi Jin-ki’s dry cough was heard.

Honestly, he didn’t feel bad.

It’s good for the company that the new CEO wins first place and gains the trust of the members.

Looking at the cheers a little while ago, he realized that there were many people who secretly supported CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon.

It was a good sign for the company.

But he… couldn’t believe this situation.

‘Damn it, does that make sense?’

My 100 million is gone.

It was clearly his money…….

“Hoo…….”

Before he knew it, a long sigh came out.

Last night, he boasted to his wife that he would give her an Hermes Birkin bag as a 100 million won prize.

Thanks to that, he had a good time for the first time in a while…….

‘What should I do?’

As the money he thought was 100% his flew away, he couldn’t focus on his work.

A question suddenly arose.

Did CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon know?

Looking at his trading history, he switched all of his existing stocks to Sunae Pharmaceutical yesterday morning.

His move to aim for the upper limit was clear.

Then it meant that he clearly knew that he would enter the upper limit.

‘Where did you get the information?’

He was also known as a popular figure in the securities industry.

He also handled quite a bit of confidential information through MSN Messenger chat rooms.

But he didn’t get this information.

If he had known, he wouldn’t have been defeated so futilely.

Yoon Jeong-hoon clearly has more information than him.

What the hell is that?

“Executive Director, meal…….”

Choi Jun-ki waved his hand without looking and sent people away.

He spent time thinking about the secret of Yoon Jeong-hoon’s information power without eating lunch.

***

“Good afternoon.”

Jeong-hoon, who went to work at BHC Securities in the afternoon.

Everyone looked at him at once.

Everyone had a look of awe.

Then applause erupted.

He beat the flying securities men and took first place in return.

Moreover, he reversed the 24% difference that seemed impossible with a come-from-behind grand slam.

He sent generous applause to CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon, who provided a cool drama.

In particular, Executive Director Choi Jun-ki’s subordinates were all smiles.

They accurately remembered what Yoon Jeong-hoon said while passing by.

‘Japanese food in the building across the street, 300,000 won omakase.’

Someone shouted to Jeong-hoon.

“Congratulations, CEO. And thank you for the omakase.”

“CEO, are you really going to eat omakase?”

The employees only looked at Jeong-hoon’s lips with piercing eyes.

Only the sound of people swallowing could be heard.

Jeong-hoon’s lips slowly opened.

He answered very briefly.

“Call [meaning ‘deal’ or ‘it’s on’].”

***

“I’m sorry. Chairman.”

“Please save me. Please, not the ashtray…….”

“I can’t believe the result either. I didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

Executive Vice President Kwon Young-soo was bowing and taking a call.

He kept bowing and begging to be saved.

It was a tragedy caused by his lightness, who was excited as if he had become president in advance without even seeing the results.

“Yes, I’ll contact you again.”

“Hoo.”

He let out a long sigh and slumped into the chair.

All the strength in his body was gone.

Especially when he heard the word ashtray, he was terrified.

‘How did this crazy bastard think of putting stocks there?’

He was clearly losing by a big margin until 2 p.m. yesterday, but he hit the double upper limit and came in first.

Honestly, he thought a 70% return was great too.

It was a result worthy of praise if he hadn’t bet on the president’s position.

But it was clearly a situation where he could never come in first.

He was greedy.

Until yesterday afternoon, he was the next president.

It flew away in front of his eyes in an instant with the double upper limit.

A fleeting dream.

It ended as a one-night dream.

While looking at the distant mountains and longing for the president’s position that had flown away, Director Hong Young-ho entered the room.

“President Kwon. Congratulations.”

He called Kwon Young-soo president with a bright face.

He thought he was a clueless guy with slow information.

“What are you talking about? CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon came in first.”

Kwon Young-soo glared at him and said.

“Haha, do you think I don’t know that? I just called you because I thought you wanted to hear the word president even for a moment. Puhaha.”

“What!”

Kwon Young-soo’s eyes lit up.

‘Why is this bastard suddenly picking a fight?’

“Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Then I wish you good luck in the future.”

He said that and left the room.

No matter what, how dare a director say that to an executive vice president…….

He decided to properly educate him next time.

When he looked at the computer to approve the pending documents, an emergency notice was posted on the company messenger.

‘What is this?’

[Relief from position: Executive Vice President Kwon Young-soo, Reason: Violation of security rules]

“What? These guys!”

He slammed the desk with his trembling fist.

Thinking that he couldn’t be defeated like this, he jumped up and ran to the president’s office.

***

Jeong-hoon leaned back on the comfortable sofa in the president’s office.

First place.

As the result was decided, the tension that had been built up was relieved.

From disbelief to belief.

The questioning gazes towards him changed.

He became the protagonist who created a miraculous drama.

The biggest reason Jeong-hoon hosted this competition.

He wanted to show the drama-like miracle that BHC Securities needed.

When the impossible becomes reality, people dream of another hope.

The first step towards normalizing BHC Securities has begun.

After organizing his thoughts on the sofa for a while, he called Executive Director Choi Jun-ki.

“Yes, CEO.”

“Executive Director Choi Jun-ki, do you accept the results?”

“Yes. It was a fair competition. There’s no reason not to accept it. Congratulations. How did you get that information…… You’re really amazing.”

Choi Jun-ki had many questions, but he didn’t ask and replaced them with compliments.

“You flatter me. I was lucky. I think that’s enough praise…… Come to my office now.”

“Yes, CEO.”

After hanging up the phone, he processed all the pending approval documents.

He was sitting leisurely and waiting for Choi Jun-ki.

Suddenly, the door burst open.

‘What? Who’s opening the door so rudely?’

When he looked up, Executive Vice President Kwon Young-soo was standing there with an excited face.

“What’s wrong?”

“What is relief from position?”

“I’m not asking what it means, and I think you know the reason yourself.”

“I don’t know. What’s the reason for suddenly kicking me out?”

“What? It’s because of performance. You ruined a company as it was, so you should be grateful for being relieved of your position.”

“What are you talking about?”

“What? Executive Vice President Kwon. Do you think I don’t know anything because I’m not saying anything?”

Jeong-hoon shouted.

Kwon Young-soo, who was startled, lowered his tail [backed down].

“What are you talking about? Please explain so that I can understand.”

“A hacker broke into Executive Vice President Kwon’s computer. And I know that you meet with Heaven Group people from time to time to eat and talk on the phone.”

“No. It’s not me.”

“I’ll have to show you the evidence so you don’t deny it.”

Jeong-hoon threw the evidence photos he had collected so far.

“Looking at the photos, I wonder if you are the executive vice president of BHC Securities or Heaven Group Chairman Cheon Sang-soo’s dog.”

He was offended by his words calling him a dog, but he couldn’t say anything.

At that time, there was a knock on the door.

“It’s Executive Director Choi Jun-ki.”

“Come in.”

Choi Jun-ki, who was opening the door and entering, stopped for a moment.

He was embarrassed by the photos scattered in front of Executive Vice President Kwon and his flustered appearance.

He didn’t think it was a place for him to be.

“I’ll come back later.”

“No. Sit down.”

Jeong-hoon thought he had to set an example.

“Mr. Kwon Young-soo, if you like being Heaven Group’s dog so much, you can go there.”

It was a word that trampled on his pride, but Kwon Young-soo couldn’t answer.

“…….”

“But do you think they’ll like it if you wag your tail and leave now? I think they’ll prepare a pot lid [implying a beating]. Do you know? What happens to a hunting dog that is no longer useful.”

Kwon Young-soo knew very well that his words were correct.

He tried his best to take over BHC Securities before he became useless.

The young CEO, who he thought didn’t know anything, was embarrassed by presenting evidence like this.

He has to choose.

It’s obvious that he’ll be turned away if he goes to Heaven Securities.

He thought he had to endure here.

He thought he had to grab even the hem of his pants [beg for mercy].

“Please save me. CEO. I was wrong.”

Kwon Young-soo approached Jeong-hoon on his knees.

He grabbed his leg and begged.

Choi Jun-ki, who was in the room, was startled by the sudden action.

It was an action he could never imagine.

‘What is this person?’

Jeong-hoon was also quite embarrassed inside, but he remained calm.

Honestly, he thought he would run out.

He thought about the reason why he was enduring like this, but it didn’t come to mind easily.

A person asking for help under his feet.

He definitely has to kick him out.

But he felt sorry.

A person connected to the Heaven Group.

He thought it was a better card than he thought.

He thought that if he used it well, he could contribute to the takeover of Heaven Group.

“Ashtray.”

Kwon Young-soo was startled by the word that came out of the president’s mouth.

His body shrank just by hearing the word.

“How can I trust someone who is loyal even after being beaten with an ashtray?”

“No. Please just save me. I’ll tell you everything I know. I’ll tell you everything that happened.”

“I already know everything. Even what you did. And that includes the dirty things Executive Vice President Kwon Young-soo did.”

Kwon Young-soo trembled like an aspen tree at CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon’s words that he knew even his personal secrets.

Genius grandson of the cash king, becoming a chaebol [a wealthy business conglomerate].