We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 147

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M&A (1)

As Sara predicted, Lee Seulgi’s clothes were tight on her.

Her chest felt constricted, and Lee Seulgi suffered an unexpected blow to her pride.

“Ugh. To think someone like *that* became a secretary.”

“What do you mean, ‘like that’? She’s a talented individual.”

“Hmph! Isn’t it a classic stereotype that pretty women aren’t smart?”

“She’s probably a genius.”

Sara’s intellect was far superior to even a genius-level variant vampire.

Perhaps Lee Seulgi would find working with Sara quite challenging in the future.

“She’s my personal secretary, so ask for her help if you need it. Sara can handle most things on her own.”

“Haa. I wonder why someone like her is doing this job.”

Lee Seulgi shook her head.

We had a late breakfast. We would spend some time here before heading to M Group, where we would proceed with the M&A [Mergers and Acquisitions, the process of combining two companies].

Now that I had reached the 7th Circle, it was necessary to quickly expand the company’s size to attempt dimensional trade.

At least until the dimensional teleportation magic circle was fully deciphered, I needed to keep increasing the company’s scale.

Lee Seulgi exclaimed as if she had forgotten something.

“Ah!”

“What’s wrong?”

“I was so distracted by that… *person* that I forgot. I was reviewing documents all night.”

“It seemed like it. Is there a problem?”

“If it’s a problem, it’s a serious one… I was wondering if these conditions and this price are too favorable to the Chairman [referring to Lee Yoosung].”

“I thought it was something else.”

M Group was being sold in its entirety.

Its brand value alone was over 100 trillion won [approximately 75 billion USD], and it was impossible to know how much it would cost to acquire it normally.

However, today’s deal was expected to proceed at around 50 trillion won [approximately 37.5 billion USD].

Of course, the stock value was much higher, but the structure allowed control of the entire group by controlling one company, so this price was, in fact, absurdly low.

Lee Seulgi also understood that fact.

“Could there be some ulterior motive?”

“You’ll find out all the facts later, but originally, M Group was mine.”

“What!?”

“You could say it was a kind of borrowed name? I’m just taking it back under my name now.”

“Does that even make sense?”

“Ask Calvene if you’re suspicious.”

“So, was major shareholder Calvene just a figurehead?”

“You could see it that way.”

“Unbelievable.”

Lee Seulgi clicked her tongue.

But I couldn’t give her any more answers.

A limousine was waiting in front of the M Hotel.

Calvene was waiting with some disciples.

“Welcome, Chairman!”

“I apologize for bothering you from the morning.”

“What are you saying? It’s my duty. The executives are gathered, so you just need to go and sign.”

“I will.”

I got into the limousine.

Everyone’s eyes were on us.

The hotel manager and employees bowed deeply, and Sara, exuding an overwhelming presence, was with us.

The car moved smoothly forward.

“Haha, Miss Sara could easily be a celebrity.”

“There are many women like her, so don’t worry.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

“What!? You’re saying there are many beauties like Sara!?”

Lee Seulgi was surprised in a different way.

She knew that if beauties like Sara entered the entertainment industry, it wouldn’t be difficult to dominate the industry itself.

Even someone who wasn’t an entertainment expert could easily understand that.

“Just accept it. These things happen.”

“Ugh. I don’t know.”

Lee Seulgi was practically tearing at her hair.

She had been managing herself well, making her exceptionally youthful for her age, but that alone wasn’t enough to compete with Sara.

No matter how pretty she was, it was only by ordinary standards; she couldn’t even hold a candle to Sara. Hearing that there were many women like that, Lee Seulgi seemed to have a complicated mix of feelings.

“I hope you will continue to assist me well, Mr. Calvene.”

“Hahaha. Of course.”

“Huh? Why assist *him*?”

“There are reasons.”

“Ah.”

Lee Seulgi fell into a daze.

So many things she couldn’t understand were happening that she seemed to have given up on trying to make sense of it all.

In front of M Group.

The limousine stopped, and reporters swarmed it.

Calvene said,

“I called them because it would be known someday.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“You can announce it after the M&A is completed today. And the world needs to know that the owner of M Group has changed.”

“There will be backlash.”

He was referring to the government’s backlash.

France had a history of being sensitive about its companies being taken over by foreign entities. Therefore, there was a high possibility that they would react sensitively to this matter.

Calvene smiled and said,

“We have already taken care of things and moved our people into place to smooth things over. The groundwork is all done, so just take it.”

“I understand. You’ve saved me a lot of trouble.”

“You’re welcome.”

“…….”

Lee Seulgi had a blank expression like a zombie.

She was wondering what this situation was all about.

“Are you influencing the political world to sell M Group?”

“Didn’t you just hear it?”

“Why? Who are you, Chairman? Are you some kind of mastermind who moves the entire world behind the scenes?”

“Hahaha! That’s what *you’ll* become in the future.”

Calvene answered instead of me.

Lee Seulgi made a slightly awkward expression.

It was probably because she felt that I was a little different from the person she thought she knew.

But she was wrong.

From the beginning, this business was built on black magic. Without black magic, I couldn’t have come this far.

The reason why the business is expanding so easily is also because of that.

M Group was originally owned by Dark Moon, and I became their ruler, so it’s just being absorbed. Perhaps if the black magician group in the United States, Curse, accepts my rule, they will have to hand over the companies they operate to me.

As soon as I got out of the car, reporters rushed in.

“Chairman Lee Yoosung! Is it true that you are acquiring M Corporation!?”

“It’s just in the negotiation stage.”

“Then do you have any intention of acquiring it!?”

“Yes.”

“Is there a plan to move M Corporation, a French company, to Korea in the future!?”

“That will not happen. M Corporation will continue to be based in France.”

The reporters asked in English, and I answered in English as well.

Unfortunately, I don’t speak French.

Calvene will be translating throughout the M&A process. But I don’t think there will be many such occasions.

Calvene had more than 50% of the shares, so his decision was the company’s decision. The current CEO cannot interfere with management rights.

In modern society, the person with the most shares in a company was the boss.

It followed the rule of the majority, and Calvene’s words, who already owned more than 50%, were like law. And no matter what the process, if I secured those shares, my words would become law.

CEO Demont of M Corporation declared.

“Then we will discuss the sale of M Fashion. Your company has offered $45 billion in exchange for acquiring all of the parent company’s shares, is that correct?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Lee Seulgi answered first.

The faces of the executives contorted.

They knew the value of this company well. It was definitely not a company that could be sold for $45 billion.

It wasn’t just selling one company, but selling the entire group as a whole.

They could only lament.

There was no answer from the government either.

There was no justification for intervening according to the logic of the market. It was enough if the country’s company did not move overseas.

That was the best the French government could do, and the rest was to go according to the principles of the market.

Of course, they couldn’t help but frown.

I asked Calvene.

“Major shareholder, let’s settle for $45 billion.”

“Hahaha. Thank you.”

“……!”

This couldn’t even be called a negotiation.

Calvene answered coolly.

Just as everyone was in shock, the door opened and Sara came in.

I had deliberately told her to come in around this time.

Many people admired Sara’s striking appearance. They even forgot that M Fashion had been sold at a bargain price.

‘As expected, Sara’s appearance has magic.’

Is it a succubus’s unique passive ability?

I had truly useless thoughts, but seeing that everyone couldn’t take their eyes off her, it seemed that my guess was half right.

A charm that surpassed humans.

I got up from my seat and looked at the executives.

Sara knelt on one knee before me, and small exclamations flowed from people’s mouths.

“I’m going to strengthen the entertainment business this time.”

“Heo! Is that person going to enter the entertainment industry!?”

“Ah, there are dozens of trainees with this level of beauty. The same goes for men.”

“That can’t be!”

And an exclamation of shock erupted.

If it wasn’t just one person but dozens, it was enough to dominate the entire entertainment industry.

Of course, the actual number of people put in would be just over 10 in the beginning.

Even so.

The executives quickly grasped the potential that Sara possessed.

The entertainment industry was like a jungle, but Sara’s eyes would overwhelm all the entertainers.

It was clear that the business would expand beyond France to Europe and the world.

“She can also work as a model in the fashion field. She will also be used as an advertising model. Isn’t that what we do?”

The executives nodded their heads as if they were possessed.