We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 168

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Secret Plan (2)

As I got out of the car, reporters swarmed around me.

Unsurprisingly, they bombarded me with questions about Wolf Corporation.

“Chairman! Is it true that you’ve decided to acquire 20th Century Wolf?”

“Is the decision already final!?”

I put on a troubled expression for a moment.

Of course, it was an act, and I put my heart and soul into acting like I was panicking.

“Where did you hear such rumors?”

“Wouldn’t it be stranger if rumors didn’t spread when acquiring a company of that size?”

The reporters also came up with their own logic.

They are reporters, after all.

These days, netizens tend to look down on reporters, using derogatory terms, but they are also top performers in their respective fields. I could see them working hard to scrape up as much information as possible.

“First of all, I do have plans to acquire a film company. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be Wolf Corporation.”

“Wouldn’t Wolf Corporation be an excellent M&A [mergers and acquisitions] target?”

“That’s something we’ll have to see through negotiations. As economic reporters, you all know that M&A deals don’t happen overnight. A tremendous amount of capital is involved, and many experts analyze the situation. I’m the one who makes the final decision, but I can’t ignore the opinions of the experts. If it’s not feasible, I’m considering other companies as well.”

“So, the important thing is the price!?”

“I suppose so.”

“Isn’t Wolf Corporation’s infrastructure unmatched by any other company?”

“But I can’t afford to take a huge loss, can I? I’m a businessman, not a philanthropist.”

I nailed it down like that.

If Chairman Merck sees my interview, he’ll think I’m not an easy opponent.

After roughly pushing them away, I entered the lobby.

Department Head Lee Tae-jin was waiting for me.

Seeing that thorough and cold-blooded man showing slight signs of excitement, it seemed that things had gone well.

“Chairman! I’ve been waiting for you!”

“It seems they responded?”

“Yes! For now, there are many eyes watching, so it would be best to go to your office.”

“Let’s do that.”

As he said, the employees passing by were busy chattering.

The Soo Group was acquiring corporate groups, but Wolf Corporation was on a different scale.

Its infrastructure was so great that it could instantly become one of the top 10 in the world in the media and film sectors.

To be precise, Wolf Corporation was in the Big 6 [the six major Hollywood studios] and boasted the top one or two spots in that group, which was called the War of the Stars.

If a company of this size came rolling in, the company would begin an enormous expansion.

It had already begun to expand, but it was obvious that an unprecedentedly gigantic dinosaur would be born.

So, the employees were watching with interest.

When a company expands, salaries naturally rise, and its presence in the industry also increases. Moreover, promotion was practically guaranteed.

I returned to the chairman’s office and faced Lee Tae-jin.

As expected, Lee Tae-jin spoke with slight excitement.

“I’ve set the starting point for negotiations at 75 billion won [approximately $56 million USD].”

“Oh, 75 billion won?”

“Chairman Merck has stated that he will not sell for less than 80 billion won [approximately $60 million USD], but that also means that a deal can be reached for around 80 billion won.”

“Chairman Merck isn’t an easy person, but the fact that the starting price is 75 billion won is a significant achievement. You can look forward to it when this negotiation is concluded.”

“Thank you!”

“I’m planning to go to the United States in a few days, so please join me then.”

“Would that be alright?”

“Leave the urgent matters to the talented people and join me at the negotiation table.”

“I would be honored if you would allow me to do so!”

Of course, Lee Tae-jin didn’t refuse.

Going to the United States would involve everything from visiting Soo Shipping on a small scale to defeating Poison and acquiring the India Group on a large scale.

The work of acquiring a film company this time was less important than that, but it was still necessary for the grand plan.

On the surface, I was making movies, but the invasion of the other world was imminent.

‘I’ve changed a lot. I just wanted to trade at first, but now I’m preparing for an invasion.’

Even if there was a country, if an army of 100,000 people invaded, it would be an invasion. It wasn’t just opening a port.

In fact, this was also decided because of the warlike nature of the black magicians.

They were using the pretext of visiting the homeland of black magic, but they were subtly hoping for the conquest of the other world.

They wanted to build and rule a perfect colony.

When I presented that vision, even the strict Lucain immediately came over.

I thought the head of Poison would go through a similar process.

“Then prepare thoroughly. I’ll be watching your abilities, Department Head.”

“Yes, Chairman! I’ll risk my life!”

“There’s no need to risk your life to that extent…”

“It’s an opportunity that won’t come again in a man’s life. I will face it with the determination to never retreat.”

“Yes. Do as you wish.”

There was no need for me to say anything bad when he said he wouldn’t back down.

It’s almost time to leave work.

It was the same in the past, but these days I enjoyed the way home even more.

Perhaps it’s because there are no more secrets between family members.

Because there were no secrets, we could discuss plans together. Soo-ah was still young, but after Soo-ah fell asleep, we would be able to have various discussions.

“Welcome home!”

As I opened the door, my wife, who looked brighter than before, greeted me.

I felt that the relationship between the couple was getting better these days.

If there was still a bit of falsehood left in the past, it had now disappeared, so my wife was also more active.

Soo-jung and Soo-ah ran over and hugged me.

Judging by her expression, my wife seemed to want to hug me too, but it seemed she was yielding because her daughters had taken my arms first.

“Did anything happen?”

“Of course not. The kids were asking for you so much.”

The daughters were showering me with kisses.

This is the taste of parenting.

I was worried that they wouldn’t do this when they grew up a little more, but the daughters were already surpassing general intelligence.

It wasn’t just childishness, but rather a somewhat contrived childishness. It was an action that came from emotion, not reason.

I was raising geniuses, so I couldn’t expect to see cuteness, but I was still feeling happy with just their childishness.

Today, too, was a feast.

I heard they were looking into a mansion, but it kept getting delayed.

The current location wasn’t bad, but I felt it was a bit pathetic to live like this when I was the richest man in the world.

“Shall we move to Seoul?”

“Soo-jung likes it here now.”

“Soo-ah also likes where Daddy is!”

Soo-jung glared at Soo-ah.

Soo-ah didn’t lose in the staring contest either.

“Soo-jung would adapt well no matter where she goes, and Soo-ah is still far from going to kindergarten. It hasn’t been long since she entered, so wouldn’t it be okay to just move to Seoul?”

“Does it have to be?”

“You have to think about Daddy’s company too.”

“Tsk. Then are we building our own house and moving in?”

“Do you want to build it?”

“I’ll think about it if we build a new house.”

If Soo-jung said that, there was a high possibility that she had already drawn up all the plans.

If she was such a mutant genius, she would have studied architecture and drawn up the plans from the beginning. I also knew that my daughters had a talent for art.

If it was the level of the glass castle we built on the beach in the past, an enormous mansion would be born.

“Okay. Then let’s build it as close to the headquarters as possible.”

“Are you going to build the headquarters too?”

“I have to. This time, state-owned land came out in the middle of Seoul, and I bid on it.”

“Oh, really?”

“If Daddy steps in, it’ll be done in an instant.”

“Good! Then can Soo-jung design that building too?”

“You’re going to design it?”

“Yes!”

Now that there’s nothing to learn, is she even learning architecture?

If Soo-jung designs it, I’m relieved too.

She was likely to use new construction methods that even used black magic. A beautiful building that doesn’t exist in this world might be born.

This was something that didn’t need to be considered.

“Let’s have you take charge of it.”

“Thank you!”

“Soo-ah wants to do it too!”

“Let’s have Soo-ah do it when she’s a little older.”

“I want to do it too!”

Soo-ah was unusually stubborn.

She was trying to step up because her sister was doing it.

An infant who isn’t even two years old is designing architecture? No one would believe it.

“Okay. Then let’s have Soo-ah build the warehouse.”

“Heung [a Korean expression of displeasure].”

“I’ll let you build it when you’re older.”

“Good! Is that a promise? Soo-ah will build the company warehouse!”

“Huh? Company warehouse?”

I was talking about our house’s warehouse.

“A man doesn’t say two things.”

I was sweating bullets.

Who did these guys take after to be so smart?

That night.

As expected, Soo-ah fell asleep at 8 o’clock.

And I waited for dawn.

Today, Soo-ah would come over at dawn, and with my wife’s permission, I would be able to confidently go to the cemetery for training.

Perhaps when we move to Seoul, we’ll have two resident maids, and then the three of us might be stamping our attendance at the cemetery.

I fell asleep for a moment, and Soo-jung shook me awake.

“Daddy! Let’s go train!”

Soo-jung’s voice echoed loudly.

Now, there was no need for Lisa to interfere.

Rather, Lisa encouraged Soo-jung’s training, telling her to become a great black magician.

It was a strange sight of a couple pushing their daughter into a cemetery, but my wife didn’t have much aversion to it.

The family itself learns black magic.

Lisa, who had been training hard since she was a child, even said that Soo-jung’s training was insufficient.

Anyway, my house is unique in many ways.

“I’ll be back.”

“Yes, be careful.”

There was almost nothing on Earth that could put me, a 7-circle magician, in danger. I wouldn’t even die if a dump truck came and crashed into me.

Soo-jung and I confidently left the house.

“Wow! It’s comfortable. I used to be like a stray cat.”

“That’s right. To think that all of this started with Mom.”

I still can’t believe it.

The training that started with my wife’s confidant had reached its peak, and as a result, our family became rich.

Before going up to the cemetery to train, I talked with Soo-jung.

As expected, it was about the upcoming match.

“You know that I’m going to compete with the head of Poison in the United States this time, right?”

“Yes!”

“You must have been thinking about it for a few days, so please pass on your secret to your daddy.”

“Hehe. Soo-jung has also been thinking about it, and as expected, if you succeed in the initial defense, Daddy will win. No matter how much the magic circle allows you to use the next level of magic, it’s helpless when a real circle magician comes out. But I’m a little worried because that person uses poison, so I’ve tried to come up with a way.”

“Oh, you have an alternative?”

“The opponent uses poison, but they won’t think Daddy will strike first with poison. It’s called fighting poison with poison, and Soo-jung has done some research!”