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There were several reasons why I chose Tesla as a running mate.
First, it was a company that had already proven the potential of electric vehicles before my return.
Second, I alread...
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Securing the support of the National Economic Party was essential for bringing IIT to Korea.
I continued speaking to convince Representative Choi Jae-seok.
“If that’s the concer...
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The subprime mortgage crisis.
In 2007, it became the worst financial crisis that dragged the global economy into the abyss.
For such a financial crisis to happen, a combination of c...
CH210 | Heir
Twenty days had flown by.
And finally, the anticipated results of the Indian general election came in.
“The Indian National Congress has won a major victory in the election and ha...
CH209 | Heir
After finishing the idea meeting with Cheon Min-jeong, I returned to the office.
The clock was already pointing to 1 a.m., and aside from a few extremely close districts, the
overall pi...
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The long-awaited general election day had arrived.
It was already known that this would be the day the rankings among the progressive parties
would be flipped.
The President, al...
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The next day.
I told Vice Chairman Han about the negotiations with Vice Chairman Oh Yong-jae.
He scratched his head, looking like he had a lot to say.
“Something doesn’t si...
CH403 | Heir
The next day.
Vice Chairman Oh Yongjae reached out, and we arranged to meet at the annex of a traditional Korean restaurant run by Captain Kang.
“This must be the famous annex. I’ve...
2025-09-02 16:34:04 +0000 UTC View PostCH493 | GSI
As the murmurs quieted down, Seok-won slowly scanned the audience before speaking in a firm, deliberate voice.
“First, you raised concerns about safety during rocket launches. The launch si...
2025-09-02 12:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostCH492 | GSI
A few days later, at Jeju International Airport.
Just yesterday, a fierce snowstorm had been raging, but now the sky was clear as if it had all been a lie. A Gulfstream IV private jet, painte...
2025-09-01 14:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostCH402 | Heir
The next day.
From the early morning, the Financial Tower carried the tension of a battlefield on the verge of war.
People were gulping down coffee like rations before combat, and it wa...
2025-09-01 14:05:49 +0000 UTC View PostCH401 | Heir
A week later.
I arrived in Denmark.
David, who had flown in ahead of me to lay the groundwork, greeted me warmly.
“Looks like you’ve done more than just sketch the outlines. Y...
2025-09-01 14:05:40 +0000 UTC View PostCH400 | Heir
Was this how a farmer felt?
From the field called Novo Nordisk, they had tended the crop called a new drug.
For years they had watered and fertilized it, waiting patiently, and now the ...
2025-08-31 12:36:04 +0000 UTC View PostCH399 | Heir
Two days ago, the inauguration and farewell ceremony was held with great pomp.
All of Taewoo Group’s executives attended, along with many executives from financial firms housed in the Finan...
2025-08-31 12:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostCH491 | GSI
As dawn broke, Chairman Park Tae-hong rose early, as was his habit, and stepped out of his bedroom in his indoor loungewear.
Hearing his footsteps echoing down the wide corridor toward the li...
2025-08-31 12:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostCH400 | GSI
November 3rd, 1997
– Daehung Securities, Yeouido.
Inside the trading floor, around forty individual investors stood in small groups, their eyes fi...
CH399 | GSI
“So the MC Soft investment contract is completely finalized, then.”
In response to Seok-won’s question—who sat cross-legged in the central seat—Director Yoo Hyun-deok answered imme...
CH398 | GSI
October 30, 1997.
It was a late night, nearing midnight, yet the lights in the president’s office at the Blue House were still brightly lit.
Inside the spacious off...
CH397 | GSI
Daehung Venture Capital
As Choi Ho-geun entered the office, he noticed a group of employees gathered around, looking at something.
“What’s everyone doing?”
<...
CH396 | GSI
October 28, 1997, Government Complex 1, Gwanghwamun.
Choi Jin-woo, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, sat anxiously, tapping the armrest of the sofa with his fi...
CH395 | GSI
October 27, 1997
— Daeheung Group Headquarters, Mapo
In the spacious chairman’s office, Chairman Park, the chairman, sat in the center of a leat...
CH394 | GSI
Dobong-gu, Seoul.
[This is Chang-dong Station. The doors on the right will open. This stop is——]
Suddenly dropping temperatures made people bundle up in heavier c...
CH393 | GSI
Seeing Seok-won's reaction, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Jin-woo quickly added,
“Of course, I’m not asking you to take on these deeply troubled merchant banks without any support.”
...
CH392 | GSI
Kabutocho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was one of the leading financial hubs not only in Japan but also globally.
True to its prestigious reputation, the area was densely packed ...
CH391 | GSI
Two days later, at the Government Complex Building No. 1 in Gwanghwamun.
Deputy Prime Minister Choi Jin-woo laid the report in his hands down on the reception table, unable to hide his surpr...
CH390 | GSI
It was late, already past 10 p.m.
A black Equus sedan came to a stop in front of the entrance of the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong.
The aide sitting in the front seat got out first, scan...
CH389 | GSI
October 20, 1997.
The stock market reopened after the weekend—and, as expected, it began with another drop.
The giant market boards were awash in a sea of blue, and...
CH388 | GSI
In the customer hall of Daheung Securities, located in Yeouido, nearly a hundred individual investors stood or sat in small groups, staring helplessly at the massive market ticker that stretched ac...
2025-08-30 14:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostCH387 | GSI
Caught completely off guard, CEO Choi Jung-yeol widened his eyes and asked again in disbelief.
“Wh… what did you just say?”
His flustered tone made it clear he was stunned, and ...
CH386 | GSI
October 13, 1997 – Government Complex Building No. 1, Gwanghwamun
The economic situation was so dire that the media labeled the anticipated IMF bailout announcement as “...