Screwing Over the Korean Chaebol (1)

"Are you talking about the audit personnel?"

"Yes. Think about why employees under someone ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠don't slack off in a company. It's because the section chiefs and department heads manage them."

"That is certainly true."

"And the reason the section chiefs and department heads don't slack off is because there are directors above them."

"Correct."

Yoon-gi didn't mention the presidents who watch over the directors. Even without saying it, Ryu Geun-tae would have understood.

"Actually, I just wanted the orphanage to run reasonably well. Like a hobby? But now that it's been revealed that it's not something that can be run as a mere hobby, it's become necessary to treat it more seriously."

"Will you be alright? You already have so much work, Chairman, if you take on even more..."

Yoon-gi shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. Once I build the system, it will become a field that I won't have to worry about."

Yoon-gi's answer was firm.

"Are you planning to create a circular structure?"

"Yes. And, while I'm at it, I'm thinking of creating a foundation."

"A foundation, you say?"

"Yes. If I'm going to deploy audit personnel, a ten-person orphanage is too small in scale. I'd rather create a foundation, build several orphanages, and hire plenty of staff."

"There won't be any particular economic benefit gained through the foundation... And the costs will be quite high."

"I'm not doing this to make money."

At Yoon-gi's answer, Ryu Geun-tae thought, 'He's trying to do a bit more good deeds.' However, Yoon-gi's thoughts were reaching a bit further ahead.

"While I'm at it, I'm going to create a foundation to give business ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠cards to the family members who don't have them yet. You know, like Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman, Office Manager, General Manager, things like that?"

"Ah, if that's what you're thinking, I think that would be fine."

What powerful people or chaebols are most obsessed with is honor. It's not for nothing that they create positions and bestow titles. As such, Yoon-gi thought of creating honorary positions for the blood relatives who had followed him well, especially those who didn't have titles yet.

"How about Hana-noona? Shall we create a title for her?"

When Yoon-gi mentioned Ryu Geun-tae's wife, Ryu Geun-tae shook his head with a bitter smile.

"My wife said she doesn't want to engage in social life. She said she's tired from being burned in various ways when she worked as a magazine staff member."

"Is that so? Still, let me know if the situation changes at any time. That much isn't a difficult task."

"Thank you for your concern."

Listening to Ryu Geun-tae's answer, Yoon-gi began to check in his head who he should call.

The people Yoon-gi called. They were his aunts and his father's sisters-in-law.

"Thank you for coming."

"Oh my, what trouble? If you call, Yoon-gi, we have to come no matter what."

The appearance of Choi Si-ra, Choi Ki-hyun's eldest daughter, smiling brightly. Although she was effectively demoted in the family because her husband, Seo Jong-oh, didn't know how to keep his mouth shut, she was able to avoid being cast out because she herself showed so much friendliness toward Yoon-gi. Of course, her husband Seo Jong-oh had to get his back slapped every day by his wife, who was a former volleyball player.

"Seeing as you called us all like this, is there something important you need to convey?"

Choi Yu-jeong, Choi Ki-hyun's second daughter, asked Yoon-gi with a kind expression. Since she had been widowed a few years ago and was currently living alone, she was living as if she were there but not there in the family.

"I'm planning to establish a foundation this time, and it seems like there will be quite a few honorary positions. I was wondering if you'd like to take one title each if you're interested."

"Oh? Really?"

Choi Yun-ja, Choi Ki-hyun's third daughter, asked with sparkling eyes. Because her husband, Jo Cheong-woo, was being treated well in the YK Legal Team, Choi Yun-ja was the one with the most influence among Choi Ki-hyun's daughters.

"Yes, of course it's real. The aunts' reactions don't seem bad, but how about the wives of my uncles?"

Yoon-gi's uncles' wives, there were three. Shin Mi-ra, the wife of Choi Cheol-gyu, the president of YK Hotel, whose own family was also quite wealthy. Oh Yu-jin, the wife of Choi Cheol-jun, the president of MEV, and the daughter of one of the Samwoo Group directors. Finally, Lee In-hae, the wife of Choi Cheol-jae, the president of the entertainment agency Golden Circle, who was the daughter of a local university hospital director and a gynecologist herself. Of course, there were Choi Ki-hyun's second son, Choi Cheol-min, and his wife, Park Gyeong-ja, but there was no way Yoon-gi would call them to such a seat.

"I've been feeling lonely lately anyway, so I'd welcome such a pastime."

"It would be nice if it's okay to hold concurrent positions?"

Oh Yu-jin and Lee In-hae nodded, but Shin Mi-ra had a somewhat troubled expression.

"Are you worried about something?"

At Yoon-gi's words, Shin Mi-ra couldn't answer easily and mumbled.

'Ah, it's because of that.'

Yoon-gi realized what Shin Mi-ra was worried about and spoke immediately.

"Are you worried about being entrusted with the internal management of YK Department Store? Don't worry. When it's time to operate that place, I'll move you there right away."

"I, if that's the case then."

Others asked Shin Mi-ra, who was nodding.

"Sister, what does that mean?"

At Choi Yun-ja's words, Shin Mi-ra had a momentarily flustered expression. However, Yoon-gi immediately eliminated the room for the problem.

"My uncle gave tremendous help when building YK Department Store. So, as a reward for that, I promised to entrust the management of the stores entering YK Department Store to my aunt later. You all know, right? That if you give great help to YK, you get rewarded accordingly."

Who could complain when Yoon-gi said it so openly? Furthermore, by announcing it like this, it also had the effect of preventing any potential future disputes.

"Oh my, I can't live. Why did my husband have to badmouth the eldest brother!"

At Choi Si-ra's words, beating her chest, everyone laughed. In a way, it was a quite difficult topic to bring up. However, the bloodline of Samwoo was really on good terms for a chaebol family. The overwhelming existence of Yoon-gi might surely receive a lot of checks at first, but once you overwhelm them, it creates an effect where everyone follows like this.

"Ah, of course, it's an honorary position, but it's not a completely honorary one; there will be some very basic things to do. Of course, work will also be distributed that the fourth aunt who has to hold a concurrent position can do."

"Can you also place a decent male employee?"

Suddenly, everyone's gaze focused on Choi Yu-jeong, Choi Ki-hyun's second daughter.

"No, why... You guys try being alone like me. You need to have children, but I don't even have children, so it's very lonely. I'd like to find a new husband candidate while doing social life on this opportunity, and have a child..."

At Choi Yu-jeong's appearance, who said everything she wanted to say while blushing and being shy, everyone burst into laughter once again.

"Oh my, sister! How old are you, thinking of having a child."

At the third sister Choi Yun-ja's words, Choi Yu-jeong glared with hatchet eyes.

"You! How old am I to say something like that. And I manage myself well, so I don't even lose to young kids?"

"Hmm~, really?"

Toward Choi Yun-ja, who was laughing and teasing her, Choi Yu-jeong also tried to put her in a headlock, pretending to be angry, but at the words of Lee In-hae, the gynecologist, the entertainment turned into a documentary in an instant.

"Still, you can fully get pregnant. You still have 10, no, 15 years left until menopause. If you get pregnant, I'll check on you often, so don't worry."

"Huh? Uh..., th, thank you. Ahahaha...!"

Seeing that the aunts and the wives of his uncles were on good terms, Yoon-gi smiled and gathered everyone's focus to one place again.

"For now, the foundation itself will do various things in the future, but the first will be establishing and operating several orphanages."

Everyone nodded.

"Although I say it's an honorary position, it's not just an honorary position, because the activities of the aunts will clearly have an influence."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

At Choi Yun-ja's words, Yoon-gi smiled softly and continued the explanation.

"Think about it. It's an orphanage. If you work hard, titles like 'Angel of Homeless Orphans' or 'Madonna of Homeless Children' might be attached. And if such titles are attached, who will naturally receive a positive influence?"

"Ah...!"

Choi Yun-ja's exclamation was soon the exclamation of others. As couples follow each other, it is natural for one side's reputation to influence the other. And that also meant it might become a priority when Yoon-gi entrusts them with any work in the future.

'The people here will be able to predict up to that part sufficiently.'

Of course, Choi Yu-jeong, who currently didn't have a husband, was mixed in, but since the situation was something that could change at any time, there was no particular worry.

"Right. I have one thing I'm curious about."

At Choi Yun-ja's words, Yoon-gi nodded as if to tell her to speak.

"What are you curious about?"

"How do we decide our ranks?"

At the agenda that was more important than expected, everyone focused their gaze on Yoon-gi.

"Anyway, basically, they are all honorary positions. The chairman of the board is the same. Most of the work will be done by the general manager, operation manager, etc., sent from YK."

"Still, there must be titles."

Rather than being greedy, it felt like a kind of desire for achievement, so Yoon-gi laughed a little more inside.

"The chairman of the board, and others will be inaugurated as ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠advisors or directors. And the way to decide the chairman of the board is..."

"Shall we do rock-paper-scissors?"

The most important rock-paper-scissors in the world had just begun.

The chairman of the Hope Foundation was decided as Choi Yu-jeong, Choi Ki-hyun's second daughter.

"Aunt, I'm going to seat a ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠woman in the secretary position?"

"No, this kid, hohoho... That was a joke earlier, a joke. Did I look that scatterbrained?"

"Instead, I will look for a decent man separately."

"Oh? Really?"

"Of course."

"Then, this aunt doesn't want anything else, I just hope he has a good face and personality."

Recalling yesterday's conversation, Yoon-gi burst into laughter without realizing it.

Later, a commotion almost broke out at Choi Yun-ja's words, 'Oh my, you said you didn't want much, but you're wishing for the biggest thing,' but the situation didn't turn into a commotion at Lee In-hae's words, 'Chairman, please endure it.'

"Did something good happen by any chance?"

The place where Yoon-gi was now was the study. Beside him sat Kang Seok-ho of Shin-sang.

"Ah, I was reminded of yesterday's work."

When he told him what happened yesterday, Kang Seok-ho also laughed and enjoyed the pleasure of daily life.

And a moment later. Kang Seok-ho said the reason he requested a meeting today.

"Chairman, today, I came to tell you something I wanted to say about the Hope Foundation."

"Please speak."

Toward Yoon-gi, who had a soft expression, Kang Seok-ho opened his mouth carefully.

"I think it's a part that you also know, Chairman... but just because you donate, the total amount of taxes a company has to pay doesn't decrease. I'm telling you just in case, but contrary to what is known to the public, a donation is just a donation."

At Kang Seok-ho's advice, full of loyalty, Yoon-gi smiled and nodded.

"Of course I know. Actually, I have a different intention for pushing the establishment of the foundation."