"What?" Kim Dong-seok looked at Lee Yong-bin. "I'm the president of DS Energy. How come I don't know? Who reached this agreement with whom?"

Li Yongbin did not answer, but turned his gaze to the boss.

Seeing both of them looking at him, Park Jin Hyuk said, "It was an agreement I made with him."

"this……?"

"Do you remember? I have tens of millions of barrels of crude oil."

"You're going to sell that crude oil to DS Energy? At what price?"

He had heard that when oil prices were at their lowest, Park Jin Hyuk bought tens of millions of barrels of crude oil through JH Investments.

But the first thing that came to his mind was that Park Jin Hyuk was planning to sell the crude oil to DS Energy at a high price, because there were many chaebols who made a fortune by trading with their own companies.

"I'm not going to do that. I'm going to sell it to you for $30."

An expression of disbelief appeared on Kim Dong-seok's face.

"At $30, that's even cheaper than the market price. Will JH Investment's shareholders agree?"

Park Jin Hyuk smiled and said, "I am the only shareholder of the company, so I don't need to worry about this problem."

Kim Dong-seok then asked Lee Yong-bin, "I heard that JH Investment has 1 trillion won available for use. Are those the director's personal assets?"

"Yes, it is entirely the director's personal property."

Park Jin Hyuk told him, "I'm only selling it for $30 to support DS Energy. Once DS Energy is on the right track, I believe it will be able to create greater benefits for the group."

With the boss's clear support, Kim Dong-seok felt much more at ease.

Park Jin Hyuk gave him a few more instructions, and then Kim Dong Seok said goodbye.

Park Jin Hyuk and Lee Yong Bin were the only ones left in the office.

"Our investigation found that before Chairman Han fell ill, he had already begun preparing to pass Qingyu on to the next generation." Li Yongbin once again turned the topic to Qingyu Group.

"What's his grip?"

"Qingyu Logistics."

"Qingyu Logistics is a logistics company, right?"

"Yes, all logistics operations within Qingyu Group have been handed over to this company, and the plan is to expand the company and then go public."

“Well, many companies use this approach.”

Li Yongbin nodded and said, "Including Sampoong Group and Jinhan Group."

"But Sanfeng ran into a lot of trouble. Citizens' groups kept harping on the issue, and the prosecutor's office was forced to investigate and transfer the case to the court for trial, which hasn't concluded yet."

At the beginning, Xuan Yizhu had suggested this method to Park Jin Hyuk, but Park Jin Hyuk did not adopt it. The method he used required very outstanding investment ability, which not everyone has.

Qingyu also adopted Sanfeng's method, but after witnessing what happened to Sanfeng, he had to slow down.

"Who is the largest shareholder of Qingyu Logistics?" Park Jin Hyuk asked.

"It's Han Shenghao, the chief secretary."

"It's him too?"

"Yes, Han Shenghao is the largest shareholder of Qingyu F&C and Qingyu Logistics."

"Isn't it also holding it on behalf of Han Junhuan?"

"Yes, this company was established not long ago and the business is still in its early stages, so there is nothing special about it."

Park Jin Hyuk tapped the armrest of the sofa with his hand: "No, it's impossible. You have to pay special attention to this company."

What Lee Yong-bin doesn't know is that Han Jun-hwan has fallen ill, and Lee Jung-sook is trying to seize control of Cheong-woo. Park Jin-hyuk knows that time is running out for Lee Jung-sook.

*** *** ***

Today, Park Jin Hyuk plans to accept an interview with foreign media, and Han Ji Yeon also came to the office to help him prepare.

"This one doesn't fit. Change it."

Under Han Ji-yeon's command, the female costume designer changed the tie and put it on Park Jin-hyuk's chest.

"This one is much better. Let's use this one."

Then, Han Ji-yeon turned to Kim Jun-woo and asked, "Has the interview duration been determined?"

"They want an hour... The director wants to compress it to 30 minutes."

"One hour is too long. Let's not make it a profile interview. Let's make it 30 minutes."

"Yes." Jin Junyu agreed and walked out.

After Park Jin Hyuk put on his clothes, the hairstylist began to style his hair.

He said to Han Ji-yeon through the mirror, "You look quite skilled. Have you ever been interviewed before?"

"No, this is the first time."

Jin Junyu walked back and said, "The interview time is confirmed to be 30 minutes. Time is almost up, you can go now."

"Let's go." Park Jin Hyuk said and stood up.

Han Ji-yeon followed him and walked out of the office together.

Han Ji-yeon reminded them as they walked, "Don't forget to smile and don't be so serious."

"I see. Why do you seem more nervous than me?"

"...How could I not be nervous about such an important foreign media interview?"

As they spoke, they came to the arranged interview venue.

"Hello." Park Jin Hyuk said first.

"Hello, I am Park Jong-nam, the Korea director of the Financial Times." The director was tall and wore black-rimmed glasses. He simply shook hands with Park Jin-hyuk.

Park Jin Hyuk greeted the photographer, videographer, and lighting technicians, and said, "I mean, don't make it too complicated."

"You only gave us 30 minutes. I'm afraid we have to hurry."

Initially, the Financial Times invited Park Jin Hyuk to be interviewed in their dedicated studio, but DS insisted on conducting the interview at DS headquarters.

"This is Alice Min, the reporter who is interviewing you." Park Jong-nam introduced the reporter to Park Jin-hyuk.

"Hello, I'm Alice. I've heard of you for a long time." The female reporter smiled slightly.

She was wearing a navy blue professional dress, with a graceful figure, looking very friendly and capable.

Park Jin Hyuk sat down in his seat.

Alice began the interview: "Hello everyone, today we will be interviewing Director Park Jin Hyuk of the DS Group's Strategic Operations Office."

"My name is Park Jin Hyuk, and I'm very happy to be interviewed by the Financial Times."

The conversation between the two began with the Paris flu and vaccines, which are of greatest concern to people, and then reviewed the brilliant achievements made by the DS Group in recent years. The two people coordinated their questions and answers very well.

Such a beautiful woman appeared next to her husband, and gradually Han Ji-yeon's anxiety was ignited. She finally couldn't help but said to Jin Junyu: "Team Leader Jin, please do me a favor. Don't let the two of them have private contact."

"What do you mean?" Jin Junyu asked back.

"Do I need to explain this? ... I hope my worries are unnecessary."

Jin Junyu wanted to say a few words to defend his boss, but when he saw Han Jiyeon's serious expression, he swallowed the words back.