But Park Jin Hyuk said with an embarrassed look, "That's not good. If I join the Qingyu board of directors, what will others think? They'll probably say I'm plotting something, right? I've attended a Qingyu board meeting once, and you saw what the result was."

"...I can understand." Jin Chengren said.

"The old lady plans to pressure the creditors into borrowing money. This will only increase the company's debt ratio. This is unacceptable." Park Jin Hyuk pondered for a moment, then changed the subject, "How about this? I'll send someone to represent me at the board meeting."

"Send a representative?"

Park Jin Hyuk nodded and said, "You know JH Investment, right?"

"I've heard of it."

"I plan to have JH Investment's President Guo join the board of directors on my behalf. Can you recommend him as a director of Qingyu?"

To join Qingyu’s board of directors, one needs to be recommended by the company’s human resources committee and then voted on by the shareholders’ meeting.

"I think it's fine. Under the current circumstances, I believe shareholders will not object."

Jin Chengren nodded and said, "I will be responsible for convincing the creditors."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

"No, I should be the one to thank you!" Jin Chengren said repeatedly.

The matter was discussed and Jin Chengren stood up to say goodbye.

Park Jin Hyuk accompanied him downstairs and watched the car Kim Sung In was riding in disappear from his sight.

*** *** ***

Citizens are divided into two camps regarding the side effects of influenza vaccines, and opinions are becoming increasingly intense.

At the DS Group’s regular presidents’ meeting, vaccines became an unavoidable topic.

Park Jin Hyuk asked Mao Dayong: "What is the government's attitude towards this?"

"Two days ago, the government sent us a formal document asking what our future plans are?" Having said this, Mao Dayong stopped and looked at Park Jin Hyuk, waiting for his opinion.

However, Park Jin Hyuk did not answer him, but changed the subject: "President Lu..."

"Yes." Lu Zhenxu, who was sitting at the other end of the conference room, straightened up.

"President Noh, please stand up," Noh Jin-wook stood up. Park Jin-hyuk continued, "Let me introduce you. This is President Noh Jin-wook of Dongjing Express. He will also attend the monthly presidents' meeting. Please give him your support."

There was no talking in the meeting room, but everyone was puzzled.

The monthly presidents' meeting is attended by DS Group's secondary companies.

Dongjing Industry, a second-tier enterprise, did not participate because it had not yet completed the integration, but Dongjing Tongyun, a third-tier enterprise, appeared here.

"President Lu, Dongjing Tongyun used to be mainly engaged in warehousing and transportation of construction materials, right?" asked Park Jin Hyuk.

"Yes."

"We should transform into a comprehensive logistics company in the future. What support do you need to complete this transformation?"

Lu Zhenxu knew that Park Zhenhe had the idea of entering the logistics industry, but entering the logistics field is not easy. One of the key success factors is how many logistics centers he controls.

E-commerce has been booming in recent years, and some large e-commerce companies have tried to expand their logistics businesses, but not many have been successful.

Building a logistics center by yourself is the most convenient way, but it is quite difficult due to the large investment. Sanfeng, the leader in e-commerce business, also encountered the same problem.

Seeing that Lu Zhenxu was hesitant to speak, Park Zhenhe said, "Sampoong's e-commerce company once directly built a logistics center, but I heard that the effect was not good."

"Yes, directly building a logistics center requires a huge investment of at least 1 trillion yen. Sanfeng is also feeling very overwhelmed by this."

"So how should we respond?"

Lu Zhenxu thought for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "Do you know? Dongjing Tongyun itself is actually a comprehensive logistics company."

"Yeah?"

"We don't do much external publicity. Dongjing Tongyun's business covers all logistics links, from transportation and warehousing to import and export customs clearance."

"So that's how it is?" Park Jin Hyuk became interested.

“Dongjing Tongyun also has logistics centers, but there are not many of them and they are not large enough.”

"Because of funding?"

"There were financial reasons and a limited supply of goods. In the past, we mainly served our parent company, Dongjing Industry."

Park Jin Hyuk nodded and said to the CEOs present: "We have already experienced the benefits of owning our own logistics company."

As everyone knows, Park Jin Hyuk was talking about WEST Airways. Thanks to WEST Airways' efficient transportation, the vaccine was shipped overseas in a timely manner.

"That's it," Park Jin Hyuk said to DS Construction's President Lee Yong Bin. "Please discuss with President Noh the plan for the logistics center. You can consider the land we have first, or if that's not feasible, you can purchase additional land."

"Vice President, are you planning to concentrate the entire group's resources to develop logistics business?" Xuan Yizhu asked.

Hyun Yi-soo was confirming Park Jin-hyuk's thoughts so that everyone would know how to cooperate with Dongjing Logistics.

"Yes." Park Jin Hyuk nodded and without further explanation, announced: "Let's end today's meeting here."

"Vice President, please wait a moment." Mao Dayong stopped Park Jin Hyuk who was about to get up and leave.

Park Jin Hyuk sat down again, "Anything else?"

"I would like to ask you about the vaccine. Some people in China are still questioning the side effects of the vaccine. Should we continue to supply it? Or should we stop? I need your clear opinion."

Park Jin Hyuk thought for a moment and said, "Let's continue supplying, but at the same time, we must express our concerns about the side effects."

"We express our concerns about side effects?" Mao Dayong wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"Yes."

Without waiting for Mao Dayong to ask any more questions, Park Jin Hyuk stood up and walked out of the meeting room.

Seeing the boss leave, the presidents began to talk.

“Why would the vice president take the initiative to express concerns about the vaccine?”

"I don't understand it either. Also, why are we suddenly expanding our logistics business? Wouldn't it be enough if one or two logistics companies could take over the business internally?"

Xuan Yizhu interrupted everyone's discussion and said, "Everyone, please stop discussing. Since the vice president has made up his mind, everyone should actively cooperate."

Then he smiled and said to Lu Zhenxu, "President Lu, this isn't the first time we've met, is it?"

"Yes, I was there when the presidents of Dongjing Industry came to greet everyone last time."

"Well, now I remember, did the vice president talk to you privately about expanding the logistics business?"

"He talked to me and told me that he had decided to expand into the logistics business and asked me to be prepared."

"Well, it seems that you have made up your mind."

"He also asked me to prepare for the transportation of vaccines first. President Mao, I would like to discuss this matter with you when it is convenient," said Lu Zhenxu.

"Let you be responsible for the transportation of the vaccine?" Mao Dayong frowned.

"Yes, the vice president asked me to take over all the business within the group."