Park Junwan said: "Haha, let me take off the crown myself and put it on your head..."

Just when Wu Ruiying thought her husband was going to explicitly reject Park Zhenhe, he continued, "But it's not impossible."

Wu Ruiying looked at Park Junwan in great surprise.

"Then what do you plan to give me in return?" Park Junwan looked at his son.

Park Jin Hyuk pondered for a moment, then said firmly, "I promise you one thing: to surpass Sampoong and make DS the leader in the Korean financial world."

"What did you say?"

"I want to make DS Group the number one chaebol in South Korea."

"Are you going to merge DS and Qingyu?"

"No, I've emphasized many times that DS and Qingyu will not be merged."

"Even if we merge DS and Qingyu, we won't necessarily surpass Sanfeng. You said you won't merge the two companies, so how are you going to surpass Sanfeng? You're kidding, right?"

"How could I joke about something like this?"

Park Junwan shook his head. "How is this possible?"

"You don't believe it?"

"If you want me to give you the chairmanship, you have to at least convince me. I've worked hard my entire life, but I've only managed to get DS into the top ten chaebols. Even though your efforts have pushed DS into the top five, there's still a significant gap compared to Mitutoyo."

Park Jin Hyuk said with a smile: "Actually, I don't plan to adopt any special strategy against Sampoong."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

“Sometimes, to surpass your opponent, you just need to make sure you don’t make any mistakes and wait for them to make them.”

"Waiting for the other party to make a mistake?"

"That's all I have to say. It's more interesting to leave some suspense."

Park Jin Hyuk looked at his father with a smile on his face.

*** *** ***

At DS's headquarters, the DS Corporation's board of directors was meeting, and the atmosphere of the meeting seemed very harmonious.

After discussing important matters, someone brought up Park Jin Hyuk's sister's marriage.

"When does your sister plan to have her wedding?"

"It's planned for next month, please join us."

"Don't worry, we will definitely participate."

Park Jin Hyuk concluded, "Today's agenda was approved and will be submitted to the shareholders' meeting for deliberation as soon as possible."

Independent director Park Haorong said, "I totally agree. Your father has agreed to formally hand over the chairmanship to you. This is definitely good news for DS Group."

Before he finished speaking, the other directors said:

"Some time ago, people were talking about you driving your father away. If your father is willing to officially pass the position of president to you, it will dispel these doubts and rumors."

"I suggest that the day you take over as chairman be designated as a special anniversary for the company..."

Park Jin Hyuk did not comment, but stood up, bowed to thank the attendees, and walked out of the meeting room.

Back in the chairman's office, Park Jin Hyuk said to Kim Jun Woo, "Everyone's praise is a bit excessive."

Jin Junyu didn't respond to his boss's words. Instead, he placed a file bag in front of Park Zhenhe with a serious expression, "Please take a look at this."

"What's this?"

Park Jin Hyuk opened the file bag, which contained some photos.

"We've discovered that the National Intelligence Service (South Korea's intelligence and national security agency) is monitoring you."

"Hmm? Are you conducting a personal audit of me?"

"There is such a possibility. I'm still trying to confirm what is going on." Jin Junyu replied.

The photos show that someone is closely monitoring and tracking Park Jin Hyuk.

"Are you sure it's someone from the National Intelligence Service?"

"It has been confirmed. It is indeed someone from the National Intelligence Service."

"These people are really full and have nothing to do."

Jin Junyu asked in a low voice: "Do you think we should take any countermeasures?"

"No need, I have my own way." As he said this, a strange smile appeared on Park Jin Hyuk's face.

*** *** ***

Today is the day when DS Group holds its shareholders' meeting, and many reporters gathered at the meeting.

When Chairman Park Jun-wan, his wife, and Secretary Hwang appeared at the meeting, reporters and shareholders began to discuss:

"Isn't this President Park Junwan? Why is he here?"

"Is he here to cause trouble? ...The DS board of directors has already approved Park Jin Hyuk's appointment as chairman."

Seeing the old chairman coming, the DS directors and subsidiary company presidents sitting in the front row all stood up.

Park Jun-wan shook hands with them one by one, including Park Jin-hyuk.

After everyone was seated, the meeting host announced the start of the shareholders' meeting and said, "The purpose of this shareholders' meeting is to review the selection of a new chairman. The DS Board of Directors has nominated Park Jin-hyuk, Vice Chairman of DS Group, as Chairman. Shareholders, please carefully consider and express your opinions. Now, Chairman Park Jun-wan will speak first."

Under the gaze of the crowd, Park Junwan walked up to the podium and stood in front of the microphone. "The purpose of my speech today is, first, to review the management mistakes I made when I was chairman, and second, to ask all shareholders to support Vice Chairman Park Jin Hyuk as chairman."

The shareholders did not expect Park Jun-wan to make such a statement.

"During the implementation of DS Group's Brazilian project, its previous Iraqi residential project, and the West Aviation project, my failure to control the strategic direction led to significant project deviations, plunging DS Group into crisis. To escape the crisis, I recklessly purchased large quantities of crude oil, further exacerbating DS's operational crisis. I was also deeply troubled and suffered health problems."

Park Junwan looked up at the shareholders in the audience and continued, "So I chose to withdraw from the front line of management and retreat behind the scenes."

Then, he pointed at Park Jin Hyuk and said, "Vice Chairman Park Jin Hyuk has proven to be a highly capable manager. He has led DS Group out of crisis and achieved remarkable success. Therefore, I hereby make it clear that I support Vice Chairman Park Jin Hyuk as Chairman of DS Group, and that all shareholders support the board's decision."

After saying this, Park Jun-wan took a step back and bowed deeply to the shareholders to express his apology.

The shareholders in the audience began to discuss quietly:

"Doesn't President Park Junwan want to make a comeback?"

"Park Jin Hyuk has become the largest shareholder and controls the board of directors. How can he possibly make a comeback?"

"But... why would Park Junwan do this? There's absolutely no need for this."

"Let's wait and see, I don't know what will happen next."

After the news of Park Jin Hyuk's election as chairman of DS Group came out, the stocks of DS Corporation and various listed companies began to rise.