On this day, Kim Jung-jin and Hyun Yi-soo reported the progress of the data center project to Park Jin-hyuk.
Thanks to the joint efforts of all parties, the project has progressed faster than expected.
Park Jin Hyuk said to Kim Jung Jin with satisfaction:
"Excellent! Let's keep moving forward... Mr. Jin, go take care of your own business. I still have something to discuss with President Xuan."
After Kim Jung-jin left, Park Jin-hyuk looked at Hyun Yi-soo.
Xuan Yizhu then spoke:
"I have news to share with you. The support mission sent by the Ministry of Land and Resources to South America includes DS Heavy Industries. The country's main purpose in sending this mission to South America is to secure local infrastructure projects."
"Shouldn't we go to DS Construction?"
"I heard that a local construction company had invited DS Heavy Industries. At first, I didn't think much of it, thinking it was a local construction company that wanted to purchase construction equipment from DS Heavy Industries. But later I realized that wasn't the case."
"oh?"
"DS Heavy Industries is joining the support group in order to take over the power plant project there."
Park Jin Hyuk asked in surprise:
"Can DS Heavy Industries complete the power plant project?"
"The power plant project requires specialized technology, and as far as I know, DS Heavy Industries does not have this capability."
"DS Heavy Industries didn't undertake this project alone?"
"We did form a consortium with other companies, but those companies were only financial investors. DS Heavy Industries was primarily responsible for the construction of the power plant."
"How is this possible?"
"I have confirmed it, the news is true."
Park Jin Hyuk looked at Hyun Yi Soo:
"Is this matter related to Jiang Wenzhi?"
"There might be a connection. When the Ministry of Land and Resources was initially preparing to form the support group, DS Heavy Industries was not on the list. After the news of the two families' engagement broke, DS Heavy Industries appeared on the list."
At this point, the mystery in Park Jin Hyuk's heart was finally solved.
Park Junwan couldn't have been unaware that Wu Ruiying sold DS Telecom artworks worth tens of billions of dollars and invested the money in WEST Airlines.
But instead of blaming Wu Ruiying, he helped Wu Ruiying overcome the difficulties by marrying Jiang Wenzhi.
Therefore, Park Jin Hyuk judged that his father must have other intentions towards Kang Moon Shik.
Park Jin Hyuk said to Hyun Yi Soo:
"If DS Heavy Industries doesn't have the relevant technology but takes on a power plant project, what do you think it will do?"
Xuan Yizhu lowered his head and thought.
After thinking for a while, he said:
"There's probably only one way."
"What is it?"
“Buy a company that has that capability.”
Park Jin Hyuk nodded.
"What type of power plant is being undertaken? Nuclear power is currently controversial... Tidal? Thermal power? Hydropower?"
"Combined thermal power plants have the greatest potential. Compared with several other models, combined thermal power plants require the least investment when the power generation is the same."
“Are there any companies in this field available for acquisition in the market right now?”
“No, most energy companies…”
Xuan Yizhu suddenly stopped and looked at Park Jinhyuk.
"What's the matter?"
"It's not impossible to acquire them. Energy companies have always had good profits, so they were unlikely to be sold off. However, with the recent plunge in oil prices, the profitability of energy companies has been deteriorating, so a sale is possible."
Park Jin Hyuk has always believed that his father pursued stability in business and no longer sought major leaps and developments. Perhaps his feeling was wrong.
"Please learn more about the situation."
"Got it. I'll try to find out the details behind this before the data center's groundbreaking ceremony."
*** *** ***
The day of the data center's groundbreaking ceremony arrived.
During this period, under the leadership of the Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Korean support group visited four South American countries and achieved fruitful results.
We signed an MOU with Brazil for projects such as large-scale railway construction in South America, laying a good foundation for further development of the South American market.
At the same time, we also heard the following news:
[South Korea wins large-scale power station project in Brazil]
Because of such good news, stocks in related industries began to rise.
As a result, at the groundbreaking ceremony of DS Telecom's data center, the guests first congratulated Park Jin Hyuk on the start of construction of the data center, and then turned the topic to the South American project.
Even Dongjing Industry, which participated in the construction of the data center, raised the same question.
"I heard that DS Heavy Industries participated in this South American support mission?"
Aunt Li Shanming, who attended the ceremony on behalf of Dongjing Industry, asked.
Park Jin Hyuk replied:
"I'm the chairman of DS Telecom. I'm not very familiar with the affairs of DS Heavy Industries."
"I heard we got quite a few orders this time... including for railways, highways, and subways. Let me know if you have any news."
"Dongjing Industry should know more about this than I do, right?"
"We didn't join the support group this time, so we don't know much about it."
Park Jin Hyuk couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was really disappointed with his aunt's ability.
Whenever this happened, he lost the motivation to cooperate with Dongjing Industry.
"Do you know what's going on?"
"I'm not entirely sure. I'd also like to know some specific details... Thank you for attending today's groundbreaking ceremony. I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you."
After saying that, Park Jin Hyuk turned and walked away.
He looked around, looking for Hyun Yi-soo.
Xuan Yizhu, who had been waiting nearby, came over to greet him.
"Chairman."
"How is it? Any further news?"
"There's no concrete news, but I've heard that Brazil plans to build more than 10 combined thermal power plants, each with a capacity of 1,000MW, with a construction investment of approximately $700 million."
"If there are 10 of them, that's $7 billion. It's a huge project."
"Moreover, countries such as Peru have announced that, depending on the progress of Brazil's power plant projects, they will also consider building new power plants."
Park Jin Hyuk nodded, and Xuan Yizhu continued:
"I heard that the construction and operation of the power plant project are separate. After completion, Korea Electric Power Corporation will be responsible for the operation and management of the power plant."
"So the government has even more motivation. I heard the project they secured this time wasn't just a power plant, but also a Brazil-Peru railway project, with a total investment of about $10 billion."
"Yes, the scale of the subway project has reached 7 billion US dollars, and there are also highway projects. The total scale of the projects we have obtained has reached tens of billions of dollars."
Among these projects, Park Jin Hyuk is most concerned about the power plant project undertaken by DS Heavy Industries.
He stared at Hyun Yi-soo.
"Don't you find it strange? A multi-billion dollar construction project was handed over to a support group led by a vice minister without any bidding. That's pretty unusual."
After hearing what Park Jin Hyuk said, Xuan Yizhu couldn't help but frown.
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