On the day of departure, Han Ji-yeon said sweetly while boarding the plane, "It feels like I'm going on a honeymoon trip."
Park Jin Hyuk smiled, took her hand, and boarded the plane together.
It takes more than 10 hours to fly from Incheon, South Korea to California, USA.
Halfway through the trip, Park Jin Hyuk called Kim Jun Woo, who was sitting in the back seat, over and whispered, "How do you understand the situation in the United States?"
"Current projections for the California region suggest that opposition candidates Governor Walter Brown and Philip Schneider are likely to win."
"After the campaign speech, I would like to arrange a meeting with one of these two people, but the specific person will have to be decided at the speech. Is that a problem?"
"No problem, I have contacted both of them, and they both expressed their willingness to meet you, but they hope to meet in public," said Jin Junyu.
"No, we cannot contact them openly at this stage." Park Jin Hyuk answered clearly.
"I understand. I will continue to keep in touch with them."
The plane landed at San Francisco Airport. After walking out of the airport, Han Zhiyan looked around and asked, "Why is there no one from our company to pick us up?"
"I didn't ask them to pick me up at the airport."
"Why?"
"Because the itinerary needs to be kept confidential, I will explain the reason to you later."
Han Ji-yeon was obviously unhappy, and Park Jin-hyuk said softly, "We will be staying in an overseas hotel chain under the Shinhan Hotel in a while. The hotel is scheduled to open in two months. Let's go and try it out first. We are the only two guests in the entire hotel."
After hearing this, Han Ji-yeon's displeasure slowly dissipated.
She looked out the window at the street scene and said, "San Francisco has changed a lot. The last time I came here, that building wasn't even there."
Although Han Ji-yeon's school is on the East Coast, she travels to the West Coast during holidays, so she is no stranger to cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.
If Han Ji-yeon was in a relaxed mood at this moment, Park Jin-hyuk was in a completely different mood. To be precise, the outcome of this trip would determine the success or failure of DS in the next ten years.
When the welcoming car arrived at the hotel, the chairman of the hotel chain and the general manager of the hotel, along with a group of staff, were waiting for Park Jin Hyuk at the gate.
"So the welcome person is here." Han Ji-yeon said with a smile.
"In fact, I didn't even let them hold a welcome ceremony here." As he said that, Park Jin Hyuk helped Han Ji Yeon get out of the car.
The chairman of the hotel group stepped forward and said, "Vice President Park, welcome to our hotel with your wife."
"We met once in Korea, right?" Park Jin Hyuk said.
“Yes, I visited you in Korea last year when I was chairman.”
"I'm here mainly to take care of some personal matters, so there's no need to make such a big fuss."
"I've already been notified, but I still feel the need for a simple welcome ceremony..."
"No, go ahead and do your work. I'll find you when I need you."
"Yes, I understand."
Han Ji-yeon took Park Jin-hyuk's arm and walked into the hotel lobby together.
Han Ji-yeon looked at the hotel's decoration and said, "The hotel has a good atmosphere and feels very friendly."
"This hotel chain is a special launch of Shinhan Hotels. We plan to open over 30 hotels around the world simultaneously in two months. Each hotel has been decorated with local characteristics to give guests a home-away-from-home feeling. Since we're close to Silicon Valley, we've prepared a dedicated business space for business people, equipped with the latest equipment for meetings and discussions."
"It seems you already know a lot about this hotel."
"This is a new business created by the New Han Hotel. How could I not be interested in it? I came here to personally confirm whether this hotel brand is suitable as a dowry for Ryan."
"As Ryan's dowry?" Han Ji-yeon was a little surprised.
"Yeah, we can't spend our whole lives with Ryan, right?"
"That's true. Who is the man?"
"Sungseung Group." Park Jin Hyuk said.
Sungseung Group is the largest steel company in South Korea and one of the top ten chaebol groups in South Korea.
Han Zhiyan said worriedly, "Are you planning to introduce Ryan to the youngest son of the Sungseung family? As far as I know, he's 40 and has been married once, right? Ryan is only 26 this year."
"In this day and age, can divorced people no longer get married? Besides, Ryan's personality makes him still single. Of course, before introducing someone, I will consult with both Ryan and the man. I will only introduce them if they are both willing. Although I would like to form an alliance with Chengsheng Group, I will not match people up randomly just because of this."
Although he is not very confident about his sister's charm, Park Jin Hyuk is still very confident about the appeal of DS Group and himself.
Han Ji-yeon nodded. "This hotel chain is a pretty good choice as a dowry."
"Well, I think it's good too. After seeing it, I think it's a bit of a waste to use it as a dowry."
I believe that after the hotel chain opens simultaneously in 30 countries around the world, DS Hotel's global ranking will rise significantly.
*** *** ***
The day after arriving in the United States, Park Jin Hyuk visited Asahi System Integration and met CTO Luo Minhao.
As Luo Minhao accompanied Park Jin Hyuk on a tour of the company, he said, "Vice Chairman Park, there are many startups in Silicon Valley that need external investment. Are you interested in setting up an investment fund to invest in these companies?"
"I heard from President Guo that you mentioned this suggestion to him. I think it's a great idea."
Seeing Park Jin Hyuk's interest, Luo Minhao continued, "This way, we might be able to incubate a second or third Asahi System Integration. Furthermore, some external technologies could also be helpful to Asahi System Integration. Relying solely on Asahi System Integration's own technological research and development has its limitations. The company currently has $4 billion in surplus on its books. If we don't utilize it, the shareholders won't accept it."
Park Jin Hyuk nodded and said to Jin Junyu, "Please talk to President Guo and ask him to submit projects suitable for Asahi System Integration and M&A to me."
Then, he said to Luo Minhao, "There's no need to set up an investment fund. We can just do mergers and acquisitions through Rising Sun System Integration. What I hope is to continue to grow Rising Sun System Integration and Lucas."
In Park Jin Hyuk's view, expansion through Asahi System Integration and Lucas is the most efficient.
"It doesn't have to be a startup. We'll consider companies of a certain size as long as their technology can be used by you," Park Jin Hyuk added. "You can recommend your target company to President Kwak."
"Thank you for your trust."
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