Park Jin Hyuk had met this mysterious guest before.
So he spoke first: "This is the second time we have met. The last time was at Qingyu's shareholders' meeting."
Park Jin Hyuk's words startled the other party.
"Vice President, you look like you have something on your mind." At this moment, Kim Jun-woo's question brought Park Jin-hyuk back to reality from his memories.
"Really?" Park Jin Hyuk answered in a low voice because Han Ji Yeon was still sleeping soundly.
"Yes, you seem to be worried about something."
"I'm just a little tired. Are you tired too? You even drove yourself today."
"It's okay, I'm not tired."
Park Jin Hyuk said: "You have worked so hard these past two days. Without you, the funeral would not have gone so smoothly."
The boss's casual thanks made Jin Junyu's fatigue disappear in an instant.
"How is Qingyu's stock price trend today?"
"It's still rising and the buying volume has been very large." Jin Junyu replied.
"Well, Qingyu is going to have some fun now."
Perhaps awakened by the sound of their talking, Han Ji-yeon opened her eyes.
"Are you tired? You should sleep a little longer."
"No, where are we going?"
Kim Jun-woo replied, "We're about to get on the Gyeongbuk Expressway."
"We're almost to Cheonan," Park Jin Hyuk added.
Han Ji-yeon looked at Park Jin-hyuk and asked, "What did you mean when you said there was something exciting going on in Qingyu?"
"It seems like you heard everything we said."
"I just woke up. Tell me, what does it mean?"
Park Jin Hyuk didn't answer directly, but turned to ask Jin Junyu: "How many Qingyu shares do we have?"
"JH Investments holds 7%, plus your two brothers-in-law agreed to sell you a total of 7%, which makes a total of about 14%."
Park Jin Hyuk asked Han Ji Yeon, "The shares you already hold and the shares you just inherited make up 8% in total, right?"
Han Ji-yeon nodded.
Park Jin Hyuk said: "In this way, our holdings will reach 22%. If we include the shares that can be obtained through paid capital increase, the total will exceed 40%."
"40%? Really?" Han Ji-yeon was very surprised.
"Well, I have to thank Lee Jung-sook for helping me catch the lowest point in the stock market. She also thought that the stock price would fall after the news of her father-in-law's death was announced, so she planned to buy it at that time."
"So... stopping my father's life was her intentional plan?" Han Ji-yeon asked.
"I have this suspicion." Park Jin Hyuk was very sure in his heart, but he had no evidence.
Anger flashed in Han Ji-yeon's eyes, and Park Jin-hyuk quickly said, "Lee Jung-sook miscalculated. After the news of my father-in-law's death came out, the stock price did not fall but rose. Of course, I also took some countermeasures."
"You took countermeasures...?"
Han Ji-yeon wanted to ask more, but the car had already entered the highway service area.
"Let's try the udon here. I think the udon in the service area is the best." Park Jin Hyuk pulled Han Ji Yeon out of the car.
*** *** ***
After a weekend, when he returned to work on Monday, Kim Jun-woo was reporting to Park Jin-hyuk on the changes in Qingyu's stock price.
"In the past week, Qingyu's stock price has continued to rise. There are also rumors in the market that in order to prepare for paying inheritance tax, Qingyu may increase its stock dividends."
"Investors have such a rich imagination. How much can increasing dividends help pay inheritance tax?" Park Jin Hyuk said with a smile.
"There's a view that if inheritance tax is paid in installments, it's perfectly feasible to increase dividends."
Park Jin Hyuk shook his head. "Stock dividends in our country have never been high, and the dividends are for all shareholders. Is Lee Jung Suk willing to share the profits with the shareholders?"
"Didn't you just increase the dividend on DS stock?"
"That's me..." Park Jin Hyuk paused, not wanting to show off too much, and then said, "Most people choose to pay the inheritance tax in installments and then raise funds by selling shares bit by bit."
In South Korea, inheritance tax on shares is calculated based on the average stock price in the two months before and after inheritance. Therefore, the stock price changes in the next two months are very important to Lee Jung-sook.
Only if the stock price falls can she buy more shares and pay less inheritance tax.
During this period, Qingyu's stock price has risen instead of falling. In addition to the countermeasures taken by Park Jin Hyuk, he feels that someone else seems to have taken the opposite action. Does this mean that Lee Jung Suk's opponent is not just Park Jin Hyuk?
Thinking of this, Park Jin Hyuk instructed Kim Jun Woo, "Spread the news immediately. Say that I have acquired a large amount of Qingyu's shares through JH Investment and plan to directly interfere with Qingyu's business activities."
Jin Junyu looked at his boss in surprise.
"Tell President Kim Sung-in that a shareholders' meeting can be held to discuss the issue of JH Investment's paid capital increase."
"Vice President, are you really planning to interfere with Qingyu's operations?"
"The purpose of doing this is to continue to drive up Qingyu's stock price." Park Jin Hyuk took a sip of coffee. "After the news gets out, I'm sure a lot of media will come to inquire about it."
"Would you like me to arrange a formal interview for you?" asked Jin Junyu.
"There's no need for an interview... Tell them I'll be officially attending Qingyu's shareholders' meeting."
"yes."
Not long after Jin Junyu left, news spread in the market that JH Investment would make a paid capital increase to Qingyu Group.
The news of paid capital increase, which was originally not favored, suddenly became a good thing for Qingyu because of Park Jin Hyuk's participation.
Dang, Dang, Dang~
Just as Park Jin Hyuk was watching the TV report, Hyun Yi Soo returned from a business trip to the United States.
"Vice President, I'm sorry I came back late and missed your father-in-law's funeral."
"You're welcome. Thank you for your hard work. Please take a seat."
After Xuan Yizhu sat down, Park Jin Hyuk continued, "I just happened to have something to ask you. A few days ago, the American ambassador came to my father-in-law's funeral hall to offer his condolences. He also quietly told me that Vice President Buchanan hopes DS will return to the US photovoltaic project and that they plan to use DS to replace the Sampoong Group."
"Replace Sanfeng with DS? Hasn't Sanfeng already started the project construction?" Xuan Yizhu asked.
"They said they would use administrative means to help DS take over Mitutoyo's ongoing projects. What's going on?"
Xuan Yizhu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Recently, Schneider's approval rating has continued to decline due to several serious verbal gaffes and his son's scandal, while Brown's approval rating has been steadily increasing."
"Buchanan felt threatened by Brown?"
Xuan Yizhu said: "Yes, it is very likely."
"But Brown's approval rating is still far behind Buchanan's."
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