Although Chen Zaican repeatedly told Song Yi not to bring any gifts, Song Yi still went to the nearby Home Plus supermarket to buy two big watermelons and brought them to Chen Zaican's house.
South Korea is a country with a small land area and a dense population. There is very little soil suitable for growing watermelons, so a large number of watermelons are imported. During the peak season, a watermelon costs about 40,000 to 50,000 won, which is equivalent to more than 200 yuan. It is indeed not affordable for ordinary families. Now it is June, and the price of watermelons is more expensive than in July and August.
Frugal Koreans were surprised to see Chinese people eating watermelon but not the rind in the video. They also studied 100 ways to eat watermelon rind, and the most common one is pickling it. Because for a country that often eats kimchi, everything can be pickled.
Chen Zaican saw Song Yi carrying two large watermelons and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Even if you want to buy watermelons, wouldn't it be enough to buy one? Two watermelons are too hard to carry."
"Brother Zaichan, you don't understand this. In our China, gifts should be given in pairs, and good things come in pairs. How can you buy a watermelon just to give it to someone else?" Song Yi said with a smile on his face.
Cui Shanji put the two watermelons in the refrigerator and cut them up to enjoy while watching the game. In order to welcome Song Yi, Cui Shanji also prepared barbecue to entertain him.
Chen Zaican did not forget to tease Song Yi, "By the way? How much did you spend on betting on the South Korean team to win? When it comes to gambling on football, small bets are fun, but big bets are harmful to your health. Just have some fun, don't count on a game to make a comeback like ordinary people. Many times, if you bet all your chips, it means you lose everything."
Song Yi knew that Chen Zaichan was speaking from the bottom of his heart. Before his grandfather Chen Bingzhe passed away, Chen Zaichan was also a top third-generation rich man in South Korea. He had been exposed to the kind of casino setting up since he was a child, and through setting up the game, he made you lose everything.
"Thank you, Brother Jae-chan. Don't worry. I won't buy after this game. I plan to go abroad for vacation and rest for a while. I've been quite busy during this period, so I plan to go out with Tae-hee to relax." Song Yi said.
Chen Zaican observed Song Yi's expression and knew that Song Yi had listened to his words, and looked very pleased.
Logically speaking, Chen Zaican now owns the listed company Shinhan Media, so it is no problem for him to stop cooperating with Song Yi. After all, Shinhan Media has become famous, and the number of new small and medium-sized enterprise customers who have chosen Shinhan Media to shoot advertisements has increased significantly this year, so it is no longer a problem to maintain the operation of the company.
If Chen Zaican wanted to maintain the status quo, then he would not have to take the risk and cooperate with Song Yi's backdoor listing plan. After the listing is successful, Chen Zaican will change from being the absolute controlling shareholder of New Korea Media to a major shareholder of New Asia Media Real Estate.
However, Chen Zaican still hopes to make a difference. The social status of the main shareholder of Xinya Media Real Estate Group is of course higher than that of the actual controller of Xinhan Media. Moreover, Song Yi is very politically minded and bet on Song Yuxi to become the president of South Korea from the beginning.
If Song Woo-seok successfully wins the presidential election in December this year, Shinya Media & Properties Group will inevitably usher in a new period of rapid growth and become the twin giants of South Korea's media and real estate sectors.
Song Woo-sik's assistant, Congressman Park Dong-ho, has announced his participation in this year's Seoul mayoral election. The change of mayor of South Korea's largest city will also directly affect the economic direction in the next five years.
The conservative candidate for mayor is Lee Guangxue. Lee Guangxue's policy agenda proposes changing the Chinese name of Seoul from Hancheng to Seoul. The English name of Seoul is Seoul. Seoul, as the transliteration of Seoul, is more in line with Seoul's positioning as an international metropolis.
Park Dong-ho proposed a plan to renovate Cheonggyecheon Stream. He planned to renovate Cheonggyecheon Stream in two to three years to solve the problem of Seoul's stinking sewers and restore the beautiful scenery of green trees and gurgling streams to the residents on both sides of Cheonggyecheon Stream.
In order to compete with Park Dong-ho, Lee Guangxue also prepared a renovation plan for old and dilapidated small communities. Lee Guangxue promised that if he is elected as the mayor of Seoul, he will strive to promote the renovation plan of old and dilapidated small communities in Seoul, upgrade and renovate the old communities built in the 1980s and 1990s in Seoul, and provide a more livable modern living environment for the citizens of Seoul.
Song Yi is a member of the Hyundai family. Li Guangxue used to be the president of Hyundai Construction. Hyundai Construction has now been renamed Eshan Construction and become a subsidiary of Eshan Group.
Eshan Construction has been deeply involved in the real estate projects of the New Asia Group. It is said that Li Guangxue has visited Zhou Mengjiu, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and Zheng Enxuan, chairman of Eshan Group, hoping that they can work on Song Yi and remain neutral between him and Park Donghao.
Li Guangxue's reason was also very reasonable. If Park Dong-ho won the Seoul mayoral election, Song Woo-seok would win the presidential election in December.
Then the mayor of Seoul and the president of South Korea are both progressives, and the South Korean government will be very strong in the next five years, which is not a good thing for the Hyundai family. Although Song Yi is mediating, it is obvious who will benefit the most if Song Yuxi is elected president.
For Hyundai Motor, which aims to enter the global automobile market, can Song Woo-seok's election as president help it defeat strong rivals such as Volkswagen and Toyota?
Chen Zaican didn't know whether Li Guangxue's plan to alienate the two was successful, but Zhou Mengjiu did find Song Yi for a secret talk. Except for Song Yi, Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengzhun did not appear at Park Donghao's campaign rally.
For modern families, they can support Song Woo-seok to become the president of South Korea, but there is no need for them to support Park Dong-ho to become the mayor of Seoul like Song Yi.
On the contrary, if Lee Guangxue becomes the mayor of Seoul, it may bring more benefits to the Hyundai family. Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Group and Asan Group may obtain more projects during Lee Guangxue's term as mayor.
Chen Zaican knew that Song Yi had actually been eyeing the big fat piece of meat, the Cheonggyecheon renovation project. The total investment in the entire Cheonggyecheon renovation project was about 600 billion won, equivalent to 3.6 billion yuan.
In fact, it is not just Song Yi. Jin Nanyong, the former executive director of Shinhan Media, has also been eyeing this renovation project for a long time. Jin Nanyong not only has a close relationship with Li Guangxue, but also has a good relationship with the current mayor Song She.
It was thanks to Kim Nam-yong's push that Song Seol agreed to include the Cheonggyecheon renovation plan in Seoul's 2003 fiscal budget.
Gao She's term is about to end. Whether Li Guangxue or Park Donghao is elected as the mayor of Seoul, they will both promote the Cheonggyecheon renovation project. The only difference is which builder will carry out the specific renovation project. After all, demolition is a thankless task no matter in which country. I have to go out for something now. I will continue writing when I come back tonight. I will make up for what I owe you. You can read it tomorrow morning.
(End of this chapter)