"UnionPay cards cannot be used for the time being, but any commercial bank in South Korea can exchange RMB into Korean won, which is very convenient. It's okay, I have money in my card, you can swipe it with confidence." Song Yi assured Zhou Shulan and quietly put a credit card in her hand.

With the support of her son, Zhou Shulan suddenly felt more confident and took Kim Tae-hee and the others for a stroll.

There are no famous jewelry brands in Korea. Not only are the products expensive, but the styles are also not good-looking. Finally, Zhou Shulan visited several luxury stores on Song Yi's suggestion.

Despite Zhou Shulan's strong persuasion, Kim Tae-hee only picked a Bulgari necklace, and Kim Hee-won reluctantly accepted the Cartier earrings that Song Yi helped to choose. The two gifts cost more than 20,000 yuan in total.

Although Zhou Shulan wanted Jin Taixi to pick some more gifts, she firmly refused. Jin Xiyuan was actually embarrassed to accept the gift, but Song Yi persuaded her.

"The reason why I asked you to accompany my mother shopping today is that I have an important task for you. You can think of these gifts as my advance payment to you." Song Yi persuaded Jin Xiyuan.

Kim Hee-won smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie, and thank you Tae-hee too." Kim Hee-won thought that Zhou Shulan loved her because she loved everyone in her.

Kim Tae Hee asked her boyfriend, "What mission?"

Song Yi said: "My mother is coming to Korea this time to visit an elder in the family. Their family is quite prominent, so I need to buy some clothes for my mother. The style of clothing should be dignified yet elegant, graceful yet luxurious. As for the budget, there is no upper limit."

Kim Tae-hee suddenly understood that she wanted Zhou Shulan to look like a rich person, but not like a nouveau riche with no taste.

When Kim Tae-hee and her sisters heard this, they thought they were good at this, so they took their future mother-in-law into one high-end fashion store after another.

The most expensive items were a Prada handbag and a Dior black fur coat. These two alone cost more than 100,000 yuan. Adding other clothes and jewelry, Song Yi spent a total of more than 200,000 yuan today.

Zhou Shulan felt a little pained and pulled Song Yi aside. "What's going on? Are you having trouble making ends meet? You just made some money and you're already showing off like this? The money you spent today could buy another house in Yanjing!"

Song Yi advised his mother, "Mom, these are necessary expenses and cannot be saved. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. My uncle is in the hospital, so he must be accompanied by family members."

"Rich people's politeness is only directed at people who are as rich as him or richer than him. If you don't want to be looked down upon by your great uncle's family, you'd better listen to me," said Song Yi.

Zhou Shulan retorted, "Nonsense, Xiyuan and Taixi would not be like this. When we make friends, we mainly look at whether the other person's values ​​are compatible with our own, not whether the other person has money."

Song Yi agreed, "You are right, but there are only a few wealthy children as polite as Tae Hee after all. The chaebol families have a natural arrogance towards ordinary people. Tae Hee has also come into contact with Chen Fuzhen from the Samsung family. Ask her what her impression of Chen Fuzhen is, is that right?"

Kim Tae-hee heard something, "Are your aunt's relatives very, very rich in Korea?" Otherwise, why would Song Yi mention Samsung's Chen Fuzhen for no reason.

Song Yi felt that there was no need to hide this from his girlfriend, "Yes, my grandmother is Zhou Zhengyong's youngest sister."

Zhou Shulan criticized her son, "How can you call an elder by his name? He's your great uncle. How rude! All your years of studying have been in vain!"

The Jin Xiyuan sisters were shocked. Of course, they had heard of Zhou Zhengyong's name. Jin Xiyuan asked Song Yi, "Are you talking about the Zhou Zhengyong we know?"

Zhou Zhengyong was the richest man in South Korea before. Every Korean has heard of his name. Before 2000, Hyundai Group was the top financial group in South Korea.

In September 2000, Hyundai Motor announced its separation from Hyundai Group. Hyundai's total assets dropped from 90 trillion won to 549 trillion won. Samsung Group had just surpassed Hyundai Group to become the largest conglomerate in South Korea. A complete Hyundai Group is actually more powerful than Samsung.

Kim Tae Hee was a little worried, "I heard that Chairman Zhou's health doesn't seem to be good."

This topic was a bit heavy, Song Yi said: "Chairman Zhou wanted to meet his sister's family, so my mother came to Seoul specially."

Song Yi knew that Zhou Zhengyong didn't have much time left, and his funeral arrangements had been almost completed, and the assets of Hyundai Group had also been divided up.

Zhou Zhengyong's eldest son Zhou Mengbi died young in a car accident in 1982. The second son Zhou Mengjiu inherited Hyundai Motor, and the third son Zhou Menggen inherited Hyundai Department Store.

The fourth son, Zhou Mengyu, was dismissed from the position of chairman of Hyundai Aluminum by his father. Unable to bear the pressure, he committed suicide by taking poison.

The fifth son Zhou Mengxian inherited Hyundai Group, the sixth son Zhou Mengzhun inherited Hyundai Heavy Industries, the seventh son Zhou Mengyun inherited Hyundai Marine Fire Insurance, and the eighth son Zhou Mengri inherited Hyundai Finance.

That is to say, Zhou Zhengyong still has six sons alive. The most capable ones, Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengxian and Zhou Mengzhun, are the most fiercely fighting. The dispute over the succession to the Hyundai Group is also called the Prince's Rebellion by the Korean media.

Now Hyundai Motor has left Hyundai Group, and when Zhou Zhengyong dies, Zhou Mengzhun will definitely leave Hyundai Group as soon as possible. Although Zhou Mengxian got the post of chairman of Hyundai Group as he wished, he took over a mess.

Because the most valuable automobile and shipbuilding businesses have all been divested, the remaining subsidiary businesses are all loss-making.

Song Yi brought Zhou Shulan to Seoul this time, of course not for Zhou Zhengyong's inheritance, because even if he wanted to share it, he wouldn't get much money.

If Zhou Zhengyong passed away, a funeral committee would definitely be set up. As the second generation of the Zhou family, Zhou Shulan would definitely appear on the list of the funeral committee.

The funeral of Zhou Zhengyong will undoubtedly be of a very high standard. The current President Zhong Xiaotong will definitely come to pay his respects. Other chaebol families and even North Korea have sent a four-member delegation to pay their respects. Various political and business leaders will also show up.

Let’s put it this way, Zhou Zhengyong’s funeral was a social event for celebrities from South Korea’s political and business circles, and it was also the best opportunity for him to make connections.

Koreans are very xenophobic, especially chaebol families. But if Song Yi becomes a Korean citizen, and his mother is the niece of Zhou Zhengyong of Hyundai Group, then Song Yi's identity barrier will no longer exist.

Although Song Yi is a branch of the Zhou family, other chaebol families also regard Song Yi as one of their own. As long as Song Yi is willing to abide by the rules they set, Song Yi will get an entry ticket to the power game of the upper class in South Korea.

Of course, this admission ticket can only guarantee that Song Yi's business rivals will not use certain extreme means to deal with him, allowing him to deeply involve himself in all walks of life in South Korea without any restrictions on industry access, and having a fair chance to compete with major conglomerates such as Samsung, Lotte, LG, and SK.

It is very difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea to grow big, because as long as your company shows some potential and has profit prospects, those big conglomerates will make an offer to acquire you. If you disagree, they will use their market advantages to suppress you, use administrative means to bring down your company, and then acquire you at a low price.

However, whether Song Yi can emerge in the upper class of South Korea and become a top chaebol depends on his own efforts and opportunities. After all, Chen Zaichan, the grandson of Chen Bingzhe of the Samsung family, had to face the dilemma of company bankruptcy. Moreover, Song Yi knew that Zhou Mengzhun was also Song Yuxi's competitor in the presidential election next year. It was because Song Yuxi joined forces with Zhou Mengzhun that he defeated the Grand National Party candidate Lee Hoi-chang by a slight advantage.

Song Yi thought, as Zhou Zhengyong's enemy, if Song Yuxi came to attend Zhou Zhengyong's funeral, when he saw Song Yi in the mourning hall, I believe Song Yuxi's face would be extremely interesting, right? Song Yi guessed with evil taste.

(End of this chapter)