Chung Ju-yung was born in Asan-ri, Tongcheon County, Gangwon Province. In 1978, Ju Zhengyong established a charitable foundation named Asan Social Welfare Foundation, and built several hospitals in places in South Korea that lacked medical equipment.

According to Korean law, only the government, non-profit foundations and doctors can open medical institutions. Seoul Asan Medical Center is a private hospital established by Hyundai Group through a non-profit foundation.

This hospital is the largest and most advanced hospital in South Korea. It can receive tens of thousands of patients a day and perform more than 200 difficult operations. It has been voted as the most respected hospital by Koreans for many years.

Zhou Shulan entered the hospital lobby and found a coffee shop in it. She couldn't help but sigh, "I found that Koreans really like to drink coffee. There are coffee shops all over the streets of Seoul, and there are even coffee shops in hospitals."

"I've seen the statistics. Koreans drink an average of 12.3 cups of coffee a week. There are 18,000 coffee shops in the Seoul area. Seoul is also the city with the most Starbucks stores in the world. It's normal to set up a coffee shop in a hospital," Song Yi commented.

Zhou Shulan called the contact person of Hyundai Group, and Zhou Shulan and Song Yi went to the coffee shop to wait for someone. After a while, a middle-aged man in a suit and glasses came to the coffee shop. When the hospital staff saw him, they all greeted him.

He went to the coffee shop to look for his target, and then walked straight towards Zhou Shulan and her son.

The middle-aged man was very polite. "Hello, are you Ms. Zhou Shulan? I am Li Bingkui, the chief secretary of Chairman Zhou. I was the one who contacted you before."

When Song Yi heard this, he knew that Li Bingkui was Zhou Zhengyong's close associate. The chief of staff is also the chief secretary. For example, the chief of staff of the Blue House has been a formal ministerial position since 1960, and generally only the absolute confidant can hold this position.

Later, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the opposition party in South Korea, was investigated, and his secretary, Jeon, later committed suicide at home to prove his innocence. There is a Korean drama "Assistant Officer", which actually describes the daily life of this position.

Zhou Shulan shook hands with Li Bingkui and said, "Hello, Director Li, thank you for your hard work."

Li Bingkui was very respectful. "It's okay. The president's business is my business. Who is this?"

Zhou Shulan introduced, "His name is Song Yi, and he is my second son."

Song Yi greeted politely, "Hello, Director Li."

Li Bingkui led the way, chatting with Zhou Shulan and her son from time to time. Zhou Zhengyong has resigned from all positions in the Hyundai Group and currently only retains the position of honorary chairman.

Seeing that Song Yi was well-spoken and Zhou Shulan was wearing expensive clothes, Li Bingkui also inquired about the identities of Song Yi and his mother.

He thought to himself, "Isn't it said that border states are very poor? They are not much better than North Korea. Many Koreans from border states come to South Korea to work illegally. The president's niece obviously comes from a wealthy family."

Song Yi gave a brief introduction, saying that he had an advertising company in Yanjing and an entertainment agency in Seoul.

Parents like to praise their children in front of outsiders, and Zhou Shulan is no exception. "Song Yi won two awards, one gold and one silver, at the Korean Advertising Awards last year. He is the producer of the Samdasu commercial."

Li Bingkui recalled the news about Song Yi and Chen Fuzhen hugging at the advertising awards ceremony. "I read in the newspaper. It seems that President Song is also the executive director of Shinhan Media?"

Shinhan Media was previously part of Samsung Group, but later separated from Samsung to become an independent company. The relationship between Hyundai Group's Cho Jung-young and Samsung founder Chen Bingzhe is not very harmonious, but the second generation of the Samsung family and the second generation of the Hyundai family maintain a good relationship.

Chen Fuzhen later attended the wedding of the eldest son of Zhou Mengkui, chairman of Hyundai Industrial Development Group. Zhou Mengkui is the son of Zhou Zhengyong's fourth brother Zhou Shiyong. After Zhou Mengzhun resigned as the chairman of the Korean Football Association, Zhou Mengkui took over the position of chairman of the Korean Football Association.

Song Yi was very polite. "I am the junior, Director Li, you are the elder, just call me by my name. I have some shares in New Korea Media, and I am mainly responsible for the advertising business in China."

Li Bingkui also asked about Song Yi's entertainment agency. When he learned that Shin Asia Entertainment signed Moon Geun-young, he was a little surprised. It seemed that Shin Asia Entertainment also had great potential.

"My wife likes "Autumn in My Heart" very much, and she also likes the little Eun-hee in the play," said Lee Byung-kyu.

"Thank you, Director Li. I will tell Genying to keep working hard." Song Yi replied.

Song Yi did not mention sending Moon Geun-young a signed poster. For a big group executive like Lee Byung-kyu, he really looked down on a small actor like Moon Geun-young. The social status of Korean artists is already very low, unless they are famous actors in Chungmuro.

Li Bingkui took Zhou Shulan to the intensive care unit of the hospital, then gently closed the door and walked to Zhou Zhengyong who was half-lying on the bed, leaning forward completely, "President, Ms. Zhou Shulan is here, and next to her is her second son Song Yi."

Zhou Zhengyong opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Shulan, and raised his hand. Li Bingkui understood what he meant and said to Zhou Shulan, "Ms. Zhou, please step forward for a moment. The president wants to see you up close."

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Zhou Shulan and murmured to himself, "Really, you look so much like my little sister."

Zhou Shulan looked at the thin old man on the hospital bed and saw that Zhou Zhengyong had difficulty speaking. She couldn't help but feel sad, "You should have a good rest and take care of yourself."

Li Bingkui was very considerate and handed Zhou Shulan a stool. Zhou Shulan sat in front of the bed and chatted with Zhou Zhengyong.

Perhaps seeing relatives he had never met before, Zhou Zhengyong looked much better. He asked Zhou Shulan kindly, "Zhenyong is the only daughter you have. How about you? How many children do you have?"

Zhou Shulan replied, "Two, both sons."

Zhou Zhengyong was very pleased. "It's good to have a son. More sons means more blessings. I have eight sons and one daughter. Fortunately, they are all very filial. The one next to you is your youngest son, right? Come here, little guy, let me see you."

Song Yi stood in front of Zhou Zhengyong, bent down and greeted, "Hello, President Zhou." Li Bingkui walked to Zhou Zhengyong, introduced Song Yi's identity, and praised him.

Zhou Zhengyong likes capable young people, "Great, great, you are indeed a young and promising man with a good appearance, no worse than Yixuan." Zhou Yixuan is Zhou Mengjiu's son and Zhou Zhengyong's most valued grandson. Zhou Yixuan later succeeded his father Zhou Mengjiu as the chairman of Hyundai Motor.

Zhou Shulan said sadly, "Our eldest son used to work at the customs, but he died in the line of duty."

The eldest son, Zhou Mengbi, is Zhou Zhengyong's most favored son. He was previously the president of Hyundai Steel. When Zhou Zhengyong went on a business trip to the United States, Zhou Mengbi went to Gimpo Airport to see him off.

After seeing his father off, Zhou Mengbi decided to go to Ulsan to visit his aunt Zhou Xiyong. He and Zhou Xiyong had a very good relationship, and Mengbi was almost raised by his aunt.

He stayed at his aunt's house until midnight. Zhou Xiyong persuaded Zhou Mengbi to stay overnight, but Zhou Mengbi thought that there were still many things to deal with on the construction site and insisted on leaving. Almost all the men in the modern family are workaholics, which is also influenced by the group's founder Zhou Zhengyong.

As a result, when Zhou Mengbi's car was driving on the Gyeongbu Expressway, it collided head-on with a large truck loaded with steel on the opposite side. Before the driver could react, Zhou Mengbi and the driver died on the spot. It is worth mentioning that the Gyeongbu Expressway was also built by Hyundai Group. So far, some people say that Zhou Mengbi's traffic accident was not an accident, but a conspiracy of power struggle.

As a country deeply influenced by China's Confucian culture, South Korea has retained many etiquette and pays attention to the order of seniority, so the "primogeniture system" is still established in the Zhou family.

When Zhou Zhengyong became a wealthy man in the 1930s, he took his younger siblings to his side to take care of them. Because Zhou Zhengyong was a traditional family patriarch, he believed that the eldest brother was the father and that women should not interfere in politics. This traditional thinking also laid the seeds for the subsequent division and infighting of modern families.

When Zhou Zhengyong heard that Zhou Shulan's eldest son had passed away, he felt the same pain and patted the back of Zhou Shulan's hand. "Things have already happened. Don't dwell on the sadness of the past. We still have to look forward. Has your eldest son started a family?"

After all these years, Zhou Shulan has developed a strong heart. "I am married and have a lovely daughter."

Zhou Zhengyong sighed, what use is a daughter? After she gets married, she can't be with her parents.

Zhou Zhengyong favored boys over girls, and there was a dispute over the legal status of the sons in the Zhou family. If his mistresses outside gave birth to boys, he would bring them home to be raised by his wife. If they were girls, he would give them two apartments and two popular shops in department stores, but he would not allow his daughters to recognize their ancestral roots.

Zhou Zhengyong's wife has never been involved in the family business since she got married. Instead, because she does housework diligently every day, visiting guests mistaken her for a maid.

Zhou Zhengyong cheered up and instructed Song Yi, "Your mother only has you to rely on now, so you have to be filial to her." He still held the traditional concept of raising children to provide for her in her old age.

Zhou Zhengyong said to Zhou Shulan: "Your mother Zhenyong is my youngest sister. She later married to North Korea. As a result, due to the war, we haven't seen each other for decades, and we haven't even heard from each other."

"Now that I see you are doing well, I feel relieved," Zhou Zhengyong said. The possibility that his youngest sister was suffering in the north became a source of worry for Zhou Zhengyong in his later years.

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Song Yi, as if he saw a younger version of himself, and couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Song Yi, I heard from Bingkui that you own an advertising company and an entertainment agency. South Korea has a small land area and a small population. Even if you monopolize the entertainment industry, you won't make much money. Because the economic scale of the entertainment industry is so small, and the ceiling is there."

"If you want to start a business, you have to start with people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and make everyone dependent on your company's products and services. The reason why I became rich was that I bought someone else's rice and noodle shop," said Zhou Zhengyong.

"No matter where you do business, you must have a good relationship with the government. Having a good relationship with the government does not mean you can do good business, but if you don't have a good relationship with the government, you will definitely not do well in business."

"**** must be maintained, but don't get yourself trapped in it. We need to be the balance, not the weights. It is better to bet on both ends than to put all the chips on the table. Otherwise, once you lose, you will be left with nothing and will not be able to make a comeback." Zhou Zhengyong continued.

Song Yi humbly accepted the advice, "I understand. Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, when the world was divided into three parts by Wei, Shu and Wu, the aristocratic families were not affected by the war. Zhuge Liang served as the prime minister of Shu, and his brother Zhuge Jin served as the general of Wu. No matter which side finally unified the Three Kingdoms, the family could be guaranteed to continue."

Zhou Zhengyong smiled and said, "You are right. Regardless of whether a progressive or conservative party is elected president, we just need to cooperate with the government. There is no need to oppose them. Don't establish personal relationships with these politicians. They only care about interests, not friends."

"If you have a good relationship with the president and feel that your economic ideas are consistent, then you should seize the time to develop your business. If you feel that the president's economic policies are not conducive to the development of your business, then you can slow down your pace, do some superficial work, and wait for him to step down. Anyway, the president of South Korea can only serve for a maximum of five years." Zhou Zhengyong perfectly explained the saying "Presidents come and go, but chaebols remain."

Zhou Shulan was horrified when she heard this and couldn't help interrupting their conversation, "Uncle, don't teach Song Yi these things. His future career focus will be in the mainland, not Korea."

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Zhou Shulan meaningfully, but since this was the first time Zhou Shulan called him uncle, he still had to give his niece some face.

"By the way, let me say one last thing. In South Korea, you can offend the media, offend Japanese people, and even offend the president, but try not to offend American capital. The United States may seem far away from us, across the vast Pacific Ocean, but it is our neighbor that we cannot move away." Zhou Zhengyong sighed.

Song Yi couldn't help but ask, "What if I really offend American capital? What should I do?"

Zhou Zhengyong's eyes gleamed, "Then find a way to negotiate with them. These people are profit-driven and greedy. As long as you can come up with enough bargaining chips in exchange."

"For 100 percent profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with 300 percent profit, it dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging. Negotiation skills are nothing more than compromise and exchange," said Zhou Zhengyong.

Li Bingkui stepped forward to remind, "The president is already very tired today, and the visiting hours have exceeded the doctor's instructions. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Zhou Zhengyong looked at Song Yi, as if he saw a younger version of himself, ambitious, with a strong enterprising spirit, full of wisdom, and good at forbearance.

Zhou Zhengyong originally wanted to arrange Song Yi to be a senior executive in Hyundai Group, but he was a little exhausted when he thought of the open and secret struggles among his sons. It was not clear whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing for him to arrange Song Yi to join Hyundai Group at this time, and Song Yi did not seem like the kind of person who was willing to be inferior to others.

If it really doesn't work, it's better to leave some stocks to Zhou Shulan and her son, so that they don't have to participate in the operation of Hyundai Group. If Song Yi needs funds to start a business, he can sell the stocks to meet the emergency. When the fifth brother Meng Xianxian comes to the hospital, I will discuss it with him, Zhou Zhengyong thought.

I will take time to spend with my family during the May Day holiday, update once a day, and try to have as many words as possible.

(End of this chapter)