Among the three brothers Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengxian and Zhou Mengzhun, Zhou Mengjiu is undoubtedly the strongest. Hyundai Motor is the biggest revenue source in Hyundai Group.
The eldest son Zhou Mengbi passed away, and Zhou Mengjiu was naturally the legitimate son. If Zhou Mengxian gave up his position to Zhou Mengjiu, then Zhou Mengjiu, who was the most powerful, would probably be able to manage the Hyundai Group with an iron fist and deal with the CEOs of various subsidiaries of the Hyundai Group. When the Hyundai Group was reunited, Zhou Mengxian would never have a chance to turn the tables.
However, if Zhou Mengxian gave way to Zhou Mengzhun, the situation would naturally be different. Zhou Mengzhun's prestige is not as high as Zhou Mengjiu's. Even if he took over the position of chairman of Hyundai Group, it would take at least five or six years to sort out the group's complex personnel relations.
If Zhou Mengxian can manage Hyundai Electronics and Hyundai Construction well, and wait until the Hyundai Group gets into trouble again, Zhou Mengxian can return to the company as a savior, and then he can clear the obstacles and take over the Hyundai Group again.
Although Zhou Mengjiu led Hyundai Motor to leave Hyundai Group, there are still many old people in Hyundai Group who support Zhou Mengjiu. When Zhou Mengzhun took over as the chairman of Hyundai Group, he had to take action against the old people who supported Zhou Mengjiu, transfer them from important positions, and gradually replace them with his own people.
Zhou Mengxian first used Zhou Mengzhun to eliminate Zhou Mengjiu's power in the Hyundai Group, allowing Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengzhun's supporters to fight each other in the Hyundai Group, while he watched from the sidelines.
After Zhou Mengzhun eliminates Zhou Mengjiu's power in the Hyundai Group, Zhou Mengxian, who has returned, will eliminate those who support Zhou Mengzhun. At that time, the Hyundai Group will only have voices supporting Zhou Mengxian, and he will be able to completely control the Hyundai Group in a real sense.
Song Yi suggested that Zhou Mengxian give up the position of chairman of Hyundai Group as a way of retreating to advance, but Zhou Mengxian became even more ruthless and directly prepared to let Zhou Mengzhun take over the position of chairman, causing internal friction between Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengzhun.
He took over Hyundai Group again only after Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengzhun’s strength was almost exhausted.
Song Yi reminded Zhou Mengxian, "Uncle Mengxian, although the idea is good, Uncle Mengzhun is a smart man. Even if you are willing to step down, he may not agree to take over as chairman. Unless you convince Uncle Mengzhun that you will never be able to take over Hyundai Group."
Zhou Mengxian threw out the chairmanship and control of Hyundai Group to attract Zhou Mengzhun and Zhou Mengjiu to fight, but Zhou Mengzhun may not take the bait.
Zhou Mengxian wanted Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengzhun to fight each other, and maybe Zhou Mengzhun also wanted to benefit from the conflict between the snipe and the clam. If Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengxian didn't decide who would win or lose, Zhou Mengzhun would definitely not join the game.
"In order to promote peace talks between the North and the South, I sent a political donation to the North through Hyundai Esan. The amount was as high as 100 billion won. If Meng Jun knew that I misappropriated company funds, he would definitely not give up the opportunity to force me out of office." Zhou Mengxian was silent for a long time, but still revealed this shocking secret.
Zhou Mengxian saw that Song Yi looked calm, "You don't seem surprised at all?"
Song Yi certainly knew about this 100 billion won political donation, and this became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Zhou Mengxian.
After Zhou Zhengyong passed away, Hyundai Heavy Industries became independent and Zhou Mengxian lost control of the Hyundai Group. Hyundai Eshan became the only company under Zhou Mengxian's control.
In order to gain a monopoly on economic cooperation between the north and south of the peninsula, Zhou Mengxian donated a huge sum of 500 million yuan to the North.
When the incident was exposed by the media, the Korean people were furious, and Zhou Mengxian was also summoned by the prosecutors for investigation and was deeply involved in the lawsuit. Finally, Zhou Mengxian, unable to bear the pressure, jumped from the Hyundai Group headquarters building.
After Zhou Mengxian jumped off the Hyundai Group, Zhou Mengjiu also rushed to the scene of Zhou Mengxian's suicide and stayed there for ten minutes. Only then was the dispute between Zhou Mengjiu and Zhou Mengxian over the successor to the Hyundai Group officially declared over.
After Zhou Mengxian passed away, his wife Zheng Enxuan inherited Zhou Mengxian's will and successfully retained the control of Hyundai Group under the pursuit of Zhou Mengzhun and Zhou Xiangyong. Zhou Xiangyong is Zhou Mengxian's sixth uncle and the chairman of KCC Group.
Koreans also believe that the dead are the greatest. Since Zhou Mengxian has passed away, the prosecutors naturally cannot continue to embarrass his wife Zheng Enxuan and daughter Zhou Zhiyi. It can be said that Zhou Mengxian used his death to pave a way for his wife and daughter to live. Zheng Enxuan was able to play the emotional card with the media and let Zhou Mengzhun voluntarily give up the acquisition of Hyundai Group.
Zhou Mengxian seemed to realize something, and his expression suddenly changed. "I haven't told anyone in the family about this. Where did you get the news?"
Song Yi couldn't bear it, so he exposed the bloody truth, "Uncle Meng Xian, there are some things you think you have concealed very well, but in fact, the outside world has already speculated about them."
"Whether it's the Mount Kumgang tourism plan or the Kaesong Industrial Park, the inter-Korean economic cooperation projects are all exclusive. South Korean companies want to get a piece of the pie, but they are ruthlessly rejected by the North, which has long aroused dissatisfaction and suspicion in the South Korean business community."
"The person who helped you handle the money has leaked the secret to other members of the family. There are only two reasons why they did not disclose the news through the media."
"First, the old man is still alive, and they are afraid that he will be stimulated. Second, Zhong Xiaotong has not stepped down yet. If the political donation case is exposed, they are also afraid of revenge from Zhong Xiaotong. Uncle Meng Xian, in fact, your weaknesses have long been clearly seen by your opponents." Song Yi said in one breath.
If Zhou Mengxian was ruthless, Zhou Mengjiu was definitely more ruthless. In 1996, Zhou Zhengyong transferred Zhou Mengjiu to Hyundai Motor.
At that time, the control of Hyundai Motor was still in the hands of Zhou Shiyong and his son. Although Zhou Mengjiu was Zhou Zhengyong's biological son, he could only compete with his uncle Zhou Shiyong.
Zhou Zhengyong secretly instructed his son to "take action" against his uncle. Zhou Mengjiu learned the cruelty of his father and the truth that brothers do not need to show mercy. He acted vigorously and quickly drove Zhou Shiyong and his son out of Hyundai Motor.
Song Yi believed that Zhou Mengjiu had placed enough people around Zhou Zhengyong, Zhou Mengxian, Zhou Mengzhun and Hyundai Group, and Zhou Mengxian's every move was actually under Zhou Mengjiu's eyes.
After listening to Song Yi's analysis, Zhou Mengxian's heart was already half cold, and he forced himself to go to Song Yi's house as a guest. Even if he had urgent matters to deal with today, out of courtesy, he still had to go to Song Yi's house to say hello to Zhou Shulan.
Zhou Shulan welcomed Zhou Mengxian's arrival. She put away her apron and prepared to have a couple of drinks with Zhou Mengxian. Kim Tae-hee set the dining table in the living room and placed the tableware.
Song Yi introduced Kim Tae Hee, "Uncle Mengxian, this is my girlfriend Kim Tae Hee, who is currently studying at Seoul University."
Zhou Mengxian took a look at Kim Tae-hee. He recognized that Kim Tae-hee was the heroine of the Samdasu commercial. She was indeed very outstanding in appearance.
Zhou Mengxian glanced at Song Yi. If Song Yi wanted to achieve greater success in Korea, marriage with a chaebol was the only way. Having a powerful Yue family could lend a hand to you at a critical moment. Although Kim Tae-hee's family background was good, it was not good enough for Song Yi.
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