Although Zhou Shulan had a premonition, she still couldn't hide her sadness. Song Yi was very calm and drove Zhou Shulan to Asan Hospital, where Zhou Zhengyong's funeral was held. After the funeral, Zhou Zhengyong's body was transferred to the family cemetery in Gyeonggi Province for burial.
Song Yi drove Zhou Shulan to Eshan Hospital. As relatives, they wanted to say goodbye to Zhou Zhengyong. Zhou Zhengyong's body would be sent to the crematorium near Eshan Hospital for cremation.
When Song Yi arrived at the hospital, Zhou Mengxian's family had already arrived. They were the first to arrive at the hospital after hearing the news. It was also the first time that Song Yi met Zhou Mengxian's three children, the eldest daughter Zhou Zhiyi, the second daughter Zhou Zhuyi and the son Zhou Mingxuan.
Zheng Enxuan had already changed into white mourning clothes. She brought her three children to greet Zhou Shulan, and then introduced them to Song Yi.
"This is your cousin Yi, Song Yi, who is also the executive director of Eshan Group. Zhiyi, if you don't understand something at work, you can ask him for advice." Zheng Enxuan instructed her daughter.
Zhou Zhiyi is Zhou Mengxian's eldest daughter and Zhou Zhengyong's most beloved granddaughter. She had obviously cried once on the way here.
Zhou Shulan is Zhou Mengxian's cousin. According to seniority, Zhou Zhiyi should call Zhou Shulan cousin aunt. However, in order to show the close relationship between the two families, Zheng Enxuan asked Zhou Zhiyi and his two siblings to directly call Zhou Shulan aunt.
Zhou Zhiyi looked at Song Yi curiously. She had heard of Song Yi's name a long time ago, and Zhou Mengxian and Zheng Enxuan had always praised him.
"I've heard of cousin Yi's name a long time ago. It's because he chased away the campus belle of our Seoul University." Zhou Zhiyi said.
When Kim Tae-hee became an Internet celebrity because of her photos of "Mineral Water Girl", Zhou Zhiyi noticed this junior from the same school.
As soon as Kim Tae-hee entered the school, she was selected as the campus belle of Seoul University because of her beauty from all angles. The photos of "Mineral Water Sister" made Kim Tae-hee famous both inside and outside the school.
Zheng Enxuan was helpless, "When my mother was studying, we didn't have such a thing as selecting school beauties."
Zhou Zhiyi hugged Zheng Enxuan, "Mom is studying at Ewha Womans University, and the school is full of girls. How could anyone choose the school beauty? The school beauty is always chosen by boys, okay?"
At this time, Zhou Mengxian called Zhou Zhiyi and his two siblings over and reminded them of the precautions for today. Zhou Mengxian had many friends coming over today, and they couldn't be rude.
Zheng Enxuan only found out today that Kim Tae-hee is not only a contracted artist of Shin Asia Entertainment, but also Song Yi's girlfriend.
"Why didn't you mention that Kim Tae-hee was your girlfriend when I visited New Asia Entertainment last time?" Zheng Enxuan asked Song Yi. Zheng Enxuan seldom reads entertainment news, so she is not as well-informed as Zhou Zhiyi.
"Tae Hee is still studying. In order not to affect her studies, it is better to keep the relationship low-key," said Song Yi.
Zheng Enxuan nodded, "You think about things more maturely, and no one can predict the future. We don't know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident." Zheng Enxuan's face was slightly sad. Perhaps she was also worried.
Song Yi wanted to lighten the mood, "If your aunt were 20 years younger, she would definitely be admitted to Seoul University, and you would definitely be the campus beauty."
As the saying goes, a widow is pretty, and she is in mourning. Zheng Enxuan is wearing white mourning clothes, and she looks fragile, but she is also a bit charming.
Zheng Enxuan blushed, glared at Song Yi, and looked at her husband not far away with a guilty look. "What nonsense are you talking about? You have no respect for your parents. By the way, the headquarters office address of Eshan Group has been selected. We have rented the 9th to 11th floors in Building 63. We have reserved separate offices for you and Director Li. Please give me your own opinions on how to decorate your own office."
The 63 Building is currently the tallest building in South Korea, located in Yeouido, on the banks of the Han River. The building is 249 meters high, with three underground floors, 60 floors below, and 63 floors on the top, hence the name.
The 63 Building held the title of the tallest building in South Korea until it was surpassed by Mokdong Hyperion Center Phase 1 Tower A next year.
This skyscraper was built in 1985 and was planned and constructed by Korea Life Insurance. It can be seen that insurance companies are very rich no matter which country they are in.
The 63rd Building has appeared in many Korean variety shows. The first meeting of Winnie and his wife in "We Got Married" was in the 63rd Building, and Park Myung-soo accepted the challenge of cleaning the windows in the 63rd Building in "Infinite Challenge". Of course, Park Myung-soo's windows are not as good as those of the girls in the live broadcast room.
If Zhou Mengxian goes to jail, Eshan Group will be leaderless. Song Yi estimates that he will spend more time in Eshan Group in the next few months.
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look in two days. I'll take a look at the size of the office. If possible, I'd like to put a folding bed in the office and be ready for battle at any time." Song Yi said.
Zheng Enxuan might have thought of something else. "You're talking nonsense again. Looks like I have to find you a male assistant so that you can behave yourself."
Song Yi was stunned. Before he could explain, the other brothers of the Zhou family had arrived, including Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Menggen, Zhou Mengzhun, Zhou Mengyun and Zhou Mengri, as well as Zhou Zhengyong's daughter Zhou Qingji.
Zhou Zhengyong's four surviving brothers and his only surviving sister Zhou Xiyong also rushed to the hospital. The hospital was full of Zhou family relatives.
In fact, the traditional mourning clothes in Korea are white. The reason why we see Korean funerals wearing black mourning clothes in movies and TV dramas is actually influenced by Japan. Korea was colonized by Japan for 35 years. In 1934, the "Etiquette Code" promulgated by the Korean Governor-General's Office regulated the regulations of Korean weddings, funerals and sacrifices.
According to Korean tradition, a two-lined filial piety badge represents close relatives, while a single line represents more distant relatives or friends. For example, Lee Byung-kyu, as Zhou Zhengyong's secretary, wore a black filial piety badge with a single line.
After Kim Jong-hyun of the group SHINee passed away, the other four members of the group all wore mourning certificates with two black lines to express their brotherly friendship with Kim Jong-hyun.
Zhou Shiyong said to Zhou Mengjiu: "My eldest brother has passed away, so we have to publish an obituary to the media. Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Group, Eshan Group, and other subsidiaries should all publish it on their official websites."
The men in the Zhou family discussed it and decided to set up a funeral committee for Zhou Zhengyong, with Zhou Mengjiu as the chairman.
The list of the funeral committee includes the first generation of the Zhou family: the second brother Zhou Renyong, chairman of Halla Group; the third brother Zhou Shunyong, chairman of Xingyu Group; the fourth brother Zhou Shiyong, chairman of Hyundai Industrial Development Group; the sixth brother Zhou Xiangyong, chairman of KCC Group. The second generation of the Zhou family: Zhou Mengjiu, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group; Zhou Menggen, chairman of Hyundai Department Store; Zhou Mengxian; Zhou Mengjun, chairman of Hyundai Group; Zhou Mengyun, chairman of Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance; Zhou Mengri, chairman of Hyundai Enterprise Finance. It is worth noting that Zheng Enxuan, as the chairman of Eshan Group, and Song Yi, as the executive director of Eshan Group, both appeared on the list of the funeral committee.
Zheng Enxuan is the only female family member on the funeral committee list, and Song Yi is the only third-generation member of the modern family.
Zhou Zhengyong's fifth brother Zhou Xinyong died in 1962. Zhou Zhengyong used his name to set up the Xinyong Research Foundation. Zhou Xinyong's widow Zhang Zhenzi has been the chairman of the Modern College.
The reason why Song Yi asked Zhou Shulan to come to South Korea to recognize her relatives was to be included in the list of Zhou Zhengyong's funeral committee.
As mentioned earlier, Zhou Zhengyong's funeral was a social event for celebrities from South Korea's political and business circles. The core figures of the Hyundai family were naturally on the list of Zhou Zhengyong's funeral committee, which was also a display of power.
If Song Yi was not the key person connecting Song Woo-sik and the Hyundai family, he would not be qualified to be on the funeral committee list just based on his positions as executive director of Eshan Group and president of New Asia Entertainment.
Didn't you see that none of Zhou Mengjiu's cousins were included in the funeral committee? At the funeral, Zhou Mengxian also took Zheng Enxuan and Song Yi to meet the northern delegation of the peninsula and representatives of relevant government departments.
In fact, there is a technique to ranking the funeral committee. It is not ranked according to seniority, but ranked according to company assets. Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengzhun, Zhou Mengxian & Zheng Enxuan are ranked at the top, and Song Yi is ranked at the end, and just in front of him happens to be Zhou Mengri, who dislikes Song Yi.
The mourning hall for Zhou Zhengyong has been set up in Eshan Hospital, where his relatives will welcome guests who come to mourn and prepare food for them.
A large number of media reporters have gathered outside the hospital, carrying all kinds of cameras. Zhou Zhengyong's death is a focal event on the peninsula.
They are concerned about whether the North will send a delegation, who will be in the delegation, and who will lead it. After all, there has never been a precedent of the North sending a high-level delegation to visit South Korea before.
In addition, they want to see who Samsung, LG, SK, Lotte, Hanjin, and Doosan will send to attend the funeral to judge the quality of the relationship between the Hyundai family and other chaebol families.
After all, Zhou Zhengyong belongs to a generation of chaebols and was once the richest man in South Korea. Only Chen Bingzhe, the founder of Samsung, can be compared with him in seniority. Now, other chaebol chairmen are juniors in front of Zhou Zhengyong.
If the Samsung family only sent Chen Zairong to attend Zhou Zhengyong's funeral, it would undoubtedly be disrespectful. This is the Samsung family's contempt for the Hyundai family.
On the morning of the 24th, Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Group, Eshan Group, and other Hyundai subsidiaries released Zhou Zhengyong's obituary on their official websites: Mr. Zhou Zhengyong, the founder of Hyundai Group, passed away at 20:07 yesterday evening at the age of 86.
Mr. Zhou Zhengyong advocated "creativity, pioneering, fortitude and diligence", which is the precious modern spirit he left us.
He is not only an outstanding business leader, but also a pioneer in promoting peace between the North and the South.
The obituary finally announced the location of the funeral and the list of the modern family's funeral committee.
If the media conference held at the Hyundai Group headquarters on March 20 was Song Yi's first appearance as a member of the Hyundai family in front of the Korean public, then the announcement of the list of the funeral committee once again confirmed that Song Yi has become a core member of the Hyundai family.
The Korea Federation of Employers, South Korea's largest business association, even called the president to request a state funeral for Zhou Zhengyong. Commentators from KBS, MBC and SBS in South Korea are also seriously discussing whether Zhou Zhengyong is qualified for a state funeral.
After seeing the list of the funeral committee published in the media, Zhong Heng, the representative director of Au Entertainment Agency, was a little angry, "Damn, who are you trying to scare with such a big scene!" He knew that Song Hye Kyo's contract termination could not be delayed any longer. There will be an important female protagonist in the next chapter. Guess who it is?
(End of this chapter)