Chapter 308 Guests from Jeju Island
It was noon and Jeju International Airport looked exceptionally busy under the shining sun.
A flight from Japan landed hastily, and Zhang Dacheng, dressed in a black suit, walked off the plane calmly.
There was a hint of fatigue on his old face, but his eyes were still calm and peaceful.
The bodyguards surrounded him as soon as he got off the plane, forming a tight human wall. They were all wearing the same black suits and had serious expressions.
Zhang Dacheng's pace was steady, and every step was in the night breeze. After passing through the arrival hall, the noise from the outside world was blocked by the thick glass door, and only his footsteps echoed in the empty hall.
The bodyguards moved in an orderly manner as several cars slowly drove into view, their headlights cutting through the night.
Zhang Dacheng stepped into a black car. A yellow-haired man in a black suit drove the car for him. Another man in a black suit who looked older than Zhang Dacheng sat in the back seat with him.
With the sound of the car door opening, the car merged into the night and slowly moved towards the core area of Jeju City.
"Otomo," Zhang Dacheng said to the sturdy old man next to him in Japanese, "Although you are a member of the Sannokai, you have offended the Hanabishikai now. I'm afraid you won't have any chance to make a name for yourself in Japan."
"I'll live in Jeju Island in my old age. It's a great place to live."
The scar on Otomo's face trembled and he nodded silently.
He had already truly realized his situation, and all his ambitions and passion cooled down at that moment.
"I admire your sense of justice, which is something that is disappearing in the streets of both Japan and South Korea," Zhang Dacheng said with a smile, "I also know that you can't rest, so how about you help me manage some hotels in Jeju Island?"
As the car drove straight ahead, the scenery of Jeju Island flashed before his eyes, the sea breeze, the sunshine, and the tranquility here.
Otomo's eyes gradually softened, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. President."
Seeing Dayou's expression, Zhang Dacheng knew that he had agreed, and then he told the yellow-haired man in front of him, "Just give the hotel over there to Dayou."
The yellow-haired man nodded and then remained silent.
Zhang Dacheng looked at Otomo's tense face and couldn't help but sigh, "The Hualing Society has recently replaced the old and new presidents, so they probably don't have the time to send people to hunt you down. Besides, this is Jeju Island, you will be safe."
Speaking of the transition from old to new, Zhang Dacheng suddenly remembered another thing. He quickly patted the yellow-haired man's shoulder and said, "Zhihu, stop for a moment."
As the car stopped, the entire convoy also stopped. Zhang Dacheng asked, "What's going on in Gyeonggi Province?"
The yellow-haired man hesitated for two seconds before he spoke, "The King of Gyeonggi Province has been born."
This also attracted Dayou's attention. Zhang Dacheng touched his head in distress and said, "So, I really made a bad move."
"President," Otomo said, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
“No, no, no,” Zhang Dacheng waved his hands quickly, “You don’t have to do anything about this. We’re only going there for the sake of peace.”
He knew Otomo's character very well. He was an old gangster who insisted on morality and only knew how to fight and kill. Asking him to go find Li You would be no different from sending himself to death.
"Let's go back to the airport," Zhang Dacheng sighed, "I will go to Seoul to apologize to Chairman Li in person."
"President Nim," the yellow-haired Jiang Zhihu's face changed, "Seoul is his territory. Isn't it too dangerous for you to go there like this?"
"What's so dangerous about this?" Zhang Dacheng waved his hand. "I also want to discuss some business with this awesome young man when I go there this time."
Zhang Dacheng narrowed his eyes and said, "I just don't believe that no one except me can see the value of Jeju Island."
"Dayou," Zhang Dacheng looked at him apologetically, "I'm really sorry to have to trouble you to come with me."
Otomo shook his head. "I'm already very grateful if you can give me a place to stay."
The convoy returned quickly, and Huangmao hurriedly booked plane tickets for them. Zhang Dacheng also personally called Li You and agreed that they would arrive in Seoul today.
At Incheon International Airport, Zhang Dacheng didn't have any presence when he got off the plane this time. It wasn't as big of a scene as at Jeju International Airport. This was not his territory.
Li You gave him face and sent a convoy to welcome him. Zhang Dacheng could die, but he could not die in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul.
Although this old man's influence is limited to Jeju Island, he has been working hard here for many years and is highly recognized in this area.
It would be difficult to kill him rashly.
After arriving in Seoul, Zhang Dacheng's eyes also became a little nostalgic, "The last time I came to Seoul was more than ten years ago."
The yellow-haired Jiang Zhihu was sitting in the passenger seat. He turned his head and said, "If the president wants to go shopping, I can accompany you."
"What's there for me to see?" Zhang Dacheng shook his head. "This Seoul is no longer the same as I remember it."
"It's better to meet President Li as soon as possible."
"President Li," Zhang Dacheng smiled and walked quickly forward.
"President Zhang," Li You simply extended his hand and shook hands with Zhang Dacheng, "Please take a seat."
The sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the office with a slight glow.
Li You and Zhang Dacheng, both dressed in neat suits, sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was not too solemn.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Dacheng broke the silence, his voice was low and powerful, "I am deeply sorry for what happened to Cui Wuzhen before."
Zhang Dacheng leaned forward with a sincere look in his eyes, trying to observe Li You's thoughts through his eyes, "I came here today specifically to explain it clearly to President Li."
He sighed, "You also know that Choi Moo-jin previously dealt with the Sanno-kai in Tokyo."
Zhang Dacheng explained, "Before, Cui Wuzhen suddenly suspended all relations with the Sanwang Society. At that time, no one knew that it was your order."
"The Sanno-kai also has rivals, and that's the Hanabishi-kai, who I have a good relationship with. Their previous president was a good friend of mine, so he asked me to find out about Choi Moo-jin."
"Through this back and forth, I got in touch with Cui Wuzhen."
Zhang Dacheng bowed his head towards Li You and said, "I'm very sorry. I didn't consider these things carefully and didn't discuss them with President Li."
In fact, Zhang Dacheng did not expect that Li You killed Cui Wuzhen just because Cui Wuzhen had a connection with him.
Li You did not comment, he nodded slightly, "Just now President Zhang mentioned the former president of Hualing Society, what's the situation?"
"Later." Zhang Dacheng's face was slightly stiff. "The previous president of Hualinghui passed away. The current president is his son-in-law Nomura, but Nomura is unable to convince the public. Now Hualinghui has a lot of internal conflicts."
"I have a good relationship with the previous president, Hanabishi, and Nomura, and I am doing my best to help him consolidate his position."
"In addition," Zhang Dacheng said with a smile, "I also hope to have a common goal with President Li, and we should not let misunderstandings hinder our progress."
Li You nodded slightly. Although his attitude softened, there was still a hint of indifference in his tone. "Just explain the misunderstanding clearly."
Zhang Dacheng exhaled slowly, his tone was different from ordinary people's calmness and expectation, "Chairman Li, do you have any interest in the land development of Jeju Island?"
He looked at Li You with a half-smile, "I know that Chairman Li's Kinmen Real Estate is now one of the top real estate development companies in the Korean Peninsula."
Li You raised his eyebrows. Jeju Island will indeed have huge profits in the future, but in its previous life, it should have started development in 2006.
Now that Zhang Dacheng has already made up his mind, Li You did not refuse to discuss these things with Zhang Dacheng. After all, Zhang Dacheng has already brought it up, which shows that he is very optimistic about the affairs of Jeju Island.
As the topic changed, Li You and Zhang Dacheng's attitudes gradually relaxed, and they even began to shift from a macro perspective to a detailed discussion of the project's details, from the geographical location to the planning blueprint, from the expected returns to the potential risks.
The air was filled with a strong business atmosphere, and the gangster atmosphere that had just filled the office seemed to have been forgotten.
As time went on, the conversation between Li You and Zhang Dacheng became more in-depth, with Li You tapping his fingers lightly on the table, accompanied by occasional nods and exchanges.
The topic shifted from project details to the land development business, and the two began to discuss the exchange of profits.
In fact, most areas of Jeju Island are still in the undeveloped stage.
For places that are suitable for development as tourism projects, the Jeju City Government will be happy to sell them to you as long as you spend money.
It just so happened that Li You had such a windfall in his hands, a windfall of a full 10 billion US dollars.
Although this money can be used for other purposes, it is still enough to use a portion of it to buy land and build a resort and develop Jeju Island in advance.
"I am ashamed to say this," Zhang Dacheng said with a sigh, "Although I have a nickname of 'King of Jeju Island' in the underworld, I have never brought any real benefits to my hometown Jeju Island."
The reason why he said that was very simple, because Zhang Dacheng was short of money.
Most of the citizens, or villagers, on Jeju Island are simple people and have no desire to go to casinos or nightclubs.
Zhang Dacheng has boosted the economy in recent years by building hotels and several resorts, but the number is too small to make Jeju Island prosperous.
Of course, if Zhang Dacheng just wanted to be a local tyrant in Jeju Island, he could live a very happy and fulfilling life.
"Most places on Jeju Island are still relatively simple towns," Zhang Dacheng said with a wry smile, "Without a definite investment project, the Jeju City Government will not sell land to us."
“Instead of selling them to us empty, it’s better to keep them under government control.”
Li You could also understand that the Jeju City Government wanted to engage in development and construction, and how much money could be made just by selling land?
"Now that we've come to this," Zhang Dacheng gradually stopped smiling, "Is Chairman Li interested in investing in Jeju Island?"
Li You smiled slightly, "I am somewhat interested, but that is Chairman Zhang's territory after all, I can't just interfere without saying hello."
The corner of Zhang Dacheng's mouth twitched slightly. Li You was still pointing fingers at him at this time, saying that what he did with Cui Wuzhen was not fair.
However, Zhang Dacheng still felt emotional in his heart and admired Li You's attitude very much.
If you don't have your own rules when you are in the underworld, you would have been overthrown long ago. Cui Wuzhen's death was not unjust.
Zhang Dacheng smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem on my side."
He took out a cigarette, paused, and looked at Li You with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Please go ahead, Chairman Zhang," Li You waved his hand, and Yoon Ji-woo also handed him a cigarette.
In fact, in terms of style, it is better to smoke a cigar at this time, but Li You is not used to it and doesn't care about it.
As the two of them smoked, they still hadn't confirmed with each other how to cooperate.
Finally, Zhang Dacheng couldn't bear it anymore. After all, he had mentioned the development of Jeju Island to other people over the years.
There had been intentions to develop it before, but the high cost made it difficult to make a decision.
Later, the financial crisis hit, and the government had even less money to develop Jeju Island.
Now I finally got some positive responses from Li You.
Zhang Dacheng smiled and looked at Li You, "President Li, how do you think we should develop it?"
From what he said, it seemed as if he had identified Li You as a partner. In fact, Zhang Dacheng could think of much more.
He did want Li You to invest money and share the profits with Li You, but he also wanted to control everything that was developed in his own hands.
Zhang Dacheng gave an example, "There is no need to say more about resorts and hotels. They must exist. I have developed some now. What do you think of developing some new parks, President Li?"
Li You raised his eyebrows slightly. What Zhang Dacheng was talking about was actually the development project that the South Korean government would carry out in the future. In the future, Jeju Island would have more than a dozen theme parks alone, as well as various museums and so on.
However, at this stage, Li You would like to develop another industry that can not only attract tourists but also promote the development of another industry in Kinmen.
"My idea is different from President Zhang's. Would you like to listen to it?" Li You said seriously.
Zhang Dacheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, "President Li, please speak."
"Does Chairman Zhang know the main policies of the Korean Peninsula government in recent years?"
Zhang Dacheng frowned, "Peace between the North and the South?"
"Not this one," Li You smiled, "President Zhang can think about it again."
Zhang Dacheng thought for a long time, then shook his head hesitantly, "I'm old, President Li, please be clear."
"Chairman Zhang, have you forgotten that the current President Kim Min-jung was the first to propose a policy of building a nation based on culture?" Li You said with a smile, but there was no smile on his face. "The entertainment industry is the industry that the President respects the most, and it is also the industry that the Korean Peninsula government is most committed to."
"I know that," Zhang Dacheng nodded, "We held two film festivals a while ago."
After hearing what Zhang Dacheng said, Li You knew that he didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry.
"A lot," Zhang Dacheng nodded. "I have met some crew members before and asked them to help with publicity, but it didn't work, so it ended in nothing."
"Jeju Island is one of the most important filming locations for our TV series and movies," Li You said with a relaxed smile, "Why not build a film and television city for tourists to visit?"
"The tourists' tickets and the crew's rent," Li You spread out his hands. "The most important thing is not these, but the number of customers that the entertainment industry can attract."
“When TV dramas and movies start to spread, how many tourists will come to Jeju Island to travel because they yearn for the scenery in the dramas?”
Li You smiled and tapped the table. "At this time, the resorts and hotels that President Zhang mentioned can also make a lot of profit."
"Using the entertainment industry to promote the development of Jeju Island, and using Jeju Island to promote the entertainment industry," Zhang Dacheng smiled bitterly, "I am old and out of date."
"President Zhang, don't say that," Li You waved his hand, "We are all friends."
(End of this chapter)
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