Chapter 685: The Voice Expands
President Park returned to the conference room where the meeting had ended. Almost everyone in the room was on the phone. Everything that had just happened here was being spread to the entire Korean Peninsula at a rapid speed.
"President Park, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Faced with the questioning, President Park just spread his hands silently and asked, "Then what should I do?"
"I am also an old member of Peninsula Bank. I was a member of Peninsula Bank before it was acquired by Tianxia Group. When did the president of Peninsula Bank become someone who must protect the interests of Tianxia Group?"
In response to President Park's words, the shareholders could only refute with a sullen face, "So you are now on the side of the Kinmen Group? Allowing Kinmen to swallow up Peninsula Bank and Tianxia Group? How can you be at peace with that?"
"Don't put Peninsula Bank and Tianxia Group together, and don't say that." President Park sighed, "Don't say it so righteously. Peninsula Bank and Tianxia Group are not in a monarch-subject relationship, nor are they a father-son relationship. It's nothing more than an exchange of interests. Otherwise, Tianxia Group wouldn't have 15% of its shares pledged here, and thus be targeted by Chairman Li."
The shareholder who spoke stared at him for a long time, "It seems that President Park is ready to be acquired by the Golden Gate Group. Did Chairman Li make any promises to President Park in private?"
President Park's face changed and he interrupted, "Before you say that, you'd better present the evidence. Otherwise, I don't care about my reputation, but Chairman Li's reputation cannot allow you to talk nonsense."
The shareholder hesitated for a moment, and his expression changed. "I just said it casually. We have worked with President Park for many years, and we know what kind of person he is."
"Okay," other shareholders came over to interrupt the two people's verbal battle, "It's redundant to say all this. These matters are not up to us."
"Come over here first," he reached out and dragged the laptop off the table, "take a look at these."
"The public opinion is too strong. The share price of Peninsula Bank continues to fall. Congress has just issued an announcement to convene a parliamentary meeting to discuss the matter."
"Now...on the Internet, the public opinion created by the number of people is really the evidence."
Although President Park acted tough in front of the shareholders, he was actually unsure. If the public opinion was too strong.
As the bank president, he is the person most likely to become a scapegoat. The Tianxia Group seems to be falling apart. It will take a long time for him to become a hero and he will have to face the difficult choice of choosing one of three options. He does not want to risk everything and follow a member of the Jin family to the end, so he simply jumps to Li You's side and uses the power of the Kinmen Group to fight against public opinion.
But despite knowing the reputation of the Kinmen Group, President Park still couldn't help feeling nervous.
"I don't think so," President Park said stubbornly, "Sometimes, you can't tell whether those people on the Internet are the same person. Online public opinion cannot represent the will of the people."
A shareholder sneered: "President Park, you have to face the facts."
"What are the facts?"
"The fact is that because of online public opinion, even Congress has to hold a general meeting of members."
"I only know that Chairman Lee is the originator of manipulating online public opinion," President Park glanced at the webpage on his laptop and pretended to be indifferent. "As early as seven or eight years ago, Chairman Lee used this method to help then-Congressman Lee Lianchang take the presidency."
“How come those people in Congress don’t know how to use it?”
He put away the smile that was still on his face, patted the table vigorously, attracted the attention of the shareholders in the meeting room, and then said lightly: "The fact is... when Chairman Li came over with a friendly face today, you tried to refute him and even used Tianxia Group to fight against him."
"Have you forgotten that Tianxia Airlines was just sold to Chairman Lee some time ago?" President Park said in a deep voice, "At that time, Chairman Kim Gun-young was still there."
"Even the shareholders' meeting of Tianxia Group was suppressed by Chairman Li. Are we present here of higher status than them? I think there will always be stupid people who cannot see their own status clearly."
As the conversation progressed, the conference room gradually quieted down, and most of the well-dressed shareholders at the conference table stood there in thought.
They knew that what President Park said made sense.
"Don't hesitate any longer," President Park slammed the table. "I have made up my mind. If anyone disagrees, you can hold a shareholders' meeting right here to impeach me as president and force me to step down."
There are many shareholders who have vested interests in Tianxia Group, but most of them have exchanged interests and are relatively rational.
The meeting to impeach President Park could not be held at all. Those shareholders who cling to the Tianxia Group and suck blood must rely on the Tianxia Group wanted to jump out and take action.
But just as he jumped out and hadn't said a few words, another shareholder stood up, walked up to him and slapped him in the face, making his cheeks red.
Not only were they beaten but they were also scolded. Several shareholders could not bear the humiliation and left the meeting room angrily, intending to report today's events to Congress and the media.
Just as they reached the door, they slowly backed away.
Jeon Jae-joon, who was supposed to leave with Lee You, walked in from the door with his men, "It seems that President Park knows us quite well."
Of course, it is impossible for Li You to be 100% confident in President Park, so some necessary supervision procedures must be in place, and sending Jeon Jae-jun is the best way.
Quan Jae-jun slowly approached the shareholders who were about to leave, then slowly pulled out a chair and sat down.
"What do you think of the president and Jinmen?"
Seeing the aggressive look of Quan Zaijun and his men, the shareholders who were just thinking about going out to do something suddenly stopped and their arrogance suddenly disappeared. "We...we have no objection to the chairman."
"Is that so?" Jeon Jae-joon squinted his eyes and turned around to look at President Park who was standing not far away.
Amid the shocked and angry looks of several shareholders, President Park slowly shook his head and said, "They are on the side of Tianxia Group."
"I understand." Quan Zaijun nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand. "Please ask these shareholders to go back and have some tea first. I still have some things to tell you."
"Yes, representative."
Amid the silence of the other shareholders, these shareholders were first pressed down on the table by the big men brought by Quan Jae-jun in broad daylight.
Ropes and cloth balls stuffed in mouths. The entire conference room was silent, with only the whimpers of the shareholders whose mouths were gagged. They were put into sacks step by step and were taken away without being able to struggle.
In fact, they struggled, but these pampered shareholders were simply unable to break free from the strength of these strong men who had been training for years, and their tiny strength could not cause any movement.
The meeting room was quiet. Jeon Jae-jun didn't care about the expressions and thoughts of the shareholders. He said with no change in expression: "President Park, what did the chairman tell you before he left?"
President Park raised his head and quickly responded, "The chairman told me that any matter regarding Tianxia Group's shares must be reported to the chairman in detail."
The two of them sang the same tune, and Quan Zaijun looked at the shareholders, "I don't ask much of you shareholders. Just cooperate with President Park's work and don't embarrass him or me."
"If anyone has any objections, come and have a cup of tea with me and we can have a good chat."
What about drinking tea and chatting?
The shareholders knew that this guy was not a good person. Too many people knew about Quan Jae-jun's information now. He had followed Li You for ten years. As the most biting hound raised by Li You, he was a violent guy at heart. Having a chat over tea or getting skinned alive was considered a good treatment in Quan Jae-jun's hands.
After the shareholders agreed one after another, Quan Zaijun smiled, stood up and patted President Park on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work during this period, President Park. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will solve them."
"Okay..." President Park responded repeatedly.
After Jeon Jae-jun left, a shareholder said helplessly: "Chairman Lee is really not afraid of getting into trouble by doing this? Although we are not big shots, we are still well-known people on the Korean Peninsula. He invited a group of people to have tea with the Tianxia Group, and now he invites another group to leave. Could it be that Chairman Lee wants to be the public enemy of the Korean Peninsula?"
President Park shook his head helplessly. "No matter what, I don't want to be the one invited to have tea. If the shareholders want, you can give it a try and see if he will ask you to leave."
"For Kinmen, there is no such thing as 'law' not punishing the masses. Believe me. We can indeed make a big noise, but at that time, we will be..."
He patted his head, then patted his face, "Can I really stay here?"
"Think about it, everyone. Will Jinmen and Chairman Li be counterattacked and sanctioned first, or will we die first as a token of respect?"
"When Chairman Li is sanctioned and he strikes back, how many people will be buried with him?"
"It is better to let my poor brother die than to let my friend die." These prominent shareholders knew what President Park meant. They just took advantage of the absence of the people from Kinmen to complain. "That's it. We will pass the proposal to be acquired. The shares pledged by Tianxia Group in Peninsula Bank will be handled according to what Chairman Li said."
Shareholders echoed, "It's all thanks to President Park"
"I hope you will be trusted by Chairman Li in the future."
"What are you talking about?" President Park laughed. "Whether or not the chairman values me is not up to me. I am just trying my best to do things for the chairman and I still need to learn a lot from you."
"President Park is too modest," the shareholders said politely, "It's almost time for dinner, why don't you have dinner with us today so we can discuss our plans for the future."
President Park smiled. This was exactly what he wanted. It would not only consolidate his current position, but also bring him further benefits. "Sorry to bother you guys."
When Quan Jae-joon rushed back to Kinmen Group, Li You was watching the news on TV with his chin in his hand.
Seeing Quan Zaijun coming in, Li You pointed at the TV with a smile and said, "The chaebols are using our deposits to control our loans. This is true."
"Has everything been arranged at Peninsula Bank?"
Quan Zaijun bowed slightly, not mentioning where the shareholders had gone, "It's all arranged."
"That's fine," Li You picked up the remote control, "You just came back, don't you know that there has been a commotion outside for the past hour."
He changed the channel and saw the queue outside the Guanghuamen branch of Peninsula Bank.
"As small and medium-sized savers, the public is shouting that they cannot give their retirement money to the chaebols," the reporter kept saying as he held the microphone. "Currently, the Guanghuamen branch has run out of cash and is urgently withdrawing cash."
"In fact, there are still people who can see the truth and stand on our side," Li You lowered his voice and changed the channel. The person being interviewed was an elderly man.
"What do those guys in their 30s and 40s know?" The old man said disdainfully, "What can they change? Chaebol management is more stable for us old folks. I think they will come up with corresponding measures."
Li You nodded in agreement as he read it, "That's true. To win people's hearts and minds, you still have to rely on money, not incitement."
No matter how much people complain about this and that, once the preferential deposit and withdrawal plans are released, a large number of users will still flock to the Korean Peninsula, which still relies heavily on cash payments.
"Go next door," Li You gestured. Next to the Kinmen Group headquarters building was the Xiancheng Group building. "Tell them to start suppressing public opinion. Also, notify Kinmen Electronics and ask them to control online public opinion as well."
"yes."
Quan Jae-jun had been in for just a few minutes and was told to do something else.
Li You kept changing channels, and various reports about Peninsula Bank appeared in between.
He didn't stop what he was doing until he saw the live broadcast outside the National Assembly building in Yeouido.
The venue was packed with reporters and citizens who were concerned about the matter, but the meeting was ongoing and the content had not been leaked, so the reporters could not report anything.
Not long after, Li You's cell phone rang.
When he saw that the call was from the Supreme Commander Choi Changdi, he knew that the Congress should have reached a conclusion.
"Chairman Li, this matter has become a big deal," Cui Changdi's urgent voice came from the phone: "Why did the chairman allow public opinion to escalate? This is very disadvantageous to Peninsula Bank and Kinmen Group. Now the Blue House and the National Assembly are under great pressure from public opinion. Isn't this giving those with ulterior motives an opportunity?"
According to Choi Changdi's account, the person who caused the biggest noise in the parliament was Moon Jae-yoon, who had previously collaborated with Lee Woo.
In Congress, he accused someone of giving the green light to the chaebols and demanded that Kinmen Group Chairman Lee You be summoned to Congress to be questioned.
Emperor Cui Changdi said helplessly: "I know that the chairman and Councillor Wen must have discussed this. This move will make it difficult for others to take action. But if the chairman does this, once public opinion is amplified, isn't he afraid that Councillor Wen will turn against him?"
Li You did discuss some things with Wen Zaiyin beforehand, and even thought that the first call would be from Wen Zaiyin, but he didn't expect it to be from Choi Changdi.
Li You was not too worried about the Congress. "What is the expected approach now?"
"The new Special Law on Financial Democratization proposes to set a 5% cap on chaebols' shareholding in banks."
Li You laughed out loud, "What are the reasons of the opponents?"
"It violates the market economy and disrupts the actively developing economy on the Korean Peninsula."
"That's good," Li You stretched and turned off the TV.
"Mr. President, today is the day. You know better than me how much financial turmoil tough regulation will bring."
(End of this chapter)
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