“W-wait! CEO Park! Please reconsider!” Kim Sun-yeop pleaded.
I said firmly, “I’m not making any decisions about the shares right now. I need time to think.”
―Then at least, could you talk to my father…?
“Goodbye.”
I hung up, a satisfied smile spreadin...
The Arnault family was a family of entrepreneurs.
The current patriarch, Bernard Arnault, had the support of his family, which allowed him to attend prestigious schools, but it was purely his own ability that built the luxury empire.
He moved to the United States, accumulated wealth...
As I walked behind Raymond, his low voice brushed past my ear.
“You seized the opportunity well.”
“I was lucky.”
That wasn’t entirely wrong.
Having a private meeting with Kissinger as an auction item was unexpected.
Thanks to that, I had some leew...
Caught completely off guard, CEO Choi Jung-yeol widened his eyes and asked again in disbelief.
“Wh… what did you just say?”
His flustered tone made it clear he was stunned, and Seok-won, smiling calmly, reiterated his proposal.
“I said we’re offering you 15% out of ...
Meanwhile, Holmes’s mind was swirling with complex thoughts.
Theranos was on the verge of securing a massive investment.
If they could secure this funding…
They could fix Newton’s numerous flaws and cross the threshold to success.
The only thing they needed w...
The representative from the Arnault family visited the Vice Chairman's office.
The moment I saw her face, I realized she wasn't an ordinary representative.
"Welcome. I didn't expect Delphine Arnault to come in person."
"You know who I am?"
"How could I not recognize th...
October 13, 1997 – Government Complex Building No. 1, Gwanghwamun
The economic situation was so dire that the media labeled the anticipated IMF bailout announcement as “the second national humiliation.” Against this backdrop, Choi Jin-woo, newly appointed as Deputy P...
Right now, financial professionals were swarming around me.
Since I was a key figure in the Epicura incident, all the financial people attending the gala had gathered around to extract information from me.
But right in front of them, I had just made a bombshell declaration: “The...
The Next Day
I woke up to an overwhelming smell of alcohol.
The stench came from David, who had spent the entire night drinking with Indian politicians.
"How many drinks did you have?"
"You should be asking how many bottles, not drinks. Honestly, I lost count, but the ...
[KOSPI: 373.73 (▼29.43)]
“The circuit breaker just triggered!”
At Yoo Seok-hyun’s shout, Jung Hwan-yeop, who had been seated, turned his gaze toward the large market status board displaying the KOSPI index and spoke.
“This drop is brutal.”
...
5:30 PM.
Sharma and Holmes sat side by side in the back seat of a luxury sedan, traveling to their destination.
Sharma proudly recounted his interaction with Ha Si-heon earlier that day.
“When I told him to withdraw the investment if he wanted, his attitude changed 180 d...
Sharma crossed his arms arrogantly and stared at me. Then, he said something rather unexpected.
“I believe you are well acquainted with the board members of Theranos. Two former Secretaries of State, a former Secretary of Defense, a former Senator, and even former CEOs of major corporat...
While everyone was cautiously assessing the situation, the consortium began rapidly acquiring Daehoo shares.
Individual investors and institutions, seeing the renewed upward trend, also joined the buying spree, but the momentum wasn’t as strong as before.
Chairman Kim Hoo-joong, s...
A few days later.
I departed for New Delhi, the capital of India, with David.
"Boss, isn’t the reason we’re in India to establish a Taewoo Electronics factory?"
"That’s right."
"Then why aren’t we meeting with the Indian government?"
"India has elections next...
2025-05-21 13:03:03 +0000 UTC View PostHannam-dong, Seoul.
Late at night, Chairman Park Tae-hong had called his two sons to the main family house after hearing the news that Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Eun-hyung would be holding an emergency press conference. Together, they watched the live b...
I had to reschedule my flight twice.
Talking with Steve, I completely lost track of time, and before I knew it, I had to board my flight to Korea 10 hours later than planned.
"What time is it in Korea right now?"
"It's 8 AM."
"Looks like I'll have to head straight to t...
October 7, 1997
[KOSPI: 427.98 (▼13.42)]
The KOSPI, which had appeared to find a bottom and was showing signs of rebounding over the past few days, took another sharp dive. Jung Hwan-yeop shook his head in dismay.
“I had a sliver of hope,...
[Donghae Group, Drowning in Debt Due to Reckless Management and Aggressive Mergers & Acquisitions]
The Seoul District Court has approved the debt workout application of Donghae Group, best known for its flagship brand, “XX Cooking Oil.”
With this decision, a...
“It’s fate that we met like this, so out of courtesy, I decided to sign up for a $100,000 fund.” It wasn’t a very large amount, but he was deeply moved just by the fact that he had sold me a fund.
After having coffee at a nearby cafe, we headed to JPMorgan headquarters together. I ...
“Can I meet the CFO directly?”
At my request, Sharma’s expression hardened instantly.
His sharp gaze swept over me as if piercing through.
Sharma was notorious for being authoritarian and overbearing.
They say the ‘monarch and subject’ mindset typical of midd...
Apple’s WWDC.
A product launch event as well as a developer conference.
Once the presentation ended, discussions began with over 5,000 developers on various topics.
This time, artificial intelligence was the main point of interest.
Questions poured in about AI techno...
September 29, 1997.
As autumn rain drizzled steadily outside the window, the atmosphere inside the spacious presidential office, with its dark carpet, was heavy and tense.
“So, you're saying that U.S. Treasury Secretary Frank called you and offered to arrange a me...
The next day.
As soon as the foreign exchange market opened, a torrent of massive sell orders for the won flooded in, and the won-dollar exchange rate instantly surged past the 1,000-won mark again.
The efforts of the government and the Bank of Korea to pour out the...
The moment she saw Ha Si-heon, Holmes’ heart froze.
She remembered Ha Si-heon vividly.
Because he was the man who had left her with an extremely unpleasant memory.
An Asian man who had suddenly appeared at the investment presentation.
On the surface, he seemed to pra...
CH405
Domer couldn’t quite pinpoint what kind of impact it would have, but his instincts told him something was off.
Wizards, especially those at Domer’s level, had incredibly sharp intuition, and their premonitions were rarely wrong.
Even though Domer an...
It all started with a trivial matter.
A minor issue involving mobile phones, worth a few hundred billion won at most.
But this small incident had triggered a war between the giant Daehoo Group and the hidden powerhouse, Chunha Trading, with trillions of won at stake.
And the out...
2025-05-18 12:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe product launch event had begun.
I was able to watch from the very front row, and sitting next to me was David, attending as a major shareholder.
"Did you see this? The crowd is as big as at CES. Plus, all the major media outlets are here. It seems Steve's reputation has really g...
September 18, 1997.
In a small conference room inside Japan's Ministry of Finance building located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Deputy Minister Shin Seung-ki and four other officials from South Korea’s Ministry of Finance and Economy sat in a row on one side of a long table, visib...
September 15, 1997.
It was the Chuseok holiday, so Seok-won was staying home. With an ice-filled glass of whiskey in one hand, he stood in front of the large living room window, gazing at the night view while talking on the phone with Landon in New York.
[Did you see ...
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