December 12th, New Village Group Headquarters.
"Next year, my focus will still be on Jeju Island."
Tang Jinyan brought Lee Yoon-rim to meet the brothers of the New Village Group. "Yoon-rim will be stationed here from now on as my representative to assist Brother Six in handling the internal affairs of the company. Please take care of me."
Looking at the face that was more feminine than a woman's, the brothers all swallowed their saliva.
Lee Yoon-rim was very famous in the New Village Group. Although most of them had not seen him before, they all knew of his existence.
A few years ago, when he appeared beside Tang Jinyan dressed as a woman, the old man thought that he was going to have a daughter-in-law. He was so relieved that he sent someone to investigate. When he saw the word "male" on the information that was sent back, he was almost scared to death. Since then, Lee Yoon-rim was famous in New Village.
After a few years, everyone knew that this was Tang Jinyan's most important assistant. After all, Tang Jinyan was surrounded by burly men. If there was no decent person to manage the internal affairs, it would definitely be a mess. They would probably not even be able to keep track of the running accounts. They would not even know how much they earned in a month, let alone plan for the development of the company.
The nature of the mafia was sensitive. If they hired outsiders, there would always be a layer of separation. It would be easy for problems to arise.
And Lee Yoon-rim, who had a high degree of MBA from Cambridge, actually came to manage a low-level mafia group. People could not understand it.
Tang Jinyan's main business scope in Cool Breeze was casinos and nightclubs. The nightclubs dealt in drugs, while the casinos dealt in loans and debt collection. His external investments were mainly … saunas and shares in the entertainment city. To put it bluntly, he was a brothel.
It made a lot of money, but for a Cambridge MBA to manage these things, it was like Beethoven playing with skateboards. It was incomparably strange …
No matter how strange it was, in short, in these years, Tang Jinyan was able to develop in Cool City in an orderly manner. Lee Yoon-rim's credit was at the top of the list. At least, it allowed Tang Jinyan to work less for five years.
Baek Chang-soo felt that he could have ten of such people, regardless of whether they were male or female. Even if they aimed at his butthole, he would accept it.
"So this is Yoon-rim Xi. I've heard so much about you!"
Baek Chang-soo enthusiastically extended his hands: "From now on, I'll have to trouble you with the affairs of New Village Group."
Lee Yoon-rim smiled and shook hands with him. "If there's anything wrong, Sixth Brother Bai will point it out."
"It's nothing …" Baek Chang-soo clasped his hands and couldn't help but be startled.
Her hands are so soft … He subconsciously rubbed them a few more times.
"Slap!" Tang Jinyan slapped his hand away.
Baek Chang-soo coughed dryly, but Tang Jinyan turned his head to look elsewhere as if nothing had happened.
Lee Yoon-rim laughed so hard that her eyes couldn't be seen.
"Ahem … Old Nine, you've been doing a lot lately. Is there anything you need us to help you with?" Baek Chang-soo finally returned to the main topic.
"Yes."
Tang Jinyan responded placidly, "I'll give you a list of names. Our New Village Group will apply pressure according to the list, be it economic or military. We'll adapt to the local conditions."
"To what extent do we have to do it?"
"Just apply pressure."
"Alright." Baek Chang-soo thought for a moment, and then smiled, "Do you really want to be a Kim Dou Han?"
"I can't be a Kim Dou Han in reality, and I don't want to be one either." Tang Jinyan responded placidly, "I'm just Tang Jinyan."
"Tsk tsk …" Baek Chang-soo smacked his lips for a long time, and then sighed, "You're walking a path that no one has ever walked before. Our brothers don't know how to keep up with your footsteps.
But then again, everyone is looking forward to it. "
Big Brother Li Zhiguo also chimed in, "Indeed. We've never thought that the New Village Group would have such a day."
Tang Jinyan responded, "There's no need to follow in my footsteps. Everyone just has to do their own jobs.
For example … the film project that we've proposed a long time ago. Brother Six, it's time to start it. "
"Zhixiao told me about it." Baek Chang-soo chuckled, "If she hadn't mentioned it, I would've forgotten about the script that we've put aside back then.
Since you think it's interesting, let's invest in it. I think it can be used as a symbol of our New Village Group after some slight modifications. Whether or not it can make money is secondary. "
"Then let's film it. After all, it's my first time investing in a film. Whether or not it makes money, it's good to test the waters and accumulate some experience."
"The female lead, Zhixiao?"
"Of course, Zhixiao. Otherwise, she'd tear me apart …"
Lee Yoon-rim sat quietly by the side and listened to the discussion. She suddenly interrupted, "Production and distribution, looking for CJ?"
Baek Chang-soo said, "What's Yoon-rim Xi's idea?"
"For the next few months, try to minimize our interactions with CJ … although a movie collaboration doesn't seem to be a big deal …" Lee Yoon-rim said softly, "I heard that Zhixiao looked for Le Tian for her next movie, right?"
Baek Chang-soo was a little hesitant, "You're talking about SJ … That shouldn't be the case. Lee Jae-hyun isn't that easy to bully."
Lee Yoon-rim said faintly, "That's unknown.
Lee Jae-hyun's enemy isn't just SJ. "
Baek Chang-soo was horrified and immediately said, "I'll be careful."
Tang Jinyan sighed slightly.
Lee Yoon-rim had always said that she had nothing to do with that family. However, she always paid attention to it secretly and never stopped.
She could see things that others couldn't. Of course, Tang Jinyan wouldn't ask her about it. Since she said something like that this time, it was very likely that she had speculated something from some clues. It was very likely that Lee Jae-hyun was going to be unlucky.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Baek Chang-soo's secretary opened the door slightly and said timidly, "There's Attorney General Li outside. He's here to see the Ninth Masters."
Everyone was stunned. This Attorney General Li wasn't calling or asking Tang Jinyan to see him. He was actually coming to see him in person … Thinking of this, everyone was very emotional. Tang Jinyan had risen too quickly in the past year. It was so fast that those who were most familiar with him couldn't react in time.
The ones who were most aware of it were the civil servants — not the politicians.
"Invite him to the reception room and serve him tea. I'll be right there."
Tang Jinyan instructed and smiled at Baek Chang-soo. "As the Chairman of a group, you should set up a reception desk downstairs and install a bell. Don't make it so embarrassing that your secretary has to knock on the door when someone wants to see you.
Didn't you do well in C-JES … "
Baek Chang-soo laughed. "Go, go, go. You don't have to worry about this.
Go and entertain your … future father-in-law. "
Lee Yoon-rim also smiled. "Maybe he's here to propose marriage …"
Everyone knew this was a joke. Which family would propose marriage with the father-in-law visiting the son-in-law?
Tang Jinyan laughed and scolded a few more times before leaving the room.
When he arrived at the reception room, he saw Baek Chang-soo's father sitting on the sofa. Baek Chang-soo's secretary was carefully serving him tea.
This man was no longer an ordinary Prosecutor General. He was now the Deputy Prosecutor General of Seoul and was in charge of violent crime syndicates.
Tang Jinyan entered the room and waved his hand, and the secretary left obediently.
Tang Jinyan personally took the teapot and poured tea for Mr. Li. "Why didn't you give me a call in advance?"
Mr. Li replied indifferently. "If I had called, you would have gone to my place."
"What's wrong with that?"
"I can't afford it now."
"Uncle … you're thinking too much." Tang Jinyan said softly. "You're still in charge of me."
"You know very well whether I'm in charge of you or not.
I'm only in charge of this position because it's convenient for you. The nature of my job is just to cooperate with you. "Mr. Li looked at him seriously." You want to be Kim Douhan? "
Recently, many people had brought up this topic to Tang Jinyan. But Tang Jinyan remained calm. "I can't be Kim Douhan. I'm Tang Jinyan."
With that, he picked up the teacup, "Uncle, please have some tea."
Mr. Li didn't take the teacup. Instead, he looked down at the teacup and suddenly asked, "You're taking such big steps. Is it partly because you want to make me speechless or afraid to say anything?"
Tang Jinyan's hands held the teacup steadily. "Although this is an important part of my life goals, I've already had a framework for many things in my heart over the years.
But if you think about it carefully, the reason why I've been racking my brains over this period of time … is at least 80% because of you. "
Mr. Li sighed and finally took the teacup. Then, he continued to sip his tea in silence.
Tang Jinyan poured himself another cup of tea and continued, "To be honest, I want a lot of things.
If I can't do it now, there's still the future.
If I can't do it in January, there's still February.
No matter how many times I have to travel, I only hope that things will be different when we meet again. "
Mr. Li was silent for some time, and then he muttered, "Today is Zhixian's birthday."
"Mm."
"Initially, the family was planning to celebrate her birthday … and invite you along." Mr. Li continued, "But she said that she has a sister whose birthday is on the same day, and she wants to celebrate it together."
Tang Jinyan's hands finally trembled slightly, and he set down the teapot.
He didn't hear the second half of Mr. Li's words clearly. The last few words of the first half rushed into his ears like the ringing of a bell, and he couldn't hear anything else.
Tang Jinyan's expression remained calm. But in that moment, he felt as though something heavy had suddenly been lifted from his shoulders. His entire body felt relaxed and comfortable, almost as though he had just broken out of a cocoon. Fresh air rushed to his face, and he wanted to drink to his heart's content and sing at the top of his lungs.