"It looks like we won't be able to enter Hanyang any time soon."
Pusan. Lee Kang-hwan leaned back in his chair and slowly sipped his tea as he muttered to himself, "I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to do so in my lifetime."
"Father, there's no need to say that. Tang Jinyan has too many constraints, and he can't do as he pleases.
Just look at the bullshit association he's talking about. If he's so capable, why don't he really unify the country? "
"You …" Li Kanghuan smiled, "Those people in Hanyang, no matter how much they fight with each other, no matter how petty they are, their attitude towards us has always been the same. Do you know why?"
"Because the people of Hanyang look down on us foreigners."
His son replied cautiously, "And Tang Jinyan doesn't care about such trivial matters. He only knows that as soon as we enter Hanyang, it will cause great harm to his interests."
"That's right."
Lee Kang-hwan smiled, "This is a very interesting thing. If we're faced with an invasion from the outside, these people would definitely be divided and have their own ulterior motives. But when it comes to dealing with us, even though they have different ideas, they're surprisingly united.
Tang Jinyan can easily use this opportunity to unite them. "
His son suddenly understood, "In other words, if we don't make a move, there's still the possibility of internal strife.
But if we make a move, then we'll be the catalyst for Tang Jinyan's success? "
"That's right. Tang Jinyan is an expert at seizing opportunities. I don't want to give him a hand."
"So we can only watch as Tang Jinyan slowly digests the fruits of his labor?"
Lee Kang-hwan sighed, "Pusan … is too far away.
There are too many things that are beyond our reach. "
His son deeply agreed that Pusan was too far away.
This was not referring to geography. No matter how far a few hundred kilometers was, it was still limited. This was referring to the fact that they were far away from the imperial court and located outside of the political center. There were many things that the officials of the imperial court had nothing to do with. They could only watch helplessly as the winds and clouds of Hanyang changed overnight.
Tang Jinyan was also in Jeju Island. He was even further away than they were, and he had to take a plane.
But in reality, he had never left his roots in Seoul.
300 kilometers was not far, but it was far because of the deep-rooted Seoul complex of the Koreans.
"Could it be that after working so hard for so many years, we can only stay in Pusan forever?"
"In the past, our opponents were dozens of gangs of various sizes in Seoul. But now, we only have one opponent." Lee Kang-hwan said indifferently, "It's a pity that this person is even more difficult to deal with than before."
His son said excitedly, "Father, you've overestimated Tang Jinyan. I don't believe that he can really have three heads and six arms!"
Lee Kang-hwan warned, "I said, don't give him any catalysts in the near future."
"I understand, father. I will find the right opportunity."
His son thought about it and sighed. "Let's see what their so-called association will do first."
*****
The first step of Tang Jinyan's association was as follows:
Determine the grades of the nightclubs and saunas in Seoul, and unify the prices according to the grade and region …
The price of Miss Uni-President's table …
Unify the price of sending flower baskets … (Those who understand this can go and face the wall. I'll go first.)
Cracking down on fake wine …
Regulating taxes …
Organizing regular physical examinations for young ladies …
"Hey, what is Tang Jinyan doing?"
"Is he really treating this as an industry association?"
"What the hell is a physical examination?"
"It's actually a good thing …"
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"Is Tang Jinyan trying to turn into a friend of women?"
The officials who were secretly paying attention to Tang Jinyan's next move were all in a mess. Many of them did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Even if he's keeping a low profile to appease us, this is too exaggerated …"
Only Kim Yi-kyung smiled at her son, who had just finished filming and rushed home for dinner. "At this time, only Tang Jinyan still remembers that I'm the president of the Women's Association."
Song Yiguo was stunned for a long time before he burst out laughing. "So he organized the physical examination for the young ladies to curry favor with you?"
Kim Yi-kyung also had an amused expression on her face. "Go and tell him to thank him for his kind intentions."
At the Samsung Group. Lee Jianxi looked at the newspaper in his hand with a solemn expression. After a long time, he sighed. "Zaeyong, this Tang Jinyan is very powerful."
"Yes.
I have to admit that he's a character. "
"I'm not talking about what happened in the past, but these seemingly unreasonable actions."
Lee Jaeyong was stunned and seemed to understand. "You mean, he's using these actions that are so detailed that it makes people dumbfounded, but in fact, he's gradually implementing these provisions to carry out his orders and deepen his dominance over the entire association?"
"Yes … As time goes by, those people will not get used to his orders. The main thing is that outsiders will receive similar information over the years and will only think that there's only one name for the underground industry in Korea …"
"It's called Tang Jinyan."
"When everyone gets used to it, what's the difference whether he unifies the underground kingdom or not?"
Lee Jaeyong was silent for a long time before he suddenly said, "Do you think Yoon-rim's side …"
"Don't even mention it." Lee Jianxi said coldly, "Didn't she break down and leave?
What does it have to do with us? "
Lee Jaeyong continued to be silent.
He had a hunch that if this trend continued, one day, it would be related … not to Lee Yoon-rim, but to Tang Jinyan.
In fact, Tang Jinyan had already interacted with the Lee family in many places.
For example, the hotel group settlement agreement in Jeju Island included a branch of the Shilla Hotel. Although the signatory was only a supervisor, the project reviewer was Li Fuzhen.
It was said that Li Fuzhen was looking at the project contract in his office at that time. He held the pen and paused for a full ten minutes before slowly signing it.
Lee Jaeyong could understand. If it were him, he would not want to do business with Tang Jinyan. However, the Tang Dynasty theme park would be the most important thing in Jeju Island in the future. The hotel facilities could not be without the Shilla Hotel.
This was not just a matter of whether it could make money or not. It involved the reputation of the Shilla Hotel and the face of the Jeju Road officials.
From the perspective of a businessman, it was obviously stupid for Li Fuzhen to refuse such a project. He would be questioned by the board of directors and could not do as he pleased.
In other words, among the people who had to stand on Tang Jinyan's side and were afraid that he would suddenly be finished, Li Fuzhen was unwilling to do so.
Tang Jinyan's Jeju Island project did not only kidnap Li Fuzhen. Therefore, some of the forces hostile to the Chinese, or the affiliated forces of the rival gangs, could not do anything to him no matter how much they disliked Tang Jinyan. They could only sit and watch as Tang Jinyan stirred up a storm.
Lee Jaeyong did not know what kind of expression he should have when Tang Jinyan was qualified to discuss business with him face to face.