I want to be a chaebol

When Song Yi and his party entered the Hyundai Department Store, Zhou Shulan quietly asked Song Yi, "Can my UnionPay card be used in this mall?"

"The UnionPay card cannot be used for the time being, but any commercial bank in South Korea can exchange RMB into Korean won, which is very convenient. It's okay. I have money in my card. You can swipe it with confidence." Song Yi asked Zhou Shulan to relax and quietly stuffed it into her hand. A credit card.

With her son's support, Zhou Shulan suddenly felt confident enough to take Kim Tae Hee and the others shopping around.

There are no famous jewelry brands in Korea. Not only are the items expensive, but the styles are not good-looking either. Finally, Zhou Shulan went to several luxury stores on Song Yi's suggestion.

Despite Zhou Shulan's strong persuasion, Kim Tae Hee only chose a Bulgari necklace, and Kim Hee Won reluctantly accepted the Cartier earrings that Song Yi helped select. The two gifts cost a total of more than 20,000 yuan.

Although Zhou Shulan also wanted Kim Tae Hee to choose some more gifts, she firmly refused. Jin Xiyuan was actually embarrassed to accept the gift, but Song Yi convinced her.

"The reason why I asked you to go shopping with my mother today is because I actually have an important task for you. Just think of these gifts as the reward I paid you in advance." Song Yi advised Jin Xiyuan.

Jin Xiyuan smiled sweetly, "Thank you, auntie, and thank you Taixi." Jin Xiyuan thought Zhou Shulan was Aiwujiwu.

Kim Tae Hee asked her boyfriend, "What mission?"

Song Yi said: "My mother is coming to South Korea this time to visit an elder of the family. Their family is relatively prominent, so I need to buy some clothes for my mother. The dressing style must be dignified yet elegant, graceful yet luxurious." As for the budget, there is no upper limit.”

Kim Tae Hee suddenly understood that the purpose was to make Zhou Shulan look like a rich person, but not as tasteless as the nouveau riche.

When the sisters Kim Tae Hee heard that they were good at this, they dragged their future mother-in-law into one high-end fashion store after another.

The most expensive items are a Prada handbag and a Dior black fur coat. The two alone cost more than 100,000 yuan. Together with other clothes and jewelry, Song Yi spent a total of more than 200,000 yuan today.

Zhou Shulan felt a little hurt and pulled Song Yi aside, "What's going on? Are you having a hard time? You just made some money, and you're so arrogant? The money you spent today can buy another house in Yanjing!"

Song Yi advised her mother, "Mom, these are necessary expenses and cannot be saved. As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. If my great-uncle is hospitalized, there will definitely be family members accompanying him."

"The politeness of a rich person is only for people who are as rich as him, or richer than him. If you don't want to be looked down upon by your great-uncle's family, you should listen to me." Song Yi said.

Zhou Shulan retorted, "Nonsense, Xiyuan and Taixi won't be like this. When we make friends, we mainly depend on whether the other person's outlook is similar to ours, not whether the other person has money."

Song Yi agreed, "You are right, but polite rich kids like Taixi are in the minority after all. Chaebol families have a natural arrogance towards ordinary people. Taixi has also been in contact with Chen Fuzhen of the Samsung family. Ask her Is this your impression of Chen Fuzhen?"

Kim Tae Hee heard some clues, "Are aunt's relatives very, very rich in Korea?" Otherwise, why would Song Yi mention Samsung's Chen Fuzhen for no reason.

Song Yi felt there was no need to hide his girlfriend, "Yes, my grandmother is Zhou Zhengyong's youngest sister."

Zhou Shulan criticized her son, "How can you call your elder by his first name? That's your uncle. It's rude! All your years of reading have been in vain!"

The Jin Xiyuan sisters were shocked. Of course they had heard of Zhou Zhengyong's name. Jin Xiyuan asked Song Yi, "Are you talking about the Zhou Zhengyong we know?"

Zhou Zhengyong was the former richest man in South Korea, and every Korean has heard of his name. Before 2000, Hyundai Group was South Korea's largest conglomerate.

In September 2000, Hyundai Motor announced its separation from Hyundai Group. Hyundai's total assets increased from 90 trillion won to 549,000 won. Samsung Group had just overtaken Hyundai Group and became the largest conglomerate in South Korea. A complete Hyundai Group is actually more powerful than Samsung. .

Song Yi nodded, "My grandmother married in North Korea, and then settled in China with my grandfather. So my mother grew up in China."

Kim Tae Hee was a little worried, "I heard that President Zhou's health seems not to be very good."

This topic is a bit heavy. Song Yi said: "President Zhou wanted to meet his sister's family, so my mother made a special trip to Seoul."

Song Yi knew that Zhou Zhengyong's time was running out, Zhou Zhengyong's funeral arrangements had almost been settled, and Hyundai Group's assets had not been divided as much.

Zhou Zhengyong’s eldest son Zhou Mengbi was involved in a car accident in 1982 and died young. The second son Zhou Mengjiu inherited Hyundai Motor, and the third son Zhou Menggen inherited Hyundai Department Store.

The fourth son, Zhou Mengyu, was dismissed from his position as chairman of Hyundai Aluminum by his father. Unable to bear the pressure, he committed suicide by taking poison.

The fifth son, Zhou Mengxian, inherited Hyundai Group, the sixth son, Zhou Mengzhun, inherited Hyundai Heavy Industries, the seventh son, Zhou Mengyun, inherited Hyundai Marine Fire Insurance, and the eighth son, Zhou Mengri, inherited Hyundai Finance.

In other words, Zhou Zhengyong still has six sons alive. The most capable Zhou Mengjiu, Zhou Mengxian and Zhou Mengzhun are the most powerful in the fight for land. The battle for the successor of Hyundai Group is also called the Prince's Rebellion by the Korean media.

Now that Hyundai Motor has separated from the Hyundai Group, Zhou Mengzhun will definitely seize the time to leave the Hyundai Group when Zhou Zhengyong passes away. Although Zhou Mengxian took the post of chairman of Hyundai Group as he wished, taking over was a mess.

Because the most valuable automobile business and shipbuilding business have all been divested, the remaining subsidiary businesses are all losing money.

Song Yi took Zhou Shulan to Seoul this time, of course not for Zhou Zhengyong's inheritance, because even if he wanted to divide it, he wouldn't get much money.

If Zhou Zhengyong dies, a list of funeral committees will definitely be set up. As the second generation of the Zhou family, Zhou Shulan will definitely be on the list of funeral committees.

Zhou Zhengyong's funeral is undoubtedly of a very high standard. Current President Zhong Xiaotong will definitely come to express condolences. Other chaebol families and even North Korea have sent a four-member delegation to express condolences, and political and business leaders from all walks of life will show up.

Let’s put it this way, Zhou Zhengyong’s funeral was a social gathering for Korean political and business celebrities, and it was also the best opportunity for him to make connections.

Koreans are very xenophobic, especially chaebol families. But if Song Yi becomes a Korean national and Song Yi's mother is the niece of Zhou Zhengyong of Hyundai Group, then Song Yi's identity barrier will no longer exist.

Although Song Yi is a branch of the Zhou family, other chaebol families will also regard Song Yi as one of their own. As long as Song Yi is willing to abide by the rules they set, Song Yi will have a ticket to the upper-class power game in South Korea.

Of course, this ticket can only guarantee that Song Yi's business opponents will not use some extreme measures to deal with him, allowing him to get deeply involved in all walks of life in South Korea. There will be no restrictions on industry access, and he can compete with Samsung , Lotte, LG, SK and other large consortiums have a chance to compete fairly.

It is very difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea to grow big, because as long as your company shows some potential and has profit prospects, those large consortiums will acquire you. If you don't agree, use the market advantage to suppress you, destroy your company through administrative means, and then acquire it at a low price.

However, whether Song Yi can rise to the top in South Korea and become a top chaebol depends on his own efforts and opportunities. After all, Chen Zaican, the grandson of Chen Bingzhe of the Samsung family, had not yet reached the stage of company bankruptcy.

Moreover, Song Yi knew that Zhou Mongjun was also Song Woo-seok's competitor in next year's presidential election. It was Song Woo-seok who joined forces with Zhou Mongjun to defeat the Grand National Party candidate Lee Hoi-chang by a narrow margin.

Song Yi thought to himself, as Zhou Zhengyong's enemy, if Song Yuxi came to attend Zhou Zhengyong's funeral and saw Song Yi when he expressed condolences in the mourning hall, I believe Song Yuxi's face would be extremely wonderful, right? Song Yi made a bad guess.