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CH240 | GSI

Yamaichi Securities Headquarters, 1 Shingawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Seated in the president’s office, Fukuwa Nobuo, the 65-year-old president of Yamaichi Securities, was fl...

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CH239 | GSI

The large Mercedes sedan carrying Seok-won passed through the entrance security checkpoint and drove straight into the underground parking garage.

The spacious and brightly lit parking area ...

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CH89 | VOC

[Well… what do you mean by ‘cooperate’…?]

“Tell me the real situation of Hanho Savings Bank. And why you did such a reckless thing.”

Ahn Seok-gil took a deep breath.
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CH39 | Heir

The Next Day.

I arrived at the research lab on time.

Most of the researchers had already started their work for the day, and Advisor Fukuda was waiting for me outside my office early ...

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CH38 | Heir

"I will do my best to help you become the true master of Myeong-dong."

"Just helping won't be enough. Tell me exactly what I need to do."

"I've heard that you hold a significant amoun...

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CH37 | Heir

Steve finally snapped out of his daze once the food arrived.

As the waiter set the dishes on the table, he seemed to have finished his thoughts and spoke with some difficulty.

"Can this...

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CH238 | GSI

February 24, 1996.

It was a Saturday, but since the stock market's Saturday closure policy wouldn't take effect until December of the following year, the employees of Daeheu...

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CH237 | GSI

As the wall clock on one side of the room pointed to the end of the workday, the section chief, wearing horn-rimmed glasses, closed the document he had been reviewing and spoke.

"Alright, ev...

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CH236 | GSI

Hearing a knock, Choi Ho-geun opened the door and stepped inside. Seeing Seok-won seated at his desk, he gave a polite bow.

"Sir, I have come as you requested."

Seok-won closed the do...

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CH245

Hyun-joo noona looked at Taek-gyu and said.

“Lower your voice, it’s noisy.”

Judging by her reaction, it seemed Ellie hadn’t known either. If even her closest aide didn’t kno...

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CH36 | Heir

I returned to the U.S. after a month.

From the Changwon parts factory to the audit team and the technology research lab—so much had happened that it felt like a year had passed. But in rea...

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CH35 | Heir

Most of the patent task force members came from STEM fields.

To join the technology research lab, one had to have either a Ph.D. or at least ten years of experience at Taewoo Electronics. View Post

CH34 | Heir

WilmerHale—one of the top five law firms in the United States.

For any lawyer, it was considered the dream workplace.

Getting in was incredibly difficult, yet today, a lawyer who ha...

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CH235 | GSI

The vast public parking lot along the Han River was eerily desolate, with only a handful of cars scattered across its expanse. The absence of people and the heavy, overcast sky created a chilling a...

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CH234 | GSI

As everyone struggled to hide their confusion, Executive Director Yoon Ki-hoon, seated to the left, adjusted his glasses and asked for confirmation.

"You’re not just withdrawing funds from...

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CH233 | GSI

January 22, 1996

– Hannam-dong, Seoul

Although Daehan (大寒), the coldest period of the year, had passed, the bitter chill still lingered. Outsi...

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CH88 | VOC

“Oh, wait a minute.” Maru frowned, deep in thought.

“Did you remember? Who is it?”

Maru said hesitantly, “I think I saw him in a video…”

“A video? What video?...

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CH87 | VOC

In January 1998, Park Sol finalized the negotiation with the government, agreeing to a three-year restriction on capital repatriation, and began establishing the investment company.

With the...

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CH232 | GSI

A heavy silence filled the study as Chairman Woo Yong-gap sat with a cigarette between his lips, his expression stiff and unreadable.

After a moment, he turned his gaze toward his son, who h...

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CH231 | GSI

Two days later

Seok-won and Landon boarded a private jet and flew to California. At Pixar’s headquarters in Emeryville, Seok-won finally met Steve Jobs, the founder of App...

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CH230 | GSI

Outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows, snow was falling in a pristine white curtain. Inside the spacious penthouse living room, Seok-won, freshly returned from Miami, sat on the sofa with Land...

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CH33 | Heir

Taewoo Group collapsed due to the foreign exchange crisis, primarily because of its massive debt.

I knew this because I came from the future, but Advisor Fukuda had predicted the situation so...

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CH32 | Heir

The Chairman returned to Korea three days ahead of schedule.

He went straight to the office from the airport and called for an emergency executive meeting.

“I heard the last executi...

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CH31 | Heir

The old man stared at me like a starving wolf.

His gaze alone was enough to make my skin crawl, but I had weathered countless storms—I could withstand it.

“I understand the power ...

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CH244

Congressmen who had questioned Kang Jin-hoo had to repeatedly apologize or deny their past allegations.

In a phone call, Chairman Im Jin-yong burst into laughter.

[There were so many ...

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CH243

He started strong right from the beginning.

“OTK Company has invested tens of trillions of won in the United States. But why is it that you haven’t made any significant investments in Ko...

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CH229 | GSI

One New York Plaza, Manhattan.

The Eldorado Fund trading floor, located on the 31st floor, was as noisy as ever.

Phones rang incessantly from every direction, while d...

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CH228 | GSI

At the request of Donald Trump, who was eager to receive the payment as soon as possible, both parties met the following afternoon to finalize the contract.

In a small conference room at the...

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CH227 | GSI

In front of the New York Stock Exchange, where a massive American flag hung prominently.

Dressed smartly in a pantsuit, Debra stood in front of the camera, microphone in ...

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CH86 | VOC

“That should be enough, right?” I said after ending the call with Lee An-jin.

Maru looked at me incredulously.

“$20 billion? $100 billion? Aren’t you exaggerating too much?”...

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