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A red carpet covered the floor of the hotel meeting room, where two young men with black hair sat stiffly, waiting nervously for someone to arrive.

They were far more accustomed to hoodies an...

CH465 | GSI

A few days later.

The torrential rain that had poured down until yesterday had vanished as if it were a lie, revealing a flawless blue sky without a single cloud.

Inside a massive hanga...

CH464 | GSI

“As instructed, we converted the Gazprom and Yukos bonds into equity, securing 35% and 30% stakes, respectively.”

Seok-won sat cross-legged on the penthouse sofa where he had been stayin...

CH463 | GSI

In the center of the elegantly furnished chairman’s office, Chairman Park Tae-hong sat on a European-style sofa, flanked by his eldest son, President Park Jin-hyung, and the group’s senior exec...

CH462 | GSI

In the spacious royal suite, Seok-won, neatly dressed in a suit, sat across from Vladimir Putin, whose sharp eyes radiated intensity as he settled into the plush leather sofa.
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CH461 | GSI

“I’ll personally instruct the relevant department not to drag things out and to handle this matter quickly. You needn’t worry.”

“Thank you.”

Hearing President Ivanov’s w...

CH420 | Heir

The next day.

Since I had a dinner appointment with Assemblyman Choi Jae-seok, I tried to get through as much work as possible in the morning, even skipping lunch to review reports from each...

CH419 | Heir

The current administration opposed government-led big deals.

However, it did not block privately initiated ones, and so a major deal was struck to resolve the succession issue of the Samsung...

CH499 | GSI

Inside a private room of a luxury Korean fine-dining restaurant, a serene landscape painting hung on the wall, softly illuminated by ambient lighting.

The refined yet elegant interior set th...

CH498 | GSI

Choi Ho-geun entered the office with a clipboard in hand, glancing around at his team.

“Have you finished the settlement?”

At the desk cluttered with several monitors, Yoo Seok-hy...

CH418 | heir

Until mid-January, the Chinese stock market continued to fall.

Even though Taewoo Group was repurchasing shares to cover its short positions, the stock price kept declining.

“The di...

CH417 | Heir

January 4th saw a massive crash in the Chinese stock market.

Two days had passed since then.

On January 5th and 6th, the market experienced small fluctuations, with minor rises and fa...

CH416 | Heir

The start of the New Year, 2016.

In Captain Kang’s office, a vice chairman joined him for a New Year’s gathering.

“How large is the rental car company you manage, Captain Kang?�...

CH415 | Heir

Bin Salman concluded his three-day schedule and returned to Saudi Arabia.

Not long after his departure, Vice Chairman Han delivered some excellent news.

“ The diabetes treatment has...

CH497 | GSI

Busan, Yeongdo District — Hojin Heavy Industries, Yeongdo Shipyard.

This was the very place where, in 1937, Korea’s first modern shipyard was established. It was also wh...

CH460 | GSI

The Next Day

The Mercedes sedan carrying Seok-won entered the Kremlin, its red walls looming around them.

The car came to a stop in a wide courtyard paved with dark bro...

CH459 | GSI

East Hampton, Long Island, New York.

Even in this area, long renowned as an affluent enclave, stood the mansion of George Soros, a Wall Street titan.

A private beach, s...

CH458 | GSI

Inside the Blue House presidential office, with the steep cliffs of Inwangsan visible through the window, President Kim Jae-chun looked up from the large wooden desk at Chief Secretary Woo Chun-il,...

CH457 | GSI

Thursday, September 24, 1998.

In the CEO’s office, where the wide East River could be seen flowing gently beyond the panoramic windows lit by bright sunlight, Seok-won sat ...

CH456 | GSI

The following morning, the tenth-floor conference room of the New York Federal Reserve once again filled with Governor Chris Murphy and the heads of Wall Street’s biggest banks.

The meeting...

CH455 | GSI

September 22, 1998.

In the heart of Wall Street, the world’s financial center, stood the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Unlike the glittering skyscrapers towering ...

CH454 | GSI

Monday, September 21, 1998.

The entire Wall Street was wrapped in suffocating tension as the opening bell approached.

Shocking news had spread over the weekend: Jacob W...

CH453 | GSI

September 4, 1998.

Seok-won sat back on a soft leather sofa, one leg crossed over the other, wearing a custom-tailored suit that fit him perfectly.

Through the wide pan...

CH452 | GSI

September 2, 1998.

New York, Manhattan, with skyscrapers packed tight.

A tall, broad-shouldered man in a dark gray suit pushed open the wooden door and stepped inside. ...

CH451 | GSI

August 19, 1998, Wednesday.

Long Island, New York, LTCM Headquarters.

Bright sunlight poured through the wide floor-to-ceiling windows into the spaciou...

CH414 | Heir

By late 2015, with less than a month left in the year, the plans I had laid out were steadily moving forward one by one.

“The FDA is about to approve the diabetes treatment. It hasn’t be...

CH413 | Heir

The weather in 2015 was strange.

Even though it was already November, the temperature wasn’t dropping—it was actually rising.

And as if that weren’t odd enough, rain kept fallin...

CH450 | GSI

[U.S. G-7, IMF Discuss Loan Support After Russia Pledges Government Reforms]

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CH449 | GSI

[Russia Declares 90-Day Moratorium! Ruble Devalued]

[Domestic Economic Impact Expected from Russia’s Moratorium]

[Emergency Measures in Russi...