146. Identity?
“Five! This is Japan!”
As soon as Smith arrived in Japan, he looked around at Narita Airport.
“Well. There is nothing different from Korea than I thought.”
“haha. Because this is the airport. What were you expecting?”
“Actually, I thought Korean airports were also tile-roofed houses, and Japanese airports would be wooden buildings.”
“Do you know what early 20th century is now?”
Smith chuckled.
“Then let’s break up right here today. It’s evening now, but let’s enjoy sightseeing and meet at the hotel for the night.”
“All right. See you later then. boss.”
“Director, take good care of Smith today.”
“Do not worry. President.”
For Smith, who can’t speak Japanese at all, I decided to go with Smith today.
It was perfect for going around with Smith because he was able to speak not only English but also Japanese through hard work every day.
“Chief Kim. Shall we depart too?”
“Yep. President.”
With this situation in mind, Hoyeong ordered Kim Jeong-gi to follow him in business class.
Kim Jeong-gi was a different kind of bodyguard than Mi-ru.
Miru is like a friend, but if you do it when you do, Kim Jeong-gi literally feels like a loyal escort.
Although the two had not actually met together, it was clear that they would be stronger (?) stronger than Mi-ru, so whenever Ho-young ordered Mi-ru to do something else these days, he always went to Kim Jeong-gi.
Hoyoung’s meeting place today is a high-class Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.
On the taxi ride to the restaurant, Ho-young remembered an appointment with Ryo Yoshiteru, the former head of the Information and Communication Policy Bureau.
At that midnight meeting, Hoyoung asked for 10 years of exclusive service and the right to provide mobile communication services together.
And a few days ago, I finally got a call saying that I would accept the offer.
“Irashaimase-”
Upon entering the restaurant, a waitress in a kimono greeted him.
“Are you two? if not···.”
“I have a group. This is a promise with Ryo Yoshiteru-san.”
“ah!”
The waitress guided Hoyeong with a Japanese-style chuimsae.
“Would you like to eat something you want to eat?”
“All right. Can I fill my stomach for the first time in a while?”
“yes. Eat as much as you like.”
Seeing the gigantic Dae-ri Kim talking with a smile, Ho-yeong felt uneasy for a moment, but decided not to care.
“This way.”
When Dae-ri Kim entered the open hall restaurant, the waiter escorted Ho-yeong to the innermost room.
“thank you.”
Hoyoung greeted the waitress politely and then opened the sliding door.
“Yoon Sang! Are you here?”
“Chief. how are you? I came 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, but you are already there.”
The head of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau jumped up and greeted Hoyeong.
“I came quickly with little time left. Please sit here.”
He pointed to the spot with his characteristic slow action.
At that time, Hoyoung felt a little uncomfortable.
Usually, when you come to such a high-end restaurant, it is common to match the number of chairs according to the number of people.
As far as Hoyoung knew, the appointment today was only for the director of policy and himself, but there were three chairs.
“Is someone coming again today?”
The policy director’s eyes widened.
Then he narrowed his eyes and asked Hoyoung in a suspicious voice.
“How did you know that?”
“It’s not difficult. There are three chairs.”
“ah···.”
The director of the Policy Bureau sat down first with a smile, perhaps embarrassed.
“sorry. I must have misunderstood.”
“Are you wrong?”
“Actually, one more person has decided to come here today.”
“Who are you?”
Hoyoung said with a slight frown.
It was because the party that had not been consulted in advance was not welcome.
“haha. I tried to explain slowly, but it seems that I made you uncomfortable because I prepared poorly. I’m really sorry.”
“I don’t want to hear an apology. Please start with an explanation.”
Ho-young’s angry expression caught Ho-young’s attention as the head of the policy bureau, who could have been twice his age.
“Okay.”
The director of policy, wiping the sweat from his brow, let out a groan, and decided to speak quickly.
“The Prime Minister will come.”
“yes?”
Hoyoung forgot that he was getting angry at the unexpected reply from the policy director.
“That’s why I reacted so sensitively to the question of whether someone would come again. Where did the information leak from?”
Hoyeong finally understood the reaction of the policy director.
If you are the prime minister of Japan, you can say that the position is similar to that of the president of Korea, so you must have paid special attention to security.
‘The previous head of the Communications Agency, Hasegawa, said that the policy director had a deep relationship with the prime minister.’
Hoyoung did not forget what Hasegawa said in a passing voice after the late night meeting.
“Then is Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa coming?”
“That’s right.”
Kiichi Miyazawa.
He is the 78th Prime Minister of Japan and an elite politician who started his bureaucratic life in 1942.
Although Ho-yeong was not personally acquainted with him, he had fond memories of him.
This is because he was one of the few Japanese prime ministers to apologize for the comfort women issue during the Japanese colonial era, and he was the one who claimed that Japan was responsible for World War II.
Of course, Hoyeong is not a person with great patriotism.
However, he was born and raised as a Korean and had the national consciousness of ordinary people.
“For what reason do you want to see me?”
“To be honest, I don’t quite know why.”
“yes?”
“Three days ago, the Prime Minister contacted me directly. Let’s sign an ADSL contract with Hermes Telecom.”
“Is the Prime Minister himself?”
“yes. Besides, he asked me if I would like to meet with Mr. Hoyeong, and he said that he would come to this place himself.”
Hoyoung’s face was full of questions.
The contract between the two sides had already been coordinated by sending and receiving faxes.
Today’s meeting was a formal meeting, and the purpose of the meeting was to have a meal and sign the contract.
‘Then, barely ADSL would not be the real purpose.’
Ho-young momentarily judged that today’s meeting was just an excuse, and that the prime minister had other intentions.
“haha. You won’t be too burdened. I told the Prime Minister a lot about Mr. Hoyoung, and he must have been curious. There’s quite a bit of time left for the Prime Minister to come anyway, so why don’t you have a meal and wait slowly? This is a famous and delicious restaurant that is not easy to make reservations for. In particular, Omakase presents a truly special time.”
As if trying to divert the topic, the Director of Policy said to the chef, “Let’s get started,” and the chef began to move busily.
Hoyeong didn’t like this situation, but since there was nothing else to do, he decided to wait for the prime minister while eating.
As the head of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau said, the sushi at this restaurant had a special taste.
Even Ho-yeong, who boasted of having a good taste in gastronomy while wandering around the world, forgot all the unpleasant feelings from a while ago and fell in love with the taste without realizing it.
Hoyoung and Ryo focused on their meal without speaking for a long time.
“Omakase is often said to buy the chef’s time. How is it?”
“I tend to go to places that are quite famous, but this place is really good.”
Hearing that Hoyoung’s voice improved a little, the policy director let out a sigh of relief.
It was the moment when I thought that the super-expensive meal costing 120,000 yen per person was not a waste at all.
“Excuse me.”
At that moment, the voice of an employee was heard outside the sliding door.
“The last party is expected to arrive in about three minutes.”
last couple.
Of course, he must be referring to the prime minister.
The store had already announced that the Prime Minister would come, but the behavior of the employees was natural.
Hoyoung and the policy director finished their meal and waited for the prime minister.
drooling-
3 minutes isn’t that long.
Someone opened the door without hesitation and came in.
An old man with a half-naked head and a sad look.
It was Kiichi Miyazawa, the current Prime Minister of Japan.
“Hello. Seeing it from outside the government office is new. Ryo.”
“Oh, you said hello earlier in the morning, are you saying hello again like this? dismissal?”
The policy chief exchanged jokes with the prime minister as if they were on close terms.
“dismissal. This is Yun Ho-young.”
“This one?”
The Prime Minister looked slightly surprised at Hoyoung’s face.
“hello. I am Yun Ho-young. Nice to meet you.”
Hoyoung bowed her head very slightly.
“I really missed you. I’m sorry for coming without a word. Were you surprised?”
“no. it’s okay.”
The prime minister held out his hand to Hoyoung with a benevolent expression, and Hoyoung very lightly took it and shook it.
“Have you eaten, Your Excellency?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. I ate right away.”
The chef quietly tidied up the table and went out.
Seeing as he behaved naturally, it seemed that the prime minister had not been to this shop just once or twice.
Japanese Prime Minister.
In some ways, Hoyoung was the highest-ranking person he had ever met.
I’ve never met a person who was the representative of a country until now.
However, Hoyoung did not tremble or shrink at all due to his experiences and mind control.
“Can we sit down and talk?”
“sure.”
The prime minister naturally took the empty seat.
Hoyoung seemed to understand why the policy director and the prime minister chose this place.
Only the chef went out after the meal, but a private space was created.
I thought that someday I should use it when I have to meet secretly in Korea.
“Aren’t you curious why I asked to see you today?”
“I am curious. I don’t think he asked to see you just for ADSL.”
“haha. It’s not that there’s no reason at all. However, there are more things I want to say.”
The Prime Minister paused for a moment before opening his mouth.
“I can’t stay here long, so let’s get straight to the point.”
“good. I’m the type of person who hates being stuffy.”
Hoyoung said excitedly.
However, Prime Minister Kiichi, who seemed ready to say something, repeated his words while trying to say something.
The moment when Ho-young tries to say something as the frustrating situation continues.
“Whoa… good. to Japan… Help.”
“I beg your pardon?”
Hoyoung was dumbfounded by the unexpected remark.
“Now Japan is facing an unprecedented crisis.”
“Are you talking about the economic crisis?”
“Right. Hoaxers say that the Japanese economy is bursting like a bubble, and they even call it a bubble economy.”
The Prime Minister’s voice was heavy.
Japanese economic indicators and stock prices that are literally disappearing like bubbles.
However, he was in a position where he could not do anything with his own strength.
“Why are you talking to me instead of solving Japan’s economic problems with the Japanese government and companies? I don’t think the Japanese government and companies are in such a serious situation right now.”
Prime Minister Kiichi shook his head.
“Actually, a few years ago… To be precise, from the end of 1991, he noticed the signs of economic collapse and insisted that bad debts be disposed of early by injecting public funds. However, not only the political world, but also the business world and the financial world all opposed the injection of public funds, so we had no choice but to give up.”
“Hmm…”
Hoyoung let out a sigh.
All of the current Japanese economy was in the same situation as Hoyoung knew.
From now on, injecting public funds into economic relief will become a taboo for Japan, and even if bad debts run out of control like an avalanche, Japan will have no choice but to let go and look at it.
“But how can I, a mere entrepreneur, help a country? We, Hermes, do not yet have that much capacity. I will introduce ADSL and CDMA to Japan as quickly as possible to induce a telecommunications revolution.”
“Whoops… It is impossible for the president of Hermes Group.”
“Yes. But why…?”
“But what if you are the real owner of Gaia Investments?”
“yes?”
Unexpected words came out of Prime Minister Kiichi’s mouth.
“Mr. Hoyoung. We already know that you are the beneficial owner of Gaia Investments. Please bow your head like this. Please help us.”
