Chapter 031: Korea's No. 1 Youth
On the phone with Maktoum, Jiang Feng went out.
"Haha, Mr. Jiang, you're finally here." Manager Park greeted Jiang Feng warmly.
Jiang Feng nodded, which was considered a return gift.
"Mr. Jiang, come, let me introduce you to my boss." Manager Park led Jiang Feng into a luxurious private room, pointed to a man in his thirties wearing glasses sitting firmly on the sofa and said, "This is the pride of our Republic of Korea - Mr. Xuan, the only son of the chairman of Hyundai-Kia Motors Group." Manager Park looked respectful.
Jiang Feng looked at the young man in front of him, but he didn't expect him to be ** Xuan. But if you think about it, it will be clear. With such a large gambling group, if there is no strong background, who can hold up?
Hyundai-Kia Motors Group is the former largest consortium in Korea, Hyundai Group. It's just that the once largest group in South Korea has experienced civil strife and has lost its former glory.
The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of whom was different. This sentence could not be more appropriate for the Zheng family.
Zheng Zhouyong has eight sons and one daughter. However, in 1982, Zheng Mengbi, the eldest son who was very talented in business and loved by Zheng Zhouyong, died in a car accident. Although his fourth son, Jung Mong-woo, was the chairman of Hyundai Aluminum, he suffered from severe depression and committed suicide in a hotel in Seoul in 1990. At the same time, the third son, Zheng Menggen, the seventh son, Zheng Mengyun, and the eighth son, Zheng Mengyi, served as the chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, the chairman of the board of directors of Hyundai Marine Fire Insurance Company, and the chairman of Hyundai Enterprise Finance Group. His only daughter, Zheng Qingji, independently runs a sea-based Xianjin shipping company.
The second son, Zheng Mengjiu, the fifth son, Zheng Mengxian, and the sixth son, Zheng Mengjun, are the most notable successors, and these three have also entered the core leadership of Hyundai Group. However, it was these three brothers who sparked a brotherly feud in the later years of Zheng Zhouyong's life known as the "Prince's Rebellion", and eventually carved up the modern kingdom, which was known for its wealth.
The cause of the incident stems from the position. In 1996, Jung Mong-gu became the chairman of Hyundai Group, and then in December 1997, Jung Mong-hun was appointed as the president of Hyundai Group. Since then, the power struggle between the two brothers has become increasingly open.
The outside world observed the two: Zheng Mengjiu is silent and does not like to socialize, calm and calm, but he was extremely afraid of his father, and he always stood at a distance whenever Zheng Zhouyong attended; Zheng Mengxian is versatile, likes, and has the best relationship with his father, firmly implementing his father's will, and is quite trusted and loved by Zheng Zhouyong. So, in the game of power, the balance began to tilt in favor of Zheng Mengxian.
Sure enough, after Zheng Zhouyong announced his retirement from the group, he ordered Zheng Mengjiu to retire together. Unexpectedly, Zheng Mengjiu, who has always been afraid of his father, did not obey his father's arrangement this time, but chose confrontation.
Three months later, Chung Mong-gu announced that Hyundai Motor Group, which is composed of 10 companies under his jurisdiction and has total assets of more than 34 trillion won, officially separated from Hyundai Group, thus kicking off the group's fission. In May 2001, two months after his father's death, Hyundai Heavy Industries, controlled by Zheng Mengzhuon, also announced that it was no longer under the control of the group. Subsequently, due to the problem of capital flow, the management rights of Hyundai Electronics, Hyundai Construction and Hyundai Investment Trust, which are excellent assets, were controlled by the creditor group. Since then, the pattern of "three separate promotions" has been initially determined.
After experiencing the fission turmoil, the assets of Hyundai Group, which has been broken by the bones, have shrunk seriously, leaving only 7 subsidiaries such as Hyundai Elevator, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Hyundai Logistics, and Hyundai Securities. Moreover, Jiang Feng still remembers that his controller, Zheng Mengxian, was later overwhelmed by the frequent scrutiny of political donations and committed suicide by jumping off a building in 2003. Subsequently, the Hyundai Group fell into the hands of his wife, Hyun Jung-eun.
From a huge business empire to a fragmented mess, it seems that all this is doomed the moment Zheng Zhouyong leaves. Some commentators have pointed out that it was the problems of property inheritance disputes, excessive multi-sector expansion, and overly close relations with the government in the process of family business that hindered the further growth of Hyundai Group, which ultimately led to the split of this business empire.
However, there are pros and cons to everything. After the split, the various sectors of the Hyundai Group were able to better concentrate on the development of their respective fields and take the route of specialization. Zheng Zhouyong's descendants seem to have found their home in the secession. In the eyes of outsiders, the split of Hyundai Group is a sign of its decline, but in the eyes of Jiang Feng, a person with memories of his past life, the split is regarded as the beginning of their respective rebirth. At the same time, for the Zheng family, this civil strife has also reached a relative balance between the family affection and interests of the descendants of the Zheng family.
**Hyundai Motor Company, controlled by Daddy Xuan, will also usher in rapid development after the merger of Kia Motors. In just a few years, it has become the second largest consortium in Korea and the fifth largest automaker in the world. And this young man in front of him will also ascend to the throne of vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group in a few years and become the largest young man in South Korea.
Although Hyundai Motor was in a bad situation at this time, Xuan was an important member of the original Hyundai Group, and could even be said to be the leader of Zheng Zhouyong's grandson, and still had a huge influence in South Korea. Naturally, there is no problem in supporting this gambling group.
For such a person, Jiang Feng originally wanted to have a good relationship with the other party, although he looked down on the stick, but he would not look down on money. Hyundai Motor is a giant in the automobile industry, although there is nothing to learn from the technology, but if some cooperation can be carried out, it will still be helpful for Jiangfeng's future automobile industry to enter the international market.
It's just that since **Xuan is the boss of this underground gambling group, his actions this time will inevitably cause heavy losses to the other party, and it is impossible for him and **Xuan to become friends.
With such a calculation, Jiang Feng doesn't plan to have anything to do with **Xuanla, anyway, he will eventually become an opponent. Therefore, Jiang Feng just said hello to ** Xuan with politeness, and had no intention of being close.
Manager Park was a little unhappy when he saw Jiang Feng's attitude, **Xuan is his boss, Jiang Feng is so snubbing**Xuan, that is, he doesn't give him face.
And **Xuan was also a little unhappy after seeing Jiang Feng's performance. As the young owner of Hyundai Motor Group, he is like a star-studded presence everywhere he goes in South Korea, where has he received such a cold reception?
However, Jiang Feng didn't care about the feelings of Manager Park and **Xuan, anyway, he didn't want to be friends with each other.
Subsequently, Manager Park brought in a few people of all ages, all of whom were the sons and young masters of some large conglomerates in South Korea and Japan, and even some young masters from other Asian countries and even Europe and the United States, all of whom were rich masters anyway.
However, Jiang Feng didn't know much about these people, he had been sitting in the corner of the box, and Lingxi No. 1 and Lingxi No. 3 were standing behind him expressionlessly.
After more than 20 people came in one after another, **Xuan stood up and clapped his hands to signal everyone to stop.
"Guys, in a few hours, the best game of the year is about to begin, and I think all of you here are crazy about football, and you must be watching the game while taking a small gamble to help the fun, and no one will object to it. In the first opening game, France played Senegal, France due to Zidane's injury, France originally conceded two goals, but now France concedes half a goal. France wins: 1.4 to 1, Senegal wins: 2 to 1, please bet. Xuan smiled and looked at everyone.
**Xuan looked at the excited ancestors in front of him betting on France to win, showing a bitter gourd face on his face, but in fact, he was smiling in his heart. In his opinion, these ancestors were all white and fat fortune boys, who gave him bundles of colorful dollar bills.
Maybe each of these ancestors did not bet much, usually between 100,000 and 1 million US dollars, but there were about 20 people in it, and the total was tens of millions. And ninety percent of them are betting on France to win, and he can make millions of dollars this time. Such a large amount, even with him as the young owner of Hyundai Motor Group, he cannot be unmoved.
The reason why he is so happy in his heart is actually because he has long been convinced that Senegal can win this competition.
All of this has to start with his sixth uncle Zheng Mengzhun.
Before the World Cup, Blatter had just been re-elected as FIFA president. You must know that before that, FIFA was a "reversed" voice, and the "anti-Blatter alliance front" with Johansen-Hayato-Zheng Mengzhun as the core was full of momentum, giving people a feeling that Blatter had to be ousted from power, making everyone think that Blatter would not be re-elected as FIFA president this time.
Unexpectedly, the result was a big surprise to everyone, and Blatter was successfully re-elected as FIFA president. The most important reason for Blatter's re-election is that Zheng Mengjun, chairman of the Korean Football Association, vice president of FIFA, member of the South Korean Parliament, and the largest shareholder of South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, suddenly defected and turned his head to support Blatter. And Zheng Mengzhun's unexpected backlash also successfully turned Blatter into victory at the last moment.
This move directly made Zheng Mengzhun and UEFA bitter, almost on the same footing. Although Zheng Mengzhun offended the entire UEFA and put the Korean Football Association in an embarrassing situation of playing against UEFA, it brought the greatest benefit to Zheng Mengzhuon.
First, South Korea and Japan jointly host the World Cup, and the name is called "Korea-Japan World Cup" instead of "Japan-Korea World Cup", which makes the Korean people very satisfied.
Second, Blatter promised that the World Cup would make extensive use of referees from Asia, Africa and Latin America, and gave a high-sounding reason that referees from the same continent could not officiate against teams from their own continent.
As we all know, European referees have always been known for their fairness and strictness, such as in the last World Cup in France, the most typical Anglo-Argentine referee was Nelson from Europe, and Nelson did not favor England in the process of law enforcement, and even sent Beckham off the field. And the referees in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are notoriously poor and easy to buy, which is also what Zheng Mengzhun wants.