Chapter 617: The Least Popular Person
At the start of 2002, the Euro officially became the new international currency in circulation in this world. As soon as the vacation was over, Masayoshi Kishimoto personally led a team from Tokyo to Seoul, South Korea.
Instead of renting a private business jet, he had a brand new private business jet of his own. Truly land, sea and air, he has it all.
The private business jet that Masayoshi Kishimoto and his entourage were traveling on landed smoothly on top of one of the runways at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport.
Under the guidance of the airport tower, the captain was taxiing the plane into a VIP area to park. Once the cabin door opened, a flight attendant went down to the ground first.
Afterwards, the people in the cabin went down one after another. Today, the weather in Seoul was very good, and the sunlight would feel warm on one’s body.
At this time, Sato Hidetaka, who was the head of the Seoul office, had long ago arranged all the reception work. Under his arrangement, Masayoshi Kishimoto got into a black S-class bulletproof Mercedes.
“It’s not like I’m going to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is it necessary to prepare a bulletproof car?” Masayoshi Kishimoto was well aware that the overall social security in Seoul, South Korea was still good. He expressed his dissatisfaction with Sato Hidetaka’s arrangement that was a bit of a fuss.
Sato Hidetaka sitting on the passenger seat, in the heart is indeed to please the intention, after all, from the beginning of his own into the company until now, has always been in Seoul work.
Although he had been promoted above his position, he hadn’t progressed much compared to a number of people. In many people’s minds, especially in the eyes of some capable or talented young people, he was someone who had simmered his way to the top.
He was the one who, along with Miyazaki Ryui, had been sent by Masayoshi Kishimoto to establish the first overseas office. Nowadays, Miyazaki Ryui had become the president of Hard Gold Electric, one of the five subsidiaries of the Hard Gold Group.
This one of his own was considered to be one of the patriarchal employees, and the eldest senior’s position within the group company just wasn’t up to scratch. Anyway, he felt quite embarrassed by the existence.
Sato Hidetaka turned back sideways and explained in a serious manner, ”It’s not that I’m making a big deal out of it, but there really is this kind of necessity. Chairman, you’ll know in a little while.”
Kishimoto Masayoshi saw that the other party had said so, so there must be something strange about it. He did not say one more thing. As the convoy started, it began to head towards the airport exit.
The convoy drove out of the airport exit, and as soon as they entered the VIP road junction, they saw one to two hundred people gathered on both sides of the road.
Some of them were holding protest banners in Korean, English and Japanese. Some of them were holding up protest signs in three languages ……
One of the organizers was holding a megaphone and shouting in Japanese at the motorcade, “Justice Kishimoto is not welcome in Korea, go back to Japan.”
Before his words fell, the people around the road began to throw eggs, tomatoes and so on toward the convoy, as a way to express their strong dissatisfaction.
Masayoshi Kishimoto finally understood the good intentions of Hidetaka Sato. He had become the most unwelcome Japanese in Seoul, Korea.
Yamada Mirai, the head of the secretary’s office, who was sitting next to him, asked bluntly, “Within this recent period of time, no conflict has broken out between Korea and Japan. What’s wrong with the Koreans who are jerking around again?”
Sato Hidetaka said truthfully, “The chairman has not only made a name for himself in the international financial market by shorting Argentina, but he has also made a lot of money.
Before the chairman came to Seoul, Korea this time, the Hard Gold Group’s publicity department held a briefing in advance. So, in South Korea’s network set off a wave of anti-Japanese.
They think that the chairman of this short seller personally to South Korea will not have any good things, must be to South Korea’s financial market.
They were so scared of the Asian financial turmoil in 1997 that they had been screwed over. Although the IMF (International Monetary Fund) funded the rescue of the South Korea is going to national bankruptcy, but forced the South Korean government is signed a series of South Korean people regarded as an unequal treaty.
One of them, which they considered to be fatal and disastrous, was to further open up the country’s financial market completely.
The President is also the most skillful short seller. South Koreans are now extremely afraid of a repeat of the Asian financial turmoil in 1997, and at the same time, they are even more afraid of becoming the target of short selling, that is, the next Argentina.
Not only this, some Korean media have also reported that the President will arrive at the Incheon International Airport in Seoul today. So, there was the scene just now.
Now, outside the hotel where the chairman will be staying, there are also a lot of protesters gathered. I have re-booked another new hotel for the Chairman, as well as you, and have also arranged for some Japanese security personnel to protect the security.”
Masayoshi Kishimoto smiled knowingly and said, “It turns out that being famous is not a good thing. Right now, I’m all viewed by the Koreans as if I’m a street rat.”
“The trouble isn’t just this one. The Korean internet and media are publicizing and indoctrinating ordinary Koreans, and more than half of their world-famous online game industry is firmly controlled by the Chairman.
Games made by Koreans are no longer owned by Koreans, but by the Japanese. The Japanese make the lion’s share, and that’s all hard-earned money from Koreans who stay up all night and suffer.” Sato Hidetaka had one thing to report.
“The Koreans are too much of an asshole! In my opinion, they’re just a bunch of white-eyed wolves. Even I know that in 1997, when we were hit by the Asian Financial Crisis, NCsoft’s president, Tatsu Kanazawa, personally ran to Tokyo, Japan to raise a financing so that he could save his online game company that was on the verge of bankruptcy.
At that time, it was our chairman who provided him with financial support. What, have the Koreans forgotten about this?
It was our chairman who saved their so-called world-leading online game business.” Yamada Mirai said with righteous indignation.
“That’s the truth. It was also because of this one opportunity that President Miyazaki and I were sent by the Chairman to Seoul, Korea to establish an office.
Later, the chairman forcefully kept investing in several other game companies in Korea. This made the original game industry downturn in the Korean local companies have a new source of funds, is the only way to further better development.
Who does not know that our Japanese game industry is the world’s first. Now, the South Koreans are clamoring up, but also because they have made great strides in the development and growth of online games.
NCsoft’s online game “Paradise” has really caused a lot of sensation in the world and made a lot of money.
Hard Gold Group not only holds 40% of the shares of NCsoft’s online game company, but also 40% of the shares of the other two major game companies in South Korea, as well as a large number of shares in Actoz Soft Software and other companies.” Sato Hidetaka laughed without a face.