United States.
New York.
Long Island.
A massive seaview villa priced at seventy million dollars, unaffordable for most tycoons, but for ERV, with its market value exceeding a trillion dollars, it’s just a drizzle.
With the push towards consortium formation.
ERV’s market value is also steadily rising.
A trillion dollars.
Reflecting the confidence countless capitals have in ERV. Besides investnt institutions, there are Arican citizens, erging capitals breaking through, defeating old consortiums—it’s a typical ’Arican Dream’.
Of course, there’s support.
Strong support indeed, and making a profit along the way.
At this mont.
It’s already late at night.
The main gate slowly opens.
Kim Chang-min’s convoy heads towards the New York district in the distance, the faint glimr of prosperity barely visible, yet he feels no hint of ’civilization’; this land is full of robbers.
The sheen beneath is deceiving.
Filled with anness.
They seem to be Korea’s allies, but what have they been doing all these years?
Asian Financial Crisis.
Taking advantage.
Korea used national power to save the market, but was ultimately powerless, yielding to the conditions of these vampires, opening up finance, currency, and then their conglorates’ equity.
No.
It’s not opening.
It’s robbing.
Kim Chang-min grinds his teeth in hatred. Yet, he knows even if his teeth break, nothing will fall off them, as they have a firm grasp over them.
A decade later.
It happened again.
Taking advantage of the conglorate’s dismantling, ERV, out of nowhere, seized the opportunity and bit hard once again; like before, they are powerless, forced to endure.
Whew~~
Inside the car.
Kim Tae-min takes a deep breath.
Takes out dicine.
Hurriedly swallows a few pills.
It’s stifling.
This past month.
Over this matter, he ran between the two countries, dealing with conglorate dismantling dostically, facing various family entanglents, since so assets were cooperated with other families.
This ti.
Almost fell out with various families.
Hence.
Issues kept arising.
He was overwheld, repeatedly proposing plans, but ERV was always unsatisfied, saying they’d consider it even when so Arican consortiums intervened, ERV remained firm, not yielding.
Later.
Sohow.
A Japanese consortium got involved.
While watching their misfortune, they took pleasure in it, seeking cooperation with ERV, although it’s not a core Samsung project, it’s not a good sign, eventually after a month of dawdling.
Finally compromised.
Looking back.
Kim Chang-min sighed.
ERV, worthy of becoming an erging consortium amidst century-old Arican consortium dominance, besides strong capabilities, their techniques are slick, becoming the biggest winner.
Who lost?
Of course, it’s them.
Seizing the opportunity of Korean chaebol’s dismantling, those old consortiums profited so pocket money, not much, just around a hundred to eighty billion dollars... like ERV’s ’benefit fee’.
Damn.
Kim Chang-min punches the front seat.
"These vampires." His tone filled with resentnt.
"..."
In the front seat.
Kim Chang-min’s eldest son remains silent.
This sentint.
Kim Chang-min doesn’t know how many tis he’s said it, once it was two tis a month, this month it’s everyday, though he has this deep grudge, his son feels little difference.
Born in a peaceful era.
He feels the family is already wealthy enough.
Squander limitless.
Has everything.
Since they can’t surpass Arica, isn’t such resentnt self-inflicted distress?
After a while.
Kim Chang-min calms down.
Looks at his eldest son.
Sighs inwardly.
Never experienced going from nothing to sothing, never experienced ups and downs, doesn’t understand the hardship of entrepreneurial generations, born with privilege and can’t fully comprehend that anger.
Alas!
In so years.
Will Korean youth only praise Arica?
Likely.
As long as their aircraft carriers patrol the Pacific West coast, whatever they say goes. Humph, without Arica, they’d surely emulate India, researching mushroom cultivation technology.
See who dares...
Amused for a mont.
Kim Chang-min’s thoughts returned to reality.
Clearly.
This is impossible.
Who could overthrow Arican hegemony?
No one.
It’s not about can or cannot.
But whether it’s necessary.
If.
Without Arica, they might research mushroom cultivation, yet the neighboring islands would certainly precede even them, and then anyone slightly ambitious would frantically invest in mushroom plans.
South Korea.
Japan.
Estimated as the first batch.
Iran.
Saudi Arabia.
Possibly the second batch.
With these two leaders... Kim Chang-min shivers. The entire Middle Eastern nations would successively invest, none wanting to lag behind, due to almost impossible reconciliation of grievances there.
If either side becos extre.
Oh.
It’ll beco ’everyone cultivating mushrooms’.
Japan mastering mushroom technology, standing tall, South Korea first grows anxious, Huaxia must take this opponent seriously, for the two lands are too close, with nearly no strategic buffer space.
Undeniably.
From the outco.
This overbearingness.
To so extent upholds relative world peace.
Truly ironic.
Kim Chang-min wants to laugh.
But the laughter carries tears, for unfortunately, they are the direct ’victims’, not only losing the right to research mushroom technology but also losing wealth altogether.
Though these fortunes benefited from Arican support.
But.
Money in the pocket.
Why must it be returned?
...
Twenty minutes later.
The convoy returns to his villa, not smaller than ERV’s. Samsung has earned a substantial fortune overseas property investnt, and naturally, the best is for the family.
"Rest well, tomorrow, let’s witness ERV’s coronation." Said Kim Chang-min.
"Yes."
Coronation.
Not quite an awards ceremony.
But similar.
Tomorrow.
Morgan and other consortiums invited hundreds of distinguished guests to a nearby manor, officially celebrating and acknowledging ERV consortium’s status, expressing their friendly attitude.
Introducing friends.
To prevent future ’friendly fire’.
In private.
Kim Chang-min knows, likely so matters will be discussed.
But unrelated to him.
He lacks the qualification to attend higher ranking etings, just going to make up the numbers, Samsung at least counts as a make-do enterprise, getting invited to this banquet is considered an honor.
Besides him.
European and Arican consortiums also reportedly sending representatives.
South Korea.
Japan.
And other national conglorates within the European and Arican camps will send delegates too.
Extrely grand.
Suffice it to say.
Giving ERV ample face. Though envious, understanding this achievent was earned through strength, a trillion-dollar market value, everyone believes it’s not the end, but the beginning.
Additionally.
ERV has united a batch of erging economic powers and families in recent years.
Not alone, but with many, many allies, their lobbying companies and election campaign contributions giving them a voice in Arican politics, not inferior to other consortiums.
All these efforts.
Today earned everyone’s respect.
With money?
No.
They’ve ford a montum, and it’s a grand one.
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