Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 479 Lin Yuan takes action, Samsung changes the situation

Through Betty's relationship, Lin Yuan learned about the equity structure of Samsung Group in detail.

Of Samsung Group's preferred shares, 89% belong to foreign investors.

60% of the common shares related to the company's management rights also belong to foreign investors.

It can be said that this is a company with extreme comprador attributes.

89% of the preferred shares are in the hands of foreigners, which means that there are a large number of foreign investors who will take priority in withdrawing Samsung Group's profit dividends and put the money into their own pockets.

It is outrageous that only 11% of the dividends will go to Koreans.

However, foreign investors still hold the majority of common shares that involve company management rights.

The Lee family, represented by Lee Kun-hee, only owns about 8% of common stock.

The South Korean state investment fund actually holds the largest stake in Samsung, with a 15% stake.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the Samsung Group, the same is true for other Korean conglomerates, and the National Investment Fund holds the largest proportion of equity in the country.

Back to Samsung Group, the remaining 17% of Samsung shares are held by small shareholders and retail investors.

The reason why Lee Kun-hee was able to control the Samsung Group was because of the complex equity structure and the joint action agreements signed with a large number of investors, which enabled him to achieve control over the company.

International big capitals need an interest representative like Lee Kun-hee to stand in front of the stage and make profits for them.

The big capitals that hold the majority of Samsung's shares do not want to directly control the Samsung Group. They need to give the Samsung Group the skin of a Korean company, just like they did in the Sony Group.

This will better reduce the resistance of the Korean people and thus make better profits.

Many Koreans, when Samsung collects national taxes, complain that they cannot escape death, taxes and Samsung in their lives.

But Koreans have some Stockholm syndrome. They are proud of Samsung Group's asset size of 2.4 trillion US dollars and think that this is a reflection of the strength of their country's economy. It's really a bit crazy.

Since Lee Kun-hee is the representative of interests chosen by big capital, it is not impossible to replace him.

As long as the new interest representative meets the following criteria, it is completely feasible:
The first point is that you must be Korean, so that you can continue to use the cloak of a Korean company and smoothly utilize Korean human resources.

Second, they must be very familiar with the company's business and have the support of most of the company's existing management. They must not cause any disruption to the company's business that would affect its performance.

Third, this person must be accepted by the upper class of Korean society so that he can smoothly handle and coordinate various conflicts.

The first point is very easy to understand. After World War II, the concept of nation-state has penetrated into countries around the world.

Only through the narrative of the nation-state can we unite the country's citizens and maximize the utilization of the factor of "talent resources".

If South Korea is a country like Africa or Southeast Asia that is in a bad shape and does not develop high-tech industries, then naturally it will not need high-quality labor. Then it will not matter whether Samsung is disguised as a South Korean company.

But the problem is that companies like Sony and Samsung are high-tech companies that need a large number of highly educated talents from their own country. They need them to give full play to their intelligence and talents, and they also need various policies and financial support from the governments of Japan and South Korea.

These are resources that foreign companies cannot obtain. Only by dressing themselves up as national enterprises can they minimize resistance from the people.

This means that everyone in Samsung Group, from the president to all senior executives, must be Korean.

There is no doubt that Lee Boo-jin meets this requirement.

The second point is even easier to understand. How many companies have suffered systemic collapse and been completely devastated because of the indiscriminate parachuting of management?

A giant enterprise like Samsung Group has dozens of large companies under its umbrella, involving all aspects of the Korean economy. If the entire management team is replaced, it will inevitably lead to business problems.

This is definitely not what the South Korean government and the big capital behind the scenes want to see.

Therefore, the person who succeeds Lee Kun-hee must be approved by the existing Samsung management team.

If the management team is not satisfied with the candidate, then the management will have to be replaced, and this kind of turmoil is unacceptable.

In the past few years, Lee Boo-jin has conquered a large number of Samsung senior management with her outstanding performance.

For them, it doesn’t matter who holds the highest position. What matters most is that they can lead the company to greater heights and allow them to obtain greater benefits.

This is what Lee Boo-jin calls "legitimate."

The so-called "legitimate" does not mean that the eldest son should inherit the throne. It's a different era now, who still cares about this?
Lee Jae-yong's attempt to take power by relying on his father Lee Kun-hee's favoritism is totally "unjustifiable".

"If words are not smooth, things will not be accomplished." A large number of Samsung executives, even company veterans, privately prefer Lee Boo-jin.

For them, Lee Boo-jin is a better spokesperson for their interests, while Lee Jae-yong, who has mediocre abilities, is not!
Of course, if Lee Boo-jin did not have the ability to challenge Lee Kun-hee, those executives would not risk standing on Lee Boo-jin's side.

After all, they have worked hard to climb to this position, and they are unwilling to take the risk of changing course.

But if Lee Boo-jin could really kick Lee Kun-hee off the throne, these executives would be loyal to the new leader and would not have any resistance.

This is Lee Boo-jin’s second advantage: she can convince the existing management of Samsung Group.

Therefore, replacing Lee Kun-hee with Lee Boo-jin will not cause drastic shocks to the Samsung Group, but will enable a smooth transition and create a higher peak.

Third, this candidate must be accepted by the upper class of Korean society.

South Korea has very heavy feudal remnants, and the concepts of hierarchy and respect are ingrained in its bones.

Therefore, even if there is a candidate who can meet the first two requirements at the same time, he still cannot replace Lee Kun-hee.

If he is excluded by the upper class of Korean society, he will inevitably find it difficult to move forward even if he takes over the Samsung Group.

What kind of people will be excluded?

What kind of people are easily accepted?
Of course, people from the same family are more likely to be accepted, while outsiders are more likely to be excluded.

If the new Samsung president is a high roller who comes from a common background and works his way up through hard work, no matter how capable he is, he will be seen as an outlier who must be killed by other chaebols.

They absolutely do not want to see such people appear in their circle, so naturally they will not accept such people.

But as the eldest daughter of the Lee family, Lee Boo-jin was born to be a member of the top chaebol in South Korea.

She is definitely one of the people who belong there and will never be ostracized by Korean high society.

Therefore, Lee Boo-jin, who has three major advantages, is truly qualified to replace Lee Kun-hee.

Such advantages can be said to be unique.

If it weren't for Lee Boo-jin as his partner, Lin Yuan would never have thought of plotting against Samsung.

At this time, he fully presented his plan to Li Fuzhen:
The first step is to use Lee Kun-hee's leverage to trap him through legal means, preventing him from attending the shareholders' meeting that is about to be held.

The second step is to directly seize control of Samsung Group at the shareholders' meeting and allow Lee Kun-hee to retire early.

"The South Korean Prosecutor General is ready. As long as you make up your mind, you can immediately arrest and summon Lee Kun-hee," said Lin Yuan.

"The day after tomorrow is the Samsung Group's shareholders' meeting. The timing is just perfect. You are visiting Seoul at this time. You must have calculated the time correctly, right?" Lee Boo-jin sighed.

Samsung Group’s shareholders’ meeting is held on September 9 every year.

The reason why we choose not to hold it at the end of the year is that it is held in September, three-quarters of the year, which is just the right time to evaluate this year's performance and plan next year's goals in advance.

If we really put it at the end of the year, it will take several more months to wait for major issues to be decided and then to be made into plans, and we will miss the most precious time at the beginning of the year.

A year's plan begins with spring, and this also applies to companies and countries.

If you can complete more of the year's tasks in the first quarter, you will have more ease later on.

If the first quarter is hindered, there will be enough time to make adjustments.

Therefore, many large companies like to hold their shareholders' meetings in early September.

This is true for Sony and the same is true for Samsung Group.

At this sensitive time, Lin Yuan first rushed to Tokyo to attend Sony's shareholders' meeting, and then rushed to Seoul without stopping, just in time for Samsung Group's shareholders' meeting.

This is definitely not a coincidence, but a carefully planned one.

During today's conversation, Lee Boo-jin felt that Lim Won was much more experienced than when she first met him:
Without making a sound, he had already arranged a killer move against Lee Kun-hee, and he also completely understood his thoughts, forcing Lee Boo-jin to submit.

"I have made up my mind. Let me see the authorization letters from the three major conglomerates," said Lee Boo-jin.

"Once you see this, there's no way back." Lin Yuan took out three authorization letters from his bag.

Once Lee Boo-jin confirms the existence of the authorization letter, it means that she has completely boarded Lin Yuan's chariot and can no longer regret it.

But she took it decisively. What was there to hesitate about at this moment?
I can't just stand by and watch my father take sides, and then I can only stay at home to take care of my husband and children in the future, right?
Lee Boo-jin opened the authorization letter, which showed voting authorizations from the Morgan Consortium, the DuPont Consortium and the Boston Consortium.

These three conglomerates, and the investors they represent, together hold 53% of Samsung Group's common stock.

Although she did not achieve absolute control of the company, more than half of the voting rights were enough for Lee Boo-jin to make personnel adjustments at the shareholders' meeting and oust Lee Kun-hee.

Li Fuzhen said seriously: "Mr. Lin Yuan, I leave the next matter to you! My future also depends on you."

Lin Yuan smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Please rest assured, none of the partners I've worked with were dissatisfied."

The two hands clasped tightly together ushered in a new era for the Samsung Group.

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Seoul, the old house of the Lee family.

Lee Kun-hee and Lee Jae-yong were sitting on the sofa and talking.

"Your sister is inviting Lin Yuan to a banquet tonight, so you have to be careful," said Lee Kun-hee.

"Damn Lin Yuan, every time he comes to Korea, my sister benefits, and my situation becomes more difficult." The Samsung prince complained.

"Don't push all the problems onto others. If you work hard on your own, no matter how well your sister does, how can she shake your position?" Lee Kun-hee scolded.

Hearing his father's rebuke, the Samsung prince remained silent.

In his heart, his sister was definitely not more capable than him.

For more than ten years, she didn't dare to challenge her position until she got close to Lin Yuan.

She has achieved so many things in just a few years. Without Lin Yuan, she would never have been able to shake her position.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start to speculate: What exactly does Lin Yuan like about my sister?
Are they two having an affair?

It is really possible. Although the younger sister is much older than Lin Yuan, she is only in her early 30s this year, which is the most attractive age for a woman.

Maybe Lin Yuan likes this kind of mature woman?

But my sister is married after all. Should I secretly tell Ren Youzai (Lee Boo-jin's bodyguard husband) about her dinner with Lin Yuan tonight?
A series of chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Don't challenge your sister for now. After her peak period has passed in a few years, I will pull you up again. You must remember in these years, don't seek to achieve anything but avoid making mistakes." Lee Kun-hee continued.

"I understand, Father."

Although the prince expressed his obedience verbally, Lee Kun-hee could see at a glance that he was not convinced.

Lee Kun-hee also felt quite helpless about his eldest son.

I originally thought that even if his ability was not as good as Lee Boo-jin's, at least the gap would not be too big.

However, it was only through the trials and tribulations of the past few years that the gap between the two could be clearly seen.

Lee Boo-jin was able to endure for ten years, and finally put all her chips on the line and made a big bet on Lin Yuan.

Thus, he earned the chips to turn the situation around. His ability to endure and his courage in facing opportunities were far beyond that of the eldest son.

If it weren't for the idea that the inheritance should be passed down to sons rather than daughters, Lee Kun-hee really wanted to kick his son aside and just support his daughter.

But... after all, he has a son.

Who would pass the family business to a daughter when they already have a son to inherit it?

"Please let me worry less. Don't let me not be able to pay for your help even if I want to," said Lee Kun-hee.

The prince lowered his head and said nothing.

"Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door.

Lee Kun-hee frowned: At this time, no one would disturb him unless there was something important.

The person who came had bad intentions. What happened?
"Come in." Lee Kun-hee shouted.

The housekeeper walked in and said, "President, Chief Prosecutor Zhang is here."

Chief Prosecutor Zhang?
Lee Kun-hee suddenly realized, it was the Attorney General?

In the South Korean system, the Attorney General has considerable power and is even called the "former president's killer." He is the most powerful state machine for persecuting people through formal channels.

Under normal circumstances, if Prosecutor General Zhang came to visit Lee Kun-hee, he would definitely make an appointment in advance.

This kind of uninvited arrival means that it can only be a bad guest.

"Dad, he's not here with good intentions. What does he want to do?!" Lee Jae-yong also realized that something was wrong and said in a panic.

"Why are you panicking? With our family's status, how could we be easily defeated? Let him in!"

Lee Kun-hee wanted to see what gave him the courage to break in.

Given Samsung Group's status in South Korea, even the Attorney General cannot take compulsory measures against it at will.

To bring him back for questioning, at least the president's authorization is needed.

The current president is his old friend. If such a thing really happened, he would definitely not inform him in advance.

Therefore, Lee Kun-hee was 100% sure that his visit today was the personal decision of Attorney General Zhang.

"Chairman Li, you are suspected of being involved in the 'secret fund' incident. We, the prosecutor's office, have no choice but to investigate you." Chief Prosecutor Zhang walked out of the gate, followed by six staff members in black uniforms.

Seeing this scene, Lee Kun-hee knew that he would never give up tonight.

"Who do you think you are? Who gave you the courage to investigate my father? In the past, you always bowed and scraped to me like a dog waiting for its master's reward, but today you are so tough?" The Samsung prince cursed.

Having just lost his status as heir, the person he relies on most is his father Lee Kun-hee, and he absolutely cannot bear to see anything happen to his father.

"Mr. Li, please be careful with your words. You may cause trouble if you say so. We are the guardians of the country's judicial justice. Your insulting behavior may constitute the crime of obstructing public service," said Chief Prosecutor Zhang.

This group of black dogs who always make a big deal out of nothing!

The Samsung prince could only keep his curses in his heart.

Lee Kun-hee pulled his son behind him, then extended his hand and said, "Give me the legal documents, otherwise I will not cooperate."

Lee Kun-hee knew that Prosecutor General Zhang would never be able to produce an arrest warrant.

The judicial documents he can directly sign are quite limited and do not pose much threat to him.

"This is the judicial document placing you under temporary 'residential surveillance'. Please confirm."

"We need to question you on some issues and place you under residential surveillance for 48 hours."

Residential surveillance is a compulsory measure in which the procuratorate orders a criminal suspect not to leave a designated area and monitors his or her activities in order to ensure the smooth progress of investigation and prosecution. Specific restrictive measures include:
(1) Not leaving the place of residential surveillance without the approval of the executing agency;

(2) Not meeting with others or communicating with others without the approval of the enforcement agency;

(3) promptly appear before the court when summoned;
(4) Not to interfere with the testimony of witnesses in any form;

(5) Must not destroy or fabricate evidence or collude with others to give false testimony;
……

Simply put, during the period of "residential surveillance", Lee Kun-hee cannot leave his home or meet or make phone calls with others without permission.

With Chief Prosecutor Zhang's authority, he can only sign a 48-hour residential surveillance order. If he wants a longer period, he must obtain authorization from the president.

But in Lin Yuan and Li Fuzhen's plan, these 48 hours of golden time are enough.

Lee Kun-hee took the judicial document handed over by Prosecutor General Zhang, looked at it carefully, and found that it was completely legal and there were no procedural problems.

"Residential surveillance? Only 48 hours? I don't know what you can do, but I will cooperate with you!" Lee Kun-hee replied.

"Thank you, President Li, for your cooperation. We will immediately begin residential surveillance. Mr. Li, please leave," said Chief Prosecutor Zhang.

According to the regulations of residential surveillance, Lee Kun-hee will not be able to contact others at will.

Everyone around him will be isolated.

"Mr. President will never authorize an extension of the deadline. I'm waiting to see how you will end up in 48 hours!" The Samsung prince walked out while cursing.

When he thought of his sister hosting a banquet for Lin Yuan tonight, an ominous premonition flashed through his mind: Could there really be a connection between the two?

Could it be that his sister is the mastermind behind this?
Impossible, where does she get such energy?
And now her father has openly supported her to become the heir, how could she possibly turn against her father?
But if there is no connection, why is it such a coincidence?

Lin Yuan arrived in Seoul and this happened right away?

Lee Jae-yong walked out of the door in confusion. He walked away quickly, took out his mobile phone and started making a call.

In any case, my father's freedom has been restricted, and he must mobilize his connections as soon as possible to accumulate strength for a future counterattack.

Inside the house, Lee Kun-hee sat back in his chair and said, "I don't know why you are doing this meaningless thing, but after 48 hours, I hope you can give me an explanation!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling Chief Prosecutor Zhang and the others that they could leave.

Chief Prosecutor Zhang smiled and said, "President Li, please rest assured. We will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

After saying that, he turned around and led his people away, closing the door tightly when he walked out of the house.

In the next 48 hours, Lee Kun-hee will completely lose his freedom, and that is enough.

When he comes out again, he will find that the sky has changed.

"Keep an eye on him and don't let anyone contact him!" Prosecutor Zhang ordered.

"Yes! Attorney General!" the subordinate straightened up and answered.

Several staff members kept a close eye on Lee Kun-hee's room from different positions.

Lee Kun-hee in the room suddenly realized that the 48 hours were for the shareholders' meeting the day after tomorrow.
But over the years, there has never been any major turmoil in Samsung Group's shareholders' meetings, because everything has already been resolved under the table.

The shareholders' meeting is just a process, and it doesn't really matter if he doesn't attend.

There is really no connection between the prosecution and the shareholders' meeting. What exactly are they planning to do?

The confident smile of Prosecutor Zhang just now appeared in Li Jianxi's eyes again, and he vaguely felt that perhaps things had gone beyond his control.

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On September 9, as Lee Kun-hee was placed under house arrest, some rumors began to spread within the Samsung Group.

All these news hinted that Lee Kun-hee was in trouble and might lose his position as chairman.

You may even be sentenced and put in jail.

The rumor spread quickly. Although the content was a bit outrageous, Lee Kun-hee was indeed out of contact.

Many of his old subordinates who had followed him for many years suddenly found that they could not contact Lee Kun-hee.

This situation naturally caused panic within the Samsung Group.

For a time, the management of the group lost interest in their work and began to use their own channels to find out the truth of the matter.

Faced with such rumors, the Samsung prince certainly could not tolerate it. He gave a strong rebuttal and wanted to find out the source of the news, but all the sources of information vaguely pointed to Lee Boo-jin, making it impossible for him to investigate further.

Could it be that Lee Boo-jin is really related to what happened last night?
The current situation made him feel quite uncomfortable:

No one listened to his refutation and no one believed him at all.

He wanted to find out who spread the rumor, but he couldn't move forward.

We can only watch helplessly as the rumor spreads wider and wider, and more and more people believe it.

Even some of his most trusted subordinates came to him and asked him in a roundabout way what had happened.

Lee Jae-yong could only comfort them and send them away.

But within just half a day, the situation began to evolve in a direction that was even more unfavorable to him.

His close confidants came to inform him that some of the company's veterans had gone to Lee Boo-jin.

Since the morning, Lee Boo-jin has been in the office, having secret talks with the company's management.

After talking to one person, another one goes in. There is a constant stream of people coming and going.

Over the past few decades, Lee Kun-hee has been the mainstay of the Samsung Group. Everyone feels that without him, the entire company will feel uneasy.

But when Lee Kun-hee really lost contact, many people suddenly realized that as long as the eldest daughter was still there, it seemed that it didn't matter if President Lee was not there. Instead, everyone became more confident and hopeful.

For these executives who took the initiative to come to her door, Li Fuzhen divided them into three categories and treated them differently:

The first category is her diehard fans, the executives who are already her cornerstone team. She directly showed them the authorization letter given by Lin Yuan and told them that tomorrow's shareholders' meeting will change the situation. She will end Lee Kun-hee's history of running Samsung and usher in her own era.

After tomorrow's shareholders' meeting, the aftermath will definitely be very strong, and she needs a group of people to help him stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

Although this information is extremely important, it would be best to wait until the last moment if possible.

But even in ancient coups, the most core members had to be informed in advance despite the risk of being beheaded, otherwise they would easily panic and be unable to unite when the time came.

After obtaining authorization, Lee Boo-jin was actually in an invincible position, and she was not particularly worried about someone leaking the information.

Even if Lee Kun-hee appeared at the shareholders' meeting, it would only make things a little more difficult for her.

These people are her die-hard fans, and the situation is very good now, so there is no way they would betray her.

If this is really done, what is the difference between this and joining the German Third Army in 45?
The second category is executives who are biased towards themselves but are afraid of Lee Kun-hee's authority and dare not openly stand on their side.

This type of people are the mainstream of the company and are the ones she must win over.

When talking to such executives, Lee Boo-jin uses hints.

Hint to them that there may be changes, and let them stand on your side at the first time when the changes occur, so as to ensure that their status remains unchanged.

At this moment, she did not expect these executives to support her unconditionally immediately.

But the seeds of suggestion have been sown, leaving a thought in their hearts.

When the company's personnel changes drastically tomorrow, it will be enough if they can immediately understand what happened and choose to stand on their side.

They will only help the winner, so if Lee Boo-jin wins tomorrow, she will naturally become one of them.

The third category is complete fence-sitters, some of whom are even supporters of Lee Kun-hee.

When talking to such people, Lee Boo-jin's idea is to distinguish which ones can be won over and which ones are enemies that must be attacked.

But her standards are quite strict. She will only consider exploring the possibility of future use for those with absolutely outstanding abilities.

As for those with average abilities, regardless of whether they will lean towards her or not, Lee Boo-jin is prepared to eliminate them directly.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. How is it possible that in a personnel struggle, everyone remains in their original positions in harmony?

If you don't get rid of some of the old people and seize the benefits from them, then what will you use to reward your followers?
This is a very realistic consideration.

Lee Boo-jin was very busy that day. She was busy from the moment she arrived at the company in the morning until 12 o'clock in the evening before she finished the day's conversations.

Naturally, Lee Jae-yong saw this scene.

At this moment, he has already confirmed that Lee Boo-jin is the mastermind behind the scenes, and there will definitely be mistakes in tomorrow's shareholders' meeting.

Although he didn't know what would happen in the end, the vague feeling of unease always haunted him and made him want to go crazy.

His first reaction would definitely be to report to his father and listen to Lee Kun-hee's advice.

However, he could not see Lee Kun-hee at all because he was under house arrest.

So the Samsung prince, as if his backbone had been pulled out, began to have wild thoughts and came up with a lot of plans, but didn't know which one to choose to implement.

Only at this moment did he truly realize how difficult it was to control the giant ship Samsung, and how many abilities he lacked.

Strictly speaking, Lee Jae-yong is not a fool. In his previous life, after he took charge of Samsung, although he could not be said to have done an outstanding job, he was basically able to steer this giant ship smoothly.

He was able to get through Samsung's many crises with ease, and can be considered a barely qualified leader in maintaining the status quo.

But that was the complete Lee Jae-yong later, not the immature him at that time.

In his previous life, Lee Jae-yong officially took over the Samsung Group in 2016. He was 12 years older than he is now. With twelve more years of experience, he must have become much more mature.

His father, Lee Kun-hee, lived until 2020 and continued to help him manage the business until he was able to take full control of the company before passing away.

Lee Jae-yong faced too many shocks in this life. Before he was fully mature, he had to face the chaotic situation.

Calls were made one after another from his cell phone.

But the feedback we received was getting worse and worse.

This made him even more furious.

He locked himself in the office, madly scolding his sister and cursing Lin Yuan!

If it weren't for Lin Yuan, he would never have ended up in such a miserable state.

But at this time, Lin Yuan was very relaxed. He was touring Seoul with GAKKI-chan, accompanied by Kim Taeyeon and Lim Yoona.

He didn't ask for the company of two lovely girls.

But Lee Soo-man, who is good at getting close to people, discovered Lin Yuan's care for his two artists, so how could he not make full use of it?
Lin Yuan had no choice but to accept Lee Soo-man's "good intentions".

Anyway, he can't help Lee Boo-jin in winning over the hearts of the people in the Samsung Group today.

Why not take this opportunity to have a good time in Seoul?

Unlike in Japan, Lin Yuan is not interested in traditional architectural attractions in Korea.

The two attractions he chose were Dongdaemun Market and Gwangjang Market.

Dongdaemun Market is the largest clothing wholesale market in Seoul, with many fashionable clothing and accessories.

You can complain that all Korean beauties have plastic surgery, but you cannot ignore the fact that Korean girls are probably the best dressed girls in East Asia.

Their clothing can be said to be the most in line with East Asian aesthetics, and the attribute of "charming men" has been taken to the extreme.

Things like "pure desire style", "energetic and pure style", "sweet style"... have all been taken to the extreme by South Korea.

Therefore, Dongdaemun Market is a shopping paradise for young girls.

Which girl doesn't like beautiful clothes?

When GAKKI arrived here, her eyes immediately lit up and she couldn't leave.

So Kim Taeyeon and Lim Yoona took GAKKI-chan to visit the streets and shop in one store after another.

Lin Yuan was also happy that they didn't bother him, so he found a roadside game arcade and went in to relive various classic old games.

More than two hours later, when the three girls finished shopping, Lin Yuan looked at the bags in their hands and couldn't help but sigh:
When women go shopping, their physical energy is truly endless.

They bought a total of 60 pieces of clothing and more than 100 accessories...

The number was so astonishing that Lin Yuan thought they were here to clear out the merchant's inventory.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems reasonable.

Among them, there are only 6 pieces of clothing and 10 accessories belonging to GAKKI-chan.

The rest were bought by GAKKI-chan as gifts for Taeyeon and Yoona.

At that time, they had not yet debuted, could not earn a penny, and were in a very tight financial situation.

In their eyes, GAKKI-chan is simply a super rich person.

When she gave the gifts to the two girls, she also included the shares of the other seven members of Girls' Generation.

After all, if only the two of them brought the gifts back, it would inevitably cause injustice within the team, so GAKKI-chan chose to send them to everyone together.

"How much did it cost?" Lin Yuan took the bags from their hands, put them in the trunk of the car, and then asked.

"Everything is paid by credit card, no calculation." GAKKI replied with a smile.

For GAKKI, who can easily buy luxury goods, these kinds of things from the wholesale market are really not stressful at all, and the amount is quite reasonable regardless of the price.

After all, there are so many things, it’s really not easy to calculate the prices one by one.

After finishing shopping at Dongdaemun Market, Lin Yuan and his three daughters went to Gwangjang Market.

This is the place to experience traditional Korean snacks in Seoul.

In fact, it is nothing more than Korean fried rice cakes, Korean knife-cut noodles, and various foods with Korean cheese.

It certainly couldn't compare to the meal we had at Shilla Hotel last night, but everyone still enjoyed it very much.

After dinner, they went to the Nanshan Tower, a favorite among tourists, and took a lot of photos.

After the day's tour ended, GAKKI drove Kim Taeyeon and Lim Yoona back to SM company, and then she drove to the airport.

"Is it really dangerous? Do you need me to leave early?" asked GAKKI.

Lin Yuan nodded. "It may not actually happen, but we have to prevent Lee Jae-yong from doing something desperate. The conflict hasn't erupted yet, so it would be more appropriate for you to go to China first and reunite after I finish what's going on here."

GAKKI nodded. Not causing trouble for Lin Yuan was her consistent code of conduct.

"Tomorrow will be the day of the most intense confrontation." Lin Yuan looked at the city lights outside the window in the night.

(End of this chapter)