The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chung Eui-sun, born in 1970, is the only son of Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and is also the heir apparent of Hyundai Motor Group!

When talking about Hyundai Group, one cannot ignore its founder, Chung Ju-yung, known as the "Rockefeller of the Peninsula"!

If you had to describe Chung Ju-yung's life in one sentence, it would be: a rice shop assistant who didn't want to be president, and not a good car company owner.

From a rice shop assistant to a tycoon vying for the presidency, Chung Ju-yung's life story is truly legendary.

Unfortunately, it was precisely because he lost the presidential race to Kim Yong-sam that the latter began to target Hyundai after taking office, causing the Hyundai Group to lose its position as the number one chaebol on the Korean Peninsula.

However, due to the conflict between Kim Young-sam and Lee Kun-hee, Hyundai regained its position as the number one chaebol on the Korean Peninsula.

However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. With the death of Chung Ju-yung, the Hyundai Group was divided into three parts due to the "Prince's Rebellion 1.0".

The so-called "Prince's Rebellion" naturally refers to the violent fight between Jeong Ju-yung's sons over the right to inherit the throne.

Chung Ju-yung had "three unknowns": he didn't know how much money he had, how many women he had, and how many children he had!

According to publicly available data, Chung Ju-yung had eight sons and one daughter. Therefore, it would be a shame if such a large number of people did not stage a "nine-son struggle for the throne"!

After a period of competition, Chung Mong-hun, the fifth son, joined the main body of Hyundai Group, whose core businesses include shipping, securities, elevator manufacturing, and investment in the North, but it has a heavy debt burden.

However, following Chung Mong-hun's suicide in 2003, the entity was eventually acquired by Peninsula Kong Koryo Chemical (KCC) Group, effectively becoming its subsidiary.

It's worth mentioning that the head of the KCC Group is Chung Ju-yung's younger brother, Chung Sang-yung, which is yet another story of inviting trouble into the family.

Chung Mong-jun, the sixth son, controls Hyundai Heavy Industries, whose main businesses include shipbuilding and heavy industry.

Compared to Hyundai Heavy Industries, what people remember most about it is Chung Mong-joon's appointment as president of the Peninsula Football Association, where he allegedly bribed FIFA, leading to widespread corruption during the 02 World Cup.

The second son, Chung Mong-koo, inherited the automotive business, which is now known as Hyundai Motor Group.

Under Chung Mong-koo's leadership, Hyundai Motor acquired Kia and quickly grew into the world's fifth-largest automaker.

However, just as there was "Prince's Rebellion 1.0", there was also "Prince's Rebellion 2.0".

With Chung Mong-gu approaching old age, Hyundai Motor Group has launched a new round of power struggles.

Compared to version 1.0, version 2.0 is not as large in scale, and the intensity is not comparable to version 1.0.

This is mainly because Crown Prince Jeong Eui-seon's position is quite stable.

In 2006, the bribery scandal led to Chung Mong-koo and his son facing imprisonment.

In 2008, Hyundai Motor encountered another financial crisis. At that time, Chung Mong-koo was still in prison. Chung Eui-sun stepped forward and led Hyundai Motor out of the predicament, making a name for himself in one fell swoop.

Therefore, by 2010, he had already become the group's vice chairman, a position even more secure than Lee Jae-yong's at the time.

Although Zheng Yixuan had no biological brothers, he had many cousins. However, he still firmly guarded his own little territory among them.

He remains the heir to Hyundai Motor, one of the top five companies on the Korean Peninsula.

Therefore, Ahn Cheol-soo was quite surprised when he saw the other person: "Vice Chairman Jung?"

"Hello, Representative An!"

Jung Eui-seon stood up and shook hands with Ahn Cheol-soo: "I didn't expect Representative Ahn to be so bold as to actually come to see me!"

"Chairman Zheng traveled all the way to Daegu to see me. If I didn't even have this much courage, wouldn't your trip have been in vain?"

"Hahaha... Well said!"

Hearing Ahn Cheol-soo say this, Jung Eui-sun was clearly satisfied and invited him to sit down.

How confident is Representative An in this election?

"No election is ever 100% certain. Until the votes are counted, nobody knows who will win or lose."

For example, two years ago, Attorney Wen was clearly favored in the polls, but in the end, Huizi still won, didn't she?

Speaking of this, Jung Eui-sun glanced at Ahn Cheol-soo with a thoughtful look.

Is this guy genuinely unaware, or is he pretending not to know?

The reason why Attorney Wen lost back then was largely due to the fact that Li Yinxin was kidnapped.

Although the matter did not spread in society, many people in the upper class had heard about it.

Ahn Cheol-soo brought this up suddenly, seemingly with a hidden meaning.

"It seems Representative An is very confident?"

"If I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't have run for office! By the way, what brings Chairman Zheng to see me today?"

What else could it be?

He couldn't possibly have come all this way just to have tea with Ahn Cheol-soo, could he?

Since both parties were aware of the situation, and seeing that Ahn Cheol-soo had brought it up, Jung Eui-sun simply stopped beating around the bush and said directly:

"I wonder if Representative An encountered any difficulties during the election, and whether he needed any support?"

"Of course, but compared to funding, I need media support even more!"

An Cheol-soo didn't stand on ceremony and spoke directly.

Unfortunately, the passive nature of online interactions makes it difficult for Ahn Cheol-soo's approval rating to surpass that of Attorney Moon.

This year's election period is short, and every day it drags on, my chances of winning the election will decrease!

Large corporations like Hyundai Motor may lack influence on internet platforms, but they still wield considerable influence over traditional media.

Although traditional media doesn't quite match its target audience, it's better to have it than nothing for now!

"Can!"

Zheng Yixuan nodded, but after a moment of silence, he continued:

"In fact, it's not just me; some of my business partners also think highly of Representative An, but..."

"But what?"

Upon hearing Jung Eui-sun mention other business partners, Ahn Cheol-soo immediately became excited.

Who would be a business partner of Jung Eui-sun's caliber? Who is qualified to be Jung Eui-sun's publicity partner?

It's clearly another conglomerate!

Although Ahn Cheol-soo didn't know who the other person was, he was definitely no weaker than Jung Eui-sun.

For a moment, Ahn Cheol-soo's mindset changed, and he felt a sense of accomplishment, like an ugly daughter-in-law finally becoming a mother-in-law!

"To be honest, we really find it hard to agree with the ideas presented by Representative An in his speech!"

Our companies represent the peninsula in competing with other companies around the world!

Without good policy support, or even if we are held back, what will we have to compete with?

Unable to compete with large foreign corporations, the Korean Peninsula's economy is likely to worsen!

Some of what Zheng Yixuan said is actually true.

The reason Park Ka-ka supported the chaebols was to enhance their competitiveness and give them a foothold in a highly competitive world.

However, times have changed.

The chaebols used to be leashed, but now that the leash has been removed, they are not only fighting for territory outside, but also baring their teeth at home!

Of course, Jung Eui-sun understood all of this, and so did Ahn Cheol-soo.

But Ahn Cheol-soo said almost without even considering it:

"President Zheng, of course I understand everything you've said!"

But rest assured, the policy on large corporations is a long-term policy, and even if I were to become president, it would be impossible to resolve it all within one term!

I can only solve part of it!

"What part is Representative An referring to?"

"The list is not finalized yet; we need to solicit public opinion on this!"

Ahn Cheol-soo's words couldn't be clearer: to broadly win public opinion, the key is to know who this "public" refers to.

Of course, it's also possible that if Ahn Cheol-soo says someone is a citizen, then that person is a citizen!

Jung Eui-seon was very satisfied with Ahn Cheol-soo's answer. He hadn't expected the other party to be so flexible, which saved him a lot of talking.

Ahn Cheol-soo has told himself that if he can support him, he can help Jung Eui-sun suppress his opponents after he takes office.

Such a blatant exchange of benefits was incredibly appealing to Zheng Yixuan.

After all, he is a businessman by nature, and what business is more profitable than hoarding goods?

He finally smiled and said, "In that case, I've decided to befriend Representative An. When Representative An has some free time, let's get together in Seoul, and I'll introduce you to some of my friends then!"

"must!"

Upon hearing Jung Eui-sun's words, Ahn Cheol-soo smiled. It seemed that Jung Eui-sun had agreed to bring him into the inner circle!

As expected, my performance just now was fine!

So he stood up and said:

"In that case, I won't bother Chairman Zheng any longer. I have a speech to give, so I'll be leaving now!"

After shaking hands again, Ahn Cheol-soo left the room.

The moment the door closed, Ahn Cheol-soo clenched his fist in anger.

Become!

With the support of the conglomerate, my chances of winning have increased even more!

At this moment, Ahn Cheol-soo, in his excitement, had clearly forgotten his former political beliefs.

He is now no different from those peninsula politicians he calls parasites!