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

On November 4, 2014, the general election in the Korean Peninsula officially began.

This election was held early due to the vacancy of the presidency and was known as the "Rose Election." It was also the first presidential election to use an early voting system.

Therefore, according to the Public Offices Election Act, the official voting time for this election is from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., a total of 14 hours, which is 2 hours longer than the previous end time of 6:00 p.m.

A total of 15 candidates registered to run in this election, matching the record for the highest number of candidates set in 2007.

By 8 p.m., 3280 million of the nearly 4248 million registered voters on the peninsula had cast their ballots, a turnout of 77.2%, up 1.4 percentage points from the previous election, making it the highest turnout in a presidential election in nearly 20 years.

After a busy vote count, MZ candidate Lawyer Wen ultimately won with 1522 million valid votes, leading second-place Power Party candidate Hong Joon-pyo by 737 million votes.

This was the largest margin of victory in any presidential election in the history of the Korean Peninsula, with the candidate nearly doubling the votes of his opponent, making the victory a foregone conclusion.

The reason for such a large gap is partly because Power Party has such a bad reputation that most casual voters, except for Iron Man, would not vote for them.

On the other hand, Ahn Cheol-soo, the second most popular presidential candidate, surprisingly withdrew from the race just two weeks before the election!

Ahn Cheol-soo's announcement of his withdrawal from the election caused a huge uproar.

However, when interviewed by the media, Ahn Cheol-soo did not reveal any information, leading people to speculate that it was probably related to Mars Technology lifting the ban on Dr. Ahn.

Regardless of the means, Attorney Wen has won, and from today onwards, he is the president!

Since this presidential election was a by-election, the elected president immediately assumed presidential powers from the day of his election, skipping the traditional transition period and thus "taking office at lightning speed."

"Congratulations, Your Excellency!"

Li Haorong raised his champagne glass to a toast to the beaming lawyer, Wen.

Even the shrewd and calculating Attorney Wen could not hide the excitement on his face at this moment.

There's no way around it; even the most aloof person can hardly escape the temptation when it comes to this kind of thing.

The victory celebration banquet at the Shilla Hotel was not luxurious; compared to the victory celebration banquets of previous presidents, it was even considered modest.

However, the Shilla Hotel lobby is quite exquisitely decorated, and the tables are set with champagne and delicacies.

In addition, the guests were dressed in fine clothes and there was a constant stream of waiters, so the overall atmosphere was quite lively.

However, at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the center of the hall, on Li Haorong and Attorney Wen.

Everyone knows that the two can be considered comrades-in-arms who fought side by side. Li Haorong deserves the most credit for Attorney Wen's successful election as president.

Therefore, when the two stood in the center of the hall, they were undoubtedly the main characters of the evening's banquet.

"Thank you, Chairman Li!"

Attorney Wen's "thank you" naturally has two meanings.

One layer is to congratulate and thank Li Haorong, and the other layer is to express gratitude for Li Haorong's support and help.

He knew very well that Li Haorong's help had played a decisive role in his easy victory over his opponent.

"Haha, Mr. President, you're too kind. You'll be very busy from now on, so I won't bother you any longer!"

However, to everyone's surprise, Li Haorong simply clinked glasses with Attorney Wen and then left.

Those who knew the situation could naturally see that Li Haorong was trying to avoid suspicion.

If you didn't know better, you'd think these two were complete strangers!

Attorney Wen didn't say anything, just nodded to Li Haorong, and then went to greet the other guests who had come from afar.

Although tonight's celebration banquet is not open to the public, those who have been invited are all learned scholars, and there are no uncultured people among them (this "uncultured person" is not the same as the "uncultured person" in the original text).

Li Haorong, who had stepped aside, didn't dare to go up and greet them for a moment.

Only Lee Boo-jin gracefully approached Lee Ho-young.

As the current head of Samsung, she was naturally among those invited.

"Why don't you chat with Attorney Wen a little longer?"

Upon hearing Lee Boo-jin's question, Lee Ho-young chuckled and said, "Do you know what the most important quality of a businessman is?"

"What?"

"It means knowing when to advance and when to retreat!"

"Knowing when to advance and when to retreat?"

Lee Boo-jin pondered Lee Ho-young's words.

Although Lee Boo-jin is familiar with some Chinese classical allusions, she clearly knows very little about this particular one.

In fact, not only her, but most Chinese people don't know the origin of this saying.

"Know when to advance and retreat, understand mistakes, know what to choose and what to discard, be mindful of the big picture, and have reverence."

It comes from the "Book of Plain Words," which is said to have been written by Huang Shigong, who then passed it on to Zhang Liang.

Few people know the origin of this story, and even fewer can put it into practice!

Throughout history, both in China and abroad, countless people have stumbled and fallen because they failed to do this.

Putting aside other things, isn't the example of the "Great Beauty One-Character Parallel King, Pillar of State, Protector of the State, General, White House Walker, American Dorgon, the number one gold medal support in the US server, and the world's richest man, Lord Ma, a living example?" ten years later?

I still vividly remember the vibrant and thriving scene when the tax collector first took office.

Governor Ma, in charge of the Efficiency Department, wielded the Imperial Sword, displaying great power and prestige.

However, the two broke up completely in just one year.

On the day the two engaged in a war of words, Tesla's stock price plummeted by 16%, and its market value quickly evaporated by approximately $100 billion.

The key point is that he really considered himself a hero and never thought about how the tax collector would view him.

At that time, he was like a raging fire, no different from when he pointed at Cao Cao's nose and cursed him as "Cao Aman" in Ji Province!

"Aren't you afraid he'll break his promise after he takes office?"

Although Lee Boo-jin didn't understand the allusion, she could grasp the meaning Lee Ho-young wanted to convey with just a little thought.

"If it were someone else, I might really be afraid, but with Attorney Wen, I might not be so sure!"

"You're that confident?"

"Of course, because what he wants to do really can't be done without me!"

Seeing Li Haorong's confidence, Li Fuzhen said nothing more.

Instead, Li Haorong asked, "How is your brother now?"

"It's alright. I heard they eat and sleep well inside, and even exercise when they have time. They've lost a lot of weight recently, and I heard their fatty liver has improved a lot."

"Haha, it's amazing he has such a good attitude. Now that Attorney Wen is in power, he should be released soon!"

"So what if he comes out? What's done is done anyway. What can he change now that he's out?"

Since Lee Ho-young and Lee Kun-hee had reached an agreement, Lee Jae-yong would naturally not make things difficult for him anymore.

However, at that time, he could still stall by saying that he had no say in the government, but with Attorney Wen taking office, this excuse was obviously no longer valid.

Lee Jae-yong's return to the fold will undoubtedly cause upheavals within the Samsung Group.

However, Lee Ho-young was quite impressed by Lee Boo-jin's domineering demeanor.

After all, Lee Boo-jin rarely showed this side of herself in front of him.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the messy hall and said:

"The celebration party is too noisy, shall we go back?"

"Okay, let's go together!"

Lee Boo-jin, seeing the look in Lee Ho-young's eyes, naturally understood his meaning and spoke first.

That's why they say, "You don't know how good a young woman is until you're young!"

Look at her, this young woman is so sensible!

Lee Ho-young laughed heartily as he and Lee Boo-jin left the celebration banquet.

-

As the saying goes, one side is heaven, the other is hell.

The more lively the celebration banquet was at Attorney Moon's place, the quieter Ahn Cheol-soo's company became.

Although Li Haorong eventually stopped targeting Dr. An and the two sides reached an agreement, a large number of users were still lost.

After all, you've reached an agreement this time, but what if you can't next time?

Wouldn't we have to go through this again?

Since that's the case, I might as well just change it to save myself the trouble!

Although some users choose to use Dr. An because they dislike Mars Technology's domineering approach, such people are far too few!

For the vast majority of ordinary people, it's ultimately about doing whatever is most convenient!

"Is Speaker Ahn working overtime at the company until now to avoid me or waiting for me?"

Meanwhile, in Ahn Cheol-soo's office, Jung Eui-sun was looking at Ahn Cheol-soo with a light smile.

"I'm sorry, but I had no other choice!"

Ahn Cheol-soo apologized to Jung Eui-sun in a low voice.

"If an apology were enough, would I have needed to make this trip in person? What promises did you make to us in the first place?"

"I never expected Li Haorong to use this to threaten me..."

"Why don't you just become president? Aren't you very confident?"

"I……"

Jung Eui-seon's words left Ahn Cheol-soo speechless.

He used his words to trick people into giving him real money, but when it came time to do so, he ran away first. He really had nothing to say in his defense.

"So, you're not really confident about the presidential election. The reason you're making such boasts in front of us is just to trick us into supporting you."

Now that you've ruined our investment, tell me, what are we going to do?

Hearing Jung Eui-seon's increasingly aggressive words, Ahn Cheol-soo remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "Next time, next time, I will definitely cooperate with you!"

"You want a next time?"

Jung Eui-sun was so angry at Ahn Cheol-soo's words that he laughed. After tricking us, he still wanted to ask them for support. Did he think we were all fools?

"Now that it has already happened, even if you kill me, you cannot undo your losses!"

But if Attorney Wen doesn't perform well these past five years, then I'll have a chance later!

This time we need to be fully prepared and not give Li Haorong another chance!

Ahn Cheol-soo quickly rattled off a long string of words, demonstrating his exceptional lung capacity.

It's clear that his will to survive is at its peak right now.

"Aren't you far too confident in yourself? We could easily hire a newcomer, why would we choose you?"

"Because I know Attorney Wen best. I spent the last two years observing him, and I can guess what he will do to you after he takes office!"

Furthermore, I'm the one most familiar with the process for our subsequent elections!

Upon hearing Ahn Cheol-soo's assurance, Jung Eui-sun remained silent for a long time before saying, "I have one condition!"

"Please speak!"

Hearing that Jung Eui-seon had agreed, Ahn Cheol-soo breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed the test.

But before he could even smile, his smile froze upon hearing Zheng Yixuan's next words:

"Sell me 30% of your company's shares, at least 30%!"

Clearly, Jung Eui-sun distrusts Ahn Cheol-soo and wants those things from him.

Seeing this, Ahn Cheol-soo's mind started racing, wondering whether he should sell or not.

If you sell it, your company could very well be swallowed up by your competitors in the future!

But if I don't sell, can I hold on until the day when the clouds part and the sun shines through?

For a moment, Ahn Cheol-soo fell into deep thought.