It would be a mistake to say that, if he considered to be a sympathetic person because keeping a level head is critical when it cos to company managent. Hmm you an, those staffs? asked Hak-jae
Because of us, they couldnt be with their children today, I said.
I could feel his sharp glance. He looked at for a ti and then said.
They are doing their job, whether its childrens day or not,
They will hate us, I said.
He gave that sharp glance again.
Do-jun,
Yes, uncle,
If soone hates you, then do like your grandfather does,
He continued, Change hate into fear,
His words exploded like fireworks in my head.
Damn, He sure as hell is a butler while I still cant break the servant spirit.
Butlers would put productivity improvent, sales maximization and custor satisfaction before all the pigshit; sympathizing with servants.
There is sothing different between chairn and CEOs.
CEOs fatten their companies up while chairn make war for an extension of territory.
And in the territory, servants should do what their masters say.
He reached a hand up to stroke my hair behind my ear, and I looked up at him, eyebrows raised.
I wanted to find out more about him but Sang-ju suddenly appeared at my side, took my hand and pulled away from Hak-jae.
After the trip to Seoul Land, all the family mbers dropped with fatigue. So did I. With ntal fatigue.
But the next day, when I saw my own pasture, all trace of the fatigue flew away.
I felt a tremor of joy and excitent coursing through my body as I saw the wide open green fields where horses ran joyfully.
Now I had howork to do I should learn to ride a horse.
At the end of the year, my horse-riding skills improved substantially.
1988 was a great year.
The constitution of the 6th republic began to take effect, and president Roh who had been chosen by direct election took office.
The bloody 8-year IranIraq war ended.
President Roh launched the July 7 Declaration calling for improved relations with North Korea.
Cho Yong-pils 10th album was released while tallicas 4th album And Justice For All hit stores.
The Olympic Gas improved South Koreas image as a developed, stable country.
The opposition party was created in 38 years, and the governnt auditing system was reford in 16 years.
A special committee was established to uncover the corruption of the 5th Republic, and a hearing was held in the National Assembly for the first ti since the beginning of the Constitution.
So famous people such as politicians, business circles and journalists attended and were televised live, which led to a national popular topic that was comparable to the Olympics, and among the mbers of the National Assembly, the future president beca the star of the hearing.
Then in November, the forr president Jeon Doo-hwan left Seoul for internal exile at a Buddhist temple after apologizing to the nation for abuses of power during his rule and surrendering his personal assets to the state.
The exchange rate reached 600 won, and the three low-boom peaked.
The population of Seoul surged as people poured into the city and as a result, Seoul house prices skyrocketed.
The governnt implented housing projects, developing Mok-dong and Sanggye-dong areas but was unable to keep up with soaring real estate prices.
The new year, 1989 ca.
***
The governnts implented new town developnt projects,
Slow down, the grandfather said.
CEO of Sungyang Construction, Hong was barely able to contain his excitent.
The Presidents new year address was mainly about resolving the housing shortage.
Before coming to the grandfathers study, Hong attended a eting organized by the Deputy Pri Minister of the Economy Planning Board , the Chief Executive of the Blue House, and the Minister of Construction.
What are the strong candidate areas? the grandfather asked.
Seongnam, Bundang and Ilsan, sir
After Hong took a sip of water, he briefed the eting.
But purchasing lands in those areas is not permitted?,
Yes, the governnt warned if any company monopolized any part of the lands, the company would be dealt out of the projects,
But so companies would probably hoard in so way or other, like using different nas, Hak-jae said, frowning.
(There is) sothing different this ti, said Hong.
Cooperate with the governnt, the grandfather continued, Not to ntion everyone else (at Sunyang), the grandfather said.
He thought it was a smart thing to do when the situation in Eastern Europe beca serious and the diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union were in course of ti; radical changes were being made the grandfather is convinced that the better Sunyang cooperates, the more opportunities Sunyang shall be provided with by the governnt.
The grandfather rummaged around in the new town developnt-related docunts that Hong left behind, though not thoroughly, then stopped at a page.
He knitted his brows and his eyes fixed on a map with a piercing gaze.
Sothing wrong, sir? asked Hak-jae.
No, its just this place, so familiar,
The grandfather looked at a map in the docunts for a ti, then picked up the receiver.
The pasture Yeah, send its land registration map by fax, he said, then put down the receiver with a smile at the corner of his mouth.
When Hak-jae was about to ask what was going on, a housemaid entered the study.
No sooner she handed the fax to the grandfather, he burst out laughing.
Hak-jae was damn curious.
You know that I made a pasture for Do-jun?,
Yes, sir no way!
Look,
Hak-jae hurriedly compared the fax with the map in the docunts.
He picked that area, the grandfather said.
You an, not you, Do-jun did?
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