Seong-ho Kim had lived through his past life. He knew the cap on total equity investment would be abolished in the end.

It would happen even if he never lifted a finger.

But Seong-ho meant to make it his own achievement.

Tak-hyeon Lee, who knew none of this, gave a twitch of a smile, his eyes on Seong-ho.

"You'll make him agree, will you? Arrogant."

Even as he said it, Tak-hyeon's eyes were smiling.

He looked like a man watching his grandson show off.

"For Ilhyeon's future, the cap on total equity investment has to go, no matter what."

"Right. And if you're going to do that bio business of yours, it has to go all the more."

"Exactly. It's a business that needs trillions of won up front. We can't cover that on our own; we'll need help from the group's affiliates no matter what. And to make that possible, we have to abolish the cap on total equity investment, which limits investment between affiliates."

"But here's the thing."

Tak-hyeon chuckled and asked.

"Say Yeong-gyu Lee accepts your offer. If he doesn't become president, it all comes to nothing, doesn't it? If anything, the other side could hammer us for having backed him. Do you think he'll become president? Or, as we always have, are you going to back everyone with a chance, ask them all for the same thing, and get the cap abolished no matter who wins?"

Tak-hyeon looked at Seong-ho, curious.

But Seong-ho's answer wasn't the one Tak-hyeon expected.

"Until now, we've backed several candidates who looked electable, all at once. We gave them different amounts, but since we never knew who would become president, we decided not to neglect anyone and backed the candidates of both parties."

"We did. That's how we got close to the current president."

"But I think this time has to be different."

"Meaning…"

"I think we should focus on Yeong-gyu Lee alone."

"Focus on Yeong-gyu Lee alone? You're saying we drop the Mincheong Party?"

"Yes. In this presidential election, I think we should drop the Mincheong Party and focus on…