"Right now, most of the North American delivery volume has been transferred over, and starting next month we'll be running the full North American delivery operation in earnest. Within three months, we're planning to have received the European and South American operations as well. If that goes according to plan, we should be able to take over all of Ilhyeon Automobile's delivery operations by the end of this year."

As Byeong-ju Jeong reported on Ilhyeon Globevision's operational progress, Seong-ho waved his hand at him with a smile.

"President Jeong, you don't need to report to me."

Seong-ho rose from his seat and walked over to Byeong-ju Jeong.

"I didn't ask to see you to receive a report — I called you here to ask whether there's anything uncomfortable or difficult about how things are proceeding. So please, speak freely, and take your operational reports to the Chairman, not to me."

"Still..."

Byeong-ju Jeong, holding his report, looked unsure whether it was really all right not to report.

Seong-ho gestured to an empty chair and said, "Sit. Let's sit and talk for now."

Byeong-ju Jeong glanced between the report and Seong-ho, then took a seat.

But still uncertain whether he really shouldn't be reporting, he asked Seong-ho, "Are you really all right not hearing the report?"

"Ha ha ha. President Jeong, you and I are both members of the same body of company presidents — why would I need to hear a report from you? There's no need."

"Still... isn't Ilhyeon Globevision a company you built yourself, Representative? Even though things changed suddenly, wasn't this supposed to be part of a project you'd keep steering yourself...?"

"Then and now, I'm moving on the Chairman's instructions. I've been told not to get involved right now, so I have nothing to do with Ilhyeon Globevision. So it's fine."

Having been excluded from the succession process, Seong-ho had also been instructed to stay out of matters related to Ilhyeon Globevision.

But Byeong-ju Jeong still felt he ought to report the progress of Ilhyeon Globevision to Seong-ho regardless.

Because the money used to establish Ilhyeon…