How a Calamity Necromancer Retires

A global economic crisis that started in China and spread to the world.

In the era of globalization, where everything is connected like a spider’s web, no country could avoid this economic crisis.

The same goes for the United States, the most powerful country in the world.

Many companies related to China were hit and unemployed began to emerge in droves.

Not to mention other countries as even the US was hit hard like this.

Because of this, there was the only country that did well at a time when the gloomy prospect that the world economy would grow negatively came out.

It was Korea.

“As of today, Yuone Motors has become a member of Seron, and will play an important role as an axis of Seron in the future.”

Han Ji-hyeok, who climbs onto the podium and gives a speech at the inauguration ceremony for the president of Yu-One Motors.

Seeing Jihyeok Han like that, a Yuwon Motors employee said.

“This time, I was worried about how to make a living, knowing that it was going to be a big deal, but this is a blessing in disguise.”

Originally known as a company with a 10,000-year deficit, Yu-One Motors was always at risk.

As the company goes bankrupt at the slightest crisis and the owner changes several times, even the employees have been worried because they do not know when the company will go bankrupt. The situation where I was looking for another way to eat and live.

But, suddenly, Seron appeared on the mound and took over Yuwon Motors.

Even with the promise of employment succession, which all employees most aspire to.

Thanks to this, not only Yuone Motors, but also subcontractors, subcontractor employees, and local residents all raised their arms and shouted three cheers.

In the precarious situation of the global economic crisis, unlike the previous owners, a perfect guardian, the Seron Group, overflowing with financial power, appeared, so it was a natural reaction.

At that time, a colleague of Yuwon Motors staff said.

“But I heard that they are taking over other companies besides ours? Most of them are companies that have gone bankrupt or are on the verge of bankruptcy because their business performance has deteriorated. Is that okay?”

At that, the staff said with a puzzled expression.

“what? Are you worried that Seron won’t have any money right now? Are you crazy?”

“no no. Who cares that Cerron won’t have money? That’s not the case, but if you take over the company, normalization is the top priority, because you need to reduce the deficit. No matter how much money you have, will you just leave a company that is constantly in the red?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s worrying. It is said that they are hiring now, but later, after time passes, they may reduce staff because the deficit is too severe. Honestly, who will criticize Seron at that time? is not it?”

In a situation where everyone closed their wallets and the buyer went missing, Seron’s move to sweep the companies that were going bankrupt alone was a sacrifice.

In particular, Seron, who can act as a skeleton, waits until the company goes bankrupt and all employees leave the company, then takes over the company’s assets such as factories and lands cheaply, rehires only key personnel such as researchers, and fills production positions with skeletons. From an academic point of view, there is no reason to pay more and take over a dying company.

As such, it was clear that no one would point a finger at Seron, except for the employee who was the party to the dismissal, even if the number of employees was reduced later, as was the concern of the employee.

“If our company collapses, we can take over and save a company that will take a huge hit on the local economy, and then when the economic situation improves, we can lay off masses and fill it with skeletons.”

At the words of such a colleague, the employee smiled and said.

“Didn’t you feel that? Did the part-time job skeletons disappear at convenience stores these days and the number of human part-timers increased?”

“uh? Seeing that, is that so?”

Low-wage part-time jobs suffered a labor shortage due to the economic boom, and many of them were replaced by skeletons. It has been taken for granted to see skeletons at convenience store counters, but recently, such skeletons are gradually disappearing from part-time jobs.

“That’s a skeleton-retrieved transaction at the chairman’s instruction, since there are a lot of unemployed people, they said to balance jobs by retrieving skeletons. Of course, from the perspective of the Seron Group, it was a loss because they gave up the money they were earning. But will the chairman, who is willing to bear such losses, cut staff to reduce the deficit? Rather, I think you will move to secure work by expanding your business as you originally did?”

At that, the colleague said with an admiring expression.

“and. So, are people taking away the skeleton jobs?”

“It was conceded rather than taken away.”

The employee looked at Han Ji-hyeok on the podium and said.

“Now who would dare to claim that skeletons threaten human jobs?”

The criticism that followed Han Ji-hyeok like a tag was the job problem caused by the skeleton.

But in this case, it became even more certain.

Han Ji-hyeok is absolutely not the one who will invade people’s jobs with a skeleton, even if he is willing to take the loss.

Rather, thanks to organically adjusting the gap between jobs and job seekers by increasing the number of skeletons when jobs are plentiful and reducing them when jobs are scarce, all hypotheses used to criticize Han Ji-hyeok have collapsed. .

The employee said to Han Ji-hyeok with an impressed expression.

“To think that a private company directly coordinated individual jobs. I’m really glad that Chairman Han is Korean.”

* * *

Saeron took all the blind spots that the government could not cope with, such as balancing jobs and acquiring ambiguous companies that could not be like this or that.

Of course, Seron’s ability is limited, and no matter how much she serves, she can’t take over a hopeless abandoned company, so she couldn’t completely prevent damage, but considering the situation in other countries, Korea was truly a fairy.

Although it has been replaced by low-wage jobs such as part-time jobs, Korea has withstood the strong winds of the global economic crisis as the employment situation is so stable that it is hard to believe that it is an economic crisis, and companies that should have collapsed were taken over by Saeron and stood firm.

“Good good. It’s great.”

Thanks to this, people’s liking for Seron soared as if it would pierce the sky, and as the current president’s term of office was short, rumors of my running for the presidency came to the fore.

Of course, under Korean law, only people over the age of 40 can run for the presidential election, so I am not qualified, and above all, there is no reason for me to become president, so it is a meaningless argument.

Anyway, when Saeron defended Korea to the extent of sacrificing himself, he gained a lot of favorability, but that didn’t mean that Saeron only suffered losses.

“If Yuwon Motors does this well, I think it will make money. this company is good too Wow, we have entered all industries that the existing companies could not notice.”

In the meantime, a new food source has been created by taking over a large number of companies in industries that have not been able to advance due to concerns about opposition from existing companies and workers and lack of technology.

In addition, all the companies acquired were in such an ambiguous position that there was potential even if it was difficult right now, so it was clear that the combination of Seron’s financial power and the undead would create a significant synergistic effect.

In addition, the general opinion is that the acquisition price was too expensive to intervene too early, but that’s because it’s an economic crisis right now, so it’s expensive.

It’s an economic crisis that wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for me in the first place, so I bought it cheap enough from my point of view.

“I think Korea has defended itself enough with this… … .”

I said looking at Deokbae Kim.

“How is the situation in China?”

“It’s the worst. As other countries suffer from the economic crisis that originated in China, the damage is passed on to China, and it is literally being crushed.”

A vicious cycle in which damage causes damage because they are connected to each other, and new damage is created because of that damage.

This economic crisis was no different from a car without brakes, unless there was someone like Seron in Korea who would end this vicious circle of damage in the middle and cut it off.

“okay.”

I said with a smirk.

“It’s almost shopping time.”

see.

what would be good

After thinking about it for a while, a company came to mind.

Limu, the company that started the series of bankruptcies and one of China’s top 5 electric car makers.

“How was Rimu? I’m sure you’ve been completely harpooned by now.”

“After the bankruptcy, they couldn’t find a buyer, so they said they went into liquidation procedures.”

If China was in a good situation, it would be enough for the government to make it a state-owned company and deal with it, but now in China, companies are exploding in all directions, and the government cannot stick to just one Limu.

As a result, Limu, which boasted a market cap of 25 trillion, entered the liquidation process.

“The liquidation process means that all employees have been fired, right?”

“you’re right. All employees have been laid off and we are preparing to dispose of limu’s assets such as factories and real estate.”

I said with a smile.

“Is there any company that would buy a factory from a bankrupt company, especially a factory specializing in electric vehicles, at this time?”

At my words, Deokbae Kim smiled as well.

“Of course not, except for our taxon.”

An electric car factory built by investing huge amounts of money with subsidies and loans from the Chinese government.

If I made a factory myself, I would need a lot of money, but there is no buyer right now, so it will be cheap, so it’s literally a jar of honey.

I got up and said.

“ruler. Then, shall we gulp the Chinese government’s tax money?”

* * *

Limu, which once played a leading role in China’s electric car industry.

However, Rimu, who was like that, collapsed with huge debts.

Of course, the Chinese government and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which gave loans to Limu, sought a new owner to take over Limu, but even if it wasn’t, it was impossible to take over a company with huge debts like Limu at a time when even China’s leading conglomerates were exploding. There were no buyers.

In the end, Limu, unable to find a suitable buyer and entering the liquidation process, fired all executives and left only assets such as electric car factories to try to sell them, but even this was not easy.

The director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, who was in charge of Limu’s liquidation process, said with a sigh.

“I have to sell it right now… … .”

Due to the economic crisis, the real estate market is also shattered, and Chinese real estate is plummeting every day.

Of course, assets such as electric car factories are also declining in price day by day, so there are no more buyers who did not exist.

It doesn’t sell and the price keeps dropping.

At that time, when the managing director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea sighed deeply.

“Sir!”

A subordinate came to me with a surprised expression and said.

“A prospective purchaser has appeared for the Limu electric car plant!”

“what?!”

The managing director said at the very good news.

“Who is it? local? Or overseas?”

“Overseas. But that… … .”

“why. Where are you?”

“This is Seron.”

“… ok?”

The manager said with a puzzled expression.

“Seron? That public opinion in Korea?”

“you’re right.”

“Are you going to buy the Limu electric car factory in Seron?”

Before the economic crisis erupted, Seron, who had constantly been in conflict with China, appeared as a buyer.

“Uh, what should I do?”

Normally, I would have refused without looking back, no matter how much the money was.

Electric vehicles are a field that the Chinese government has designated as a next-generation future industry and strategically fostered.

But now, China is in a situation where even the banks that have lent money to companies are worried about when they will collapse.

In other words, it was said that they were not in a position to cover cold rice with hot rice.

“Certainly, if it’s a public loan, it’s perfect for a buyer because it’s overflowing with funds… … .”

In addition, the current Chinese government has issued an order to secure funds by any means and means to endure as companies are bursting due to debt from all sides.

Eventually, the manager told the staff.

“There is an intention to sell, so ask to meet.”

* * *

“Yeah.”

Entering Limu’s electric car factory, I said with admiration.

“Are you awesome?”

It is empty as all employees have been laid off, but it is lined with all kinds of cutting-edge machines, befitting an electric car factory built with great care and money from China.

Even the condition was top-notch, so it could be operated right now.

“Anyway, everything is brand new. When was this completed?”

In response to my words, the interpreter translated the words of the director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea, who served as the guide.

“It’s been three years since it was completed.”

“Hey. 3 years. Are you still cool?”

The factory, built with the next few decades in mind, was put up for sale just three years after its completion, so it was virtually no different from a new one.

I licked my lips and said.

“If you combine well with Yuwon Motors, there will be a synergistic effect.”

good.

this is lion

“How much are you planning to sell it for?”

Then, the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea began to talk in detail.

“This factory is a state-of-the-art factory with a whopping 20 billion yuan invested in land purchase and factory construction alone. It’s only been 3 years since it was built there, so the depreciation is low. However, since the time is right now, I will give you half of it, 10 billion yuan.”

“Ohh.”

20 billion yuan is roughly 4 trillion won.

It’s not bad if you buy a factory that China built with 4 trillion won in blood tax money at 2 trillion won, which is half the price.

But that’s normal, things are different now, right?

“It’s too expensive.”

“Absolutely not expensive!”

“no. Expensive, and outrageous. They said they invested 20 billion yuan, but that’s the story when Chinese real estate was booming, right? Is the factory site price at that time the same as the factory site price now? Besides, it’s obvious that it will continue to fall.”

Then, the director of Industrial and Commercial Bank, who was silent, spoke.

“Do you have a price you want?”

“That’s what the managing director has to offer, until I come up with a price I’m satisfied with.”

In times like these, the man with the money is king.

Try cutting it down until you get the price you want.

“9 billion?”

“… … ”

“8, 8 billion?”

Prices keep going down like that.

However, the extent of the decline is not fulfilling.

“Sir, I think you are mistaken about something, but do you think there will be another buyer like me? No matter how high-tech the machine is, if it is not touched by human hands, it will rust. I am willing to pay a certain price because I intend to use the electric car factory as an electric car factory, but if I miss the opportunity now, the price of the machine will gradually go down, and then maybe the next buyer will only pay the land price, saying that he does not need the high-tech machine and only needs the land. I don’t know?”

I bluffed the boss like that, but what I said was the truth.

I am also considering the price for the cutting-edge machinery in the factory, but the next buyer might say that he will pay for the land and ask for it to be emptied because he has no intention of building an electric car factory.

The value of state-of-the-art machinery that drops as it is neglected and the price of real estate that continues to plummet.

Of course, I had the absolute edge in this price tug-of-war.

In the end, the director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea began to cry and beg.

“Chairman, the factory owes a total of 15 billion yuan, including our bank money. Even if we sell for 10 billion yuan, we lose 5 billion, but if we lower it further, it is as good as telling us to die.”

“No, did I borrow that money? It’s money lent by Industrial and Commercial Bank of Limue, which has already gone bankrupt. I just came to buy a factory, do I have to consider the debt?”

If I took over the company itself, as in Korea, the debts of the company would also be mine.

But this is a real estate transaction for a company that has already gone bankrupt, so the debt has nothing to do with me.

That’s why they are angels in Korea and demons in China.

In Korea, they embraced debt to some extent and blocked the damage that led to the bank, but in China, they don’t know about that, and the goal is to pick it up as cheaply as possible unconditionally.

“President… … .”

“okay. I wrote heartily. I will give you 4 billion yuan.”

When presented with 800 billion won in Korean money, the director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea opened his mouth wide and said.

“4.4 billion yuan?!”

“I think this is just right, considering that machine and real estate prices will plummet after wasting time. Or what other buyers? Then, do business with them.”

I said with a smile.

“It’s me, because everything in China is for sale, so I just have to pick one. I hear that China’s third-largest electric car company is also bankrupt? Wait until you go through the liquidation process there, well.”

“Anyway, isn’t 4 billion yuan too much? 15 billion in debt… … .”

“I told you that debt has nothing to do with me. I came to buy a factory, not debt.”

I called for a whopping 1/5 of the price.

But it doesn’t matter.

Industrial and Commercial Bank, which is in a predicament and has to somehow recover its funds, has no other options unless there is another buyer.

Even so, if it was 1/5, you would be lenient?

Because the high-tech machine is so neglected, I called in at least this much to buy it before the repair cost came out.

“Then even if it’s 5 billion yuan… … .”

“Four billion.”

“4.5 billion… … ?”

“Four billion.”

Eventually, the managing director of Industrial and Commercial Bank lowered his head and said.

“… All right. I will sell it for 4 billion.”

“okay! thank you! thank you!”

It succeeded in purchasing a state-of-the-art electric car factory made at a cost of 4 trillion won for 800 billion won.

Re-employ unemployed researchers and fill production jobs with skeletons.

ah.

Of course, you can’t give all 800 billion in cash.

There are not one or two things to buy, but if you can save money, you should save as much as possible.

“However, it is a bit burdensome to give all 4 billion at once. Can I borrow some money?”

“yes!?”

“I want to take out some mortgage on the Limu electric car factory. If you do this, I will buy it for 4 billion.”

“No, you’re selling it to recover the money you lent, but are you saying you’re using this as collateral again?”

“why. no, I do not want? Aren’t bad debts the problem now? Seron is safe. Can’t we just pay that money back?”

“Um, of course it is, but… … .”

“Don’t measure, just give me a loan. Instead, I’ll consider buying something else I’m disposing of at Industrial and Commercial Bank.”

“… Anything else?”

“Where is the only place where you went bankrupt? Can I buy you something else for a reasonable price? I have to sell when there is a buyer, what do I do if I keep holding it? So, put in a loan for me.”

“Oh, how much?”

“To the fullest.”

“I heard that Korea pays in lump sum… … .”

“That is Korea, and this is China. If you don’t give me a loan, I won’t buy it?”

After a brief push and pull, I succeeded in the final contract under the condition that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Korea lend an amount of 2 billion out of 4 billion.

“Ugh. After all, the closing discount is the best!”

In fact, it is like purchasing a factory in which 4 trillion won was invested by spending 400 billion won, so what a profitable business.

I tapped the sullen manager on the shoulder and said.

“Sir.”

“yes.”

“What are you doing, you should show me other places too.”

“yes?”

“I told you, I will buy other properties as well. Please keep showing me.”

I said with a bright smile.

“Shopping is just the beginning.”