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The 46th story of a full-length business novel.
Before coming to Japan the general already distinguished himself in overseas expeditions. So, he was famous for his military genius; mettlesome, battle-seasoned, loyal, canny.
So there was no objection in selecting him as the consul of Nissan. Besides, he was originally born as a fusion of the East and the West, that is, a sort of hybrid Eurasian gladiator. Already the would-be Sun King had noticed his original extraction. Then he had predicted that the general would acclimate himself in the new Japanese surroundings with his excellent Japanese language. Before sending him to Japan, he had thought inside that:
“The Eastern people respect and follow aggressive, resolute, and dynamic leadership. In this point, the general, as a nettle-grasper, is the very man to serve my long-term purpose.”
Characteristically, the general lost no time in grasping the nettle and achieving his duty. Then he cured the ailing Nissan promptly. There was no outcry against him from the Japanese people even if he was aggressive with his own tough generalship there. And then the French general has successfully governed the Japanese kingdom as the absolute shogun so far. In this way he has completed his mission in Japan.
Meanwhile, the self-proclaiming Sun King sent another belligerent general into the Korean peninsula. The general landed and met a Korean named Samsung. Then he dissuaded him from fighting against him. His threatening words alarmed the Korean. Reluctantly, he came to join his military circle as his lieutenant. Now the Korean is renamed Renault-Samsung () after his boss’ surname Renault. So Renault became his protector as if he had been a foster father. Below is the image of foster father. (Source: www.jehannedarc.com)
Then, he taught him how to compete with the world warlords. It was a secret. But he gave it to him kindly. The secret was ‘Discover the difference’ like the thinking of the English football star David Beckham.
Now, it has become his slogan as if it were a life motto for him. And, his position has changed into the Sun King’s ame damneé(subordinate). And his kingdom, Samsung, became his vassal state as a French protectorate.
In this way, the Renault group has become the French Empire. Then the French King has come to the front in the world stage as an elephantine figure as if he had been the very reincarnation of the past Sun King. These days, the Renault Trio—French Renault, Japanese Nissan and Korean Samsung—is now to pave the way into the Land of Solongus deeply as if the Land were to the very one flowing with milk and honey.
To the Korean side, however, it was a series of the unfortunate accidents. Already Daewoo was gone to the world powers, GM & Tata. And Samsung was, also, gone to Renault. But such things were not the end at all in the Korean peninsula.
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Another tragic happening was slated to take place. It was the case of Ssangyong. Originally, the name, Ssangyong, means a dragon(雙龍) in Chinese character. So it is a monstrous creature with sharp horns and a breathing fire. Like the monster he eagerly wanted to be a colossal entrepreneur in the world. His emblem also looks like sharp horns of the dragon. () Indeed, he, like the name and emblem, wished to be proud of a Korean machismo. However, the odds had been already against him. And he came to ran into the booby trap set by foreign powers. From bad to worse, Oh, Fortuna, has not given to him another chance to turn around the odds. After all, the glaring name and the dignified mascot were ineffective, almost meaningless. Right here, he felt the pinch with no meal ticket. Even if he tried to make a superhuman effort he played-out in the stringency. Really he was unprotected, groundless and glimmering away. If somebody did not look after him, he might be ebbing away soon or late. Or, the monetary difficulties would starve him into death. As a desperate remedy, he had to find out his future companion to feed and clothe. Then he found it. It was a sponsor for him as if he had been the Foster Father. He was an Indian. His name is.
Like Tata, he is flush of money as another nervy Indian mogul. Living in Mumbai (Bombay), a most populous city, he is a powerful man in many fields such as aerospace, agribusiness, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, IT, and so on. For the reason he named himself Mahindra. It means ‘Conqueror of the world’ in Sanskrit. In harmony with his great name, he has made bravura before the people in the capital, New Delhi, in 2008 that:
“We are to pursue an aggressive and expansive operation over the world like the name of Mahindra. You know my name is Conquer of the World. You will see its deep meaning very soon.” Characteristically, he has named his upcoming chariots‘Mahindra Major, Mahindra Marshal, Mahindra Commander, Mahindra Armada, Mahindra Invader, Mahindra Scorpio,’ and so on. All of them are aggressive military names like his bravura. So, they sound like wondrous vehicles. At the same time, he has cultivated fortresses in Egypt, UK, France, USA, Brazil, Italy, China, South Africa, and so on as if he were genuinely the Conqueror of the world. The fortresses are now called Mahindra Europe S.R.L, Mahindra France, Mahindra USA, Mahindra China (tractor), Mahindra South Africa, Mahindra Australia, and so on. Allegedly, it is said that Mahindra tractor is the best-selling product over the world as farm equipment. (Below is a Mahindra Tractor. Source: Wikipedia, zenit)
But it is not clear that he has conquered the whole world in the field of truck production as Truck King. However it is an evident fact that he has set up his assembly plants even in the United States for more production. They are four in number. And they are located in Chattanooga, TN, Houston, TX, Red Bluff, CA, and Bloomsburg, PA(Pennsylvania). In this context, one of Mahindra’s fortresses abroad is Korea. And Ssangyong is his treadle as part of his overseas campaign. The Korean is ward to the very Indian power, Mahindra. Encouraged by him, he says in a pretentious bearing that:
“We only think cars.”
Please, bob up again like a cork with the Indian babu. And, brazen your way out like a rhinoceros.
In this way, the world powers like GM (), Renault(), Tata() and Mahindra() have snaffled the three Koreans, Daewoo, Samsung and Ssangyong as if they were foster fathers for the Koreans.
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