"A 20-year-old friend did not pay 60 million won." Lee Jang-woo was stabbed in the back..the whole story of the controversy over receivables [synthesis]

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Actor Lee Jang-woo apologized directly for the controversy over the receivables. He bowed his head, admitting that the cause of the incident was the negligence of management of a friend of 20 years and the opaque transaction structure.

On the 20th, Lee Jang-woo said on his Instagram, "I sincerely apologize and regret to Mr. A, who suffered from not receiving the payment for a long time," and added, "I ask for your understanding for not providing a detailed explanation after the first report." "I felt sorry for the spread of speculation, but I decided that remarks based on inaccurate facts could rather increase the damage," he said.

Lee Jang-woo explained, "Hoseok Village normally paid all the meat supplied from A to Mujin under the contract with Mujin Co., Ltd., and this controversy was caused by Mujin's failure to pay A the amount he received from Hoseok Village."

"The former representative of Hoseokchon is a friend of my 20 years. I believed that he would manage the business relationship with Mujin responsibly as the representative of Hoseokchon. The report found out for the first time that the former CEO was concurrently serving as Mujin's auditor and that Mujin was not paying A on time. It was clearly my shortcomings that I did not check the overall transaction structure in person, and I am deeply reflecting on this point," he said.

Lee Jang-woo showed his willingness to come forward directly to recover the payment of victim A, regardless of whether he was legally responsible. It is understood that Mujin was supplying meat to other customers besides Hoseokchon, he said. As soon as the supply to Hoseokchon is confirmed, we will solve the problem by treating the corresponding amount as a loan to Mujin on the premise that Mujin repays the amount to A. We will do our best to ensure that Mr. A receives a fair payment as soon as possible, he stressed.

Finally, Lee Jang-woo revealed a heavy responsibility for the management of the restaurant industry. "Regardless of the scope of legal responsibility, I truly feel responsible for the damage caused to those who have believed in my name and continued the transaction," he said. We will take responsibility until the end so that Mr. A's problem can be resolved as soon as possible," he said, promising to prevent a recurrence.

Earlier, Dispatch reported on the 17th that the distributor who has been supplying pig accessories to Hoseokchon, a Sundae soup restaurant run by Lee Jang-woo, did not receive the payment. The receivables are said to have risen to 64 million won in January last year.

In particular, the distributor told Lee Jang-woo in January, "The delivery price has been delayed for more than a year. He also claimed that he sent a DM saying, "Please suggest a solution," but did not hear back from Lee Jang-woo.

At that time, Lee Jang-woo's agency denied the controversy over the receivables. The agency said, "Lee Jang-woo is participating in the operation as a shareholder of Hoseokchon, but the full amount of the delivery has already been paid to Mujin Co., Ltd., which is a contractual client." "Since then, Mujin has been unable to pay to Company A, causing problems," he said, adding, "There is no direct contractual relationship between Company A and Ho Seokchon or actor Lee Jang-woo."

In addition, the agency said, "It is not true that actor Lee Jang-woo did not pay, and the claim that Mujin is the owner of Hoseokchon, which was mentioned in some reports, is also not true. Mujin has never held a stake in Hoseokchon and has nothing to do with actor Lee Jang-woo," he stressed.

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