Chapter 279:
Chapter 279
At that moment, in the office of the home appliance business director on the 18th floor of Hansung Tower.
Vice President Shin Cheon-sikughed sarcastically after hearing the report.
“Heh. Did Im Jun-pyo yell at the finance director?”
Executive Director Yoon Ju-tak, who had swept his white hair to the side, answered with a stiff expression.
“Yes. I received a report that he left a while ago.”
“Tsk tsk. The LCD division is going downhill.”
“The situation is not good. The link between the LCD division and ours is too weak.”
It was as Yoon Ju-tak said.
Vice President Im Jun-pyo, who was sent away with a pack of luggage, came back to life, and Executive Director Lee Tae-ryong, who was sent to take over the LCD division, was kicked out.
Everything went wrong because of these two unexpected events.
Vice President Shin Cheon-sik said with a serious expression.
“That can’t happen. We have to build our power before the chairman session process begins.”
“I have a n in mind.”
“What is it?”
“That is…”
Vice President Shin Cheon-sikughed loudly after hearing Yoon Ju-tak’s story.
“Heh. You’re amazing, Yoon. If that happens, we can shake both the phone and LCD divisions at once.”
“Yes. We have more than half of the other divisions under our control.”
“Okay. Go ahead with that n.”
Vice President Shin Cheon-sik’s mouth curled up.
While a conspiracy was being formed from afar, the office was peaceful.
Yoo-hyun was enjoying such a peaceful life.
Then he received a long-awaited phone call.
He got up from his seat and answered the phone while walking down the hallway.
“Jin-geon.”
-Sorry. I was so busy that I couldn’t contact you.
“No. You must have been very busy.”
Fortunately, Hyun Jin-geon’s voice didn’t sound too bad.
Yoo-hyun was curious about how things went, but he waited first.
Then Hyun Jin-geon exined what had happened.
-What happened was…
He filed aint with the Ministry of Defense after hearing Yoo-hyun’s words.
He said there was a problem with the ammunition depot of the 17th Division.
He didn’t stop there. He called the unit, and when that didn’t work, he went there himself.
-A team of investigators came out.
“That’s amazing. It must have been hard.”
-No. They weren’t unreasonable people.
Hyun Jin-geon answered casually, but Yoo-hyun knew it wasn’t true.
How could they listen to an outsider, who had nothing to do with them, pointing out their problems?
It didn’t make sense.
There must have been a lot of effort and hard work from Hyun Jin-geon.
Hyun Jin-geon spoke first, so Yoo-hyun asked him what he was curious about.
“Did the investigation team admit there was a problem?”
-No, they didn’t.
“Of course. Even if there was a problem, they wouldn’t say it.”
-Right. I heard the result from my brother.
“Did they fix it?”
-It seems like the problem was serious. So theypletely reorganized the ammunition depot.
“Ha. That’s great.”
Yoo-hyun sighed with relief without realizing it.
He had been anxious since he told Hyun Jin-geon.
Hyun Jin-geon also spat out his shaky voice with a thrill.
-Yeah. If what you said was true and there was an explosion in the ammunition depot, it would have been terrible…
“Still, be careful. Tell your brother to watch out for falling leaves.”
-I got it. I should do that.
Hyun Jin-geon called Yoo-hyun out loud.
-Yoo-hyun.
“Hmm?”
-Thank you so much for caring about me.
It was what Yoo-hyun wanted to say to him, but he heard it from him instead.
It felt like he had paid off some of his debt that had umted for a long time.
“Don’t thank me. You did all the work.”
-No. It’s thanks to you.
“Stop it. Buy me a drinkter.”
Yoo-hyun said with a smile, and Hyun Jin-geon said in a serious voice.
-Yoo-hyun, if you ever need anything from me, just ask me.
“What?”
-Just because. I want to do anything for you.
Yoo-hyun knew his style better than anyone else.
He was someone who would do anything if he said so.
Yoo-hyun recalled his old memories and joked with him.
“Can you do anything for me if I ask you to throw away billions of won?”
-No. Not that. A few hundred million won is okay though.
He was someone who could joke like that too.
Yoo-hyunughed and said.
“Haha. Okay. I promise.”
-Sure.
“Okay. Remember that I’m the type who takes everything.”
-Don’t worry. I’m the type who likes to be a sucker.
“Puhahaha.”
Yoo-hyunughed for a long time with him, exchanging jokes.
It was the moment when an old acquaintance who had been grateful to him became a precious friend.
Hyun Jin-geon’s work was not the only thing that went well.
Good things happened here and there.
There was one ce that hit the jackpot.
It was Semi Electronics.
The interview of John Norman, who attended the US Design Forum, was the beginning.
<Apple Designer “I got inspiration for the next Apple phone design from the mockup of Korean Semi Electronics.”>
It was a time when anything with Apple’s name would cause a stir.
The impact of the news that broke out of nowhere was not small.
He was able to hear the situation through a phone call from Lim Han-seop, an assistant manager.
His excited voice echoed through Yoo-hyun’s phone speaker.
-I never imagined that our entire product sales would surge because of an irrelevant mockup.
“That’s how influential Apple is.”
-Yoo-hyun, you’re right. The president was singing praises for making the mockup.
As he listened to Lim Han-seop’s words, Yoo-hyun imagined the atmosphere at Semi Electronics.
It must have been festive there, just like at Hansung.
It was a good thing that thepany he worked with was doing well.
“That’s great. It means Semi Electronics did a good job.”
-It’s just a slightly erged version of the color phone design, what’s so great about it?
“Don’t you think the engineers will be disappointed if you say that?”
-Still, I wonder if it’s worth being praised by Apple.
“You should ept what they give you. What’s wrong with that?”
-You’re right. Haha.
Lim Han-seopughed heartily, feeling good.
Then he expressed his gratitude to Yoo-hyun.
-Thank you. It’s all thanks to you.
“I don’t deserve your thanks. It was our manager who took care of it.”
It wasn’t just a polite remark.
Semi Electronics bought the mockup from Hansung.
They couldn’t sell it to Apple without Hansung’s permission.
In that process, the one who made the decision was Executive Director Go Jun-ho.
Lim Han-seop answered on the spot.
-I already contacted him.
“You did well.”
-When are youing to Seoul, Yoo-hyun? I’ll treat you well.
He was feeling generous, even though he didn’t get much out of it.
Feeling his senior’s sincerity, Yoo-hyun agreed right away.
“Can I look forward to it?”
-Of course. I’ll make a reservation with Jun-gi.
“Okay. Sounds good.”
Yoo-hyun happily answered and hung up the phone.
He leaned back on his chair and thought.
Why did John Norman do that interview?
The mockup made by Semi Electronics was not much different from the color phone mockup, as Lim Han-seop said.
It was possible to make it light by using stainless steel material because it was a post-processing.
That kind of design must have been abundant at Apple.
-The most important thing for a designer is inspiration. Anything that gives inspiration has value.
Yoo-hyun recalled what John Norman, the chief designer of Apple in the distant future, had said.
He paid a huge price for anything that gave him inspiration, no matter how trivial it was.
There were countless stories like that.
He bought the mockup from Semi Electronics and praised it because it gave him inspiration.
For that reason, he also bought the mockup interior design made by Han Jae-hee.
No, he tried to buy it.
That evening.
When he got home, Yoo-hyun received a phone call from Han Jae-hee and was dumbfounded.
“Why are you telling me this now?”
-I thought it was spam for sure.
“Ha, really. Forward me the email.”
-Okay. Just a second.
A momentter, Yoo-hyun sat at his desk and looked at the email that Han Jae-hee had sent him.
It was an email that John Norman had sent himself with an offer.
“I told you I would send an email from Apple.”
-I didn’t know that.
“How could you not know? There’s a big logo at the bottom of the email.”
Yoo-hyun asked incredulously.
Then Han Jae-hee spat out an absurd remark.
-They should have written ‘Apple’ in the title. I don’t read English emails.
“Can’t you speak English?”
-Yeah.
Yoo-hyun blinked his eyes at his simple answer.
“I see. So that’s why.”
-So what’s in it?
“They want to buy your design.”
-Really? Why would they buy that?
“They must like it.”
-How much do they want to pay? They’re not going to pay more than a million won, are they?
The price negotiation hadn’t been done yet, but it would be at least 100 times more than that.
Yoo-hyun chuckled and said.
“Should I reply for you?”
-Yeah. I’ll give you my address and password.
“Can you give me that so easily?”
-It doesn’t matter. I can make another email ount if I need to.
“…Okay. Send me a text message. I’ll also tell you where the design files are.”
“Okay.”
Han Jae-hee answered coolly.
A littleter, Yoo-hyun logged into the portal site with Han Jae-hee’s ID and checked his email ount.
There was +999 next to the unread mail icon.
Yoo-hyun snorted.
“He manages his email like his room.”
It was amazing how he had exchanged emails with Yoo-hyun in this state.
Regardless of that, he had to deal with the backlog of work.
Yoo-hyun first checked John Norman’s email and wrote a reply right away.
They had already agreed on everything, so there was no need to bargain any more.
-Dear John Norman, first of all, thank you for your interest in…
He sent all the design files along with his thanks.
He had umted a lot of work while working on the color phone, so the file size was alsorge.
It was not just the quantity that mattered.
He had gained experience through the color phone, and he had also learned from Senior Engineer Jang Hye-min, so the quality was not bad either.
John Norman must have liked it.
Click.
It was right after Yoo-hyun sent the email.
The inbox shed and a new email came in.
He wouldn’t have cared if it was something else, but the title had his mother’s store name on it.
“Inte cafe?”
Yoo-hyun clicked on the link in the email.
Then an inte cafe that Han Jae-hee had made appeared on the monitor screen.
It was not just a simple cafe.
There were promotional images of his mother’s store all over the screen.
There were also individual product and purchase guide pages.
He had decorated it like a real online store.
Yoo-hyun picked up the phone.
“Jae-hee.”
-What? Are you going to nag me for not reading Apple’s email again?
“No. I took care of that.”
-Then?
“Did you make an online store for mom’s store?”
-Ah, did you see it? I did a good job, right?
Yoo-hyun hesitated at Han Jae-hee’s bright voice.
He couldn’t understand his behavior.
“Well. You did a good job. But…”
-What? You told me to make promotional images.
“Yeah. That’s why I’m surprised.”
-What’s so surprising?
“When I asked you to do that, you were annoyed and grumpy, but now you’re making an inte cafe. Isn’t that weird?”
That wasn’t the only weird thing.
To decorate it like that, he had to go to the market and take pictures of everything himself.
His sister, who hated moving because she waszy, would never do that.