Chapter 310:
Chapter 310
A momentter.
Yoo-hyun faced Director Kwon Sung-hoe on a bench in the 20th floor corridor.
He was not even given a cup of coffee in his hand.
That was how much Director Kwon valued Yoo-hyun.
It was exactly what Yoo-hyun wanted.
He checked the time and got straight to the point.
“I’m here to offer you a transfer to the Group Strategy Office.”
“Do you mean moving to a different team?”
“Yes. It’s a great opportunity that you can’t get as an employee.”
Director Kwon spoke with a confident expression.
He must have thought it was an irresistible offer, but Yoo-hyun’s answer was different from his expectation.
“Thank you, but I like my current team.”
“What? Haha. You don’t know anything about the Group Strategy Office, do you?”
Director Kwon gave a hollowugh at the employee who uttered such nonsense.
Then he started to exin as if he was teaching him.
“The Group Strategy Office is…”
The Group Strategy Office was the core department that coordinated the entire group.
This ce, which carried out the chairman’s direct orders, had every member with power equivalent to or higher than that of an executive in any subsidiary.
They had tremendous authority and influence that could not be measured by sry.
Being from the Group Strategy Office was enough to open up the path to sess in thepany.
Yoo-hyun listened to his obvious words for a while and then looked at him calmly and said,
“I appreciate the opportunity. But I don’t value sess that much.”
“It’s worth much more than you think. You’ll get benefits in personnel matters, and you can go abroad for training whenever you want. You can’t imagine that with your academic background.”
As soon as Director Kwon finished his words, Yoo-hyun remembered what he had said when he was his team leader.
-Is it because your academic background is so low that you can’t grasp the subject? Contact me only when I need you. Don’t ask or question anything, just wait.
He was full of elitism and treated Yoo-hyun, who came from the LCD business unit, as a rookie.
Even though he worked hard and showed results, all he got back was a cold word.
There was no way Yoo-hyun had any good feelings for him.
But.
Yoo-hyun smiled leisurely.
“Thank you for your kind offer. But my mind hasn’t changed.”
“Are you really so stubborn?”
“I just want to live long and thin.”
“Really.”
He even shook his head, trying to ease the mood a bit.
Why?
There was no need to stir up a ho’s nest just to catch a piranha.
When the time was ripe, Yoo-hyun would take action himself.
Until then, Yoo-hyun nned to keep his teeth clenched.
Instead, he scratched his pride a little bying down personally to recruit an employee like him.
“I’m sorry you came all this way.”
“The bus won’te back once it passes by.”
“I might regret it, but I want to trust my judgment now.”
Yoo-hyun smiled without backing down.
Director Kwon looked at him incredulously.
That evening, Yoo-hyun spent hisst night in Seoul at Kang Jun-ki’s house.
He bought a lot of food for his friend who had lent him his house for quite a long time.
There was beef among them.
While Kang Jun-ki took out the burner and set it up, Yoo-hyun sat in front of theputer and browsed the news.
<Apple decides to invest more in Hansung LCD nt. Apple: “Hansung is a very good partner.”>
The article came out as he had heard from Yeotae-sik, the executive director in Ulsan.
It was an official article that Hansung released with Apple’s permission.
It also meant that the negotiation with Apple was over in a big picture.
Of course, they kept the details secret.
But maybe because the deal was so big, theizens’ reactions were hot.
-Wow. They said they had a secret evaluation meeting. Hansung must have pressed sharp. -I heard Ilseong couldn’t even get in. -Hansung has some power. But then, will the next iPhone be ultra-high resolution? -What’s the spec? -Apple is such a thing, they won’t disclose it. Maybe they’ll change it if they reveal it now?
The atmosphere in Ulsan factory must be lively too.
He felt a little proud of his team members who had worked hard.
He only nced at the pleasant news for a moment.
There was another news that caught Yoo-hyun’s eye below it.
<Ilseong speeds up management session work. What is Hansung doing?>
It might look like nothing special news.
But Yoo-hyun saw through the hidden intention behind the lines.
This was a covert operation by Han Kyung-hoe, who hoped for a generational change.
It was still too early, but they were impatiently waving their gs.
Did they know?
If you put meat on a fire that hasn’t risen yet, it will stick.
Just like Kang Jun-ki’s voice from behind.
“Hey, you put the meat on too early.”
Their past mistakes were repeated even now.
Kang Jun-ki asked Yoo-hyun, who smiled.
“Yoo-hyun,e down. Let’s eat.”
“Ah, I’m sorry to just put the spoon on the table you prepared.”
“What are you talking about? The one who bought the meat is the boss.”
Kang Jun-kiughed heartily and filled Yoo-hyun’s ss with alcohol.
They enjoyed the meat and alcohol and continued their conversation.
Beep.
In the middle of that, another call came to Yoo-hyun’s phone.
It was the number on the business card he had received today.
He was sure when he saw the name Kwon Sung-hoe pop up.
“He must be really pissed off.”
He had conveyed Yoo-hyun’s refusal and received an order to persuade him more.
The person who requested it must have been Director Yoon Joo-tak.
Yoo-hyun pressed the call button and heard a heavy voice.
-It’s Director Kwon Sung-hoe from earlier.
“Hello. Nice to see you again.”
Yoo-hyun greeted him cheerfully, but Director Kwon ignored him and said what he wanted to say.
-I’ll ask you one more time. Are you sure you don’t want toe to the Group Strategy Office? I’ll give you a promotion right away.
“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of moving to the Group Strategy Office.”
When Yoo-hyun refused again, Director Kwon squeezed out hisst patience.
-Then I’ll give you a group reward. This is as far as my favor goes.
“Thank you for your words. But my mind is the same.”
Yoo-hyun’s answer was still the same.
Of course, he politely declined so that he wouldn’t harbor too much resentment.
As soon as Director Kwon finished his words, he hung up the phone.
The possibility of contacting him again?
It was unlikely for a while after he had done this much.
He hoped that they wouldpletely forget about him in their heads.
It wouldn’t be that easy, though.
Kang Jun-ki asked Yoo-hyun who hung up the phone.
“Why? Did someone scout you?”
“Just some annoying person.”
Yoo-hyun casually threw his phone and said.
Kang Jun-ki, who was grilling meat, said,
“But isn’t your expression really arrogant right now?”
“Haha. Really?”
“Yeah. You look like a very mean guy.”
I lifted my ss as Kang Jun-ki chuckled.
“That sounds very nice.”
“Of course. I’m good at talking.”
The two of us continued our pointless conversation for a while.
The next day, I took the morning train home, unpacked my luggage, and headed to the office.
By the time I arrived at the Ulsan factory, it was just past lunchtime.
As usual, I brought gifts with both hands.
I was curious about the faces of the people I hadn’t seen for a long time.
What would they look like?
I climbed up to the second floor of the office building with an expectant expression.
Drill drill drill.
One side of the office was under partition construction.
Buzz buzz buzz.
The voices of the construction workers echoed everywhere.
There was no one from the Preceding Product Team in their seats.
What’s going on?
I moved my feet with a bewildered feeling.
That’s when I saw it.
In the corner, there was a review room where people were sitting and working.
The review room was filled with all kinds of documents.
Then, Maeng Ki-yong, my senior, ran up to me.
“Yoo-hyun.”
“Hello.”
He was so enthusiastic that I took a step back.
Soon after, the others greeted me.
Everyone had a bright smile on their faces.
“You worked hard, right?”
“Yoo-hyun, good job.”
“What are you doing? Sit down.”
I suddenly remembered when I first came here.
No one weed me back then.
But now, everyone was taking care of me.
With a grateful heart, I bowed slightly.
“I’m back.”
“You’re back.”
Everyone embraced me warmly.
For a while, the atmosphere was lively.
Especially Maeng Ki-yong’s stories about his heroism in America were endless.
“The Apple mockup suddenly stopped working…”
Jung In-wook, who was watching him from the side, clicked his tongue.
“He went to America and came back with a motor in his mouth.”
“It must be hard to have so much work piled up.”
“Who hasn’t suffered?”
I whispered to Jung In-wook, who was grumbling.
“And congrattions in advance.”
“For what?”
“You’re going to be a team leader soon, right?”
“No, no. That’s not it. Nothing’s decided yet.”
Jung In-wook waved his hand, but the result seemed obvious.
The office partition construction was also for expanding the team.
“Isn’t there a TF (Task Force) for ultra-high resolutioning up?”
“Huh. Where did you hear that?”
“From you, sir.”
I smiled slyly and Jung In-wook shook his head vigorously.
“Geez. You’re really hard to deal with.”
“Anyway, don’t get too excited.”
“Hey. When did I ever?”
Jung In-wook red up at my light joke as always.
That’s when it happened.
Creak.
Everyone stood up and straightened their backs.
“Hello.”
A greeting came in like a wave and I turned my head.
There was Lim Jun-pyo, the vice president, with a bright expression on his face.
“Hello.”
I greeted him as I stood up and he stretched out his arms to hug me. But he seemed to change his mind and lowered his arms.
Then he reached out his hand and said,
“Yeah. You did a great job.”
“Yes. It wasn’t easy.”
He raised his eyebrows as he saw me shaking his hand nervously.
“Yeah. You worked really hard. That’s why I want to take care of you a little bit.”
“Thank you.”
“I’m not just saying it. I’m nning to add more staff, give you a reward, take care of your personnel evaluation…”
Lim Jun-pyo’s words got longer and longer and everyone’s mouths opened wider and wider.
It was certain that everything he said woulde true since he said it himself.
Ko Jun-ho, the director who was next to him, nodded his head at every word.
He seemed to be listening attentively without missing a single word.
Lim Jun-pyo continued his speech and called Ko Jun-ho.
“Director Ko.”
“Yes, vice president.”
Ko Jun-ho quickly nodded his head and Lim Jun-pyo went on.
“Yoo-hyun doesn’t have much to do now, right?”
“That’s right. The nning is finished so there’s no need to rush anything.”
“Good. He worked hard so let him work at his own pace.”
“Yes. I understand.”
It was Lim Jun-pyo who said it.
The word ‘at his own pace’ in front of everyone meant that no one should bother Yoo-hyun anymore.