Real Man

Yoo-hyun looked through the window at the conference room, where a heated debate was going on. He heard Park Young-hoon’s voice in his ear.

“Ha, I really don’t know what Do Ha is doing. He doesn’t talk to me at all. No, he doesn’t even have time to see me.”

Park Young-hoon sounded frustrated and sighed. Yoo-hyun asked him curiously.

“He was so happy when we bought him a computer.”

“That’s how we got along at first. But that was it. Ever since the computer arrived and the server was set up, he’s been locked up in his room and won’t come out.”

“Just leave him alone. He’ll figure it out.”

“That’s not how it works when you live with someone. It feels like I’m serving a saint.”

Park Young-hoon complained, but Yoo-hyun didn’t care.

He fiddled with the USB that he had received from Na Do-ha a while ago and smiled softly.

“Whatever. Stop talking. I’m going to check if everything is going according to plan. Or else, I’ll give him a penalty.”

“You do that. But make sure you feed him well.”

“Are you telling me to spend the company’s money?”

“As much as you want.”

Money was not important to him right now.

Yoo-hyun nodded his head and hung up the phone.

Then he chuckled as he looked at the tiny USB.

“Who would have thought there was such a simple way.”

He still marveled at the brilliant solution and his lips curled up.

At that moment, Jung In Wook, the team leader of the OLED mobile product circuit team, came over and poked his side.

He seemed to have stepped out for a moment and was about to go back to the conference room.

“Yoo-hyun, you seem to enjoy being one step behind, don’t you?”

“Of course. It’s fun to watch from behind.”

“Do you know what LCD is? You didn’t know when we were working on ultra-high resolution, but now that you’ve changed sides, you’re getting a lot of flak.”

“This is all part of the process.”

Yoo-hyun answered with a relaxed smile, and Jung In Wook sighed.

“Sigh. I’ll go in first.”

“Go ahead. I’ll be there soon.”

Squeak.

Yoo-hyun followed Jung In Wook and entered the conference room through the back door.

Buzz.

Above the people who were having a fierce discussion, a head message was displayed on the screen.

-Workshop to decide the direction of mobile display development.

To attend the two-day workshop at the Yeouido Center, the development team leaders from Ulsan came up.

Not only that, but the planning, sales, and marketing team leaders from the Yeouido Center also participated.

What was unusual was that they were not from the same business unit.

To be precise, they were from the mobile business unit that specialized in LCD and the strategic product group that specialized in OLED.

The two groups were facing each other across a long table.

Thud.

Yoo-hyun quietly sat down at the end of the back row, and Kwon Se-Joon, the assistant manager next to him, whispered.

“The LCD side is very hardline. They want to increase the OLED product line, but they say it won’t make money and block it.”

“That makes sense. Retina Premium is doing so well.”

“But they can’t delay OLED either, and Il Sung is fighting back hard. How are they going to solve this?”

That was the reason why this meeting was suddenly held.

Until last year, the mobile product line was 100 percent LCD, but the situation changed.

After the small OLED product for Channel Watch was released, this time, Han Sung Electronics’ smartphone was expected to have OLED.

This was planned, but the plan was messed up when more customers suddenly wanted OLED.

The product planning team leader of the mobile business unit pointed this out.

“I’m fine with OLED. But we have to stick to the plan. If we increase the product line at this point, what will happen to our performance?”

“Isn’t performance not the reason why we work? We have to go according to the customer’s demand.”

When Choi Min-hee, the team leader of the strategic product group, countered, the sales team leader of the mobile business unit stepped in.

“We can’t match the OLED price to the customer’s demand. Even now, the OLED development progress is uncertain.”

“If it was impossible, we wouldn’t have launched the product. It’s hard, but we had the same difficulties when we developed LCD.”

Jung In Wook, the team leader, snapped back and a new argument broke out.

“When compared to Il Sung’s OLED…”

“Il Sung pushed OLED fully, and we…”

“Rather than saying we can’t do it and making money with LCD…”

“No. We have to take the loss and grow OLED this time…”

There was no clear conclusion to be made at this workshop.

But the guidelines set here could influence the decision-making meetings of the managers, group leaders, and business unit heads.

That’s why the people with vested interests clashed with loud voices.

Kwon Se-Joon, who was witnessing a real organizational conflict for the first time, stuck out his tongue.

“Is this going to turn into a fight?”

“This is healthy. At least OLED has a chance.”

Han Sung Display, which had not gone through this process in the past, had suffered a bitter fate.

They clung to LCD and collapsed under the pressure of China.

From Yoo-hyun’s perspective, this was a very desirable situation.

But Kwon Se-Joon looked worried.

“That’s true, but OLED looks too hard.”

“They’ll do well. And watch carefully. We’ll have that time too.”

"Huh! That’s right. When semiconductor display threatens LCD or OLED’s market, the same thing will happen. Maybe I’ll have to fight with Team Leader Choi. "

“That’s possible. No, we have to make it happen.”

Technology had to advance from LCD to OLED, and from OLED to semiconductor display.

That was the only way Han Sung Display could grow continuously.

If they were blinded by the money they made now and missed the timing of the paradigm shift, it was over.

The display industry was one that could go bankrupt at any time.

Until now, Yoo-hyun had been planting the seeds of change, and now it was time to sprout them.

He conveyed his will to Kwon Se-Joon, who suddenly asked him.

“Then should we start preparing now?”

“For what?”

“If we don’t want to fall behind then, we have to improve our weaknesses. We have to diversify our customers and raise our productization level.”

“You think of that in this situation?”

“I can’t rest if I want to catch up with someone. I have to look further and move ahead.”

Yoo-hyun laughed at the grown-up Kwon Se-Joon.

“You’re already enough. But where are Hyun-woo and Jun Sik?”

“They’re outside helping with the exhibition preparation.”

“Really? Should I go out for a bit?”

“Let’s do that. It doesn’t look like it’s going to end soon.”

Yoo-hyun quietly got up from his seat with Kwon Se-Joon.

It was a free discussion atmosphere, so there was no problem leaving unless you were directly involved.

Yoo-hyun left the conference room with Kwon Se-Joon, the assistant manager, and looked around the exhibits that were set up in the middle conference room.

On the table, there were LCD products from the mobile business unit and OLED products from the strategic product group.

They were demo products that would be revealed before the decision-making meeting of the group leaders and business unit heads.

Kwon Se-Joon scanned the interior space and tilted his head.

“Huh? They’re not here. Should I call them?”

“Nah. We’ll see them later, anyway.”

Yoo-hyun answered and left the conference room.

That’s when he saw Jung Hyun-woo and Jang Jun Sik standing side by side in the corridor behind the back door.

They were facing a short man with a protruding belly.

It was Shin Heung Ho, the team leader of the mobile development planning team, who came up to support the workshop.

He was also the former team leader of Jung Hyun-woo, and he was glaring at him.

“Hyun-woo, you’ve become so rude since you changed teams?”

“Hey, Team Leader, why are you doing this again? I greeted you with a 90-degree bow.”

Jung Hyun-woo approached him with a friendly tone, but it was useless.

Shin Heung Ho pushed him away and maintained a high posture.

He thought he could scare him if he yelled at him, but this young employee always smiled and came closer.

Others praised him for his attitude, but it seemed like he was mocking him and he got annoyed.

“Why are you so clingy? You ran away as soon as I gave you some water.”

“I didn’t run away. It was just a coincidence that they needed someone and I had a connection.”

“Sure. You have such a big mouth for a mere employee. You ran away because you had no development experience and you were falling behind. Who do you think doesn’t know that?”

“I explained it to you well. Why are you doing this? Let’s talk about this later.”

Shin Heung Ho sneered at him, but Jung Hyun-woo patiently responded.

But Jang Jun Sik was not the same.

Squeeze.

Kwon Se-Joon whispered as he saw his clenched fist.

“Isn’t that team leader the one who has a bad reputation?”

“Right.”

“Then what are you doing? Help him out.”

“It’s okay. Let’s just watch a little more.”

Yoo-hyun answered as he looked at a man who was approaching from afar.

Meanwhile, Shin Heung Ho continued to pressure Jung Hyun-woo.

“Huh? Look at your face. Did I say anything wrong?”

“No, you didn’t.”

“Jung Hyun-woo, you don’t know anything. That’s why you couldn’t get promoted…”

“No, you’re disrespecting our senior…”

Jang Jun Sik was about to step in when he heard something that crossed the line.

The voice of a man from behind disrupted the confrontation.

“Hey, Team Leader Shin.”

“Team Leader Kwon, hello.”

“Team Leader, hello.”

Jung Hyun-woo and Jang Jun Sik also greeted Kwon Soon Gun, the team leader of the strategic product planning team.

The atmosphere was naturally eased as Kwon Soon Gun apologized.

“Sorry for being late. What are you doing?”

“I was just talking to my old team member.”

“Oh, Hyun-woo was your team member?”

“Yes. He was. I should have trained him more before I let him go…”

Kwon Soon Gun raised his eyebrows, and Shin Heung Ho instinctively lowered his posture.

He knew well the style of Kwon Soon Gun, who was strict with managing his subordinates.

And since he was in front of the likely next executive, he had to be careful.

But what was this?

Kwon Soon Gun grabbed his hand and thanked him.

“Team Leader Shin, thank you so much. You sent me a great talent.”

“What?”

“Thanks to Hyun-woo joining us, the new organization was well organized. The future product staff are very grateful to him.”

“How could that be…”

Shin Heung Ho was flustered, but Jung Hyun-woo politely replied.

“I’m learning a lot.”

“No, no. The staff in charge of the strategic products are also praising Hyun-woo for his work.”

“Oh, yes.”

Shin Heung Ho answered awkwardly, and Kwon Soon Gun smiled brightly.

“That’s all thanks to your training in the previous team. Right, Team Leader Shin?”

“Well, that…”

“By the way, I heard that our group leader called the mobile development group leader and thanked him for sending Hyun-woo.”

“The group leader?”

“Yes. So we got a bonus for our team. It’s all thanks to you, Team Leader Shin. Hahaha!”

Kwon Soon Gun laughed loudly, and Shin Heung Ho also forced a smile.

He had no choice but to pat Jung Hyun-woo’s shoulder as a show of goodwill.

“Ha. Ha. Ha. It was nothing. Hyun-woo just learned by watching and listening.”

“Yes. I learned a lot from you, Team Leader.”

As he saw Jung Hyun-woo accept it again, Shin Heung Ho felt sick to his stomach.

He couldn’t say anything here, so he had to quietly leave.

“Well, then, Team Leader, I’ll go in first. I have to take care of our staff.”

“Okay. Let’s see you at the exhibition.”

Kwon Soon Gun sent Shin Heung Ho away with a bright smile.

As he watched him, Kwon Se-Joon stuck out his tongue.

“Why is Team Leader Kwon like that? He’s usually grumpy.”

“Listen to this.”

Yoo-hyun chuckled and recalled what Kwon Soon Gun had said a while ago.

-Hyun-woo told the group leader that our team was supporting the future product well. I ignored him because he was an employee, but thanks to him, our whole team got a reward. Please tell him thank you.

From his words, Yoo-hyun could see how Jung Hyun-woo moved people as an employee.