Real Man

Chapter 78

Yoo-hyun’s thoughts were exactly right.

“Where is this…?”

“What is this…?”

Laura Parker kept asking, and Yoo-hyun calmly answered.

He showed her different background images with icons, and demonstrated the high-performance touch function.

It looked like Yoo-hyun had done something amazing, but he hadn’t.

In fact, he had just shown her the HPDA3 panel.

The resolution was high, so the image quality looked good. 

And the touch performance was good, so the touch pen writing sensation was natural.

It was all what he had already said in the specs.

He just wrapped it differently.

That small difference had a big effect.

“This is so good.”

Laura Parker nodded her head with a satisfied smile. 

Yoo-hyun smiled back as he met her emerald eyes.

He saw her face overlaid with the face of ten years later.

-It was a good negotiation. I hope to see you often, Mr. Han Yoo-hyun.

At that time, Yoo-hyun was a group manager who had contributed to the brand agreement between Han Group and Channel Group.

As a reward, he was able to meet Laura Parker, the vice president of Channel Company.

She was a person who valued actions more than words, and reality more than image.

That meant she had to see concrete results first.

And if she saw satisfactory results?

“I like this. I want to use this panel for Channel Phone 2. Can I know the production schedule?”

She was faster than anyone else in making decisions.

She was the type to go for it and see what happens.

That was Laura Parker’s personality.

She nodded her head toward her employee. 

The quick-witted employee translated her words into English for her.

The people who heard that were shocked once again.

She had completely changed her words from threatening to use another company.

Kim Sung Deuk, the Manager, looked at Park Seung Woo, the assistant manager, and Yoo-hyun alternately with wide eyes.

He had a lot to say, but he had to minimize it in front of the customer.

He whispered in Korean.

“Good job, Assistant Manager Park. When is the panel development completed?”

“February next year.”

“Okay. There are four months left. It should be enough to tune some minor things. How about it? Mr. Shin.”

“…”

While they were talking in Korean, Laura Parker was still touching the mockup.

Kim Sung Deuk, the Manager, thought it was a good chance to finalize the deal.

He looked past Shin Chan Yong, the silent manager, and moved his eyes to Park Seung Woo, who was composed.

“No, Assistant Manager Park checked it, so let’s go with that schedule.”

“Me…”

Park Seung Woo opened his mouth with an awkward expression.

Yoo-hyun poked his side with a mistake-like gesture.

‘Sorry.’

He then nodded his eyes and pointed at Oh Jae Hwan, the team leader, with his chin.

There was no need to open his mouth here.

The decision had to be made by Oh Jae Hwan, the team leader.

Oh Jae Hwan, who had been staring at Shin Chan Yong, finally nodded his head.

“Let’s do that. Let’s match the Channel schedule.”

“Got it. I’ll tell Laura Parker right away.”

Kim Sung Deuk immediately told Laura Parker the schedule.

While he was talking to Laura Parker for a moment,

Oh Jae Hwan looked at Park Seung Woo and Shin Chan Yong alternately and said,

“You must have heard it, but the water has already spilled. What are you going to do with the person in charge? Mr. Shin, do you want to just hand over Channel Phone to Assistant Manager Park?”

“…”

Shin Chan Yong looked conflicted until the end.

But he had no choice.

Wasn’t it the panel that Laura Parker praised?

It was too risky to take it out now that he saw such a sweet fruit in front of him.

“Fine. Let’s do that then…”

“No. Of course I have to do it.”

Shin Chan Yong’s choice was ‘go’ in the end.

Yoo-hyun knew it well too, but he was never the type to choose by being pushed back.

He had to make it completely his own once he made up his mind.

That was why he made excuses to Kim Sung Deuk who came back after finishing the conversation.

“Actually, I should have done the demo today, but I asked Assistant Manager Park Seung Woofor a favor because he was in charge of the panel before.”

“…”

Park Seung Woo blinked his eyes, speechless.

He claimed that he did it all.

That way, he could get the trust of Kim Sung Deuk and Laura Parker.

It was a very foolish choice.

How could he lie so blatantly without blinking an eye?

It was absurd from his point of view.

That’s when Oh Jae Hwan intervened.

“Mr. Shin is right. We were planning to hand it over soon.”

“Really?”

“That’s what we agreed with the person in charge. Right, Assistant Manager Park?”

“Yes…”

Park Seung Woo had only one choice in that situation.

He didn’t have any desire to have it in the first place, and he even wanted to get rid of it.

Still, he couldn’t hide his unfair expression.

He had prepared and achieved something, but he felt like it was taken away from him.

His face was so wrinkled that he looked really unfair.

‘Very good.’

Yoo-hyun smiled inwardly.

His expression was so colorful that his unfair expression was also excellent.

Thanks to that, Oh Jae Hwan seemed sorry and restless.

He might feel unfair now, but this was actually a benefit for Park Seung Woo.

HPDA3 was nothing but a time bomb.

Channel Phone 2 also failed.

When low-end touch phones became common, the reality was reversed.

The expensive Channel Phone with the same performance lost its purchasing power.

And then, smartphones appeared and the premium of Channel Phone disappeared.

Yoo-hyun looked at Shin Chan Yong when he met his eyes.

He grinned slyly.

‘Did you see? You had no choice but to lose.’

His eyes seemed to say that.

At times like this, he should make a angry expression once.

Yoo-hyun bit his lower lip slightly and clenched his fist.

Did his detailed emotional expression work?

Shin Chan Yong’s mouth stretched to his ears.

He patted Yoo-hyun’s shoulder and complimented him.

“You did a good job today.”

“Thank you.”

Yoo-hyun was sincerely grateful.

‘You’re dead.’

The meeting ended with Yoo-hyun’s smile.

That day, the sales team’s Lee Kyung Hoon director called his right-hand man.

“Mr. Song.”

“Yes, sir.”

Song Ho Chan, the deputy director of the sales team, quickly approached.

“What did the IC company president say?”

“He said that the performance of the modified product that we are going to send out will not be very good either. It’s because the schedule is so urgent that it can’t be helped.”

“That’s right. It would be strange if it worked at once. Of course we have to make it that way.”

“We have already aligned our mouths with the company side, so don’t worry. With this, the production period of the HPDA3 panel will be extended by at least three months.”

“Good job. You’ll be worth seeing at the executive personnel time. Hahaha.”

Jo Chan Young, the senior executive, who didn’t know anything and clung to his PDA, was about to fall over.

After that, his position was naturally taken by him.

Everything was going well as he expected.

Except for one thing.

“Tsk tsk, I told you it wouldn’t work…”

“Is it because of Mr. Shin?”

Lee Kyung Hoon director snorted and brought his mouth to the coffee cup.

He couldn’t believe it as he thought about it.

How dare he choose Senior Executive Jo Chan Young?

“Some stupid people can’t even take a chance when they are given one.”

“They are short-sighted.”

“Yeah. I have to admit it. I was more stupid than him for trying to raise that short-sighted guy once.”

“That’s not what I meant, no.”

“Hahaha, I know. I know.”

Director Lee Kyung Hoon laughed so hard that his shoulders shook.

If anyone was around, they might have been surprised by the unfamiliar laughter coming from the director’s seat.

But now all the team members were gone.

“What should we do?”

“Leaving him alone doesn’t seem too bad.”

“Leave him alone?”

“What if we need him later as a scapegoat? There is no one better to use than him.”

“Hahaha, you’re so heartless when it comes to this, Mr. Song. Well, you’re not wrong.”

Lee Kyung Hoon director smiled again.

At the same time,

Yoo-hyun faced Manager Shin Chan Yongacross the table in his office.

Next to Manager Shin Chan Yong was  Team Leader Oh Jae Hwan, and next to Yoo-hyun was Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo.

Senior Executive Director Jo Chan Young sat in the upper seat.

“Assistant Manager Park, you’ve worked hard.”

“No, sir.”

Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo bowed his head at Senior Executive Director Jo Chan Young’s words.

His face was slightly flushed and he bit his lower lip, making a truly unfair expression.

“No way. Say what you want to say.”

“No…”

Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo didn’t lift his head until the end.

His shoulders even twitched as if he was angry.

Seeing that, Senior Executive Director Jo Chan Young felt embarrassed and said something kind that he didn’t usually say.

“I know why you’re upset. I know how hard you worked on this difficult project.”

“Yes…”

He even consoled him as if that wasn’t enough.

“Don’t worry, I know all your efforts. I’ll take care of you so you won’t feel bad. Mr. Oh.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Give him the incentive for being in charge, right? He worked hard.”

“Yes. I’ll do that.”

He ended up taking care of Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo at this place.

He personally said to put Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo on the list of rewards that go out every quarter.

“Th-thank you.”

Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo stuttered without lifting his head.

He got a much bigger result than he expected.

-When you meet the person in charge, make an unfair expression. You’re good at that. Do you think they would give you an extra cake if you didn’t cry like a baby?

That was what Manager Kim Hyun Min advised Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo.

At that time, Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo shook his head and said he would be lucky if they didn’t give him a rotten cake.

But after seeing Team Leader Oh Jae Hwan attitude change 180 degrees after Channel Phone 2 meeting, he changed his mind.

He realized belatedly that when they felt sorry for him, they wanted to give him more.

So when he came into the office, he even made a rather pathetic expression.

‘That’s right. That’s how you get it.’

Yoo-hyun was satisfied inwardly.

There is no boss who will appreciate you for just working hard.

You have to appeal yourself enough.

Whether you make an unfair expression like now, or act arrogant.

As long as you don’t go over the line, getting more is not cheating but ability.

Senior Executive Jo Chan Young, who didn’t know anything, chuckled.

“Thank you for what. Assistant Manager Park worked hard. Hahaha.”

The atmosphere in the office was very good.

It was a very ironic situation where he was scolded all year long and only became warm when he handed over the project.

“Mr. Shin, are you getting the handover well from Assistant ManagerPark?”

“Yes. Most of it was what I already knew, so there is no big trouble.”

Manager Shin Chan Yong confidently answered Senior Executive Jo Chan Young question.

“Haha, as expected.”

“Don’t worry, sir. It’s not an easy project, but I’ll show you that I can succeed once it’s in my hands.”

He also appealed his ability while saying what Senior Executive Jo Chan Young wanted to hear.

“I really feel relieved with Mr. Shin. It seems like it will go well. Hahaha.”

“Yes. I think so too. Hahaha.”

Team Leader Oh Jae Hwan also agreed with him.

He was also trying to appeal his role in the middle.

The situation seemed to go well thanks to Manager Shin Chan Yong.

From Assistant Manager Park Seung Woo’s point of view, it could have been a situation where he felt bad, but he rather laughed along.

He got a reward that he never received, and he took over the handover without much to do.

He had no reason to hate it.

The warm atmosphere continued as Senior Executive Director Jo Chan Young’s eyes turned to Yoo-hyun.

It was a look full of respect.

“Did Yoo-hyun help with the PDA project?”

Team Leader Oh Jae Hwan answered Senior Executive Director Jo Chan Young’s question.

“Yes, sir. He followed Assistant Manager Park on business trips and worked hard on seminars. He also did the demo demonstration himself for Channel Phone 2.”

“I heard that from Manager Kim Sung Deuk too. He said he’s a smart guy.”

As he listened to their conversation, a feeling of uneasiness crept up on him.