Real Man

Chapter 86

Yoo-hyun was very grateful to Kang Chang-seok for being his leg.

“Thank you very much. I’ll contact you later.”

“Sure. Anytime. I’ll do anything you ask.”

“Okay. Don’t forget.”

“Of course. That’s obvious.”

“I’ll go now.”

Yoo-hyun smiled and got up from his seat.

A famous golf course near Gyeonggi-do.

A man swung his golf club.

Bang.

People clapped as they watched the ball fly far away.

“Director, nice shot.”

One of the men raised his thumb.

It was Lee Kyung-hoon, the head of the sales team.

An Jun-hong, the mobile group director, was not satisfied.

“It seems like it sliced a bit.”

“Didn’t it fall to a better spot on the course? That’s not something you can do on purpose.”

“Haha, Director An, you’re lucky. You have a subordinate who knows how to please you.”

Then, Yoon Jae-il, the senior manager of the LCD business division of Ilseong Electronics, who was holding a golf club next to him, chimed in.

“What about you, Senior Manager Yoon? You have Manager Sung who is sticking to you and assisting you.”

“Ah, Manager Sung is still lacking. Don’t you think?”

“Yes. He still has a lot to learn. Please teach him a lot.”

Manager Sung Deuk-soo of Ilseong Electronics bowed his waist.

Seeing that, An Jun-hong chuckled.

“Ilseong is really well-organized. I should learn from them.”

The atmosphere was friendly even after they played the ninth hole, at the dinner table afterwards, and at the sauna later.

On the surface, they were rivals and enemies who competed with each other.

But they looked like they needed each other in a symbiotic relationship.

In fact, they did.

In this meeting, which was formed by a sub-organization called Hangolmo (Korea University Alumni Golf Meeting), they shared each other’s secrets and gained benefits.

They were people who didn’t care about the company’s profits as long as they survived.

“Hahaha, isn’t Ilseong doing well these days?”

“It’s all thanks to Director An.”

“What are you talking about? We’re helping each other out. Thanks to that, we’re both holding the global market at the same time, aren’t we?”

“Hahaha, yes. Come to think of it, we’re all patriots.”

They even wrapped their actions as patriotism.

There was no way that the senior executives of Hanseong Electronics LCD business division and Ilseong Electronics LCD business division gathered here for nothing.

Of course, they had something they wanted, and they were ready to give what they wanted.

They naturally showed their cards and talked happily.

Senior Manager Yoon Jae-il hinted at Director An Jun-hong.

“Director An, isn’t there a panel that Hanseong is going to supply to Hyunil Automobile?”

“Oh, that? How’s it going, Team Leader Lee?”

“Manager Jo passed it on to the product planning team. But it’s not going well. Hyunil Automobile doesn’t seem very satisfied with it.”

“Haha, wasn’t it fine when Team Leader Lee was in charge? Manager Jo seems to cause problems whenever he touches something.”

“Yes. He seems to be working too amateurishly.”

It was a perfect match.

When Senior Manager Yoon Jae-il subtly revealed his intentions, Director An Jun-hong casually spilled some internal information.

Manager Lee Kyung-hoon gave more details on that.

“Yes. It’s still in development stage and there’s no fixed quantity or price.”

“I see. It’s a minor thing, but Team Leader Lee should pay attention to it.”

“Yes. I understand. Song Assistant Manager is in charge of it, so he’ll handle it without any problems.”

When Director An Jun-hong nodded his chin, Manager Lee Kyung-hoon looked at Senior Manager Yoon Jae-il and nodded his head.

Senior Manager Yoon Jae-il smiled at the corner of his mouth.

“That’s right. There’s something called reciprocity.”

“Then how about having a drink tonight?”

“Of course. Let’s go.”

Director An Jun-hong got up and everyone got up as if they had agreed.

There was trust in their eyes as they brushed past each other.

A few days later.

Lee Chan-ho brought the data he had printed himself and looked for Assistant Manager Park Seung-woo.

“This is the list of mock-up companies I researched.”

“I saw the email you sent me. It looked good.”

He seemed to be working hard on a simple report.

Yoo-hyun pulled a chair and peeked at the contents.

Semi Electronics was also on the list.

Assistant Manager Park Seung-woo pointed out that part and asked in surprise.

“Oh, Semi Electronics seems to have a good design, don’t they?”

“The problem is that they don’t have any collaboration experience yet. I’m going to visit them later.”

Lee Chan-ho picked out the exact part he needed.

He expected him to work hard, but it was more than he expected.

Not only that, but Assistant Manager Park Seung-woo was also the same.

“Haha, thanks. Let’s make something awesome.”

“Yes. I understand.”

He was busy with frequent overtime and business trips, but his face was always smiling.

Thanks to that, Lee Chan-ho, who was working with him, also felt refreshed.

Why did those two look happy even though they were busy?

Yoo-hyun knew the answer.

It was because they were doing their work proactively.

If they did something they didn’t want to do, they could never smile like that.

Seeing this, it was not wrong to say that the reason why most employees quit their jobs was not because they were ‘busy’, but because they ‘couldn’t find meaning’.

Now the pieces were gradually fitting together.

The external part was somewhat lowered by Yoo-hyun.

He had almost caught the point, so he just had to help him sneakily at the important moment.

The problem was to implement the idea within the schedule.

The most worrying part was the consultation with the development department.

Assistant Manager Park Seung-woo was capable, but there were many variables.

It was not easy to verify the price reduction methods for the circuit, panel, and touch parts realistically.

Each of them could be a major project.

It was almost impossible to do it all by himself in a month.

He needed more people to do it realistically and pass the competition and make the product as soon as possible.

Assistant Manager Kim Young-gil was busy with the panel for the next-generation Apple phone and Apple pod.

Manager Choi Min-hee would be perfect if she could help him now, but she also seemed to have a lot of trouble with the navigation panel for Hyunil Automobile.

Yoo-hyun looked over the team schedule on the monitor.

This Thursday.

It was the day that Manager Choi Min-hee attended the meeting with Hyunil Automobile.

The final design of the panel that had been delayed for a long time would be decided that day.

He knew how much she had prepared for it.

The reports that he had seen in between were flawless.

But, the fact that the other party was Hyunil Automobile itself was a variable.

Hyunil Automobile was notorious for being abusive.

Just like they suddenly changed the panel they had been working on, they could also go back on their words.

A difficult meeting was expected.

What if she could finish this job properly?

It would be possible to put Manager Choi Min-hee in the competition.

She had already been working on the innovation of the touch part, so she would definitely be helpful.

“Alright, let’s do it.”

Yoo-hyun looked over the list of people who were going on the business trip.

The only person who was going on the trip was Manager Choi Min-hee.

There was enough room for Yoo-hyun to join in.

The problem was how to persuade Manager Choi Min-hee, who had a strong pride.

Yoo-hyun was organizing his thoughts when Manager Choi Min-hee called him herself.

“Yoo-hyun, do you want to have a cup of coffee?”

“Yes. Sure.”

It was a timely offer, so Yoo-hyun had no reason to refuse.

Inside the lounge on the 10th floor.

Yoo-hyun looked at Manager Choi Min-hee who was sitting across from him.

She didn’t talk much because of her personality, so the awkward silence didn’t bother him much.

-Manager Choi is too rigid. She should be more flexible with people.

That was the evaluation that the higher-ups gave her.

He often heard it from Manager Jo Chan-young or Team Leader Oh Jae-hwan, so Yoo-hyun also heard it frequently.

There were also other things like cold, picky, sensitive, etc.

In a way, it was the opposite of Assistant Manager Park Seung-woo’s style.

Yoo-hyun knew the reason.

Manager Choi Min-hee was basically success-oriented.

She had to be more thorough to make up for the career gap that occurred after she gave birth and took a leave of absence.

She couldn’t help but be sensitive because of that.

She asked Yoo-hyun.

“Is this the first time we’re having coffee together?”

“Yes. It is.”

“Weren’t you disappointed? Your senior didn’t take good care of you.”

“No way. I know you’re busy.”

Manager Choi Min-hee raised her eyebrows quickly and sipped her coffee cup.

She was watching Yoo-hyun without him noticing.

Not only then, but also in the office, she often observed Yoo-hyun’s behavior.

Yoo-hyun couldn’t miss it.

‘She must be evaluating me in her mind.’

She had the same standards for others as she did for herself, because she was thorough with herself.

Yoo-hyun didn’t try to impress her.

There was silence for a while.

Manager Choi Min-hee’s face showed signs of deep worry.

It was a long-distance business trip to Geoje Island.

If something went wrong, she would not only waste a day, but also ruin everything she had done so far.

She had to be nervous because she was meticulous.

When Yoo-hyun was thinking about it, Manager Choi Min-hee put down her coffee cup and said,

“Actually, I have something to say.”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

“No. What am I thinking?”

Yoo-hyun was frustrated.

She just had to ask for help, why couldn’t she do that?

It was because of pride.

Yoo-hyun used to be like that too.

He used people when he needed them, but he never asked for help.

He hated owing anyone anything.

But then he would only become a loner.

Yoo-hyun relaxed his posture and said,

“Please tell me comfortably.”

“…Do you have time on Thursday?”

“Of course. Is it because of the business trip to Hyunil Automobile?”

Did Yoo-hyun’s words hit the mark?

“Pff!!”

Suddenly, Manager Choi Min-hee spat out the coffee she was drinking.

It was an unexpected situation.

Yoo-hyun quickly turned his head, but he couldn’t avoid all the coffee that sprayed out like a spray gun in front of him.

“Oh my! Oh my!”

Manager Choi Min-hee was so flustered that she got up from her seat.

Clang clang clang

She didn’t care if the chair fell over or not, she ran to Yoo-hyun.

There was a clear liquid mark on Yoo-hyun’s right side ribs

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I must be crazy.”

“No, it’s okay. It’s fine.”

“Oh, what should I do?”

Even though there was a tissue next to her, she was so out of it that she wiped Yoo-hyun’s side with her arm.

Yoo-hyun flinched at the sudden awkward situation.

“Manager, it’s okay. I’ll do it.”

“No. I’m so sorry.”

Manager Choi Min-hee’s face was already flushed.

It was a very contrasted image from the one she always tried to show as perfect.

Early Thursday morning.

Manager Choi Min-hee, who boarded the train to Busan, looked very uncomfortable.

‘He must be worried about a lot of things.’

Yoo-hyun understood her feelings very well.

It was a business trip to Geoje Island.

She had to do everything by herself without any assistance, so it was stressful.

She was sensitive because she was meticulous.