Real Man

Chapter 87

On the other hand, Manager Choi Min-hee had a lot on her mind.

She had been through a lot of trouble these days.

It was all because she was caught by Manager Kim Hyun-min, who happened to pass by the shelter where she was washing Yoo-hyun’s body.

And to make matters worse, they had to go on a business trip together, so he teased her mercilessly.

-Hmm. Yoo-hyun is pretty handsome, but Manager Choi, you are married and there is quite an age gap between you…

-He’s not my type, okay!

She was not good at expressing her emotions, but she was annoyed enough to snap at him.

Manager Kim Hyun-min’s jokes were one thing, but it was hard to prevent other people from hearing about it.

She shuddered at the thought that the rumor might reach Yoo-hyun’s ears.

“I swear, Manager Kim… I’ll get back at you someday.”

“What?”

“Huh? No, nothing. Do you want something to eat?”

Manager Choi Min-hee pretended to be casual.

Chiiing.

Yoo-hyun, who got off at Busan Station, had to run after Manager Choi Min-hee.

The train was delayed, so they barely made it to the bus departure time.

“Phew, today is so hectic.”

“It’s dynamic and fun.”

Even in the midst of that, Yoo-hyun matched Manager Choi Min-hee’s mood well.

There was only one Hansung Chemical bus in the square in front of the station.

They managed to get on the bus on time and checked their ID cards before sitting down in an empty seat.

The good thing about being a Hansung employee was that they could ride any bus from other subsidiaries as long as they applied for it.

The bus ran non-stop from Busan to Geoje.

There were no seats next to each other, so Yoo-hyun and Manager Choi Min-hee sat separately. Yoo-hyun took in the outside scenery.

The passing landscape felt strangely new to him.

He had never thought of looking outside from the bus in the past.

He didn’t have any spare time to look away even for a moment back then.

At that time, Yoo-hyun lived fiercely.

He didn’t need to live like that, but he didn’t know it.

Before he knew it, the bus entered Geoje.

It passed by the sea and the old downtown area and arrived at the Hyunil Automobile Factory site.

It was a place that produced more than a million cars a year, so its scale was impressive.

The bus ran a little further.

As soon as they crossed the bridge, buildings crowded together greeted Yoo-hyun.

“We’re here. Let’s get off.”

“Yes, Manager.”

Yoo-hyun got off the bus and looked up.

Right in front of him was the Hansung Chemical building, and next to it was the Hyunil Automobile Research Institute.

Not only that, but there were also buildings of various companies such as Hansung Life Science and Living Health lined up.

It was a majestic large-scale industrial complex created by the government.

It was inside the customer service center located at the entrance of the Hyunil Automobile Research Institute building.

Manager Choi Min-hee submitted the entry confirmation form to the guide and sighed with relief as if she felt relieved.

“Whew, it’s really far. Right?”

“Yeah. You worked hard.”

“What are you talking about? You worked harder.”

Was Manager Choi Min-hee always such a caring person?

Yoo-hyun smiled faintly and she looked away and pretended to read the words on the wall.

-Today you will have amazing luck.

Yoo-hyun added some flesh to the one-line message on top of the four-leaf clover background.

“I feel like things will go well today.”

“I hope so.”

Did her excited mood subside?

Manager Choi Min-hee looked serious as usual.

She didn’t pay attention to Yoo-hyun and muttered about the presentation content.

She looked like she was concentrating hard.

Yoo-hyun secretly smiled and took out his laptop and opened the presentation report in advance.

He prepared it so that he could present it right away whenever he needed to.

As they waited, the meeting time came closer.

But still, there was no sign of the employee who was supposed to pick them up.

“Why isn’t he coming?”

“Didn’t he call earlier?”

“What good is that? He’s not here. Anyway, they’re so bossy… No. It can happen.”

“Yes, Manager.”

Manager Choi Min-hee grumbled and then changed her tone when she saw Yoo-hyun.

She felt that she cared for him.

Just when he wondered when he would come, a short man with curly hair came in.

It was Deputy Kwon Seung-beom from the Hyunil Automobile Interior Product Planning Team, who had also talked to Yoo-hyun on the phone.

“Thank you for coming all this way.”

“I should have come sooner, but I was a bit late.”

“No, it’s fine. Let’s go in.”

Manager Choi Min-hee, who had been sharp-tongued, put on a professional mask.

There was no need to show her displeasure here.

It was better for her to get what she wanted quickly and maintain a good relationship with them.

Shuffle shuffle.

They followed Deputy Kwon Seung-beom into the Hyunil Automobile Research Institute.

The atmosphere inside the building was different from that of Hansung Electronics.

In the lobby, there were display cars from the early days of Hyunil Automobile, and images of car parts could be seen everywhere inside.

He took in the various sights and arrived at a meeting room that was about the size of a medium conference room.

Squeak.

The door opened and there were people waiting inside.

Including Manager Kwon Seung-beom, there were five people in total.

Finally, the greetings began.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Han Seung-wook, the head of the Interior Product Development Team.”

“I should have visited you sooner, but I’m sorry for being late. I’m Choi Min-hee, the head of the Product Planning Team.”

As Manager Choi Min-hee entered the meeting room and approached them, the Hyunil Automobile employees stood up and greeted her.

They exchanged simple greetings and business cards with a smile.

Yoo-hyun also followed her after putting his laptop bag on his seat.

Interior Product Development Team, Interior Device Design Team, Navigation Development Team, and…

There was a man who tapped Yoo-hyun’s shoulder and greeted him.

“Thank you for coming all this way.”

“Hello.”

He was using polite language, but his condescending gaze was strangely unpleasant.

He even flicked his business card with his index and middle fingers in one hand.

He thought Yoo-hyun was easy to deal with because he had a low rank.

It was an action he did to look down on him.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Manager Jo, nice to meet you.”

But Yoo-hyun smiled and received his business card with both hands.

It was a meeting to meet customers as a ‘servant’.

As long as he didn’t mess with Manager Choi Min-hee, who was the main subject of the meeting, there was no reason for Yoo-hyun to step in.

He didn’t get upset over something childish like this.

He had a psycho like Deputy Go Jae-yoon on his team, so this was nothing to him.

Yoo-hyun placed the business cards he received on his table in order.

The Hyunil Automobile employees were sitting across from him in the order of the business cards on the table.

It wasn’t because he couldn’t remember their names.

It was to show them that he checked their faces again by placing them on his seat.

It was more advantageous to leave a good impression than to shove them in his pocket as soon as he received them.

Business people think of their business cards as another face.

Years of habit had made the process very natural.

It was not something that could be easily imitated by hearing it somewhere.

When Yu Hyun turned his head, he saw the flustered expression of Manager Choi Min Hee.

She looked as if she was wondering how he knew that.

Yu Hyun whispered to her.

“A senior in charge taught me during the new employee training. Is this how it’s done?”

“Huh? Oh. Yeah. It’s natural.”

“Thank you. Manager, I’m ready.”

He then casually handed her the presenter connected to the laptop.

“…”

Manager Choi Min Hee looked at the presenter for a moment and took a deep breath.

She regained her focus.

She was good at presentation skills and well-prepared.

“This time…”

“Here…”

“That…”

The product development was also going smoothly, and they responded to Hyun Il Automobile’s whims right away.

There was not much room for noise in the first place.

The problem was likely to come from somewhere else.

Yu Hyun turned his head and looked at Jo Chi Hoon, an assistant manager from the sales team who was sitting on the farthest side.

He had a wide face and prominent cheekbones that were striking.

He maintained a dissatisfied expression throughout, as if he was born with a mean look.

He finally opened his mouth.

“Manager Choi, did the sales team not come?”

“No. As I told you last time, I will report the progress of this product to you and hand it over to the sales team as soon as I get confirmation.”

“Oh, is that how Hansung does things? They’re a bit slow.”

“It’s our internal process. Please understand.”

She was polite to him even though he was rude.

Hyun Il Automobile was a big client.

Not because they had a huge amount of orders.

It was because of the symbolic significance of being the main supplier for the first self-developed navigation system of a global car company.

They barely received any development fees, and they complied with unreasonable demands without complaint.

They had worked so hard for this, and they wouldn’t ruin it over such provocation.

“Hoo.”

Manager Choi Min Hee lifted her head after taking a light breath and looked around at the people.

She had to get confirmation from Hyun Il Automobile that the development was completed.

Then she could hand it over to the sales team and negotiate the price and quantity, and finally set up the development line accordingly.

She intended to tie up everything at this meeting today.

“Then I’ll continue.”

She pressed the button on the presenter and the screen changed.

People’s eyes naturally turned to the screen on the wall.

Manager Choi Min Hee’s presentation went smoothly.

“Our Hansung…”

Her voice had enough power to draw attention.

The content was intuitive, and the progress was neat without any redundancy.

It was a perfect presentation.

Even from Yu Hyun’s high standards, it was not bad.

But why did he feel so detached?

The attitude of Hyun Il Automobile’s employees was not bad either.

They nodded their heads from time to time, and they also checked the printed presentation materials.

But Yu Hyun felt awkward because he didn’t sense any desperation from them.

The product launch date was not far away.

Due to spec changes, the main component LCD panel was still under development.

Of course, they had set up an environment where they could test with other panels, but it was hard to see the proper performance with that.

It was their first time developing a navigation system.

The sales team and planning team aside, even the development engineers should have been busy.

They should have asked for more time to reduce risks, or requested additional backup plans.

But there was no such action at all.

It was like they were in the product planning stage.

“…This is our panel’s progress. It will be completed by the end of this year and we will be able to check the prototype next month. As we reported, there is no problem with the product in preliminary review and if we get confirmation today, we can ship normal products according to what we agreed on in Q1 next year.”

“…”

On the last page, Manager Choi Min Hee emphasized the schedule again and turned her eyes to the development team members.

Maybe it was because she didn’t get any questions she expected, but she added one more thing.

“Of course, as soon as we get the prototype panel, we will support our development staff for testing the navigation finished product.”

“Yes, please do that.”

For a moment, she met eyes with some of them from the navigation development team.

They quickly turned their heads, but Yu Hyun didn’t miss the awkward exchange of glances.

“That’s the end of my presentation.”

Clap clap clap clap.

It was after the perfunctory applause.

There should have been questions from the development team, but the first one to open his mouth was Assistant Manager Jo Chi Hoon from the sales team.

“Assistant Manager Kwon, bring that out.”

“Yes. Okay.”

What Assistant Manager Kwon Seung Bum brought out was a navigation mockup.

Tick.

The screen came on when he turned on the power.