Real Man

Yoo-hyun looked at the unusual sight in front of him with curiosity. He asked his sister casually.

“What’s going on? Are you having trouble with your work?”

“Don’t even mention it, oppa. Why do I have to bleed so much for making one product?”

“You’re working on something important, aren’t you?”

“I should do it moderately. Anyone would think I’m fighting a war or something. Especially Team Leader Jang. She’s been so sensitive since she returned to the company. I can’t even talk to her.”

Team Leader Jang Hye-min was in charge of designing the next-generation smartphone with Han Jaehui at UniqueTF.

But her attitude was completely different from Han Jaehui’s.

She was the cousin of Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, and for her, this moment was no different from a war.

If Shin Kyung-wook was pushed out, her own career at the company would be completely ruined.

Yoo-hyun didn’t tell her this background story, but instead, he gave her a more direct reason.

“You have to do it so you won’t regret it. You can’t change it once it’s released.”

“Even so, it’s not like a UX designer has to design the Hansung Note app, right? Design consistency is important, but still.”

“Really? You’re doing that too?”

“Don’t even ask. Is that all you think? I had to follow them to set up the mold equipment and stayed up all night. I’ve never done exterior design before.”

“You went to the Wonju factory, huh?”

“Yeah. I went to Hansung Precision Wonju… Wait, how did you know that?”

Han Jaehui was surprised as she continued her speech.

It must have been a secret from her perspective, but Yoo-hyun had many sources of information.

-We have started to set up the mold equipment at the Wonju factory. As you instructed, we will cooperate with the relevant departments to make a system that can produce in large quantities.

Yoo-hyun recalled the report from Assistant Manager Jang Junsik and dodged the question.

“I know roughly what’s going on.”

“Yeah. Anyway, I went there and touched the equipment for the first time, and what happened was…”

Han Jaehui bit the ice in her mouth and told him about the hardships she had gone through.

She had done all kinds of things.

She seemed to be very immersed in the visit.

Yoo-hyun chuckled as he remembered Jeong Da-hye’s passionate attitude.

“You did well.”

“Did I? I just got myself into more trouble. I’m going to be dragged around here and there from now on. It’s so frustrating I could die.”

“Think of it as an experience.”

“Experience, my ass. Ha! Should I just quit?”

“What are you talking about? You can’t quit because you haven’t fulfilled the scholarship period, right?”

Han Jaehui had to pay back the scholarship she received during the Hansung scholarship period if she wanted to quit.

It wasn’t a lot of money, but it was always a pity to give back what you received.

Han Jaehui shrugged her shoulders and drank another glass.

“I’m just saying. I’m jealous of Doha these days.”

“Why are you suddenly talking about Doha?”

“I saw the messenger he sent. It looked fun. I want to do something like that too.”

“Come on. Doha is also having a hard time.”

DoubleY was busy launching a securities platform in the second half of the year.

At the same time, they were trying various things through the messenger With.

They had to work much harder than Hansung in terms of overtime.

Han Jaehui, who knew the situation roughly, nodded her head.

“Yeah. Everyone is having a hard time, except for oppa.”

“Why are you tripping me?”

“Never mind, just have a drink. Let’s do a light round, and when dad comes, we’ll do another round.”

“What?”

Yoo-hyun was dumbfounded.

Ring. Ring.

The phone on the floor rang and showed the name of Team Leader Ahn Sehun.

Han Jaehui filled the empty glass with alcohol while Yoo-hyun answered the phone.

“Uncle, what’s up?”

-Yoo-hyun, is the president at home?

“He’s not. Why?”

-Ha! This is crazy. Where the hell is he?

Team Leader Ahn Sehun’s voice sounded very serious, and Yoo-hyun’s eyebrows narrowed.

Yoo-hyun suppressed his anxious imagination and asked calmly.

“Is there something wrong with dad?”

-It’s not the president who has a problem, it’s the company.

“The company?”

-Yeah. Suddenly, Ami Construction came for an unscheduled inspection. How are we going to cover it without the president?

Why would the client come for an inspection at this point?

Especially when they agreed to build a factory together.

‘Could it be.’

Yoo-hyun’s eyes narrowed at the thought that crossed his mind.

“I’ll try to contact him.”

-Let me know as soon as you can.

“Okay.”

Yoo-hyun hung up the phone and called his father right away.

But only the connection sound rang, and the phone was not answered.

Han Jaehui looked at Yoo-hyun’s serious expression and asked cautiously.

“Why? Is there something wrong with dad?”

“No. It’s probably nothing. He might have lost his phone or something.”

“Then why are you like that?”

“Jaehui, if you hear from dad, call me.”

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat, and Han Jaehui was puzzled.

“Where are you going, oppa?”

“I’m going to check out the brick factory.”

“There are employees there. They’ll contact you if they find dad.”

“It’s not that. I have something to see.”

Yoo-hyun left the house after leaving an answer.

In Yoo-hyun’s mind, the words of Ha Jun-seok, whom he met a while ago, flashed.

He worked at Baekdo Construction and knew the industry situation well.

-You’re building a joint factory with Ami Construction? It’s not bad there, but their reputation in the industry is not good. They’re very abusive. I’m not trying to badmouth them because they’re competitors, just so you know.

Yoo-hyun told Team Leader Ahn Sehun about this just in case, but he already knew.

Rather, Team Leader Ahn Sehun reassured Yoo-hyun that Ami Construction was decent.

Yoo-hyun had no reason to question him since he said he was fine.

He left him alone to do his job, but something must have gone wrong in the meantime.

Otherwise, there was no reason for them to come for an inspection out of the blue.

Yoo-hyun thought of various possibilities and stepped on the accelerator.

Vroom.

Yoo-hyun’s car slid on the road.

When Yoo-hyun arrived, a black sedan was parked in front of the factory.

It was a place that would interfere with the work, so the employees never parked their cars there.

It meant that the visitors from Ami Construction had already arrived.

Sure enough, there were workers who had stopped their work in front of the factory.

Screech.

Yoo-hyun parked his car in a corner of the construction site and entered the back alley of the factory.

As he approached quietly, he saw Team Leader Ahn Sehun with a tense expression among the gathered people.

He smiled awkwardly and said.

“Team Leader Jang, I think there’s some misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding? We just found out that the price of the bricks we bought was wrong, and you want to brush it off as a misunderstanding?”

The man he faced snorted as if he didn’t care.

Yoo-hyun took in the face of the man with a broad face and prominent cheekbones, and whispered to Deputy Manager Hong Wonjae next to him.

He was in charge of modifying the brick equipment and was one of the younger members of the company.

“Uncle, who is that guy?”

“Huh? Yoo-hyun.”

“Shh. Just tell me.”

“That guy is Team Leader Jang Mankyu from Ami Construction, he works in the purchasing department. The young guy next to him is Deputy Manager Yu Gwanmin from the same department…”

As Deputy Manager Hong Wonjae explained, Team Leader Ahn Sehun tried to soothe the heavy atmosphere.

“You must know, Team Leader Jang, that our brick prices reflect the eco-friendly and noise-reducing features. This was mentioned enough when we negotiated the price.”

“Team Leader Ahn, we trusted you because we’ve been doing business for a long time. But when we got a quote from Changgi Bricks with the same standards, the price was 20 percent lower. How do you explain that?”

“No way. That’s an absurd figure.”

“Are you saying that Changgi Bricks is lying?”

Team Leader Jang Mankyu was making a ridiculous argument.

It was a clear violation of the subcontracting law to mention the comparison quotes between the companies, but no one could argue.

The people who were just making bricks were too naive.

At least Team Leader Ahn Sehun, who was in charge of sales, responded calmly.

“That’s not what I’m saying. If you tell me what part, we’ll check it again for you.”

“Do you think I’m doing this because of the price?”

“Is there any problem?”

“Yes, there is. Deputy Manager Yu, read the report.”

“Yes, Team Leader.”

At Team Leader Jang Mankyu’s nod, Deputy Manager Yu Gwanmin next to him nodded his head.

Then he started to shoot with the paper he brought.

“First, according to the test results of the bricks we received so far by the Safety Management Technology Institute, the strength of Yujae Bricks was lower than other companies…”

They compared the strength of eco-friendly bricks with specially made cement bricks?

The conditions were not right from the start.

Deputy Manager Yu Gwanmin tore off parts and compared them to degrade the brick quality.

He was trying to force criticism in any way.

“No, this is…”

The workers who were proud of their quality tried to intervene, but Team Leader Jang Mankyu stopped them with his hand.

He raised his chin arrogantly in front of the old adults.

“Listen to the end.”

“Grr!”

Why did they have to do this?

It was because Ami Construction was the top of the tops.

They accounted for 50 percent of Yujae Bricks’ sales, which was a huge proportion.

In addition, they agreed to invest 30 billion won in the factory expansion.

If they didn’t get the money, the factory expansion would go down the drain, so they had to follow.

It meant that they were not in a position to argue even if they were forced.

Yoo-hyun, who was watching the unreasonable situation, had a flash of memory in his mind.

-If this is the case, we have no reason to use your products anymore. We’ll cancel the joint contract.

When Yoo-hyun, who used to work in the Group Strategy Room, pressured the subcontractors, he shook them with the products first.

Then he brought up the contract issue.

If he pushed them like this, the subcontractors had no choice but to follow reluctantly.

To Yoo-hyun, the situation now was similar to then.

‘They’re not trying to cancel the contract.’

If they did, they wouldn’t come out so petty.

Rather, they wanted to use this as an excuse to squeeze more out of them.

He knew their intention clearly, but he had no reason to listen any more.

Yoo-hyun stepped in before the workers’ morale dropped further.

“Excuse me, what’s going on here?”

“…”

At Yoo-hyun’s sudden appearance, Team Leader Ahn Sehun blinked his eyes.

Team Leader Jang Mankyu frowned as the flow was interrupted.

“Who is that kid?”

“Well, he’s a friend who used to work as a deputy manager at Hansung Electronics…”

As Team Leader Ahn Sehun tried to answer awkwardly, Yoo-hyun stepped forward and introduced himself with a confident smile.

“Hello. I’m Han Yoo-hyun, the son of President Han Seungwon.”

“Oh, really? So what?”

“My father said that Ami Construction is a valuable guest and we should treat you well inside. How about we go to the president’s office and talk more deeply?”

As Yoo-hyun suggested bluntly, Team Leader Jang Mankyu looked at Deputy Manager Yu Gwanmin who came with him.

He wondered what was going on.

Yoo-hyun quickly changed the atmosphere.

Clap! Clap!

He clapped his hands to get attention and moved the people.

“Alright, Yujae Bricks employees, go back to work if you’re done resting. We have to meet the target today, right?”

“…”

They all thought of Yoo-hyun as a nephew.

They blinked their eyes as they saw Yoo-hyun, who was completely different from usual.

Yoo-hyun didn’t care and gestured to Team Leader Jang Mankyu.

“Let’s go. I’ll show you the way.”

“Fine. Well, whatever.”

The Ami Construction employees followed Yoo-hyun’s relaxed smile.

Meanwhile, Team Leader Ahn Sehun was very confused.

It wasn’t because of Yoo-hyun’s sudden change of attitude.

-If quality issues arise in the existing products, the investment contract may be invalidated.

He was worried about the clause he checked when he signed the joint factory investment contract.

Judging by the situation, Ami Construction seemed to be pressuring them with this.