Real Man

Chapter 704

Yoo-hyun agreed with his father’s words on this matter.

But he thought about it from a different perspective.

Wouldn’t Yu Jae Brick be quite tempting for Ami Construction?

They were in such a desperate situation that they might even want to take over the company.

Of course, his father would oppose it, but if they were put in an unavoidable situation, the story would change.

In the worst case scenario, Ami Construction might sabotage the company and make it unstable.

It was still a speculation.

But Yoo-hyun was someone who had experienced all kinds of dirty tricks that a big company like Hansung could do as a dominant player, directly or indirectly.

He knew the mind of the dominant player better than his father.

Yoo-hyun kept the suspicious circumstances in his chest for now.

This was something to be dealt with through his father and Director Ahn Se Hoon.

Instead, he came up with a fundamental improvement plan.

If Yu Jae Brick had power, there would be no reason to be dragged around by the other party’s conspiracy.

Rather, a situation where the subordinate becomes the dominant player could be created.

How?

Yu Jae Brick had to let the value of their products be known not only to the construction company customers, but also to the final consumers.

It meant that they had to make the consumers choose their products without any other option.

There was a case like this in the past.

It was ‘Retina Premium’ that changed the display market.

Yoo-hyun was reminiscing about his old memories.

Beep.

His phone rang and he received a message from the person who would lead the transformation of the company.

-Yoo-hyun, I just arrived. I’m going to the company with Won Young tomorrow morning, so I’ll see you then.

Yoo-hyun smiled when he saw the name of Park Won-seok.

The next day, some employees were outside the company entrance.

Director Ahn Se Hoon was the senior among them, and the deputy managers and managers were next to him.

Yoo-hyun, who had parked and came, wondered what was going on and stuck his head out.

Director Ahn Se Hoon asked Yoo-hyun.

“Yoo-hyun, I mean Manager Han, how do you feel about your first day at work?”

“Are you really going to call me manager?”

“Yes. Even if you work part-time, you have to use the proper title. You were a manager at your previous company, right?”

“That’s true. But what’s going on?”

Yoo-hyun asked when it happened.

From the construction site, a tall man and a petite woman walked side by side.

Director Ahn Se Hoon, who recognized their faces, shouted out loud.

“Everyone, clap for the newbies!”

“Director, do we really have to do this?”

Deputy Manager Hong Won Jae, who was next to him, was embarrassed, and Director Ahn Se Hoon pressured him.

“Hong Deputy Manager, you also said you liked them very much when you interviewed them.”

“Well, yes.”

“Then stop talking and just clap. It’s to welcome the colleagues who will work with us. What’s wrong with that?”

“But the young ones might feel burdened.”

Ignoring the two who were hesitating, Yoo-hyun cheered first.

“Wow!”

Clap clap clap clap clap!

In no time, all the employees who were outside clapped.

Park Won-seok, who ran up in one step, bowed deeply.

“Hello!”

“Hello!”

Park Won Young also said in a clear voice.

“Welcome.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Let’s get along well.”

The employees who had greeted them at the interview welcomed Park Won-seok and Park Won Young.

The factory started to buzz with their appearance.

The Yu Jae Brick employees seemed to be waiting for their young juniors.

Before they came, blue work clothes with their names embroidered on them were set up.

They also prepared fancy business cards.

-Park Won-seok, Assistant Manager.

-Park Won Young, Senior Staff.

Yoo-hyun, who was looking at the two business cards, was approached by his father.

“Do you want one too?”

“No, I’m good.”

“But why are you staring at them?”

“Just because. It seems pretty meaningful. It’s Park Senior Staff’s first business card, right?”

Yoo-hyun recalled what Park Won Young had said when she handed him her business card.

-This is my first time working formally, even though I’ve done part-time jobs in various places. I want to change our company for the better, so that I won’t be ashamed of my business card.

She was a young woman who had a strong sense of self and decided her life, and she wanted to contribute to the company sincerely.

Yoo-hyun could see her passion clearly.

His father, who had interviewed her a while ago, said something similar.

“Park Senior Staff knows a lot because she studied in graduate school. She seemed to have thought a lot about how to promote our bricks.”

“She majored in public relations.”

“Isn’t public relations usually done in the office?”

“They mostly use computers.”

These days, most of the activities for corporate promotion were done online, so they worked on computers.

Park Won Young’s main workplace was also planned to be the office in the factory.

His father, who heard Yoo-hyun’s answer, said something unexpected.

“But she knew the brick process very well. She even asked me this and that.”

“Really?”

“Look over there. She’s doing it right now.”

Yoo-hyun looked at the factory following his father’s finger.

There was Park Won Young, who was touring the factory.

She was taking notes diligently and raised her hand to ask a question.

“Deputy Manager Hong, so you modified the equipment to make it easier to replace the mold frame? And this is where our know-how for ensuring uniformity comes in.”

“That’s right. To maintain the same strength even if the shape changes, you have to adjust the clay mixing ratio, and to do that…”

Deputy Manager Hong Seung Jae, who was giving her a factory tour, explained seriously.

That showed how high Park Won Young’s level of questions was.

Park Won Young was not the only one who studied.

Park Won-seok pointed out the core based on the information he had researched himself.

“Deputy Manager Kim, the temperature of the brick firing process seems a bit high at 1,200 degrees. And the time seems quite long too.”

Deputy Manager Kim Sung Ho, who was in charge of the firing process, asked back.

“You know a lot. Why is that?”

“Isn’t it to increase the strength of the eco-friendly clay bricks?”

“Right. We also added a high-pressure process to prevent noise, and we did it at the same time as the firing process…”

“I think the reason for doing that was to make high-quality bricks, but also to shorten the production time…”

The two of them soon exchanged some rather difficult questions and answers.

Among them, there were some things that Yoo-hyun, the son of the brick factory, didn’t know.

Park Wonsuk was not only good at asking questions, but also quick at acting.

He moved right away when there was something to do, even though he was not familiar with the factory yet.

He suddenly popped up and helped out whenever he was needed.

“I’ll help you.”

He didn’t hesitate to mix clay or help with packaging.

Park Wonyoung was not idle either.

“I’ll clean up the surroundings.”

He tidied up not only the back of the forklift, but also the inside of the office.

The two of them were proactive and very friendly.

They had bright smiles on their faces, even though they were working hard.

The situation was such that the atmosphere couldn’t be bad.

The seniors took the initiative to teach them what they knew.

‘Amazing, Wonsuk, Wonyoung.’

Yoo-hyun sincerely admired them.

The good atmosphere continued to the dinner.

As the sun set, the employees took their seats at a long table on the site.

The table was made of bricks, as befitting a brick company, but the peculiar thing was that there was a furnace inside.

A large pot lid was placed upside down over the blazing fire.

Sizzling.

Meat was being grilled on top of several pot lids.

In the noisy atmosphere, Park Wonsuk, who had introduced himself, shouted loudly.

“I’ll do my best! Please watch me!”

“Talk is cheap?”

“I can’t drink, but I’ll show you my will with a song instead.”

“Wow!”

Leaving the excited employees behind, Yoo-hyun handed him a spoon stuck in an empty bottle with a sense of humor.

Holding the makeshift microphone, Park Wonsuk swayed his large body and sang.

“Cha-cha-la-cha-la-cha-la chan-chan-chan! Call me when you need me. I’ll run to you anytime. I’m fine with day! I’m fine with night! I’ll run to you anytime.”

Clap! Clap! Clap!

The employees applauded the young newcomer’s wit.

Soon, Park Wonyoung also got up from his seat and matched his breath.

“My heart for Yoojae Bricks is unconditional, unconditional. My special love for Yoojae Bricks~”

As Park Wonyoung danced cutely to the lyrics he had rewritten, the employees cheered.

“Park team leader, you’re good!”

“President, show us a dance too!”

At the urging of the employees, the father pretended to lose and got up from his seat.

“Yeah. I can’t miss this kind of occasion.”

“Wow!”

The father shook his body to the song of Park Wonsuk and Park Wonyoung.

His movements were stiff like a log, but his passion was full.

“Hahaha!”

Everyone laughed and chatted as they watched him.

Chirp.

As he emptied his glass, Yoo-hyun heard a snicker from An Se-hoon, the director who poured him a drink.

“The president is having fun.”

“Yeah. I’ve never seen him like this before.”

“He’s an amazing person. I would be sick to my stomach by now.”

“Why?”

“I went to Ami Construction today. I had a meeting with the director there.”

It was an awkward situation for the father, who had to ask for something from the superior.

He thought it would take some time, but the father settled it in no time.

“He’s really fast.”

“Yeah. He must have been worried about the work yesterday. I’m fine.”

“Did you have a meeting? Is it settled?”

“Well. I don’t know if it’s settled. The president seems to be thinking of the worst case scenario.”

“The worst case scenario?”

As Yoo-hyun asked with curiosity, An Se-hoon told him what he had heard from the father.

“I don’t know why, but he seems to have something on his mind while talking to the director. He’s considering the possibility of delayed or unpaid payments.”

“Then what do we do? We’ve already ordered the equipment.”

“We have to go ahead no matter what. The president said so. But we have to prepare for the worst.”

He didn’t know what the father saw in the person called the director, but he had the right direction.

At least, he wouldn’t be hit in the back of the head.

“That’s good. How are you going to prepare?”

“First of all, the president said he would look into it. He probably wants to check if he can get investment from the Small and Medium Business Administration.”

“Personally?”

“Yeah. The president is like the passionate person I saw before. He changed when he decided to expand the factory.”

“I see.”

Yoo-hyun calmly answered and looked at his father.

The father, who was laughing and chatting with the employees, was running towards his dream.

Yoo-hyun wanted to help him.

He was thinking of various plans as he emptied his glass.

An Se-hoon, who had emptied his glass with him, suddenly asked.

“By the way, Yoo-hyun, what made you want to work at the company?”

“Well, I just wanted to help out since I had nothing to do. And I have something I want to do with these two friends.”

“What is it?”

“I want to change the company a bit.”

“Change? How?”

“Much better than now.”

Yoo-hyun smiled at the bewildered An Se-hoon.

Even if the company had a good atmosphere, it was rare to be active as soon as you joined.

It was not because of lack of ability, but because it took time to understand the internal situation.

The environment was different, so if you were too eager, you could clash.

Yoo-hyun was thinking of narrowing that gap.

He explained his plan to Park Wonsuk in the office inside the factory.

“So, you want me to organize these documents into computer files?”

“Right. You have to digitize the ones that are handwritten, and align the format. Also, you have to sort out the supply and sales status into nice tables.”

“What about the format?”

“You can use the basic format. You’ll set the standard.”

“Okay. That’s my specialty.”

Park Wonsuk, who had various certificates in electronics, sales, and accounting, rolled up his sleeves.