Real Man

Chapter 347:

Chapter 347

Yoo-hyun thought it was nothing, but he looked desperate enough to pin his hopes on the words “excellent employee”.

But Yoo-hyun didn’t have an immediate solution to save the village.

After a moment of hesitation, he told them what he had wished for when his team members came to visit the reservoir fishing spot.

It was his personal desire, but he thought it would also help to grow the fishing spot.

“I wish there were some activities for group customers to enjoy.”

“Group customers?”

“Yes. For example, grilling meat in front of the reservoir…”

Lee Young-nam, the village head, nodded as if he agreed with Yoo-hyun’s explanation.

“That’s right. That makes sense. A lot of people do that these days.”

“Yes. If you decorate the land in front of the reservoir like a camping site, I think customers will come even if you charge them. That will also help the village income.”

Lee Young-nam, who nodded his head, muttered to himself.

“You have a broad vision. You even care about the village income.”

Yoo-hyun didn’t hear him well and asked.

“Pardon?”

“No, no. I’m just saying that’s a very good suggestion. I needed this kind of open-minded idea. Hehe.”

Lee Young-nam smiled brightly and waved his hand.

Next to him, Bae Yong-seok, who was listening to the conversation, kept mumbling something incomprehensible.

“Group customers. Camping. Electricity. Tents. Grills. Fee. Income…”

After talking with Lee Young-nam for a while, Yoo-hyun was sure.

He was a very progressive person.

He was also open-minded enough to listen carefully to Yoo-hyun’s opinions, which were not very important.

He had some pretensions, but considering his position in the village, he was rather modest.

More than anything, he was impressive for taking action rather than just talking.

It was not easy to bring electricity to the reservoir and remove weeds overnight.

That’s how Yoo-hyun came to one conclusion.

He could change his relationship with the villagers.

It wasn’t just about getting closer and breaking the awkwardness.

It meant escaping from the current situation where he had to watch out for the villagers’ reactions.

It was also a way for Yoo-hyun to have a comfortable factory life.

He had the label of an excellent employee now, so it was a good time to change things.

He didn’t know when he would get another chance like this.

There was an easy and convenient way in front of him, why go around it?

That would be stupid.

With that in mind, Yoo-hyun said to Lee Young-nam, who was facing him.

“Sir, I’ll be back after using the bathroom.”

“Hehe. Sure. I’ll save your food for you.”

“Haha. Thank you for your kind words.”

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat with a good mood.

There were four villagers left at the table, along with Kang Jong-ho and Jo Ki-jeong.

The two half-members who had been grumbling were nodding off after drinking quite a bit of alcohol.

Lee Young-nam said to Bok Deok-bang, the owner of the restaurant, and Bae Yong-hwan next to him.

“He thinks differently when you listen to him.”

“He seemed too cautious for that, don’t you think? He didn’t seem to step up either.”

“Tsk tsk. You don’t know anything. Do you think he would push himself right away? He’s trying to listen to our thoughts and match them.”

“Aha. So that’s why you took the initiative.”

“Yes. Thanks to that, I got his idea exactly. Yong-seok.”

He gave a meaningful look and nodded at Bae Yong-seok on his left.

Bae Yong-seok answered with a stiff expression.

“Yes, sir.”

“You remember everything, right?”

“Of course. My memory is killer.”

Lee Young-nam muttered as he watched Bae Yong-seok nod his head vigorously.

“That’s the only thing that’s good about you.”

At that moment,

Yoo-hyun was standing in a small vacant lot next to the bathroom behind the house.

Park Chul-hong, the team leader, was across from him.

He seemed to get drunk easily as his nose turned red after a few glasses of makgeolli (rice wine).

“What? Is that true?”

He was startled by Yoo-hyun’s words and opened his eyes wide.

He was so surprised that he straightened his bent back.

“Trust me once. You probably won’t have to play chess with the village head again.”

Yoo-hyun spoke confidently and Park Chul-hong’s eyes shook endlessly.

He kept fidgeting his hands nervously and scratching the ground with his heels.

Was it the alcohol that gave him courage?

He hesitated for a long time and finally nodded his head.

“Ah, okay. Are you sure?”

“Of course. I’m an expert in this field.”

“Trust me this time.”

“You made a good decision.”

Yoo-hyun smiled as he buttoned up his shirt.

When he returned to his normal state, Kang Jong-ho and Jo Ki-jeong had regained their senses.

The villagers sitting across from them kept offering them drinks.

“Come on, drink up.”

“Ah, yes.”

The two of them drank the cups they received with awkward gestures.

The village head, Lee Young-nam, spoke to Yoo-hyun, who had taken his seat.

“The atmosphere is very good today.”

“It’s all thanks to you, sir.”

“Hahaha. You’re really good at talking.”

Lee Young-nam laughed loudly as he drank the makgeolli he received from Yoo-hyun.

The mood was exactly what he wanted, so Yoo-hyun subtly brought up his plan.

“Sir, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it? Tell me anything. Haha.”

“It’s not me, it’s the team leader.”

Yoo-hyun paved the way for Park Chul-hong, the team leader who was sitting next to him.

At the same time, the eyes of the villagers, including Lee Young-nam, were fixed on Park Chul-hong.

They had already agreed on what to say, but Park Chul-hong still looked uncomfortable.

-We called the team leader because we were bored since there was no TV in your house. If we give you one of our remaining reassembled TVs, you probably won’t call him again.

Park Chul-hong recalled Yoo-hyun’s words and barely gathered his courage to open his mouth.

It was a clumsy and awkward speech, but there was no problem in conveying the meaning.

“Sir, we’ll replace your broken TV for you.”

“Huh, this guy. It’s fine.”

The village head waved his hand as soon as he said that, and Park Chul-hong looked at Yoo-hyun with a blocked mouth.

He clearly had a hard time socializing.

Yoo-hyun nudged his side and nodded his head, and he continued his stammering speech.

“No. We have a TV left over from reassembling. I think it would be nice if you take it.”

“Then you guys are the only ones who suffer.”

Yoo-hyun intervened in response to the head’s formal question.

“No. We have one left over from the products we worked on this time. The TV condition is fine, but it’s not enough for our Mokpo branch.”

“Huh, you have such things too.”

“Yes. We were wondering how to deal with it, but I think the team leader gave us a good idea.”

The village head wouldn’t stop calling Park Chul-hong just because he got a new TV in his house.

What Yoo-hyun wanted was the process of giving the gift itself.

By doing this, Park Chul-hong owed a favor to the head.

And that was a pretty big favor for a TV.

As proof, Lee Young-nam’s mouth corners kept twitching.

“Haha. Then I should be grateful.”

“There’s nothing to be grateful for. We’re giving you something that’s left over, what are you talking about?”

Yoo-hyun said casually, and Jo Ki-jeong, who was mainly in charge of reassembling, looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.

“What kind of…”

He didn’t miss the gap and lifted Jo Ki-jeong up.

“Sir, I saw him at the factory and Jo team leader is amazing. He’s the best at work among the people I’ve seen. He even won a big prize when he was in college robot club.”

“Huh. Is that so?”

“Yes. It’s amazing. I was really surprised.”

Yoo-hyun’s next job was to change the other person’s perception.

To do that, he needed to completely overturn the prejudice that they were lazy and incompetent.

He added some appropriate overstatements to lift up his teammates.

“Not only that. Our Kang team leader is a genius of organization.”

“Genius?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Kang Jong-ho, who had a sharp impression.

Kang Jong-ho was startled and spat out the makgeolli he was drinking.

He covered his mouth with his hand, which saved him from spraying it all over the place.

Regardless, Yoo-hyun listed his strengths one by one.

“Yes. He has everything he needs. Our workshop is very fast at processing work because of that. Thanks to him, we were able to get the TV we wanted to give you.”

“Huh. You have such things too.”

The village head’s eyes softened as he owed them a favor.

He even made a joke out of his mouth.

“I guess you’re not growing your hair for nothing.”

Yoo-hyun took that as an opportunity to spice up the mood even more.

Giving him a little flattery was nothing to Yoo-hyun.

“Yes. He’s very focused. He also won a big prize when he was in college robot club.”

“Haha. That’s something.”

Jo Ki-jeong also felt good and shrugged his shoulders.

The villagers who were facing them also uttered a word of compliment.

“I knew it. His hair looked unusual.”

“That’s right. I thought he was different from the first time I saw him.”

They were unknowingly swept away by the atmosphere that Yoo-hyun created.

Yoo-hyun didn’t stop there and lifted up his teammates even more.

He added some appropriate overstatements to overturn the prejudice that they were lazy and incompetent.

“Huh. I see.”

Lee Young-nam, the village head, nodded his head with an admiring expression.

His eyes had completely changed when he looked at the team members, even though he had only said a few words.

What to do after changing the other person’s perception?

They had to plant the idea that they were on the same side.

Yoo-hyun put on a serious expression in the bright atmosphere.

Then everyone’s eyes were drawn to him.

It meant that they were focused on Yoo-hyun’s words enough to pay attention to his every expression.

After a brief silence, Yoo-hyun opened his mouth.

“Actually, our team members are so capable that we are under a lot of pressure from the Mokpo branch.”

“Huh. Is that true?”

“Yes. Especially during audits, they nitpick and try to crush us.”

Yoo-hyun brought up his plan, and the rest was up to Lee Young-nam to accept it.

“Those bastards. They’re trying to push out the Yeontae branch and grow their own factory.”

“That’s what I think too. They don’t give us any work because they’re afraid we’ll grow.”

“I see. That’s why these excellent employees had nothing to do and were idling around. I misunderstood.”

“No. You helped us a lot, sir. And so did the villagers here. If it weren’t for that, the Yeontae branch would have closed down a long time ago.”

Yoo-hyun lifted them up as much as he could, and the villagers sighed.

“Huh.”

They already regarded the Mokpo branch as their enemy.

On the other hand, the Yeontae branch members were still flustered.

They must have thought it was nonsense in their minds.

But the truth was not important right now.

What was important was the fact that they had a common enemy in their hearts.

There had to be a team where there was an enemy.

Yoo-hyun expressed that feeling and spoke first.

“But sir, we shouldn’t rush into this kind of thing.”

“Do you have a plan?”

“The answer is in what you said earlier, sir.”

“What do you mean?”

“If Yeontae-ri develops, the Yeontae branch will naturally grow too.”

Yoo-hyun subtly passed the ball to the village side.

It was to turn the eyes of the villagers who had been watching the factory completely.

In fact, it was a story that didn’t make sense in terms of causality, so the villagers might not sympathize with it.

But Yoo-hyun thought it would work well enough since the mood was so positive.

If it didn’t work?

He had a more aggressive way to turn their eyes.

Yoo-hyun was thinking of a backup plan when it happened.

Bae Yong-hwan, the owner of Bokdeokbang, suddenly exclaimed at Lee Young-nam.

“You were right, sir.”

“No. Anyone could have thought of that.”

Lee Young-nam answered calmly, and Bae Yong-seok next to him nodded his head with a grave expression.

He still muttered some incomprehensible words.

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