Real Man

That evening, Yoo-hyun told a very welcome person the story of what had happened to him.

“When I was at the Wonju factory…”

Yoo-hyun’s studio apartment, with the island bar between them, the man who faced him perked up his ears.

The identity of the man who was quite tall even when sitting was Park Seung-woo, the manager who had returned to Korea not long ago.

He had been upset that he couldn’t come and see him, so he deliberately came to his house on the day of Yoo-hyun’s return.

Park Seung-woo, who had listened to Yoo-hyun’s story until the end, tilted his head.

“Do you think they will draw their swords at each other like that?”

“Don’t you think so?”

“Of course not. If they touch the wrong thing, their own faults will be exposed, why would they do that? They will just live quietly.”

“If they were the kind of people who would live quietly, they wouldn’t have had such greed in the first place.”

At Yoo-hyun’s words, Park Seung-woo stuck out his tongue.

“So you think the three of them will self-destruct?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know either. Maybe there will be sparks from somewhere else.”

“Somewhere else?”

At Park Seung-woo’s question, Yoo-hyun recalled what Jang Seokjun, the union leader, had said.

-I think I did something terrible to the employees. I will accept any punishment you give me.

He might have said that knowing that Yoo-hyun wouldn’t do it.

But Yoo-hyun read sincerity in his eyes.

Maybe he would confess first?

Or maybe Nam Minsik, the reporter who was holding on, would collapse and reveal the incident.

Whatever happened, it wouldn’t be resolved in a short time.

They were likely to crumble slowly as they caught each other’s flaws.

Yoo-hyun planned to use that moment to blow up the group strategy room.

Yoo-hyun, who had imagined the future for a moment, instead of talking about the result that had no substance yet, lifted his glass.

“Well, what does that matter? What matters is that I’m facing my mentor.”

“Right. It’s important that I finally entered my mentee’s house and drink like this.”

Clang.

He didn’t know why that was important, but Yoo-hyun just laughed.

As they did in San Francisco, USA, the two of them had a lot to talk about.

The place changed, the position changed, and so did the stories.

Among them, there was a story that caught Yoo-hyun’s ear.

“You’re investigating Shinwa Semiconductor?”

“Yeah. The vice president told me to look into it from the perspective of mergers and acquisitions. But I don’t know if this is feasible.”

“Why?”

“It’s too big. It’s no joke to acquire a company of this size, right?”

Park Seung-woo seemed to have no idea that he was in charge of such a serious matter.

‘He really wants to use him properly.’

Yoo-hyun, who knew Vice President Shin Kyung-wook’s style well, chuckled, and Park Seung-woo looked at him with a suspicious look.

“What, do you know something?”

“No. Please finish your story.”

Chirp chirp chirp.

Park Seung-woo, who received Yoo-hyun’s glass, continued his story of adapting to the new team.

“Right. I met the vice president first and then went to the innovation strategy room…”

“Junsik?”

“Yeah. He really sighs every time he sees me. He really doubts if you’re my mentor.”

“Haha. That’s funny.”

He seemed to have a lot of trouble in the changed team after returning for a long time.

Yoo-hyun laughed and listened to his story.

Beep beep beep beep.

Clang.

The front door opened and Han Jaehui appeared out of nowhere.

Yoo-hyun said to his sister, who was carrying a box and groaning.

“What, why are you showing up now? It’s been a month since I returned, and that’s what you say to your brother? Here, take this.”

Han Jaehui said indifferently and handed him the box she had brought.

Inside were bottles of liquor and snacks.

Park Seung-woo, who ran out quickly, took the box and smiled.

“As expected. Jaehui, you’re generous.”

“Do you know me? Oh, come to think of it, you look familiar.”

“I’m Park Seung-woo, Park Seung-woo. You know, we met at the German exhibition.”

“Oh, the one who passed out first while drinking?”

Han Jaehui clapped her hands and pretended to know, and Park Seung-woo flared up.

“I was too tired then.”

“You look tired today too?”

“No way. I’ll show you this time.”

Park Seung-woo burned his will, and Han Jaehui raised her lips provocatively.

“Then let’s drink happily.”

“Sure. I’ll set it up first.”

Park Seung-woo, who nodded cheerfully, quickly unpacked the box.

He took out all the bottles of liquor on the island bar, and his determination to drink was conveyed.

“Oh my.”

Yoo-hyun rubbed his forehead, as if he could already see what was going to happen.

Yoo-hyun, who got up from his seat and walked toward the room, was called by Park Seung-woo, who was arranging the bottles.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to lay out the blanket.”

“Why the blanket?”

“Because you’re going to pass out soon.”

“Who’s going to pass out? I’m Park Seung-woo.”

Park Seung-woo boasted, but it was as Yoo-hyun expected.

He, who didn’t know the subject and fought with Han Jaehui, collapsed in no time.

Han Jaehui, who emptied Park Seung-woo’s glass, was incredulous.

“What, you said you were good at drinking.”

“You’re the ignorant one.”

“Who’s ignorant? Come on, brother, let’s celebrate your return. Cheers.”

“What kind of return celebration is this, emptying two bottles of liquor?”

“So what? It’s the mood.”

Yoo-hyun shook his head at Han Jaehui, who smiled brightly.

That was the last memory of Yoo-hyun that day.

Zing. Zing.

When Yoo-hyun opened his eyes to the sound of his cell phone vibrating, it was already bright outside.

The blanket next to him was neatly folded, so Park Seung-woo must have already left.

Why did he drink so much when he had to go to work?

Yoo-hyun smiled and picked up the cell phone on the bedside table.

On the screen was the name of Yoon Junwoo, the manager.

Since he was not someone to call just to say hello, Yoo-hyun sat down and answered the phone.

“Yes, sir. What can I do for you?”

-Sorry to bother you on your day off. I have something to tell you, so I contacted you.

“No problem. Go ahead.”

-Actually, yesterday…

Yoo-hyun’s expression became more and more serious as he listened.

He couldn’t understand the situation, so he repeated what he had heard.

“Director Chu’s position is vacant?”

-Yes. The factory manager and the team leader are the same. The management team leader and the planning team leader also resigned.

The management team leader and the planning team leader were also involved in corruption.

However, they were somewhat peripheral to the core, so Yoo-hyun didn’t bother to deal with them.

“What about the union side?”

-They cleaned up all the leaders there. I looked into it because it was strange, but there was no trace. The people are also keeping quiet.

“Do you know who came?”

-No. I didn’t see. There was nothing left in the car visit records.

“…”

Was this possible in one morning?

This was impossible unless someone very high up intervened.

And it was clear that someone who knew the opponent as well as Yoo-hyun was involved.

But there was no one like that in the company right now.

Yoo-hyun asked with a faint hope.

“Have you heard from Nam reporter?”

-Actually, Deputy Gong contacted me, but he’s not answering.

“Please check again.”

-Yes. I understand.

He didn’t need to check to know the result.

The person who had done such a clean job wouldn’t have left the Hanseil Daily alone.

Why did he remember what he had said to Ahn Hong-gu, the factory manager, right now?

Yoo-hyun put down his phone and smirked.

“He made me a jerk who doesn’t keep his promises.”

He had cleaned up the mess as if he was helping Yoo-hyun, but he didn’t like it.

Yoo-hyun didn’t leave them to collapse on their own because he was weak.

The hidden bomb had to explode when the group strategy room collapsed.

Apart from his malicious mind, the first thing to do was to find out who the opponent was.

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat, thinking of a plan.

He quickly checked his clothes and left the officetel building.

Then he picked up his phone and contacted Shin Nak-kyun, his deputy.

-Yes, sir. What can I do for you?

“Are you expecting a visit from the personnel support manager today?”

-Yes. Why is that?

“I have something to do. Have you finished the scenario for the Spanish royal family reception?”

-I’m working on it. I’ll have it ready by the time you return from your vacation.

Shin Nak-kyun, who knew Yoo-hyun’s style, gave a standard answer.

He would have liked to praise him if it had been yesterday, but not now.

Yoo-hyun walked quickly and said curtly.

“No, do it now. I’m going to the office.”

-To the office?

“Yes. Get ready so I can see it right away.”

He hung up the phone after leaving a message and immediately dialed another number.

The name of Song Hyun-seung, the senior manager, appeared on Yoo-hyun’s phone screen.

Yoo-hyun was getting closer to the Hansung Tower in Gangnam.

As planned, a guest visited the strategy office.

It was Ju Jae-oh, the personnel support manager, who was famous for his stiff head.

Song Hyun-seung, the senior manager who had brought the two team leaders together, exchanged a few words and frowned.

“Manager Ju, don’t be like that. You can tell me your honest feelings.”

“Honest feelings?”

“Yes. You came here because of the Spanish royal family visit, right?”

The strategy office was far below the personnel support office in terms of size and location.

But now that the strategy office was the dominant one, Ju Jae-oh had to lower his posture.

“Yes. It’s such an important matter that I think we need to send our staff.”

“That’s good to hear. We needed someone to take care of the aftermath while we were hosting them. You can support us in that part.”

“Don’t be greedy. This is something that doesn’t allow a single mistake.”

Ju Jae-oh snapped, but Song Hyun-seung didn’t back down.

He even stepped up, as if to pay back his resentment.

“It’s our office that made this important matter that doesn’t allow a single mistake.”

“Making an opportunity and making a result are different.”

“Can you make a result if you can’t make an opportunity?”

“…”

That’s how the fierce pride fight between the two offices continued.

The door opened with a clank, and a man with a laptop in his hand appeared.

Shim Byeong-jik, the team leader who was swallowing his saliva nervously, was surprised to see Yoo-hyun.

“Why are you here?”

Behind him, Song Hyun-seung smiled and gestured.

“I called him. Han, come and sit here.”

“Yes, sir.”

Yoo-hyun entered and sat down on an empty chair, and Song Hyun-seung introduced him.

“Manager Ju, this is Han Yoo-hyun, the manager who led the Spanish royal family visit.”

“Hello, I’m Han Yoo-hyun, the manager.”

Yoo-hyun bowed his head lightly and looked at Ju Jae-oh.

He had short curly hair, thick eyebrows, and a hard face because of his thin face. His impression was the same as his past memory.

He was the one who pushed out Yoon Ju-tak, the vice president, and became the head of the group strategy room.

He gave a conventional greeting.

“I see. You’re a young guy, but you’ve done a great job.”

Did he really not know?

Yoo-hyun used Song Hyun-seung to probe him.

“It’s thanks to our senior manager who supported us actively. He helped us with the strike at the Wonju factory. He even gave us Team Leader Bae, so we solved it easily.”

“…”

Bae Jae-chan, the team leader, twisted his mouth.

He didn’t know that he was burning with anger, and Song Hyun-seung praised Yoo-hyun.

“You did well. Do you know how well this guy handled the job? Even Vice President Choi is eyeing him.”

“Is that so?”

“Haha. It was the first time in Hansung Group that labor-management negotiations became a best practice. And…”

Yoo-hyun listened to Song Hyun-seung’s long speech and quickly sorted out the situation.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!