As he quietly opened the door, he heard the loud voice of Deputy Manager Yoon Byung-kwan.
“Right now, our TV is applying a method of common deposition of white devices for OLED enlargement…”
Swoosh.
Yoo-hyun sat at the farthest seat in the conference room, trying not to disturb anyone.
Kim Hyun-min, the senior manager who sat at the head of the table, noticed Yoo-hyun but pretended not to know him and listened to the presentation attentively.
The atmosphere was quite different from the casual one before.
When the presentation was over, Kim Hyun-min opened his mouth.
“When will the new deposition line setup be finished?”
Instead of Deputy Manager Yoon Byung-kwan, Team Leader Lee Bon-seok answered.
“It’s too different from what we received from the CTO, so the development side is showing resistance.”“What’s the difficulty?”
“The people who did the initial development are not here, so they can’t even get a grasp of it.”
Team Leader Lee Bon-seok also looked embarrassed, as if there had been a conflict with the development department.
He could have let it slide, but Kim Hyun-min pointed out the flaw coldly.
“You should have marked that risk point in the data. That way, you can get support when you present it to the group leader tomorrow.”
“It’s not that easy. We have no choice but to depend on the development staff when the product hasn’t even come out yet. They also asked me not to say anything, because it might ruin the relationship if I do.”
As Team Leader Lee Bon-seok argued back, Kim Hyun-min countered.
“You have to prevent that from happening. I’ll get confirmation from the development staff by tomorrow morning, so make sure you revise it as soon as you get the call.”
“If that’s the case, I can’t help it. I’ll prepare for it.”
He said he would go and solve it himself, so Team Leader Lee Bon-seok had nothing to say.
It might seem crude and inefficient, but Kim Hyun-min pushed forward with his unique aggressiveness.
He was like a person who wore a suit of his own color on the high chair of an executive.
‘He’s acting like a leader now.’
Yoo-hyun looked at Kim Hyun-min with a pleased expression.
The presentation continued quickly, and there were some arguments here and there.
“If we take advantage of the flexible display’s strengths and bend the phone…”
“If you’re going to do that, you should not just bend it…”
“Rather than bending it uselessly, it would be better to curve the edges…”
Some of them were trivial, and some of them were not productive.
But it was impressive to see them communicate and improve little by little.
Yoo-hyun was watching the small arguments with interest.
Swoosh.
Kim Young-gil, the section chief, came up behind him and sat next to Yoo-hyun.
“Are you not presenting, Chief?”
Yoo-hyun whispered, and Kim Young-gil nodded.
“Yeah. I’m not in charge of anything. This presentation is only for OLED.”
“Are you still dealing with Apple?”
“Yeah. I’ll do it until this year’s Apple phone, and then I’ll move on to OLED.”
“I see. You’ve worked hard.”
It couldn’t have been easy to stick to Apple for over four years.
Kim Young-gil, who had done it quietly, modestly stepped up.
“The development side did the hard work. I didn’t have much trouble.”
“Don’t you remember? You were having a hard time when Apple gave you a hard time before.”
“That’s right. Was it when we did the panel for Apple phone 2? You told me to take a picture with a high-speed camera and we barely solved the problem.”
“And you also had a hard time presenting to Mark Horison.”
“Haha. How many years ago was that?”
“Shh. Don’t talk too much or you’ll get scolded like before.”
Yoo-hyun put his index finger on his lips and winked, and Kim Young-gil shrugged his shoulders.
They had a lot of memories to share.
Kim Young-gil, who had finally calmed down, glanced around and whispered to Yoo-hyun.
“Steve Jobs will present this time too, right?”
“Why?”
“They said he’s not feeling well again in the news. It looks serious this time.”
“I know.”
Yoo-hyun’s voice sank as he recalled Steve Jobs’ past.
Kim Young-gil, who didn’t notice the change, poked Yoo-hyun’s side.
“I’m thinking of going to the presentation this time. Do you want to go with me?”
“Yes. I think it would be better to do that.”
“I thought you would refuse.”
He would have refused if it was another organization’s business.
Even if it was something he was in charge of, he would have declined because he had a lot of things to worry about lately.
But he really wanted to go this time, because it might be the last time to see Steve Jobs.
If he could meet him there, he had something he wanted to say to him while he was alive.
He expressed his feelings in his answer.
“It seems like an opportunity that might not come again.”
“True. Once you’re out of Apple’s business, you won’t have a reason to go.”
“Right.”
Yoo-hyun hid his bitter expression and made an excuse.
He saw a familiar logo on Kim Young-gil’s diary.
“Huh? Where is this from?”
“Oh, your father sent it to me.”
Kim Young-gil folded the diary and showed him the cover.
At the bottom of the logo, it said ‘Yu Jae Brick’.
Yoo-hyun was very surprised.
“My father?”
“Was it four years ago? You connected me with your colleague from Hansung Construction. He remembered that and sent me these from time to time.”
“Really?”
“There are umbrellas, bags, towels, calendars, and more. I only helped your colleague, but he even took care of me. I didn’t tell you because I thought you would be embarrassed.”
“Why would I be embarrassed? It’s nice to see.”
Yoo-hyun’s father didn’t send him these kinds of items, but he wasn’t upset.
Rather, he was touched by the sight of a short relationship turning into a long one.
That was what Yoo-hyun had hoped for.
It was contained in this small diary.
Yoo-hyun smiled and Kim Young-gil agreed.
“It’s nice to be remembered for such a small thing. I’m going to use your bricks for sure when I build a new house in the countryside.”
“Okay. I’ll give you a special treatment.”
“Hey, I’ll feel bad if you do that.”
“I don’t have any power anyway. I’m just saying.”
“Haha. Okay.”
Kim Young-gil shrugged his shoulders again.
Thud.
Kim Hyun-min, who put down his pen, summed up the situation.
“Okay. Let’s go with the presentation as it is now, and just fill in some more supplementary data by tomorrow morning.”
“By tomorrow morning?”
Team Leader Choi Min-hee looked surprised, and Senior Manager Kim Hyun-min asked as if it was obvious.
“Don’t we have to do that to meet the report time in the afternoon?”
“I got it.”
“But make sure you double-check, no, triple-check. It’s something we have to take care of.”
“Sigh.”
At Kim Hyun-min’s ridiculous joke, Team Leader Choi Min-hee shook her head helplessly.
After the meeting, Yoo-hyun approached the people he hadn’t had a chance to greet.
Team Leader Lee Bon-seok, who had been hesitant, was startled to see Yoo-hyun.
“Wow. Chief Han.”
“It’s been a long time, Team Leader Lee.”
“You look even more handsome.”
“Your face looks much better too, Team Leader.”
Team Leader Lee Bon-seok had clashed with Yoo-hyun a lot, but he didn’t seem to hold a grudge.
He had left cleanly and peacefully, and he seemed to welcome him since he hadn’t seen him for a long time.
Yoo-hyun greeted not only Team Leader Lee Bon-seok, but also the people from the TV and IT teams, one by one, making his face known.
This process, which could be somewhat routine, would serve as a lubricant for Yoo-hyun’s work in the future.
As Yoo-hyun finished greeting everyone and left the conference room, Team Leader Choi Min-hee came up to him.
“I wish we could have a drink together on a day like this, but as you can see, I have a lot of work to do.”
“I just got here, so I have plenty of time. You can see me anytime.”
Yoo-hyun answered kindly, and she said something unexpected.
“Then, I’ll leave you to the senior manager today.”
“Did he tell you?”
“I can tell by the way he threw the work at me and quietly slipped out. He would have nagged me for a while after the meeting if it was like before.”
Team Leader Choi Min-hee gestured with her chin toward the strategic product planning office.
Kim Hyun-min, the senior manager, was sneaking out with his bag.
There was no excuse for him in front of that scene, and Yoo-hyun held back his laughter.
“Yes. I’ll just borrow him for today.”
“You’re back, Chief Han.”
A hand that always claimed to be his reliable supporter was stretched out in front of Yoo-hyun.
“Yes. Thank you for welcoming me, Team Leader.”
Yoo-hyun answered sincerely and took his hand.
Team Leader Choi Min-hee’s eyes curved into crescents.
The reason why Yoo-hyun wanted to see Kim Hyun-min alone?
It wasn’t just because he knew the team members would work overtime.
He had something to say to him for the sake of his future work.
But that was only a temporary goal.
As he sat across from Kim Hyun-min at a pub after a long time, Yoo-hyun was captivated by his witty remarks.
Kim Hyun-min, who emptied his glass coolly, blabbered about the world of the executives.
“I wondered what they did when they got together, but they really didn’t do anything special.”
“What did they do?”
“Just childish stuff. Do you know what they did at the last executive workshop?”
“I don’t know. Did they drink?”
“They played a coin toss game to win 500 won coins. It was unbelievable.”
Kim Hyun-min chuckled, but Yoo-hyun could see through his trick.
He must have watered down the drink, even if he pretended not to.
Yoo-hyun shrugged his shoulders and asked.
“Hahaha. So did you win?”
“Of course. I came in first. I have a great sense of touch.”
“You should have lost to the group leader. That’s why you get a hard time with the report.”
“Oops. Is that why?”
“Yes. You made a mistake.”
Yoo-hyun pretended to be serious, and Kim Hyun-min sighed.
“Damn. He even texted me when I left work today.”
“What did he say?”
“He told me to brace myself for tomorrow’s report. Damn. I should have given him a beating then.”
“500 won?”
“Well, one is too little, but I should have given him two or three.”
“Haha. You’re still generous, Senior Manager.”
“Of course. I’m an executive, you know.”
Kim Hyun-min, who was boasting, held out his glass.
Clang.
Yoo-hyun barely held back his laughter and emptied his glass.
It was just a drink, but why did it taste so sweet today?
The daily life with a good colleague came to Yoo-hyun as something new.
‘Yes, this is it.’
A faint smile appeared on Yoo-hyun’s lips as he fiddled with his glass.
The pleasant atmosphere continued as several bottles of liquor were emptied.
Before he knew it, Kim Hyun-min, whose face was flushed, changed the mood.
“It reminds me of the old days when we’re like this.”
“When?”
“When you first came. We went to a pub then.”
“That’s right.”
As Kim Hyun-min spoke, the scene of him being with him flashed in Yoo-hyun’s head.
Back then, they also drank warm sake under the red-toned lights on a wooden table.
As he recalled the old memory, Kim Hyun-min made a square with his fingers in front of Yoo-hyun.
“Do you remember when we did this, making squares and triangles with our fingers, and guessing what they were?”
“Guessing what shape you were thinking of?”
“Right. I thought you got into my head when you got it right.”
“It was because your face gave it away, Senior Manager.”
Yoo-hyun tried to laugh it off.
He remembered the words he had uttered about losing his wife.
But now he didn’t seem to be weighed down by it, as Kim Hyun-min’s face was not as heavy as before.
Rather, he asked Yoo-hyun with a lighter expression.
“Shall we try it again?”
In front of the absurd question, Yoo-hyun suddenly felt like telling him his true intentions.
He needed some preparation to say what he wanted to say.
“Let me try it on you this time.”
“How are you going to do that?”
“Look. The shape I’m thinking of is a triangle.”
Yoo-hyun made a triangle with his index and thumb fingers, and Kim Hyun-min was dumbfounded.
“What’s that? You have to guess.”
“Is guessing important?”
“Well. No. Keep going.”
Yoo-hyun nodded and tapped his index fingers together.
“First, this point is me when I came back from the Ulsan factory.”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
Kim Hyun-min tilted his head, and Yoo-hyun asked him seriously.
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