Real Man

Ding.

The people who got off the elevator followed Vice President Shin Kyung-wook closely.

Yoo-hyun was next to him.

As he was about to say something to him, he had to stop.

He had encountered Shin Kyung-soo in the middle of the lobby.

Behind Shin Kyung-wook was the mobile strategy team, and behind Shin Kyung-soo was his entourage.

Nod.

As if they had agreed, the people around them bowed their heads and stepped back.

Only Yoo-hyun stayed in his place.

“I saw your interview. I could feel your sincere heart for the company.”

“I wish the company to do well more than you, brother. That’s why I’m trying to set the right direction.”

“Is selling off all the loss-making subsidiaries the right direction?”

“It’s better than making the company noisy by acquiring irrelevant companies.”

“Who do you think made it noisy?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know who that is.”

Shin Kyung-soo slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and Shin Kyung-wook smiled calmly.

From a distance, it might look like a not-so-bad meeting of brothers, but it was not.

Behind their calm expressions, their eyes clashed fiercely.

Yet neither of them showed any sign of agitation.

Looking at them, Shin Kyung-wook was not an ordinary person either.

Yoo-hyun smiled inwardly and glanced at the faces behind Shin Kyung-soo.

There were some faces that triggered his memory.

The most noticeable one was Gerard Kim, who had an exotic appearance.

Maybe because he saw him often on TV, he was more familiar with his young appearance than his old one.

Gerard Kim was watching this situation with interest, with his arms crossed.

Next to him was a man with short curly hair and angular glasses.

Choi Jae-ki, the director.

Shin Kyung-soo’s strategist, who had caused all kinds of troubles to the company and society.

He scanned the surroundings with a sneer, and his eyes met Yoo-hyun’s.

He used to tremble at the sight of his eyes, but now he just looked ridiculous.

Snicker.

Choi Jae-ki’s eyes narrowed as Yoo-hyun chuckled.

He was the only one who didn’t bow his head among the people around him.

Feeling the same, Shin Kyung-soo turned his head slightly.

He reached out his hand to Yoo-hyun, as if he knew him.

He didn’t even offer his hand to Shin Kyung-wook.

“It’s been a while.”

“It’s nice to see you again.”

Yoo-hyun shook his hand with a relaxed smile.

He had no reason to bow his head to someone who was not his direct boss.

Squeeze.

Yoo-hyun looked at the real face of Shin Kyung-soo behind his hypocritical mask.

Did he know?

He might have thought that everyone was in his palm in the past, but now it was the opposite.

He was nothing but a pawn in Yoo-hyun’s palm.

The moment he realized the essence of the emotion he had vaguely felt, Yoo-hyun felt a thrilling sensation.

At the same time, the shackles that had bound Yoo-hyun were loosened.

Snap.

‘Let’s see who wins.’

Yoo-hyun smiled slyly as he passed Shin Kyung-soo.

It was after Yoo-hyun had passed him.

Choi Jae-ki approached Shin Kyung-soo, who had stopped for a moment.

“Vice President, who was that rude guy earlier?”

“He’s the one that Lee Jun-il acknowledged.”

“I see. The young guy was quite stiff.”

Shin Kyung-soo replied coldly to Choi Jae-ki’s words.

“Just make him bow, why do you care so much?”

“Yes. Leave it to me.”

“Let’s go.”

Shin Kyung-soo walked with an indifferent expression and opened his hand.

He didn’t show it, but his hand was still tingling.

“How dare he.”

He gritted his teeth as he thought of Yoo-hyun.

The fierce media war had subsided.

The management strategy department finished the work of integrating the organization.

The integrated organization was located on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors of the Sindorim campus.

The name was UniqueTF, which was taken from the codename of the next-generation smartphone used internally.

Under UniqueTF, the core executives of the planning, marketing, sales, development, design, quality, and production departments related to smartphones gathered.

Hansung Display, which supplied LCD panels.

Hansung Technic, which made cameras and major sensors.

Hansung Precision, which was in charge of tempered glass and molds.

Hansung Chemical, which provided batteries and films.

The key personnel of the related subsidiaries were also included in the organization and prepared to move.

It was the moment when a unprecedented organization was born for the next-generation smartphone.

Where there is light, there is darkness.

To create UniqueTF, many of the existing mobile business division staff were transferred.

Especially, the development center, which lost nearly half of its staff, was bound to have complaints.

There was someone who had predicted and prepared for this problem in advance.

It was Ahn Jae-kyung, the section chief.

He sat next to Yoo-hyun as usual and explained the background of his proposal.

“When I looked at Hansung Electronics’ organization, I noticed that the camera department and the print department were pushed out of the mainstream. They were losing money, and their investment was also on hold.”

“So you suggested to reorganize the business?”

“I just suggested it in case. I didn’t know that the management strategy department would actually move.”

The management strategy department reorganized the camera business and the print business to supplement the lack of staff in the mobile business division.

It was a decision that was possible because Shin Kyung-wook had the authority to reorganize the organization.

Even so, Yu Seok-won, the team leader, was not someone who would do what someone told him to do.

That meant it was a good suggestion, and it meant that Ahn Jae-kyung had a clear understanding of Hansung Electronics’ personnel.

Yoo-hyun smiled as he watched Ahn Jae-kyung expand his territory.

“You seem to have a talent for personnel, Chief Ahn.”

“That’s not true. I just found it because I was desperate.”

“That’s what personnel is.”

“Huh?”

“I just remembered what my former boss said. Is everything settled now?”

Yoo-hyun asked with a snicker, and Ahn Jae-kyung shook his head.

“No. We’ve cleaned up the outside, but now we have to sort out the messy inside at once.”

“How?”

“The most effective way is for the vice president to step up.”

“You mean we need someone to be the center of gravity.”

“Yes. It would be best if he spoke at the launch ceremony.”

Was it because he had experienced everything he wanted?

Ahn Jae-kyung had no hesitation in mentioning Shin Kyung-wook.

“He was going to do that anyway.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Chief Ahn, you can open a restaurant now.”

Yoo-hyun said with a smile, but he was half-serious.

Before he knew it, Ahn Jae-kyung’s intuition had risen to match Yoo-hyun’s experience.

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Wouldn’t it be okay to trust and leave him with the organization management itself?

Yoo-hyun imagined Ahn Jae-kyung’s next move.

UniqueTF was launched, and Shin Kyung-wook encouraged the employees himself.

He didn’t just say it, but actively supported them.

He approved the lacking measurement equipment and development resources without complicated approval.

He cleaned up the development environment and promised to support the personnel.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere that had been chaotic was easily sorted out.

The media effect was added to this.

The name ‘Shin Kyung-wook phone’ was a bit cheesy, but it had a great impact on the employees.

Their morale was boosted as they received attention, and they had a passion to achieve.

Thanks to that, the office, which had been filled with a sense of defeat, became lively.

The ones who ignited the fire in this atmosphere were the members of the mobile strategy team.

Yoo-hyun, who stayed in Hansung Tower, was able to access the changes and events that were happening inside the Sindorim campus through Jang Jun-sik’s email.

-Chief, I assigned Kim Se-in as the person in charge of UX and killer applications in software. And for the hardware part…

He first broke the existing formal organization and put the experts in each field in front.

He gave more authority to the people who had led Hansung’s smartphone until now, despite the difficulties.

Jang Jun-sik’s efforts were hidden in the process that proceeded without much disagreement.

He had a clear grasp of the key people.

Jang Jun-sik did not only help with the organization.

He led the development and design departments with the differentiated design proposal he made through the exhibition.

He received Yoo-hyun’s advice, but he led everything.

The result was listed in detail in the email.

Yoo-hyun nodded as he finished checking the content.

“They’re doing well.”

Click.

Yoo-hyun then opened the attached file.

There were detailed tasks of other colleagues.

Among them, Kwon Se-jung’s work change caught Yoo-hyun’s eye.

He was in charge of sales, marketing, and strategy with Choi Kyu-tae, the deputy manager.

Now, he was also responsible for the modem side of JK Communication.

There was Yoo-hyun’s choice behind this decision.

The reason was simple.

He saw the potential in Kwon Se-jung’s strategic insight.

If he grew a little more, wouldn’t he be able to counter the opponent’s strategy?

Maybe he could even surpass Choi Jae-ki, the director who was said to be flying high.

Yoo-hyun highly valued Kwon Se-jung’s potential.

Snicker.

Yoo-hyun, who had a fun imagination, sent a message to Kwon Se-jung.

It contained a plan to block the opponent’s attack that would soon come.

What kind of result he would make with this was up to Kwon Se-jung.

Thud.

Yoo-hyun put down his phone and turned his worries to somewhere else.

The company was reorganizing smoothly, but Double Y was not.

He was still struggling to find a single employee.

Would it be okay to leave it like this?

As he worried, he received a message from Park Young-hoon.

-Yoo-hyun, can you come to the interview? I’ve narrowed down some good candidates, so let’s persuade Do Ha together.

He had some time left in his schedule, so he had no reason to refuse.

Yoo-hyun was about to reply when his phone rang.

Ring. Ring.

An unknown number popped up on the screen.

Yoo-hyun answered the phone without much thought.

“Yes. This is Han Yoo-hyun.”

-Is this Yoo-hyun? Han Yoo-hyun from class 1 of grade 2 at Sannae Middle School?

Yoo-hyun tilted his head at the sudden informal speech.

“Yes. Who is this?”

-It’s me! Park Won-seok, who was in the same class as you. You used to call me Bulk all the time.

Bulk?

He had a vague image of him.

“Ah… The one who sat in the back row.”

-Yeah. You haven’t seen me for a while, and you’ve forgotten me already?

“It’s been more than a while.”

-Well, a lot of time has passed.

Did Park Won-seok have the right to talk about time? What about Yoo-hyun?

He tried hard to remember, but he only vaguely remembered Park Won-seok’s impression, and he didn’t know what kind of memories he had with him.

Still, he had a positive feeling.

“What’s up?”

-You work at Hansung, right? Are you in Gangnam?

“Uh, yeah.”

-I’m just passing by there, and I thought of your face. Haha! I was going to just pass by, but I felt bad not contacting you. Oh, how I got your number was…

Park Won-seok rambled on, as if he was a bit awkward.

He seemed to want to meet, so Yoo-hyun asked.

“Are you in front of Hansung Tower?”

-Yeah. Do you have time? If not, let’s see each other next time.

If it was like before, he would have just ignored him, but not now.

Having spent his childhood together was enough reason to meet.

“No. I’ll be right there.”

Yoo-hyun answered and got up from his seat without hesitation.