Real Man

Chapter 284:

Chapter 284:

Chapter 284

Yoo-hyun recharged himself during the fairly long vacation.

He received a lot of positive energy from his family and friends.

That good vibe radiated from him since the morning he returned to work.

Jung In Wook, the manager who received a chocolate from Yoo-hyun as a souvenir, said to him.

“What’s this, why did you buy this? Are you happy just because you went on a vacation?”

“I’m happy just to see you, manager Jung.”

“Stop flattering me.”

Jung In Wook, who was glaring at him, asked Yoo-hyun.

“By the way, why aren’t you doing the morning report for your team today?”

“The first team leader came to see me.”

“Really? Then who is that person?”

Yoo-hyun pointed to a man whose back was slightly visible behind the partition of the team leader’s seat.

Jung In Wook turned his head and said.

“He’s the circuit 1 team leader.”

“So the first team leader and the team leader came from the first team.”

“That’s right. Our panel is quite an issue.”

Why did they suddenly show interest from the first team?

Yoo-hyun asked Jung In Wook what he guessed.

“Did they hear something from the mobile phone division?”

“How did you know that?”

“The first team is a partner of the mobile phone division. That’s why I thought so.”

“You’re really smart. Actually…”

Jung In Wook stuck out his tongue and told Yoo-hyun what had happened while he was away.

As Yoo-hyun expected, there was a complaint from the mobile phone division.

Yoo-hyun nodded and asked.

“So, in summary, they’re asking why we’re only supplying ultra-high-resolution panels to Apple?”

“Yeah. They didn’t need it when they said they didn’t, and now they’re saying something else.”

“They’re probably more upset because Apple is investing in factories.”

“Then they should pay us some money.”

Jung In Wook sighed as if he had been quite troubled in the middle.

Yoo-hyun encouraged him.

“Manager Jung, you look good.”

“What? Why?”

“It seems like you love your team very much now.”

“Hey, do you want to keep being gross?”

“Fight on.”

Yoo-hyun stretched out his clenched fist and smiled brightly as he turned around.

Jung In Wook looked at Yoo-hyun’s back with disbelief.

He touched the chocolate and muttered to himself.

“Kid, how did you know I like dark chocolate?”

A moment later, the circuit 1 team leader who had been talking at the team leader’s seat came out.

He stopped right behind Yoo-hyun’s seat and turned his body sharply.

Then he warned Kim Ho Geol, the senior engineer who followed him.

“Don’t take my words lightly, Kim. Got it?”

“Yes, sir.”

Kim Ho Geol nodded his head.

The relationship between the two men was clearly revealed in this short conversation.

The circuit 1 team felt like they were superior.

“Let me know when you’re ready.”

“I will.”

The circuit 1 team leader turned his steps again after scanning Kim Ho Geol harshly.

Thud. Thud.

Soon after, Kim Ho Geol’s sigh was heard behind Yoo-hyun’s back.

“Sigh.”

His awkward situation was felt in his long sigh.

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat and asked him.

“Are you okay, sir?”

“I’m fine. Oh, did you have a good vacation?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, I had a good time.”

As Yoo-hyun answered, Kim Ho Geol looked around and whispered quietly.

“I see. Then can we talk for a moment?”

“Sure.”

Yoo-hyun readily agreed.

The place where Yoo-hyun met Kim Ho Geol was a small meeting room.

Coffee bought from the cafeteria was placed on the table.

The chocolate that Yoo-hyun brought was also there.

Kim Ho Geol touched the chocolate and said.

“Thank you, Yoo-hyun. I’ll enjoy it.”

“Thank you, sir.”

As Yoo-hyun greeted him, Kim Ho Geol asked.

“Why are you thanking me?”

“You cared about me a lot.”

“Oh, because of the side dish order?”

“That too.”

At Yoo-hyun’s answer, Kim Ho Geol chuckled and said.

“Was it delicious? I’m going to order it often.”

“My mother was surprised when she found out later.”

“What’s there to be surprised about?”

“But you’re the team leader. She said she was sorry she couldn’t put more in and asked me to tell you that.”

“What are you talking about? That was enough. Tell her I enjoyed it very much.”

Kim Ho Geol waved his hand right away.

He was really grateful for the words.

“Yes. I will. Thank you.”

“You should thank Maeng senior more than me.”

“Yes. I already expressed it enough.”

As Yoo-hyun expected, Maeng Gi Yong, the senior engineer, wrote a post on the company’s promotional bulletin board.

He didn’t just write a post, but also put in promotional phrases and images with care.

He also promoted it to the team members himself.

It was not something that could be done easily.

So Yoo-hyun took special care of Maeng Gi Yong.

Of course, he also paid attention to Jung Ah Reum, the diet expert.

Kim Ho Geol laughed and said after hearing the story.

“Haha! That’s good. It seems like almost everyone in the team bought it, right?”

“Yes. I’m grateful for that.”

Thanks to the chocolate and side dish talk, a friendly atmosphere was naturally created.

It was a different feeling from the past when they only talked about stiff work.

It was thanks to Kim Ho Geol who loosened up the mood with casual conversation.

Kim Ho Geol took a sip of coffee and called Yoo-hyun.

His eyes were filled with trust in Yoo-hyun.

It seemed that the Apple deal was decisive.

“Yoo-hyun.”

“Yes, sir.”

“I’m sorry to say this…”

He cautiously tried to bring up the main point.

Yoo-hyun took the initiative and asked.

“Do they want a panel from the first team?”

“Yes. As you expected.”

Kim Ho Geol nodded calmly.

He was so surprised that he didn’t care what Yoo-hyun said anymore.

“We have a product review ahead of us, so we don’t have much leeway.”

“Right. It takes a lot of time to transfer panels when we’re already busy.”

“There will be a manpower gap too.”

“But it’s hard to refuse in this situation.”

The product first team was in charge of domestic mobile phone panels.

They were directly connected to the mobile phone division, so their demands were the same as those of the mobile phone division.

From the perspective of the advanced product team, they had no choice but to be superior.

Yoo-hyun recalled his past memories as he looked at Kim Ho Geol hesitating.

When he clashed with circuit 4 team, Yoo-hyun advised Kim Ho Geol.

-It’s not politics to waver around looking at your superiors. It’s real politics to think of your team members first.

The situation was different, but the core was the same.

Yoo-hyun subtly poked Kim Ho Geol, the senior engineer.

“It must be something you have to do politically.”

“I’m not worried about the first team’s opinion.”

“Then what?”

“If I think about the team members’ work right now, it’s better to refuse. But.”

“…”

Kim Ho Geol, who emphasized the end of his sentence, looked at Yoo-hyun.

It was clear that he had engraved Yoo-hyun’s words in his heart.

He spoke in front of the employee without showing his authority.

“I think it might be worse for the team members if we clash with the first team. That’s why I’m worried.”

It was a reasonable concern and a difficult problem.

It was also a kind of problem that had no clear answer.

But in this case, Yoo-hyun could easily give him an answer.

“Sir, I don’t think you have to worry so much.”

“What do you mean?”

“They probably won’t keep asking for it.”

Yoo-hyun said it easily, and Kim Ho Geol objected.

“They came to see me personally, so the pressure from the mobile phone division must have been great.”

“The mobile phone division doesn’t have ultra-high-resolution panels in their roadmap. They can’t do anything with the panels right now.”

Yoo-hyun was not the type of person who only thought positively.

He had analyzed the next-generation mobile phone roadmap in detail during the color phone project.

It was based on his conclusion.

Kim Ho Geol saw Yoo-hyun’s confident eyes and nodded his head.

“So it’s just a passing wind.”

“Yes. And even if not, the group leader will stop it. There’s nothing more important than our work in the group right now.”

“Then…”

Kim Ho Geol hesitated as if asking for an answer, and Yoo-hyun said clearly.

“You just have to smile and endure it for a while.”

“Do I have to smile?”

Yoo-hyun smiled brightly and answered.

“Yes. It’s politics to not give and not be hated.”

“Hahaha!”

Kim Ho Geol, who had been blank for a moment, laughed out loud.

Yoo-hyun returned to his seat and thought.

It was as he had told Kim Ho Geol.

This matter was likely to end as a happening.

There was no room for the mobile phone division to interfere in this situation.

Nevertheless, he felt uneasy and picked up his phone.

After the call was connected, he heard Kim Sung Deuk, the senior engineer’s voice.

-Long time no see.

“Yes, sir. How have you been?”

Kim Sung Deuk, who received Yoo-hyun’s greeting, brought up the side dish story right away.

-Yeah. I ate your mother’s side dish…

He was grateful, but it wasn’t something he could listen to for a long time.

“Thank you.”

Yoo-hyun greeted him and went straight to the point.

“Sir, I have something to ask you.”

-What is it?

“It seems like there’s some talk about ultra-high-resolution panels from the mobile phone division.”

-Ah, that? I heard some talk from the development center too.

Yoo-hyun’s eyebrows narrowed for a moment.

The talk should have come from the product planning team of the mobile phone division.

The development center should have opposed it rather than supported it.

Yoo-hyun asked with a doubtful voice.

“Isn’t the development center not ready yet?”

-Well, there’s been a lot of news lately.

“It seems like there’s too much work to do now.”

-It’s impossible as far as I can see. It’s probably just showmanship.

Kim Sung Deuk spoke calmly as if it was someone else’s business.

He trusted Yoo-hyun enough to say that.

Yoo-hyun asked him casually.

“Is the new center leader someone who likes to show off?”

-I don’t know. He seems to be especially like that this time.

“Really?”

-I don’t know much. I haven’t clashed with him much.

“I see.”

The development center leader was changed by Shin Myung Ho, the vice president’s killing order.

The new Sim Kwang Soo executive director was an internal appointment case from the business division.

He was someone who didn’t even remain in Yoo-hyun’s memory, so he didn’t know his color.

While Yoo-hyun was lost in thought for a moment, Kim Sung Deuk said abruptly.

-Ah, they’re also trying to set up a new roadmap at the development center.

“Will you handle it, sir?”

-No. It seems like they’re going to do it themselves. They’ll probably contact you from there too.

From what he heard, he understood why the first team moved.

The development center put pressure on them directly.

Thanks to Kim Sung Deuk’s explanation, he had a rough idea.

Yoo-hyun thanked him.

“Thank you for telling me.”

Then Kim Sung Deuk revealed his true feelings.

-Don’t just thank me with words, work with me.

“Haha. Be careful on your way.”

He was a consistent person too.

Yoo-hyun hung up the phone with a smile.

Yoo-hyun was troubled.

Why did the development center take the initiative?

It could be seen as showmanship, but the connection seemed weak.

The first team had to move to push the LCD panel, which meant that there was some internal discussion going on.

It was not easy to turn their eyes to another side when they had an ongoing project.

There was a high possibility that someone from above was involved.