Real Man

Chapter 432:

Chapter 432:

Shin Kyung-wook, the executive director of Hansung Group, smiled brightly.

“I’m glad you realized that. I feel the same way. That’s why I’m trying to see things more broadly.”

“Is that why you’re reading comic books so diligently?”

Yoo-hyun pointed at the comic book on the table with a playful expression.

It was a story about the power struggle in a chaebol family, which suited Shin Kyung-wook’s current situation very well.

Shin Kyung-wook smiled and said,

“Something like that. It helps a lot.”

“In what way?”

“Just.”

Yoo-hyun waved his hand, and Shin Kyung-wook took out his phone as if he remembered something.

“Hmm, just a moment.”

He touched the screen of his iPhone 3 and accessed a portal site.

“Take a look at this.”

Yoo-hyun took the phone that Shin Kyung-wook handed him.

It was a news article from Hanseil Daily, which had not been online for long.

It was a speculative article, and there were no comments, probably because it lacked substance.

Yoo-hyun skimmed through the content and said casually,

“It looks like the Group Strategy Office is moving.”

“Why do you think so?”

Shin Kyung-wook asked him the reason, and Yoo-hyun answered,

“Because it’s more rational to secure a stake in Hansung Life than to buy Hansung Electronics stock.”

Hansung Life was the largest shareholder of Hansung Electronics, but its market capitalization was less than one-tenth of it.

It meant that they could exert much more influence within Hansung Group with the same amount of money.

Of course, it was difficult to acquire the shares because most of them were tightly held by the royal family, but it was not impossible.

Shin Kyung-wook nodded his head and asked Yoo-hyun as if he was testing him,

“But why did they release the news?”

“To interfere with the stake acquisition. The fact that they posted it at this point means that you threw them a bait on purpose.”

Yoo-hyun answered without hesitation, and Shin Kyung-wook looked astonished.

It was surprising enough to figure out the cause from just a short article, but he even pulled out the hidden intention behind it.

“Heh. How did you know?”

“You told me something similar before.”

“What did I say?”

“Didn’t you say that you don’t want to waste your time on a futile stake fight? Instead, you said you want to win by working for the customers.”

People thought that Shin Kyung-wook was the first successor because he was the eldest son, but the reality was different.

The forces that controlled Hansung Group would never accept Shin Kyung-wook’s succession.

He had to win over them eventually.

But could David beat Goliath by rushing at him recklessly?

He needed to create a completely new game to win.

It was not an easy task, and even if he knew it, it was hard to do it. But Shin Kyung-wook could do it.

Because it matched his direction of life and his path.

“I did. But what does that have to do with this?”

“There’s no reason to waste time on internal politics when dealing with customers. The best way to win without fighting is also there.”

“Not fighting with the Group Strategy Office?”

“Yes. Isn’t that why you gave them bait? It looks like they invested a lot of manpower.”

Yoo-hyun looked at Shin Kyung-wook who had done everything secretly and smiled bitterly.

“Huh. This is something. I guess I was wrong.”

“Wrong about what?”

“I take back what I said earlier. You’re better than the comic book protagonist.”

“Haha. This is something. I don’t know what to do with myself.”

Yoo-hyun shrugged his shoulders and laughed, and Shin Kyung-wook raised his index finger and said,

“Then let me ask you one more thing. Do you think this operation worked well?”

“Yes. It definitely worked. You can tell by just looking at the news they posted.”

It was not something that Yoo-hyun just blurted out.

Yoo-hyun had been in the Group Strategy Office for quite a long time, and he knew well Yoon Ju-taek, the executive director who was now in charge of decision-making.

He was a cold and rational person who would never fully believe in Shin Kyung-wook’s reckless proposal at the press conference.

He would doubt it and think that there would be another way.

What would he do if he saw Shin Kyung-wook’s move to acquire Hansung Life shares?

-I knew it. The LCD sales story was fake. He’s trying to buy time and get Hansung Life shares. Keep a close watch on the people who have friendly stakes.

Yoo-hyun could imagine what kind of order he would give just by thinking about it.

Shin Kyung-wook saw Yoo-hyun’s confident eyes and nodded his head.

He said it easily, but he seemed to have put a lot of thought into it.

“Then I guess I’ll buy some time for a while.”

“Yes. You used a very smart method. And the timing was perfect.”

There was less than a month left until the Apple announcement.

It was the best way to divert the attention of the opponent until then.

“I’m glad. It seems like I helped a little bit.”

“It helped a lot. Aren’t you getting rid of some other trivial things in the Innovation Strategy Office right now?”

“That’s why I’m going to get rid of the G20 exhibition support as well.”

Shin Kyung-wook said with a smile on his face as if he was teasing him.

Yoo-hyun had to ask even though he knew it.

“Did you get a request for support?”

“Yes. Park, the manager, told me. He said you have to do it.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“It seems like a pretty annoying thing to do, looking at the future.”

It was a question that he knew the answer to, but Yoo-hyun didn’t beat around the bush and revealed his true feelings.

“It’s something that I have to do personally. Of course, it will also help our plan. Please let me do it.”

“Haha. This is the first time I see you so eager.”

“It’s that important to me.”

Yoo-hyun said firmly, and Shin Kyung-wook smiled and lifted his coffee cup.

“I’ll be honest with you. If it wasn’t for your opinion, I might have refused. It’s such a tight schedule.”

“I have to do it.”

Yoo-hyun also smiled and sipped his coffee.

He didn’t realize how focused he was on the conversation, but the coffee that was hot had already cooled down.

At that moment.

Inside the conference room on the first floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade building in Gwanghwamun.

After the meeting ended, a man approached Jeong Da-hye, who had a stern expression on her face.

“It’s natural that large corporations are reluctant to support. Isn’t the preparation period too short?”

“So you should have done it earlier.”

Jeong Da-hye answered coldly, and Shin Kwang-se, a manager from the G20 preparation committee, snapped.

“Hey, this is a lot of work. Didn’t it go according to Team Leader Jung’s plan anyway?”

“That was a plan that we gave up on because you said it was impossible. I didn’t expect it to come back to life right before the inspection team arrives.”

“What do you want me to do now? Do you want me to cancel it? Is that what you want me to tell your company?”

Why does he have to bring up the company here?

Jeong Da-hye felt annoyed, but she had to endure it as the person in charge.

“No. Please proceed.”

“Good. Think about the government’s position and make sure there are no problems. That’s why we hired you.”

“I understand.”

Jeong Da-hye nodded resignedly.

Then, Shin Kwang-se put his hand on her shoulder with a smile.

“Hehe. That’s right. This will be a great experience for you…”

“I’m fine.”

Jeong Da-hye pushed his hand away with a stern look, and Shin Kwang-se left the room with a tongue click.

“Tsk tsk. A woman should be more gentle and sweet.”

“Sigh.”

Jeong Da-hye sighed and shook her head.

The next day, she was assigned to the Innovative Product TF as Shin Nyeong-wook, the executive director, had mentioned.

The 13th floor of Hansung Tower, the office of the Innovative Product TF manager.

Kim Hyun-min, the manager, sat at his desk and rubbed his head in frustration.

“Why did those bastards from the Innovation Strategy Department do this? Why did they give us such an unreasonable task?”

“The director also agreed to it. So we have to do it.”

Yoo-hyun, who was sitting across from him, answered nonchalantly, and Kim Hyun-min asked incredulously.

“Did you not hear what it is?”

“Isn’t it supporting the exhibition for the G20 summit inspection team?”

“Yeah. We have to display the entire panel for just a few people.”

“I know the schedule is tight.”

They hadn’t even come up with a clear concept for the exhibition yet, but they had a lot of demands.

It was an absurd request to finish this in a week, against the common sense of the industry.

That’s why Vice President Lim Jun-pyo had told him to pretend to help.

Kim Hyun-min chuckled sarcastically and asked.

“How can you be so calm about this? They will reward us for our hard work, right?”

“What reward? It’s more like volunteering. We’re lucky if we don’t get blamed for doing a poor job.”

“So what? We can do some volunteering for once.”

Yoo-hyun still seemed unfazed, and Kim Hyun-min looked at him with disbelief.

“You’re not even going to negotiate with them, are you?”

“Why not? Of course I have to go as the person in charge of the exhibition.”

“What? Do you know what kind of place that is? You’ll be grilled by high-ranking officials there.”

“That’s why I’ll go. You’re busy enough as it is.”

Why does he say such ridiculous things when he already knows everything?

Kim Hyun-min felt that he was seriously mistaken and lectured him.

“Listen, you don’t seem to understand me. You’ll be in big trouble if you go there. They won’t even recognize you as a deputy when they have higher positions than you.”

“It’s okay. I’m not the type to be intimidated by that kind of place.”

Yoo-hyun was still stubborn.

Kim Hyun-min opened his mouth in astonishment.

“You’re not planning to take on this exhibition by yourself, are you?”

“Yes. Of course I have to. I have plenty of time.”

He wasn’t just going to negotiate with them, he was going to make the project bigger.

Kim Hyun-min, the manager, looked at him with disbelief.

“You have time? Don’t you know that Apple’s announcement is right around the corner?”

“Kim Manager is doing a great job. I just need to show up.”

“What about the TF work?”

Kim Hyun-min shot back, but Yoo-hyun was calm.

“They’re doing fine without me. I’ve been hands-off for a while.”

“What about the exhibition support? Do you think the development team will stay quiet?”

“They have to do what they’re told from above. The responsible parties have already prepared enough, according to what I saw.”

“…”

Yoo-hyun answered sharply and brushed off all his tackles, leaving Kim Hyun-min speechless.

His eyes, which had been blinking blankly, changed to a suspicious glare.

“What’s up with you? Why are you so cooperative?”

“Isn’t it a national service? A patriot should do that.”

“You’re lying. I know you. What’s in it for you?”

Yoo-hyun hid his embarrassment and kept his shameless attitude.

“What do you mean? It’s a good opportunity to do some logo marketing.”

“Are you kidding me? It’s a secret exhibition, you know that, right?”

“Who knows, maybe this will lead to something bigger later. Think positively.”

Yoo-hyun didn’t say that without thinking.

This exhibition would be followed by another one for the G20 summit.

It meant a chance to display in front of the world’s economic leaders and famous CEOs.

Thanks to that, Yoo-hyun had achieved an unexpected result in the past, and that allowed him to move to the group strategy department.

Of course, he couldn’t mention that now.

“Wait a minute, now that I think about it, there are too many suspicious things. You suddenly offered to do the exhibition support, you had your employees ready in advance.”

Bang.

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat, leaving Kim Hyun-min manager who was starting to figure things out.

“Manager, I’ll go ahead and get started.”

“Where are you going?”

“I’ll let the responsible parties know in advance. There’s a lot to sort out for the tight schedule.”

“Are you really serious about this?”

“Of course. I’m the type who does what he says.”

Yoo-hyun smiled brightly and bowed before returning to his seat.

Kim Hyun-min watched his back and tilted his head.

“Geez, how strange. He’s not the kind of guy who works hard like that.”