Real Man

Chapter 608:

Yoo-hyun looked at the sparkling Han River and answered.

“A little bit.”

“To be honest, I don’t know either. He didn’t say anything. He’s not the type to show it on the surface.”

“That’s true.”

“But I think he’ll make a move. Director Park told me to get ready.”

“I heard that from Director Park too.”

Yoo-hyun nodded, and Manager Park Seung-woo suddenly asked.

He seemed very curious, as his eyes sparkled.

“But why did you suddenly decide to do this?”

“Geez, you’re quick to ask.”

“I was busy too. I had to prepare for the Shinwa Semiconductor takeover, review the internal innovation plan, investigate the group strategy team members, deal with the internal organizational structure change, and...”

Manager Park Seung-woo rambled on, but all of this was because of Yoo-hyun.

It was like a bomb had dropped on the innovation strategy team.

Yoo-hyun bowed his head without hesitation.

“I’ve committed a grave sin.”

“Don’t misunderstand. Do you think I would blame my beloved mentee?”

“Of course not. You’re my respected mentor, after all.”

Yoo-hyun’s witty remark made Manager Park Seung-woo chuckle.

“Ha ha! That’s right. Anyway, tell me. What is it?”

“It’s a long story.”

“Tell me. I have time to spare.”

“Actually...”

Yoo-hyun explained everything that had happened since the beginning.

From the time he met Assistant Kim Ho-sung, to the story of his business trip to the future strategy department.

A slow and steady journey of personal and minor enlightenment unfolded.

Manager Park Seung-woo, who had a deep connection with some of the characters, snorted.

“This is something, listening to it makes me feel like I’m the one who benefited the most.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Just. I met you, didn’t I?”

Yoo-hyun was dumbfounded by his sudden remark.

“You’re being sentimental. Did you drink?”

“Ah, I need a drink.”

“After this is over. I already told Director Park that I would pay.”

The conversation, which had briefly gone off track, returned to its seriousness with Manager Park Seung-woo’s solemn expression.

Thud.

He casually threw a small stone into the Han River and opened his mouth.

“By the way, Assistant Kim Ho-sung must have suffered a lot. I feel sorry for him.”

“It’s not your fault, Manager.”

“I just think about how terrible it would be if I were in his position. If it weren’t for that, I would be under Director Jo right now. I wouldn’t have been able to handle it.” ꞦÅΝoВЁŜ

Assistant Kim Ho-sung’s fate changed when he took over the HPDA3 panel from Manager Park Seung-woo.

Yoo-hyun, who knew about Manager Park Seung-woo’s past, empathized with his thoughts.

However, he tilted his head at the last name that appeared.

“Are you talking about Director Jo Chan-young?”

“Yeah. He was my boss when I was in the product planning team.”

“Of course I know. Why him?”

"Oh, I just glanced at the survey results for the display. "

“And?”

“The results for his department were close to the worst. It’s not just Assistant Kim Ho-sung’s problem.”

“The worst?”

The problem of the future product department was just at the beginning stage, and it was one of the weak points when viewed as a whole.

If it was the worst, it meant that there were serious internal problems in the organization.

Manager Park Seung-woo said to the surprised Yoo-hyun.

“It’s not accurate because it’s a score. But it’s true that his evaluation was low compared to other organizations.”

“He wasn’t like that before.”

“Yeah. He was good at taking care of people, even though he had a temper. But I guess he’s changed a lot.”

For a moment, Yoo-hyun remembered the words he had heard from Manager Park Seung-woo when he was a new employee.

-He takes care of everything from the employees to the directors. I thought it was easy, but it wasn’t.

Because of this side of Director Jo Chan-young, the employees were afraid of him, but they didn’t talk behind his back.

But what went wrong?

Yoo-hyun nodded his head after thinking for a while.

“I see. I should meet him sometime.”

“What are you going to do with him?”

Yoo-hyun’s footsteps headed to the 7th floor of Yeouido Center.

The mobile business department was here, and so was the sales and marketing department that Yoo-hyun used to belong to.

The mobile group grew into a business department, and there were many groups and departments within the business department.

But the name of the sales and marketing department didn’t even change.

The members were the same as well.

Not only the department, but also most of the team leaders were the same.

In other words, the organization was stagnant.

‘There was a time to change.’

He checked the history and found that there was a clear time for the department to grow.

It was when they received the ultra-high-resolution panel from the innovation product TF.

But Director Jo Chan-young refused, and even lost the remaining staff to other departments.

Why did he make that choice?

Yoo-hyun wondered as he walked to the sales and marketing department office in the corner of the 7th floor.

He passed the sales team and the marketing team and came close to the product planning team.

“Team Leader Choi! How long has it been since I asked you to do this, and you’re still in the same place?”

A loud voice came from behind the partition, and he turned his head to see Director Jo Chan-young.

He was turning the team upside down, pushing his belly out with a heavy load on his back.

His appearance was the same as before, whether it was then or now.

The former 2nd part leader, Team Leader Choi Kyung-hyun, bowed his head.

“Director, that’s for next year’s project...”

“Next year? Are you going to postpone it forever?”

“No, no.”

“Don’t you have to show some spirit that you can do anything?!”

It was only a few days until next year, but Director Jo Chan-young was forcing it.

“I’m, I’m sorry.”

“Everyone here is the same. How can none of you do your job properly? Did you come to the company just to kill time? Do you all want to quit?”

He didn’t just force it, but he also lashed out at the team members who were still.

They didn’t show any dislike, but just bowed their heads.

“Damn it!”

Director Jo Chan-young shouted and turned his body, but no one cursed him.

They were too resigned to even do that.

This was not the product planning team that Yoo-hyun remembered.

He sighed at the sight in front of him.

“Sigh.”

Someone suddenly spoke to him as he shook his head.

“Director Jo has become more irritable, right?”

It was Assistant Lee Ae-rin, who used to be the secretary of the sales and marketing department, and now the secretary of the planning and management group.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes widened at her sudden appearance.

“Huh? Assistant Lee, what are you doing here?”

“I heard from Mi-jin. You’re having a meeting with Director Jo, right?”

“Oh, Mi-jin is your successor, right?”

“Yes. I felt so sorry for her, so I came to comfort her. And I wanted to see you too.”

“Why is Mi-jin?”

He asked the cheerful Assistant Lee, and she wiped her bitter smile.

Her eyes were looking at where Director Jo Chan-young had disappeared.

“Director Jo is in charge of her, right? He was better before, but he’s really bad these days.”

“Is that so?”

“He’s been a director for a long time. The people who became directors with him have all gone up, and the newcomers are also pushing up, so he must be impatient.”

The employees below might feel inferior and express their emotions.

But the leader shouldn’t do that.

The leader’s words have a big impact on the many people below.

“He shouldn’t vent his anger on them.”

“I know, right? He’s been so harassing that a lot of talented people have left. As far as I know, most of the people who are left are thinking of quitting.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. It’s a pity. The ones who should leave are clinging on, and the ones who are needed by the company are sacrificed.”

It was a harsh criticism, but there was not a single wrong word.

“That’s the chronic problem of Hansung.”

Yoo-hyun pointed out the core and Assistant Lee agreed with a pale face.

“That’s right. You know it well, Manager. Our company is too generous to the executives.”

“It’s a bit extreme.”

“Yes. Other companies send people away every two years, but our company holds them back with loyalty. They even take care of them for a few years after they quit. Are we different from others, or what?”

He looked at the same place as Yoo-hyun and nodded his head.