Dad was a Genius - Chapter 46
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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 046
A cold wind was blowing through the Taesan Group.
It was as cold as the middle of winter, even though there was no financial crisis causing restructuring.
Wouldn’t it be nice if someone just cursed at me?
That wasn’t it either.
Everyone just remained silent.
It’s as if Chairman Cha is holding the back of his neck and not even being able to say anything.
[Ulsan. Revenge against Cheonan with a score of 5-0.]
[Ulsan, Cheonan big wave!]
[Where did Cheonan’s amazing gust of wind go?]
Monday was quieter than ever at Taesan Group.
No one dared raise their voice.
In fact, they didn’t even have the strength to do that.
Although it wasn’t like that before, most of the Taesan Group employees have become fans of Cheonan.
It couldn’t be helped, anyone who watched the Cheonan game intuitively had no choice but to become a fan.
Even for someone who doesn’t know much about soccer, the game in Cheonan was fun and had an artistic feel.
Cha Seong-eun’s soccer, which pursues fun and seems defensive but quickly switches to offense with rough pressure, is a game that draws viewers in.
Cheonan’s soccer prospered not simply because of good skills.
And now they feel it deeply.
Cheonan needs a car.
He needs to return as soon as possible.
But he needed the owner’s permission to return.
Rumor has it that Chairman Cha has locked Cha Seong-eun up in the hospital.
“Shouldn’t someone go and say something?”
“Please, our Cha Seong, please release the director.”
“But who would dare say something like that? Don’t you know our chairman’s personality? Once he makes up his mind, he never changes it.”
“But if we leave it like this, all of us in Cheonan will die. Seriously, what are we going to do?”
There was a growing clamor among employees for someone to muster up the courage to speak to the chairman.
“The Internet is in chaos right now. They want Director Cha Sung to return quickly.”
“It’s not just the Internet. Haven’t you seen the protests outside the Taesan Group?”
“Yesterday, the fans even blocked the bus. The players all bowed their heads and apologized. Ugh. It broke my heart to see that.”
It could be said that the public sentiment in Cheonan City itself was vehement.
It is understandable that the popularity of the Cheonan team increased significantly due to Cha Seong-eun, and the citizens of Cheonan who only watched baseball turned their attention to soccer.
No wonder they say that there aren’t many people on the streets during the Cheonan Gyeonggi Festival.
That team is on a losing streak right now.
It’s eye-popping.
“If this continues, all the citizens of Cheonan might rise up and destroy the company!”
Amid such concerns, executives eventually stepped in.
The employees below him don’t even see the shadow of the chairman, so in such an important matter, the higher-ups should step forward.
Of course, those who started from the bottom and worked their way up to executive positions were also afraid of Chairman Cha.
They very carefully called out to Chairman Cha, who had his eyes closed.
“Ahem. Mr. Chairman… … .”
“no!!”
Then, Chairman Cha’s voice echoed throughout the conference room.
“I haven’t even said a word yet… … .”
“I know what you’re going to say. You’re going to talk about my last name, right?”
“… … .”
“You rascals. Can’t you see that we already have a headache because of overseas exports? That and securing construction orders from the Arab countries are also problems. There are so many things piling up, so is this the time to be paying attention to soccer!?”
“Well, that’s true, but-.”
“Okay! Do you remember where our Cheonan ranked last season? We were in last place. But now we’re in first place. We lost three times and still in first place. What more do you want from this?”
“… … .”
When you say that, I have nothing to say.
However, if things continue this way, no one knows how long Cheonan will continue to lose.
That’s why special measures were needed.
“Did you all come here to play soccer? This is the company. You have to work! Don’t even mention soccer. Got it?!”
“yes.”
The executives answered that way, but those who had been by his side for a long time could tell.
What I am saying is that the person who is most worried about Cheonan soccer right now is Chairman Cha.
* * *
“Child. Now I can see your face clearly. Clear. Haha.”
“That’s why. It’s been so hard for me.”
“You should take better care of yourself, Inma.”
“That’s what I’m going to say. Don’t you guys exercise? Look at me. I do everything from Pilates to working out.”
“Oh my. If someone saw us, they’d think we collapsed.”
Still, my brothers and sisters came to visit me regularly.
No matter how many times I tell him he can stop coming, he won’t listen.
They always bring food that is difficult to eat in the hospital, like chicken or pizza, set up a large table, and drink and play among themselves before leaving.
Looking back now, it seemed like everyone just came here to drink and have fun under my pretext.
“Ugh-. Hey. What is this soju? Where is it from? I’ve never seen it before.”
“This is our company’s new product. What do you think? Is it okay?”
“Oh. That’s it? No. This has a nice aftertaste. I thought it was whiskey.”
“This would be great to eat with some soju.”
Usually, when you think of a chaebol, you think of them pouring expensive liquor and serving a variety of delicacies as side dishes, but that’s not the case at all.
Chicken, pizza, pig’s feet, bossam, raw fish, etc.
It was no different from ordinary people.
Today, my older brother went fishing at dawn and was eating the sea bream he caught himself by dipping it in soy sauce.
“Hey hey. What’s the chief in the dome? Chief.”
“The dome is soy sauce.”
“What are you talking about? You just eat sea bream, you guys. Oh my. Sea bream to those who don’t even know how to eat!”
“Hey. Dome or flounder. It’s the same thing!”
“T, what kind of nonsense is this! Even if you are my lovely little sister, I can’t forgive you for saying such things!”
Even though they were bickering like that, they soon started laughing and before long, it was dawn.
The only good thing was that this was a VIP room that took up the entire floor, so we could chat amongst ourselves.
“But Seong-eun.”
“huh?”
“You… … are not.”
The older brother stopped talking.
Then the younger brother also tried to speak but coughed in vain.
My older sister also noticed something and poured another glass of soju for no reason.
“I know what you all want to say. Is it because of my return?”
“… … .”
“But I really want to go out too. I was watching the news yesterday and all the buses our players were riding were blocked by fans. It was so unpleasant to see all the coaches come out and bow their heads in that tense atmosphere.”
There is something called a burmak.
Whether it was baseball or soccer, when fans were dissatisfied, it was a great way to express it.
The players have to take the bus to get off work, but the fans are blocking that.
“Is this the first time in our club’s history that we’ve had a blunder?”
“Oh. Really? I didn’t know that.”
As my brothers said, it was the first time in our club’s history that something like that had happened.
Since they always came in last, no one expected much from them, so no one stopped the bus even though they lost the game.
But this season was different.
Don’t the fans have high expectations for our team?
So, this incident happened because of the shock of losing three games in a row.
“What should we do? Should we come together and tell our father?”
“Ugh. I heard that the executives went there once and came back completely devastated.”
“Father, what you said is not wrong. Is soccer the problem right now? Seong-eun’s health is the problem.”
“Yeah. Soccer is the problem.”
“That’s right. Soccer is the problem. Look at this kid Seong-eun, he’s so energetic. He can play as a player again.”
At that moment, the second oldest brother stood up in anger.
“This won’t work. We have to do this!”
“You’re right. The team that Seong-eun worked so hard to build is now falling apart, and we can’t just leave it like this! Let’s go see Father!”
At that time, when the Prince’s Rebellion was about to break out,
“What are you guys doing here with your patients?”
“omg!”
“Whoa!”
My father suddenly opened the door and came inside.
Everyone was so shocked that they screamed.
“Oh, father.”
“I told you to take good care of these patients, but you’re just having a drinking party!? Don’t you know I came here because my liver isn’t in good condition?”
“Okay. Of course, Seongeun gave me a drink.”
“get out!!”
In this way, the Prince’s Rebellion came to an early end.
The brothers and sisters put down their coats and left the hospital room.
“You should have called me first.”
“I want to see my son’s face, but do I have to ask for permission? Ahem. Pour me a glass.”
You said you were drinking.
I smiled and poured her a glass.
“Hey Seong-eun.”
“yes.”
“……no.”
After saying that, he gulped down the soju in one gulp.
“But can you drink alcohol? Didn’t your doctor say anything?”
“Oh, really. Are you nagging me too? This much is fine. But this… … soju tastes good. Where is it from?”
“This is our company’s business.”
“This? Ah, so this is the new soju that the food department is launching.”
And then you bring up old stories for no reason.
“Your uncle once said that he would expand the liquor market and export it to foreign countries. But is it easy to export our country’s liquor to foreign countries? Your grandfather was furious and said it was nonsense, but he ended up taking over the Korean liquor market and exporting it to foreign countries.”
“I see. It’s the first time I’ve heard that.”
“Your uncle was also a romantic. He was a man who believed in dreams.”
My father, who had been talking about his late uncle with a hearty laugh, soon smiled bitterly.
“With the skills I’ve honed since then, I’ve finally come up with this kind of alcohol. I wonder how happy I would have been if I were alive.”
“… … .”
I quietly poured another drink into my father’s glass.
“father.”
“hmm?”
“I have a dream too. But now I’m afraid that dream will be shattered.”
“… … .”
My father put down the glass he was holding.
“Just like my uncle had big dreams, I also have big aspirations and ambitions.”
“That ambition, is it that you also look out to the world?”
“Yes. I am looking forward to more than that.”
“More than that… … .”
“But if we continue like this, we might not be able to achieve that dream. That’s why I’m afraid.”
I have a dream.
It’s more than just winning the K-League.
The dream I’ve had since my past life.
Maybe heaven sent me here to make that dream come true.
But we can’t continue like this.
This is an act of moving away from my dream.
That’s why I had to go back somehow.
To a field where I can realize my ambitions.
“after-.”
Father let out a short breath.
“I was going to bring you back anyway. No. What happened to you not being able to win one game? One game! Shouldn’t you go and stand in line? You need to establish some discipline.”
“Everyone must have worked hard.”
“Yes. Even though I worked hard, I couldn’t even keep up with your footsteps. In the end, our Cheonan would never be able to do without you, Seong-eun.”
“When you say it like that, it sounds like I’m showing off.”
“You can do that. People must have felt it too. Cheonan and Chaseong were a one-man team.”
My father eventually gave in.
“Okay. Come back. But take good care of your body. If you collapse like this again, I’ll throw away everything, including soccer and footwork.”
“yes.”
“And I’m going to impose a curfew. Be home before ten o’clock.”
“……yes?”
“The doctor said that all of this happened because of lack of sleep. So you have to come home at least by ten o’clock at night. And when you come home, don’t even think about doing any work. Do you not like it? If you do not like it, tell me. I will keep you here for another month.”
I nodded quickly.
Curfew at this age?
But what can we do?
It is a law that one must bow one’s head before the highest authority.
“I will observe the curfew.”
“If you don’t keep it, you’ll be in big trouble.”
I smiled and happily ate some sea bream sashimi.
And naturally, I wanted to get deep into the first chapter.
Oh. Now that I think about it, my brother said something earlier about dipping it in soy sauce.
I turned back to soy sauce.
“You bastard!”
Then my father became very angry and shouted at me.
“Who eats dome with soy sauce? Dome is soy sauce!”
“… … .”
I quietly dipped the dome in soy sauce and put it in my mouth.
“Right. Heh heh.”
As expected, it was an unusual family.