Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 26



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Episode 26

Another change occurred on Park Kang-soo’s face.

Because something I had never thought of came out.

“What do you mean… …? You’re going to solve my problem.”

“I overheard the secretary talking on the phone in the car. I didn’t mean to listen, but it was so quiet and small inside. She said she was having a lot of trouble with sales.”

It was not a problem that was just a worry, but a problem that came with such enormous pressure and stress that it dominated my daily life.

It is natural for businesspeople to be concerned about sales, but the recent situation has been one that truly deserves the word ‘crisis’.

After holding the top spot among the three major telecommunications companies for over a decade, that position is on the verge of being shattered.

And that too during his term as CEO, which was only 5 years.

Since it was a place where only numbers and results were spoken, the pressure was indescribable.

Because it would never be easy to continue on with the label of a failed professional manager.

“I won’t deny it since you said you already heard it, but I still don’t understand what you mean. Does it mean that Mr. Jeong Hee-seong will increase our telecommunications company’s sales?”

Park Kang-soo added with a small smile.

“You don’t think that the problem will be solved by buying a few cell phones, do you? You think that the problem will be solved simply by opening a few corporations and opening tens or hundreds of accounts, something like that.”

He’s still young, so maybe he could think that way.

Purchases will directly lead to sales, and the greater the number, the greater the profit.

It’s not a wrong statement, but it’s not something that can be brought up in front of the CEO.

If it was a problem that could be solved to that extent, I would have solved it a long time ago at my own expense.

“I wouldn’t have talked about billions with that kind of answer, sir. If it was something that could be solved at that level, wouldn’t you have been lying in the hospital bed like this?”

The pressure and stress pushed Park Kang-soo to his limit.

Sleep was severely reduced, meals were often skipped, and nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol were the only things keeping me alive.

Then, when I got stressed, my blood pressure would suddenly rise to the point where I would feel dizzy, and I had to face the fact that my body was in danger.

But that was only for a moment.

Because I thought that solving the problem right in front of me was the top priority.

And then eventually it got to this point.

After taking a deep breath, Park Kang-soo asked Hee-sung.

“Then how are you going to solve my problem? This is a completely different field from what a celebrity manager does. I don’t understand it at the moment.”

Heeseong countered the question with another question.

“Do you happen to know what I did before I did this, sir?”

“Yes, I heard about it vaguely. I heard he worked at an advertising company for several years.”

“It was exactly two years. I was a contract worker and took care of all the miscellaneous tasks that came up in the team. Office work was basic, and when necessary, I would go on field trips regardless of the day or night. That was until just a few months ago.”

“Regardless of day or night? Well, if you’re a contract worker, you have the potential to become a full-time employee, so you should have done whatever they told you to do.”

“It wasn’t necessarily because of that, but it wasn’t like there was no hope at all. Of course, the result was as expected.”

Park Kang-soo suddenly had that thought.

How is it that my friend, who was working as a temporary worker at an advertising company just a few months ago, is now acting like this?

For an average person, even if they want to work in the entertainment industry, they would start by applying to an entertainment agency or by working as a roadie.

What on earth made you start out as a freelance manager?

Whether you’re an actor or a singer, you’ll have to cover all the expenses that go into growing up with your own money.

Is that what he meant when he said he wanted billions of dollars to be invested in him?

“I brought this up to tell you about my position at my previous job. I was not in a position that was important at all, and no one cared about it, so I was able to gather more information than anyone else. Whether inside or outside.”

“Information? If it’s information.”

“I don’t know if you know, but advertising agencies are more sensitive to information than any other place. Whether it’s the client who commissions the advertisement, the model representing the advertisement, or even when, on which platform, and in what order it should be executed, it’s all an information war. What I want to give you, CEO, is about that information.”

At the mention of information, Park Kang-soo’s eyes narrowed sharply.

Because, judging from his attitude and atmosphere, it didn’t seem like he would bring up such a trivial topic.

Moreover, if it is information obtained while working at an advertising company, its rarity and secrecy would not be small.

So, when they were talking about investing billions of dollars, they would have brought up this kind of talk.

What on earth is that information?

“I’m not the most easygoing person, so let me get straight to the point. Now that you’ve gone this far, I can’t help but be curious.”

“It’s about the Single Channel Act. There’s news that the government is going to completely revise and reform the Single Channel Act, for the first time in nine years.”

Park Kang-soo’s eyebrows furrowed at the three letters of the single-letter system.

This is because the ‘Terminal Distribution Structure Improvement Act’, or simply the Single Channel Act, had a huge impact on the three major telecommunications companies.

Park Kang-soo asked back, even changing his tone of voice.

“The government said it would revise the Single Telecommunications Act? That’s impossible… …. It was created to control our telecommunications companies, so we’ve given up on it. Why would the government revise it if we just sit back and do nothing?”

“The fact that there was no discrimination in subsidies or discounts when the Single Channel Act was implemented was a clear effect. It was a law that was originally created to prevent excessive competition. However, as time passed, the price of mobile phones skyrocketed and the three telecommunications companies no longer competed with differentiation, so the burden was eventually passed on to consumers. So the government had no choice but to think again.”

“Could it be that all that trouble is… … .”

“We’re going to bring back competition. We’re going to bring back competition between the three companies so that when consumers buy a cell phone, they can buy it under better conditions. They can choose the carrier that offers better services.”

“… … .”

If this were true, it would be huge news.

Of course, as a corporation that has been in place for 9 years, we have now adapted to the current situation, but if the law is revised or the outline is changed, the situation will change 180 degrees.

There are some advantages to not having to compete, but if the situation arises where the three companies must compete again, they will have to have an upper hand no matter what.

And that advantage, depending on who gets it early on, could last for years or even decades.

The current NS Telecom has also maintained its position in that way.

Park Kang-soo asked Hee-sung in an even more serious tone.

“If all this information is true, there’s no way I haven’t heard about it by now. Where did Mr. Jeong Hee-seong get this information? The source.”

Park Kang-soo has changed so much that he treats her like a business partner rather than a lifesaver.

He had returned to his position as CEO without realizing it, on a very important matter.

“If it’s a source, then I’m sure of it. I heard it directly from a member of the ruling party. Of course, he probably doesn’t even remember that I was there.”

“A member of the ruling party? What is that… … .”

Shortly before Heesung’s contract period ended, Heesung visited a private bar to meet a client from an affiliate of a large corporation.

It was to show the plan at the client’s sudden request, but since it was a small place, it was just a simple errand of submitting documents and coming back.

So, Heeseong decided to deliver it on his way home from work, went to the bar, submitted the plan to the client, who was the head of an affiliate company, and was about to leave when he felt sorry and offered him a drink.

Of course, as a client, I had to get at least one drink, and somehow I ended up staying there for about 5 minutes.

At that time, a key member of the ruling party was present.

I don’t know what their relationship was or why they were drinking together, but Heeseong must have been nothing to them.

So, they would have been able to continue their conversations comfortably regardless of whether anyone was present or not.

During those five minutes, during that brief period of time, the content that Heesung encountered was about the single-channel method.

After hearing Heeseong’s story, Park Kang-soo sat up and kept his mouth shut.

A lot of thoughts were running through my head, and at the same time, I was wondering if it was right to believe this story at face value.

However, that time was not very long.

“Okay. I’ll check this out secretly. If it came directly from a ruling party member and the bill is currently being revised, then this information must be worth billions of won. If NS Telecom was the first to get hold of this information, then so be it.”

“It will still be like that. It was only a month ago. Now, the existing single-channel system will become meaningless, and the key will be who will come up with the best marketing first. I said this in the hope that it will be NS Telecom.”

Park Kang-soo’s eyes became hazy at Hee-sung’s story.

Yes, this information came at a price.

Billions of investments.

Park Kang-soo opened his lips to ask what it meant.

“You asked me to invest billions of dollars earlier. What exactly did you mean by that? I understand that you are not a separate legal entity for what you are doing.”

Heeseong smiled and nodded.

“Yes, that’s right. The investment I was talking about had a slightly different meaning. It’s probably not much different from the information I just mentioned. After all, it’s also for NS Telecom.”

“Work for NS Telecom? What kind of… … .”

Heeseong spoke his thoughts and plans without holding back.

And Park Kang-soo, who heard that story, could not help but open his mouth and eyes wide as time passed.

I wondered how this young man came up with such an idea, but I was surprised at how plausible and good it seemed.

After hearing the whole story, Park Kang-soo extended his hand to Hee-sung with a satisfied smile.

“If this goes as planned, Jeong Hee-seong’s reputation in the industry will rise significantly. I promise to give my full support to make that happen.”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices