The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 1140



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He knows very well that he is a bit indecisive.

But I never thought they would try to use it this way.

However, Vice Minister Lee Dong-soo vented his grievances.

“This is not necessarily a bad thing. Director Choi Min-hyeok is a person who has been receiving attention from the media for many reasons. He is famous for having recently replaced the management of Han Young Ilbo. If someone like that has a conflict with employees of a general affiliate, it will be a problem.”

Money wasn’t the issue.

Because what matters is reputation.

Director Choi Min-hyeok was no longer a subordinate.

It was a gap.

Absolutely not.

But if he oppressed the weak, his image could not have been good.

Think about it.

On one side, it shows KM Electronics enjoying the blessings of God.

On the other hand, if we show the Optis employees who were kicked out onto the street.

If these two screens are compared and broadcast, Director Choi Min-hyeok’s image will suffer a huge blow.

Add to that the exploitation of small and medium-sized businesses for royalties, and you have the worst image.

Only then did Manager Yoo Jin-sik realize his situation and begin to conflict with the suggestion made by Senior Manager Kim Hyeon-woo.

‘Really.’

“… That’s not true.”

“Most employees respect Director Choi Min-hyeok. He does his best for the employees under him.”

“…we are?”

“We are not under KM Electronics, but a subsidiary of KM Group. So we can’t blame Director Choi Min-hyeok. To be honest, I envy the KM Electronics employees. The reason I say this is because I’m jealous of those people.”

Vice Minister Lee Dong-soo made a face of wonder as he recalled what Director Choi Min-hyeok had done. When he actually looked at him from a realistic perspective, he was simply amazed.

Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo was aiming for that point.

Even if it’s not real, I’ll make it so.

In the end, if you just follow Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo’s suggestions, you can get something in return.

Even if it’s not necessarily a job, it’s something like money in the name of compensation.

“…What do you think?”

“… I don’t know. But there is one thing to keep in mind. Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo was kicked out for causing internal strife while he was at KM Electronics. Fortunately, he went to Oseong Electronics, but most of the employees who followed him were kicked out. Only a few people survived.”

“…Are you saying that I have to take risks?”

“Yes. That’s true, but there’s also talk that Director Jang Seung-il’s sincerity in handling matters was also thanks to Director Choi Min-hyeok. You should probably talk to Director Jang Seung-il.”

“Does that make sense?”

“I don’t know about that. There has never been anything that went according to common sense when it came to Director Choi Min-hyeok.”

The reason why Vice President Lee Dong-soo gave advice to Director Yoo Jin-sik was because of the actions of Director Choi Min-hyeok in the past. He took in new employees who had nowhere to go and ended up creating jobs for them.

I doubt they can do that though.

‘Honestly, it’s a bit like that.’

It didn’t seem like his own actions. Still, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pretend to report Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo’s actions and say something.

‘Anyway, I can’t give up like this!’

***

The KCTU was preparing to strike against the public sector union’s arbitration authority for the welfare of laid-off workers.

They threatened to stage a mass strike if the government did not negotiate on the matter.

These labor disputes are related to the recent cold spell that has hit the local economy.

Stories of national bankruptcy are now common.

In this process, ‘Director Choi Min-hyeok’s Prophecy Book’ comes to mind.

Because the domestic economy is not in good shape, workers have been adversely affected.

In the end, it was the KCTU that took the lead in taking action.

Jang Seung-il, director of KM Group, also closely watched the movements of the KCTU.

He thought that fortunately, the KM Group had completed its restructuring and there would be no major problems.

There are still some who are stuck, but they are being given a chance.

‘If we had been careful, the strike might have spread to our side.’

If that had really been the case, it would have been a disaster for the KM Group’s restructuring.

On the one hand, he was grateful to Director Choi Min-hyeok. Because Director Choi Min-hyeok provided the right timing, he was able to avoid the KCTU strike.

Actually, this wasn’t luck.

Director Choi Min-hyeok adjusted the schedule for restructuring through a period without large-scale strikes based on memories from his past life.

That’s why Director Jang Seung-il didn’t bully Manager Yoo Jin-sik when he came to visit.

He listened to the story just in case.

“…Are you talking about Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo?”

“Yes. Didn’t you know? Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo even met with the KCTU and said he would help. He must be meeting with them by now.”

“Are you saying that Chief Kim came to you and made a proposal?”

“Yes. It was really plausible. If we didn’t know what kind of person Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo was, or if we hadn’t heard of Director Jang Seung-il’s genuine efforts, it would have been a difficult suggestion. So, other people’s thoughts may be different.”

In fact, Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo did meet with people related to the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

However, things did not go as he intended.

Even the KCTU was not unaware of Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo’s notoriety.

To be exact, it is his father, CEO Choi Du-jin.

The image of CEO Choi Du-jin, a former private loan shark, was not good.

If you think about it, Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo is in the position of a third-generation chaebol.

Director Jang Seung-il didn’t know about it, but he was startled.

“Really?!”

“… You’re surprised.”

“Oh, of course. It’s called restructuring, but it’s just cutting off employees who worked together. How could the KCTU tolerate that?”

Manager Yoo Jin-sik scratched his head. It was definitely not a simple matter. He was honestly sorry. Director Jang Seung-il had still done his best to create space in the company.

“I feel a bit bad about saying this. But I have no choice. There are quite a few people in similar situations as me. They have to grab hold of even the rotten rope.”

Director Jang Seung-il thought deeply. He considered resolving the matter through Chairman Choi Yong-wook, but gave up. In the first place, the person that Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo was aiming for was Director Choi Min-hyeok.

“… Let’s do this. I’ll arrange for you to meet Director Choi Min-hyeok. Please talk to him.”

“Is that okay? I know this is far-fetched, but… … .”

But it is a matter of one’s own survival.

I’m talking about your own family’s rice bowl.

If you move to another company because your career is ambiguous, you will suffer a lot of losses.

I couldn’t just give up like this.

No wonder I was thinking of accepting Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo’s proposal.

Director Jang Seung-il also noticed that. This is something that cannot be left alone.

“… Let’s meet up sometime. Director Choi Min-hyeok will be a bit different. Ah, let me talk to him first and prepare.”

“…thank you.”

“Not at all. I hope it works out well.”

***

Director Choi Min-hyeok chuckled after receiving a report from Director Jang Seung-il about Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo and Vice President Yoo Jin-sik.

It’s something he already knows.

Oh, of course I didn’t know the details.

What is Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo’s secret plan?

Team leader Jo Seong-don stuck out his tongue.

“I never thought things would turn out this way.”

Director Choi Min-hyeok said it nonchalantly.

“This is just the beginning. I’m sure Team Leader Cho can’t even imagine it.”

“That’s true. If it goes on like this… … .”

If it becomes known that Director Choi Min-hyeok has been abusing his power against ordinary employees, problems different from before will arise.

Because Director Choi Min-hyeok’s reputation was completely different from before.

It wasn’t because of Plims.

Because the MP3 player industry was starting to grow in earnest.

When talking about MP3 players, Director Choi Min-hyeok’s name is always mentioned.

If news spreads that he was abusing his power against ordinary employees, the ripple effect would be huge.

Even if it was put forward by KM Group as an agent, it would be the same.

No, rather, they will use the succession of management rights as an excuse to expand and reproduce it.

‘They’re going to use our eldest uncle.’

“… If it’s too burdensome, how about just watching?”

Director Choi Min-hyeok shook his head. There was no way that Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo would remain quiet just because he was quiet.

“I’m sure you’ve already thought of a number for that.”

He recalled his memories from his previous life. There was a strike during the KM Group workout. At that time, Senior Manager Kim Hyun-woo suppressed the workers on the company’s side. The method was truly ingenious.

‘Now it’s the opposite.’

He guessed that Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo was not doing this simply to take the side of the workers.

“I guess he’s doing this to make a deal with my eldest uncle.”

“… Are you saying that you are going to drag in Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung?”

“I understand that the two have already met. They must have talked about it then. Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung, who represents ordinary office workers who have been harmed. It’s easy to go to the media and play the victim. They fight over technology and management and only get hurt, so now they’re appealing to emotions.”

“Don’t we also have the Han-Young Daily?”

“Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung is not alone. There are many forces behind him. There are more than one or two media companies. We are already gnashing our teeth because of the Han-Young Ilbo incident, so will we miss this opportunity?”

Actually, I did that in my past life.

This is when the venture created by CEO Choi Min-hyeok is on the road to success.

The method favored at that time was this type.

‘Strictly speaking, it was Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo who acted as the action leader. Ha, come to think of it, nothing has changed.’

“… That’s a problem. But wouldn’t they only be harmed if they do that?”

“That’s not necessarily the case. You can use KM Electronics’ stock price. Oh, and Apple short selling is also an extension. In the end, it’s a build-up that’s done for money.”

“Even so, how much profit would it take to do something like this?”

“I don’t know about that. It was the same when I was raising the seed money. I can’t say that Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo can’t do it.”

“So I don’t understand anymore. If I was going to work like this, I should have done it when I left KM Electronics… … .”

“It must be because of President Choi Du-jin’s assets. Thanks to cosplaying as a victim at that time, I became much closer to President Choi Du-jin. If I hadn’t pushed Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo to the edge of a cliff, I would have inherited a significant portion of his assets.”

That wasn’t all.

“At the time, I was afraid of my own gaze, so it was difficult for me to do anything else. But things are different now. Now that my survival is at stake, I have to show my true colors.”

“… … .”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don blankly stared at Director Choi Min-hyeok. He thought it was over when Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo was kicked out of the company.

But it wasn’t over until it was really over.

I had no idea that Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo was consulting with me.

However, Director Choi Min-hyeok did not predict Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo’s actions. This is because he knows from his past life how persistent a monster Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-woo is.

‘This time, I’ll let you go to the Han River on your own!’

In fact, Director Choi Min-hyeok was not doing this out of sympathy.

They desperately tried to exploit the sense of despair they had.

The results will come out naturally.

This is a groundbreaking result.

I didn’t necessarily tell Team Leader Jo Seong-don about that.

‘You’re like the devil.’

There was something I did before.

“Contact those two people and call those in the same situation.”

“…All right.”

“Don’t worry too much. I’m not just handing it out without thinking. Strictly speaking, we need a lot of software experts. It’s a much better choice to give a chance to those who are desperate than to hire new recruits. And they’ve already passed the basics. That is, they haven’t given up!”

“…yes.”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don glanced at Director Choi Min-hyeok and just sighed.

He never imagined that they would use the restructuring workforce in this way.

‘But can they be transferred to another job? Oh, no. The situation is already hopeless, so I can’t give up.’

***

KM Electronics has invested heavily in in-house training under the guise of employee welfare.

There were also many achievements.

The representative figure was Manager Choi Gu-man.