The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 207



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#207.

“It’s still difficult. It’s something that is managed separately even within the company.”

“That’s too bad.”

She still can’t give up her greed

So, we started talking about this and that.

“That’s really amazing. I know I can play MP3 files on my PC, but I didn’t know that I could do it on a small device like this. Wait, that’s really weird.”

A very ordinary question.

But it was a very important hint to Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young. He belatedly got help from his daughter and checked the MP3 file that was circulating on the PC.

However, I couldn’t figure out how this MP3 file worked on this device.

However, there was no need to know any special principles to play the file.

This can be easily solved by simply installing a connection communication program after connecting to the computer.

The rest was transferred simply by dragging and dropping the MP3 files into the Windows folder window of the floating device.

My daughter was also quite impressed by the intuitive user interface.

“Dad, this is really convenient. Usually, other programs have a lot of useless bugs and are difficult to use, but this one is really simple.”

“… The skills of our company’s engineers are top-notch. That’s only natural.”

“Really? Well, Collins is quite famous these days.”

I stared blankly at my daughter enjoying herself using her MP3 player.

Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young knew better than anyone else how customers reacted because he directly sold products from KM Electronics’ multimedia division. That’s why he was amazed at his daughter’s satisfied expression.

‘Is the level of completion this good?’

After checking the MP3 report again several times belatedly and checking the list of original patents related to MP3, I was left speechless.

‘oh my god.’

Team Leader Choi Byeong-yeon emphasized this several times in meetings, but I didn’t really understand its meaning at the time. It was only now that I realized the value of MP3.

No, I still only understood part of the meaning of the original technology contained within MP3. The rest I still had no idea what it was.

The sales manager had a hunch that sales of this MP3 would explode, but he couldn’t guarantee how far the limits would go.

Judging from the actions of his daughter and wife, it seems like they want to buy the product at any time. His daughter may not know, but his wife is not interested in this type of product.

‘Wow, this is really absurd. How much technology went into this small thing? When on earth did they develop this product? When I think about it, that’s what Oseong Electronics said, that they can’t make products without our permission.’

* * *

Sales Team Manager Kim Bu-yeong, who gradually came to understand the technical value and meaning of MP3, belatedly reflected on the value of Director Choi Min-hyeok’s words.

It was just a casual remark during the meeting.

The meaning was by no means light.

In the end, I was even more embarrassed when I read the MP3 report to the point of memorizing it.

The price is right.

The current expected selling price is approximately 250,000 to 300,000 won.

After deducting the cost of production, a whopping 200,000 won or more remains as simple profit.

When compared to the fact that selling one Collins product generates a net profit of approximately 250,000 won, the profitability itself was incomparable.

‘oh my god.’

Kim Bu-young, the sales team leader, was convinced that there was no need to be too obsessed with Collins and that there was no need to worry about internal incidents like Director Lee Il-tae. It was a belated realization of what Director Choi Min-hyeok wanted.

It was really pitiful that Director Lee Il-tae was pushed into the position of Director Choi Min-hyeok.

However, Director Lee Il-tae also gained confidence by meeting with Managing Director Lee Chang-myeong and Executive Director Kim Hyeon-woo and making the negotiations more favorable. He even gritted his teeth when he heard that a board meeting was held at ETRI without him.

However, Director Lee Il-tae, who also had to be concerned about his reputation within the company, seemed to want to know what Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young was thinking. As soon as he arrived at ETRI on a business trip, he immediately went to see Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young.

“Team Leader Kim, I’d like to talk to you for a moment.”

Kim Bu-young, the sales team leader who is the most communicative within the company, is also one of the people who speaks comfortably with Director Lee Il-tae.

He was curious about what on earth Director Lee Il-tae was trying to say.

“great.”

* * *

The two left the KM Electronics headquarters and sat on a nearby park bench.

Director Lee Il-tae came forward and bought some instant coffee and handed it over to me.

“Is the company noisy these days because of me?”

“…Honestly, I talk a lot.”

Director Lee Il-tae’s complexion looked much better than before. He confessed about his business trip to ETRI without being asked by Sales Manager Kim Bu-young.

Director Lee Il-tae brought up the story of how, while meeting with ETRI researchers, he unexpectedly met and talked with Director Lee Chang-myeong and Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo.

Surprisingly, Director Lee Chang-myeong readily admitted to the broken promise made in relation to the development of the satellite receiver at Oseong, and on the spot decided to provide the receiver-related technology developed by the company free of charge.

Director Lee Il-tae spoke excitedly, saying that something unbelievable had happened, and Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong, who was listening to the story, also found the story truly unbelievable.

Oh Sung Electronics, a greedy company that only exploits mid-sized companies, admits its mistakes.

Fortunately, Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo admitted that he had stepped forward and helped.

“Last year’s digital camcorder was also jointly developed with a domestic company, but it’s hard to believe that it was done by Osung Electronics, which caused a stir by announcing that it was all done by itself. Are you saying that it was all thanks to Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo?”

“Yes. I heard that Senior Vice President Kim Hyeon-woo and Director Lee Chang-myeong have reconciled. The disbanded team has been reestablished and is working hard on developing new products.”

It was a simple story, but it contained a lot of meaning.

Director Lee Il-tae himself revealed that he now has a channel of communication with Oseong Electronics. The confidence on his face was proof of this.

This is something that Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young would have worried about if he didn’t know about MP3. But now that he knows the value of MP3, it just seems like child’s play.

‘Director Choi was worried about this kind of thing.’

Director Lee Il-tae’s expression slowly came to life as he thought he had found a way to survive. He still hadn’t shaken off the fear he had felt from Director Choi Min-hyeok, but his face still looked good.

‘Ha, I can’t give you any advice, people really don’t change.’

“So what are you trying to say?”

“Oh, I hope you don’t misunderstand me. Since things have gone well with Osung Electronics, the satellite business division will also go well. The satellite broadcast decoder market is not bad either. I think Team Leader Kim knows that well.”

I didn’t trust the story that was told in a slightly light tone, but I didn’t show it on the outside.

“Don’t worry. I’m not the type of person to misunderstand things just because they’re funny.”

“Thank you.”

Director Lee Il-tae bowed deeply and expressed his gratitude.

This is completely different from Director Lee Il-tae’s past behavior.

Director Lee Il-tae, who was pushed to the edge of a cliff, changed his attitude a lot when he returned from hell.

“you’re welcome.”

However, Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong looked at Director Lee Il-tae with pity. He could clearly see how Director Choi Min-hyeok would treat Director Lee Il-tae in the future.

‘Just go to the manager and apologize for your mistake.’

* * *

Sales Team Manager Kim Bu-yeong thought about it for a while and then went to Team Manager Jo Seong-don to tell him what had happened with Director Lee Il-tae, and thanks to that, they were called to the director’s office together.

As expected, Choi Min-hyuk just smiled wryly.

“I think our Director Lee Il-tae is worth living for. Since Director Lee Chang-myeong is helping, I think he believes that too.”

However, Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-young was also worried about one thing.

“But Director Lee Il-tae is also trying to save the satellite business unit, so do you think Director Choi is going to destroy all of that?”

“That can’t be. That’s not it. It’s just… … .”

“but…….”

Unlike Team Leader Jo Seong-don, who had heard some of the information from the side, Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong focused on Choi Min-hyeok’s mouth as he was hearing the story for the first time.

Choi Min-hyuk laughed like a mischievous child.

“There may be changes within ETRI, and if that happens, the entire project may be ruined. Until then, it is difficult for me to say anything.”

“yes?”

“Hahaha, just wait and see. Something interesting will probably happen. It’s true that Director Lee Il-tae and Director Lee Chang-myeong have put in their own efforts, but things in this world aren’t that easy.”

“… … ?”

Sales Manager Kim Bu-yeong, who did not know English, glanced at Team Manager Jo Seong-don. However, Team Manager Jo Seong-don simply averted his gaze.

‘Are you saying there’s something else?’

Choi Min-hyuk looked at himself like that and said only one thing.

“We will notify other teams separately, but this is to tell them not to be taken advantage of by subcontractors like in the past. If there is any unfairness in the sales team, please report it separately.”

“…All right.”

And in fact, Choi Min-hyeok looked quite satisfied. He was satisfied with the fact that Team Manager Kim Bu-yeong of the Sales Team was not particularly worried even though he knew about Director Lee Il-tae. He was confident that he had established the foundation within the organization before going into full-scale war with Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung and Oh Sung Electronics.

‘Now that the working-level staff will take care of filtering most things out, there is no need to worry too much about internal company issues.’

* * *

Kim Bu-young, the sales team leader, fully understood Choi Min-hyeok’s intentions. Rather than wasting energy on useless things, he immersed himself in reading MP3 reports for a while, and told Vice President Jang Chang-sik to separately report cases of bullying at partner companies.

Vice President Jang Chang-sik also reported to Sales Team Manager Kim Bu-young about overseas sales issues that would have been overlooked if it had not been for Sales Team Manager Kim Bu-young’s instructions.

“Sir, Walmart, what do we do with this kid?”

“Didn’t the negotiations with Walmart go well?”

“They put up a different contract than the one we proposed. Among them, there is a clause that states that it must follow U.S. law, and if there is a problem, we have to negotiate separately at Walmart headquarters.”

“…Wasn’t it like that originally?”

“The problem is that the New York Walmart party is asking us to send 20% more than the contracted quantity just in case. If there is an issue like AS, we have to take full responsibility.”

Simply put, when a dispute arises between consumers or businesses, it is handled through each local arbitration center. This part was unilaterally done by signing a treaty based on American law.

What’s even more absurd is that, in relation to these negotiations, a Walmart representative verbally abused and bullied a sales representative in the United States.

Because of this, the American police were dispatched, and the person in charge, Chief Cho Hoon-seop, was arrested by the New York police and is currently in custody.

Although they did manage to resolve the urgent issue by mobilizing an American lawyer, the matter was currently being litigated.

Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong would have been furious if he had not known about Choi Min-hyeok’s MP3 development, but he was relaxed even in the face of Walmart’s extreme response.

“No matter how much they go out, isn’t that a bit much?”

“Oh, Dennis Kim, the head of Walmart in New York, is determined to make a killing with this deal. He’s taking advantage of the fact that KM Electronics’ brand recognition is still low in the United States.”

“okay?”

“No, now is not the time to be so relaxed. We need to do something quickly!”

“What’s the big deal? Walmart wouldn’t be going crazy if they didn’t do this. They probably did it intentionally to discourage us.”

However, Vice President Jang Chang-sik was furious and went on a rampage because of what had happened to the sales business, including Manager Cho Hoon-seop. He was even more furious because he couldn’t bring himself to tell the full story.

Perhaps, even before entering the MP3 meeting, Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong would have bowed to the other person as he was the other person.

But now it’s a different story.

Furthermore, he remembered the meaning of what Director Choi Min-hyeok had said and went straight to the planning office. Indignant Deputy Director Jang Chang-sik followed behind Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong.

* * *

Minhyuk Choi carefully observed the atmosphere of the staff after the MP3 meeting. He smiled at the sight that it was much better than he had expected.

‘There’s no need to worry about the internal atmosphere.’

I was also satisfied with the change in attitude of Sales Manager Kim Bu-young, who appeared at that time.

Despite something going on, Sales Manager Kim Bu-young’s attitude was calmer than ever.

“Sir, it seems like there’s been a problem with the negotiations with Walmart in the US. The current situation is… .”

Choi Min-hyeok just listened silently. He honestly expected that the distributor’s bullying would happen at some point. In fact, he had not done business with such a company until now, but as the number of companies he did business with increased, such problems were bound to arise.

So, rather than being bullied by a distributor, I was more shocked by the fact that the other party was Walmart.

Of course, Choi Min-hyeok was more curious about what Sales Team Leader Kim Bu-yeong thought than the full story of the Walmart bullying incident.

“What do you think, Manager Kim?”

The words of Sales Manager Kim Bu-young, who would have taken a passive approach in the past, were quite different from his usual behavior.