The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 226



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#226.

“I’ve heard that story a lot, but isn’t it possible that I just got lucky and got this result?”

“Would that be a coincidence?”

“But wouldn’t it be a bit much to say that Professor Lee Dong-ho or Professor Song Han-seong created this situation?”

Manager Im Gi-seok, who knew the two people’s personalities well, ended up chuckling.

“There’s no way those two would do that. They’re just people who do research and aren’t the type of people who would get involved in something like this. However, the person who pushed those two forward was Director Choi Min-hyeok, so it could be different from what’s known.”

Vice President Park Sang-ki, who had already noticed Director Choi Min-hyeok’s surprising moves while learning about the MP3 patent, was also surprised.

“Wait, wait, so you’re saying that Director Choi was also involved in the Oculus project? How does Director Choi know about satellite technology?”

“I don’t think Director Choi knows much about satellite technology. But when it comes to digital satellite technology, it’s a different story. Think of the digital system of the MP3 patent.”

“… … !”

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki was shocked. He was also shocked when he reviewed the MP3 patent. It was only later that he thought of audio and video patents while looking at the MP3.

This is because the original technology can be applied to satellite technology as well.

And such technology was sufficiently provided by ETRI and Professor Song Han-seong.

If Director Choi Min-hyeok had looked into all of that information, even more was possible.

Of course, how Director Minhyuk Choi utilized this satellite technology is a different matter. I never thought Director Minhyuk Choi would touch the Oculus project.

‘How on earth does it work?

* * *

Deputy Director Park Sang-gi pondered over the information he heard from Director Lim Ki-seok. He read the satellite article several times before he realized what Director Lim Ki-seok had said.

Since this was already mentioned in the article, I went to see Team Leader Jo Seong-don.

Team leader Jo Seong-don had just gotten up from his seat to attend a planning team meeting on pending issues, including the Walmart Collins supply contract.

“Team Leader Cho, do you know about the Oculus Project?”

“Oh, that’s it. I know that.”

“I heard from Director Im Gi-seok that this incident is also related to Professor Lee Dong-ho. Is that true?”

When the story of ‘Professor Lee Dong-ho’ came up, the planning team members who were about to enter the meeting all perked up their ears. They were also quite surprised to see the article about the conflict between ETRI and Osung Electronics.

The relationship between Professor Lee Dong-ho and Professor Song Han-seong was also mentioned in the article.

Employees who read the article began to develop conspiracy theories that Director Choi Min-hyeok may also have been involved in something.

In fact, if you look closely at the articles, Director Choi Min-hyeok’s photo always appears in the center.

Everyone was curious as to why a photo of Director Choi Min-hyeok, who had nothing to do with the article, was being published.

In fact, if the evidence had been clear, the article wouldn’t have come out like that.

However, the company employees did not think that Director Choi Min-hyeok had touched the Oculus system, which was more advanced than the American digital satellite system.

Team leader Jo Seong-don sighed under the stinging gazes of his team members.

“I don’t know the details either.”

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki was furious at Team Leader Cho’s consistent attitude of ignorance. Now, the conflict between ETRI and Osung Electronics, or rather, the stakeholders surrounding the Oculus project, has surfaced.

However, KM Electronics, which was actually involved in this matter, remained quiet.

In addition, Director Choi Min-hyeok was always on everyone’s lips, so it didn’t make sense for him to say he didn’t know.

“No, does that make sense? It is a well-known fact that the work being done by Professor Lee Dong-ho’s research team regarding video patents is also related to Professor Song Han-seong. How could Director Choi not know this?”

“I think differently. Just because you’re Director Choi doesn’t mean you know everything. And the satellite technology that Professor Song Han-seong is researching is a specialized field in its own right.”

“That’s true, but… … .”

Vice President Park Sang-ki also whetted his appetite, and so did other team members.

They looked at Team Leader Jo Seong-don’s vaguely denying expression and eventually ended up tacitly agreeing.

‘This work is definitely the work of Director Choi!’

Of course, Team Leader Jo Seong-don dismissed it.

“Okay, let’s have a meeting. The Walmart contract for 500,000 units is more important than that.”

“Okay, that’s right. We should focus on Walmart.”

He had many questions, but he couldn’t ask any more.

Team Leader Jo Seong-don also pushed ahead with the planning team meeting, ignoring the harsh stares of his team members. Even he couldn’t help but sigh at Director Choi Min-hyeok’s actions.

‘I guess I should check with Director Choi about this.’

* * *

“It’s a lawsuit.”

Choi Min-hyeok read the report on the conflict between Oh Sung Electronics and ETRI with an ambiguous expression. He was still waiting for the time to ripen, so he was tempted.

I felt Team Leader Jo Seong-don’s harsh gaze, but I didn’t really care.

‘It needs to be cooked a little more. You might get a stomachache if you eat spoiled meat.’

A smile appeared on my lips.

If he had not made the first move, he would have been swayed by the pressure from Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung and Oh Sung Electronics, making it difficult for him to even think about such things.

‘After all, the first strike is the best.’

Minhyuk Choi was satisfied that the Oculus project went as he had planned.

If so, I can’t waste this time. I looked into even the smallest things carefully. I can’t just leave even one small thing that could be a problem alone.

I signed the approval document while leisurely reviewing the plan as if I was on vacation.

Most of the plans were not that important. After all, they were just the fruits of the seeds that had been sown.

However, it was a little different for executives and employees.

“The incentives are a bit low.”

“Huh? That’s not true. Last month alone, the number of employees who received the highest performance bonus was over 500%.”

“But if you look at our company’s sales growth or net profit, it’s nothing special. That’s why it’s difficult. We need to compensate our hard-working employees accordingly. Review the business unit performance again and consider incentives.”

“… How much of a limit should we set?”

“There are no limits. However, we exclude business units that do not produce results, such as the satellite business unit. For you, it is sufficient compensation to not eliminate the business unit.”

“…yes.”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don couldn’t refute Choi Min-hyeok’s chilling claims. Director Lee Il-tae was also guilty, and the satellite division really had no results.

The situation was even more serious because the Oculus project required us to redo all the work we had previously done.

Although nothing has been confirmed yet, it was obvious that in just a month or so, the company would hold Director Lee Il-tae responsible for this matter.

He also felt sorry for Director Lee Il-tae, but there was nothing he could do about it now.

There were many questions because of the situation, but it didn’t seem like Minhyeok Choi would answer even if I asked him. Team Leader Jo Seongdon hesitated and eventually kept his mouth shut.

I just passed on one thing.

“But employees who are not on this list will file a separate complaint. Then, what will happen…?”

Minhyuk Choi took out the relevant video and documents from the drawer and handed them to Team Leader Seongdon Jo.

“Oh, this isn’t information from monitoring employees, but from an internal audit team investigation. I think this will be enough to proceed with the work without any major issues.”

“…All right.”

After flipping through a few pages of documents and checking the relevant information, he was unable to ask Choi Min-hyeok any more questions.

‘No, when did you prepare all this information?’

* * *

Team leader Cho Jeong-wook also clicked his tongue after hearing the article about the conflict between ETRI and Osung Electronics. He was also convinced that Director Choi Min-hyeok was involved in this matter.

The evidence was Choi Min-hyeok, whose photo was featured prominently in the article.

That’s why I wasn’t very surprised when Team Leader Jo Seong-don suddenly came to me and talked about incentives.

However, I tilted my head at the suggestion to specifically single out some executives and employees, including those in the satellite business division, and take away their incentives.

“Didn’t Manager Kim Min-seok make a big contribution to Oh Hye-jeong’s advertisement?”

“But harassing Secretary Oh Hye-jeong is another matter. By inciting conflict within the company, you even brought down people who were doing a good job.”

The CCTV footage prepared by the company’s security team captured the scene where Manager Kim Min-seok harassed Secretary Oh Hye-jeong, as if it were a one-act drama.

Of course, this video is the result of an internal investigation by the audit team.

“Wow, that’s really surprising. I didn’t know Manager Kim did something like that.”

“Furthermore, there is also evidence that bribes were received through a partner of Oseong Electronics. It was this person who pressured Secretary Oh Hye-jeong and opened a connection with Director Lee Chang-myeong.”

“Is that true?”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don had already looked through all of the temple data, so he was amazed at Director Choi Min-hyeok’s handling of the matter.

“Perhaps this is just the beginning.”

The meticulously organized file contained the entire private life of Manager Kim Min-seok in a documentary-like manner. It was material prepared with the sole purpose of completely killing the opponent.

‘I’ve heard this story, but I never thought they would prepare this thoroughly.’

Team Leader Cho Jeong-wook was also not particularly surprised by this agenda item. This was because he had heard everything that Director Lee Il-tae and the Satellite Business Division had done.

“It was bound to happen.”

“That’s right. Not only Director Lee Il-tae, but also those who have quietly endured until now will find it difficult to endure now.”

“I am not defending them, but I am afraid of Director Choi’s handling of affairs.”

“But if you look at what Director Choi is doing now, you can see that as long as it doesn’t harm the company, it doesn’t matter. In particular, even if work performance declines, don’t they come up with various relief measures?”

“but.”

Personnel Team Manager Jo Jeong-wook also eventually accepted Director Choi Min-hyeok’s instructions.

‘Well, at this point, even the boss won’t be able to refute it.’

* * *

The work centered around the HR team did not go down well. However, as several other departments worked together, rumors spread within the company, knowingly or unknowingly.

Everyone just kept quiet and watched.

Manager Heo Hoon, who is quick-witted, was really careful after being disciplined for a violent incident when the atmosphere in the office became strange.

He had also secretly hoped that Director Jang Seung-il would help, but after seeing the article about the Oculus project, he folded everything neatly.

Especially with the constant calls from our partners threatening to sue us, we’ve now given up.

Even looking at Choi Min-soo’s face didn’t give me strength. Now, no matter what he did, it didn’t seem like things would turn out well.

And having a lot of connections within the company wasn’t a very good thing in the current situation.

Moreover, the gaze of other teams was so fierce that it wouldn’t have been strange if something happened tomorrow.

Something desperate seemed to be coming over him, but no countermeasures came to mind.

So, Manager Heo Hoon, who tried to hide his body as much as possible, also avoided the eyes of other employees.

He was trying to live like he was dead, when Kim Min-seok, the manager of the public relations team, came to see him.

“Manager Heo, can we talk for a moment?”

“What is the reason?”

“Have you heard anything about incentives?”

“Is there really a problem with the monthly incentives?”

“Since last month, the incentives received have changed for each team.”

“… … ?”

Manager Heo Hoon couldn’t ignore the incentive story, so he followed Manager Kim Min-seok out of the headquarters instead of the break room.

I found a coffee shop not far from the headquarters.

Manager Kim Min-seok opened his mouth after looking around the entrance of the coffee shop, wondering what he was so afraid of.

“Do you know Team Leader Jeon Hee-joo from our team?”

Manager Jeon Hee-joo was the type who joined the company at the same time as Manager Kim Min-seok and was not particularly outstanding. It was to the point where you couldn’t tell if she was working at the company.

She was the person who planned the Oh Hye-jeong advertisement and handled everything from recruiting advertising agencies.

Later, as the work grew, Manager Kim Min-seok joined the project.

In other words, she was the one who actually led the advertisement for National Secretary Oh Hye-jeong.

I couldn’t help but recognize Manager Heo Hoon, since I had seen his face occasionally.

“Did something happen to the former manager?”

“This month, the incentive that my manager received is over 6,000. Does that make sense?!”

“Six thousand… … .”

Manager Heo Hoon also did not realize the meaning of 60 million won when he heard it for a moment. At first, he also thought that his annual salary had increased to 60 million won.

“Seo, are you saying that this month’s incentive is 6 thousand?”