The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 270



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Episode 270. Bidding Competition (1)

As soon as the shareholders’ meeting was over, Chae Kyung-jun and Chae In-ha returned to their original seats.

Because there was no reason to stay with the IR team any longer.

“You’ve had a hard time these past few days.”

“Goodbye! See you next time!”

I thought they would hate me because the IR team’s workload increased because of the TF team, but surprisingly, the team members sent me off with a smile.

It seemed like a joy to be freed from all that work.

“Oh my, you must have had a hard time because of us.”

It is no exaggeration to say that the reason the IR team’s work went wild is in fact because of Chae Kyung-jun.

But the IR team members weren’t to blame.

“Hey, if you work in the IR team of a large corporation, this is pretty standard.”

“That’s right. I have a friend who works at another large company, and the chairman’s daughter was caught using drugs three times.”

“Compared to that, the work was completed cleanly. Not bad.”

“Our team is originally busy. You don’t have to feel too burdened.”

“But it’s a bit annoying that you created this work for me!”

“fizzle!”

Although he was annoying, his expression was playful.

Why wouldn’t it be annoying?

Of course you’ll hate it.

Even if it’s better than other situations, it’s true that something happened out of the blue.

But after watching the two of them melt away and work hard for a few days, I couldn’t help but hate them.

Leaving behind the IR team’s bittersweet farewells, the two returned to their desks for the first time in a long while.

“I was only away for a few days, but it feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve been here.”

As soon as Chae In-ha sat down on the chair, Chae Kyung-jun spoke quietly.

“Do you know that?”

“yes?”

“We have to go out again.”

“Huh?”

“The construction headquarters called me.”

Chainha quickly recalled what he had said before.

“Ah. I told you to attend the order meeting, right?”

“Yes. I adjusted the schedule so that we can have a meeting the day after the general meeting.”

Chainha opened his mouth wide.

“Are you waiting for us on purpose?”

“yes.”

“I don’t know exactly how you’re going to conduct the order meeting, but if you’re going to wait for us, isn’t that a pretty long interruption in work?”

Chae In-ha’s doubts were justified.

If the construction headquarters’ work was halted for the sake of Chae Kyung-jun and Chae In-ha’s experience, it would be causing a huge nuisance.

Chae Kyung-jun made a face of incredulity.

“No matter how important it is for us to gain experience, we can’t stop our work at this important time.”

“That’s why.”

“There will be frequent meetings. Meetings that require important decisions will be postponed, or meetings that are due soon will be postponed for a few days.”

“I guess so?”

“Yes. There is so much to be gleaned from the industry right now. There is no way I could miss this opportunity.”

“Then let’s go quickly. We can’t delay it any longer.”

Chae In-ha quickly put down his bag and grabbed his writing utensils.

Unlike Chae In-ha, who packed a small notebook, Chae Kyung-jun packed a four-color ballpoint pen and a medium-sized notebook.

It was the notebook that Gu Hyeon-su gave me when I left Taesung Well-being.

I must have used it so much that it was already worn out.

When viewed from the side, half of the page is black.

The two checked the conference room schedule on the company app and then quickly headed out.

Fortunately, when we arrived at the conference room, not everyone had gathered yet.

The head of the housing department who had arrived first made a very awkward expression.

“Oh, hello.”

“Hello, manager. It’s been a while.”

From the perspective of the head of the housing division, he was the root cause of all incidents and the object of fear.

Since the decision to re-construct was made because of Chae Kyung-jun, he is no different from an enemy to the manager.

However, the one who visited the construction site and turned it upside down before the reconstruction was done was Chae Kyung-jun.

Even when you start working as a team leader.

The manager wasn’t stupid enough to hate him without reason.

Let’s say that becoming a team leader in your second year is due to luck or support.

Since we don’t know the details of Chae Kyung-jun’s circumstances, we might think that he just stuck with his youngest daughter, Chae In-ha, and got a job.

However, the manager is one of the people who has experienced Chae Kyung-jun at the forefront.

He could never ignore Chae Kyung-jun.

“Well, it’s been a while.”

The manager greeted me with a very awkward expression.

The posture was also awkward.

He half-lifted his butt off the chair and then quickly sat down, as if startled by his own actions.

However, he bowed his head deeply as he greeted the other person, cautiously keeping an eye on them so that they would not feel offended.

Chae Kyung-jun looked around and asked.

The only person who knew was the manager.

“Where should I sit? Over there?”

I thought about taking a corner seat instead of joining someone else’s meeting, so I pointed to the manager and cautiously gestured.

“No. Your seats are over there.”

“Next to the chief? No, why?”

The corner seat at the top of a long rectangular table was the head of the headquarters.

The manager was pointing right next to it.

The head of the housing division looked up at Chae Kyung-jun with a strange expression.

“You’re not asking because you really don’t know, are you?”

Think back on what you did, the manager rebuked with his eyes.

Chae Kyung-jun thought for a moment, then sat down quietly in the seat the manager had pointed to with an embarrassed expression.

Right next to it was Chae In-ha’s seat.

Let’s wait a moment. People started coming in one by one.

They were the heads of each department and team at the construction headquarters, and each had a different reaction to seeing Chae Kyung-jun.

“Wow! I’m surprised!”

There were people who shouted as soon as they entered.

“Huk. Huh.”

Some people covered their mouths with their hands and hesitated while holding their breath.

“Oh, are you Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun? It’s really nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot of rumors.”

Some people approached me with curious eyes and asked to shake my hand.

Finally, the chief came in and sat down, glancing at Chae Kyung-jun.

He didn’t react much, but his gaze kept scanning Chae Kyung-jun.

“Hey, let’s see.”

The chief cleared his throat and grabbed people’s attention.

“Today, we have support from another headquarters. I’m sure you all know this, but let me introduce myself first. This is Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun of the Special Response Team and Team Member Chae In-ha.”

The opinions varied, from those who said, “We all know this, so why are you introducing it?” to those who openly observed with sparkling eyes.

That’s how many rumors about Chae Kyung-jun are spreading within the construction headquarters.

“Before entering the meeting… … .”

The chief continued speaking while keeping Chae Kyung-jun in mind.

Chae Kyung-jun looked at the chief calmly, while Chae In-ha looked nervous.

The sector that took the biggest hit when the redevelopment proposal was proposed was the construction division, or more precisely, the housing sector.

As the entire industry took a hit, Taesung Construction also faltered a bit in terms of funding.

But there were also benefits beyond that.

I had no idea what he was trying to say.

“The special task force handed us a huge bombshell.”

The introduction is unusual.

Chae In-ha became very nervous.

The chief continued speaking without hesitation as if he had found an opportunity.

Of course, this was the first time that Chae Kyung-jun was included in a meeting where only the construction headquarters were gathered, so he probably had a lot to say.

“The housing sector has been hit hard. The deficit there will continue for years.”

Chae In-ha’s face darkened.

She glanced at Chae Kyung-jun sitting next to her.

But Chae Kyung-jun was surprisingly calm.

It was almost as if he had guessed what was going to happen next.

“but!”

The chief’s voice grew louder.

“We are getting more work than that. Right now, Taesung Construction is the only one in the industry that is getting a good evaluation. Many companies and corporations want to entrust us with work.”

The chief looked at Chae Kyung-jun with eyes full of love and hate.

“We have lost a lot, but we have a lot to gain. I really don’t know how to express it.”

Even if you try to hate, you can’t hate.

It was that kind of look in his eyes.

Chae Kyung-jun nodded and accepted the words.

“Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll get more than what you asked for.”

It was an incredibly neat arrangement.

The chief shook his head with a look of bewilderment.

“I really can’t win.”

Soon the chief burst into laughter.

Although he said that, it was a cool smile without any ill feelings.

“At first, we had some reservations about going to the site to investigate and talk about rebuilding, but surprisingly, our people gave it a good review.”

Chae Kyung-jun smiled brightly as he looked at the chief.

The chief’s eyes were still complicated, but the negative emotions had disappeared.

“I have never seen someone who knew nothing about the industry but did a perfect job of on-site investigation.”

“It’s all thanks to the construction headquarters experts who did a great job.”

“If you can’t even speak.”

They were gilding each other’s faces, but they both took it for granted.

Because I’m not just talking in empty words.

I could tell just by listening to what the chief said.

The reason he criticized Chae Kyung-jun was because he was the head of the construction headquarters.

I spoke on behalf of the construction headquarters, which suffered the greatest damage from the reconstruction.

Then he spoke in a way that acknowledged Chae Kyung-jun.

Officially, the chief of staff mentioned it and covered it up with a bigger ball.

Now it was practically nailed down that no one within the construction headquarters could bring up the issue.

The employees nodded, understanding the director’s intentions.

Chae Kyung-jun clearly made enemies of the construction sector from the beginning by targeting it with his investigations.

But now, at this moment, the two have officially reconciled.

The director looked around the conference room.

When everyone looked at him with expressions of understanding, the chief’s face relaxed.

Chae Kyung-jun smiled and blurted out the words.

“Now, please speak comfortably.”

The chief chuckled.

“I told you to take it easy, so I have a question. Mr. Chae Kyung-jun, you didn’t lie about your age to come in, did you?”

Chae Kyung-jun burst into a bright laugh.

I recognized the compliment in his words.

“Do I look that old?”

“Yes. It feels like I’m talking to the head of a department, not the team leader. What kind of experience makes you feel that way?”

Chae In-ha, who had still been looking half-doubtful, finally let out a sigh of relief.

Chae In-ha also understood that the atmosphere had become playful.

“I guess it’s because I matured early.”

“That’s a scary thing to say. It means you’re the right age.”

The employees snickered at the headquarters manager’s nonsense.

Even the employees who had been on guard until just a moment ago, wondering if a fight might break out, seemed to have relaxed.

The chief, who had read the mood, spoke a little more seriously.

“I am very grateful to Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun. He gave us a great opportunity.”

Chae Kyung-jun’s eyes also became sharp.

“It’s up to the head of the headquarters to decide what to do. Of course, I have no doubt that he will make a huge profit.”

It was a meaningful statement.

Certainly, what Chae Kyung-jun created was an opportunity to get ahead of other companies.

It is entirely up to the headquarters director to seize this opportunity.

“Thank you for saying that. Of course, I should take advantage of the opportunity. Does Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun know what today’s meeting is about?”

“Isn’t this a meeting for orders?” Chae In-ha thought, but soon shook his head.

If it were that simple, I wouldn’t have asked.

Indeed, Chae Kyung-jun gave a different answer.

“The chief has already decided on a policy.”

The chief chuckled as if he really found it funny.

If you say a word, they will immediately understand and respond.

I thought I knew why the head of the management headquarters and executive director Jo In-chan were so supportive.

He was a young man who was worth taking around.

And now the chance has come for the headquarters manager.

“That’s correct. In fact, we’ve already decided which projects we’ll be taking on. Do you know why?”

Then why did you call? Chae In-ha tilted his head, but Chae Kyung-jun smiled meaningfully.

“Because a lot of time has already passed. No matter how advantageous our company is, we can’t just sit back and wait for this long. It’s time to pick up what’s fallen on the floor.”

“That’s right. So this position is actually more of a place to report and confirm decisions made by each department.”

“But there must be another reason why I participated.”

As expected, it’s fun to talk.

The chief was completely absorbed in the conversation with this young man who understood everything as soon as he spoke.

It wasn’t originally planned to proceed in this order, but the chief decided to talk about the main topic first.

“Future Construction has entered the bidding competition.”

The chief asked after seeing Chae Kyung-jun’s eyes shining.

“Have fun going back?”

Chae Kyung-jun also answered with a smile.

“You’re welcome to come.”