The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 279



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Episode 279. The Aftermath (1)

Representatives of the construction companies that came out first were loitering around the briefing room.

There was a car waiting in the nearby parking lot, but I couldn’t leave it easily.

After confirming that all the residents had left, the construction company representatives gathered in one place as they had promised and took out cigarettes.

When you’re anxious and waiting for something, you tend to crave a cigarette.

“It still isn’t coming out.”

The head of Daehyun Construction said.

The head of the development department at DA Industrial Development answered while lighting the lighter.

“I think it will take some time.”

“Then we have to wait.”

“yes.”

Five senior executives from different construction companies gathered together on the wall of a crowded building and shared a cigarette.

These were all attendees representing companies that had attended the construction company meeting led by Chae Kyung-jun.

It was true that what he said when introducing me to Chae Kyung-jun was that his boss had sent it.

Originally, it wasn’t something we should have easily parted ways with just because the bidding briefing session was over.

Normally, I would have stayed and said at least one more word.

That’s why the senior members took the time to come here.

Given the speed at which Chae Kyung-jun was promoted and the types of work he was given, no one thought he would remain team leader forever.

This year you may be a team leader, next year you may be a director, and in a few years you may be an executive.

He may be a sapling to step on, but he was a future leader who we should keep close to.

It’s not often that you get a chance to meet someone by chance like this.

Since I came here on purpose, I wanted to have a more in-depth conversation and get to know each other better.

“Ah, that damn Future Group.”

A manager at a construction company grumbled.

It may be okay within the company, but it is not good manners to show your emotions outside of the company, even among other construction companies.

But most of the people gathered here felt similarly.

No one scolded him.

“That’s right. You really do things that I don’t like until the very end.”

“I hated the sight of you when you were trying to enter without bloodshed. What good is being number one in a large corporation? You seem like a quiet person.”

“So that’s why I got first place. It’s so fucking lethal I can’t eat it.”

It was quite a sight to see the general managers and department heads gathered together and grumbling amicably.

They took a cigarette and then let out a long sigh.

That’s right.

The reason why they were kicked out without being able to speak to each other was because of Tak Jae-min, the eldest son of Mirae Group.

Today’s bidding competition was, as expected, a fight between Taesung and Mirae.

There, the two beasts fought fiercely, and in the end, Taesung won.

The problem is that it doesn’t end there.

As intense as the fight between the two was, the back and forth battle below was no easy feat.

Even though we didn’t say it out loud, we read each other’s minds, and we read that we were being read.

After that fight, Tak Jae-min’s expression when he looked at Chae Kyung-jun was not all that good.

It was clear that there were unfinished business between them.

That’s why I gave up my seat.

As the saying goes, when whales fight, the shrimp gets hurt. What good will come from getting involved in a fight between companies competing for the top two spots?

“Let’s wait and say hello before we go. Ugh, I’m done for today.”

The third game must be in full swing right now.

As I was loitering around the wall overlooking the entrance, I belatedly saw a man coming out.

“Huh? What? That’s Taesung’s manager?”

The head of the housing department, who had been looking around, came running over as soon as he spotted the group.

A group of construction company representatives formed like a magnet, even though no promises had been made.

“No, why is the manager coming out already? Weren’t you guys talking inside?”

The manager shook his head.

“Oh my, I ran away.”

“yes?”

It’s a fight between Taesung and Mirae, but Taesung’s manager runs away. What does this mean?

When the manager saw that everyone was holding cigarettes in their hands, he searched through his pocket and took out some cigarettes.

He put one in his mouth and blew out a deep puff of smoke.

“Honestly, that’s not a fight between Taesung and Mirae. It’s a fight between Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun and Director Tak Jae-min.”

“ah.”

The attendees sighed.

Come to think of it, that’s what happened.

Even if there is a manager, it won’t be of any help.

Because the manager kept his mouth shut the whole time earlier.

“In the first place, our company sent me as a representative because I was the head of the housing division, but it was the same as sending Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun as a problem solver.”

The manager simply explained the company’s situation.

But, as I was wondering why, it was clear that he had heard the story about the construction company meeting from Chae Kyung-jun.

The idea is to understand why those who are here remain and to confirm Chae Kyung-jun’s position to them.

-Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun’s position in Taesung is like this. Your choice was right. If you knew what kind of person Chae Kyung-jun is, you would have crawled out of there.

It is also welcome news for Taesung that Chae Kyung-jun’s status is rising among construction companies.

The manager continued speaking, his voice billowing out smoke in the wind.

“Isn’t this going to be an underwater fight from now on? It’s not my job to see it through to the end.”

That meant that Chae Kyung-jun was more deeply involved in the company’s affairs than the manager.

The attendees looked at the manager with surprised eyes.

Even though he had the skills, it was surprising that Taesung trusted and entrusted the job to a second-year team leader, but it was also surprising that the manager readily acknowledged it.

In short, the current manager was saying that the person qualified to fight the future and the representative of Taesung was Chae Kyung-jun.

But there was no sign of jealousy, envy, or emptiness in the manager’s eyes.

I was filled with a sense of duty to do what I had to do.

The head of Daehyun Construction took a deep breath.

“It seems like it’ll take longer than I thought, so let’s just wait patiently, okay?”

“Oh my, it’s cold. I can’t go inside.”

“Let’s take this opportunity to talk about what happened after that meeting.”

The crowd became noisy as some people pushed their way inside the group, complaining of the cold, others took out another cigarette, and others tried to exchange information while taking advantage of the opportunity.

Yet their eyes never left the entrance.

* * *

Immediately after the manager said, “Then let’s talk,” and ran away.

Chae Kyung-jun and Tak Jae-min stood facing each other.

The surrounding area was chaotic with union workers organizing chairs, but no one approached the area where they were as if a transparent curtain had been drawn.

It was also because Chae Kyung-jun was standing near the wall in the first place, and the momentum between the two was unusual.

He wasn’t just a guest, he was a representative of a large company, and I saw the two of them fighting like that earlier, so how could I interfere?

I just watched their conversation anxiously from a distance.

However, Chae In-ha, who was standing right next to Chae Kyung-jun, took two steps back.

He didn’t run away like the manager, but he didn’t interfere either.

That was Chae In-ha’s position.

“I’ve always wanted to meet Team Leader Chae at least once.”

“Director Tak Jae-min, me? This is truly an honor.”

When Chae Kyung-jun smiled slyly, Tak Jae-min’s eyes became sharp.

It was a look of reproach, asking why they were being so vague when they already knew each other.

Tak Jae-min launched a light preemptive strike.

“Our future construction took a huge hit because of it. You probably can’t imagine the hardships I went through because of it.”

Compared to the fight before, this couldn’t even be called an attack.

But it was clearly intentional to bring up such an awkward topic.

“You didn’t think I wouldn’t know, did you? A meeting of 20 people from a construction company. The organizer of that was Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun.”

“Oh my, we’re just meeting each other for the first time and having a meal together, but we already have that kind of name?”

“Depending on who gathered and what they did, the name could be different. For example, the Future Construction Obstruction Collusion Group.”

As expected, it wasn’t for nothing that he brought up facts he already knew.

Of course, there were personal feelings involved, but it was clear that he wanted to point out Taeseong as the culprit now.

Construction companies colluded to sabotage future construction, and Chae Kyung-jun was at the center of it all.

The goal is to make Chae Kyung-jun admit that fact with his own mouth.

Although it was Tak Hee-min who directly damaged the construction of the future, this was an opportunity to find fault with Chae Kyung-jun.

Collusion is wrong, and once you admit it, there’s always room to exploit it.

‘The opponent is Tak Jae-min. He can’t just be saying that.’

Chae Kyung-jun didn’t open his mouth easily.

It was almost intuitive that I felt that every word he said was filled with intention.

I didn’t know exactly what he was after, but I knew I shouldn’t answer.

Last year’s Chae Kyung-jun might have answered as if it were no big deal.

However, the current Chae Kyung-jun has experienced what an underwater fight is and what a battle on the water is like.

At least he knew how to think about the impact his words would have.

‘Aha, so that’s how it will turn out.’

The hint was in what Tak Jae-min said.

After Tak Jae-min finished speaking, in that moment, Chae Kyung-jun recalled his words and figured out his intentions.

It was more of an instinct than a calculation.

“Hey, what are you saying that’s so disappointing? You know that the construction industry is in chaos. How can we overcome this crisis? We’ve met here to discuss this with each other face to face.”

When Chae Kyung-jun did not give in easily, Tak Jae-min clung on tenaciously.

“Oh, really? Then it must be a coincidence that all the construction companies that attended that meeting threw ashes on our future construction?”

Chae Kyung-jun looked surprised.

“Did that happen? Oh, it must have been a coincidence. Whatever the construction companies did, they were just stepping up for the company and the industry. There were inevitable conflicts along the way, but that wasn’t their fault.”

Experienced.

So experienced.

Even the timing of the damage and the cut-off.

He was so good at it that he seemed to have done it several times.

What kind of work do you ask a young man in his 20s who has only worked at an affiliate for a year to do? This is what happens.

Tak Jae-min was curious.

‘That Tak Hee-min wasn’t like this either.’

Tak Jae-min and Tak Hee-min took classes for management.

There was a perfect course designed to help me get used to the company and learn about management after joining the company.

It was so strange that they, who had learned that way, were on par with the high school graduate team leader.

‘I don’t think they laid the groundwork for a high school graduate team leader to learn the job like us.’

Tak Jae-min didn’t know.

Chae Kyung-jun’s situation is similar to that.

That someone was watching his back and clearing the way for him to move forward.

There was only one difference between him and his brother Tak Jae-min.

Brother Tak Jae-min had that path prepared for him without much effort, but in Chae Kyung-jun’s case, he had to create the opportunity himself.

Those who walked the given path and those who took the opportunity with their own hands were bound to have different learning outcomes even if they had the same experience.

Because Kwon Tae-ho threw Chae Kyung-jun out and raised him.

So to speak, Chae Kyung-jun was a dirty-tempered mountain goat raised for pasture.

A mountain goat with its horns raised, always waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Even now, Chae Kyung-jun was secretly taking advantage of Tak Jae-min’s opportunities.

“What can we do about this? Future construction has taken a huge hit. It’s such a shame.”

Chae Kyung-jun acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

And then the next moment, his eyes changed.

“But, sir, what does this have to do with future construction that makes you worry so much?”

“What does it matter… … .”

Tak Jae-min, who was about to ask why he was asking something he already knew, shut his mouth.

It was the exact same situation he had been in before.

There are things we know about each other but cannot say out loud.

‘This kid… … .’

If his thinking is correct, this guy was learning from what he had experienced.

At this point, it is not acquisition, but absorption.

Tak Jae-min took a deep breath and chose his words carefully.

“Well, I’m the head of the strategy office for the Mirae Group. It’s only natural that I take care to lay a good foundation for a new subsidiary.”

“Ah, I see. That could be possible.”

Although Tak Jae-min didn’t come over easily, Chae Kyung-jun wasn’t disappointed.

Because I didn’t think he was such an easy opponent in the first place.

It is foolish to look down on your opponent.

Since we had already fought once, I knew very well what kind of person Tak Jae-min was.

Now, if we go in order, Tak Hee-min’s name should come up.

But neither of them ever mentioned the name.

It is natural that Tak Jae-min does not want to talk about the fight with Tak Hee-min, and Chae Kyung-jun is wary of being caught meeting Tak Hee-min.

Even though all we did when we met was talk, I was able to find a way to nitpick.

Chae Kyung-jun, who had been staring at her like that for a while, let out a long sigh.

“Oh my, I really can’t do this. I have something to say, but you keep beating around the bush like this. It doesn’t suit my personality.”

Tak Jae-min’s gaze also changed.

Now the signal has sounded that the skirmish is over.

What kind of attack will Chae Kyung-jun launch?

It was when Tak Jae-min was nervous.

“Why do you think I didn’t mention SPC Corporation earlier?”

This is so catchy.

Tak Jae-min suddenly lost his breath.