The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 305



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Episode 305. Small Group Meeting (2)

Chae On-ik was born into a wealthy family, but he had nothing.

By the time he grew up and started learning the business, everything was already decided.

No one asked for his will.

I was just born late.

Chae On-ik felt wronged.

“Oh, come on. It’ll be easier if you just give up like me. Even if you have a baby, what’s the point of living like this? Let’s cook together.”

His older brother, Chae Han-ik, was a loser.

A person who gave up before even trying.

A person who leaves the stage without doing anything.

Chae On-ik didn’t want to do that.

I wanted to at least try something.

However, Taeseong was strong because he had a father.

Even if you try to do something, everything has already been decided.

Chae On-ik tried to win over the board of directors and executives to his side, but they were unwavering.

It’s a natural thing for the management.

Chae Tae-ik’s position as successor is solid, so why would you take Chae On-ik’s side?

If you want to get ahead, you don’t need to look good to Chae Tae-ik.

Chae On-ik realized it keenly.

You can’t attract people who are already established.

If so, let’s look elsewhere.

To a place where no one cares.

As it happened, there was a group of people there who were being rejected.

Those who entered Taesung but were not accepted.

He was a high school graduate who was hired.

The marginalized are thirsty for attention.

Chae On-ik could clearly see how they were feeling.

Because I was the same.

And when that happens, the hand that is extended can never be refused.

Chae On-ik recalled Tak Jae-min’s words.

“My younger brother, Hee-min, is good at winning people’s hearts. From what I’ve observed, he always reaches out to you when you’re in trouble. If you save him from despair, he’ll never betray you. He’ll be loyal.”

Chae On-ik smiled wryly.

Because that’s exactly what I was like just now.

It doesn’t matter if they are the CEO, an executive, or your parents.

He was confident that if anyone would hold his hand, he would be with him until the end.

If that’s the case for you, what about high school graduates who are hired?

Of course, they cannot be an immediate force.

Because they are all new employees who have only been with the company for a year, they have no authority or title.

But investing is originally about looking to the future.

He has no power over himself.

Anyone with a bit of brain power would never hold your hand.

I was in no position to be picky about whether it was cold or hot rice.

But it felt good to have someone of my own.

“Where next… … .”

Chae On-ik opened a group chat room.

It was a chat room with about 30 high school graduate recruits.

31 people including Chae On-ik.

He was the only one who was different here, but he was also the center.

Everyone was waiting for Chae On-ik to speak.

The conversation they had while Chae On-ik was away remained intact.

-There has to be a going for there to be a coming. You don’t all plan on just getting it for free, do you?

– Of course. If we help you, won’t you think well of us too?

-I am always prepared.

There was a conversation that seemed to have been left on purpose for Chae On-ik to see.

Of course, Chae On-ik’s tricks also played a role here.

They created a room where profiles were not visible so that no one could create a chat room with them, excluding Chae On-ik.

But even so, it was very blatant.

Gratitude for being recognized, and the desperation to somehow prove one’s worth so as not to be abandoned.

And if you think about it, these people were also competitors.

A competitive spirit to beat out others and catch Chae On-ik’s eye.

Things like that were sprinkled throughout the chat room.

Chae On-ik looked through the profiles of the chat room participants.

-Tae-seong Security/Sim Jun-ho

-Tae Sung Technica/Yoo Won Jin

-TaeSung Paper/YangSeonHyo

… … .

Most of them were third-tier companies, but they were fairly evenly distributed.

It may not be of much help right away, but it will serve as an information network.

It would be difficult to instruct someone in his second year to report on the trends of each affiliate.

But the opposite is possible.

The information provided by Chae On-ik is distributed to each affiliate.

‘First, we need to shake up the position.’

Chae Tae-ik’s position is solid.

It was clear that even if we hit it now, it wouldn’t hurt at all.

Chae On-ik recalled what his advisor, Gu Hyeon-su, had said.

“You just have to dig underground. No one is perfect. You just have to grab hold of some nit and make it big. If possible, it would be good to go with Taesung Construction, which is the vice chairman’s biggest support base.”

He said that if possible, he would touch Taesung Construction, but if that doesn’t work, he would not mind touching other affiliates.

If you stab it, something will definitely come out.

Chae On-ik also said that since they are part of the owner family, they will turn a blind eye to a certain degree of sibling fighting.

The unwritten rule that shares cannot change is actually to protect management rights, so they said that small changes in shares within Taesung would not be a big problem.

At best, I’ll just get scolded a little.

=Hello, everyone. This room was created for members of the club to get to know each other better. Feel free to chat.

Chae On-ik sent the first message to the chat room.

-Hello, sir!

-hello!

-Thank you for inviting me!

It seems like everyone was just looking at the chat room.

Greetings poured in as if they had been waiting.

Everyone was desperate to appeal to Chae On-ik in some way.

Chae On-ik spoke without much expectation.

=Oh, right. Could you tell me how you’re doing at the company? I’m also curious about what your work environment is like.

Now that we’ve created the information network, let’s try to use it, even if it’s nothing special.

It would be nice to have good information right now, but even if you don’t, you can gradually grow it.

After Chae On-ik’s message was posted, there was no response in the chat room for a while.

Everyone was hesitating.

I have to look good, but is it okay to talk about trivial things at work?

What is Chae On-ik’s true intention?

I was watching the situation.

Chae On-ik waited patiently.

There are about 30 people.

Since they are people who want to please others, there will definitely be someone who tries to stand out.

About 40 seconds passed.

A short sentence was posted in the previously quiet chat room.

It was a piece of writing that clearly showed the traces of thought and effort put into it.

-I heard that our company is hiring high school graduates again this year. We want to make sure that our juniors don’t have a hard time. I don’t know if they’ll be in the same department though.

It wasn’t much of a story.

But that’s why I’m posting this in the first place.

I never thought the company was good

I couldn’t say, even in empty words, that the employees were good and the work was fun.

That doesn’t mean I can gossip about the company.

Because the owner family is in this chat room right now.

There is only one option left.

It only conveys objective facts that cannot be expressed in terms of likes and dislikes.

But that was also what Chae On-ik wanted.

Once the waters were cleared, a trivial conversation ensued.

After a few people uploaded their updates, things calmed down again.

Chae On-ik looked at the chat window without sending any message.

Then at some point the conversation started to die down.

Everyone was just looking at Chae On-ik’s face.

Chae On-ik is currently estimating how much they are worth.

How far is it possible?

Even if it’s just a chat, anyone with a bit of brain power will be able to figure out what Chae On-ik wants.

‘At least Chae Kyung-jun would be fine.’

Suddenly, I remembered Chae Kyung-jun, whom I met a long time ago.

Although he was much younger than me, he had an air of maturity that was hard to believe for his age.

In fact, it was a bit of an understatement to say that it was old-fashioned.

But his thoughts always seemed to look several steps ahead.

As we talked, I felt like I could see into his mind.

Aside from my father, who is the chairman, and a few executives, this was my first time dealing with someone like this.

I don’t want someone as talented as Chae Kyung-jun.

I didn’t even expect someone who was capable, smart, and able to read other people’s minds.

I just wish someone would realize what I should say in this situation.

But even after waiting for several minutes, no one seemed to understand Chae On-ik’s intentions.

Chae On-ik realized the reality with disappointment.

‘Yeah, it’s ridiculous that there’s another guy like that.’

It seems that my eyes were raised high.

It was when Chae On-ik was about to type on the keyboard.

A person named Sim Jun-ho from Taesung Security posted a message.

-I heard that Taesung Security is planning to appoint a new outside director. I think it is likely that they are reflecting the agency’s opinion.

Chae On-ik smiled faintly.

He must have figured out what I was thinking.

Using the 30 people right here as your information network and limbs.

Although it may not be able to play the role of a foothold yet, it can serve as an information network.

It was an advantage of the group being spread across different affiliates.

Then the same person sent a message.

-At Taesung Camera, one of our internal staff members was promoted to managing director.

He must have been using everything he knew.

It seemed like he had no idea what specific information Chae On-ik wanted.

Still, it’s usable to this extent.

Chae On-ik remembered his name.

Taesung Security/Sim Jun-ho

Chae On-ik started chatting for the first time since the greeting.

=How does Mr. Shim Jun-ho know about other affiliates’ work?

It was a chat, but if we had met face to face, I would have felt the commotion.

-I used to subscribe to several economic newsletters and related blogs.

I could guess what kind of feelings he had as he typed.

You must have been waiting for this moment.

I’m sure you’ve been thinking that it was a good idea to subscribe to an economics magazine regularly.

-I deliberately did not mention Taesung Electronics, Taesung Chemical, and Taesung Construction because I thought you would know better.

I wondered why he didn’t talk about the main affiliates, but it seems he had guessed Chae On-ik’s intentions.

It would be much more detailed and faster for the major affiliates to reach the ears of Chae On-ik, the owner family.

So what can they give to Chae On-ik?

This is news from a remote affiliate that Chae On-ik cannot see.

That’s the conclusion I came to.

‘I guess I’ve thought about this myself.’

I also felt a little disappointed.

If it was Chae Kyung-jun, he would have figured out Chae On-ik’s situation and told him exactly what he wanted.

Perhaps it would have given you some direction on what to do in the current situation.

‘No, even this much is enough.’

It would be an exaggeration to expect someone as talented as Chae Kyung-jun.

When I first met Chae Kyung-jun, I just went to find out who the young man Kwon Tae-ho was paying attention to was and whether I could attract Kwon Tae-ho through him.

But as time passed, I found out what he had done after hearing it from his mother, CEO Baek Hwa-seung.

What happened in the construction industry, and what Chae Kyung-jun did with it.

It was an act that made my jaw drop.

I thought I had some ambitions, but I couldn’t even imagine doing something like that.

First of all, the reconstruction itself is something unimaginable.

But it doesn’t end here.

Chae Kyung-jun’s surprise started from this point.

Re-creation used it as if it were just a material to create a board.

I could tell because I saw it from afar.

Chae Kyung-jun took the industry by storm.

There’s even an image strategy that uses you.

I learned a lot from his actions.

It was also thanks to that that Chae On-ik, who had been quiet until now, started to move now.

My eyes lit up when I saw Chae Kyung-jun’s actions.

‘If a high school graduate can do that, do you think I can’t?’

The idea of ​​trying to bring Chae Kyung-jun to his side first was quickly abandoned.

He first intended to prove that he was worthy of being the successor, and then persuade him.

People like Chae Kyung-jun can’t hate capable people.

So I thought I’d show off my skills.

=Say whatever you want without being restricted by affiliates.

When Chae On-ik laid out the groundwork, Shim Jun-ho got excited and started telling everything he knew.

It was really diverse.

There was Taesung Electronics and Taesung Fashion.

While some of the information was familiar to Chae On-ik, there were also some things he was hearing for the first time.

Even though it was just a rumor, I was able to see how the media and the public viewed it.

-… … And it appears that there was a loss of life at the Taesung Construction apartment accident site.

Taesung Construction!

Chae On-ik’s eyes lit up.

It was the place that Gu Hyeon-su had told me to aim for and where Chae Kyung-jun was.

There was talk about numerous other affiliates, but the word Taesung Construction in particular caught my eye.

‘This is it.’

A plan began to form in Chae On-ik’s head.

He urged Shim Jun-ho, looking forward to how Chae Kyung-jun would react.

=The story of Taesung’s construction is interesting. Can you tell me more about it?