The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 307



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Episode 307. Something Happened (2)

The atmosphere in the PR team was tense.

In fact, I deliberately chose the PR team as the last place to visit.

I’ve clashed with the PR team leader quite a bit and even worked with him.

That’s why I knew very well what kind of person the PR team leader was.

He is exactly the type of person who comes to mind when you think of mid-level management.

He is good at getting things done and knows how to understand his superiors’ intentions.

But it doesn’t go beyond that.

Focus on completing tasks assigned to you within your authority.

There is no great resentment from subordinates.

In short, the PR team was a team that did well even if left alone.

I felt it because I tried it together, but it is trustworthy.

The PR team leader had an ambiguous expression on his face.

“What’s going on?”

As I approached, the PR team leader brought out a tablet PC as if he had been waiting for it.

“Take a look.”

The PR team leader did not provide a detailed explanation.

Probably so as not to prejudice me.

I guess you mean you want to hear my opinions and judgments as they are.

Chae In-ha and I looked at the screen side by side.

-How long will accidents at construction sites continue?

The title was ordinary.

It wasn’t particularly stimulating.

However, the content that followed was a bit confusing.

A fatal accident occurred at a Taesung Construction construction site.

I clicked my tongue.

Since this is done by people, mistakes can happen.

And now Taesung Construction is busy and chaotic.

The volume of orders is exploding, and it will be a mess as they hire and assign new people.

It seemed like an accident had happened in the meantime.

“The timing is bad.”

“Are you hurt badly?”

Chae In-ha opened his mouth at the same time as me.

Chae In-ha and I looked at each other with new eyes.

The chairman really cared about Chae In-ha.

If she had taken business classes, she would have naturally thought in terms of the company.

How will this affect the company and how should it be dealt with?

I’ll consider that as a priority.

Just like me now.

But I was worried about the person doing the chaining first.

I smiled bitterly.

Because Chae In-ha looked a little surprised.

I could tell what she was thinking.

You can even teach me how to prioritize the company over people.

But soon after, Chae In-ha nodded as if he had decided on something.

I don’t know what he’s thinking this time.

I just did what I could do at the moment.

The accident has already happened.

All I can do is clean up the mess and prevent it from happening again.

The public relations team leader answered Chae In-ha first.

“Fortunately, it’s not death. However, it’s a serious injury… … .”

Chae In-ha let out a sigh of regret.

I asked before the sigh even ended.

“But isn’t this something that the public relations team can easily handle?”

This is something I’ve been concerned about since reading the article.

Clearly, the PR manager said that something big was wrong.

Of course, loss of life is a serious matter.

But is this the first time a construction company has had a fatal accident?

There’s no way the PR team leader would be this excited.

The PR team leader pressed the next article without saying anything.

Looking at the date, it was the next day.

-Only workers are dying, large corporations disregard human life

The title was a bit extreme.

The reporter’s name, the date, and the newspaper are all different.

I read the contents carefully.

It was an article criticizing large corporations for not caring about the safety of their workers.

Did the PR team fail to respond?

I silently read the next article that the PR manager pressed.

This time, the date, the reporter, and the newspaper were all different.

-The one who bleeds is different from the one who gets full.

What is this?

I frowned.

It’s very blatant.

It was so low-quality that I thought it was bought from a competitor.

Thanks to that, it was very easy to understand.

“Someone touched it.”

Taesung Construction’s stock price is currently hitting its highest point.

In fact, there was some unrest among shareholders when Jo Mi-hyeon was ousted.

But as stock prices continued to rise, complaints subsided.

It didn’t take much effort to stabilize the friendly forces.

Because no shareholder would hate a rising stock price.

This is what the president said.

For Taesung, who is running smoothly, articles like this are like pouring cold water.

Now Taesung is going with the flow.

I had to fly higher and not miss this opportunity.

But is the PR team’s image deteriorating because they can’t manage even one article?

It was a big problem.

And I know what the PR team is capable of doing.

They’re not that incompetent of a team.

“The water level is getting higher and higher. This is definitely not a natural phenomenon.”

When I said that, the head of the public relations team nodded with a serious face.

“Of course, accidents are wrong. If it’s poor management, you can’t help but get hit. But usually, after making a few phone calls, things will subside. And this isn’t the first time someone has died.”

Just a few months ago, there was an accident where five people died when a Daehyun Construction construction site collapsed.

Thanks to that, the operation to bring down the entire construction industry worked.

However, it is not common for an event to shake up an industry.

This was possible because not only was there a loss of life, but the construction site collapsed.

In other words, it was possible because a number of incidents and accidents happened at the same time and I was the one supporting them from behind.

And this time, things went similarly.

There have been several fatal accidents in the past.

If there had been chaos every time, the construction industry wouldn’t have become so corrupt.

Why is the incident, which had been quiet after several articles, getting worse this time?

There is only one answer.

Because someone is blowing on it.

“Who do you think it is?”

First, I asked the PR team leader to find out how much he knew.

But the PR team leader’s face looked embarrassed.

“The outline is strange.”

I was curious.

If you can’t see it, you understand.

But it’s strange.

“What did reporter Hong Gyun-seong say?”

Hong Gyun-seong was the first outsider to realize my intentions.

He has a wide network of connections and an eye for situations.

You’ll get a lot more information than a PR team tied to a single company.

The PR manager asked me the opposite question.

“Team Leader, who do you think the other person is?”

We were now speculating under the assumption that there was an enemy out to attack us.

I asserted.

“It must be a large company.”

“Why?”

“I used several newspapers.”

If it’s in one place, it’s easier to find.

You just have to look into companies that are related to that newspaper and have bad relationships with Taesung Construction.

It is more difficult for several newspapers to rush in at once like they are doing now.

Because we are also a large corporation.

“No matter how much we are internally struggling, we are still a subsidiary of the Taesung Group. No ordinary company can compete with us.”

That goes without saying.

Taesung is also a big shot who advertises in numerous newspapers and broadcasting stations.

If we stop advertising, people who lose money will attack us?

It’s clear that at least some companies worth rubbing shoulders with have gotten involved.

Chae In-ha said with a pale face.

“Then there aren’t many.”

The reason why it’s scary to say that there aren’t many of them is because they are the real deal.

Companies that literally have the weight class and influence to go toe-to-toe with Taesung.

Even though Taesung was ranked second in the business world, there wasn’t much of a difference from third or fourth place.

Just as Taesung was desperately trying to take down Mirae Group, there were many companies under Taesung trying to bring him down.

Since the entire company must have known that Taesung Construction had made a huge profit, they must have started taking action.

I double-checked which newspaper the PR manager had shown me the article from.

“These newspapers are all less influenced by Taesung, right? Why don’t we find out which companies are placing the most advertisements here?”

I naturally assumed that Taesung would have less advertising in these newspapers.

But the PR team leader’s face was strange.

“I did some research… … and the most popular advertisement is our Taesung.”

I doubted my ears.

“So, the advertisements in these newspapers that take up the largest portion are Taesung?”

“Yes.”

I understood why the PR manager said something was wrong.

It was unlikely that Hong Gyun-seong would have been able to grasp the outline of the incident.

The advertiser is Taesung, and they are attacking Taesung.

Taesung may not be the owner of the newspaper company, but he’s hitting on its biggest client.

Are you freaking out because you want the ads to stop?

As I thought about it that far, another fact occurred to me.

“You said you called back. But it still doesn’t stop?”

“Yes. I don’t write new articles, but I don’t take down existing ones.”

This is like covering one’s eyes and pretending not to see.

Wouldn’t it be common sense to stop when your biggest client puts pressure on you?

I came up with the following hypothesis:

“Could it be that something bigger than us is moving?”

If there was a deal that said, “Even if we go against Taesung and Chuck, we’ll push from behind,” then it would be possible.

Then there is only one enemy left.

“Are you talking about the future group?”

“Yes. Then it doesn’t matter if Taesung’s advertisement is cut off.”

The PR team leader made an embarrassed face.

“Usually it doesn’t go back that easily. No matter how much one side pushes, the relationship won’t last forever.”

I immediately knew what the PR manager was trying to say.

“What I’m saying is that if you completely turn your back on one side, you’ll have nowhere to go when things go wrong with the other side later on.”

“yes.”

There is no guarantee that the future will take care of the newspaper company until the end.

If Mirae abandons that newspaper, it will be shunned by both Mirae and Taesung.

Although there are many large corporations, no one chooses to be abandoned by the number 1 and number 2 companies in the financial world.

“Then where is it really?”

Chae In-ha also looked confused.

She groaned as if she was overloaded from trying to think hard.

I too felt like my head was completely blocked for the first time in a long time.

“I asked reporter Hong Gyun-seong to contact me if he found out anything… … .”

The PR team leader’s cell phone rang.

The nobleman was a worthless person.

“Really? Does that make sense?”

The face of the PR manager who received his call changed from moment to moment.

“Yes… … Okay. I’ll check it out.”

The PR team leader hung up the phone with a very depressed expression and opened a few articles on his tablet PC.

The same newspapers that had attacked Taesung Construction earlier were now attacking another company.

-Future Chemical, Gas Leak Seriously Injures 2 Workers

-Working environment, is this okay?

It was the chemistry of the future.

The PR team leader’s speech became faster.

“If it’s true that he’s touching the future after Taesung, then he’s not an ordinary crazy guy.”

Wait, why are you glancing at me while you say that?

The PR team leader looked at me blankly, then shook his head and muttered to himself, “No way.”

Even though I’m crazy, I won’t destroy our company… … Oops, I destroyed the upper echelons of Taesung Construction.

But that was just following the chairman’s instructions and returning Taesung’s things to Taesung.

If it was beneficial to Taesung, it would be fine, but it didn’t cause any harm.

Because I’m a crazy guy who knows how to use a calculator.

“This will make things even more difficult.”

The PR team leader’s face distorted.

Someone who should know not to show personal feelings at work was openly showing his irritation.

He tousled his hair.

Chae In-ha had a similar expression.

“I really don’t know. What about you, Team Leader? Do you have a feel for it?”

Her bright, expectant eyes turned towards me.

Not only the PR team leader, but also the PR team members who had been quietly working around us and listening to our conversation slowly raised their heads.

“Well… … The first thing that comes to mind right now is someone who can deal with both Mirae and Taesung at the same time. And there is no such company in Korea. At least they won’t do something stupid like deal with both at the same time.”

“I guess so.”

Although there was no clear answer, Chae In-ha was not disappointed.

Because he knows I’m organizing my thoughts as I speak.

Why would I choose this method?

When I thought about it like that, my mouth started moving on its own.

“It’s not just about putting pressure on the other company to keep them in check. It’s done on purpose. It’s about making it hard to know who the enemy is.”

“It would be difficult if you were attacked by two companies at the same time, right?”

“Yes. And there’s another hint. It’s what the PR manager mentioned earlier.”

The PR team leader pointed to himself and said, “Me?”

“You said you wouldn’t take the path of choosing a clear path with either side. That’s right. I wouldn’t do something that stupid either. So there are two answers.”

“Two?”

The PR team leader muttered absentmindedly.

I spoke slowly.

“First, if most companies except Taesung and Mirae had joined forces, it would make sense to attack the two major companies at the same time to avoid being discovered and defeated individually. It would be a diversionary operation.”

The PR team leader frowned and tilted his head.

“Isn’t that a bit unlikely?”

“Yes. They have different interests, so it’s hard for big companies to come together with one mind and one purpose. It’s not like there’s a special deal. And it doesn’t make sense for someone with the brains to carry out a diversionary operation to attack both at the same time. If I were you, I’d rather join hands with one side and attack the other.”

Everyone knows that Taesung and Mirae are enemies, and that is even more likely.

“Then what’s the second one?”

“There are two attackers. Taesung and Mirae.”

“……yes?”

The PR team leader asked blankly, as if he didn’t understand at first.

I said calmly.

“Taesung is attacking the future, and the future is attacking Taesung.”

Chae In-ha asked with a puzzled face.

“No, why? Besides, I’ve never heard anything like that from my father.”

“That’s because Taesung and Mirae are joining hands and fighting each other.”

I remembered what I had heard from Kwon Tae-ho the other day.

I would never have come to this answer if I hadn’t heard it beforehand.

I looked around.

There are too many people who shouldn’t be heard.

I rolled the answer silently in my mouth.

‘Executive Director Chae On-ik and Director Tak Jae-min.’