The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 315



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Episode 315. Strange Rumors (5)

“Have you heard that rumor?”

“What is the rumor?”

“It’s a question of the vice president’s qualifications. In fact, the vice president is basically like a parachute. Even if a single parachute is placed in an ordinary affiliate, it’s chaos. If someone is just going to grab the vice president position, shouldn’t they have proven their ability?”

“Huh! You shouldn’t say things like that so carelessly!”

An employee who was talking in the break room looked around as if he was afraid that someone might hear him.

“Hey, it’s already a widely spread rumor. It won’t be a big problem if a few of us talk about it. It’s something everyone knows.”

“No matter what!”

The 30 high school graduates who were specially recruited have fully fulfilled their roles.

Even though he was isolated within the company and had little opportunity to communicate, he successfully spread the word.

Because they were desperate.

I was determined to do anything to catch Chae On-ik’s eye.

You can’t spread it by talking directly to other employees.

So the method they chose was the phone.

They pretended to share information by calling each other as high school graduates who had been specially recruited.

Anyway, it’s no different from being bullied within the company.

Because of this, the only outlet through which they could communicate was through small group meetings.

At first, I went out secretly and pretended to receive it, laying the groundwork.

Later, I would answer the phone and leave the office, dropping a word or two.

As if such a rumor had spread like wildfire among my classmates.

If an employee who you usually ignore and don’t care about suddenly answers the phone and asks, “Why the Vice President?” and walks out of the office, you’re bound to get a surge of interest.

After this was repeated several times, rumors began to spread as if there had been such suspicions from the beginning.

‘Who are you to be talking about the Vice President?’

While thinking that way, I became curious and started asking people I knew.

“… … I heard this story going around. Is it true?”

“This is my first time hearing about this, so I’ll ask someone else.”

After going around the entire group a few times like this, the rumor became established as fact.

“Oh, I heard about it. The youngest employee at our company said that rumors like that were going around among his colleagues.”

“It wasn’t a lie.”

At this point, Chae On-ik’s goal had already been achieved.

This is something that shakes Chae Tae-ik’s solid support base.

Now that there’s unrest among the staff, it’s only a matter of time before it reaches executives’ ears.

Although things didn’t go well at the training center, Chae On-ik decided to be satisfied with it.

‘When people are greedy, they tend to make mistakes. Let’s stop here.’

If I did any more, it seemed like Chae Kyung-jun would come in and attack me.

You also need to know when to let go.

Chae On-ik did not give any specific instructions to the group and just watched them.

It was fine if rumors spread on their own and fanned the flames, and it didn’t matter if they died down.

But somehow the speed was fast.

The direction was also strange.

“I heard that Vice Chairman Chae Tae-ik is going to show us something this time.”

“I guess there’s something else being prepared.”

“Hey, it looks like the rumor has reached the Vice President’s ears. What should we do?”

“What can I do? It’s true that your abilities haven’t been proven. In fact, the one who’s run this company is the chairman. If the chairman steps down, the vice chairman will immediately become the chairman, and who knows if the company will go under then?”

“Well, it’s time for the Vice President to show something hot!”

Chae On-ik, who heard the rumors spreading throughout the affiliated companies through meetings and gatherings, smiled wryly.

‘This is Chae Kyung-jun’s doing.’

As far as he knew, there was only one person who would do something like this.

I don’t know what kind of picture Chae Kyung-jun is drawing.

But the way things were going for him now wasn’t all that bad.

This time, Chae On-ik decided to look at Chae Kyung-jun’s painting.

* * *

I was meeting Hong Gyun-seong from the public relations team for the first time in a long time.

Hong Gyun-seong drank coffee and talked about the latest news in the industry in a spirited manner, with the PR team leader and Chae In-ha also present.

“It’s burning. It’s burning very hot.”

The PR team leader, who was always monitoring the articles, also nodded vigorously.

“This is no joke. I wonder if there has ever been such chaos… … .”

The PR team leader who said that looked at me furtively.

“It was there.”

I guess this is a story from the construction industry early this year.

I asked Hong Gyun-seong, pretending not to hear.

“How do you react to Taesung?”

Hong Gyun-seong smiled meaningfully.

He had the look of a child who was anxious to speak, but also proud and proud.

“Surprisingly, there is little mention of Taeseong.”

“So you’re saying there is one?”

“You can’t stop it completely. Team Leader Chae was prepared for it too. This flow can’t be stopped.”

I nodded.

If I could, I would have gone ahead and blocked the flow of water, but there is nothing I can do about what has already started.

If so, there is no need to try to stop it by force.

All you have to do is turn the water stream to the side.

To avoid Taeseong.

Because the victim was bribed, no, it sounds a bit strange to say this, but an amicable agreement was reached with the victim.

“Has there been no contact from the other side?”

This time I asked the public relations team leader.

“It seems like there were several requests for interviews. So we moved him to a single room. Of course, we decided to pay the hospital bills.”

“Well done.”

It was just as I expected.

In fact, it was my fault for moving without consulting my superiors in advance.

At least they should have talked to the victim in advance about coming to an agreement on these terms.

But I pushed ahead on my own.

There were two reasons.

I thought that if the company found out, they would contact the victims before me.

And they will try to negotiate in the same way they have been doing so far.

Don’t file a workers’ compensation claim. Since it was an accident caused by your own negligence, you won’t be compensated for it.

If you do an interview or say something weird, you’ll be sued right away, something like that.

That’s the perfect excuse to buy antipathy.

Once you get that bad feeling, you can’t fix it later.

Another reason was that I thought my stubbornness would work.

I don’t mean to brag, but objectively speaking, I have a lot of influence within Taesung Construction right now.

I thought that if I stepped forward first and nailed it down, there would be no way for the company to turn it around.

Especially, the president will have no choice but to listen to what I say.

Because it hasn’t been that long since the board meeting.

This is a method that can only be used right now.

It’s nonsense to say that the team leader has more authority than the president.

I was thinking of gradually reducing my radius of activity.

To establish the authority of the president.

“The CEO told me to do whatever Team Leader Chae says. If there’s anything else you need, please let me know. I’ll take action.”

It was something I couldn’t believe was said by the PR team leader who had been treating me like a jerk from the beginning.

When I opened my eyes wide, the head of the public relations team made an awkward face.

“I’m the head of the public relations team. I know that I have to row when the water comes in. The media is already looking to hit big companies, so if I can avoid it, I have to avoid it.”

We agreed with each other.

If we do this, we don’t have to worry about the public relations team.

“Then, if an industrial accident occurs in the future, please proceed as you did now.”

“Huh? The company’s losses will be huge.”

“Are you talking about the Serious Disaster Act? In the current situation, it would be better to just pay the fine.”

It shouldn’t be like that, but mistakes happen, so let’s say another accident happens.

If we go back to the old ways and pressure the victims and negotiate again, it will all be a complete failure.

Because I absolutely don’t think that’s right.

If possible, it would be better to change the tone now.

“If we are subject to the Serious Disaster Act, our company image will be significantly damaged.”

“That’s why the PR team leader needs to package it well. Just like I said about self-purification. Taesung Construction is changing. Unlike other construction companies, we will do our best for the workers. That’s the perfect image strategy.”

At that time, Taesung Construction’s image was at its peak.

In this situation, the word midnight effect would be more appropriate.

Wouldn’t it be chosen as a model case for worker treatment?

“It seems like our side has avoided the rain, so that’s fine. What about the other side? Especially the future.”

Chae On-ik clearly joined hands with Tak Jae-min.

Future construction cannot avoid industrial accidents, so how did Tak Jae-min respond?

Actually, I kind of expected the answer.

Hong Gyun-seong said while drinking coffee.

“The construction of the future has only just begun. There is no room to dig.”

“also.”

When Tak Jae-min was hung up on industrial accidents, it was probably because he was confident that he could avoid them.

And the construction of the future has zero industrial accidents.

Well, construction has just begun.

“Is Vice President Tak Hee-min just staying quiet?”

He is not the kind of person who would just sit by and take it.

There must have been movement on that side too, but I couldn’t tell for the time being.

Hong Gyun-seong rubbed his chin.

“The future is surprisingly quiet.”

I thought of several cases.

“This is something that can’t be avoided. You might as well just lie flat on your face and hope it passes.”

If you react or stir things up in this situation, it will only get hotter.

It might be better to just leave it alone and wait for it to cool down.

But I somehow had a feeling that Tak Hee-min would be moving quietly behind the scenes.

Because there are some similarities between us.

“Well, if you move, you’ll know.”

Kwon Tae-ho was the first to know that Chae On-ik and Tak Jae-min were joining hands and told me about it.

Mirae is Taesung’s destined rival who must be defeated, so of course Kwon Taeho will be keeping an eye on him.

It’s not something I should worry about.

Besides that, there were many other things to worry about right now.

The same goes for Taesung Construction’s image strategy right now.

First of all, Vice Chairman Chae Tae-ik.

This incident was done by Chae On-ik to shake up Chae Tae-ik.

I figured that out.

But I’m not on anyone’s side.

As Kwon Tae-ho said, Chae Tae-ik must go through a verification process once.

That’s why I deliberately kicked out Jo Mi-hyeon.

There was no need to sacrifice one’s body to stop the rumors for Chae Tae-ik.

And rumors can’t be stopped just by trying to block them.

Rather, it tends to hide underwater and spread through whispers.

In that case, it’s better to cover it up with a bigger rumor.

-Vice Chairman Chae Tae-ik will show you something!

-We’re preparing something big!

-Vice Chairman Chae Tae-ik is also someone who will do whatever he wants!!!

It doesn’t matter what Chae Tae-ik prepares or not.

But if rumors like this spread, we have to do something.

To be honest, I set the stage for you to test your skills.

Chae Tae-ik should be grateful to me.

I’m sure you’re feeling embarrassed right now.

“Now the problem is within our company. I wish the Vice President would show us something neat.”

The PR team leader looked at him like he was crazy, and Chae In-ha shook his head.

“Team Leader, isn’t that rumor a bit too much? It’s completely untrue.”

The one who spread the rumor was a coworker.

Although not all 800 people participated, it was easier because each affiliate was evenly distributed.

Because if they just leak a few words at work, it spreads quickly.

Chae In-ha also knew right away that it was me who did it because he was in that room.

However, the two sitting in front seemed to be hearing it for the first time.

“Was it Team Leader Chae Kyung-jun who started that rumor?”

Hong Gyun-seong had a tired expression.

This is a bit surprising.

“Has it spread there already?”

“Of course. If the successor of Taesung Group shows something, wouldn’t everyone be excited? We’re paying attention.”

I applauded.

I was planning on giving it a little push, but this is like pushing it off a cliff.

But I have no regrets.

He is the successor to the Taesung Group, so he should be able to handle this easily.

“I wonder what you will show me. I am also looking forward to it.”

“I don’t think that’s something the team leader should say… … .”

All three sighed at the same time.