The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 318



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Episode 318. New Rival (2)

“Hmm… … How should I interpret this?”

It had been a long time since I received a call from Kwon Tae-ho.

I did go there in person quite often, but it was mostly to report.

There are some topics that are difficult and sensitive to discuss over the phone.

This time, since the instructions were short, they were delivered over the phone.

There was no mention of the current situation as much as there was over the phone.

Then I have to figure it out myself.

The difficulty level is gradually increasing.

“What’s going on?”

Chae In-ha poked his head in.

I led her silently to the conference room next door.

I’m getting used to it now.

The other employees also had expressions like, ‘Those two are going to plot again.’

When I think about all the things I’ve done so far, there are many things I can’t talk about in an open office.

As soon as I entered the conference room, I told them what was on the phone.

Chae In-ha’s expression became mysterious.

“As the days go by, the mysteries only increase.”

“Is that so? I feel like you’re telling me this on purpose. It can’t be my imagination, right?”

We put our heads together.

These days, Chae In-ha also tries to use his head often.

“Right now, from a father’s perspective, I hope Taeik oppa and Onik oppa will have a showdown.”

Chae In-ha was the first to come up with a guess.

“Yes.”

“That’s why I’m trying to reduce Taeik’s power.”

“yes.”

“Then wouldn’t the part that CEO Kwon Tae-ho asked to be investigated be Tae-ik’s corruption?”

Oh, that’s pretty close to what I was thinking.

Chae In-ha’s eyes sparkled brightly.

My hand was about to go up without me knowing, but then I stopped.

Oops, I almost groped a grown woman.

I scratched my chin with my hand, which stopped in an awkward position.

It was good. It felt natural.

“If you look at it broadly, you may be thinking of a similar picture. But we, who have to work directly on the front lines, will have to approach it in a more detailed way.”

As a result, Chairman Kwon Tae-ho or others will have their own goals.

That doesn’t mean we should take action for it right now.

This is because there are separate tasks for superiors to draw and tasks for subordinates to do.

If Kwon Tae-ho had specifically wanted me to shake things up between the two brothers, he would have given me the appropriate instructions.

But what I actually received was that there was a ‘suspicion of slush fund formation’.

Someone like Kwon Tae-ho would have a rough idea of ​​who created the slush fund and how much from which affiliated company.

There wasn’t even any mention of where to go.

It’s just that there are such suspicions within the ‘Taesung Group’.

Did you intentionally keep your words short because it was a phone call?

No, because it is not necessary.

“Of course, it’s important for us to continue reading the picture that is being drawn from above. Because there is a set destination to reach. But that doesn’t mean we should just look there. There are places we have to stop by in the middle, so we don’t tell you the destination right away.”

For example, this transit point is a slush fund.

I don’t know which affiliate it was, but it was definitely related to one of the two brothers.

Or maybe both are related.

Maybe by any chance… … .

“I don’t know if they’re trying to establish discipline overall.”

“Discipline?”

“It is inevitable that Taesung Group will be shaken in the future.”

It’s a fight between the owner families.

Even though the chairman is strong and Kwon Tae-ho will take care of things in the middle, anxiety is bound to spread somehow.

“When it’s shaking, it’s bound to collapse even with the slightest touch. There will definitely be people poking at it from the outside. I think it’s prepared for that moment.”

“So you’re saying we should block any pretext for attack?”

“Yes. It’s like cutting it off in the bud. Of course, this is just my guess. Only the chairman and CEO Kwon Tae-ho know the overall picture.”

“Anyway, that means I shouldn’t look too far ahead right now, right?”

“Yes. If you’re going to say something like that, it means there’s slush funds somewhere we can find them right away, and no matter how we move, President Kwon Tae-ho will see it and coordinate the next plan.”

Even if you jump, it doesn’t mean you’re a flea.

Because I have faith that I will be able to avoid any situation that comes my way.

Chae In-ha looked at me, thought for a moment, then nodded.

“That’s right. President Kwon Tae-ho and the team leader had something in common. If you’re the team leader, you’re the kind of person who will take advantage of things no matter how things go wrong.”

It’s an honor to be compared to Kwon Tae-ho.

I felt excited.

“So, for now, let’s start with the nearby places.”

“Nearby… … . Could it be here?”

“yes.”

“Oh, come to think of it, when I first came to Taesung Construction, I was talking to the finance team leader and he said, ‘I’ll be here for the last time.’”

I remembered this.

At that time, there were so many things to do in Taesung Construction that I was wondering where to start.

I had been receiving help from the head of the finance team because I was still adjusting to the company, but he told me that he would be the last person to touch me.

I said it playfully, as a way of saying thank you for helping me, but it wasn’t really an empty promise.

This is a construction company.

It’s the easiest place to make slush funds.

The dirtiest type of accounting is construction accounting.

You can’t miss this place.

Chae In-ha said seriously.

“Could it be that President Kwon said this on purpose?”

If the goal is to shake Chae Tae-ik’s foundation, there is nothing more effective than touching Taesung Construction.

But I didn’t think that would be the case.

“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have said that there were suspicions within the Taesung Group. Of course, I’m saying that you should look into Taesung Construction and other affiliates as well. And now, it’s not a good time to shake up Taesung Construction any more.”

“Oh, because you shook it too much already?”

“That’s true too. It hasn’t been long since the leadership changed, so it’s time to enter a period of stability. And right now, the image is at its peak, so it would be a shame to cut it.”

Taesung Construction’s clean and safe image, which began at the beginning of this year, continues to this day.

The recession in the construction industry will likely continue until it recovers.

If the story of slush funds comes up here, it would literally destroy the clean image.

“That doesn’t mean you won’t do it, right? How will you proceed?”

“We should do it secretly internally. Let’s work with the finance team to check the ledgers.”

“Wow.”

At this point, even Taesung Construction employees probably won’t take it that seriously.

Those who are quick to notice will know that I have started investigating Taesung’s own affairs, but it won’t be a big problem.

I am an employee of Taesung Construction.

The first thing I did after coming to this company was to investigate Taesung Construction.

It is not unusual for me to conduct internal investigations into Taesung Construction.

Rather, now it has become something I just let go of, thinking, “It must be the same if I move.”

First, let’s say we investigate the construction of Taesung, but then what should we do next?

If I interpreted Kwon Tae-ho’s words correctly, he must have been telling other affiliates to turn everything upside down as well.

“The problem is other affiliates.”

“why?”

“I don’t have the authority.”

That’s basic stuff.

As the TF team leader, the only place where I can stick my head out regardless of department is at Taesung Construction.

I can’t do anything at other companies.

There’s no way Kwon Tae-ho wouldn’t know that, right?

“Oh, that’s right. But do you think the boss missed that? I don’t think so… … .”

Even if the two of them put their heads together and discussed this, they couldn’t come up with an answer.

But you can’t just call and ask.

There was something like an unspoken rule between me and Kwon Tae-ho.

What you can do yourself, do yourself.

It doesn’t provide any helpful context.

We must figure out the meaning by inferring as much as possible.

And then read the numbers and take action.

Kwon Tae-ho never kindly explained everything to me from start to finish.

If you throw me the middle five, I have to figure out the ones and the ten myself.

That’s how high Kwon Tae-ho’s demands were.

Of course, there are no complaints.

If it were Kwon Tae-ho, as I think of him, it should be like this.

I also had high expectations for Kwon Tae-ho.

So, at this point, asking obvious questions as if it were obvious would only lead to disappointment for both parties.

“The boss must have arranged something.”

I woke up feeling refreshed and refreshed.

Chae In-ha still looked puzzled, but didn’t ask any more questions.

There is no need to worry about what you cannot do with your own hands.

If you find something while researching other companies, you can tell me then.

We headed back to the Management Support Office.

* * *

“Umm… … .”

Taesung Construction’s finance team leader felt that it was coming.

When the TF team asked me to send them the materials via messenger, I had already given up halfway.

Yeah, if you waited for half a year, it would have been very generous.

When the TF team first came into this office, it just felt cute.

Even thinking about it now, it was a truly rare combination.

Two young men came in, one of whom was said to be the team leader.

He even came in with the powerful authority of a TF team that was not affiliated with any department.

I thought it was the CEO’s parachute pick, but it turns out the CEO was actually leading the bullying.

It was a strange thing for a team leader who had been working normally.

I also felt bad for the young people because the TF team can do anything, but if you tie their hands and feet, they can’t do anything.

Especially, didn’t you get caught by the boss?

It was unheard of for a company president to lead bullying, but the results were obvious.

A daily routine of just sitting and going home from work.

I’ve seen that kind of person a few times.

Since they can’t fire you, they make you resign on your own by not giving you any work.

If you’re a team leader who can’t do your job and takes credit for other people’s work, then that’s fine, but aren’t you a new employee who just got in?

I don’t know where the parachute line was, but I thought I should at least give it a chance.

So I approached him first.

I never imagined that it would turn the company upside down.

‘I was sweating bullets trying to raise funds.’

I could tell because I was the head of the finance team.

How harsh the demands the young team leader made on the company were.

You want me to raise funds so we can rebuild it?

I thought about submitting my resignation letter and disappearing for dozens of times that day.

The irony is that it was the team leader who opened the way to hell, but it was also the team leader who solved it.

As Taesung Construction’s image soared, it became relatively easy to secure funds.

I thought it would be absolutely impossible to get it done on time, but I managed to get it done.

Thanks to this, the status of the finance team leader has risen to a higher level.

I don’t know whether I should be annoyed or grateful.

Since then, I’ve seen the young team leader’s face noticeably less often.

He was so busy that he went around to each department and even overturned the board of directors.

I don’t know the details, but I’ve heard rumors that there has been a tectonic shift in the management of Taesung Construction.

The finance manager no longer saw the young team leader as a cute new recruit.

He is truly a man worthy of his rank and authority.

TF Team.

He was now sweeping through the finance and accounting departments.

Even if the president himself came and patrolled, it wouldn’t be more stressful than this.

“Um… … . There was a convertible bond exercise?”

“Yes. If you look at the processing here… … .”

Chae Kyung-jun was standing between the finance manager and the accounting manager, asking questions in turns.

The finance manager shook his head as he watched the accounting manager answer frozen in place.

‘At first, he was so displeased.’

The difficult accounting manager was obediently handing over data and giving explanations.

That would make sense.

Not all team leaders are the same.

If you are a TF team leader, you can think of them as the top team leader because they have much more authority than other team leaders.

It would be even worse if the manager’s neck was blown away.

After all, power is more important than age.

The accounting manager was quite polite.

The finance manager also answered the young man’s questions with sincerity.

It’s not that he changed his stance because he knew his authority was so great.

Because the finance manager originally treated me well.

Above all, the response was quick.

The moment Chae Kyung-jun chose his first target and began investigating, the finance team leader had a gut feeling.

‘Oh, so maybe what they said about investigating the finance team wasn’t just empty words.’

Since then, I have been preparing only for this day.

Unlike the accounting team leader who was being scolded by Chae Kyung-jun next to him.

“You put too much effort into the deposit.”

“Because the overpayments are too much… … .”

“That’s right. Why are there so many?”

“As you know, we are a construction company… … .”

“Even taking that into account, isn’t 2 billion a bit much?”

“It’s average for a construction company… … Ahem, I’m sorry.”

“There’s nothing we can do about what’s already happened, but we can’t let it pile up any further.”

The finance manager, who was listening to their conversation, looked puzzled.

Chae Kyung-jun was more generous than I thought.

If the rumors were true, the accounting manager should have been decapitated a long time ago.

No, maybe I misunderstood.

Chae Kyung-jun was not a man of principle.

I thought I could take into account the unavoidable parts and see how to choose accordingly.

The accounting manager lamented.

“But really, there is no choice but to incur additional payments.”

“I know. So let’s first divide up the causes of the overpayment. Let’s reduce the parts that can be reduced.”

“We also need to get cooperation from other departments. We only deal with what happens.”

“I will personally visit the department that is causing unnecessary additional payments. Please classify them first.”

A smile appeared on the accounting manager’s face.

If Chae Kyung-jun goes there himself, things won’t be easy.

The atmosphere was going better than I expected.

As I was watching the two discuss, someone knocked on the office door and called my name.

“Mr. Chae Kyung-jun, are you there?”

“Yes, that’s me.”

Judging from the appearance, it was Quick.

All the employees were puzzled.

Usually, courier or express delivery services are blocked on the first floor.

If you leave it in the security room, they will go get it later.

But the fact that they let me through on the first floor means that it’s something important.

“This is a quick delivery from Taesung Products. They asked me to deliver it to them directly.”

The delivery man only handed over the package after checking my ID, showing how strongly I had requested it.

The item was smaller than I thought.

It was a rectangular box about the size of a fist.

When I opened the package, a rather luxurious business card came out.

For a moment, Chae Kyung-jun took a deep breath and stopped.

“What is it?”

Chae In-ha ran over and looked at the words written on the business card.

At the same time, she also became stiff.

[Chae Kyung-jun]

– Taesung Construction Special Response Team Leader

– Taesung Trading CFO Kwon Tae-ho, Secretary’s Office, Professional Secretary

Kwon Tae-ho’s arrangement has arrived.