[Episode 147] Tree Statue
The concept of a tree statue changes from time to time.
It was a derived profession from the landscaping industry.
However, landscaping and tree statues are distinctly different.
The landscaping is in charge of the overall construction, but the tree dealer was a middleman who procures trees to the landscaping company.
Just as a junk dealer supplies scrap metal to a steel mill, a tree dealer is tasked with procuring trees to a landscape company.
“Did you hear the rumors? They said they were working in a group of princes.”
“Isn’t that going to cause a problem?”
At present, the wooden merchants were trembling with anxiety.
The wood they mainly supply is the site of apartments, golf courses, etc.
In particular, Jehu Group was an important business partner for wood merchants, as it only owns ten golf courses.
“If it wasn’t for the guys called Sunrise Landscape, this wouldn’t have happened.”
Now, Nuri was busy planting trees and creating parks and forests in various affiliates of the Jehu Group.
And Siwoo Lee has been wary of destroying the system because of Nuri.
There was a request to take responsibility for the golf course business run by Jehu Group, but Siwoo Lee politely declined the offer.
If the market moves in the form of a monopoly, there is concern that the tree and landscaping industry will be hit hard.
“I heard that not only the prince but also Boseong Construction are moving together?”
“Why is Bosung Construction all of a sudden?”
The wooden figures were the ones affected by the construction side.
In particular, Boseong Construction, which was placed in the top ten of the construction industry due to the success of the ossuary, was a famous construction company for them.
Most of the construction currently underway in Boseong has been massive.
From the tree dealer’s point of view, he had to somehow break through the route that supplied the trees for Boseong Architecture.
“Did you say that you have a close relationship with the CEO of Nuri Recycling and the chairman of Boseong Architecture?”
“ha… Are there so many companies that are friendly with Nuri Recycling?”
It wasn’t much.
However, the prince and Boseong were large.
There were even rumors that it could be comparable to Boseong if ten medium-sized construction companies were gathered.
And Jehu Group was one of the top ten conglomerates in Korea, both in name and reality.
“It must mean that all the things that Nuri has done are all great.”
As the wooden merchant was conveying information that they knew to each other, a man who was quietly listening made a dissatisfied expression.
“By the way, wasn’t it the CEO who introduced you to Jo Joo Nuri?”
“tt, I connected him to the landscape gardener in order to make the most of his life, but he will see immediate benefits and sever ties with Nuri.”
Chae Jun-seo clicked his tongue and glared at the wooden statues gathered together.
He was the one who made the connection with Nuri Landscape Architecture and the tree merchants working in this area.
At the sight of Chae Jun-seo kicking his tongue, the wooden merchants kept their mouths shut.
“Did President Chae know? But why were you keeping your mouth shut?”
When I rescued a person from drowning, it was a sign that I should put out a bag as well.
As the landscaping company contracted, the work of the tree merchants was also decreasing.
When the economy of landscaping companies was in recession, a company called Nuri appeared.
They invested aggressively, expanding their landscaping business without hesitation.
“Is there no reason I need to tell you? Obviously, I was told to cherish the relationship with Nuri. After one year, the status of the place will be completely different.”
“That’s it… … .”
“At least talk to me and cancel the contract. Why do you move freely and resent someone who is strict?”
Chae Jun-seo stared at the six wooden statues gathered here.
Even in this situation, they were gathering at the house and playing Hanafuda.
‘Foolish guys… To open a gambling board in a situation where you don’t know what their future will be like.’
Anyway, the busy time of the tree shop was limited.
The wooden merchants who had nothing to do would gather together and gamble.
It’s like an illegal house.
The reason Chae Jun-seo was here was to understand the dynamics of Hana tree statues.
“Don’t be stingy. President Chae, since we made a mistake, can we reconnect with Nuri?”
“You don’t have trees. All the trees that have already been contracted are turned over to the sunrise landscape, so what do I see and connect with the Nuri landscape?”
Less than a week later, they handed over their trees to the sunrise landscaping.
In this area alone, more than ten wooden merchants broke their contract with Nuri.
“Namoo, shouldn’t it be possible to sign a contract again? It is not difficult for us, who have lived our whole lives to eat trees, to save trees.”
no. Now there was no way for them to supply wood in this area.
Small trees might be able to save them, but it was clear that it would be difficult to win a large contract.
Foolishly, they neglected Siwoo Lee’s consideration.
Chae Jun-seo got up and left the house without saying a word.
“Isn’t this really overwhelming, boss In?”
“Given the scale of the business Nuri is doing now, we will definitely need it. don’t worry. After all, we are meant to reach out to us again.”
percussion-
The man called In-President, who smashed his hanbok to the floor, raised the corners of his mouth.
Considering the scale of the business Nuri is currently in charge of, I thought there was no need to worry.
Nuri itself would not be able to supply that many trees.
Chae Jun-seo came out of the house and took out his cell phone with a cold expression and made a call.
“CEO Lee Si-woo, I will start tidying up the wooden tables.”
[You’ve been through a lot. Now the time has come to unveil the Nuri Landscape Chungcheong Province branch.]
“I think it’s all thanks to the CEO’s insight. Now I am happy to be able to start my activities as the head of the Chungcheong-do branch of Nuri Gyeonggi-do.”
For a year, Siwoo Lee didn’t play and eat.
Using Lee Min-gu’s diverse network of people, manpower was put into various parts of the region as a tree dealer.
The result of preparing for such a situation to happen has paid off.
[Don’t worry about the funds and thoroughly isolate the wooden merchants who canceled the contract. And I hope that you carefully select the companies to absorb and those to discard.]
“I will do my best, sir.”
[The rest of the discussion will be done with CEO Lee Min-koo.]
After hanging up the phone, Jun-seo Chae looked at the house for a moment and then moved.
It was easy to put financial pressure on them.
They do not manage their money as carefully as they are easy-to-make money.
Of course, most wooden statues were not like that.
There are people who look to the future and accumulate the money, but at least those in that house are different types of humans.
‘Are we going to stop the tree that is the first money line?’
I knew where they were getting their wood.
The moment the wood was sold through the wood dealer, the seller had to sell it at a very low price.
However, the reason that this system could be maintained in the meantime is because the value of the tree was low.
* * *
Along with Chae Jun-seo, Park Young-jin, who is located in Gangwon-do, also moved.
“From this point?”
The wooden merchants have the entire infrastructure of Korea beyond the region.
We do not procure trees from only one region, but establish an information network in Gangwon-do, where tree resources are abundant.
Gangwon-do was a place that maintained its undeveloped natural state.
Park Young-jin, who climbed the top of the mountain and exhaled hard, smiled faintly.
I took out my cell phone from the top of the sky high up.
The tone went off and someone picked up the phone.
“Junseo-nim, this is Youngjin.”
[Did you look around the tree?]
“yes. I’m on top of the mountain now. There are a lot of good trees.”
[In order to pressure the wooden merchants who canceled the contract, you will have to bring the trees from the land. Is it possible?]
“It is possible. After all, the owner of this mountain has a close relationship with me.”
[That’s good news. CEO Siwoo Lee told me to start activities. So, you move in earnest.]
At Chae Jun-seo’s words, Park Young-jin smirked.
After meeting Lee Min-goo, he met a young businessman named Si-woo Lee.
When I first met him, Park Young-jin had an intuition.
This man must be a vessel to ascend to a higher place.
He was the one who opened the heart of Lee Min-goo, who had been closed.
“I know. I will move now.”
[Make sure to prepare the materials. Soon, Jehu Group’s golf course business will also be conducted in Nuri Jojo.]
“The representative finally drew the sword.”
[Because it is foolish to think that the representative’s consideration is a natural right. Our landscape garden should never be swayed by others.]
“I know. We’ve been working hard to not be swayed by anyone. Now the plan has to come true.”
[Will there be enough manpower to move in Gangwon-do?]
“Absolutely. There are more than 50 tree dealers from Nuri Landscape Architecture who were put into Gangwon-do.”
Although it was a small number, the tree merchants belonging to Nuri Landscape Architecture were gradually expanding their influence in less than a year.
Park Young-jin, who hung up the phone, took a deep breath and exhaled.
“Now, shall we go and dry the money chains on the tree that betrayed us?”
Park Young-jin, who had struggled to reach the top, went down again.
As he was going down the mountain, those who had seen the whole mountain joined Park Young-jin.
The tree merchants belonging to the Gangwon-do branch had gathered.
“It must be because of the trees here in Chungcheong Province that the tree merchants were proud of.”
“Doesn’t that mean that trees are good enough?”
It was no longer the status of a single tree merchant working in Gangwon-do.
Those who had been scattered all over the mountain began to gather one by one.
50 seemed to be enough.
The owner of the mountain, who came out after receiving a call from Park Young-jin, tilted his head.
“President Park?”
“How have you been, boss?”
“What am I… It’s the same everyday. But who are they all?”
Park Young-jin smiled faintly at the words of the owner who bought it and pulled out a business card from her arms.
“This is my new business card.”
The owner of the mountain, Lee Young-cheol, who was handed the business card, blinked.
“Nuri Landscape… Gangwon-do branch manager… … ?”
We had to capture the heart of Lee Yeong-cheol, a person known for maintaining the locality, to bring trees here.
“Yes, sir.”
“Hmm, would you like to change seats? Hear what they offer and make a decision.”
Park Young-jin and Lee Young-cheol, who had moved, entered the quiet country house.
“What is the proposal of Nuri Landscape Architecture?”
“We want to give you a price that is higher than the price the boss is supplying now.”
If the distribution process increases, of course, the seller has no choice but to receive a lower price.
Park Young-jin aimed at that point and wanted to offer the price supplied by the tree dealer to those who supply wood.
“Anyway, I own a mountain, so it’s a small business, so what’s the price… I don’t really care that much.”
“Isn’t the president’s personality the best here in Inje-gun?”
“Excessive praise is a warning call.”
At Lee Young-chul’s words, Park Young-jin scratched his head.
At first, he was not a merchant.
First of all, his speaking skills for dealing with people were lacking compared to other wooden figures.
At first, he was a man who worked in the field of the landscape industry.
He knew trees better than anyone else, but he lacked the way to deal with people.
“sorry. I’m ahead of my mind… … .”
“Anyway, I was going to stop trading with the wooden merchant from Chungcheong Province.”
“yes?”
“I mean, I hate playing with my wood the most.”
In the first place, it was handed over to a tree merchant in Chungcheong Province for the reason that it was supplied to Nuri Landscaping.
“Are you kidding me?”
“I signed a contract with trees for supplying Nuri Landscaping, but I heard that they were playing around behind the scenes.”
The tree merchants operating in Chungcheong Province did not take any action that would directly harm him.
In order to get a supply of trees, he had to not touch his plantings.
Park Young-jin asked carefully, just in case.
“President, do you know Nuri recycling?”
“I heard that my relatives received a lot of help from Nuri Recycling. We are currently relocating a village near the shredding site of Nuri Recycling.”
Park Young-jin showed a surprised expression at Lee Young-cheol’s words.
“Were you a relative of Lee Young-geun?”
“Oh, do you know my brother?”
“yes. You are a very nice person. I stayed there for a while to manage the arboretum.”
Lee Young-chul smiled with a friendly expression on his face.
Still, I heard a lot about Nuri recycling from my relative, Young-geun Lee.
“Isn’t the CEO of Nuri Recycling an outstanding businessman? My brother, who is stingy with compliments, just calls and tells the representative story of Nuri Recycling.”
“He is a good person for the representative.”
“Although it is a waste company, I have heard very well that they provide enormous support every year for coexistence with residents. Although I moved to Gangwon-do, I once lived in that village.”
“I didn’t know there was such a relationship.”
