[Episode 172] Return to work
Si-woo Lee finished the work that had been delayed in the morning and returned to the office.
He headed to the laundry room to wash his work clothes.
It was because I remembered the instructions I had given to Jin Eun-soo before.
“Chairman, are you here?”
“Is there no line today?”
“Thanks to the president’s attention, the staff was able to do laundry comfortably.”
“That’s fortunate. Haven’t anything happened in two months?”
Siwoo Lee scanned the entire laundry room.
The washing machine had stretched three times its original volume.
When I requested Jehu Electronics, Injain delivered double the order to the washing machine that I ordered quickly.
For a while, he was embarrassed by the unexpected gift, and Jin Eun-soo had to work hard to increase the size of the laundry room.
150 washing machines and dryers provided convenience to the employees.
So, after greeting the staff, Si-woo Lee went into the laundry room and returned the work clothes he was wearing and left.
“Chairman, are you out now?”
“yes. It’s a little late. After all, the appointment time with Chairman Cha-un is generous.”
“that is… Sanpo is requesting that we meet as soon as possible.”
“okay?”
“It is better to prepare and leave immediately. Chairman Chaun said that he has already arrived at the meeting point and is waiting.”
My appointment with Chawoon is 3pm. And now it was 1 o’clock.
Lee Si-woo’s expression hardened at the news that he had arrived at the place at a time well short of the appointment time and was waiting.
“I turned the washing machine back on… … .”
“I will tell the secretaries. I think you should prepare and depart for the meeting place.”
At Lee Mu-yeol’s urging, Si-woo nodded his head and immediately got ready and left.
Then, Kim Seo-hwan, who was waiting, bowed his head.
“Are the 2nd team leaders going together today?”
“yes. It was my first schedule since my return, so I requested it.”
“You did well. I don’t know who Chairman Chaun is, but we should not be fooled by the company we have to do business with.”
The car, which started in haste at the sudden urging of the scattering cement, arrived at the promised luxury Hanjeongsik house.
I parked and got out of the car and started walking.
As they approached the entrance, what appeared to be bodyguards blocked Lee Si-woo.
“Today the entire restaurant is reserved.”
“I came to meet Chairman Sanpo Cement Chaun.”
Lee Moo-yeol rushed to the action to block Lee Si-woo.
The bodyguards show menacing eyes as if they are trying to suppress them at any moment.
Lee Mu-yeol said while holding the bodyguard’s arm that had raised his arm and lowering it with one hand.
“Where are you from?”
“You are the president of Nuri Recycling, Siwoo Lee.”
Then the bodyguard got a little embarrassed and lowered his arm.
“that… I know the appointment time is 3 o’clock.”
“I came in a hurry because Sanpo wanted to advance the appointment time.”
When the bodyguard didn’t know what to do and couldn’t respond properly, Siwoo frowned.
“Hey, let’s go back.”
“President… … .”
“There is no reward in coming in a hurry. I didn’t know they would stop me from the entrance.”
When Siwoo turned around, the bodyguard quickly bowed his head with a pale expression.
“I’m sorry, Chairman! I have committed a disgrace.”
Chairman Cha Woon, whom he serves, has been waiting only for this day.
As Siwoo Lee suddenly became Kang Dong’s chairman, the meeting with him was postponed one day after another.
As a result of waiting for over two months, I was finally promised a meal with Siwoo Lee.
Because it was the day he was looking forward to, Cha-woon showed up for the meeting earlier than usual.
“Isn’t there a need for some respect and consideration for each other?”
“I made a big mistake.”
If Si-woo Lee left because of his own wrong actions, Cha-woon’s reaction was obvious without even looking at it.
“… Apologies are accepted. Team Leader Lee, Team Leader Kim, please perform.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
Mu-yeol Lee and Seo-hwan Kim answered at the same time and looked at the bodyguards.
It was then that the bodyguard, who stood in front of Si-woo Lee, noticed who was explaining the situation to him.
‘Did Mu-yeol Lee and Seo-hwan Kim move at the same time in the strategic secretary’s office?’
Mu-yeol Lee and Seo-hwan Kim, who always looked after the young president Si-woo Lee, were famous.
Of course, the two parties did not know what effect their names had.
“I’m also sorry to the two team leaders. You can go inside.”
So Mu-yeol Lee and Seo-hwan Kim went into the restaurant to accompany Si-woo Lee.
The news came to Cha-Woon, who was waiting for Si-Woo Lee in the biggest room in this restaurant.
“Are you here already?”
“I think the secretaries did something useless.”
At the words of the chief of staff accompanying him, Cha-woon wrinkled his forehead.
It wasn’t that I was staying early to put a burden on Siwoo Lee.
“You’re doing something you haven’t been told. Chief of staff, when you return to work, find out who the secretaries requested from Chairman Lee Si-woo.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
Cha-woon knew better than anyone that Si-woo Lee was a busy person.
To be honest, I didn’t feel comfortable making an appointment the very next day after Shin Won-sun’s funeral.
In the meantime, Cha-woon expressed his anger at the actions of the secretaries who asked Nuri to move urgently without his instructions.
“The enjoyment is never under the dispersal… tt.”
“sorry.”
“President Siwoo Lee will arrive soon, but we will talk about this later.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
After saying those words, the three of them walked into the room where Cha-Woon was waiting.
Two people walking in front and one man walking behind them.
“It seems to be Team Leader Lee Mu-yeol and Team Leader Kim Seo-hwan. They are the key figures in the Strategic Secretariat. Usually, when Chairman Lee Si-woo is moving, I know that only Team Leader Lee Mu-yeol performs the training… … .”
Chaun shook his head at the words of the chief of staff.
Perhaps the reason why Lee Si-woo brought the two of them together was because of the disrespect in the secretary’s office.
Cha-woon sincerely respected what Si-woo Lee was doing.
Although he is young, what Siwoo Lee does is not light.
Cha-woon came out of the room and bowed his head politely toward Si-woo.
“My name is Siwoo Lee, the representative of Nuri Recycling.”
“My name is Chawoon, the representative of Sanpo Cement. It is an honor to meet you like this.”
The two faced each other and shook hands.
After a short greeting, the two entered the prepared room.
And Lee Mu-yeol and Kim Seo-hwan, who were left outside, took their seats at the entrance of the room.
The head of Sanpo’s bodyguard was amazed at the two people who were vigilant about their surroundings without saying a word to each other.
“Isn’t the original appointment time three o’clock?”
“… Sorry for this part. There is no excuse.”
When Si-woo Lee said something like a protest, Cha-woon politely bowed his head.
It made me move two hours earlier than the original appointment time.
That wasn’t the intention, but it was something that could hurt Siwoo Lee.
“… I will speak frankly.”
“Tell me.”
“It looked like Sanpo wanted to fight me.”
Cha-woon was startled at Lee Si-woo’s words and shook his hand strongly.
Of course, from Si-woo Lee’s point of view, it is possible to think so.
“It seems that the secretariat moved on its own without my instructions. I came out early in anticipation of meeting Chairman Lee and was waiting… I didn’t know that my actions like this would be a nuisance to the president.”
“… okay.”
“I apologize again.”
Seeing him bowing his head twice in a row, Siwoo waved his hand.
“I was in a bad mood, so I was rude from the beginning. sorry.”
“It is a natural reaction. Even so, Nuri is never below Sanpo.”
Now Siwoo Lee has become a giant that cannot be touched.
However, even if he had met as the representative of Nuri Recycling, Chaun would have shown respect to him.
But now, Siwoo Lee was also the chairman of the Gangdong Works.
He is the president of a large company with annual sales exceeding 1 trillion won.
“I heard you haven’t signed a contract yet.”
“I wanted to see the president in person, so I politely asked Director Jin Eun-soo to postpone the contract.”
“I heard the story. Thank you for accepting Nuri’s goods before the contract was signed.”
“no. I feel honored to be able to do business with Nuri.”
Cha-woon dealt with Lee Si-woo with a fairly low attitude.
He was not in a lower position.
Among cement companies, Sanpo was the one that never missed the first place.
“Chairman, may I ask why you wanted to meet me?”
Chaun smiled faintly at the direct question.
As a citizen of the Republic of Korea, he has felt sorry for the behavior of importing coal ash from Japan.
Since there was no substitute for it, they had no choice but to use imported products.
Meanwhile, a talented person appeared on the waste side.
“From the perspective of a CEO who operates cement, I feel sorry for the current situation of importing coal ash to Japan.”
“I also feel sorry for that part. In fact, if you turn your head, there are many alternatives to Japanese coal ash.”
“It won’t be that easy. First of all, the price is different.”
From the company’s point of view, raw materials had to be imported at the lowest possible price.
Realistically, the domestic waste market was not that large.
First of all, the perception was not good.
“From now on, shouldn’t domestic waste companies develop?”
“I will ask the president. Will there be any development in the domestic waste market?”
“Even if it is small, if we make progress, I think the perception of waste will change someday.”
Advances in technology were a matter of concern after improving awareness.
Awareness has been shattered by companies that illegally dispose of waste.
Once a month, there is a news that someone dumped garbage on the ground and ran away.
Of course, not all such companies can be sorted out.
But if there was at least one right company, awareness might be greatly improved.
“What is the president trying to do to improve awareness?”
“Completing the incinerator facilities is probably the most important thing. Based on that, we want to lead the revival of the entire domestic waste market.”
If you have a properly equipped incinerator, you can reach out to help those in need.
Nuri’s current treatment method was only shredding.
Shredding is limited in disposing of waste.
However, the limit of the incinerator was greater than that of crushing.
“Even if we build a new incinerator facility, isn’t incineration ashes a problem?”
“So from now on, I want to prepare. Gangdong and Nuri are working together to find a way to use incineration ash.”
“Well, it sounds like you want to find a way to combine steel and incineration ash.”
“That is the current goal of Nuri and Gangdong.”
It was a difficult road.
In order to make steel in the first place, impurities must be minimized.
However, Siwoo Lee’s idea was unique.
Who would have thought of replacing the impurity of incinerated ash into steel?
“It may be a difficult road.”
“Even if the road is difficult, someone has to think about how to solve these problems. I want that someone to become Nuri.”
“If you are the president, you will definitely do it. You are a leader in the currently dying waste market in Korea.”
“I am not that talented.”
“In my eyes, you seem more capable than anyone else. I think he deserves respect just for making an effort to improve.”
I didn’t say this because Cha-woon had a crush on Lee Si-woo.
He was truly amazed.
Few people genuinely tackle what they think is impossible.
In general, they did not want to settle down and develop something.
“thank you.”
“I prepared the contract myself. Could you please check it out and tell me if there is anything that needs to be corrected?”
In the original contract, Nuri would have to make a proposal to Sanpo.
A was Sanpo, and Eul was Nuri.
In other words, the place where Nuri has to make a request for a contract and decide after reviewing it should be distributed.
“The original contract is the area we have to offer first.”
“Aren’t all contracts the same anyway? I plan to proceed with the transaction with Nuri unconditionally. Even if the top of the paper is scattering, I want to cling to Nuri.”
Si-woo Lee smiled at Cha-woon’s consideration and checked the contract he offered.
The official price was written in tonnage, not kilograms.
‘250,000 won per ton?’
The unit price to hand over to Cheil Cement was fixed at 160 won.
250,000 won per ton meant 250 won per kilogram.
“… The unit price was measured high.”
“First of all, the quality of waste coming from Nuri is good. And the tonnage is overwhelming compared to other places. At a unit price like this, I decided that I could save the president face.”
There were no provisions unfavorable to Nuri.
It was a contract that was surprisingly advantageous to Nuri.
“Is it really right to sign a contract like this? … .”
“Instead, if Nuri opens an incinerator in the future, I would like the unit price of incineration ash to be lowered. Waste and incineration are different.”
“Of course it is. Thank you for offering such a contract in advance.”
Siwoo Lee signed the contract without any hesitation.
The contract had already been signed by Cha-Woon, so if Si-Woo Lee’s signature was included, the contract would be concluded.
“Oh, and I have one more suggestion.”
“You tell me.”
“This time, I heard that Nuri has secured the right to operate Cheil Cement. I want Sanpo to take over Cheil Cement.”
