[Episode 22] Getting caught by the collar
After briefly discussing the schedule with Si-woo Lee, Jae-shin Moon left Nuri Recycling.
As if he had been loyal to him somehow, Si-Woo Lee hummed because he felt good for nothing.
However, after a while, a middle-aged man in neat casual clothes came into the junkyard, vigorously.
“Where is the boss here?”
“What are you here for, boss?”
One of the nearby antique shops.
The owner of a small junk shop called ‘Our Resources’ appeared.
Park Tae-moon, who was familiar with his face, quickly stopped in front of him.
“Where’s that ignorant boss?”
“I asked what was going on?”
“Park Tae-moon!”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
In that moment, within two weeks, Sa Hae-jin lost a lot of customers.
When they said that there was a 30 won difference in unit price, not only our resources, but also customers who had come to the nearby antique stores turned to Nuri.
Sahae, who had endured and exploded, came to this place with the intention of causing a riot.
Lee Si-woo, who was watching CCTV when Sa Hae-jin suddenly appeared, opened the door of the office and came out.
Sa Hae-jin’s eyes widened when he saw Si-woo Lee walking from the office.
“Hey, Siwoo.”
“It’s been a while, boss.”
“Long time no see? Ha, anyway, shouldn’t the good be kept? Isn’t 30 won too much? have you been around?”
Even at his words full of excitement, Si-Woo Lee had a calm expression on his face.
“I just gave back as much as I received.”
“What?”
“You must have never thought that you would come back as it is, sir.”
“Does a young man dare to teach an adult? and what? Are you in pain?”
“Since the positions are opposite, it seems like you are thinking of coming here and asking questions. The boss was the first to take away customers by coordinating the unit price with The K.”
Lee Si-woo looked at Sa Hae-jin with cold eyes.
It was so cold that I couldn’t believe that it belonged to a person who had the warm eyes that Moon Jae-shin had seen before.
“Did I start first? I’m the head of the world, who was holding up for the old days.”
“It must have been my father, not the boss, who was holding out.”
“hey!”
“I have nothing to say. Park, please let me go.”
Siwoo Lee thought that his mouth would only hurt if he had to talk any more.
As he was about to turn, Sa Hae-jin suddenly approached him and grabbed him by the neck.
“Isn’t that little bastard too cocky? Look at the dignified fact that there is a famous mountain behind it.”
“… Let go of this.”
“Fuck it off. Let’s see the end today.”
Most of the owners of junk shops had good grip.
This was because I had to frequently use my arm strength to pick up heavy scrap all day and do other work.
However, Siwoo Lee’s arm strength wasn’t great either.
Although it was not clearly visible from the outside, there were strong muscles inside the clothes.
Si-woo Lee easily struck his arm that was holding his neck.
“You want to see the end? I haven’t even started yet.”
“When Dowoon hyung sees you, he will hit the ground from the sky and regret it. You’ve made your child’s farm so damn stupid!”
“You’re careful. I can put up with everything else, but… It would be better not to insult my father. Rather, I’m going to give back to the guests as much as I get, is there any problem?”
It would not have been possible if the business had continued with The K Besteel.
If Jang Seong-wu hadn’t done many great works, Lee Si-woo might still be being swayed by The K Besteel.
“But isn’t 30 won too much?”
“It’s not 30 won. There is already a 10 won difference in unit price before that, so there is a 20 won difference. Why did you say that you are dropping the unit price raised by The K again?”
“What?”
“Neighboring junk dealers raised the unit price at one time and lowered the unit price at the same time.”
The K-Besteel and the nearby junk dealers cleverly adjusted the unit price without the knowledge of customers and returned the unit price, which had risen by 10 won, back to its original state.
However, there was no way that the savvy customers in this matter could not be unaware of the frail behavior of the junk dealers.
“And there is a misunderstanding, customers do not move according to unit prices. There are more people who do not stop trading with the junk dealer they are dealing with even if they get 10 won less.”
People have a sense of belonging.
And there was also the truth.
Regular customers did not fall for the temptation of other junk dealers that Nuri Recycling offered an extra 10 won even if the unit price was lower than other junk stores.
This is because I wanted to work with my father, who treats customers like customers and colleagues who do the same work.
“Don’t be rude. From the standpoint of running a business together in the same region, what you are doing now is like killing a competitor.”
“Don’t talk about the boss or the eccentric. Didn’t I tell you who? It started with the boss.”
Whoops.
Sa Hae-jin grinded his teeth and tried to grab Lee Si-woo by the neck again.
But before that, Park Tae-joon grabbed his arm first.
“Hey, look at how dirty your personality is. let’s be honest In the meantime, it is true that you adjusted the unit price by collusion. Did you do anything to get our guests out of there? what? Customers going to Nuri pay an extra 10 won? Isn’t it embarrassing to come here and argue with you?”
“Somewhere, when the bosses are talking to each other, one employee intervenes!”
“You’re fucking boring. Hey, it’s dead.”
“Are you talking nonsense to me now?”
“You said the first thing, bastard.”
Siwoon sighed inwardly.
I knew at some point that something like this would happen.
I didn’t want to bump into it as much as possible, but I expected that it wouldn’t be possible.
The junk dealer makes a living from the things customers bring.
He thought that if the number of customers decreased, he would run to himself even to save his livelihood.
“Stop doing business with The K and bring the items to the boss as well. I will accept it.”
“What?”
“Honestly, the unit price is not that high compared to The-K. However, as long as the items are clean, Nuri can accept our resources.”
I’m so excited right now that I’m trying to grab him by the collar, but yesterday’s enemy could be transformed into today’s ally at any time if he satisfies his wishes.
Siwoo Lee had no intention of mentally exhausting himself by continuing the fight with the nearby junk dealer.
What he was really aiming for was The K Besteel.
“Gee, is it true?”
“Is it better to judge quickly? do you know If the unit price is 10 won higher than that of a nearby junk store, customers may come back.”
The unit price to be passed on to The K Besteel will be 270 won at the moment.
If the items are clean, Siwoo Lee could match the unit price up to 280 won.
“How much are you going to set the price?”
“I’ll give you 10 won more than the unit price of The K.”
“… … .”
“It will be difficult to make a decision now. When you die, cool your head and think about it. It wouldn’t be so bad to accept my offer.”
In the end, Sa Hae-jin said nothing at Lee Si-woo’s words and returned with a complicated face.
Si-woo Lee, who came into the office, drank a glass of water.
Then I said to Park Tae-moon, who was still blushing with anger.
“Avoid collisions with other junk dealers as much as possible. Potentially, they could all be our customers.”
“Sir, you shouldn’t look down on that stag beetle. Are you doing business with a guy like that? If you look at what you’ve done in the past, it’s not enough even if you let it ruin it… … .”
“If it helps, I will hold hands even if it is an enemy. Wouldn’t that be the only way to get together with The Kay one more time?”
Si-woo Lee was planning to finish handing over the goods directly to Myeongsan Steel with the end of this time.
Like The K, I have to prepare myself to go into the steel mill.
In this way, they were able to gain an edge in the price competition.
“but… The worst is Kay.”
“I’m definitely going to cut George off the seaweed. And I will show it to those around me. What happens when a business runs dirty and how it collapses.”
The suffering and absurdity that his father must have suffered.
I was thinking of paying it all back.
But it was clear that it wouldn’t fill the castle by itself.
That’s right, because they couldn’t properly destroy Nuri recycling in the end.
Siwoo Lee was planning to completely crush The K Besteel.
to never recover again.
wow.
Siwoo clenched his fists tightly.
If you move with the target of Myeongsancheolje behind you, you have enough driving force to catch up with The K Besteel.
Now is the time to prepare diligently.
And the funds to be the driving force were piled up in the yard.
It has already been 10 years since Nuri Recycling was created.
However, Nuri Recycling still maintained its position as a floor junk dealer.
‘Nuri, is it time for you to go up too? Aim for 1,000 tons per month.’
1,000 tons per month.
Currently, Myeongsan Iron Works sends a little over 1,000 tons of goods to the steel mill.
Siwoo Lee’s goal was to deliver as much scrap to the steelworks as Daesang, even if it didn’t reach the position of Daesang.
After one incident, Si-Woo Lee focused on finishing all the tables in the morning and receiving guests.
Today, cars came all at once.
Among them, there were non-ferrous metals, scrap metal and scrap metal.
Non-ferrous metals traded with The S, and scrap with Myongsan Iron.
However, Page continued to do business with existing companies.
It was because the place where the paper was taken was not Jang Seong-woo, but a company that had a close relationship with his father.
So today, the staff was busy receiving customers and finished the day.
Perhaps from tomorrow onwards, the same daily routine as today would be repeated.
Now, starting next week is important.
This was because he had to take care of receiving the goods from the customers while loading the goods.
As the time for work approached, Pil-Joong Kang entered the junkyard.
Kang Pil-joong found Si-woo Lee in the office paying the last customer.
As soon as his eyes met, Kang Pil-joong immediately lowered his head.
Seeing this, Siwoo Lee asked with a bright smile.
“Did you finish the job well?”
“Yes, sir. I think I will be able to reside in the yard from next week.”
To be honest, I felt a bit burdened that Siwoo Kang was dispatched outside.
Although he made his own decision and requested to be dispatched, now in Nuri recycling, each manpower is precious.
Because of that, Si-woo Lee was able to nod his head happily at Kang Pil-joong’s words.
Then we discussed our future plans.
So, Kang Pil-joong decided to stay in the yard until all the scrap metal was removed.
“Once all the scrap metal is removed, the urgent fire goes out. I’m sorry that I made my heart rush for nothing.”
“You wouldn’t think so. It’s rather fortunate to be able to be there when the junk dealer is busy. Don’t worry too much.”
“I’m happy though. If Manager Kang, Manager Park, and Deputy Manager Choi are resident in the junkyard, I can load the car comfortably.”
Siwoo Lee wanted to do as much money-related work as he did.
But from next week, he was in a situation where he had to hang on to the truck only.
However, since it was not possible to entrust the office to Park Tae-moon and Choi Moon-sik, the joining of Kang Pil-joong was a joy.
“Did Manager Park leave work?”
“Yes, you just left.”
While Pil-Joong Kang and Si-Woo Lee were talking, the last customer checked the vehicle and left the junk yard.
Kang Pil-joong went outside, closed the door of the junkyard, and came back.
“I can close the door.”
“As long as I am there, the boss should keep the office as much as possible. Of course, there is nothing you can do about it when it comes to loading cars.”
“It’s still reassuring. I feel at ease because I think that Manager Kang is back.”
I felt sorry for Park Tae-moon and Choi Moon-sik.
But they were the ones who did hard work in the yard.
I couldn’t entrust the office to them now that they were busy with the yard work.
But Kang Pil-joong was different.
You must have learned a variety of things while running a business.
There was no need to worry about specifying the unit price of scrap metal.
This is because, unless there is a variable, the unit price is almost the same.
“I heard from Manager Park. The CEO of Woori Resources caught you by the neck? Are you okay?”
“it’s okay. We will be caught by the collar once and we will bring our resources.”
He was pretending to be okay, but in fact, Kang Pil-joong was holding back his anger.
Even so, it was unbearable that Si-woo Lee, who was like my son, was caught by the head of the company he was working for.
However, the person in question made a proposal in a very mature way, and vice versa.
“How did you come up with that idea? Are you thinking of bringing something from another junk dealer?”
“It was something I had been thinking about for a long time. Now we have someone who can give us the code. Soon we will be in the same position as The K.”
“Are you planning to deliver directly to the steel mill?”
“It should be. That way we will be able to catch up with The Kay.”
“By the way, sir, did you know this?”
“What is it?”
“That’s why steel mills buy scrap metal from Myeongsan at a high price.”
It seemed that Kang Pil-jung learned quite a lot of knowledge.
Ishiu nodded his head calmly.
There is a machine called ‘Guillotine’.
Although it is commonly known as an execution tool for cutting the throat, it was a machine that compressed scrap metal and cut it with a blade.
The scrap metal using this machine was similar in size and was printed in a square shape, so it was easy to put it in the furnace.
Usually, when supplying to steel mills, 1m long scrap metal is delivered.
The reason was that there was a limit to the length that could fit into the furnace.
And the grade that was printed like that was called G/S.
In general, the target company had about one of this guillotine.
And, as far as Lee Si-woo knows, Myeongsancheolje had a total of two guillotines.
Guillotine was an expensive machine with a used price of over 500 million.
In addition, it cost a lot more than that to bring in civil works or electricity.
“It will be delivered by G/S. The difference in the unit price of G/S is about 20 won from the normal unit price.”
“You knew. When the hell did you learn this knowledge?”
“I learned it from my father. My father’s goal was to one day install a guillotine in the yard.”
Lightweight G/S.
Weight G/S.
It was a grade that refers to the type of delivery by cutting scrap metal with guillotine.
For all grades, G/S had a much better unit price.
“okay.”
When the story of former CEO Lee Do-woon came out, Kang Pil-joong put on a bitter expression.
He didn’t just learn business at Myeongsan Steel.
We also learned how to make more money from scrap metal and how to operate it.
“This is my current goal. I don’t know how many years it will take, but I really want to install Guillotine.”
Once there is guillotine, the vehicle changes easily.
Only compressed scrap metal can be loaded onto the vehicle.
“As much as possible, I will be by the boss’s side and help make that dream come true.”
