[Episode 43] Before the Storm
After taking a late nap after a long time, Seok-Jun Lee woke up from the bed looking scruffy.
When I opened the door to the smell of food from the kitchen, Choi Ji-soo took care of Lee Seok-jun’s late breakfast.
“You’re at home at this hour, so it’s kind of awkward.”
“Hold on a little bit. I’ll find a job right away. There are business owners I know, so I can get a job in a small place.”
I quit my job because I was disappointed with Yoo Jae-woo.
When I returned from work and told Jisoo Choi that she had quit her job, she positively supported his decision.
“Why don’t you just take a month off?”
“The more you cut off your career, the harder it will be to find a job. In that case, it would be better to get a job right away.”
Lee Seok-jun went out immediately after eating and moved to find a new job.
As a result of wandering around the junk dealer I’ve known for a long time… … .
Seok-Jun Lee now had to sit on a chair in the park and feel deep despair.
– Sorry. I know this deputy director is good at his job, but he said that if I use this deputy director at The-K, I will stop the deal immediately. As you know, Gyeonggi-do is not good right now. Besides, I am in a position to draw up the advance payment… … .
There are five companies I have visited so far.
All of them had the same reaction.
‘Yoo Jae-woo… How dare you press me in such a dirty way… … .’
Unless there was a place to get a job, there weren’t many choices that Lee Seok-jun could do.
Either give up the junk dealer job and get a new job, or go back to The K Besteel.
However, Lee Seok-jun had no intention of going back to The K Besteel.
‘I’d rather have given up on what I’ve been doing, and I’ll never go back.’
I didn’t know it would be a conflict in one day.
Because I was confident that I could move to another place at any time.
However, everything became difficult due to Yoo Jae-woo’s pressure.
‘If it is not for companies that cooperate with The K… All you have to do is submit your resume to a place where you compete.’
But the world wasn’t easy.
Because there weren’t many places that could be called The K Besteel’s competitors.
In the current situation, we could choose three places.
With two middlemen in other regions… … .
It was Nuri recycling.
* * *
It didn’t matter how The K Besteel went.
Even if Gong Tae-shik joined as a new member, he could not interfere with Nuri recycling.
The only thing I had to do was to touch Ishiu’s heart.
“Uncle, take it.”
What I had longed for had now to be actively pursued.
The lawsuit involving Jang Seong-woo should end soon. Siwoo Lee will also be able to focus more on Nuri recycling.
There were materials that had been prepared for over two months.
Si-woo Lee handed over to Shin Woo-cheol the ledger that marked the scrap metal that had been brought into the yard over the past three years and the weight that The K Besteel had sent.
“what’s this?”
“This is a collection of scrap metal that has been in Nuri for three years. And this is a corporate account statement, and this is a personal account statement. I’m giving you all of them, but please check once more to see if there are any problems.”
“When did this… I thought the business was not paying attention to the lawsuit properly… … .”
There must have been countless things that had to be done after suddenly becoming the CEO.
Even in order to harmonize the employees, Siwoo Lee had to be the center of the company.
Therefore, Siwoo Lee was in the process of coordinating all the work of the company, even to the smallest detail.
Shin Woo-cheol looked at Si-woo Lee, who created these materials even in the midst of being so busy, as if he was proud of him.
“The litigation is too long. I’m so sorry that I left it to my uncle.”
“no. It’s not that I don’t know you’re busy. I was going to ask for the ledger records as the lawsuit was scheduled… I didn’t know you’d be ready first.”
“It’s what I have to do. Anyway, uncle, you can push hard now. We have data, and we have enough evidence to prove Jang Seong-woo’s embezzlement.”
Even when evidence of embezzlement was found, the lawsuit was bound to proceed slowly.
Unless there is solid evidence, there is a long way to prove embezzlement.
“Now that the preparations have been completed to some extent, it is time to start accusing us of our sins. The K won’t pay Jang Seong-woo’s attorney’s fees. Even so, Jang Seong-woo doesn’t know what kind of bullshit he is, but he doesn’t even show any moves to hire a lawyer. If it were me, I would have recognized the national line right away.”
“Anyway, I’ll finish it as soon as possible. Now I want to end the bad ties with Manager Jang Seong-woo.”
“Okay. Oh, and The S is also pursuing an embezzlement lawsuit against a person named Gong Tae-shik, and he said that he also got a job as The K.”
Now, the lawsuit between the two people was in progress at Halla Law Firm.
With the introduction of Moon Jae-shin, Kim In-sik entrusted Halla with the lawsuit related to Gong Tae-sik.
“I don’t want to worry about anything related to Gong Tae-sik.”
“but… There is no need to know the situation of other companies. Anyway, don’t worry. I think we will be able to bring Jang Seong-woo to court soon.”
Having handed over all the data, it was time to entrust it to Shin Woo-cheol.
‘The good news is that the bad news about the business suspension is quickly recovering. but… The price is going up too fast… … .’
Haven’t reached the castle yet.
More scrap metal will have to be piled up in the yard to return to a huge capital.
It was a market that would come and go and recover someday, but there were signs that the unit price would rise faster than expected.
“Goes.”
“Be careful driving. I’m rooting for you.”
“OK.”
When Shin Woo-cheol left the yard, Lee Si-woo called Kang Pil-joong.
“Chief Kang!”
“Yes, sir.”
Kang Pil-joong ran to Si-woo Lee’s call.
“We need to bring as much scrap as possible. Please don’t stay in the yard now and walk around as much as possible. Are you okay?”
“I will, sir.”
“Please discuss with this driver carefully so that the dispatch problem does not occur.”
I spent more time in the office than I did in the yard to organize materials.
However, from the moment of organizing and handing over all the data, Siwoo Lee was able to move freely.
‘You can’t just trust and operate scrap metal… Now I think we have to make a new breakthrough, which one would be better?’
We had to deal with a wider variety.
Digging into scrap metal alone would increase the risk.
When a bad event like this happens, a significant amount of money is bound to be tied up.
‘It can be difficult, and Dong is the most satisfying thing… Copper is also dangerous because its unit price fluctuates widely… … .’
Of course, the industry that could make the most money was copper.
Copper maintained the highest unit price among recyclables handled by junk dealers.
However, due to the large variance in profits, it could lead to huge losses if done wrong.
For Si-woo Lee, it was more important to build a stable business than to take risks.
‘If I could see fields other than scrap metal in the future, I would be able to plan my work more comfortably… I’m sorry.’
To be honest, it was disappointing.
Even if the renewal period was changed to every two weeks, it was significant, but the ability did not increase as much as expected.
And the same goes for scrap metal production.
The tonnage of scrap metal that could be produced per day was only increased by one ton.
‘Wow, don’t be greedy. 1 ton per day is 30 tons per month. That means you can earn an additional 9 million won in one month. In the yard where you should think of it as luck that you have this kind of ability… … .’
I knew that human greed had no end.
Especially when it comes to money-related things, they often complain about things they should be grateful for and become more greedy.
Even with this, there was no major obstacle to living.
‘It’s successful enough just to make more than 200 million won in the first transaction.’
There was no need to rush.
I’ve been doing well so far.
Nuri recycling was going to get bigger and bigger.
It is still firmly established.
Park Tae-moon, who oversees everything in the yard.
And Choi Moon-sik, who supports him.
There were also Kang Pil-joong pulling things from outside and Lee Joon helping him.
People who could guide each other inside and outside were doing their job well in their place.
The squeaky part was something that Siwoo Lee had to fill in.
“president! It’s my mother’s birthday today, so I think I’ll have to leave work early.”
Moon Kwang-woon crouched and approached him and said he was sorry.
At that, Shi-Woo smiled softly.
“Get off work early. If I had informed you in advance, I would have prepared a present for you.”
“no. My mother always asked me to say thank you to my boss.”
She was a mother who always felt sorry for Moon Kwang-woon, who was having a hard time finding a place.
However, since he entered Nuri recycling, she was feeling grateful to Siwoo Lee.
“What have I done? It’s all the result of your hard work. As well as being quickly recognized by the staff. uh… … .”
It’s 12 am now.
After stopping by the department store, Si-woo Lee confirmed that it was time to come and quickly changed his clothes and went out.
“Director Park!”
“Yes, sir.”
“Look at the yard for a moment. I have a place to go.”
Lee Si-woo, who had entrusted the yard to Park Tae-moon, left the yard.
Still, as an employee, I couldn’t pass my mother’s birthday like this.
He bought a scarf he liked.
Then he returned to the yard and quietly called Moon Kwang-woon.
Si-woo Lee handed him a present at the office.
“Happy birthday to me, and give me some instead.”
“You don’t have to do this… … .”
“Kwangwoon received a lot of help from CEO Moon, not just because of you. So I just didn’t want to skip it. Get off work today.”
“There is still plenty of time. Finishing things up… … .”
“Go in. Go and stay with your mother.”
If you overlook the little things, you will be deceived by familiarity and miss the important things.
It was the same with this one.
“thank you… … .”
“Change your clothes. I will tell you separately to Manager Park.”
When Moon Kwang-Woon went to change clothes, Lee Si-Woo took Park Tae-Moon to the office.
“Kwangwoon is going to leave work early today because it’s his mother’s birthday, are you okay?”
“Yes, it is fine. Anyway, I was going to talk to Kwangwoon today… … .”
“Whatever happened today, I roughly finish it today and finish it early. Please prepare to receive only guests who will come.”
“Yes, sir.”
It was also important to be on time to and from work.
But there was no need to forcefully keep those times.
There are days when I go to work early and there are days when I leave work later.
It was also Siwoo Lee’s job to send employees to and from work according to the situation at any time.
As Moon Kwang-woon apologized to the staff and was about to leave the office, a car rushed into the entrance of Nuri Recycling.
Jang Seong-woo got out of the car that entered the yard as it was.
“hey! Siwoo Lee!”
“That man!”
A cheeky appearance calling the president of a company by name.
At the appearance of Jang Seong-woo, Park Tae-moon made an impression and walked forward.
“What’s going on here?”
“Mr. Park, get lost!”
“It’s okay even if you don’t do it! Don’t you know it’s working time?”
“Where are you talking nonsense!”
“Where are you talking nonsense? A kid younger than me.”
“age? Society is divided into ranks.”
“Do you still think you are a person who works for Nuri? Hey, Jang Seong-woo!”
“This bastard is real!”
It was a fire within me.
Jang Seong-woo has always ignored him when he was younger, even if he had a higher rank than him.
But now I didn’t even have a position to put forward.
Because Park Tae-moon was also the manager.
“Stop it, Manager Park.”
“However… … .”
“There is no need for us to do the same just because the other person shows up with disrespect.”
When Si-Woo Lee looked at Seong-Woo Jang and spoke, Tae-Moon Park calmed his anger and stepped back.
I knew that I was angry enough that my face turned red, but there was no need to spend my emotions on Jang Seong-woo.
“Are you asking me to listen now?”
“Then, who else is the person I’m talking about here?”
“Hey, how big was it?”
“When you’re twenty-five, you’re a lot bigger. I am also a mature adult. So what did you come here for?”
Jang Seong-woo laughed and took out his cell phone.
It was a text message that a court trial was held on the charge of embezzlement.
Jang Seong-woo sharpened his teeth while showing it.
Whoops-
“Can you afford it?”
“If it was something I couldn’t handle, I didn’t even start in the first place. why? Did you think I would give up the lawsuit like this?”
It was quiet for two months.
On the other hand, there was anxiety, but Jang Seong-woo was relieved because the lawsuit seemed to be sluggish.
However, Jang Seong-woo could not come to his senses at the sudden text message.
“Did I embezzle? Do you have any evidence?”
“The evidence is plentiful. Why haven’t I done anything for over two months?”
Everything had to be done carefully.
In particular, there was his father’s teaching that interpersonal affairs should always be approached with caution.
As he said that he had to put pressure on the opponent when he had the evidence for sure, Si-woo Lee quietly prepared everything.
“It goes too far. Seeing him run wild like a dog who can’t even poop and pee, it’s a spectacle.”
“Thank you for doing what I wanted to say.”
“What?”
“You must be busy to hire and prepare a lawyer, but do you have time here? Do you think you are overconfident?”
There was no need to be excited, no need to confront.
After all, the result can be shown as a lawsuit.
Jang Seong-woo couldn’t bear Lee Si-woo’s calm words and tried to stretch out his arm.
Pak-
But before he could grab him by the neck, Si-woo Lee first grabbed Seong-woo Jang’s arm.
“Hey, Manager Jang seems to be in a high position to grab the president of a company by the neck?”
“Let go of this!”
“Huh, no matter how hard it is to be a business partner, there is no case of tyranny by coming to someone else’s business. Besides, right now I’m being respectful even in this absurd situation, right?”
Si-woo Lee didn’t want to be like Jang Seong-woo.
If you respond the same way to an opponent who loses your reason and runs rampant, that is no different than showing your opponent a gap.
That’s why I always had to look at the opponent with a cool look.
In order to prevent the opponent from running wild any longer, a problem did not arise if he had to deal with it coolly.
Lee Si-woo, who had shaken off Jang Seong-woo’s arm, glared at him.
“Let’s go. I’m doing my best right now.”
“Isn’t this your world right now? I’ll show you for sure.”
“Ha, then you think this is Director Jang’s domain?”
Jang Seong-woo clenched his teeth and glared at Lee Si-woo.
But it wasn’t easy either.
It was because others around him were staring at Jang Seong-woo with bitter eyes.
Tired of the vicious momentum, Jang Seong-woo hesitated.
“Look forward. Someday, this will be my domain again.”
“Dreams are so crazy. How do people not know to give up. Think whatever you want.”
