[83] Overwhelmingly
The long-awaited bidding day.
Siwoo Lee put on a suit after a long time and stood in front of the full-length mirror.
After wearing only work clothes for a while, it couldn’t be that awkward since I wore a suit after a long time.
Soon he put on his shoes and walked proudly to the office.
The current time is 8:10.
Moon Jae-shin and Jin Eun-soo were also standing in the office dressed up.
While they were away today, Pil-Joong Kang and Jun-Sik Jin decided to take over their duties.
“It’s finally the day of the showdown.”
Jin Eun-su said with a nervous expression, folding his hands and bleeding.
“You don’t need to be nervous. There is no demolition company that can match the prices we will write down.”
“yes. It’s been carefully prepared for months, and I’m sure there will be good results.”
“Shall we go now? Director Kang and Director Jin, please take good care of the site.”
The three headed to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government where the bidding was taking place.
Si-woo Lee took the steering wheel, and Eun-soo Jin sat next to him and looked at the materials with a tablet PC.
“Well, no matter how you look at it, there doesn’t seem to be any company that can keep up with the unit price we’re going to write.”
It was a business that had to be won, so I had to be careful.
Although it seems that he neglected the redevelopment bid because he was dealing with the waste of Boseong, Jin Eun-soo did his best to prepare the bid.
She ran the simulation, comparing the number of different cases over three months.
However, the demolition company had to unconditionally work with junk dealers and waste companies.
As the distribution increased, they had no choice but to seize the profits they had to take.
“Scrape is 200 won and waste is 450 won, right?”
“Yes, sir.”
Originally, the bid was to be bid at 220 won for scrap and 400 won for waste.
However, since Moon Jae-shin strongly insisted on adjusting the unit price, the unit price was revised.
“Honestly, if we go strong from the beginning, the demolition companies may resist. Rather than increasing the number of enemies, it is better to watch the situation and set the unit price step by step, CEO.”
“What the Vice President said is 100 times correct. Nuri’s growth could be dampened if the demolition companies’ reaction was for nothing.”
It was three people who exchanged various opinions and talked.
Arriving at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office in Suwon, they found a parking spot.
“There are a lot of cars.”
“That’s it.”
Si-woo Lee, who managed to park the car and got off, checked the text message sent by Shin Ae-ra.
“Well, the bid is being held in the conference room on the third floor.”
A familiar person walked in front of Si-woo Lee and his party, who entered the conference hall.
“President Park, what are you doing here? … ?”
Boseong Construction was not initially involved in the demolition project.
After the demolition was completed, they were selected as one of the contractors in charge of the construction.
“I came here because I was curious, Mr. Lee.”
Park Soo-beom wanted to check to what extent Lee Si-woo had compromised.
Will he choose to be enemies with the demolition company, or will he compromise to some degree?
‘And I also want to empower you. Even if it wasn’t Eungryong-nim’s request anyway, I would have participated.’
Kang Eung-ryong wanted to prepare for any unexpected situation.
Excluding those belonging to large corporations among construction companies, Boseong was a large company in the top 20 in terms of sales.
If Park Soo-beom, the president of such a place, showed a friendly side to Lee Si-woo, other construction companies had to be cautious about keeping Nuri in check.
And as if that intention worked, people’s eyes focused on the young man who was greeting Park Soo-beom in a friendly way.
The same was true of Choi Woon-cheol, the CEO of Joongshin Construction, who was sitting here.
He bit his lip slightly.
‘Chung-hwan, I warned you like that, but you still haven’t improved your relationship with CEO Lee Si-woo… … .’
His intention of making face-to-face contact with Lee Si-woo by pressing Choi Joong-hwan did not come true in the end.
This is because Choi Joong-hwan said he would never bow his head to Lee Si-woo, even if the support was cut off.
‘In the meantime, I hope that I will make a relationship with Chairman Park Soo-beom of Boseong… … .’
The fact that Nuri disposed of Boseong’s waste was not known to the outside world.
If there is even a rumor that there was a huge pile of waste on the land purchased from Boseong, Boseong could be seriously damaged.
Fortunately, Nouri disposes of the waste so quickly that we can finish the work before the rumors spread.
Because of this, most people did not know what kind of relationship Siwoo Lee and Park Soo-beom had.
“Chairman, this is Nuri’s Vice President Moon Jae-shin and Director Jin Eun-su.”
In the meantime, Kang Pil-joong was the only director that Park Soo-beom saw.
As the first two people saw their heads bowed, Park Soo-beom gave a faint smile.
“My name is Park Soo-beom, the CEO of Bosung Construction.”
“I am Jaeshin Moon, the vice president of Nuri Recycling.”
“My name is Eunsoo Jin.”
It was the first time I heard the name Jin Eun-soo, but I heard the name Moon Jae-shin often.
A representative of Myeongsan Steel, which dealt with junk on a fairly large scale.
He was also a well-known figure on this floor.
They greeted each other briefly and sat down.
30 minutes left until the scheduled bidding start.
While everyone was waiting nervously, Siwoo Lee was checking his cell phone leisurely.
― Chairman, it is said that a problem occurred at the 2nd point.
After checking Jin Jun-sik’s text message, Si-woo frowned.
“what happened?”
“They say a problem occurred at point 2, but I think we should check it out.”
“If it’s two points… … .”
“I’ll just make one phone call and come back, Vice President.”
After leaving the conference room, Si-woo Lee immediately called Jun-sik Jin.
“What happened?”
[It is said that the person in charge of the 2nd branch was sued and an emergency arrest was made. It seems that I received a connection from the person in charge of the business partner.]
“… So, are you saying that there is a corruption problem?”
[Sorry, President.]
Ishiu sighed.
As Nuri grew in size, it was expected that something like this would happen someday.
But I didn’t know that a corruption case would happen on a day like today.
“Was the person in charge of branch 2 manager Jeon Seo-ho?”
[yes. I am an employee who served as the deputy head of Myeongsan.]
“Hey, let’s take a look at the situation. If it is confirmed that it is involved in corruption, it should be cut out.”
[I apologize for giving this news before the bidding begins. I’ll go to the police station and check the authenticity.]
I heard the news, but it was not too late to digest the schedule normally and find out.
When Si-woo Lee finished the phone call and entered the conference room, Ae-ra Shin, who was designated as the person in charge of the demolition project, appeared.
“From now on, I will start bidding for the Pyeongtaek demolition project. For those who came from each company, please write down the bid price. In the case of scrap metal, the highest unit price is selected, and in the case of waste, the lowest unit price is selected. We plan to select a bidder based on the average price of scrap and waste.”
Shin Ae-ra, who announced the start of the bidding with a businesslike expression and tone, glanced unobtrusively at the side where Si-woo Lee was sitting.
When she finished speaking, the prepared paper slip was delivered to the representatives of each company.
And the officers went into their assigned rooms to keep secrets.
Siwoo Lee wrote down the amount without hesitation.
“I’m going to submit.”
As soon as I entered the room, I wrote down the unit price and came out in less than a minute.
I folded the paper in the black box and went back to the conference hall.
Thirty minutes later, all personnel gathered again.
Soon, Shin Ae-ra, who brought the barrel, opened her mouth.
“From now on, we will select a bidder for the Pyeongtaek redevelopment and demolition project.”
One by one, he pulled out a piece of paper and called out the company’s name and bid unit price.
Most of the bids were the same.
The highest unit price of scrap was 150 won, and the lowest cost of waste was 500 won.
“I will tell you the bid price for Nuri Recycling. It costs 200 won for scrap metal and 450 won for waste.”
It was an overwhelming bid to show a difference of 50 won for both scrap metal and waste.
When the bid price of Nuri Recycling became known, Park Soo-beom frowned.
‘Did you decide that this level of competition would not be enough?’
Looking at Nuri’s current potential, the unit price was different from what was expected.
It was expected that at least the scrap metal would win the bid for more than 200 won.
However, this bid is simply a taste.
If Nuri participated in the next demolition bid, an even more overwhelming unit price could come out.
The selection of bids ended incredibly quickly.
No matter who looked at it, the unit price that Nuri wrote was the best.
“The redevelopment and demolition schedule will be announced separately. We will finish bidding for the Pyeongtaek demolition project.”
As soon as all the bids were finished, Si-woo Lee apologized to Park Soo-beom and stood up.
Then he hurriedly returned to the shredder.
As Si-woo Lee’s car entered the parking lot, Kang Pil-jung, who was waiting, hurriedly approached him.
“Who is Director Jin?”
“We moved to the police station where Director Jeon Seo-ho was arrested. We got the news that we had arrived at the police station, but there has been no contact since.”
“How long has it been since you contacted the police station?”
“About 30 minutes passed.”
“… I’ll go. Please stay at the shredder, deputy chief.”
“Yes, sir.”
Si-woo Lee, who received the address from the police station, moved immediately.
The location of the 2nd branch was located in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do.
Si-woo Lee, who entered a quiet police station in Gwangju, found Jeon Seo-ho with his head bowed.
Jin Jun-sik, who was talking with the police, got up from his seat and bowed his head.
“CEO.”
“What is the situation, Director Jin?”
“It is said that one of the managers of the hidden Myeongsan has been arrested.”
“Have you ever reported separately from Myeongsan?”
“It is said that the company that sued the corruption case filed a civil lawsuit, and that it was transferred to a criminal complaint.”
“Please explain briefly.”
“It seems that the captured manager received a connection and handed over a portion to Jeon Seo-ho. Director Jeon said that he did not know about it and received money transfers under the pretext of labor costs.”
Lee Si-woo tilted his head at the word “success”.
What kind of trouble did you get from the manager who drove the waste into the scrap metal and disappeared?
“For what purpose do you say you were paid for labor?”
“… It is said that the waste was hidden in scrap metal and stamped with guillotine at the direction of General Manager Ahn Geon-woo. It is said that the former manager was also the one who loaded the car to the Daehan Steel Works mainly for scrap metal with hidden waste.”
It didn’t seem like this was a matter for Siwoo Lee to decide.
Jeon Seo-ho bowed his head.
In order to explain the situation, it was impossible to hide the transaction with Ahn Gun-woo.
In fact, all the employees of Myungsan were suspicious.
But Moon Jae-shin wanted to trust the employees who said no to the end.
So, except for the managers who were in charge, most of the employees were hired as they were.
“Call the deputy chief. I don’t think this is an issue for me to get involved in.”
“Yes, sir… … .”
“And only tell me who the lawyer appointed by the other company is. After that, I will act according to the decision the Vice President makes.”
Jin Jun-shik took a deep breath and contacted Moon Jae-shin.
If it wasn’t for this, Myeongsan could remain as a target for Daehan Steel Works.
About an hour later, Moon Jae-shin entered the police station with a firm expression on his face.
“CEO, I will take care of it, so you can leave.”
“… If you contact me as soon as the progress is made, I will also prepare to move, Vice President.”
“You don’t have to. Director Jin Eun-soo told me to remove Jeon Seo-ho from the list of employees.”
Moon Jae-shin glared at Jeon Seo-ho with eyes full of anger.
“Deputy, deputy chief, please save me.”
“He worked with Ahn Gun-woo to endanger the famous mountain, but what kind of shame are you asking for his life? Don’t be offended, and if you have committed a sin, pay the penalty.”
“… sorry.”
“I feel like I want to go into a mouse hole because I have no respect for the CEO. Isn’t it a sin to trust the former manager and make him the manager of the second branch!”
Moon Jae-shin was patiently enduring the desire to grab Jeon Seo-ho by the neck at any moment.
“Isa Jin!”
“Yes, deputy chief.”
“You will have to check point two properly. If there are people involved in corruption, we will punish them mercilessly.”
Presuming that there was no hope for Moon Jae-shin any more, Jeon Seo-ho began to cling to Lee Si-woo.
“Chief, please help me just once. I have never committed any corruption since Director Ahn Kun-woo left.”
Si-woo Lee closed his eyes tightly at the sight of Director Jeon Seo-ho, kneeling and begging.
If it was really unfair, I should have helped him, but he made a huge mistake.
“Director Jin too, don’t waste your time here anymore and go to the second branch right now. Go and check everything again.”
“Yes, deputy chief.”
“Keep in mind. It means that there are no more famous mountains.”
