055 : Campfire
“drink! drink!”
“Wow!”
Corps of Engineers gathered on the beach in Area B and held a party.
The whole PX was shaken off, the ribs were charcoal-grilled, and a truckload of beer was brought in.
As I lit a bonfire on the beach and drank, I couldn’t tell if I was in Vietnam or Hawaii.
“CS, I received a citation. I think I will be promoted to sergeant next week. It’s all thanks to CS.”
“Congratulations, Sergeant Mark!”
“Oh, ah, music bigger! Big!”
“Come here. Sergeant Mark.”
“Uhehehehe!”
Mark rocked his fat belly and danced.
Seeing Mark like that, the Corps of Engineers shouted a toast and held up beer cans.
These are the people who stand in line for Mark.
At the same time, our staff were pouring beer from all sides.
“Excuse me, Mr. Wu.”
“Welcome, Phil. Would you like a beer?”
Yes, I was wondering when you would come.
“Sorry to interrupt your fun time. Could you give me some time?”
Of course you have to make time.
I waited a long time.
“okay. Let’s go somewhere quiet.”
Instead of beer, I took the lead with a Coke bottle.
The place we headed to was the canteen in District B.
Knights and I sat across from each other at the concession stand table.
The table lighting was added with the campfire light burning red in the distance, creating a strange atmosphere.
Where did you feel this atmosphere?
As I spread my parasol on the shore and enjoyed a hookah, I thought of the beaches of the Indian Ocean, where Indians dressed as British servants served beautifully prepared seafood dishes.
I was dumbfounded to see the reenactment of the colonial days in tourist spots.
Looking at it, I want to see many places in the world with the excuse of building an oil plant.
“I hope this contract satisfies you.”
Phil Knights handed me a contract.
“…..”
It was a little surprising.
There is only one contract.
It also had only one line written on it.
「Joint stake between Daese and BRS is 7:3」
“What is this?”
“I wrote down a lot of contract clauses, but in the end, that wasn’t what mattered. The sword hilt was held by the general public, and we are the one who regrets it.”
It is an accurate judgment.
There are many marketing companies in the world that can help you advance into the US market, but no other company has unrivaled technology like Daese.
Was Knights such an honest person?
Enough to admit that the only hand you have is marketing ability?
No… that’s not it. It’s natural to look like this
‘No, I was projecting the now non-existent brand of Nike onto Phil Knights.’
If I don’t cooperate with Phil Knights, I’ll be a piece of shit in this history.
Because I will surpass Nike of the 21st century, whichever company has pushed.
Before Nike grows up, I will have to fly directly to the US with the finished product. I need to get a notarization for the joint venture, and make some legal insurance clauses.
“You mean you leave the rest of the terms of the contract to me?”
“Don’t you want to believe? Where is this kind of faith? And I believe that Mr. Wu will place reasonable conditions on this trust.”
“You raised the stake by 10% from your offer.”
“I made the best choice, but I did not give in. It’s the basics of marketers.”
Keep your pride by raising 10% from your proposed stake…
no It shows me that you have the marketing ability to raise a 10% margin even in an absolutely unfavorable situation.
he is an evil human being Passed as marketer
“like. I will write down my conditions.”
「Daese is in charge of research and development/production/manufacturing, and BRS is in charge of marketing/securing investors/market development.」
「Daese and BRS make decisions based on the principle of good faith.」
「If the joint venture is terminated under the agreement, all patented technologies and trademark rights belong to the general public.」
“Are trademarks vested?”
The other thing seems to have been expected by Phil Knights.
Well, if you switch positions and think about it, there is nothing unexpected.
“It’s a brand that will be created in the mainstream. You can’t use an existing trademark in a joint venture, can you? I have a trademark that I have been saving for this time.”
“A trademark you’ve been saving?”
“First of all, the brand name is Nike. N from Knights and K from Korea. And the logo is like this.”
I wrote Nike in the contract and drew the 21st Century Nike trademark.
It’s a ski-shaped trademark with a curved front head.
“… that’s cool… it’s like a runner sprinting down the slopes.”
“Look forward to it. With this brand, we will dominate not only the US market, but also the global sporting goods market.”
My words reminded me of Phil Knights’ face.
Greed overflowed in each other’s hearts.
Like Phil Knights, top-notch marketers have an excellent ability to read the situation.
Nike’s future could have been seen.
Selling fabric and selling brand clothes are on a different level.
If you sell it as a mediocre low-end brand, you can save 3 times more than fabric, and if you sell it as a high-end brand that is delivered to department stores, you can increase your net profit by 10 to 20 times more than fabric.
Nike of the future will be such a brand.
The magic of greed is very powerful.
“I want to believe. Let’s do it together.”
Me and Phil Knights signed the contract side by side.
It will be a contract that will lay golden eggs.
“Come on, let’s go get a drink. There are people to introduce.”
“These are the people to introduce?”
“Are you lonely in America? I have 7 people to go with, so say hello.”
“Hahaha, are you already sending dispatchers from Daese?”
“It’s a separate thing from Nike. Please accompany me until I arrive.”
“!!! How much work do you do?”
“Because the mainstream business is not just textiles. Fiber is also a type of petrochemical.”
Really.
I was thinking of doing a petrochemical plant, but it seemed that I was more deeply involved in the textile industry than I thought.
“Petrochemical… I see.”
If you have unrivaled skills, you can relax.
Honestly, until the next Olympics, I had plenty of time to find another partner, even if it wasn’t Nike.
Luckily, the first card I received was the ace I had hoped for, so I just don’t wait for another card.
“Let’s talk about work, let’s go have fun. Parties like this don’t always happen.”
“good. I want to brag to my friends that I came from a party on the battlefield.”
“Gogo!”
I had a drink with Phil Knights and Jack Coke.Read at noblemtl
Just as the first glass of a dinner party is wheat, the first glass of a party is jack coke.
“Where have you been? CS!”
“Drink, drink. Mark.”
“Who is this friend?”
“This is Phil, my partner.”
“Oh yeah? Phil, you will soon be rich.”
“Hahaha, is that so?”
“Haha, is this a joke? Everyone gets lucky when they are next to CS.”
“!!!!”
That’s right.
Mark is also special because of me.
“By the way, Mark. What are you going to do with the heavy equipment?”
I started working right away.
You can’t miss the good atmosphere with the special promotion.
“Heavy scrap metal?”
“Why, heavy equipment from Thailand. Honestly, wouldn’t it be difficult to rewrite it even if I fixed it?”
“So no matter how much I fix it, I can only save about 2 out of 10.”
“Give it back to the USFK. I will receive it from Korea and use it.”
“Can you write it?”
“In Korea, it’s good to be able to do it even if you barely roll.”
“okay?”
“I’ll take care of the relay fee so you won’t be disappointed, so send what you can send. Honestly, wouldn’t the performance appraisal be better?”
“Hahaha. CS, you are a genius.”
Mark put me and Phil Knights on his arms and started spinning around the campfire.
It was a great party.
***
A similar view, the JPA Hall in Japan.
“This… can this be?”
“You must be crazy and crazy.”
The heads of the five trading companies, which are members of the JPA, were stunned by the report.
The performance of military supply for the Vietnam War of Japanese superiors, which managed to maintain their performance, began to bottom out this month.
“Even the popular mechanical parts hit the floor. What happened to this?”
Mechanical parts were a very important item for the company’s sales.
“Korean bastards…really…weird bastards.”
The Toyota trade manager inevitably sharpened it.
“Stop grinding your teeth like that, and talk to me. What happened?”
Another manager brushed off the Toyota manager.
Mechanical parts were Toyota’s main business.
Anyway, mechanical parts were mainly car repair parts such as jeeps and trucks.
“Everything is unexpected. Due to the construction of the port, supplies are driven to Quy Nhon, and supplies are transported to the war zone without a hitch.”
“How is that possible? Didn’t you say that the convoy was attacked several times?”
“The situation has changed dramatically recently. Didn’t he build the runway? With bombers taking off and landing near Quy Nhon, the Viet Cong have no choice but to run away trembling.”
Toyota Corporation’s general manager beat his chest in frustration.
In order to increase sales, Quy Nhon must be broken before supplies flow to Saigon.
The Japanese superiors, who had been stunned at the Saigon supply base, were in a dark situation.
“A runway in the jungle? Does that make sense?”
“They said that the Koreans did a crazy thing by cleaning the runway with cement, but it was so successful that even the U.S. Corps of Engineers folded. It’s ridiculous, so I won…”
“… Crazy… Where the hell did these guys come from…”
“Not only that. They say they even procure parts from the heavy equipment repair base.”
“Do you procure parts?”
It was only then that we could understand why exports of machine parts had plummeted.
“It is said that Koreans cut parts and heat-treat them in Quy Nhon. Even the head office was dumbfounded.”
“Are the US soldiers crazy?. You have to trust the people you trust. Everything made by Koreans is garbage!”
I said that, but cold sweat broke out.
The U.S. Corps of Engineers were those who followed FM.
Even if it was procured locally, it meant that it had passed all the tests set by the US military.
Dimensions, strength, and quality reproducibility.
“No matter what the Koreans do, the important thing is that our stock of mechanical parts is a mountain. It’s a standard for the US military, so there’s no place to sell it.”
“What are you going to do? Are you going to keep getting hurt?”
“It can’t stay like this. You have to pay your bills right away.”
“We spent over $3 million in lobbying alone in Washington. If we continue like this, we will all die.”
The lobbying funds that the five companies spent on American politics were never free.
If you couldn’t afford it, the five managers had to take off their clothes.
“It’s not just the damage. This month, sales in Singapore are only $20,000. This has resulted in the loss of the Southeast Asian textile market due to the general unemployment.”
“Do you know what our military uniforms are like? I got a full refund. U.S. servicemen say no.”
The business each was in charge of was a mess.
I suffered so much to come up here, but I couldn’t get kicked out because of the Korean guys.
“What is Mitsubishi Corporation doing?”
“Kuhm…”
“Things have come this far, you have to come up with a countermeasure. Measures!”
The head of Mitsubishi Corp., who had been a general manager, couldn’t help but frown.
“There is a countermeasure…but it’s a double-edged sword…”
“What is it?”
“If you have a double-edged sword or an ax, you should wield it.”
“Ah, no matter what, you have to swing it.”
“Are you going to take off your clothes like this? I have to do something.”
The shouting voice grew more and more furious.
“Saigon… Let’s touch Saigon.”
“What is it? Are you touching Saigon? Saigon is where we hold on tight.”
At Mitsubishi’s words, the heads of other departments blushed. I mean he’s crazy.
“So, didn’t I say it was a double-edged sword? However, there are plenty of odds. Saigon Headquarters is bubbling over right now.”
“Are you bubbling?”
“Isn’t Quy Nhon getting bigger and being upgraded to the Military Aid Secretariat?”
“Ugh! Do you have any such information?”
“Kwynyeoni No. Are you going to be 2?”
As expected, Mitsubishi was the brightest in information.
“Because it is. Then what? Aren’t all the high-ranking officers who applied for the headquarters becoming idiots? Quynyeon campsite, which was almost abandoned, will become No.2.”
“Coheh! okay.”
“We have to turn the arrow of that anger toward that Korean guy. We need to let people know that Woo Chan-soo or someone who does something is the root of all problems.”
“okay. okay!”
At the words of the Mitsubishi general manager, the rest of the superiors clapped their hands.
“Just in time, a good accident happened in Saigon. You use it.”
The general manager of Itochu Corporation, who had only complained so far, raised his hand.
“Accident?”
“You all know the delta at the bottom of the Mekong River, right?”
“Why are you there? What’s going on?”
The heads of the five sergeants put their heads together again.
