065 : Two Rabbits
‘It’s like a headquarters factory.’
The factory in Seongsu-dong is where the general unemployment started, so the employees are very proud.
They swept and mopped so much that the floor was smooth.
In the 21st century, urethane would have been laid, but now, in the 1960s, the factory floor is an oiled floor.
“Welcome, boss.”
“It looks so good.”
“Thank you, boss.”
The old class presidents bowed and said hello.
Because it is a super-fast promotion, he is still only a rookie factory manager, but after a while, he will become the best textile expert in Korea.
This is because the chemical fibers they make are world-class high-tech products.
“Everyone is healthy, it looks good. Polyurethane samples coming out?”
“Yes, once we set the conditions, it is a product made by combining 90% polyester with 10% polyurethane. Even if only 10% is plied, the elasticity is greatly improved.”
When I received the fabric handed over by the former class presidents, exclamation came out.
“It’s smooth and there’s no static.”
Moreover, when I pulled it, it stretched as I pulled it.
It is no less than 21st century spandex fabric.
The problem of touch and static electricity, which were the biggest disadvantages of polyester, has been completely resolved.
Elasticity is added to the silky touch.
“I think it will sell well even if it is made for everyday wear, in addition to military products.”
“It is the best fabric for Toshina gloves.”
“I think it would be okay to make underwear.”
Now, the former class presidents also spoke like experts.
Since each factory also sews clothes, they think for themselves what kind of product would be good to make depending on the fabric.
Selling sewn products rather than fabrics is more meaningful in terms of higher margins and even job creation for female workers.
“Okay, let’s try them all.”
First of all, it seemed good to replace the existing polytec sleeve with this fabric because the touch and elasticity improved.
If you give it to the military, the U.S. soldiers will also like it very much.
Selling the two together will gradually increase purchases of the new product, even if the new product is more expensive.
‘It is natural to replace the existing product, but what should I make new by attaching the Nike brand to it?’
Since the date has already entered December, it is too late to make winter products.
It is better to make swimsuits or spring and autumn clothes.
Running sportswear? swimsuit?
Or maybe your underwear is better?
First of all, what I think is Droze.
Boxer shorts, also known as jjolti panties, were introduced at this time.
Men can never take off their underwear once worn.
Since it has good elasticity, a bra for women will also respond well.
The problem is how to sell the product at a high price by overlaying a high-end image on it.
It might be better to send a sample to Phil Knights and have him contact a New York department store.
Or, it’s okay if I go there myself.
As soon as you penetrate any department store, demand will explode.
“uh?”
As I was fiddling with the samples while thinking about this and that, a strange fabric was spread out on the table next to me.
Maybe it’s a light golden fabric?
“what is this?”
When I picked it up, I even felt it tingling.
“Hey, sorry. I’ll clean it up right away.”
“No, I’m not going to clean it up. Who made this?”
“It is not made, it is a fabric that has undergone a braiding experiment. Since the yarn failed while removing the catalyst, I was trying to find out what ratio of polyurethane would be optimal for plying the existing fabric.”
“Haha, did you even make gloves for an experiment?”
Next to the golden fabric were long gloves that could be called evening gloves.
“Because the fastest way to know the feel is to put it on your arm.”
The tool chief put on his arm gloves, wiggled his fingers, and then pulled the fabric.
“Doesn’t this stretch incredibly well? You can wear it on your legs, but since you’re a man… great.”
It seemed a bit playful to call it a test, so I scratched my head.
“Ah, stockings!”
Suddenly, a flash of thought came to my mind.
Stockings can be made right now.
It’s a product that has little to do with the season, and isn’t the craze for mini skirts blowing around the world right now?
It will be much easier to advertise than swimwear or underwear, and the response will be quicker.
Moreover, our product is a state-of-the-art fabric that combines polyurethane with aramid coating on polytech, which is based on nylon and polyester.
It adheres to the skin, feels warm in cold wind, does not have static electricity, does not get wet, and the touch is almost as soft as cotton or silk, so it completely overcomes the disadvantages of existing stockings.
Isn’t this level of functionality almost the best in the universe?
Moreover, it was not dyed, and the soft golden color was very attractive.
What if a subtle golden color is mixed with the existing flesh-colored or black stockings? It will definitely look unique, and with this color, you could call it luxurious.
Cutting-edge functionality and this level of color will create new demand in addition to existing demand.
Is this great?
Where is the law that aramid material is only used for bulletproof vests? Of course you can mix it with stockings.
“Everyone, let’s mass-produce this golden skin right away. Call director Lee Sam-bok, too, because we’ll allocate the quantity right away.”
“Hey, boss. Are you going to mass-produce this right away?”
“Gold skin? Is it a product name?”
The former team leaders asked if it was mass-produced, but President Hwang Hye-seong asked for the product name.
“Doesn’t it look like golden skin? It’s like you’re not wearing anything. It still looks slim and covers skin imperfections.”
“Come to think of it, does this sound like a perfect product name?”
“I pick the stock first, focusing on stockings, and make underwear, swimwear, and sportswear by only changing the thickness of the yarn.”
“How much do you think about mass production?”
“It is the maximum amount that can be done. Let’s turn everything we’ve been doing to subcontractors.”
In particular, stockings are very successful if they succeed.
The cost and labor cost to enter are minimal, and the production speed and profit are exceptional.
Even if you sell them for $1 a piece, you’re doing business dozens of times over.
Besides, it tears easily, but will voluntarily repurchase.
***
drooling. drooling.
Ding dong dang.
“It’s break time, everyone, turn your backs and straighten your shoulders. Look at the sky like me… aaa.
The line leader rang the bell in time for a break.
Soon after, he started demonstrating stretching.
Female workers who had just graduated from high school followed like chicks.
“Bongsuk, can we really do this?”
“What’s wrong? The boss said that during breaks, you have to stretch your back and exercise to avoid pain.”
“Isn’t that right, can I just make stockings, panties, and swimsuits like this every day? Aren’t we supposed to make military uniforms and backpacks like before?”
“They say Polytech is subcontracting everything now. The boss said that, how is it?”
“It’s too precious. We have to do difficult and expensive things to get a good New Year’s bonus.”
“I don’t know, boy. You can do whatever the boss tells you to do. You are the best business person in Korea. What are you worried about?”
The young female workers were chatting.
At our company, even female workers are interested in business.
This is because the company’s performance is directly related to vacation expenses, kimchi bonuses, and holiday bonuses.
“Stockings make more money. Do not worry.”
“Ugh! president.”
“I exercise. Turn your back once and straighten your shoulders.”
“Yes, boss.”
Thankfully, I reassured the female workers who even worried about the company and headed for Comet Nylon.
On the way, I passed the shipping warehouse, and I thought that our employees and the whole of Korea are really diligent.
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Just 10 days after mass production of stockings, the warehouse was already more than half full.
Even at a rough estimate, it seemed to be over 200,000 pairs.
With more than 10,000 swimsuits and panties in stock, now is the time to meet American buyers.
The problem was not a full goldskin product for department stores, but a bulletproof material that would attract Wall Street.
I will test it now
***
Comet Nylon Factory. It is no different from the chemical fiber research center of the mainstream industry.
“Has everyone gathered?”
“Welcome, boss.”
“Come on, Mr. Woo.”
CEO Hwang Hye-seong and old man Hwang greeted me.
“Chansu, is this a place I can come to? They are all technicians.”
“Sambok, you should know too. Kabla fabric is our secret weapon.”
“Secret weapon?”
“You will know when you see it.”
I pushed Sambok and headed to the backyard of Comet Nylon. Originally, the most important thing should be hidden in the deepest place.
“President Hwang, did the sample process go well?”
“Yes, of course. As the president said, the aramid coating was dissolved in sulfuric acid to make a thick solution (Dope), and after spinning, coagulation, and neutralization, washing with water, the thread was able to be pulled out. It’s really amazing that aramid in pulp form can become thread.”
“This is a process that is possible because polyurethane, which exists in a very small amount, temporarily connects the aramid pulp. The idea itself to create polyurethane and aramid fibers in the same process is really great.”
Polyurethane has an extremely fast polymerization reaction rate of 3/1000 seconds, and it is very difficult to control because it is an exothermic reaction with the possibility of explosion.
For mass production, uniform mixing of raw materials and know-how to quickly remove reaction heat are required, but Mr. Hwang solved it in one fell swoop with a wet process and aramid coating.
The aramid material, which serves as a coating agent, can withstand up to 500 degrees Celsius like a bulletproof material, has excellent insulation, and is five times stronger than steel, so the exothermic reaction and reaction rate of polyurethane were reduced to a controllable level.
In addition, since aramid material has strong insulation, it is very difficult to pull the thread, but polyurethane was used as a temporary cross-linking agent, so the thread could be pulled out easily.
Considering that it took more than 20 years for a domestic research team to develop aramid pulp in the 1980s in the original history, we now have technology that surpasses that of the 21st century.
Even if we patent the aramid fiber, we will keep this process as a top secret.
It was like catching two rabbits to the point where I wondered if this was really a coincidence.
Hwang’s production of polyurethane and aramid in the same facility was beyond luck, and it could only be said that heaven helped.
Perhaps the old man’s wish reached heaven.
“Heh heh heh, I didn’t even know it was aramid or what. I thought it was the Cortex you mentioned.”
“It is a more expensive and important fiber than Cortex. I will file a patent in the name of old man Hwang.”
“In my name?”
“The inventor is Mr. Hwang, of course.”
Polyurethane is already on the market, and its physical properties are completely different depending on its molecular weight, chemical composition of raw materials and input ratio, so it is right not to patent it.
However, this aramid has to be patented.
Aramid fiber itself is new, and I have to use it when dealing with American kids.
“Hey, old man Hwang has a patent, and you’ll hear the doctor wherever you go.”
“Heh heh, show me this director too. If you buy me a drink, I’ll make you my disciple.”
“ha ha ha. Is the class only worth a drink? Aren’t you Dr. Zaga?”
“Then, buy snacks. haha.”
While old man Hwang and Sambok were making jokes about whether they were nervous, CEO Hwang Hye-seong layered several kablas.
Temporarily glued and overlapped about 12 sheets, and it felt like a tolerable bulletproof material.
President Hwang remembered well my words that to make bulletproof vests, kablas must be attached with different grains.
“Now, it’s time for a bulletproof test.”
“Boss, is it really right to drill through? Wouldn’t it be better to shoot a bow?”
“The reason Kavlar is called bulletproof is because it blocks bullets, not deflects them. If you point a non-rotating weapon, such as a knife or arrow, it will pierce. Like fragments of a bullet, when a rotating body comes in, the fibers curl and hold it tight.”
“Is it not a bullet, but a fragment of a bullet?”
“sure. Analyzing the dead during World War II, it was found that there were far more soldiers killed by shrapnel than those killed by direct bullets. As it says here in the Mil Standard (MIL STD 662F).”
I showed the US Army standard.
It can be said to be one of my spoils from the Quy Nhon Corps of Engineers. My father didn’t forget, meticulously organized my stuff and sent it to me.
“Oh I see.”
“Unless it’s a formal shrapnel experiment, it’s probably better to drill through it than an arrow.”
“Wow, let’s do it. hurry.”
Sambok was the most excited.
He knows, at least roughly, how big of a crowd it will be if this succeeds.
Old Man Hwang or CEO Hwang Hye-seong are looking at it with the curiosity of a pure engineer.
Wing yee ing, crunching.
“Ohhh… the drill… is stopping?”
“Undo it and one more time. Let’s do it at full power.”
“Yes, boss.”
It was great. It was an unexpected result.
I thought it would be drilled to some extent, but even a 350W tabletop drill that drilled a 6mm steel plate in one shot did not drill it.
When I pushed the drill bit into it, it stopped spinning without even turning a few times.
Even if the speed was a little slower, it was considered acceptable, but is this enough? I think it’ll survive a direct shot of a bullet instead of shrapnel?
Wing yee ing, crunching. Cheeky.
“Wowaaa. do you see The thread grabs the drill bit and won’t let go.”
“Chansu, isn’t this great? It’s the jackpot you love so much.”
“What are you talking about? It’s a jackpot, it’s a jackpot!”
“Invitation!!! Invitation!!! Whoaaa!”
“Invitation? President Woo, is this going to be a lot of money? Is that so?”
“Of course, sir. If you show this to the American kids, they’ll come right back with money.”
“Eolssigu~ Jihwaja~ I like it. What a man!!!”
Old Man Hwang danced.
Not to be outdone, CEO Hwang Hye-seong brought an iron plate from somewhere and beat it like a gong.
“What is it, inspiration? Serve a drink, is that what you mean?”
Somewhere, the wife poked her head through the crack in the door.
“Imja, were you there? Hey, look at the drunkenness. How are you?”
“President Woo came and served it. I’m not asking you to drink inspiration.”
My wife had already set the table for drinking.
The piping hot meat soup was generously sliced beef. Makgeolli was also full of malt.
“Have a drink, sir. now we are rich President Woo is making a lot of money with this.”
“You’re really, it’s been a while since we’ve been rich.”
The elderly couple filled their glasses first, so we sat next to each other.
Makgeolli, drunk after hard work, cannot be exchanged for anything in the world.
The taste is amazing.
“Long live both of you.”
“Ayu, what are you doing living long?”
“Yeah, what are you talking about? You have to die watching President Woo and Hye-seong listen to the rumors of rich people.”
“Today, inspiration speaks well. Say good things to your son.”
“ha ha ha.”
The atmosphere was really good, like walking on clouds.
It was the image of a large, harmonious family that I had only imagined.
In the original history, only three countries, Korea, the United States, and Japan, had aramid bulletproof materials, but in this history, that number will be reduced to two.
The time has come to fly to America.
