Real Man

Chapter 646:

A moment later, Yoo-hyun met Team Leader Yu Seokwon, who had a deep connection with him in the past, in the conference room.

He had seen Yoo-hyun’s face in the elevator a while ago, so he recognized him.

He stared at Yoo-hyun for a while, then skimmed through the report that Team Leader Na Doyeon handed him.

Flip. Flip.

He quickly scanned the contents and lifted the corners of his mouth.

“You finally convinced the marketing director.”

“Not completely. He only agreed that our proposal was not bad.”

“That’s still something. The previous innovation strategy team members couldn’t do that.”

Team Leader Yu Seokwon praised him, and Team Leader Na Doyeon’s eyes narrowed.

“Why are you flattering me like this?”

“Did I ever not do that?”

“You always complained about my attitude being too stiff.”

“That’s one thing, and acknowledging your good work is another. Don’t you think so, Han Section Chief?”

“Yes. You’re right.”

Yoo-hyun nodded, and Team Leader Yu Seokwon asked him abruptly.

“What do you think I did well as a team leader?”

“You did a great job on the difficult report.”

“Besides that, more specifically.”

He looked at him with a curious expression, and Yoo-hyun’s mind flashed back to the old memories he had with him.

-Personnel is not a big deal. It’s part of personnel to observe the behavior of the members and acknowledge them.

He used to make him do a lot of things when he was Yoo-hyun’s part leader.

He taught him the basics of personnel, and made him observe the behavior of everyone from the part members to the subsidiary employees.

It was a hard memory, regardless of whether it was helpful or not.

Yoo-hyun suppressed a chuckle and answered clearly.

He needed to please him, since he had a lot of influence as a team leader.

“You did well by reporting to the director and the head of the department first, and then arranging a meeting with the marketing department.”

“Why?”

“If we couldn’t convince our head of the department, we wouldn’t have been able to meet the marketing director directly.”

“And if not?”

“We would have had to go through a lot of intermediate steps, and that would have made it hard to meet the deadline.”

Team Leader Yu Seokwon’s mouth curled up, as if he liked Yoo-hyun’s answer.

He used to see him smile only after a year of being tormented, which was ironic.

Yoo-hyun smiled inwardly, and Team Leader Yu Seokwon said maliciously.

“See, Team Leader Na. Your team member knows your merit.”

“Team Leader, you know it, so please stop it.”

“If you’re so stiff, it’s hard to run an organization.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. But please get to the point.”

Team Leader Na Doyeon’s expression was very serious, and Team Leader Yu Seokwon straightened his posture.

Creak.

“The point is. You were asking for organizational support, right?”

“Yes. We don’t have time. We need to change direction before it’s too late.”

“Right. We should. But the situation has changed a bit.”

“The situation has changed?”

“Didn’t you see the news pouring out? If we move the organization now, we might get a media backlash. The risk is that high.”

Team Leader Yu Seokwon spat out a word with a hint of hesitation, and Yoo-hyun furrowed his brows.

-Team Leader Yu will take charge of the integrated organization. But he’s stubborn too. He said he would undo it if the direction was not right.

Yoo-hyun had worried about this part since he heard Vice President Shin Kyung-wook’s words.

He knew well Team Leader Yu Seokwon’s cautious style.

He had to correct it if there was a possibility of going wrong.

For this reason, he attended the meeting and calmly stepped forward.

Team Leader Na Doyeon also joined him.

“The media is attacking Hansung right now...”

“There’s something more important than the media...”

The two people spoke at the same time as if they had agreed, and Team Leader Yu Seokwon suddenly laughed.

“Ha ha! You can’t tell they’re from the same team. They’re in sync when it comes to this.”

“...”

“What are you doing? Stop teasing and wrap it up quickly.”

Team Leader Na Doyeon made a sullen expression, but Team Leader Yu Seokwon just shrugged.

It was not just a casual remark, a lot was at stake in this interview.

Yet, Vice President Shin Kyung-wook sounded relaxed.

-I heard you met with Team Leader Yu. I was curious how it went, so I called you.

“The meeting went well. It went so well that it was surprising.”

-What do you mean by that?

“Today at the meeting...”

Yoo-hyun briefly explained what had happened today.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, who was listening, answered Yoo-hyun’s curiosity.

-Deputy Manager Park Doo-sik explained to Team Leader Yu about the direction of the infrastructure strategy.

“I see. It must have been a discussion about the organizational structure after the acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor.”

-That’s right. There are some things that the two departments have to collaborate on regarding the organizational innovation plan. And Manager Park Seung-woo...

Yoo-hyun heard an unexpected name from Vice President Shin Kyung-wook’s words.

Deputy Manager Park Doo-sik had received active support from Manager Park Seung-woo.

Even in the busy situation every day, the two seniors took care of Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun expressed his gratitude to them and asked further.

“But why did Team Leader Yu Seok-won come out so actively?”

-Team Leader Na Yeo did a good job preparing. Team Leader Yu must have been confident that it would go well.

“Still, it was a time when nothing was settled yet. It must have been hard for Team Leader Yu to accept it easily.”

-Well, I said I would take responsibility, and he agreed to follow me.

“Ah... I see.”

Team Leader Yu Seok-won was not a person who blindly followed orders from above.

If he had been, he would have been much more successful.

-It’s because the boss takes the risk and goes ahead. He says he will take responsibility for everything. Of course, you have to follow him. That’s the ideal relationship between a leader and a subordinate in my opinion.

Team Leader Yu Seok-won followed only the leaders he acknowledged, and that was Vice President Shin Kyung-wook.

He had stayed by his side until the end, even when Vice President Shin Kyung-wook was having a hard time in the past.

He had a conviction to stick to the right path until the end.

Deputy Manager Park Doo-sik, who had worked with him, was the same.

Yoo-hyun was the only one who turned his back on his colleagues because of his greed.

It was one of the things he regretted the most in the company.

Now, those old connections were intertwined in a completely different way, in a completely different place.

Was this the power of fate?

Yoo-hyun felt a sudden wonder when it happened.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook uttered a sincere voice out of the blue.

-You played a big role, Manager Han. I always appreciate it.

“What did I do? Other people are working much harder.”

-You were the starting point.

Yoo-hyun only encouraged them, but the actual work was done by other colleagues.

Even in this organizational innovation, the one who suffered the most was Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, who was at the forefront.

He was confident in the success of the smartphone, so he was able to turn the opponent’s attack into an opportunity for reversal.

Preparing for this interview was also in that context.

Yoo-hyun didn’t bother to say what he already knew, but answered lightly.

“It seems like you need a drink, Vice President.”

-Haha! Yeah, let’s finish this quickly and have a drink.

“Yes. It would be nice if everyone who worked hard could get together.”

-Let’s do that.

Wouldn’t that time come soon?

Yoo-hyun smiled as he thought of the day when his old and new connections would come together.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook responded to the opponent’s attack with a frontal attack through the interview.

Unlike his usual calm demeanor, he tried to defuse the situation more aggressively.

The interview article revealed in detail the achievements of Vice President Shin Kyung-wook in the past, such as the rapid transition from feature phones to smartphones and the introduction of Google reference phones.

It was a comprehensive material that included press interviews, videos, and various promotional materials.

But this was what the opponent was waiting for.

As if they had expected it, a rebuttal article was posted soon after.

Gerard Kim of Hansung, not Shin Kyung-soo, took the lead and sent out the article.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook also fought back through the media.

A response article was posted in less than an hour.

This was the beginning.

The confrontation between the two continued throughout the MWC exhibition period.