< For the Music Genius - Episode 029 >
-Hey, this guy, isn’t Picasso the only one who can draw such large pictures?
A word from the chief prosecutor who handled the Jeon Wan-yong case in his past life. In common parlance, it is said that even the marrow is being extracted. An act of leaking out every single piece of industrial technology, including the production process flow chart, equipment type, role, layout, specifications, and operating method. It was a time when awareness of Article 356, Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Act, breach of trust, was not widespread. It was an abnormal time when promissory notes were active. The prosecution office said that the 90s were the golden age of swindlers.
‘That’s why we were all taken over by foreign capital.’
It was literally like opening your eyes and cutting off your nose. Of course, the incompetent uncles couldn’t have known, since they were noblemen for whom the hat was the most important thing. All the things reported to the grandfather were all cleverly deceived. It’s clear to see how much Wan-yong rolled the ball with that slick head.
“Yonsuk, are you curious about the gift already?”
It was when my grandfather looked at me with a playful gaze.
“Grandpa, don’t you think it’s strange?”
The red ballpoint pen made a clicking sound.
“As you can see, Managing Director Jeon is in charge of important tasks related to the development of new materials. Matters related to the development of new materials do not fall under the requirements of trade secrets, such as non-disclosure, economic utility, and confidentiality. However, Managing Director Jeon seems to be trying to meet the requirements of trade secrets. He is even adding unnecessary legal provisions. Why is this happening?”
My grandfather was looking at me with a strange look.
“It’s to avoid the Industrial Technology Protection Act. The prosecution has a low level of understanding of core technology, so they apply the law according to what we decide. However, the requirements for trade secrets are so strict that it’s hard to access industrial technology. In the end, Dongju’s new material development will be neither here nor there, so it won’t even fall under the Industrial Technology Leakage Prevention Act. They’re exploiting a clever loophole in the law.”
My grandfather looked at me with a look of incomprehension. It was an era when the rule of thumb was prevalent, so it was understandable that he would not understand. In matters related to the development of new materials, the priority for the company was to consider whether to contact the trade secret or industrial technology protection law, but Dongju did not even have a proper legal team, so I had to explain it more easily.
“It doesn’t apply to trade secrets or the Industrial Technology Protection Act, so even if he later sells the new material development method, Dongju can’t hold Director Jeon Sang-mu guilty of breach of trust. In short, he didn’t wield a knife, but he’s still a robber.”
My grandfather had an expression on his face like he had poured cold water on his head. After a while, he opened his eyes as wide as lanterns and asked me.
“Hyun-ah, how do you know this?”
What should I say?
“I saw it on the news. They had a big news story about the Hyunsung Group’s industrial technology being leaked to China. I watched it carefully at the time, and it was like this.”
Grandfather’s eyes narrowed. Of course, if my young grandson said something like that, I wouldn’t believe it. But there was nothing I could do. I couldn’t let Dongju be ruined again. Only the click of a red ballpoint pen echoed in the quiet room.
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Thud thud thud!
The heavy rain didn’t stop even in the evening. As I entered the Ichon-dong mansion with my grandfather, my uncle was still kneeling in front of the entrance. Oh my, what the hell is going on? I thought, but soon changed my mind. The color was the same, but the type of suit was different, and the shoes were different too. So it was obvious that he must have come back to Ichon-dong around evening.
“Father! Please give me one more chance!”
Is there anything as ugly as this?
I thought he was acting with all his might. I looked into it myself, but how could my grandfather, who has such a keen eye, not have noticed?
“Follow me.”
uh?
A smile spread across my uncle’s face at my grandfather’s words. But his expression quickly disappeared and he began to shed tears. It was obvious that he had pinched my thigh.
‘There is no drama.’
As if he was in a weekend drama, my uncle sat at the table like a rat that had been drenched in rain. Even though the housekeeper offered him new clothes, he stubbornly refused, as if he was trying to make his grandfather feel his pitiful appearance. However, my grandfather picked up his spoon without even looking at my uncle.
As the meal continued, it felt like walking on thin ice.
“Beomgyeong-ah.”
Grandfather called his uncle’s name softly.
“Yes, Father!”
At this moment, my uncle raised his voice. My grandfather stopped eating and looked at my uncle with a strange gaze. In some ways, he looked like a person who was furious, but in other ways, he looked like he had a gentle face. It was a completely incomprehensible sight.
“Do you know now what your fault was?”
A look of confusion appeared on my uncle’s face. He had been asked the same question as this morning. His mind was spinning nonstop, and I could hear it from the other side. At that moment, my grandfather spoke firmly.
“I won’t tell you twice, from now on, don’t have any more eyes on the company’s management.”
Suddenly, Uncle Ilsun’s eyes opened wide.
“Father! Isn’t it too much for me to mismanage one of my subordinates? Embezzlement was unavoidable.”
Oh my, that damn thing.
Don’t you know that in times like these, the best policy is to lie down flat on your back?
It was the grandfather who had learned of the misdeeds of the former director. He must have felt that Dong-ju could collapse from the center if he was not careful. The grandfather’s current feelings could not be expressed with just a little anger. The grandfather’s eyes were fiercely glaring.
“Do you know what the seeds you brought in are doing now and are talking nonsense? If you put a guy who doesn’t know anything about the world in the position of executive director, he should feel a sense of responsibility. How long are you going to act like a fool?”
At Grandfather’s shout, Little Uncle opened his mouth like a goldfish. Of course, if only he had developed a discerning eye for people in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened. They say that too much is as bad as too little. Grandfather had finally come to see Little Uncle’s true colors.
“Oh, Dad!”
The moment my uncle looked at my grandfather with an expression that looked like he was about to cry,
Bam!
Grandfather’s spoon hit my uncle’s forehead. The red blood flowing out seemed to indicate that his forehead was broken. I pretended not to see it and picked up the braised lotus root with my chopsticks. Compared to almost destroying an entire company, that was a small thing. By the way, today’s food tastes as good as the king’s table.
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“Sir, I found the item you mentioned.”
Chairman Wang raised his head at his secretary’s words. He had asked him to find an auction house where an item that a close friend had asked him to sell, as compensation for losing a bet on baduk, would be put up for sale.
“Where is it?”
“It is expected to be hosted by Sotheby’s and held in New York.”
As expected, it was located far away. The place it was handled was also a world-class auction house with a tradition spanning hundreds of years.
“What is the expected bid price?”
Chairman Wang’s eyebrows furrowed. The expected auction price was higher than expected. It was right to treat it as a work of art rather than a musical instrument. However.
“Go get the bid.”
At Chairman Wang’s words, the secretary stepped back. As if he was picking up snacks from a supermarket, he acted nonchalantly. Normally, he would have only had to tell them the location of the auction, but Chairman Wang didn’t bother to bother them. The quiet reception room was filled with only a stale scent.
“okay.”
The corners of Chairman Wang’s mouth went up.
“I would like to have a son-in-law.”
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Achoo!
A sneeze came and my ear tickled. Is someone talking about me? At that moment, Son Yu-ha looked at me while pulling on my sleeve.
“Honey, do you have a cold?”
I shook my head, rubbing the bridge of my nose. It seemed as if I was going to treat her to a herbal medicine. I don’t know how the Ice Queen fell so deeply for me. But whatever, I shouldn’t stop women from coming to live a new life, and I shouldn’t stop women from leaving.
“Hyun-ah, was there anything awkward?”
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Park Seon-yeong, who had finished playing, asked me carefully. Park Seon-yeong did not hesitate to ask questions about things she did not know. I know this type of person well, someone who does not hesitate to seek knowledge. The type that is commonly referred to as a hard-working genius.
“There’s something I’ve wanted to say for a while now.”
Park Seon-yeong stared at me with shining eyes.
“Sister, your posture is wrong.”
“uh?”
Park Seon-yeong raised her voice without realizing it. Because she didn’t understand. She had spent her entire life learning how to hold the violin on her shoulder and hold the bow. She was so skilled that she could keep the perfect position even with her eyes closed. But, what do you mean, her posture was wrong?
“Sister, you played the violin since you were little, right?”
“yes?”
“I think it’s because I was introduced to the violin from a very young age, so my posture is completely fixed. It’s so much so that it’s in textbooks. Of course, that’s not to say that it’s bad, but for my older sister, it’s the wrong way to do it.”
Park Seon-yeong’s eyes were filled with doubt.
“I get so caught up in the habit of having to make sure the bow is exactly across the strings that I don’t even realize that one of my shoulders is hunched over.”
It was a difference so subtle that it was hard to tell with the eyes. The fact that there was a difference in the height of Park Seon-yeong’s shoulders.
“Try taking the pose again.”
Rather than trying to explain in words, I adjusted Park Seon-yeong’s posture while holding the violin. How much time had passed? Even though I had worked hard to adjust her posture, Park Seon-yeong seemed not to like the way I had made her look.
“Hyun-ah, if you take this pose······.”
“I guess there’s going to be a scratching sound, right?”
It was natural that there would be a scratching sound if she bowed out of her standard posture. At some point, Park Seon-yeong would not play the violin unless she was in a posture that was familiar to her. She had never taken such an unbalanced posture since she first started playing the violin.
“Turn it on.”
Park Seon-yeong swallowed hard and controlled her breathing.
Then he slowly raised the bow.
“uh?”
The bow and strings met, but there was no scratching sound. Rather, it was richer than before, and it was a soft melody. It was a small difference, but it was a shock. Maintaining a posture was the most basic of the basics. Park Seon-yeong’s gaze turned straight to me.
“Most people have their own posture. However, it is difficult to perceive it with the eyes, so they adopt a fixed posture.”
Now, Park Seon-yeong looked completely speechless. Son Yu-ha had already brought her violin case and was trying to take a pose herself. That was why she shouldn’t do anything recklessly in front of the kids.
“That’s right, Sister. You said I need a letter of recommendation to participate in the contest, right?”
Only then did Park Seon-yeong’s thoughts disappear at the sound of my voice.
“Uh, uh.”
“Is it okay if I’m a foreigner?”
“foreigner?”
Park Seon-yeong tilted her head at the mention of a foreigner. Meanwhile, two people naturally came to mind.
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