Rookie Employee Kim Cheolsu Chapter 16

After the presentation, Hwang Dae-hoon went looking for his classmates to explain what had happened and was barely able to attend the class meeting.

At the same time, I did an assignment on the same topic and made the excuse that I had received a concession from Kim Cheol-soo.

Other classmates knew that it would be a loss to have a confrontation with Hwang Dae-hoon, who was in the eyes of the chairman, so they did not stay away from Hwang Dae-hoon any longer.

Because he is an employee of the human resources department.

After ordering chicken at a nearby pub and drinking a lot of beer and soju, they walked unsteadily down the street.

“Wow, Yumi, what do you do? I’m already thinking about it. “Isn’t that why you’re resigning from the company?”

“Oh no way. You were in the same group as Yumi at the training center, right? How cruel. “I will try to solve it somehow and I won’t give up easily.”

“Anyway, it’s a bit dark without Jang Yu-mi.”

“It’s because only boys gather together.”

“Where should we go in the second round?”

As they walked and talked like that, one of them pointed to a place and said.

“Is that Yumi over there?”

At the mention of Mr. Yumi, the nine men’s eyes traced the fingers and stayed in one place.

“uh? “Who are you with?”

“Kim Cheol-su…?”

“Oh, you’re Kim Cheol-soo?”

“what? “Why are you two together when you don’t come to the class meeting?”

Someone said with a complaint.

“Let’s see if we date.”

Someone was shocked.

“no! “I saved it!”

Hwang Dae-hoon sensed deep jealousy and anger in the tone of his classmates’ speech and quietly said something.

“and. f*ck. I caught the president’s eye and dated the most beautiful woman in the company. “Isn’t that a good thing?”

Then the eyes of my classmates suddenly changed.

“f*ck! “A guy who graduated from a local college is acting proud!”

Not all of the 21st class new recruits were from prestigious universities, but those who were assigned to the headquarters were only graduates from prestigious universities whose names were recognizable, except for Kim Cheol-soo.

Hwang Dae-hoon thought as he watched his classmates cursing at Kim Cheol-soo.

‘After all, jealousy is a fundamental human emotion.’

Then I remembered what Director Park Jun-hyung said.

– That’s the rumor. It is a means for which responsibility is unclear, and it is difficult to prove misunderstanding. And people want to put someone down. If you use it well, it can be quite a useful tool.

“Hey, I’ll take the second shot.”

Daehoon Hwang turned around, looked at his classmates, and shouted loudly.

**

“Good luck getting in.”

“yes. see you tomorrow.”

Jang Yu-mi got on the bus first, and Kim Cheol-soo was waiting for the bus and woke up to the sound of a whistle heard nearby followed by a small ‘pop’ sound.

‘Do they do popping here too?’

It was a sound I could often hear in Daldongne when I was young.

Kim Cheol-soo walked along the traces of sound.

At a nearby traditional market, an old man was seen leisurely running a puff-frying machine, and next to him, people were watching the puff-frying machine run as they put rice, barley, and beans they brought from home into empty cans called rice containers.

Mostly middle-aged people.

Everyone wore Hahoe masks as if they were reminiscing about a memorable scene.

Kim Cheol-soo took out a portable camera from his bag and recorded the popping scene on video.

It wasn’t a loud sound as if the whole town was going to explode, but I could see how strong the pressure was as I saw the white wind blowing out of the open door and blowing the old man’s little remaining hair back.

It smells savory and sweet.

The children who followed along holding their mothers’ hands were amazed as they looked at the puffed snacks filled in the bag.

Kim Cheol-soo, who captured the entire scene on video, quietly looked into the puffing machine.

‘Gadeok Machinery PR-1’

The detailed list was worn and worn, but the large label remained intact.

Kim Cheol-soo, who captured all of this on camera, turned his eyes and looked at the puffed rice displayed as a product.

“How much is this?”

Kim Cheol-soo bought all the puffed rice cakes on display and headed home with them in both hands.

“What kind of fool is this?”

Jin-sook Yoon went out to meet Kim Cheol-soo, who came home after 10 p.m., and accepted the large black envelope in both of Kim Cheol-su’s hands. I thought she was heavy, but when I looked at her, she was so light, it was a puff.

“Why do you go on a business trip and eat fried rice?”

Kim Cheol-soo chuckled at Yoon Jin-sook’s words.

African food is surprisingly similar to Korean food, so there was no reason to go through trouble with the food.

“Leave one at home and eat it. “I’ll take one bag with me when I go on a business trip.”

“Why are you carrying something so bulky?”

As the saying goes, even if you have heard it a hundred times, it is better to have seen it once.

Because it is better to try it yourself than to imagine the taste in your head.

“There are times when you use it all up. mother.”

“Is this guy suddenly acting mature? Wash it. “I’ll cut the melon for you.”

“yes.”

**

Two days later, Thursday.

An accident occurred due to Jang Yu-mi’s mistake, and a loud cry was heard from Sales Team 2, which seemed like the eve of the storm.

“hurray!”

What kind of crazy thoughts are you thinking?

“How do you know? Will this be resolved in two days?”

Jang Yu-mi recalled the story she had with Kim Cheol-soo at Sky Park.

He even used the word ‘exactly’ and said that it would be okay in two days.

At the time, she thought Kim Cheol-soo used unique expressions.

However, in fact, at 10:20 on Thursday, I realized that Kim Cheol-soo had predicted it in just 3 seconds after hearing the call from the demand side and cheering for national independence.

“Do I really have to tell you? It’s a trade secret.”

Kim Cheol-soo sipped the coffee that Jang Yu-mi bought him, and Jang Yu-mi grabbed Kim Cheol-soo’s arm and shook it like someone who was anxious to hear it right away.

“I have to pay for the coffee.”

Kim Cheol-soo did not know exactly how this matter was resolved.

18 years ago, I had never talked to Jang Yu-mi this closely, and more than anything, I was harassed by Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak all day, and I was so busy keeping up with the team’s work that I couldn’t remember how the Sales Team 2 incident progressed.

All I can say is that this incident was successfully resolved.

“I saw it from the future.”

Kim Cheol-soo spoke indifferently, and Jang Yu-mi, who was drinking coffee, spat it out.

“Puuup!”

Jang Yu-mi hurriedly took out a handkerchief and grumbled as she wiped the coffee off her clothes.

“Is it really going to come out like that?”

As Jang Yu-mi narrowed her eyes like an angry she-cat, Kim Cheol-soo secretly combined the information he had heard earlier.

“It’s May.”

“So?”

“It’s the rainy season in Southeast Asia.”

Jang Yu-mi responded to Kim Cheol-soo’s words with wide eyes, as if she didn’t know much.

“is it so?”

“Of course. So I checked through VT (Vessel traffic, a site for finding vessel locations) to check when the demand-side vessel would arrive. It was scheduled to arrive early in the morning on Thursday.”

“So you said it was two days later? How did you know that all the nickel ore on that ship was soaked by water and burned up?”

“Of course I didn’t know. However, seeing Jang Yu-mi’s earnest appearance, I thought that if there was a God, he would grant her wish, so I said two days later.”

Jang Yu-mi glanced at Kim Cheol-soo with suspicious eyes while playing with her lips.

Kim Cheol-soo drank iced coffee while slyly trembling.

Although it was somewhat uneasy, I eventually nodded because I thought that what Kim Cheol-soo was saying made sense.

“What would you have done if something like that hadn’t happened today?”

In response to Jang Yu-mi’s question, Kim Cheol-soo shook his head.

“Then it would have been meaningless. I would have regretted not being able to get coffee from Yumi.”

“hmm.”

When Jang Yu-mi, who had a persistent personality, could not give in, Kim Cheol-soo opened his mouth again.

Jang Yu-mi is loud-mouthed, has a strong will to win, and has a personality that does not give up, so among her classmates, she has been around for the longest time after Kim Cheol-soo.

Kim Cheol-soo, who thought he had to get Jang Yu-mi, who was attracted to him, to his side, secretly brought out one of the know-hows he had accumulated from his experience.

“In the case of ore or grain, it is necessary to check all bulk carriers entering the demand side dock. That ship, C.Foundation, is 27 years old. Considering that the regular dock repair period is short, it is likely that it was not properly repaired. There is a high possibility that there was a problem with the ship.”

“ah!”

Jang Yu-mi left a short exclamation as if she finally understood.

“Thanks to this, the ship scheduled to be shipped in June had to quickly go to the demand side, the tide turned, and we were able to revise the contract to be more favorable to the 2nd sales team.”

“Wow! Cheolsu, do you know that?”

Kim Cheol-su sucked the coffee from the bottom of the cup with a straw and looked at Jang Yu-mi with his eyes.

“Are you really talking like a team leader?”

“Oh.. that can’t be true.”

“How do you know all that?”

“Agent Lee Jun-hak taught me.”

“It’s good. I’m under a good gunner.”

Kim Cheol-soo chuckled at Jang Yu-mi’s words without realizing it.

‘Is assistant manager Lee Jun-hak a good shooter? Assistant Manager Park Dong-jin is much better. If I had had an accident like that under this assistant manager, my soul would have been completely destroyed and I wouldn’t have had the mental strength to laugh for a month.’

“Soon, lunch time will be over.”

“Ah. It’s already time.”

Jang Yu-ri thought that when she talked to Kim Cheol-soo, time went by so fast that she didn’t even know how it was going.

Since the business trip lasted approximately 5 days, Kim Cheol-soo handed over the work to Lee Jun-hak.

Due to Lee Jun-hak’s personality, he was very inquisitive and asked various questions such as what do you do in this situation, what do you do in that situation, etc., but since Kim Cheol-soo knew Lee Jun-hak’s personality, he thoroughly prepared and answered.

When Lee Jun-hak’s handover of duties was completed, Ahn Jeong-gyu looked at his watch and summoned his team members.

“The security is not good in Kenya. Do not go outside carelessly, and return with all limbs intact. You are leaving on Sunday, right?”

“Yes, team leader.”

“Charge for overtime pay and overtime pay, and account for all expenses incurred after leaving home as expenses. Don’t spend your money just to look good at the company.”

“I understand. Team leader.”

“If there is any problem, do everything you can to contact us and get advice.”

“Yes! Team Leader”

Ahn Jeong-gyu looked at Lee Jun-hak.

“Did this assistant manager take over well?”

“Don’t worry, team leader.”

As Lee Jun-hak spoke confidently, Ahn Jeong-gyu also nodded.

“Okay. Then, from now on, it’s a nice time off work and the weekend. Manager Pyo.”

Manager Pyo Il-su turned his eyes to Ahn Jung-gyu’s words.

“Don’t take this assistant manager out for a drink just because you left work early, go home early today, okay?”

“Oh. This is an invasion of privacy, team leader.”

“Man. Junhak should go home and take care of his wife and kids. If you really want to hang out, call me tomorrow.”

When told to contact us, Manager Pyo Il-soo waved his hands and showed disapproval.

“Hahaha. Team leader too.”

“No. Get ready to go hiking on Saturday and come to my house by 8 o’clock.”

“iced coffee···.”

“Stop nagging and stick out.”

Lee Jun-hak looked at the sullen Manager Pyo Il-soo and then looked at Ahn Jung-gyu.

If you’re going hiking on Saturday, you’re going to meet your superiors, but adding Manager Pyo Ilsoo to that means preparing you for a promotion.

‘If this happens, does that mean the team leader will be promoted this time? I thought it was difficult because of Manager Park Jun-hyung, but isn’t this surprising?’

But Manager Pyo Il-soo didn’t seem to know any of that and let out a long sigh.

Lee Jun-hak clicked his tongue when he saw Manager Pyo Il-soo like that.

‘It’s troublesome if you’re so clueless. Seeing you being forcibly dragged by the team leader, did you decide on a line?’

Kim Cheol-soo’s eyes also sparkled at Ahn Jung-gyu’s words.

According to his recollection, Deputy Director Ahn Jeong-gyu left the company as assistant manager two years later.

So, there was no reason to take care of Pyo Il-soo, the manager, but seeing him come out so actively, it was clear that his promotion was confirmed this time.

‘That’s why the team leader was so happy after the new employee presentation.’

It looks like there was some kind of bet or deal going on at the top.

“Sleep! Let’s get off work! Get off work!”

Team leader Ahn Jung-gyu shook his head and turned his body with both arms.

Then he walked towards his seat, looking out the window with sharp eyes.

‘It looks like you’ve already noticed. Now we’ll have to decide on a line. Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak. Manager Pyo is stupid, but he is very loyal, so it’s good to have him around. He needs someone who can take initiative to make something happen. Cheolsu needs to grow up a lot. As expected, it would be nice if Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak would come to my side.’

Ahn Jeong-gyu took a quick look at Lee Jun-hak getting ready to leave work, picked up his bag, and said loudly.

“Oh my! I’m dying! Let’s go. Go!”

**

Choi Hye-na enjoyed a glass of wine in a special room with no one around and looked out the window.

I watched the song with a happy face as I looked at Kim Cheol-soo, who sang with tremendous emotion that a man in his mid-20s could not possess.

Of course, there are singers who sing better than Kim Cheol-soo, but it goes without saying that you can’t listen to their songs here, and you have to go through the trouble of going to a concert hall that is held once or twice a year.

Of course, the biggest regret is that I can only listen to it once or twice a year.

In contrast, I was very happy to be able to listen to such songs on site for two days or two hours a week without much effort.

Even though the endless shouting gives me goosebumps, the endlessly calm bass that seems to be reciting makes my heart ache.

Sometimes, he sang trot and got a great response from the drinking customers on the first floor.

From what I could see, Kim Cheol-soo seemed to be selecting songs while looking at the guests.

Thanks to this, there were sometimes customers lining up to enter on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Not at a club in Itaewon, but at a live cafe.

And I didn’t see how well he took care of his throat, nor did he ever experience hoarseness or stiffness.

It’s really rare to find someone who takes care of themselves to that degree while working at a busy company.

He didn’t smoke, and I’d never seen him drunk before.

Kim Cheol-soo always washes up after a performance and returns to being a well-groomed office worker.

When the last song ended on a thrilling high note, the guests shouted for an encore.

However, as always, Kim Cheol-soo instead politely bowed to the guests several times and greeted them. If the atmosphere was like that, I would get carried away and sing a few more songs.

I have to call you again tomorrow.

It’s about taking care of your neck.

It was thought that free-spiritedness could bring joy and happiness to humans, and French artists put this into practice.

I left home for freedom because I thought that happiness was all about how much time given to humans was used for themselves, which would disappear in the face of death.

I remembered the days when I was drunk and drunk on marijuana and arguing with my colleagues in the name of humanity and freedom. However, even if it is not freedom, there is something to be moved by even in the appearance of machine-like restraint.

Unlike myself, who acts as he pleases, I looked into myself and felt a strange attraction towards Kim Cheol-soo, who controlled himself like a machine.

“That’s great.”

Kim Cheol-soo, who finished his part-time job at a live cafe on Friday, tidied up his hair and neatly dressed as usual.

“Good job, Cheolsu.”

Kim Cheol-soo took the envelope handed to him by Choi Hye-na and answered with a smile.

“Thank you. I’ll see you tomorrow then.”

“wait a minute.”

Kim Cheol-soo turned his gaze to Choi Hye-na’s words.

“Are you free tomorrow?”

“yes?”

“I’d like to ask you out on a date, are you free tomorrow?”

Kim Cheol-soo was momentarily taken aback by such a direct statement.

There was a high possibility that the bold beauty in front of him was Executive Director Choi Young-jun’s hidden lover.

I needed to get the attention of Executive Director Choi Young-jun, but it was absolutely not right for him to date his hidden lover.

“no.”

Seeing Kim Cheol-soo straight up rejecting her request without even a second thought, Choi Hye-na felt a slight wound to her pride. She has never had a man turn her down on a date.

“Wow, where can you cut something like that with a single knife?”

“So. Dating is hard.”

‘Mr Lee! really.’

Choi Hye-na, feeling embarrassed, slightly rolled her head.

“What kind of date are you thinking about?”

“Well, I mean.”

“What are you thinking?”

When Choi Hye-na refuted, Kim Cheol-soo’s thoughts were confused for a moment.

“Personal lockers are coming in next week. Cheolsu is the ace of our store and don’t you think it’s time to break away from that typical outfit?”

When Choi Hye-na pointed to Kim Cheol-soo’s neat suit, Kim Cheol-soo couldn’t help but nod.

“I told you to prepare an outfit, and seeing that you came dressed poorly, you have no fashion sense. So, I meant to go with you tomorrow to pick out clothes that will suit Cheolsu.”

“But, I have to go to work tomorrow…”

“I understand that Saturday is not a working day. If you want to keep working here, shouldn’t you listen to the boss? If you’re going to refuse, don’t come out next week.”

But even after Choi Hye-na said that, she felt sorry inside.

‘Oh, this isn’t it.’

As Choi Hye-na said, Kim Cheol-soo remembered a stock that was rising with a red arrow.

I was buying stocks with all the money I made here, and it would be quite difficult if that 800,000 won disappeared starting next week.

‘okay. All you have to do is buy clothes. However, the clothes this person chooses must be quite expensive.’

“…But do I have to buy clothes with my own money?”

Choi Hye-na burst out laughing with an absurd expression.

‘That’s funny. this person.’

“Those clothes will go into the locker at the company, and of course the locker is owned by the store, so those clothes are mine. Of course, the cost of buying those clothes will be paid by the boss, right?”

“Then I understand.”

“Come out here tomorrow at 10 o’clock.”

“yes.”

“Then go in carefully.”

Choi Hye-na waved her hand with a satisfied expression and left the waiting room.

‘You should have said that a long time ago.’

Kim Cheol-soo, who saw Choi Hye-na leaving the waiting room humming happily, immediately checked his watch and began to move his body quickly.

There is not much time left for the last train.

Distinguished guest from Korea

They say that one of the things men hate the most is shopping, and one of the things women love the most is shopping.

Likewise, Kim Cheol-soo was dragged around by Choi Hye-na like a colt caught in a halter.

Well, the same goes for all men who go shopping with their wives or lovers.

‘hate!’

However, Kim Cheol-soo’s expression, which had been strengthened by 18 years of business, was only somewhat calm.

“How about this?”

“I think it’s okay.”

“no. “I think the color is a bit off.”

Before I became independent, I used the shampoo, soap, and socks that my mom bought me, but after getting married, if I go with my wife to buy something, she always asks me the same question.

How about this? How about that one?

All men say it’s okay, but regardless of men’s reactions, women have already decided in their minds what they should buy.

Why do I have to go through this process?

“How about this?”

Kim Cheol-soo answered while smiling.

“It seems like a great match.”

Then Hye-na Choi frowned and shook her head.

“It doesn’t fit well.”

And then he gave me other clothes.

“Try this on too.”

Kim Cheol-soo was embarrassed by Choi Hye-na, who acted like his wife or lover.

‘If we keep doing this and Director Choi catches us, we’ll be in trouble.’

However, I didn’t know how the women, who were fickle creatures, would react, so I followed like a purebred.

How many times do you go in and out of a fitting room to buy a piece of clothing?

Kim Cheol-soo recalled his past as a newlywed and did not get on the nerves of his employer, Choi Hye-na.

After bickering for about two hours, we decided to buy clothes she liked, have a quick lunch, and then part ways.

“Do you work on weekends too?”

“yes.”

“When do you have personal time?”

“I have it from time to time.”

“Looking at it, it looks like you only live at work.”

Kim Cheol-soo shook his head as he took off one side of the wood-fired pizza.

“I sleep at home.”

Choi Hye-na burst out laughing in response and asked while rolling up the spinach pasta with a fork.

“ha ha ha. Why are you working so hard? “Do you have any goals?”

“Everyone who joins the company has the same goal. “Becoming the boss.”

“Mr. Cheolsu, are you really working hard to become the president? “If you look at people who work at general trading companies, it seems like they are working hard to start their own business, right?”

Most businessmen, once they reach the level of manager, start their own business using the connections they have built.

I rent an office in an officetel and bring in a couple of people to work there, and it’s a lot better than what I make at work.

The reason why companies tolerate this is because they build trust with buyers by making transactions that cannot be done at general trading companies due to the small size of the transactions. The structure is such that the company profits by using the credit built up.

Kim Cheol-soo would also run a small business, but he wanted to sit in the top office of Hanyoung Corporation.

At the thought of becoming the president and becoming the number one figure in the 2,000-member Hanyoung General Trading Company, words came out without me even realizing it.

“I’m going to be the president. “I will definitely become the president.”

Choi Hye-na thought it was an unusual answer that made her sense that what he just said was sincere.

You say it as if you are declaring that you will become the president someday.

‘He’s such a strange person.’

“why?”

Choi Hye-na opened her eyes wide and looked at Kim Cheol-soo as if she was very curious.

Kim Cheol-soo scratched his head and made up his mind, thinking that he had shown his sincerity without realizing it.

“I just want to, but there’s no particular reason.”

“ha ha ha. It’s pointless. Isn’t it very difficult to become a boss? “It would be difficult to do this without any foundation, right?”

“So, you have to work hard. “All I can do now is work hard.”

Kim Cheol-soo said that and put the rolled up wood-fired pizza into his mouth.

Of course, nothing can be accomplished just by working hard.

‘The world is not that easy.’

Choi Hye-na also thought as she put the spinach pasta rolled up on her fork into her mouth.

‘You said you caught your father’s eye, right?’

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