On the day of my business trip to the US.
“What is that?”
“Cheolsu, you’ll like it, and your mother told you to take care of it, right? “It’s homemade soybean paste and red pepper paste.”
“You’re meticulous.”
“I will take care of you from now on.”
In fact, other than what I used the last time I went to the US, I barely used it.
So I was about to say it was okay, but I nodded when I saw Hye-na putting it in her suitcase with excitement.
“After all, the only person I have is my boss.”
Kim Cheol-su hugged Hye-na tightly.
“ha ha ha. “I think it’s the most adorable when Cheolsu does this.”
“is it so?”
It was a satisfaction I had never felt in my previous marriage.
“I feel very lucky.”
“why?”
“Because of you.”
“Are you going to keep doing this instead of changing from now on? “Okay?”
“sure. “I will never change.”
“good night. Well, it’s time to go. “Have you prepared well for the business trip?”
Kim Cheol-soo nodded and answered.
“sure. “I can’t prepare perfectly, but I did my best.”
“Well, you stayed up late every day doing that, right? “Is it going to be a problem if I continue to do so?”
“sure.”
“I’ll give you a ride to the airport.”
**
“hello.”
“yes. hello.”
Kang Hyo-eun looked again at the man with a familiar handsome face, wearing a nice suit and watch, holding an old briefcase in one hand and dragging a large suitcase.
‘Where do you think I’ve seen this before? ‘Then why are you so handsome?’
As usual, Kim Cheol-soo handed over the electronic ticket and passport given to him by the company.
While issuing the ticket, Kang Hyo-eun looked at the name on the passport and looked at his face again.
“Mr. Kim Cheol-soo?”
“yes. you’re right.”
“Um, maybe at the Blue House?”
“ah···. yes. that’s right.”
Kang Hyo-eun suppressed the sound that was about to come out as she looked at her colleagues working around her.
Originally, I only knew the name Eddie, and it wasn’t until I heard the wedding news that I knew his name accurately.
She loved listening to music so much that she was amazed at how she could sing with such emotion at such a young age.
After listening to it a few times, I always took my friends to the Blue House on the weekends.
“nice to meet you. “I’m a fan.”
“Oh, thank you.”
As Kang Hyo-eun was about to issue a ticket, she suddenly noticed that Kim Cheol-soo was the son-in-law of the Hanyoung Group.
“please wait for a moment.”
“yes. All right.”
The counter employee suddenly went behind and picked up the receiver, and Kim Cheol-soo looked at her to see what was going on, then turned his head and looked around.
A huge number of people filled the airport, and there was a long line to get tickets.
After a while, Kang Hyo-eun came to the counter.
“I guess you often use our airline when you leave the country?”
“yes. “The company gives us that vote.”
“okay. “The business class seats are overshooting, so I would like to upgrade your seat. Is that okay?”
It was business class, but when the seat was upgraded, they said it would be first class.
Business class was twice the price of economy class, and first class was twice the price of business class.
Until now, he had never flown first class, but Kim Cheol-soo smiled at the unexpected opportunity.
“Oh, is that so?”
“yes. “I hope you will continue to use our airline often.”
“I will definitely tell the person in charge what happened.”
“But you look completely different from what you see on stage.”
“It’s a temporary escape from the difficult work life.”
“Then this weekend…”
“I’m on a business trip, so I probably won’t be at the Blue House.”
“ah. That’s sad. My only pleasure is listening to Kim Cheol-soo’s songs on the weekends. “Okay, that’s it.”
Kim Cheol-soo looked at the ticket with ‘First Class’ written on it and slightly bowed his head to Kang Hyo-eun.
“Thank you very much for your convenience.”
“haha. no. enjoy your trip.”
“take care.”
I worked here as a ticket issuer for over three years, and among wealthy people, there were only a handful of people who were so humble and personable.
They all seemed like people who were anxious to show off something, and most of them showed off their arrogance.
Kang Hyo-eun sighed inwardly when she saw the back of Kim Cheol-soo going to check-in with an old bag.
‘I wish you had a little more connection with me!’
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Kim Cheol-soo, who went through check-in, sat down on a chair for a while and waited for boarding.
As I opened the laptop I had brought with me and was looking intently at the materials I had found so far, an old woman with a cane approached me.
“Hey, young man.”
Kim Cheol-soo took his eyes off his laptop and looked at the grandmother, whose waist was bent about 30 degrees.
“yes.”
“It’s so hard to try flying for the first time in my life. “Are you sure you’re riding here?”
Kim Cheol-soo looked at the ticket his grandmother handed him.
It was the same plane as you.
“yes. grandma. “It’s right to ride here.”
“ha. I’m so glad. People are so unfriendly. Even if you ask, just pass by.”
“You should ask the staff, right?”
“Ugh. I’m not sure who the employees are. “It all seems the same.”
Cheolsu Kim got up and helped his grandmother sit down on the seat next to him.
“thank you. really.”
“no.”
“Are you flying to work?”
“yes.”
“You look like you’re doing a good job.”
“ha ha ha. “Is her grandmother going to America alone?”
“huh. I had a daughter who was lost during the Korean War. “At that time, she thought she had lost her entire family, but she recently contacted me saying she wanted to see her alive.”
“ah···. okay.”
“Thanks to my daughter, I have been able to board every plane to a foreign country.”
“I hope you like it?”
“Then your mind is already flying in the sky. My whole body is tired because of arthritis. Ugh, it looks like I was interfering with a young person’s work. “I have to go over there.”
Kim Cheol-su helped the grandmother stand up again.
“Oh my god. “There are all these wonderful people.”
About 20 minutes later, the boarding announcement was made, but Kim Cheol-soo was still lost in thought while looking at his laptop.
I was anxious because I heard from Catherine that Apple was already in contact with Jim Keller.
The other party was a world-famous company, and Hanyoung Group was a company that was only known in Korea.
Although it certainly seemed like he would be no match for him, Jim Keller, who suddenly left the company after raising the status of AMD, which was nothing special, seemed to have something to attack.
When Kim Cheol-soo saw the line waiting to check in, he put his laptop in his bag and stood up.
There was no need to wait in line for first class, so as I was about to board, I saw the old lady from earlier stuck in the long line.
When I saw that he was sitting and standing repeatedly because of discomfort in his legs, I asked a question to the employee standing next to him without passing through the boarding gate.
“hey.”
“yes. “What’s going on?”
“Can I change my seat?”
“Can I see your ticket?”
The employee looked at Kim Cheol-soo’s ticket and tilted his head.
“Well, you’re already first class.”
“ah. “I’m not talking about an upgrade, but I was wondering if I could swap seats with the old lady behind me.”
“He’s in economy class.”
“I feel like my legs are very uncomfortable. “The flight time is 19 hours, so it would be difficult if you got sick after the flight, right?”
The employee looked at Kim Cheol-soo in silence for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Please wait a minute.”
The employee spoke with a bright face after communicating with someone via walkie-talkie.
“yes. They say it is possible. But it will be very uncomfortable.”
“it’s okay. When we spoke earlier, I heard that this was your first time on an airplane. You probably don’t know what first class is or economy. “I would like you to change the story and leave it out about me.”
The employee looked at Kim Cheol-soo for a while with respectful eyes and then nodded.
“…You really fit into first class. Well sir. Even if you go in first…”
“I’ll stand in the back for some exercise.”
Kim Cheol-soo joined the line of people, and after a while, the grandmother entered the plane first with the help of employees.
It was a free upgraded seat anyway.
It wasn’t a bad idea for someone who really needed it to occupy it.
“Did you change seats?”
Kim Cheol-soo turned around when someone asked him a question in English behind him.
“Because you need it more than me.”
An old white man with gray hair immediately asked to shake hands, and Kim Cheol-soo shook his hand with such force.
“His name is Stephen Covey.”
It’s not like there’s no way.
Stephen Covey.
Kim Cheol-soo looked at the white man once again.
A large body, smooth, well-shaven head, and bulging eyes.
This is because the name is the same as the author of the book <7 Habits of Successful People>, which is currently a best-seller in Korea.
It was such an influential book that executives at the Hanyoung Group were already ordered to read it, and Kim Cheol-soo also read it in relation to it.
“Victor Frankl said in his autobiographical memoir ‘Death Camp’ that there is freedom to choose between stimulus and response.”
This was one of the examples in Stephen’s book.
He burst out laughing at Kim Cheol-soo’s quickness.
“Haha, so are you taking control of your own life?”
Kim Cheol-soo slightly lowered his head and answered.
“Nice to meet you. “My name is Kim Cheol-soo.”
He was a person who did corporate management consulting for nearly 30 years and wrote a book about the know-how he gained there.
He was one of the most famous consultants among American companies and a world-famous person.
“Why did you give up your seat to her?”
It may have been considered a bit rude, but it is normal for Americans to ask and answer questions without hesitation even if they do not know each other.
“I thought it was a win-win.”
“Hoo. “I want to hear it.”
“After the plane takes off, if she is unwell, according to aviation law, we have to return and disembark the patient. “But I have urgent issues that need to be resolved right now, so if I turn back, I’ll be in a difficult situation.”
“···so?”
“I thought it would be a win-win for both parties if I could receive proper care in a good location and arrive safely in the United States.”
Steven burst out laughing at Kim Cheol-soo’s answer.
The answer was very logical and quite understandable.
However, Stephen had already realized that his actions did not follow that logic.
“Amazing. “Did you come up with it right away?”
And Kim Cheol-soo also expected Stephen to notice.
As he walked little by little along the line of people, Kim Cheol-soo nodded.
“It looks like you understand what I’m saying.”
“Hahaha, excellent. “I’m on my way after giving a lecture at a company that is said to be home to the most talented people in Korea, but no one has shown as much agility as you.”
“Is that so.”
“Not many people even read my book properly.”
“You came to Korea to give a lecture.”
“It’s my main job these days. This time, I have work in America. “You are also very fluent in English.”
“thank you.”
While Cheolsu Kim was talking with Stephen, a question suddenly occurred to him.
“You travel around so many countries, is there any reason why you fly economy class?”
It was a little surprising that a rich and famous person would be standing in line.
“Because my hobby is observing people. “Most people who fly first class or business class are reluctant to have their personal space and time interrupted.”
Stephen smiled and answered.
“But since the economy seats are close together, we can talk naturally. I like that. “Moments like I’m talking to you right now.”
Kim Cheol-soo smiled and nodded.
“That’s why. “I also like observing people.”
The two walked side by side and entered the plane.
“Where are you going to lecture next?”
“It’s not a lecture, it’s a consultant.”
“Is that so.”
He nodded to Kim Cheol-soo while avoiding the children wandering around the hallway.
“Changing seats is not something everyone can do. “I like people like you.”
“thank you.”
“If we ever need to see each other again, please contact me this way.”
Stephen handed Kim Cheol-soo a business card, and Kim Cheol-soo quickly took out his business card and exchanged it.
Cheolsu Kim went to seat 49D and sat down, and he sat in seat 49I.
“I’m going to be surprised too!”
“no!”
The kids who had been making a lot of noise since coming in took their seats to Kim Cheol-soo’s left, and at the end of them sat a woman with a weak and tired expression.
It was so noisy that the passing flight attendants became restless and constantly tried to comfort the children.
But soon after, the children started talking and fighting again.
Soon, the man sitting to the right of Kim Cheol-soo could not stand it and raised his voice.
“Oh. Oh, it’s so noisy. “What are you doing, not guarding the kid?”
Then everyone else looked at the children and started talking.
“Make sure the baby doesn’t cry!”
“What are you doing, really…”
Despite the complaints of the people around her, the children’s mother was staring blankly at the chair in front of her, as if she couldn’t hear anything.
Empty eyes, droopy eyebrows, and a sad expression.
The children were still talking, and eventually the man jumped up.
The fever had spread all the way to the top of his head, and his face was flushed as if he was going to curse at any moment.
“Hey, lady! “Doesn’t what I say sound right?”
As the man approached fearfully, the woman raised her head with a puzzled expression.
“Ah, this lady is real!”
“Sit. mister.”
Kim Cheol-soo grabbed the man’s waist and made him sit down.
The man, unable to resist the stronger-than-expected grip, collapsed in place and looked at Kim Cheol-soo with an unpleasant expression.
“What are you? “Are you my husband?”
“He doesn’t care. “When the time comes, the kids will become quiet, so just be patient.”
The man, who had slightly weakened due to Kim Cheol-soo’s solid physique and the strength he had felt earlier, grunted in an irritated tone.
“No, even if I do, it’s too noisy.”
“Please calm down. “It will quiet down soon.”
The man gave a disapproving look. He made a sound and turned his head.
Kim Cheol-soo turned his head and approached the woman.
“Are you okay?”
Kim Cheol-soo asked several times, and only then did the woman turn her head again.
“Oh, I’m sorry… “Her husband, who was on a business trip to the U.S., asked her to go on vacation with him, so we boarded the plane, but there was just a car accident.”
“ah···.”
“I just received a call that my life was in danger. “What should I do now?”
The children were still talking excitedly, and the man who listened to her story cleared his throat and clicked his tongue.
“Eh, tsk. “A risk!”
Kim Cheol-su looked at her and spoke quietly.
“People don’t die easily. “They will definitely welcome you when you arrive.”
“Yeah, I guess so?”
“sure.”
Kim Cheol-soo, who knew very well that children become quiet when they eat something, took out a few candies from his pocket and handed them to the children.
“Share this with your younger brother.”
“and! thank you.”
The children soon put the candy in their mouths and became quiet.
“Hey… thank you.”
“For now, calm down. “Everything will be okay.”
Stephen Covey, who was quietly watching the series of situations, glanced at Kim Cheol-soo with a strange expression.
I didn’t understand their entire conversation, but I couldn’t help but notice that they resolved a problem that could have become more noisy amicably.
‘It’s pretty good.’
Stephen Covey looked again at the business card he received from Kim Cheol-soo.
If I ever have to go to Korea again in the future, I would like to meet and talk.
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