Rookie Employee Kim Cheolsu Chapter 33

Finding buyers is quite a difficult task.

Even if discovered, it is even more difficult to meet the right buyer.

This is because buyers with purchasing power already have business partners.

Using the Korea International Trade Association, KOTRA, and KOMPASS, we first identified all possible buyers.

I sent emails there one by one and waited for a reply.

Since Hanyoung General Trading was a fairly trustworthy company, interested buyers inquired about the detailed specifications and price of the product.

Kim Cheol-soo was in charge of responding to the emails they sent, and he did so faithfully.

As a result, 4 companies wanted to consult, but they also wanted to see the items in person.

“You think you should catch me and go to the Philippines?”

Lee Jun-hak nodded to Ahn Jeong-gyu’s question after receiving the work report.

“Yes. I think I should go to the buyer with samples and a sample report.”

“Okay. How many businesses does this assistant manager take care of now?”

“There are nine.”

“Is this possible?”

Lee Jun-hak quickly realized what Ahn Jeong-gyu was thinking when he asked if it would be possible to do the task he had already entrusted to him.

From some time ago, Ahn Jeong-gyu had been quietly pushing Kim Cheol-soo.

“I think it would be good for Cheolsu to take charge. It’s only been a few months, but as you know, the speed with which he comes to work is not normal. Seeing that he makes confirmations every weekend, I think I can now leave the business to him with peace of mind. It was also his idea.”

Ahn Jeong-gyu nodded as if he agreed with Lee Jun-hak’s words.

“Yes. I will let Cheolsu take charge of it. But this time, take Cheolsu to the Philippines and teach him a lot.”

“Then is it okay if there are two people empty?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll cover it. Do you want to smoke a cigarette?”

Lee Jun-hak nodded and responded to Ahn Jeong-gyu’s words.

“Yes, team leader.”

The two went up to the deserted rooftop and lit a cigarette one by one.

Ahn Jeong-gyu looked down and exhaled cigarette smoke.

“Junhak.”

Lee Jun-hak’s eyes trembled for a moment as he heard the name he had used for a long time when he was close to Ahn Jeong-gyu.

“Yes, team leader.

“You know, I don’t want to give up on you. What should I do?”

“……”

“It would be really reassuring if you were under me. Do you really have to go under Park Jun-hyung?”

“Don’t you know? It’s difficult to become an executive without working as an expatriate.”

When Lee Jun-hak answered in a frustrated voice, Ahn Jeong-gyu also sighed.

“You couldn’t go to the dispatch office because of Director Park’s son. Don’t you feel unfair? Aren’t you angry?”

“Now that I know the reality, I have to adapt.”

“You’re not doing it because of Manager Pyo, are you?”

At Ahn Jung-gyu’s words, Lee Jun-hak chuckled and shook his head.

“No. If the team leader is acting like a bully from above, I have no place to go, right? It would be better to raise Cheolsu. Don’t you think so, team leader?”

Ahn Jeong-gyu cleared his throat as he looked at Lee Jun-hak, who looked into his inner thoughts.

“Hmm…”

Lee Jun-hak continued speaking while looking at Ahn Jeong-gyu, who cleared his throat.

“Honestly, I’m scared of Cheolsu. But I can’t hate him because he works so hard.”

“So are you intentionally keeping your distance?”

“Yes. I think I’ll be fighting for a position with Cheolsu near the end of my career at this company.”

“You bastard! Me?”

“The team leader is doing well and may have gone somewhere in the group, right?”

“This guy! You’re sending me to a place I don’t want to be?”

Lee Jun-hak giggled at those words, and Ahn Jung-gyu also chuckled.

These were two people with very firm goals.

I knew that one day, when we collided, the memories of happy times would be discolored by pain.

“When you come back from expatriation, we will be enemies from then on?”

Ahn Jeong-gyu stopped laughing and took a long drag on his cigarette.

“You need to give it some time.”

“why?”

“Shouldn’t you let go of Manager Park’s poop that blocked my path? I’ll clean up the poop in front of you and deal with you formally from then on.”

At those words, Ahn Jeong-gyu started laughing like crazy.

Ahn Jeong-gyu, who laughed while drooling, wiped the drool off with the back of his hand.

“Do you think Park Jun-hyung’s poop spit is less burdensome than my poop spit?”

“Yes, team leader.”

Ahn Jeong-gyu said those words with a truly sad expression.

“What a waste. What a waste. What a waste!”

**

Kim Cheol-soo opened the email from Kennedy.

It wasn’t the paper or report I was expecting, but a messy list of rumors that seemed to have been picked up somewhere.

‘Oops!’

As I was looking at it for a while, there was even a photo attached at the bottom.

In hindsight, this report was living proof of how Kennedy’s computer skills had developed.

‘He’s a pretty hard-working type.’

There were ores in the photo, and next to them were their names and the location where the photo was taken.

When you request data from an agency or expatriate, they will send you a paper or a report from the relevant government office, and it was refreshing to see the photos taken in person.

Moreover, seeing the date on the photo gave it credibility.

There are rumors that rare ore was found in the Kwale region, a coastal area in southeastern Kenya bordering the Indian Ocean, a rumor that gold ore was found in the Kilimapesa region, and even a photo of iron ore from the Kitui region.

Kim Cheol-soo searched the Internet to find out whether mines had been developed in the areas sent by Kennedy.

Kilima Pesa’s gold ore had already been developed by a British company, and Kitui’s iron ore had been developed by an Indian company.

However, there were no mining development companies in the Kwale area.

They say it’s a rare ore. What is it?

Kim Cheol-soo looked at his watch and contacted Kennedy.

– Kim! what’s the matter?

– I enjoyed the report you sent me. I heard your skills are getting better?

– ha ha ha. thank you. No matter how many times I hear praise like that, I never get tired of it.

– okay. Among the details I sent was a rare ore from the Kwale region. Could you please research what exactly it is?

– I was already making a report. What did they say… ah, it’s called rare earth, and the age… the age…

– Niobium?

– uh! that’s right. that. Niobium. The name is difficult.

Niobium (Nb) is used as an alloy in steel and plays a role in increasing strength, so it was a fairly expensive mineral.

– okay. Could you please send me some related papers or reports?

– okay. A thesis or report. Don’t worry. I’ll send it to you as soon as I find it.

I hung up the phone and was about to look at the map of the Kwale region when Ahn Jeong-gyu and Lee Jun-hak came in.

“It’s Cheolsu.”

At Lee Jun-hak’s words, Kim Cheol-soo stood up, and Lee Jun-hak handed the file he was holding to Kim Cheol-soo.

“This.”

“It’s yours from now on, so take care of it.”

“Yes, sir.”

“I have to go on a business trip to the Philippines, so I’ll discuss it with the buyer and make a schedule.”

“Am I going alone?”

“No. You’re coming with me.”

“Then what about our business…?”

“The team leader will take care of it, so don’t worry. You have to keep using your cell phone there anyway.”

Kim Cheol-soo looked at Ahn Jeong-gyu, who was staring blankly at the trash can with his shoulders narrowed and saying nothing.

It was a habit I did unconsciously out of regret when I lost or missed something.

Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak also didn’t look in a very good mood.

Ahn Jeong-gyu stayed like that and then got up and walked out of the office, and their eyes followed Ahn Jung-gyu’s firm movements and stopped at the doorway.

‘I guess you’ve reached the end with Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak.’

However, the members of the sales team 5 were just right to go with us until the end.

When this team broke up and other members came in, it was difficult to achieve this kind of harmony.

How could we not?

“Why is there no answer?”

“I understand, assistant manager. But what if you give me this job?”

Lee Jun-hak opened his eyes wide at those words.

“What are you talking about?”

“Shouldn’t you buy me a meal?”

At those words, Lee Jun-hak made a sneezing noise and tapped Kim Cheol-soo on the shoulder.

“Well, I got something from you. How about dinner?”

“Yes. That will be fine.”

“Okay. Let’s make an appointment with the buyer right away. Let’s have a drink in the evening.”

“Yes! Sir!”

we have to go together

“Let’s have a drink.”

Kim Cheol-su stopped grilling pork belly and quickly raised his glass.

Aside from a company dinner, this was the first time Lee Jun-hak and I had drinks together.

In the past, he was a person who had thorough self-management and would not go out drinking without a reason, but after that incident, he often invited Kim Cheol-soo over for drinks.

Also, Lee Jun-hak’s ambition died after that incident.

So I couldn’t shake Park Jun-hyung and collapsed in my seat.

After emptying his glass, Lee Jun-hak looked at Kim Cheol-soo filling up the soju.

I thought that if this guy was aware of it, he would have recently suspected his relationship with Team Leader Ahn.

That’s probably why he suddenly asks me to buy him food.

“The atmosphere has been strange these past few days, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, sir.”

“In situations like this, leave out the title assistant manager.”

Kim Cheol-soo smiled and nodded at those words.

Lee Jun-hak said while wrapping well-grilled pork belly in lettuce.

“At our company, employees without expatriate experience rarely get promoted to executive positions. The best thing to do is to act as an agent and become an expatriate, but I’m a bit screwed up, so this is my last chance. So, I might not be on the team next year.”

“Ah. Then the team leader doesn’t like that.”

“I’m filling in half of the team leader’s performance. He’s probably worried about whether I’ll go as an expatriate and a new person will be able to do the job properly.”

“I see. You both have circumstances.”

“Luckily, Cheolsu came in and there is less conflict with the team leader.”

“why?”

“Because you are good at your job. At the end of the year, you may have to take over half of my work. It will be a good opportunity for you too.”

Kim Cheol-soo nodded meaninglessly and thought.

‘The expatriate who went out of his way to do well will be holding him back.’

At the last drink before returning to the past, Lee Jun-hak said, ‘I understand how you feel.’

This is because it happened before Kim Cheol-soo.

After becoming manager, Lee Jun-hak helped him a lot, and this time, it was Kim Cheol-soo who wanted to help Lee Jun-hak.

But how do I boil down that ambition to make it soft?

Then a thought occurred to me.

Kim Cheol-su, who took a bite of lettuce wrap and clinked his soju glass, drank about half a glass and put the glass down.

“Isn’t there a special business plan we are making this time?”

“huh.”

“They say it will be used for a project promoted by the new vice president.”

Lee Jun-hak also nodded as if he knew.

“Currently, there is no team in the sales team that is pursuing such a large project. Wouldn’t a new team be formed?”

Lee Jun-hak also nodded to Kim Cheol-soo’s words as if they had a point.

“For sure. With the reorganization, a new team may be created.”

“That’s right. Resource development and project organizing are extremely large-scale projects, so wouldn’t they need someone like this assistant manager?”

“me?”

“In terms of performance, isn’t he the best in the sales team? If I were vice president, I would definitely choose Assistant Manager Lee Jun-hak.”

“Nonsense. What am I doing, just a small piece of grain?”

“Don’t you know roughly because I announced that? Each project costs hundreds of millions of dollars. Even if you only ask the company for 5% of the margin incentive when signing a salary contract, how much money will be in your bank account. Also, if that amount is an incredible performance. “Isn’t that right? The company will definitely be keeping an eye on you.”

At Kim Cheol-soo’s words, Lee Jun-hak poured the remaining soju in his glass into his mouth and raised his eyes as if it were absurd.

‘Is this guy really a newbie? ‘What do you know so well?’

Kim Cheol-soo said as he poured soju into Lee Jun-hak’s empty glass.

“Assistant Manager Lee, if you leave as a representative, aren’t you giving up that opportunity? It would be a bit sad if others took that opportunity and continued their success.”

Lee Jun-hak’s eyes shook greatly at those words.

While I was living a leisurely life as an expatriate, if someone got an opportunity like that and took advantage of it, it wasn’t a problem for Team Leader Ahn or Manager Park.

After looking at Kim Cheol-soo for a while to organize his thoughts, Lee Jun-hak opened his mouth.

“Why are you saying that?”

“I want to have Assistant Manager Lee as my commander for a long time.”

“what?”

Lee Jun-hak burst out laughing with an expression of bewilderment.

Then he raised his glass and held it out, and Kim Cheol-soo quickly clinked his glasses together.

“You know how evil I am, right?”

“I have no idea.”

“You bastard. You’re so good that you don’t lose your temper.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Lee Jun-hak was something I couldn’t hate at all because Kim Cheol-soo’s behavior of lowering his head as if he was embarrassed was so cute.

“What is your goal in joining the company?”

“I want to move up together with good bosses.”

“What if there is a disturbance from above?”

Kim Cheol-soo answered right away without much hesitation.

“I need to raise him up quickly. That way, I can also move up. If this assistant manager becomes managing director, I will raise him up to become managing director, and when he becomes managing director, I will raise him up to become president. Oh! Is it okay to just go up to president? You should try to go up to group vice president. Even if you can’t become vice president, Hanyoung Group. “How many affiliates do you have?”

Kim Cheol-soo’s words rang in Lee Jun-hak’s head as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

‘ah. ‘My vision was really narrow.’

However, he had already drawn the line with Team Leader Ahn, and let out a short, bitter sigh at his own mistake of not acting wisely.

Then, looking at Kim Cheol-soo, who blurted out such words as if nothing had happened, I shook my head slightly.

Kim Cheol-soo quickly poured alcohol into Lee Jun-hak’s empty glass.

There was a story that Jun-hak Lee told to Cheol-soo Kim in the past when he was passed over for promotion to executive director and got drunk.

If there is no one above you, you can attack in all directions, but you will be isolated.

Since all office politics begins with human relationships, the limits become clear when I try to advance on my own.

If there is no one around to support you, it is no different from standing on top of a sand castle.

We have to go up together. Only then can you climb to the end.

And Kim Cheol-soo wanted to tell Lee Jun-hak what he heard at that time.

“Sir.”

Kim Cheol-soo raised his glass while looking at Lee Jun-hak, who was lost in complicated thoughts.

‘I think our team should go together.’

“Let’s make a toast.”

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