Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 116



Only Krnovel

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The next match was against Werder Bremen.

As the name suggests, it was a club located in Bremen.

It’s in northern Germany, quite far from Hanover. And since it’s an expedition, I have to take a bus and drive quite a bit.

‘Still······ This time, I’ll really be able to see the enhanced Prophet’s Eye effect.’

Last game, I was lucky and didn’t have any.

The lucky thing is that I didn’t really have anything to do, and the unlucky thing is that I didn’t really have anything to do.

‘I heard there was a Korean player here until last year. What a shame.’

Unfortunately, the Korean match was a failure.

But even if we had stayed together, we probably wouldn’t have met.

I found out that he was a player on the second team.

He has now transferred to the German 3rd division. It will probably be difficult to see him again in the future.

Lee Ja-seong, a player from the Bundesliga, will also not be able to play as his team Mainz was relegated.

Except for maybe Jeon Woo-young in Stuttgart and the original iron pillar Kim Min-jae in Bayern Munich······ hmm.

“Okay, everyone, focus. I’m going to show you the type of attack the Greens do.”

Werder Bremen’s Plan A, as explained by the head coach, was 3-5-2. And if we listen to the explanation, it was a formation that enjoyed penetrating the center and was weak on the flanks.

“The expedition to Bremen probably won’t be as easy as this Frankfurt trip. Everyone, be prepared.”

The road to expedition is always rough.

If you think about it, Frankfurt also suffered a severe defeat during the Hanover expedition.

‘So, do well in the first half.’

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand how he can receive the ball with his butt. Are you like Shinchan or something?

***

ProWear Europe Expansion TF Team.

The name was grand, but the office, which was made by remodeling a room that had been used as a warehouse, looked dark and gloomy even with the lights on.

And the seven men and women who had been gathered with great difficulty (in fact, they had been pushed out) from each department were either crossing their arms, resting their chins on their hands, or crossing their legs.

Someone was observing the fingernails.

Park Min-soo, who was in a position to take charge of, lead, and report on the project, sighed and stood up from his seat.

As the heavy body suddenly stands up, the old chair rotates several times in reaction.

“It seems like everyone is here. Right? Since we’re all here, let’s introduce ourselves. I’m from the domestic distribution and distribution management department. My rank was manager.”

“Why is the department name so full of good words?”

It was a guy wearing a casual suit.

Park Min-soo raised one corner of his mouth. If I didn’t know him, I would have thought, “Is this guy crazy?” But he was a subordinate.

“That’s right. There’s a lot of work to do, just like the length of the department name. And you’re in charge of supply. Oh, didn’t I introduce my name? I’m Park Min-soo. This is Lee Jun-ho.”

And I looked around.

Only when I put subtle pressure on them with my gaze did they begin to introduce themselves one by one.

“As the elder said, my name is Lee Jun-ho and my position is manager. Please take good care of me.”

“I am in charge of Retail Planner, and my name is Im Min-ah.”

It’s a fancy way of saying English, but when translated into Korean it ultimately means retail.

If you play internationally, it probably has international in it. If you don’t, it means you only play domestically.

In addition, the employees introduced themselves.

The employees gathered here came from a surprisingly diverse range of departments, and their ranks also varied, including deputy manager, section chief, and supervisor.

“What is this? It’s like the Avengers. Huh? There’s a friend who came from retail. There’s a friend who came from making basketballs. There’s a friend who came from making clothes. There’s a friend who came from e-commerce and marketing.”

Park Min-soo said to make them laugh, but most of them had blank expressions and some even frowned.

I guess it was because I didn’t use English. If I had used English with elegant pronunciation, the reaction wouldn’t have been like this.

Suddenly, a conversation I had with my daughter comes to mind.

[We should call it a sporting goods brand company, more formally.]

[Oh, yeah. That’s where my dad’s company makes shoes, right?]

‘I missed something important.’

I should have said it like Im Min-ah said.

Retail Planner, Basketball, Clothes, Viral, Electronic Trading… Ugh.

Park Min-soo coughed and changed the subject as if to get some air.

“Well, anyway. As you all know, you are all talented individuals who have demonstrated outstanding abilities in your respective departments. This TF is a project that the company is giving great attention to and supporting.”

No one is paying attention to what I’m saying.

I understand.

You may be doing a good job in your department, but then suddenly get dragged into some strange TF, and feel bewildered and like a duck egg in the Nakdong River.

In fact, Park Min-soo himself felt that way. However, if the leader shows such behavior, the TF will be stranded before it even starts.

That’s why Park Min-soo put both hands in his pants pockets and shrugged his shoulders.

“If we perform well, this TF will be disbanded, and you will return to your respective departments in glory. And our achievements will be transferred to a certain department in charge of the European market.”

“Sir, I have a question.”

It was Im Min-ah, who was in charge of Retail Planner. Park Min-soo nodded after remembering her as ‘retail’.

“Yeah. Oh, and from now on, don’t call me manager. My official title is team leader.”

A moment of silence.

Im Min-ah nodded and corrected herself.

“Yes, sir. I still don’t understand why this TF was created in the first place. A European expansion TF? The European soccer shoe market already has a separate department, so why did you create us separately?”

It was a question that Park Min-soo also didn’t know the answer to.

When science teachers ask students why the Big Bang happened, they say they don’t know either. Or they tell them to figure it out by next class.

Of course, Park Min-soo couldn’t do that.

“What······ I guess they didn’t have enough confidence to give that department power. So they gathered only the most capable people from the company and formed the Avengers.”

“Then, even if we do our job well, there’s no chance that the TF will be disbanded, right? It seems like they’ll give more work to the TF they trust rather than the existing departments they don’t trust.”

Ah, you really are asking so many questions. Park Min-soo turned on his twin flames.

“Oh my gosh. Why are there so many things I’m curious about! I don’t know either. I don’t know! If you’re curious, go ask them yourself!”

silence.

“Captain?”

Putting aside his fantasies, Park Min-soo opened his mouth again.

“First of all, that’s what I was told. We’ll start the work first, and if that work is successful, the next task will be handed over to the existing department, and the TF will be disbanded. And what we did will be recorded in the personnel evaluation, and if what we did was really good, it could be included in the performance bonus.”

And the team members who become a team.

Park Min-soo also paused for a moment.

By the way, what can we do?

TF is set up, and they are nagging at us to do something now! But for now, it is decided like this and there are no support measures.

It’s literally heading straight into the ground.

There was silence for about 20 seconds.

“The guidelines from above say to get in touch with Kim Min-woo. You all know Kim Min-woo, right? He’s the goalkeeper who won the gold medal at the Olympics. If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have won the gold medal, right?”

“I don’t like soccer.”

It was Im Min-a who worked in retail.

“But you’re a sports company, so you don’t like soccer?”

“I graduated from the Department of Clothing and Textiles at Seoul National University.”

“···Yeah, right. You studied hard. Didn’t Kim Tae-hee also graduate from Seoul National University’s Department of Clothing?”

“yes.”

Silence again.

Park Min-soo took a deep breath and returned to his seat. The chair made a rough noise.

“This time, Kim Min-woo went back to the Bundesliga and played a game, so let’s watch the highlights and talk about it. Manager Lee?”

“Yes. Just a moment···.”

Lee Jun-ho stood up from his seat and operated the business projector. Then he played the video of the Hannover vs. Frankfurt match that he had prepared in advance.

It was a video that was just a compilation of Kim Min-woo’s activities that was circulating on YouTube.

And the video that plays.

The task force team members soon realized that this was part of the job and began to force themselves to focus on the footage.

But after about a minute, the video suddenly turned off.

“Huh? What? Why did you suddenly turn off?”

“That’s the answer.”

It was Lee Jun-ho.

Park Min-su asked back in disbelief.

“That’s it?”

“This is the performance that Kim Min-woo showed in the game.”

“······.”

“······.”

An office engulfed in silence.

Park Min-soo gave instructions, feeling sorry for himself.

“Then let’s show the video during the Olympics.”

“I didn’t prepare that separately.”

Park Min-su let out a sigh without realizing it.

Why are you putting me through this ordeal…?

***

I had dinner with my mom as usual.

Pork rice bowl with white rice, and fish cake soup.

I devoured my rice, amazed at my mother’s ability to recreate the exact taste of food eaten in Korea.

‘I want to empty both bowls, but… I have to hold back.’

Korean food requires special attention.

Since the carbohydrate content is high, you gain weight really quickly. If you gain weight? You become a fat man. Then your reaction will be slow. Then you will score goals. Then it will be fatal to my player record.

“son.”

“ok.”

“My mom studied soccer in depth while her son was winning a gold medal at the Olympics.”

“uh?”

What is this noise all of a sudden?

I stopped eating and focused my ears on what my mother was saying. And the conclusion of the topic she brought up was,

“Mom’s conclusion is that my son should sign with an agency. What do you think, son?”

“Oh. Really? I thought Mom would be my agent. I met with the Hanover manager and got everything she wanted, right?”

My mother spoke while holding back laughter at my words.

“I thought so too.”

“Huh? So you’re saying it’s not true?”

“We could have gotten more. At that time, we were the absolute best, and Hanover was the absolute worst, son. Hanover would have lost if they lost us, so they had to accept whatever conditions we put forth. If they had a proper agent······.”

Well, if there had been such a person, he would have really devoured Hanover, flesh and bones.

Especially since contracted agents take a portion of the contract as commission, the amount they receive varies depending on how much they do.

So, they probably rushed into signing the contract without any consideration for Hanover’s circumstances.

But Mom… Well, everyone has a first time. And in my opinion, those contract terms would have been quite a burden to Hanover.

“But, you knew that back then and offered those contract terms, right? You can just offer better terms next time.”

But mom shakes her head.

“No, son. No matter how much you study, you need a professional agency that has been through a lot in the field. That’s the only way we can get our fair share. If you say you’re an agent, how will others see you?”

“I guess you’ll take it easy.”

“Are you just going to take it lightly?”

That’s not true. They’ll probably put in some poison pill that only experts would know about, or some unknown device that’s somehow advantageous to the club.

Fortunately, that didn’t happen in the new contract with Hannover, because I rejected every single one of the stinky details that Hannover proposed.

But that won’t be the case when signing with another club in the future.

“There is a world of difference between an expert and a layperson who has only skimmed through the surface. So, son, I want you to sign with a proper agency, but what do you think?”

“Okay then do that.”

My mother’s eyebrows furrow at my insincere answer.

“Minwoo. Think deeply and answer-”

“You said it was a conclusion that your mother came to after thinking about it for a long time?”

“···huh?”

“If that’s the conclusion I came to during the Olympics, then it must be right. The mother I’ve seen is a smart person.”

Since I had a lot of genetic help in learning German and English, I decided to take my mother’s side on this matter.

And, I also thought it seemed better to contract with a professional rather than a non-professional mother.

But the problem is.

“Mom, find an agency that won’t cheat us and sign a contract with them.”

“······Leave that to me.”

Mom smiled and picked up the spoon.

“Then shall we eat again?”

“huh.”

End

ⓒ Doctor Am