The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 706



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#706.

Let alone other companies.

Even the person in charge of the production of the five-star electronics would not recognize the future technology production expert.

No, in reality, the skill gap is that big.

In future technology, the maximum production volume is around 2,000 to 3,000 units.

On the other hand, Oseong Electronics produces 200,000 to 300,000 units.

The gap in class was too great.

As Minhyeok Choi looked through the internal reports on future technologies, he realized that simply contacting Director Kwon Taeseong was not the solution.

“The prerequisite right now is that we need to increase the production of KMB-01. Then, there will be fewer people who are suspicious. This needs to be made clear.”

“It is also a problem that the number of prototypes currently available is too small.”

“That’s why mass production volume is important.”

Even if you say that mass production is possible, not many people believe it.

Unlike Oseong Electronics, Mirae Technology’s sales were only 4 billion.

Choi Min-hyeok clicked his tongue. If it were within the same business division, the schedule could be reviewed. However, the problem is that it has been separated into an affiliate, or rather, a different company.

Moreover, he is an investor. There are limits to his interference in management.

‘No, I originally had no intention of interfering with management.’

In reality, places like Qualcomm, ARN, and Apple are managing well on their own.

Even if Choi Min-hyeok himself interfered in management, he could not have done better than the current manager.

But future technologies were a different story.

‘It’s hard to ignore President Bae’s abilities, but that’s a story for the distant future. Right now, he’s just the president of a small business. Wow, it really takes a lot of work.’

After much thought, Choi Min-hyeok called Director Kwon Tae-seong again.

[As Director Kwon knows, our future technology production capacity is incomparable to that of Osung Electronics. So please take this matter seriously.

[…All right.]

[No, I’m not just saying that. I don’t want the internal problems of Oseong Electronics to spread to future technology. Director Kwon needs to mediate that.]

[I know what you mean, but I’m in America now.]

Director Choi Min-hyeok, who has to worry about the Morgan Stanley issue, was annoyed when this problem arose.

[So you’re saying you won’t care if a problem arises?!]

[That’s not it.]

[I also feel burdened by having to tell the internal staff at Oseong Electronics to do this and that. But how can we handle this situation?]

The matter is internal to future technology.

But Choi Min-hyeok spoke as if it was because of Oh Sung Electronics.

Director Kwon Tae-seong was secretly angry, but he couldn’t say anything.

Choi Min-hyuk eventually stumbled over one thing.

[I’m talking about the Apple sale. There’s a story that Morgan Stanley is behind it. But I heard that Director Kwon visited Morgan Stanley before that information was leaked.]

[yes?!]

Director Kwon Tae-seong was startled.

But it wasn’t that strange.

Steven did some background research because the rumors about the Apple sale were so strange, and fortunately, in the process, he found out that Morgan Stanley was behind it.

But this happened too suddenly.

It seemed like Morgan Stanley had a reason to take such a risk.

That’s why Steven persistently dug into Morgan Stanley, and in the process, he learned about the Apple acquisition team. In the process, he even found out that Director Kwon Tae-seong was the cause of this problem.

I told that to Choi Min-hyeok.

Minhyuk Choi asked Steven to keep that information for now.

[Should I say more here?]

[No, that’s not it.]

It was his nature to seek revenge, but there were more important things to do at the moment.

[Okay. I also want to get along well with Oseong Electronics as neighbors. So I won’t bring up unnecessary misunderstandings. If you just handle this matter well, I’ll forget about it. What do you think?]

[…All right.]

Director Kwon Tae-seong had a lot to say, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it. Chairman Ahn Geon-min also had no choice.

Choi Min-hyuk was also satisfied.

[Good. Let’s check the results using future technology.]

[…yes.]

Director Kwon Tae-seong gritted his teeth after hanging up the phone.

He didn’t know that Director Choi Min-hyeok was watching his every move.

‘Well, is that really so?’

However, I just sighed as I thought about the things I had to do next.

Of course, Choi Min-hyeok had no intention of ending it here. After checking the state of future technology, he immediately made a phone call.

* * *

The mobile phone era may have slowed down a bit last year, but it’s still going strong.

Accordingly, expectations for the battery, one of the cell phone components, were also high.

Technology is technology, but it was also difficult to ignore mass production technology.

Oseong Electronics even considered separating the mass production of these batteries altogether.

In that respect, the battery division is a pretty hot division.

Director Jeon Young-soo knew this better than anyone else. He was ambitious. That’s why he planned to use this battery division to become vice president.

So, there is no way he could properly convey the mass production system he led to future technology executives and staff.

The same goes for future technologies.

They did not properly tell the employees of Oseong Electronics about the upgrades made to the early technology.

“Just do as you are told!”

Unilateral instructions.

There is no way that the staff of Oseong Battlefield, let alone anyone else, would stay still after hearing this.

“That’s really too much. Do you think the equipment here belongs to your company?”

“Of course, it’s not our facility. But it is true that we rented it. So please follow the instructions.”

“Shit.”

A swear word came out.

However, it did not reach the level of an extreme confrontation such as a fistfight.

The problem is that the conflict has become more severe over time.

* * *

Director Jeon Young-soo watched the situation closely and ended up inciting Senior Vice President Yoon Sang-soo, which actually fanned the flames of the conflict.

I thought it didn’t matter if the mass-produced KMB-01 was delayed anyway.

Team leader Heo Jong-jin, who was dispatched, was greatly embarrassed by the sudden change in atmosphere. He changed dozens of battery characteristics to make changes, but it was not easy to confirm them.

“No.”

“No, we’re going to stop production here and just change a few things and move on.”

“Huh, is that what you call talking?”

It was a reckless move by Team Leader Heo Jong-jin, who did not know much about mass production.

Osung Electronics executives and employees kept pointing that out.

“Is it really going to come out like this? Was this something that Director Choi Min-hyeok ordered?”

“That damn Chief Choi Min-hyeok’s ramblings are so tiresome. No, do you know what you’re saying and are giving orders?”

In fact, in this case, Team Leader Heo Jong-jin took a risk.

Eventually, as the conflict between them intensified, the facility could not function properly.

Director Choi Min-hyeok had thought that something like this could never happen, but he sighed when he found out that it was really happening. He did not blame Team Leader Heo Jong-jin. Even though he knew that it was impossible, he had to support Team Leader Heo Jong-jin now.

‘I thought it wouldn’t be like that, but it turns out it’s not as expected.’

He also knows very well that there is a lot of conflict and antagonism among the workers within the factory.

So, the response to other companies cannot be good.

Especially if the item is the KMB-01, which is an indispensable part of mobile devices such as cell phones.

Choi Min-hyeok felt sorry about this.

‘It’s not a bad thing to have a mass-production factory that can act as my hands and feet.’

But that doesn’t mean the factory would become a union den.

That’s why he’s willing to acquire a company like Future Technologies and sell off the Collins division.

The current approach is, in a way, a compromise he believes is in place.

Of course, I was planning to handle this matter a little differently.

He called Future Technology to check the current situation.

[If it goes badly for Osung Electronics, please give me a signal on my cell phone.]

This time, Director Jeon Yeong-su ended up interfering and indiscriminately attacked future technology executives and staff.

[You guys, are you going to do something like this? Do you think this is the future technology home? Do you even know what this battery mass production facility is?!]

[That’s harsh!]

[A company with a mere 4 billion won in sales is teaching a 300,000-unit mass-produced facility? Ha, this is really not funny. Are you really thinking?!!]

Director Jeon Young-soo unilaterally pushed forward future technology executives and staff.

The future technology executives who were dispatched could not bring themselves to meet Director Jeon Yeong-su’s eyes.

Team Leader Heo Jong-jin eventually called Director Choi Min-hyeok and held out the speakerphone.

[I am Minhyeok Choi, the former CEO of KM Electronics!!!]

A confident voice came through the speakerphone.

It was just one word, but it had power.

Director Jeon Young-soo was so shocked that he closed his mouth.

Even the manager, Lim Kwon-soo, who came here to manage the situation, did not come forward because he already knew the situation to some extent.

Director Jeon Yeong-su wondered what this was. However, he also became nervous when he heard the name ‘Director Choi Min-hyeok.’ It was a person he could not help but know.

This is because he is a person whose stock price has recently risen again due to the Motorola contract.

In particular, it received attention for its original technology patents related to K-Toos, wireless LAN, and MP3.

Director Minhyeok Choi earned an average of $5 in royalties per unit using this patent.

That’s against Motorola, which dominates the global mobile phone market.

He was even the one who unilaterally gave orders to Director Kwon Tae-seong.

[Team Leader Heo, is production going well?]

[Oh, there’s a problem… ]

[What’s the problem?]

[Production was halted due to poor coordination with the Oseong Electronics production team.]

To be exact, this happened because of Team Leader Heo Jong-jin’s reckless actions.

However, Choi Min-hyeok did not place responsibility on Team Leader Heo Jong-jin.

[Who is in charge there?]

[I am Director Jeon Yeong-su.]

[Really? Mr. Director, are you there?]

Even though it was a speakerphone, the voice was quite vivid.

Thanks to this, it was clearly shown that Choi Min-hyeok’s tone was not good.

Director Jeon Yeong-su had a headache. To be honest, if it were Director Kwon Tae-seong, he would have thrown him out, but Director Choi Min-hyeok was a different story.

This is the case even in this case.

The fact that permission was obtained from the higher-ups means that Director Choi Min-hyeok intervened.

[Oh, hello. I am Director Jeon Young-soo, in charge of the battery business division.]

His voice was shaking quite a bit.

He also didn’t know that Director Choi Min-hyeok would call him personally to confirm.

Choi Min-hyuk’s voice was cold.

[Oh, you’re the former director. But I heard something bad. I’m currently busy with work in the US, and hearing something strange in Korea makes me feel uneasy.]

[That, that… … .]

[Are you not satisfied with the way things are being done now? Then, should we accept Director Jeon Yeong-su’s proposal and discuss it with Managing Director Ahn Jae-woon again?]

The atmosphere changed again when the story of Crown Prince Ahn Jae-woon, Executive Director of the Oh Sung Group, came up.

Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon’s recent performance has been dazzling.

The story of being kicked out to Japan has already been dispelled.

There was a lot of talk that Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon was now confirmed as the successor to the Oseong Group.

The meaning of breaking the promise made by Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon is that you will confront Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon.

Director Jeon Young-soo shouted urgently.

[Huh? That, that’s not it!]

Of course, this incident did not reach Chairman Ahn Geon-min.

However, Director Choi Min-hyeok already knew that Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon and Director Kwon Tae-seong were involved in this matter. It would have been impossible for Director Kwon Tae-seong to take care of Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon without instructions from his superiors.

Moreover, the way the timid Director Kwon Tae-seong came to the United States and took an active role was different from before.

‘For that to be possible, you need to get instructions from your superiors. If you want to give instructions related to Executive Director Ahn Jae-woon, there is no one else but Chairman Ahn Geon-min.’

Choi Min-hyeok took full advantage of this. It didn’t matter whether it was true or not.

[I heard that there are no problems with mass production. So if we just take care of the remaining small details, things will go well.]