The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 16



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Episode 16. Sword dance (2)

Chairman Kim Tae-joong boarded a plane on the first day of the new year.

The purpose was to tour a newly built factory in Hanoi, Vietnam, and as always, Director Kim was assisting him next to him.

“Chief Kim, isn’t our grandson really amazing?”

“I really didn’t expect that they would want to start with a factory.”

“You have to come up with a variety of experiences to know that executives won’t be able to ignore you.”

The Taewo Group was similar to the system of a royal state.

Chairman Kim Tae-joong had a monopoly on key information, and important decisions were also made by Chairman Kim.

However, this did not mean that the executives were weak.

Only by winning their hearts could he take over as the next president.

“In fact, when it comes to your career, there is no shortage of starting from a core department. Not only did I graduate from Harvard University, but I also interned at a Wall Street investment company, so my qualifications are better than most employees.”

“I guess that’s true if it targets general employees. But Minjae is a child who will become a company owner, not an employee. “Just because you have good specifications doesn’t mean you can become an owner.”

“So I’m a little worried. “I think Master Minjae is very kind.”

“I’m worried about that too. “I grew up seeing only good things, so I don’t know if I will adapt well to the jungle-like office life.”

Chairman Kim still did not know what kind of hell his grandson had endured.

To him, his grandson was just a smart and good kid, and he thought he was a little more capable than his peers.

“If you can endure the harsh factory life, won’t you develop a bit of a mind-reading mind?”

“That’s why I didn’t stop you from starting from the factory. “By the way, which factory did Minjae say he was going to go to?”

“I thought I was going to the Changwon factory.”

“Are you really trying to go to the faraway Changwon factory instead of the nearby Bupyeong?”

“And it is said that they are going to a small parts production plant a little away from the Changwon plant.”

“It’s not a main factory, but a small factory with less than 100 employees. “It looks like you really want to learn the bottom.”

Taewoo Motors owned several large factories.

Looking at the big picture, the Bupyeong plant, which produced compact cars, and the Changwon plant, which produced compact cars, were factories that supplied parts from partner companies and assembled them.

However, some parts were produced in-house.

The scale of the factory was smaller than that of an assembly car factory, and it was built for the purpose of stable production of finished cars rather than profit.

“Although it is part of the Taewoo Group, the factory is run like a small business. “It is a suitable place to experience the field first-hand.”

“Minjae will take care of it. “But don’t let him stay at the parts factory too long.”

“Young Master, if you wish, I will prepare a place for you at the headquarters.”

“And don’t be too protective. “Wouldn’t it be better to permeate the Taewo Group if we stick together?”

“We will receive only the minimum amount of reports.”

It was Chairman Kim and the head of the department who were worried about Minjae Kim.

But the people they should worry about were not Minjae Kim but the executives at the factory.

* * *

“Nice to meet you. This is Minjae Kim, who has recently joined the Changwon parts factory. i look forward to.”

In mid-January, I joined Taewo Group.

Although it was the first half of the public recruitment season that started in February, there was no separate public recruitment season for me, the grandson of the chairman.

Of course, I didn’t join the company as an employee.

And as soon as I joined the company, key executives, including the factory manager, were waiting in the factory manager’s office for an inspection to greet me.

“Deputy Director Kim Min-jae, are you here? “I was surprised to hear that he was going to work at our factory.”

“I often heard stories about factory manager Seo Woo-tae from my grandfather. He said he was one of the first contributors to establishing the Changwon factory.”

“Did the Chairman say that? Hehehe, I don’t know what to do with this.”

The atmosphere in the factory manager’s office was awkward.

Even though I joined the company as a deputy manager, I was still a new employee.

Even though he is only 23 years old, he is like a lump of blood.

But all the executives were looking at me and forcing smiles.

“My grandfather emphasized the importance of the field, and said the Changwon parts factory was the place where you could truly feel the field. “Please teach me a lot.”

“If you don’t know anything, you can always come to the factory manager’s office. “But it’s a little awkward.”

Factory Manager Seo trailed off.

He was hoping that he would call me Deputy Director Kim forever, so he could speak comfortably.

“You can speak comfortably.”

“Hmm, then I can call you Deputy Director Kim, right?”

“You can speak more comfortably.”

“We will do that gradually. First, we created a position in the production management team. “We won’t be assigning you any work for a few days, so get to know the factory by talking to the office staff and people on site.”

“Thank you for your consideration. “If there is anything I can do, I will try to find it.”

“Hehe, you don’t have to do that. Just think of the factory as your home and relax. Assistant Manager Yang, please show me around the factory. “Wouldn’t young people get along better with each other than with old people like us?”

Assistant Manager Yang, in his late 20s, stepped forward.

I followed him out of the factory manager’s office and closed the door.

However, in that brief moment of closing the door, I saw the executive’s face change dramatically.

When I saw the detailed information next to their faces, I understood why their faces were changing.

* * *

Seven key executives remain in the plant manager’s office.

They sighed at the sudden joining of the chairman’s grandson.

[Ugh, I don’t know why this lightning struck such a quiet factory.]

[The division commander did not come, and since last week, all employees have been cleaning every corner of the factory.]

[Do you know how long it will take? Why don’t you report what’s going on inside the factory to the chairman every day?]

[Why our factory? Why did you leave big places like Changwon Factory 1 or Bupyeong Factory and come to our factory, which is no better than a small store?]

Complaints from executives continued.

The factory manager in charge of the factory was responsible for comforting them.

“Everyone, don’t worry too much. It seems like they are trying to order factories all over the country, starting with our factory, and bring them to the headquarters. “If it’s 3 months short at most, wouldn’t you go to another factory next month?”

“Wouldn’t there be some kind of problem?”

“What can a 23-year-old do? Would you look at a ledger at that age? Would you like to inspect the production line? “I’m just going to look around.”

In any factory, there were problems big and small.

The same was true at the Changwon parts factory, where some executives were worried that they might be caught by the chairman’s grandson.

“now! Don’t worry too much, just do what you’re doing. Because Assistant Manager Yang is in charge of marking. And wouldn’t it be okay to just drink alcohol every day so he can’t think about anything else?

“Then, I will make a schedule for the company dinner. “Today, we will hold company dinners for the general affairs team, tomorrow, the mold team, and even the field, all month long.”

“I’ll pay for the dinner with my credit card. “Whether it’s pork or beef, just eat a lot of it.”

They were executives who made their own plans.

But even before they could make a plan, Kim Min-jae had already started moving.

* * *

With Assistant Manager Yang, I walked around the factory.

Since he is the grandson of the chairman and holds the rank of deputy director, Assistant Manager Yang was polite to me as if he were his master.

“This is the production plant. It is definitely smaller than a finished car factory. And since mold panels are made 24 hours a day, there is a lot of noise.”

“It’s very noisy.”

“If you don’t wear earplugs properly, your eardrums can get damaged.”

“But what is next to the factory?”

“ah! That’s a garbage dump. “There are piles of scrap panels left after being stamped with a press machine.”

Who wants to go to the dump?

However, I dared to take a step toward the garbage dump and witnessed a scene where scrap panels were being loaded onto a large truck.

“I guess we’ll send the scrap panels to the scrapyard, right?”

“We have signed a contract and are disposing of the scrap panels to the scrapyard.”

The assistant manager was pulling me by the arm as if I had come to a place I couldn’t come to.

You might think that the dumpster is dangerous and that they are trying to guide me somewhere else.

I already knew what was going on here.

Pingttang.

Wouldn’t it make money just because it’s a scrap panel?

Unlike general scrap metal, the panels used in automobiles are traded at a high price.

Instead of handing it over to the scrapyard at a low price, factory executives were taking bribes.

In some ways, this is an act that can be seen as embezzlement.

I already knew about their embezzlement charges.

In my past life, the National Tax Service, police, and prosecutors had searched for such embezzlement charges.

And it was revealed that there were more than 10 such embezzlement charges at the Changwon parts factory.

This was the reason why I started my corporate life here.

Wouldn’t it be possible to perform a sword dance properly only if there are a lot of rotten places?

“There is a lot of difficult work on site. “Is the production department in charge of scrap metal disposal?”

“The general affairs team is in charge.”

“The general affairs team is having a hard time. “What floor is the general affairs team’s office on?”

“It’s on the third floor. “I will guide you.”

The structure of the factory was simple.

One building with offices and two factories with press equipment.

And there was one simple factory that repaired molds.

The production team was located on the first floor of the office, and the technology team was located on the second floor.

On the third floor, the general affairs team was located along with the factory manager’s office.

The structure was designed so that the general affairs team in charge of accounting also served as the secretary to the factory manager.

“This is the general affairs team. “Let me introduce you to the manager first.”

I shook hands with everyone on the general affairs team.

Meanwhile, detailed information was confirmed through the face.

also.

All of the special items contained words related to embezzlement.

Although there were differences in degree depending on rank, they were all related to embezzlement.

In particular, in the case of Manager Lee of the general affairs team, he participated in as many as eight types of embezzlement.

“Nice to meet you. I’ve already arranged a dinner with the general affairs team today. “If you have time, please attend.”

“Of course I have to attend. I’ll shoot today. My grandfather said that a man should not be petty. “I’ll use my credit card, so please call all the management staff.”

“As expected, it’s refreshing! Then, I will call everyone except those on duty.”

“Please reserve the most expensive house in this neighborhood. Please prepare plenty of alcohol.”

I raised my voice loudly.

Then, after going around shaking hands with all the management staff, starting with the general affairs team, he secretly left the company and took out a black cell phone larger than the palm of his hand.

“Please start today. “It will make a lot of noise if you get caught, so move carefully.”

After hanging up the phone, I went back to the factory.

I forced myself to move my facial muscles, pretended to be innocent, and smiled and chatted with the employees.

This kind of acting continued until the dinner party.

“Let’s drink it all today and die! Factory Manager, I’ll give you a drink.”

“Our Deputy Kim learned social life properly!”

Like making a resolution under a peach tree.

At a dinner party with all the executives, including the factory manager, I filled each other’s glasses in a very friendly manner.