Real Man

Chapter 455:

It was not certain yet, but it was highly likely that he would not see her often, as Jeong Saet-byul had said.

Maybe he would not see her for a long time?

That was what Yoo-hyun was thinking about when he was considering Jeong Da-hye’s future.

-Jeong Saet-byul: Hey, don’t be so shy. I’ll keep it a secret. (wink)

Yoo-hyun chuckled at the message from Jeong Saet-byul, who had just arrived.

“What secret?”

Soon after, he received a message from Kwon Se-jung.

KakaoTalk.

-Kwon Se-jung: What’s so good?

Along with Yoo-hyun’s reply, a cute image was sent.

It was an emoticon of a pink peach character sticking out its tongue and shaking its butt.

Kwon Se-jung was surprised and asked.

“Wow. How do you do that?”

“Country bumpkin.”

Yoo-hyun smiled and showed him the emoticon button.

Kwon Se-jung quickly adapted.

-Kwon Se-jung: Country bumpkin? (angry)

The screen was filled with an emoticon of a green crocodile with its eyes wide open and spitting fire from its mouth.

At the same time, a scream came from the side.

“Croak.”

“What are you doing?”

Yoo-hyun looked at Kwon Se-jung, who was mimicking the emoticon, with disbelief.

The Apple Phone 4’s phenomenal march did not stop even as time passed.

The stock price of Hansung Electronics, which supplied the most expensive parts exclusively, was soaring.

Many experts raised their sales forecasts for the LCD division significantly.

This inevitably reminded people of someone who was in their memory.

It was Shin Kyeong-wook, the executive director who had guaranteed the sales of the LCD division and raised the issue of spin-off.

He had already seized the issue with his surprise appearance, so it was a matter of time before the spark was reignited.

As if they had agreed, articles poured out and old articles resurfaced.

Thanks to that, Shin Kyeong-wook, the executive director, was back in the center of the issue.

This time, he not only talked but also showed the results, so the impact was bigger.

Provocative counter-articles came out, but they were all buried by the strong Apple craze.

There was even a strange rumor that Hansung became the first launch country for the Apple Phone 4 thanks to Shin Kyeong-wook, the executive director.

Even the counter-articles were filled with praises for Shin Kyeong-wook, the executive director.

Yoo-hyun, who was browsing the comments, chuckled.

He was curious about the situation in the group strategy room.

What was the atmosphere like there?

He was able to hear the answer from Park Doo-sik, the manager, whom he met after a long time.

In the conference room connected to the 8th floor innovation strategy room, Park Doo-sik said.

“It seems like the group strategy room is completely frozen.”

“I guess so. I could tell by the comments on the counter-articles.”

Yoo-hyun nodded his head as Park Doo-sik explained further.

“They say the media side doesn’t even want to take the group strategy room’s articles.”

“Really?”

“They know it’s not going to work. Thanks to that, we get a lot of contacts.”

“Even though the group strategy room must be giving a lot of money behind the scenes?”

“That’s how much our side is the trend. I don’t think the temporary shareholders’ meeting they are preparing will happen either.”

Yoo-hyun also agreed with Park Doo-sik’s opinion by 99 percent.

The Apple wind was blowing stronger than expected, and Shin Kyeong-wook’s position was solidified.

It was too risky to push ahead with anything else at this point.

“I think so too. What about the executive director?”

“He’s still running around barefoot. Half of our staff are moving with him.”

“I guess he’s more concerned because the agenda is to replace the president.”

“Right. He seems to be trying to create friendly forces at this good time.”

As Park Doo-sik said, Shin Kyeong-wook was moving appropriately to prepare for the future.

It was very appropriate to move at this point when he could borrow the power of Shin Myeong-ho, the vice chairman.

Yoo-hyun sorted out the situation in his head and smiled.

“It’s a good choice. If you build up your power well now, you’ll be able to fight evenly in the future.”

“That sounds like we’re losing now?”

Park Doo-sik’s eyebrows narrowed at Yoo-hyun’s answer.

Yoo-hyun nodded his head and admitted the reality.

“The group strategy room is not an easy opponent.”

“Then they might pick a fight with us.”

“This is not a simple power struggle. You need a justification.”

“What if they make a justification?”

Yoo-hyun looked back at the board that was flowing for a moment at Park Doo-sik’s question.

Shin Cheon-sik, the vice president, was not a big-hearted person in the first place.

He would rather seek his own safety than take on the risk in an unexpected situation.

There was no way that Yun Ju-tak, the executive director, could make a big reversal when the candidate for the president was passive.

There was only one person who could turn the situation around.

“It won’t happen. The board is already tilted.”

“Then I’m glad. I’ll look into it more.”

“Okay. That would be nice.”

Yoo-hyun smiled and parted with Park Doo-sik.

On his way back to his office, Yoo-hyun thought of Shin Kyeong-su.

What if he stepped in?

He might be able to create a card of reversal with his elite group.

But the possibility was close to zero.

He was cold and quick to judge the situation, and he would never come forward in this frozen situation.

It was also not in line with his personality, who only bet on certain games.

But there was a ‘what if’.

Yoo-hyun had set up a little device to check the 1 percent possibility.

It was when Yoo-hyun was sitting in his seat and organizing his thoughts.

The atmosphere in the 18th floor home appliance division office of Hansung Tower was very cold.

Shin Cheon-sik, the vice president, who was sitting in the seat of honor, said with a serious expression.

“Yun, the executive director, stop the plan for now. The media is too biased to their side.”

“I agree. We have to avoid the shower and see for now.”

Woo Chang-beom, the executive director of the management support division, also agreed.

But Yun Ju-tak, the executive director, could not back down easily.

It was because the royal family was pushing hard from behind.

“We have a lot more friendly forces. We can still win.”

“Really? You said Shin, the executive director, is moving behind the scenes. Can you handle him?”

“Don’t you trust me?”

“Are you going to take responsibility?”

Yun Ju-tak, the executive director, clenched his teeth at Shin Cheon-sik, the vice president’s, shifting of blame.

But he still needed a puppet for the show, so he didn’t show it.

He calmly said.

“I have a way to reverse the situation.”

“What kind of way? You did such a good job of responding that you gave them all the justification.”

Shin Cheon-sik, the vice president, sneered and Yun Ju-tak, the executive director, pulled out his hidden card.

“Shin Kyeong-su, the director, has moved.”

“What?”

Shin Cheon-sik, the vice president’s eyes widened.

It was when the group strategy room’s movement was quietly progressing.

The company was still running chaotically.

Of course, Yoo-hyun was not very busy with the excuse of the G20 summit.

Clack.

Yoo-hyun, who sat in his office, logged on to the Sprint Company website and checked the announcements.

There was a new post, so he checked it right away.

“As expected, she got promoted.”

He smiled when he confirmed the expected result.

There were only a handful of Asian managers at Sprint Company.

And there was never a case where someone as young as Jeong Da-hye became a senior manager.

It meant that she was highly recognized for her achievement of securing the G20 Seoul Summit alone.

It also meant that she had to go back to the US soon.

They wouldn’t leave a manager in another country.

How much time was left?

He felt a pang of regret along with happiness.

Ring.

Yoo-hyun’s phone rang and a message from Jeong Da-hye came in at a good timing.

-Do you have time after work tomorrow?

-You must have finished your work. I have a vacation tomorrow, so I can see you early. I can see you right now.

Yoo-hyun sent a reply right away.

There was no reason to hesitate any more, knowing that she didn’t have much time left.

A message came back after a short pause.

He had to choose one of the two options, which was a natural result.

-Okay. I’ll adjust to your schedule. Is Myeongdong okay for you?

-Very good. I’ll contact you soon.

Yoo-hyun pressed the send button and got up from his seat.

Then he approached Choi Min-hee, the team leader, who had just finished a meeting and came back.

“Team leader, I’ll leave first.”

“Now?”

“Yes. And I think I need to rest tomorrow too.”

“Can I ask what’s going on?”

“It’s very important.”

Yoo-hyun’s answer made Choi Min-hee’s eyebrows twitch.

At the same time, her lips curled up.

“Is the flower finally blooming?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Come on, I know. You have someone you’re seeing, Han, the assistant manager.”

How the hell did she know?

Yoo-hyun had a feeling that something had been going on behind his back.

“I’ll tell you later.”

“I’m looking forward to it. Han, the assistant manager, don’t be like Park, the section chief, and have a cool romance.”

Choi Min-hee made a playful expression and Yoo-hyun remembered her old self, who used to tease Park Seung-woo, the section chief, a lot.

“Haha. Yes. I got it.”

Yoo-hyun held back his laughter and turned around.

Myeongdong was a place that had a lot of connection with Yoo-hyun.

It was where he had met Jeong Da-hye for the first time and had coffee with her, both in the past and now.

The next day, Yoo-hyun went to the coffee shop, which was their first date place, in the early afternoon.

The wooden door opened and the bell rang.

Ding.

She loved this sound, whether it was then or now.

As he walked inside, he saw her sitting in a seat, already waiting for him.

Her side profile, looking at the wall, was beautiful as always.

Yoo-hyun, who sat across from her, asked.

“What are you looking at?”

“Just looking for the words I wrote on the wall before.”

“Really? You must have come here often.”

Yoo-hyun pretended not to know and Jeong Da-hye nodded her head.

“Yes. It was my favorite place. I haven’t been able to come here lately, though.”

“I guess I picked a good place.”

“You’re amazing. You always surprise me.”

Jeong Da-hye smiled and Yoo-hyun asked.

“Do you want me to tell you why?”

“Why?”

“Because I’m the one you’re with.”

Yoo-hyun pointed to the words in the corner of the wall.