Chemistry

In a lab filled with glass tubes with bubbles.

Jungwoo was sitting in the center of the room early in the morning, wearing a white research gown.

‘It's been a long time since basic materials. ’

It was January that I came to the foundation as my first dispatch. It was only the beginning of August that was half a year ago. Jungwoo's gaze at the laboratory as he yawned was flooded with HR and PR staff outside the room.

“Uh · · · Shall we start right away? ”

A member of the PR team with the camcorder's hand nodded.

Jungwoo, who was touching the experimental equipment on the table, turns his head. And the camera continued to talk as if it were a person.

“Welcome. I know you're new here, so I'll make it simple for you. This is Studies 1, Basic Materials, and Currently · ·"

Jungwoo, who looked at the contents in the glass tube, continued to speak.

“· · We are experimenting with the properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Catalyst to overcome limits with strong but relatively low melting points for impact or cold temperatures · Huh? ”

Jungwoo tilted his head instead of telling me about the experiment.

“Isn't this a little complicated for an autumn public offering? If you're working primarily on basic materials, you're improving ABS performance. ”

“We're good at that. The lab setup was done by the head of the Foundation Materials Center. ”

At the entrance to the public relations team employee's answer, I met with the head of the center, Zhang Tai Sun, who was sticking his head out. Zhang Tai Seon waved his hands, saying, "Welcome back with a smile."

“What else are you up to? ”

“What?”

Zhang Zhang Fei approached and drove off.

“If you're a KG chemist, you should know this. ”

“If I know this much, I'm applying for a career. I'm not applying for a new job. This is a new project, right? Do you have any artificial joints? ”

“As expected, Jungwoo. I know the drill just by looking at the aqueous solution. So, are you interested? ”

My head was hard to ignore Zhang Tai Sun's attention.

KG Chemistry Subsequent Recruitment starting September 1.

Jungwoo was scheduled to go around the lab all day today because of the tradition of one of the selected people filming the lab's promotional footage for volunteers last year.

The concept of the year was a friendly representation of you conducting real research.

Jungwoo turned his eyes to the Director of Forensic Affairs, Human Resources.

“I'm sorry, sir. I'll just clean up and be right back. ”

I collected all the bubbling glass tubes, threw them into one of the shelves, and then took out the plastic, ABS materials that would make me sick to belong to the foundation and put them in the chalet.

“Jungwoo.”

Zhang Tai Sun approached the side of such friendship and opened his mouth.

“This is no joke. Even in the early part of the study, all the medical equipment companies in Japan are being blinded. ”

“That's great.”

“Have you ever built a surgical robotic arm? Don't talk if you haven't made it. ”

“That's why I'm not talking. ”

Jungwoo, who was very dry, finished cleaning up the lab and sent OK signatures to the public relations and staff with the camcorder. Zhang Tai Sun looked at him with a mixed expression of desire and sadness, wanting to have the OK sign from Jungwoo very much.

“Jungwoo, all you have to do is come. ”

“Tomorrow I'm sending you to the Information Electronics Materials Center. You know that.”

“There's no fun in studying there. The display of KG is so worldwide, it's hard to make a performance bet. Most of all, we don't know the future. ”

“I get it. ”

When Jungwoo refused the proposal, Zhang Tai Lin quickly added.

“What do you want? I'll give you all the support you need. ”

“Do you know what time it is? The head of the center came to work at 7: 00 a.m., so I was wondering if I could catch a breath from the researcher downstairs. ”

“I understand. If you don't want to go to work, that's it. I start the Sabbath day · · ·"

“Oh, I'm busy. Stop talking nonsense and step aside. ”

It was only after Zhang Tai Seon was kicked out of the lab that the filming resumed.

“· · If it's the charm of studying · materials, it's more like watching the materials you develop in different fields and products. It makes me feel good to see my name on the tip of the product manual. Next, we'll be monitoring the research process at the Center for Materials Science. ”

The staff with the camcorder raised their thumb when they finished the plastic combination experiment and finished the ambassador they gave them to use in the PR team.

“Mr. Jungwoo is not nervous. Must be the camera type. ”

“I filmed a few times without knowing it. ”

“I almost spent the night last year, and I think I'll be able to go home on time today. ”

“I'll try to do the same. ”

Zhongxiang smiled at Jungwoo, who walked out of the study after two hours of shooting the Foundation Material Center leading to Jeoncheon Lee. Calculating that you have to go around all five centers, the calculation showed that you have to move without rest until evening to finish.

“Let's hurry.”

As I was about to pass through the corridor, Chong Tai Sun blocked Jung Woo with coffee in both hands.

“Why else? ”

“Well done. Have a cup of tea and relax. ”

“That coffee · · ·”

“Decaffeinated. I've heard from Bo-young. ”

I shook my head to the persistent attention of the center manager who wouldn't give up.

“If you're not selfish, I'd appreciate it. ”

“I don't have a tongue. Take a deep breath.”

I took the coffee prepared by Chong Tae-sun's commitment.

“Jungwoo, if not now, after your deployment. ”

“Are you going to play the project until then and leave it to me? ”

“How can I feel so good? ”

“I can't confirm that. I don't know what I'm gonna do then. ”

Probably end of August. It is time for Dr. Heavenly Kingdom, the chief researcher, to return after the Sabbath year. In the meantime, some of the research materials he was working on were patented, and others were core products of the affiliate, such as air purification filters.

Maybe we should help with the whole multifactor research thing. ’

Whatever it was, I felt strongly that I wasn't going to be a normal researcher. In this sense, the dispatch of the Center for Information and Electronic Materials could have been the end of normal research activities.

“Thank you for the drink. ”

“Going up already? ”

“We can't shoot all night. ”

Jungwoo tried to walk, but he turned his back on the price of coffee.

“That's right. With the use of titanium alloys in prosthetic biojoints, it's possible that stability will follow. ”

“Titanium? The modulus of elasticity makes it hard to mix with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. ”

Jungwoo grinned.

“That's when Vanadium was used as an alloy element. Molybdenum provides strength, processing and corrosion resistance at once · · · · · ·. ”

The improved combination description that followed for about 5 minutes made the face of Zhang Fei lighter and brighter.

* * *

The second Tuesday morning of August.

Jungwoo opens the storage door in the yard and looks inside and his eyes widen.

“When did mold become like this · ·”

I completely forgot the original purpose of sweeping my yard because there were so many big stains on the cleaning tools.

“Brother, what are you doing? Mom wants you to sweep up and come in for dinner. ”

The dinner, which I walked out of in a roughly uniform, stood next to Jungwoo. Then I turned my head to the warehouse.

“Ugh, gross. ”

Jungwoo frowned at that dinner.

“Would you stop being so gross about this and wear a Bandit style that looks like you're about to chew a bug? ”

“Whatever.”

The dinner laughed at his brother's jokes, but he could not easily take his eyes off the gruesome fungus in the warehouse.

“What do I do? Can I buy you a baton?”

“That's not enough to cover it, there's no time. Just borrow a broom from the man in front of you. ”

“What about here?”

Eyes remained on the walls of the house that saw the fungus spreading through the air. The weather changed yesterday after last week's tidal wave, and it was like this.

“I think I'll need a mycelium sweep for the weekend. ”

This was not just about the warehouse. Once you expand on the old exterior wall to the inner wallpaper, you should live with the sour smell of mold until the end of summer. Getting worse is a problem that comes with getting worse.

“We're cleaning up the whole neighborhood this week. Will I have time?"

“I will. If you call all your friends. ”

“Dude, we're in third grade. I don't have time to clean. ”

“So a high-3 limited student is planning a weekend date with a high-3 student? ”

“Clean, clean. ”

My brother, who had nothing to say, tried to run out of the yard, saying he would borrow a broom. Jungwoo said afterwards.

“An extra 10,000 won per calling friend. Su-jin, Lotte World, and Namsan Tower before the holidays are over. They feed you beef in the evening and shoot you 10 coin karaoke songs. ”

“Karaoke with beef? You shoot him in full-course? ”

“Uh, a lot. ”

The dinner stopped because of Jungwoo's confidence.

“20,000 won per person. ”

“Do you want to sell your friend and raise your allowance? 1.50,000. ”

“Cole!"

Jungwoo came in from sweeping the yard and sat at the table. Hong Ji-suk, who put the soup bowl up, looked at Jungwoo and asked.

“Haven't you worn your company for years? Jin Hee's husband said he's taking the rest of the week off. ”

“I'm fine. That's a state-of-the-art lab. Oh, it smells good. ”

Hong Ji-suk, who was looking at the dishes that were turning over a spoon of soup, put the dishes on the table and said, "I'm sick of it."

“You don't have to come to the rally. ”

Jung woo's eyes widened as she asked me to do something every time.

“Why, is it canceled? ”

The dinner, which had been changed from a workout uniform to a uniform, immediately interrupted and pointed to itself.

“Mom, I am! ”

“You should skip studying every month and come out on vacation. ”

“So why are you only taking care of your brother? ”

Hong Ji-suk slapped the back of the dinner.

“Shut up and eat quickly. Aren't you going to supplementary classes? ”

Jungwoo could not connect with the phenomenon that his mother favored him for. It looks like there is more meat in the meat shed than there is in the meat shed.

“Families where firstborn sons are recognized. It's finally spring in Hahn's house! ”

“Who are you talking to? ”

“Chan, would you like some meat? ”

“There you go.”

Jungwoo, who resolved a pleasant piece of hot soup, stood next to Hong Ji-suk, who was grooming beef stir-fried meat to be sold today at the sink.

“Then I'll just fix the storage mold that day. ”

“Mold?”

“Yeah. Lots of them. Worse than last year's rainy season. ”

“If that's enough storage, we'll have to clean up this place. ”

“You don't have to worry about that. ”

Since I knew that once mold starts to bloom in the summer, I could not catch it easily with my eyes, what did Hong Ji-suk mean?

“You have no idea that your son is such a famous chemist. ”

The pot walks into the living room, looking for hydrogen peroxide in the first aid kit.

I took the bleach out of the bathroom by type, and brought it from the kitchen to the vinegar and started mixing it in the sprayer. The dinner focused on Jungwoo's behavior instead of eating food.

“Mom, he's weird today. ”

Jung stood up with a combination of liquids in his hands without hesitation.

Jingqik, Jungwoo sprinkled all over the walls of the living room and applied liquid to the room approached Hong Ji-suk.

“This will last you all weekend. I'll remove the centrifuge. ”

“What's that? ”

“Awesome fungal blocker. ”

The dinner after finishing the meal was ridiculed.

“Don't lie to me. I sprinkle it with a cane. That's what I call it. ”

“Well, Chan. You ask the school biology teacher what their hydrolysis reaction is. ”

“I'm history. What is that? Water splits a few large molecules. ”

“Oh, so you know that the beta-lactam rings inside the fungus are prone to hydrolyzed acidic attacks? The bonding angles of the four-atom rings are forced to 90 degrees. My brother sprayed it with an acidic solution aimed at it to break the bond. ”

“Uh · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Jungwoo raised his finger as he was thinking about stuttering.

“I buried a meat loaf in my uniform. Weren't you supposed to go to school with Chae Soo in the morning? ”

I was surprised, and I looked down at the dinner, and I said, "This is bullshit.” I laughed.

After gaining weight, Jungwoo rushed to the second floor with an excuse to prepare for work when his face became more like a bandit.

After a while.

After adjusting the tie in front of the mirror, the bag was hung on the shoulders.

“Oh, contact. ”

Before I went downstairs, I picked up my phone and sent a text message.

[We can meet a little earlier this weekend.]

Even though it was early, Yoon Yi Seol called me right away.

- Is that what you want me to see? Aigoo, this obsession is a bit burdensome.

“Isn't it a little bright for your voice? I called ahead because I thought things might end sooner than I thought, but you can see it at night as planned. ”

Do you want me to puncture your afternoon schedule? See you at lunch, guys.

I smiled as soon as I heard Yoon Yi Seol's voice that changed my attitude.

“Just get it over with and call me. I've got a guy to catch, so I can't punk him myself. ”

- Who are you arresting?

“Yes, a dirty, stinking speck. ”

- If that's the case, we should catch it together. Anyway, I'll finish as soon as I can. Let's have dinner together. Skipping two cremation steps saves a lot of time.

“Hey, Mr. Lee Seol. Think of the screen.”

- You always say you're pretty without makeup.

Late appointments were drawn to dinner due to town events and her schedule.

I didn't doubt that it would be an amazing date without any accident in the yard where my mom helped me unexpectedly.

9: 00 a.m.

Jungwoo stepped down on the fifth floor where the Information and Electronics Materials Center was located in the elevator. As I walked through the hallway, I naturally turned my eyes to the people beyond the glass, who were in the midst of the photoorientation experiment.

"You're passionate."

Usually it was time to go to work and chat. I was conducting experiments everywhere I saw.

Component study that consists of panels of various electronic devices, such as TVs and monitors that you are used to. Inside, I was developing new materials to improve the intensity ratio and glands.

As we were going to study among them for about three weeks today, Jungwoo's pace slowed down.

How long has it been? Jungwoo's gaze was drawn to the clock, watching the experiments of four studies injecting current into the OLED device.

‘Yikes.'

I forgot for a moment that I had to go to the center room first. Jungwoo hurried past the hallway and arrived in front of the room where Kim Seong-bo Center Head was.

As you walk through the open door, you see the secretary's face.

“Mr. Jungwoo? ”

“Yes.”

“You can go right in. ”

The door inside the center room was also wide open. Jungwoo takes a small breath walking forward.

This was the fifth time I've been assigned a new assignment to the head of the center.

This is the moment when I enter half-throbbing with anticipation of what I will do. What a new feeling. Because of my experience, I felt confident that I could do anything well.

Let's go!

Knock, knock.

“Centurion, this is Lim Woo. ”

“Welcome. Sit here."

Jung walking inside with his back bent, he met a man in his mid-50s who was sitting on the couch in a nervous tone.

I was sitting across from him, feeling a little nervous because of the late, and pushed the document on Jungwoo as it was placed on the table.

“I'm sorry to bring this up so soon, Jungwoo Have you ever used a smartphone made by KG electronics? ”

Jungwoo was flawed by this question.

Although the newest smartphone was a Hansung Electronics product, which could also be a rival company, it was not recognizable enough that KG Electronics smartphones had not been considered at all.

“Not yet · · · · · · · that the affiliated company's mobile phone should be used in the Information and Electronics Materials Center regulations. ”

“That's not what I meant. I use this, too. ”

Kim Sung-bo showed me Hansung's smartphone placed next to him.

Astro 6. Jung had to make a nice smile because he was using that model 7 version.

“Two years ago. In KG electronics, I developed an ambitious model called K1. Of course, the display was strongly breathed into our center. ”

“Oh, I know, the model. ”

Jungwoo had to swallow the groan.

‘Tis a bust, isn't it? ’

K1, a mobile phone with more features than the rival model ‘Astro 5’ at the time, was released with display persistence issues and unlimited reboot controversy.

“I'm sure you know it by the look on your face. And last year, we launched K2, which was devoted to more resources. ”

“That's · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

K2, which was returned within a month of launch due to poor battery contact and bad SIM card contact, could not escape the rapid collapse.

“Will you take a look at this? ”

Jung reflectively held the document in his hand.

Jungwoo, who read the top, said, "Yes? I tilted my head and read it again.

“Isn't this the HR data? ”

“That's right.”

The actions of a responsible researcher named 'Han Kyungsoo’. After a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in the United States, it was HR information for talent scouted for KG chemistry for its unparalleled research in organic EL display.

“Dr. Han Kyungsoo sent KG electronics to develop K1 two years ago. And. ”

Kim Seongbo sighed deeply and said with a regretful expression.

“I failed to return to the center with the responsibility of development failures. The panel that goes into K2 must be built into the perfect display. ”

The next chapter of the document was the same. Head researcher named ‘Dongmunjae’. It was HR information from Dr. Marksblank Polymer Institute, the largest research institute in Germany.

“Dr. Dong Moon-jae said the following year. It's a new addition to the K2 product. The result was worse than K1, you know. It's not only the sales volume that's bad, it's also the image of KG Electronics. Eventually, he didn't come back either. The two centers leading the next generation of display research are trapped in the development hell of smartphones that were supposed to just take a few steps. ”

Kim Sung-bo lowered his voice, even though no one could hear him.

“And earlier this year, I had to send the best talent from my center to the goddamned KG president who announced that the executives of his affiliate were going to crawl out and develop dry K3. ”

The third chapter contained HR information about a large group of researchers from Harvard who had several display patents.

“Wow, he got the presidential award for localizing OLED material. ”

“Dr. Naehen. He's relatively young, but he's the next generation of information electronics centers. ”

“How's the K3 development going so far? ”

“I hear it's almost finished. Problems · ·"

Kim Seong-bo's shoulders sagged.

“· · · This also looks hopeless. I saw a prototype, but I don't want to change it by looking at the latest models even though my smartphone model is from last year. Rumors are already spreading in the marketplace, saying KG Electronics is a day away. ”

After hearing the approximate story of Jung Woo, I felt some sense.

“Centurion, is that going to be a display development for the K3 model? ”

“Yes, but it's not just about the success of development. ”

“No?”

“Jungwoo, I'm familiar with your performance award from other center leaders. But I don't want to see you sink into a sinking ship together. KG electronics needs to shut down the cell phone business at any time. ”

Kim Sung-bo grabbed Jungwoo's hand.

“You never want to succeed. Just help K3 to avoid any problems coming from the display area. Then we can bring in the three doctors who will be the pillars of our center. ”

Instruction to reinstate Han Kyung-soo, Dong Moon-jae and Naiheon, who will have to go through another unsuspecting project if the new product project fails.

Jungwoo asked me.

“If K3 is as big a wreck as my model, am I not coming back? ”

Kim Seong-bo closed his eyes silently and avoided the answer. When the KG electrons dissolved in the air, I felt overwhelmed by anxiety as if it were you.

I feel like I'll just be dragged into a sinking ship.

What do we do?

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