I said, looking at Zhang.
"When is Chuseok?”
"It's this Thursday."
"Then I'll have to clear up my overdue wages today."
This time, said President Kim Kyo-young.
"I have already received the 4.5 billion bank balance certificate for capital increase and sent it to the attorney's office, so I would appreciate it if you could pay me today.”
"You said you were one month behind in production and two months in management, right?”
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll give you a full month of production and a full month of management. The rest of our management positions will be executed when we get 10 billion won in loans from J.S. Invest."
"Oh, thank you. Boss."
It's 11:30.
I went into the auditorium. As many as 120 employees in company uniforms gathered. They gathered to see the face of the new co-CEO.
The employees heard rumors that the CEO who took over the company is in his early 30s and that he is the owner of Mercedes-Benz Maybach in front of the front door of Samu-dong. The person who didn't see his face must have been curious.
I met Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk at the entrance of the auditorium.
Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk were surprisingly wearing company uniforms. She even wore a yellow ribbon on her chest that said Quality First.
Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk smiled shyly at me.
"Oh, you look good in uniform!"
I shook hands with Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk.
Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk even had their hair cut neatly.
The sales director was the host.
My voice was good because I was in charge of sales.
Our company has appointed Choi Jun-sik, CEO of JS Invest, as our president because of his predecessor's legacy. I'd appreciate it if you could welcome me with a big round of applause.]
I was sitting on a chair placed on the platform and came out to the place where the school table was.
I was a little nervous because I had never talked in front of many people. 120 eyes all turned to me.
I bowed my head. A round of applause came out.
People stretched their necks and looked at him, wondering what he was going to say.
[I'm Choi Jun-sik, CEO of JS Invest, who was introduced just now. This time, I will be co-CEO of Pitestech Co., Ltd. It's nice to meet you all.]
[Pitestech is a company that his former boss created with all of our staff here with blood and sweat. The former president was a Ph.D. in KAIST engineering, a long-time researcher at Samsung, and a great man with multiple patents.
[But it costs a lot of money to set up a factory like this. We need to invest in land and buildings, have production facilities, secure manpower, and bring raw materials. So unfortunately, the former president seems to have been under a lot of pressure.
The people gathered seemed to be starting to get bored little by little. There were people picking their noses. My words went on.
[I thought it would be a loss not only for the company but also for the country if such a great company were to be disbanded as it is. Just in time, the company was willing to take over because there was President Kim Kyo-young, a Ph.D. in engineering, and because of you who were very skilled.]
[Pitestech is 33 billion won in debt and capital erosion, but I saw it as a company that could grow enough.
So I personally invested 5 billion won in capital, and I borrowed 10 billion won from JS Invest, and I took over Pitestech. And I decided to co-CEO Kim Kyo-young and run this company.]
[I heard you guys have overdue wages. President Kim Kyo-young strongly asked me to clean up my wages first, so I decided to clean up your overdue wages first.
The eyes of the attendees glistened when the word of cleaning up wages came out.
He stopped picking his nose and listened more to my words.
I also raised my authority and raised the face of President Kim Kyo-young by saying that President Kim Kyo-young strongly asked me to clean up the wages.
[So I'll pay you back this afternoon. We'll pay for the one-month back production this afternoon and the two-month back management this afternoon. The rest will be executed when additional funds come in.]
When the talk of giving money came out, applause broke out.
Claps of applause broke out to make the auditorium ring.
The faces of the employees who were worried about Chuseok quickly turned bright.
I made the last remark.
[Pitestech is a company that will continue to grow. Let's all work together so that Pietestech will grow into a large company and your treatment will double or triple.]
I can't be in Sangju here because I have a company in charge of Seoul, but I ask you to work hard with CEO Kim Kyo-young at the center. With this, I will replace the appointment today. Thank you.]
The sound of the box popped again.
Then President Kim Kyo-young came out and gave a few speeches.
Finally, the host introduced Jang, who became an auditor, and ended the meeting today.
Participants flocked to the cafeteria when the sales director, who was in charge of hosting the event, told them to have a pleasant meal with the words that they were finishing their meeting.
Chang came to me and said,
"You speak very well today."
"Are you going out?"
"You did better than the speech that President Kim Kyo-young gave."
"Maybe it's because they're giving you money."
"No, it was unexpected."
President Kim Kyo-young also reached out to me to see if he was in a good mood.
"You spoke very well."
"I'm not good at speaking."
"No. Well done. People like us who majored in natural sciences don't speak very well."
The accountant came to me and said hello.
"I went to the attorney's office. We've delivered bank balance certificates, as well as changes in representatives and capital increase applications."
"Well done."
Then the accounting director showed me a copy of the notary document.
"It's because of Chuseok, but the revised corporate register will come out after Chuseok."
"Okay. Thank you for your hard work."
President Kim Kyo-young said with a smile.
"Would you like to go out for dinner? The cafeteria prepared a special meal because the boss is coming today. I've got another chicken leg.
"Haha, is that so? Shall we try this cafeteria?”
Jang and Kim Hyung-sook, who were next to them, also said they liked it.
We went to the cafeteria.
120 people in uniform lined the kitchen table for a meal.
Some people already ate rice. The faces of Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-seok were also seen waiting in line with food plates.
The accountant stopped me as I tried to line up. President Kim Kyo-young also stopped him. Just told me to sit at the table. I had no choice but to sit at the table, and a housewife who seemed to be a production worker made a meal and brought it to me.
"Thank you. I have to bring it myself..."
"Hohoho, eat up. I was worried about how to spend Chuseok, but thank you for paying me back. Boss."
This time, another employee poured water out of the cup and gave it to President Kim Kyo-young.
Chang and Kim Hyung-sook had to follow their water from the water purifier.
When I started eating on the plate, the lady in the kitchen of the restaurant brought some more chicken legs to the plate and left them on the table.
I was more uncomfortable because people were being too kind to me as the owner.
The cafeteria rice was neat and nice.
It was better than a 40,000 won meal and 50,000 won meal at the Yeouido hotel.
I couldn't even join a company like this two years ago.
However, the world couldn't see the future as he was sitting face to face with a 50-year-old salary man who was a doctor of engineering.
Yang Sung-mo and Kang Hyung-suk, their alumni, even though they went to a better school than me, didn't they just come in as employees of this company?
I had lunch in the cafeteria and went up to the president's office.
While I was drinking coffee, the accountant brought me the document for approval.
President Kim Kyo-young also signed the document.
"What is it?"
"This is a statement of payment for production and management employees."
I saw the papers. The total amount was 325 million won.
I signed the approval column vigorously.
"You know that the main bank OTP terminal is owned by Chang, or auditor Jang Yoon-sik, right?"
"I know. Thank you Jang and Mr. Kim Hyung-sook are working with a desk in the accounting department."
"Was there an empty desk?”
"There's a lot of staff left, so the empty desks are spacious."
I was bored after drinking coffee.
It seemed like I was the only one who had nothing to do with this big factory.
President Kim Kyo-young came up to go down to the production site.
"Surely, the faces of the employees have changed. The mood at the factory has changed dramatically."
"Thank God."
"And we'll have to start recruiting additional employees today."
"Do so."
"I'll talk to Kang Hyung-suk, the new secretary, and ask him to make an announcement on Worknet."
"You said you were recruiting 30 people, right?"
"Yes, 10 are management and 20 are production."
"Yes, go ahead. And if there is no change in the large assets in the future, handle the daily business as a discretionary decision on Mr. Kim's line. Aren't we going to be up in a little while anyway?"
"Okay."
"And if I put up a recruitment notice today, I won't be able to recruit until after Chuseok.”
"I think I should."
When the story of Chuseok came out, I remembered the time when I went to Myunghak Station factory.
At that time, the company gave me a gift set with toothpaste, toothbrush, and shampoo as a Chuseok gift. In terms of amount, it was not even worth 50,000 won, but I was so happy.
I had brought the gift set home and proudly put it on the table.
And I opened it in triumph in front of my family.
Mom clapped her hands and liked it.
"Oh, my! The shampoo is running out, and that's great.”
Younger brother Jun-hee also liked it.
"I should use that toothbrush.”
My dad was happy, too. He must have been proud to see his son come out to society and get such a gift.
At that time, laughter bloomed at the narrow table in the old town of Sillim-dong.
I told President Kim Kyo-young.
"Why don't you give each of the gift sets to the employees the day after tomorrow?"
"That would be great!"
"We currently have 120 people, so please order 120 and distribute them."
"Would you like me to hand out about 50,000 won?"
"These days, prices have been rising, so make it 70,000 won or 80,000 won.
"Okay."
President Kim Kyo-young called in the accounting director.
"Come to your new boss's room."
The accountant came back to my room.
President Kim Kyo-young said.
"Are you getting paid monthly?“
"Yes, the accounting manager is sending it right now. I've sent all the production jobs, and I'm sending them now."
"The new boss here asked me to hand out the employee Chuseok gift sets, so please buy 120 of them in 70,000 to 80,000 won."
"I have to buy 123."
"123?"
"Isn't there a new president, thank you Jang Yoon-sik, and Mr. Kim Hyung-sook?"
"Oh, is that so?"
Everyone laughed at this remark.
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