Real Man

Chapter 379

It would be enough to attract the attention of the PR team if they did an interview with the mass media.

Then, the Mokpo factory wouldn’t be able to neglect the Yeontae factory anymore, and they would naturally have to fill in more staff.

But Jo Ki-jeong immediately opposed the idea.

He had a primal reason that made his worries irrelevant.

“No way. What if we ruin our comfortable life? If you want to do it, let Han Joo-im do it.”

“I don’t like it either. I’m happy with how things are now.”

Yoo-hyun shook his head, and Jo Ki-jeong gave a simple answer.

“Well, let’s think positively. That’s the right thing to do.”

“Let’s do that. It will work out.”

Yoo-hyun also readily agreed with him.

Meanwhile, in the office of the assembly business unit manager inside the Mokpo factory.

A man who had put down his camera on the table sat on the sofa and casually browsed through a newspaper.

He was not familiar with the local newspaper since his workplace was in Seoul.

Thud.

The manager who had placed a coffee in front of him said.

“Kim Manager, help yourself. You worked hard filming our business unit, but I have nothing to offer you.”

“Ha ha. Your coffee is enough for me, Manager.”

Kim Young-tae, the manager of the home appliance business division PR team, smiled and flipped through the newspaper.

He saw an article that caught his eye.

The manager who leaned forward said.

“Yeontae-ri, it’s a hot place these days. Our factory is there too.”

“Yes. I know. But the Yeontae factory doesn’t look like what I know?”

“Why? Did any article come out?”

The manager asked in surprise, and Kim Young-tae shook his head.

“No. It’s not that. The interviews with the villagers are strange. How should I put it, they have a very good view of the factory workers.”

“The old folks have nothing to say, so they just say that. Heh heh.”

“I should go there once. It would be perfect to film with the Mokpo business unit.”

“Huh? There’s nothing much to see there.”

The manager waved his hand as if it was nothing, and Kim Young-tae answered with a laugh.

“Ha ha. It would be nice to link it with the Mokpo business unit, right?”

“I guess so.”

The manager muttered with an uneasy look in his eyes.

A few days later. Inside the group strategy room of Hanseong Tower.

An employee handed over a proposal with the mark of the home appliance business division PR team to Kwon Sung-hoe, the manager.

He was a subordinate who had been looking into the situation of the Yeontae business unit through the manager of the Mokpo assembly business unit.

Kwon Sung-hoe, who was looking over the proposal, tilted his head.

“You want to feature Yeontae business unit as a special edition in the company magazine?”

“Yes. I contacted the Mokpo manager and confirmed it directly with the PR team.”

“They said there’s nothing special there. What are they filming for?”

“They said that the village has developed a lot recently. The villagers say it’s thanks to Hanseong Electronics employees.”

“Why…”

As he continued his words, Kwon Sung-hoe turned over another page of the proposal.

There was a picture captured from a local broadcast, and Yoo-hyun’s picture was there.

Seeing his face laughing and chatting with the villagers, Kwon Sung-hoe snorted.

“Damn it. Han Yu-hyun, this kid, he did some crazy things in the village.”

“Should I report it to Director?”

“No. He must be busy right now. We can’t do that. But we can’t just leave it alone either.”

It would be a big deal if he tried to stop the PR team’s filming.

Then he just had to make sure that they couldn’t highlight Yoo-hyun.

After thinking for a moment, Kwon Sung-hoe opened his mouth.

“Attach an audit team to the PR team’s filming.”

“You’re going to shake them down this time?”

“They should learn what happens when they don’t work and do other things. Huhu.”

Wrinkles formed around Kwon Sung-hoe’s eyes.

At that moment.

Lee Young-nam appeared in front of Yeontae factory.

He sat on a bench and unpacked the food he had brought with him.

“I felt like I couldn’t take care of you guys enough. Have some.”

“No way. We’re always grateful.”

Lee Young-nam smiled warmly at Yoo-hyun’s gentle answer.

He watched them eat for a while and then brought up the main point.

It was a word that caught the ears of not only Yoo-hyun, but also Jo Ki-jeong and Kang Jong-ho who were next to him.

“Han Joo-im, Hanseong Electronics is going to film here, right? Is it a company magazine or something?”

[How do you know that?]

[I saw a guy from Hansung Electronics come to the village with a camera a while ago. I gave him a piece of my mind. That’s how I know.]

[Oh, I see. No wonder.]

Yoo-hyun had just heard the news of the magazine shooting from the PR team the day before.

He had not contacted them beforehand, nor was there any issue related to the Yeontae factory.

He had no idea why they wanted to shoot a magazine, but it seemed like Lee Youngnam’s words had influenced them.

But how did they find out?

Did they read the local newspaper?

Or watch the local broadcast?

As Yoo-hyun was sorting out his thoughts, Lee Youngnam asked him cautiously.

[Why? Is there a problem?]

[Of course not. Since they came, I guess the boss must have said something nice.]

[Of course. It’s thanks to you guys working hard that the village has come back to life. The same goes for the factory.]

Lee Youngnam clenched his fist and spoke with force, making Jo Ki-jeong and Kang Jong-ho turn their heads with embarrassed expressions.

Every time he praised them like this, they shrugged their shoulders.

Yoo-hyun took advantage of Lee Youngnam’s good mood and added what he wanted to ask for the magazine shooting.

[Boss, I think they might interview you when they come this time.]

[That’s no problem. I’ll do it anytime.]

[Yes. But I hope you don’t mention the staff shortage then.]

[Why? Are those Mokpo bastards giving you trouble again?]

Lee Youngnam was right.

A while ago, when he handed over the reassembled products, Banjang Majong-hyun came in person and asked him.

-Banjang will send reinforcements soon. So please don’t bring that up. I’m asking you.

He was so humble that it surprised the workers.

He must have felt guilty, but Yoo-hyun didn’t want to pick a fight with them.

He was satisfied with achieving his goal.

[It’s not like that. It’s just that we already confirmed that we’ll get more staff soon, so I don’t think we need to cause any trouble.]

Lee Youngnam nodded as he understood Yoo-hyun’s intention.

[Alright. If that’s what you think, I’ll follow you.]

[Thank you for understanding.]

[But by the way, will they bring that love truck thing again?]

[No. They won’t do that. They’ll just do a simple interview and shoot inside the factory.]

[I see.]

Lee Youngnam sighed with disappointment.

If it was a special program, it might be different, but there was no chance for the social contribution team to come here again.

The content that would go into the magazine was just a side dish, maybe one or two pages at most.

Yoo-hyun was sure of that.

A few days later, in front of the Yeontae factory site.

Yoo-hyun had to change his mind completely as he saw the cars parked in front of it.

Two vans, two trucks.

There were ten people who just got out of the cars.

The man who got off the first truck greeted Yoo-hyun as if he knew him.

[Oh my. Han Daeri, you look great.]

[Hello, Kim Daeri.]

It was Kim Okyeong Daeri from the social contribution team who had visited before with his characteristic smile.

[Hahaha. I saw the article through the PR team. The villagers still appreciate our truck, don’t they?]

[They do.]

[To repay their gratitude, we brought two trucks this time. Hahaha.]

As Yoo-hyun looked nervous, a big man with a camera walked up to him next to him.

Since all the workers had backed away, he naturally grabbed Yoo-hyun’s hand.

[I’m Kim Youngtae from the PR team who contacted you. Isn’t your name similar to Yeontae-ri? Youngtae, Yeontae. Hahaha.]

[Nice to meet you. I’m Han Yoo-hyun.]

[I know, I know. I’ve heard your name a lot here. The villagers said…]

He was a very talkative person who didn’t match his size.

Yoo-hyun listened to his words and looked at the faces of the people who came.

The PR team related to the magazine shooting were easy to distinguish by their casual clothes.

The social contribution team also wore bands on their shoulders as before, so he didn’t need to hear an introduction to know who they were.

But among them, there was a man in a neat coat who Yoo-hyun couldn’t figure out who he was.

He looked quite old, had fierce eyes scanning around, and had a neat posture that suggested he wasn’t here for fun.

[Ah. Han Daeri, excuse me for a moment.]

Kim Youngtae Ejang, who had been talking for a while, clapped his hands and dragged the man over.

[Kim Ejang, what are you doing?]

[Hey. Yeon Chajangnim, you can spill the beans now, right?]

“Mr. Kim, we’re not here to play around.”

“I know, I know. But we agreed to help with the filming, didn’t we?”

Yoo-hyun was puzzled by the bickering of the two men.

A man who sighed deeply extended his hand to Yoo-hyun.

“My name is Yeonjin Seop. I’m from the audit team.”

“The audit team?”

Yoo-hyun blinked his eyes at the unexpected words.

Behind him, Jogi Jeong and Gang Jongho had a gloomy look on their faces.

They looked as if they had seen the grim reaper.

A moment later.

Mr. Kim Youngtae, who sat on the floor, explained the situation briefly.

“This magazine is a special edition…”

It was a long story, but to summarize, the PR team planned to make a special feature on the Yeontae factory.

The special feature was divided into two parts.

The first part was an introduction to the village, which included the love food truck project led by the social contribution team and interviews with the villagers.

The filming of the village introduction part was done by Mr. Kim Youngtae’s junior, who had already left for the village with the love food truck.

The second part was an introduction to the factory.

Mr. Kim Youngtae was going to film the inside of the factory and the daily lives of the workers with the audit team.

The audit team part was not in the original plan, but it was added later.

“So, the audit team came along too. I couldn’t tell you because they asked me to keep it a secret.”

“I see.”

Yoo-hyun nodded and looked around.

Jogi Jeong followed behind Mr. Yeonjin Seop, who was inspecting the factory.

He answered the questions from the audit team members with a stuttering voice, holding his hands politely in front of him.

Gang Jongho sat at the end of the floor, glancing around nervously.

The fridge full of beer showed his desire not to be caught.

Both of them had never experienced an audit by the audit team, not a temporary one by the reassembly work team.

That’s why they looked so tense.

Mr. Kim Youngtae smiled knowingly at their feelings, but he laughed it off.

He cared more about a successful filming than their troubles.

“Haha. I’m also filming with the audit team for the first time, but I think it will be fun. It’s a chance to show them everything inside the factory, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

“From what I heard from the villagers, you have a lot to be proud of too.”

“That’s right.”

Yoo-hyun answered perfunctorily and thought hard.

Suddenly, a stone called audit team rolled in.

Should he avoid it, confront it, or use it?

He didn’t think long and decided quickly.

He hardened his heart and asked Mr. Kim Youngtae.

“Are you going to film the whole audit process?”

“If there’s anything unfavorable, I’ll cut it out for you. I have that much sense.”

He said that, but he wouldn’t cut out everything he filmed.

Yoo-hyun went even further.

“Haha. You don’t have to do that. Just film it as it is.”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course.”

Yoo-hyun smiled brightly at Mr. Kim Youngtae, who looked surprised.