The Junk Dealer Makes Good Money

[Episode 70] Interim Inspection

Siwoo Lee, who was checking the article on the portal site, took a deep breath.

“The picture came out well, sir? Whoops.”

“If you look at the comments now, the proportion of the CEO’s photo story is greater than the political story.”

Nuri Recycling staff gathered together to see the reactions of the articles.

At the words of Eunsoo Jin and Jaeshin Moon, Siwoo Lee scratched his head.

“Don’t talk about photos because it’s embarrassing.”

“I got some interest in a strange way, but… It seems that Governor Kang Eung-ryong’s intentions worked.”

An article of Siwoo Lee’s photo made it into the rankings of portal sites.

This was not what Kang Eung-ryong intended.

But it was successful in getting people’s attention.

“Anyway, I did get a call from Shin Ae-ra, an official.”

“But what is the rank of public official Shin Ae-ra? You looked young… Isn’t it about 7th grade?”

“I don’t know, but I heard that Governor Kang Eung-ryong manages the overall schedule, so wouldn’t it be a pretty high position?”

It was a friendly morning meeting.

Seeing each of them having a story to tell, Siwoo laughed and got up from his seat.

“Starting tomorrow, we will start a general inspection. Please prepare an overall report on waste, scrap metal, and bereavement items. We will check the sales and current trends for the work each person is responsible for.”

Those who were talking to the news of the sudden inspection fell into silence.

“Sales are growing. If the business grows, I think you might miss the time to check it out.”

“All right.”

Moon Jae-shin was the first to nod his head.

Siwoo Lee was the representative of this place, and it was a position where he could check the overall business.

“I will move with the deputy chief. We will look around all the branches, so please prepare the deputy chief as well.”

“Me too?”

“All authority regarding the scrap metal business rests with the vice president. Didn’t I tell you last time that I was the vice-representative only because of my location?”

“CEO… … .”

“I want you to think of me as a co-representative. He is the person who owns the most shares of Nouri after me.”

After the meeting was over, everyone hurriedly went to their respective places.

And Kang Pil-joong and Jin Jun-sik, who came out of the office, looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

“why? Are you not confident, Director Kang?”

“Whoa, I think Director Jin will be busier than me.”

The two became competitive with each other.

However, since both were competing for the development of Nuri recycling and their own growth, the atmosphere was friendly.

“Um, I didn’t know that the CEO would suddenly say that he was doing an inspection.”

“What the CEO said is correct, Director Kang. If we get a redevelopment project right, we won’t have enough time to check it out.”

At the first drinking party between Jin Jun-sik and Kang Pil-joong, the two made a promise.

fair competition.

Kang Pil-joong decided to respect Moon Jae-shin and Jin Jun-shik decided to respect Lee Si-woo.

Since the people who follow each other are different, it could be a factional fight.

It was not a large corporation, and it was funny to fight factions.

“still… If you had given me a word in advance, the vice president wouldn’t have been embarrassed.”

“Isn’t the inspection supposed to be effective when it’s sudden? The deputy chief will understand.”

* * *

At the place where everyone left, Moon Jae-shin gave a faint smile.

“There will probably be various problems. I may have to point out the unexpected.”

“If you go passively with respect to the relationship of trust with your employees, someday problems will arise. I trust the directors, but I don’t know that it’s a human business.”

Moon Jae-shin simply judged that Lee Si-woo had a mild personality.

I thought that the parts that had to be touched in order to maintain a relationship with the employees were simply skipped over.

I thought it was a soft personality, but now that I look at it, it doesn’t seem like that.

“There will be conflicts.”

“If there is a conflict to this degree, then what I thought was wrong. It’s a necessary job though. If me and the vice president don’t do this, we won’t feel anything.”

“That’s right. I don’t feel so upset when my employees come from other places for nothing.”

“you’re right. Even if I make a point, I think it will be easier for me or the vice president to do it.”

The easiest thing to do was to trust the employees and get their attention.

But there was no such thing as foolishness.

Believe it or not, it was important to keep paying attention.

“At some point, the scale of the business has not caught my eye. As the CEO, I need to know where the money is going, so I can easily figure it out. That’s why I’m sitting in the CEO’s seat.”

* * *

Employees who had been working normally and had gathered at the headquarters late gathered in the headquarters office.

Due to Siwoo Lee’s declaration that he was doing an inspection, the situation turned into a situation where he had to work overtime.

“Director Jin, where should we start?”

Jin Eun-soo, who is in charge of accounting, had to create the data as a starting point.

It was she who knew exactly how the money was flowing.

“Shall we clean up the scrap metal side first, Manager Lee?”

“I can sort out the scrap metal that I removed this month from the three points.”

While everyone was busy preparing materials, Siwoo Lee, who should be at the shredding plant, opened the entrance to Nuri and entered.

profit-

The sound of a door resounding in a quiet place.

However, those in the office did not hear the sound and proceeded with the meeting.

With both hands full of sweets and drinks, Siwoo Lee strode through the yard.

Eventually, when the door to the office opened, people turned their heads and met Lee Si-woo’s eyes.

“Did you have dinner?”

“Chief, how are you… … .”

“Did you forget that this is my home? You can check the CCTV with your cell phone.”

Siwoo Lee smiled with a gentle smile when he saw the employees working overtime on their own.

Then he went into the office and put down the things he had brought with his hands.

“You are having a hard time working overtime that is not planned, but the CEO should shoot you at night.”

“Thank you, sir.”

So for a while there was a dinner party.

Watching people eat food, Si-Woo Lee opened the material on one side.

“Has your net income increased significantly? Is there something like that because there is a big price difference with Daehan Steel?”

Jin Eun-soo swallowed the food she put in her mouth and answered.

“Rather than that, the overall trading volume is leading to an increase in net profit.”

“Eat once. Sorry for disturbing your meal.”

When Si-woo Lee went out of the office with the material, Eun-soo Jin made a hand gesture to tell those who noticed it to eat.

“Ugh, I don’t care like that. Not even business hours. Isn’t that right, Director Kang or Director Jin?”

“What Director Jin said is correct. The CEO is not the type to say anything about that, so please enjoy it.”

After eating for 30 minutes, Jin Eun-soo went out of the office with two cups of coffee.

“Here, have some coffee, sir.”

“Thank you. I’ll drink well. Whoops.”

“Have you read all the material? In 30 minutes?”

“I just read it. However, to some extent, the limits of growth are starting to appear.”

“The temporary increase in sales more than doubled because we were sending scrap metal to the Gangdong Works. However, it is impossible to guarantee that these sales will be maintained even after removing all the scrap metal.”

Si-woo Lee, who laid the thickly stacked materials aside, looked at the dark yard.

“Once a month, the total weight of scrap metal will be important. Of course, it is true that we are seeing a temporary increase in sales, but we have to maintain that level.”

“The problem is manpower. Director Jin is having a hard time because there is no proper person in charge at each branch right now.”

Jin Jun-sik was the only person in charge of scrap metal.

Of course, Kang Pil-jung also has a knack for scrap metal, but he was a person in charge of overall waste management.

It was Junsik Jin’s job to go back and forth between the three points and collect the amount of scrap coming in and the amount of scrap going out.

If there is a problem with a machine or equipment, the day can be wasted, so Jin had to take care of the maintenance of the machine himself.

“The problem is that it is different from the case of the general workforce. It is difficult to find a person in charge of each branch.”

“I know the grievances, so it’s a bit difficult for me to tell the CEO.”

“Still, I thought this would be enough for those who can manage and take responsibility for the company… It was my fault.”

They were talented people.

If there were Kang Pil-joong, Jin Jun-sik, and Jin Eun-soo, I thought the company would run smoothly.

However, as the scale of the business grew and various projects progressed, it was difficult to lead the company alone.

“I want Kwangwoon to come back soon and take over a seat… That will probably be in the future.”

“It’s still a long way off. If we wait until then, we may all collapse from overwork.”

“How about the administration?”

“Two accountants are new and are in charge of picking up the code, but while in charge of accounting, I have to convert it into data. I am always heavy.”

“Um, is there anyone from Director Jin’s network that you can bring?”

“You can find it. But when you’re busy, is there anyone who can come from a tax office that can earn between 5 million won and 7 million won a month?”

Eunsoo Jin stopped working late because it became increasingly difficult for her to leave work.

However, during the tax settlement season, there were many people who couldn’t stop working hard because a certain salary was guaranteed.

“The salary can’t match that level.”

“I’ll see you when I get it. Because you never know.”

“If we can’t get enough manpower to take charge of accounting, we’ll fill in the accountants too.”

For now, we continue to operate with the competence of the board of directors, but there will definitely be limitations later.

There is no use in preparing in a hurry when things happen.

It would have been possible for the company to operate without being shaken if it had been prepared from now on.

“Let’s look for people who can take charge of each branch. But it is difficult for me to give a definite answer.”

If there were a lot of people working in the junk dealer industry, I wouldn’t have had to worry about this.

However, as I said before, the age of working at the junkyard was increasing.

It’s a business that talented young people aren’t interested in, so it’s bound to be more difficult to find key personnel.

“There is another way.”

“How?”

“Scouting the inspectors at the steel mill.”

“Will the highly educated people really accept the Scout offer?”

“Basically, the average salary of steel mills is high. The starting salary is over 5,000, and above all, various allowances are also provided.”

“We can’t even match the starting salary to that level right now.”

“I know. But that’s the story of a large corporation-based steel mill. Will other steel mills pay the same salary?”

Daehan and Prince.

The two steel mills were built with the support of large corporations.

Being a large company, the salaries were quite high.

“then?”

“Do you know how many steel mills there are in this country now?”

“Aren’t there about 20 including a small steel mill?”

“There are only two steel mills that can produce molten iron and even final products. If you go deep, such steelworks are called integrated steelworks.”

“… I didn’t know that.”

“There is no steel mill that can even make final products except for the two of them, Jehu and Daehan. As a result, the salaries of the two steel mills increased.”

Currently, large corporations have more contract workers than full-time employees.

When the contract ends, they are left with nowhere to go.

They could move to other steel mills, but such people were extremely rare.

“Shall we ask Director Won a favor?”

“It wouldn’t hurt to have him help. But we need to hire people we can trust.”

“Absolutely. I also learned a lot while being hit by Jang Seong-woo.”

* * *

Jae-Jun Won, managing director of Gangdong Steelworks, suddenly received a call from Si-Woo Lee.

“It’s been a while since I’ve talked to you, sir.”

[I haven’t been able to contact you often because I’ve been busy with work, Mr. Won.]

“I heard that you are busy. I heard that Kang Eung-ryong, the governor of Gyeonggi Province, had a snow stamp.”

[Director Won, I have something to ask you. Do you have time this evening?]

“Hmm, I don’t have any plans for the evening.”

[I will go there.]

what request?

Won Jae-jun, who hung up with Lee Si-woo, showed a faint smile.

Secretary Cha Hye-ryun, who was watching the scene, tilted her head.

“Are you CEO Lee Si-woo?”

“yes. He asked me to meet him for a moment. Shall we have dinner together, secretary?”

“Can I accompany you? Isn’t CEO Nuri buying a meal today?”

“I have to buy it. It is a company that supplies quality products. Besides, I heard that they had an advantage in the Pyeongtaek redevelopment project.”

“yes? That’s a project that Governor Kang Eung-ryong risked his political life to carry out.”

“It looks like you’ve put a good eye on Doshisa Kang Eung-ryong. The project to organize the belongings of unrelated people is also an important promise made by Governor Kang.”

Jaejoon Won, without a word, threw an article on the tablet PC to see Cha Hye-ryun’s dazed expression.

“Have you already done the interview? How long has it been since you started a souvenir business? … .”

“Governor Eung-ryong Kang’s driving force alone is admirable. If Nuri wins the Pyeongtaek demolition project, where will all the scrap metal come from?”

“Yeah… To our Gangdong Steelworks… … .”

“Did you understand? The reason why you need to show this representative well.”