The Junk Dealer Makes Good Money

[Episode 179] Technology development is the answer

After the successful completion of the incineration plant opening ceremony, Siwoo Lee had to handle busy schedules than before.

why?

First, it was necessary to promote the newly developed scrap metal.

And it was necessary to let them know that if the incinerator was well managed, it could be a big deal in national affairs.

We had to change the negative perceptions of domestic waste as much as possible.

I was planning to take this opportunity to inform you that it is not a simple hate facility, but that if you develop a technology, you will be recognized worldwide.

He returned to the office exhausted after completing most of his schedule.

Now, a year has passed, Kang Dong-eun and Shin Ae-ra started the operation.

Of course, in important matters, Siwoo Lee was involved.

For example, something about a new product.

Otherwise, the issue of improving relations with Daehan Steel was something Shin Ae-ra could not handle.

Of course, if time passes and Shin Ae-ra develops her talent, I don’t know.

She still needed time.

“You have a guest, Chairman.”

Upon entering the office, Seohwan Kim said with a bright smile.

Lee Si-woo turned his head at the sudden remark that he was a guest.

“Did you have any plans left for today?”

Lee Moo-yeol, standing behind him, shook his head.

All schedules scheduled for today have been fulfilled.

“You are the president’s personal guest. A nice person has arrived.”

“Oh yeah? Who are you… … .”

After seeing Seohwan Kim’s expression, Siwoo Lee grabbed the door of the representative room and opened it.

dazed-

After seeing the person sitting in the representative office, Siwoo blinked and quickly ran forward.

“Chief!”

Young-geun Lee, whose appearance has changed a lot, sat down with a smile.

Seeing Siwoo Lee rushing forward, he got up.

A man in a luxurious navy blue suit appeared with a handsome beard.

“How are you, CEO Lee?”

“Where have you been for a year?! Obviously, you go back and forth between towns and companies… … .”

“I tried for a year to do that. I’m sorry I couldn’t attend the incinerator opening ceremony.”

It appeared in a different form after a year, but it was fortunate that he looked healthy.

Si-woo Lee held Warak Lee Young-geun’s hand and smiled.

“I am glad that you are back in good health. Where the hell have you been?”

“I was in Germany. I’m a little late because I’ve been working on a job that’s been delayed for a year.”

“ah… … .”

Si-woo Lee visited Young-geun Lee in Korea.

I never dreamed that he would ever go abroad.

“Then the company is not in Korea… … .”

“When did I ever say my company was in Korea?”

Now I understand why the Strategic Secretariat couldn’t find his information.

It was a mistake to search like this, knowing that the company he was talking about existed in Korea.

“okay. So that’s why you told me you wouldn’t find the information. haha.”

Ishiu laughed out loud.

“How long are you going to call me Lee? I came here personally, but I also came here for business.”

“How can I call you?”

“It doesn’t matter what name it is. Unless it’s a slurred title of president. Whoops.”

The two smiled at each other and sat down.

Lee Young-geun, who was staring at Lee Si-woo, handed a business card from his arms.

― Green energy.

It was the name of a company I was tired of hearing.

As a global company, it was a company that had its head office in Germany and engaged in various eco-friendly businesses.

“no way… Is that green energy I know right?”

“There is no stupid businessman who will give you a valuable skill that you have built over your lifetime for only 100 billion won. No matter what the government does.”

“ah… … .”

Lee Young-geun held out his hand when he saw Lee Si-woo making a blank expression.

“Honorary Chairman of Green Energy, Young-geun Lee. They call me Lucas Finn by my German name.”

“You are not a simple village chief, but a wonderful person. The back of my neck is tingling.”

“Did I? You will be surprised when you find out.”

“Then why did you come back to Korea and do your hair transplant? If you are the president of a company called green energy… … .”

“Because it was the will of my parents.”

It was a company that was not well known in Korea.

However, in Germany, it is a recognized eco-friendly company.

It started with the collection of marine waste and now operates a thermal power plant, known as the best of waste.

It was Green Energy that operated the German waste-fired power plant, which passed the incineration technology to Nuri.

“I didn’t know that the founder of Green Energy, which was wrapped in a veil, would be Mr. Lee.”

“It’s because I hate being bothered. I would like to tell you the reason why Green Energy was founded in the first place, would you have time?”

“I have finished my schedule for today. I listen to it slowly over a cup of tea.”

A welcome guest has arrived, and we cannot send it back as it is.

It was Lee Si-woo, who had been waiting for Lee Young-geun for a year to come.

When Lee Moo-yeol brought two cups of coffee, Lee Young-geun smiled.

“How have you been, manager?”

“I had a very good time. You have changed a lot.”

“A place makes a man. Shouldn’t it be the same now as when I was the head of the village? What about the other employees?”

“Everything is going well with no problems. Oh, Manager Kim and Manager Lee got married last year.”

At the news that Kim Jeong-nan and Ji Hyeon-soo were getting married, Lee Young-geun nodded.

I remember getting a wedding invitation from Kim Jeong-nan before he left.

However, it was a pity that I could not attend.

“I knew the news before I left. When I left later, I was going to see Manager Kim.”

“okay. I’ll just go out.”

I didn’t want to interrupt Lee Si-woo and Lee Young-geun’s conversation.

Lee Moo-yeol delivered the coffee and left immediately.

Horok-

“The representative of green energy seems to remain the same… What are you going to do now?”

“Green Energy has decided to set up a branch in Korea. I plan to act as the representative of the Korean branch.”

“Is this the first time you hear it?”

“Because I asked the company. It was just decided yesterday.”

Throughout the year, Lee Young-geun lived with a bottle of homesickness.

I wanted to return to Korea in a hurry.

He decided that only when he was in green energy would he be able to completely transfer the technology related to waste thermal power generation to Nuri.

And yesterday, the long-awaited opening ceremony of the incinerator was held.

Now that there was no reason to remain in Green Energy, Young-geun Lee returned to Korea as quickly as possible.

“okay.”

“CEO Lee, do you have any plans to work with the Korean branch of Green Energy to be established in Korea?”

“Are you talking about marine debris?”

“right. I hope that we can work together to solve not only marine debris, but also environmental issues that cause global problems.”

That was natural.

Siwoo Lee was also paying attention to what was happening not only in Korea but also around the world.

To be honest, collecting marine debris is something I have always wanted to do.

“By the way, sir, I think the topic of the conversation is off?”

“Ah, I was about to tell you why I founded Green Energy, but you were talking about something else. Understand me. As you get older, that’s all.”

“Sure.”

“When I first moved to Germany, I couldn’t even talk and had a very difficult life.”

That would have been the way to go.

I do not know when Lee Young-geun moved to Germany, but the image of Korea at that time was not so good.

Poor country.

It was a country that had not been able to escape from the aftermath of the war and did not even know its name.

“What problems will arise in this country where I will live in the future? After a lot of thought, I switched to the environment. Because the more developed countries are, the more important it is to look at the outside world.”

Although he was only an outsider, Lee Young-geun wanted to help the country in which he would live in the future.

So, like-minded people got together and established a small company called Green Energy.

It started out as a cleaning job and later evolved into a place to dispose of marine waste.

And now, it has created the world’s only waste-fired power plant.

“Do you know why I didn’t object to Nuri’s move in?”

“Honestly, I was curious. But the question is now being answered.”

He was an expert who knew better than anyone about waste.

Although it may be a disgusting facility for the villagers, as long as Lee Young-geun is confident, he is confident that he can prevent behavior that is a nuisance to the village.

Contrary to his worries, Siwoo Lee did his best to coexist with the village.

“I was skeptical at first. Will Nuri be able to operate well without damage to the village? But seeing this president changed my mind.”

Even though it was a short relationship, I reflected on seeing Siwoo Lee who treasured it.

And it seemed that I could lean on Siwoo Lee.

As expected by Young-geun Lee, the village developed day by day with Nuri.

“I tried to cherish the relationship that Kim’s grandmother gave me. Although it was a short meeting, it was a precious relationship for me.”

“That’s part of what I like about this president. It doesn’t look like a representative of a company. Whoops.”

“A compliment, right?”

“Of course. I am so happy to see this representative again.”

“So do I. Thank you for coming back.”

Si-woo Lee expressed his sincere gratitude to Young-geun Lee.

I was worried that he might return to the village.

It is the person who has been with Nuri since the beginning of waste.

I was satisfied with the fact that the person who gave me advice for myself came back safely.

“Oh, and I’m here to monitor how the incinerator works.”

“… Is that so?”

“I heard that the fusion of scrap metal and incineration ash was successful, could you show me a sample?”

At the request of Young-geun Lee, Si-woo Lee gladly nodded and walked to the safe on the wall.

When I pressed the password and opened the door to the safe, I saw a small piece of blackish scrap metal.

“This is it.”

“Hmm, is it very light?”

“I set the ratio of iron and incineration ash to 5 to 5. However, the sad thing is that it lacks strength… If you get the proportions right over time, you can definitely get your strength back.”

“Did the weight reduction succeed because the proportion of incinerated ash is high?”

“Yes, sir.”

Lee Young-geun, who put it on the palm of his hand and weighed the weight, smiled delightfully.

He was convinced that the development of new steel would make Korea a steel powerhouse once again.

It was a research result that contained all the sincerity of what Siwoo Lee had been working on.

“The robber will not be strong.”

“On the contrary, the advantages are clear. First of all, it is light and chewy. If the material was made of only iron, it would be difficult to put the dented part back.”

“Is it flexible because of the high proportion of incinerated ash?”

“The downside is that Gangdong is the only place that can be recycled. Unless we disclose new technology in Gangdong, it will be just waste to other steel mills.”

“And it’s going to be hard to tell from the junkyard.”

“I’m worried about that, but… … .”

Although the shortcomings were clearly visible, the development of new materials could not be stopped.

This technology will be a factor that makes domestic steel grow one step further.

“First, we are going to discuss with the Jehu Steel Works. For now.”

“What about Daehan Steel?”

“Daehan Steel is… To be honest, I wonder if there is any meaning in having such a discussion. They couldn’t eat us there, so they were nervous.”

A year has passed, but Daehan Steel is still holding down Gangdong.

Perhaps after the release of this new material, the possibility of moving openly rather than secretly has increased.

To be honest, what Kang Dong had prepared was nothing short of a revolution in the steel industry.

“It will be more when new materials are released. To steal technology somehow.”

“It would be.”

“Because Nuri and Gangdong are one, I don’t know that this is possible. Because other incinerators are not trying to remove some of the harmful substances.”

“If you are greedy, you will pay the price in some way.”

Si-woo Lee, who was having a conversation with Young-geun Lee, checked the time.

7 o’clock.

Now it was time for dinner.

“Chief, let’s have dinner together.”

“It should be. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen CEO Shin Ae-ra’s face.”

After talking for two hours without realizing the passage of time, Siwoo Lee opened the door to the representative office.

It’s already time for all the employees to leave work.

However, in front of the representative office, three or three employees were gathered.

“What are you doing here?”

“I was waiting to greet you, Chairman!”

Most of the employees who knew Lee Young-geun were gathered.

In particular, most of them were employees of the Strategic Secretariat.

“Long time no see. How have you been?”

“Chief! I was waiting for the news that you had come. Where have you been for a year?”

“Haha, the story seems to be getting longer… President Lee, how about eating here today?”

“Good. What would you like to eat?”

“Well… Homebrew?”

“Haha, I’ll deliver Korean food.”