The Junk Dealer Makes Good Money

[Episode 189] Possibility of Development Recognized

Half a year has passed since the incinerator was opened.

In the frantic flow of time, Siwoo Lee lived each day to the best of his ability.

We selected more new employees than originally planned, which we enjoyed in our first hiring.

The reason is to educate the employees who will be put into the incinerator to be built in Suwon in advance.

First off, waste is complex.

While there is waste that can be recycled, there are things that should never be recycled or incinerated.

In particular, wastes with their own toxicity, such as asbestos, had to be separated.

Instead of randomly mixing and incinerating, the items that can and cannot be incinerated are filtered across the line.

It was an industry that required a variety of knowledge.

And the training of new employees had to be carried out delicately.

‘Experience is the most important thing. If you only educate on knowledge without experience, it will be difficult to cope with variables.’

It was never a job to sit in an office.

In fact, there weren’t that many office workers sitting in the office you enjoy.

It is an industry where most of the selected employees have to work in the field.

As a result, Siwoo Lee emphasized experience to executives when first selecting new employees.

New employees were first put into the Yongin incineration plant.

Of course, there were also many people who were put into the shredding plant.

How has the enjoyment changed now that such a time has passed?

Half a year is a short time if it is short.

And if it was long, it was also a long time.

It was the time when it began to establish itself as an incinerator.

Good news came to Nuri.

“President! Did you hear the news?!”

Moon Jae-shin, who ran to the representative room where Si-woo Lee was from early in the morning, opened the door with an encouraging expression and shouted.

At his cry, Siwoo Lee, who was signing the payment documents, stopped his hand and smiled.

“The news that Nuri Recycling will be selected as a national waste disposal company?”

“yes! You knew.”

“I’ve known since last month. I heard that the mayor of Yongin and the mayor of Suwon formally submitted the agenda to the National Assembly. But it was decided sooner than I thought.”

Baek Cheon-gi and Park Sang-soo informed Si-woo Lee about the agenda they were preparing from last month.

Nuri posted a detailed report on the type of incineration plant currently underway and changes in the environment.

The proposal proposed by the two mayors was expected to take at least a year.

Because there was a strong perception among the people that lawmakers do not work.

And it was the same with Siwoo.

Because they were fighting each other and fighting for interests, there were many cases of ignoring the agendas proposed by opposing parties.

Si-woo Lee, who watched Moon Jae-shin’s reaction as if it was funny, raised his arms.

It was a tiring schedule, but it didn’t feel as difficult as it is now.

Why?

Because Nuri won the title of a waste company designated by the government.

“I feel very good. Now I think we just need to prepare to go public. Whoops.”

“After this news spread, Kangdong’s stock price has been skyrocketing like crazy. Congratulations.”

No one knows that Nouri and Gangdong are one body.

Some people call Siwoo Lee a lucky person who met women well.

But those who know him can never agree with him.

why?

In fact, even if it wasn’t Shin Won-sun, Lee Si-woo was in a position to one day become the president.

Looking at the scale of Nuri’s current business, it was not among the domestic companies.

In fact, there are people who think that Gangdong is worthwhile now, but in the near future, there is a much greater chance that Nuri will outperform Gangdong.

Anyway, the news that Nuri was designated as the first national waste company, the stock price of Gangdong was skyrocketing without realizing it.

Because Nouri is a company that has not yet been listed.

In fact, Nuri itself ran smoothly to the extent that there was no need to go public.

Although Kang Dong and Jehu have invested, they are now earning more than their investment in operating profit.

“Are you considering going public?”

“Well… In fact, the purpose of listing is to seek external investment. However, we did not consider it because there was no problem with the flow of funds on its own.”

“But why?”

“Let’s just say I’m following. Are there any unlisted companies among large companies?”

“There is not.”

“Then, according to that trend, Nuri should prepare for listing.”

Nourier executives did not have an IPO in mind.

In a nutshell, the Strategic Secretariat, an organization that suggests the direction of the company, also does not say anything about the listing.

why?

Because Siwoo Lee, the owner of Nuri, never thought about listing.

“I’ll tell the Strategic Secretariat.”

“Oh, and I’m thinking of expanding the Strategic Secretariat, what do you think?”

“I agree. The current strategic secretary’s work is overflowing. It seems necessary to reduce the burden of work while expanding.”

“I plan to select new recruits for the Strategic Secretariat. We will move slowly over time, so I think the vice president should know that too.”

The strategic secretariat became the center of Nuri.

Due to the nature of Nuri, who is based on Si-Woo Lee, the task of the strategic secretary’s office, which only receives orders from him, is inevitably heavy.

It was natural that even the most talented people would get tired if their work became saturated.

Siwoo Lee wanted to lighten the burden of the strategic secretary’s office a little.

“How would you like to deal with scaling issues?”

“I’m thinking of creating a department for the strategic secretary’s office.”

“It’s a new department… … .”

“Honestly, any organization with power within the company needs a single strategic secretary. As power spreads widely, competition will intensify, and an organization will eventually become obsolete.”

“You are right.”

In fact, unless Lee Mu-yeol and Kim Seo-hwan leave the organization, it is an organization that will not be destroyed.

Because Siwoo Lee has made up the most reliable people in the company.

“It’s an organization that cares about conflicts, but you still need to select the right people. In that sense, I will go to work at the Yongin incinerator starting tomorrow.”

“Then this is… ?”

“The deputy chief is here. Now, as Nuri grows, the rank will change naturally. The time will soon come when I will be called Vice-President. Whoops.”

not in the distant future, but soon.

Moon Jae-shin will give up his pride and be rewarded for belonging to Nuri.

will do that

And the first thing that changes will be the title.

“President.”

“Honestly, I am also called the chairman, but the title of the second person in Nuri, the vice president, should be different.”

This was also an undeniable fact.

Although Nuri’s power is Si-Woo Lee, Moon Jae-Shin is the next most powerful authority.

And the third person is Eunsoo Jin.

“I have no intention of being greedy. However, I hope Kwangwoon lives more peacefully… … .”

“Only when the vice president is there can Kwangwoon grow stably. Think back to the time of Mt.

He was a child with no one to turn to.

You have to remember the time when you were checked and ignored because you were the CEO’s son.

If Jae-Shin Moon firmly maintains his position, Kwang-Woon Moon can continue to grow.

I can’t say that I haven’t grown, but I can’t be satisfied yet.

I hoped it would rise to a level where at least one of the largest Nuri affiliates could be entrusted.

“… Certainly thinking back then, I was stupid. I left Kwangwoon with the idea of raising him harshly, but in reality, it was like neglect.”

“You shouldn’t make that mistake twice. Did you know that Kwangwoon’s potential is quite good?”

“Why don’t you know? The success of Nuri Steel right now is possible because Kwangwoon is working hard.”

“If you know that, how about acknowledging Kwangwoon a little bit? I’d rather have the vice president’s approval than mine.”

Siwoo Lee himself was also the son of Dowoon Lee.

I needed the approval of my father rather than the approval of others.

For that, Siwoo Lee did everything he had never done before, and that was the same for Kwangwoon Moon.

Even if Siwoo Lee acknowledged it for a hundred days, it was not as good as Moon Jaeshin acknowledged it once.

“that is… There are things that are a little embarrassing.”

“You only need to say one word. you are doing well And we will do well in the future. like this.”

“I will try.”

“Only the vice president can bring Kwangwoon’s growth into bloom.”

Even a genius cannot catch up with someone who has been working since childhood.

In that sense, Kwang-Woon Moon was the lumber to succeed.

If Si-Woo Lee had not been working as a junk dealer since childhood, following Do-Woon Lee, would he have been able to lead Nuri well from the beginning?

Lee Do-woon didn’t leave a scrap dealer and scrap metal as a legacy to Si-woo Lee.

The general knowledge of the antique dealer was a legacy.

I only realized that now.

“It is an old-fashioned way for families to move on without saying anything they are sad about. In modern times, it is necessary to communicate more actively with family members so that there is no regret later.”

“President… … .”

“It’s not that the vice president regrets, but Kwangwoon will regret it after hitting the ground? Just like me now.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

An expression of seriousness and sadness coexist.

At Lee Si-woo’s words, Moon Jae-shin bowed his head as if he had realized something.

Moon Jae-shin was once someone’s son.

However, as a father, I just forgot about it.

* * *

The junk dealer doesn’t make good money.

But will there really be a junk dealer that rises to the level of a large corporation?

Even the bosses who run the junkyards used to say this.

I had a question.

Why?

Why are you saying that you can’t go up to a large company?

The answer is one.

Not being able to change the old-fashioned ideas.

As the number of young people decreases and the age group gradually increases, new businesses cannot be conceived.

It’s not about ‘we can just proceed the way we used to’.

Eventually, stagnant water will rot.

No matter how good a business is, if you don’t think about it and try to follow the old way, you will never develop.

In that sense, the businesses that Nuri has been doing and will do in the future are many new things.

Park Sang-soo, who came to Yongin City Hall the day after voting to pass the National Assembly bill, is having a conversation with Baek Cheon-gi.

“I didn’t expect the leisurely-moving lawmakers to move through the bill so quickly, Mayor Baek.”

“Doesn’t that mean that Nuri has a huge impact on Korean society? To be honest, were there any easy things Nuri did?”

“It wasn’t. It’s all nonsense, because they say it’s impossible.”

“But I made the impossible possible with Chairman Lee Si-woo. The legislators will know. If we oppose this bill, the people will be very opposed to it.”

To be honest, no one in the public knew that they would innovate in the waste industry.

It was not enough to produce electricity, and even incinerated ashes that cause environmental pollution were reborn as new products.

The work that Nuri has accomplished was innovative and signaled the start of the development of the recycling industry.

“If we could find a way to recycle rare earths, we wouldn’t be dragged around by China… I have regrets.”

“One day, there will be a world where even rare earths can be recycled. Isn’t Chairman Lee Si-woo young?”

Siwoo Lee built a waste power plant when he was in his early thirties.

He still had a long life left.

Unless it is short-lived, the recycling industry is sure to grow indefinitely.

As the two of them were talking seriously about the future, Baek Cheon-gi’s aide politely knocked in and entered.

“Mayor, Chairman Lee Si-woo has come.”

“You must be busy, but you made time for it. Come and get me inside.”

“yes.”

A day has passed since the news that the company had been selected as a national waste designation company.

I couldn’t come because I had an appointment yesterday.

Si-woo Lee’s schedule was hectic now, and to meet him, he had to make an appointment at least a month in advance.

“I am a little late.”

“no. You must be crazy, but thank you for coming here, Chairman.”

When Lee Si-woo entered the mayor’s office, Baek Cheon-gi and Park Sang-soo bowed politely.

For the two of them, Siwoo Lee is a benefactor.

Without Nuri, would it have been possible to maintain the incinerator?

Perhaps it would have been dragged on by a court battle.

Closing one incinerator can cause huge losses.

Thanks to Nuri, the process went smoothly.

Since that is not enough, the 2nd waste-fired power plant will be built in Suwon.

“Thank you for making Nuri a national waste disposal company. A lot of restrictions have been removed from now on, so I don’t know how to reciprocate.”