The Junk Dealer Makes Good Money

[Episode 67] Bereaved Items Organizer (2)

There was a reason why Lee Il-do started this business in the first place.

When an orphaned friend passed away, no one cared about his death.

He was a guy who couldn’t even hold a funeral properly because he didn’t have a family.

When the funeral was held with a plaque of unrelated person rather than his name, Il-do Lee made a promise to one thing.

‘I want to show that there is no death without respect.’

My life has changed because of my friends.

Lee Il-do received Lee Si-woo’s proposal and made a bitter expression.

“So… Do you want to start a project to organize belongings for the unrelated or the elderly living alone?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“… It would be a non-monetary business. Especially if you move with a company like ours, you could actually lose money.”

“It’s still something I want to do, so I have to do it.”

The memorabilia cleanup business was a non-mainstream business that did not receive much attention.

Most of the time, I thought that my family would take care of organizing the belongings, but in modern society, there is nothing that cannot be done without money.

Because the bereaved family does not have time to care about their belongings as they hold a funeral.

“If you count one ton of car, it costs about 400,000 won to dispose of waste. How much can you do with Nuri Recycling?”

“We will take care of the belongings of the unrelated or the elderly living alone for free. And we plan to reduce the amount of waste brought in by up to 200,000 won.”

When he said that he would lower it to half the amount, Lee Il-do had a surprised expression on his face.

“If that happens, your company may have to bear a significant loss.”

“If Nuri Recycling was simply a collection, transport and disposal company, it would have to bear the losses. But our company is running a shredder.”

When Kang Pil-joong contacted me, I decided to meet him just to hear the proposal.

But now, Si-Woo Lee has made an offer that is difficult to refuse.

“… That’s a good suggestion.”

“Instead, we have conditions.”

“You tell me.”

“I would like you to dispose of the belongings of the elderly living alone and those who are not related for free.”

Lee Il-do closed his eyes.

There was a system in which the state provided funds to companies such as Sky Supporters for the elderly living alone and for those without a relationship.

Of course, the subsidy was quite low compared to the processing cost.

“Instead of cutting the price of waste in half, ask the unrelated people to organize their belongings for free… … .”

The decision was for Lee Il-do to make.

After saying what he wanted to say, Siwoo got up from his seat.

Next, there are companies to meet.

“Then please let me know when you make a decision.”

“Okay, sir.”

* * *

Two of the three companies Kang Pil-joong found out today immediately accepted Si-woo Lee’s offer.

From their point of view, Siwoo Lee’s proposal was welcome.

However, Siwoo Lee, feeling something strange, postponed the signing of the contract and entered the headquarters.

Siwoo Lee showed a worried expression on his face.

“Do you think it could be misused by the storage company?”

“I think so too. If you don’t take good care of it, you can also bring in waste from the homes of unrelated people or the elderly living alone and dispose of it for free.”

With the exception of Il-do Lee, the eyes of the other two representatives were full of greed.

It was a business that was carried out with good intentions, but if it is not possible, only other companies may be involved.

“Well, I think that there is only one company to choose from. Otherwise, collaborating with the city doesn’t seem too bad.”

“I think it would be quicker to make a place with poetry. Once you make a proposal and make an offer first, you will get a response one way or another.”

“Then we will proceed like that, sir.”

Why couldn’t I have thought of that?

Clearly, the city must be in a difficult situation because of organizing the belongings of the elderly living alone and unrelated.

I had no choice but to welcome Nouri’s proposal.

* * *

A week after submitting the business plan to the city.

Officials from the relevant departments responsible for funerals and procedures for innocent people entered the shredding site.

“I’m Shin Ae-ra, secretary of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office in charge of funerals for unrelated people, sir.”

When I first got my business plan, I couldn’t tell you how surprised I was.

These people are called the socially vulnerable.

Their interest was not that great.

However, the city used to cost quite a bit of money to morally arrange their funeral for them.

“My name is Siwoo Lee, the representative of Nuri Recycling.”

A woman with long hair, who appears to be in her mid-20s, looked at Lee Si-woo clearly.

“The business plan was well received. He made such a good proposal that it almost felt like a volunteer application rather than a business plan… … .”

“For those who run a business, volunteering is like a business.”

“… We came here to get an idea of the size of the company.”

At Shin Ae-ra’s words, Lee Si-woo stood up.

As she said, it was important to check whether or not it was large enough to handle the belongings of unrelated people.

Siwoo Lee took her and guided her around the shredding site.

Shin Ae-ra nodded her head with a satisfied expression after looking at Nuri Recycling, a place larger than expected.

“The city is looking at your proposal positively. If Nuri Recycling is designated as a keepsake disposal company for the unrelated, 10 million won will be provided every month.”

The local government was responsible for the funeral of the unrelated.

However, Nuri Recycling’s proposal was to be carried out in Gyeonggi-do.

Since it was a support project conducted by the province, the scale had to grow.

“I will wait for good results, Secretary Shin Ae-ra.”

“The city manager gave me the advice to proceed unconditionally. Unless there is a change, Nuri Recycling will be designated as a personal belongings disposal company.”

A subsidy of 10 million won per month was expected to be given to Nuri Recycling, which disposes of waste.

And to the place called Haneul Supporters, which runs this project together, he promised 5 million won in support each month.

* * *

Lee Il-do, the representative of Sky Supporters, was currently having a crazy time.

‘There are so many unrelated people… … .’

As soon as it became a relics processing company designated by the province, the work of the sky supporters increased significantly.

With two to five requests from the city a day, the staff of the Sky Supporters had to go back and forth cleaning every day.

Even the CEO was so serious that he had to appear on site due to a lack of manpower.

“Hello, CEO Lee Il-do.”

After accepting Nuri Recycling’s business proposal, Shin Ae-ra, a civil servant who came to Sky Supporters, bowed her head with a reverent expression.

“I came here because I was told that I was suffering from a manpower shortage.”

“… As a special cleaning company, it is difficult to find professional personnel.”

It was the first project in Gyeonggi-do.

The governor had ordered the public officials to unconditionally succeed.

It will be a project that can remain as the greatest achievement in the political life of Governor Kang Su-ryong.

Since it was the first project to be attempted by a private company and the province, there were many shortcomings.

“Since the Sky Supporters are not that big, we can’t keep up with the level we want.”

“Hmm… How should we provide support for manpower? … .”

“Why don’t you support the salaries of the employees or send in volunteers?”

It was important to put them together one by one.

Currently, the only cleaning company designated by the province was Haneul Supporters, but it was planned to gradually increase the size of the business.

As it is a socially important issue, we had to congratulate the companies for their hard work with more reliable support.

“I will look for a volunteer group.”

“Ha, thank you.”

“Right now, all the belongings of unrelated people are being sent to Nuri recycling, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. The CEO of Nuri told us to send all usable home appliances without missing a single one, so we are doing that.”

Still, I was asked to change the land so that Nuri Recycling could build a warehouse.

‘Why home appliances?’

When Shin Ae-ra tilted her head, Il-do Lee gave a faint smile.

“They said that they would support the elderly living alone with usable home appliances from their belongings.”

“ah… … !”

“I think it’s a good idea, so we’re also selecting products that are as good as possible.”

Siwoo Lee had no intention of stopping with the disposal of the belongings.

Even intact home appliances could not be sent to the incinerator.

In consultation with the board of directors, it was planned to collect home appliances sent by the Sky Supporters and donate them to the underprivileged in need.

‘Well, since you’re a recycling maker, you can even think like this.’

Shin Ae-ra listened to Lee Il-do and bowed her head.

“Then we will find a volunteer group and fill it out as soon as possible.”

“I have so much work that I can’t even do my main job right now. We ask for it to be processed as quickly as possible.”

Shin Ae-ra, who met Lee Il-do and moved to Nuri, moved while looking at the frantic employees.

Upon entering the office, Jae-Shin Moon was sitting at his desk, organizing something.

“I came here to see the CEO… This is Ae-ra Shin, an official from the province.”

“Ah, the representative is at the scene.”

“A field?”

“The work has suddenly increased, and the CEO is now on the field helping out. Come this way.”

Following Moon Jae-shin’s guidance, Si-woo Lee was giving instructions to the staff under the roofed structure.

“It’s important to organize your home appliances, such as microwave ovens, fans, etc., into the same items, Manager Choi.”

“Yes, sir!”

Siwoo Lee, who had placed a plastic pallet underneath and organized home appliances by type, turned his head.

Recognizing that he was a public official who had visited last time, he took off his work gloves.

“Chief Shin Ae-ra?”

“I didn’t know you were going to work directly on the site, sir.”

“It was all of a sudden. Vice President, I would like to ask you for on-site instructions.”

Lee Si-woo, who entrusted the on-site instructions to Moon Jae-shin, who came with Shin Ae-ra, brushed off the dusty work clothes.

Then she entered the office with Shin Ae-ra.

“I heard from the CEO Lee Il-do. Among the memorabilia, only home appliances are collected and sorted separately.”

“yes. They are usable, so I thought they could be recycled again.”

“It’s a good business item. Well… Other than the form of donation, how about purchasing home appliances in cities and provinces?”

If you don’t donate electronic products, it was a business that could make a huge profit.

If you bring electronic products for free and sell them for money, the profit will be higher.

“Well… … .”

“If you make an offer to the city or province, they will accept it without any problem. The CEO must also have a profit from the business of organizing the belongings of unrelated people.”

“good.”

“Then I will get permission from the city manager and tell you about the direction of the business. Oh, and I heard that you are also involved in the scrap metal business.”

“yes. It is a company that supplies directly to the steel mill.”

“Are you going to demolish it? The governor gave orders to first pay the winning bidder to Nuri Recycling.”

“Sorry, but we do not do demolition projects.”

“There is a place in Gyeonggi-do that has been reconstructed this time, and if it is demolished, waste and scrap metal will be poured out.”

“We do not have the manpower to carry out the demolition business while running the waste business.”

“Then why don’t you try bidding on scrap metal and waste?”