This Is How I Became a Chaebol

021 : Rebuild

‘I don’t think I have to attend the welcome party.’

Since I had already signed a contract with Galpsa, I didn’t want to attend the welcome party and get involved with politicians.

If it is wrongly entangled with the military regime of this era, small companies will be blown away like mass unemployment.

Of course, I will have to stay away from the military regime of the 1980s, but then I will be relatively safe as I will have grown to a certain extent.

In the early stage of a business, it is better to connect directly with foreigners like this and grow into an export company.

buzz buzz.

“Eh?”

I tried to meet President Hwang Hye-seong and explain the situation, but there were a lot of people gathered near the abandoned factory.

“Woo boss!”

“President Hwang, what are all these people doing?”

“Sand spreaders and welders. Didn’t you ask me to bring you?”

“Did you have a sandblaster?”

“Did you go to Jangsaengpo Port? Originally, it was said that it was used a lot when repairing ships.”

Huh, there was a sandblaster at this time.

Anyway, no matter how much I told you to find a mechanic, you’ve already collected this much?

“How did you save all these people?”

“In the meantime, there was a lot of noise about building a refinery because it was a fertilizer factory in Ulsan, but the companies said they were shaking their hands. They came here for 500 won a day.”

Come to think of it, the creation of the Ulsan petrochemical complex went through many twists and turns.

It was a project that required a large-scale investment, so it was not until a loan of 150 million dollars was brought in from the United States that the project began to speed up.

Of course, when the petrochemical industry began to gain attention as a special Vietnam, it was promoted more vigorously.

“Now that we are here, let’s eat first.”

“Yes?”

“Come on, everyone. Ugeoji Haejangguk left! In the middle of Sundae Rice Soup, stand on the right for Seonji Rice Soup.”

“Boss, do you serve rice here too?”

Of course.

I only use people who eat quickly and clean up.

I have no intention of giving a daily wage to craftsmen who will only pass the time.

“Our company provides lodging and lodging for our employees. Honey, hurry up and line up for soup. Time is money. Everyone knows, right?”

“Whoaaa!”

An interview was also conducted at the abandoned factory in Ulsan.

***

a few days later,

“Everyone get out of the way. Move the plumbing.”

“Move. Everyone get out of the way!”

Pipes cut with an oxygen cutter were hung on a crane.

First, I dismantled the pipes of the abandoned factory.

To extract chemical fibers from naphtha, it was better to tear down all the piping and rebuild the plant in my own way than to renovate the existing plant.

“crane! Watch out for the crane!!”

“Move! Get out of the way! You madman.”

A man appeared next to a crane somewhere.

Not only the signalman but also the crane driver were terrified.

“Heh heh!”

“What are you! why are you here Warning!”

I snatched the back of a mechanic who was clumsy near the crane barricade and dragged him out.

“Ugh! sorry.”

“Cry out! safe distance! safe distance! Safe distance!”

“Safe distance! safe distance! safe distance.”

“If you give 3 warnings, you kick them out. Do you know!”

“Yes, I know.”

They were asked to shout a safe distance so that others could hear.

It wasn’t just a warning.

I kicked out those who pretended to be foolish and ignored safety, paying only hourly wages.

People who do not know how to take care of their own safety cannot do their job properly. These guys are just trying to kill time.

“Stainless pipe this way, steel pipe that way.”

“Yes, boss.”

“what? Don’t you know how to classify pipes by thickness? And why not put a retaining pin in it? It’s written on the signboard here! If it rolls down, people get hurt.”

As is the case in all sites, especially in plant sites, tidying up is directly related to efficiency and safety.

“Ugh! sorry.”

“Warning! Show me the name tag!”

“sorry.”

“I’m sorry, it’s nabal, and I’m looking at the name tag! what? You, you have accumulated 3 warnings.”

Looking at the name tag, it was a craftsman who had already been warned twice.

“This… This is a mistake. Please look.”

“What mistakes do you make three times? Get out of the field immediately! I’ll pay you an hourly wage at the front gate.”

I kicked him out right away.

I’ve been looking for a skilled worker for the third day now.

No matter how well everyone ate, it was not possible to properly pick out the craftsmen based on the speed at which they ate.

“only once! Just once! president.”

“What are you doing? Get this guy out right now!”

kicked out without acknowledgment.

Obviously, the piping is divided by thickness, and there is a work guide board hanging, so what’s the point of a guy who throws the piping anywhere and goes?

If you leave it somewhere annoying, you have to move it again later.

Of course, the efficiency of work, the guy who works like this is bound to cause accidents at any time.

I had no intention of working with a guy like that.

Like Manager Kim in my previous life, even though I know that my apartment will collapse after violating my order, I will never hire people with gonggurich as employees in this life.

I’ve seen enough companies go bankrupt in my past life.

I will never fail in this life!

Anyone who has worked in the field knows that.

Accidents involving human life are not caused by careless people, but by hard-working employees passing by where careless people set up accidents.

From the point of view of the victim, it is unfair.

Falling to death after stepping on a scaffold that was roughly tied to it as annoying, heavy objects falling from a crane because the latch was not properly closed, ignoring the signal and backing up and hitting a person, covering a pit with a tarp so that a passing worker fell out, and a fixing pin was roughly inserted and material rolled. Pounce on people, etc… In most cases of human casualties, it is the sloppy guy who injures others.

“Boss. What if you kick them all out? We have to eat together.”

“Who are you?”

“I came out of the Ulsan service station ahead of you, so you have to hire some of our workers.”

“Is the worker you just kicked out yours?”

“I don’t know about that, and it’s not like cutting people carelessly in this town. This is not Seoul.”

When someone said it, it was the kind that I hate.

A so-called service station thug. They were the ones who pushed the local bullies and foolish nerds into the construction site as workers and took off their daily wages.

Seeing that there were thugs at the service station even in the 1960s, it must be a job with a very long history.

“Wow, he’s a thug.”

“Where are you, where are you, sir?”

I laughed and people rushed in. Most of those who came running were skilled workers who were Marine Corps graduates and could use their fists.

“this person. They said they came from Ulsan Yongyeok or Nabal, but they told me to use their own workers. What should I do?”

“Such a fucking bastard. Where are you from?”

“Uh… Uh… Why is this happening? I’m from Ulsan. Come on after knowing my back.”

“Boss, can I blow this guy’s jaw?”

Most of my field was attached to it because it was safe and treated well.

The astute already knew.

The fact that I am hiring a full-time employee.

“Tyler in moderation and hand it over to the police station.”

“Yes, boss.”

“Aww, why are you like this? Step back, step back.”

There is a misunderstanding among service thugs, but you shouldn’t touch the construction site workers carelessly.

Since they are nobles working in dangerous fields, their livers are several times larger than those of ordinary people, and their physical strength is beyond imagination.

The body is a property, so I just kill my temper and live for a tolerable four months.

However, it’s different if you have a stable job like you do now.

Even when Yangachi pulls out the cutter, he only snorts.

If you swing the iron pipe a few times, you’re done.

“Baby, put it down. Cut your hand.”

“these guys! I’m an Ulsan serviceman… Kuhhh!”

puck! puck! puck!

Technicians from the Marine Corps started steaming with sticks in moderation.

“Baby, relax. If you force it, it will break your bones.”

“Ah. aaagh!”

This era was easily buried because the former Marine Corps had a close relationship with the local police and, above all, acted as an apostle of justice to protect the peace of the region.

I decided to think of it as a way to deal with each and every bully in the neighborhood, and to do things like the 60s.

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding.

“Everyone have dinner.”

The evening bell rang in the distance.

Today’s work is over.

“Thank you all for your hard work today.”

“thank you for your effort.”

We couldn’t work the night shift because we hadn’t picked all the full-time staff yet.

No matter how impatient they were, going ahead with nighttime construction with unverified people was tantamount to encouraging an accident.

“Gas safety! safety! safety!”

“Gas safety! safety! safety!”

They gathered in groups of threes and threes from all directions and shouted safety slogans.

I was so mad that I was sure to check after work.

I shut off the gas, snapped the oxygen cutter hose, pointed to the pressure gauge on the gas cylinder and shouted “safe”.

It may seem childish at first glance, but it is necessary to give confirmation slogans and gestures like this to prevent accidents from occurring.

‘That team should be hired as full-time employees.’

I already have a few teams I like.

At first glance, they seem to be working the same way, but if you look closely, you can clearly see who is working hard and who is careless.

“Boss, you need to eat.”

“President Hwang also worked hard. Let’s go.”

If I was covered in dust, President Hwang appeared covered in soot.

It was because I took care of cutting the pipe and President Hwang took care of cleaning the pipe.

The two of us headed to the on-site restaurant.

There are several small restaurants around here, but the on-site restaurant lady’s cooking skills were the best.

“Madam, two servings, please.”

“Simmered mackerel and spring rolls will be okay.”

“It must be delicious. Can I give you two meal tickets?”

“Wait a minute, boss.”

Best of all, I liked that I didn’t have to choose from a menu.

“Madam, give me some gochujang here! Let’s eat it.”

“Wait, bachelor.”

“Please give me some more siraegit soup.”

“Yes. Yes.”

It was a temporary building with planks attached to a tent, but it was a place where close to 200 workers got their meals.

“Boss, can you spread the rice for free like this?”

“It’s free. Absolutely, you need an 80 won meal ticket to eat it.”

I handed out two meal tickets to the artisans every day.

Yangban who went home from work had to eat two meals on site, and those who lived in the on-site accommodation had to starve or buy one out of three meals with their own money.

“If anyone sees it, it would be called charity work. Aren’t you providing food and lodging for the workers, as well as clean toilets and a bathroom?”

“It’s just a plant boiler connected to a simple facility, but it’s a charity project.”

I had to do it just to be comfortable.

I couldn’t stand the flush toilet, and no matter how tired I was, I couldn’t go to bed without a shower. I wanted to change my sweaty work clothes every day.

“Ah, if there is someone like the boss, everyone will become rich.”

“Of course, everyone should be rich. That’s why I’m doing this.”

“… uh… that’s right.”

President Hwang doesn’t seem to have a sense of how much money I’m doing yet.

“And, shouldn’t you be loyal to our company only if you treat them that way?”

Compared to the working environment of the 21st century, it cannot be called hospitality, but in the 1960s, craftsmen were thrilled with the simple accommodation built with cement blocks called Boroku.

To be honest, I’d rather have a simple lodging than an inn. I just wash up, go to bed, listen to the radio, and fall asleep. It plays pop songs until 2 am, and it was also useful as a wake-up call in the morning.

“I learn a lot from the boss. By the way, the site of the abandoned factory is still in the process of being acquired, so can we start with repairs like this?”

President Hwang was concerned that in order for me to finally take over the abandoned factory, Ulsan City Hall would have to hand over the title to the site.

Nominally, Galpsa was given preferential treatment for the factory site.

“it’s okay. If I don’t take over the plant, Galf will not be able to sell naphtha or deliver catalysts.”

Ulsan City Hall will not be able to ignore Galfsa’s breath if it tries to ignore it. Just as the Korean government cannot ignore the influence of the US government.

“okay.”

There is no doubt that Galpsa is on my side.

It is realistically difficult for Galf to betray me, who provides a catalyst that increases oil refining efficiency by 5% and digests all of the naphtha.

“Rather than that, is there a microphone tower?”

“A mic tower?”

“Reactor (polymerization reactor).”

A reactor is a huge structure that produces compounds under special conditions by injecting various raw materials.

Its shape resembles a karaoke microphone, so it is often called a microphone tower.

“ah! You’re talking about polymerization. I was trying to tell you anyway. I cleaned the inside neatly and finished welding today.”

“Hey, already?”

I was surprised while eating mackerel.

It couldn’t be.

It was only four days ago that I handed over the blueprints to President Hwang in response.

It took at least two months to dismantle the existing tower and remodel it according to the blueprints.

“It may be hard to believe, but there is a guy in the waste warehouse that resembles the polymerization furnace the boss drew. I peeled off the rust cleanly and attached it to the tower.”

“Is that true?”

oh my god! It was absolutely amazing.

It seems that the original design of the plant here was to attach a naphtha smelting plant to the oil refinery.

“Shall I eat and show you?”

“Sure.”

“If you do well, you might even be able to test drive it.”

“Is that true?”

President Hwang could also be said to be an expert on polymerization reactors.

If he says that a test drive is possible, then it is really possible.

oh my god! oh my god!

I hurriedly stuffed the rice into my mouth.

My heart was pounding.

I didn’t know if I could get the results I wanted much faster than I thought.

I wanted to get rich quickly.

Even if it’s not a 21st century apartment, I wanted to live in a Western-style house in the 90s. I also wanted to deliver good news to Sambok, who was struggling in Seoul.