This Is How I Became a Chaebol

042 : South Coast

“Equipment… Yes, you need equipment to build. The young man is deep in thought. Our country’s future is very bright. Do you like it.”

The president tapped me on the shoulder.

He was a nobleman who loved construction.

Since construction is the first step for a poor country to become a developing country, it may be natural.

“We will do our best with the manpower we send.”

I am more interested in heavy equipment itself than construction.

No, to be precise, I am interested in machines.

Now that I have returned to the 1960s, I want to take over the driving force behind Japan’s development.

The reason why Japan is still living happily despite the 30 years it lost after the bubble collapse is because of the development of the machinery industry.

Some experts say that it is because Japan’s material industry is extremely competitive, but from my point of view, this is only half true.

From the perspective of a heavy industrialist like me, the basis of Japanese industry is precision machine technology, including CNC.

Since the late 1960s, Japan has surpassed West Germany to become the world’s second largest economy because color TVs, air conditioners (coolers), and cars, aka the so-called 3Cs, have been popular.

All are industries that require precision mechanical parts.

I will bring that technology.

“We select and send the best talents. Teach me well.”

“Please leave it to me.”

It’s not my field of expertise to start with precision instruments, and it’s still too early.

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Just as his soccer skills skyrocketed after he had more opportunities to advance to Europe, his skills would increase exponentially if he were given a chance to try out American-made jeeps and heavy equipment.

Clever brain, tenacity, and above all, the tenacity to make a lot of money and live happily is the best in the world.

Let’s start with mechanical repairs and move on to heavy equipment. It may be because my knowledge base is a plant, but heavy machinery is much easier to understand than precision machinery. once you see it

“When I go back to Vietnam, I start from Jinhae. You can go straight to Quy Nhon with the Fierce Tiger squadron. Take care that the Viet Cong are rioting everywhere.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

As if he read my thoughts, he also attaches me to my stomach.

it became comfortable

“Go. To work hard.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

I emptied the bowl of makgeolli, a symbol of encouragement, and left the Blue House.

Makgeolli in the 21st century has a good balance between the sweetness of rice and refreshing carbonation, but in the 1960s, makgeolli was nothing more than thick flour paste.

It seemed to symbolize the 1960s, which completely erased the essence of alcohol that should have a fragrance, and pursued only extreme cost performance.

Suddenly, I missed Korea in the 21st century.

‘I can make it.’

I set off for Ulsan on that road.

***

Ulsan Daesae Chemical

“Chief Hwang.”

“Boss, how long has it been? Aren’t you hurt anywhere?”

Hwang Hye-seong, the president of the company, looked me up and down while greeting me. It looked like a soldier who had been to the battlefield.

“I didn’t even see the Viet Cong nose poke. Rather, how is the progress here? I have to be curious and be patient.”

You can ask over the phone, but it’s best to see it in person.

“I always wanted to brag to the boss. Let’s go.”

CEO Hwang Hye-seong took a step forward.

“welcome. president.”

“You worked hard, boss.”

“Yes it is. You guys are suffering too.”

Even while walking, the staff nodded and greeted me. Everyone had bright faces.

thank god. This is the expression when the company is running well.

Hagin plant is an industry where demand leads to demand.

Because naphtha is supplied cheaply, there are more places to ask for it, more customers make more, and when they make more, the price goes down, and then demand goes up… In this way, the snowball grows.

“Look, boss.”

“Ohh! Unit 4 has already been completed.”

It was amazing. Making Unit 4 halfway through made rapid progress, but to say it was completed.

In addition, the overall length of the piping for Unit 4 was appropriate, and the welding quality seemed much better than before.

“Yeah, I didn’t expect it to go this fast either. Employees can now make it on their own, even if I give them the PFD that the boss made.”

“Hey, now there are more employees who can read PFD.”

That was very good news.

“As the president said, the team was divided into catalyst tanks, main columns, piping, valves, and so on.

“It’s nice to share too. right?”

“Yes, it is also reassuring in terms of technical security.”

Tearing the organization to shreds is a double-edged sword, and it was working well.

This meant that President Hwang Hye-seong, as the top manager, was well-coordinating the work of the entire team.

After all, CEO Hwang Hye-seong has become an expert in the production of polymerization furnaces.

‘If Unit 4 could polymerize only polyurethane, it would just sweep the world…’

It’s unfortunate, but it took time.

“Unit 4 will be made exclusively for polyester.”

“like. Please.”

If the fourth unit is operated, there will never be a factory standing due to a shortage of yarn.

If Samboki raises the operation rate of the merged company to the normal track, the trend of unemployment will grow explosively.

“You must eat. Today’s menu is Seolleongtang, and you’re very welcome.”

Hey, now the cafeteria sells seolleongtang.

“It must be delicious. Come on.”

As time went on, mainstream chemistry became similar to the 21st century plant I know.

It was really fortunate to meet CEO Hwang Hye-sung.

I don’t think you need to worry here.

Let’s go to Masan.

***

Glory Synthetic Fiber.

“They say it’s Masan, but it’s almost Changwon. No, wasn’t there a city in Changwon at that time?”

Even though it was at the entrance to Masan Bay, there was no straight road.

The location seemed to be near Changwon in the 21st century, but the surroundings were all rice fields.

It seems that the Changwon I know was not yet created.

“Are you there?”

“How are you?”

“I am Woo Chan-soo, president of Daesae. I’m here to see President Park Dong-shik.”

“Oh, Mr. Woo. Boss Woo is here!!!”

When the guard heard my name, he bowed 90 degrees and shouted into the factory.

“Oh, come on. I am Park Dong-sik.”

“Nice to meet you. This is Woo Chan-soo.”

“Come on, open the banner! banner!”

“Yes, boss.”

“Come here, Mr. Wu. Here, here.”

Ironically, they stood side by side in front of the factory, and a banner unfolded.

“ring. Daese Unemployment CEO Woo Chan-soo visits. zero”

clap clap clap clap.

All the factory workers came out and clapped their hands.

It was embarrassing to be welcomed this far.

“I didn’t come here to do this, I stopped by to say hello.”

I honestly wanted to hear why he didn’t betray me, but I couldn’t ask him openly.

“You’ve come here, but you should look around. What are you doing, you have to work in your place, I will explain.”

“Yes, boss.”

At the words of President Park Dong-shik, the employees slipped out like the ebb tide and took their seats.

First of all, the factory floor was clean, and the equipment was well organized. It passed our strict quality standards.

“Let’s look at this. It is a place where the yarn is put on and inspected to see if it has come in properly.”

“Oh, I see.”

I thought it was just a line tour, but it was pretty good.

To say that in the 1960s, raw materials were tested according to FM standards.

“If the stocked yarn is normal, it can go through a winding machine and a twisting machine and even braid. In Daesae Unlearning, we give yarn that has been braided, but we can do it ourselves if you just give us nylon and cotton.”

“You seem interested in machines.”

I thought there would be only Karl Mayer looms, but there are also winding machines (thread combining) and twisting machines (thread twisting).

“Yes, Yeonggwang Synthetic Fiber has a goal of localizing all machines. Polytech is so difficult that the defect rate soared, but we will overcome it.”

“Do you mean localization?”

“Yes, doesn’t everyone take Karl Meyer’s tenure for granted? In rural areas like this, once it breaks down, there is no place to properly repair it, and it is only once or twice that you cry and eat mustard. I wanted to do it too.”

President Park Dong-shik clenched his fists.

Looking at his expression, it seemed that he was serious about localization.

“Isn’t this a Karl Meyer machine?”

I tapped the incumbent.

“Yes, the outer shell, but I replaced most of the inner kernels.”

“okay?”

“Would you like to see it?”

Park Dong-sik, president of the company, crawled under the equipment as if he was used to it. I also lay on my back on the floor and hesitantly followed him.

Before anyone knew it, President Park was holding a light bulb in his hand.

“Haha, you replaced all the parts.”

When I went under the equipment, the color of the parts was different.

It seemed that copied parts had been inserted into a used Karl Meyer machine. It was a rudimentary parts copy job, but with this kind of experience, you can really localize it.

“I have no problem weaving tricots, but Polytech’s lozenge pattern is really difficult. The thread boils and sometimes even twists.”

“Breaking or twisting?”

“Yes.”

The simpler the defect, the harder it is to fix.

Because even the cause is so simple.

“Turn the equipment around.”

“You want to go back? Then you should come out.”

“No, I’ll be here, turn around.”

“The noise and the dust is huge.”

“Haha, look back. Give me a mask.”

I am an engineer too. Dust and noise are normal.

President Park Dong-shik hesitated for a moment before handing over the mask.

“Turn it.”

“OK! turn it around.”

Weee chuck. chuck. chuck. chuck.

The drums and gears started to turn.

If you measure and copy parts without formal drawings, defects due to tolerances will inevitably occur.

That means there are rattling parts.

There’s a 99% chance he’s the culprit.

rattle. rattle.

are you right found.

The spindle gear was the problem.

To the average engineer, the spindle gear would have been considered a rattling part.

“Turn off the equipment and come in. Mr. Park.”

“yep!”

“See the spindle gear here? this is the culprit This is also a part that the boss replaced.”

“Yes? Are you saying this is bad? I measured the measurements meticulously and carefully cut them.”

“It’s because the gears don’t have the same tolerances. In this case, you have to boldly fill the gearbox with lubricant, put a stiffening plate on it, and then cover it with plaster.”

“Are you applying plaster?”

It’s what I do sometimes when I fix heavy equipment.

If the gears do not match the tolerances, you can make the gears eat each other.

The easiest way is to finish it with plaster or cement.

It’s an ignorant way, but it’s like forcibly locking two bad friends in a room and trying to reconcile them.

Of course, if the relationship is too bad, it will be more embarrassing to fight bloody, but in the case of close tolerance like this, if you lock each other up, you will be reconciled.

“Can I really ruin President Park?”

“Ha ha ha ha ha. let’s try what It will be fun.”

He was a cheerful person.

He ran somewhere and brought plaster to the washbasin and began to mix it with water.

As I watched, I found something interesting.

He erased the Karl Mayer logo from his tenure, and wrote ‘Dongguk Precision’ on it.

“Dongkuk Precision? Dongguk Precision Machinery Industry?”

“Haha, that’s my brother’s company name. I asked for some parts to be cut, and the company name was engraved on the equipment.”

Park Dong-shik or Park Dong-guk?

what? Was the president of Dongguk Precision the younger brother of this nobleman?

“I guess your brother’s name was Dongguk, right?”

“Yes, my brother is Park Dong-guk.”

Oh my God, Dongguk Precision was in 1965.

OBs did.

If there is one company that was really regrettable among domestic machinery manufacturers, one of them is Dongkuk Precision.

It is a company that developed sewing machines with purely domestic technology and earned $2 million a year just by exporting.

OBs were sincerely sorry that Dongguk Precision, which had so much potential, was ruined by the merger of Daese Group.

It was one of the reasons why I hate the popular group even though I am from the popular group.

After a merger or acquisition of any company, technology was left out and additional technology development was neglected.

It was because of Chairman Woo’s mindset that buying technology is much more efficient than developing it.

Dongkuk Precision is a top-notch company among the companies that Daese Group has blocked the way forward.

I thought it was a company that appeared in the early 70’s, but it was already founded by then.

“Would you like to take a tour of my brother’s factory?”

“I will definitely visit next time. Because I’m running out of time today.”

I really want to go, but I have to get to Jinhae within today. It will not be too late to go after the successful localization of the sewing machine.

“It looks like dry plaster. Turn the machine on.”

“Yes, boss.”

When President Park turned around his tenure, the annoying sound completely disappeared.

“Boss, you are very talented. I’m not going to explain, you should have been educated.”

“Nothing. Rather, I am relieved that you are working hard on localization and managing it well. Let’s go to a higher place with us.”

“We do our best as the trend tells us.”

The atmosphere was very cordial.

I could see why they didn’t betray me.

In Sam-oh’s eyes, they were a different species.

It is a troublesome alien species that makes strange noises like localization if it is merged for no reason.

That’s why Samo didn’t actively conciliate, and the president himself was busy with his main job rather than weighing the trend with Samo.

But I saw their potential.

‘When I come back from Vietnam, I’m going to build a research institute here. I’m just going to collect the strange species.’

Even the location was good.

Masan is not too far from Ulsan, and even thinking about expanding to Yeosu and Gwangyang, it was good because it was right in the middle.

Because I plan to eat up the southern coast.

“see you next time.”

“Oh, at least a meal while you’re here.”

“Haha, I need to go somewhere urgently. This is my sincerity. Eat with the staff.”

“Oops, to Geumilbong…”

I handed the envelope to President Park Dong-sik and left the factory.

As I looked around the scene, my mind was relieved.

There were already great people gathered around me.

All I need is money to get them to the level I want them to be.

I had to suck up as much money as possible from Vietnam.

“Let’s go, let’s go!”

I hurriedly headed to Jinhae.