This Is How I Became a Chaebol

078 : Portland Branch

a week later,

As soon as I and Deputy Minister Yeom Won-cheol finished administrative procedures, the engineers requested a meeting.

“Do you need an interview?”

“Yes, boss. Staffing needs to be adjusted.”

“It’s a staff adjustment, so you’re asking Bechtel to send more?”

I was planning to select 10 people as power plant engineers and send them to Bechtel.

Even though generator turbine technology is difficult, our engineers can learn enough about the surrounding technology.

“That’s not what I said. Of the engineers who were going to send Taesae 1 to the San Diego Shipyard for repairs, I would like to remove only 10 of them and send them to the water level bay.”

“There are marine students there. Why would an engineer want to go there? Learning how to repair ships in a shipyard would be a much more valuable experience.”

“It is said that prominent chiefs of institutions in Waterline Bay offer on-site training, and we cannot miss this opportunity. I want to try to be a proper head of an institution. Even if it’s just 10 of us.”

“Hmm? Distinguished chief executives?”

I wondered what he was talking about, so I turned my head to Captain Yoon Sang-soo.

“Captain Smith summoned six people as comrades. I am really passionate about teaching my students that it is much more fun than getting old boringly.”

“okay? Six minutes?”

“Yes, we are currently teaching Marine University students how to operate machinery and how to deal with breakdowns, but I think it would be better for engineers to learn formally.”

“Good idea.”

He said that grandfather is an extra master, and he has a great influence on veterans.

“Most of them had worked in transport fleets, so they seemed to know everything. To be honest, they are the ones I covet.”

If Captain Yoon is like this, it seems Captain Smith has called the best of the best.

Well, if the person called by the extra master is not an ordinary person. Did you have a complete windfall?

“Captain Yoon, step forward and recruit all of them. Say that you will be given the position of advisor to the Portland branch of Daesae Shipping, and even negotiate the salary.”

“thank you. Please leave it to me.”

“It will be a great help to the mainstream shipping industry. After the head training, please ask for logistics-related training. They will have a lot to teach you about the shipping industry in general.”

“I will.”

“Wow! Can we teach you?”

Engineers listening cheered.

“You can’t object to learning. You know it’s against the law to leave the mainstream after being educated, right?”

“Where are Koreans going besides shipping? haha.”

For some reason, it feels like a wave of quality manpower comes in as soon as Daesae Shipping is established.

Not passing by as a drunken grandfather brought great luck.

“Okay, so to sum it up, 10 go to Bechtel, 10 go to the San Diego Shipyard, and the rest go to Waterline Bay, right?”

“Yes that’s right.”

Engineers were divided into three teams and lined up.

It seemed that they had decided on a career path according to their inclinations. Coincidentally, there were 30 engineers, so it was perfect.

“I would like our craftsmen to be divided into three teams.”

The craftsmen were also divided into 3 teams, as if they were stimulated.

Since the total number of employees was 40, there were more people who applied for the San Diego Shipyard.

“like. It’s good for me to come out like this.”

The eyes of my employees were changing.

They have been looking at Japan as a sample of developed countries, but now that they have come to the United States, they are seeing a larger world.

History was changing in real time.

“I have a favor to ask engineers. are you okay?”

“Yes, please.”

“You don’t learn technology, you have to bring it. Design, design rules, optimal processes, equipment, and materials are all there. Listen, memorize, see, copy, and bring it by any means and methods. Know-how is never easily given. Be sure to bring it! certainly!”

“!!!!!”

“Do you understand!”

“Yeah!!!”

Everyone seemed to understand my meaning and shouted loudly.

“The same goes for craftsmen. If there’s someone who says that function is below technology, I’ll curse at them and tell them to shut up. Do you understand!”

“Yes!”

Technology leads function, and implementation of technology is function. The sophistication of the industrial site has disappeared because it has become a trend to look down on such functions. This is the first reason why machinery-related industries have not blossomed even in the 21st century.

The machinery industry is the foundation and flower of the industry, and it is an advanced manufacturing industry that has a very large influence on the post-war industry and has little pollution.

“I remember. Tools, equipment operation, yield management, bad white papers, line layout, material management, everything is a treasure. Don’t just look at it with your eyes, you must get used to it. Bring manuals, tools, and discarded parts and equipment to the ship. Do you understand!!”

“Yes!”

“Your voice is small. Don’t worry about money, bring whatever you can! Do you understand!”

“Yeah!!!”

“Cry out together. We will be rich!”

“We will be rich!”

“We will be the best!”

“We will be the best!”

They will know how great this opportunity is.

It may be two months at the most, or three months when counting the time to come to Korea, but a dry sponge absorbs knowledge at an unimaginable speed.

“Deputy Minister, how come it seems that we are the only two people who can go back to Korea right away?”

“I thought it would from the beginning. I’m not one to miss this opportunity. And aren’t you planning on leaving some people behind in Portland as well?”

“I hear and see.”

“ha ha ha.”

Apparently, 100% of them will be our mainstream shipping staff, so we should leave some personnel to decorate the branch.

Somehow, the US branch was established in Portland first.

“let’s go. The boss has given orders.”

“Waaa!”

Those who had come in droves, saying they wanted an interview, slipped out like the ebb tide.

Being active people from the beginning, this decision was natural.

Since we risked our lives to cross the Pacific Ocean, we should let them drink American water as much as they like.

I will continue to train in the U.S. using the Portland branch of Daesae Shipping.

If you hire Captain Smith’s colleagues as advisors, quality training in the United States will be possible.

“It’s just the two of us, shall we go by plane?”

“Hey, that’s great.”

Deputy Minister Yeom Won-cheol patted the bag full of documents and liked it. I heard that it is a bag filled with loan contracts worth 300 million dollars, so I carry it with me even when I sleep.

I wanted to stop by and go to New York, but it didn’t seem necessary.

It was only a few days ago that we delivered the gold skin, and when we turned on the TV, all kinds of actors were wearing gold skins and filling up the TV show.

It’s as if if you don’t wear gold skin, you’ll be behind the trend.

Phil Knights took advantage of the Goldskin boom and began running ads featuring the Nike brand.

Originally, even in history, he was a nobleman who achieved great success through brand marketing, so I didn’t have to add anything.

What I have to do is go back to Korea and extract more stock.

Rather, it was necessary to bring in legal and management experts before more Nike-branded products could be added.

‘There’s a lot of work to do.’

The end of everything seemed to come down to people.

Let’s go back to Korea.

***

New York at the same time

Korea Society Chairman’s Office.

Read at readwn

Jump.

“Van Flint!”

“What is it, Nancy? The busiest person in America is looking for me again in a few days.”

“What the hell is this all about? Daesae Shipping is officially joining the Pacific Shipping Alliance.”

Nancy tossed the stack of papers onto Van Flint’s desk.

“what is the problem? You did it according to the contract Nancy signed. Daesae Shipping now has 7 ships. Now that the basic fleet has been decorated, you can officially join.”

“Wow, isn’t that too much? No matter what, we have to buy a cargo ship from us.”

“Then give it half price. Then, whenever I save money, I will throw it to CS to buy one.”

“If you sell it at half price, you will have tons of customers. Anyway, what kind of relationship are you taking care of?”

“Why, you’re a funny guy. When you’re old, fun is your first goal in life. Because everything fades away.”

“Whew, is that what you call an answer?”

Even when Nancy glared at him, Van Flint laughed.

I was not the kind of person who would buy a boat just because I put more pressure on it.

“Okay, give up the ship. Instead, it looks like they also got an extra-master level captain, but we will arrange the transportation without mercy, so tell them to take responsibility for the logistics.”

“Don’t worry, he’s a good guy.”

“I’ll make it so you don’t even have time to sleep.”

Nancy wiggled her fingers and went back.

When I came to ask, and Van Flint ignored me completely, I couldn’t even make it.

‘By the way, Frederick Smith… Why is this man still in America?’

Van Flint found out that Smith was still in America while taking care of Woo Chan-su’s ship.

Since the Greek Civil War and the Korean War were of great merit on the transportation side, instead of medals, they would wash your identity, so they were considerate to go to the UK or Switzerland, wherever you like, and spend the rest of your life.

More than that, why didn’t you touch the secret account?

“Looking at it that way, CS really seems to be lucky.”

Van Flint tucked the papers deep in his desk. It was because he was once an S-class talent, but he was already a noble man and now he seemed to have become a CS person.

I sent them to take the boat, but they took an even bigger treasure chest.

***

next day,

I flew to Korea.

It took more than 20 hours with many stopovers, but my heart was very light.

It was such a trip that I could understand a little bit how the old generals who had won the war and returned home were feeling.

‘Tonight, while drinking sambok and soju…’

“uh?”

Wow!

“Korea horray!”

“Long live the vice minister’s childish team!”

“Long live the vice minister’s childish team!”

Unsurprisingly, a huge crowd of people gathered at Gimpo Airport.

At the front, a large banner reading ‘Achievement of 300 million dollars (congratulations) at attracting foreign loans’ was fluttering.

When did I go out to attract vice ministers?

In other words, in order to prevent national bankruptcy, it went out to resolve short-term foreign debt. It seems you couldn’t write the National Bankruptcy Prevention Corps on the banner, right?

“What happened, Assistant Secretary?”

“How is it? I reported in advance. At least by telex, I simply announced the results. Look there, isn’t there a TV camera too? Please wave your hand.”

‘Damn it…’

When I reported to the president, I should have told the media that I would have to inform them later.

You don’t even know the embargo! Don’t you know the embargo?

Selling my face on the TV screen meant that I was being used in the president’s politics.

I have no intention of standing in line with the president, but in this case, regardless of my intentions, I will become an aide to the president. It was dangerous.

I have to be strong as a conglomerate even after 10 or 20 years.

I have to live as a world-class rich man under a bright sky. Not as a conglomerate close to the political scene who cooperated with the dictator.

“A delegation of overseas vice ministers has just arrived at the airport. The invitation group succeeded in attracting $300 million in loans, which is close to 65% of Korea’s annual budget, and reached agreements on technology transfer from various high-tech companies. Furthermore, as a sign of further strengthening the ROK-US alliance, we were given a large fleet of six ships, a feat that will go down in the history of the Republic of Korea.”

As a broadcast reporter, he shouted at the stretching camera with a thrilled voice, and the welcoming crowd around him chanted hurray accordingly.

“Furthermore, the large-scale introduction of loans was made in a timely manner, giving the Korean government an advantage in the Korea-Japan agreement, and it is of great significance in that it allows the Republic of Korea to negotiate in the way it wants over time. From a diplomatic point of view, this is also a great achievement.”

The reporter made a lot of noise as if he were a spokesman for the government.

“Deputy Minister, it is not possible that the information that an American company will invest in is leaked to the media, right?”

“Oh, too much humility is rude. It is also a technically great feat, and of course it should be known. How happy will the people be in these difficult times? The news is like sweet rain in a drought, but it must be delivered right away. Ulsan will be the best city.”

“Ouch…”

‘This crazy…’

I was so surprised that I wanted to hit Deputy Minister Yeom Won-cheol in the back of the head.

Isn’t it the sound that they gave a definite answer that it was Ulsan even before the factory site was prepared.

Ulsan real estate would have turned upside down now.

It may be an industrial complex, and what confirms that it can be is a heavenly difference.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease of ruin called real estate speculation, the first button must be put in place.

The opportunity for Korea to start real estate speculation in earnest was the creation of the Ulsan petrochemical complex.

It means that the price of land jumped 120 times.

Assistant Secretary Yeom has no idea how explosive the information is.

I stared at Assistant Secretary Yeom, but he was busy waving to the welcoming crowd.

Alas, this bastard…

I was going to refrain from entering the Blue House from now on and only report the progress through the Chief of Staff or Deputy Secretary Yeom… but it completely failed.

It is time to report directly to the president and even meet alone.

If you spend the money you need to build a factory and invest in equipment on the land price, the sale will be ruined.

I did not go through such hardships to become a real estate speculator.

Sure enough, a government car was already standing in the distance among the welcoming crowd, and the Blue House Secretariat staff were paving the way.

Everyone paid a lot of attention.

What are you doing if you don’t get in the car quickly?

Yes, this is Korea.

“His Excellency is waiting for you.”

“It is disrespectful to see the President like this. Take a bath and change some clothes…”

“I have prepared a suit and a shirt to change into. Today’s medal ceremony will be made with Korean nuus, so you must attend.”

“…nuus about…”

“Ugh! Even decorations?”

I was dizzy at the word that I would leave it as a black and white film, but Assistant Minister Yeom Won-cheol was so happy that he didn’t know what to do.

“Yes. We plan to award Camellia Jang to Assistant Minister Yeom Won-cheol and Peony Jang to President Woo Chan-soo.”

“Do you have such an honor? Hehe.”

Can not be done. I shouldn’t be receiving medals.

If you receive a decoration, you will be stigmatized as a conglomerate who cooperated with the dictatorship.

“There seems to be a mistake. What medal do I receive? Deputy Minister Yeom stepped forward, so please take away my medal.”

“You are too humble. According to the report of Deputy Secretary Yeom, it is said that the $100 million loan was tripled. Don’t worry, the secretary’s office will take care of it and prevent unscrupulous companies from raising spoons carelessly.”

It is more frightening to say that companies that are not trivial will not be able to raise spoons.

Doesn’t this mean that the Blue House will allocate the business of the Ulsan petrochemical complex to specific companies?

Political funding issues are bound to intervene.

‘I’m crazy. When I returned home, I thought of pretending to be proud of myself with sambok, pork belly, soju, and all sorts of rumors…’

I was pathetic for forgetting Korea in the 1960s for a moment.

Should I fight with the president again?

It’s the money I borrowed through hardships, but I can’t wait to see it go to the wrong place.