Real Man

Crack.

Their eyes clashed fiercely, but it was Shin Kyung-soo who looked away first.

As if facing off with a young employee was a blow to his pride, he hid his expression and walked past Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun didn’t mean to provoke him right away.

His target was not him, but the man who followed him closely, Yang Sang-yeol, the director.

The narrow-minded guy wouldn’t miss this opportunity to step in.

Zap.

He glanced at Yoo-hyun with his eyes slit, and as expected, he approached him after sending Shin Kyung-soo away.

His thin lips curled under his big nose.

“Thank you for your compliment, Director Yang Sang-yeol.”

“You know me, so there’s no need for an introduction.”

“Yes. I enjoyed watching your despicable deeds at the Wonju factory.”

“Despicable deeds?”

Yang Sang-yeol flared up at Yoo-hyun’s subtle taunt.

His level was evident from his inability to hide his anger.

Yoo-hyun calmly answered him, frowning.

“I guess it’s your style, Director Yang. You show your emotions like this.”

“You, do you know who you’re messing with?”

“Do you think I did it without knowing?”

“Huh! You’re so cocky because you cleaned up the mess at the Wonju factory, but do you really think Hansung’s smartphone will succeed?”

“It sounds like you’re determined to stop it.”

“Yeah! I’ll stake my name on it, and I’ll make your smartphone fail.”

That was the moment when Yang Sang-yeol revealed his true intentions and growled.

Yoo-hyun clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk. You’re going to sabotage your own company’s product… Manager Ahn, did you hear that?”

“Yes. I recorded it too.”

Yang Sang-yeol stuttered at the words of Ahn Jae-kyung, the manager who followed.

“What, what did you say?”

“Why are you so flustered? Don’t tell me you thought I would stoop to your level?”

“…”

Yoo-hyun leaned in and whispered to Yang Sang-yeol, who was speechless.

“Just in case, I’ll tell you this. The employees are all watching you. Keep your dignity.”

“Y-you…!”

Thump.

Yoo-hyun grabbed his hand as if to show off their friendship, and smiled brightly before turning around.

“Then, good luck. Let’s go, Manager Ahn.”

“Yes, Manager Han.”

Ahn Jae-kyung followed him.

He felt the burning gazes from behind, but that was what he wanted.

The more he got angry, the more his actions would be limited.

With a few words of provocation, Yoo-hyun had Yang Sang-yeol in the palm of his hand.

He chuckled as he stood in front of the elevator.

“Manager Ahn, you’re a good actor. The recording comment was nice.”

“Actor? I really recorded it.”

“Really? Since when?”

“Since you provoked Vice President Shin Kyung-soo. I thought you did it on purpose, knowing that Director Yang was watching.”

Did it show?

Even if he felt something from Yoo-hyun’s eye contact, it was another story to act on it in an instant.

There was no reason for Ahn Jae-kyung to do that, so Yoo-hyun was curious.

“Why did you think that?”

“Because you have to make the opponent impatient to make their actions predictable.”

“So you recorded it?”

“Yes. I thought I had to. It might not be useful right now, but we have to collect these weaknesses bit by bit.”

“This is… How do you think of all these things?”

Yoo-hyun said, and Ahn Jae-kyung’s eyes sparkled.

“I’ve been through a lot, so it’s time to pay them back. It seems like a perfect timing now that you’re here, Manager Han.”

“…”

Ahn Jae-kyung looked at Yoo-hyun with a calm expression.

As if he saw through everything, his eyes made Yoo-hyun shiver.

Ahn Jae-kyung was the control tower of Unique TF.

Despite the fierce situation where he couldn’t see an inch ahead, he looked relaxed.

It wasn’t just his appearance.

“Currently, Unique TF is…”

In the empty office, Yoo-hyun listened to Ahn Jae-kyung’s explanation and felt his changed side.

First of all, his talent in human resources, which he had shown potential before, had blossomed.

Ahn Jae-kyung had control over the movements of over 200 Unique TF members, and placed them in the right positions according to their talents.

He was able to respond quickly when he requested backup from Jang Joon-sik, the deputy manager, thanks to him.

He didn’t try to do everything by himself, but used his colleagues skillfully.

He supported Na Do-yeon, the team leader, and led the whole team with Hong Seung-jae, the deputy manager, and Choi Kyu-tae, the deputy manager, as the two pillars.

On top of that, he put Kwon Se-jung, the deputy manager, who showed a strategist’s face, in the front to deter the opponent.

That was amazing enough, but Ahn Jae-kyung looked further.

He brought in the Home Appliance Strategy Team and the B2B Strategy Team to expand the scope of Unique TF, and filled the gaps with the Management Strategy Manager and the Infrastructure Strategy Manager.

He used the entire resources of the Innovation Strategy Office at the right time.

Thanks to that, Unique TF was able to move forward despite the storm.

Swoosh.

Yoo-hyun lifted his head and looked at Ahn Jae-kyung.

The moment he met his shining eyes, Yoo-hyun was sure.

His vision was already beyond the success of the smartphone and reached the whole company.

-I thought I could look down on the whole company someday if I followed the executive director. But I realized that was my greed. So I decided to leave.

Unlike the past when he left Yoo-hyun, he achieved what he wanted with his own power.

It happened now, when his rank was low and his experience was shallow.

How could this happen?

Yoo-hyun, who was secretly surprised, asked Ahn Jae-kyung.

“Was the explanation too long?”

“Of course not. It was very clear and impressive.”

“You must have a high level of understanding, Manager Han. I heard that Deputy Manager Jang reported to you every day.”

“That’s true. Oh? By the way, I don’t see the lavender tea that was always on your desk.”

Ahn Jae-kyung always drank the lavender tea he made himself.

It was to soothe his headache that he had from being sensitive to human relationships.

As he saw Yoo-hyun’s puzzled look, Manager An Jaekyung shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t have headaches anymore.”

“Really? You used to get a piercing pain in your temples whenever you saw a discordant note.”

“I know. It just went away one day. When was it…? I think it was since I had a drink with you, Manager.”

“Near the Sindorim campus?”

Yoo-hyun asked, and Manager An Jaekyung smiled brightly.

“Yes. That time meant a lot to me. Thanks to that, I can enjoy the company dinners now.”

“…”

‘Just because of one drink.’

It was a turning point for him to approach Yoo-hyun more humanely than before.

Thanks to that, Manager An Jaekyung overcame his inner problems and was able to unleash his abilities among people.

It was Yoo-hyun’s changed choice that made everything different.

Manager An Jaekyung told him how he felt right now.

“Isn’t it amazing? It was a problem that even medicine couldn’t solve.”

“I know. I’m really glad.”

“I have a lot to thank you for, Manager. And I will continue to do so.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I need your skills from now on. You came at the perfect time.”

Manager An Jaekyung grinned.

At that moment.

The face of Yang Sangyeol, the director who entered the office, was crumpled.

“You insolent brat! How dare you insult me?”

The subordinate who was watching the confrontation scene from the side tried to calm him down.

“It’s a deliberate provocation. Don’t mind it.”

“The vice president was also insulted. And you want me to stay still? That’s ridiculous, you makgeolli!”

“I’m sorry for my rude words.”

The subordinate bowed his head deeply, and Yang Sangyeol waved his hand.

“Enough, let’s clean up the whole production line. These bastards, they can’t make smartphones or anything.”

“Director, that’s…”

“What now?”

“Actually, as of yesterday, our people who were planted in the production line were all excluded.”

“What? How is that possible?”

“Not only that, but the access to the production data was also blocked.”

Yang Sangyeol grabbed the back of his neck at the successive unbelievable reports.

“Huh! Don’t tell me… that Han Yoo-hyun bastard?”

“Yes. It seems that he made a big cleanup when he came back.”

“He sharpened his knife and returned, huh? Good. Let’s see who wins.”

Grit.

Yang Sangyeol clenched his teeth with a fierce expression.

Meanwhile, Yoo-hyun was deep in thought.

‘What kind of help should I give?’

He had no clue, since Manager An Jaekyung had never asked for his support before.

Of course, he was willing to do whatever he asked.

He came back to make the smartphone a success, so he was ready to do it properly.

But what the hell?

“Currently, the whole production line is managed by Deputy Kwon Se-jung, and to prepare for the expected attacks from the other side, now…”

As he listened to Manager An Jaekyung’s explanation, Yoo-hyun blinked his eyes.

“Didn’t you already take care of everything?”

“I excluded the suspicious workers from the production line and separated the data server.”

“Not only that, but you also did the follow-up measures. I don’t think there’s anything for me to do.”

“I didn’t ask you for such trivial favors, Manager.”

“Then what?”

“Actually, I’m not sure if this is enough. I’m worried that I might make a wrong decision and make people suffer.”

Manager An Jaekyung, who looked relaxed, confessed his worries honestly.

It was understandable.

The situation could change depending on his judgment, so he had to face a crossroad every time he made a decision.

Yoo-hyun finally understood what Manager An Jaekyung meant by coming at the right time.

He wanted to fill his lack of experience with Yoo-hyun.

This was something that Yoo-hyun could do better than anyone else, so he said right away.

“It’s enough. You must have seen what happened to Choi Jaegi, the executive director who leaked the production information to Ilsung. ”

“You mean Director Yang won’t harm the production line too much?”

“Of course. He won’t even harm it, he’ll back off. You can tell by looking at the Wonju factory.”

“Come to think of it, there’s no trouble even though the Wonju factory is running well.”

It wasn’t that Director Yang couldn’t touch the Wonju factory.

He also gave up the pressure he had on the display panel production.

-The group operation headquarters intervened and coordinated the hydrogen fluoride issue. They also extended the contract with the Japanese suppliers. However, they will prepare a backup through domestic companies from now on.

Yoo-hyun recalled the words of Vice President Yeo Tae-sik and explained the reason briefly.

“Director Yang is very timid. He’s too scared to do anything.”

“But Vice President Shin Nyeong-su seems to support him a lot.”

“That’s why he’s more careful. He knows that he’s in a higher position than he deserves, so he’ll choose to minimize mistakes rather than attack boldly.”

“But how do you know that so well, Manager?”

Manager An Jaekyung was very curious, but it was something that Yoo-hyun couldn’t tell the truth.

He dodged it vaguely.

“I have a good eye for people.”

“Maybe for the same reason you recognized me?”

“Yes. Something like that.”

“I see what you mean. Then let’s move on to the next topic.”

“Sure.”

Manager An Jaekyung didn’t ask any more and changed the subject.

He had a good vision, so he pinpointed the parts where the other side was likely to attack.

“When we want to do marketing that suits our smartphone naming ‘Unique’, they will surely attack. To prepare for that…”

“Then instead of just taking it, it would be better to use their attack to our advantage. How to do that is…”

Yoo-hyun complemented what Manager An Jaekyung had prepared and put a period on each part.

He understood Manager An Jaekyung’s intention and made decisive decisions, so the conversation went very fast.