Chapter 49 – Chapter 49

“It is a battery from Nobel Chemistry.”
“Why?”

As if she had waited, no, Mi-hye Seo, whom she had already foretold, asked me like a shot. But the pressure is no joke.
Even though she had checked the data about the battery in advance, she almost lost the information in her head under the pressure of the moment.

‘Be afraid…’

Even though she knew it, it was this much, but if she didn’t know, she might have really cold sweat running down her hands and feet.
Is this the atmosphere of what is commonly referred to as a pressure interview?
There were women who sometimes complained that she was ruined because she cried during an interview, but at that time she just pretended to sympathize.
Now she seemed to be able to provide real empathy.

“First of all, the design is pretty.”
“Hoo? Design? Do you really think so? To be honest, if you’re familiar with it, maybe Pia’s cylindrical battery is everything rather than Novell’s pouch-type battery in the case of the general public?”
“No. I also have a car, so I may not know the professional knowledge, but I do know at least one design. There was a time when I had a hard time, but I have affection for that side to the point that even if I sold everything I had, I wouldn’t sell as much as a car.”
“Hmm, then… Maybe you know.”

Seo Mi-hye nodded her head at my words.

“Right, design. To be honest, this is one of the advantages of pouch-type batteries. Various designs are possible. Exactly… Design these days… I can’t ignore what I see with my eyes. Especially if the average person knows that, uhm.”

Looking at Seo Mi-hye muttering to herself and measuring her ruler her in her head her, I opened her mouth with more strength because I wanted everything at this time.

“I think performance is better than anything else.”
“The performance is great. But do you know that there is a downside that eats up all the advantages you mentioned?”

It was a story I had heard before from Kang Eun-kyung.
The downside is clear.
Due to the complexity of the manufacturing process, mass production is disadvantageous, which inevitably leads to high prices.

“If you’re talking about price, I think it’s definitely a bit expensive.”
“Yes that’s right. From the consumer’s point of view, there is virtually nothing more important than price. In that sense, the design is good, and the performance is good. However, Novell’s battery takes a long time to make, and is even more expensive. Wouldn’t you rather prefer a cheap and easily available battery even if it has a little less performance? What do you think of him?”
“It would be difficult to give a clear answer to that. Because each person is different. But in my case, I still want to power Novell’s battery.”
“Is it good to be expensive?”
“Yes. Some people might prefer something cheap and good value for money, but I’d rather just starve myself…”

I said it with the desire to feed the children good clothes and good food.

“… I want to write something good.”

“Flinching”

At that moment, Seo Mi-hye’s eyebrows twitched.

“And thinking about the future, I also want to raise my hand more for Novell’s battery. Since it is a client, there may be some things that keep appealing, but these days, it seems that Novell’s batteries are often popular in the market.”
“Whoa, well, all companies are evolving, but… Certainly, these days, even if it is a little expensive, the mindset of using good things for a long time is strong.”

When Seo Mi-hye showed a smile as if she had finally lost, the people around her were excited, almost as if a festival had begun.
Anyone looking at it would think we had already poured a lot of alcohol.
We only had one cocktail at a time.

It was a moment that made even me excited.
I really want Seo Mi-hye to make this important contract because of me.

“It’s true, I didn’t name that person to lose the pace like this. Had she known this, she would have nominated someone she would never know.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Hmm, I don’t think that attitude is nasty for some reason.”
“… !”
“It’s a joke. It was a response that a child would do, so I responded like a child.”

She’s a mischievous woman, really.

Anyway, the moment they even joked with each other, the story had to end in a positive way. Seriously, manager Ahn Jang-jin would even try to take out the contract right here by giving notice to Kang Eun-kyung.

‘I did it.’

Coincidence in a way.
In a way, a golden opportunity created by my efforts…

‘No, I wonder if it’s closer to the latter in this case.’

I thought I knew a little bit about what it means to be prepared to seize opportunities.
It was then.
The sound of a candle being struck suddenly interrupted the climax of the atmosphere.

“Playing is the best, gather friends!”

There were three people, including me, who were started because they wanted to be mine to a familiar ringtone.
It was me, Manager Ahn Jang-jin, and Seo Mi-hye.

After thinking about this, I realized that Miho and Noah’s ringtone was that one, but mine wasn’t that one, so I looked at Ahn Jang-jin.

“Who is it? Kuh-hum, among the old people, there are people who use ringtones like this.”

It was then.
The unexpected person answered.

“It’s me, whoa.”

Seo Mi-hye let out a deep sigh and stood up with a slightly annoyed, or rather annoyed, face on her face her.

“I’m sorry, but I’ll be away for a moment. I’m sorry.”
“No, thanks. Please go slowly.”
“Yes, I will be back soon.”

“Kikkik, click!”

That’s the moment when Seo Mi-hye closes the door of the room and leaves.

“Waaaaa!”

Four members of Nobel Chemicals Sales Team 5 came running to me screaming. In particular, Ahn Jang-jin, who had been polite to me from the first meeting, tossed my hair and shouted in short words, wondering where he sold it.

“What is this bastard doing? Good job, so good job! Oh, I was so shocked at first that I thought my heart was going to drop. Later on, you were so lovely that you wanted to kiss me! You bastard!”
“Ah, it wasn’t for nothing that Assistant Manager Kang recommended this place. No, what host knows so much about our batteries?”

Kang Eun-kyung spoke in an arrogant voice.

“While I was preparing earlier, they asked me about data on batteries. No, honestly, I wondered if the host would know how to use it. It goes like this. You never know what the real world will be like.”
“Ah, honestly, manager Seo Mi-hye has great things about it. Ugh, if that person had been the interviewer when I joined the company, his hair would have turned white on the spot? If someone suddenly asks such a question to the host in a place like this, I’m going to have goosebumps about what to ask in the interview.”
“Anyway, at this rate, I think it can be said that the seal has already been stamped here. Due to Manager Seo Mi-hye’s personality her, she will definitely carry a stamp, and if we stamp here, hehe, we’ll have a drinking party after that, right?”
“Cancer! The most expensive drink here…”

I quietly said

“Keuheum, millions of won.”
“… After all, we shoot pork belly.”
“Ah, chief! It’s a legal car!”
“You bastard, there is a limit even if it is a law car! If I scrape millions of won, I might have to write a letter of appreciation.”
“I know because I came here as a guest, but they also have reasonably priced alcohol!”
“Get a boyfriend!”
“Give me some time and tell me!”

It was the best atmosphere ever.
A party has already been held here.

From the standpoint of seeing them from the side and constantly receiving compliments from them, I am also very excited.
On the other hand, there was no bitter heart.

[… ] …]

Should I say there are invisible walls?
No matter how well I did, I ended up being the host, and they were employees of a large company that was always so fierce in society.

‘It was a bad start.’

And that was a factor that got bigger and bigger as time went by.
When I was in middle school and high school, I didn’t think much of school grades or studying. Where can I use it after studying so far? In today’s world, even if you graduate from a good university, you cannot get a job anyway. If that’s the case, why waste money and time going to college?

Now that I think about it, in the end, I only accepted information that was convenient for me.
Because the other information only fueled my inferiority complex for me at the time. So I intentionally turned my eyes away and turned away.

But now that I think about it, I studied anyway, and if I graduated from a good university…

“Hyunwoo, well done!”
“Hyeonu-san, you did a good job!”

He might have been congratulated in the middle with his Nobel Chemistry employee ID hanging around his neck.

If you want to be successful, go to college.
If you want to be successful, go to college.

It was one of the lines of a movie that I accidentally saw as a related search word while watching English proverbs every day. Although the meaning of that word has faded a lot now, and it is not as emphasized as before.
Just a few decades ago, it was said that it was true.
However, those words resonated with me even now.

“No, but I think Manager Seo Mi-hye is also a bit amazing. Why did you have to come all the way here? I don’t know why you came to Korea in the first place. To be honest, he was a very successful person abroad, and it would not have been too late even if he moved to the Korean branch after moving.”

It’s probably a question that everyone, including me, had.
And I was able to set up a hypothesis before meeting Seo Mi-hye, and after meeting Seo Mi-hye in person, I was able to have quite a lot of confidence in that hypothesis.

“I think I know.”
“Yes? What is that…”

「Break!」

Even before I could answer him, even if Seo Mi-hye was a little annoyed, she came back with her complexion turned blue, contrary to how she had gone out leisurely.

“Me, that no, folks at Nobel Chemistry… I’m sorry, but I’m now, whoa… I have an urgent situation, so I think I have to go now.”

Judging from his stuttering her, it was clear that he was extremely embarrassed.
Even the hands holding the phone were shaking.

“Yes?!”

However, for the sales team of Nobel Chemicals, who believed that the contract had been concluded, it was like a thunderbolt.
One step forward.
No, it was only natural that things that would end with just stamping suddenly went awry. More than anything else, you have to make a performance here to get more bonuses, and furthermore, someone can get a promotion.

“Boss, then how can the dojang not work? We are desperate too. Don’t you know?”

In the end, it was the commander who carried the gun at this time.
Manager Ahn Jang-jin held up the contract and politely asked, bending his waist at 90 degrees. Seo Mi-hye bit her lip.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think it’s possible in this state. I don’t think you read the contract properly.”
“There is nothing strange about it.”
“Unless I personally examine the contract carefully, I cannot stamp it! Even the manager knows. How much can happen with just one word in a contract!”
“But what the manager said…”
“Chief Ahn Jang-jin! Aren’t you forgetting where I came from now!”

As if she was in a lot of urgency, Seo Mi-hye’s voice also went up.
Seeing this, Kang Eun-kyung’s complexion turned black.

No matter how good the product, no matter how good the development, in the end it was the ‘person’ who made the final decision on the contract.
In the process, if feelings are hurt between people, the contract is broken.
As if there was no entertainment for nothing.

However, the sales team of Nobel Chemicals also understood. The moment you think it’s all over, it would be unfair if the table suddenly turned over.
However, Seo Mi-hye was right.

Leaving aside the basic duty, she came here from the position of ‘A’. Even if I just went like this, my face would be a little hot, but I couldn’t blame Seo Mi-hye for anything wrong.
Instead, after Seo Mi-hye leaves, the sales team here might drink the leftover alcohol right here in the atmosphere of a mourning house.
To be honest, I didn’t want to see it.
I am not the sales team of Nobel Chemicals, and I will not receive more money whether they fail or succeed in the contract.

‘How would the kids feel if their father died at the amusement park?’

So I decided to try one more time.
I firmly believe that my hypothesis is correct, and I pray to the sky again.

“Let’s go, boss. I will take you there.”
“Hyunwoo, what are you talking about… !”

Kang Eun-kyung shouted in surprise, but I answered in a calm voice.

“Everyone, please understand. Maybe something happened to the kids.”

At that moment, Seo Mi-hye’s eyes widened.