Real Man

Chapter 626

Team leader Na Doyeon sat up straight and opened her mouth with a serious expression.

“Before we get into the main content, I’d like to tell you our team’s goal for this year.”

“Isn’t it to revive the smartphone business?”

Deputy director Hong Seungjae was thinking about getting out of the red, but he was wrong.

Team leader Na Doyeon shook her head and held up two fingers.

“No. It’s to become the second-largest smartphone maker in the market share.”

“What? What did you say?”

“That’s an impossible figure.”

“We have to increase our sales by at least five times. Is that possible?”

Everyone here was shocked.

Among them, Yoo-hyun was calm, and section chief Ahn Jaekyung swallowed his saliva.

“This is the mission that the person in charge gave us. I won’t listen to any complaints.”

“…”

As soon as he heard team leader Na Doyeon’s firm words, section chief Ahn Jaekyung lost his words.

It was possible that the person in charge would give them a tough goal as a villain.

But it was another story that team leader Na Doyeon accepted it.

It meant that the person in charge had given her a strong trust.

This was something that would never happen unless someone intervened.

‘How could this happen…’

Section chief Ahn Jaekyung looked at Yoo-hyun in front of the unbelievable reality.

He felt a chill down his spine as he met his calm eyes.

There was only one possibility that came to his mind.

On the other hand, Yoo-hyun was imagining the same scene as section chief Ahn Jaekyung.

He didn’t need to listen to team leader Na Doyeon’s words that followed.

‘She’s going to change everything.’

She would become more decisive as there was no time to hesitate.

As expected, he heard the words he had anticipated.

“We have to overhaul everything we’ve done so far to achieve our goal. I’ll start from scratch and reorganize everything completely.”

Buzzing.

This kind of drive and boldness was what Yoo-hyun wanted.

This was also the reason why she was more needed than anyone else at this point.

But there was one problem with her way.

She started with the answer already decided.

Sure enough, deputy director Hong Seungjae agreed with her.

“That’s right. We have no chance with the way we’ve been doing things in the smartphone business. We have to set the foundation right from the design, just like we did before. That’s the only way we can regain our old glory.”

“How is that reorganizing? We have to completely abandon the old way and move forward with a new one. We are ready for that.”

Deputy director Choi Kyutae argued, but deputy director Hong Seungjae didn’t seem to change his mind.

Team leader Na Doyeon didn’t seem to stop him either.

“Do you want us to trust you again after you’ve already failed? Do you want us all to die together?”

“Our strategy didn’t fail, it was the smartphone business that didn’t follow us.”

“Stop it. It’s useless whether you do it or not. We can’t use unverified people for this kind of thing. Especially people who have no experience in smartphones are worse than nothing.”

Deputy director Hong Seungjae waved his hand and scanned the faces of the people with a blatant look.

He even snorted when he saw the people from the display division.

Deputy Kwon Se-jung stepped up with an angry heart.

“Why do you say we have no experience in smartphones? We planned the retina display that goes into premium smartphones.”

“Stop it. Is this a place to play house? Don’t think you’re cool with making a part, and just get out if you don’t know anything.”

“No, now…”

“Now what? Do you have anything to argue?”

Section chief Shin Na-kyun’s personality was still the same, even though he had improved a bit.

Deputy Kwon Se-jung’s mental state was shaken, and deputy director Kim Sung-deuk joined the fight.

“What do you know about smartphones, to talk like that?”

“It’s more important to have a successful experience once, than to fail many times.”

“What did you say?”

Following section chief Shin Na-kyun’s rebuttal, deputy director Kim Sung-deuk flared up and a brawl ensued.

Team leader Na Doyeon put her hand on her forehead in front of the childish fight.

She wasn’t bothered by their noise.

She was worried about how to succeed.

She didn’t have enough time to do everything by herself.

She needed to somehow drag the team members along to achieve the goal.

But could she trust them and delegate the work?

Her mind was complicated.

To Yoo-hyun, the external situation to unite the team was already created.

It was up to the person who came up with this whole plan to fine-tune the details.

Yoo-hyun still met eyes with section chief Ahn Jaekyung, who looked nervous.

‘Isn’t it time to step up?’

Section chief Ahn Jaekyung looked very troubled.

He had never stepped up before, so it was all awkward.

But he couldn’t hide behind forever.

He had to know that it was useless if he didn’t grab the opportunity given to him.

Tap tap.

Yoo-hyun smiled as he saw him tapping the desk with his fingers, timing his move.

It was his habit before saying something important.

Thinking that he was ready, Yoo-hyun paved the way for him.

“Section chief Ahn, you can say what you have to say. It doesn’t seem like it will be resolved by staying quiet, does it?”

“…”

At Yoo-hyun’s sudden words, the people who were fighting turned their eyes to section chief Ahn.

Team leader Na Doyeon also raised her head quietly.

He was embarrassed, but section chief Ahn kept a calm expression.

He had always been quiet and one step behind, but he opened his mouth.

“Team leader, there are many opinions, but how about doing this?”

“How?”

Instead of answering the question, section chief Ahn gave deputy director Hong Seungjae a chance.

“Deputy director Hong has been watching the situation objectively from afar, and he has a successful experience. He must have prepared an amazing plan, and if we all follow it, we’ll get good results.”

“That’s right. There’s no need to waste energy on useless things.”

“Ugh.”

Deputy director Hong Seungjae nodded, but deputy director Choi Kyutae was embarrassed.

He couldn’t argue with his own side.

Section chief Ahn didn’t stop there and balanced it out.

“But deputy director Choi and deputy director Kim have seen the problems of the smartphone business on the spot. They have more concrete improvement plans.”

Deputy director Choi Kyutae and deputy director Kim Sung-deuk nodded, but deputy director Hong Seungjae didn’t agree.

Team leader Na Doyeon didn’t seem to stop him either.

The team leader, Nado Yeon, asked me directly, just like he did.

“Manager An, what are you trying to say?”

“Everyone knows that the results from both sides can be different. That’s why there’s a conflict.”

“That’s right.”

Manager An Jae-kyung, who had caught everyone’s attention by pausing for a moment, made a suggestion.

“Then, how about we each present our best results and get evaluated?”

“It’s obvious.”

Manager An Jae-kyung snorted at the words of Deputy Manager Hong Seung-jae, who was sneering, and offered a more concrete method.

“What I mean is, we openly disclose our proposals and evaluate them. Of course, the team leader will point out the detailed parts. Then, wouldn’t we have one proposal that everyone can agree on?”

It was a long way of saying, if you’re confident, don’t hide and come out.

They were all elites with strong pride.

They couldn’t refuse this offer.

“…”

The team leader, Nado Yeon, asked, ignoring the people who were exchanging glances.

“So, you want to have a competition?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Hmm… Not bad. It will also help with organizing the work.”

It was more than not bad.

It seemed like nothing, but it was a clever way to catch two rabbits at once: improving the faction issue and advancing the work.

The team leader, Nado Yeon, who had seen through the core of the problem at once, inwardly admired him.

Manager An Jae-kyung didn’t stop there.

“Team leader, it’s natural to hesitate to put inexperienced and unverified personnel into the field. But on the other hand, isn’t it certain that they will help the team if they are outstanding?”

“That’s right. It’s a win-win situation as long as they don’t interfere.”

“Yes. Then, how about we verify whether they interfere or not?”

“How?”

“We can link it to the previous competition, by making them identify the fundamental problem. The important thing here is…”

If the previous content was ‘competition’, then this time he brought up the keyword ‘test’.

If this went on, it would be possible to verify the display personnel that the team leader, Nado Yeon, was worried about.

At the same time, they could also review the content that they had already identified.

This was also in line with her suggestion to re-examine from zero base.

And what if they didn’t pass the test?

They could just cut them off.

Manager An Jae-kyung clearly appealed this point, and got the agreement of the others.

The team leader, Nado Yeon, nodded and winked at Yoo-hyun.

“Okay. We’ll do that, but don’t interfere, Manager Han.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Yoo-hyun had no reason to refuse.

As long as the results were good, his colleagues would blend into the team in no time.

He trusted his colleagues to do well.

Thanks to Manager An Jae-kyung’s summary, the team leader, Nado Yeon’s expression lightened up.

She wrapped up the meeting and gave an unusual compliment.

“Manager An knows the core.”

“No, I don’t.”

“Yes, you do. Good job. I’ll count on you next time.”

Her tone was also softer.

It was clear that she highly valued Manager An Jae-kyung with this one sentence.

This was proof that Manager An Jae-kyung’s suggestion had scratched the team leader, Nado Yeon’s, itch.

It was unexpected for him, and Manager An Jae-kyung looked flustered.

Yoo-hyun looked at the two of them and recalled what he had heard from Han Jae-hee, a novice office worker, a while ago.

It was the answer to the question of who seemed to be capable in the company.

-According to Manager Jang’s standards, a person who comes up with novel ideas is more capable than a specialist with a lot of experience. That’s why she likes me, I guess.

There was some nonsense mixed in, but it contained Manager Jang Hye-min’s criteria.

She valued ideas more than skills.

Why was that?

Because that was the ability she needed.

It was the same for the team leader, Nado Yeon, now.

The capable person she needed was not someone who performed well, but someone who could coordinate the whole thing from behind.

If such a person joined her, her leadership style, which was like a assault team, could also take flight.

It was the same for Manager An Jae-kyung, who supported her.

If he met someone who recognized him like the team leader, Nado Yeon, he could express his wishes as much as he wanted.

Just like when he was with Yoo-hyun.

A well-matched combination clicked together.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes seemed to see the next scene that would fit in perfectly.

The team leader, Nado Yeon, who had finished the meeting, called Yoo-hyun right away.

She asked him bluntly, without beating around the bush, as was her personality.

“Manager Han, there’s something I want to check with you.”

“What is it?”

“What’s your solution for the smartphone?”

“Solution?”

“Yes. You wouldn’t have started if you weren’t confident, right? Then you must know the method, right?”

The team leader, Nado Yeon, chose to get help instead of relying on her pride to achieve high goals.

This was quite surprising to Yoo-hyun.

‘I thought it would take more time.’

Since he had been waiting for this, Yoo-hyun told her without hesitation.

“Yes. I have something in mind. That is…”

It contained the answer that he had confidently formed this team.

The team leader, Nado Yeon, who had finished talking with Yoo-hyun, called Manager An Jae-kyung right away.

She went deeper into the part that they had coordinated earlier with him.

From her perspective, it was the first time she had asked for advice from a team member she didn’t know well.

The result of the conversation was delivered by email.

-I will share the results of what we talked about today at this time next week. The detailed preparations are…

It listed the specific plans for the ‘test’ and the ‘competition’.