Chapter 145: 145
"The reason I talked with the president here is to ask him to hire me as an employee . I wanted to start my investigation early in collecting information to know the exact situation of the company, like how much debt it really has . "
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"Hmm . So you are interested in acquiring this company . "
"That's right . I believe you probably want to sell the company to a third party as early as you can . That's what the court promotes too, right? If the company is sold even before the court receivership actually starts, you might get an incentive too, I believe . "
"That's not a bad idea . What concerns me is that you need to take a position with a real task . We actually have a vacancy in a position that handles lawsuit related work . The person who used to work in the position quit the job; he said the work was too hard for him . Why don't you take the position and do your own investigation about the company and its debt while handling the company's lawsuit?"
"That's fine with me . I am willing to take any work that you give to me . I hope I could take though a position to a level as a managing director . "
"That's not possible . In order to hire a person at a director level, we will need approval from the court . "
"I see . Then, let's do this . Let's tell people within the company that the company hired a new managing director, and tell the court that the company hired a manager who would handle the lawsuit related work . "
"Hmm . "
The officer seemed to take some time to think about it, and said,
"Did the president agree to it? I mean about hiring you, President Gun-Ho Goo . "
"Yes, he said okay . "
"Well, let's do that then since the president agreed to it . Let me first talk with the president, and I will contact you . "
Gun-Ho lent 200 million won to the Mulpasaneop's president and secured the loan with his condo in Bangbae Town . The president seemed to be satisfied when he received the money .
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"My sister will be very happy . Thank you . "
Gun-Ho came back to Seoul and had waited until he heard something from Mulpasaneop .
"Once I get into the company, I will have to handle their lawsuit job, but I have no idea what the work is about . What should I do? Oh, the officer manager—Se-Gil Lee from a law firm . I think I can ask him about the work . "
The reason why Gun-Ho wanted to get into the Mulpasaneop as an employee was to grasp the actual state and condition of the company such as their actual current assets and debts; that way, he would be able to smoothly acquire the company without making a mistake when it came to the time for the M&A . Also, Gun-Ho wanted to make himself busy working at Mulpasaneop, so he could suppress his urge to sell his Kumho Chemical stock .
"I will be too busy to think about selling the Kumho Chemical stock . Let the stock sit there for quite a while, maybe until the coming winter . "
Gun-Ho received a call from the court officer at Mulpasaneop .
"You can start your work here next Monday . As I previously promised, we will report to the court that we hired you as a manager who would hand the company's lawsuit related work . However, inside the company, we will announce that we hired a managing director, but that has to be done by the president, not me . Since I am the appointed officer by the court, I can't do it . "
"I understand . Thank you . "
"Since the company is officially hiring you, you will have to bring some papers like your resume, your resident registration, and your highest school diploma . "
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"No problem . I will do that . "
"And the duration of the employment will be 6 months . "
"That sounds good . I believe everything will be done by then . "
Gun-Ho urgently called for Manager Kang and Ms . Ji-Young Jeong .
"I won't be in the office from tomorrow . I will be working as a managing director at a manufacturing company in Asan City . "
"Huh? What about our company then?"
Gun-Ho's two employees' eyes widened .
"I could take the position in Asan City and work there for a while because I know you two will be in this office . You just keep working as you have done, and let me know when there is an important thing you think you need to report to me . "
"What is going on, sir?"
"The company in Asan City is Mulpasaneop . They manufacture automobile parts . I actually want to make an M&A of that company, so I want to be inside the company in advance to find out more about the company . "
"Are you acquiring a company? How big is that company? If it is a manufacturing company, their employees should be at least more than ten people . "
"Their current employees are actually 250 . "
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"250 people?"
Manager Kang and Ji-Young looked at each other in surprise .
Gun-Ho at first thought of finding a place to stay within the Asan City, and then he decided to lease a condo close to Cheonan-Asan Station for KTX (Korea Train Express); it was a 25 pyung condo .
"This is a newly constructed condo; it looks good . Since the KTX station is right there, it will take me only 30 minutes to go to Seoul, which is nice . "
Gun-Ho went to Mulpasaneop to work on the following Monday .
There were 48 workers from the management department who were gathered for the morning meeting . Since it was a manufacturing company, the number of workers in the production was way higher than the number of the workers in the management . The president introduced Gun-Ho to the workers from the management .
"This is Gun-Ho Goo . He joined us today and he will be working as a managing director of our company . He will handle mostly lawsuit related jobs . "
Gun-Ho came forward and gave a 90-degree bow to the workers . The workers clapped with a blank face . The president continued to talk,
"Managing Director Gun-Ho Goo graduated from Zhejiang University in China majoring in accounting, and he worked as the president of GH Development Company . Please welcome him as our team . "
Gun-Ho bowed to the workers again .
Gun-Ho asked the accounting manager to give him the lawsuit files . There were 54 ongoing lawsuits . Gun-Ho quickly looked through the files .
"16 of them are about unpaid wages, and the rest of them are from creditors for unpaid loans . "
Gun-Ho made a call to the office manager—Se-Gil Lee .
"Oh, President Gun-Ho Goo? I am back to my office in Seocho Town . Why don't we have lunch together today? I can get to the Gangnam station in 15 minutes on my slow foot . "
"I am actually in Asan City today . I took a temporary position in a company that I want to make an M&A of . "
"Oh, really?"
"If you have time today, can we meet at Seoul Station instead? I will buy you a tasty lunch . I have something to consult you about . "
"That sounds good . I don't have any other schedule today anyway . "
Gun-Ho put all the Mulpasaneop's lawsuit files into a briefcase and took a KTX train heading to Seoul . Once Gun-Ho arrived at the Seoul Station, he met with the office manager at the Café Pascucci that was located inside the train station .
"What are these?"
"These are lawsuit documents . "
Gun-Ho put all the documents on the table and showed it to the office manager—Se-Gil Lee .