Chapter 173
After the bank branch manager left, Gun-Ho was sitting in his office by himself .
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He looked at his company's organizational chart that was placed on the table .
"Should I restructure the company?"
He thought for a second and then put the chart back to the table .
"Let's do it after Amiel from Lymondell Dyeon visits the company . "
Gun-Ho then made a call to Attorney Young-Jin Kim at Kim&Jeong .
"How are you doing these days? Are you still busy?"
"I'm doing well, and I am not that busy now . "
"Amiel from Lymondell Dyeon told me that he would visit my factory soon, and I haven't heard from him yet . "
"Really?"
"I told him to come and see my factory and have a round of golf together . "
"Right . I heard that too . You also said we should go to that bar in Hannam Town and listen to that Gayageum again . "
"Do you think he forgot about it?"
"I will call and ask him . "
"Thank you . Please do so . I would do it myself if I could speak English . "
Gun-Ho received a call that Amiel was arriving at Gimpo International Airport .
"It's good that he didn't come to Incheon International Airport . "
Gun-Ho looked for an interpreter for the occasion since he didn't want to ask Attorney Young-Jin Kim every time he needed an interpreter . He called for the general affairs manager .
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"Do you speak English?"
"No, sir, but Assistant Manager Park from the research center speaks English very well . "
Gun-Ho called for Assistant Manager Park, and after a while, he knocked on Gun-Ho's office . He was about the same age as Gun-Ho, and he was slim and was wearing glasses .
"Do you speak English well?"
"Not fluently, but I can speak English at a conversational level . "
"I was told that you majored in engineering so you work at the research center . Where did you learn English?"
"I served my military service in Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA), and I also spent a year in the U . S . as an exchange student . "
"Hmm . We are expecting to have a visitor today . He is an American and the president of Lymondell Dyeon's Japan office . Can you interpret for me?"
"Of course, sir . "
Assistant Manager Park was flushed with nervousness . He seemed to think that this was his opportunity to get closer to the president of the company that he was working for . However, it also could go the other way if he screwed up . He felt anxious .
Gun-Ho drove himself heading to Gimpo International Airport, accompanied by Assistant Manager Park from the research center .
The two men didn't talk much on the way to the airport . Gun-Ho had nothing to ask him about, and Assistant Manager Park felt difficult to talk to the president . He wanted to ask Gun-Ho how he could have possibly acquired this company at his young age, but he didn't dare ask Gun-Ho .
"The weather is really nice today . "
"That's right, sir . According to the weather forecast, it will be sunny until this weekend . "
They simply talked about the weather until they arrived at the airport .
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Amiel was walking out of the exit at the airport, and Gun-Ho could easily recognize him . The flight from Tokyo mostly had Asian passengers, especially Japanese, so the American man—Amiel—was standing out .
"Amiel!"
"Hey, President Goo . "
Before he could talk further, Gun-Ho introduced the interpreter—Assistant Manager Park—to Amiel .
"This is Assistant Manager Park; he is working at my company . He is here to interpret for us . "
"Really? How do you do?"
Amiel extended his hand to Assistant Manager Park for a handshake .
"This is the president of Lymondell Dyeon's Japan branch . "
"Oh, really?"
"Since we have plenty of time, let's take a brief tour of our factory in Asan City first before we go to his hotel—Palace Hotel in Gangnam . Please interpret for me . "
Assistant Manager said in English what Gun-Ho just said . He didn't seem to be doing a very good job in interpreting though . Amiel seemed to try hard to understand what Assistant Manager Park said; maybe his pronunciation wasn't easy to understand to native English speakers . Attorney Young-Jin Kim was more natural and relaxed when he talked with Amiel in English . However, Gun-Ho was okay with it as long as he could communicate with Amiel .
Amiel looked around the factory in Asan City .
"Hmm . "
Amiel nodded his head .
The chief officer of the research center came out and greeted Amiel . He had a Ph . D . from Germany, and he could speak English . However, it was about the same level as Assistant Manager Park . Gun-Ho thought he would have to hire three more people who could each speak English, Japanese, and Chinese .
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When talking about work and technology, fluent English wasn't necessary because they mostly used technical terms and jargon . The chief officer of the research center and Amiel were communicating fine . When the chief officer was explaining things, Amiel kept nodding his head . When Amiel asked something, the chief officer quickly understood what Amiel wanted to know . Amiel closely looked at the products and sometimes took a picture with his smartphone .
"Good . "
"Wonderful . "
Amiel seemed to be satisfied mostly .
Gun-Ho drove to Seoul with Amiel and Assistant Manager Park in his car . He reserved the Palace Hotel for Amiel, which was located close to Gangnam Express Bus Terminal .
"Please tell Amiel to leave his luggage in his room and come down to the lobby . Attorney Young-Jin Kim will be here soon . "
Assistant Manager Park interpreted for Gun-Ho .
Gun-Ho was waiting for Amiel at the hotel lobby when Attorney Young-Jin Kim arrived .
"Gun-Ho Goo!"
"It has been a while . I heard you were so busy because of a patent infringement lawsuit . "
"You must be very busy yourself in acquiring the company . I wanted to visit your factory, but I just couldn't make time for it . "
"No problem . Take your time . Our company is always open to you . "
Gun-Ho introduced Assistant Manager Park to Attorney Young-Jin Park .
"This is Young-Jin Park . He is an attorney at Kim&Jeong . He is a friend of mine . "
Assistant Manager Park gave a deep bow to Attorney Kim .
"Who is this?"
Attorney Kim looked at Gun-Ho with a question mark on his face .
"Oh, he is our employee . He came here with me to interpret for me . "
"Oh, I see . "
Attorney Kim offered his hand to Assistant Manager Park for a handshake .
Amiel came down to the lobby . He dressed casually .
"Hey, Young-Jin Kim!"
"Amiel!"
They hugged each other with a smile .
Young-Jin Kim and Amiel spent some time catching up at the lobby, and Young-Jin told Gun-Ho in Korean from time to time what he just talked with Amiel .
Assistant Manager Park seemed to be lost in admiration of Attorney Kim's fluent English, and he was just staring at Attorney Kim . Attorney Kim looked like a native English speaker in Assistant Manager Park's eyes; his pronunciation and gestures when he talked were so natural and so American . Assistant Manager Park shouldn't have said that he could speak English well .
Gun-Ho said to Assistant Manager Park,
"Since Attorney Kim is here, you don't have to interpret for me anymore . You did a good job today . You can take a bus to Asan City at the express bus station across the street . "
"Yes, sir . I will get going then . "
Assistant Manager Park gave a bow to Gun-Ho .
Gun-Ho took out an envelope from the inner pocket of his jacket .
"I do appreciate your work today . Here, use that to pay for the express bus to Asan City and for your dinner today . "
Assistant Manager Park took the envelope politely that Gun-Ho handed to him with his two hands .