Chapter 188
The plant manager came to Gun-Ho's office to give a report .
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"DongHwa Electricity has reduced the product order dramatically . I think we'd better stop making those products for them . "
"We are still selling the products to DongHwa Electricity, right? And that generates income even though it is not much . "
"That's right; however, I think we need to reserve the extruding machine that has been used to manufacture those products to use exclusively for somewhere else . "
"Is that because of the Japanese engineer—Mr . Sakata Ikuzo?"
"Yes . Mr . Sakata Ikuzo has been doing his work with an extruding machine at night because all of our extruding machines are fully occupied during the day . The workers who have assisted Mr . Sakata Ikuzo at night became very exhausted as well . "
"Manager Jong-Suk Park has been assisting Mr . Sakata Ikuzo, right?"
"Yes, and there are two other workers who have been assisting him too . "
"So, three workers have been assisting Mr . Sakata Ikuzo . "
"They are not working with Mr . Sakata Ikuzo all day long though . They usually perform their job duties, and they only assist Mr . Sakata Ikuzo when he needs them . "
"I see . "
"Mr . Sakata Ikuzo likes to work with Manager Jong-Suk Park . I think that's because Manager Jong-Suk Park is agile, and he is extremely good at the maintenance and repair work . "
"I know he is good at the maintenance and repair work, but how is he doing in the production field? Isn't he inept at production?"
"Haha . No, not at all . Usually, skillful people quickly adjust to other areas even though that area requires different skills . He is very sociable as well . He calls anyone big brother if that person is older than him . "
"Haha, really?"
"As to the extruding machine, I'm suggesting to reserve one extruding machine for Mr . Sakata Ikuzo exclusively . "
"They don't have to work at night that away . "
"Not exactly . Once they start developing products and getting busy, they will have to work without a break . So they will have to work at night too . "
"I don't know much about how things work in the production field . I will let you decide on that matter . "
"Okay, sir . Thank you . "
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After the plant manager left Gun-Ho's office, Gun-Ho thought about Jong-Suk Park . Jong-Suk was like his little brother; they had been together for a long time in good days and bad days in life . He was like a comrade in life to Gun-Ho .
"Jong-Suk is almost perfect . The only problem is that he didn't finish his college education . "
Gun-Ho was thinking that he would send Jong-Suk to college after Mr . Sakata Ikuzo completed developing the new product . Jong-Suk could take night classes so he could still work at Gun-Ho's company during the day .
"I am not sure if Polytechnics College offers night classes . "
Gun-Ho searched on the Internet to see the programs that Polytechnics College offered .
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo was staying at Onyang Hot Spring Hotel, and Jong-Suk gave him a ride for his commute to work . They went to work at a certain hour every day, but they often stayed at work till late at night . Sometimes they had to work all night . The interpreter also stayed with them according to their erratic work schedule . The interpreter was staying in a OneRoom close to the factory, but he had to use public transportation to commute .
The plant manager called for Jong-Suk .
"Manager Park, starting today, you can just focus on assisting Mr . Sakata Ikuzo . You don't have to work in the production or maintenance for now . "
"But there is so much work in the production and maintenance . "
"Mr . Sakata Ikuzo wants your full assistance . Just do as he wants . "
"Hmm . Does he think he can boss me around?"
"We can cover production and maintenance work with other personnel; we have team leaders and managers in those departments . It's not that bad to have a world-renowned engineer as your boss . "
"It's strange . I don't understand why it has to be me who should assist him . "
"That's because you are very good at work . "
"Even though I work till late at night, I don't get paid for overtime because I am a manager . On the other hand, I heard Mr . Sakata Ikuzo will receive an incentive if he successfully develops the new product in addition to his consultation fee . "
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"If he could successfully develop our new product, all those money paid to Mr . Sakata Ikuzo would be worth it . It would bring substantial benefit to the company . You should think of the company's interest more . You are close to the president, right?"
"I'm concerned about the company's interest, of course . I just don't like the way Mr . Sakata Ikuzo works with the mould . "
"What's wrong with his mould work?"
"It just looks shoddy . "
"His mould is being used for Boeing's products . "
"That's hmmm . "
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo called for Jong-Suk .
"Please do some welding work on the handle of this tool and fill the joint with rubber . "
"Yes, sir . "
"I will insert the mould that I just finished into the extruding machine, and you raise the temperature . Why don't you put these raw materials into the hopper? 5 grams of the black pigment, 4 grams of carbon power, and 1 gram of vulcanization accelerator,…"
"Sh*t, so many stuff go into the hopper . Hey, Mr . Interpreter, don't touch that thing . Step away from that machine!"
It seemed that the interpreter touched something out of curiosity . The machine made a loud noise before the pointer needle of the pressure gauge moved upward . The interpreter was frightened and quickly ran away from the machine .
Jong-Suk ran to the machine and pressed a few buttons to stop the machine .
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"I'm… I'm so sorry . "
The interpreter's face turned blue .
"You just do your job, okay? Just do the interpretation . "
"Okay . "
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Mr . Sakata Ikuzo called for Jong-Suk again .
"Fu*k! He is calling for me like every ten minutes . Don't interpret this to him . "
The interpreter smiled .
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo handed a strange-looking piece of metal to Jong-Suk .
"I just carve this out, but the surface is too rough . Can you smooth it out with sandpaper?"
"Okay . "
Jong-Suk started working on the piece of metal while murmuring . The interpreter came close to Jong-Suk to watch him work .
"Stay away from me . This work creates tiny particles in the air . "
In the afternoon that day, Mr . Sakata Ikuzo wanted to make a sample product for testing . He inserted the mould he had been carving out into the machine with the mixed raw materials that Jong-Suk made according to his instruction .
"Please check the temperature, coolant, compression speed, and expansion . Do not touch the machine or the mixed raw materials except Jong-Suk . "
The sample product came out . It had white and yellow color on it . The yellow part was solid .
"The sample product is coming out!"
The workers in the factory all gathered in front of the machine to see the first sample product . The plant manager and the chief officer of the research center were there too .
"The mould looked so shoddy, but the product made out of that mould looked so nice . "
"Look at this . This part is hard while the other part with a wing is soft . "
The workers stared at the sample product in amazement .
"Don't touch it . It hasn't hardened yet . "
Products made of plastic were soft when they did not solidify yet .
When the product solidified enough to be tested, Mr . Sakata Ikuzo measured its hardness with a durometer and measured its tensile strength .
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo shouted at Jong-Suk,
"Manager Park, stop the machine!"
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo let out a deep sigh .
"There is a problem with its degree of clearness . I think the mixture of magnesium carbonate caused it . "
"It looks just fine . "
The workers who were watching the product testing then said simultaneously,
"Soredewa Nai (It doesn't)!"
"I will have to taste it to be sure . I can't rely solely on the measuring device . "
"Taste it?"
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo cut the product with a scissor and took a piece of the product which was still a bit soft and put it in his mouth .
"Wow . He is really eating it . He can't swallow it . It's plastic . He is not supposed to eat it . "
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo kept chewing the product with his eyes closed . He looked like he was enjoying a piece of sushi or something . After chewing the piece of the sample product for a while, Mr . Sakata Ikuzo spit it out and said,
"We will have to add more magnesium carbonate and less oil to the mixture . Throw out all of the sample products we just made!"
"All of them? That's such a waste . "
"Throw them all out!"
Mr . Sakata Ikuzo flopped down on the floor; he looked exhausted .