Chapter 305
The three workers were standing at the Busan port the next day . They verified two machines and 50 tons of raw materials which Dyeon America shipped from Seattle in the U . S . When they received the machines and the raw materials which pass muster at customs, Mr . Adam Castler received a call from Dyeon America . The call was about three of Dyeon America's engineers who were coming to join Dyeon Korea for a period of three months . Director Dong-Chan Kim made a call to Gun-Ho .
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"Sir, it's Director Kim . "
"Oh, yes . How are things going there?"
"We received the machines and raw materials without any problem . We are trying to load the truck with them . The machines are too long to be loaded to a truck, so Director Park is dismantling the machines right now . "
"Oh, really?"
"And, Mr . Adam Castler just received a call from Seattle . They sent their three engineers to Korea and the engineers will arrive at Incheon International Airport tomorrow morning . They are asking if we can send someone to pick them up at the airport . "
"I will ask Director Kang in Seoul to pick them up . "
"Thank you, sir . We will be heading to Asan City as soon as we load things here . "
Gun-Ho asked for the general affairs assistant manager who was just promoted to that position,
"We will have three engineers from Dyeon America tomorrow . They will arrive at the Incheon International Airport . Since they will arrive here in Asan City tomorrow afternoon, please make a room reservation at a hotel for them, and once Director Kim comes back from Busan, discuss with him about the American engineers' OneRooms where they will stay for three months . "
"Yes, sir . "
Gun-Ho then called GH Development to talk to Director Kang .
"Director Kang?"
"Yes, sir . "
"Three of Dyeon's engineers will arrive at Incheon International Airport tomorrow from the U . S . "
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"Oh, I see . I can pick them at the airport just like I did last time . "
"Please take Secretary Yeon-Soo Oh with you . Let me see… Your car is probably too small to accommodate five people; especially the American engineers must have large body frames . Why don't you call a car rental company and ask if they have a van like Starex?"
"Okay, sir . "
"You know how to drive a van, right?"
"Of course, sir . I can handle a van . "
"Well, then get a van before you leave to pick them up . "
"Yes, sir . "
GH Media sent the third and fourth books of the cartoon series of world history to Gun-Ho .
"Well, once I receive all of their thirty books, my bookshelf here will be filled with cartoon books . Hmm . I'm not sure if I want to display cartoon books in my office since this is the president's office . Maybe I'd better send them to someone once I finish reading them . Who would be a good person to send them to? Oh, yeah . I can send the cartoon books to Jeong-Ah to Incheon City . "
Jae-Sik Moon crossed his mind while Gun-Ho was reading the cartoon, and he gave him a call .
"Jae-Sik? I received the third and fourth books of the cartoon . Are they selling well?"
"Yes, they are doing very well . We are already selling the third edition of the first and second books . And we sell more than 100 books per day for the third and fourth ones . "
"I guess you can make enough living with it . "
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"The Japanese book, 'the person who wakes up in the morning' is doing very well too . We sell at least 200 of them per day . You know, Korean people are sensitive to trends . I guess that book is trendy now . "
"200 books per day? Let me think . Assuming the book costs 10,000 won, then the book brings 2 million won per day . It's 60 million won per month . Well, since GH Media has only five workers, I guess you can't just have meals with it but you can also get some drinks with it . "
"Not really . You need to take account of the necessary expenses . We are paying fees to the large bookstores like Kyobo Book Center and Youngpoong Bookstore . Also, we are paying to the author, and we are bearing the shipping costs . So nothing much left for us in the end . But according to President Shin, if we maintain the current level for one year, we would be able to get your investment fund back to you . "
"Hey, Min-Hyeok's wedding is this Saturday . Maybe we can get together after his wedding for another round of drink or something . "
"Why not? I'm sure everyone will join us, especially, we will be in Incheon, our hometown . "
"You said, you are seeing your ex-wife, right?"
"Yes . She actually moved into my home already . "
"Really? Congratulations . Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, it's not something I'm proud of . "
"Why don't you have a wedding too? Min-Hyeok is having his second wedding . You can have your first wedding now . "
"Nah . It's okay . We can just live together as we have before . "
"Do you talk with your parents sometimes?"
"It has been a while actually . I think I will need to go see them . "
"Do you know where they are living?"
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"Yes, I do . "
"They will be happy to see you, man . I understand you should have your own reasons why you haven't seen your parents, but they are your parents . "
"I know . "
"Okay then . I will see you at Min-Hyeok's wedding . "
Gun-Ho talked with President Jang-Hwan Song about Director Yoon who had been in charge of the construction of Dyeon Korea .
"I think we'd better give a permanent position to Director Yoon with Dyeon Korea . "
"Director Yoon?"
"Yes . "
"Actually I was thinking that we have way too many executives here in GH Mobile . We had construction work going on, so we needed them . But, with our current sales revenue, I think we can afford to have only five executives in GH Mobile . "
"If we send Director Yoon to Dyeon Korea, we still have six executives with GH Mobile . "
"The average annual salary for our executives is 150 million won . So if we let one person go, we can save 150 million won per year, assuming we are maintaining the same level of our sales revenue . I'm saying we can reduce our debt by 150 million won . I know I am the last executive who joined GH Mobile . If our sales revenue didn't increase, I would have had to be the one who gets laid off first . "
"Haha . I can't let you go, President Song . "
"You shouldn't involve your emotion in the business . You need to see the person's work performance . "
"Haha . I see your point . "
"This company is generating more and more revenue and in the process of reducing debts . After three years, we can possibly go public too . However, you shouldn't expect to make money with Dyeon Korea in its first year . "
"Hmmm . "
"But you will have your fun with Dyeon Korea . While GH Mobile is slowly but gradually increasing its sales revenue, Dyeon Korea can increase the sale revenue dramatically . There is a distinctive difference between a company that is manufacturing products and the company that is producing raw materials . "
"Are you saying that if we are lucky enough, maybe we will make money even in our first year?"
"That's right . "
"Hmm . I see . Well, I will relocate Director Yoon to Dyeon Korea for now . "
"Sounds good . Oh, I will have to get off from work early today . "
"Are you going to Seoul?"
"The new minister who is just appointed is my friend . I have a party with my friends to congratulate him . "
"Oh, the minister who used to work as a congressman?"
"Yes . When we were in college at Korea University, we used to do protest together . "
"You probably want to keep a close relationship with him . It seems that he will gain a lot of political power in our current administration . "
"With all due respect, I beg to differ . I believe that a businessman shouldn't have a close or distant relationship with politicians and high-ranking government officials . I will keep an adequate and proper distance from them . "
"Hmm . I will keep that in mind . "
"Thank you . "
President Jang-Hwang Song gave a bow to Gun-Ho respectfully and left the office .