Chapter 356: GH Logistics (1) – Part 1
The weather was getting cold, especially at night .
Gun-Ho’s companies were doing well . They were all generating revenues without loss . GH Mobile was the only one that hadn’t generated profits though because it had a debt to pay off . But still, Gun-Ho was the big player in Gangnam District in the public’s eyes; he owned a tall building which was a 20 story building including the rooftop . The building was situated in the center of the Gangnam District .
Moreover, Gun-Ho had 170 billion won in his stock account that was growing on a daily basis . No one knew about Gun-Ho’s money in that account though . Gun-Ho was making more than 4 billion won yearly using that money . Typically, the funds were invested in a safe program provided by the stock brokerage company . In addition, Gun-Ho was receiving his monthly salary of 35 million won in total from his four companies . Gun-Ho didn’t even spend much of this money since he usually used his company’s business credit card . That didn’t mean Gun-Ho spent money without care though .
Gun-Ho had also invested in several companies, but since many of them were startup companies, he hadn’t received any dividends yet from them . Once these companies started distributing dividends, Gun-Ho’s income would increase even more .
Two of the four companies that Gun-Ho owned were big enough to register with KOSDAQ, which were GH Mobile and Dyeon Korea . Once these two companies successfully became publicly traded companies, Gun-Ho’s wealth would grow dramatically .
Gun-Ho was in his office in Jiksan Town when he received a call from Mr . Adam Castler .
“How are you, boss . Please hold one second . I will put you on speakerphone so the interpreter can hear our conversation and interpret for us . ”
The interpreter—Mr . Lee—was there and said,
“The vice president—Mr . Adam Castler—wants to leave for Incheon International Airport now . The audit team from Dyeon America is arriving soon . ”
“Really? Sure . ”
“Okay, sir . But I’m not going with Mr . Adam Castler this time . ”
“Why not? Oh, the car doesn’t have enough space?”
“If I go with him, three people will have to sit in the rear seat . ”
“Do you think he can handle it by himself? Do you think he won’t get lost on the way?”
“Vice President Adam Castler has been in Korea for several months already . I think he will be okay . ”
In the afternoon, Gun-Ho headed to Dyeon Korea . Director Yoon brought twelve new employees to Gun-Ho’s office . The employees with work experience seemed to be about the same age as Gun-Ho while the others looked like they were in their early 30s or late 20s .
“So these people are the official first new hires of Dyeon Korea . ”
“That’s right, sir . ”
It was the second day of work for these new hires . They were already assigned to a department and started working . Gun-Ho gave a short speech to them to encourage them to work hard before letting them go back to their work .
“How many employees do we have now?”
“It’s 25 workers, sir . ”
“Did we hire another security guard for the night shift?”
“We didn’t yet . ”
“Why don’t you hire one more person for the day shift as well? We handle a significant amount of raw materials here . When someone needs to take materials out of the facility, they will have to submit the sign-out form to the security office before they pass the gate . ”
“Understood, sir . ”
“You know what? Let’s not directly hire security guards as our employees, but ask a staffing company to send someone here . For a position with a high turnover rate such as a security guard, we’d better use a labor service company’s service . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
“Well, you know what? I will ask the security staff company which dispatched my chauffeur here . ”
Gun-Ho made a call to Tae-Young Im right away .
“Tae-Young?”
“Yes, big brother . This is Tae-Young . ”
“We are looking for two security guards for the day shift and the night shift to work in my factory in Asan City . There is no age restriction . People in their 60s are fine too . Can you find someone for me?”
“Of course, big brother . I’m on it . ”
Director Kim came back to the office after visiting a client site .
“Mr . Adam Castler left for the airport . The audit team seemed to have arrived . ”
“I’ve been already informed about it, sir . I need to talk to you about getting freight trucks . We can’t handle the shipment of the raw materials to our clients any longer . There are just too many of them to handle by shipment . We will need to buy two freight trucks and hire two truck drivers . ”
“Workers like drivers, security guards, cleaning crew, and restaurant workers can easily be provided by a staffing company . Maybe we should do that . ”
“You are right . If we directly hire miscellaneous workers as our employees, they could create a lot of noise . They might demand a better work environment or higher salary, and it’s hard to manage them as well . If we think of raising their wages every year and using our resources to manage them, it’s more desirable to use a labor service company . ”
“I know one staffing company . I will make a request to them . ”
“Okay, sir . I will leave that to you then . ”
After Director Kim left Gun-Ho’s office, Gun-Ho made a call to Jae-Sik Moon immediately .
“What’s up?”
“How is your editing work going?”
“It’s going fine . Since I have to read a lot, my eyes hurt a bit, but everything is good here . ”
“Hey, are you interested in running a transportation company?”
“Running a transportation company? What are you talking about?”
“I’m thinking about forming GH transportation company . I will be in my office in Sinsa Town for work tomorrow . Come to my office . Meet me there tomorrow . You can see your wife at work too . ”
“I don’t know what to say . I have no idea what you are talking about . ”
“Well, just come by my office in Sinsa Town tomorrow . Morning time is good . I will talk to you about it . ”
“Okay . I will be there . ”
In the afternoon, Mr . Adam Castler came back from the airport . He was with two Americans .
Mr . Adam Castler introduced these two Americans to Gun-Ho and the executive officers . One of the Americans said through the interpreter—Mr . Lee,
“The scope of our audit is limited to verifying the status of the machines that had been sent by us as part of our investment-in-kind and Mr . Adam Castler’s work . We are not here to audit any part of the Korean coventurer’s work . So please don’t mind us and focus on your work . ”
“Hmm, really?”
“We just need a place to work . I saw a small meeting room on the way here . If it’s okay, we’d like to use that room for the next two days . ”
“Sure . No problem . If you need anything else, please feel free to talk to Director Yoon here . He will help you . ”
“Thank you, sir . ”
The next day, Gun-Ho headed to his building in Sinsa Town . Jae-Sik came to see him .
“Please have a seat . You want some coffee?”
Gun-Ho asked the secretary—Ms . Yeon-Soo Oh—to bring two cups of coffee .
“Have you walked up to the rooftop?”
“Not yet . I will go there later . ”
“How do you like your job as a chief editor in GH Media?”
“Whether I like it or not is not important to me . That’s the only job I have that pays my bills . ”
“You said you drove a taxi before . ”
“You don’t make enough money by driving a taxi . You have to give a certain amount of money to the company, which is a lot . So, you have to drive from early morning till late at night . Old people drive a taxi because they can’t find any other job, but I don’t recommend it to young people . ”
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