Chapter 477: 477
Gun-Ho began to read the email from GH Mobile's general affairs director .
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[Sir, I've attached the business tour schedule of KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) . They are inviting the participants to a preliminary meeting before the tour . It's scheduled on Thursday . Please be there . ]
"Thursday? It's tomorrow . Where is the KOTRA located? I think I saw their business sign somewhere . Oh, oh, their office is in the big building on the road from Cheonggye Mountain to Seongnam City . "
Thursday came around .
After lunch, Gun-Ho headed to KOTRA . There was a sign posted at the entrance about the meeting .
"The preliminary meeting of the business tour for India is on the second floor? By the way, this building looks really nice . The public buildings these days are very well constructed . "
When Gun-Ho walked up to the second floor, there was a hall where several people gathered already . It seemed that there were about 25 people .
A man who introduced himself as KOTRA's manager came out and started talking to the participants . He mostly informed them of the tour schedule . It seemed that the tour was focusing on the Delhi area rather than Chennai . One of the famous tourist spots—Taj Mahal—was included in the schedule as well . A brief presentation ensued on the general condition of India . The presentation was made by KOTRA's executive officer who used to work at a branch office in India . Lastly, another executive officer said that he wanted everyone to have a safe trip . To wrap up the meeting, KOTRA's manager grabbed the microphone again .
"I hope that this meeting was informative and that we didn't bore you with too much information . I will now distribute the list of the participants of the tour . "
Gun-Ho looked at the list of the participants' names while paying attention to their job positions . There were not many business owners or presidents, but most of them were managers or directors of a company . There were even a few staff or team leaders .
"Everyone here will go on the trip to India together for four nights and five days . Please welcome the people sitting around you and get to know each other a little bit . "
Gun-Ho unwillingly said hi to the person next to him, who looked like an anchovy . He introduced himself as a director of some small company .
KOTRA's manager continued to talk, "Once you arrive in India, you will be visiting production sites of several companies along with Indian local government offices . So, we need a team leader of the tour group . We expect the team leader to greet people we meet during the tour while representing the group, and give the present that we prepared to them, nothing else . You don't have to worry about the presents; KOTRA will prepare them for you . "
Gun-Ho was listening to what the manager was saying without thinking much .
"I will choose one person among you as the team leader of the tour group . President Gun-Ho Goo from GH Mobile, where are you?"
Gun-Ho, who was dozing off lightly, was startled when his name was called . He raised his hand like halfway up .
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"President Gun-Ho Goo who is sitting in the second row from the back will be our team leader . We selected him because he is the president of a company that generates a substantial amount of sales revenue . "
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in taking the team leader position . Please choose someone else!"
"You are the best choice that we have, sir . Everyone, please give him a big round of applause if you don't have any objection . "
Everyone applauded .
Gun-Ho was dumbfounded .
'Shoot . I just wanted to have a business tour; I didn't mean to take a position that won't help anything about me making money . This could become tiresome . '
On Saturday, Gun-Ho and Young-Eun were having breakfast at home . Gun-Ho told Young-Eun about his trip to India .
"I'm going on a trip to India on Monday . "
"India? For how long?"
"It's scheduled for four nights and five days . "
"You need to pack stuff like toiletries, right? You will need to take a few underwears as well . "
"I believe the hotel will provide basic toiletries, don't you think?"
"I doubt that . You are not going to a developed country, but it's India . I think you'd better bring your own stuff, in case . "
"Well, I don't know . "
"I will pack it for you . "
"I don't know . "
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"How many others are going with you?"
"It's a group of 25 people . The tour has been arranged by KOTRA . It's a business tour . "
"It's a big tour group . "
"I am the tour group's team leader, which I didn't want to . Believe me . "
"Hahaha . That makes me the spouse of the team leader . I guess I can exercise some power with it . Haha . "
"Haha . Is that so? I believe it's not good to take a position like that . It's not a useful position at all . I think I was unlucky that day when we had a meeting for the tour . "
"It's okay . You will do fine, and it will be fun . "
"Do you want to go mountain climbing after breakfast?"
"I have to do laundry today . "
Gun-Ho and Young-Eun left home that day around 3 pm, after they had a nap .
"Well, it's sort of late to go mountain climbing at this hour . Let's just drive around and get some fresh air . "
"Where are you heading to?"
"Let's go to Misari . "
"Misari?"
"Yeah, there is a café town there along the Han river . We can listen to the live music while having a cup of coffee or beer . "
"You can't drink a beer since you have to drive . "
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"I will have a half glass of beer, and you take two glasses of beer . "
"There should be some heavy traffic on the road to Misari since it's Saturday . "
"Probably not this hour . People are coming back home from Misari at this hour, not heading to it . "
"You think so? Okay, then, let's go . "
Gun-Ho always enjoyed the ride with Young-Eun . Young-Eun, who was sitting next to him, looked beautiful . He frequently glanced at her while driving .
"Don't look at me! Keep your eyes on the road, please . Safety first, okay?"
"I just can't keep my eyes off you . Looking at you makes me feel good . "
"How do you go on with your day without me then, during weekdays?"
"Oh, you know what? President Shin moved her office into the GH Building last week . "
"Really? With all of her employees?'
"Yeah . My office is on the 18th floor, and her office is on the 17th floor . Why don't you drop by sometimes?"
"No, thank you . "
"There is a chief editor in GH Media . He has a very unique look, with a ponytail and a beard . What do you think of people like that?"
"I don't like it . I prefer a neat style . "
"What if I make a ponytail with my hair?"
"Ha! I don't think so . "
"I can let my beard and mustache grow too . "
"If you do that, I will pluck out every single hair from your face . "
They were driving the road along the Han River .
"Have you been to Misari before?"
"No, I've heard of it, and I sometimes passed by the area . But I've never been there . "
"Me too . "
Misari looked different from what Gun-Ho remembered in the old days . All the business signs that he saw when he had passed by before were gone . Instead, there were lots of restaurants . They had short-arm octopus dishes in a restaurant called Dalmadang before heading back home .
Gun-Ho arrived at the Incheon International Airport to leave for India .
"Oh, Mr . Team Leader, over here!"
KOTRA's manager was already there waiting for the group . He distributed the flight ticket to each person . He was carrying lots of luggage .
"You seem to have brought a lot of stuff . "
"These are gifts for the people who we will encounter during the trip . You actually are the one who will hand it to them there, Mr . Team Leader . "
"Let me help you with it . You probably need my hand . "
"It's okay . Two staff from KOTRA will join us . They can help me with the luggage . "
A moment later, two female staff from KOTRA arrived .