Chapter 506
After dinner, Gun-Ho went into his sister's couple's room because he wanted to talk with them in private . They sat on the floor with a small floor table between them . While having his tea, Gun-Ho made his suggestion .
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"Don't you want to run a business rather than driving a wing-body truck?"
His brother-in-law smiled bitterly and said, "Of course, I want to run my own business, but I have no seed money to start it and no special experience to start it without seed money . Driving a truck is the best I can think I can do in my current situation . I'm sorry that I'm living in your parents' house because of my financial situation . "
"Well, if you don't get a chance to do it, then it is what it is . But since you have been in the transportation field, I think you can start your business in that field . "
"I'm not sure what types of transportation business I can just start . "
"There is a transportation company in Seonghwan Town . Are you interested in running that business?"
"A transportation company?"
Gun-Ho's sister seemed to be intrigued, and she sat close to Gun-Ho .
"You know that driving a body-wing truck is risky . You are exposed to all sorts of car accidents all the time . I really think that you should run this company rather than continuing to drive a truck . It's not a big company though . "
"There are several different types of transportation businesses— automobiles transportation, freight trucks transportation, connecting freight transportation, etc . Which one specifically are you talking about?"
"I knew you were knowledgeable in this field . This company provides total transportation service . "
"I guess it's a freight transportation business then . "
"It currently has 27 trucks . "
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"27 trucks? Wow!"
Gun-Ho's sister and her husband were surprised when they heard the number of trucks that the company had .
"All of 27 are all freight trucks?"
"No . They have heavy equipment, 25-ton dump trucks, and semi-tractor-trailer trucks . "
"There should be someone already who is running that company and also its workers . "
"A president is running that company with one male worker and one female worker who is handling bookkeeping mostly . That's it . All others are truck drivers . "
"Sounds good, but the thing is…"
When Gun-Ho's brother-in-law let out a deep sigh, Gun-Ho's sister asked her husband, "What's the matter, honey?"
"The most critical thing in running a transportation company is getting a steady workflow coming in . That's not easy at all . Otherwise, you will have all of those trucks parked in the company yard, but you still have to pay the truck drivers . "
Gun-Ho smiled .
"That's true, but this company has already-established clients . "
"Regular clients?"
"The companies that I'm running are the clients of that company . All sorts of transportation work needed for my companies are being handled by that transportation company . In addition, it currently has several clients with a six-month contract . Its heavy equipment is being used for road work under a three-year contract as well . "
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"Hmm, really?"
Gun-Ho wrote down the website address of GH Logistics on a piece of paper and gave it to his brother-in-law .
"This is their website . Visit their website to find out more when you have time . "
"Hmm, okay . Is their president going somewhere? Or do you run that company too?"
"Their president is going to China . "
"China?"
Gun-Ho's sister and her husband looked at each other with questioning looks on their faces .
"He will be running a terminal and an intercity bus business in a city in Guizhou Province, China . "
"A terminal and an intercity bus service?"
Gun-Ho's sister and her husband looked at each other again in surprise .
"That… that sort of business costs an enormous amount of money . Who is investing in it?"
"Well, just know that their president is going away for another work . "
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"Okay . I guess I need some time to process what you just offered to me . "
"By the way, I know you have been in the transportation industry for a long time, but I'm not sure how you would do in administrative work and management . You know how to use a computer at work, right?"
"That… I think I can learn as I work . "
At that moment, Gun-Ho's sister chipped in quickly .
"I can help him with it . I do a lot of administrative work in the nursing home where I work as a social worker . I can handle Word and Excel . Also, I have worked with Spreadsheet as well . "
"Do you think you would have time to help him while you work as a social worker?"
"Well, I can help him at night, or when I'm off from my work . "
"Hmm, really?"
Gun-Ho actually wanted his sister to work at GH Logistics rather than working in a nursing home . His brother-in-law can handle the truck drivers and maintenance of the trucks, but as to the paperwork, his sister would do a better job in managing and doing administrative work .
"Sister, how much do you make at the nursing home?"
"Me? 1 . 9 million won . "
Gun-Ho looked at his brother-in-law's face . He had his eyes closed . It seemed that he was lost in thought .
Gun-Ho thought that his brother-in-law was a good-looking man . He had thick eyebrows and a straight-edged nose . His profile looked perfect to Gun-Ho, even though he wasn't a strong-minded person . Jeong-Ah— Gun-Ho's niece— must have taken after her father .
Gun-Ho's brother-in-law was born and grew up in Jeongeup City, Jeolla Province . When he met Gun-Ho's sister, he was working in the logistics department of a factory in Incheon City . His sister was working in a production site at that time . He didn't go to college, and he was a very earnest man . That was why his sister fell in love with him, which led to their marriage . He was an earnest man, but he was not a proactive man .
'As long as my sister supports him, he can run a small company without a problem . His earnestness will keep the company stable . '
"Brother! What are you thinking?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing . "
"That transportation company in Seonghwan Town needs to be moved though . Because of the investment that I'm planning to make in China, I placed its land on the market for sale . If you decide to run the company, we will need to lease a new place . "
"We need to find a cheap place then, like somewhere under an elevated highway or near a river . A business like that doesn't need a good location but just needs a space to place trucks and a small office . It's more important to keep the operating cost low . "
"I totally agree with you . "
"Even though there are 27 trucks, we don't need a space to park all of them . If 70% of the trucks are always being used, we just need a space for the remaining 8 trucks . "
Gun-Ho thought that maybe his brother-in-law would do a way better job than Jae-Sik Moon in running the freight transportation company . Jae-Sik seemed to fit better with a bus service business .
As getting ready to leave the room, Gun-Ho said to both his sister and brother-in-law, "You still have time to think about it because I need to sell the land first, where the company is sitting on right now . Once it's sold, I will let you know . I need that money to invest in China . Once the investment in China starts, you can take over that transportation company . In the meanwhile, please search for a good location for the company to move to and get ready . "
"Okay . "