Chapter 550: 550
After finishing his work at GH Building in Sinsa Town, Gun-Ho headed to GH Mobile in Jiksan Town in that afternoon . On the way to GH Mobile in his car, he received a text message from Jae-Sik Moon from China . He sent Antang City's transportation company's bank account number with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China . After receiving the text message, he got a call from Jae-Sik Moon .
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"President Goo? Did you get my text? I just sent you the bank account number of Antang City's transportation company . "
"Yes, I did . "
"You can send the investment funds to that account . "
"Okay . Thank you . "
"Today was my first day at work . I went to Antang City's transportation company and had a meeting with their executive officers . "
"Really? You went there with your interpreter, didn't you?"
"Of course . I'm with her right now . Min-Heyok came to Shanghai City and introduced her to me, and then we came to Guizhou Province together . I can't go anywhere in this country without her company . "
"Where did you sleep last night?"
"They reserved a hotel room for me, and Ms . Eun-Hwa Jo stayed at a Chodaeso (similar to a motel in Korea) . She already found a place to live, and I paid for it . Its monthly rent is 100,000 won with a security deposit of 300,000 won . "
"That's cheap, meaning that it must be in a very Chinese style . "
"Since they haven't received investment funds from us, the joint venture company is not officially organized yet . There is only a preparatory committee . The Chinese people call it 'a preliminary committee,' instead of 'a preparatory committee,' which sounds funny to me . They brought me my business card today, and it indicates my current title as 'Jooim' of Preparatory Committee . I don't know… it sounds weird . "
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Jae-Sik giggled .
When Jae-Sik mentioned the word 'Jooim,' Gun-Ho recalled the days when he had worked for a small company called Bangil Gas in Yangju City . It was already five years ago . The owner president of Bangil Gas, who was now running a hardware store, used to call Gun-Ho as "Jooim Goo . " If it was a manager or a team lead, that would have sounded natural to Gun-Ho . But, it was "Jooim" which sounded so obsolete that it might have been a common job title a long time ago like during the Japanese colonial period . And that made Gun-Ho giggle at that time, just like how Jae-Sik was reacting right now .
"You know what? The job title, 'Jooim' is a very high position in China . It would probably be equivalent to 'Chairman' in Korea . The position of Jooim of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is an extremely high-ranking position . I just want you to know that . "
"Haha, I got it . Oh, you know what? Remember Mr . Choi from Social Science Academy? You know that Korean Chinese man . He came to the meeting today as the interpreter for our Chinese business partner . He will join us whenever the preparatory committee has a meeting . "
"Really? That's nice . "
"So, I have a dinner appointment today with Mr . Choi and Ms . Eun-Hwa Jo . We three will meet this evening . "
"Did you eat with the Chinese business partner as well?"
"Yes, I did . On my first day in China, the terminal company's president, and the planning manager arranged a dinner . "
"The head of the transportation department and the deputy mayor didn't come, did they?"
"No, they didn't . When I asked about them, they said that those two will come when you—President Goo—visit us . I guess they have some sort of rules in treating their guests . "
"Really?"
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I don't have any office or desk yet . For now, I'm supposed to attend the meeting like two or three times per week, and I can enjoy the rest of the days for a tour or something . "
"Is that so?"
"They even suggested taking me to Huanglong as part of my sightseeing . One of the staffs of their planning department will pick me up tomorrow . "
"Until they receive the investment funds, that would be how it is . They are very careful people . They will proceed with the project step by step as they receive the investment funds . "
"Hmm, it seems like they would . "
"Well, when they show you around, just enjoy it and have fun . "
"Haha, I will . "
"Tomorrow, I will send 50,000 dollars to Zhongfang (Chinese side) only as preparatory funds . They will probably be able to retrieve the funds two or three days later though . Once I send the funds, I will send their receipt to them via fax . Please text me later with their fax number . "
"Okay, I will do that . When I heard of the word 'Zhongfang' and 'Hanfang (Korean side)' from Chinese people here, I thought they were talking about oriental medicines or something . And, when I found out those mean the Chinese side and Korean side, I laughed out loud by myself . "
Jae-Sik Moon giggled while talking .
"You are already learning things . Haha," Gun-Ho responded .
Jae-Sik's reaction reminded Gun-Ho of his old self when he had started his first joint venture in China for Jinxi Industrial Complex in Kunshan City . Gun-Ho also, at that time, thought of oriental medicines whenever he heard the Chinese people saying the word 'Hanfang . ' It sounded like some sort of the name of oriental medicines spoken mostly in Gyeongdong Market where lots of medicinal herbs were being sold .
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When Gun-Ho went to GH Mobile, President Song was not in the office; so was Jong-Suk Park . His secretary—Ms . Hee-Jeong Park—brought a cup of green tea to Gun-Ho's office, and she said, "Mr . President Song and Mr . Director Jong-Suk Park went to A Electronics' factory in Dangjin City this morning . It seems that they loaded the car with something . "
"Hmm, really? Was it only the two of them going there this morning?"
"No, Mr . Manager Chang-Hoon Seo from the sales department left with them as well . "
Gun-Ho nodded his head .
"I guess they were taking the sample products to A Electronics' factory . "
Gun-Ho called for the chief officer of the research center through the interphone .
"I was told that you had visited A Electronics' research center in Suwon City the other day . "
"Yes, sir . We received their product drawings of five different products . "
"We can produce them, can't we?"
"Yes, sir . We can produce them without any difficulty . We have already produced the samples of their three products out of five . We are testing the samples right now . "
"Hmm, is that right?"
"Because these will be used as part of their exporting products, we are conducting UV radiation and solar thermal tests on them . We will also perform acids and bases tests as well . "
"Bases tests?"
"Yes, in shipping the products, they will be exposed to the hot weather and bases from the ocean through the sea breeze for several days . We will have to consider every possible way that could cause discoloration on the products . If any part of their products is found being melted or corroded while being shipped, we will receive a product claim following by their returns of those defective products to us . If that happens, the workers at our research center will have to turn in their resignation letters . "
"Hmm . "
"Receiving the resignation from the research center's workers is not the only problem, but it will definitely damage our company's reputation . That's why we perform thorough tests on the products, not just once, but we are conducting the second and third tests . "
"I see . Very good job . "
"Once we finish our testing, we will bring the samples to their research center in Suwon City . If they give us a pass after conducting their own tests, I will make a report to you, sir . "
"You don't have to give me a report on it . You can report it to Mr . President Song . If our products pass A Electronics' tests performed by their research center in Suwon City, I want you to take all of our research center's workers out for dinner . "
"Okay, sir . Thank you . "
The research center's chief officer, who was in his mid-50s and who was holding a Ph . D . obtained from the Technical University of Munich in Germany, gave a deep bow to Gun-Ho, who was in his late 30s, before leaving his office .
Gun-Ho liked the responsible attitude shown by President Song and the research center's chief research . They were very reliable workers . They were strict to themselves, and that applied to their work life . Director Jong-Suk Park, who had used to work for small companies without clear rules to follow, seemed to gradually acclimate himself to this new work culture which was new to him .