Chapter 308 - Joint Venture (3) – Part 1
Gun-Ho received a call from Director Kang from GH Development.
“Sir, it’s Director Kang.”
“Oh, Director Kang. Thank you for picking up those American engineers at the airport and driving them to Asan City yesterday.”
“Sure thing, sir. I should, of course, give any support that I could to any GH companies. I called because I have something that I need to discuss with you, sir. We have received a letter from Seoul City Hall. They said if we make our building’s rooftop green like a garden or something, they will subsidize the cost by about 50%. Also, they are willing to pay for the service fee charged by the county office for their security inspection. I’m wondering if we want to apply for it.”
“Have the papers ready. I’m coming to Seoul for another business anyway. I will stop by the office.”
“Sounds good, sir. I will be here.”
It had been a while since Gun-Ho went to his building in Sinsa Town. It seemed that a new security guard was working on the day Gun-Ho visited the building. The security guard didn’t recognize Gun-Ho.
“I like this way better. Since he doesn’t recognize me, I don’t need to be bothered in taking the elevator to my office.”
Gun-Ho headed to his office on the eighteenth floor. When he opened the door, the workers in the office were all surprised and quickly stood up from their seats.
When he entered his office, some fund transfer slips were piled up on his desk waiting for his review and signature. Gun-Ho spent about an hour to review and sign the papers.
“Director Kang, please bring me the letter you received from the city hall the other day.”
Director Kang brought the letter to Gun-Ho.
“Hmm. Is it necessary to build a garden on our rooftop?”
“Well, the tenants in our building will definitely like it. It will provide a pleasant resting area, and it can also deter some undesirable activities going on in the building. For example, many young people in the building smoke around the emergency exit. We can’t prevent them from doing so since they are free to do so, but the problem is that many of them just tossed the cigarette butts on the ground after smoking.”
“Hmm.”
“Many of those cigarette butts are not properly extinguished, and they could cause a fire. Some of those people even toss the cigarette butts in the air and let them land on the street. We need something to restrain those activities.”
“Yes, sir. We now have 50 different chemicals in our storage.”
“Once the American engineers from Dyeon America start working on the compound, you will have to take a very good look at them. That’s the key to our business.”
“I will keep that in mind, sir.”
“Especially, make sure that you take note of the ratio of the compounds.”
“Yes, sir.”
Gun-Ho then walked up to the second floor where his office was located.
When Director Yoon was told that Gun-Ho was in his office, he came to Gun-Ho’s office, carrying the report and papers to be signed with him.
“How are you doing, Director Yoon? I know you used to work outside in the construction field. How is the work in the office?”
“I like it. It’s fun.”
“That’s good to hear. Are those engineers from Dyeon America still staying in a hotel?”
“No, sir. They already moved to a OneRoom. They are staying in the same building as Mr. Adam Castler.”
“Was the owner okay with the short-term lease? They will only stay there for three months.”
“Yes, since those OneRooms were vacant anyway, he didn’t mind renting them for a few months. Moreover, he liked the fact that the tenants are high-level engineers from U.S., rather than blue-collar foreign labor workers.”
“I see. Well, please make sure to pay the rent on time. A landlord’s worst nightmare is receiving the rent not on time.”
“Understood, sir. And, I have something to suggest, sir.”
“What is it?”
“Director Kim is currently giving a ride to the vice president—Mr. Adam Castler—in commuting. Also, the other three engineers are commuting with the general affairs assistant manager. Our company provides them with the cost of gas, but once we get busy, this current commuting setting will become burdensome. I think that we’d better purchase a company car and hire a chauffeur.”
“Hmm.”
“Once we have a chauffeur working for our company, he can be very helpful for you, sir. We all think you drive too much, sir. You are coming back and forth between the factory in Jiksan Town and here in Asan City, and we think you need a chauffeur to drive for you. Since you are young, sir, you might not think it’s necessary, but many business owners who have smaller companies than yours have a chauffeur, so they could conserve their energy for the actual business operation work.”
“Hmm.”
“Sometimes, Director Kim comes to work to only pick up Mr. Adam Castler after meeting with a client somewhere else. If he didn’t have to give a ride to Mr. Castler, he would have just gone home for the day after the meeting. So, I sometimes give a ride to Mr. Adam Castler for Director Kim.”
“Let’s think about hiring a chauffeur. For now, let’s rent a car for three months. Let’s ask the car rental company to send us a chauffeur as well, who can speak English if possible. As to the car, ask Mr. Adam Castler to choose from Grandeur K7 or SM7.”
“Yes, sir.”