Chapter 263 - Job Appointment (1) – PART 2
“I came to apologize to you for my son’s behavior. You should understand that I am a father. Even though my son did something wrong, I can’t see him going to prison as his father.”
“We have plenty of time to talk about it, sir. I’d like to serve you a cup of tea first; you are a guest to my company.”
Gun-Ho asked his secretary—Ms. Hee-Jeong Park—to bring green tea. Gun-Ho also called for Director Jong-Suk Park at that moment.
Egnopak’s president continued to talk.
“I was told a two-week injury certificate was issued. Since you are not seriously injured, let’s finalize the incident.”
“How do you want to finalize it?”
“I know you have enough money, President Goo. But money is still a valid means to settle this sort of thing.”
At that moment, Director Jong-Suk Park entered Gun-Ho’s office. Gun-Ho said to him,
“Director Park, roll up your left-arm sleeve.”
Jong-Suk rolled up his sleeve. The injury on his forearm appeared. It was almost healed, but it left a big and ugly scar.
“He was cut with a sashimi knife. If we didn’t successfully escape, the gangsters, who your son sent to us, would have poked either our belly or our eyes, and that would make both of us disabled for the rest of our lives.”
“Hmm.”
Egnopak’s president seemed to feel uncomfortable while looking at Jong-Suk’s scar. He turned his head to the other side, so he didn’t have to look at the scar again.
“How come you didn’t bring your baseball bat today, sir?”
“Hey, President Goo! Are you being sarcastic with me here?”
“Hmm.”
Egnopak’s president closed his mouth for a while with his arms crossed. He looked so upset. He was frowning.
No one in the office said even a word for a while, including the three personnel who accompanied Egnopak’s president, GH Mobile’s managing director, and Director Jong-Suk Park. It was a deafening silence with only some coughing sound from time to time.
“Let’s do this.”
Egnopak’s president broke the silence.
Everyone in the room looked at Egnopak’s president.
“All these things happened because of the formation of the joint venture, so I will give you some support for your joint venture.”
The president then took a sip of his green tea. The tea was already cold.
“Considering another incident with Mandong Company, our company can buy raw materials from your new joint venture—Dyeon Korea—instead of buying them from Mandong Company.”
The director, Dong-Chan Kim, looked at Egnopak’s president with a twinkle in his eyes.
“Egnopak uses BASF products (BASF: a German chemical company and one of the largest chemical producers in the world) for their raw materials, which are supplied by Mandong Company. Are you saying you can change the materials with Dyeon Korea’s products?”
“That’s right.”
Gun-Ho closed his eyes with his arms crossed.
“We are currently purchasing BASF products worth 500 million won on a monthly basis from Mandong Company. It’s 6 billion won per year. What do you think, President Goo? Is that good enough?”
“Hmm.”
“You don’t need to think about it, President Goo. This is a really good offer. Mr. Legal Team Leader, take out the settlement agreement.”
The attorney pulled out the settlement agreement and placed it on the table in front of Gun-Ho.
“Come on! Please sign the settlement.”
Egnopak’s president acted friendly with Gun-Ho. He grabbed Gun-Ho’s hand and led to the agreement.
“Okay, sir. Since you insist, I think I should accept your offer. I don’t want to be rude to you, sir.”
Gun-Ho finally signed the settlement agreement.
The managing director smiled broadly and went to Egnopak’s president.
“You made the right decision, sir. Dyeon Korea’s products will be very competitive, especially in price compared to BASF’s products. You will be pleased.”
And then, the sales director went out quickly and came back with a purchase agreement.
“Sir, please sign this.”
Egnopak’s president signed the purchase agreement without hesitation.
Egnopak’s president was highly experienced. Even though he took over his family’s business, he spent tens of years to run the business until now. He was gaining a lot from this settlement as well business-wise, such as that he wouldn’t have to purchase expensive BASF products anymore because he could replace their necessary raw materials with Dyeon Korea’s products. Also, by disconnecting his business relation with Mandong Company, he wouldn’t have to deal with the fact that he previously pressured Mandong Company to file a lawsuit against GH Mobile.
Gun-Ho also took a very smart move. Even though he was beaten up by a gangster and had four stitches on his face, he gained something very valuable for his business. The new joint venture already established a major client even before the company would open its business.
The managing director, who was recently promoted from the sales director position, entered Gun-Ho’s office.
“Your settlement with Egnopak was one of the best moves I’ve ever seen, sir.”