[091]Sowing time 1
“Kang Moo-seong as our advisor?”
“yes.”
Oh Se-hyun’s frowning expression shows his heart as it is.
Although the position of a corporate advisor has long since degenerated into a mere assortment position, it is not an easy enough place for a former CEO who has committed corruption.
“It is said that he vomits up all his stocks, so President Kang is all he can get from an advisor’s salary. Well, I should pay a little more, but.”
“Are you sure you accepted the terms?”
“I accepted it because the whole family was going to face imprisonment and all of the stock price would be taken away as a fine. It was decided that it would be better to share rather than go into the national treasury.”
“How much do you plan to give?”
“President Kang wants 30% of the stock price. He said he would take it over 10 years.”
When he heard the word 30%, Oh Se-hyeon’s frown suddenly straightened. I guess I was expecting at least half of it.
“Well, that’s a good deal… but I’m sure you’ll get a higher salary than the CEO of Daeah Construction?”
“At first.”
“first?”
“yes. I plan to give it for a couple of months as promised and reduce it drastically from then on.”
Oh Se-hyeon frowned again.
“What kind of scheme is that again?”
“Even he must feel the miserable feeling of not getting his salary.”
Oh Se-hyeon shook his head and burst into laughter.
“Uh ha ha. Have you ever seen such a cruel bastard!”
I laughed for a long time until dew formed around my eyes before I sat up straight.
“I will give you the first couple of months and cut your salary because the company’s financial situation is not good?”
“No. It’s deferring payment. We have to pay all the wages according to the contract.”
“You don’t even know when it will be properly taken care of or when the overdue salary will be paid.”
“The country is difficult. Everyone should tighten their belts until Daeah Construction achieves a surplus. Hehe.”
“President Kang, that man is going crazy and jumping. It’s not that I won’t, it’s that I can’t.”
“You know that. Isn’t that what he kept saying to Daeah Construction employees? He said he would definitely give you the overdue salary as soon as the situation is resolved.”
Oh Se-hyun smiled single-single and looked into my eyes.
“Is this a strategy? Revenge?”
“yes?”
“You nasty bastard. Try it yourself. What is this? Or did you use your brain as a way to take care of stocks?”
“Both. Hehe”
“What if President Kang sues?”
“It only adds to the pain. It will drag on the court battle. If you drag it on for years, you’ll get tired of it. And you can’t even get paid during the lawsuit.”
“I avoided jail time, but there is an old age without a salary waiting for me… I will happily watch that person suffer.”
“Oh, uncle.”
“Yes why?”
“There is a saying that should not be forgotten when cutting wages.”
“what is that?”
“A request to share the pain until the company returns to normal.”
“Never forget. haha.”
The two of us seemed to have done a tiny bit of justice, so we had a good laugh for a while.
“Oh, and I’m going to visit Israel for a while.”
“what? Israel? Why are you there all of a sudden?”
Instead of laughing, it is Oh Se-hyun, who has changed to wide-eyed eyes. Isn’t it a really strange place even if I think about it? Israel.
“I’m going to go listen to a lecture for a while. You have some pretty good professors.”
Oh Se-hyeon even laughed at the absurdity.
“lecture? you? The one next to you who doesn’t even go to the university you attend?”
“Oh, this lecture is not law. It’s a science and engineering class that is a bit difficult for me.”
“It’s not like you’re coming to learn something from lectures…”
“You have to sow seeds for the future in advance.”
“When will the sprouts sprout?”
“Honestly, I am worried that we may have missed the planting season. So I can’t give you a definitive answer.”
This is true.
I recorded the memories of the special article in the economic journal in a notebook, but there was no exact time. Only the period of the late 90’s was written.
This is what happens on the other side of the sea. If it is late, it is like traveling to Israel, and if it is not late, it is proper sowing.
* * *
“Is this Israel?”
“yes. why are you surprised? Don’t you have a passport?”
Deputy Kim Yoon-seok scratched the back of his head and hesitated.
“Get your passport quickly and make flight and hotel reservations. It will last for about a week.”
“yes. Manager.”
Kim Yun-seok, who will be going abroad for the first time in his life, hurriedly ran out of our living room and came back.
“Chief. What kind of ticket is…?”
“Assistant Kim, please take a look at the first class this time.”
This time it ran like flying.
* * *
When the students started school and ran to school, I flew to Israel.
The flight time alone from Korea to Tel Aviv, Israel is over 14 hours. The Middle East is dangerous, so it would take three or four more hours to avoid the skies and go around it.
“Chief. Those kids memorize all the names of first-class passengers.”
Deputy Kim glanced at the stewardess and said.
“Round trip to Israel is roughly 24 hours. This place value is over seven million won, right? If it is a customer who gives me seven hundred in one day, I am willing to memorize the entire genealogy of that person.”
“Ah….”
“Enjoy the service those unnies give you. It’s all our money. Let’s just order what we want to eat and have a drink. It’s a long time, so have a drink and close your eyes.”
After a few glasses of wine went in, Assistant Manager Kim quietly opened his mouth.
“Chief. Manager Jin Young-joon.”
“Youngjun hyung?”
“yes. I was appointed as the managing director of Sunyang Construction. I wanted to become an electronic executive, but Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki ignored me and sent me away.”
“Daeah Construction has left the executives, so there must be a lot of vacancies. I could have given you an executive director, but that’s mean.”
“I’ve heard that it’s not a bad job if it’s construction, but it’s not a good job either, is that true?”
“What do you think of Kim? Director of Sunyang Electronics or Managing Director of Sunyang Construction, which position seems more powerful?”
“That’s right. Wouldn’t the electronic director position, which is the main focus, be blown away?”
Deputy Kim said in a confident voice.
It’s time to nag once. Isn’t it normal people’s habit to loosen up if they’re not alert?
“What do you think is the quality of a person who drives, runs errands, and informs about changes in the company?”
“yes?”
“Anyone out of tens of thousands of cruiser employees can do that.”
Assistant Manager Kim quietly put down the wine glass in his hand and quietly straightened his upper body, which was leaning against the backrest. I noticed that it was a reprimand. If you don’t notice this much, it’s a serious level.
“I told you? It’s a business relationship with Team Leader Shin and Assistant Manager Kim. What do you think should be done to go beyond a business relationship to a relationship of trust?”
“…….”
“Don’t just report what happened, judge the situation. Why did this happen? What will change and what will happen in the future because of this? I would like to hear Kim’s thoughts.”
“Ah yes.”
“When Assistant Manager Kim’s judgment and thoughts are right, and when those things pile up, trust builds up. Partners can be changed at any time. But there is no substitute for trust.”
“I will definitely remember it.”
When I saw Assistant Manager Kim, who had hardened, I burst into laughter.
“No, I’m not saying I’m going to grade it, so stop making that face. haha.”
“no. I couldn’t throw away the errand boy mentality. Advice no warning…. Thank you.”
I prayed that the words that Deputy Manager Kim had just said would be followed.
This is because there are many ordinary people who make resolutions, but those who put their resolutions into action are rare.
“Now, let’s close our eyes. We still have a long way to go.”
The plane flew westward through the night sky.
* * *
Arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, 15 km from Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, in 14 hours.
I loaded the baggage onto the cart with Deputy Manager Kim and left the airport. Deputy Kim stuttered, but asked something in English at the airport information desk. There seemed to be no communication problem in telling the taxi driver where to go. I guess I haven’t played blindly for a while.
I arrived at the Sheraton Hotel on Hayakon Street and unpacked my luggage in the room.
“Do you like the room?”
Deputy Kim looked at me.
“yes. It’s good.”
It wasn’t empty talk.
The cool Mediterranean Sea outside the window was blindingly blue.
“I suffered. Let’s rest a little earlier today. My legs are sore.”
It is already approaching 10:00 local time. I wasn’t even hungry, perhaps because I ate a decent meal in first class.
“If I am hungry, I order room service. Don’t notice.”
“yes. Rest then.”
Will I ever be able to meet that person? And I fell asleep thinking that I could share a pleasant handshake with him.
* * *
Deputy Manager Kim, enjoying the hotel breakfast, looked a bit excited.
It was the first morning to greet in a foreign land, so it was understandable.
“Chief Kim. I’m free until I’m done here. You can also take a tour with a guide.”
“Oh, how can that be? I will assist the manager.”
“no. I don’t have anything to supplement. It’s all about looking back at the university here. look at my attire Don’t you just look like a student?”
hoodie and jeans. and a backpack.
Anyone can see that he is a student.
“Are you really okay?”
“are you okay. Let’s be free until tomorrow morning. haha.”
After breakfast, I went straight to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
This school is the oldest university in Israel and is a world-renowned university that has produced 4 prime ministers and 8 Nobel Prize winners.
The Hebrew University, which is famous for its outstanding research achievements, has registered more than 7,000 patents in the technology center owned by the university, and Einstein is known to have contributed greatly to the establishment of the Hebrew University.
It was this technology center that I first knocked on.
I had to go up to the front desk clerk and ask some rather absurd questions.
“Excuse me.
Good Morning.
Seeing the staff responding with a bright smile relieved my tension.
“I’m looking for a professor, but I don’t know his name. He was a researcher at MIT…”
The female desk clerk smiled slightly.
“There are more than 100 professors with experience in research at MIT.”
Shit, it gave me an excuse to brag about being a world-class university.
“Well, among them, there are people who have made great achievements in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Can we find them?”
“Please wait a moment.”
As the employee looked into the monitor, he remembered one more thing.
“The person I am looking for is in his late 30s.”
He glanced at me and turned to the monitor again. She scribbled something on her notepad.
“Perhaps this is him. It’s lecture time now. This is a classroom, this is the professor’s lab.”
“Oh, thank you.”
I lightly bowed my head to the receptionist and came out.
On the note, I saw the name clearly written in capital letters. Looking at the memo, I seemed to vaguely remember it, but I’m not sure yet. If it is not this person, it is time to scour Israel’s engineering colleges. I muttered my name, praying that that would not happen.
“Amnon Shashua”
and asked about the lecture room he told me about.
I quietly opened the back door and showed my face, but no one looked back, only the back heads of the students who were engrossed in class, and the professor of the church was also writing something on the blackboard with chalk.
He quietly took a seat in the corner of the classroom.
It is also difficult to adapt to science and engineering.
I don’t even know a single formula written on the blackboard. All he could do was quietly watch Professor Amnon Sashua.
—————————————=
