At the press conference of Vice Chairman Jeon Yong-taek, war clouds hang over the entire Ohsung Group.
His press conference was an unexpected action that took place without any consultation with the board of directors, and the contents of the announcement also included a superpower called a full refund.
In response, Ohsung Electronics immediately called an emergency meeting, and all executives gathered at the conference hall within an hour of the incident.
“A full refund for a product that has already sold 3 million units? Do you think this makes sense?”
“If you can do it, you can do it. But if you want to do it, the refund amount is also… … The cost of retrieval will also be prohibitive.”
At the conference room, there were loud voices denouncing Jeon Yong-taek, who decided to refund.
There were occasional executives who defended the decision, saying it was an inevitable decision, but no one refuted the question of what to do with the loss of 2 trillion won.
“How about holding a press conference again now? The morning press conference is overturning that it was not an official position.”
“Does that make sense? Even if the vice chairman has not yet been named on the board of directors, even Samcheok Dongja knows that he is the legitimate successor of Ohseong.”
“Yeah, but… … Aren’t you saying this because it’s so frustrating?”
By the time the meaningless meeting continued for about an hour, the door to the conference hall opened and people rushed in.
again. again. again.
At the head of the procession was Vice Chairman Jeon Yong-taek, who was at the center of this incident.
“Everyone is gathered here.”
The voices of the executives pour out before he even sits in his seat.
“Vice President, how did this happen?”
“Did you not see the press conference?”
When Jeon Yong-taek came out so proudly, the executive who asked the question gasped in embarrassment.
“We decided to dispose of the models with issues after refunding them in full. We have to proceed immediately from tomorrow, so give instructions to the site as soon as the meeting is over.”
“Vice-president, it is difficult to proceed with such an important matter without consultation.”
“We have already stopped selling the Note 7 in the US market, and have rejected additional orders from Australia and Taiwan. When the situation is so urgent, when do we discuss it, when do we come up with countermeasures, and when do we put it into action?”
“We haven’t yet been able to get any bad statistics on the improved product. So wait a little bit… … .”
bang!
The sound of a folder hitting the desk silenced the executive.
“What if I wait and it doesn’t work out? At that time, the amount of loss will increase, so can Executive Director Seo take responsibility?”
The executive, who spoke out, shuts his mouth tightly and turns his head away.
It was a natural reaction. This is because the note incident was not something that a single executive could take responsibility for.
Seeing that scene, Jeon Yong-taek recalls what Shin Woo-hyeok said.
-Whether the company prospers or fails, all responsibility lies solely with the owner. So, it is right for the owner, Jeon Yong-taek, to make the choice.
It was word for word. One of the reasons why this situation was neglected until it reached this point in the first place is because the company did not have enough money to acquire Herman for 9 trillion won.
‘Even then, I signed a contract with Tesla for parts and fixed it. They didn’t help anything.’
Jeon Yong-taek raises his body with a firm mind.
“There is no reversal of my decision. Note 7 will be treated as a full refund, not an exchange.”
He looks around at the executives staring at him and continues talking.
“And the amount needed for this refund process, about 2 trillion won, will be prepared by Ohsung Electronics stock and acorn coin swap.”
“Are you saying you’re investing in virtual currency again?”
“It’s not an investment, it’s a purchase for a transfusion of funds.”
There are many restrictions when buying and selling stocks or bonds of listed companies, but virtual currencies are not.
You can exchange it for cash when you want, and then pay it back later when you can afford it. In addition, virtual currency was not even obligated to disclose the usage.
“However, there is still controversy over the stability of cryptocurrency… … .”
Jeon Yong-taek cuts off the finance director’s words with an expression that he doesn’t want to hear.
“It has already been discussed. If you wish to object, bring another plan to transfuse 2 trillion won within this month. Do you understand?”
Jeon Yong-taek pours out his words and leaves.
As he slowly walked away, more than 40 executives were sitting in the conference room, but no one commented.
* * *
The news of the Note 7 refund caused a stir in Korea.
It is surprising to recall and dispose of all 3 million units sold, but it is because the benefits given to refund customers were too unconventional.
If you receive a refund with Ohsung Electronics points, you will receive an additional 20% points.
Up to 7% discount if you use cryptocurrency payment there.
Since the factory price of the Note 7 reached 1 million won, the refund point was 1.2 million won.
Even if they bought an older smartphone from Ohsung Electronics with this money, there were more than 300,000 won worth of points left, so refund customers could get an air purifier or vacuum cleaner for free.
The place that benefited the most from this process was, of course, WHTS Company.
When buying Ohsung Electronics products, they were paying a 7% discount, but not everyone scratches the points until they reach 0 won.
From as little as a few thousand won to as many as hundreds of thousands of won.
The converted Ohsung Electronics points remain in the Acorn Coin electronic wallet.
In other words, it was as if all the acorn coins left by millions of customers became deposits of WHTS Company.
“As of today, there are $620 million of Acorn Coins converted into points. The actual usage rate here is 92.27%, leaving about $51 million of Acorn Coins in the wallet.”
Considering that the recovery rate of the Note 7 is still less than 50%, it was an amazing achievement.
It was news that would not have been enough to hear a toast, but Lee So-young, the project manager, did not respond.
“excuse me… … Team leader Lee So-young?”
She is still staring into space with blank eyes. When her name is called again, her eyes move sideways.
“yes?”
“I gave you a report on the point conversion… … Is there anything you would like to comment on?”
She crosses her hands a beat late.
“Oh, no. no. I’ll check back later, so leave the report there.”
“All right.”
The employee tilts his head a few times in doubt and then leaves.
“phew… … Calm down.”
Lee So-yeong slapped my cheek repeatedly, but her head was still blank.
She opens the report to force herself to focus on her work. However, the letters of the report were not legible, and the whole thing looked like black ink.
All of my attention is elsewhere, so I have no choice but to focus on my work.
‘It’s all because of what happened that day.’
There was news of the Note 7 refund, and the very next morning.
Even when the staff gathered and asked if she had any relationship with Oh Sung, she couldn’t answer anything.
I couldn’t help it. Because I didn’t know anything about the company.
Belatedly, CEO Shin Woo-hyuk came and explained, but such an act brought more emotional ups and downs to her.
“Since I’m on the development team, it’s only natural that I don’t know about the management of the company. this is not weird It’s natural.”
I was spitting out the words that it was okay with my mouth, but on the other hand, I still feel the lump in my heart.
I felt left out. Or maybe it’s just sadness.
“I don’t know. Anyway, the CEO is bad.”
My head hurts now I was about to get up to get some fresh air, but my eyes met someone next to me.
“Hee!”
Next to her was Nella from the security team. I didn’t feel like I was at all, so my surprise was multiplied.
“Nella? How long have you been there?”
“just now.”
“then… … What did I mumble earlier? did you hear didn’t you hear?”
“What words? Did you say that Woohyuk was bad?”
Lee So-young covers her face with both hands. I was so ashamed that I wanted to hide in a mouse hole.
“Pretend you didn’t hear that. I wasn’t serious.”
“Why is Woohyuk so bad? did i ignore you Didn’t you teach me about company work?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Or why is it bad?”
So-Young Lee reveals everything she had given up hiding. From what happened that day to the complicated mind now.
“When you think about it, it’s not a big deal. But I keep worrying about things and I can’t get my hands on things. What could be the reason?”
“It’s either one. The desire to be recognized by everyone in the company. Otherwise… … .”
“or not?”
Nella looked expressionlessly at Lee So-young up and down.
“The desire to be regarded as a special person by Woo-hyuk.”
“Never, never.”
“No, why did you feel uncomfortable? That’s because Woohyuk treated you as equal to everyone else. I thought I was getting special treatment, but I realized I wasn’t.”
It was quite persuasive, so even Lee So-young could not deny it this time.
“Woohyuk already considers you a special person.”
From noble mtl dot com
“Really?”
“99%. I don’t know if that’s because of the opposite s*x, or if it’s as a competent employee.”
“… … .”
When Lee So-young tries to go back into the swamp of worries and worries, Nella forcibly pulls her out.
“It’s definitely better to ask yourself directly rather than worrying alone.”
“I… … How do you ask that?”
“If it’s hard, I’ll do it for you. It’s not difficult.”
As Nella tries to leave, Lee So-young blocks her with amazing speed.
“no. I’ll do it. please let me do it huh?”
“you can do it?”
“Oh, of course. It’s my job.”
Nella doesn’t wake up and stares at Lee So-young. It seemed that he was thinking of watching when he would go.
“You don’t mean to go right now, do you?”
“Korean proverb. I also remove the horns for sweet seaweed.”
Lee So-young moves slowly, like a cow being led to a slaughterhouse. Even so, I looked back several times.
Nella murmured quietly after seeing Soyoung Lee completely leave the office.
“A person with a lot of hands.”
* * *
smart.
A knock is heard. It was so small that you would miss it if you didn’t pay attention.
I waited in case I heard something wrong, and then the sound came over again.
smart.
This time the knocking sound was as strong as the tears of an ant than before.
“Come on in.”
The door opens, and Lee So-young sticks her head out through the gap.
“It was Soyoung. Come on in.”
I put down the papers I was holding for a while and greeted the guest.
Unlike usual, her hands were empty.
“I guess you didn’t come to drink coffee today?”
“that… … I’m here for another job.”
“What is it?”
Lee So-young could not come up with an answer and turned her gaze around for a while. It looks like he’s about to say something important.
I straightened my back, leaning against the back of the chair to suit the atmosphere.
“Since Soyoung is like this, I’m nervous for no reason. You’re not trying to make some sort of bombshell statement, are you?”
“A bomb statement?”
“For example… … Do you want to rest for a while?”
She immediately shakes her head.
“Fortunately, the. If So-Young is absent even for a day, it will be a big problem.”
“I think I know too little about our company for that.”
“In what way exactly?”
“In every way, yes. Except for the development of virtual currency, you don’t know anything.”
Seeing him grumble, I burst out laughing without even realizing it.
It’s like watching a pouting child.
“The same goes for other team leaders and Taesik. Our company does not hold a board of directors to set management policies, but I am making all decisions by myself.”
“That’s true, but… … .”
Lee So-yeong kept her mouth shut for a while, then spoke out with difficulty.
“still… … Shouldn’t you want to know?”
“There is nothing that cannot be done. I don’t know about anyone else, but So-young deserves it.”
“really?”
“Not really.”
Finally, the smile that had disappeared from Lee So-young’s lips returned. It seems he wanted this answer from me.
Seeing her like her so much makes me feel sorry for nothing. I wondered if I couldn’t treat her properly as a member of the early days of the company.
‘Let’s pay attention now. Not only to her, but also to the other team leaders.’
There is a saying that when you think it’s too late, it’s the fastest time.
I immediately pack my coat.
“Let’s go out together as soon as we talk.”
“Where are you?”
“I want data.”
“You’re trying to take me to the store again, right? Fool me once, never fool me twice.”
I pat her on the back to mean that we should leave quickly.
“This time, I’m going to a PC cafe, not a store.”