59. Duon seventy seven
One of the two emails was from the major’s sister.
A month later, the news was that the major’s older sister was coming to Seoul.
It has been exactly two and a half years since my older sister started working as an assistant professor.
Two and a half years… That’s right, contract renewal review!
Each school may be different… For reference, in the case of Texas State University, the contract is renewed after the third year of the assistant professor’s term, and for this, the contract renewal review is required.
The third-year contract renewal review is not as strict as the tenure screening, but if you fail the screening, you will have to leave the school, so those who are judged will naturally be concerned.
In the case of a major older sister who has been two and a half years since starting as an assistant professor, now is the time to prepare documents for the renewal of the contract.
After submitting the contract renewal review documents at the end of December and passing the review over about six months, the contract will be renewed for three years in the summer of next year.
In the 6th year after the second renewal of the contract ends, the tenure or tenure professorship is reviewed, and if they pass the tenure assessment, they are promoted to associate professor and given a sabbatical for one year.
Anyway, in her email, the excitement of her sister who made a reservation for a flight to Seoul was conveyed.
My sister’s skin used to be dark, but what does she look like after 3 years in the hot Texas sun?
How was your sister’s life as an assistant professor at Texas State University?
I have a lot of questions and a lot of things I want to ask.
I started writing replies to my sister.
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major sister,
I’m so glad you’re coming to Korea soon.
I’m very curious about your sister’s story.
Have you ever written a lot of thesis?
I can’t put such a burden on an assistant professor with a thesis. haha!
My height is… I think it’s a lot bigger than my sister. haha!
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Now I’m not the kid who answered these questions, I like my mom and I like my dad.
My mother is doing well.
When my sister comes, I think my mother will like it a lot.
A few days ago, you talked about having a whipped cream cake with your older sister.
Thanks to my sister, bulgogi and whipped cream cakes are a good day… It has become a must-eat food.
really!
At the intersection of 360 and 2222 there is a BBQ restaurant called The County Line.
They sell BBQ sauce in a bottle there. If my sister isn’t very busy, can I ask for it?
Then see you next month!
Jeong-ho from Seoul.
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The second email was from Dr. Kim of Wolfram.
In December today, the contract for the exclusive use of the CJH algorithm was extended, and the contents of the new contract were summarized and sent.
Except for the small details, there were two major changes.
One is the extension of the exclusive contract period from three to five years, and the other is that the exclusive royalty rate has risen significantly. Hurray!
Although the algorithm’s calculation of the usage fee ratio is a bit complicated, at first glance, Wolfram raised the usage fee ratio a lot.
The main reason was to use the CJH algorithm not only in the Riemann zeta function, but also in the divergent section of other functions.
When I signed a contract with Wolfram three years ago, my mother insisted on specifying the scope of use of the CJH algorithm in the contract. there is no situation
So instead of raising the usage fee, we decided to delete this provision.
According to Dr. Kim’s email, the fee for the CJH algorithm during the second half of this year is expected to be approximately $22,000.
If the semi-annual settlement amount is $30,000, you will have a profit of $60,000 per year.
At the current exchange rate of 1,100 won per dollar, this amounts to close to 70 million won per year.
Hurray! This is going to make me really rich.
After checking the email, I had breakfast with my mother and explained to my mother the details of the contract renewal with Wolfram.
My mother nodded her head at my explanation.
“So, did you reply to Dr. Kim?”
“Yes, I sent it.”
“what?”
“I said I would think about it because I still have plenty of time. I also discuss it with my mother.”
My mother said with a slight smile at my words.
“When is the contract expiry date?”
“I signed the contract on December 19th, 1994, so December 18th is the expiration date.”
“Then I will probably call you back in early December. Then, talk about the terms of the contract you want.”
“Would you like to raise the usage fee ratio even more?”
“Well. From your explanation, it seems that the company gave a lot of consideration to the usage fee ratio, is that right?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Then I think it would be better to ask if there is room for negotiation first, rather than just asking for it. No matter how much business it is, after all, it is a business between people, so if the other person cares about you, it is right for you to be polite too.”
“Yes, I will.”
“If they say there is no room for negotiation, it’s good to say that the contract period is 3 years instead of 5 years.”
I nodded, and my mother continued.
“As you said, if a company called Wolfram has a bright future, it is advantageous to shorten the contract as much as possible.”
A week later.
December has begun.
I found my mother and KEB,
I handed out a check for 11483 dollars and 79 cents at the teller of the bank.
It was a check for the first half of this year that I received from Wolfram in August.
After filling out some documents and submitting them to the bank staff, a total of 17.59 million won, excluding taxes and fees, was deposited into my account.
Leaving the bank, Mother said with a smile on her face.
“I’ll keep this money and use it for tuition when you go to college.”
I shook my head and said.
“no. I have a separate place to spend this money.”
“Where are you going to use it?”
At my mother’s question, I smiled and said:
“It’s a secret.”
My mother is currently working as a professional translation freelancer, and translation companies that commission her to work are mainly located in Incheon.
On the day of a meeting at the translation company, my mother goes to Incheon by public transportation, and it seemed that she changed buses several times at first glance, probably because of the poor city bus system in Incheon.
For this reason, on late afternoon meetings, my mother would often come home after 10 pm.
So when I first got my check last August, I had already decided how I would spend this money.
It’s just my mother’s driving training and buying a car, but now my mother won’t have to wait for the bus at the bus stop, rolling her feet in the cold.
If you ask me to buy a car with this money, my mother is sure to object.
ruler–! Now you have to plan.
Instead of the ignorant method that led my mother to the TOEIC test a long time ago, I plan to look for a more sophisticated method this time.
next day.
I received an email from Dr. Kim.
A new percentage of the exclusive usage fee of the CJH algorithm was written along with the statement that the check sent in August confirmed that it was paid yesterday.
It was a slightly higher value compared to the rate sent ten days ago, and if you do not like the proposed rate, the e-mail ended with a request to speak to yourself comfortably.
That means there is room for negotiation.
I showed my mother the email, and she asked me with a serious expression.
“Jeong-ho, what do you think?”
“To be honest, I’m quite satisfied with this, but I don’t know if I should be more greedy.”
At my words, my mother smiled and said.
“Then how about doing this?”
“… ?”
“If you think of Dr. Kim as simply a business partner, it is appropriate to raise the ratio a little more.
I thought for a moment and then opened my mouth.
“Then I’ll have to ask you to send me the contract on the condition that Dr. Kim sent me.”
My mother said while stroking my hair.
“Yeah, I made a good decision. In life, people are more important than money.”
A week later.
An international express mail has arrived from Wolfram.
It was a new contract.
The envelope contained two copies of the same contract, both signed by President Wolfram.
The contract is completed when I sign the contract, keep one copy and send the other copy to Wolfram’s headquarters in Champaign, Illinois.
In the past week, the economic situation has worsened.
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Newspapers and news were all filled with news of bankruptcy and stock prices crashing, and the exchange rate is rising day by day at new all-time highs.
Saturday, Youngmi’s house.
Young-mi, who is studying together, has a dark face.
It was Yeong-mi who joked with a cheerful expression when Yaja was over at school yesterday.
What’s going on?
Did something bad happen last night?
Taking a closer look at Yeong-mi’s face, it seems that her upper lip is slightly swollen.
The moment I checked Youngmi’s lips, my heart felt like it was sinking.
I said to Youngmi carefully.
“Young-mi, what’s wrong with you?”
Youngmi nodded her head without saying a word with a bitter expression, and I opened my mouth again.
“why? What’s going on?”
“I think I should go to my mother-in-law’s house.”
“At your mother-in-law’s house? when? During winter break?”
“Yeah, but I think I’ll have to stay there even after winter break is over.”
“… !”
Yeongmi’s mother’s house is a seaside village in Yangyang, Gangwon-do.
“then… You mean moving to Yangyang?”
“yes.”
“… .”
Youngmi smiled at my serious expression and said.
“Boy! What’s so serious? you… Maybe it’s because you have to stay away from me?”
I looked at Youngmi’s face and nodded slowly, and Youngmi said while pinching my cheek with her finger.
“Ugh! Be cute! But don’t worry too much. I will come to Seoul often. Or you can come to Yangyang to play. Do you think my grandma would really like it?”
“… .”
“Oh yeah! It would be better if In-cheol and Ji-eun also come together! Is not it? During summer vacation next year, please come and play. How nice is the beach in Yangyang? People don’t know about it, but Yangyang’s beach is much better than Gangneung’s Gyeongpodae.”
Today, Youngmi talks a lot differently than usual.
Youngmi’s upper lip, who was talking, felt particularly red.
That evening.
I returned home and accessed the Balhae Sports Network folder.
Youngmi said it was because of her father’s company.
So, for the time being, he said that he would be staying with his mother at his mother-in-law’s house for the time being, and that he would return to Seoul where his father was, within a year at the shortest, or at least two years at the longest.
Only after checking the recently uploaded approval documents and preparations for the executive meeting did I know that a serious problem had occurred in the company.
The problem was the raw material warehouse located in Siheung.
Four days ago, former managing director Moo-ik Choi notified Balhae Sports that he would sell the raw material warehouse and warehouse site to a third party.
The details are not known.
However, former managing director Choi rejected an offer from Balhae Sports to raise the rent, and even rejected President Choi’s offer to purchase a warehouse building.
With this in mind… It was evident that he had a grudge against the fact that he had been kicked out of the management of the company.
Maybe it’s because of his dissatisfaction with his older brother, President Choi Moo-sik.
In the next two weeks, Choi’s certificate of contents to empty the warehouse arrived, which put an emergency at Balhae Sports.
Processed rubber, one of the main raw materials, has already begun to move into empty spaces in production plants.
The smell of rubber began to provoke complaints from factory workers.
A bigger problem was the leather fabric.
For leather fabrics, a warehouse with temperature and humidity control is necessary for long-term storage.
However, it was not easy to find empty raw material warehouses as the overall domestic manufacturing industry was hit directly by the recent economic crisis.
In addition, due to the rising exchange rate without any promise, companies with strong finances began to move quickly to secure raw materials overseas, and as a result, even a few empty warehouses were now fully booked.
By the way… Siheung warehouse problem and Youngmi moving.
What’s the relationship between these two?