123 : puzzle pieces
London office, UK.
“welcome. president.”
When I arrived at the UK branch, Manager Lee Young-jik, the first branch manager, greeted me. It was like the 1960s that a manager was appointed as a branch manager.
“Congratulations. How did you get used to it?”
“Yes, of course. As soon as I moved to the branch office, I was forced to adapt to the rush of data requests. Everyone is enthusiastic, so I am collecting as much technical data as possible, not only on shipbuilding technology, but also on Daesae Shipping and Incheon Steel.”
was doing well too.
Branches mainly do import and export business, but in the long run, collecting technical data is also an important job.
“Did you hear from Chairman Longbottom?”
“Yes, all letters of recommendation have been received. After reviewing the documents, please let us know the number of people you want, and we will prepare for an interview.”
Branch manager Lee Young-jik led me to one side of the office. There were letters of recommendation on the desk.
Seeing how clean the work was, it seemed like the trend was sweeping away all the talented people in Korea.
“It’s good. Go and work.”
“Yes, boss.”
I started looking at personnel materials.
The number of people recommended by Apple Door is quite a lot more than expected.
Most were British, with occasional Danish, Swedish or French engineers.
From this point on, it seemed certain that Britain’s shipbuilding industry as well as manufacturing in general had gone downhill.
They must be nobles who pride themselves on being experts, but leaving their homeland to find a job in an underdeveloped country was by no means an easy decision.
The condition I placed on Appledoor was that I had to work in Korea for at least two years.
‘Let’s see, the vice president level…’
I found just the right talent before handing over a few letters of recommendation.
“Kurt Scow, you’re the perfect vice president.”
He was from Odense Shipyard, Denmark.Read at noblemtl
Judging from his brief, he had extensive experience in practice and management.
We are already sending trainees to the Odense Shipyard, so it would be a great match if we recruited someone from here.
Recruiting Scow was even better because he would naturally bring in his aides.
It seemed that the instructor who taught trainees could be seen in Joseon, a popular trend.
“I think the technical advisor would be William, who worked for Apple Door…”
The superficial reason for recruiting technical advisors was the introduction of technology, but the aspect of securing personal connections for approval by international accredited organizations was much more important.
William is from the Lloyd’s Classification Society, a British shipping company, so he will definitely help.
This is because the tanker ordered by Livanos had a final agreement to receive approval from the Lloyd’s Register.
I said that I would prefer the American classification, but Livanos preferred the European classification.
It’s a classification decision. The ship owner’s influence is much stronger, so I follow Livanos’s opinion, and I just need to bring in a Lloyd Class.
It’s like taking exam questions in advance.
“Hull building, equipment manufacturing, electrical equipment… The manager is full of manpower.”
There were a lot of applicants with brilliant biographies in each field, so it seemed that I could select the right person after an interview.
The field needed people who would play the role of an instructor, not a leader.
The leader is the trend It is my policy to internally promote the employees of Chosun.
Therefore, personality and affinity were as important as technical skills for the people to be recruited as managers.
It would be a waste if you recruited for nothing but professionalism and then take a high stance towards the employees.
“It would have been nice to have an expert in precision machinery, but it’s a bit disappointing.”
It seemed difficult for Appledoor to recruit talent from the defense industry by recommending only shipbuilding experts.
“Uh, what are these people?”
At the back of the document, an item called Other recommended personnel caught my eye.
Although he hadn’t retired yet, it was said that he was a person who had been in contact with the headhunter.
I’m not the first target for recruiting because I have to pay a little more to bring in this kind of manpower…
“The head of MAN’s British branch? Chief engineer at Technigaz?”
Ironically, the key personnel of a famous company wanted to retire.
MAN, along with Schulz, is the two main pillars of diesel engines, and Technigaz is a company with original technology for LNG tanks.
In particular, Technigaz was later merged with Gaz-Transport to become a company specializing in LNG carriers called GTT.
They were big fish that had to be stabbed at least once.
If I had missed the last chapter, I would have been in big trouble.
“Director!”
“Yes, boss.”
“Please prepare for an interview with the people you marked.”
“Yes, I understand.”
I circled the letter of recommendation and handed it to Branch Manager Lee Young-jik.
***
two days later,
It was only two days after the announcement, and most of the applicants participated in the interview.
William was selected as technical advisor, Nilsson as shipbuilding manager, Peterson as equipment manufacturing manager, and Force as electrical equipment manager.
And now, in front of my eyes is Mr. Semeri, who applied for an engine-related design manager!
“welcome.”
“My name is Peter Semeri.”
We shook hands lightly and sat across the table.
The first impression was good that he had thick palms like a person in the shipbuilding industry.
“If you look at your biography, you worked at the Atlantic Shipyard in France before becoming the head of MAN’s UK branch.”
“That’s right. From there, I did ship machinery, hull design and power control, and even cost management. Of course, after that, I was recruited by MAN and lived in England.”
Listening to it, I could feel the French accent in the English.
“A branch of MAN is not envious, so what is your reason for wanting to come out?”
I asked directly.
If you are being fired for being held accountable, you shouldn’t be hired. Appledoor probably already looked into it, but we need to confirm.
“MAN considers the British shipbuilding industry to be invincible and intends to close its branch.”
You’re out of a job at all.
“Even if the branch office is closed, with this level of experience, you can go to the head office, so why are you applying for Daese Chosun?”
“That I rejected. No matter how difficult the market situation is, what do you want from a company that gives up its branch office so easily? A company that treats the market and customers carelessly has no future.”
Hey, are you foreseeing the future of MAN?
In the end, MAN gave up direct manufacturing and changed to a company that provided licenses.
“Do you mean that the future of Joseon is bright?”
“Of course. It is an attractive company with a very high chance of success as it jumped into the shipbuilding business without missing the opportunity when the Suez Canal was closed.”
Hey, are you judging this nobleman properly?
Looking at his resume, he seems like a person who has gone through all the hardships, and it would be perfect for him to be entrusted with an engine-related design manager.
Anyone who has done numerous projects related to MAN’s diesel engine will be of great help to me.
“Passed.”
“Passed? So, is this the end of the interview?”
“That’s right. They say that they apply for our company with that kind of heart, and we have to give them the best treatment.”
I pretended to hold out the salary contract.
with the amount field empty.
“Are you telling me to set the salary for me?”
“That’s right. As a condition of recruiting as an engine-related design manager, the first contract period is two years, and housing, business promotion expenses, and a car are also provided.”
“!!!!”
He’s the one to discuss engine development with, so he should be treated like this.
Looking at the situation later, I thought it would be okay to separate the engine development division and leave it.
“Take good care of me.”
Semeri wrote exactly $40,000 in the contract. It was the highest salary in the industry I thought.
“See you in Korea.”
“I’ll leave as soon as it’s settled here.”
Semeri shook my hand.
He treated himself the best, as if he was going to prove his ability.
We have a comprehensive license with Schultz, but since we hired MAN’s manpower, we got an opportunity to combine the technologies of both.
***
After a while,
“Hello, are you busy?”
“Welcome, Chairman Longbottom.”
While I was resting after the interview, President Longbottom came to see me. It looked like something to drink.
It seems that Captain Smith was bored after returning to Daesae Shipping.
“Is everyone okay?”
Chairman Longbottom asked me in a polite tone.
It was an expression of confidence that he was recommended by selected and selected talents. It seems that there was a belief that no matter who they recruited, they would do their part.
Well, where did you do this once or twice?
“I didn’t know that I could recruit talented people so quickly. Thank you so much for caring.”
“Haha, shouldn’t Daesae Joseon be doing well so Appledoor can also take care of its fees? Anyway, are you done recruiting experts now?”
He was talking like a merchant, but it was clear to me that he had specially opened S-class personnel.
His personal connections as Captain Smith’s friends must have worked as a plus alpha.
“But there are two left. We need a VP position and a training manager.”
“Hmm, it doesn’t look like you’re in England. Otherwise, there is no way I would not have attended the interview.”
“Ha ha ha, yes.”
“Shall I guess? Even for dinner.”
Even the British make dinner bets.
“That sounds like fun. Guess where.”
“Curt Scow is the vice president, right?”
Chairman Longbottom replied confidently.
It was the correct answer.
“you’re right. Was it an easy problem? Because I sent a trainee to Odense. Then guess the training manager too.”
“They were probably trying to recruit Nicolas, the chief engineer of Technigaz in France.”
“… how did you know?”
I was really surprised.
At present, not many people are aware of the potential of Technigaz’s LNG technology.
Until the 1960s, the LNG that came out when pumping crude oil was burned.
Although there were LNG carriers in the 1960s, they were not popularized.
Transportation technology was very difficult, but above all, because of the cost of liquefaction, the price of LNG was not very cheap compared to crude oil.
It was only after the oil shock broke out that it started to attract attention. Of course, it was only in the 21st century that it became more preferred because of the advantage of less environmental pollution.
“How do you know? Isn’t Nicholas a special welding expert? As a training manager, it’s perfect. Besides, isn’t the trend doing a seawater desalination project in Jordan? It also requires a special welding expert. Since he is a person who will be helpful here and there, I thought he would be recruited unconditionally.”
I passed it on to the seawater desalination project.
It was clear that he was a useful person.
“I completely lost this. I buy dinner.”
“I buy the wine.”
“Let it be. But how did a special welding specialist come into the job market?”
Special welding is a field that requires a lot of knowledge among specialized fields such as material, flux, and quality analysis.
For whatever reason, the company doesn’t let go.
“They said that the compensation was very small even though they sold shares to a Japanese shipping company about Nicholas’s patent. It seems that this has completely estranged the management of the company.”
“okay?.”
I was really surprised this time.
Nicholas’ patent sold to Japanese shipping company?
Doesn’t that guy have a patent for an LNG cargo hold? So, is it a great hit among the jackpots?
It’s too late for me to patent the source of the LNG cargo hold, but I can buy a share of Nicholas’s patent.
If I add my 21st century knowledge to it, I will be able to create a technology patent comparable to the original patent.
“Even if you had a fight with management, don’t worry about being a person. We have already done enough research.”
“If possible, Chairman Longbottom recruits both Scow and Nicholas and sends them to Korea.”
“Uhm, you want me to recruit you?”
“Sure, you have pointed out my heart like this, but you have to send it to Korea with the best contract.”
“I was wondering if we should have dinner together, but he accepted the job.”
“thank you.”
Patents may become an issue in the future, so it would be better for me to avoid recruiting him myself.
As soon as I finished dinner with Chairman Longbottom, I went over to Quy Nhon.
Already British newspapers were reporting extensively on Vietnam’s Tet Offensive.
It was natural that anti-war public opinion had become strong, but compared to the original history, Saigon suffered much more damage.
On the other hand, even the British newspapers praised Quy Nhon’s perfect defense.
****
Quy Nhon Port,
“Welcome CS, I said when you would come.”
As soon as Gothel saw me getting off the ferry from Saigon, he immediately hooked me up and hugged me.
It looked like it would die for anyone to see.
It was Godel-like not to hide his feelings.
“No, General Gothel. I heard that the U.S. Army suffered a crushing defeat, but don’t you like it?”
“What is a planer? This is great. Talking about what the press bastards know about war! It’s just that a few grenades landed on the US embassy. How many soldiers have died in the jungle so far, but the American ambassador wasn’t even dead!!!”
Gothel pointed his finger everywhere and scolded reporters who weren’t there.
“Thanks to Kwi Nyeon, is it something we are thankful for?”
“That’s right. If I hadn’t even written an article like that, I would have set the newspaper on fire. Damn it should have been a little bit of a baby to eat. ”
“ha ha ha.”
Actually, Gothel has a hard face to look good no matter how you take a picture.
“By the way, thanks to you, I think I’ll give it another star. The commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in Vietnam was fired. Ha ha ha.”
“Okay, congratulations.”
That was good news.
That meant that sooner or later Godel would become the commander-in-chief of the US forces in Vietnam.
In fact, isn’t he the only general who proved the strength of the U.S. Army against the Tet Offensive of Vietnam?
“So, are you going to the Saigon headquarters?”
“What are you talking about? Where is a more perfect base than Kwi Nyeon? Whether it’s the US embassy or the US military headquarters, you have to come to Quy Nhon.”
It’s so selfish, isn’t it cool?
Giving up Saigon and choosing Quy Nhon was a Godel-like decision.
“Saigon is the capital of Vietnam, so you’re empty?”
“Tell the Vietnamese army to take care of the damn capital. It is enough for us to protect Quy Nhon and the Mekong Delta. We are not here to protect you, we are here to stop the communists.”
No matter what happens, I’ll protect you.
Fortunately, my painting won’t be ruined.