Real Man
Chapter 796

The lady who ran the soup restaurant was surprised to see Yoo-hyun.

“Oh my, Yoo-hyun.”

“Hello, auntie.”

She walked out and grabbed his hand as he greeted her.

“What brings you here? You said you were doing business. Oh dear, what is this? Why did you lose so much weight?”

“My weight is the same.”

“Your face is half the size, what are you talking about? Are you eating well? You’re not starving yourself like President Hwang, are you?”

“President Hwang?”

Yoo-hyun asked, and the lady pointed to the open door.

“The person who just left. He’s been having a lot of trouble with his company lately. He doesn’t even have the money to pay his employees, so he’s trying to do something on the streets.”

“I see.”

“When I saw him like that, I thought of you, Yoo-hyun.”

“Auntie, I’m fine.”

Even though Yoo-hyun said he was fine, the lady’s worry didn’t go away.

“Fine, my foot. I know how hard it is to do business.”

“I’m fine.”

Yoo-hyun smiled, and the lady pulled his arm.

“Don’t say that and sit down. You’re here for the soup, right?”

“Of course. I came here because I wanted to eat your soup, auntie.”

“Ho ho! Then I’ll have to make it delicious for you.”

The lady hummed a tune and went into the kitchen.

Clang.

Park Young-hoon pulled a chair from the round metal table and sat down with a suspicious look.

“Yoo-hyun, did you cause a scene at the board meeting because of the guy who just left?”

“When did I ever cause a scene?”

“Anyway. Tell me. What are you thinking? That guy has nothing to do with you.”

Park Young-hoon was right. He had nothing to do with him.

He had no past connection or acquaintance with him.

He just saw him doing a one-man protest and learned about his situation.

Yoo-hyun asked back.

“Do you think we can ignore these things, hyung?”

“What if we don’t? Are you going to carry the world’s problems on your shoulders? You have enough work to do, how can you take care of everything?”

“…”

Suddenly, Yoo-hyun’s mind flashed back to the scene in front of Hansung Tower in the past.

-We oppose the indiscriminate restructuring! Let the people who can work go to work!

-We expose Hansung’s technology theft and non-payment! Is this coexistence?

On one side, the employees who lost their jobs due to the restructuring were protesting, and on the other side, the companies that suffered from the damage were staging a sit-in.

Yoo-hyun didn’t even look at them and dismissed them with an indifferent gesture.

Then he punished them so that they could never work again.

It was one of the things that Yoo-hyun regretted very much.

Now that he came back.

Yoo-hyun corrected his wrong past step by step.

He overhauled the internal system of the company and prevented major accidents such as technology leakage to China.

He and his colleagues launched a great product to the world and made Seong Wook the president as he wished.

He shook off the burden in his heart after achieving what he wanted and left Hansung.

He thought he had no regrets.

But why did he care so much?

Thud.

The lady who served the soup looked at Park Young-hoon.

“Wait, I’ve never seen this face before.”

“Auntie, hello. I’m Park Young-hoon.”

“Hmm… You have a wide forehead, big ears, and a gentle face. You won’t starve anywhere you go.”

“Oh, that’s true. I hear that a lot, that I have a lot of food luck.”

“Then you must have met Yoo-hyun. You have a lot of people luck too.”

“Yes. I owe a lot to Yoo-hyun.”

Park Young-hoon admitted obediently, and the lady patted Yoo-hyun’s shoulder.

“Oh, my pretty Yoo-hyun. You take good care of people wherever you go.”

“No, it’s not like that.”

“What do you mean it’s not like that? Eat well. The pork is on the house, so eat and cheer up.”

The lady smiled warmly like a mother and went back.

Park Young-hoon admired the food that filled the table.

“But auntie seems to really like you. Is she always kind-hearted?”

“I get some special love from her.”

“I can tell by the pork platter being on the house.”

Park Young-hoon, who had been sulking until a while ago, quickly disarmed in front of the delicious food.

Yoo-hyun chuckled as he saw his friend and brother who gave him a thumbs up.

The soup was as always, perfect.

After a hearty meal, Yoo-hyun parted with Park Young-hoon and walked to the park in front of his house.

The weather had warmed up a bit, and the wind felt cool.

The events of today passed by like a panorama in his head.

“My personality is really something.”

He had thought of opposing the board agenda from the first time he saw it.

But bringing in the venture ecosystem activation was a somewhat impulsive decision.

He knew it was unreasonable, but he acted as his heart told him.

Why did he do that?

He flopped down on a bench and continued his thoughts from the soup restaurant.

He was bothered by the one-man protest not because of his past mistake.

He had shaken off his regret a long time ago, and he had no reason to hang himself now.

Rather, he cared more about Hansung.

A big tree can’t grow in a place without a single blade of grass.

Just as the giant companies in the US grew rapidly based on the good soil of Silicon Valley, Hansung also needed to nurture new companies that could supply creative ideas and new technologies.

That was the future of Hansung.

‘Reviver too.’

As his thoughts followed one another, the sun set.

The sky was dyed red like a flame in his heart.

It was when Yoo-hyun was sitting quietly and looking at the sky.

Click clack.

Along with the sound of footsteps, Jeong Da-hye approached him.

“Why are you sitting outside blankly?”

“Just. I wanted to get some fresh air. I got off work early.”

“It’s because of the guy who’s shivering in the park.”

“The handsome guy?”

“Fine, I’ll let it slide.”

Jeong Da-hye shrugged her shoulders and walked behind the bench.

Then she hugged Yoo-hyun from behind and made him sit down.

Thump thump.

Her whisper reached his ears along with her heartbeat.

“I missed you so much today. Isn’t that strange?”

Why did her sudden confession sound so warm?

Yoo-hyun’s weary heart felt a surge of warmth.

“Me too… It was a long day.”

Yoo-hyun held Jeong Da-hye’s hand that wrapped around his neck and sat her next to him on the bench.

Jeong Da-hye looked at Yoo-hyun and said,

“I know. I heard it from Yeong-hoon.”

“Did you?”

“Yes. You did a great job.”

“Thank you. But I’m surprised.”

Yoo-hyun was puzzled and Jeong Da-hye raised her eyes.

“What is it?”

“I thought you would scold me for causing trouble.”

“You know you caused trouble?”

Jeong Da-hye pouted her lips and Yoo-hyun confessed his honest feelings.

“It was a bit impulsive. But I don’t regret it.”

“What are you going to do now?”

“I was thinking about that too. I might not be able to keep my promise.”

“What promise?”

“Reverb. I said I would give it my all for only three years.”

Yoo-hyun was determined to take responsibility from the moment he declared that he would grow the venture ecosystem.

But it was not easy.

It was a problem that required the whole business world to work together.

If he kept focusing on this, he would inevitably fall behind on Reverb’s schedule.

He felt sorry for that, but Jeong Da-hye smiled and said,

“Well, I agree with what you said at the board meeting. Let’s think about it together.”

“You didn’t want me to get involved in Seung-hyuk’s case last time.”

“Hmm, I thought about it after I got a call from Yeong-hoon. Why did you do that?”

“What do you think?”

“Just. You’re a visionary. When others only think about the immediate problems, you always look ahead.”

Jeong Da-hye’s warm words comforted Yoo-hyun’s worries.

He made a vow to her.

“I know, I can’t fix everything. But I also know that someone has to start something. For Reverb’s future, too.”

“Hmm… So I can’t stop you now, can I?”

“No. I’ll stop if you don’t want me to. I mean it.”

Squeeze.

Jeong Da-hye held his hand and looked into his eyes and shook her head.

“I want you to do what you want. I’ll be your strong supporter no matter what you decide.”

Was it because of her support?

He felt his burdened heart lighten up.

“You’re amazing. Thank you.”

Yoo-hyun smiled and hugged Jeong Da-hye.

Yoo-hyun returned home and sat at his computer desk to sort out his thoughts.

The one-man protest issue was also linked to Seung-hyuk, the president of Yurim Fashion who suffered from it.

The powerless subcontractors had no choice but to endure when the conglomerates stole their technology and imposed unfair contract terms.

In Korea, it was almost impossible to run a company without being tied to a conglomerate.

This rigid structure made bullying a common practice.

As the existing companies could not survive, the new companies had a hard time even starting a business.

That was why Kang Jun-ki had a hard time at every stage of his startup.

The bottom line was one.

They needed to have an ecosystem that could survive without depending on the conglomerates.

That way, the companies could grow through fair competition.

Was this only for the venture companies?

Yoo-hyun, who had experienced the future, knew very well that it was not.

The conglomerates could survive paradoxically when the venture companies revived.

It was not a sacrifice.

The conglomerates had to nurture the venture companies, even for their own economic benefits.

They had to constantly receive creative ideas and innovative technologies from countless companies to win the global competition.

This was a matter of the conglomerates’ survival, and the national economy.

How to solve this?

They had to unite the will of the entire business world.

Only then could they make a real change.

The company that would trigger the change was Hansung.

Hansung would take this opportunity to gain leadership as a national representative company and rise.

Tap tap tap.

Yoo-hyun wrote a report with his heart.

The things that seemed like pie in the sky were quickly becoming concrete.

The dark night sky began to brighten up.

A few days later.

Yoo-hyun stopped by the comic cafe in front of Hansung Tower.

The interior was brighter and more pleasant than before, as it had changed for the welfare of the employees.

It was also nice to have a separate room where he could avoid the eyes of others.

The quality and service of the food also felt much better.

After having a meal and coffee in the room, Yoo-hyun said,

“It seems like the company is managing well.”

“It’s my order. But the employees don’t use it as much as I thought.”

“They must feel awkward.”

“I guess so. It’s not easy to make a change.”

The massage chairs in the basement of Hansung Tower were also rarely used by the employees who felt self-conscious.

Even if it was free and encouraged by the top, it was not easy to come to such entertainment facilities.

But Yoo-hyun saw it positively.

“Starting is half the battle. If the facilities for the employees increase like this, the working culture will surely change.”

“It takes more time, then.”

“Yes. You’ve felt it yourself, how the company has changed.”

“That’s right. Hansung has changed a lot. Of course, there are still problems.”

Shin Kyung-wook, the chairman, said with a smile, spitting out a meaningful word.

Yoo-hyun’s report also included the issue of coexistence with subcontractors.

Shin Kyung-wook must have looked into the one-man protest.

What was he thinking?

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