Real Man
Chapter 801

Yoo-hyun gave his sincere advice.

“It’s good to have a positive influence on many people. But to do that, you have to be careful not to act like a jerk.”

“Why do I have to be careful of that?”

“Because no matter how good you are, your past mistakes can hold you back. You should never do anything illegal, and you should also avoid any moral wrongs. For example…”

Yoo-hyun explained with specific examples to his beloved younger brother.

Nadoha, who was listening with his ears perked up, asked curiously.

“I understand. But how do you know all that?”

“Because I’ve experienced it.”

“When?”

When Yoo-hyun became the CEO of Hansung Electronics, his face was plastered all over the newspapers.

The legend of the salaryman, the youngest Hansung CEO, and so on.

Behind the glamorous titles, the word “restructuring” followed him like a bruise.

He felt it in his skin.

No matter how hard he tried, he would never wash away the sin of cutting his colleagues with a knife.

Spilled water cannot be scooped up again.

Yoo-hyun was lost in his thoughts for a moment, when he was about to answer.

A gentle voice came from behind.

“What are you two talking about so happily?”

“Huh? Jaehui noona.”

Nadoha jumped up in surprise, and Han Jaehui pushed him down with her hand.

“Manager, please sit comfortably. Don’t bother getting up.”

“Hey, why are you doing that? It’s annoying.”

“Do you need anything? I’ll get it ready for you right away.”

Han Jaehui clasped her hands together and looked down on Nadoha.

Anyone could see that it was over the top, and Yoo-hyun chuckled.

“Your acting is awkward, you know?”

“Acting? What are you talking about? People might misunderstand.”

“Then why don’t you buy some chocolate cake? The manager said he wants some.”

Yoo-hyun said bluntly to his sister, who was putting on airs until the end.

A man appeared next to Han Jaehui and answered.

“Then I’ll buy it.”

“Huh? Manager, you’re here?”

Nadoha got up and greeted Lee Seunghyuk, the manager, warmly.

Manager Lee Seunghyuk.

He was the president of Seowon Tech, but he became a manager when his company was acquired by Double Y.

His rank was lowered, but he received a high acquisition price and stock options, and he had more employees under him.

Yoo-hyun looked at the two people standing side by side and tilted his head.

“What’s this? This mismatched pair?”

“I’m his senior in the company. I was telling him about the general things of working here.”

“You’ve been here for less than a month and you’re already teaching him?”

Yoo-hyun snorted, and Han Jaehui whispered through her clenched teeth.

“President Han, I have my dignity too, so please watch your words in the company.”

“Sigh. Fine, sit down. Manager, sit down too.”

“I… I don’t know if I can join you.”

“What are you talking about? It’s just coffee.”

Yoo-hyun made the awkward manager sit down.

Manager Lee Seunghyuk straightened his posture and perked up his ears.

He was listening attentively, as if he had returned to being a newbie after running a company.

‘He said he wanted to start fresh.’

Han Jaehui, who was next to him, added more.

She was a veteran who joined the company as an experienced worker, but she had suppressed her bold personality and maintained a very cautious attitude.

He could guess how much they had cared about their faces.

Yoo-hyun laughed and asked Manager Lee Seunghyuk casually.

“Manager, what did Jaehui tell you?”

“She told me about the overseas expansion process.”

Yoo-hyun turned his head to the side in disbelief.

“Huh? Jaehui, what do you have to say about that?”

“Didn’t you hear? I passed the US branch competition.”

“Really? Your work score was not enough, though?”

The US branch, which was a joint venture with River, had a high salary, and they also provided separate support for travel expenses and training fees, so the competition rate was quite high.

He thought it would be hard for Han Jaehui to pass the threshold, even though she was a graduate of LA Design School and had experience at Hansung.

But what do you know?

Han Jaehui overturned Yoo-hyun’s expectations and made it look good.

Manager Lee Seunghyuk told him the reason, mentioning her nickname.

“JJ voluntarily made the River US version UX and submitted it separately. It was very impressive. She’s also praised a lot in the company.”

“Voluntarily?”

“Yes. She didn’t think of the competition as just a test, but she wanted to contribute to the company in any way. I was also greatly inspired by JJ’s passion.”

Manager Lee Seunghyuk praised her enthusiastically, and Han Jaehui modestly stepped back.

“I just wanted to help the US branch work a little bit.”

“That’s really amazing.”

Ignoring the manager who was admiring her, Han Jaehui, who knew the real reason why she did that, whispered to Yoo-hyun in disbelief.

“What are you talking about? You know I’m going because of Jang-woo.”

“No, I’m not.”

“What do you mean, no? You were drinking all the time when Jang-woo went to Las Vegas for training.”

“I only drank once or twice.”

“Sure.”

Yoo-hyun nodded quickly, and Han Jaehui glanced around and changed her attitude 180 degrees.

“Yes. I’ll work hard while remembering your advice, president.”

“Wow…”

Manager Lee Seunghyuk was amazed, misunderstanding why Nadoha was impressed.

“Come to think of it, JJ is the president’s sister, but she’s very respectful.”

“Well, it’s because we’re in the company. We have to separate work and personal matters.”

“That’s not easy at all. If it was my sister, she would have spoken informally for sure. Of course, that’s friendly and nice, though.”

Hearing the manager’s words, Han Jaehui leaned her upper body toward Yoo-hyun and smiled.

“We’re close in private. Right, oppa?”

“Yeah. Do whatever you want.”

“I think I should speak more comfortably now. It might be burdensome for others to see.”

“…”

Han Jaehui played the drum and gong by herself, and then she loosened her speech with Nadoha, leading the atmosphere.

But she still kept her manners.

‘You little rascal. You’ve learned a thing or two in Seoul…’

He had become a master of image-making in no time.

Yoo-hyun applauded his chameleon-like younger sister with a deep admiration in his heart.

Clap clap clap.

“What are you doing?”

“Just. I’m impressed by you, Jae Hee.”

Han Jae Hee, who had brushed off Yoo-hyun’s words, took a sip of the coffee she had brought and asked.

“But why did you choose Japan, oppa?”

“Where do you think I should go?”

“If you want to succeed in globalization, it’s obviously the US. Why are you taking Do Ha to the US when you need all the power you can get? Isn’t that right, manager?”

Lee Seung Hyuk, the manager who caught Han Jae Hee’s gaze, answered confidently.

“The US is important, but so is Japan.”

“Oh, right. You’re going to Japan too, manager?”

“Yes. I am.”

Han Jae Hee looked suspiciously at the three men around her.

“What’s going on, all the key personnel are going to Japan. Is there something really there?”

“It’s not that there’s something there, it’s just that it’s not an easy task.”

“The harder it is, the more you should postpone it. Why are you trying to do something that can’t be done?”

Before Yoo-hyun could answer, Na Do-ha intervened.

“You have to do something that can’t be done to earn respect.”

“What are you talking about, Do Ha? Why are you like that?”

“Just, I have a new goal.”

As Han Jae Hee looked puzzled, manager Lee Seung Hyuk asked.

“President, who is the representative of the Japan branch?”

“Didn’t I say I would find out once before?”

“That’s… I tried to find out through a friend, but I have no idea. The building location and phone number are clearly listed, but they say there’s no information at all.”

“Of course it would be. He’s a person with a lot of secrets.”

Yoo-hyun showed a meaningful smile.

A moment later.

Yoo-hyun was standing in the River’s office with his phone to his ear.

As he looked at the scenery outside the window, a Japanese voice came through the phone.

-Steve, how is your life in Korea?

“It’s good. Are you ready?”

-Of course. The building interior cleanup work is almost done, and the staff are joining the site.

The owner of the voice was Tanaka Yoshihiro.

A famous information dealer in Japan, he had a deep connection with Yoo-hyun since a long time ago.

Yoo-hyun had worked hard to borrow his power, who had the information of the major Asian companies, and he had used Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun, who had started his company life again, had used his secret to get the information he wanted.

That’s how the relationship between the two, who had been using each other, had changed drastically recently.

Yoo-hyun asked Tanaka, who had become the representative of the River Japan branch.

“Will the Japan branch be normalized soon?”

-Yes. The official launch preparation will be over within a month. We just need the people who will set up the system.

“That’s why I called you. The key personnel from Korea will go.”

-Do Ha Sang will be there.

“You’re fast with information. Do Ha and the staff with experience in Japan will help. Please support us to speed up.”

Japan was a different country.

It was not a market that could be penetrated by ability alone.

Besides, River was a service with a South Korean label, so it was expected that the surrounding companies would tackle it hard.

There was a need to clear the obstacles in advance to speed up.

Tanaka answered coolly.

-Of course. My colleagues are already moving.

“That’s reassuring. But are you okay?”

-What do you mean?

“From your colleagues’ point of view, you’re doing a completely new job. You might turn your back on your old customers.”

Tanaka and his information dealer colleagues had a rule.

They couldn’t leak secrets, and they couldn’t use the information to do business in the same area.

River was different from the giant IT companies they had dealt with, but being dependent on something was a risk for them.

Unlike Yoo-hyun’s concern, Tanaka was calm.

-There’s always something to lose when you gain something. But they all seem to like doing a proper job.

“A proper job?”

-Didn’t you say that? How long are you going to sell information and hit people’s backs?

Yoo-hyun was flustered by Tanaka’s strong words.

“When did I say that? I just suggested it moderately.”

-Anyway. You scolded me harshly for living wrong.

“That’s…”

Yoo-hyun, who was speechless, was told by Tanaka.

-Well, I think it will be a good opportunity for me in many ways. I wanted to do something meaningful before I retire.

When was it?

He had always been cold and aloof, but he had once revealed a little bit of his inner feelings.

-Am I great? No way. All I do is hold information and weigh both sides. I think you’re better off contributing something to the world.

That’s when he knew.

In his heart, who had been called the best information dealer in Korea, Japan, and China, there was a different flame.

Yoo-hyun approached his heart more sincerely and suggested a way for him to contribute to the world.

That was the beginning of Tanaka joining River.

Yoo-hyun recalled the whole process and felt proud.

‘So much has changed.’

Tanaka, who had only stayed in the dark world, had come out to the world.

It was something he couldn’t have imagined in the past.

Yoo-hyun didn’t think it was possible either.

He had tried everything to find a way to keep his promise with the former president Shin Hyun-ho.

His desperate efforts had created a small gap, and that gap was gradually causing change.

What would be at the end of the change?

“Mr. Tanaka, it will surely be a meaningful thing.”

It’s not impossible if we do it together.

Yoo-hyun was determined to make a good result.

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