The Amazing Plan (2)
Upon the president's sudden action, I quickly stopped him and sat down beside the team leader.
'He was dressed too formally.'
It was Jeong Ji-hyun, the lawyer. Originally, she preferred clothes with striking colors, but today she had chosen a particularly vivid green suit.
I was amazed every time I saw her pull off such a color.
Min-kyung, who had returned from America, was as dark as a black pearl from all the sunbathing, and the suit he wore was a deep black.
His makeup was so intense that his aura was like that of a mafia girlfriend, which was no joke.
'You should have toned it down a bit.'
I shot a glance at my younger brother, handed the contract on the table to lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun, and asked Hwang Dae-heung,
"No changes in the contract I sent yesterday, right?"
"Of course."
After confirming the contract to the end, lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun dispelled my worries.
"No changes. We can proceed with the contract as is."
Nodding at the lawyer, I asked Hwang Dae-heung,
"Is it true that all employees are to resign in three months?"
"Yes. Only the general affairs team leader will remain, and the rest will resign. Just handle the salary and severance pay."
He handed me the employee resignation agreement I had requested.
"May I see the resume of the remaining general affairs team leader?"
"Just a moment."
Following his instruction, the employee brought the resume.
The general affairs team leader had only worked there for two weeks.
But he had quite some experience.
The funny part was that his previous company history was quite flashy.
Ten years at Iljin Insurance's general affairs department, then Sunnytronics, Eco Plastic, Daeseong TS, Yujin Chemical.
It was too transparent who had inserted him.
But I planned to overlook it.
After all, the real thing would be after the advertising contract with Iljin Group was completed.
Lee Jungwan explained the post-acquisition plan to me, and told Hwang Dae-heung, the current representative, that he hadn't mentioned the transaction with Iljin Group.
If he knew that fact, he would never sell the company.
When Cha Eun-yu signed the contract with Iljin Group, the Healthy business promotion budget jumped to 300 billion won.
Including Cha Eun-yu's model fee of 70 billion won, the amount for Daeheung Planning's contract with Iljin Group was 150 billion won.
After excluding 40 billion won for subcontracting and media costs from the 80 billion, 40 billion remained.
Probably, of those 40 billion, one billion would be given first, and the rest Lee Jungwan would pocket.
Then, what about the remaining 20 billion bank debt?
It would be borne entirely by my younger brother, who became the new owner of Daeheung Group.
Cunning bastard.
When I smiled at Lee Jungwan with my eyes, he gave a chin gesture as if to say, enough of the show, sign the contract quickly.
Responding to his instruction, I flipped the contract cover and handed one to my younger brother and Hwang Dae-heung respectively.
"Since we've checked everything, I think it's time to sign."
After the two exchanged the signed contracts, the contract was completed.
My younger brother immediately deposited one billion won to Hwang Dae-heung.
"Deposit confirmed."
The dull face of Hwang Dae-heung, who had been fidgeting, brightened.
Ten years of experience.
Acquiring an advertising agency that had registered with Iljin Group for a 150 billion won contract for a paltry one billion won.
I shook hands with Hwang Dae-heung on behalf of my younger brother.
"Thank you for your hard work. Daeheung Planning will be well managed by us from now on."
"Thank you."
Hwang Dae-heung shook my hand with a light expression.
Enjoy this feeling for now.
Soon, when Lee Jungwan's plan is revealed, blood will boil.
I asked Hwang Dae-heung to introduce my younger brother to the employees.
For now, my younger brother would have to guard the president's office.
First, I came out of the office with Lee Jungwan, the team leader.
Lee Jungwan took out a cigarette and offered it to me.
"I quit smoking."
Quickly taking out the lighter, I bent over and lit his cigarette.
Whoosh.
After blowing a few white smoke rings, Lee Jungwan said to me with a haughty expression.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Hard work? You worked harder tearing up the contract. But what did you do to turn a 40 billion won ad into 150 billion won?"
"Haha. Curious?"
"Yes."
"That's all thanks to the good model I hired. How much I struggled to hire Cha Eun-yu. Whoosh."
"Wow~ Then, did the person who hired Cha Eun-yu happen to be the team leader?"
"Huhu. Don't say it. I barely persuaded him to do it."
He flicked the half-burned cigarette with his finger, extinguishing the flame, and threw the butt into the drain hole.
"Probably because he resembles the deputy, my younger brother is a beauty."
"Beauty? That's all makeup."
"What was my younger brother supposed to do?"
"He was originally a stewardess, but he quit a few weeks ago because he didn't like the weird customers."
"Oh dear. Dealing with people in that field is tough."
He said with a glittering gaze.
"Now that you're the president, try working hard. Advertising is surprisingly representative-friendly. If she's that beautiful, the promotional effect will be great."
"Haha. Will it? My younger brother seemed quite interested."
"Really?"
Lee Jungwan's expression became interested as he rolled his eyes.
It was clear he was scheming something bad in his head.
"Then, I should help you. I'll introduce you to the connections in our company's PR team. Make a schedule when you want."
"Really? Thank you, team leader."
Just in time, my younger brother and lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun came down to the first floor.
I proposed dinner to Lee Jungwan.
"It's a pity, but I was supposed to eat with President Hwang today. We'll meet separately next time."
"Understood."
Was it not that he was trying to eat from the one billion I gave again?
Seeing the team leader's lascivious gaze as he glanced at my younger brother with a fish eye, blood boiled, but for the sake of the cause, I'll let it go today.
After getting into my younger brother's car, I warned him.
"Probably the team leader has his eye on you. If he contacts you and suggests meeting, call me immediately. If I can't go, contact lawyer Jeong."
"Got it. Ah~ I was tense, so I'm hungry. Lawyer Jeong, what do you like?"
"Well... I eat anything."
"The weather is cold, how about warm kalguksu? I know a place that makes good pig kalguksu."
My younger brother glared at me and smacked me.
"After divorce, did you learn to read the room?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Women saying they eat anything means they like expensive, atmospheric places!"
"Ah..."
I'm sorry for nothing.
My reading the room only works in limited cases.
"Understand. This guy hasn't been able to date because of that. Yang Mi-jeong was my first love."
"Ah... So that's why~ Ho ho."
Lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun smiling femininely with crescent moon eyes.
The atmosphere is completely different from when she was doing her job.
My younger brother's spirit was high.
Seeing even someone who looks like an iron man like lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun soften, it was fortunate that lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun, who hadn't forgotten her duty, took my side.
"I've never eaten pig kalguksu. Since the customer recommended it, I'll go."
Smiling shyly, agreeing to my suggestion.
Thanks to that, my spirit soared as I boasted and scolded my younger brother.
"Women always think they're like themselves. A person needs to be flexible like lawyer Jeong. Right, lawyer?"
"Hoho ho."
Answering with a wink, lawyer Jeong.
My younger brother looked at me and lawyer Jeong with some strange expression, then let out a small sigh.
Soon, he searched for the name of the pig kalguksu restaurant we often go to on the navigation and stepped on the accelerator.
After ordering pork and sukiyaki to fill his stomach solidly, he dropped off lawyer Jeong Ji-hyun at the company and parted ways.
On the way home.
My younger brother asked me in a pitiful voice.
"Oppa, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?"
"Since when have you been asking that?"
"Hoo, it's fine. Talking to you only makes my mouth hurt."
"You need to explain clearly so I understand."
"Hah! Really. This frustrating guy. Lawyer Jeong, oppa likes her!"
"......?"
There's no way.
"You must have misread."
"Idiot. Think before you live. Which lawyer thinks about a customer's bed?"
My younger brother doesn't know I gave tens of billions as legal fees to Lim & Jeong.
Saying it would only create unnecessary expectations, I said "Then, maybe not." and ended the conversation.
"Really, now you're not going to meet any women?"
"Being sensitive to what the other person likes and how to flatter is tiring."
If it's a meeting that doesn't promise the future like Amy.
The wounds from the reading the room haven't fully healed yet.
I just sealed the bursting revenge band.
I already learned through the reading the room how foolish I become when a woman steals my heart.
I won't be weak again.
Especially now, before revenge.
'Love? That's something I can do anytime after success.'
As PharmCare began to operate stably with Kang Minhyuk's support, representative Oh Seongjin thought it was the last chance and focused on marketing.
He started product promotion by going around all domestic pharmaceutical companies with pamphlets and products.
Since he realized BTC was not easy, he turned his eyes to BTB.
Even if he took a slightly smaller profit from product sales, he changed the marketing direction to partnering with pharmaceutical companies to distribute the product to the public.
But sales in BTB weren't easy.
The first thing pharmaceutical companies asked was demand.
"Even though it's the age of laziness, the drug price is high, who would want to pay for the dispenser cost? It's not 200,000 won. Tens of thousands of won."
Explaining how dangerous it is to take pills without knowing and take them long-term, no matter how much.
They didn't even think they would listen.
But he continued promotion stubbornly.
Sometimes there were those who showed interest.
Marketing team chief of Donghaeng Pharmaceutical was like that.
"Hmm. The product seems fine."
"Right?"
"But isn't the function too complicated for the elderly to use?"
"Ah, is that so?"
"I'll pass it on to the chairman first. I'll contact you."
"Thank you."
But even after waiting for a long time, no contact came.
The false hope was as painful as the ruthless rejection.
But Oh Seongjin representative did not give up.
His goal was to promote his product to all Korean pharmaceutical companies by the end of the year.
But his hope was shattered when he visited Iljin Pharmaceutical.
"Sorry. Our company is about to launch a similar product soon."
"What? What is..."
Hearing the news like a bolt from the blue sky, he left Iljin Pharmaceutical as if fleeing.
Immediately called his younger brother.
His younger brother answered in a gloomy voice.
"Yeah. It's scheduled for launch in January."
"You knew that and didn't tell me anything..."
"Sorry, hyung. It's confidential, I didn't have a way..."
"Confidential?"
My teeth chattered with betrayal.
It's really over now.
In the empty office, alone tilting a soju glass.
A call came from Kang Minhyuk.
He said he would stop by nearby the office.
"How am I supposed to explain this situation?"
The person who trusted me and invested.
The sorry feeling that I ended up showing such a pathetic appearance eventually made tears well up.
The sound of the office door opening.
Kang Minhyuk appeared.
But.
My younger brother was with him.
"No, how did the two of them..."
Sitting down, he laid out the snacks I bought one by one on the table.
"What kind of alcohol without snacks? You'll ruin your stomach."
He didn't even glance at the snacks I bought.
He looked very curious about why I and Oh Seung-won came together.
I revealed that I was currently working at Iljin Group, and explained the reason I became interested in PharmCare.
I added MSG appropriately within a range that Oh Seongjin representative could understand.
Saying I did it to take revenge on a woman was too flashy.
After all, it was a private reason.
While my interest in company work was waning, I recalled hearing the report from team leader Lee Jungwan and seeing similar products.
At first, I thought of acquiring the company and suing to extract only the settlement money from Iljin Group.
When I heard my words, Oh Seongjin representative nodded with a desolate expression.
"I see."
"But the item itself was interesting. I also believed that with a little improvement, it would become a much better product."
I handed him the PharmCare acquisition plan I had prepared.
Simplifying the product's functions to suit the customer base, upgrading the design, and marketing methods to increase sales through rental services in partnership with pharmaceutical companies.
As Oh Seongjin representative carefully checked the content, his eyes gradually filled with fighting spirit.
This was the exact timing I had been waiting for.
"Today, I came here because I wanted to work with you, Oh Seongjin representative."