Chapter 478:

Chapter 478:

How should he greet them?

He imagined the bewildered faces of his team members as he arrived at his destination.

The door of the strategic planning office opened and a familiar man came out.

It was Song Hyun-seung, the executive director with large eyes, nose, and a broad face.

Yoo-hyun quickly scanned the inside of the office and greeted him, who was also his former boss.

“Hello, Director Song Hyun-seung.”

“Huh? Who are you?”

“Yes. I’m Han Yoo-hyun, who joined the group strategy office this time.”

Director Song Hyun-seung recognized Yoo-hyun and his expression hardened slightly.

It was probably because they were not very pleasant acquaintances.

Nevertheless, considering Director Shin Kyung-soo’s request and Vice President Yoon Ju-taek’s plea, he needed Yoo-hyun.

He soon made a decision and smiled kindly.

“I see. Nice to meet you. But why are you alone?”

“I couldn’t get in touch with anyone.”

“What?”

“I almost couldn’t get in if the password wasn’t too easy.”

Yoo-hyun casually pointed out the problem, and Director Song Hyun-seung’s eyes narrowed.

“Too easy?”

“Well, you just have to reverse the year and month. This kind of password is a common pattern that other teams use, too. It doesn’t suit the level of the group strategy office.”

“Huh. How embarrassing.”

“It’s not a big deal if you know the problem and improve it. I was thinking of suggesting this to the vice president during our meeting today.”

At Yoo-hyun’s continued words, Director Song Hyun-seung’s face turned red quickly.

He tried to hide his panic and stopped Yoo-hyun.

“You don’t have to tell the vice president such trivial things. I’ll take care of this part.”

“Okay. But which team do I belong to?”

“Did they not tell you that either?”

“No. I was going to ask the vice president, but I thought that was inappropriate.”

As Yoo-hyun kept mentioning Vice President Yoon Ju-taek, Director Song Hyun-seung clenched his teeth.

“Those bastards.”

“Did I say something wrong?”

“No. Follow me.”

Director Song Hyun-seung snorted and took the lead.

Yoo-hyun looked at Director Song Hyun-seung’s big butt as he walked and curled his lips.

‘I’ll see some fun after a long time.’

As far as Yoo-hyun remembered, Director Song Hyun-seung was quite hot-tempered, which did not suit the cold organizational atmosphere.

He guessed that his bad temper had worsened after the organizational restructuring.

It was because he was the only one who didn’t get promoted while others did.

And his team size was reduced, too, so he couldn’t be in a good mood.

Bang.

The sound of opening the conference room door showed his displeasure clearly.

At Director Song Hyun-seung’s sudden attack, Shim Byeong-jik, the team leader who was presiding over the meeting, jumped up from his seat.

“Di, Director.”

“Team Leader Shim, do you think the company is easy because you became a manager?”

“Huh? What do you mean by that...”

At Director Song Hyun-seung’s abrupt scolding, Team Leader Shim Byeong-jik’s small eyes shook left and right.

As seen from his hunched shoulders and droopy eyes, he looked as weak as Yoo-hyun remembered him from the past.

He was a typical staff style who became a team leader by luck thanks to Director Kwon Sung-hoe’s departure and the organizational restructuring.

Yoo-hyun caught a glimpse of a familiar face between Director Song Hyun-seung’s back and the door and quickly skimmed through the report on the screen.

Below the title of ‘External Strategy Team Weekly Report’, there were names of world-class companies and huge numbers.

The list of subsidiaries filled in the related department section showed the uniqueness of the group strategy office’s work.

It was when Yoo-hyun had seen the names of the project leaders on the screen.

Director Song Hyun-seung, who was venting his anger, snapped his chin.

“Come in.”

At the same time, Yoo-hyun stepped forward and revealed himself.

Yoo-hyun looked at the faces of the team members sitting down and matched their names and faces.

The team name had changed to External Strategy Team, and many core members had left, but most of them were familiar faces.

Among them, there was someone he wanted to meet again.

“Let’s do that.”

“Manager, the project personnel allocation is already over. There is no available manpower to invest in an unreliable person.”

Shim Byeong-jik, the team leader, openly expressed his dissatisfaction, but it didn’t work.

Song Hyun-seung flashed his big eyes.

“What? Are you trying to embarrass me in front of the newbie?”

“No, no. I just meant to give him more time and see...”

“Give him time? What are you waiting for? Hey, Shin, assistant manager.”

“Yes, manager.”

Shin Nak-kyun, the assistant manager, who had a long face and slit eyes, stood up from his seat with an anxious expression.

As expected, Song Hyun-seung pointed at him.

“You support him.”

“Me?”

“Are you saying something? Or are you going to ignore my words again?”

“No, no.”

Shin Nak-kyun, who had bent his waist, hesitated.

He had to step up to make up for the previous incident, but he didn’t seem to like it.

Yoo-hyun recalled the old memories he had with him as he looked at his dissatisfied face.

-Hey, Han Yoo-hyun, did you come from a crappy college and have poor judgment? Or did you get bad home education? Do I have to teach you these basics?

He was the same rank as an assistant manager at the time, but he had more seniority than Yoo-hyun.

He not only bossed Yoo-hyun around with his finger, but also hurt his feelings with harsh words.

He still looked annoying even when he saw him again. Yoo-hyun approached him and extended his hand, lowering his voice naturally.

“Assistant Manager Shin, please take good care of me.”

“There’s nothing I’ll do for you as a favor.”

As expected, he ignored Yoo-hyun’s hand and spoke stiffly. Yoo-hyun immediately snapped back.

“Hey. I’m higher in rank than you, so you should speak politely.”

“What, what did you say?”

“I’m Han Yoo-hyun, the section chief. The Group Strategy Office is not a place without hierarchy, right?”

Yoo-hyun spoke sarcastically, but it was not a situation to pick a fight.

He was right, even though he was cheeky, and behind Yoo-hyun was Song Hyun-seung, the senior manager.

“...”

Shin Nak-kyun, who was looking around nervously, was reluctantly told by Shim Byeong-jik, the team leader.

“Assistant Manager Shin, just speak politely to him.”

“Team leader.”

Yoo-hyun tapped Shin Nak-kyun’s shoulder, who was making a wronged expression.

“Let’s do well.”

“Ugh.”

Shin Nak-kyun clenched his fist, and the others looked incredulous.

It must have hurt their pride a lot, as they were full of elitism.

But this was also something they had to adapt to.

They would have to suffer a lot more in the future.

There was no reason to quarrel with the pyramids here, so Yoo-hyun turned his head to Song Hyun-seung.

“Manager, I think the greetings are over. Do you have time?”

“Time?”

“Yes. I think it’s better to have a meeting with you before I see the vice president.”

At the mention of the vice president, he coughed and continued.

“Hmm. That would be good.”

“Thank you.”

Yoo-hyun bowed his head and winked at Shin Nak-kyun, who was full of resentment.

He looked very impressive, shaking with anger.

Yoo-hyun left a pleasant smile and followed Song Hyun-seung.

Song Hyun-seung was a person who spoke of results, but he was strong on factionalism.

He had come from the LCD business unit with Park Doo-sik, the deputy manager, and had looked down on Yoo-hyun as a rootless person.

He had taken the lead in driving out Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, and had also made Yoo-hyun the main culprit of the mass layoffs.

Yoo-hyun had a debt to pay him back.

But not now.

Song Hyun-seung needed Yoo-hyun now, just as Yoo-hyun needed him for a while to make his work easier.