"Hmm."
"So, I think you'd better have them enter all the data relevant to any chemical compounds recipes that are highly advanced into the president's computer."
"You mean all of them?"
"Yes. Enter everything now, and then the data has to be updated every time they develop new products."
"Hmm."
"I'm not saying that I don't trust Manager Yoo, but we have to be careful given the gravity of the possible damage to the company."
"Jong-Suk, I always try to trust the people who I decided to work with. Leave it as it is. I don't think Manager Yoo would ever do such a thing."
"If you can't, bro, I will do it."
"Do you have a plan?"
"I will talk to Director Kim and I will ask him to make an official suggestion during the meeting. Oh, since Manager Yoo is not an executive officer, he won't attend our meeting. Then, we can talk about it during the general meeting that occurs once a month."
"I will take care of it."
"What are you going to do?"
"Just leave it to me."
"Okay."
"Oh, I heard you are very close to Dyeon Korea's Director Kim. You call him brother, huh?"
"Yeah, I do."
"Haha. You know that Director Kim is twenty years older than you, right? He can't possibly be your brother, man."
"I don't know. He asked me to call him brother and he likes it a lot whenever I call him brother."
"Haha. Is that right?"
"Yeah. Director Kim saw me calling Manager Seo brother the other day, and he complained to me why I don't call him brother too, just like I do to Manager Seo. So I started calling Director Kim brother ever since. He said that he feels like being younger again since twenty-years younger man calls him brother."
"Haha. I see."
"But President Song is different."
"How different?"
"He is a bit cold. He doesn't even laugh at my jokes at all."
"Really? Well, we can't be all the same. Hey, I guess it's time for you to go home. You will have to give an extra care to your wife, huh? Since she is pregnant."
"Thank you, bro."
Mr. Brandon Burke and Ms. Angelina Rein arrived at Dyeon Korea.
"Hey! President Goo!"
"Hey, Brandon Burke!"
The two men hugged each other happily when they saw each other.
"Hello, Ms. Angelina Rein!"
"Hi, Gun-Ho Goo!"
Gun-Ho had a handshake with Ms. Angelina Rein. Gun-Ho felt it inappropriate to give a hug to a lady for a greeting.
Ms. Yeon-Soo Oh greeted Angelina Rein.
"Oh, Ms. Oh. I've spoken with you over the phone several times. It's really good to see you in person. You are so young and pretty!"
Director Yoon led them to a meeting room. There was the national flag of South Korea and the star-spangled banner placed on the table in the meeting room. The representatives of both parties sat at the table facing each other. In the American co-venturer's side, Mr. Brandon Burke sat in the middle with Ms. Angelina Rein and the vice president of the joint venture—Mr. Adam Castler on his left and right. Mr. Brandon Burke's bald head looked particularly shiny that day. The interpreter—Mr. Lee sat next to Mr. Adam Castler.
On the other side, Gun-Ho was sitting in the middle with Director Kim and Director Yoon on each of his sides. Ms. Yeon-Soo Oh who came to do the interpretation work sat next to Director Yoon. Assistant Manager Seon-Hong Park from the general affairs team also attended the board meeting. His job was to record the meeting.
A banner saying that Dyeon Korea's first board meeting was hanging on the wall. Once everyone sat at the table, Mr. Lee—the interpreter took a picture of all the attendees. Gun-Ho looked around.
'Shoot. I'm the only one who can't speak English!'
Director Kim majored in English literature from college and he served his military service in Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA). Even though He didn't have a chance to use his English, he still could understand it. Director Yoon had worked abroad before. He studied engineering from Seoul National University but he learned English while working overseas. Interpreter Lee and Secretary Yeon-Soo Oh both studied abroad, so they surely spoke English very well. Gun-Ho was the only one who didn't understand English. However, he was sitting in the middle at the meeting table as the president of the joint venture.
The board meeting finally began with Assistant Manager Seon-Hong Park's declaration,
"We now begin the first board meeting of Dyeon Korea."
Interpreter Lee who was standing next to the assistant manager interpreted what the assistant manager just said, "I'd like to get things started."
The assistant manager continued to speak, "We will start with the earnings report. Mr. Adam Castler will present the report."
Mr. Adam Castler started handing out a booklet to each attendee; a bunch of A4 papers was stapled together. Gun-Ho looked at the title of the document. It said, "Business Results Report."
Chapter end
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