Real Man-Chapter 707

As his father approached him, Yoo-hyun met his eyes nervously.

“Do you need anything?”

“It seems that Andrea has a lot of questions. Where is Manager Hong?”

“Leave it to me. Andrea, I can do it.”

“Father, he is German.”

“Same thing.”

Andrea Gurski smiled faintly and asked another question, which Yoo-hyun translated.

His father nodded and answered right away.

“We clean and store the replaced mold equipment in the drying room.”

“What if the humidity is not maintained? It will deform quickly, won’t it? Then there will be no quality problem?”

“To deal with that…”

“But what if foreign substances get involved…”

Yoo-hyun was busy interpreting the conversation between the two.

His father seemed impatient and gestured to Andrea Gurski.

“Andrea, come on.”

“Where are you going?”

“You seem to have a lot of curiosity, so I have to give you a proper experience.”

His father showed enthusiasm and took Andrea Gurski to the office.

Then he changed him into a work uniform and brought him out.

Is this okay?

Yoo-hyun felt awkward, but Andrea Gurski seemed to like it and grinned.

His smiling face looked quite naive.

That was the beginning.

The two did not just talk, but operated the equipment directly.

His father switched even the automated equipment that did not need to be touched to manual and gave him a practice.

It was impossible unless he was the boss.

Manager An Sehun, who saw that, chuckled.

“Oh, our boss is on fire. He gets along well with the foreign friend.”

“Right. He doesn’t even need my interpretation, he explains with gestures and footwork.”

“Who is that guy anyway? Does he want to work here?”

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“Why? Will you hire him?”

“Well, his Korean is weak, but he seems to work hard. We needed a field worker who can handle bricks, so it’s good.”

Manager An Sehun had already decided Andrea Gurski’s job.

What would he react if he knew Andrea Gurski’s identity?

Yoo-hyun snickered.

Meanwhile, Andrea Gurski practiced and experienced many parts.

He went through brick cutting, drying, and firing.

He stuck out his tongue as he watched the high-temperature and high-pressure process.

“It won’t be profitable if you do this much.”

“But we can’t help it for the quality. Instead, we don’t increase the total process time much by using automation and continuous process.”

“That’s not a bad idea. If you’re going to spend time, try combining the drying and firing process. If you keep the humidity low, you can get a similar effect.”

His father blinked his eyes at Andrea Gurski’s answer.

“Did you say that, Yoo-hyun? Or did he say that?”

“I just interpreted.”

“Is he a brick novice? He has a sense.”

“Right.”

When Yoo-hyun conveyed his father’s words, Andrea Gurski gave a thumbs up and uttered awkward Korean.

“I like Yujae Brick.”

“Hahaha. Yeah, yeah. Andrea, you’re good too.”

His father laughed heartily and put his arm around Andrea Gurski’s shoulder.

The two brick maniacs in dirty work uniforms smiled at each other.

Yoo-hyun was dumbfounded by their camaraderie.

‘How did they become so close?’

It was not only his father who became friends with Andrea Gurski.

Most of the Yujae Brick employees were people who came for bricks.

They hit it off with a few words.

“The cooling and shipping process is…”

“For the bending machine, we use the new one we set up this time…”

While Yoo-hyun was frantically interpreting in the middle, they ate together.

His father was in a good mood and ordered a lot of delivery food.

In front of the food that filled the table, Andrea Gurski said awkward Korean.

“I will eat well.”

“He speaks Korean well. Applause!”

Clap clap clap clap clap!

Manager Hong Wonjae led the applause, and Park Wonyoung took a picture of it with his camera.

“Hahahaha!”

The people laughed without restraint in the comfortable atmosphere.

After finishing the meal, Yoo-hyun sat on a brick chair in the yard and drank coffee.

It was a low-humidity day, so it was very cool under the shade of the trees.

Andrea Gurski, who sat next to him, suddenly burst into laughter.

“Hahaha!”

“Why?”

“Just, I had so much fun working today.”

Fun?

It was not something that a person who worked hard enough to sweat would say, but Yoo-hyun let it go.

Andrea Gurski, whom he watched today, was a very peculiar person.

“The employees also enjoyed talking with you. You gave them a good idea and stimulated them a lot.”

“Rather, I was stimulated a lot. I’ve been to many factories, but this was the first time I saw a place like this.”

“In what way?”

“Shall I say passion? They were very autonomous, but they paid attention to details. Even though most of it was automated production, it included details, so it felt like bricks made by artisans.”

“You’re flattering.”

“I would buy them all if they could match the production quantity.”

Andrea Gurski shrugged his shoulders as if it was obvious.

It could be just lip service, but Yoo-hyun was very grateful for his heart.

Yoo-hyun, who smiled, pointed to the wide yard in front of him and said.

“A large factory will be built here soon. The inside will be fully automated.”

“Really? Then you will have a decent amount of production.”

“That’s right. No, it has to be like that.”

Yoo-hyun’s words sounded meaningful, and Andrea Gurski asked.

“Building a factory is not easy, is it?”

“It’s not that, but building a factory was my father’s dream. I want to make it come true for him.”

“The factory will do well. If you maintain the quality of now, there is no reason for any company not to buy it. I guarantee that.”

“I’ll be sure to pass on your message.”

Yoo-hyun smiled as he said that.

Vroom.

A black sedan and a truck passed by the empty lot and headed to the factory.

Yoo-hyun’s eyebrows furrowed in an instant.

Andrea Gurski got up discreetly.

“It looks like you have a guest. Why don’t you go and see?”

“Are you coming with me?”

“I’ve rested enough. I have to get back to work.”

Andrea Gurski winked at him.

When Yoo-hyun arrived at the front of the factory, the guest was already out.

A man with a long face and a rat-tail mustache on each side, glared at his father with his slit eyes.

“President Han, I don’t think we’ll have a pleasant meeting today.”

“Director Seo, what’s the matter?”

“What’s the matter? Why don’t you tell me the truth first?”

“About what?”

“Did you play a prank with the bricks, or not?”

In front of all the employees of Yujae Brick, the director of Ami Construction, Seo Jong-sik, yelled out loud.

It was obvious that he was trying to intimidate the other party.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. Let’s go inside.”

“No need. Manager Jang.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Take out the documents we prepared.”

While the manager of Ami Construction, Jang Man-gyu, was rummaging through his bag, Andrea Gurski, who was standing next to Yoo-hyun, asked.

“Who are those people?”

“They are from Ami Construction. The thin one is Director Seo Jong-sik.”

“Ami Construction, huh…”

Andrea Gurski narrowed his eyes and watched the situation closely.

He was wearing a dirty work uniform and a cap, so he didn’t look out of place among the employees.

Director Seo Jong-sik didn’t even glance at Andrea Gurski, and threw the document file he had received.

Before his father could look at the file that fell to the ground, he snapped at him.

“This is the result of the environmental safety assessment of the community center building we built in Gyeonggi-do last time. What do you think?”

“Is there a problem?”

“It’s a green building certification grade 2, grade 2. We built it with eco-friendly bricks that cost a lot, and we only got a grade 2. We were humiliated, you see.”

His father retorted against the sudden accusation.

“That can’t be. Our bricks passed all the KS quality standards. You know that, don’t you?”

“I knew you would be stubborn. You’re still denying it even when I show you the evidence.”

“Director Seo, didn’t I tell you last time? Don’t show up like this and make a fuss. If you have a complaint, follow the proper procedure.”

“President Han, is this how you treat us, who have been buying bricks from you for 10 years? Do you want us to break up with you?”

As the two men confronted each other, Andrea Gurski chuckled.

He had heard the translation from Yoo-hyun, so he understood the whole situation.

“That director’s behavior seems unreasonable to me. Is this normal in Korea?”

“Of course not.”

“Then this is the so-called bullying culture in Korea.”

“I guess so.”

“I’ve heard a lot about it, but it’s different to see it in person.”

Andrea Gurski curled his lips as if he found it amusing.

His father couldn’t stand it anymore and vented out his pent-up feelings.

He poured out all the grievances that the employees had suffered.

“We can’t work like this. Break it off.”

“What did you say? Then you’re saying we can cancel the expansion contract?”

“Weren’t you planning to do that anyway? Isn’t that why you’re picking a fight?”

Caught off guard by his father’s attitude, Director Seo Jong-sik tightened his brows.

“President Han, you seem to be mistaken. If you act like this, we’ll take away all the existing supplies. Can you handle that?”

“Director Seo, before you say that, why don’t you pay the overdue payment first?”

The tension between the two men escalated.

An Se-hun, the chief, tried to calm his father down.

“President, please calm down. Okay?”

“No! I can’t! There’s a limit to patience. What are you doing in front of the employees!”

As his father shouted, Director Seo Jong-sik flinched.

Yoo-hyun looked at his father’s spirit and recalled what he had said a while ago.

-Yoo-hyun, you’ll understand when you become a president. To run a company, you have to be able to endure anger and tolerate unfair treatment.

‘Doesn’t that contradict what you said?’

Yoo-hyun smiled even in this serious moment.

It wasn’t just because he felt relieved.

Even if the contract was broken, Yujae Brick had the strength to survive.

And if they came out strong like this, the other party would have to be flustered.

Director Seo Jong-sik’s eyelids trembled slightly.

He took a breath and thought he couldn’t back down, and raised his voice.

“So this is how you do it, huh? Fine. Let’s expose your fraud of selling eco-friendly bricks. Let’s go to court, shall we?”

“Stop being so unreasonable. Is that environmental safety assessment agency trustworthy?”

“How dare you. Now you’re doubting the assessment agency?”

“Of course. How can I believe you with just a piece of paper? Are you sure you used our bricks?”

“If you don’t get it, I’ll have to spread the assessment results to the media. Do you think Yujae Brick can survive then?”

Director Seo Jong-sik threatened him, but his father didn’t budge.

He rather came out more confidently.

“Do whatever you want with the media. But let’s do a proper assessment in front of us. Using an official agency.”

“What? The environmental safety assessment agency is an official agency. And where do you see an assessment with the parties involved?”

“I’m confident in our bricks. But we have to stop this rigged game.”

“You son of a bitch! You’re asking for it! Do you really want to go bankrupt?”

“Try me if you can!”

Crackle.

Their eyes clashed fiercely.