Chapter 154:

Words : 1366 Updated : Sep 29th, 2025

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Yoo-hyun also wanted to work with him. “I’ll go.” “Oh, when?” “In about five years?” “What? Hey, that’s too late. Do you think I’ll still be here by then?” No. That’s why he didn’t have a connection with Yoo-hyun in the past. “You will be. And by then, you’ll be a team leader, right?” “Hey, there are so many dead waters above me.” “You can do it. And you’ll be in charge too.” “Well, even if it’s empty words, it makes me feel good.” Kim Sung-deuk, who was staring blankly at Yoo-hyun, shrugged his shoulders. A faint smile appeared on his lips. As expected, the announcement that followed from Ilsung Electronics was a flop. They declared the end of PDP and the transition to slim LCD TV. But it overlapped with Hansung Electronics, and the product they showed at the exhibition was no different from Hansung’s. It was the same for the mass production plan of full-touch phones, starting with the budget-friendly Haptic. They lost their momentum because they overlapped with the color phones. The Bluetooth speaker and the Duo HD player that combined Blu-ray and DVD were new, but they didn’t seize the issue. At this point, wouldn’t it be Hansung Electronics’ victory in the keynote speech? Kim Sung-deuk, who was smiling triumphantly, said. “Shall we get up now? The exhibition time is approaching.” “No. I’ll just listen to this.” Yoo-hyun shook his head. The reason he obliged Kim Sung-deuk’s request was to listen to the presentation he was about to make. He felt a strange urge to hear it. Kim Sung-deuk, who was about to get up, sat down and looked at the podium. “Then let’s listen together, huh.” “If you don’t mind.” The screen had the logo of JS, a famous German cosmetics company. Kim Sung-deuk, who was looking at it quietly, asked casually. “This is a cosmetics company, right?” “Yes. They also supply liquid crystal materials to our company.” “Oh, the business areas overlap like that.” Kim Sung-deuk, who was in the mobile phone division, couldn’t easily understand the content. It was a company that was unfamiliar to the public in terms of IT appliances. In fact, it was a keynote speech that was not easy to listen to. The content itself was within the expected range. They improved the response speed of liquid crystals, which was a chronic problem of cosmetics emulsification process, changed the liquid crystal compounds to enable operation at low temperatures, and so on. What caught his eye more was the content that they would invest heavily in the LCD business. It was a surprising figure even for Kim Sung-deuk, who was not very interested. “Wow, are they going to switch from cosmetics to liquid crystal specialty materials?” “Maybe they’re expanding their field.” “LCD factories have high entry barriers.” “They might acquire some equipment companies.” “Really? Does that make money?” Kim Sung-deuk wondered. The LCD manufacturing plants were already tightly held by Hansung and Ilsung. Even if they sold raw materials or equipment, it would be difficult to generate large profits because there were already things that were set up. Then why did they make an issue with a large-scale investment? ‘I guess they’ll blow it up at this exhibition.’ Yoo-hyun nodded and got up from his seat. He was about to move to the exhibition hall when he came out of the conference hall. Kim Sung-deuk grabbed his arm. “Come here for a second.” “Why?” “You’ll see if you come.” He approached a woman who was sitting on a bench in the hallway, staring at the laptop screen. The man next to her recognized Kim Sung-deuk first. “Huh? Mr. Kim.” “Mr. Kang, long time no see. How have you been?” “Sure, sure. It’s hard to see you since you went to the political department.” While the two were greeting each other, the woman was only tapping the laptop keyboard. And a moment later. “Phew, it’s done. Oh? Mr. Kim.” As she stared at Yu-hyun as if mesmerized, Kang Sung-yoon asked. “Why are you staring at him like that?” “Just, I saw him earlier and he’s there. Do you know him, senior?” “No. How could I? I’ve been out of this industry for a while. Why? Does his face look familiar?” “No. If I had someone like him around me, I would have been married by now. But that’s not it...” Oh Eun-bi, who was about to continue, tilted her head. There was something more curious. Usually, people would be nervous or shy in front of a reporter, but he didn’t seem to be. He looked rather confident. Thinking back to the situation earlier, there were more than one or two strange things. Her reporter’s intuition kicked in. Oh Eun-bi was caught in a thought for a moment. Kang Sung-yoon got up from his seat with his camera and bag. “Boring. Well, I guess I’ll get going.” “Are you leaving?” “Yeah. I’ve seen enough of your face in Germany, right?” “Take a picture of Merkel and come back.” At Oh Eun-bi’s words, Kang Sung-yoon laughed and asked. “Why? Do you want me to buy you dinner?” “No way.” He shook his head at his firm junior. At that moment. Yu-hyun was meeting a familiar face in front of the Hansung Electronics booth. It was Seol Ki-tae, who was in the same team as him during the new employee training. He was now working in the PR team. “Wow, Yu-hyun. I’m so glad to see you. We must have a connection.” “I know. I’m so happy. Are you here to film?” “Yeah. There’s no better place to advertise Hansung than the exhibition. That’s why I came.” As he said, the exhibition was the best place to showcase Hansung’s technology. It wasn’t a waste of money to hang on to something that didn’t make money. The public judged the company’s image through the new products that poured out at the exhibition. In other words, the success or failure of the exhibition was the brand of the company. It determined the sales volume for the next year. That’s why they poured billions into the exhibition. That’s why Hansung Electronics paid for the expensive travel expenses and supported the staff to film the exhibition products and broadcast them. The time-lapse camera set up in front of it was for the same reason. Yu-hyun praised his colleague. “As expected. My colleague is talented.” “Hey, can you do as much as you? You came to support the exhibition, right? It must be hard.” “Yeah, well.” “I actually...” Seol Ki-tae chatted about this and that with a happy heart. But that time was not long. His boss came looking for him. “Mr. Ki-tae.” “Yes, manager. Yu-hyun, I have to go.” “Okay. Go ahead.” “I’m sorry. Let’s see each other again later.” “Yeah. Good luck.” Yu-hyun patted Seol Ki-tae’s back. He must have come to the exhibition with a dream, but filming was not an easy job. Wouldn’t he die if he had to do editing work all night? Hang in there. Yu-hyun raised his fist over his back as he walked away. After sending Seol Ki-tae away, Yu-hyun looked around the inside of the exhibition hall. The size of the exhibition hall was not much different from Hansung Electronics that he had experienced. Rather, it felt more crowded with people. Among them, the main and the flower of the exhibition, the TV section, had the most people. The guide’s voice rang out. “This is the ultra-slim LCD TV proposed by Hansung. The thickness of this product, which uses LED for backlight, is as you can see, the same as the diameter of a one-cent coin.” “Wow...” As she brought the coin next to the TV, exclamations burst out from everywhere. Click. Click. Camera sounds were heard from all sides. Among them, there was also a live broadcast camera.

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