“What are you talking about?”
-You did the most work, but we got all the benefits. You always throw away everything and start from scratch.
Don’t you know yet?
On the surface, it was Mirinae Securities that stepped in, but the major shareholder of Hansung Electronics was Yoo-hyun.
Not to ntion, Yoo-hyun was also a registered director of Hansung with the position of vice president.
It was sothing that Chairman Shin Kyung-wook practically forced him to do, but it was still a benefit.
Compared to the others, he got more than he deserved.
“I’m not starting from scratch. I already got enough benefits.”
-Forget it. You don’t have to hide it from . We agreed to have no secrets between us.
“Well, that’s true…”
-Kid. Let’s have a drink. I’ll treat you.
“Okay. Let’s et soon.”
How should I tell him?
I kept postponing it because I had other things to worry about, and it felt like secrets were piling up.
‘I wonder if he’ll be shocked when he hears it.’
Just then, the door opened with a bang and Yoon Bo Mi ca in.
“Director, ah, I’ll tell you later.”
“No, tell now.”
Yoo-hyun covered the speaker with his hand and gestured to her. Yoon Bo Mi opened her mouth with a nervous expression.
“Um, Mr. Won…”
“What about Mr. Won?”
“He didn’t seem to co to work today, so I went to his desk. On the desk, there was…”
What was going on that made her so anxious?
Yoo-hyun gestured to her.
“You can speak slowly.”
“He, he left a resignation letter.”
“What?”
Yoo-hyun’s eyes widened.
He imdiately called Won Gi Joon, but he didn’t answer.
When he was about to call again, a ssage ca in.
Beep.
-I’m quitting as you promised that I could quit anyti. Thank you for everything.
He just quit?
If it was the beginning, he might have understood, but he was about to see the results of his own planning.
He saw his excited expression, and there was no way he would stop so easily.
He wasn’t the kind of person who would irresponsibly drop his work for no reason.
There must have been sothing going on.
Thump.
Yoo-hyun got up from his seat and summoned his employees.
All the employees gathered at the office eting table.
The atmosphere was filled with dark clouds.
They all looked shocked by the sudden news of Won Gi Joon’s resignation.
Yoon Bo Mi, who bit her lips tightly, spoke as if she couldn’t understand.
“How can soone as diligent as Mr. Won quit so suddenly?”
“Right. He was always the first to co and the last to leave, and he also got the results of his hard work recently.”
“He even bought coffee after thanking for the sandwich. I thought we were getting closer…”
Following Gong Hyun Joon, Jang Man Bok also added a comnt.
If they thought about it, none of them had a close relationship with Won Gi Joon.
They didn’t have much opportunity to bond, and they didn’t get along well either.
But why did they all feel sorry for him?
It was because of the recent change that Won Gi Joon showed.
They opened their hearts to his passionate and stimulating attitude, and his effort to lower his guard and approach them.
Yoo-hyun felt the sa way.
“I don’t think Mr. Won just left either. There must be another reason. I want to find out what it is, so I asked you all to gather.”
“Another reason…”
They all racked their brains, but they couldn’t find an answer.
The best way was to hear it directly from him, but Won Gi Joon was deliberately avoiding contact.
He didn’t even put his ho address on his personal information, so it was awkward to go there.
As the silence deepened and the worries grew, Gong Hyun Joon opened his mouth.
“He must have had a hard ti with the haters.”
“Haters?”
Yoo-hyun asked, and Gong Hyun Joon answered with a slightly angry face.
“Mr. Won’s reviews were mostly critical, so he got a lot of hate comnts. Especially from the people who use rcury4.”
“That doesn’t an he would quit because of the hate comnts. Compared to his past internet broadcasting days, the hate comnts were too embarrassing to call them that.”
The Won Gi Joon that Yoo-hyun saw was a person with a strong opinion.
Gong Hyun Joon agreed with that.
“True. He was more likely to hire a lawyer and sue the haters.”
“Lawyer? Co to think of it, I think Mr. Won was talking to a lawyer or sothing on the phone last ti.”
Jang Man Bok tilted his head, and Yoon Bo Mi snapped at him.
“What? You’re telling that now?”
“Bo Mi, I heard it by chance, so I just rembered it. I thought it was nothing at the ti.”
“Still, that’s not right. Anyone can see that it’s a crucial information.”
As the two argued, Yoo-hyun’s eyes narrowed.
‘Lawyer…’
It might not be a simple problem.
Yoo-hyun intervened in the conversation to confirm.
“Man Bok, when did you hear that?”
“About a week ago… I don’t rember the details. I heard it briefly.”
“Do you not know if Mr. Won hired a lawyer or not?”
“I want to rember, but I can’t think of anything.”
As Jang Man Bok shook his head, Gong Hyun Joon asked.
“Director, do you think Mr. Won hired a lawyer?”
“Yes. Mr. Won’s reviews were even made into articles. There’s a chance of being sued for defamation.”
“That’s not possible. Mr. Won’s reviews had no false facts. He also followed the Reverb guidelines precisely when he criticized.”
Reverb’s reviews were prone to legal issues as they generated revenue.
To prevent this in advance, Reverb had guidelines, and Won Gi Joon’s reviews fell within that range.
But there could be exceptions.
As Yoo-hyun was about to answer, Lee Ji Hyun, who had been listening, cautiously opened her mouth.
“Um… Mr. Won is a well-known person, you know. He might be more sensitive.”
“No matter what, he can’t be sued for defamation for sothing that didn’t happen.”
“True, but I have a friend on Instagram who is a celebrity and got sued for sothing trivial. They settled out of court to avoid making a fuss.”
“That’s because so people are looking for a quick buck and cause trouble. But this ti, the opponent is Ilsung. A global company wouldn’t act so recklessly.”
Gong Hyun-jun waved his hand as if that was impossible.
But Yoo-hyun had a different opinion.
Ilsung was a company that was very sensitive about its image.
Especially since this rcury 4 was related to President Choi Min-yong, they had to be more cautious.
In this situation, Won Gi-jun’s review ca out and made it harder for Ilsung to bla the consur for the explosion incident.
There was a high possibility that they would try to silence Won Gi-jun.
But did that an he had to quit?
It would be more helpful to stay in the company.
‘Could it be.’
As Yoo-hyun retraced Won Gi-jun’s actions, a possibility crossed his mind.
Whispering.
Amidst the heated debate, Yoo-hyun said.
“I understand. I’ll look into this part.”
“What is it?”
“Whether Ilsung’s legal team raised an issue or not.”
“How are you going to…”
Rumble.
Yoo-hyun got up from his seat and held his phone, leaving behind the bewildered people.
On the screen was Park Doo-sik’s number.
The fight between Hansung and Ilsung, triggered by the smartphone competition, had spread to all fronts.
The busiest departnt at this ti was the legal team that dealt with intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, and design rights.
As the legal team’s movent was important, the work of extracting information was also carried out closely.
Park Doo-sik was in charge of the competitive intelligence at Hansung, and Yoo-hyun asked him about the trends of Ilsung’s legal team.
-I think I can figure that out. Wait a bit. I’ll contact you as soon as it’s confird.
While Park Doo-sik was looking into it, Yoo-hyun sat down in front of the computer.
Click.
On the monitor, related comnts were displayed under the news title.
-Chinese charger my ass? This is a system defect.
-Don’t talk nonsense without evidence. My rcury 4 is fine.
-Didn’t you see the Standard One review? There was a heat problem regardless of the charger.
-Don’t you know that the explosion in foreign countries was proven to be a fabrication? This is also a trick to get money.
-Ilsung’s shill is out. How much do you get?
What was the cause of the explosion?
This didn’t happen in the past.
If it was such a big issue, Yoo-hyun wouldn’t have missed it.
There must have been sothing that changed.
He had to find out what it was to solve the tangled problem.
Swipe.
Yoo-hyun took out his phone and contacted soone who could give him a hint.
It was Na Do-yeon, the team leader of the strategy team at Hansung’s Innovation Strategy Office.
After finishing the call, Yoo-hyun went up to the rooftop.
He felt a bit relieved as he felt the cool breeze.
The sky was dyed red with the sunset.
“The sky was just like this back then.”
As he recalled Won Gi-jun, whom he had t here a while ago, Yoo-hyun chuckled.
It was funny when he thought about it.
He asked the busy Hansung people for a favor because of an employee who quit out of the blue, and he was even worried about the cause of the problem that Ilsung was facing.
What if this happened at Hansung?
He could have given so advice, but he wouldn’t have gone this far to find out the reason for quitting.
There was no reason to interfere with the personal choice.
But now it was different.
He was annoyed by the employee who left on his own, but he was more worried.
Was it because he was the first employee he hired?
He felt like he was a parent.
As he felt a strange emotion, his phone rang.
Ring.
As soon as he saw Park Doo-sik’s na, Yoo-hyun pressed the call button.
“Team leader. I wanted to hear your voice.”
-You must have waited a lot.
“Honestly, yes.”
-I can tell you’re in a hurry, so I’ll tell you right away. First of all, your guess was right.
“Did Ilsung’s legal team step in?”
-Yeah. They threatened to sue the reviewer for defamation. It’s in progress as far as I know.
It seed that Won Gi-jun hired a lawyer to fight against Ilsung.
Yoo-hyun’s eyes sank at the sigh-inducing answer.
“What if he doesn’t comply?”
-They’ll force him to. It’s not a big deal for Ilsung to handle one person.
Park Doo-sik’s ntion of pressure was because Won Gi-jun’s review was posted on River.
River couldn’t avoid the pressure either, since they distributed and made profits from the review.
If this happened to a regular user, what would happen if they knew it was written by an employee?
‘Did he really quit to avoid causing trouble for the company?’
It was a ridiculous reason, but now he couldn’t think of anything else.
Rattle.
Yoo-hyun turned his head and looked at Park Doo-sik, who was facing Ilsung.
“Team leader, how do you think this will unfold?”
-Well. The legal team of Ilsung won’t stop until the matter is settled. I don’t know what kind of lawyer the reviewer hired, but he won’t stand a chance against Ilsung.
“Do you think it will be hard for him to hold on?”
-How can an individual hold on? He’ll probably post an official apology soon. He’s a celebrity, so the dia will get involved too. And…
Yoo-hyun smiled bitterly as he rembered Won Gi-jun, whom he had t here.
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