Chapter 539: A Group’s Secret Proposal (1) – Part 2
When Gun-Ho was reviewing the chart in his office at Dyeon Korea, he received a call from A Group’s A Electronics’ CEO
“This is A Electronics’ CEO Park.”
“Oh, hi. How have you been?”
“Are you in Seoul right now? Or Are you in Cheonan City?”
“I’m actually in Asan City.”
“Oh, that’s right. You have another company in Asan City. Do you have any plan to co to Seoul City anyti soon?”
“I only stay here on Mondays and Thursdays.”
“Oh, then, can I assu that you will be in Seoul City tomorrow?”
“Yes, I will be there.”
“Then, let’s have lunch together tomorrow.”
“Sure, but can I ask you what’s the occasion?”
“I just want to ask you sothing while having lunch with you.”
Gun-Ho couldn’t turn down his proposal to have lunch together since he had bought him lunch the other day after playing golf together, in the restaurant— Seungjiwon.
“Where do we want to et?”
“Hmm, my office building of A Electronics is in Euljiro... What about we et at the Chinese restaurant called Dongboseong in Namsan Town? It shouldn’t be far from your office in Sinsa Town.”
“Sounds good. I will be there.”
“Okay, then I will see you at Dongboseong by noon tomorrow. And, please make sure that no one knows about our lunch eting tomorrow.”
“Okay, I will make sure of it.”
Gun-Ho thought that A Electronics’ CEO was a weirdo.
‘What’s wrong with eting publicly? Why does he have to et in secret all the ti? When he visited at GH Mobile in Jiksan Town last ti, he made sure that I didn’t tell anyone about his visit. And, now he wants to have lunch with and told that I shouldn’t say anything about it to anybody. It’s just a da*n lunch. What is so secret about having lunch with ? He must be hiding sothing.’
Gun-Ho googled the Chinese restaurant— Dongboseong— on the internet.
“Yeah, it’s a Chinese restaurant. It’s not far from here at all. I need to cross the Han River and head to the Namsan Public Library.”
Gun-Ho searched A Electronics’ office building on the internet as well. It was a high tech smart building. He recognized the building since he once passed by it when he was working in a factory. He was heading to the city hall to visit an event that day. One of his colleagues told him, “Wow, this is the A Electronics’ building.”
Gun-Ho could see their office workers coming in and out of the building. They were wearing white shirts and wearing an ID around their necks. Another colleague comnted, “Wow, the female workers there are all pretty.”
“They are way out of your league, dude. You wouldn’t even be able to talk to anyone of those in your life!”
A Electronics was one of the most favorable companies that any young people, who were preparing to get a job, would want to work for. But it was obviously hard to get in. A Electronics required the job applicants to pass their exam which tested various things including cognitive competency, implentation capacity, and personality test. The exam itself was very difficult to pass, and it was known as a “bar exam for your personality/aptitude test” among the job seekers. People who graduated from a low-ranking college like Gun-Ho wouldn’t even try to apply for a position with A Electronics because they knew that their applications would be denied right away during the paper-based review.
If Gun-Ho graduated from top universities, a.k.a. SKY and worked for this company, his position by now would be an assistant manager. However, Gun-Ho was doing much better. The current Gun-Ho was in a position to play golf with that company’s CEO and to have lunch together.
The next day, Gun-Ho left his office in Sinsa Town around 11 am and headed to Dongboseong in Namsan Town.
“It is indeed a nice Chinese restaurant.”
Dongboseong provided private rooms to eat in for their custors as well. When Gun-Ho looked around to see if CEO Park had arrived already, he saw a man in the corner waving his hand at Gun-Ho. It was A Electronics’ CEO Park.
“You ca early.”
“I just arrived. Please have a seat. The traffic is light at this hour, right?”
“Yes, but it got heavy when I was almost here.”
A waiter ca to take an order.
“Would you like to place an order, sir?”
CEO Park asked Gun-Ho, “What do you like?”
“I can eat anything.”
“Well, I will have a bowl of Jajangmyeon*.”
“I will have the sa, please.”
Gun-Ho felt a bit embarrassed to order only two bowls of Jajangmyeon at this luxurious Chinese restaurant, but since CEO Park was the one who would pay for the lunch, he couldn’t order more.
‘Hmm. Did I co all the way here to have a bowl of Jajangmyeon?’
CEO Park seed to really like Jajangmyeon. It was not bad actually. Gun-Ho enjoyed it as well. Chan-Ho Eum was sitting on the other side of the restaurant hall and had his own Jajangmyeon.
“This is good.”
“Do you often co to this restaurant, sir?”
“Sotis.”
They ate their Jajangmyeon without further conversation. The waiter ca back to Gun-Ho’s table and asked, “Will it be okay for to clean the table, Mr. CEO Park?”
“Yes, please.”
Gun-Ho noticed that the water called CEO Park as Mr. CEO Park. He was probably a regular to the restaurant after all as he said so.
CEO Park said while wiping his mouth with a paper napkin, “Well, since we are done with our lunch, I guess it’s ti for us to enjoy our afternoon coffee.”
“Sounds great. Would you like to have the coffee here or sowhere else?”
“Let’s move to another place. We are right under the Namsan Mountain. If we go up a little bit from here, there is a nice wooded area. Let’s have our coffee there. Why don’t you leave your car in the Namsan Public Library’s parking lot while we have our coffee? I ca alone without my secretary or chauffeur today, so I could have a talk with you in private, President Goo. Would you mind if I ride with you in your car to the Namsan Public Library’s parking lot?”
“Not at all. Please get in the car with .”
Gun-Ho and CEO Park headed to the Namsan Public Library’s parking lot.
Chan-Ho Eum asked, “Can I just park the car here?”
“Yes, we will have a cup of coffee around here.”
“Umm, sir, I don’t see any place selling coffee around here.”
CEO Park said, “There is a small store in front of the bus station over there. They are selling canned coffees.”
Gun-Ho said to Chan-Ho, “Chan-Ho, can you go to the store over there and buy three cans of coffee?”
“Yes, sir.”
When Chan-Ho ca back with three cans of coffee in his hand, CEO Park said while indicating the upper area, “There is Ahn Jung Geun morial Hall over there. There is a bench as well. It’s a cool area with a nice breeze. Let’s go there and have our coffee.”
Gun-Ho and CEO Park walked towards the morial hall while carrying a can of coffee.
“This is a nice wooded area. You can even hear birds singing. I co here often after my lunch and take a brief walk before going back to work. How do you like this place? Isn’t it nice? It’s giving a serene feeling.”
Gun-Ho was thinking at that mont, ‘A serene feeling my as*! My physical energy is already depleted while walking up all the way here. I only had a bowl of Jajangmyeon* for lunch!’
However, Gun-Ho couldn’t show how he was really feeling inside. He smiled broadly and said, “Yes, it’s very nice. I can even feel a fresh breeze on my cheek.”
Note*
Jajangmyeon – Korean style Chinese noodle in black bean sauce.
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