At a caf near ho.
The tax officer sent by Min-Young was a man with gold-rimd glasses, neat hair, and a slightly sharp look. As his appearance suggested, he spoke in a blunt manner, laying out several docunts before saying,
"Did you bring your seal?"
"Yes, here."
As I quickly handed over the seal, the officer took it and stared at intently.
"What... Is there a problem?"
After sighing, the officer said,
"Sir."
'Sir'? I an, I am the boss, but why does it feel so cringy?
"Yes."
"Do you rember my na?"
Huh? He had definitely introduced himself over the phone when we scheduled the appointnt. I can't rember. It was Park sothing.
"I'm sorry, I heard it earlier but..."
Putting down the seal, the officer said,
"I'm Jungwon Park, team leader. In charge of finance at W Tree Group."
"Ah, yes. I'm sorry. I'll definitely rember this ti."
Team Leader Park Jungwon sighed as he looked at bowing.
"Sir, did you go through the process of verifying my identity?"
"What?"
What is he talking about? Min-Young sent him, so he must be the finance team leader of W Tree Group, right?
"What do you an?"
Team Leader Park Jungwon gestured to the phone on the table, showing the seal I handed over.
"I an, did you at least call to verify my identity?"
"..."
Team Leader Park Jungwon, holding the seal, said,
"Sir. Right now, your ID card is on the table, and I have your seal in my hand. Do you understand what this ans?"
"That ans..."
"It ans I could do anything with your identity. Handing over your seal without verifying my identity is really dangerous."
Wow, was that the case?
"Is that so?"
As Team Leader Park gestured to the phone, he continued,
"I'm not saying you should suspect . But you should make verification a habit. If you're going to do business, you need to be careful about this. Scamrs are like crocodiles; they'll snap at you the mont they see a weakness. Tell them my na, my affiliation, what I look like, and verify."
"Ha, really?"
Soone who talks this much couldn't be a scamr, right? I was about to laugh it off, but Team Leader Park looked at intently. Then he gestured to the phone.
Wow, he really ans it.
Reluctantly, I called Min-Young.
Min-Young laughed at my explanation, reassuring that he is indeed the manager from her company. Ah, embarrassing.
While I finished my call, Team Leader Park waited and then handed so docunts.
"Please fill out the business registration application, and the lease agreent can be provided after renting the business premises. The docunts for corporate establishnt permit application, representative appointnt verification, and group seal will be prepared by us and verified later."
"Ah, yes."
Honestly, I felt intimidated.
I might be friends with President Min-Young, but I had no need to be so formal with a subordinate. He's soone who's going to take care of areas I'm not familiar with, and since he's well-versed in legal matters, I can't help but feel a bit overwheld.
After spending about an hour with Team Leader Park to complete and explain the paperwork, he got up to leave.
"I'll return to the office to process these and will see you again tomorrow. We'll complete the docunt submission by this week."
"Ah, yes. Thank you."
"Then, I'll take my leave."
After scolding earlier, Team Leader Park bowed politely as he left. Drained after just an hour, I slumped onto the sofa as soon as he disappeared.
"Ah, I really hate dealing with legal stuff."
Just then, the person sitting behind , wearing sunglasses and reading a book, turned around.
"Wow, that's the real deal."
It's Youngju.
When I ntioned I was eting soone for corporate registration today, she insisted on secretly listening in, thinking I couldn't handle it alone. So here we are, playing this spy ga.
I glared at Youngju and asked,
"Having fun?"
"Yeah, totally."
"How did it seem?"
Youngju gestured to the caf door through which Team Leader Park had left, giving a thumbs up.
"This is the first ti I've seen soone finish corporate registration paperwork in just an hour."
"There were a lot of docunts."
"Yeah, I once saw soone I know doing it, and it took them two days just for the paperwork. Of course, they did all the docunts that were supposed to be prepared by the other party too. Anyway, he looked super experienced and capable."
Ah, that's settled then.
Have you decided on the company na?
Not yet, I just have to decide before submitting the docunts this week.
Two days ago, at the tripe restaurant, we racked our brains for hours trying to co up with a company na but couldn't settle on one. We wanted sothing impressive, but didn't want the company na to be unnecessarily long.
I checked the ti, gathered my seal and ID card, and stood up.
You have a schedule in the afternoon, right? Better go now.
What ti is it? Yikes! I need to catch a taxi, damn.
Young-ju leaves in a hurry. She's really scatterbrained, honestly.
By the way, Young-ju is still working at her company.
She has submitted her resignation, but she needs to stay a bit longer for the handover.
Originally, she was supposed to stay for a month, but luckily, the position of a docent at the Seoul City Art Museum is in high demand, so they found a replacent quickly, and she could cut it down to two weeks.
I rember Young-ju's face looking rather bitter when she told this.
I thought I was indispensable at the company. Turns out, after just two weeks of training, anyone can replace .
I've heard similar complaints from my school seniors who visit the school, but honestly, I'm not too familiar with that world. However, in the company I'm creating, Young-ju will be an irreplaceable part. I'll make sure of it.
Just then, my phone rings.
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