chapter 27
“okay. It’s coming back!”
“If we stick together, the rest of our competitors are traders coming in droves from China and Southeast Asia. Will they be our opponents?”
In addition to the Skeleton’s overwhelming cost-effectiveness, considering the logistics cost of bringing it into Korea, Chinese-made shoes, which have dominated the domestic market with price as a weapon, are no match for Ceron-made shoes.
“This is unconditional.”
“If you think about what you’ve been through, it’s really…”
Members of the association are having conversations about this and that, swollen with anticipation.
But there were people who were the only ones sitting with a sh*t-chewed expression.
It was Yoo Yoo-oh and the executives of the three major shoe companies who attended after hearing the news of the skeleton rental.
Then Yoo Yu-oh raised his hand and said.
“First of all, I listened to the words of CEO Han. As the president of the association, I thank you for giving us a valuable opportunity to recover the domestic market that has been taken away.”
Still can’t admit impeachment?
Well, it’s me, I don’t care.
“By the way, you’ve been emphasizing only the domestic market, so what about the export side?”
I looked at it and smiled and thought.
‘I wonder if those 3 companies were behind the scenes.’
It was only natural that the representatives of the three companies had bad expressions.
The condition I put forward was limited to the domestic market, and it was necessary only for the small companies here, and it had nothing to do with the three companies that had factories overseas and were doing OEM export business.
But it makes no sense for the president of the association to step forward like that.
Because the president of the association, like other association members, was a person who ran a small factory in Korea.
In other words, while the impeachment show may be unpleasant, it is a proposal that the president of the association would welcome with both hands.
By the way, you mention exports that have nothing to do with you?
‘It’s just that I was flustered.’
In the midst of the sudden impeachment of the association, the president of the association and the three major manufacturers revealed such a gap in their urgency as the scenario went the exact opposite of the scenario they thought.
“Hasn’t it been a long time since the export of Korean shoes was blocked anyway?”
“Not all are like that. Among the companies in the association, there are definitely companies that focus on exports…”
I said, interrupting Yoo Yu-oh.
“ah. Those, factories overseas companies? Isn’t that what I know?”
“yes?!”
I said with a grin.
“The aforementioned skeleton interlocking agent applies only to domestic factories and domestic employees. Overseas factories and overseas workers are no count.”
There’s no way I can do anything nice for you guys who are trying to f*ck me up, right?
“And I can receive orders for export products myself, but do I need to borrow the help of other factories? Seron is a company that only exports 100%. However, they even look after the circumstances of overseas factories and lend labor force? It’s not a win-win situation, it’s about losing my weight, so why am I? Aren’t you going to give me a lot like the makers?”
Yoo Yu-oh said with a puzzled expression.
“Go, it’s true that the factory is overseas, but the head office is in Korea…”
“Ahh.”
I waved my hand and said.
“How do you cater to everyone? everyone!”
At my words, the association members all look at me.
“Are you satisfied with my conditions?”
Then the members of the association cheered and shouted.
“of course!”
“I am very satisfied!”
I shrugged and said.
“Most of them were satisfied. Isn’t that what happened? Or what, because you have other plans?”
Yoo Yu-oh gritted his teeth and said.
“CEO Han Ji-hyeok….”
I ignored Yoo Yu-oh and shouted at the association members.
“ruler! Today’s business ends with this! Move fast! From now on, Korea is the land of opportunity for you!”
*
Yuyoung Group Manager Kim looked at the safety boots and said.
“Isn’t this the same as the one we bid last year?”
Then President Yoon, an alumni of Manager Kim who runs the shoe factory, said with a confident expression.
“that’s right. Did you admit it too? The quality is good.”
“okay. It did.”
Manager Kim sighed deeply and said.
“ha. But to be honest, the superiors don’t really care about quality. Do you really think that the reason you bid and buy work shoes in the first place is for the safety of workers?”
President Yoon said with a surprised expression at the honest words he had never heard of.
“no?”
“It’s naive. It’s not that, because the government is going to tackle it with safety, so we live to show that we care about the safety of our workers. So, it doesn’t matter what KCS safety certified safety screen is. Then what’s left? It’s the price, the price.”
“price······.”
“Are you and me friends for a day or two? I also want to do it with your company. But the difference in price isn’t even a penny or two. Last year, the bid price from China was 50,000 won for a pair. But you, how much was your bid?”
President Yoon said biting his lip.
“It’s over 70,000…”
“that’s right. If you bid 5,000 pairs at a time, then the price difference alone is over 100 million. If the price difference is this, it will be subject to internal audit.”
Then, after a moment of silence, President Yoon spoke.
“Don’t worry, this time the moon…”
But, cutting President Yoon’s words, Manager Kim said.
“Let’s stop. How is the quality every time, and safety boots take a long time to work, so even 60,000 won is impossible if you exclude labor costs. That’s what I’ve heard every time I’m sorry and frustrated that I say this to you every time. Do I really have to make it sound so harsh?”
Manager Kim said with a bitter expression.
“…I don’t want to do this either, but that’s the reality. In capitalism, if price competitiveness falls, it will eventually be weeded out. It’s not just you, it’s the same for our company. Did you know that our company continues to expand overseas subsidiaries? It’s all because of the labor cost.”
Then President Yoon urgently spoke.
“No, just listen to me for a second…”
“Let’s stop! Am I sorry to say this to you too?”
“Hey, you bastard!”
Yoon said in a loud voice.
“Listen to what people say! You’re cutting yourself off.”
“Uh, huh?”
“50,000 last year? Will I be able to match that price?”
“···what?”
Manager Kim said with a surprised expression.
“Are you going to match?”
“Okay, I’ll fix it. Or should I pay a thousand won less than that?”
A sudden deal from President Yoon, who only complained about not being able to do it at that price.
Manager Kim, who always refused, smiled brightly at President Yoon’s words.
“hey! Then do it yours unconditionally!”
“okay?”
“of course! If it’s the same price, of course, isn’t it Korean? Oh, this baby. If I could, I would do it a long time ago!”
President Yoon said with a confident expression.
“I plan to keep this price range going forward, so be prepared. All of your Yu-Young group’s safety boots are now mine.”
“But what? Why did your attitude change so suddenly? No, it’s really at that price? Does that make sense?”
Yoon said with a smirk.
“There is such a thing. It seemed like we were on our side. Hey, by the way, do you have any other bids? I can give you some pocket money.”
“At the same price?”
“At the same price.”
Manager Kim said with her eyes shining.
“okay? wait. I’ll look around with the subcontractors.”
*
Korean shoe factories, which have been cornered, continue to regain the domestic market that has been taken away by mobilizing all of their personal connections as if to relieve their resentment.
“I’m going to put an iron plate on the front here first.”
The basis for their counterattack is the skeletons of Seron.
And thanks to their efforts, Seron’s order volume increased even further.
Of course, as the order increased, I was able to increase the skeleton even faster.
furthermore.
“Hey, wait! These are different from normal shoes, so you shouldn’t do that!”
At the words of one president, the programmer said, sweating profusely.
“It’s my first time with special shoes like this.”
“The demand for special shoes is low, but the margins are good… No, this is not the important thing. First of all, this is a triple structure…”
The skills they have built up for the competition so far are injected into Seron through the skeleton.
I said with a smirk.
“This is it.”
While saving the Korean shoe market from cardiac arrest, I gained skills and earned money.
Even the employees maintain their employment, so what could be a more perfect win-win situation?
“Representative, the skeleton is saturated.”
At Deokbae Kim’s words, I said with a surprised expression.
“Already?”
It’s only been 4 days since I added 500?
“Due to the sudden increase in domestic demand… Besides, there are so many varieties, so the number of programmers is getting shorter.”
“Then increase it. I will take care of the skeletons, so I hire more programmers.”
Seron continues to grow anyway.
Then what is there to be hesitating about?
not enough? Then stop filling it.
I said with a satisfied expression.
“Now, how will Yoo Yong-oh and them come out?”
The association I put forward was completely under my control and became almost a subordinate level, and no fruit was obtained.
Kim Deok-bae also said, wriggling his lips as if he was happy.
“What can they do? In the first place, the association was put first because there was no way to deal with it properly.”
“Yes?”
So now it’s time to wrap up.
“By the way, President Kim, honestly, is it correct to call them Korean companies? All of our association members maintain domestic staff employment, and I also help each other as a skeleton, but they abandoned all their bases in Korea and went abroad.”
Of course, I have no intention of saying anything about it.
It is natural for companies to want to maximize their margins by producing cheap products with low labor costs.
But I can’t let that bother me.
The story might have been different if I had asked for help from the beginning.
Because I’m really working hard to be seen as a good person.
Even if you don’t lend Skeleton, making the shoes subcontracted by the three companies into a subcontract structure where Seron subcontracts them is one way to coexist with them.
Whether I receive an order directly from the maker or a subcontractor, it doesn’t matter if I can get the same margin of 1,500 won.
If that happened, perhaps the situation would be much better for the three companies than they are now, and perhaps they would have become the vanguard responsible for overseas maker sales as Seron’s partners.
“I don’t think this company is suitable for a shoe association that has achieved coexistence and integration like ours. It’s the Korea Footwear Association. Korea, not another country.”
However, they concluded that there would be no compromise with Seron and tried to pressure me with the association.
Of course, at the point of scheming with me, all assumptions like subcontracting subcontracting become meaningless.
ah.
Of course, I still don’t know if it’s all three companies or one of them, but anyway.
I guess you’re lucky though.
If it was Seron, I would never have gone this far.
So just do business like that and slowly break down while taking everything away from Saeron.
After all, the orders you received will naturally become ours when Seron grows up.
Deokbae Kim nodded and said.
“understand. We will hold a general meeting soon and formally raise the agenda.”
“good job.”
Now, if only three companies are selected, the Korean shoe industry and association will be completely mine.
No one can point a finger at me and is busy watching me, just perfect subordination.
I said with a relaxed expression.
“We have a lot of work to do. So, let’s clean up quickly and do what we need to do.”