Chapter 203 (1/2)
Chapter 203: Chapter 197
Yenam Noh was an eccentric man.
Regardless of his way of speaking, he was too much on the defensive. He seemed convinced that anyone who contacted him had the intention of committing a terrorist act against him.
Come to think of it, his actions were understandable to some extent.
He was notorious for posting hate comments on Story Mecca. Lots of writers must have gotten stressed because of him, and some of them might have stopped writing.
They would obviously bear a grudge against him.
Some of them might have tried to meet him in person to do physical harm to him.
In such a situation, someone offered to meet him suddenly. In his position, he might misunderstand that someone with malicious intent might try to approach him.
Scratching his head, Hyunwoo said, “I think I have to make him trust me first.”
Hyunwoo wrote another message to him.
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In fact, I'm a businessman, doing animation business now.
I'm always thirsting for talented men in the field, so I'm looking for those who can help animation production, in particular.
I've come to notice you in that process. I think your capabilities will be of great help to my business. I just wanted to meet you to see if you could work with us.
Hope this could clear up your misunderstanding.>
Hyunwoo wanted to praise his ability, but it was risky.
In Hyunwoo's mind, Yenam didn't show his ability not by his own efforts or determination but by some sort of inspiration. His strength was that whenever he noticed a certain work, he would immediately feel drawn to it before he knew.
In short, instant immersion was his unique strength, but if he began to recognize his strength like that, what will happen? Hyunwoo was concerned that Yenam might not be able to immerse himself like before because he might try to use it to achieve his own purpose.
Even if I hire him, let me give him an a.s.signment that has nothing to do with Ani & Funny.
Come to think of it, he felt Yenam could work for KOVE DREAM.
KOVE DREAM was always short of hands. There were various types of work, such as manual work at the warehouse or receiving calls inside the office or working on the computer.
Hyunwoo took out any words related to animation in his second message to Yenam. Instead, he focused on the common taste and preferences that he had with Yenam. Hyunwoo also said he wanted to work with Yenam.
The next morning Hyunwoo stopped by the construction site of the research center.
The farming ground for gra.s.shoppers was completed already.
His mother Jisook was a meticulous woman. In the past, she farmed gra.s.shoppers in the backyard for a while and found that ma.s.s farming created a headache, so she wanted to have a gra.s.shopper farming lot with the proper amount of s.p.a.ce.
The new dormitory for the incoming students was nearing completion, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony due one month later.
He then headed to the construction site of the new KOVE DREAM warehouse.
Though the construction started a long time ago, there was still a lot of work to do because they decided to build the research center and the dormitory first.
As the new warehouse was pretty big, KOVE DREAM staff would not have to worry about the s.p.a.ce of the warehouse anymore.
In the meantime, Hyunwoo kept hiring more people. The male staff already increased to ten, including Hwasik Kang. Hyunwoo hired one more female candidate.
She had no knowledge of trade, but she was skilled in typing and had a beautiful voice. In short, she was right for the job of receiving calls from customers and checking the stock at the warehouse.
“So, how do you feel as you have another woman helping you?” said Hyunwoo jokingly, looking at Songjong.
“What's the point of hiring one more? My workloads are increasing so quickly. Why don't you hire two or three if you want to really help me? You're making lots of money but very stingy about hiring, I think,” she grumbled.
Hyunwoo scratched his head at that. Though he felt he took care of her complaint, it seemed he had to do more to help her.
In fact, there was an increase in the existing workload with the hiring of Hwasik Kang because KOVE DREAM had to handle the business related to customs clearance, which Hyunwoo used to leave to the licensed customs agent.
Besides, there was an explosive growth in sales, too. At the beginning of the month, he expected a revenue of 1.5 billion won in sales, but now, it was approaching 1.7 billion.
In fact, all the partic.i.p.ants of the KOVE DREAM team recorded a sales increase since the trade fair in Seoul recently as the rumor spread that their products were good quality.
Most of the partic.i.p.ating companies saw their sales grow by 50%, and some companies even grew by 200%. For this reason, most of the local Korean companies in Vietnam were anxious to join KOVE DREAM.
In that respect, Sonjong's complaint made sense.
Hyunwoo wanted to entrust Sonjong and Juhwan with running KOVE DREAM. The ideal solution would be for Juwan to take care of the warehouse while Sonjong managed the office.
Both of them were very competent to carry out their work.
Hyunwoo asked Sonjong, “How many more do you need to hire?
“I think we need at least five more. At least, we should not get any complaints from the customers that the line is busy all the time.”
“Okay, just hire as many as you want, Sonjong. It's your responsibility to hire them. If you need any further help, just let me know. You can text me if it's urgent.”
“Are you sure?” asked Sonjong, as if she was surprised by his ready approval.