The members of the pre-production team gathered in the conference room.
Kim Ho-geol, the senior engineer who sat at the head of the table, spoke.
“I know there are a lot of rumors going around about our team.”
He continued to speak to the focused team members.
“I hope you don’t get too swayed by these behind-the-scenes stories. And…”
It was a word that stabilized the shaky atmosphere.
Kim Ho-geol did not stop at words.
He acted according to the situation.
“Please explain briefly to the team members what you have summarized about Sharp’s technology.”
Go Seong-cheol, the senior engineer, straightened his posture and started to explain without any materials.
“Sharp’s oxide TFT method is…”
He hit the key points precisely, so the team members nodded and listened attentively.
They also raised their hands to ask questions.
“So it’s true that it costs less to produce.”
“Yes. But it’s not easy to achieve reliability.”
Go Seong-cheol answered Maeng Gi-yong’s question.
The people who listened to the presentation started to have heated discussions here and there.
“OXIDE is not verified yet…”
“It’s not easy to make new ICs for panels either…”
They were able to have a deep discussion even though it was a different method.
It was because the essence was the same as ultra-high resolution panels.
Thanks to that, curiosity was added to the heavy expressions of the team members.
Some people, like Lee Jin-mok, even had confidence.
“We are much better, right? We made it ourselves.”
“That’s right. There’s no need to be discouraged.”
Jung In-wook, the manager, encouraged the team members loudly.
It definitely felt like the team was stabilized.
Yoo-hyun nodded his head as he looked at Kim Ho-geol, who held the center.
It seemed like he could trust and leave him with the direction of the ship.
While the team members were moving, Yoo-hyun was not idle either.
Yoo-hyun wanted to make this fight bigger.
It was not enough to be a simple pride match between Korea and Japan.
The public needed to know more easily about this difficult technology.
There was someone who volunteered to do that for him.
Oh Eun-bi, a reporter, called him.
-Mr. Yu, you told me to study something before.
-I’m going to make an article out of it. What do you think?
He reacted in a timely manner, so Yoo-hyun had no reason to hesitate.
Rather, he had to push him from behind.
“That sounds good. I think the public will understand it better.”
-As expected. I knew you would understand right away.
“It’s because you have a sense of humor.”
-Ho ho. It sounds good just listening. Okay. I’ll make an article out of this.
“Okay. I’ll contact you if there’s any problem.”
Yoo-hyun nodded his head easily, and Oh Eun-bi spilled out the inside story.
-Actually, Hansung is actively sticking with me and checking it out for me.
It was the effect of Yeo Tae-sik, the vice president, who moved directly.
-Then I’ll trust you and do what I can do.
He kept his word that he said a while ago.
He was definitely a quick-acting guy.
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Yoo-hyun smiled and answered.
“That’s good. Fighting.”
-Thank you. I’ll buy you dinner later.
In the midst of fierce media war between Hansung and Sharp, Oh Eun-bi’s article came up.
The series of articles fit perfectly with the eyes of ordinary people who were not experts.
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Sharp did not fall behind and counterattacked.
They made a promotional article against Hansung in a short time.
It was a scene that showed how much Sharp’s management had staked their lives on this match.
As Hansung and Sharp fought day by day, people’s attention was inevitable.
It was like watching an IT Korea-Japan match. The netizens of both countries quickly spread the articles.
They also spammed comments on articles and relayed foreign reactions in real time.
Was it because of that?
Even articles with professional content were all included in the ranking news.
This interest naturally flowed to experts from various fields as well.
It was a matter that had implications for everything and everything.
Naturally, factions were divided and began to confront each other sharply.
The more they did, the more interest increased.
As the situation flowed around the two companies, Ilseong also joined the fight belatedly.
But attacking also had an effect when there was someone to take it.
Hansung responded to Ilseong’s article with silence.
Instead, the rebuttal was done by the general public who read the article.
-Is Ilseong a Japanese company? Why are they attacking Hansung?
-Ilseong guys have no sense. Go to Japan.
-Just mass-produce with OLED and talk.
-Do they have any products made properly with OLED?
-No. OLED is just for making Chairman Choi Min-yong.
The board was getting bigger by the day.
It was obvious that even ordinary people felt that way.
Did Apple not know that?
There was no way that would happen.
Apple must have been discussing it internally already.
Three weights of Hansung, Sharp, and Ilseong were already added to the scale.
They had no choice but to choose one of the three different weights.
It was a completely different situation from the past when they forced the companies to choose.
Rather, Apple was being forced to choose now.
The flow was made exactly as Yoo-hyun wanted.
While a fierce media war was going on through the press, they heard the news of the visit of the business director and the group leader.
The schedule was moved up, so the team members looked very nervous.
Yoo-hyun could find the reason from the murmuring voices of the team members.
“The business director is very angry and said he’s coming tomorrow.”
“They say he’s upset because we’re losing to Sharp in technology.”
“Why do we have to do the demo now?”
“It’s going to be a disaster. Sigh…”
Yoo-hyun spoke to Jung In-wook, the manager who was whispering in a low voice.
“Manager Jung, it’ll be fine.”
It was obvious without looking.
Even so, there was someone who told Yoo-hyun about the situation in advance.
-The business director will probably test you. Just do as you showed me.
According to Yeo Tae-sik, the vice president, the demo was already a passing score in the business director’s mind.
He had not seen it himself, but he had grasped its level through the report.
His focus was not on the demo, but on the construction of the factory.
And he wanted to check if Yeo Tae-sik’s words were right in the process.
The test that Yoo-hyun received was part of it.
Yoo-hyun hid his inner thoughts and said to Jung In-wook.
“We made a good panel. And everyone worked hard.”
“That’s true. But you never know.”
Yoo-hyun joked with him who looked tense unlike himself.
“You look nervous unlike yourself, Manager Jung?”
“I’m a part leader too. I don’t want to see my team members suffer after working hard.”
Jung In-wook looked serious.
He seemed to have a lot of affection for his team members who had worked hard together.
It was a nice sight, so Yoo-hyun gave him a thumbs up.
“That attitude is enough.”
“But there’s something that helps, right?”
Jung In-wook bit his tongue at Yoo-hyun’s playful tone.
A faint smile appeared on his face that was stiff with tension.
Ulsan 4th factory, 2nd floor conference room.
The demo preparation was in its final stage in the small conference room.
The setting was done, so Yoo-hyun had nothing to help with.
Kim Young-gil, the manager who came on a business trip, asked him outside the conference room door.
“Do you want to see it?”
“It would be an honor. It’s a panel that everyone is looking forward to.”
Kim Young-gil’s expression looked much more relaxed than last time.
It was not only because he did not have to present today.
He also worked hard behind the scenes while the pre-production team was busy.
He moved Apple, and prepared strategies by leading sales and marketing teams.
The traces of his efforts showed as confidence.
It was a good sight, so Yoo-hyun smiled and gestured into the conference room.
“I’ll guide you with a special course.”
Yoo-hyun entered the conference room with Kim Young-gil.
There was a demo panel on the table.
It looked much cleaner without having to connect four panels or hang multiple boards.
Kim Young-gil looked at the demo panel and the existing Apple phone panel next to it and said.
“Yoo-hyun, as you said, comparing them makes a big difference.”
“The internal evaluation was also good.”
“This quality is like real photos. I can’t tell them apart.”
Kim Young-gil looked closely at the ultra-high resolution panel with his eyes wide open.
Yoo-hyun nodded and said.
“I was thinking of taking pictures of it.”
“Yes. I think it will show the difference in resolution between the existing panel and the new panel.”
“That would be good for comparison. You can also distribute it as a press release.”
Kim Young-gil nodded at Yoo-hyun’s suggestion.
Yoo-hyun went one step further.
“It would also be useful for marketing.”
“Good. I’ll go up and tell them. Marketing and sales are also in emergency because of this.”
“Because of the media war?”
“Yeah. It’s so fierce. You guys must be having a hard time too.”
“That’s something for the higher-ups to deal with. We’re fine.”
Kim Young-gil looked around at Yoo-hyun’s words.
He saw Maeng Gi-yong, who was practicing his presentation next to the spec board, with a dark expression on his face.
Lee Jin-mok, who was touching the panel that had already been set up, also did not look bright.
They looked depressed, and Kim Young-gil lowered his voice.
“It doesn’t seem like it…”
“They said they couldn’t sleep last night. They must be tired.”
Yoo-hyun said casually, and Kim Young-gil asked incredulously.
“Are you really strong-hearted?”
“The vice president is in a very bad mood. Today’s demo won’t be easy either.”
The vice president’s bad mood was not because of the panel.
He heard from Yeo Tae-sik, the vice president, who had leaked the confidential information to Japan.
He couldn’t tell the truth because he couldn’t, so Yoo-hyun beat around the bush.
“Don’t worry about that. He’s not the type to say one thing and do another.”
“You talk like you know him well.”
“Of course. You can tell by looking at him.”
“Okay. I hope it goes as you say.”
Yoo-hyun smiled at Kim Young-gil, who gave up.
Soon after, Lim Jun-pyo, the vice president, and Yeo Tae-sik, the vice president, took their seats in the conference room.
The participants were similar to the last demo.
On the other hand, the conference room was smaller and the atmosphere was warmer than before.
Lim Jun-pyo, who was looking at the panel in front of him, praised the hard-working employees.
“Good job. It looks good when I see it in person.”
Go Jun-ho, the senior manager, answered his words.
“Yes. I didn’t feel it when I saw it on paper, but it’s very detailed when I see it in person.”
“Yeah. If you show it , the reaction will be good.”
Lim Jun-pyo agreed and Yeo Tae-sik said.
“I agree too. I think it would be good to take pictures as Kim Young-gil suggested and distribute them.”
“That’s a good idea too. It would be good for the media war.”
“Then I’ll proceed with that. Manager Kim, please take care of it.”
Kim Young-gil answered the group leader’s words and gave Yoo-hyun an apologetic look.
He wanted to pass on the credit, but he couldn’t find the timing to say it.