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nNext day at work.

nWoosung never left his seat and worked nonstop on his computer. Because he did well yesterday, Yoon Gihwan decided to leave Woosung alone for now.

n‘But if he doesn’t do well today, I will give him such a hard time. If his work isn’t perfect or he makes any mistake, I’m going to destroy him.’

nHe gave Woosung an evil look. Woosung must’ve felt it but didn’t react to it. The others, however, watched curiously.

n‘He’s going to end up killing the newbie.’

nPark Junwoo looked at them secretly.

n‘So many staffs left because of Yoon Gihwan’s temper… I am worried.’

nGeneral manager Yoon Gihwan.

nHe was known for being good at managing people. There were times when his cruel criticisms made employees cry but strangely, the office atmosphere always remained positive.

n“Tsk tsk. General manager Yoon Gihwan has to work so hard because he doesn’t have good staffs.”

n“If you can’t take a constructive criticism…”

nPeople blamed his staff members because at the end of the day, Yoon Gihwan had incredible programming skills.

n‘Even if the newbie is good, he will be no match for the general manager.’

nTime passed, and it was finally lunch time.

n***

nPark Junwoo wanted to lift Woosung’s spirit.

n“I looked into the agile you mentioned yesterday, and I agree that it would be perfect for our project.”

nKim Yonggun chimed in as well.

n“Where did you hear about it? There aren’t a lot of references for it yet.”

nWoosung answered evenly.

n“It’s something I studied before I got hired.”

nPark Junwoo exclaimed.

n“Oh really? And you have a good coding skill too! You must’ve studied hard at school.”

n“I did alright.” Woosung smiled and looked at Yoon Gihwan.

n‘Agile, TDD… These are things Yoon Gihwan would’ve ordered me to work on anyway.’

n10 years ago, after only a week at work, Yoon Gihwan made him create the test code rather than working on developing his skills. He gave an excuse that this would be a good coding experience for Woosung. Woosung would never forget the painful criticisms from Yoon Gihwan while learning about coding. Feeling Woosung’s stare, Yoon Gihwan looked up.

n“So, did you finish the test code?”

nWoosung put down his spoon on the table and answered.

n“I was going to tell you that after the market closes today, I would like to have a meeting with the outsourcing company.”

nThump.

nYoon Gihwan threw his spoon down.

n“What? A meeting with the company that hired us? It has only been 36 hours since you started working here, and you think you can call up a meeting? I can’t believe how arrogant you are.”

nTo Yoon Gihwan’s anger, Woosung answered calmly.

n“If you understand why I created the test code on my first day, you must also realize why I need to meet with them.”

n“There is nothing to understand!” Woosung didn’t flinch against Yoon Gihwan’s rage.

n“We need to stop wasting time on paperwork and develop new prototypes as fast as possible based on the feedbacks. This is the best way to minimize the customer’s complaints.”

nWoosung lifted his spoon again. He ate a spoonful of rice and continued.

n“Fast response to customers will maximize their satisfaction in our product. This will decrease the cost of maintaining customers.”

nTo Woosung’s explanation, Yoon Gihwan snorted.

n“Do you understand the reality of how hard it is to follow that logic?”

nPark Junwoo and Kim Yonggun watched the discussion quietly. They couldn’t join this conversation.

n“I can give it a try.”

nYoon Gihwan became speechless at Woosung’s brave words. He just stared. Park Junwoo also stopped eating in surprise.

n‘I can’t believe it! Woosung is actually winning the argument against Yoon Gihwan.’

nYoon Gihwan bit his lips and answered.

n“You… better be right about this.”

nKim Yonggun and Park Junwoo continued having their uncomfortable mean as the atmosphere remained tense.

n***

n3 pm.

nAs soon as the market closed, Yoon Gihwan walked to Woosung.

n“Let’s see what you have.”

nWoosung started the PowerPoint presentation.

n-Nuri Finances’ New System Stabilization.

nIt was such a big title, especially for a newbie. Yoon Gihwan sneered.

n“And how many years of finance experience do you have?”

nWoosung thought. ‘Including the Bitmain, I would say 10 years.’ But he couldn’t tell him the truth.

n“Skills don’t always come from experiences.”

n“Fine. Continue.”

nWoosung continued to explain the presentation one page at a time. He explained the need for the change in the development process and what the result would be. It wasn’t empty words either. He included example codes. The perfect presentation showed Woosung’s 10 years of experience in this field. Even Yoon Gihwan was impressed.

n‘Is he really new to this?’

nLooking at Yoon Gihwan’s expression, Woosung gave a triumphant smile.

n‘These are actually things you did 10 years ago. I just copied your work from the past.’

n10 years ago, Yoon Gihwan developed this idea to increase project efficiency as they were short on staff. He would’ve come up with it a few weeks from now, but Woosung remembered it and presented it first.

n“And that’s the end of my presentation. The change in the development process will stabilize the Nuri Finances’ HTS.”

nAfter the 20-minute presentation, Yoon Gihwan swallowed hard. Woosung was the real deal. Park Junwoo and Kim Yonggun also couldn’t hide their shock.

n“You are saying that we should show this presentation to the outsourcing company… and apply it for real?”

n“Yes. And of course, this shouldn’t be free.”

n“What? Free?”

n“As you probably realized, this is a form of IT strategy. If we offer the company a way to decrease IT operation cost, we should, of course, be paid a consulting fee.”

n“You….are you serious?”

n“Haha. Of course. Why should only companies like McKinsey and Accenture provide consultation? Daesan System can be consultants too.”

nYoon Gihwan laughed as if the idea was ridiculous. “McKinsey? Accenture?”

nMcKinsey and Accenture.

nThese were the best consulting companies in the world. Graduates from best universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford often got hired here with a beginning yearly salary of 100,000 dollars. Park Junwoo continued to look shocked.

n“I see that someone from the Nuri Finances is finally here.”

nWoosung saw someone running into the office.

n“Please check the codes on HTS side ASAP. There seems to be a mistake in account balances for the customers.”

nAccount system.

nIt was a core system that dealt with customers’ transactions. In a stock brokerage company, it was the one responsible for buying and selling stocks. It was linked to the system Woosung’s project was working on. (Pages that customers saw while making transactions, for examples the online homepage, HTS, and call center.) It was HTS that was responsible for showing the account balance.

nAnd showing the wrong balance to the customers was something that should never happen.

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