Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 63

Hey Bro, Aren’t I Cute? 63 (63/500)

Liam returned to the hotel.

He discussed work with his secretary in the hotel lounge.

“Shouldn’t we find an interpreter for this motor show?”

“We already have.”

“Yes? Are you talking about that young man, Si-hyuk?”

“He was good at German too, from what I saw. I liked him. It’s a shame I didn’t get to talk to him more, but we’re meeting again tomorrow.”

The secretary looked embarrassed.

“He might be able to handle general company matters or interpretation, but the specialized content at the motor show might be a bit difficult for him.”

“We can just give him the materials in advance. Other interpreters do that too.”

“Still, wouldn’t it be better to find someone with more experience?”

“Well? We’ll see tomorrow. There’s no rush yet.”

“Will anything change by tomorrow?”

Liam smiled slightly.

“When people talk, they eventually reveal their true colors. It doesn’t matter if they’re just full of hot air. No, that’s even better.”

“Better?”

“Yes. An interpreter needs to have a bit of a con artist’s spirit, especially in business like this. They need to entice and seduce. That’s why we hire them.”

“I see.”

The secretary’s eyes widened as if he had never thought of that.

He had been thinking of an interpreter as a skilled person with the knowledge to convey the meaning without misunderstanding.

But Liam was demanding even more ability than that.

Indeed, to get investments from investors, you have to entice them with sweet and charming words several times.

That kind of theatrical eloquence was essential.

The secretary had seen a lot of that from Liam.

The reason he was dispatched as the resident representative was because of Liam’s highly regarded sales skills.

“I see. So in Korea, you need an interpreter who can convey nuances and various metaphors….”

“Exactly. What caught my interest as soon as I received Nicold’s call was that. You managed to get the opportunity even without Nicold’s direct involvement.”

“That’s right.”

“That was persuading in English. So, how about persuading in Korean, which is your native language?”

Only then did the secretary nod as if he understood.

What Liam valued was not the ability to freely use accurate technical terms.

That was something you could study in advance.

“So, you’re looking forward to tomorrow?”

“Of course. But what I saw today was more than I expected.”

Liam smiled slightly, as if amused.

“He made a very cute request, so I couldn’t refuse.”

“Are you talking about the hospital visit?”

“Yes. Do you think that request just came out of nowhere?”

“Was there another intention?”

“It was a very natural persuasion appealing to emotions. I don’t know if it was intentional.”

“Oh. I suppose you could think of it that way.”

“I need to talk to him tomorrow and find out what kind of person he is. I hope he keeps showing up like this.”

The secretary nodded.

Looking at it now, he seemed like a very capable young man in sales.

Even though he wasn’t there, he got a pretty good feeling.

The secretary said.

“Sales is ultimately a person-to-person relationship.”

“That’s right. That’s what I often say. I’ll find out when I meet him.”

Just as Si-hyuk was trying to figure out Liam, Liam was also trying to figure out Si-hyuk.

This was nothing more than a game to him.

Perhaps it was because of his German character.

That characteristic of trying to do almost as well as a semi-professional, even with a hobby.

***

-The next day.

I dropped Siha off at daycare and listened to a lecture.

Then, I went to meet Liam in my remaining time.

After diligently searching for information at home yesterday, I realized that technology might be connected as one.

My father, who did medical translations.

The latest technical data on that was full of theories.

Of course, they might be outdated theories now.

But the text file my father wrote said this:

[The time gap between theoretical technology and its application in reality is about 30 years. But seeing the current acceleration of science and technology, it seems that it will be shortened to 20 years, 10 years.]

I can’t say for sure, but my father was preparing.

Everything that will be used in the future.

To prepare to be able to work in the future.

That’s why I paid close attention to the latest trends and technologies.

What is certain is that this was not preparation for translation.

‘Maybe my father was thinking of doing interpretation again.’

Otherwise, this preparation wouldn’t make sense.

What’s on the laptop is just the tip of the iceberg.

My father has several external hard drives, and there will be a lot of data on them.

For my father, translation was a way to earn money and use it as material for interpretation later.

‘He didn’t say that, though.’

That’s how it felt.

It didn’t feel like he was just going to translate.

Seeing him steadily preparing like this, it was clear that he was going to start working when I was all grown up.

‘But he remarried my stepmother, and Siha was born.’

You never know what will happen in life.

Maybe my father didn’t know this would happen and prepared diligently.

‘Was he thinking of going to another country?’

I don’t know exactly what future my father dreamed of.

My father only asked me what I wanted to do, but I never asked him what he was going to do in the future.

With these data and speculations, I regret it for no reason.

Regret is always late, and the person is not there.

I clenched my fist tightly.

‘Let’s not leave such regrets.’

There may be no things you won’t regret in life, but can’t you at least reduce them?

I will do my best to make sure Siha has no regrets.

The family love, the time, the heart that I couldn’t give to my father.

Let’s live by pouring it all out.

With that determination, I entered the meeting place.

The neat interior was impressive.

Where did he find this place?

“Hello, Liam.”

“Welcome.”

“How did you find this place? Do you like tea?”

“Yes. I like it. I heard there was a good tea house, so I came to try it.”

“Is that so? Haha.”

“I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee lately, so I’m drawn to places like this.”

“Ah…. Because you meet a lot of people. Right?”

“Maybe Si-hyuk will prefer places like this in the future.”

“Is that so? Haha.”

That might really be the case.

I drink coffee every time I meet someone, so I might get tired of it.

In the past, when customers came to the job center, many people asked for cold water instead of coffee.

Maybe they were tired of coffee that day.

Liam picked up the tea he had ordered in advance.

“I ordered it in advance. They said it’s the most popular here.”

“Really? Thank you.”

I was wondering what kind of tea to order here, so I thought it was a good thing.

It was still hot, as if it had just come out.

“How is it? The data sent from Meltz.”

“It’s good.”

“Did you understand everything?”

“Of course. But there were also materials for the motor show this time?”

“Oh. We made a mistake. Was that file included too?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry about that.”

My eyes lit up.

There’s no way they would make such a mistake.

I suspect it was on purpose.

‘Are they testing me?’

If so, it was a very interesting situation.

“Are you going to present it at the motor show as it is? The explanation too.”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“It’s not a big problem…….”

I trailed off slightly.

Liam urged me on, as if he was interested in what I had to say.

I reluctantly replied.

“I’m not an expert, but it seems like this was made with experts in mind.”

“That’s right.”

“Even if you have some knowledge, it’s better to choose and focus.”

“Choose and focus?”

Liam looked like he didn’t know what I was talking about.

Yes. That could be the case.

Clearly, the data provided was selective and focused.

To sell the car.

But.

“Liam. Are you just here to sell cars?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, if you’re aiming to sell, it would be better to highlight other things as well.”

I took out the pad and spread out the data.

I pointed to only one part of it.

“Here, this battery part.”

Liam looked at me with sparkling eyes.

I also sparkled my eyes in a different sense.

To be exact, the data that came to mind was pleasantly stimulating my brain.

“The battery part due to the silicon composite material. The composite material was used to solve the problem of silicon swelling four times during the charging process, right?”

“That wasn’t even in there, but you found out well.”

“Maybe they used what they researched in Germany 10 years ago. This was also the textile industry.”

Part of the nano-coating technology previously used for medical supplies was also included.

In other words, this battery part is somewhat related to the technology provided to medical companies.

The feast of knowledge that came to mind allowed me to apply this.

“Meltz’s brand image in Korea is safety. I think we should highlight the part that can be called the current battery war and the part that uses mA-level sensors electrically.”

“Hoo. And then?”

“According to what’s written here, sensors are used in the suspension part to improve the ride comfort of the vehicle, so it’s adjusted autonomously.”

“That’s right.”

“If you’re not just going to sell cars, you have to sell technology too.”

“Haha.”

Liam smiled slightly.

As if he didn’t expect me to give such an opinion.

Maybe they considered selling this part there too.

I thought about it this far, so there’s no way they didn’t consider it there.

Liam said.

“Is there a reason why you specifically picked this technology?”

“First of all, the image of safety. And I thought we could participate in medical vehicle improvement that fits that. Do you know? Korean 119 vehicles are Starex [Hyundai Starex, a popular van model].”

“I’ve heard that.”

“There’s a problem here. In Korea, the lane width is narrow, so they don’t prefer larger vehicles elsewhere.”

“Hmm.”

“But technology is different. Do you know what the current 119 ambulances commonly complain about and raise problems with?”

“What is it?”

“Ride comfort. How about it? Wouldn’t the situation be quite interesting now? The latest vehicle sales strategy for batteries is also working, and technically, a sales route is secured to some extent.”

I confidently looked at Liam.

Liam had a surprised expression.

I gained confidence here.

With this, I will be in charge of interpreting for the motor show.

The usual interpretation fee is 800,000 won per day [approximately $600 USD].

Motor show period is 9 days.

Even if the meeting period with buyers is about 3 days, it is 2.4 million won [approximately $1800 USD].

‘How is it? Am I qualified?’

***

In fact, Liam couldn’t hide his embarrassment.

‘Hmm. I didn’t know he would be so knowledgeable about professional technology.’

This was unexpected.

I just called for a conversation today to see Si-hyuk’s ability to speak to some extent.

The general personality.

The attitude that comes out when you order a car in advance.

The expression on his face.

And the things you can infer from it.

That’s what I was trying to see…….

‘Amazing…….’

First of all, I prepared carefully for the motor show part.

But I was able to discover myself being easily persuaded when I pointed out and went over unexpected Korean things.

I had to rethink where to put the emphasis and production.

‘It’s a waste to just keep him as an interpreter?’

Honestly, I didn’t expect this kind of expertise at all, and I didn’t expect such insight and aim either.

I was going to comfortably look at the bottom of his knowledge and fill it in…….

‘I can’t see the end?’

Liam was honestly very embarrassed inside.

Such a wide feast of knowledge.

I’m afraid my true colors will be revealed.

Then Si-hyuk said.

“Actually, I looked it up, and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to license the theoretical technology that will go into this…….”

Liam smiled slightly.

‘It seems to be a paper researched by a German scholar…. I don’t know that technology…….’

Cold sweat ran down Liam’s back.

“Haha. This is amazing. Shall we hear from others?”

“Yes?”

Liam decided to call for help.

The developers and staff who had been listening to the story so far.

“Actually, there are a lot of people talking about the interpreter. The story I had with you just now was recorded.”

Liam took out his phone slightly.

Then he switched to speaker mode slightly.

There were several people’s voices coming out of it, and someone calmed the surroundings and said this.

“It seems like the story will be long, so come here and share your opinions.”

Liam nodded.

“Let’s do that. Guwon.”

“Ah, yes. But shouldn’t I just interpret?”

“You’ve already said so much?”

“Haha…….”

“It’s not free. And I will definitely try to handle the legal processing of the accident you mentioned before.”

Si-hyuk smiled brightly.

“Then I have to go.”

Liam didn’t know if he was going because of the money or because he was thinking about that dealer.

I failed to figure out Si-hyuk today.

I think I need to see it for a longer time to figure it out.

Maybe I was careless because he was a 23-year-old young man.