The partnership talk filled the weekend
Saturday afternoon, a friend spread a partnership proposal across the table. As Dohyeon looked over the numbers with him, one blank kept his attention longer…
At home on a weekend afternoon, Dohyeon receives a friend’s offer to go into business together. Facing a blank in the plan, he and the counselor look at the terms that give him pause.
Saturday afternoon, Minjae visits Dohyeon at home and lays out a business plan. When Dohyeon asks if anything was decided without consulting him, Minjae says he’s already looked into the deposit and an interior design firm. Reading the plan, Dohyeon sees that the profit split is filled in, but how they’ll share losses is left blank. Dowon sits with him and looks at that empty space, capturing the moment when the undecided terms hold Dohyeon’s attention more than the size of the proposal.
When partnership terms weigh on you
You can look at your willingness to join in and the undecided terms one at a time.
When someone suggested working together, what term did you most want to check first?
The profit split was filled in, but the blank for sharing losses stayed with him. Even as the idea of starting together rushed ahead, the undecided terms remained right there. If something like this is on your mind, tell me about it too. We can start by looking at what was left blank.
Scenes
- 01 · The afternoon his friend came over The afternoon his friend came over — Saturday afternoon, Minjae spread the business plan on the table and slid it toward Dohyeon. Minjae: I’ve already found a spot for the shop. Let’s do this together. Dohyeon: You’ve already found a spot?
- 02 · What he’d looked into already What he’d looked into already — Minjae said he’d looked into the shop deposit and even an interior design firm. Dohyeon kept his eyes on the plan. Minjae: I’ve looked into the deposit and even an interior design firm. Look here. Dohyeon: Before I even said I’d do this with you?
- 03 · The blank for sharing losses The blank for sharing losses — The profit split was written down, but how they’d share losses was left blank. Dohyeon turned the page toward Minjae. Dohyeon: We haven’t decided this yet? Minjae: Couldn’t we figure that out as we go?
- 04 · Laying out the terms Laying out the terms — Dowon pointed back and forth between the profit section and the blank loss section. Dohyeon’s gaze stopped on the empty space. Dowon: Dohyeon, which still felt harder to talk about: sharing profits or sharing losses? Dohyeon: We haven’t even talked about the losses yet.
Stories by Dowon
- Dowon
- I can’t choose a move-out date in the hospital waiting room
- After the work dinner, I wonder if working with people is right for me.
- When I stop exercising, it feels like the life I want gets put off too.
- While doing the dishes, another path came to mind.
- Why do the words come easily in the car, but stop when I’m with them?
- After the interview, choosing substance over expansion
- Since my body changed, even familiar tasks feel unfamiliar.
- After getting the kids to bed, I wonder if I’m ready to date someone new.