Chalk is an essential part of the pulpit. In the fourth industrial era of the 21st century, electronic blackboards that did not require chalk appeared, but their status has not been shaken to this day.

Recently, there is chalk that has drawn attention from famous overseas media outlets as it has drawn great attention. It is "Hagoromo." It has become even more famous as the world's top mathematicians have praised it.

The Watanabe family's nearly 100 years of production were originally made in Japan, as you can quickly notice from the name. Ironically, however, the country where this chalk is currently made is Korea.

Sejong Mall (CEO Shin Hyung-seok) located in Yeongbuk-myeon, Pocheon City has been manufacturing and selling Hago Romo both domestically and internationally since 2015. All the Hago Romo that is currently being used are products of the company.

Here's the story. Watanabega, who has been making the chalk since 1932, is facing serious trouble in 2015.

President Watanabe Tagayasu, who had been leading the company after his grandfather and father, is in a position to close the company because he is 70 years old, his health is deteriorating, and there is no successor.

CEO Shin Hyung-seok, who was majoring in architectural engineering at Yonsei University's graduate school and working as a PhD, said he would be his successor.

Previously, he was nothing but a fervent fan of Hagoro. The two got to know Shin when he was teaching at an academy for a living, and Sejong Mall was also a company that started to import Hagoro, which was not distributed in Korea at the time.

The two built a strong trust and friendship in the process, and President Tagayas, who was finally battling the disease, handed over not only technology and trademarks but also equipment to CEO Shin on the condition that the brand name would not be changed.

After acquiring the company, Shin had to struggle for a while due to issues such as technology settlement and marketing. Having struggled to secure sales channels in Korea, Shin decided to penetrate overseas markets as he thought he would turn his attention to exports altogether. Shin's strategy hit the bull's eye and started selling wildly overseas.

Lee Soo-hyung, head of the Gyeonggi Northern Division of the Small and Medium Venture Business Corporation, said, "We are providing various support such as start-up funds and management stabilization funds after seeing CEO Shin's great growth in terms of management mindset and quality."
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