Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 233



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Episode 233.

Elon Musk’s presentation is over.

‘Musk goes to college?’

It was an unexpected story. The last words were impressive. Jang-su Han, who was listening, sat down next to me and said a word.

“Bonnie, I think Elon Musk is starting to resemble you more and more. He was clearly not like that, but I can’t help but see him taking the lead in giving back to society. It’s just too much.”

“······.”

Couldn’t answer.

I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t even come up with the counterargument that ‘there is no such thing as excessive spending’.

Elon Musk is a genius.

Musk exceeds my expectations. He wakes me up from my mannerisms.

Of course, it doesn’t cost a lot of money to build a university.

I haven’t done the math, but it’s probably a pittance compared to what it would cost to build something like the Cocoa Dome or the Nexus One, and that’s just a couple of buildings.

But that’s not the point.

Spending money,

The thing itself is much more important.

‘I have to do it too.’

Han Jang-soo shut his mouth after seeing my gaze.

“Just don’t say that.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“Do you think I didn’t see that your mouth just became a ‘Yu’ shape?”

They say that even a dog in a village can recite poetry after three years, and Han Jang-su has also become a Taoist priest in the meantime. He is sharp. Well, it has been almost 20 years already.

I had no choice but to admit it.

“you’re right.”

The host’s comments continued after confirming that the presentation was over.

“Did you all see it well?”

“yes!”

“Then, you know what’s next, right? If there’s Elon Musk in the US, who’s there in Korea?”

“Kang Si-Hyeon!”

There was loud applause.

I headed to the podium, but my words were short.

“Everyone, this is Eureka.”

Even without looking, the scene of General Han nodding his head is vivid in my mind. I continued speaking with a satisfied smile.

“Eureka is a word I like to use. As you all know, Elon Musk’s successful launch of Starship was the first step needed to open the curtain on a bright and vibrant 2024 for our Cocoa. But I also found new hope in Musk’s announcement. ······”

Everyone was listening.

“Next year will be the first year of the Cocoa Education Project. Of course, it will be a place where our Cocoa employees’ children can freely attend.”

I had no intention of only establishing a university.

From the educational infrastructure of Hwapyung City to a self-sufficient education system for the closed ecosystem ‘Nexus One’.

There wasn’t going to be a single thing where money wasn’t going in. It felt really good. It was all thanks to Musk.

Elon Musk thought with a heavy heart.

“Elon, thank you for your hard work.”

As he came down from the presentation, he heard Gwynne Rockwell’s words of encouragement. He nodded. He couldn’t control his heart pounding.

All of this would not have been possible without Kang Si-Hyeon.

“Gwyn.”

“yes.”

“When do you plan to return to Korea?”

Rockwell answered coolly.

“I’m going to fly today. I’m planning to use the President’s private jet.”

As expected, it is as expected, Musk said proudly.

“When you return to Korea, or rather, Hwapyong, will you tell Mr. Kang that I will definitely show him the results he wants within this year?”

Rockwell nodded and had similar thoughts. There was one thing these two did not know.

It means that Kang Si-Hyeon was already greatly impressed by Musk’s university speech. The two were exchanging such positive feedback without knowing each other.

* * *

Autumn passed like that. Winter came.

“welcome.”

“Elon, it’s been a while.”

But Cape Canaveral in Florida was a warm vacation spot. Several planes landed in succession, and I was warmly greeted by Elon Musk as I got off one of them.

“I heard the story.”

He blushed at my words.

A while ago, a list of strong candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize was announced. My name was on the list, along with Elon Musk’s.

It is for my contribution to the development of humanity by carrying out the Mars immigration project and pushing forward with the Starship launch. If I had done only that, it would not have prevented me from winning the award for two consecutive years, but I also made various efforts, such as establishing a university and taking the lead in helping African refugees.

I know what he means even without saying a word.

‘You’re saying that you’ll sacrifice yourself to stop my award?’

Elon Musk’s heart was as warm as the weather. I held his hand, hoping that my gratitude would be conveyed.

“The launch preparations are already complete. All we have to do is toast. It’s perfect now.”

If last time, the separation and recovery of the first stage rocket and the recovery of the Starship main body were successful, this time, they are confident that they will succeed in returning to low orbit. The development of the Nexus Two module is not yet complete, but it will carry an object corresponding to it. This is for simulation.

If I succeed this time, the next mission will be a real one.

It’s bland.

It shouldn’t be this easy.

‘I should let him spend a little more money. At least to repay Elon.’

I clenched my fist.

“Mr. Kang, why are you suddenly like that?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Come this way. We won’t be able to put it into orbit this time, but the ‘Nexus II X version prototype’ has already been completed. We’ve prepared everything so that Mr. Kang can see it.”

Even though he didn’t say anything, his expression was filled with pride.

Something like this.

When building an apartment, a pre-inspection is conducted before moving in. The purpose is to check the final completion status before moving in and finish it perfectly, but the purpose is also to find as many defects as possible and increase costs.

Me too.

Before launching the Nexus Two, Elon Musk showed me his grand plan to find as many parts to repair as possible.

If that’s the case, I had no intention of losing.

“Mr. Kang, your eyes are so burning?”

“Our president is a perfectionist. Elon, you should be a little nervous.”

“That’s what we were doing,” said Gwynne Rockwell, the head of the Nexus Project, with a laugh. There was a grain of truth to his words.

She too is in love with cocoa. She has become accustomed to cocoa culture. It is a blessing.

“This is the residence. It is a facility that can accommodate up to 200 people······.”

That’s why even the voice of the world’s best Musk began to tremble with tension. My eyes had already changed to those of an eagle looking at its prey.

* * *

To conclude, it was disappointing.

‘It was perfection itself.’

I didn’t know what the problem was. All I had to do was launch it. There was no sign of additional costs. Even the meticulous Gwynne Rockwell was impressed.

Thanks to that, I no longer had to spend money. The journey back to Korea was long and arduous.

There were also unwanted articles.

[Starship Project, Following ‘Half-Success’ in the First Half, Complete Success. ······ ‘Thank goodness they kept their promise to complete it by 2023. This is just like me.’ Elon Musk’s self-praise tweet is a hot topic.]

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[ 2024, the first year of space exploration. ······ ‘If we develop a space colony, all six Nobel Prizes will go to Kang Si-Hyeon.’ Theories. ]

‘That’s nonsense.’

People are being greedy.

I thought I was advancing on the path to ruin, but that path turned out to be the path to victory.

— Everything is ready, Mr. Chairman. You may now go up.

Vice Chairman In’s clear voice woke me up.

“okay.”

—What’s wrong? You don’t look well.

“It’s nothing.”

I headed to Coco I&M. It had been a while since I had been in the photo studio. They were finishing up preparations for filming the New Year’s address.

“Mr. Chairman, it’s been a while.”

The person who greeted me was Nero TV’s Kwak Dae-hyun, who has now become a YouTuber with 10 million subscribers.

Every time something like this happens, I always feel that he is becoming more and more of a celebrity.

I remember him sending me a link, telling me to definitely watch it, saying that he had recently started working as a host for a public broadcasting entertainment show about the economy. Of course, I didn’t have time to watch it though.

He opened the gate.

“I have high expectations for the ISS conference.”

It seemed like he had a lot to say. Perhaps it was because he saw the Starship launch scene.

“Thank you for inviting me too. I never thought I would see giants like Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk in space.”

After the successful launch of Starship, we sent out invitations to everyone. It was an invitation to the ISS conference. That was another buzz for a while. That’s the story.

“But you know.”

Kwak Dae-hyun continued speaking.

“How do you plan on ensuring safety when sending all these giants into space at once? Even on an airplane, the captain and co-pilot eat separately to prevent food poisoning. If something happens······.”

He trailed off. He knew it was an unlucky thing to say.

“Thank you for asking.”

That’s why I spent more money.

Safety cannot be emphasized enough, even two or three times, or a thousand times. It was nice to be able to spend money under that pretext.

Putting so many people on a single Starship can be a huge problem if an accident happens, so it would be better to launch at least five, or even ten, at a time.

Of course, not even one out of ten should have an accident.

If hundreds of millions of dollars can’t prevent an accident, spend tens of billions. If hundreds of billions won’t do the trick, spend hundreds of billions. You can spend as much money as you want. A smile came to my lips as I thought about this.

“Mr. Chairman.”

“······.”

“Mr. Chairman!”

I came back to reality at the sound of Kwak Dae-hyun’s sharp voice.

“The countdown is about to start. You’re not planning on showing that stupid······. No, you’re not planning on showing that stupid expression to the hundred thousand Cocoa employees around the world, are you?”

I nodded silently.

ON AIR,

The broadcast lights turned on and Kwak Dae-hyun’s comment, “Hello to all the Cocoa family members who are welcoming the new year of 2024. This is Kwak Dae-hyun.”

I came to my senses.

‘It’s just beginning.’

Now I have something important to say to everyone.

“Then, let’s invite our big star, Chairman Kang Si-Hyeon, who is sitting next to us. Welcome, Chairman.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Si-Hyeon.”

“I heard you brought a lot of good news this year too? Like the ISS Conference, or the ISS Conference.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I couldn’t help but nod my head at his skilled chasing. He continued with his comments.

“I will also be going to space as a conference host. This will be my second space trip after the last AX mission. I think every Cocoa employee has been on a space trip at least once. All of this is the work of Chairman Kang here.”

“It will be different from that time.”

I added.

“Yes, because this time we get to live in the Nexus Two habitation module. In previous missions, we slept uncomfortably in the cramped International Space Station.”

At those words, employees’ responses began to flood in in the comments section.

– Yeah, yeah. It must have been because there was no gravity, but it almost felt like I was sleeping standing up. It was the worst.

– And what about the rice? Those who haven’t been there will never understand the feeling of eating bibimbap from a tube.

“you’re right.”

Kwak Dae-hyun also agreed.

“But that won’t happen this time, will it, Chairman Kang?”

“Of course. We plan to bring enough space food developed by our company, Cocoa, for the next Starship launch.”

In my words,

“I tried it too. My favorite flavor is salt back steak. I was amazed at how they managed to achieve such a delicate meat texture in space food. To exaggerate a bit, it was even tastier than what you get at a restaurant.”

Kwak Dae-hyun’s excitement continued.

“But Mr. Chairman.”

“yes.”

“I heard you have another announcement today?”

His voice was full of curiosity as he read the script.

“I’m already very excited to see what kind of announcement you’ll surprise us with this year. Please tell me. You know that going to Mars won’t surprise us, right?”

“It’s nothing special.”

“There is a saying that if the chairman is not great, he is great. Then what is it? Is our Titan going too?”

He then added an unnecessary explanation, saying that Titan is one of Jupiter’s moons and, although not as feasible as the Moon or Mars, it is one of the candidates for human settlement where terraforming is possible.

“It’s not a Titan, but it’s something similar.”

“I am looking forward to it.”

“First, we will begin preparations to install an artificial magnetic field generator at the Lagrange point next year.”

“I told you I wouldn’t be that surprised.”

It is now.

“You should be surprised.”

I promised.

“2024 is the ‘first year of Cocoa’s entry into space’, and we will establish a company to station ISS management personnel. Of course, all employees of that company will work at the ISS. Naturally, since the risk is high, the salary will be significantly higher than that of other employees. We will start accepting applications from all Cocoa employees early next year.”

This is why I prepared a New Year’s address.

“Interesting, Chairman Kang. Then who is the CEO of that company?”

“The person who is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-serving person on the ISS is Mark Lindbergh. We will appoint him as president.”

Mark Lindbergh, who was resting at home, had to suffer from a bombardment of messages he never expected.

– Mark, I heard you’re bringing cocoa?

– Congratulations. I really thought you would do well.

‘What does this mean?’

It was a sudden remark.

Soon, an email arrived with a ding sound. It was an email from Chairman Cocoa Kang, whom I had seen on the space station during the AX mission.

He quickly scanned it and realized that it was an offer he absolutely could not refuse. A smile that he could not hide lifted the corners of his lips. The deposit alone was more than he had ever earned in his entire life.

“What’s going on?”

His wife asked him.

“Jesse, I think I need to go back to space.”

“Again? How much?”

“Well, I don’t know about that. It’s up to the employer to decide.”

He said, but it could have been a year, two years, even ten years. At least for this money.

“What are you saying? Mark, Mark?!”

Lindberg was busy making phone calls somewhere, trying to recruit a colleague to go with him.

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