Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 246



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Episode 246.

That was a bad idea. It was ignoring Tom Cross.

[ production press conference, ‘Release confirmed by 2027 at the latest.’ Attention focused. ······ Ranked 1st among Hollywood’s most anticipated movies. ]

[ ‘Is this the cocoa effect?’ Still expected to make a profit despite investing 20 billion dollars, five times more than its predecessor.]

There was also an article like this.

[Hollywood Writers Guild, thank you for Cocoa’s support. ‘We will support Cocoa forever.’ ······ script work to proceed with 0 dollar talent donation.]

What, talent donation?

What nonsense are you talking about?

So I put in some heavy rain.

Just by mentioning the word ‘talent’ in the word ‘talent donation’, I was given a salary that was doubled or tripled. It showed me the bitter taste of money. Only after that did I feel much better.

anyway,

‘You’re crazy, you’re crazy.’

Everyone is anxious because they can’t call my money. Why can’t they think the other way around? That’s what I wonder.

Thanks to this, not only Han Jang-soo but also Coco I&M Song Yu-hwa was twice as happy.

All I wanted to do was run away to the moon. There was no way to make money on the moon.

There are a few rare earth elements, but that doesn’t really matter. However, I’m a little worried about Mars and Titan.

‘Because nothing is known there.’

Unlike Mars, Titan is little known. Evidence continues to be found that it has oceans of hydrocarbons, or crude oil.

In 2005, during the Cassini-Huygens mission, Huygens landed on Titan’s surface and even examined it for itself.

Even if you had half of this, it would be on a whole other level of crude oil than what you would find by buying a farm in the United States.

But that doesn’t mean we can stop.

Didn’t they say that opportunities (to spend money) belong to those who challenge themselves?

‘Even if the crude oil is there, it has to be transported to Earth and refined. That would clearly be a bigger problem than it is worth.’

Even if it isn’t, it has to be that way. The belly button has to be bigger. Bigger than Mt. Taishan, bigger than Mt. Everest.

That’s my wish.

It was a wish that had never been properly fulfilled until now.

— Chairman Kang.

Vice Chairman In’s voice rang out.

— The first Cocoa Forum hosted by Nexus Three (Moon) resident companies is about to start. It’s an important moment, so the chairman should join us, even if it’s via video.

This is what I’ve been emphasizing since yesterday. I nodded.

“okay.”

– You can go straight to the private room. Everything is ready for the broadcast.

As expected, he was a meticulous person, no, a humanoid.

As I moved, the camera automatically focused on my face.

The faces of our cocoa executives who were dispatched to the moon were displayed one after another on the screen covering one wall. They were all happy faces who had agreed to take 1,000% of their annual salary as a moon dispatch allowance without complaint.

“How is everyone’s health?”

I got lucky first.

— It will be a bit of a struggle to settle in. The staff will also have to adjust to gravity. But so far, there are no major problems. Everything is going well.

— The Chairman’s office is also being set up on top of Nexus Three. By the time you come to the moon next month, it will be difficult to tell the difference from your office on Earth. Haha.

Everyone had a say.

Nexus Three.

When completed, it will be able to accommodate 300,000 people, although it is not yet complete as it is modular.

The Nexus One experience was a great help. From the very first step, we communicated closely with the Nexus One and poured in our closed ecosystem know-how without sparing any effort.

It was a bit disappointing that the installation cost was reduced because of that, but it was fortunate that no accidents occurred during the construction work on the moon, where even a small failure can lead to a loss of life. For safety, you have no choice but to compromise to save a little money.

I asked the following question:

“What about the rocket launch site?”

Even though it may be difficult right now, for the SDDB project to be successful, we must be able to launch a rocket to the moon.

— As expected, there is no problem.

The answer was given by Outerspace CEO Hong-Seok Kim.

The company name itself is Outerspace. It means outside of space.

As the name suggests, as soon as the lunar base module touched down on the lunar surface this year, it thought of another task: to use the empty space between the Sea of ​​Tranquility and the Sea of ​​Serenity to build a launch pad.

There is no owner on the moon. In other words, whoever builds first is the owner.

The reason was not to my liking, but it was a big-money project anyway. I had no choice but to give permission. He was so elated by my permission that he declared that he would be fully prepared to carry out the AX mission on the moon at least by this year (2026).

‘It’s okay if you’re late.’

No, it’s better to be late, because then you’ll have to spend more money.

Starting with Kim Hong-seok’s words, the executives who had been dispatched to the moon did not back down and each began to talk about their goals for the year.

I felt happy. There are so many things to spend money on.

But we shouldn’t let them succeed so easily. We needed to remind them of that part again.

“Just a moment.”

I cut them off.

“As I always say, our cocoa culture is ‘the process should be greater than the result.’ Please do not create hasty results, but review them two or three times to create a perfect result.”

It would be better not to make it at all, I said that to myself.

— As expected, this is our Chairman Kang. Let’s all applaud.

In the end, the applause poured in after the lead singer of the Moon Base Cocoa representative. I felt embarrassed for no reason.

* * *

The lunar base began to return to a stable state.

The next target is Mars.

[ Nuclear warheads collected. Now all we have to do is go to Mars. ······ Elon Musk, ‘Always ready to sacrifice for humanity.’ ]

“The headline is well-written.”

Elon Musk smiled with satisfaction.

“It wasn’t about humanity, it was about making money, Elon.”

“Stop the fact-bombing. I’m being modest, Gwynne.”

Elon Musk and Gwynne Rockwell, who is now supporting Elon Musk on behalf of Cocoa, had a chat.

“What does the government say?”

Musk asked.

“The federal government’s position is that as long as it’s not detonated in Earth’s orbit, there’s no problem with detonating it on Mars. And public opinion is the same. But they say they don’t know about public opinion outside the United States.”

“You don’t know?”

“To be precise, it means, ‘Do as you wish.’”

“Do as you wish······.”

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Gwynne Rockwell added a word to Musk, who nodded.

“Elon.”

It was a worried face.

“Why, Gwyn?”

“I’m not sure if we’re doing well right now.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? That’s so uncharacteristic of Gwynne.”

“I don’t know what’s right for me. Anyway, I agree with Mars, but I think it’s too dangerous to go all the way to Titan.”

A mischievous smile appeared on Musk’s face at Gwyn’s useless worry. He thought that, unlike other people, there was no need to have such doubts about Kang Si-hyeon’s choice.

“Gwyn.”

I called her quietly.

“Mr. Kang is a man who makes money from the Russian-Ukrainian war. He is a man who makes a fortune by buying up failed factories. Titan? Well, I am not an astronomer, so I don’t know if it is dangerous or not, but if it was Kang Si-hyeon’s choice, it is not dangerous, it is just the smell of money. Anyway, that is it.”

It was a belief so strong that even Rockwell’s doubts melted away.

“Am I being suspicious for nothing?”

“Believe me, I have no choice but to believe.”

Rockwell muttered.

“I think I would have been relieved if I had been a little bit dumber or a little bit smarter. I hope I am not a burden to Chairman Kang.”

There’s no need to worry about that, Elon Musk said, patting her on the shoulder.

“If you were that kind of person, you wouldn’t be here. Don’t worry about anything. Just trust.”

* * *

It appeared in my dream.

The employees were whispering like this.

‘······I hope I’m not a burden.’

‘······I applied because I wanted to become a person who can realize the benefits of cocoa! Please pick me!’

“no!”

I woke up with a start. I was covered in sweat.

— You had a nightmare.

“Yeah, it’s a really bad nightmare. People are giving me money······.”

I was so anxious to earn money that I couldn’t finish speaking.

— I’ll put on some relaxing music. Just try to relax for a moment. And take a deep breath.

Vice Chairman In was now faithfully serving as my personal secretary.

Since it was an AI, it could move any machine as it pleased as long as it was connected, so it wouldn’t have been difficult. Multitasking was a given.

— But what about money?

She still remembered what I said to her while she was sleeping.

“It’s nothing. Forget it.”

— I’m sorry, but I can’t forget. Not unless I discard the memory.

Suddenly, I was in a situation where I had to be careful with what I said to Vice Chairman In even at home.

But there was no reason to shake off Vice Chairman In, who was doing his job diligently as a butler. More than anything, it was because I was comfortable.

If we go to the moon or Mars anyway, we’ll need a lot of help from Vice Chairman In. We need to adapt now.

“How is the spacesuit improvement work going?”

I quickly changed the subject.

Although it’s not a spacesuit, Cocoa has a similar product: the Gravity Challenge jet suit.

What if we combined these two? I used my convergent thinking.

I’ve already tried it once. I worked with Jason Browning, CEO of Gravity Challenge, on improving the spacesuit for the spacewalk scene during the early AX mission.

‘But what if it was on the moon?’

Jason Browning might be interested too.

The moon’s gravity is less than half that of the Earth’s, about one-sixth.

If we were to experiment with combining spacesuits and jet suits here, they would definitely jump at it. It was such an appealing idea that I wondered why they hadn’t thought of it before.

Vice Chairman In quickly answered.

— Mr. Browning answered in 1.35 seconds. He decided to create a subsidiary of Gravity Challenge called ‘Moon Gravity Challenge’ during the next AX-1001 mission and send his excellent employees to the moon.

“Good idea.”

— Yes, we are also developing an aerodrome module. It would be a problem if the jet suit accelerates beyond escape velocity and you get lost in space.

“Of course. That’s right. We definitely need to build an aerodrome.”

Do nightmares come true in reverse?

I had a lot of things to spend money on before breakfast. I felt happy.

But that was a lie.

— By the way, Mr. Chairman.

An ominous feeling crossed my mind.

“Why, is there anyone who has invested?”

I paid my taxes voluntarily. I said this hoping it wasn’t true. But annoyingly, Vice Chairman In nodded.

— Bird Group Branson Richards and actor Tom Cross have contacted us to say they want to invest. Tom Cross in particular has been very enthusiastic. He said that there is nothing more suitable for use in the movie than this. Will you allow it?

Tears clouded my vision.

I lowered my head without realizing it to hide my tears. But I guess it looked like I was nodding.

— I knew you would. I will tell them the Chairman’s decision right away.

Oh, no. That’s not it!

– Oh, I have something else to tell you. The investment amount for Cocoa has been decided to be 10 billion dollars. The Bird Group has agreed to take responsibility for 10 billion. Our burden has been reduced.

It was a few minutes later that Branson Richards received positive word.

‘This is an opportunity.’

At first, it was pushed out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. After that, it was pushed out by Cocoa for a long time.

For a while, he was leading the world······. It had been more than ten years since his pride as an outstanding innovator was trampled upon. Now, he finally had the opportunity to show something.

Contacting Tom Cross was a stroke of genius.

‘I’ll invest in the movie Gunpla 4. But Tom, you have to make the new lunar base jet suit we’re building the central theme of the movie.’

‘Of course. I was already worried about how we could raise $20 billion in production costs without cocoa investment. Thanks, Branson.’

The two of them hit each other hard.

You have to do well now.

The new ‘moon spacesuit’ had to impress the world.

That was the only way to make him believe that his bird group was still worth surviving. At least he didn’t have to spend a single dollar of Cocoa’s money on jet suits.

‘Chairman Kang should recognize my sincere determination······.’

That was the only wish.

He didn’t know anything.

It seems that as long as he remains on Earth, Kang Si-Hyeon’s nightmare will continue.

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