Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 34



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Episode 34.

The next morning, I headed to the address Alan Davis had sent me. It was within walking distance.

It was a cozy cafe with music playing.

“This way, Mr. Kang.”

A neatly dressed Alan greeted me. He was accompanied by a young man whom I had just met. He must have been the one who had promised to introduce me to him yesterday.

“Damian, say hello.”

He said.

“This is the Korean super-rich Kang Si-Hyeon who knocked out Google and MS and took Alexis away.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Damien Hassabis.”

The man extended his hand to me.

“Mr. Kang. This is Damien. You heard me just now? He’s a friend of mine who runs a small artificial intelligence company called Alphamind in London.”

Alan continued. Damien chuckled at that.

“A small company?”

“Can we really say that a company with less than twenty employees is a large company?”

“That’s a sad thing to hear. If you put it that way, then Google is nothing more than a sucker who offered a whopping $100 million to such a ‘small company’?”

The bones are hidden in the words of laughter.

“Anyway, Damian has no intention of selling to us, right?”

Alan also smiled back and said, and there was a tense atmosphere between them, as if they were trying not to give in to each other.

It seems that Damian is receiving a love call from Google. What Park Hyung-do said yesterday was right. Google doesn’t necessarily have to be Alexis. It is casting a wide and deep net like a trawler.

Yeah, this is what I came here to learn.

A warm smile came to my face. I was glad I came out early in the morning. I continued to listen to the conversation between the two, who were muttering in a humble manner as they learned.

“It has to be at least a billion dollars. A mere hundred million is outrageous.”

“Do you think Google will back down easily if you say that? Don’t you know that such an idea is completely absurd?”

A fierce battle ensued between those who wanted to spend money and those who could never receive it. Global is different no matter what.

‘A billion dollars. Is that enough?’

The realization came. I came out of a place without much thought and found an unexpected goal. I don’t know what Alphamind does, but it’s a property that can be used for 1 billion dollars at once.

“What does AlphaMind do?”

I asked cautiously, hiding my greed.

“Oh, we were talking amongst ourselves while you were there. Sorry. We at Alphamind are researching AGI. It’s short for Artificial General Intelligence. It’s not an AI designed for a specific purpose, but a universal AI that can be widely applied in any field. For example, let’s take a look.”

He looked very excited that someone had appeared to explain. He showed his phone and played a saved video. It was a game video.

“What is this?”

“It’s a game. Brick Breaker.”

“I know that too. It’s just a gameplay video that’s no different.”

“Haha, I knew you’d say that.”

He laughed.

“It’s a gameplay video, but it’s not an ordinary video. It’s not a person. It’s an AI that learns on its own and plays. Look at it. It’s very skilled, isn’t it?”

It was amazing to hear that.

“Of course, I’m not showing it to just anyone. I’m showing it to the person Alan introduced me to.”

“Oh, thank you, Mr. Hassabis.”

Alan responded to the sudden announcement on my behalf.

“Anyway, the AI ​​gets better the more it plays. It’s just like people. It doesn’t just know how to play Breakout. If you teach it, it can play pinball and Space Invaders. Alphamind’s first goal is Go.”

“Baduk? Isn’t that too difficult?”

“It won’t be easy. But if we can conquer Go, people won’t doubt the capabilities of artificial intelligence as much as they do now. That’s what we’re aiming for.”

He whetted his appetite.

“If only we could have grafted it with Alexis, it would have been possible to learn by looking directly at the monitor with a camera, just like a person, but that’s a bit disappointing.”

“What’s the point of saying something like that now?”

Alan said in a voice that still had some regrets.

“Yes. It’s already too late.”

Damien replied.

The technology itself is not difficult. The paper has been made public. However, there is only one patent. It seemed regretful that the patent was in my hands.

There was silence for a moment.

When I came to my senses, was playing in the cafe.

‘Wait a minute. At a cafe, and in the morning at that?’

The two of them seemed to have different thoughts from me. Their expressions changed. They suddenly changed the subject.

“Ah, this song. I know it too.”

Damian said.

“Isn’t that a Korean song? It’s really exciting. Do you like Mr. Gang? Do you know each other?”

“Hahaha, Damien. That’s a bit too much of a joke. Mr. Kang is Korean. How could you not know?”

I was the only one who couldn’t laugh. Suddenly, I was hit in the bone. As expected, it was a place where I couldn’t let my guard down.

***

“Damian Hassabis?”

A loud scream echoed through the returning plane. It was Yoo Jae-hong.

“Chief Yoo, please lower your voice.”

“Didn’t you just tell me that the person you met that morning was Damien Hassabis?”

“you’re right.”

“And you tell me to be quiet? How could you do that without me······.”

It was Tong-un’s voice. He grumbled beside me for a while even after he had calmed down. It seemed that he was very upset that I was the only one who had met Damien.

Park Hyung-do, the CEO, smiled and interjected.

“That was too much, sir.”

Is that so?

I wanted to tell him that he didn’t have to worry because we would see each other often anyway later. But I stayed quiet.

“Let’s talk about something else.”

“yes.”

“As I said yesterday, the sooner we create a new corporation, the better.”

“Don’t worry. I have given you instructions so it will be completed by the time you arrive in Korea.”

The acquisition of ‘Alexis’ will be handled by Cocoa Global. It will be a subsidiary of its subsidiary, Global, so it will be a grandchild company. Cocoa Global will purchase 55% of the shares, and I will be responsible for the remainder.

There is one reason for this decision.

‘I’m really sorry, but can you establish your corporation in the United States?’

There was an earnest request from Professor Jeffrey Compton.

‘Can I ask why?’

‘I am old. I have a bad herniated disc and cannot fly. I am ashamed to say that I cannot leave the United States. I am ashamed to ask this favor after selling the company, but I would really appreciate it if you would consider it.’

It wasn’t difficult. I could listen to it well enough.

Pocket money is pocket money.

Cocoa Global is also 100% owned by Cocoa Labs anyway. If I spend that money, it’s my money. It’s a shame that I only spent 40 billion won of the money I had in KSH, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I decided to be satisfied with this much.

A grumbling sound was heard from the side.

“How could you leave me out?”

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“Just do verse 1.”

“······yes.”

Chief Yoo Jae-hong’s voice still sounded like he was still upset.

We arrived in Incheon. The car was waiting for us.

“Are you still upset?”

I asked Jaehong Yoo.

“No, no.”

“But I followed you and I was able to see Professor Jeffrey Compton. I also heard him compliment me saying that he didn’t know that there were such excellent developers in Korea.”

The corners of his mouth went up at those words. Then I asked what I had been curious about.

“There’s something I’d like to ask.”

“yes.”

“Is it really true that our Kotok needs a nanosecond confirmation function? No matter how much I think about it, it seems like it would only increase the cache and not be really necessary, so I’m asking.”

“What the CEO said is correct. That’s what he said, but it’s not really a useful function.”

He smiled broadly.

“I just added it as an Easter egg because I thought it would be fun to see the C++ CHRONO library update. I honestly never imagined it would be used like this.”

He missed out on spending at least ten million more dollars for the fun. He was a little resentful.

“That was the only reason.”

This time it’s my turn to feel sorry.

***

2013 was just around the corner.

As the year-end atmosphere permeated the air, Song Yu-hwa felt that the market situation was gradually changing.

Of course, to your advantage.

‘Not 400 million, but 4 billion? Does that make sense?’

The music video uploaded on YouTube has already surpassed 1 billion views.

The speed of rise was fierce. The Guinness Book of World Records committee even asked if it should be listed. Given its skyrocketing popularity around the world, it was a given that it would achieve monumental feats in the future.

That’s not all.

Google contacted us first. They asked if we could introduce Sai’s case together during this earnings call, which was focused on partnerships and user profitability. The specific payment amount of 4 billion was also first mentioned at that time. Sales were more than double that amount.

The situation was similar for the Creators Division (formerly Cocoa Studio). YouTube was starting to make money.

Diririring, diririring.

The phone rang. It was Jable.

“Uh, why?”

I gently suppressed my pounding heart. I cleared my throat.

– Sister, what is this?

Jable’s voice was already wet with moisture before she could even speak.

“what?”

– There’s money in my account. The numbers are a bit strange.

“Is that weird? That can’t be.”

I checked it several times.

– It’s not a few hundred thousand won, it’s over a hundred. You put the wrong amount in, right? Then tell me quickly. I’ll return it to you before you waver any further.

I understood how she felt.

But even though it wasn’t much, that was the money that Jayblah earned. The channel was already approaching 500,000 subscribers. Recently, AdSense revenue started to come in. As per the contract, he deducted a 10% commission and deposited the rest.

Just in case, I opened my laptop. I reviewed the Excel file the employee had sent me. There were no incorrect numbers.

“No, that number is correct.”

Zebla’s voice trembled at Song Yu-hwa’s assertion.

– That can’t be true.

“Blaya. Calm down and listen to me.”

-······.

“You’ve suffered enough. You deserve it. So calm down. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

There was no answer for a while. All I could hear was a sobbing sound.

– Sister. I······.

The next words were not heard for a while. Silence continued across the receiver. Only our hearts were connected. It was the power of mobile.

– ······thank you.

The voice sounded like an ant.

“Don’t be weak-hearted. This is just the beginning. Okay?”

– Yes, sister.

Song Yu-hwa put down her phone and wiped away the tears that had flowed down her cheeks. Her heart was as happy as Jevla’s.

I went to work for the first time in a long time.

[ Cocoa, this time artificial intelligence? ······ Acquisition of Canadian startup DMM Research, difficult to disclose details.]

[ ‘Continuously aggressive steps’ Cocoa Labs to enter the US market. ······ Establishment of US corporation ‘Cocoa Alexis America (KAA)’. ]

There was a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

It was Song Yu-hwa.

“This is Coco I&M’s 2012 fourth quarter sales report. I brought it up in advance.”

“Where should we look?”

The management department can’t help but make money, but I trust the creators. It was a business unit that only had expenses. I started reading the first page, hoping that it would be the same this time.

But that expectation was betrayed from the start.

‘What, black?’

The sales graph was even more impressive.

“What is this?”

My voice trembled.

“This is our sales. YouTube advertising revenue has started to come in. As the CEO said, it is the result of believing in the potential of our creators and waiting until the end. In particular, the revenue of those who focused more on YouTube activities than platforms that can generate revenue right away like African TV has increased noticeably. People like Jeivla and Nero TV’s Kwak Dae-hyun. I really wanted to tell the CEO about this directly.”

It was shocking news. Even Cocos, whom I trusted, had betrayed me.

‘Is this how you make money?’

Song Yu-hwa asked, observing my changed expression.

“Do you have any further questions?”

“······Yes, there isn’t any.”

“Oh, and Mr. CEO, we have a schedule for filming a New Year’s video message to send to our employees this afternoon. I’ve told Won Jin-ju, so if you can come to the studio on time, that would be great. I’ll be ready and waiting.”

He nodded silently.

The silence returned to the office where Song Yu-hwa had left. This was ridiculous. Tears continued to flow down my cheeks.

“Are you back?”

Song Yu-hwa nodded her head blankly in response to the question from the employee who had been waiting.

“Sir, what happened? What did the CEO say?”

“No. Nothing.”

He shook his head.

‘It’s the first time I’ve seen the CEO cry. Even though he doesn’t say anything, he’s also happy about our success.’

Song Yu-hwa’s misunderstanding was deepening.

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