Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 49



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Episode 49.

[ Match of the Century, ‘Alpha Duck vs. Kehai 9-dan’ ······ Google and Cocoa’s Unexpected ROK-US Alliance, Will It Overwhelm China? ]

[Lee Sam-jin, 9th Dan, ‘Jeju Alphaduk is the representative of Korea in my heart, he will definitely beat China.’······ A word of encouragement from Guksu.]

The date for Challenge Day has been set.

‘Kehai, give me a hole. How dare you look down on China?’

‘How can you attack Kehai on the subject of machines? How can that make sense?’

China reacted first. Comments were mostly taking Kehai’s victory as a foregone conclusion.

Kehai himself also showed great confidence.

‘Even the best AI is still at the level of a third-dan player. The same goes for Alphaduck. So Lin Hui must have won. The first game, where you have to figure out the game style, may be a bit difficult, but for the remaining four games, you can consider it as a win.’

That’s what he said in front of the press.

“This guy is a bit too much.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

I was in Jeju Island with Damien Hassabis’ team who came to Korea for the final check.

After carefully examining the reinforcement learning report several times, he could not find any problems and strongly guaranteed Alphaduk’s victory.

“I won’t give up even a single win.”

His logic was this:

Even Lee Sam-jin, 9th Dan, only managed to win three games. And that was before Alphaduk had fully developed his skills. It is impossible for Kehai, who is considered to be one or two levels below him, to beat Alphaduk.

I felt sorry to hear that.

Because the prize money was a million dollars.

If Alphaduk wins, no one can take the money. The machine doesn’t need money. In the end, excluding the money spent on the map, the hundred thousand dollars per game that I paid to Kehai as a match fee was going to be all my expenses.

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have bought more GPUs.’

Damn, there’s no excuse anymore.

“Is there something wrong, Mr. Kang?”

“It’s nothing.”

Damien continued, observing my complexion.

“Since the center’s capacity is sufficient at a hyperscale level, it is capable of broadcasting globally to up to 10 million people. I was amazed. Cocoa has prepared very thoroughly.”

I wish I had prepared more if I could.

“I also want to go to Seoul to cheer them on, but it’s such a shame.”

Hong Jeong-tae, who was watching from the side, added.

“The work here is equally important. Shall we get up?”

“great.”

At my words, Damien closed his laptop. He sat up. All that was left was to win.

‘If the values ​​are the same, it’s better to win.’

In a few days, the whole world will be watching Seoul. I am looking forward to it. Kehai will be arriving soon.

Alpha Duck, which can reach Seoul in less than a second as long as the line is connected, was scheduled to remain in Jeju Island.

* * *

Gwanghwamun, Signus Hotel Seoul.

It was just before the start of the historic match between Cocoa Jeju Alphaduc and China’s number one ranked player, Ke Hai 9-dan.

The press room was deserted.

“Not many reporters came.”

“Baduk is not a very popular sport. But the number of simultaneous Internet broadcast viewers exceeds 100,000 worldwide.”

Before the game started, the participants showed their determination.

“This game is a small step for humanity, but it is a big step for me and the Chinese people.”

Kehai opened his mouth. I thought it was Armstrong.

“Please watch the game today.”

Damien, on the other hand, was simple.

A pedestal has been placed in the center of the stadium. This is where the match will take place today.

Alphaduk appeared on the monitor. A knight from the association sat on the chair, who was to place the stone on Alphaduk’s behalf.

The opponent’s seat, Kehai, was still empty.

‘Why aren’t you coming in?’

‘You keep hanging around the photo line?’

The reporters were mumbling.

Soon after, Kehai came in with an arrogant gait. He glanced at the knight opposite him and sat down in his seat.

It was a real beginning.

Everyone on site held their breath. Damien and I, too, were watching the game from the control room.

After a while, a word from the announcer in the stadium rang out.

“Let’s start the game.”

The first number was placed on the table. There was a click.

‘Where do you want to go for fun?’

Kehai’s expression said this.

In his head, not the next number, but a catchphrase he would throw out to the reporters after his victory was on the cards.

The match ended blandly.

It didn’t even take three hours. Kehai’s expression had hardened. He had already forgotten the famous saying.

“Baek, Alphaduk is a non-reigning champion.”

The referee announced.

‘We’re in big trouble. This is a major accident.’

Liu Xiaojun’s face also hardened as he watched the scene from afar.

Kahai lost the first game. It wasn’t just a loss. It was a crushing defeat. It was a result that was very different from what was expected.

Alphaduk’s early moves blocked Kahai for dozens of moves, like a wall. He continued to make unfamiliar counterattacks that he had never seen before. They were thick and fierce. Kahai was struggling throughout the game.

‘It’s because it’s the first edition. It’ll be different next time.’

Liu Xiaojun approached Ke Hai.

“What is going on?”

“······I don’t know about that either.”

Liu Xiaojun’s suspicions, which he had suppressed, were gradually rising. What if he lost the next game? It was a future he didn’t even want to imagine.

Brrrr, brrrr.

My phone, which was on manner mode, rang. It was Li Hongyan’s call. I couldn’t possibly not answer it.

“Chairman······.”

– Hey, you little punk! What are you doing?

The receiver let out a fiery roar.

– What? A big step? Not a slur? If you’re going to shout big, you should show results! Tell that guy Kehai what I’m saying! If you want to step on Chinese soil, you’ll have to do better. If you can’t win, you have to win by getting two points, no matter what!

* * *

SBC Media Services Executive Jong-Hoon Ha enjoyed playing Baduk.

‘You can’t miss this game.’

It was the day of the fourth country of Alphaduk and Kahai. The door to the executive office was locked tight from early on.

Because I don’t want to be disturbed.

Kehai has now lost three games in a row.

It was an anomaly. No one could have imagined that the performance of artificial intelligence would be this high. If I had cheered for Alphaduck, I would have cheered for him, but I didn’t cheer for Kehai, but it was true that it was unexpected.

The first loss was considered a mistake. The second loss was surprising. But when the third loss came, no one thought it was a coincidence.

‘I don’t even need to look at it to know that Kehai will win.’

Everyone thought so.

It would be nice to get at least one win. There was no sign of that happening though.

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Knock knock, someone’s knocking on the door.

“I said no. I won’t be here for the next three hours.”

The sound of footsteps grew distant again. It seemed as if someone had heard them.

He focused on the screen again.

The broadcast began. A close-up of Kehai, looking haggard, was captured. The commentator who was watching him made an unexpected comment.

– I just got some news. Alphaduk is starting this match by giving up two points. Even though it’s an event match, is it okay for a professional player to act like this?

– No, it’s not up to standard.

– Alphaduk’s skills are amazing. Even Master Lee Ho-chang in his prime would have a hard time with this.

Ha Jong-hoon’s eyes lit up.

‘You really mean two points?’

There has never been a humiliation like this. In soccer terms, it’s like kicking off with a score of 2:0. It’s like declaring that we are already far behind in terms of skill.

However, the match was still one-sided.

Kehai, who started with the upper hand, began to waver from the beginning again against Alphaduc’s attacks.

– Alpha Duck, you make another unexpected move. Kehai’s expression changes.

– What is this number? I thought it would be emotionless since it’s a machine, but once it has a clear chance of winning, it plays the game as if it’s teasing Kehai.

‘It’s turned. It’s turned.’

Kehai threw a stone. It was an emergency situation.

Everyone knew that in less than five minutes, Kehai would surrender.

Unbeaten. Four consecutive losses.

The Internet went crazy. The unpopular game of Baduk took over the Korean news. Everyone was talking about Cocoa and AlphaDuk.

dripping,

Just then, I heard someone knocking on the door without any warning.

“I’m not here······.”

The door opened. It was the vice president.

“Vice President.”

“Director Ha, what did you do? You were hiding like a rat and watching a game of baduk. We should watch fun games together, right?”

“Haha, that’s not it······.”

“Are you still not in your right mind? Do you not know anything about the current situation?”

“What the······.”

The vice president sighed deeply at Ha Jong-hoon’s reaction. His voice grew louder as if he was incredulous.

“Now, KBC, MBS, everything is in chaos. The number of concurrent users on this challenge broadcast page has exceeded 5 million. Do you know what that means? You’re using a cloud solution? Wasn’t that the boss’s order? Do you plan on continuing to be dragged around like a fool by Amazon?”

At those words, Ha Jong-hoon’s ears perked up.

We were already negotiating with Amazon Korea. The conversation kept going around the cost. They were asking for too high a price. It was because there were no competitors.

But not anymore.

“Did you notice? Then run quickly.”

At the vice president’s words, Ha Jong-hoon’s body bounced like a spring.

* * *

Five wins, five losses. Kahai lost them all.

[Kehai’s complete defeat. ‘The triumph of machine civilization?’ ······Alphaduk is still a prototype, but future developments in other fields are expected. (Comprehensive)]

[ Even 8 million concurrent users from China were not impressed. What happened at the Cocoa Cloud Center? ······ Our country’s first hyper-scale data center. ]

On the final day, everything was over with the post-match press conference.

“It wasn’t me who lost, it was humanity who lost,” Kahai muttered. Those were the words of a loser. No one paid attention.

The festival started from now.

Eric Schumpeter, the chairman of Google, even flew in from the United States for this event.

“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kang.”

“What is it?”

The one who had the hardest time was Alpha Duck. Every time I turned one stone, I had to go back and forth between Jeju Island and Seoul.

The fifth game wasn’t much of a mess.

The broadcasting crews from the three major broadcasting companies were brought. Foreign press also attended without fail. The press room was packed. It was a completely different atmosphere from the first day.

Thanks to this, the after-party prepared to celebrate this victory was also overflowing with people. Reporters came, and the origin association came. Even those who didn’t have an invitation were accepted. The Signus Grand Ballroom was packed.

It was planned to cost over 100,000 won per person. I felt really good.

“Wow, the atmosphere is really amazing.”

Han Jang-soo and Chief Yoo Jae-hong also came. They wore suits for the first time in a while. They called all the employees who could come.

That was when.

“Are you, by any chance, CEO Kang Si-Hyeon?”

Someone found me.

“Yes. But who······.”

“Oh, I’m late in greeting you. My name is Ha Jong-hoon from SBC Media Services. It’s an honor to meet you.”

SBC?

“In other words, our SBC is trying to build a hybrid cloud system for video clip services and event broadcasting online pages.”

After a few words, the real issue came up.

Broadcasting stations usually operate on-premise (own server infrastructure). However, due to the explosive increase in workload during large-scale events such as the World Cup, there were frequent downtimes. However, they cannot increase the number of servers. In normal times, there is no need for that many servers.

We needed resilience. We were looking into the cloud.

He said that he had been in early discussions with Amazon ASW for some time, and that he became interested in Cocoa Cloud after seeing that it was able to support up to 8 million concurrent users.

“You should discuss that with our head of the Yoo division.”

Ha Jong-hoon whetted his appetite. He exchanged business cards with Yoo Jae-hong.

“Congratulations again on your victory.”

“Thank you.”

Of course, I felt better about spending some money on party expenses than about Alphaduck winning.

The event is over.

Eric Schumpeter went to the airport without resting. He had to stop by Singapore and return to the United States. It was a hectic schedule.

But I had to do what I had to do. I made a phone call.

– What’s going on?

It was Li Hongyan’s blunt voice.

“Are you asking for advice?”

– Are you in a hurry? Why are you rushing me so much? Just send it. Just send it!

“That’s not what I meant.”

– why?

“You said you were going to pay in Bitcoin, right? Ten million dollars. But I don’t think you ever said how many BTC that was.”

A groan rang out.

– I’ll send it to you. I’ll hang up now.

“328 dollars.”

– yes?

“The current price is $328. So to send ten million dollars, you would need to send exactly 30,487.805 BTC, Jason.”

Li Hongyan became anxious at those words.

– Hey, I paid more than three times that price!”

“I don’t know. I’m hanging up.”

– Wait a minute, Eric. Let’s not do this. Let’s just make it a thousand dollars. So 10,000BT······.

There was nothing more to hear. I hung up the phone. I erased Li Hongyan from my memory. I looked out the window at the night streets of Seoul.

‘It’s Kang Si-hyeon······.’

It’s the same now.

But somehow I had a feeling that in the future it would become a strong competitor to me and Google.

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