Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 57



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Episode 57.

Everyone gathered in the representative office from the morning.

“What about the representative?”

Lee Jong-suk’s face still looked like he had a hangover. He groaned and sat down. Director Han Jang-soo answered his question.

“You’ll be stopping by the game studio and heading to work. You’ll be a little late. You have an interview with the CEO of a newly acquired company called ‘Hojin Soft.’”

“Don’t you usually call me here?”

“That’s true.”

A manager continued speaking.

“But this time, ‘Battle Around’? Mr. Jang Tae-ryong strongly requested that I come and test the game just once.”

Lee Jong-suk nodded.

All three of them were not very interested in games. They just let it go. Yoo Jae-hong changed the subject.

“Have you seen this?”

“What are you talking about?”

“There’s a place in the US that’s causing quite a stir called Theranos.”

Theranos? Lee Jong-suk’s eyebrows moved.

“You can diagnose a hundred diseases with just one drop of blood? Isn’t that revolutionary? But more than that, the founder is really handsome.”

A manager reacted to the word “Mimi”. When I showed him a picture on my tablet, he was amazed.

“This is going to be a mess. Really.”

“Right?”

“But aren’t you wearing a black turtleneck? It looks like you copied Jobs.”

“Wow, that’s right. You’re sharp. Our Director Han Jang-soo, ever since we were in college together, you’ve always had a keen eye for detail······.”

“I’m sorry, Chief Yoo Jae-hong. Please stop there.”

“Hehehe, I understand.”

Lee Jong-suk didn’t say anything.

I remember this company. It’s the place where Lim Kyung-jun tried to put it on the KSH portfolio but was rejected by CEO Kang.

“Representative Lee, why?”

“It’s nothing.”

I have always believed in CEO Kang’s foresight.

Sometimes it seemed like nonsense. It seemed like something said without thinking. But the result was always positive. And it wasn’t just any plus. It was a plus that anyone would turn their eyes to.

What if that intuition is correct this time?

‘No way.’

While Director Han and Chief Yoo were admiring the photo of Elizabeth Holmes, they were deep in thought.

That’s when the door opened.

“It’s late.”

It was Kang Si-hyeon. It was a shady face.

“Sir, you look a little tired. Your expression······.”

“It’s nothing. I just keep losing games… No, no. Let’s pretend you didn’t hear what I said. Then shall we begin?”

The voice was slightly muffled.

* * *

My prediction was right. ‘Battle Around’ is definitely not that good.

‘What kind of game is this? When you try to do something, they come from behind and kill you. When you think you’re starting to relax, they run out of time and you die······.’

It added confidence to the decision.

I did some market research anyway.

FPS games like ‘Flash Attack’ and ‘Firecross’ have already received great responses in the Korean and Chinese markets. That was a long time ago. It is now very late.

100% fail.

This is definitely not something I say out of resentment over not being able to win a single game.

Back to the Cocoa Tower.

“We’ve gathered everyone here today because of our new collaboration with Cocoa Labs.”

This is the story of Hantree’s ‘Stock+Plus’.

KSH Holdings was the first to open a Series A round in Hantri, following Lim Kyung-jun’s suggestion.

The meaning was simple.

Like Oimarket or ‘Delivering Cocoa’, ‘Stock+Plus’ was also a story about incorporating into the CocoaTalk ‘for Cocoa’ ecosystem. It was a story about Cocoa also joining forces. By making it a subsidiary of Cocoa Finance.

If two people invest, the chance of failure is doubled. If three people, it is tripled. I hid my true intentions.

“Will this work?”

A manager got lucky.

“What’s the problem?”

“As you can see, the stock+plus app that was first released on the market has a dismal performance record. It has been less than a year since its release and has not yet surpassed 10,000 downloads. It has been ignored by the market.”

He got to the point. That’s why he does it.

“I think I’m okay.”

Chief Yoo refuted the claim.

“We are already working on strengthening the scraping function of the ‘Send Kotok Money’ function. If we design the Kotok user experience (UX) well, I think it will be able to create sufficient synergy with the Stock+Plus app.”

“How so?”

“It is possible to analyze your spending habits and recommend stocks that you might be interested in, or to conduct marketing activities such as giving out emoticons or Cocoa Friends goods through raffles when you trade stocks with Cocoa Money. It is already being applied to the ‘gift’ and ‘delivery’ functions.”

A manager refuted that statement.

“I don’t know about gifts or deliveries, but do you think emotions will work in stock trading? I wonder if it won’t just have the opposite effect.”

“On the contrary. It’s because there is no such emotion that people in their 20s have not been interested in stocks up until now.”

“Chief, you speak as if you were in your 20s.”

One manager was grumbling.

“I think what the chief said is right, Director Han. I’m in my 20s, so can I say this?”

“No, sir, you’re well into your 30s.” Director Han refuted with his eyes. He couldn’t say anything. He pretended not to know. He was still in his 20s at heart.

In other words, everything Director Han said is correct.

It was true that I was in my 30s, and it was true that Stock+Plus’ vision seemed bleak. There was one thing he didn’t know.

Again, that’s what I’m saying.

I changed my strategy.

“Chief Han.”

“yes.”

“Do you remember the old days?”

“I can think of everything. But what time period are you talking about?”

It’s an anxious look.

“When we first started playing Cocoa games. Aipang and Mission Flight, weren’t those items that I decided to invest in on my own?”

It brought back painful old memories. Just mentioning it brought back the bitter memories in full force.

There’s nothing I can do.

Isn’t there a saying that it’s a last resort?

Even if it hurts a little, you shouldn’t forget the past. You should always look back on it whenever necessary. That’s the position of a leader. You have a responsibility to endure the pain.

‘This game is definitely going to fail. It’s okay.’

It was heartwarming.

“That’s true. But······.”

“I’m sure you remember what Director Han said back then.”

“Why are you suddenly bringing up the past, haha.”

I’m bringing it up because it happened in the past. I don’t know about the future.

“It’s the same story as what I just said. ‘Absolutely not. Even if dirt gets in my eyes, it’s not allowed.’ Didn’t you say that?”

He added to the exaggeration. He looked aggrieved.

“I didn’t go that far.”

“But later, after everything had passed, he smiled brightly and said, ‘The CEO was right. I was wrong.’”

Salt was poured on the wound. Eventually, one of the officers surrendered.

“Are you saying that I absolutely have to do it?”

“Yes.”

He said it resolutely.

‘No, that’s it? Stock+Plus?’ It seemed like it was written on the face of the director. But there was no objection.

The desperate measure worked. No one said anything.

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“Then I guess it’s decided.”

He added one more thing.

“Is your time okay? If you’re not busy, would you like to come with me to Cocoa Game Studio? I have a ‘pre-release product (game)’ that I absolutely have to show you. It’ll only take a moment.”

These guys can win. It was the second game.

* * *

Cocoa Finance CEO Yang Seung-kwan was deep in thought.

‘Now, Cocoa has added banking, remittance services, easy payment services, and even a stock trading app. What is the final key to completing this value chain?’

It was within reach, but not quite there.

“Sir? What’s going on?”

Seok Hyeon-gon, who was passing by, saw Yang Seung-gwan’s expression as if he needed to go to the bathroom and asked.

“It’s nothing, Team Leader Seok. It’s just because of the contract.”

“Stock+Plus?”

“yes.”

“Wasn’t this the construction of the land through an investment contract? Are there any further procedures?”

“There’s nothing left. I just think there’s something that can generate more revenue. I’m still thinking about it from an on-demand perspective.”

He came closer.

“Shall I take a look?”

Yang Seung-kwan looked at the screen he was watching. A word came out of his mouth.

“Coin?”

“yes?”

“Coin. Actually, I also use ‘Stock+Plus’. While using it all the time, I’ve often thought that it would be nice if coin exchanges also provided a UI like this.”

Yang Seung-kwan changed the subject.

“Team Leader Seok, do you also do coins?”

“Yes, a little······.”

“Ha, you lost money on stocks and now even coins.”

Suddenly, he went off on a different path. Seok Hyun-gon’s eyes narrowed as he felt a sting in his sore spot.

In fact, Yang Seung-kwan didn’t know much about coins.

I had never touched it. I only heard it occasionally on the news. The only name I knew was Bitcoin.

‘Is that really true?’

I was tempted by Seok Hyun-gon’s words.

“Team Leader Seok over there?”

“yes.”

The answer was not kind.

“How can I do that coin?”

“Don’t ask me, ask the expert. There’s an expert upstairs. You even got his business card.”

Seok Hyun-gon turned his arrows toward Im Gyeong-jun. Yang Seung-gwan’s face brightened as he remembered the name he had forgotten. He took out a business card from his wallet.

* * *

Meanwhile, Hantri CEO Shin Seung-mok couldn’t come to his senses.

‘My name is KSH Lee Jong-suk.’

Suddenly, investment came in. But that wasn’t the end of it.

‘This is Cocoa Finance. We will also participate in the investment.’

‘This is Cocoa Labs. What do you think about coworking with Cocoa Talk? To put it simply, it’s a story for Cocoa.’

Good suggestions kept pouring in. My eyes were spinning.

There was no reason to refuse.

When I came to my senses, ‘Stock+Plus for Cocoa’ was on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store popularity rankings. The number of downloads, which had been stuck in the three digits for a year, quickly passed 10,000 and was approaching 100,000 and 200,000.

It was a terrifying speed.

‘This is crazy.’

One day, when the NASDAQ was tumbling, the server finally crashed. It was 3 in the morning.

– How do you do it?

I got an emergency call from Oncall. It was the first time I had ever experienced this.

“Post a notice of temporary suspension of service. How many people are there? Is there no solution right now?”

– I’m alone, what else can I do?

“Call the emergency number right away. I’m running right now.”

The developers who had just woken up rushed to the company. They somehow solved the problem. But the future was a bigger problem.

The next day was.

He was on his way to work feeling depressed when he got a call. It was an unknown number. He picked up anyway.

– Are you CEO Shin Seung-mok?

“By the way. Who are you?”

– Sorry for the late introduction. This is Hong Jeong-tae from Cocoa Cloud.

This time it was cocoa.

It was amazing. It was like ‘one team’. They moved organically as one body.

Eventually, after a few days, the server was moved to Cocoa Cloud’s hybrid solution. Decisions were quick and the service was fast. I thought that’s why people say Cocoa, Cocoa.

‘This is Yang Seung-kwan. I have something to discuss with you. Thank you for coming.’

I received the call and came to Hwapyeong right away.

“Welcome, Representative Han.”

“How have you been?”

It was a long time since I got some fresh air. It was a peaceful and sunny day. It was my first time seeing it since the day I signed the investment contract.

I was with someone I didn’t know.

“I have brought you here because I have a business idea that might interest you. I think you’ll like it.”

His eyes lit up. The person next to him poked his waist.

“You should introduce me too, Mr. Yang.”

“Oh, I almost forgot.”

Yang Seung-kwan hit his forehead.

“This is Lim Kyung-jun, Vice President of KSH Holdings. He is a Bitcoin expert. Please say hello to each other.”

Bitcoin expert?

“Are you interested in creating a coin exchange?”

“yes?”

“That’s exactly what I said. If you’re interested, I’ll get started right away.”

Shin Seung-mok also knew. It was a field he had already tried and given up on. He began to explain in a calm tone.

“It’s not as easy as it sounds. There’s a world of difference between making an app by simply following the MTS API and implementing coin trading. A complete understanding of blockchain logic must come first, and it’s not something that can be achieved by making a few large transactions. It takes at least a year just to hire experts, create an engine, and upload it to the server. It costs money, and there’s a high chance of failure.”

Lim Kyung-jun and Yang Seung-kwan snickered.

“If you want to make it, then so be it.”

“sure?”

“It’s simple. Just buy it with money.”

Shin Seung-mok’s mouth opened.

“You don’t have to worry about the cost. As you will learn in the future, our CEO Kang Si-Hyeon is the type of person who never refuses to buy something big or expensive.”

‘Except for one thing.’ Lim Kyung-jun thought to himself.

“Oh, I’ve already looked into the property.”

Yang Seung-kwan continued speaking.

“Onbit is a coin exchange that is just waiting for a new owner. We are all done. The new CEO just needs to make a decision.”

“Why is that, sir?”

A chill ran down my spine. A manager asked.

“It’s nothing.”

“······You must have seen a ghost, right? What if you suddenly appear like that?”

“Haha, I knew you’d come here. I’ll enjoy the food. Item.”

It was late at night.

“It’s fatal, sir.”

“Where is the fatality in a game? Life is suffering. Don’t you know that?”

Even though I laughed off the manager’s complaint, my heart still felt heavy.

‘What is this familiar feeling?’

I couldn’t figure out why. It felt like someone was plotting to make a lot of money behind my back.

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