Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 67



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Episode 67.

At Cocoa, author Yoo Jin-kwang of felt like he was reborn.

‘I’ve never been treated like this before.’

I received something called a deposit. It was also my first time receiving the minimum guarantee (MG) for a one-year contract. My bank account, which had been flat for a long time due to lack of income, was bulging. It was a great help.

It felt like I had come out of a long tunnel.

And that’s not all.

He asked me to come to a company dinner, but then he told me to get on a private plane. The plane headed to Jeju Island. The place I arrived was none other than Baekje Hotel. It was the first time in my life that I had been to such an expensive place. The taste was also needless to say.

But there was something else that gave me even greater strength.

‘Please check the business cards and souvenirs placed on your seats. If there are any mistakes in the spelling, please let me know.’

It was a business card.

[KOKOA WEBTOON Author Yoo Jin-kwang]

These weren’t just random business cards printed at a printing shop. They were real business cards with the popular Cocoa character printed on them.

Exclamations of “This is the end!” and “This is my first time holding a business card!” rang out from all over.

What, it’s nothing?

That’s not true. That’s a wrong idea. You can show off in front of people with just one business card.

‘Wow! That’s really cool. I heard you signed a contract with Cocoa. Was that true?’

‘He always stays in his room drawing, but he is so filial. As expected from my son!’

Webtoon writers are basically freelancers.

In fact, they are more like freelancers than individual business owners without a place of business.

Just because you’re doing a series doesn’t mean you belong to any organization. Freedom isn’t always easy. Especially, people who prefer jobs like big companies or civil servants tend to look at him as someone lacking in something.

It’s not a money issue.

It’s a matter of needing recognition. The business card hits that itch right in there.

“Are you here?”

I decided to meet someone in Yeonam-dong today.

“Brother Gyu-tae, why did you age so quickly?”

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. You speak so beautifully, don’t you?”

“Haha, just kidding, just kidding.”

We were comfortable enough to have conversations like this.

But it wasn’t a joke. Park Gyu-tae, who arrived first, had the worst face.

He was once the most successful. He became quite well-known with his debut work. However, his first steps were a disaster. He seemed to be suffering mentally after his two recent works failed in a row.

“I heard you signed a contract with Cocoa Webtoon?”

I handed him a business card without saying a word. He looked at me intently and then opened his mouth with a happy expression.

“That went really well. Congratulations.”

“thank you.”

“Yeah, you should do well too. You’ve had a hard time.”

“Oh, man. I told you not to keep saying nice things.”

Gave a scolding.

Park Gyu-tae has always been like that. He was a kind older brother who was unbelievably kind. It was different from his name. I was sincerely congratulating him on his success.

Feeling ticklish, Yoo Jin-kwang quickly changed the subject.

“Aren’t you drawing anything these days?”

Park Gyu-tae shook his head.

“I should draw. But, I don’t have confidence these days. I don’t know if I’m doing well.”

“It looks like they are doing it.”

“What can I do since this is the only talent I have learned? I can’t let go of your hand until I die. I can’t let go.”

He was indeed an honest person. Yoo Jin-kwang asked.

“Then, can I take a look at what you’re working on right now?”

Park Gyu-tae nodded and took out his tablet from his bag. When he turned on the screen, the work screen appeared right away. He scrolled up.

The title came out.

[Golden Omnipotence].

“oh.”

It was the exclamation of Yoo Jin-kwang who was slowly looking around.

“Hey, do you feel this?”

“okay?”

I caught Park Gyu-tae’s words as if they were nothing. They weren’t empty words. It was really okay.

“No, seriously. This time, it really hit the mark.”

Suddenly, Yoo Jin-kwang got a fever.

“Brother, do you trust me?”

“Believe it or not.”

“Then trust me and post this on Cartoon Inside.”

“······I don’t want to do that yet.”

“Please, just this once. Let’s just pretend to throw it away and upload it. I’ll take care of the rest. I’ll take responsibility.”

responsibility?

Park Gyu-tae nodded dryly. He quickly grabbed his tablet, even though he didn’t know what he was doing.

“Hey, more importantly, what about your cocoa? I heard you’re going to become a big company this year?”

I forcibly changed the subject.

“That’s what they said.”

“Wow, that’s amazing. I’ve been using CocoaTalk since it first came out, and now it’s a big company. What have I been doing all this time?”

“If you look at it that way, what did I do?”

“You went into cocoa.

“Strictly speaking, I didn’t go in······.”

The cartoon story ended there.

After a while, Park Gyu-tae really started serializing. At first, there was no response, but comments started coming in little by little. It was just as Yoo Jin-kwang said.

‘It’s just as I thought.’

Eugene Kwang, who was looking at the monitor, smiled and picked up the phone.

“PD, can I talk to you?”

It was the employee of Cocoa Webtoon who was in charge of him. The nickname of Cartoon Inside Park Gyu-tae came out of Yoo Jin-kwang’s mouth. He ended his speech by asking them to take a look.

Surely this will come out, he thought.

‘Just like .’

If possible, the two of them wanted to work together as writers for the large corporation Cocoa for a long time. Who knows? Maybe the two of them will join forces to establish a subsidiary of Cocoa.

‘I didn’t know, but my dreams are really wild.’

Yoo Jin-kwang laughed alone. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

* * *

Lunar New Year is just a few days away.

“We need to present a new vision for this year.”

We set up a focus meeting around the time when the PMI (post-acquisition integration) of Coco I&M and Watermelon was finalized.

The location is Cafe Offroad.

President Yeo Hyeon-jeong used the money she had saved to build a large cafe building. Now, it has become a famous place not only in Hwapyeong-si but also in the surrounding area, and is called ‘Hwaridan-gil’. She has become the owner of the largest cafe in the area.

Now she has changed too. She has become the building owner she dreamed of. There is one thing that has not changed.

‘You’re still putting up heart stickers.’

The coffee on my table was marked in large letters. It was to prevent anyone from drinking it. As expected, he was meticulous.

“Cocoa has now become a global comprehensive ICT group that cannot be described by just one app called CocoaTalk.”

Director Han Jang-soo was the first to offer his opinion.

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“Besides, it’s a big company. It’s a time when stability is needed. I think it’s right to focus on the present rather than developing new items.”

“It’s not a big company yet.”

“It’s the same as before, sir. The asset value has reached close to 10 trillion won in one year. Now, no matter how you look at it, there’s no way to avoid it. It’s our big company.”

Why do you look so happy when you say that?

“Congratulations, sir.”

People chimed in one by one. Suddenly, I felt sick. I drank coffee to calm my stomach.

After I gathered my thoughts, I answered.

“That is a difficult request to grant.”

Here is a summary of the vision for the past few years:

In 2013, it was AI. In 2014, it was cloud. Last year (2015), we completed the preliminary banking license. We spent money in large chunks, one by one, every year.

It is also in progress.

AI has established a base in North America and Europe, and Cloud is building a second center. Not to mention banking. It will take a year to establish a corporation and get a license. It all costs money.

But there was still money left over.

‘What on earth is the reason?’

There is a joke like this.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates says he doesn’t pick up $100 bills on the street because he makes more money sitting still than bending down to pick them up.

My situation is similar.

Not as much as Bill, but more than a tenth of that amount of money is coming in. You can literally make money just by ‘breathing’.

It was a business started with the intention of making money.

It has become a difficult burden to deal with. I don’t know where it went wrong. All I can do is use it when I can.

It’s the same now.

We need to come up with new ideas, new things to write about.

Lee Jong-suk said a word.

“What about O2O?”

“O2O?”

When a familiar field came up, Yoo Jae-hong got excited and chimed in.

“Online to Offline, that is, services where demand exists online but supply occurs offline. It’s not just about food delivery. We can also challenge taxis and real estate. Customized services such as recommending beauty salons or delivering a bouquet of flowers to a desired location and time are also possible. We have the big data and artificial intelligence capabilities to design such algorithms.”

I nodded.

‘Good idea, but it’s missing something.’

One knows, two don’t.

Of course O2O is good. It is a challenging area. You can spend money.

The problem is profit and loss.

If a business is one where you make as much as you lose, then it’s not profitable. Now you have to be good at calculating.

“What are you talking about?”

Lasers poured out from the eyes of one enraged director.

“We are a company about to be designated as a large corporation. Don’t you know the politicians’ tricks? It’s obvious that they will crack down on us for infringing on local businesses and harming the ecosystem of small and medium-sized businesses. This is a business that will eventually be closed down. I think it’s unnecessary trial and error.”

for a moment?

This makes sense.

“That certainly makes sense.”

His sharp criticism filled in the gaps. I intervened.

“Is that so, sir?”

He beamed. It had been a long time since I had agreed with him at a meeting like this.

“If it’s a business that’s about to fold, let’s start right now.”

One of the directors nodded cheerfully and then suddenly stopped. It was like a scene from a movie. I thought he had pressed pause.

“yes?”

He blew air out of his mouth.

“That’s exactly what it says. I’m telling you to do it. It’s a business that’s about to fold. Doesn’t that mean that we can talk about folding? Because if there’s an end, there’s a beginning.”

“What nonsense······.”

“That makes sense.”

I said firmly.

“There is a term called ESG. The S here is Social. It means that large corporations have social responsibilities. The trial and error that we, who have a lot of money, show is not unnecessary at all. If someone can learn from the failure and challenge themselves with better service, isn’t that a good thing? That is also the proud spirit of Cocoa, which is entering the threshold of a large corporation.”

There is a saying that where there is a will, there is a way. Even if you become a large corporation, if you have a clear vision, you will see a way.

“No, that······.”

ESG is a piece of shit, it must be from another world. His expression said so. Yoo Jae-hong patted the back of Director Han, who was at a loss for words.

“Now that the story is over, let’s get up.”

I got up.

“The Sharon Department Store opening ceremony is in an hour, right? Director Han, how about we just go without going into the office? We’ll also check out the newly opened Sharon Department Store Cocoa Friends store.”

Oh, yes, let’s do that. The director’s answer was completely powerless.

* * *

At that time, Choi Du-hyeon, vice president of Sharon Department Store, was heading to Hwapyeong City.

“How long is it until peacetime?”

“Yes, Vice President. It’s only thirty more minutes.”

Next to him, Sharon Cinema CEO Kwak Beom-gyun rubbed his hands.

At first glance, it looks strange. The president is shaking hands with the vice president. This is because the vice president is a prince of the kingdom of Sharon, and the president is just a small lord of Hwa-pyeong.

“Then let’s take it easy a little.”

Choi Du-hyeon’s mood had been uneasy since a while ago. It was because of the existence of the Hwapyong Sharon Cinema.

‘Because of that little bastard.’

Sharon Cinema put cocoa on the plate. I couldn’t figure out why. I was also disappointed at how they roasted the chairman. Because of that, the department store had to change its design.

It cost more money.

It’s not all about money. My pride is on the line.

I didn’t like the idea of ​​small and medium-sized businesses like Cocoa attending the opening ceremony alongside others in the same class.

The car soon entered the city of Hwapyeong.

In the landscape filled with mountains and rice paddies, buildings began to appear one by one. President Kwak Beom-gyun opened his eyes wide.

‘Is this really peace?’

But, there was something else surprising.

It was right in front of the department store.

The large Cocoa character sculpture caught my eye. I had no idea that the ‘Cocoa Friends Store’ would be this large when it opened in the golden space on the first floor.

I couldn’t believe it.

“Is it still far?”

Choi Du-hyeon grumbled, not knowing anything.

“Sorry. It looks like there’s a lot of traffic on the way to work. I’ll get in quickly.”

He didn’t even look outside. The tint was dark anyway, so he couldn’t see very well. The car entered the parking lot behind the department store. The Cocoa store was now out of sight. Kwak Beom-gyun sighed in relief.

“We have arrived, Vice President.”

The entire staff of Hwapyungjeom were waiting for him, lined up. He got out of the car. That was it.

“older brother.”

They say even a tiger will come if you call it.

It was Choi Jeong-hyeon, who had been calling him a loser since earlier. He hadn’t even invited him. Choi Du-hyeon’s eyes narrowed.

“Hey, what are you doing here?”

“What’s going on? I came to congratulate you.”

That can’t be. He must have come out again to say something regrettable.

Last time, it was an investment in a movie like or something like that. I was thinking of rejecting it outright. I get tired of being involved in trouble with a scoundrel and money.

“Let’s talk after we’re done.”

Choi Jeong-hyeon said in a pitiful voice.

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