Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 78



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Episode 78.

The fight that wasn’t a fight that started like that didn’t seem to end even after we finished lunch.

“Let’s decide the winner in a week.”

In the end, Han Jang-soo had to mediate.

“Good idea. There’s nothing more to see. It’s already been decided that the winner is Cocoa Bank.”

“There’s no point in saying anything after losing. We’re game makers, so we have a winning DNA. Unlike someone who just looks at numbers all the time.”

Both sides, who had been arguing, agreed. And yet, late in the evening, they reluctantly left the chairman’s office.

A week from now,

So, it was after we promised to properly decide the winner based on the results recounted on Monday, January 9, 2017.

Time passed. The day came.

‘How is this possible?’

A look of bewilderment appeared on Jang Soo Han’s face as he watched the real-time tally sheet.

8 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds,

This was because the sales of Battle Around, which was trailing by just one with one second left, finally increased by 1.

[ (Cocoa Bank) 571,932 : 571,932 (Battle Around) ]

Time passed. The alarm rang.

The bet ended in a draw. That’s ridiculous.

This isn’t just a draw.

If it had been 1:1 or 2:2, or even 10:10, no one would have thought it was anything new. But 570,000 to 570,000 was a different story. Jang-su Han had never heard of a tie with a score like that. That was unless it was intentionally manipulated.

There will never be another one. I can swear it.

‘So that’s what the chairman said?’

It was last week.

I asked Chairman Kang about the outcome of the match. But there was no answer. There was only one answer, ‘Well.’ It was a shaky voice.

The reaction was quite different from what I expected.

The Kang Si-hyeon he knew was not like that. She was always so confident that she chose the absurd. It didn’t matter if there were few or many options.

Suddenly, Han Jang-soo remembered something Lee Jong-suk had said a while ago.

‘If I pick one of the 30 MLB teams, what are the odds that that team will win the championship in 100 years?’

I never thought that would happen again. He interpreted Kang Si-hyeon’s choice like this.

‘The chairman didn’t say clearly which side would win. He implied a draw. He had predicted it all.’

It gave me goosebumps.

If there was one thing that was fortunate in the midst of all this, it was that neither side won. I don’t know about anything else, but one thing was certain. Kang Si-hyeon would definitely have poured money into the winning side.

The opposite case may also be true.

Because I could give consolation money to the person who lost. Neither of them was pleasant. This was the best. I sighed in relief.

Arrived at the top floor.

“CEO Han Jang-soo?”

In front of the empty chairman’s office, Lim Kyung-jun was sitting as usual. I raised my sharp eyes and greeted him.

“Are you inside?”

“Yes, I think you can just go in.”

They both suffered because they met the wrong major shareholders. Their eyes, filled with sympathy, passed each other.

“I’ll buy one.”

The voice revealing itself trembled involuntarily.

“I’ll buy one.”

“Come in.”

Before my answer could ring, the door opened. General Han came in. He poured out his report without giving me a moment to breathe.

“The results of the competition between Cocoa Bank and Cocoa Game Studio’s ‘Battle Around’ division last Monday. Both are tied with the same score of 571,932.”

tie?

“Are you saying it’s a draw?”

“Okay. How about a bet?”

Come to think of it, I never promised anything to the winner of the bet. But in the end, it was a draw. Since both sides won, the bet was also meaningless.

But wait a minute? Those numbers are weird.

“571,932?”

Let’s think about it again. I thought quickly. Is there really no one who has lost?

“yes.”

“That many were sold in just one week? Does that make sense?”

“That makes sense. Numbers don’t lie.”

There was a real person.

It’s none other than me. The whale’s back got crushed in the shrimp fight.

What does that mean?

Steam downloads are paid. The package price is set at $30.

Saying that 500,000 people played the game means that 500,000 people bought the game. Each one costs a whopping $30. If you just calculate the sales, it’s roughly $15 million.

This is not a year’s worth of profits. This is a disaster that happened in just one week.

What about Cocoa Bank?

Not everyone who downloads the app opens an account.

The problem is that no one is depositing just $30 here. It’s even worse than Battle Around. I’ve heard that as word spreads about the high interest rates, the pace of account openings is getting faster and faster.

‘How much does all this cost?’

It’s not something I’d like to do. I don’t think it’ll work.

“Representative Han.”

“yes?”

“So what happens to the bet?”

A question mark appeared in his eyes, which I thought would end with a report.

“With such an amazing performance, it would have been pointless to judge who won or lost from the start, wouldn’t it?”

“But that······.”

I ignored his half-hearted answer and continued speaking.

“I lost. Everyone else except me is a winner.”

“What, what did you say?”

“In that sense, how about tripling the amount of New Year’s money that we were going to give to all Cocoa employees this year? Wouldn’t that make it more worthy of the name New Year’s money? After all, New Year’s money is triple.”

‘I will find the answer. As I always have.’

It was a way to win even after losing. I felt better. I could ignore the shocked expression on Han Jang-soo’s face.

* * *

‘As expected, it’s Chairman Kang.’

Lim Kyung-jun’s mood improved. It was because of Bitcoin.

I almost lost faith in Bitcoin because of the bad news from China. If it weren’t for Kang Si-hyeon, I would have sold it right away. This time, his prediction was wrong again. Bitcoin went up to nearly a thousand dollars on the first day of the new year and has now broken through its all-time high.

It was running towards $1,100.

This is a choice worthy of a man of ability who has produced a major league team that won the championship for the first time in 100 years. It adds another basis to his belief that we should not rashly doubt his vision.

“Aren’t you going to get off work?”

It was Lee Jong-suk. Lunar New Year is just around the corner.

“Representative.”

Lim Kyung-jun called him.

“Why, are you busy today? Is there a lot to see?”

“Just take a look at this. What if you just look at the chart? Is it good or bad?”

He put the Bitcoin chart on a wide screen. Lee Jong-seok let out a hum as he watched the candlesticks going up and down.

“The chart is pretty. I like it.”

“Right?”

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“There is a downtrend, but I don’t think it will continue as a long-term trend. I’m cautious because I don’t know much about this area, but that’s my feeling.”

But it wasn’t just a feeling.

There is a term called Trumplation. It is a combination of the name of the newly elected US president and the word inflation. The visible strong dollar trend, coupled with the sense of crisis about inflation, has become a powerful force driving the price of Bitcoin.

“It was a good idea to ask.”

It’s not that I don’t know. It’s just that the memory of almost falling once became a trauma. Lim Kyung-jun nodded.

“Director Lim, you.”

After finishing his story, Lee Jong-suk stopped walking on his way out.

“why?”

“Speaking of Bitcoin, you’re not planning on dropping a nuclear bomb without saying anything like that again, are you?”

“Well, anyway, one thing is for sure, not today.”

It’s only $1,100. It’s just the beginning. If I had been content with this, I wouldn’t have gone through all that trouble to collect Bitcoin.

Lee Jong-suk clicked his tongue.

“If you do that again······.”

What are you going to do? Lim Kyung-jun’s eyes were asking him.

“Then let me join you. Let me try making it too.”

Without anyone saying anything, laughter suddenly erupted. The office was in a cheerful mood as the new year approached. It was the power of money.

“But what is this?”

An article displayed on the Bloomberg terminal caught my eye.

[ Elizabeth Holmes, accused of fraud. ······ Theranos, a gigantic fraud, revealed in front of John Carrerou’s unwavering obsession. ]

He saw a familiar name. Lim Kyung-jun scratched his head awkwardly.

“Oh. This? I was just looking at it. Isn’t that the place you were going to invest in before but the chairman told you not to? Don’t you remember? Theranos.”

Lee Jong-suk’s memories came back to life.

“Was that a scam?”

“Yes, it was a scam.”

“Look at that.”

Lee Jong-suk added.

“Did you hear what Representative Han said this time?”

He continued speaking to Lim Gyeong-jun, who was tilting his head.

“I’m talking about the recently launched Cobang and Battle Around. They had a bet to see who would get more downloads in a week, and only the CEO got it right. No one else did.”

“Is that possible? It’s 5:5?”

“It’s not exactly 5:5. There’s a chance of a draw.”

Lim Kyung-jun snorted.

“So?”

“It’s a draw.”

Yes? How can that be? Lim Kyung-jun was surprised.

“It sounds like a lie, doesn’t it? The CEO made a bet on a coin toss and ended up with a coin that was neither heads nor tails. That’s why I’m telling you not to show off in front of Chairman Kang. If you’re going to do it, do it with me.”

“Mr. Representative Lee also went into Tricell without the Chairman knowing, so why are you doing this to me?”

“That’s different..”

Tch,

There was nothing to say in response.

Tricell has a small amplitude, but it is different from coins. It has a solid growth.

“So, you have to bring coins too. Okay?”

Lee Jong-suk has been promised this many times.

* * *

Looking back, 2016 was also a year of failure.

‘Not only did they become a large corporation, but they also succeeded in every business they started.’

The asset size, which barely exceeded 10 trillion in May last year (2016), has already surpassed 15 trillion. Now, it has even surpassed Naver.

International news kept telling the winner’s story.

[The true face of the ‘female Steve Jobs’ fooled the world. ······ American billionaire Rupert Murdoch also suffered a loss of $100 million.]

[ SpaceX launches rocket again after suffering $260 million in losses from last year’s rocket explosion. ······ A project worth a total of $10 billion. ]

‘I’m jealous. I’m really jealous.’

If you think about it a little, there are so many places to spend money. It’s just not my thing, because no matter what I do, money just keeps piling up.

The same goes for AI.

The only money that goes out right now is labor costs. Nothing more.

We need to build a rocket like Elon Musk. It can fly from the satellite to the launch pad and the booster all at once.

‘Should I participate in Nuriho even though it’s regrettable?’

It’s not time yet. Let’s put it on the bucket list for now.

I flipped through my mailbox.

There wasn’t much that stood out. There were just small documents that I didn’t really need to interfere with.

For example, it is like this.

— (Cocoa Webtoon Company) Acquisition of web novel platform ‘(주)소설랜드’: Total amount expected to be 134 billion won. (Sender: Gil Jun-gyu)

— (Cocoa Game Studio) Proposal for joint launch (for Cocoa) of the latest game ‘Brawl Stars’ by Finnish game developer ‘Supercell’: Total amount expected to be 100 million dollars. (Sender: Jang Tae-ryong)

‘Well, neither of them cost much.’

I figured he’d take care of it, and just brushed it off.

The following was an email from Han Jang-soo.

— (Cocoa Labs) Invitation to Chairman Kang Si-Hyeon of the 2017 Davos Forum, participation: Expected participation fee of 70,000 USD + a. (Sender: Han Jang-Su)

‘Davos Forum?’

In terms of amount, it’s much less than the two above, but I like this one better.

There is one reason.

If you go to the Davos Forum, you will meet many other people. And they are all people who paid 70,000 dollars. This means that the money is rotting away.

The story is that there is a lot to learn from those people.

‘Besides, I’m not going alone.’

My decision was made. I picked up the phone.

— Yes, Mr. Chairman.

It was Han Jang-soo’s voice.

“I have carefully reviewed the email you sent.”

– What email are you talking about?

A defensive voice automatically came out.

“I’m talking about Davos. I’m thinking of going there and maybe holding a workshop for our employees. Is it too late? There are only about ten days left, so I’d like to see as many people as possible.”

-······What are you going to do?

The answer arrived a beat slower.

“Isn’t there an open forum? There are many others. Anyone who is a Cocoa talent can learn a lot.”

He continued:

“Oh, and our two global stars, Sai and MJS (Invincible Boys). Please contact President Song and arrange for them to participate as well.”

Han Jang-soo hung up the phone.

‘What? A workshop in Davos?’

This must be crazy.

In about 10 years, I wonder if I will ride on the space shuttle? Han Jang-soo thought about it and changed his mind.

Words become seeds. If something like that really happens, it’ll be a problem. I quickly shook off the thought.

‘shit.’

He picked up the phone again.

“Are you Mr. Kim of Korean Air? Oh, it’s nice to meet you. I’ll buy you some cocoa. I’m calling about the private jet we rented before. ······ Oh, haha. Of course. Thank you as always.”

Since it was happening, he had to make it happen. That was his job.

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