Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 81



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Episode 81.

“Yes, I understand.”

At the KSH Holdings office, Lee Jong-suk hung up the phone.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s obvious.”

Lee Jong-seok shrugged his shoulders at Im Kyung-jun’s question. He had nothing to say.

“It was something the chairman decided on his own, there was nothing he could do. That’s true, what could a representative do there?”

“That’s true.”

“How’s the situation in the US? Is it a mess? What’s the press saying?”

Lim Kyung-jun pointed to the terminal and held up two fingers.

“It’s split into two. One is, ‘What on earth does cocoa do?’ and the other is, as you know, the Musk curse. Well.”

After the tweet went viral, Elon Musk was met with a barrage of criticism and sarcasm.

— Is national security a bet? Isn’t your arrogance getting too high after the successful launch of the rocket?

—Why? I find it amusing. Isn’t it because there are clowns like Musk that economic news is at least amusing?

What was particularly problematic were ‘voting shares’.

You can receive investment.

It’s still a problem to receive trillions for a single investment, but it’s still a money issue. If you don’t give voting rights, nothing happens.

But voting rights are a slightly different matter.

The project began when NASA transferred technology to private companies to reduce the cost of the space shuttle. In other words, the story meant that SpaceX was directly connected to security. Criticism poured in that it needed to be more responsible.

“What is Tesla’s stock price?”

“It fell sharply. It was a stock that was already discounted due to owner risk, and as you know, there is a basement below the basement. Many forces are short-selling at this opportunity.”

“Is it time to buy?”

Their eyes met. Without saying anything, they both chuckled.

“Do you believe in Musk’s rebound or in Chairman Kang’s foresight?”

They both knew.

The fact that Kang Si-Hyeon is betting on the success of the Falcon 9 means that it really will succeed.

“Well, let’s say both.”

The problem remains.

Let’s say you somehow manage to acquire voting stocks. Where do you get the money for that?

SpaceX, which has hit the jackpot, will have a market cap of well over tens of trillions. By the end of this year? Maybe not until the Earth is destroyed.

“To be honest, I have always believed in myself.”

Lee Jong-suk answered slowly.

‘My feelings for choosing Kang Si-hyeon.’ There’s no need to say that. Because Im Gyeong-jun felt the same way.

“Let’s think about it slowly. We just have to prepare by the end of this year. If not, we’ll have to sell all the cocoa.”

It was a joke. The guy chuckled.

“How about some coins?”

Lee Jong-suk changed the topic.

“It was good, but it stopped. It’s tight from top to bottom.”

“I heard there was going to be a hard fork or something, but there’s been no word on that yet?”

“Well, it’s just talk, but who knows what the future holds.”

It’s all bad news.

At first, it seemed like the supporting force was a little stronger. It seems so because it goes up little by little. There is no other basis for it. It was literally just a feeling.

Lim Kyung-jun thought to himself.

‘Beat, let’s just get it done this year.’

I had a feeling that would be the case.

It was because Kang Si-hyeon told me to sell it. At that time, I had to hold it for the time being.

* * *

January 23rd.

I was just about to board my flight back.

The phone rang.

– In front of the launch pad. February is almost over. I trust our Kang Si-Hyeon.

Of course, I trust myself the most, and his voice was cheerful. At least he didn’t sound like someone who had been beaten up countless times.

“Are you okay?”

I asked.

– Are you worried about me? You know, my personality. I don’t really care what people say.

A hearty laugh came across the Pacific Ocean as he said that if he had paid attention to each and every one of them, he wouldn’t be here.

“okay.”

– It would be better to worry about yourself first······.

“I have to go for a ride. Please prepare well for launch. That’s all for now.

He hung up the phone abruptly.

“Who are you?”

“Who would it be? Elon.”

They seemed like neighborhood friends. Han Jang-soo’s expression became strange.

“It seems like you two have become friends. You call each other by our names so familiarly.”

We’re friends, right?

It’s not that I don’t understand his tantrum. The cost of the Cocoa Night event was high.

The event ended successfully.

Especially after the first part of the event, which was full of cheers, the second part, which was held among young people, was even more exciting. It was followed by a congratulatory performance by Sai and MJS, who arrived late.

‘I never thought I’d see the Shinsadong style right in front of my nose.’

Uber’s Trevor Kalanick got excited and did a horse dance,

‘I have to make sure to ask our Mark to come next year. Did you say MJS? They are great guys. If it’s okay, can I be your ambassador?’

Facebook CMO Randy Zuckerberg, who was completely immersed in MJS’s military service, also had a say.

Attendees agreed that it was the most enjoyable experience they had had in Davos. The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times both gave major coverage to this year’s Cocoa Night.

In short, now there is no way to take it or leave it. We have to keep going.

“I hope so.”

“Okay.”

So, Han Jang-soo had no choice but to speak.

“Okay, let’s cheer up. Team Leader Cho, you worked hard too.”

Team leader Jo Woong-jin nodded slowly.

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

He was dressed in a neat suit, but his face was not so good. If it weren’t for him, this Cocoa Night wouldn’t have happened. Our workshop wouldn’t have gone so well.

The plane took off.

It’s a long-haul flight of 16 hours from Zurich to Incheon. I can’t take a small plane. So I chartered an A330. It’s a wide-body, a large passenger plane with two aisles.

‘Wouldn’t 380 be okay?’

‘Even if we have it, we can’t use it as a charter flight. Please contact Emirates.’

This alone is huge. It’s a plane that can carry a whopping 400 people.

It’s too much for 100 people.

So, since I was renting it, I even remodeled the seats. I made all the seats business class.

All of this is an excessive expense for just one workshop.

So I did it.

Soon the plane reached a stable altitude. The announcement was made to release the seat belts.

“That’s amazing.”

“It’s nothing.”

Vice Chairman Seong Sam Lee Yong-jae, who was sitting next to me, spoke to me. I suggested that we ride back home together after the Cocoa Night.

‘Because Seongsam doesn’t have a private plane.’

Fortunately, there were plenty of empty seats on our plane. We were able to accommodate not only Lee Yong-jae, but also his entire staff.

Why did you invite me?

It’s simple.

It is to save on the cost of Seongsam. Then, competition will become fierce. As competition becomes fiercer, the probability of cocoa failure also increases.

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Fortunately, Lee Yong-jae didn’t know about my evil intentions and readily accepted.

He opened his mouth again.

“Too many reporters have already taken pictures of it for it to be nothing special. It would be a mess by now.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. Since it’s a chartered plane that’s even been painted······. Wouldn’t it be better to just buy one?”

He said that he knows because he himself has used one and lost it, and that it would be very convenient to have a private jet.

“Did you hear that, Representative Han?”

I was grateful to Lee Yong-jae for saying what I wanted to say.

“······.”

“Not for me.”

“sure?”

“I do this for my employees. Can’t you see the faces of your employees that you like?”

Is this a fatal attack on the staff? Lee Yong-jae smiled at Han Jang-soo, who was trying hard to hide his expression and pretend to be calm.

“Our representative, you must be having a hard time.”

He was a caring person.

“The only one who knows is our vice president.”

“But what can we do? The person Representative Han is serving is Chairman Kang.”

It was a rhetoric of giving a bottle and then giving medicine.

— ······We will now prepare the in-flight meal. Passengers, please lower your table and sit down while the flight attendant brings you your meal. Thank you.

It’s lunch time.

“Wow, wonderful.”

Lee Yong-jae said something while looking at the first-class Hanwoo two-horn steak and seaweed soup. As the trolley moved, the in-flight meals were delivered one by one.

“thank you for this food!”

Everyone shouted in unison. It felt like flying in the sky. Because we were flying in the sky.

* * *

Time passed and it became February.

A lot of things have happened again. The Cocoa Cloud Center is about to have another completion ceremony.

[Asia’s Largest’ Cocoa 2nd Cloud Center Finally Completed.]

[ Amazon ASW to be positioned as a Northeast Asia hub CDC surpassing MS Azure, Hong Jeong-tae, CEO of Cocoa Cloud, expresses confidence ahead of completion ceremony. ]

There was also an article about laying the foundation.

[Finally, Cocoa Flying in the Sky? ······ The First Private Jet Introduction by Domestic Big Tech Company is in the Rush, ‘Excessive Spending vs. Worth It’ Pros and Cons Are Mixed.]

This is a private jet that only legacy conglomerates like Seongsam, Daehyun, and ZK have. Many people were upset that Cocoa, which had just become a conglomerate, had one.

‘You don’t have to pay attention to what people say.’

I was reminded of Elon Musk’s words.

That’s actually what salt is.

People with a lot of money tend to attack people even if they have to find a reason to do so. But once the money is gone, they become quiet. They become out of people’s interest.

What’s the story?

The story is that you just have to spend all your money.

I felt relieved when I thought about it that way. It was just one more reason to spend all my money.

“I’m ready.”

President Hong Jeong-tae looked at me and gave me advice.

“Shall I get up?”

“great.”

He was the one who came all the way to Hwapyeong to pick me up. The back of his neck was completely tanned, perhaps because he had suffered through going back and forth between Jeju Island and Gangwon Province.

There was a crisis.

‘We have been awarded a contract for a government public cloud project from the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs. It is a joint project of 12 ministries including the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.’

The government even provided subsidies.

‘It flows like that.’

I couldn’t say anything to President Hong, who was reporting excitedly that I had done a good job, but I felt upset.

There was one silver lining.

‘We have applied a hybrid security framework that is in line with Google’s security system, including eco-friendly LEED Platinum and biometric certification. It is the world’s best.’

This was also President Hong’s report.

They spent a lot of money building a security system that rivals Google or Amazon. Otherwise, they would have heard a word from me.

And now, this is the end.

After completion, all remaining servers were to be allocated to inbound demand. There was no more money to come in. It was a relief.

“Let’s go down.”

Hong Jeong-tae and Han Jang-su came down. Kim Woon-taek was waiting with his car parked.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Gangwon-do. As expected of Gangwon-do······.”

As soon as the car started moving, driver Kim Woon-taek opened the door to the nursery.

“Manager Kim.”

“yes?”

“Could you please be quiet today, because I have a video to watch on the way home?”

“Oh my, we need to listen to what Representative Han has to say.”

Han Jang-soo opened the tablet.

‘This is a live link from the launch site. It’s not for everyone to see, so only our Mister Kang and trusted staff should watch it.’

It was a link Elon sent me.

As I entered, I saw the launch pad rising high into the sky above the open horizon. It was the site of the Falcon 9 relaunch.

It was a moment when everyone held their breath. Without realizing it, Reporter Kim intervened.

“Is there a soccer game broadcast today? Is it Son Heung-min’s game? But that’s strange. Wasn’t the Premier League game at dawn? Oh, sorry. I’ll keep my mouth shut. Haha.”

Reporter Kim abruptly cut off his words and fixed his gaze forward.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the launch was successful.

‘shit.’

It was a definite misfortune for Han Jang-soo.

A rocket was captured flying high into the sky, flames pouring out of its sight. It was an ominous omen.

The announcer’s emotional voice reached his ears.

— Successful launch. Great moonshot ever! SpaceX has finally rewritten history.

(Launch success. Great achievement. SpaceX has finally made history.)

“That’s amazing.”

Hong Jeong-tae actually didn’t have any particular thoughts.

It must have felt like watching a movie. It was a wonderful sight, but it didn’t really hit home.

‘Is this how it is?’

Han Jang-soo’s mind became complicated with calculations.

It was because of a bet with Elon Musk. If it had failed, there would have been less to calculate. But now I have to make money to buy SpaceX shares.

How on earth?

No, more than that,

‘If you say there isn’t anything, isn’t that the end of it?’

Come to think of it, that’s true. All I have to do is overcome Kang Si-Hyeon’s temper.

There is no need to buy it with money you don’t have. No, you can’t buy it. Thinking that way made me feel better.

There are other reasons too.

Even if retail investors were allowed to buy up a small amount of defense stocks, American politicians, who are dedicated to national defense and security, could not stand by and watch as 20% of SpaceX stocks flowed overseas.

Besides, Elon is a noisy guy. This incident is likely to end up as just a coincidence.

That’s when I came to that thought.

Brrrr, brrrr.

An international call came in. It was Kang Si-hyeon’s phone.

“My transition song?”

He felt like he knew who it was. He didn’t want to hand over the phone. But he had no choice. In the end, he just watched with anxious eyes as Kang Si-hyeon pressed the call button.

“Ah. Elon. Long time no see.”

Of course it was English.

“Congratulations. What brings you here? You must be busy, but you are calling me.”

The phone call was getting longer. Han Jang-soo was getting more and more anxious.

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