Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 97



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Episode 97.

[Help Portal Share Increases to 20%. ······Effect of Interactive Search Box? Is the Portal War Starting?]

[Naver Large-Scale Update Notice,······ Chairman Radoyeon Declares, ‘I hope for fair competition, it will become the foundation for the future development of the Republic of Korea.’]

It was the butterfly effect.

‘It was an unimaginable result. I never thought it would turn out like this.’

John Luken stuck out his tongue.

In the US, AI chatbots that were applied as CocoaTalk plugins were applied to portal search windows in Korea. At first, he was also against it. He thought there was no need to change the format of a proven service.

It was a wrong idea. No words are needed. The results speak for themselves.

But Kang Si-hyeon went a step further.

I suggested the idea of ​​further developing INEX, turning it into an API, and platformizing it in various ways.

‘Inex is not there yet. It will take at least 5 more years of development to make it there.’

I thought it was nonsense, but the answer was amazing.

‘You can just do it.’

‘But the development cost······.’

It would cost astronomical amounts of money, and not even a dollar in sales in the meantime. Luken knew it.

Even though he said that, Kang Si-hyeon did not change.

‘I believe in the future. I don’t care how much it costs for the future. That’s the future.’

It was a ridiculous statement. It seemed to make sense, but it didn’t make sense.

Meanwhile, my dispatch period ended and I returned to the AI ​​Open Research Institute in California.

“Hometown is warm after all.”

Even though it’s almost April, the weather in Korea is completely different from the middle of winter.

Is that what soldiers do?

There was a time when I felt that Korea was the only place in the world where you can experience extreme cold and heat within a year on such a small piece of land.

“zone!”

He heard a voice calling him from afar.

“Elon.”

“Are you going to keep me waiting? I’m a busy person.”

“How did it end up here?”

I was really surprised.

“We’ll talk about that on the way, so get in the car for now. I’m going to the lab. I have something to talk about.”

“I have a lot to say, too.”

“That’s good. I don’t think I’ll be the only one talking. Let’s go.”

The story I had to tell was about Inex.

‘Are you going to point out a violation of professional ethics?’

John Luken was nervous.

Of course, it was a completely different algorithm from the generative artificial intelligence GPTCHAT created by AI Open. Only the idea was the same.

It’s the minimum manners for a researcher.

But if you create a problem, it becomes a problem. That’s what I was worried about.

“It’s open source anyway, right?”

Musk dismissed it in one word.

“That’s right,

“Besides, I heard that Cocoa properly deposits all royalties to developers. Is it true that they overpay?”

“······It is true.”

“That’s enough. What’s the problem?”

He was cool. Thank goodness.

“I heard that the income earned from CocoaTalk Inex in the US is calculated and paid with income tax accurately. They didn’t miss a single thing. It’s amazing.”

This was also a surprise to John Luken.

I’m a natural born engineer. So I don’t know much about finance. I just pay my taxes when the bill comes.

However, I have heard that you can save a lot of money by using food names like Double Irish or Dutch Sandwich. This is a secret method that is used well by both Google and Apple.

But Kang Si-hyeon didn’t do that.

“Well, it couldn’t have been like that with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) keeping a close eye on it. It’s foreign capital, right?”

“But Mr. Kang could have done it if he had wanted to. John, where do you think all that money he has comes from?”

Musk gave a meaningful smile.

“He is big.”

Suddenly he said something out of the blue.

“Is it big?”

“Ambition. Ambition.”

“Ah, yes······.”

“I’m talking about SpaceX,” Musk said, looking out the car window.

“He really wants to eat. So he doesn’t mind a small amount of money. It’s not really a small amount of money. But Kang Si-hyun always makes it feel like a small amount of money. He’s a great friend.”

He turned his head.

“How much is Mr. Kang’s real wealth? A hundred billion dollars? A trillion dollars? Maybe even more?”

This was the first time I’d ever met someone who spent money more crazily than I did. I couldn’t figure out what they were thinking.

That wasn’t all.

His strategic moves so far have been even more surprising.

Even while taking away the Gigafactory, he saw through the Texas governor’s shallow tricks and carefully collected subsidies. Even while winning Apple’s heart, he did not forget Seongsam.

He was the god of tightrope walking.

It was a great trick that was hard to keep up with. And little by little, it was seeping into the hearts of the American people.

Well, wasn’t Musk himself captivated the moment he met him?

‘I couldn’t believe it.’

Kang Si-hyeon has been that kind of person from the beginning. It’s nothing new.

It won’t end with getting Texas. Someday, someday, all Americans will embrace cocoa.

Then you don’t have to suffer.

“Elon?”

Musk waved his hand at Luken’s words. Not now. That was the signal.

“I have something to think about. Excuse me for a moment.”

“all right.”

In times like these, it’s best not to touch anything. The car became quiet. Musk leaned back against the seat.

‘curious.’

Kang Si-Hyeon, I became curious about the future he envisions.

I don’t know what the future holds, but I don’t think it will end with SpaceX. If that day comes, I definitely want to be on his side.

* * *

Cocoa Forum.

This is the first time we have held an event at the A2 Conference Hall. It is the first forum of the new year (2018) that also serves as a conference call to announce last year’s performance.

The orchestra created an elegant atmosphere. It was the Hwapyeong City Symphony Orchestra. It was funded by Cocoa some time ago.

“The atmosphere is really amazing.”

Alex Kwon couldn’t hide his surprise. He came here because of the Apple Store peace. Tesla Korea Corporation President Ben Kim responded.

“Just to this extent?”

Although he said that, it was actually his first time at the Cocoa Forum.

It was a building built on a larger scale than A1. The conference hall alone boasted an enormous size.

The place is packed. There are dozens of round tables. It’s not just for cocoa subsidiaries. Anyone who wants to be part of the peace company can attend.

‘This is all about cocoa?’

That’s what they said.

Even if anyone could come, if there was no particular reason to be connected with Cocoa, there would be no reason to come here. Even if it did not take the form of a stock exchange or strategic alliance, just coming here was no different from becoming a blood alliance with Cocoa through the geographical connection of peace.

But today the atmosphere was a little different.

“CEO Choi, what are you doing here?”

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“No, aren’t you Mr. Yeom? I never dreamed I would see you here.”

Everyone from Choi Ma-hwan, CEO of Noljaya, a Seoul-based accommodation reservation app developer, to Yeom Dong-seop, CEO of Joska, which is growing rapidly by establishing thousands of car zones across the country with Jeju Island as its base, came to the Cocoa Forum.

They have nothing to do with peace.

“Haha, Alex, what are you doing here?”

“I came here because the Hwapyung store opened this time. Are CEO Choi and President Yeom here too?”

Alex Kwon was a yard boy. They both knew each other.

“No, that’s not it. It’s just for information gathering purposes······.”

“Oh, that’s right. Don’t misunderstand. Haha······.”

I was sweating profusely.

That was when.

“The forum will now begin. Please be seated.”

It was packed with people.

‘None of these people are on my side, right?’

I sighed inwardly.

All the people here are bloodshot because they can’t make money for me. They’re not on my side.

There is no one who will take my money without any reason or promise.

“Thank you all for coming.”

So I wasn’t grateful.

“It is a great honor to be able to host you all for the 2018 conference call. I am Si-Hyeon Kang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cocoa. Nice to meet you.”

The hurried introduction began. Applause followed like lightning. Soon, the screen lit up.

[Konepang]

Three letters appeared on the screen.

“There is a saying called ‘Konepang.’ What does it mean? Does anyone know?”

Someone raised a hand. It was a face I had never seen before.

“This is Alex Kwon from Apple Korea. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for opening the second Apple Store in Hwapyong.”

“Please just get to the point.”

He cut it off decisively. He scratched his head.

“Please tell me the answer.”

His mouth opened at my words.

“It is an acronym for the three companies Cocoa, Naver, and Pangku. It is similar to FAANG in the US. Just like the names of the five big tech companies that control the US economy, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, KonePang is also an acronym for the three major Korean IT companies, Cocoa, Naver, and Pangku.”

He concluded his speech by saying that all three are companies that every Korean developer would envy and are leading companies in the Korean market.

“thank you.”

I quickly wiped away my tears as he sat down.

It’s Konepangi.

It’s a sad word. It’s only three letters.

There should have been more companies that could compete with our cocoa. Competition leads to costs. In the end, there are only three friends left in the country who can take my money.

That was another reason why we had to become a global company.

“It is as you said.”

I continued.

“Pangku and our cocoa have a deep strategic relationship. All of the cocoatalk delivery and gift services reach customers quickly through Pangku’s distribution network. There is also cocoa flower. Speed ​​is everything when it comes to fresh flower delivery. This is a service that would never have been launched if it weren’t for Pangku’s advanced logistics system.”

Everyone nodded.

“But Neweaver didn’t become our friend. Unfortunately.”

It’s a good thing. If it weren’t for the competition with Naver, Cocoa wouldn’t have spent so much money.

First, the Cocoa webtoon.

The market invested a lot of money to compete with Naver Webtoon, which had already taken the lead. It secured the IP.

But the market still went first for Naver. Fortunately, that’s the case.

The portal market is more tilted.

Although Help has increased its share significantly through this conversational search service, Naver still has more than half of the market. And I can’t say how fortunate I am that they are doing all they can to compete with our service. I am looking forward to it.

“I heard that Naver was the first to request friendly competition. You are more than welcome to do so.”

I concluded my speech.

“In the future, we at Cocoa plan to spend more money to bring about fresh development in Korean society and provide better services through this beautiful competition with Naver.”

I put an emphasis on ‘more money’. That’s the real meaning of competition. Before I knew it, thunderous applause covered my voice.

* * *

[ Cocoa, Naver’s friendly competition, gladly accepted. ······ Cocoa Forum held successfully. ]

Naver headquarters,

“What is this?”

The voice of Chairman and Founder Radoyeon rang in everyone’s ears.

“The growth of the Help Portal share is extraordinary. Does Naver AI search function still have a long way to go?”

I tried the interactive help service. It was amazing.

His first question was this:

‘What do you mean by ‘nekopang’?’ (Of course he had no intention of writing ‘konepang’.) A truly human answer came out.

However, there was a bit of a problem.

‘Nekopang is a combination of the Japanese word for cat, ‘neko (ねこ),’ and the onomatopoeia ‘pang’, which means to hit something hard. It is the sequel to the mobile puzzle game ‘iPang’, which was very popular in Korea. As of 2017, it has recorded 100 million downloads in the United States and won the ‘Game of the Year (GOTY)’ award at the Academy Awards.

He was talking nonsense. I thought it was probably a problem caused by a low version.

The problem was that even this was difficult to achieve.

“I need some more time.”

Jang Su-hyeon, the head of Naver Brain, finally managed to answer. He looked guilty.

“Time, time! How much more do I have to give you?”

The old man’s voice rang out.

Losing to Cocoa is understandable. I’ve been through it many times before. But losing to Help was something I absolutely couldn’t stand.

“Mr. Chairman.”

“why?”

Someone called him secretly.

“How about doing it this way? They say the enemy of my enemy is on my side.”

“How?”

“We are still ahead in content IP fields such as webtoons and web novels. Cocoa has not been able to enter countries other than Japan. We need to go first. Just tell us and we will contact the North American platform.”

The news spread quickly.

“Naver has established a local webtoon corporation in the United States.”

As expected, Naver is fast.

But the Cocoa Webtoon Division was faster. President Gil Jun-gyu nodded. It was as expected.

“It’s just beginning.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“What’s next?”

“Perhaps they will decide to acquire a local platform and quickly adapt to the market? If that is the strategy that Naver has been using so far.”

He agreed. Gil Jun-gyu’s mouth opened.

“We should also implement Plan B.”

The expressions on the executives’ faces became determined upon hearing those words. Gil Jun-gyu nodded resolutely.

I have already received confirmation from Chairman Kang Si-Hyeon.

He had been talking about the acquisition before he even brought up the story of Naver. He looked into the future as if he had known this moment.

‘No matter how much money you have, take them both.’

Gil Jun-gyu knows too.

‘Thanks to that vision, our Cocoa Webtoon was able to grow to this size.’

When his superiors trusted him, things became much easier. He had now become the perfect Cocoa Man.

“Shall I contact you?”

He nodded quietly.

Naver is not a hole-in-the-wall shop. It’s fast. We also have to start right away. That way, we won’t lose our players.

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