Omniscient Investment Point - Chapter 223



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223. Restaurants near me – 3

(1)

A few days later, I called Do Chan-gyu.

And just in case, I invited his friend, Han Ki-jun.

As expected, Do Chan-gyu was very humorous.

“Oh my, Sister-in-law! Let me do that! I’ll do it~”

Han Ki-jun occasionally showed his tsundere side and silently helped Kang Hyun-ji carry the food.

As their personalities were different, their bickering continued throughout.

“Have you seen Terminator? If we leave the future of humanity to AI, we never know what will happen.”

“Before the Internet became widespread, your rumors were also widely spread. In 1999, the media even reported that a nuclear war would break out due to the Y2K bug. But now, we are living well! Peacefully! Conveniently!

“Huh? You know that incident where the world’s biggest AI CEO was fired by the board of directors? That decision was made to warn against indiscriminate AI development.”

“I know. But why didn’t you tell me that MS was trying to scout you right away? In the end, the people who were fired got fired again, and the CEO who was fired came back and is leading the company well.”

“Oh my, you little brat with a big mouth.”

“Oh my, you ignorant brat.”

Kang Hyun-ji couldn’t count how many times she burst out laughing while watching the two’s childish fight.

I also chuckled and joined in at the end.

“Can’t you guys fight logically? Isn’t that too childish?”

“Representative, why on earth are you investing in AI? If this continues, a real Terminator will be born.”

“We can’t communicate… … .”

“Doesn’t it work? AI is a sin, a sin. I’m saying that eco-friendly people like me can save the future of the Earth.”

“No, you brought that guy in, didn’t you? To invest in him.”

“Yes, that was the biggest mistake of my life.”

“omg…….”

In disbelief, I opened my mouth, and Han Ki-jun clicked his tongue.

“Tsk, tsk, are you kidding me? If it’s eco-friendly, we’ve already gotten into it. It wasn’t that long ago that we installed AI in robots and discovered hydrogen reserves.”

“Oh, really? Why don’t you tell me that you weren’t trying to find hydrogen, but rather fossil fuels that pollute the Earth?”

I had no choice but to step forward again.

“Stop it. It’s no fun if we fight any longer. Instead, you explain it to me today. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been able to properly study the research results from both places.”

He also listens well to what I say.

First, Do Chan-gyu gave a long speech on green hydrogen, which he recently began researching.

“Representative, I think we can finally conquer the hydrogen we drew a few days ago.”

“What is that?”

“Brother, you know that transporting hydrogen isn’t easy, right?”

“I know. Hydrogen itself is a gas, so transporting it by volume poses economic problems.”

“Yes, yes, that’s why liquefaction is essential. Liquefied hydrogen reduces its volume by 1/800.”

I nodded.

Although we don’t know the exact numbers, we know that in order to transport hydrogen, it must be liquefied to reduce its volume.

“However, to liquefy hydrogen, an environment of -252.9 degrees is required. This also incurs refrigeration costs. Energy must be invested to refrigerate the vehicle to that degree.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Ultimately, the most efficient way is to transfer hydrogen to ammonia. Ammonia is NH3, which is a combination of hydrogen and nitrogen, right? So, whether it’s in the ground or in water, we take the hydrogen H and attach it to nitrogen N and bring it over.”

“That, ammonia also needs to be liquefied?”

“Ah, as expected, our representative is smart. Yes, but ammonia is sufficient in an environment of only -30 degrees. The cost is greatly reduced. So, we can decompose the liquefied ammonia we brought in and use it as hydrogen.”

“Ah~”

Living as an investor, I have been able to acquire such a wide range of knowledge, although not in depth.

The following AI lecture by Han Ki-jun is the same.

Although he explained it in a slightly more difficult way than Do Chan-gyu, most of me nodded in understanding.

“Hey, anyway, I think I made a good investment in two good startups. Let’s have this kind of time often.”

“Oh? I’m welcome anytime.”

“me too.”

“Then, move nearby.”

“yes?”

“… … ?”

“Move near my house. I’ll see you more often.”

“ah…….”

“yes…….”

“Why is the answer a bit lukewarm?”

“Because I don’t have money… … .”

“me too…….”

After hearing both of their answers, I tilted my head.

The CEO of a successful startup in Korea says he has no money.

“No, aren’t you the CEOs of companies that will soon be able to hear the sound of unicorns? But why don’t you have money? You didn’t adjust your salary, did you?”

A startup that has just started is bound to be familiar with deficits.

This is because if you try to make a profit right away, your growth rate will slow down.

The best examples are American IT companies.

They took losses and continued to focus on R&D and production facilities, and now they are at the core of the core of NASDAQ.

However, CEOs did not receive lower salaries because the company was in deficit.

Instead, they often received millions of dollars or more.

So I thought these two guys would be able to live without worrying about their living expenses thanks to some level of salary adjustment… … .

“I’m going to be like the old Tesla CEO. Right now, I’m getting paid zero dollars a year. Of course, I’m getting paid a small amount in the form of allowances to make a living. Instead, when Eco & F becomes a multi-billion dollar company, I’m going to become a stock tycoon with stock options.”

“I feel bad, but I have similar goals as this guy.”

“haha…….”

The conclusion is that they are reducing their own salaries and using company money only as a stepping stone for growth.

‘Well, as these guys say, that might be the right way.’

In fact, Tesla’s CEO started out with a salary of 0 won, but later became a stock tycoon worth hundreds of trillions of won.

I respect their choice.

Therefore, today’s strategy of having a good restaurant nearby will have to be postponed.

But a few days later, a brilliant idea came to mind.

By Good Day Group, the company of my friend Kim Kyung-soo’s father…

(2)

『Good Day Group to Sell Apartments in Cheongdam-dong as Soon as It Acquires Susung ENC!』

“uh?”

After reading the content, I found out that Suwon ENC’s development plan was for an officetel and a building with a different purpose.

However, the Good Day Group plans to push ahead with the apartments.

‘Yeah, this is better.’

Anyone can see that apartment sales attract much more attention than officetels.

Even though it is not a large complex, it is Cheongdam-dong, the yolk of Gangnam.

“Okay, that’s good!”

I quickly sent this news to Do Chan-gyu and Han Ki-jun via text message.

Then the former reacted faster than the latter… … .

– Brother, what is this?

– What is it? It’s your chance to come to our house.

– huh?

– Read the content and tell me.

– Oh, yes yes.

After a while, a text from the guy came in.

– You want me to buy this? LOL

– Yeah. There’s no way it won’t work, right?

– No, doesn’t it seem too expensive? Here, looking at the expected sale price, the national average is 3.5 billion won…

– The real estate market is not good these days, so I think that’s a bit too much. And it’ll take a few years to move in anyway, right? Until then, you can grow Echo & F to Tesla level and become a stock tycoon.

– omg…….

Tesla-level stocks may be out of the question, but Echo & F are definitely places where a listing is possible someday.

By then, after receiving the stock options normally, this guy will be able to prepare the remaining balance of the subscription.

– Put it in for now. I don’t know about other places, but Cheongdam-dong’s housing prices will definitely recover later.

– Okay. If you actually sell it later, I’ll put it in then. Haha.

-Okay~

Immediately after, a message from Han Ki-jun came in.

The guy reacted similarly, but was a bit more picky.

– Sir, no matter what, our company can never become Tesla-level until we move in here.

– Then, what about listing? If you put your mind to it, can’t you do it?

– hmm…….

– Why? Do you want to keep it private? Do you want to run it comfortably?

– No. Actually, the domestic stock market is too small.

“… … !”

I was so surprised that I quickly responded via text.

– You, you little punk, you’re ambitious. Are you thinking about NASDAQ?

– Why? Couldn’t Neoopen be the next Dr. Carty?

– No, it definitely can be done. Hahaha

– Then, I’ll go to NASDAQ. The CEO will help me.

– Okay, good!

If you’re targeting NASDAQ, I’m not bad either.

This is probably because more funds could be raised from the NASDAQ than from the domestic stock market.

however…….

– Oh, brother! Aren’t you being too discriminatory?

It seemed like Han Ki-jun had shared the same conversation with me with Do Chan-gyu.

I smiled and quickly texted.

– Why? You want to go to NASDAQ too?

– Of course! Why can’t I do what Gi-jun does? No, I’ll go first.

– Okay, okay. Then, should we prepare for Echo & F to be listed on NASDAQ?

– Let’s go~

– hehe

Come to think of it, it’s already ten days away.

That’s the day Dr. Carty’s NASDAQ listing happened.

The day has come for me to board my first flight to the United States.

‘In many ways, this will be a meaningful business trip.’

This trip to New York… … .

(3)

Around this time, the media was also showing tremendous interest in Dr. Carty’s NASDAQ listing.

That is because Dr. Katy was the first company in the history of domestic pharmaceutical and biotechnology to be listed on NASDAQ.

Naturally, we received so many calls that it disrupted our company’s work.

Eventually, Kwon Ji-young got to the point where she complained to me.

“Sir, I can’t concentrate on my work because of all the reporters asking what Dr. Carty’s expected market cap is.”

“Can’t we just ignore it?”

“How is that? We always put out positive articles when we need them.”

“but…….”

The reason I asked if it could be ignored is because I also don’t know what the market cap will be.

‘Liam said he expected $7.5 billion… … .’

It’s not as easy as it sounds.

In order for the IPO to be held at the desired price as written for listing, there must be that much demand.

That is, in terms of predicting demand, institutional competition had to provide some support to push it to that price.

“Then tell him to wait just one day.”

“Just one day? Oh, there’s a demand forecast this evening?”

“Yeah. I think I’ll decide after seeing that.”

“Hey, what’s that? Anyway, we can get that news in a phone call, and the reporters will probably get it faster than we do.”

“Is that so? Hahaha.”

In fact, once the demand forecast was finished, it seemed like reporters interested in Dr. Carty’s IPO would be able to find out about it in the United States before I did.

‘No matter what, you’re faster than me, right?’

I have a vice president at Flagship Pioneer named Liam Christopher who is a forecaster of demand forecasts.

Since you must consult with me before submitting a hopeful proposal,

‘You said you’d write seven or eight dollars last time, right?’

Since the issuance volume is 1 billion shares, it comes to approximately 7 to 8 billion dollars.

That’s 10 trillion won in our money.

If that were to happen, JTS Partners could have a stock valuation of over 1 trillion won.

However, it seemed like this expectation would be revised again.

– I wrote down the desired bid amount between $9 and $10.

“Huh? Really?”

– Yes, the mood among institutional investors is unusual. This time, it may be the biggest IPO ever.

That afternoon, Liam was cautiously hoping for an IPO jackpot.