The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 1088



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“Is that so?”

“Yes, Director Choi Min-hyeok mainly works with multimedia such as MP3 and MPEG-2. Oh, of course, that doesn’t seem to be exactly right either.”

Director Kim Tae-seong was a very capable person. He handed over the patent data that KM Electronics, or more precisely, Director Choi Min-hyeok, had secretly purchased using all sorts of means, including a paper company.

“… This is.”

‘This is truly amazing.’

President Alan Parriton was tongue-tied. Among the patents under his name were self-driving technology.

“Why did Director Choi Min-hyeok do this in secret?”

Director Kim Tae-seong, on the other hand, looked into reality more closely because he was not an employee of an electronics company.

“After all, Director Choi Min-hyeok’s name is a patent lottery.”

“Are you saying that the value of the patent that Director Choi Min-hyeok is interested in is skyrocketing?”

“Yes. There is a big price difference. Then, it becomes difficult to purchase the patent itself, so I think they resorted to a naming trick. There are also patents related to autonomous driving that are being purchased right now.”

Of course, this autonomous driving patent was more of an idea.

This is because the technological foundation for this has not yet been properly established.

“… You saved it up really frugally.”

Director Kim Tae-seong also nodded with a stern face.

“Actually, I didn’t know why they were buying this patent. But after buying this patent, additional technology patents based on this patent were applied for.”

Anyone could apply for a patent.

Patents for autonomous driving technology, for example, were not very important because they were abstract.

This is because Toshiba alone issues thousands of patents every year.

“But I can’t ignore each of these patents. They are too specific.”

In fact, the patent documents he had collected had specific drawings and their limitations clearly stated. Even the defensive patents were included in the package.

“ah.”

Only then did President Alan Parriton sigh. He did not specifically criticize Director Kim Tae-seong for having seen this material before meeting with Director Choi Min-hyeok.

Director Kim Tae-seong was also embarrassed that he had to report now due to time constraints. He had to meet with the person in charge while researching the data.

That means the situation is that urgent.

“I wish I had more time. Do I really have to meet Director Choi Min-hyeok in such a hurry?”

“… … I know. But there’s nothing I can do about it.”

President Alan Parriton had to steel his resolve as he looked at the face of Park Sang-ki, deputy head of the planning team, who was already there to greet him.

Vice President Park Sang-gi, of course, did not look too well. He had to come back up alone during the workshop. What he did while coming up was also a problem.

He guided them politely, recalling the grumbling of Chief Bae Jong-dae.

* * *

“Can we do this?”

The only one who was grumbling was Manager Bae Jong-dae. He was worried about the business trip disguised as a planning team workshop, but he didn’t take his eyes off the fishing.

Deputy Director Jeong Seong-geun poked Manager Bae Jong-dae’s side next to him.

“Your expression and words are completely different.”

“No, that’s not true.”

“Really?”

Chief Bae Jong-dae didn’t even look at the fishing rod as it moved, with a languid expression on his face. He enjoyed the hot sunlight even more.

But this wasn’t the only case.

Other planning teams also took their places on the ship.

It was a state-of-the-art fishing boat.

Some of the planning team members were worried because it was their first time doing a workshop like this.

Vice President Park Sang-ki was more worried about one person than the team atmosphere.

“Manager Bae, if you want to talk, worry about the team leader. Team Leader Jo is the only one missing, so I don’t know if it’ll be okay.”

Chief Bae Jong-dae shrugged.

“Isn’t Team Leader Cho the closest aide to Director Choi? It can’t be helped. It’s not good to be recognized too much by your superiors.”

“Is that why Manager Bae gets such a decent amount of recognition? Even when he’s incompetent?”

“…I can’t say no.”

Manager Lee Jeong-won persecuted him.

“Hey, I don’t think so. If Manager Bae knew, he would never do his work sloppily.”

That was an accurate point.

Manager Bae Jong-dae did not give up on work related to his expertise.

And today’s workshop was related to that part.

I’m talking about professionalism.

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki did not specifically point out this part.

“I guess each person has to figure out what to do. However, there are some problems with the existing method. There are cases where people just gloss over things when they do it for the first time.”

In these cases, things often get reexamined.

Director Choi Min-hyeok gave instructions again without fail.

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki pointed out one thing in particular.

“This time, the HY Group was involved in the sale of the Collins division. They kept contacting us and we had meetings. But this time, it was related to autonomous driving, so I understand that you were flustered. But that doesn’t mean you acknowledged the result itself.”

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki sounded unsure even as he spoke.

To be honest, even that was a first for autonomous driving technology.

Chief Bae Jong-dae immediately started complaining.

“Does anyone on our planning team know anything about autonomous driving? Why not just hire someone with some experience?”

“It’s not easy. Our company is an electronics company.”

“Oh, right.”

Only then did Manager Bae Jong-dae understand Deputy Manager Park Sang-ki’s situation.

The same goes for other planning team members.

Everyone thought that all of this was just something Director Choi Min-hyeok did.

Just thinking about the situation gave me a headache.

However, it was fortunate that they stopped at this level.

I had no idea what the atmosphere inside HY Automobile or GM would be like.

Even Vice President Park Sang-gi, who was somewhat familiar with the atmosphere of HY Automobile, was having a headache when he received a call from Team Leader Jo Seong-don. But it was a sudden request for help.

“Phew, there are cases like this too.”

Vice Minister Park Sang-ki eventually stood up from his seat.

Only then did Manager Bae Jong-dae start grumbling.

“Is this HY Automobile?”

Vice President Park Sang-ki has also recently become neurotic due to the crazy phone calls he has been receiving from HY Motors executives. That is why he is even more confused about the current situation.

“No, it’s GM’s side.”

“Huh? Why are you suddenly a GM?”

“One of Dr. Lee Ji-soo’s sponsors is GM.”

“ah.”

Chief Bae Jong-dae held his forehead as if his head was hurting. He really didn’t want to do this.

“Didn’t Director Choi Min-hyeok say that this autonomous process would be something to just let it slide? Director Choi Min-hyeok himself said that he didn’t know much about autonomous process.”

“Yeah. But I guess GM and HY cars have different positions. Don’t worry too much. Get some rest and come back. I’ll go up first.”

“…yes.”

Chief Bae Jong-dae glanced at Deputy Manager Park Sang-gi as he left and clicked his tongue.

‘Director Choi Min-hyeok sometimes does things that are completely incomprehensible.’

However, I didn’t think of this incident as a bad thing.

‘GM and HY cars.’

* * *

On his way back to KM Electronics headquarters, Vice President Park Sang-gi called Team Leader Jo Seong-don to report on what was going on. He leaked internal information about KM Electronics to HY Electronics, whom he had contacted earlier.

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok, who had not yet heard from Vice President Park Sang-ki, was even sworn at by Vice President Lee Dong-soo of the Han-Young Ilbo after he stopped advertising in the Han-Young Ilbo. However, he ignored Vice President Lee Dong-soo.

Nowadays, the Han-Young Daily and the like are not the problem.

The recent regional economic turmoil was not an issue either.

The government’s pressure was nothing compared to this incident.

He didn’t think this way simply by reasoning.

We conducted various experiments using the mini car that Director Choi Min-hyeok gave us.

So-called reverse engineering.

We actually ran the chip inside this vehicle and measured its waveform.

It seems like a blind man touching an elephant.

However, HY Electronics and HY Automotive engineers were world-class technicians.

Among them, several important facts were discovered through this experiment.

Stability right there.

Chief Jeong Hyeok-su said with a face worn down by fatigue.

“The other technologies are also unrivaled. The Ani system goes without saying. The various sensor technologies are also absurd. However, this system basically started from drone technology.”

“…What’s the problem with that?”

“Think about it. A drone has to respond to an abnormal atmospheric phenomenon within a second or two, or even less. Otherwise, the drone will crash.”

“…That technology has been applied to automobiles?”

“It’s not that bad.”

Chief Jeong Hyeok-su showed the digital waveforms that the technical staff had investigated one by one. These data waveforms were the results of responding to external unusual phenomena.

For example, the results were about various environments such as interference, car accidents, and external interference.

This was also an experiment conducted at different speeds. The results shown by the minicar’s chip were that it responded to this response in milliseconds, or even microseconds.

“This is a reaction that cannot be done with software. In other words, it is processed with hardware.”

“…What does that mean?”

Director Jeong Hyeok-su answered with a face that still seemed in disbelief.

“The chip is designed to respond to sudden changes in the surroundings.”

“…Can’t we do it too?”

“How? How exactly do you predict such a situation?”

“Are you really saying that drone technology has been applied?”

“Yes. No, to be exact, it is a downgrade from the drone technology. Because of this, this mini car can escape an accident situation under any circumstances. And it does so at a 100% level.”

“Isn’t that a bit too much? It’s just a mini car.”

“That’s right. In reality, we’ll have to build a prototype vehicle and test it. Then, there may be unexpected situations. But this chip will be able to handle those situations as well.”

“…a vehicle without any accidents.”

Only then did Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok realize the value of this mini vehicle.

However, he did not ask how it was made.

“…Didn’t one of Dr. Lee Ji-soo’s applicants say he was a GM?”

“uh.”

“… This isn’t a problem for the Oseong Group. I don’t know much about it, but isn’t this technology something that we absolutely must secure?”

“okay.”

Director Jeong Hyeok-su did not say anything more. This was also a fact that was discovered late because the technical analysis was delayed. The chip that Director Choi Min-hyeok created was a miracle in itself.

When they were deeply troubled.

The staff below reported that GM Korea was meeting with Director Choi Min-hyeok.

I was worried about the GM job just in case.

“It won’t work. First, report this information to the headquarters planning department quickly.”

“Already done. You’re in trouble now too.”

To be exact, HY cars were in chaos.

No, actually, it’s more chaotic here.

Additional information came back in.

“What? G, the GM president is meeting with Director Choi Min-hyeok?!”

Director Jeong Hyeok-su called again and checked with his staff.

“I think it’s true.”

Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok jumped up from his seat and put on his suit jacket.

“I think I should meet Director Choi Min-hyeok.”

“…That’s how it should be.”

Vice President Jeong Hyeok-su followed Executive Director Park Yong-hyeok, but his mind was complicated. As far as he knew, this incident was something that happened in conjunction with the sale of the Collins business division. No, it was simply a means of pressuring Han Young Ilbo.

‘This belly button is bigger than the stomach.’

* * *

Of course, there was no particular reason why Director Choi Min-hyeok showed off autonomous driving technology. It was simply because of his relationship with the HY Group.

He had no interest in electronics manufacturing, but the automobile industry was out of the question.

That doesn’t mean I was interested in automotive technology.

However, one field that cannot be left out when it comes to applying autonomous driving animation technology is automobiles.

As a manager, he did not take this issue lightly.

They tried to have fun by waving autonomous driving technology around like a news flash.

That was a HY car.

“It’s nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about your reputation. I’ve always wanted to meet you. This is Alan Parriton, President of GM Korea.”

Alan Parriton bowed down and held Choi Min-hyeok’s hand as if he were a fan meeting a rock star. He was very different from other managers.