The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 239
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#239.
He made up for the inconvenience by distributing the files to his school friends.
Those who received the file rejoiced at the prospect of exchanging audio files for free, and the excitement spread throughout the local high school.
And as time went on, universities also became enthusiastic about this new sharing program.
Sean Penning met with his uncle to talk to those who had received the program.
“It’s ingenious, but it’s a bit too much right now. The internet is too slow to use it for business purposes. I’ll have to wait and see. But I think it would be better to make the copyright clear.”
“But I didn’t create this program.”
“I looked into it too, but the original copyright holder didn’t assert his rights. If we register the copyright first, there won’t be a problem.”
“Okay, Uncle, please take care of it.”
“don’t worry.”
* * *
Hong Soo-wook, who did the actual coding of the P2P file under the direction of Manager Oh Sang-hyun, respects Choi Min-hyeok, but is greatly disappointed with his handling of this matter.
He never imagined that this file would be secretly distributed throughout the world.
Manager Hong Soo-wook couldn’t let go of his obsession with this matter, so he carefully monitored the reactions to the files he worked on. He wished that people would just ignore him.
‘But I don’t know why Lincoln High School asked us to leave relevant information on the bulletin board.’
Unlike other prestigious universities or high schools, Lincoln High School was not that well-known.
But something completely different from what was expected happened.
A high school student from Lincoln High School modified a P2P file he had uploaded and created a new program, which he then distributed.
The reaction was explosive.
In just a week or so, it has spread throughout the community and even to local universities.
What was even more absurd was that the copyright for this program was clearly registered.
‘It’s a Napst corporation.’
Deputy Manager Hong Soo-wook, who was upset that something he had vaguely assumed would happen actually happened, reported this fact to Manager Oh Sang-hyun.
“Huh? This much chaos really happened in just two weeks?”
“There’s no fuss yet. But it’s true that the community and local colleges near Lincoln High School are making a lot of noise because of this program. I think it will spread quickly to other colleges as the year goes by.”
Manager Oh Sang-hyun was crazy about the program and wasn’t interested in external affairs. However, he was amazed by the movement of P2P service that exceeded his expectations.
“… That’s unexpected.”
Hong Soo-wook, who still had difficulty shaking off his obsession, grumbled.
“I really don’t understand why Director Choi revealed such an amazing service to the public. Isn’t that something we could have done?!”
This is something that can come out because we don’t know the future of Napst.
Manager Oh Sang-hyun looked around and scolded Assistant Manager Hong Su-wook for raising his voice.
“I told you it would be embarrassing if other people found out. Be careful what you say from now on.”
“It’s too late. Even if we claim that we did it, no one will believe us since the copyright has been registered.”
“Still, be careful!”
“all right.”
Since Director Hong Soo-wook was well aware of the Lee Il-tae incident, he ended up grumbling while keeping his mouth shut.
* * *
Manager Oh Sang-hyun thought that Napst was now out of his hands, so before going to Director Choi Min-hyeok, he went to see Deputy Manager Jeong Seong-geun of the planning team and asked him to investigate Napst.
Although it was a somewhat unexpected instruction, Manager Jeong Seong-geun didn’t ask any questions.
He meticulously researched the profile of the Napst Corporation and compiled it into materials.
Rather, Manager Oh Sang-hyun was surprising.
“Aren’t you curious?”
“I’m curious.”
“No, but why don’t you ask another question?”
“If it’s something I need to know, wouldn’t Manager Oh tell me in advance?”
After finishing what he had to say, Manager Jeong Seong-geun did not ask any more questions.
The past and attitude of stuttering have changed a lot.
As I moved around here and there within KM Electronics, my communication skills developed a lot.
However, even the unique attitude of Deputy Jeong Seong-geun did not disappear.
Manager Oh Sang-hyun was even more curious about that. Of course, he was also curious about Choi Min-hyeok’s intentions, so he wanted to know what Assistant Manager Jeong Seong-geun thought about this issue.
“There was an uproar in the community there because of this company called Napst. It was because they were running an MP3 sharing program service.”
Manager Jeong Seong-geun opened his mouth without saying anything.
“It’s something related to Director Choi.”
“Huh! Huh, how did you know?”
“Otherwise, there would be no reason for you to come to me and ask me for this favor.”
Since Director Minhyeok Choi had already mentioned Deputy Jeong Seonggeun, Manager Oh Sanghyeon did not bother to hide this from him. No, he inferred that Deputy Jeong Seonggeun would know why Minhyeok Choi was doing this, so he asked him a question indirectly.
“If so, can you tell me why Director Choi is doing this?”
“I don’t know.”
“Hey, our team knows that Manager Jeong is very capable. That’s probably why Director Choi specifically asked Manager Jeong to help him.”
“I really don’t know.”
This was actually the first time that Deputy Jeong Seong-geun had heard about this matter. However, he was not interested in anything that was outside of his direct instructions.
Moreover, he had a hard time just dealing with the mounting Collins problem.
The Collins problem is like a swamp, because the work itself is never ending.
However, Manager Oh Sang-hyun couldn’t easily shake off his curiosity as to why Choi Min-hyeok suddenly gave such an order.
“I’ll keep it a secret from everyone else. So just give me a hint… … .”
“I don’t know!”
Just up to here.
Deputy Jeong Seong-geun handed over the file after completing his research without saying anything else.
Manager Oh Sang-hyun hesitated for a moment at the strange reaction of Deputy Jeong Seong-geun, but eventually got up from his seat.
‘Manager Jeong’s personality is really unique. But why on earth did Director Choi suddenly do this?’
* * *
“Napstral.”
Choi Min-hyeok stuck out his tongue as he looked into the history of the new corporation Napstraan.
He intentionally spread the files because he knew that Sean had created Napst during his college days in the first life.
As expected, Sean created the napst faster than anyone else.
‘It’s strange. The future flow hasn’t changed. I thought it was impossible because the Dacom stock flow was similar to the first time I knew, but it really turned out like this. I thought about helping Sean directly if things didn’t go as planned, but fortunately, I don’t think I’ll have to do that.’
The future of Dacom, which changed because of Choi Min-hyeok’s tricks, has not changed much compared to the first time in Choi Min-hyeok’s life.
In particular, the attitude of Oseong Electronics, which acquired the stock, changed again. Ironically, the Oculus project was also involved in this matter.
What’s interesting is Choi Min-hyeok’s changed life. This part was different from the first life.
The difference was amazing.
What surprised Choi Min-hyeok even more was that the newly created Napst was more stable and faster than the first one. However, he was disappointed that the Internet environment itself was bad because it was a few years ahead of time.
But already, judging from the local community’s reaction to Napst, it wasn’t bad.
‘It will spread rapidly, mainly in American universities with good Internet environments. Now that the seeds have been planted, time will take care of the rest.’
Choi Min-hyeok was convinced that the advent of the MP3 era would come sooner thanks to the birth of Napst a few years earlier.
‘No, maybe it’ll just shine for a moment like Dacom and then it’ll end. We’ll have to wait and see.’
Manager Oh Sang-hyun spoke carefully while watching Choi Min-hyeok’s expression.
“I don’t know much about the company, so I don’t know the specifics, but with the help of Team Leader Jeong from the planning team, I was able to gather as much information as I could.”
“Oh, okay. Are there any other issues with the MP3?”
He also brought up one issue that he had been complaining about to Team Leader Choi Byeong-yeon.
“Everything else is fine, but the NAND flash is the problem. It would be good if it had a capacity of 64MB, but Team Leader Cho said that Osung Electronics is still developing this model.”
Minhyuk Choi, who thought about the MP3 file size, also knew that 64MB was reasonable. This is because if the average song size is 4MB, 12 songs can fit in it.
“Oh, right. You have 64MB of memory. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of that.”
“All right.”
After hearing the cool answer, Manager Oh Sang-hyun eventually quietly left the director’s office.
Choi Min-hyeok spoke to Secretary Han Seon-hwa and made an appointment with President Oh Young-geun.
‘There’s no need to hesitate anymore.’
* * *
President Oh Young-geun has been attending KM Group CEO meetings frequently these days, and he feels the changing status of KM Electronics every time he goes there.
Including the president of KM Construction, the presidents of KM Group affiliates no longer treat him rudely.
Thanks to this, he had more influence than other presidents in executive meetings.
He also had his say on business issues being handled at the group level.
On the other hand, the gaze I received from Chairman Choi Yong-wook was only burdensome.
I felt tired, especially when I dug into KM Electronics’ current status in relation to the Oculus project.
Of course, the surrounding executives looked at him with envy.
But this only happens once or twice.
As it kept repeating, there were also jealous looks.
President Oh Young-geun, who was always told that he would be the last president of the failing KM Electronics, felt uncomfortable wearing clothes that did not fit him.
‘I don’t know why you insisted on picking on me and putting pressure on me in this meeting. Does the chairman think I have something to do with this?’
President Oh Young-geun felt burdened by Director Choi Min-hyeok barging into the president’s office before he could even finish talking with Vice President Moon Hyung-seop about what had happened at the executive board meeting today.
“Director Choi, it’s been a while.”
“That’s right.”
Minhyuk Choi ended up laughing. Recently, he has been going out a lot because of the Oculus project, so he hasn’t been able to see each other often.
President Oh Young-geun has been out of his mind recently because of Chairman Choi Yong-wook’s sudden change in attitude.
“What’s going on all of a sudden?”
The one who appeared at that moment was Team Leader Choi Byeong-yeon. He also noticed when he arrived at the president’s office after being called by Director Choi Min-hyeok. However, he remained silent because he knew that he had already given separate instructions to Manager Oh Sang-hyun.
Minhyuk Choi was at a loss for how to begin his speech after telling Team Leader Byeongyeon Choi that he had called him.
However, President Oh Young-geun also had a question he was planning to ask when he met with Director Choi Min-hyeok, so he spoke first.
“Oh, by the way, about the Oculus project, Director Choi, are you really involved in it?”
President Oh Young-geun did not even point out that Chairman Choi Yong-wook’s attitude was different than usual because of this incident.
Choi Min-hyuk shrugged.
“I can’t say it’s completely unrelated.”
This board meeting was quite different from the previous ones. Chairman Choi Yong-wook talked about KM Industries shares. Of course, the subject was the Oculus Project joint venture shares in exchange.
Since the other party was KM Electronics, there was no problem with the management rights themselves.
Of course, Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung, who found out about this at a meeting of executives, was furious. He had a big fight with Chairman Choi Yong-wook at a gathering of executives from affiliated companies.
It was an excessive action.
Even the presidents of KM Group affiliates were left speechless by the conflict between the two.
Chairman Choi Yong-wook shamelessly placed all responsibility for this incident on Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung, including responsibility for the previous problems.
Vice President Choi Moon-kyung felt wronged.
But this time, it was very different from before.
It was a big fight because it was related to their own rice bowl.
The conflict was not easily resolved.
Chairman Choi Yong-wook, who was pressured by Chairman Kim Sang-goo, did not cover things up as he had done before. He reprimanded Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung for what she had done.
For Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung, who thought that the management succession of KM Group had already been decided, it was like a bolt from the blue.
President Oh Young-geun, who recalled the shocking executive meeting, could not bring himself to talk about it in detail.
“So, is that really why you asked for KM Industries’ shares? That’s why Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung just left the meeting.”
I couldn’t even bring myself to say that Vice Chairman Choi Moon-kyung had a huge fight with Chairman Choi Yong-wook.
Minhyuk Choi also opened his eyes wide in surprise. The Chairman Yongwook Choi he knew was definitely not the type of person to handle things aggressively.