Villain’s Programming - Chapter 288



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Episode 288: Biri Biri

Dojun blinked his eyes.

‘You say it’s a mess?’

Bilibili was a Chinese video platform that Koreans were not familiar with.

To be honest, even in his past life, Dojun didn’t know much about ‘Biri Biri’.

‘I got to know Bilibili because of a mobile game. I was looking for a Chinese mobile game strategy guide, and a Bilibili video popped up. I laughed at first. Because of the name. Bili (非理) means corruption in Korea, right? I was wondering if there was a site with that name, so I looked it up.’

I searched online, but the search results weren’t funny.

‘A company with a market cap of 50 trillion won. In its previous life, YouTube was unable to enter China. That’s why many video platforms emerged in China, and the ultimate winner was Bilibili.’

Dojun became curious and learned more about Biribiri.

Originally, Bilibili was a subculture, or in other words, a site for otakus to hang out. The name Bilibili was originally a Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese word (ビリビリ, チリッチリッ), and was the nickname of the female protagonist of the Japanese anime A Certain Magical Index, Misaka Mikoto.

‘I really wanted to meet the CEO of this company back then. He seemed like a successful otaku.’

As Do-jun looked at the takeover plan and recalled his past life, Jeon Yun-hyeok, who was next to him, spoke.

“Biri Biri? Isn’t this a site for Chinese otaku kids?”

Minmay answered with surprised eyes.

“Huh? That’s right! How did you know?”

“I’m also paying close attention to the Chinese IT sector. But why are you trying to acquire this place?”

Minmay answered while looking at Dojun.

“Ssabu, I told you to ask your father last time, right? About the upcoming Chinese regulations.”

“That’s right. The popularity of Gaemamusa is extraordinary in China. In particular, there are many people who are interested in history. From the Chinese government’s perspective, the Northeast Project has not been completed yet, so it will be a headache for people to learn about the real history.”

Minmay nodded.

“That’s definitely true. Because of Gaemamusa, I also studied the history of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea and the history of China during that period. China today considers the history of the lands it currently rules as Chinese history. And the past. It even considers Genghis Khan as part of China.”

Jeon Yun-hyeok made a surprised expression.

“Really? Genghis Khan was a Mongolian.”

“They don’t teach that in China. They think that the Jurchen people who founded the Qing Dynasty are also part of China. That’s why Chinese people these days don’t understand Koreans.”

“what?”

“During the Byeongjahoran, Korea rejected the Jurchen people, saying that they should serve the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, Chinese people do not understand why they act like that, even though they are both Chinese. I also did not understand it until I came to Korea.”

Both Do-jun and Jeon Yun-hyeok sighed and said, “Ah.”

“That’s the Northeast Project… … Even a few decades ago, the Chinese people distinguished between the Han Chinese and the Jurchen Chinese, but it seems that’s not the case anymore.”

Minmay nodded at Jeon Yunhyeok’s words.

“Yes, well… … I understand why you do that, but because of that, I can’t look at the exact history.”

Dojun said.

“That’s the problem. Because of the Gaemamusa, people like you, Minmay, are starting to question the history we’ve learned so far.”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s why my father said that sanctions would definitely be imposed.”

“What kind of sanctions are you imposing?”

Minmay answered Jeon Yunhyeok’s words with a slightly stiff face.

“We will censor all search engine services that enter China. Not just search engines, but also all content, including games and videos.”

“That’s ridiculous. Really… you’d go that far?”

Jeon Yun-hyeok shook his head with an expression that said it was nonsense, but Do-jun was not. It was because he had already experienced it in his past life.

“Senior, that’s true. I’ll probably do more as time goes by.”

Minmay nodded at Dojun’s words.

“It’s exactly as Sabu said. My father told me to be careful. When I heard that, I started to worry. I wondered how Google would react to government censorship. The conclusion was to withdraw.”

“That’s ridiculous! How much money is there in the Chinese market? Why are you withdrawing from it? You’ll accept censorship.”

“No. It’s more likely that they will withdraw. Image is important to a company. What if Google allows censorship? Wouldn’t people in other countries feel uneasy using Google?”

Dojun looked pleased at Minmay’s words.

‘Minmay, you’ve really become a businesswoman now.’

Minmay smiled brightly and said, seeing Dojun’s expression.

“So if Google withdraws, the search engine market and video platform will be empty, right? Search engine is difficult to enter because there are other alternative services, but video platforms are not. They are all mediocre companies. That’s why I thought I should acquire Bilibili.”

Minmay looked at Dojun and asked.

“How is it? Sabu. The problem Sabu gave me, isn’t this the right answer?”

Dojun answered with a smile.

“That’s right. I never thought of Bilibili, but it’s great. Just try to raise Bilibili well. In the future, it will become a platform that replaces YouTube in China.”

Minmay laughed heartily.

“Okay! I’ll contact headquarters right away and tell them to express their interest in acquiring it.”

“Huh? Wasn’t the takeover in progress?”

“I was going to ask Sabu first. Hehe. Since Sabu said it would work, this will definitely work too.”

That was when.

At Saetbyeol’s urgent words, Dojun said he was going to the bathroom for a moment and went to the bathroom.

“Why? What’s going on?”

“what?”

Dojun was surprised. The black tree that had been still until now had grown bigger.

‘Why is that?’

Dojun thought about it carefully and quickly figured out the reason.

‘Minmay said a little while ago. She said that I would succeed, so this would definitely succeed too. That’s it, she unknowingly predicted the future.’

“It’s okay. It’s just a branch.”

“Don’t worry. It’s actually good. Now that I know how the Black Tree works, I think I know how to deal with it.”

* * *

Liao Weisheng laughed out loud when he received a call from Vice President Xi Jinping.

“You’re about to start censoring the Internet? It sure makes money.”

Liao Weisheng sent all the money he earned from ‘Prince’s Love’ to Vice President Xi Jinping. It was a condition for meeting ‘Bruce’, but there was actually a bigger reason.

‘In the end, I couldn’t beat Hwang Do-jun in the game. But it wasn’t a complete failure. I was able to connect with Vice President Xi Jinping with the money I earned from Wang Ja-young-yo.’

Liao Weisheng took advantage of this, framing it not as a failure of the game, but as a threat from the ‘Gae-ma-musa’.

‘If we continue like this, the Northeast Project may collapse.’

The success of one Chinese game was not comparable to the ‘Northeast Project’.

Liao Weisheng immediately said that it should be ‘censored’, and this was accepted after several days of discussion.

‘This will allow us to kick out foreign companies in China.’

Liao Weisheng tried to put ‘100 cents’ in the place they left.

‘First of all, we need to hand over the search engine market to other guys and eat up the video market.’

Liao Weisheng immediately ordered the General Affairs Office to look into the ‘video’ market, and the results came out the next day.

The General Affairs Office recommended several companies, but one company in particular caught Liao Weisheng’s eye.

‘BiriBiri? JM-SOFT’s Minmay is trying to take over?’

Although they were enemies, Liao Weicheng acknowledged that Minmei and Huang Daozun had very high standards.

‘Ah! Minmay’s father is a high-ranking official? He might have known about the censorship information. What if that’s the case?’

Liao Weisheng immediately gave instructions to the general affairs team to take over ‘Bilibili’.

The next day, Liao Weisheng received all the information on the terms and conditions under which JM-SOFT would acquire Bilibili.

“WECHAT, they say it connects QQ and Bilibili.”

“All right.”

As the chief of the general affairs office left, Liao Weisheng laughed bitterly.

“Minmay, Hwang Dojun. This time, it’s my victory.”

* * *

It was a small office. There was a large display case on one wall, filled with Japanese anime figures.

On one side there was an anime poster, and on the sofa there was a cushion printed with a Japanese anime character.

“The translation of the one who lives here (Kokoni ikiru sono wakemo)… … .”

The man who was humming the opening song of the anime ‘A Certain Magical Index’ stopped and looked at his watch.

“Oh, you had a meeting at 2 o’clock?”

The 2 o’clock meeting was about attracting investment from ‘BiriBiri’. Since it was an important meeting, I had to familiarize myself with all the contents before the meeting and participate in the meeting.

‘Where did you express your intention to invest? I heard it from the chief secretary, though… ‘

‘Bilibili’ CEO Chen Rui immediately checked his email. When he opened his work mailbox, he saw emails from companies that had expressed ‘intention to invest’.

‘Alibaba first? Investing 30 billion for a 12% stake? Hmm… 30 billion isn’t bad.’

Chen Rui checked the following email.

‘Huh? Baeksent also sent an investment intent. 70 billion for 30%?’

Compared to Alibaba, Baeksent was asking for a higher price. In addition, Baeksent was asking for too much stock. However, Baeksent had a condition attached.

‘This is a way to activate Bilibili using QQ and WECHAT. I’m attracted to this.’

Now, Bilibili has completely established itself in the subculture market, but the problem is that the subculture market is too small.

It was only possible to maintain it because the Chinese population was so large. If it were any other country, it would have been impossible to maintain it.

‘If we can link QQ and WECHAT with Bilibili, it will not only become popular but also sweep the market.’

Chen Rui was tempted by Baeksent’s offer.

‘Where is the rest? Hmm. JM-SOFT?’

JM-SOFT was a place that Chen Rui also knew well. He was playing ‘Dotapjeongi’ these days and was having a lot of fun playing it.

‘Huh? 35% to 100 billion?’

The price wasn’t bad, but they were asking for too much equity. Plus, they didn’t offer any growth direction like Baeksent did.

‘Let’s exclude this. Then what’s left are Alibaba and 100 Cent?’

Alibaba was better when you consider the stake and price. But when you consider the future, Baeksent was better.

‘Where should I choose? Ah! It’s meeting time!’

Chen Rui went straight to the conference room. Chen Rui discussed ‘investment’ with the company executives.

– You shouldn’t give too much stake. It can cause interference. You should choose Alibaba.

– 100 cents is good. It requires a lot of shares, but right now we need to think about growth first. Besides, 70 billion would solve all our current problems.

– The biggest problem with Bilibili is the servers. Since the servers are located overseas, they are very slow. You need to choose a company that can solve this.

We met for three hours, but no conclusion was reached.

After finishing the meeting, Chen Rui returned to the representative office and sighed.

‘It’s hard.’

Chen Rui, as usual, went to the ‘Bilibili’ website. There, someone had uploaded an illegally uploaded animation video.

“Yeah, when you have a headache, anime is the best.”

Chen Rui clicked on his favorite one, ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’.

[To the angel who is still cold]

[I love you, my love]

(like a cruel angel)]

… …

[Boys are like myths]

[Sho-neun-yo Shinwani Nare]

[(Boy, become a legend)]

As the animation opening song ended, Chen Rui let out an exclamation.

“Wow, no matter how many times I listen to it, this song is a masterpiece. And the visuals are beautiful too!”

When Chen Rui was admiring, several advertisements came on. This was because the videos were just the TV versions.

“Kadokawa, there’s no place you don’t get involved. The Kadokawa mark appears in every anime.”

Chen Rui, who clicked his tongue, suddenly had an idea about investing.

“By the way, is there no place to invest in Japan?”

Chinese companies are not bad, but there may be interference.

“Ha, it would be nice if I could get the Japanese animation copyrights cheaply. If there was a company that would do that, I would sign a contract right away.”

Chen Rui shook his head, knowing that it was a delusion.

‘But I won’t give up. Once this investment is completed, the money will come in. With that money, I’ll buy all the rights to famous Japanese animations!’

Chen Rui began to look over the investment letter of intent again.

* * *

[Ssaboo, I’m sorry. Bilibili rejected our offer. I will go to China and meet with the Bilibili representative in person.]

Minmay left for China after leaving that message.

[Yeah, don’t push yourself too hard. Cheer up, Minmay.]

Dojun left a message like that. It was two days later, at around 10 PM, that he received a call from Minmay, who had gone to China.

Do-jun, who had returned home, was having dinner and a cup of coffee with Sally when he received a call from Min-may and went into the small room to answer the phone.

– After talking to Sabu and Biri Biri, it seems like they aren’t very interested in our side.

“Really? Did you receive any investment from another party?”

– Yes. Alibaba and Cent have expressed their intention to invest. I guess the conditions are good. But they haven’t said what the conditions are.

Dojun was upset.

‘There’s no time… I have to acquire Bilibili before China announces censorship. Once they do, Bilibili’s price will go up a lot. But… Alibaba and Cent have expressed their intention to invest?’

‘How can I take over?’

Dojun had investigated the companies that Baeksent had invested in in his past life.

‘There were so many. There were many in China, there were many in Korea, and there were even more around the world.’

Biribiri was one of those companies.

‘If I remember correctly, Baeksent was the largest shareholder. He had a larger stake than CEO Chen Rui.’

The advantage of Baeksent was clear. If they could attack the market with QQ and WECHAT, they could grow Bilibili tremendously.

Dojun was worried.

‘I need something bigger than a hundred cent advantage… … Wait, biri biri… How did I get there in my past life?’

In this life, Biribiri wasn’t as big as in the previous life. It was because Dojun became active on YouTube early.

Dojun, who had been thinking for a moment, opened his eyes wide.

‘That’s right! Animation! We were the first to buy animation rights and broadcast it in China!’

Even now, illegal sharing in China was so serious in the past. Eventually, when the Chinese government started censoring it, Chinese people who watched animations through illegal sharing gradually had nowhere to go.

In the midst of all this, ‘Biri Biri’, where they could watch original animations for free, was a ray of light for them. Eventually, they began to gather at ‘Biri Biri’.

‘From then on, Biribiri started to become famous.’

Dojun immediately searched the Internet.

‘None! I haven’t bought the animation rights for Biribiri in this lifetime yet. Wait, then… This is my chance!’

Dojun had ‘Kadokawa’. If you connect ‘Kadokawa’ with ‘Biribiri’, Biribiri could grow tremendously.

‘The problem is that I can’t tell this directly. The moment I teach Minmay about Kadokawa, the black tree will grow again.’

Dojun got up from his seat and paced around the living room. Then Sally, who was watching TV, asked.

“Dojun, what’s bothering you?”

“Huh? No, there isn’t any.”

“Dojun, it’s written all over your face. Stop it and just say it. Who knows, if you keep talking, a good idea might come to you?”

Dojun nodded his head after thinking about it.

“Well, I have a problem, and I know the solution. But, you can’t tell me the solution directly. What should I do?”

Sally chuckled at Dojun’s words.

“Dojun, are you trying to teach Minmay something again?”

“uh?”

“That’s right. I got a call from Minmay because I was thinking about that. Besides, Dojun is Minmay’s friend.”

“That’s… true.”

“Hmm. Dojun knows the solution, but he doesn’t tell her and hopes Minmay will figure it out on her own?”

Although the reasons were different, Dojun nodded.

“Uh… similar… … .”

“Hmm. That’s simple. Dojun, think about coding. You wouldn’t just give the solution code to an employee who’s having trouble with a problem, right?”

“yes.”

“Please tell me a related site, or a related book, or a code that can give me a hint to solve it.”

Dojun’s eyes grew wide.

“That’s right! There was a way!”

Dojun approached Sally and kissed her on the cheek.

“Sally. You’re the only one.”

“Have you come up with a good idea?”

“Yeah. I have to go and do some work right away.”

The work didn’t take long. After about two hours, Dojun contacted Minmay.

“Minmay, you have something to do.”