Villain’s Programming - Chapter 290



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Episode 290 Minmay’s Chat

In front of the mirror, Minmay put on full makeup for the first time in a long time.

‘Even though I slept well last night, I still have dark circles under my eyes. There’s nothing I can do about it. I have to erase them with makeup.’

Minmay put on her makeup carefully and took out the clothes she had brought.

Minmay, who learned from Dojun and developed her fashion sense further after coming to China, wore a two-piece suit that suited her best and shouted while looking in the mirror.

“Okay. This is enough!”

I looked out the window and saw the Huangpu River. Minmay came from Shenzhen to Shanghai yesterday. It was because Bilibili was in Shanghai.

Minmay went to the headquarters of ‘Bilibili’ with her chief secretary. She already knew that CEO ‘Chenrui’ was in the company.

“I’m Minmay, the CEO of JM-SOFT. I’m here to see your boss.”

When Minmay revealed her identity, the man who appeared to be her bodyguard looked surprised.

“Okay… Please wait a moment. I will contact you.”

After a while, CEO Biri Biri’s secretary came down in a hurry.

“Welcome, sir.”

Minmay was quite famous in China. She was famous for founding a leading IT company called JM-SOFT at a young age, but she was more famous for being a very beautiful woman who was still single.

“I came here for work and saw Bilibili so I stopped by. I didn’t make an appointment, but can I meet CEO Chen Rui?”

“Should I tell you why you are here?”

Minmay said with a big smile.

“Please tell them I wanted to meet you for an investment.”

Minmay, who was smiling brightly, was prettier than most Chinese actresses. The blushing secretary lowered her head and said.

“Okay… please wait a moment.”

The secretary hurriedly got into the elevator and came down after about 10 minutes.

“I’m sorry, sir. I heard that the investment has already been decided upon by the investment company.”

Minmay looked regretful.

“Oh, really? Then can I at least see your face?”

“I’m really sorry. I have a prior engagement today.”

“No. Then there’s nothing I can do. It’s my fault for not making an appointment. There was something I really wanted to talk about… … . It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing I can do. I’ll go. But… please just tell me this.”

“Huh? What kind of… … .”

Minmay said with a grin.

“I could have given all the animation rights that Kadokawa in Japan cheaply, but it’s too bad. In fact, there was another company that wanted this. It’s a competitor of Bilibili, but I thought it would be polite to talk to Bilibili first, who proposed investment. But since you have a prior engagement, I guess I’ll just have to go.”

The chief secretary’s eyes wavered at Minmay’s words. As the chief secretary, he knew that what Chenrui was most interested in was animation.

“Okay, just wait a moment.”

“yes?”

“Just 5 minutes… Please wait just 5 minutes!”

While the chief secretary was upstairs, Minmay looked at her watch.

‘Where… Let’s see if it really comes down in 5 minutes?’

Fortunately, Minmay didn’t have to wait five minutes. The Bilibili company was on the third floor, and Chenrui ran down the stairs instead of the elevator.

“Huk. Huh… … . Min, Representative May, is that right?”

Minmay approached Chenrui, who was sweating, and held out her hand.

“Representative Chen Rui?”

“That’s right. I’m Chen Rui.”

Minmay said, looking at her watch.

“I heard you had a prior engagement?”

“Haha. Even though we had a prior engagement, since Representative Minmay came, I can’t just send her away.”

“Really? But since you rejected me earlier, I decided to go to another company… … .”

Chen Rui responded with an urgent expression to Minmay’s words.

“Sorry, sorry. But… is it true? You can buy the copyrights to Kadokawa Animation for cheap?”

Minmay answered with a confident expression.

“CEO Chen Rui, I am Yang Minmei, the CEO of JM-SOFT.”

Chen Rui was taken aback by Minmei’s words. In fact, Bilibili was nothing compared to JM-SOFT. JM-SOFT was now a famous company in China.

“sorry.”

“No, that could be possible. But what are you curious about?”

“… Oh, how cheap… … .”

“Hmm. I could tell you, but should I say it here?”

Chen Rui looked around and answered with a puzzled expression.

“Excuse me. Please come up to my office.”

* * *

Liao Weisheng looked pleased with the secretary’s report.

“So, at the Biri Biri executive meeting, our Baeksent was decided as the final investor?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Hahaha. You worked hard. So what’s left?”

“All that remains is working-level consultation on the details.”

“So you’re done? Okay. Thanks for your hard work. Go out.”

As the chief secretary bowed his head and went out, Liao Weisheng immediately left a message for ‘Bruce’.

[It seems that Baeksent was chosen as the final investor in Biri Biri.]

[Oh, really? Thank you for your hard work. But please don’t let your guard down until the final signing.]

Liao Weicheng nodded.

[I know. I know what kind of people Minmay and Hwang Do-jun are because I’ve experienced them. That’s why I recruited the executives from Bilibili this time.]

[Executive?]

[Yes. The executives of Biri Biri have a lot of influence. When Baeksent became the major shareholder, they were promised positions and doubled salaries.]

Burrows drew a thumbs up emoticon on Messenger. It meant he did a good job.

[Then, there are no more variables.]

[Yes, don’t worry.]

[Then, I will trust only Representative Liao Weisheng and prepare for the next step.]

* * *

– Fight. When I was talking about Kadokawa, CEO Chen Rui came running down from the company. After that, we were talking together in the CEO’s office, and when I said something, do you know how CEO Chen Rui’s expression changed?

Dojun smiled when he heard Minmay’s excited voice.

“How was it?”

– He was like, “My mouth is wide open. I’ve negotiated with Kadokawa and I can buy it for 30% less than the normal cost of purchasing the copyright.”

That was what Do-jun had told Min-may. Before Min-may went to Shanghai, she called Do-jun and asked him how much of a discount she could get if she bought the animation rights through Kadokawa.

Dojun called Kadokawa and heard that they could give discounts of up to 30% for bulk orders, and he relayed this to Minmay.

Not only that, but he also said that for older anime, you can get an additional 30% off the discounted price.

– Seriously, Sabu should have seen that expression. When I told him that, CEO Chen Rui looked like he was going to sign a contract with me right away. But, somehow, the executives came to the CEO’s office because they knew I was there.

“The executives?”

– Yes. Even though CEO Chen Rui said they would talk about it later, they said that if it was about investment, they couldn’t get left out and that it was already decided, so CEO Chen Rui seemed helpless.

Minmay explained one by one the executives who came into the CEO’s office. Most of them were saying things like, “You’re unlucky,” “You have small eyes,” and “You look like a pregnant woman.”

– But Ssabu, I already knew. Those executives were bribed by Baeksent.

“Huh? How did you know?”

– Baeksent bought the executives, but I recruited several of the working-level staff. In any company, the working-level staff knows the most about the business.

‘ah!’

Do-jun was secretly impressed. Min-may was running the company very well, even without him saying anything.

Dojun listened silently to Minmay’s story of how she recruited them.

As he watched Minmay talking excitedly, Dojun suddenly remembered what CTO Yang Ha-seong had said.

– Well, it’s nothing special. Just drink with him, listen to his stories, and stay by his side until he gets over it. So that he feels like he’s never alone.

In some ways, Minmay was alone in China, having to compete with numerous companies and sometimes even stand in opposition to the government.

Minmay was doing all of that because she trusted Dojun.

‘It must have been hard. It must have been lonely.’

Instead of saying anything, Dojun silently listened to what Minmay had to say. Of course, he didn’t forget to agree with her every now and then.

“Minmay, your judgment of people has also improved.”

– Hehe. Of course. I’ve been the CEO for several years. But the executives aren’t the only ones with bad impressions. As soon as I got here, they asked me if it was true that I had that kind of influence on Kadokawa. I knew right away that they were trying to find fault with me. So I said.

“what?”

– The sabu is behind me!

JM-SOFT Minmay’s success was known to everyone in the Chinese IT industry. JM-SOFT, which was created by a former Cross Warrior developer who wanted to provide Cross Warrior service directly in China, and the story of Huang Dojun, who supported it from behind, was a story that most people in the Chinese IT industry knew.

– When I told people that Sabu was a major shareholder of Kadokawa, they were shocked. Of course, there were some who didn’t believe me. That’s why I told them to check the shareholder status right away. Hehe, they checked right away and immediately had rotten faces.

“Haha. You’ve brought down a lot of people.”

– Yes. There, CEO Chen Rui also said that he would sign a contract with me without looking any further. But those executives were persistent. They said that this alone was no better than Baeksent.

Dojun thought that it could be possible.

“It’s true that WECHAT and QQ have great influence in China.”

– Yes. What they are saying is that unless there is a clearer merit, they cannot change what has been decided with 100 cents.

“So? There’s no way she just came out.”

– Hehe. This time I used the hint that Sabu gave me.

“The hint I gave you?”

– Yes, LoL matches. We have set a condition that LoL competitions will be broadcasted on Bilibili. Not only LoL, but also the official eSports broadcaster for all games made by JM-SOFT!

Dojun opened his eyes wide.

‘Oh my god, you thought that far?’

Of course, there was a certain amount of guidance when Dojun talked about LOL. However, Dojun only talked about LOL, not other games.

‘This is amazing. If you expand it to the entire game, the game has more merit than the animation.’

The games currently being serviced by JM-SOFT are enormous. Pluto Online, LOL, Cross Warrior, and Dungeon & Warrior War are the core products, and JM-SOFT has serviced numerous Korean games since then.

It is said that about 50% of China’s game sales are currently coming from JM-SOFT.

‘If this is really serviced in Bilibili, Bilibili might become bigger than in its previous life. Isn’t this Minmay a business genius?’

Dojun asked cautiously.

“People… what are they saying?”

– What did you say? Everyone just opened their eyes wide and asked if I was really going to do that. So I showed them the eSports plan I was preparing.

“And then?”

– What is it? CEO Chen Rui stepped forward. He said he would decide on this matter. He informed Baeksent that he had decided to receive investment from another company, and that he would receive our investment.

“Haha. Minmay, you’re really amazing, amazing.”

– That’s amazing. I just did what Sabu told me to do.

“haha.”

Dojun just smiled and neither confirmed nor denied.

– As expected, Sabu did it all!

“No, Minmay. This is all your doing. You worked hard. Um… I’ll be going to China soon. Let’s go and eat some delicious food.”

Minmay’s voice grew louder at Dojun’s words.

– Really? Are you really coming?

“okay.”

Minmay was very happy, as if she had received a big award. Minmay chatted for another hour or so before hanging up the phone.

“Minmay. How did you endure it all this time? You talk so much.”

It was then that a message appeared before Dojun’s eyes.

Dojun opened his eyes wide. Minmay’s trustworthiness had been at 98% until now. This alone was practically the highest it had ever been.

Unless you are family, 99% trust is a level of trust that is difficult to obtain unless someone saves your life like Steve Jobs.

So Dojun thought that people with over 95% trust would not be able to increase their trust any further, but that was now broken.

‘Trust is something you can gain just by listening to what someone has to say.’

Come to think of it, Yang Ha-seong was like that in his previous life. He was forcibly taken to a bar, but the only person he could talk to was Yang Ha-seong.

‘Then and now, I trust Team Leader Yang Ha-seong the most.’

Do-jun, who realized a new truth about life, had dinner with Sally after work and talked to her.

Dojun focused on quietly listening to what Sally was saying.

Sally talked for a while and then suddenly asked.

“But Dojun, you’re acting strange today.”

“what?”

“Just. Just smile quietly and listen to what I have to say. Usually, if I talk to you like this, you’ll get tired and watch TV or talk about something else, right?”

“Was it so?”

“huh.”

“So it’s weird?”

Sally shook her head.

“No, I like it. I liked the old Do-jun and I like the current Do-jun.”

Dojun thought as he hugged Sally.

‘Maybe these three years of constraints are a blessing for me.’

* * *

Liao Weisheng slammed his fist on the desk.

“No, what the hell is going on! It makes sense! I thought it was all done? I thought it was decided at the executive meeting!”

The chief secretary answered, shivering.

“That was true. But then, JM-SOFT CEO Minmay suddenly came to see me.”

“What? You came here in person?”

“yes.”

“Why are you telling me that now? And what on earth did you propose that made you suddenly change your investment destination to JM?”

The chief secretary of Liaowei Province shrank down and answered.

“That’s… I’m looking into it now.”

“What? You still don’t know what that is?”

“Yes. What’s going on… Even your executives aren’t telling you anything. But don’t worry. I’ll definitely find out by tomorrow.”

Liao Weisheng said, loosening his tie.

“What good will it do if you find out! You should have already stamped your seal. Damn Hwang Do-jun! Min-may! Are you interfering with me again? Chief Secretary.”

“yes.”

“This won’t work. If we can’t eat it, just destroy it!”

“Uh… How do you say that?”

Liao Weisheng said with a bitter laugh.

“Do you remember what you heard from Vice President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff?”

“You mean the one that said they were going to censor the Internet this time? Isn’t that why they tried to take over BiriBiri?”

“There was another one besides that one, right?”

The chief secretary thought for a moment and then opened his eyes wide.

“Oh, you mean the illegal sharing sanctions?”

“Yeah. Illegal sharing. How many of the videos uploaded on Bilibili right now are not illegal?”

The chief secretary opened his eyes wide.

“Surely… you’re not going to target Biribiri?”

“I guess you’re finally coming to your senses. Get the reporters ready. Tell them to prepare articles criticizing illegal sharing. In the meantime, I’ll be negotiating with the government.”

“All right.”

As soon as the chief secretary left, Liao Weisheng immediately contacted Vice President Xi Jinping’s chief secretary.

“Chief Secretary, we at Baeksent would like to help with the activities of this government. I know of a website that shares illegal content. Let’s use this website as an example. We will also mobilize reporters to set the tone.”

– Haha. That’s really great that you did everything. But where is that site?

“It’s briri briri.”

– Isn’t that the place that Baeksent was trying to acquire?

“It was like that originally, but there are so many illegal videos that we are going to make a new one. Of course, 30% of the shares in the new place will go to the person the chief secretary designates.

Originally, if Baeksent acquired Bilibili, it was agreed that a certain portion of the company’s shares would be given to Xi Jinping.

– Haha. Okay. But let’s get one thing straight. Are you sure there’s illegal footage on Bilibili? If this goes wrong, it’s going to be a big problem.

“Don’t worry. All the anime videos uploaded there are illegal.”

– Okay. Then I will only trust Representative Liao Weisheng.

A week after the two men had that conversation, the government and the reporters took action. And Do-jun and Min-may took action too.

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