World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 8
Only Noblemtl
Episode 8. Office Rental
[We will also send you the plan for the next resource development site.]
Resource development site?
Oh, that resource.
“Look at this. They’re trying to sell it.”
Yeah. I need to make sure you do that too.
Because we are trying to live together by eating each other.
A plan was also sent to expand the area to two nearby resource development sites.
Unfortunately, the initial points were not paid out as it was not a direct resource development plan.
“Oh my. My head feels pounding.”
Jungwoo pressed his head hard.
“Then, now it’s time to talk about real business.”
[You are talking about AI business. The first thing you need to do is find a lawyer who can help you with renting a suitable office and setting up a corporation. I can tell you about both places.]
“Have you figured that out already?”
[All information in data or documented form is familiar to me.]
The performance is certain.
“If I need an office, I’ll need to spend some money. How much do you think it will cost?”
[You will need to use all the cash you have now.]
Yeah… what… what did you say?
What?! Everything?
All of the 2 billion won in cash in the account?
[Yes.]
Suddenly, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.
“No, then it’s not free… .”
To be honest, until now I’ve been taking it as if the underground base had a million troops and I were just playing a game.
I should say that it still doesn’t feel like it’s happening.
But I have to spend all of my 2 billion won in cash?
When I suddenly heard those words, a sense of reality came flooding back to me.
Jungwoo said, rolling his eyes here and there.
“I think we need to think about that carefully and decide. Well… you never know.”
[What are you talking about? Am I delusional? If so, I recommend checking the hole in the floor again.]
“That’s not what I meant… Haa. Okay, I get it.”
[In order to provide services to the entire world in the future, data centers worth hundreds of billions of won must be established in various regions. The servers that can be purchased with the cash we currently have are only large enough to establish a foundation for normal access from external programs and applications and to allow for a moderate distribution demonstration.]
“Okay, so don’t use difficult words.”
[A sentence that uses only words that are included in your knowledge.]
That would be foolish.
Did you say you needed to find an office?
“Huh… Then should I get ready to go out?”
After washing up, Jeong-woo put on some clothes and went outside.
[I will give you the address.]
“okay.”
When I followed the address you gave me and looked for directions, I found that I had to cross Hannam Bridge.
It’s the same Seoul, but how long has it been since we crossed the bridge?
Jungwoo followed the address Sarah gave him using the navigation.
“It’s been a while.”
I remembered the old days when I used to go back and forth to my father’s work.
As we crossed Hannam Bridge and arrived at our destination, there were magnificent, large-scale buildings standing everywhere.
Buildings that look like they are not cheap at first glance.
While riding the bus, Jeong-woo asked himself.
‘Hey, we came here to see the office, right?’
[Of course, we’re all here now.]
‘No, I know we’re all here. But that’s not the problem. Where are the buildings here that we can rent?’
[Don’t worry, we have a suitable listing.]
ha….
Finally, we arrived at a real estate agent’s office.
I don’t know if it’s because this area is Gangnam, but the real estate agents were neat and tidy in size and appearance.
The name is also written as a brokerage corporation, not a general licensed broker.
I’m not really sure what the difference is, but I don’t really want to care.
If someone tells you to go, you go.
Jungwoo went into the real estate agent’s office that Sarah had told him about.
“Hello… What brings you here?”
A woman who appeared to be an employee greeted him, then looked at Jeong-woo and looked him up and down.
Although he is kind, he looks at me like a peddler.
‘Damn, I should have at least shaved.’
But I totally get it. He came wearing only a T-shirt and jeans, so it’s understandable to be suspicious.
“That… office for rent over there…”
“Oh! Are you renting an office? Would you like to come this way?”
Only then did the employee’s expression change.
As expected of a professional, he seemed to have caught the words ‘office rental’ even in Jungwoo’s crawling voice.
I followed the employee and sat down for a moment at the seat he guided me to, and soon after, a middle-aged looking male employee came in.
“hello.”
“Oh, yes.”
“You came here to look into renting an office?”
“yes.”
After roughly checking Jungwoo’s appearance, the employee who finished the estimate came up with a property that suited him.
“It may vary depending on the purpose, but for now, we have a product that is on sale at a low price….”
“There are some places I’ve been looking into.”
As the employee was trying to show something by fiddling around with the tablet he was holding, Jeong-woo cut him off.
“Yes? Oh, really? What kind of place is it?”
The slightly embarrassed employee adjusted his glasses and asked.
“This is the Cocoa Building….”
When Jeong-woo showed the address on his cell phone, the employee looked at it carefully and then glanced at Jeong-woo again.
“Ah, here it is. Just a moment.”
“yes….”
The employee briefly tapped the tablet.
“There are two vacancies here. Which one are you referring to?”
“I heard it was 150 pyeong.”
Once again the employee glanced at him.
A look that isn’t rude, but is slightly suspicious.
“If it’s 150 pyeong, the deposit would probably be around 500 million won. Is that correct?”
“Yes, that’s right… .”
Only after hearing Jungwoo’s definitive answer did the employee’s answer start to gain strength.
“Oh, really? If you contact the Cocoa company, you can take a look around. Would you like to take a look first?”
“Yeah, well… I guess so…”
Cocoa Building is a 20-story multi-purpose building owned by Cocoa Asset Development Co., Ltd.
This building is home to several subsidiaries of Cocoa and external companies, as it leases out certain spaces to not only affiliates of Cocoa but also other IT companies.
Soon the two left the real estate agency office.
The employee got into the car and set off, even though it was only a short distance.
“The parking lot here is well-maintained. Everyone who works at the Cocoa Building can come by car and park there. That makes commuting to and from work very convenient.”
“Oh, yes… .”
“Okay, let’s get off.”
When did we get here?
The Cocoa Building, which I reluctantly followed down, was quite nice.
In front of the main entrance of the building, employees could be seen coming and going in groups of three or four.
Their expressions are all filled with leisure and laughter.
As I followed the real estate agent and looked around, a woman standing in the middle waved her hand in my direction.
“hello~!”
“Oh, there you are.”
Are you an employee from Cocoa?
After briefly greeting each other, the group entered the building.
“We can’t enter without a pass. If you have any other plans or need to visit later, please contact us. If you sign a contract later, we can issue a temporary pass right away, so don’t worry. If you lose it, we at Cocoa are in charge of security management, so you must contact us again so that we can reissue it… .”
Jungwoo listened to the nonstop chatter of the cocoa staff with one ear and let it go.
‘There are six elevators.’
Suddenly, I had that thought and looked around, but the atmosphere was quite awkward.
In this crowd of people, only the staff member guiding us was chattering.
While I was thinking about that, the elevator arrived at the first floor.
I took the elevator up and got off at the floor that the cocoa employee had pressed for, and there were security doors on both sides.
“Here, please get your ID card stamped one more time and come in. This entire space inside is for rent. We’ve emptied out one entire floor, so it’s a total of 150 pyeong~”
“Oh, yes… .”
After passing the area that could be used as an office space, a fairly large room appeared.
“This place was previously used as a server room. So the construction is all done, so you can just bring in the equipment and use it as a server room. It doesn’t matter if you use it for other purposes, but it’s a bit of a waste. It’ll take more time.”
“No, we need a server room.”
“Ah, I see! That makes it even better!”
Sarah probably considered that too.
After that, the contract progressed rapidly.
While we were talking about things like the schedule with the server equipment company, the move-in cleaning, and how the contract would be made in the name of the company later if it was signed in the name of an individual, I couldn’t concentrate at all.
‘Ha… deposit… my 500 million… the rent and management fee alone are about 30 million won… .’
Before they knew it, the two had come back down to the first floor.
As I was riding in a real estate agent’s car, the agent started talking to me without even realizing it and started laughing.
“I heard that a startup that originally provided cloud or something like that moved out. They made a lot of money and moved to a bigger place. Anyway, I heard that they were quite successful and moved out. I think you will also receive good luck and become very successful. All the successful people I’ve seen have determination like you. When I see you, that’s exactly what comes to mind.”
“Oh, yes… .”
It seems like it’s been a long time since a customer like Jeong-woo signed a contract on the spot.
The corners of my mouth were hanging open at how good it was.
‘Ha… my money is like blood… .’
[You need to be a little more aware of your position. The mere goods of civilization are now worthless to you.]
‘Mr. Lee… If you don’t say anything.’
no.
Let’s think positively.
But that’s still true.
It’s a bit funny that I’m only interested in 2 billion when I’m training an army of 1 million in an underground secret base.
Haha.
[… … .]