After the meeting, which lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes, the team members went up to Sky Park as usual.
The ground was wet from the freezing rain that had fallen earlier, but the rain had stopped.
Pyo Il-soo was smoking a cigarette and stretching Kim Cheol-soo’s cheeks.
“What planet are you from?”
“yes?”
Kim Cheol-soo answered while lighting Lee Jun-hak’s cigarette.
“Betelgeuse, Sirius, where are you? What the hell?”
“I’m from Earth.”
“It’s a planet, man!”
Lee Jun-hak, who took a deep drag on his cigarette, chuckled when he saw the two people.
“Deputy Director, will you stop harassing Cheolsu?”
“Since when did you call us Cheolsu?”
“There was a past history that the deputy chief didn’t know about.”
“Ha… aren’t you scared of this guy? It looks like he’s going to climb on top of my head.”
Lee Jun-hak shook his head with a bitter smile.
“With this guy, there’s nothing we can do even if he goes up.”
“What? Where did you leave all that competitive spirit of yours?”
“Hehe! That doesn’t mean I’ve given up.”
“Oh, is there an alternative? To keep this guy in check?”
“We need to get married quickly. Don’t you have honeymoon disease?”
Pyo Ilsoo also laughed at those words.
Newlywed disease.
It was a disease experienced by office workers who had just gotten married.
A disease that makes you drowsy like a sick chicken in the morning, can’t concentrate on work, and becomes restless when it’s time to get off work.
Performance was not good.
“But you think this guy can avoid that disease, right?”
“That’s true, but… I don’t think there is any alternative?”
“Is Assistant Manager Kim dating anyone?”
Lee Jun-hak nodded, remembering Choi Hye-na, whom he met while on the road to see a movie with his family.
“I met her once. She is very beautiful.”
“What? Really? I’m jealous.”
“Uh, wouldn’t it be difficult if Deputy Park heard?”
“Yanma. That’s what they say.”
Pyo Il-soo shook Kim Cheol-soo’s cheeks vigorously one last time and let him go.
“Don’t you know when the guy who doesn’t have time these days because of his TF team work came up with something like that?”
“lol.”
Kim Cheol-soo smiled while touching his numb cheek, and Lee Jun-hak extinguished the fire by rubbing the sand in the ashtray.
“It’s not a bad thing for the Deputy Director. If the plan is passed, it is the Deputy Director’s job and can be a result.”
“I don’t like it? I have to go on a lot of business trips again, right? Ugh, can’t I just live like I do now?”
“And then Assistant Manager Kim really steps on it.”
“I got stepped on.”
“By the way! Conductor too. Can’t I step on it too?”
“Well, do whatever you want.”
“I am devastated.”
Instead of answering, Pyo Il-soo gave Lee Jun-hak a headlock.
**
Late evening.
Hansoo Lee, who I thought had left work, returned to work.
“Sir.”
“yes?”
Hansu Lee handed over a USB to Cheolsu Kim.
“This is what you requested a while ago.”
“ah!”
“I don’t know if it will be helpful as my business trip to the U.S. is just around the corner.”
“It’s something outside of work… so it would really help a lot just for your attention. Thank you.”
Lee Han-soo felt proud when he saw Kim Cheol-soo nodding his head with an expression of gratitude without even looking at the content.
Cheolsu Kim quickly plugged the USB into the computer.
“They said two people are still at MS and one person has left the company.”
“Are you leaving the company?”
Kim Cheol-soo turned his head to look at the contents of the USB.
When Kim Cheol-soo became interested, Lee Han-soo quickly brought a chair and sat down next to Kim Cheol-soo.
“Yes. A man named Andy Rubin was a software developer, and when his program was refused to be installed on a newly developed device, he rebelled and was fired.”
“What is he doing now?”
“It is said that they gathered together colleagues who opposed Microsoft’s monopoly on the operating system and founded a company called Android. According to the explanation of the person who provided the information, the current financial situation was very poor and they came to Korea to borrow money, and they explained the business model there. “When I heard it, I refused.”
At the name Android, Kim Cheol-soo’s heart became hot as if on fire.
“…Why… do you say you refused?”
“They said that if they distributed the operating system that they worked so hard to create for free, it would not be a viable business. I think so too.”
It meant that it was very difficult financially to even go to the bank and look for people around you.
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After hearing Lee Han-soo’s brief story, Kim Cheol-soo clicked on the USB data and displayed it on the screen.
Hansoo Lee stood up.
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow, sir.”
“Have a good date.”
Hansoo Lee smiled shyly, nodded, and quickly walked away.
Kim Cheol-soo turned his eyes to the monitor screen.
It was a huge amount of 91 pages.
“Hoo!”
Kim Cheol-soo, who was once again impressed by Lee Han-soo’s ability to gather information, looked through all the information about Andy Rubin with the intention of memorizing it.
Then, I tilted my head at a photo in the materials.
Catherine Andrew.
It was clearly the name of the blonde woman who jumped on stage and hugged him.
She and the woman in the photo were clearly the same person.
– I came to say thank you because I think my friend changed his mind thanks to you.
Why?
Kim Cheol-soo kept hearing what she said.
‘I changed my mind. I changed my mind.’
Now that you’ve found your goal, it’s time to come up with a strategy on what to do.
Her words were so troubling.
Kim Cheol-soo got up and walked back and forth around the office for a while.
And then, I picked up my cell phone.
**
Around 9 a.m. US time.
Andy and Catherine, who had an appointment with Google founder Larry Page in the afternoon, were heading to the agreed upon location.
“Don’t argue again.”
Catherine was driving, and Andy nodded, looking at the papers hanging from the seat next to her.
“okay.”
“Don’t put conditions on something strange.”
“At least we will be guaranteed a position that can protect the purpose for which we founded the company.”
“What if you don’t listen to that?”
“Negotiations are over.”
“If I can’t pay rent this month, where should I put all that equipment? If you don’t want to explode, don’t talk nonsense and give up a lot!”
Andy didn’t answer, and Catherine sighed.
‘That damn stubbornness.’
A vibration rang from somewhere, and Catherine glanced at her phone.
It wasn’t a call from me.
“Andy, answer the phone! It’s noisy.”
Andy was also rummaging through a pile of documents in the car, looking for his cell phone.
“Damn it, I’m looking for you!”
“Find it quickly! It’s so noisy that I can’t concentrate on driving.”
“Hey! The road noise, engine noise, and wind noise coming from the shit car are louder. Also, stop speeding!”
“Because I don’t have money, I rent a 20-year-old car and drive it around. What if I get pushed into the city and get pushed back?”
“Damn it! Who doesn’t know that? Oh, I found it!”
Andy, who had finally found his phone, tilted his head while looking at the screen.
“Who is it? I don’t recognize the number? Is this a call urging me to pay back money?”
When Andy tried to hang up, Catherine said.
“Just take it. Isn’t Google going to give you money anyway?”
“Boy, I’m too busy looking at the documents!”
Andy, frowning, answered the phone.
great man
“500,000 dollars?”
Andy Rubin looked at Larry Page with an earthy expression.
Larry looked very regretful and just shook his head without saying anything.
Larry was a co-founder of Google, but he was not an executive.
So it was impossible to renege on the decisions made by management.
Larry wanted to put the Google search engine and Google Maps on his phone, and was looking at the Sidekick developed by the company.
That’s why they were friendly to Andy Rubin, who left his job at Microsoft and started his own business.
However, because the operating system that Andy Rubin is developing is unfinished and does not yet have a prototype, and because it is a Java-based program, there may be a problem with technology patent royalties in the future, and because there is a possibility that Andy Rubin may break the management’s operating policy and become rebellious, it is very dangerous. It was evaluated negatively.
“From my personal perspective, I think Android is worth more than $5 million right now.”
The $5 million figure did not appear at all to his deeply offended ears.
“Ah… no matter what… you’re still thinking of acquiring it for $500,000!”
Andy got angry in a very unpleasant voice.
“That’s not the right price! You requested a meeting so urgently that the management’s position just wasn’t resolved.”
Larry continued speaking with a sad expression.
“How about we meet again next year? By then, the software you are making will have clearly taken shape and I think you will be able to sufficiently persuade the executives. I guarantee that it will be worth more than 10 million dollars. By then, I will “Let’s actively try to persuade management.”
Andy gathered all the documents on the table with mixed feelings.
Larry looked at his expression and spoke in a sad voice.
“individual···.”
“Larry, let’s talk next year. I don’t think Google is ready yet.”
Andy barely listened to anything anymore and hurriedly packed up his documents and left.
Larry sighed.
Larry knows very well what kind of situation Android is currently in.
I tried to bring up the topic of investment personally, but Andy’s face was red as if he was feverish, so his words didn’t seem to have any room for his ears.
Catherine, who was waiting for the negotiation to end at the cafe, saw Andy with his red face and pursed lips. She sighed deeply and lowered her face.
‘Negotiations broke down.’
Catherine took out her laptop and connected it to Wi-Fi, and Andy plopped down across from her and placed a stack of papers on the floor.
Andy asked as Catherine, who was anxiously asking how the negotiations went, was quietly searching the Internet.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m looking for contact information for real estate agents.”
“why?”
“Shouldn’t you move to a place with cheaper rent? It would be better if you could at least get a warehouse for free.”
“…is it obvious like that?”
“You were a developer, not a manager, right? From the beginning! Just by looking at your face, I could figure out how things were going.”
Andy provided all the funds needed to establish and operate Android, and he also held most of Android’s shares, so he naturally became a manager, but in fact, his qualifications as a manager were poor.
“shit!”
“What does Larry say?”
“They said they would buy it for $500,000.”
Catherine let out a ‘pooh’ sound at the ridiculous amount.
But she seemed to have other thoughts and asked Andy.
“So you were so angry that you just ran out? I think Larry would have said something else, right?”
“They said they’d see each other again next year.”
“I’m disappointed. I thought Larry would make a personal investment.”
“I won’t take it even if I give it to you!”
“Andy! Are we in a position where we have to worry about our pride or something? Did you even refuse to talk about personal investment?”
“I don’t know. Anyway, right now I just want to get out of this country.”
“Andy…”
“It was a good scratch on my pride.”
Andy gulped down the water on the table, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and placed it on the table.
“Just because Google doesn’t give you money doesn’t mean all opportunities are lost.”
“Could it be the phone call you received earlier?”
But Catherine soon showed a sad expression.
Because I saw a tear fall from Andy’s eye.
“Oh! Andy…”
He was nicknamed Little Steve Jobs by his colleagues.
He was similar to Steve Jobs in terms of his bald head, his height, and his appearance, and his way of working was also similar to his, perhaps because his first company was at Apple.
He was aggressive and passionate, and had the type of stubbornness that would bully people until they got to work.
He was a person who had great pride in himself.
After asking around, he gathered colleagues, invested his entire fortune of $1.2 million into Android, and developed it day and night for two years.
If he had heard an offer of $500,000, his pride would have been hurt enough.
“It’s okay. It’s okay now.”
Andy wiped his tears with his sleeve and looked at his phone with bloodshot eyes.
“Working in a warehouse may further reduce the motivation of already exhausted colleagues. I can’t let that happen.”
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