One day before departure to the United States.
Choi Young-jun went to the United States this time and called Kim Cheol-soo, who would be in charge of the contract, to his office.
The planning team, finance team, and legal team handed over an envelope containing a contract that they worked hard to create in a short period of time.
“I hope the basic direction goes like this.”
Kim Cheol-soo glanced at the contract inside and shook his head.
“It contains everything we discussed.”
“This is possible because the Chairman has entrusted me with full authority. And now, with that contract in hand, it is up to Assistant Manager Kim to meet with Android and determine how good of a contract he can make.”
Choi Young-jun wanted to meet them in person and sign a contract, but he knew that he did not have the ability to do so yet.
Rather, he feared that it would interfere with the working-level staff, so he gave full authority to Kim Cheol-soo.
After several meetings, it was confirmed that Kim Cheol-soo had great passion for this project, so I did not feel any pressure about handing over full authority.
“We will guide the contract in a direction that is as beneficial to the group as possible.”
“I will only trust Assistant Manager Kim.”
“Yes, Managing Director.”
Kim Cheol-soo put the contract back in the envelope, and the two briefly drank the tea the secretary brought.
“Do you have anything to tell me?”
Choi Young-jun asked, and Kim Cheol-soo only widened his eyes.
“which?”
“You met your father?”
“ah!”
“I’ve been waiting to see when we could talk.”
“I didn’t know until then. I didn’t know she was the chairman’s daughter… Last time, the managing director only said that she was close to her father, so I believed it for a long time, but you deceived me.”
Instead, when Kim Cheol-soo playfully questioned him, Choi Young-jun burst into laughter.
“It was because of people like moths who rushed at me just because they saw my brother’s background. Luckily, Assistant Manager Kim wasn’t like that.”
After taking a sip of tea, Youngjun Choi asked vaguely.
“Isn’t it burdensome?”
Kim Cheol-soo answered with a firm voice.
“Not at all! Not really, Manager.”
“Really? Maybe it’s because you’re young, but you have a lot of spirit! I’m part of the chaebol family, so I sometimes see cases like Assistant Manager Kim. It’s like love between a chaebol and an ordinary person. Most of the time, it doesn’t end well. Isn’t it scary? Joining a new world? ”
“Don’t be scared just because you don’t have experience.”
“Hahaha! That’s a really good attitude. I’m also enjoying unexpected happiness by marrying a very ordinary wife. But I’m not sure if Hye-na will be a good wife. She’s such a slut.”
Cheolsu Kim scratched his head.
“I haven’t received approval for marriage yet. Aren’t dating and marriage obviously two different things?”
“That’s right. I will support you. I think Assistant Manager Kim is a good match for Hye-na.”
“Ah! Thank you, Managing Director!”
Youngjun Choi drank a cup of tea while looking at Cheolsoo Kim who nodded.
“Instead, Assistant Manager Kim should also support me.”
“I’m already in the executive director’s line. Isn’t that obvious? Only if the executive director does well will it be good for me too.”
“I want to be the president of this group.”
Choi Young-jun wanted to bluntly tell Kim Cheol-soo, “Don’t be greedy for the chairman position!”, but that situation was also funny.
However, the last thing he wanted was to be involved in the search for a successor.
Kim Cheol-soo could only tilt his head inwardly as he looked completely different from his usual Choi Young-jun.
“Of course. I will help you with all my heart.”
“Even if circumstances change?”
Kim Cheol-soo was puzzled by the word “situation.”
However, his goal was to become the president of Hanyoung Corporation.
If Choi Young-jun, who is riding the line, becomes chairman, that dream will come true faster.
No matter the situation, it was natural to help him wholeheartedly.
“How can the situation change? One of the Chairman’s four children will inherit the group. Among them, the Managing Director is the only one who gave me his heart.”
Seeing Kim Cheol-soo answering with an innocent expression, Choi Young-jun felt relief on his face.
‘Maybe I’m thinking wrong. There is no way that Assistant Manager Kim is one of the successors. It was just my worry for no reason.’
“Okay. Let’s fly far away together.”
**
USA.
A suburb of San Francisco.
Catherine was picking up Kim Cheol-soo at the airport and picking him up at her company.
But his face looked so familiar that I remembered it the whole time I was driving.
“I remembered. You!”
Big, round eyes with neat hair down to the eyebrows.
Catherine shouted as if she suddenly realized something.
Kim Cheol-soo recognized Catherine as soon as she saw her hugging him on stage, but he looked at her sullenly with an expression of complete ignorance.
Catherine, who was holding the steering wheel with both hands, reached out one hand and suddenly lifted up Kim Cheol-soo’s front hair.
And then he nodded his head loudly.
“Cafe! That’s right!”
Kim Cheol-su smoothed his bangs again and looked at her.
“Isn’t this a scam?”
Only then did Kim Cheol-soo understand Catherine’s actions and smile.
“Is there a law that says you can’t sing while working?”
“That’s not true! If you have talent like that, what do you do for a living? Sing.”
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“That’s my heart.”
“Of course.”
“I checked the documents and business cards earlier, so why do you keep being so suspicious? It’s a little unpleasant.”
When Kim Cheol-soo frowned, Catherine was surprised and apologized.
“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry.”
“But isn’t this car broken down?”
Kim Cheol-soo asked as he heard a huge noise that felt like he was riding a cart.
“It’s a durable car that can last for another 10 years.”
Catherine answered confidently, as if asking what that meant.
No matter how difficult the situation was for companies, there was a reason to choose a nice car, a nice suit, and the best location when welcoming a buyer.
This was to avoid showing the financial weakness of this side.
This was because if you showed even the slightest disadvantage, you would often suffer losses when signing a contract.
Just by looking at the company welcoming investors with a car that wouldn’t be out of place in the middle of the road, you could immediately see how bad Android’s financial situation was.
‘Do you have an easy-going personality, or do you not even have the luxury of treating yourself well?’
“Does Android have professional managers?”
“No, there is none. We are all development colleagues.”
Kim Cheol-soo turned his head to see Catherine concentrating on driving at the answer that was so honest.
“Could it possibly have a negative impact on the contract if we show so blatantly that we are in financial difficulty?”
Catherine looked at Kim Cheol-soo with an expression of surprise at those words.
“Surprising?”
“what?”
“Usually you just think about things like that and don’t express them, right? You pretended not to know and pressured me when I signed the contract, but you’re surprisingly a soft-hearted person. Or is it because you’re upset that you were treated poorly when you were planning to sign a contract because any conditions are okay? Why did I say the latter? Does it look like it?”
Kim Cheol-soo, who was stabbed in reverse, smiled strangely.
‘This woman is not ordinary. ‘If all eight of her people are on the development team, it’s safe to say that this woman is practically running the business.’
“It’s because I’m naturally the type of person to speak out loud.”
“Well, you’re also a person with a strange side.”
Catherine, smiling, suddenly asked.
“No, really you! Why don’t you try becoming a singer in America? Do you think I’ll make better money if I get rid of this damned android and become your manager?”
It was Catherine looking at herself with a very desperate expression.
“I’m serious?”
“no.”
Catherine smiled brightly and answered.
“We risk our lives on the androids. Even if it means starving to death, we won’t give up.”
Kim Cheol-soo burst into laughter as if something suddenly occurred to him.
“It’s a novel way of selling. It was really fun. I was extremely focused without even realizing it.”
Catherine looked at Kim Cheol-soo, who had a confident expression on his face with disbelief in his eyes.
“I didn’t know you could express the spirit of hunger that way.”
A deflated sound came from Catherine’s mouth.
“……Did you notice?”
“I’m pretty fast.”
Catherine sighed inwardly.
In the meantime, I was looking for investors, but Hanyoung Corporation was the first company to come to invest.
I was in a situation where I had to sign a contract unconditionally because I had absolutely no financial resources, and I had no time to show off.
Catherine thought for a long time about how to make a good impression on investors in this situation.
Catherine, who didn’t know much about Korea, caught something in the movie.
If you look at Korean movies, you will notice that they especially emphasize the “hungry spirit.”
I am moved by the fact that someone with no ability can achieve something with just a little effort.
So, I tried to make him likeable by emphasizing his hungry spirit, but Kim Cheol-soo read his thoughts in an instant.
‘This guy, it won’t be easy.’
No! No! No!
“Are you going to move at least?”
When Kim Cheol-soo pointed to the computers packed in the truck, Catherine shook her head.
“Cost Reduction.”
“Cost Reduction?”
“You need new equipment. I used a computer I purchased at a nearby large store for a full 24 hours, but returned it just before the return period expired and received a refund. “By repeating that process, we are reducing costs.”
“……It’s fierce.”
“Just trying reasonably hard.”
“So you’re going to return that and get a new computer?”
“huh. I came up with this idea because I wanted to develop software, but I had no money. “If only I could receive proper investment, I would be able to focus on my work without worrying about such things.”
I had to drive for nearly 3 hours from the airport to arrive at the office in a quiet suburb.
As I entered the office, I was able to see a very rare sight.
People sleeping on cots and people working were gathered in the same space.
Contrary to the messy office atmosphere, everyone working was engrossed in their work.
Even after Kim Cheol-soo came in, the ‘crackling’ sound of the keyboard did not stop.
“oh my god! Andy···.”
Catherine angrily approached the corner, and someone suddenly stood up in the space she thought was a place for miscellaneous items.
It was Andy Rubin, whom I had only seen in pictures.
His thin hair was pressed down on one side and pulled into a pigtail on the other side.
Coffee and ketchup that had been spilled on his shirt had turned yellow and hardened. Andy took a quick look at his condition and looked very sorry.
Catherine wore a solid-colored shirt and black jeans, which looked like angel wings.
“this! Sorry. I look really messed up. “I asked my colleagues to wake me up an hour early, but it looks like everyone was busy with their own work.”
Kim Cheol-soo, who smiled bitterly, thinking that if he had not known what influence this person’s work would have in the future, he would have turned around and left immediately, held out his hand.
“are you okay. Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo, who came from Hanyoung Trading Company for this investment. You can call me Charles. “I’m rather familiar with this because I often see this kind of scene when I go to IT startup companies in Korea.”
“oh! “Do you know anything about this floor?”
“no. “I only looked into it on the Internet.”
Andy burst into laughter at Kim Cheol-soo’s answer and shook his hand.
“What a fun friend! This is Andy Rubin, who runs this company. “There is a break room over there for the employees.”
Catherine went first and cleaned up the items on the table, and Andy brought his laptop.
People who do not feel the need to dress up to greet investors.
Kim Cheol-soo thought that perhaps this was their culture.
He even felt like he was in a world far away, wearing a stylish and neat suit.
After exchanging business cards, Andy spoke first.
“I sent them the business briefing materials, but I don’t know if they would have been satisfied.”
“It was a very useful resource. But it’s a little hot, isn’t it?”
“I turned off the air conditioner to save on electricity bills.”
“for a moment.”
Kim Cheol-soo took off the suit jacket he had been wearing along with his answer, and immediately took off his tie as well.
I unbuttoned my shirt and rolled up my sleeves.
“Hwiyu! “I feel like I’m finally living a life.”
“I don’t think you like suits?”
“If I had known it would be this hot, I would have worn cool training clothes.”
“Haha, then I would have talked about investments comfortably and informally like this.”
‘Is this formality?’
Kim Cheol-soo nodded while swallowing his bursting laughter.
“You shouldn’t have told me first. Well, first we should introduce our company, right? “Because you probably don’t know?”
Andy and Catherine nodded.
Kim Cheol-soo also placed the laptop he had brought on the table and began explaining about Korea-English Corporation.
“Last year, sales were $3.1 billion, operating profit was $32 million, current assets were $350 million, and non-current assets were $580 million…”
After his explanation was over, Catherine looked at Kim Cheol-soo with quite surprise.
“Is this a bigger company than you thought?”
“Compared to its name, it is quite large and sturdy.”
“Do you think you have a good relationship with the financial world, seeing as you are making much more money than you have in assets?”
“I have a pretty good relationship with the banks.”
Andy remained quiet as Catherine continued to ask questions.
Catherine’s head nodded slightly as she watched Kim Cheol-soo answer the questions without hesitation.
Andy, who was 100% dependent on Catherine and delegated full authority to her in terms of finances, opened his mouth when she gave him permission.
“We don’t want to sell the company. “I want to receive it through equity investment.”
Kim Cheol-soo just nodded and didn’t say anything else.
If there is something you want to say, you are told to say more.
Andy tilted his head for a moment.
The man in front of him seemed to view himself favorably.
According to Catherine’s advice, I heard that it was okay to go out strong, but it was because Kim Cheol-soo’s reaction was very bland.
“And even if we receive equity investment, we don’t want to infringe on company operations or product development.”
Kim Cheol-soo just nodded again.
Unlike the exchange of words just now, Andy took a passive stance and tilted his head as if slightly embarrassed.
“for now.”
Only then did Kim Cheol-soo say something.
“I need to get some rest. I’m very tired, probably because I was on a plane for over 19 hours and in a car for over 3 hours. “Is it okay if I see you again tomorrow?”
Andy’s eyes trembled.
‘Are you getting rejected again?’
Before he could say anything, Catherine next to him nodded.
“okay. It would be better to rest for now and discuss again tomorrow. “Andy didn’t seem to be able to think properly because he stayed up all night working on important work yesterday.”
“Then what time shall we meet tomorrow?”
“5 o’clock would be nice. “Before dinner.”
“Okay, Charles. “Then let’s meet again tomorrow and talk.”
“of course.”
When Kim Cheol-soo went outside, Catherine started yelling.
“I told you to get ready!”
“You know? “The compilation was completed yesterday?”
“I never thought that attracting investment was more important than compiling! “Why are you handling something like that when you should have negotiated neatly today and done it in the evening?”
“that is…”
It wasn’t easy.
After Andy played billiards once as a child, all he could think about was the ball rolling around all day, so he had trouble sleeping and suffered nosebleeds.
When I started studying IT in college, all kinds of coding-related knowledge was floating around in my head, so I was treated like a nerd and couldn’t enjoy a proper campus life.
Once he became obsessed with something, he would forget everything important.
What was immediately on my mind was more important than love or family.
“Sorry. I made a mistake.”
“You should make a mistake or two! “You can take an android like this!”
Catherine, who was well aware of this habit, raised her voice even louder.
“Maybe tomorrow could be our last chance. Don’t make the same mistake. Get out of work right now! “Go home and sleep or go to work tomorrow afternoon!”
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