A buffet-style cafeteria operated in the basement of the building.
This is where Youngjun Choi signed a contract for the sake of company welfare.
It was a restaurant where employees of Hanyoung General Trading could eat as much as they wanted for free for breakfast and lunch, and it was a large space that could accommodate up to 2,000 people at a time.
If you are not an employee, you have to pay 5,000 won, but even so, it was a quality that is hard to find around here.
That’s why it’s always crowded during meal times.
Lee Gyeong-jeon looked at Song Jin-young’s plate, which looked almost like a mountain, and shook his head.
If you put it in a bowl of rice, there would be enough for three bowls, and the side dishes were placed so that it overflowed.
The funny thing was that I really ate all that food.
Even though he ate a lot, he seemed to have the constitution to not gain weight, to the point where you would think he was skinny.
“Hey. “It’s a mountain, a mountain.”
As Lee Gyeong-jeon sarcastically laughed, Song Jin-young looked at Lee Gyeong-jeon’s plate and laughed.
“It looks like the silhouette doesn’t work. I see you eating like that. “I work so hard that even though I eat like this, I’m still hungry.”
Anyway, there was no way to lose even a word.
I wanted to shout right away, “I’m an assistant manager and you’re an employee!”, but…
“Hey, why are you fighting again during a happy lunch hour? “You two, please calm down.”
Park Dong-gyu stopped the two, and Lee Gyeong-jeon put in his protruding mouth.
“Looking at the guillotine tray reminds me of something.”
Park Dong-gyu opened his mouth.
Robert, who was eating together, asked.
“What is it?”
“It’s a personal broadcasting site that launched two months ago. Have you heard of Africa?”
“Africa?”
Everyone shook their heads.
“It’s very hot these days. At first, mainly bizarre videos were uploaded, but now a lot of quite interesting videos are being uploaded. In particular, mukbangs are the most popular.”
“Mukbang?”
“yes. “It’s an eating show.”
Song Jinyoung burst into laughter.
“You can just eat it, why watch a show about eating? “I guess there’s really nothing to do.”
“Iknow, right. But, it’s quite fun to watch. Can a person eat that much? Otherwise, how do you eat something like that? “If you think about it, time flies by, right?”
“hmm···. is it so?”
“But, they say the income is quite good from that. “I eat food and make money.”
Park Dong-gyu said these words casually, but Song Jin-young’s interest grew.
“is it so? “You make money while eating?”
“yes. That’s what came to mind when I saw the guillotine tray.”
Lee Gyeong-jeon answered bluntly.
“That won’t last long. Not long ago, private p*rn broadcasting stations like Banana TV were popular, but they all failed. “Even if it works in Korea, there is no way it will work overseas where the internet communication speed is at the modem level.”
“Why are you so negative about everything?”
When Song Jin-young said something, Lee Gyeong-jeon responded.
“When I was at the Hyundai Economic Research Institute, I analyzed the relevant business group. “At least I know more accurately than anyone else here.”
“ha! So you’re saying you watched a pornographic broadcast? “That’s gross!”
At those words, Lee Gyeong-jeon’s face turned red.
“No, that’s not it…!”
Song Jin-young looked at Lee Gyeong-jeon with an indifferent expression and said.
“Bad quality.”
**
“Hey, Larry!”
But Larry didn’t answer.
This is because I have thick headphones wrapped around my ears.
It seems like he has a lot of work to do, but Sergey Brin’s expression wrinkled as he watched Larry leisurely sitting in front of the computer and appreciating something.
‘I’m going crazy with this busy situation.’
Sergei carefully moved behind Larry, who was still engrossed in the screen.
It looked like they were doing some kind of broadcast with a pretty woman wearing sexy clothes, but the text on the screen looked like something I’d seen in Chinatown.
“Is this idiot watching pornographic broadcasts during work hours?”
Sergey tapped Larry on the shoulder, and then Larry turned his head, found Sergey behind him, and took off his headphones.
“Are you here? “If you come, you say you came, right?”
“I called you several times, but you didn’t answer, right? “How many times do you have so much to do that you fall asleep watching p*rn like that?”
“Does this look like a pornographic broadcast?”
“then?”
“You are good at management, but you lack insight. This is Korean YouTube. “It’s Africa.”
“korea?”
“okay. Like YouTube, it uses Flash to play videos in real time, but the compression technology is no joke. “It doesn’t stop.”
As Larry spoke with a serious face, Sergei also folded his arms and focused on what Larry said.
“So, the African broadcasting system has better technology than YouTube?”
“It’s not just that. Advertisements are inserted in the middle of the video, and the independent revenue generation model is also refreshing. “I think it’s called a star balloon.”
Larry said, looking at Sergei.
“The things we discussed have already been concentrated.”
“··· No way.”
“I’ve said this often. “There’s a cool Asian guy I’d like to be a business partner with.”
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“ah! “Did you say Charles?”
“It’s a company where that friend is the majority shareholder.”
“hmm···.”
Larry touched his chin with a serious expression.
“I think they should stop trying to take over YouTube now.”
Sergei shook his head as if wondering what that meant.
“The discussion is almost over? why?”
“I don’t want to get screwed again.”
“what?”
Larry thought about Cheolsu Kim for a moment.
“If my sense is correct, Africa will definitely try to enter the American market as well. It’s a business model that’s already been completed. “YouTube has no choice but to lose out in the competition.”
“then?”
“We need to take over Africa.”
I think I need some help.
Kim Yun-sam, wearing a hoodie, saw a mailbox full of mail.
He was on the run due to a debt of close to 2.4 billion won.
After getting divorced a few years ago, the children left with their mother.
“after···.”
All the mail was debt notices.
I started I Love School after seeing my fellow doctoral students create a site called Cyworld.
Because it was a time of high growth, many people moved to cities, and I thought that people who were busy making a living would have a desire to find friends from their childhood.
Since personal connections and blood ties are especially important in Korea, I thought there would be a desire for personal connections.
The initial investment was 1.5 million won.
The site gained sensational popularity as soon as it was created.
The number of subscribers exceeded 1 million in just one month, and an investment of 1 billion won was received.
A year later, the number of subscribers reached 5 million, and a 50 billion won acquisition offer was received from Yahoo.
‘If only I had accepted the acquisition offer at that time…’
However, the CEO of the investment company that was the majority shareholder at the time persuaded me, saying, ‘I Love School’s growth is good, so let’s wait for now.’
Kim Yun-sam, who believed in him, rejected Yahoo’s offer without much hesitation.
Because I started the business without thinking about a business model that would generate profits, I was relying on the investment company representative for everything.
It was the second year since I started my business that I realized that it had ruined me.
I tried to hand over my stake for 2 billion won, but everything went wrong when the investment company’s CEO flew overseas.
The National Tax Service slapped me with nearly KRW 1 billion in taxes for stock transactions I did not receive.
Since I didn’t have money to pay taxes, I had to pay additional taxes and interest rates for not reporting, and before I knew it, the amount had risen to 2.4 billion won.
It was a crime of meeting the wrong investor.
Afterwards, I tried several things, including online apartment management sites, but they all failed.
As the investment company’s CEO disappeared, I Love School was sold to the wrong place.
The lawyer just kept saying despairingly that it would be difficult to get the money he was supposed to receive even if he went to trial.
– Creak.
The door opened with a creepy sound, and Kim Yun-sam quickly put the mail in his arms, burying his face deep in the hood.
And as he tried to quietly leave the apartment, a man in a suit blocked him.
“Mr. Kim Yun-sam?”
Kim Yun-sam lowered his head to avoid the man’s gaze and spoke quietly.
“You’ve got the wrong person.”
Kim Yun-sam tried to escape, but was unable to do so as he was held by the man’s strong arms.
“I am not here to collect debt. “Can you give me a moment?”
However, Kim Yun-sam did not believe it, and as he struggled, the mail in his arms fell out.
After a while, the man’s voice was heard again.
“That’s right, Mr. Kim Yun-sam.”
Kim Yun-sam looked at the reminder notices that had fallen on the ground and looked desperate.
“Well… I don’t have any money right now.”
“As I said before, I am not here to collect debt.”
Hearing the calm voice, Kim Yun-sam sighed deeply and slowly raised his head.
The old bag the man was carrying caught my eye.
“who are you?”
He was a young man, and his calm and gentle face made my heart beat like crazy.
Kim Cheol-soo sighed happily after confirming that the founder of I Love School, who had become a ruined person, had no intention of running away.
Then I took out a business card from my business card wallet and handed it to him.
“This is Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-soo from Hanyoung Corporation.”
Kim Yun-sam tilted his head after receiving the business card.
‘Hanyoung…? He looks like he’s only in his late 20s. A deputy manager at a large company? ‘Is he a fraud?’
It was a reasonable suspicion for Kim Yun-sam, who had been chased by debt collectors after his divorce and had no time to pay attention to what was going on in the world.
But what more fraud can you do to yourself when you are broke?
“Ah, yes…”
“Can you give me a moment?”
“I’m a little busy right now…”
“There is something I would like to tell you about I Love School. “You’re the founder, right?”
‘It’s been a long time since it became a site for disposal, so what on earth are you talking about?’
In the end, Kim Yun-sam lifted his head weakly.
**
From 1999 to 2001.
Korea was an Internet powerhouse with the world’s fastest Internet lines, and numerous IT companies emerged from that infrastructure.
New businesses that had never been seen anywhere else in the world were started, but most of them ended up failing.
The reason was simple.
This is because the founders were IT engineers.
Because I was ignorant of things other than development, such as marketing and sales.
Kim Yun-sam, who had settled down in a quiet cafe, gorged on the coffee and sandwich Kim Cheol-soo had bought him, then cleared his throat as if embarrassed.
And I accessed I Love School after a year using Kim Cheol-soo’s laptop.
“··· It’s miserable.”
Those were the first words he uttered when he saw the site.
The brilliant image that had been plastered with notices about looking for alumni had disappeared, and there were only advertisements for adult products.
There were only about 100 posts a day, and it was unclear where all the members, who once reached 5 million, had gone.
The acquired company may not have managed it at all, so the site was in its original form at the time of development.
My eyes became red as I was reminded of my own life story of falling to the lowest point while under the spotlight of the media.
“··· Like me.”
Kim Cheol-soo waited for a while for Kim Yun-sam to calm down.
Kim Yun-sam wiped his eyes with a tissue and then opened his mouth.
“But what do you want to say to me…?”
“Can you work in IT again?”
Kim Yun-sam opened his eyes and looked at Kim Cheol-soo.
“You mean IT work?”
“We are trying to rebuild I Love School.”
“··· haha!”
Kim Yun-sam burst out laughing with an awkward expression.
“The site is already broken. Once people leave, they don’t come back. There are better SNS channels everywhere… “You will fail.”
“That could be true. But I need engineers, not people who make management decisions.”
“yes?”
“You studied at KAIST, right?”
“Yes, but…”
Until now, it was a society where academic connections and personal connections operated.
“Is there anyone who can help you if you start over?”
As soon as I created the site, I made a lot of money.
I went to the salon with my co-workers about three times a week and adorned myself with foreign cars and all kinds of luxury goods.
And I also spent that much money on people around me.
Even when the people I worked with left because the company was in bad shape, I took great care of them so that they would not be offended.
Thankfully, those people did not ignore Kim Yun-sam.
Thanks to the money they secretly gave me, I was able to survive even though I was penniless and being chased by debt collectors.
“I’m not sure. But… is it really Korea-English Corporation?”
“If you search for Kim Cheol-soo of Hanyoung General Trading Company, you will get an idea of what kind of person I am.”
Kim Yun-sam opened the search site with a shocked expression, and after a while, he looked at the screen and Kim Cheol-soo alternately with an absurd expression.
“this···.”
“I think my identity is now clear.”
A site with features beyond Facebook.
It was Kim Yun-sam who created it six years ago.
If I had met the right investor, I wouldn’t know that I Love School would be dominating social media in the world, not Facebook.
The company that acquired 70% of I Love School’s shares had no interest in running the site and was preoccupied with running an education business under its name.
The name ‘I Love School’ itself was still unknown to many people.
In other words, even if this site was reacquired, it would only be a shell.
“I’m getting older and I’ve been resting a lot, so it won’t be of much use to me.”
“I understand that you were developing the program until last year.”
“… They were simple programs.”
Kim Cheol-soo’s expression turned cold at Kim Yun-sam’s answer.
Without will, no matter how much ability you have, it is meaningless.
“Are you not interested in working?”
“Oh, no! that!”
When Kim Cheol-soo made a straight face, Kim Yun-sam actually became saddened.
When I thought about it, it seemed like I just kept saying negative things without even knowing the topic.
The other person was the son-in-law of the chairman of Hanyoung Group.
They say that kind of person pushes things forward, and this was definitely an opportunity.
Kim Yun-sam shook his head left and right and slapped his cheek with his hand.
-Clap! Clap!
“sorry. “I guess it’s because I’ve been living like this for a long time.”
Kim Cheol-soo took a sip of coffee, looked at Kim Yun-sam, whose cheek was red, and opened his mouth.
“After researching, I found that once a site has collapsed, it rarely gets back up again.”
“yes. “It will happen.”
“But what if we switch platforms?”
“What is that…?”
Cheolsu Kim smiled and pointed to his cell phone.
“Not a PC, but a cell phone? “That is impossible.”
“What if your cell phone becomes a computer?”
“yes?”
Kim Yun-sam made an absurd expression on his face as he heard a story that could only be seen in a science fiction movie.
“Such technology is not yet available…”
“Let’s search for Android.”
An OS that runs in a mobile environment.
‘When was this made? ‘I don’t even have a device?’
Kim Yun-sam, who took a doctoral program at KAIST in his early to mid-20s.
The talent that was called a genius when I was young has not gone anywhere.
Form is temporary, but class is eternal.
Kim Cheol-soo waited quietly for a long time while watching Kim Yun-sam, who was quickly absorbed and scrolling without making a sound.
As he said, I didn’t know that it would be easier to create a new site than to revive a broken site.
However, it is much easier for developers who have already created such sites to convert them to a mobile environment.
Google understood the potential of smartphones, and Kim Cheol-soo needed something that would appeal to them.
In Kim Cheol-soo’s opinion, Kim Yun-sam was the perfect candidate.
The best technician you can get cheaply.
It’s truly the ultimate in cost-effectiveness.
“okay. However, no matter how hard you look, there is no cell phone equipped with a computer in the world.”
“you’re right.”
“yes?”
“What if it comes out soon?”
“···.”
Kim Yun-sam could not believe what Kim Cheol-soo said, but considering his confident expression and his background, there was no reason not to believe it.
“then···.”
“We are planning to acquire I Love School and convert it into a mobile SNS.”
“ah···.”
“Is that possible?”
Kim Cheol-soo asked, and Kim Yun-sam stared at the laptop screen for a long time without answering.
Android.
It was stated that all sources necessary for the development environment would be opened.
Because it was a software developed based on Linux, it was consistent with his major.
It may take some time to get used to it again, but…
“…I don’t think it would be impossible.”
“Can you show visible results within 3 months?”
This was another story.
Kim Yun-sam thought for a while, and Kim Cheol-soo waited again.
I thought of the alumni and friends who started I Love School together.
After everyone left I Love School, they were moving around the IT industry without receiving proper treatment.
I could bring them all, but first I needed money.
“If I have support, I’ll give it a try.”
Kim Cheol-soo grinned as he watched Kim Yun-sam becoming more and more active in expressing his opinions.
“great.”
Kim Cheol-soo extended his hand, and Kim Yun-sam politely shook his hand with both hands.
“Please leave your contact information and we will contact you again soon.”
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