While I was in the US with the Detroit case, the WHTS Company’s morning meeting changed to a video call.
The meeting time was also adjusted from early morning to evening.
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– As the US presidential election approaches, political sensitivity is also increasing. Especially on social media, supporters on both sides fight each other every time. Ugh. I’m dying to manage this.
– I agree. There is something very relatable to the saying that a shrimp’s back explodes in a whale fight.
Maybe it was just before work, so the meeting was progressing at a faster tempo than usual.
-Oh. Not too long ago, Hillary Camp publicly attacked our company. what did he say… …
– I said it was a suspicious company. It was also called Paper Company.
-that’s right. paper company. I was dumbfounded when I heard it. No matter how urgent the election is, where is the point of turning a normal company into a paper company?
-I’m sorry, but it’s better to stay still during the presidential election. If you make a mistake and get stigmatized, you will be in trouble.
– Still, I have to explain. What will happen to our company image if it continues like this?
The presidential election period must be endured. no. Still, some clarification is required. There is no such thing as an explanation. We must actively respond to the harm.
Opinions are divided even among managers.
The virtual currency development team, for which the reliability of the company is important, was on the side of actively responding, and the SNS management team and electric car support team, where the US market was important, were on the side of sacrificing themselves.
Since each team has a different opinion, the final decision is left up to me.
-What do you think, CEO?
Lee So-young, the leader of the hardliners, asks. She was signaling me with her eyes. Come on, take your side.
I skillfully let go of her eyes and opened my mouth.
“In terms of practicality, it is better to remain quiet until the presidential election is over. There is nothing good about being close to political issues.”
Moderate team leaders nodded. Conversely, Lee So-young and the team leaders of hardliners had their snouts protruding like trumpets.
“But if you don’t respond, I think that’s also a handshake. So I… … .”
Just as I was about to give an answer, the call alarm flickers.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
It was a tone requesting a connection from a personal channel, not a group channel.
The caller was Nella, the head of the security team.
I apologize to the team leaders on the conference channel and answer her call.
– Sorry for contacting you during the meeting.
“Looks like you’re in a hurry.”
She nodded and displayed a graph made of images next to the video.
-The graph is the number of external attack attempts identified by the security team. Until last month, there were about 160 attempts per day on average.
As Nella manipulates the screen, the length of the graph is extended.
-This month, the number of attacks has almost tripled.
“Did Acorn Coin become a target for hackers because it became famous?”
-no. If the previous attack was to steal the acorn coin itself, this attack is an approach aimed at our internal information.
You didn’t come into the bank and go after the safe, you went after the bank’s inside information?
It was by no means an ordinary hacking attempt.
-It was suspicious, so I looked behind the hackers.
“Who was the culprit?”
– No trace could be found. He didn’t leave even the slightest clue.
Nella is a top tier talent in hacking and security. If she couldn’t find any traces of her, it means that the other person wasn’t normal either.
“I don’t think he is a regular hacker.”
-The suspicious party could be the FBI or the CIA’s Digital Technology Innovation Agency, or China’s National Inspection and Computing Bureau.
If it was aimed at inside information, it would not be China under the circumstances, but it is highly likely that it was an American intelligence agency.
If the inside information is stolen and reveals virtual currency embezzlement, corruption, and security vulnerabilities, it can be used for elections as it is.
‘Did the Hillary camp plan to kill us?’
If the opponent is determined and tries to stab you with a knife, but if you stay still, then other things will see you as a protector and attack you.
“This case needs to be dealt with clearly.”
-If you intend to publicize an intelligence agency’s hacking attempt, we will prepare data in advance.
“no. In this case, it is better to use an indirect method rather than directly attacking with a knife.”
Sometimes a knife stabbing in an indirect way goes deeper and more fatal than a direct stab.
* * *
-A number of companies expressed their intention to participate in the Detroit Revitalization Project. There are domestic automobile companies here, as well as many overseas companies that were trying to build factories in China.
– We have been fooled by the sweet bullsh*t of free trade. It means that only China’s stomach was full. I, when Trump becomes president, will never sit idly by on unfair trade.
In the midst of Trump’s speech, the TV suddenly turns off.
It was Hillary, the owner of the election camp, who turned off the TV. She gestures with a frown on her face.
“Looking at that old clown makes me sick. In the future, when Trump is on TV, change the channel. Do you understand?”
She tantrums the camp staff and knocks on the desk.
Then, all of the sitting staff straightened their backs and prepared to listen.
“Are the results of the approval rating survey yet?”
“In the regular approval rating survey, the candidate is still more than 5% ahead. However, the results of this emergency approval rating survey… … .”
“How did you get out?”
The employee took a deep breath and squeezed his voice.
“It came out that the candidate was 2% behind.”
“I heard that I was 5% higher in the regular survey? But a 7% difference in 5 days? Do you want me to believe this?”
“Oh no, that… … .”
“Something must have gone wrong. Call the agency and check it out. Everyone move fast. hurry.”
She went out to brush up on the hapless employees. Then, it was only after hearing the official answer of ‘no abnormality’ from the polling agency that the results were recognized.
“So you’re saying I’m losing my approval rating to the old clown?”
“To be precise, I was pushed back only once during the investigation period. It could be different again next week’s investigation… … .”
“The election is only two weeks away! If it doesn’t change next time! What will you do then? Are you going to take responsibility?”
With one shot of her roar, the atmosphere in the office becomes calm as if cold water has been poured on it.
As this usually happened often, the camp staff kept their mouths shut and waited for her anger to subside.
“Give me the results of your analysis. What has shaken the approval rating so much?”
“The impact of the Detroit Revitalization Project put forward by the Trump camp is great.”
“Wasn’t that project solved the other day by tying the paper company together with the suspicious company?”
“I thought it was like that at first, but a strange video spread on the Internet… … .”
“video? What is it?”
The employee who spoke out took out his cell phone and played the video.
-hey. hey. It’s already been 20 years since Detroit, which fell into a poop like a dog, was abandoned. there’s no hope anymore everyone has left All that remains is a loser like me.
The video was a rap shot while walking around downtown Detroit.
It shows all over the city with a rap at a fast tempo, with abandoned buildings, empty roads, and closed shops appearing at the intersection.
-Out of all the politicians who don’t know what to say. Trump You are the same. Same snob anyway.
– What do you know? Nothing changes. It’s already over here. Damn a stupid word like hope.
The lap seems to end like this, but it shows the Detroit road again. It was 8 Mile Road in Detroit, made famous by an old movie.
-oh! Mr X. What are you doing? Are you destroying the building? Is this real?
Hundreds of heavy machinery are scattered to demolish buildings in the old city center.
Next to it, there was a marker that stretched to the block, and on the sign of the block, it was written [Scheduled construction site for the Tesla plant].
– A f*cking politician. Will this time be different? Will you believe this time? Will I be fooled again?
Then, the video suddenly switches to a video of the presidential debate. It was the scene where Hillary attacked Trump.
– Trump is an impostor! The Detroit project is nothing more than a ploy to get votes by putting forward a hasty strategy.
– It’s a lie!
– This is a scammer!
-fraud! lie! fraud! lie! fraud! lie!
The video was edited to cross-cut Hillary’s voice and face.
Then, as the face closes up, the eyes sparkle, and a rainbow waterfall and a cat with wings pour out of the mouth.
– I’m a cheater! fraud! lie! fraud! lie! fraud! lie!
As the same voice kept repeating, Hillary turned the video off.
“What is this?”
“This video is spreading all over the internet. It’s already been shared 30 million times, so it’s kind of like a meme.”
“Memes?”
“It is a word that refers to a video or photo that is trending on the Internet or SNS.”
It’s a difficult video, but the meaning of the video was clear.
That while Hillary is screaming that she is a crook, Trump is actually doing something in Detroit.
“Have you shared this vulgar video 30 million times?”
“That’s right.”
“I really want to split your head and look into it.”
She frowns for a while before coming up with an idea.
“I can’t. Please make something similar at camp and upload it.”
“Candidate, originally Internet memes are not easily created. It has to be chosen by the public.”
“Funny sound! If you get a lot of exposure on stupid social media, that’s a trend soon. So, contact the social media company and ask them to take that video down and put our video at the top. Do you understand?”
Then one of the young camp staff cautiously raises his hand.
“I-over there… … That seems difficult.”
“What’s hard?”
“The operator of the SNS where the meme video was uploaded this time… … This is the WHTS Company that the candidate attacked a while ago.”
* * *
The bathroom at the headquarters of Tesla Motors in San Francisco.
Around 50 executives and employees are huddled together in front of the TV.
It’s normal to be noisy when there are so many people together, but today everyone was holding their breath and concentrating on the TV screen.
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– We are providing real-time information about the presidential election ballot counting situation. Currently, Trump has 215 electoral votes and Hillary has 203.
– Contrary to everyone’s expectations, candidate Trump is ahead. Exactly how many votes do you need to win?
-If you exceed 270, which is called the magic number, you are actually elected. In this presidential election, the Rust Belt region, which includes Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, seen here, seems to be an important battleground.
-Michigan includes Detroit, right?
-That’s right. As much as Trump’s candidate gave strength to Detroit in this election, attention is being paid to what results will come out.
Every time the voting results come out, cheers and sighs come out of the mouths of the employees. Employees must also know that a lot depends on the outcome of this presidential election.
I didn’t show it either, but I sat quietly and watched the election results.
‘Trump wins. No, I have to win.’
About an hour later, the Rust Belt area, which had been classified as a battleground, turns red, the symbol of the Republican Party.
-Trump candidate passed the magic number of 270. In contrast, Hillary has only 208 candidates. Trump’s chances of winning have now skyrocketed to 95%!
At this point, it was safe to say that Trump had won.
Most of the staff gathered in the bathroom let out a sigh of relief, and some zealous Republicans cheered as if they had been elected.
‘History hasn’t changed. thank god.’
Even though they knew they would win, they were so nervous. How nervous were the candidates who went to the election without knowing the result?
– Candidate Trump, please tell me something.
-uh… … hmm… … nice great. Let’s keep an eye on the situation though.
Trump’s face reflected on the screen was also confused.
He sits there blankly for a long time and then suddenly disappears somewhere.
Did he leave to shed tears of joy? Or maybe it reminded me of a cold Coke.
thud!
Suddenly the door to the bathroom opens and the secretary runs in.
It looked like it would run out of breath at any moment.
“CEO! It’s a big deal!”
It was so urgent that everyone in the bathroom looked at this place in surprise.
“What happened?”
“Me, me, me, the phone.”
“Keep calm. Take one deep breath. You can speak slowly.”
The secretary forcibly holds the phone in my hand and screams.
“I don’t have time for that! Get it soon! Trump, candidate Trump, no, President Trump called himself!”