From KN Chemical in Yongin to WHTS Company in Pangyo.
The way to work in the morning, the environment, and even my position have changed, but nothing has changed.
I thought I would be more relaxed if I became the CEO, but the pressure to set an example rather hurried my commute to work.
When I arrive at the representative office, the fragrant smell of coffee welcomes me.
Inside, the staff who had already finished preparing for the meeting were waiting for me with a cup of coffee in their hand.
“Are you here?”
“good morning.”
“Nice to meet you!”
I exchange short greetings with the staff, drink my share of coffee, and chat.
“CEO, are you going to show today? As for the hairstyle, you came with a really cool look.”
“I had to go to the broadcasting station around lunchtime, so I even put on my makeup beforehand.”
“Aha, are you debuting on TV now?”
“It’s not like that, it’s a business meeting.”
It’s basically time for a morning meeting, but we weren’t as formal as the others.
Whatever you want, if you have something to say, do it, and if you have nothing to say, just sit and listen.
After a long conversation like that, the real estate story came out naturally.
“Oh, yes, Soyoung. There is a rumor that the proportion of real estate in Acorn Coin assets is increasing. Where did that come from?”
“You bought three more motels this time. I think that caused the rumors to spread.”
Buying a motel.
Although WHTS Company is a company owned by me, I still don’t feel comfortable spending company money on personal matters.
“It is enough to have one motel run by my mother. It would be better to cancel further purchases.”
“I think we should be more aggressive in buying motels. I don’t think it’s bad that there are too many cryptocurrencies in the collateral ratio of Acorn Coin.”
WHTS Company was suppressing the market price by additionally printing a family coin whose market price exceeded $9.
If it goes over $9, we release the quantity, and if it falls below $9, we take it back.
In addition to this, all the proceeds from the coin sale were purchased as collateral by purchasing other assets, and thanks to this, it was evaluated as the most stable virtual currency.
“Bitcoin and Ethereum already deposited in the company wallet are sufficient. So, I think it’s better to buy real estate, gold, stocks, and bonds from now on and secure the collateral by diversifying it. Public opinion also has a lot of positive views on this real estate purchase.”
Collateral is directly related to the stability of Acorn Coin.
So it was only natural that investors would welcome buying real estate rather than buying jagged virtual currencies.
“What is the status of the company’s assets now?”
“Virtual currency is 60%, real estate 16%, and other cash assets.”
The decision to increase the proportion of real estate here is extremely reasonable.
However, that was the perspective of an ordinary investor, and I had no reason to look elsewhere for knowing that cryptocurrency would skyrocket next year.
“Increase the cryptocurrency ratio in your assets. Up to 80% if possible, even better. Real estate purchases are after that.”
Lee So-young put on a surprised expression for a moment, but soon nodded as if she understood my intentions.
“You seem to be confident in the growth of the virtual currency market.”
“Do you think So-young is negative?”
“I also think positively. The cryptocurrency ecosystem is still in its infancy. only… … It’s just that I don’t have the guts to bet with all my strength like the CEO.”
Cryptocurrency is a type of investment product that has never existed before. So even the developers who developed virtual currency cannot be certain of the future.
If I hadn’t seen and heard it myself, I wouldn’t have made such a bold bet.
* * *
I eat a simple lunch with a boxed lunch and leave the company.
The destination is TV Plus broadcasting station in Sangam.
It was a busy time, but thanks to Park Tae-shik in the driver’s seat, there is no boring bird throughout the trip.
“Where did I go yesterday? I went to a new multiplex publicity site, and a celebrity came and posted a video on Watts and so on… … .”
He talks more than the radio presenter I have been playing with. What a great guy.
“Oh right. Woohyuk, have you checked the Japanese news? When the article about Watts officially advancing to Japan went up, they completely frowned.”
“A bubble? who?”
“Who is who? The Japanese net rightists who made a fuss because we refused to invest in soft-pow.”
Net right-wing is a word that refers to right-wing netizens with nationalist tendencies who are active on the Internet.
Using the anonymity of the Internet, they enjoy activities that hate the weak, and recently, the target has become Koreans in Japan or the country itself.
“They appeared as a group in every news comment that our article was posted on, and they made a mess of the comments.”
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“They are such people. don’t mind.”
“I was going to do that at first too, but things are a little different this time.”
Park Tae-sik turns on his cell phone and hands it to me while the car stops in front of a traffic light.
On the screen of the mobile phone, translated comments were posted along with our news on the Japanese portal site.
– foot. SNS in Korea? Can such a service work in Japan? I’m not going to stop the stupid Chop if he wants to throw money into the air. 62011 in favor / 936 against
– As a consumer, it is a good thing that a new competitor appears on the domestic social media platform dominated by twitter. 597 in favor / 29096 against
┗At a time when public opinion is tough like now? 110 in favor / 21 against
┗ Koreans like to be cursed at www. 3957 in favor / 11 against
-I wonder why you are advancing to Japan. If you get a good evaluation in Korea, you can work hard in Korea, right? I don’t want to see what you guys do. 27202 in favor / 1038 against
-This is a maneuver to stir up feelings of anti-Korean sentiment in Japan. Like a car, it will soon be withdrawn anyway. 7181 in favor / 601 against
┗ There is nothing when I access the site. 388 in favor / 15 against
┗ Not serviced yet. 10 for / 372 against
-Internet services made in Korea are unreliable. All information will go to North Korea. No one other than Koreans in Japan will use it. 5271 in favor / 251 against
┗ I am already using LINE in Korea. 362 in favor / 967 against
– The service created by anti-Japanese groups is absolutely against it. come back to your country 4122 in favor / 624 against
There is nothing special about the comments. Even in Korea, comments on portal news were no different from trash cans for excreting emotions.
The only thing that bothered me was the number of comments and recommendations.
“Do Japanese portals usually get so many recommendations for comments?”
“no. This time is really special. 60,000 comment recommendations is a case of counting on one hand. It means that we have hated hair.”
“The reaction is interesting. Any other translated news?”
Park Tae-sik turns his head around as I giggle and laugh.
“Now is not the time to laugh. In this case, the company burned down and turned to dust even before the Japanese service was launched.”
“Comments on the Internet are just a handful of public opinion. In particular, the younger generation, which we should be targeting, won’t even post comments on the portal.”
“It is, but… … .”
Park Tae-shik’s expression was still dark. This time, he had to go directly to the Japanese branch, so it must be more like that.
“Taesik, you always said that. Cyclub and Watts are the world’s best SNS.”
“It was.”
“Then trust me and try again. I mean, flatten the noses of those who write comments because of their successful success in the Japanese market.”
“I’d love to, but that’s a story under normal circumstances. Now the unlikable stack is kicked through the ceiling. Now, not only the net right wing, but also ordinary Japanese people will hate us.”
If negative news continues to be reported and negative comments continue to run, even people who do not know the situation well will regard the subject negatively.
Watts now was in just such a situation.
“Even if you hate it, it’s not that you hate Watts, it’s that you hate Korea. So, with one sure shot, you can overturn public opinion at once.”
“A certain room? what is that?”
“You’re on your way to get it.”
Park Tae-sik looks at the navigation system, then looks at my face again.
“Aren’t you on your way to request the production of Season 2 of the Acorn Concert?”
Acorn Concert is a content that is only available in Korea.
This time, it was the turn of great content that would appeal to both Korea and Japan.
* * *
Producer Shim Jong-mo, who successfully produced the Acorn Concert, was suspended for six months.
To be honest even with an all-time high viewership rating of 35%.
In fact, the punishment was expected. It was because the higher ups made a special feature of the Acorn Concert, which was desperately trying to kill it, and let it go for 2 hours.
“Life is such a gem. Anyway, six months of honesty is too much.”
Thanks to that, he was able to rest at home and repeated his regrets several times a day.
What if it was released as a 10-minute remnant video while suiting the taste of the upperclassmen in moderation? If you hadn’t been planning a concert in the first place… … .
“driving me crazy. Why doesn’t time go by like this?”
It’s been a day or two of rolling around at home, and since I’ve been doing this for over a month, I felt like I was going crazy.
Just then, the cell phone that seemed to be dead rings.
Shim Jong-mo jumped up with joy and answered the phone.
-It’s been a while, Sim PD.
It was Hong Soo-hong PD who moved to another broadcasting company. I recently heard that he was promoted to head of the center, but I haven’t contacted him since.
“What are you doing?”
– Our Sim PD called because he wanted to do something these days. I heard you took 35% ratings and ate 6 months of honesty?
“under… … Don’t talk. It’s really dirty, so I can’t eat it.”
– Are you serious about that?
“yes?”
-Did you really mean it when you said you couldn’t eat it because it was dirty?
Opponent jumps in without even blinking. Thanks to that, his hand, which was loosely holding the phone, gained strength.
-There is a program that has been newly planned on our side, and a super-large sponsor has been involved in it. But that side pinpointed you and said they wanted you.
“Where is it?”
-WHTS Company. The place where I had an acorn concert with you.
“I won’t do it if it’s Acorn Concert Season 2.”
– At first, I thought I knew that and withdrew it. Rumors have already spread. The people above are allergic to acorns.
After hitting the jackpot in viewership ratings and being honest for 6 months, it was even more strange if rumors didn’t spread.
-What I asked for this time is not acorns, but global content aimed at overseas.
“Tell me in detail.”
-You know there was a singer selection program on our side, right?
“Superstar M?”
-That’s a third-party program.
“… … .”
-I don’t know because it’s ruined. That system doesn’t have good ratings anymore, so the filming was on the verge of ruining? But, well, how do you know that… … .
The excitement that had risen to the full cooled down.
What Shim Jong-mo wanted was variety entertainment, the main feature of the broadcasting company. But to do a singer training program that lacks sweetness?
The other person must have read that feeling too, so he quickly added his words.
-It’s different this time. It’s definitely different, so listen to it until the end.
“What is different?”
-It’s not about nurturing regular singers, it’s about gathering idol trainees and doing it in a survival format. Isn’t that what Shim PD did well? The editing was amazing.
Reflecting real-time voting, the side with more votes enlarged the screen, and the side with fewer votes turned off the sound altogether.
“That was done as a stopgap because we didn’t have enough broadcast time.”
-That’s exactly what the sponsor wants.
Shim Jong-mo still showed a cold reaction. It was because I thought there was no big difference between singers and idols.
However, the moment you listen to the explanation that follows, you will be convinced that this project will never fail.
-It seems that you are planning to jointly develop idols in collaboration with a Japanese broadcasting company. Then later on, Idol voting is held in Korea and Japan at the same time.
Idol Vote Korea-Japan Match.
Shim Jong-mo’s saliva went down the drain even after hearing the words.
“PD Hong, when can I go to work?”