68. Star developer Choi Jong-hak (2)
way back.
Choi Jong-hak was worried.
‘Starting with an annual salary of 400 million for 20,000 shares of Netfunz?’
Even the CEO position.
Even if the conditions are good, it is very good.
‘You said you’d wait until the end of Pandaemonium?’
A mind-blowing proposition.
‘Originally, I was trying to keep my loyalty with my brother… … If this happens, the story will change again.’
Didn’t Taeyeon tell you too?
If there is a really good opportunity, grab it unconditionally.
‘To the extent that he said that he would have accepted the offer if he had not been the CEO of Nexple… … .’
attracted
That’s great too!
It made me want to call Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan right away and shout that I would accept the offer.
‘But I’ll have to consider it a bit more.’
Looking up at the dark Gangnam street sky.
‘Let’s talk to your brother… … .’
It was such a huge proposal, it seemed difficult for me to make a sane judgment right now.
* * *
“It’s a proposal from the CEO.”
“What shall I do?”
“What are the conditions?”
“20,000 shares, 400 million annual salary.”
“The contract will be renewed in increments of one year, right?”
“It can’t be helped. Unless I am a founder, the CEO position of a corporation is always a position that requires performance and verification… … Isn’t that the same for your brother?”
“That’s right.”
Choi Jong-hak asked Taeyeon’s calm face.
“Let’s ask Kim who said it. How is your treatment now?”
“600 million annual salary.”
“What about stocks?”
“doesn’t exist. Although I hold a little bit of Nexple Entertainment, most of the stake is in Chairman Yoo Jin-sung.”
“really?”
“huh.”
“No, wait… … . really? 600 million annual salary is all? The sales that my brother has raised so far will reach hundreds of billions… … ?”
confused face.
Taeyeon smiled a little.
“When I accepted the CEO’s proposal and signed the contract for the first time, it was difficult to ask for anything more. Originally, the average starting salary for CEOs in this industry was around 300,000,000,000 won, and I received investment from Nexple Entertainment right before that.”
“No, anyway… … .”
“So you understand now? What a huge offer you got.”
“… … huh. Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan really cared about me.”
“It also means that somehow I want to put you in the CEO position of Netfunz.”
“hmm… … .”
“I think it’s a good suggestion. And it’s not another company, it’s Netfunz. A conglomerate that is counted as one of the four major game companies in Korea along with Nero, Play Funds, and Nepple.”
“hmm… … .”
“And Netfunz is famous for not being afraid of challenges. The propensity itself is progressive. It was the first place to challenge the mobile market and was very successful, and now they want to open an independent platform kingdom like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. It matches your dreams.”
“It is, but… … .”
eyes narrow
“Hyung, why can’t you let me go? Don’t you want to hold me?”
“I can’t give you a suggestion like that of Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan.”
“It may be right now, but the future may be different. Anyway, he is the CEO who is extremely trusted by the company… … .”
“Do you know what the future holds?”
“hmm.”
“An opportunity like this is rare. I believe that if you are you, you will do well enough to be compared to Kim Jun-hwan, the current CEO of Netfunz. First of all, you’re basically a lot more elite than me.”
“What does that matter? The present is important.”
“I want to say that the basic background is different. It’s different from me who didn’t know anything about management. You were born into an entrepreneurial family and studied business administration at a top-class university in Korea. He was smart and quickly picked up on what I taught him.”
“… … .”
Taeyeon smiled at Choi Jong-hak, who only drank in embarrassment.
“I will not force anything. Because I don’t know what is the best option. Only you can know that.”
“It’s the best choice… … .”
Nodding his head, Choi Jong-hak replied.
“In the end, that means I have to figure it out. okay. Thanks for the advice.”
Taeyeon looked at Choi Jong-hak, who stood up from her seat, with deep eyes.
‘What choice will I make… … .’
* * *
Name: Netfunz Co., Ltd.
Representative : Junhwan Kim
From nob le mt l dot com
Market cap: 8.17 trillion won.
Business Size: Large enterprises.
“It doesn’t reach Nepple, but it’s still a great place.”
He muttered while staring at the monitor with his chin resting.
‘You can be the CEO of such a conglomerate?’
There, the ideal pursued by Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan is similar… … Isn’t it better?
‘But if you give me 2 shares of this place… … How much is it?’
I hurriedly calculate and breathe in vain.
“It’s amazing.”
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I didn’t make anything, but I was just spending money.
I don’t know if the stock price is good… … .
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“This woman.”
It is a secret powerhouse that has CEO Kim Joon-hwan throw away Jo Kang-ji’s wife and shake Netfunz from behind as if she is wearing silver by wrapping it around her skirt!
Of course, it’s just a rumor, but there’s enough room for doubt because it’s a statement made by not only the employees but also the insiders.
It is said that the incomprehensible investment and studio cleanup so far have actually originated from the head of Strategic Planning Headquarters Shim Yoo-ah.
‘But once you get to know it, the real problem isn’t like this.’
80% of Netfunz new projects currently in progress were mobile games.
Has the domestic game market become a collectible mobile version that induces excessive billing?
If you know it, it’s all because of Netfunz.
Of course, competitors also played a big role, but at least in the mobile market, Netfunz was the strongest.
‘The way I play my game and my business model are also borrowed heavily from the Netfunz style.’
No one can deny that Netfunz’s method is a reference in the domestic mobile market.
‘You mean there are a dozen development studios like that?’
The person who established this method is Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan.
Iron Blood.
In fact, there is another nickname besides this one.
money bird.
To put it simply, it’s money-mad X.
All the games released so far are slightly different only in graphics and content, but the play method and business model are all the same.
‘Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Steam… … Ira.’
He said he wanted to create such a company.
A company with its own platform.
‘Is it possible?’
It is a company that has already reached the current position with a collection-type mobile game that induces excessive billing.
Suddenly, I realized that I was missing something, something important.
‘What does Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan really want from me?’
It would not be simply wishing for the normalization of the company that CEO Kim Jun-hwan ruined.
‘I’ll have to find out exactly what this is.’
* * *
An upscale Japanese restaurant in Gangnam.
“I would like to know what exactly the chairman wants me to do with Netfunz.”
Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan said with a smile.
“Simply put, I want them to do things like CEO Yoo Tae-yeon.”
“Please explain in detail.”
“What kind of company is our company?”
“It’s a game company.”
“What if I dig into the details?”
“It’s a company specializing in mobile games.”
“Exactly.”
he said outright.
“I want Netfunz to become the world’s number one mobile game kingdom.”
Oh, you should have heard this first.
Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan preached his dream.
“Isn’t Yoo Tae-yeon making a hit as a game director while serving as CEO?”
“yes.”
“You can do the same. You can manage the company as the CEO and make games as the director.”
The eyes twinkle.
“Isn’t there that mobile game that producer Choi Jong-hak made at Nepple and made a hit? Just like that.”
“ah… … .”
“I don’t want to hit the 600 billion jackpot. Of course, if you do that, it would be perfect, but I am not a person with a poor sense of reality. Heh heh heh.”
“… … .”
“I actually played the mobile game made by PD Jong-Hak Choi, and I thought about it while figuring out the sales status. Ah, this is exactly what I wanted!”
I see ambition in his eyes.
“I’ll give you all tickets. I will give you strength, so please actively participate in the mobile game under development and lead it to a successful path. Just like CEO Yoo Tae-yeon is doing now!”
“hahahaha… … .”
Jonghak laughed.
‘Looking at it now, 20,000 shares and 400 million annual salary were not huge.’
It wasn’t the time when I was excited about being treated like that.
“Have you been answered?”
“yes. Thank you!”
“Now, stop talking sluggishly and let’s eat to the fullest!”
“yes. I will.”
“ha ha ha!”
Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan’s eyes were very warm and full of emotion.
Choi Jong-hak is already convinced that he is his own person.
On the other hand, Choi Jong-hak had a complicated feeling.
‘It’s mobile… … .’
‘It wasn’t the same dream.’
There was no particular reason why he came to Nexple and made a mobile game. Because he said that he would invest in making what he wants to make.
And it was my first opportunity to direct.
It’s not that I hate mobile games, but I didn’t want to keep touching only mobile games.
‘Because I wanted to make a triple A game for the console.’
I wanted to establish a company specializing in making such things. To do so, you had to earn money through the game and get as much investment as possible.
In a word, making a mobile game was a compromise for a dream.
‘If I become the CEO of Netfunz… … ?’
You will get farther away from your dreams forever.
We need to mass-produce pay-to-win mobile games that Netfunz is pursuing. You should be the manager of the factory and do quality inspections.
‘Still, it means I’ll make a lot of money.’
Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan is a man with a big barrel.
Proof of this was the promise of a dividend of 20,000 shares even though it was originally a corporation that could not give much for the appointment of the first representative.
This was a price that even Taeyeon could not have received.
If you spend the first year of your term well and succeed in renewing your contract, it is certain that the price you receive will increase significantly from then on.
‘still… … .’
look at the dark night sky
‘my dream is… … .’
The dreaming boy grew up and became an adult, but his eyes were still twinkling.
* * *
“I will refuse.”
“… … .”
Jeong Seok-hwan had a very surprised expression.
Unable to control the shock, he stammered and drank several glasses of water before finally being able to speak.
“No, why… … .”
“What I want to make is a triple-A game. Have you ever played a game like God of War or The Last of Us?”
“Oh, no… … I’ve heard of it, but never tried it… … .”
Choi Jong-hak just smiled without saying anything.
Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan said after thinking for a while.
“If you change your mind, please contact me at any time. I don’t want to end my relationship with producer Choi Jong-hak at just this level.”
“yes.”
That’s how the conversation ended.
Afterwards, Choi Jong-hak went to Taeyeon and said.
“brother. I refused.”
“… … why?”
“The direction they are pursuing is different. You said you wanted to build a mobile kingdom?”
“Ah, I asked you for a factory manager position that doesn’t fail. But you are God of War. They want to make a triple-A game like this.”
“As expected, I can talk to my brother. They said they wanted me to pull out mobile games made by Nexple and mass-produce games from other new studios currently under development as such.”
“Well, in a way, it seems to be a position suitable for your abilities. If it were you, you would probably have made a better factory manager than anyone else. That’s not bad. And Chairman Jeong Seok-hwan would have cherished you greatly and given you a lot of wealth.”
“What can I do? that’s not what i’m looking for Anyway, that’s how it happened.”
Choi Jong-hak stretches with a refreshing face.
Taeyeon, who was staring blankly, asked.
“Then, shall I try something different this time?”
“huh?”
“You, become the representative of Mars Games.”
“Mas… … what else is that?”
This was something only executives knew about.
Taeyeon explained briefly.
“A joint venture between Nepple and Mercury Games.”
“… … what?”
“Currently, it is a company dedicated to North American maintenance of the games I made, but in the future, it will grow into a company dedicated to developing joint original games from two game companies.”
“… … !”
Taeyeon casually asked Choi Jong-hak, who was startled.
“It’s a place like this, would you like to do it?”