149. SNS
The secret talk between Hoyoung and Prime Minister Kiichi is over.
Smith and Hoyoung each had a busy few days.
Hoyoung almost went to work with Game Freak every day, focusing on debugging and testing Pokémon, while Smith went sightseeing in Tokyo as if it were his last break.
Even so, when Hoyoung went to Game Freak at night and came back, we had a lot of conversations about the future management issues of H&H America and Hermes America.
These times were very precious to both of them.
In fact, Ho-yeong had known Smith for several years, but it was the first time he had been right next to him for nearly 10 days, so the two were able to talk openly and help decide the direction of the company.
and the result.
The two were able to make sure of the strategy from this point on.
‘More aggressive. More aggressively.’
And the goal for the second half of this year and next year is to exceed Microsoft’s sales volume.
Last night in Japan.
Hoyoung and Smith, regretting their long separation, decided to simply have a drink at a hotel bar.
But Ho-young, needless to say, grumbled, but Smith was also a workaholic who was no match for Ho-young.
The two of them, who started off as small talk, were already talking about work.
“boss. Then, how far will the ADSL business go this year?”
“For now, we should aim to go all over Texas.”
“Even if it is all over Texas, the land mass is ignorantly wide. And, as you may not know, Texas has a population of about 17 million. And over 80% of that population lives in the metropolitan area. This means that only 30% of the land is inhabited by most people.”
“yes. This is something we already know.”
Watching Hoyoung say it as if it were natural, Smith put on an expression of incomprehensibility.
“Then why is there a need to expand ADSL service throughout Texas? If you install a repeater on 70% of the land, which is no different from an empty field for 20% of users, the loss will be insignificant.”
Hoyoung nodded.
Smith’s words were correct.
A minimum of 20 billion to a maximum of 40 billion is invested to install one ADSL repeater.
It is not even necessary to install one or two repeaters.
At least dozens could be made to cover all of Texas, which required hundreds of billions of dollars.
“it’s okay. Because the ADSL business is not for profit.”
“If you’re not looking for profit…”
Smith to give consumers the benefits of the Internet at the moment? The word rose to the tip of my chin, but I didn’t say it.
The Ho-yeong he saw from his side was not a villain, but even so, he was not a philanthropist.
Smith reasoned that he made that decision because obviously vanity was good for him and the company.
“May I give you a hint? A hint is a platform.”
“ah!”
Smith was able to understand the meaning of what Hoyeong wanted to say.
“If Internet services are available first, we will be able to monopolize the market until latecomers enter the market.”
“Yes. Once the Internet is in, sales will be generated by the other businesses we have. And now, I would like to come up with a win-win strategy for H&H and Hermes.”
“A win-win strategy?”
“yes. As a simple strategy, if you purchase our operating system linked to a Dell PC, we will provide ADSL installation fee for free…”
When Hoyoung started rhyming, Smith, who realized what he wanted to say, answered.
“Conversely, if a home with a Chronos 2 PC installs ADSL, you mean a free upgrade to Chronos 3, right?”
“yes. I like that idea too.”
Hoyeong smiled at Smith and continued.
“And as for a slightly more complex strategy, it would be a good idea to make it more sophisticated so that internet shopping and community functions can be optimized for the web browser provided by Chronos.”
“Oh my. The problem is not critically visible, but it is a way to make consumers feel a subtle discomfort.”
“Yes. And now, there is a function that Hermes Korea is ambitiously preparing.”
“What is it?”
“Smith, have you ever heard of SNS?”
Smith tilted his head.
All I know is that it’s an abbreviation for something, because I’ve never heard of it.
“no. I have never heard of it.”
“okay. Short for Social Network Service.”
“What do you mean?”
“It is literally a service that allows you to create and expand social networks on the web.”
“Well···. Is it a similar concept to the current Internet community?”
Naturally, Smith, who had never seen SNS, couldn’t even think of Hoyoung’s simple explanation.
“From a broad perspective, it can be said that they are similar, but they are also very different. You already know that communities are categorized by topics of conversation and areas of interest, and it feels like a kind of meeting place where people with similar interests gather in one space and have a conversation.”
Smith nodded.
He also studied various services operated by Hermes Korea, so the concept of community was sufficient.
“SNS is not such a space, everyone has their own space, and uploads what they want to say or topics of interest to their own space. You can decorate your own space to your personal taste.”
“I think you know what I mean. Each individual has their own page.”
Hoyoung gave a satisfied smile.
“You understand very quickly.”
“haha. That’s because you did a good job explaining it. However, I have a question. The community turns to the page every day to exchange information and have a say. So you can see if new posts have been posted and who has commented on your posts. But if you have your own page, wouldn’t it be possible to find out how to find someone else’s page and check if that person has posted a new post?”
Hoyoung exclaimed with an honest heart.
Smith was not just at the level of understanding, but already penetrated the essence of SNS.
“Also. I feel like I have eyes for my partner. How great?”
“Thank you for saying that, but I’m not really sure what’s so great about it.”
Hoyoung smiled and opened her mouth.
“First, we will give each user an ID so that they can search by ID. Friends you already know offline can be added this way.”
“I guess so.”
“And you can read all the IDs that friends have added. Then, if there is someone I know or want to know among the IDs, I can add that person again.”
“Well···. It will spread like a spider web.”
“Exactly. Then we will be able to search for other users by name, date of birth, city of birth and school.”
Smith, as if he hadn’t thought of that at all, opened his eyes wide and showed a surprised face.
“And we’re going to implement a feature that creates a tab called the new post feed that shows posts uploaded by people who have been added in various ways, in the most recent order.”
“That way, I’m sure you won’t have to go around checking what others have posted.”
“Yes.”
Hoyoung’s way of thinking was a mixture of two very popular ways in the future.
The first is ‘My World’, which was very popular in Korea, where each person can have their own mini-homepage, decorate it, and write what they want to say on their own mini-homepage.
And the second is the way of ‘Facebook’ that makes Mark Zuckerberg a global billionaire later.
Hoyoung was thinking of making a separate tab that each person could decorate with their own mini-homepage, but update other people’s posts in real time by taking only their strengths.
“But I have two questions.”
“What kind of question is it?”
“The first is, will that social media be money? And the second… Would people really put their personal information on the Internet? There are many people who are sensitive to personal information like this…”
Smith’s question was sincere, but Hoyeong just laughed it off.
“ha ha ha. Smith, you never have to worry about that.”
“yes?”
“If we make social media as a program rather than a webpage and make it run only by Chronos, people will even buy a Chronos PC to use social media.”
“Are you so sure?”
“yes. Of course, if you do that, accessibility is too low, so we are developing it in the form of a web page, but for example, that’s about it.”
Smith had a question in his mind, but he didn’t ask Hoyeong any more.
It was because he knew very well how the things Hoyoung was sure of so far were going.
“Anyway, let’s know that and prepare for the future. It will definitely surpass Windows sales by early next year.”
“yes. certainly.”
visor-
The two made up their minds once again and clinked their glasses.
.
The next day, Smith boarded a direct flight from Tokyo to the United States, and Ho-young returned to Korea.
Returning to Korea, Hoyoung stopped by Hermes for a while, explained everything that had happened in Japan to Joojung Kim, and then returned to her studio.
“Eros, how are you?”
“No unusual circumstances have occurred.”
Eros, unusually, continued to raise KOSPI assets, buying shares of Myeongseong affiliates, and at the same time managing the server well.
“Has there been any unusual news from the community? Especially the prestige employee community.”
“Fortunately, there are no major issues. However, the most talked about name in the community these days is ‘Lee Jin-chan’.”
Hoyoung was startled.
It was because Lee Jin-chan thought there was nothing to be discussed in the community.
I was momentarily worried that something had gone viral or that I was involved in an incident.
“Would you like to show me related posts? Did you read any related articles?”
“yes. I will show you.”
With a nervous heart, Hoyoung clicked on the texts Eros had posted.
“phew-“
And then I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
[Lee Jin-chan, the lucky man. His wedding, which is approaching in a week.]
[Lee Jin-chan captivates actress Kim Mi-ae. What is his charm?]
[Who is Lee Jin-chan? A computer genius in his late 20s who was the CEO of a giant corporation]
All of them were sports articles about Lee Jin-chan and Kim Mi-ae’s marriage.
After Hoyoung first started an Internet newspaper company, the number of Internet newspaper companies that started to increase was already over 10, and Korea’s three major daily newspapers, Goryeo, Shilla, and Daehan Ilbo, had also entered the Internet newspaper market.
The entertainment section of Internet newspapers was full of articles they poured out.
Hoyoung looked not only for newspaper articles, but also for community posts.
[I saw Lee Jin-chan’s picture, but he wasn’t that handsome. How the hell did he marry Kim Mi-ae?]
[Men are capable. Hangeul 5.0, which you use when doing assignments, was also made by that person.]
[Was it only made in Korean? In the first place, the operating system Chronos is also H&H.]
Fortunately, there were no negative reactions.
As Ho-yeong was checking the other reactions little by little while sweeping her surprised chest and pushing away, his phone rang.
“hello?”
– It’s Hoyoung.
“Senior Jin-chan?”
Coincidentally, it was Lee Jin-chan who called Ho-yeong.
“Senior, what happened all of a sudden?”
– It’s sudden. Have you completely forgotten?”
“What?”
– You mean that a kid who is so thorough when working is completely foolish when you see him sometimes like this?
Hoyoung couldn’t understand what Jinchan was talking about.
He pondered what he had missed, but could not find it.
Clearly, H&H and Hermes are taking measures and managing to ensure that there are no holes in the work.
“Senior, what is that…”
– It’s my wedding next Saturday.
“Yes. I was still reading that wedding article.”
– Did you completely forget you were supposed to host my wedding?
In an instant, a memory flashed in Hoyoung’s mind.
When Ho-young saved Lee Jin-chan and Kim Mi-ae from rude reporters, Lee Jin-chan said thank you so much for helping and asked him to host the wedding.
Hoyoung thought it was a passerby and didn’t pay attention at all…
– Now, the wedding is a week away. Aren’t you supposed to guess? you don’t want to do it?
“ah! no. where are you bro I will go now.”
Lee Jin-chan over the phone laughed.
– Only in this case, you call me older brother. He said he was already in the studio today. Anyway, it’s not too late, so let’s meet again tomorrow afternoon and talk.
“yes. Sorry.”
– What. I understand how busy you were. I almost got married without society.
Lee Jin-chan gave a friendly laugh and hung up the phone.
Because Hoyoung almost got into trouble.
In a different way from before, I swept my heart.
“this···. Should I practice some?”
Ho-young, who has already made several presentations in front of many people, but for some reason, Ho-young thinks that the wedding society is more nervous.