167. about dismissal.
The popularity of folder phones has skyrocketed.
Of course, the sensuous design and light weight were also one of the big factors that made the folder phone sell well.
One of the most popular features was text messaging (SMS).
“Hoyeong-ah, what did you think of this? I honestly never thought texting would have such a ripple effect.”
Representative office of Hermes Telecom.
Hoyoung, Kim Joojeong, and Park Youngyoon were there to report the current situation to Hoyeong.
“you’re right. As the CEO said, I hadn’t even thought of it. I thought it would be better to call than text.”
“Right. I never thought a reaction would come like this… As expected, Hoyoung, you think differently than normal people.”
Hoyoung felt a little embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.
In fact, this idea was not invented by Hoyoung.
However, Kim Joo-jung and Park Young-yoon, who couldn’t even dream that Ho-yeong had gone through all these things in the future, just looked at Ho-young as great.
“That’s not important. Marketing is the most important thing in the future.”
“Yes, probably all cell phone users in Korea will come over to our carrier. Of course, the number of new users will also increase.”
Hoyoung shook his head.
“I didn’t just say something limited to Korea.”
“then?”
“Text messaging is not possible with TDMA. This is a feature that can only be implemented with CDMA or higher technologies.”
Kim Joo-jung claps! and hit
“This will not only increase the number of customers, but will it be a huge selling point for other countries that have not yet introduced CDMA technology?”
“Exactly.”
Park Young-yoon also agreed with Kim Joo-jung’s words.
“If you mean exporting CDMA overseas, that means that Pantech’s mobile phones will be exported as much.”
“you’re right. As of now, Pantech is making the world’s best mobile phone for CDMA. It will definitely boost sales.”
“ha ha ha. Although our company is the only place that makes it, so it is the best in the world.”
At Park Young-yoon’s joke, the three men burst into laughter.
“By the way, how much have you secured for sale in Japan?”
“yes. About 30,000 units of the initial quantity have already been produced. We are preparing another 20,000 units as the second volume.”
“Will 30,000 units be enough for the first release?”
“I also have a feeling that I am lacking a bit, but even though the Pyeongtaek factory operates 24 hours a day in three shifts, the production volume is insufficient.”
“Well···. We need to increase production.”
“yes. We need to build more factories, or at least increase the production lines within the factories.”
Hoyoung nodded.
“All right. Let’s come up with an expansion plan. However, the method of increasing the production line should be avoided for now. Shouldn’t the factory be shut down for at least a few days?”
“yes. So I was thinking of that method as a last resort.”
“like. Then, sooner or later, find out about expansion in two ways.”
“How shall we find out?”
“The first thing is to find out if there is a factory for sale that our line can enter. Even if you don’t like it 100%, you just need to get it as soon as possible and install the equipment.”
“All right. What about the second?”
“Second, plan to build the best factory, as we will look for a factory site soon. If the first is for the immediate future, the second is for the long term. It will take a lot of time to purchase the land and establish a factory.”
Park Yeong-yoon replied with a grin as if he understood everything Ho-young said.
“yes. I think I know what you mean. We will put a lot of effort into designing the new factory to maximize efficiency. Shall I find out the site of the factory? Chairman, don’t work hard for nothing.”
“haha. Thank you for your concern. But there is a reason I want to do it.”
“May I ask what the reason is?”
“In order to buy land, we are trying to find a place where the price will jump as high as possible to build a factory.”
“ah! If that’s the reason, I know. I have no talent in real estate.”
Park Yeong-yoon smiled kindly and said, and Ho-yeong also smiled.
“Then, let’s end today’s meeting here. As I said before, Senior Joo-jeong, please prioritize CDMA’s overseas marketing materials.”
“Okay. It would be most efficient to target countries that already have ADSL.”
“Yes. It must have already been approved for telecommunications business.”
“okay. I’ll let it go that way.”
And Hoyeong began to think for a long time without saying a word.
Kim Joo-jung and Park Young-yoon often saw Ho-yeong like this, so they naturally waited for him to speak again.
The idea that Hoyoung comes up with after thinking about it like this has a high probability of bringing about a very good result.
After some time passed, Ho-young suddenly realized that Kim Joo-jung and Park Young-yoon were looking at him.
“Oh, sorry. Thinking of the next export destination for CDMA.”
“The next one?”
“yes. Where is CDMA being discussed now?”
“Japan is now just about to launch, and discussions on Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan have already ended. Now, we are discussing with the Russian side next.”
Hoyoung nodded lightly.
“All right. If you don’t have anything more to say, can I get up first?”
“CEO Kim and I have more things to talk about for a while, so let’s talk a little more.”
“okay. I will wake up first.”
Hoyeong greeted the two and left the representative office.
Since the president’s office was on the top floor of the same building, he was able to sit at his desk right away.
He checked the time.
“If it’s time now… It’s 9pm in Texas. Time for Smith not to be asleep yet.”
Hoyoung made a phone call to the United States.
And within two rings, Smith answered the phone.
– boss?
“smith? How did you know it was me?”
– haha. What a coincidence. I was just calling my boss.
“Is that so? It’s really amazing.”
– yes. What did you call me for? Would you like to start with the boss?
“no. Please start with Smith. I wonder what you called about.”
Smith cleared his throat with a hmm, hmm, then said.
– This is the news that came in a while ago. Base station construction was faster than expected. The news is that everything was completed this afternoon.
“okay?”
Hoyoung was delighted with the unexpected news.
This is because it was completed two months earlier than originally scheduled.
This did not simply mean that the construction was finished quickly, but that it could start operating two more months sooner.
– yes. I think the main factor is that we were able to mobilize manpower very sufficiently as it was selected as a Texas project.
“It’s good. I guess Governor Bush cares a lot, doesn’t he?”
– haha. Probably. They seem to think that they can bring enough reputation to themselves that they will start the service as soon as a month.
The Texas gubernatorial election seemed to be in a hurry, as it was less than a year away.
“From now on, Smith will have to suffer in earnest.”
– I already had that in mind. Now that the base station is complete, we need to get Internet service started as soon as possible. We will start within three months at the latest.
“yes. please.”
– But what did the boss call you for?
“Smith, do you remember the conversation we had when I first proposed to found Hermes?”
Smith was silent for a moment.
I tried to remember that time, but I couldn’t seem to remember.
“You don’t have to try too hard to remember. It was a passing conversation, so it won’t be easy to remember. At that time, Smith asked me why I didn’t introduce a CDMA phone first when I asked me to start working on the portal and start the ADSL service at the same time.”
– Oh, I seem to remember. At that time, it was not yet time for CDMA, and I think he said to talk about it again at an appropriate time…
“you’re right. As far as I can see, now is the time.”
– okay.
Even without Hoyoung’s explanation, Smith could understand everything Hoyoung wanted to say.
“And another reason why now is the right time.”
– What is?
“Didn’t Smith tell you a moment ago? Base station construction is all over.”
– Aha. Okay. You’re saying that those personnel can be put into the CDMA construction as they are.
“you’re right. Most of the workers who were employed by the state government and used to run the basic business are those who became unemployed during the recent economic crisis. If they don’t have their next job, most of them will just end up unemployed again.”
– If Bush is running for re-election, it’s a situation you can’t wait to see. He might rather be hoping for the next construction.
“yes. Thanks to the right timing, I might be able to start CDMA easily.”
Hoyoung thought he was lucky.
Thanks to the rapid completion of ADSL base station construction, the next proposal became easier.
– Then I will contact the governor as soon as the day dawns tomorrow.
“yes. Please. If CDMA is prepared now, it may start opening in about a year. And going into Texas means so much more than that.”
– yes. This is our first entry into the North American market. If it shows good quality and performance in Texas, neighboring states will naturally be interested.
“you’re right. Then please tell me well tomorrow.”
– yes. boss.
After hanging up the phone with Smith, Hoyeong turned on the computer with a smile on her lips.
And then I called again.
This time, I answered the phone in one second, to the point where I couldn’t even feel the signal going.
A mechanical voice was heard from the handset.
– master. The phone is connected.
“Eros, stocks and servers are all fine, aren’t they?”
– yes. nothing happened The stock has gained 1.1% over yesterday through today’s time.
“That is great too. Be stable.”
– All right.
The phone that Hoyoung had previously installed was being used well in this way.
Hoyoung was investing huge development costs in Qualcomm, hoping that at least 3G would be developed as soon as possible.
If 3G is completed, it would be nice not to have to do such troublesome things.
“Eros, is there any news in Jo Jung-sik’s e-mail?”
– there is.
Ho-yeong had been spying on Nam-sik Jo’s e-mail and computer after noticing that Nam-sik Jo was plotting something a few days ago.
Jo Nam-shik did not even dream of it, but he was naked in front of Ho-yeong.
“What is the content level?”
– This is quite sensitive.
“what? Put it on my screen.”
A few seconds later, a text appeared on Hoyoung’s computer screen.
Eros, which had already taken over the Internet, hacking to this extent was a piece of cake.
“uh?”
When Hoyeong saw the contents of the email, she couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
A few days ago, I knew that Jo Jung-sik was plotting something with some shareholders and investigated it, but I did not know the specific purpose.
But just today, Jo Nam-shik finally seemed to be in full swing.
[About the dismissal of President Cho Jung-sik.]
It was the subject of an e-mail exchanged daily with Jo Nam-shik, his relatives and some shareholders.
[President Cho Jung-sik is responsible for the recent low sales of Myungsung Electronics, and the stockholders of Myungsung Electronics would like to discuss the dismissal of President Cho Jung-sik as follows, to the headquarters of Myungsung Electronics on January 5th…]
Hoyeong read the e-mail to the end and burst into laughter.
“Jo Nam-sik. Were you just making this up?”
When I roughly identified the recipients of the mail, they were Jo Nam-sik, his father Jo Hee-chang, relatives of Myung-sung Group, and representatives of affiliates that own Myung-sung Electronics shares.
In the first place, this discussion was not sent to ant investors or Gaia Investment.
“Eros. What is the sum of the shares of the people Nam-sik Cho sent mail to?”
– A total of 53.1%.
“Is it more than half?”
– That’s right.
To say the least, Jo Nam-sik wouldn’t have moved to this extent without thinking.
However, Hoyoung’s expression was the same as a smile.
“If I hadn’t known, I might have been beaten. But knowing ahead of time, it’s even easier to screw up.”