172. ECEC2 (1)
‘It was dangerous.’
Hoyoung let out a sigh of relief when he saw Jo Namshik collapsed on the chair right in front of the podium.
It was a great directing to enter in time for the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, but it was not his intention.
It was clear that if Jo Jung-sik hadn’t taken the time to enter the meeting, Cho Nam-sik would have hastily finished the meeting and closed it.
“Mr. Hoyeong! It was really cool at the end. I don’t know how anxious I was to what if I was late.”
Although the results went well for Ho-young, he thought he should apologize to Jo Jung-sik.
Being late for an appointment or changing plans without permission was one of the things Hoyeong avoided the most.
Because they thought it was the easiest way to lose the trust of their business partners.
“Sorry…”
“You are amazing too!”
“yes?”
However, Jo Jung-sik suddenly screamed, so Ho-yeong was unable to apologize to the end.
“It was a really cool appearance. Thanks to that, we were able to properly imprint the presence of Gaia Investment on all shareholders of Myungsung Electronics. How did you prepare for this show? If it had been me, I would never have taken such an adventure because of unknown variables.”
“that is···.”
“We have properly informed the management of Myungsung Electronics that Gaia Investment will take the lead in the future. It’s really cool.”
Cho Jung-sik vomited admiration.
At first, Hoyeong tried to tell the truth about his words, but thought that this side worked better and just nodded.
“I’m glad it worked.”
“sure. Not effective.”
Then, someone approached them.
“there···.”
“Oh, who is this? Aren’t you the boss Lee Jeong-bok?”
Jo Jung-sik greeted the man who approached him.
“Ha ha, boss. Are you all right?”
“Well, I almost got sick a little while ago, but now it seems to be fine.”
“ah···”
Lee Jeong-bok could not easily answer Jo Jung-sik’s barbed words.
“I am very fortunate that the president continues to be the president of Myeongseong Electronics.”
“thanks. What, do you have anything more to say?”
“That, that’s…”
“If not, shall we talk later? Being with an important guest.”
“Yes, yes!”
Lee Jeong-bok answered Jo Jung-sik and disappeared from his sight.
Jo Jung-sik looked at his back with pitiful eyes and let out a deep sigh.
“The author must have been attached to Nam-shik all the time if me or Mr. Ho-yeong hadn’t appeared here. With just a 1.1% stake.”
“You’re the kind of person who sticks around like a bat.”
“Yes. Even with a paid-in capital increase, I will have to burn water on that person’s share.”
In a way, it was a really naive method, but Ho-young instantly realized that an opportunity was hidden even in this short conversation.
“good. Instead, when increasing capital, you must designate Gaia Investment as the preferred acquirer of shares.”
“Haha, yes. There is no need to say such obvious things.”
Hoyeong alternately looked at Jo Jung-shik, who was elated, and Jo Nam-shik, who was in despair.
‘Jo Nam-sik. I know better than anyone that you won’t end here. try your best to the end I’ll follow you to the end and destroy it.’
Ho-yeong left Jo Nam-shik with unheard words.
Then he turned his head and greeted Jo Jung-sik.
“Boss, I’m going to go in.”
“Are you going in already? Today’s work went well, but let’s have a drink together…”
“sorry. I have work today. I’m really sorry, but can’t we have a drink next time?”
“haha. it’s okay. Please go in carefully. Come to think of it, I guess I need to talk to some people too.”
Cho Jung-sik said, looking around at the representatives of affiliates that hold stocks in Myungsung Electronics, not just shareholders.
I could see some of the representatives flinching as they met his eyes.
Among them, there was also a representative of Myeongseong Securities, which Jo Jung-sik tried to recruit, but was not.
“All right. Have a good time.”
Jo Jung-sik laughed at Ho-young’s kind words.
After Hoyeong greeted Jo Jungsik, she left the conference room.
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After the turbulent extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, a month had already passed.
With this incident, Jo Jung-sik steadily took control of Myeongseong Electronics.
Of course, he was the representative of Myeongseong Electronics before, but he was unable to take 100% of Myeongseong Electronics because he was pushed out of the battle with Jo Nam-shik.
However, the news of Cho Nam-sik’s conspiracy and Jo Jung-sik’s victory gradually became known throughout Myeongseong Electronics, and those who followed Jo Nam-sik gradually turned to Jo Jung-sik.
And this incident was not the only reason Jo Jung-sik was recognized.
‘Prestige Electronics. Introducing a new refrigerator. Consumer expectations are rising with good performance and convenient features.’
‘Prestige Electronics. Recruitment of famous international designer Paul Mercy.’
Cho Jung-sik accepted all of Ho-young’s advice and continued to take unconventional steps every day.
Thanks to this, Myungsung Electronics’ stock price did not expect to fall along an upward curve.
Thanks to that, Hoyeong’s fortune also increased day by day, but it was not important to Hoyoung.
‘Mr Hoyeong. Namsik came to visit me a little while ago.’
Hoyoung recalled the phone call he received from Jo Jungsik yesterday.
It is said that Jo Nam-sik went into hiding for about a month after the temporary shareholders’ meeting.
All of a sudden, leaving only the word of leaving abroad.
Then, after coming to Korea yesterday and saying hello to their father, Chairman Cho Hee-chang, they came to see Jo Jung-sik right away.
Surprisingly, Jo Nam-shik, who has been abroad… He admitted defeat to Jo Jung-sik and raised the white flag.
‘From now on, I will focus only on semiconductors. Hyung, focus on raising the group. And later, if my older brother becomes the president of Myeongseong… Just give me the fame electrons.’
Cho Jung-sik said that he was even slightly moved by Jo Nam-sik’s words.
Hoyeong said that it went well.
However, he did not trust Jo Nam-shik.
Cho Nam-shik was a great man who was willing to lose in small battles in order to win the war.
I never thought that the current declaration of surrender would last forever.
But one thing was certain, Jo Nam-shik would be quiet for a while.
Even if the day comes when he stabs Jo Jung-shik in the back, that will be a later date.
This time, he lost to Jo Jung-sik because his base of support was too small.
That’s why he had a high chance of pulling out the sword in his bosom after developing more strength and making enough of his own side.
‘I don’t think I’ll have to pay much attention to fame for a while.’
Hoyoung hoped that Jo Namshik would continue to struggle.
I never thought it would end so trivially.
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February 1994.
Hoyoung was sitting across from Smith in the office of H&H America’s headquarters in Texas, drinking coffee and talking.
“boss! No matter how much I think about it, I can’t find an answer.”
“Is that enough?”
“yes. The current situation is not enough.”
Smith seriously asked Hoyoung for something, and Hoyeong also raised her chin with a firm expression.
After thinking for a while, Hoyoung seemed to have made up his mind and nodded.
“All right. Proceed right away. How many people did you say you were hiring?”
“This quarter, it is about 5,000 first.”
“The labor cost must be really exorbitant.”
“yes. However, sufficient talent is one of the biggest foundations for a company’s growth.”
Hoyoung nodded.
“You are right. You’ll have to pull it out anyway. If possible, I would like to elect talented and enthusiastic people.”
“Don’t worry about that. Seeing people is not my specialty.”
“Did Smith do it?”
Smith looked at Hoyoung with a smirk and said.
“That’s why I didn’t kick out the boss when I first saw him when he was very young.”
Smith said with eyes that recalled memories.
Six years have passed since the first meeting of the two.
“haha. If Smith hadn’t helped me like this then, and hadn’t introduced Eric back then, I would never have come this far.”
“We still have a long way to go.”
Instead of answering, Hoyoung replied with a dazzling smile.
The ADSL service introduced in Texas was literally a hit.
Texans subscribed to the service because of the communication speed that was different from previous PC communication.
Of course, advertising at the state level with the Texas government’s catchphrase of ‘the cutting-edge communication technology that will change my life’ also played a big role in the ADSL craze.
“Tell Governor Bush that we are hiring 5,000 this time. At least 40% of them are trying to hire in Texas.”
“If that’s the case, I’m sure they’ll welcome it with open arms.”
When ADSL became popular in Texas, responses began to appear across the United States.
In particular, San Francisco and California, which are said to be symbols of advanced science and technology, and New York, the center of the American economy. And to New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, right next to Texas.
Hoyoung planned to install ADSL in the United States, even if it meant investing in trillions of won, and thanks to that, he was facing the creation of jobs for at least tens of thousands of people.
“Any job creation of this magnitude will undoubtedly have a positive effect on Bush’s second term as governor, right?”
“haha. Not good enough. In fact, the approval rating is gradually rising, claiming that Governor Bush is credited with introducing ADSL to Texas.”
“They say that the bear does the tricks and the money is taken by someone else, so that seems to be the case now.”
“Because that’s what the Governor wanted.”
Hoyoung and Smith laughed for a while.
“I hear Gates is doing well too.”
“yes. In my opinion, the success of the gate stands out more than the ADSL hit itself.”
“Is that enough?”
“Of course, it would have been easier to settle down because there are no other portal sites other than Gate. But you know what? People don’t use the word internet.”
“sure?”
“Instead of the Internet, we call it the Gate.”
“ah! okay.”
Americans often speak of a product as a brand instead of its name when it is a huge success in a field.
To name a few, they are called Kleenex despite the word tissue, and sticky notes are called Post-it.
And even though scotch is a brand name in scotch tape, it is often said by adding scotch.
Hoyoung could easily understand this because he had often experienced similar cases in Korea, such as Daeil Band and Pigeon.
“I started this work with the hope that the Internet would soon become a gate for ordinary Internet users, but I never thought that even the terminology would change.”
“It’s thanks to the boss’s strategy.”
Hoyoung said with a pleasant smile.
“Thanks to everyone’s help. Now next month, Linez will be launched in the US too?”
“yes. Linenze, Zelda Online, and The Legend of the Wind will be released one month apart.”
“It is to prevent users from being dispersed by launching at the same time.”
“That’s right. But in fact, I think we may have misconceived our strategy.”
“What’s wrong?”
said Smith, scratching his head.
“What if this Lineage is so strong that the other two games get buried?”
“ha ha ha. You don’t have to worry about that. You already have more than a year of service experience in Korea, right? All three games are RPG games, so they feel similar, but have different charms, so the gender and age ratios are appropriately divided, and all three games are running well.”
“okay. I was worried for nothing.”
Hoyoung liked these questions and doubts.
Smith was basically a man who knew what was good for the company and acted.
His questions can often turn the company into huge, unexpected gains.
“no. good idea. Please keep thinking in different ways.”
“haha. It’s embarrassing. By the way, how is your preparation for ECEC this year going?”
Hoyoung nodded her head.
This was the reason Ho-yeong came to America.
The 1994 ECEC was scheduled to be held in late February in Austin, Texas.
“Unfortunately, this year, I am very fortunate to be hosting ECEC here in Texas. It’s because it’s close to the venue.”
“Iknow, right. Thanks to this, I am fortunate to be able to make an ECEC presentation here while watching the work of H&H America and Hermes America together. You have about two weeks.”
“When I see it like this, I think the boss is very lucky. I feel like I am loved by God.”
“haha. I hope.”
Smith looked at Hoyoung with a coy eye and said.
“In that sense, how about a drink tonight?”
Smith said to Ho-young, making the gesture of passing the soju glass he had learned in Korea.
Hoyeong smiled and replied, as if Smith’s behavior was funny.
“I’m really sorry, but I don’t think it will work today.”
“Oh, is that so? Then what about tomorrow?”
“I’m sorry. I don’t think it will be tomorrow either.”
“Is something going on?”
Smith was genuinely concerned.
Hoyoung refuses to drink!
“When I came over this time, I came with my girlfriend. I’m going back to Korea this Sunday, so let’s schedule a date after that.”
Smith’s already large eyes widened even more.
“Are you my girlfriend?”
“That’s right.”
“When? or how did you make it?”
“How?”
“I’m sure the boss is tolerable…. Oh no. Let me also introduce myself. I really want to see who the hell stole the boss’s heart.”
Hoyeong said no several times, but eventually agreed to Smith’s request.
“I know. wait a minute It’s okay, I’ll call you.”
“yes. boss.”
Hoyoung came back after a while and said.
“Is the steak okay tonight? Smith will buy it for you.”
Hoyoung’s answer made Smith smile as if he was satisfied.
“It’s best. boss. We serve you as the best steakhouse in Texas.”