The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

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bang-!

Cho Nam-sik couldn’t overcome his anger and hit the desk.

“Director Kim. Did I give you such difficult instructions?”

“Sin… I’m sorry!”

Kim Kyu-hyun lowered his head so that it touched the ground.

And all I could do was say sorry.

Jo Nam-shik glared at Kim Kyu-hyun as if he would kill him, then said as if resigned.

“Ha… go out.”

“yes?”

“Get out!”

“All right!”

At Cho Nam-sik’s order to celebrate, Kim Gyu-hyeon left the executive director’s office in a huff.

“Sir!”

Profanity came out of Jo Nam-sik’s mouth.

Then he pulled out a cigarette from the cigarette pack in his arms and lit it.

“after···.”

I felt a little calmed down when I let out the smoke with a sigh.

In fact, the software distribution business was not a business that was very helpful financially right away.

The reason he was angry wasn’t money.

He lived his life without knowing that it was defeat.

I was able to do everything I wanted to do, and I achieved everything I wanted to achieve.

It was the result of his innate tenacity and the background of being the second generation of a chaebol.

But lately, things keep getting in the way.

Beep-

“Is Secretary Kim out there?”

– Yep. Here it is.

“come in.”

– Yep.

Cho Nam-sik pressed the intercom and called the secretary who was waiting outside.

“What the hell are Hangeul and people doing?”

“It’s a start-up, just a few months old.”

“Does it have connections with other competing companies?”

“No. It’s a company created by Seoul National University students.”

“Damn it! Should I have fed the magistrate at least?”

Nam-sik Cho regretted that he handled the tender this time carelessly, even after being beaten by Dell Computer once.

If the administrative officer went beyond asking in advance and even bribed him, the administrative officer would have had to raise the hand of the former, even if he was worried that he would get hurt later.

“Have you finished the investigation into the Dell computer you ordered the other day?”

“Yes. Almost finished. I will prepare the report right away…”

“No, there’s no need for that. Is there anything special about it?”

“… Actually, there was nothing special about it.”

Jo Nam-sik pressed his temple gently as if his head was hurting.

“Daehyun and Hongseong really have nothing to do with each other?”

“Yes. No company in Korea has been able to find a connection with Dell Computer.”

Naturally, Jo Nam-sik thought it was a competitor’s sprinkling of red pepper powder.

But no.

“Then, did you mean that Dell Computer, a company that had nothing to do with Korea and was just starting to grow in the US, suddenly opened a branch two weeks before the business announcement and bid for the business right?

Bringing documents that take more than a week to issue, as if for granted? Do you think this is possible?”

“In fact, I think the possibility of that is very slim. Unless there is a leaker inside.”

Jo Nam-shik’s eyes flashed at the word that he was the secretary’s leaker.

“Yes! That’s it. There’s a traitor inside.”

The secretary nodded in amazement, as if she thought it was a believable statement.

“Few people know about the secret deal with IBM. All of them investigate where we’ve been and who we’ve met since the day we made the plan.”

“All right.”

After answering Jo Nam-shik, Secretary Kim left the managing director’s office.

Jo Nam-shik took enough time to smoke a cigarette before pressing the intercom again.

“Secretary Joe, is Secretary Joe there?”

– yes. Here it is.

“What about Secretary Kim?”

– Secretary Kim left about 10 minutes ago.

“Come in for a minute.”

After a while, secretary Jo Yoon-hyung returned to the executive director’s office.

“Secretary Joe, investigate and report all of Secretary Kim’s activities.”

“yes?”

Secretary Joe’s eyes flickered for a moment.

But it was only a fleeting moment that no one would feel.

Jo Nam-shik did not answer, and took out another cigarette and glued it on.

“Ah…! Okay. I’ll start right now.”

Secretary Joe, who quickly regained his level of composure, left the room after saying that he would be aware of it.

Jo Nam-sik finished smoking.

On the list of traitors he thinks, even his most trusted subordinate, Secretary Kim, could not be avoided.

“after…”

Cho Nam-shik exhaled smoke.

Like cigarette smoke that is gradually fading away, Jo Nam-sik’s search for the traitor will be a mystery.

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A few days after the bidding, Hoyeong and Jinchan stopped by the Public Procurement Service again to finalize the software supply business.

The administrative officer in charge of the software business had completed the task of verifying Dr. Gong Byeong-ju’s identity and the Hangeul Cultural Center’s endorsement for several days.

“This software delivery will be done in an innovative way.”

“In an innovative way?”

“It will not be in the form of purchasing a software package, but will be installed on the computer when the computer is shipped.”

Hoyoung thought it was a reasonable enough method.

If 300,000 packages were produced, the cost of the diskettes and cases alone would have been enormous.

The administrative officer requested that the unit price be lowered instead of not making the package, and Jin-chan and Ho-yeong readily agreed.

300,000 copies at 13,000 won per copy.

On this day, Hangeul and People recorded a total of 3.9 billion sales.

“Would you like to contact Dell Computer directly for details, or would you like us to arrange a mediator?”

“We will do it ourselves.”

“Yes. Then, please make sure there is no disruption to the PC supply business.”

After successfully signing the contract, Hoyeong and Jinchan exchanged brief greetings with the administrator and left the office.

‘great. This is the beginning.’

Hoyoung clenched his fists as he left the procurement office.

This work was so meaningful that it had to be done even if I had to ask Dr. Gong Byeong-ju.

First, Myungsung Electronics broke the opportunity to create an image of being the best in the computer and IT industry.

If both educational PCs and software were emblazoned with the logo of fame, it could have a tremendous impact on teenagers who see and study it.

If fame had won this business, years from now, it would naturally come to mind every time you use your computer.

Now, in Korea, Dell Computer, Hangeul, and people have created the possibility to take that position.

And the second was in consideration of the characteristics of the Korean civil servant organization.

Large organizations in South Korea, especially civil servant organizations, tend to be conservative.

I don’t mean politically, it was that I didn’t like change very much.

Government organizations such as schools, the military, and administrative organizations rarely change companies or objects once adopted unless something really big happens.

Currently, it is installed in only 300,000 computers, but if all administration is computerized in the future, there is a high possibility that Hangeul will be installed on millions of additional computers to be introduced due to its aversion to change.

And every few years, when a new version comes out, they’ll buy that too.

In the future, the public officials organization of the Republic of Korea was expected to become a reliable cash cow for Hangeul and people.

“Senior. Let’s go back to the office right away, right?”

“okay.”

Although the bidding was successful, Ho-young’s eyes continued to burn with passion.

‘Now only Cronus remains.’

Everything he had done so far was the base work to complete this Kronos.

From solid funds to strong partners and infrastructure.

Hoyoung meticulously prepared each one.

All that remains is to complete Kronos.

They hurried back to the office.

There was no time to play.

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After that, Hoyoung focused only on programming.

It was safe to say that I was stuck on coding all day long, except for eating, sleeping, and taking classes.

Not only the people at the company, but sometimes even Gaia sent notifications that overwork was suspected.

Hangeul and people closely agreed with Francis, who came to the Seoul branch of Dell Computer, and smoothly scheduled the software delivery.

I wanted to upgrade Hangeul 1.0 before the delivery date, so Lee Jin-chan, who was in charge of management, also programmed as soon as he had time.

Hoyoung is 20 years old. 1988 went by so quickly.

The Seoul Olympics ended grandly with a record-high finish of 4th overall, winning 33 medals, including 12 gold medals. The world was noisy, such as secluding at Baekdamsa Temple after saying that he would dedicate it to the temple, but Hoyeong was not very interested in such things.

At the end of the year, the atmosphere is bound to be high, but Hoyoung also greeted the last day of 1988 in the studio.

And then, 1989 dawned.

While the year has changed, there have been many changes in Hangeul and people.

First of all, the scale has grown incomparably with the previous one.

There were only five employees, including Hoyoung, now over thirty.

Of course, most of the personnel were hired in the development field, and other than that, marketing and management support were also put in place.

“Yes, Hoyeong-ah, please eat well. Don’t lock yourself in the studio every day.”

“When did you say I was stuck in the studio?”

“Sometimes when I see you, I’m afraid I might collapse.”

“You know I take good care of my body.”

The biggest change was this.

Due to the increased number of people, the existing office could not accommodate all the people, so the office was expanded by renting upstairs.

On the upper floor, Hoyoung decided to operate it as an independent workroom together with some key personnel of Cronos development.

“I come to play often.”

“If anyone sees it, they’ll know it’s going anywhere.”

“When you go to work, you don’t get out of front of the computer. That’s what you say.”

Lee Jin-chan joked and laughed.

Looking at him, Hoyeong thought that it was good to be together at first.

Lee Jin-chan managed Hangeul and people, and now he had a glimpse of a manager.

Hyungjin Woo was in charge of updating the word processor Hangul.

Kim Won-sik decided to remain in the office and take charge of consultations on Kronos.

In the end, only two of the original members, Hoyoung and Jintaek, went upstairs.

“senior. If anything happens, call me right away. I’ll go right down.”

“Yes, suffer.”

A total of eight employees, including Hoyoung and Jintaek, decided to go up to the new studio.

“Senior Jintaek. Would you like to go upstairs first? I have a place to stop by today.”

“okay. See you later.”

Hoyoung, who sent Jintaek to the studio first, rode a car with Miru.

Hoyoung has always been stuck in his studio, but today he had a place he had to go to.

“Director. It seems like the two of them have been together like this for a long time.”

“Iknow, right.”

Ho-yeong, who was driving Mi-ru’s car to the suburbs after a long time, recalled a while ago.

Not long after the new year, Hoyoung received a phone call from the United States.

‘boss. how are you? This is Eric.’

‘Eric! What happen?’

Eric, still working at JPMorgan’s Dallas branch, called Ho-young from time to time.

Of course, it was mainly about money.

‘Dell Computer’s operating profit increased by 150% this year. Dividends have been paid accordingly.’

‘How much is the dividend?’

‘It’s about 2 million dollars after taxes.’

‘2 million dollars in dividends alone!’

This was possible because he owns a whopping 49% of Dell.

Hoyoung changed his mind at the moment after trying to ask Dell to reinvest all dividends.

‘Eric, then can you transfer me only about 1 billion won in Korean won, and reinvest the rest?’

‘sure. Available. The current exchange rate… It’s about 800 won. I will only transfer about $1.3 million and invest the rest back in Dell. However, I won’t adjust the stake, would that be all right?’

‘it’s okay. I’m not investing to have Dell’s management rights.’

‘All right.’

In this way, Hoyoung was in a situation where about 2 billion won of funds were sleeping well in his account, including the money he had left before.

“Procrastination. You will have to drive a little bit today.”

“Driving is my specialty, so it’s okay. Where are you planning to go?”

“Will you go to Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do first?”

“As far as I know, there are only paddy fields and fields there now, but what are you going there for?”

At Miru’s words about the unknown future, Hoyeong laughed involuntarily.

“haha! Since there are only rice fields and fields, we have to go now.”

“yes?”

“Shall we start at once?”

“yes. All right.”

The car carrying Hoyoung quickly moved to Seongnam.

And in Seongnam, Hoyeong’s destination was clear.

‘Let’s go to Bundang.’