The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

32. What is a Partner(1)

Kim Joo-jeong quickly adjusted her expression and asked again.

“And how much commission do you want?”

“Up to 50,000 copies go without commission, after that, I want a fixed 0.2% commission.”

“0.2%?”

Kim Joo-jung was at a loss for words.

It was the moment when everything he had been preparing for was gone.

“The conditions I have proposed are also quite low by industry standards.”

“We are Nintendo. We are not bound by industry standards.”

Manzo’s attitude was not only full of confidence, but also arrogant.

But Kim Joo-jung did not give up.

“Then, how about this? Up to 50,000 copies are not accepted, up to 500,000 copies are 0.2%, up to 1 million copies are 0.3%, and more than 0.4%.”

Kim Joo-jung’s proposal was certainly reasonable.

It was rare for a single piece of software to sell more than 1 million copies.

Even if more than that were sold, 0.4% was a fee enough to pay.

But Manzo shook his head.

“No. 0.2%.”

“Hmm… You’ll need to think about it for a while.”

When he said he needed to think about it, Manzo glanced at his watch and said,

“Then, would you like to leave today and come back tomorrow?”

“yes?”

“I’m too busy right now. I’m not going to compromise here or think about it enough and see you tomorrow at this time.”

“……All right.”

“Thank you for your understanding. Then I’ll get up first.”

Manjo nodded to Kim Joo-jung and left the conference room.

“Huh… Really…”

Kim Joo-jeong was dumbfounded by Man-jo’s rude attitude, but she had no choice but to withdraw.

next day.

In front of the main gate of Nintendo, Kim Joo-jung thought.

He didn’t think the deal would be concluded at once, but he never thought Nintendo would come this far.

However, I soon decided to think positively and took control of my mentality.

‘It is no exaggeration to say that it is currently the number one game company in the world. I have to come out at this level!’

Thinking to himself, he opened the front door and entered.

A courteous information desk clerk greeted him.

“I came because I had an appointment with Manzo.”

“Yes. Please wait a moment.”

However, the receptionist’s expression was not so good.

“Well…”

“Is anything going on?”

“Right now, Manzo is away from the company due to important work.”

Abusive words almost burst out of Kim Joo-jung’s mouth when she said that the person she had asked to meet tomorrow was away.

But getting angry right now didn’t change anything.

I forcibly kept my poker face and waited for the receptionist’s next words.

“Mr. Manzo asked me to convey my apologies to anyone who came to visit him.”

“Then do you know when you’ll be back?”

“I probably won’t be able to come back today. I’m really sorry.”

The receptionist bowed his head.

“It’s not your fault. It can’t be helped. Then, does Manzo have plans for tomorrow?”

“No. You will definitely be there tomorrow.”

“Okay. Then I’ll be back at this time tomorrow. Please talk to Manzo.”

Kim Joo-jung went back to the hotel, quenching her boiling anger.

When I explained the situation to Lee Jin-chan in Korea over the phone, Jin-chan consoled my drunkenness and told me to go sightseeing, telling me to relax.

At that time, Japan was enjoying a tremendous golden age with a boom in the stock and real estate markets in general.

It could have been an opportunity to broaden Kim Ju-jung’s knowledge and experience to see Japan’s development, which is expected to surpass the United States in the near future.

However, Kim Ju-jung did not want to go sightseeing.

With my eyes wide open, I reviewed the countless documents I had brought with me to prepare for tomorrow.

The next day, Kim Joo-jung was sitting in the Nintendo conference room.

“Ah. I’m really sorry about yesterday.”

Today, Manjo, who appeared 5 minutes after sitting in the conference room, bowed his head to Kim Joo-jung and apologized.

‘They say it’s common Japanese to hide their true feelings with tatemae, are they taming me now?’

He was angry inside, but didn’t show it outwardly.

This is because he is not here as Kim Joo-jung as an individual, but as a representative of H&H.

“No. I can’t help it if I’m busy. I thought about the offer you made ‘the day before yesterday’ and had a conversation with the representative in Korea.”

Kim Joo-jung deliberately gave strength to the word ‘the day before yesterday’.

“Oh. So you’ve made up your mind?”

However, Manjo only asked back with an expression that he did not know whether he knew the intention of the drunkard or not.

“I will not charge a fee for up to 50,000 copies. And please charge 0.2% for up to 500,000 copies and 0.3% for more.”

Kim Jung-ju made the last suggestion he thought of.

In fact, 0.1% might not be such an important number.

But it was his pride.

“Hmm… OK. Let’s do that.”

Manjo, who was a little worried, nodded and accepted the proposal of Jujeong.

Just as Joo-jeong was about to smile brightly, Man-jo continued.

“By the way, if you were to distribute the game on PC, what method would you choose?”

“What’s the way?”

“Are you thinking of a diskette?”

At Manjo’s question, Kim Joo-jung tilted her head.

This was because the current PC could only use diskettes.

Although CDs have already been developed, they have not yet been widely commercialized due to their high cost.

“Of course it’s not a diskette, is it?”

“Hmm… that’s a bit of a problem. We have no intention of distributing games by putting them on diskettes.”

“I beg your pardon? How are you talking about distributing games to PCs without using diskettes?”

“I don’t think that’s an issue for us to worry about. If you want to use our game, isn’t it right that we come up with a plan for that?”

Kim Joo-jung said in a confused voice.

“Any other way. If not on diskettes, how were you going to provide us with game software?”

“We do not distribute games outside of cartridge form.”

“……”

Kim Joo-jeong, stunned by Man-jo’s words, couldn’t find anything to say for a while.

Kim Joo-jung, who came to her senses after a while, barely spoke.

“What does it mean that it is only provided in cartridge form, and that it is not used in PCs after all?”

“It’s different. It’s okay to use our games on PC.”

“Isn’t Nintendo developing games on PCs as well?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, there must be a device that is compatible with PC and cartridge. Please provide it. And if you help me to make a compatible device, I think it’s possible.”

I thought Kim Joo-jung made a very reasonable proposal.

However, the only thing that returned to Manjo was a cold refusal.

“We cannot provide it because it is confidential inside the company.”

“If you say that this doesn’t work and that doesn’t work, then what are you going to do?!”

At Manjo’s answer, Kim Joo-jung’s voice grew slightly.

Seeing Kim Ju-jung like that, Man-jo frowned slightly.

“It’s not polite to raise your voice. Didn’t I tell you earlier? That’s not something we need to worry about.”

Kim Joo-jung was speechless.

And the moment he saw Manjo’s eyes, he realized.

‘You’re looking down at us!’

As he thought, Manjo was looking at H&H completely.

From Manjo’s eyes, Kim Joo-jung felt that he was convinced that H&H should bear everything that goes into making a cartridge compatible machine.

“Why don’t you say anything? Won’t you sign a contract with us?”

Rather, Manjo was urging Kim Ju-jeong.

Kim Joo-jung looked at Manjo in despair.

“stop…”

“yes?”

“Let’s stop.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“This can’t even be called a negotiation.”

Kim Joo-jung stood up from her seat.

He was also an elite among elites who took an elite course in Korea.

Manjo’s sudden attack was enough to scratch his pride.

“Thank you for your time.”

Kim Joo-jung bowed slightly and left the conference room.

It wasn’t just because of pride that he left his seat.

Aside from the extremely low commission rate, how is designing and even manufacturing compatible devices any different from self-appointing yourself as a Nintendo subcontractor?

Besides, it was clear that no negotiations would work for Nintendo.

“Ha… that’s frustrating.”

Manzo didn’t even catch him as he exited the Nintendo building.

He took a taxi back to the hotel.

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Ho-young, who was helping to finalize the revision of the English version of Hangul 2.0 for Dell Computer, went to the representative office at Lee Jin-chan’s call.

“Senior. Did you call me?”

“Yes. Are you very busy?”

“No. What happened?”

Lee Jin-chan handed the receiver to Ho-yeong.

“I got a call from Joo-jeong, but I think you’d be better at this decision than me.”

“Drunk senior? Has something happened?”

“I heard about it too… No, it’s better to hear it directly than I’m talking about it. I have to go out, so feel free to call me.”

“Come on, senior. Hello?”

– hello. Are you Hoyoung?

When Jin-chan handed over the receiver, Ho-young noticed that Ju-jung’s voice was not very good at the first words.

“Senior. What’s going on? Did you have trouble talking to Nintendo?”

– It’s not just bad. I couldn’t help but come out without saying anything.

“You didn’t speak?”

Joo-jung explained to Ho-young what had happened at Nintendo.

“You worked hard. You did well.”

– You say you are confident, but things have turned out like this, so you have no face.

“No. I didn’t expect it to come out so nonsensical.

– So, Hoyoung. When we go back, let’s find another good game company, even if it’s not as good as Nintendo. Our offer isn’t bad by any means from what I’ve reviewed.

“Yeah. Nintendo was just trying to speed up our plans. It’s good to look elsewhere and proceed.”

– i get it. what the. They’re not the only game companies out there. Don’t you know that there are guys always trying to come up from behind?

When Hoyeong heard Jujeong talking to herself, something came to mind.

“Senior. Can you wait without hanging up for a moment?”

– I get it.

Then he looked around to see if anyone was around.

After confirming that no one was there, Hoyoung turned on Gaia to find something.

“Senior. How long can you stay in Japan? Is the visa period sufficient?”

– then. It’s enough for a month since I quit and came in.

“Then why don’t you wait a few days? As you said, Nintendo isn’t the only game company in Japan. I’ll propose a meeting with another company.”

– It doesn’t matter if I stay for a few more days, but is there any other game company in Japan as influential as Nintendo?

“Sure. Then, would you like to find a train to Tokyo?”

– Do you have to go to Tokyo? Which game company are you thinking of right now?

“It’s Sega.”

– Sega? What game did you make there?

Sega was an unfamiliar name to Kim Joo-jung.

“There are rumors that they are going to make a great game.”

After thinking about it for a while, Kim Joo-jung said yes and hung up.

Hoyoung once again checked the data on Sega.

Sega, which has always been the second-class game company behind Nintendo, ambitiously released the Mega Drive, a 16-bit game console, in 1988, but it failed to evoke a great response in the market.

However, it was not long before they released a great game and stood tall as a global game company.

“That’s Sonic.”

Anyway, only one game to use as a killer program was enough.

And now, Sega decided it could do anything to catch up to Nintendo.

Hoyoung was confident that if he worked with Sega, who was aiming for Nintendo’s place, things would go smoothly.