The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

44. ADSL(2)

Lee Jin-chan and Mason sat down at a nearby coffee shop.

Looking at Mason who was looking at his eyes with an anxious look, Lee Jin-chan thought.

‘If the general manager who developed ADSL comes along, it is natural that things will become easier when it is introduced in Korea.’

Lee Jin-chan, who finished his judgment in a split second, looked up at Mason.

Mason’s eyes looking at Lee Jin-chan show anxiety, but he could feel his sincerity in it.

“good. Our head office is, of course, in Korea, and if Mason is to work with us, of course he must work in Korea. Are you all right?”

“That’s what I said with determination.”

Mason’s expression softened a little at Lee Jin-chan’s favorable tone.

“Oh, and there are some developers in our research team who developed ADSL together. They too want to leave Bellcore. May I ask them if they are willing to go to Korea together?”

“Of course.”

Lee Jin-chan thought that the pumpkin came in whole.

If Mason’s team could be brought in, it was clear that Korea’s commercialization would take off.

“Oh, and didn’t you just say that Liam is selling out all those patents that don’t make money?”

“you’re right. My teammates are sick of Bellcore because of it.”

“So, are there any more patents we can buy?”

“You mean a patent? Most of the patents that Liam is trying to sell are derivative technologies of ASDL or outdated technologies such as ISDN.”

“Then, among the derivative technologies, how many technologies can you name that will help commercialize ADSL?”

“Hmm… I see.”

Mason pondered for a moment, then began writing down a list in his notebook.

Jin-chan looked at Mason happily.

He had a feeling he could get more out of it today than he thought.

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Ho-yeong received a call from Jin-chan from the United States.

Lee Jin-chan never let him down.

“So, did you decide to hire Mason?”

– I want to hire you, but I wanted to hear your opinion, so I said I would think about it for a day and contact you tomorrow.

“Good job. You have suffered a lot.”

After hearing Jin-chan explain everything that happened today, Ho-yeong smiled happily.

It’s nice to have safely purchased the patent, but as a bonus, technicians are following you.

“Then why are you so late? Isn’t it midnight in New York right now?”

– Don’t talk. I went to the airport to postpone my plane ticket. I thought I would go back to Korea tomorrow. Now I eat hamburgers too.

Lee Jin-chan said with a smile.

“You should have looked for a Korean restaurant.”

– I’ve already been looking for it. It didn’t taste very good. It is also different from Korea.

“Please give me a little strength. When you come to Korea, why don’t you go on vacation for a few days?”

– What a vacation! There are so many things to do in Korea.

“Work is also work, but you have to think about your senior’s health first.”

– I’m still doing just enough to not die. When it gets really hard, I’ll take care of myself.

“I know.”

Hoyoung is himself, but he also thought that the key members of H&H were also quite workaholics.

– By the way, then Bellcore’s ADSL technicians tell everyone who wants to come?

“yes. We are in a situation where we need technicians more than money right now. Wouldn’t it be appropriate to give technicians coming to Korea 1.5 times their current salary and provide meals and housing?”

– Yes, it is said that the barn is generous. We decided not to be stingy with the staff.

There’s no way Jin-chan can see it, but Ho-young nodded and said.

“you’re right. And you got a list of patents worth buying?”

– yes. Now go, Bellcore needs a lot of money for large-scale research. Mason has compiled a list of some of the technologies that could help commercialize ADSL. I’ll fax that list to you, so check it out and contact me if there’s anything worth buying. I’ll be there for a few more days

“What changes what I see? Seniors, please discuss with Mason and purchase technologies that will help.”

– okay? Still, wouldn’t it be better to check the list? I’ll send you the list.”

“All right. Thank you, senior.”

– What are you thankful for?

“Then get some rest. You must be tired.”

– Yes, I go to sleep. Good night.

“Is it daytime here?”

– Oh, yes. hang up

Hoyoung hung up the phone and pressed the intercom.

“Chief, please come in.”

– Yep.

After a while, Mi-ru, neatly dressed in a suit, entered Ho-young’s office.

“How is it after going to work for a few days?”

Miru said with a shy smile.

“Being a secretary is less work than I thought, so I still have to do it.”

“There will be more and more work in the future. You will also carry out important tasks one by one.”

“All right.”

Hoyoung gave Miru the title of chief of staff.

In fact, there was no secretary except for Miru so far, so the title of chief secretary felt awkward, but I couldn’t call her Miru like before.

Since the two first met in the US, it was natural to call them Miru, but it didn’t look good to call the older Miru by name from the perspective of people at other companies.

“For now, could you go to the fax room and find one of my faxes, and confirm your appointment for tomorrow’s lunch one more time?”

“All right.”

Hoyeong smiled as she watched Miru-leul go out after receiving the documents.

It’s still at the level of chores, but I believed that I would do my part enough after a few months.

“Well then, shall we prepare lunch tomorrow?”

Hoyeong started to write a proposal with an outline of ADSL and a business plan written just before.

I had already made it before I received Jin-chan’s phone call, but I was very uncomfortable that I would not be able to purchase it because of a variable.

However, when I heard the news that I had decided to purchase the patent, I was able to make a proposal with a much lighter mind.

Lunch the next day at a Japanese restaurant in Gangnam.

Hoyoung took a seat first and waited for someone.

Hoyoung, who arrived a little earlier than the appointment time, looked over the proposal he had slowly written.

“great.”

Fortunately, there were no mistakes.

After a while, the sliding door slid open.

Then, a middle-aged man entered the room where Hoyeong was.

“hello. This is Yun Ho-young.”

When Hoyoung bowed his head and said hello, the middle-aged man looked a little surprised.

“Heh heh… I heard in advance that a young friend would come out from the director of the Cultural Center, but I never thought that such a young friend would come out. So, nice to meet you. I am Kim Gun-seok.”

Kim Geon-seok, whom Ho-young meets today, is the vice president of Korea Telecom, and he was a difficult person to meet with Ho-young’s personal connections.

A few days ago, Ho-yeong asked Gong Byeong-ju, director of the Hangeul Culture Center, to see if there was anyone he knew at Korea News Agency and if he could arrange a position for him.

Gong Byeong-ju, who was happy with the gradual increase in the penetration of three-stroke typewriters these days, readily agreed to Ho-young’s request, and as a result, Kim Geon-seok was at lunch today.

“Thank you so much for coming. Vice President.”

“What. I only came because the director of the Cultural Center asked me to meet a smart and sincere young man. haha.”

He said it with a smile on his face, but Ho-young realized at once that if it wasn’t for Gong Byung-ju, he wouldn’t have come to this place.

‘I don’t think things will work out easily.’

It was a one-time conversation, but Ho-yeong felt that Kim Gun-seok was not very friendly to Ho-young.

“Shall I sit down?”

“yes.”

The two sat down and asked for food.

Soon, the table they were sitting at was filled with a variety of fish and sashimi.

“Vice President. The reason I asked to see you was…”

“How about we talk after we finish eating?”

Kim Gun-seok interrupted Ho-young.

“All right.”

“Would you like a drink?”

“I don’t drink much, but I just enjoy it.”

At Hoyoung’s answer, Kim Geonseok giggled.

“All the young people these days say that, but where do you learn from it? Our new recruits always say that. Well… let’s order a bottle of soju.”

“Will it be soju? Please order a better drink.”

“You’re still young, so you don’t know anything. For sashimi, of course, soju.”

As soon as he ordered soju, Kim Gun-seok filled his glass with Hoyeong.

Although Ho-young did not like Kim Geon-seok, who was drinking soju during work hours, he had no choice but to please him.

The two of us shared a bottle of soju with the sashimi, and the bottom was exposed in no time.

Kim Geon-seok ordered another bottle of soju and told Ho-yeong how full his stomach was.

“You want to make a business proposal?”

“yes. This is it.”

Hoyoung handed over the prepared proposal to Kim Gunseok.

Geon-seok Kim read the technical overview of ADSL, page by page, with a chorus of ‘hmm… oh…’.

“The drink you ordered is here.”

While he was reading the proposal, an employee brought the soju he ordered.

“Give me here.”

Geonseok Kim said while pouring the new soju into Hoyeong’s soju glass.

“It’s really interesting. You said you bought this technology from America?”

“yes. All patent contracts have been processed normally. Now, this technology is our H&H technology.”

However, he looked at Hoyoung with suspicious eyes.

After reading through ADSL’s technical compendium, he overwrote the proposal without reading it properly.

And then Hoyeong hadn’t even said anything properly yet, but it seemed like she was already about to say no.

“I know that this technology called ADSL is much faster than the phone line modem we currently service. However, we have already completed the development of the new technology to be serviced from next year, so we do not feel much merit.”

“Are you referring to ISDN?”

Hoyeong’s words startled Kim Geon-seok.

“Where did you hear that?”

“I understand that ISDN eventually purchases and introduces technology from the United States. We heard about it in the process of purchasing ADSL.”

Kim Geon-seok nodded to see if he understood Ho-young’s explanation.

ISDN is more of a communication protocol than a technology.

It was a protocol that allowed high-speed communication with the existing copper wire-based telephone infrastructure.

“ISDN can only achieve communication speeds of 128 kbps. However, ADSL can achieve speeds close to 10 Mbps. That’s a huge difference.”

At Hoyoung’s words, Kim Geonseok nodded again.

A speed difference of nearly 100 times was truly remarkable.

“However, from our point of view, it is not easy to introduce ADSL. In fact, even now, at a time when people are using PC communication well, investing a huge amount of money to install a repeater at each telephone office and make a new modem… it won’t be easy. After all, aren’t you going to ask us to spend our money?”

At that moment, Ho-young realized why Kim Gun-seok hadn’t shown him a favorable attitude until now.

Geon-seok Kim was seen as an idiot-like businessman who tried to push everything that required large capital into the Korea Telecom.

Kim Geon-seok continued to speak.

“I don’t know what you think of us, but we still think of ourselves as civil servants. public official. The company’s money is the country’s money after all, so I can’t spend it as I want. It’s a really good proposal, but I can’t decide if I’m going to do this business right away, which may cost tens of billions of won… I’m the vice president, but in the end, I’m just an employee who eats rust.”

Hoyoung said while filling Kim Geonseok’s empty glass with soju.

“Vice President, that is not the proposal I was going to make. I don’t want even a penny from Korea Telecom.”

Kim Geon-seok looked at Ho-yeong with puzzled eyes.

The young entrepreneurs he has met so far only wanted to invest in the older generation.

“Are you saying you’re not telling us to invest in ADSL?”

“yes. I don’t want to invest.”

“Then what do you want?”

Hoyoung smiled impressively and said confidently.

“We will cover 100% of the repeater installation, modem development, and services required for ADSL. Please lend only the phone network from Korea Telecom. Then, we will pay a certain percentage of sales from ADSL to Korea Telecom as royalties. Could you take another look at the title of the proposal?”

Kim Geon-seok looked closely at the proposal.

[Proposal to use Korea Telecom telephone network for ADSL communication.]