The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

47. A monster called pride

green!

The green arrow continued to stick to the side of the Dell computer.

Unlike the KOSPI, where red is up and blue is down, in the US market, ups are shown in green and downs are shown in red.

“Boss, we have already exceeded 50%.”

As Miru said, in just an hour and a half of sitting on the exchange, stocks that were worth $1 soared to $1.50.

“Now, will it happen? At the current rate of rise, I think I will achieve 300% in one day.”

“300% is amazing. Congratulations.”

“Congratulations are still far away. It’s just the beginning.”

Hoyoung’s words were true.

Dell Computer’s share price is now only flying high.

Ho-yeong, who knew that after 10 years it would be worth a thousand times, couldn’t be more than happy about 3 times.

“Now, shall we go back?”

“Are you dying already?”

“Yes. I came to check if Dell Computer was successfully listed.”

“All right.”

It was already approaching midnight.

“Then, Director, I’ll be waiting for you at the main entrance on the first floor. Please come down slowly.”

“thanks.”

Miru goes out first to get out of the car, and Hoyoung calculates the value of his stock in Dell Computer.

‘Currently, I own 38% of the shares. Even if you dispose of it right away, you can still have a value of 200 million dollars.’

Although the 11.9% stake handed over to Dell for only $25 million was heartbreaking, Hoyoung decided to forget about the past.

By handing over the stake, I thought it would be a great benefit just to deepen my relationship with Dell and build a debt of my mind.

‘But I’ll be able to sleep with a happy heart today.’

Hoyeong happily looked at the green arrow and went down to the first floor where Miru was waiting.

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On the other hand, there was a company whose stock price was rising every day, although not as much as Dell Computer, and that was Sega.

In a sense, the biggest beneficiary of ECEC could be said to be Sega.

‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ was already a sensation in North America.

As the release date approached, word of mouth spread, creating an atmosphere in the North American game market that seemed to be secretly waiting for Sonic’s release date.

“Sega is also fully aware of this atmosphere. They are betting their lives on the release of Sonic next month.”

Kim Joo-jeong, who had been to Japan, said.

Kim Joo-jung was having lunch with Ho-yeong, whom she had met after a long time.

“Then there is no change to the release schedule.”

“That’s right. Sega is almost a lighthouse now.”

“yes?”

“The lights never go out all night. Ha ha ha!”

Kim Joo-jeong laughed out loud, but Ho-young couldn’t help but laugh comfortably.

This is because many Korean companies that will enter Pangyo in the future cannot avoid being a lighthouse.

“By the way, Sega is really active in marketing and customer support right now.”

“is that so?”

“Along with Sonic, we are planning to release a Mega Drive equipped with Chronos, and we will hold an event where if you bring an old device to a dealer, you can exchange it for a new Mega Drive equipped with Chronos free of charge.”

“You row when the water comes in.”

Hoyoung honestly admired Sega’s sales method.

The US market was an unusual market where product quality was important, but after-sales service and customer response were really important.

Even large-scale recalls due to vehicle defects were often a positive factor for the image.

In fact, a while ago, Daehyun Motors carried out a large-scale recall due to vehicle corrosion, but rather, the prompt recall and kindness in the process were known, and the image improved.

“This is really good news. As many Mega Drives are being sold, we’re getting a lot of inquiries about expansion slots.”

“As expected! I see.”

“Yes. The person who purchases the expansion slot is one of the two.”

“Using Chronos, or planning to use it.”

Joo-jeong smiled when Ho-yeong told her what she was going to say.

“The effect of holding hands with Segawa is becoming more and more visible.”

“If Sonic releases it now, the effect will be even more pronounced.”

“That’s right. I have to go to Japan again tomorrow.”

“Again? Do you still have something to settle with Sega?”

“No. This time I’m going to go ahead with a new business.”

At Joo-jung’s words, Ho-young sent a puzzled look.

“We’re going to get a license so that games previously released by Sega can run on Kronos.”

“Aha, Sega, who felt the potential in Sonic, could convert the games that were previously released for Kronos and re-release them.”

“That’s it.”

Ho-yeong thought Ju-jeong’s proposal had enough business value.

Those who purchase cartridge expansion slots will find that Sonic and later games are not enough.

“And we need to constantly look for third parties besides Sega.”

“It should be. As usual, I plan to visit some companies when I go to Japan this time.”

“Where are you planning to stop?”

“Square, the maker of Final Fantasy, Enix of Dragon Quest, Capcom of Mega Man, Namco of Bubblegum, and so on… How about going around a lot of places this time?”

Hearing the name Square, Hoyoung nodded.

The companies Kim Joo-jung mentioned earlier are still outstanding, but they were companies that showed off their peak skills in the mid-1990s.

There was nothing wrong with having a relationship from now on.

“good idea. Thanks to our seniors, we always put our hearts on the game world in Japan.”

“Well, everyone is doing their own thing.”

Joo-jeong laughed awkwardly at Ho-yeong’s praise.

Hoyoung looked at him and smiled at him.

It was a nice meal after a long time.

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that time. Manzo Akisato, general manager of Nintendo’s game distribution division, was called by Shigeru Miyamoto, head of information development division, and headed to the conference room.

Although Manzo and Shigeru had little to do with each other on the organizational chart, it would not be an exaggeration to say that in reality they were subordinates and superiors.

Shigeru Miyamoto joined Nintendo like a parachute in 1976, just before Nintendo collapsed, but he was a living legend in the game world who brought Nintendo to its current position by making successive mega-hits such as Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda.

His influence on Nintendo was absolute.

“Chief, may I come in?”

“yes. Come on in.”

Manzo politely knocked and entered the meeting room called by Shigeru.

“Huh.”

As soon as Manzo opened the conference room door, he was startled and gasped.

Currently, executives from numerous companies, including Shigeru Miyamoto, were sitting in the conference room.

They all noted the high tide.

Manzo managed to calm his startled heart and opened his mouth.

“What did you call for?”

Manzo slightly bowed his head and spoke politely.

Anyone could see that he was polite.

Shigeru looked at the high tide and said.

“Right now, we were having a meeting about Sega’s Mega Drive and the upcoming Sonic. These are the results of a survey recently conducted by ‘Gamers’, the largest gaming magazine in the eastern United States.”

In the magazine Shigeru handed over, Sonic was chosen as the most anticipated game, and Mega Drive was chosen as the number one home game console to buy.

And it wasn’t the game machine that was ranked 5th.

“It is strange that Sega, which has been in second place for many years, has surpassed us and ranked first, but it is really unusual to be ranked in this fifth place. ‘Sega Cartridge Expansion Slot’”

After hearing Shigeru’s words, Manzo realized why he had called him to the executives’ meeting.

As the head of the distribution department, he knew enough about how the game world was going.

“Have you ever heard of Kronos? If not, how about a company called H&H?”

“I know that it is a company that has joined hands with Sega now. And that cartridge expansion slot is compatible with the Kronos operating system.”

“So you know that Sonic is a side-scrolling arcade game that perfectly overlaps our Super Mario Bros. genre?”

Instead of answering, Manzo nodded his head once.

Shigeru’s eyes narrowed as he looked at him.

“Is it true that about a year ago, H&H came to our company with a proposal?”

gulp-

Manzo swallowed dry saliva.

It felt like it was finally coming.

“you’re right. About a year ago, I came to make a proposal to receive the OS from Cronos and to allow distribution of our games.”

“You mean that was true? But why didn’t the proposal go up to the top? There must have been instructions to report all proposals for game distribution and cooperation to me!”

Manzo could not find words to answer.

I just rolled my eyes and watched.

“Why did you reject this company’s proposal by yourself without reporting it to the top?”

“”ah···. Over there, it made an outrageous request…”

Manzo evaded his words and tried to make an excuse.

At that time, Shigeru picked up a wad of papers and showed it in front of Manzo’s eyes.

“This is the proposal I found in the corner of the fax room. It’s good enough that it hasn’t been scrapped yet. The contents of this proposal are reasonable enough, but did you make any other request other than what is here?”

Manzou’s face turned pale at Shigeru’s words.

“I···. That’s because I wanted to use a diskette instead of a game cartridge…”

“Did you properly explain why you need to use cartridges? Did you tell me specifically about security and speed issues?”

“……That’s right.”

“You mean you still insisted on using the diskette?”

“That’s right.”

“Is such a company distributing games in cartridges to Segawa?”

Manzo couldn’t meet Shigeru’s eyes.

Seeing Manzo’s attitude, Shigeru could roughly guess what had happened at that time.

It was Shigeru who didn’t like the usual high-handed and authoritative Manzo.

“Get out of here.”

“yes?”

“Can’t you hear me telling you to get out?”

“I will come up with a solution quickly.”

“You don’t have to. I’m not asking you to leave the conference room now.”

Hearing Shigeru’s words, Manzo’s expression became dumbfounded.

“What does that mean…”

“It is a dismissal. I’m telling you to get out of the company! Do you understand?”

Shigeru finally raised his voice.

Manzo had a stunned expression.

Then he trudged out of the conference room with a devastated expression, probably coming back to his senses.

“Um… Isn’t that too harsh, chief over there?”

The executive sitting next to Shigeru whispered to him.

However, Shigeru had a determined expression.

“no. Manager Manzo made two fatal mistakes at once. First, not judging the future properly and completely ignoring the guidelines I gave. These two are things that should not be easily overlooked and overlooked for future organizational operations.”

And he continued talking to everyone sitting there.

“Right now, sales of the Sega Mega Drive are increasing just with expectations for a game called Sonic. Currently, our Famicom has an overwhelming market share, but no one knows the future. I’m rather glad that Sonic hasn’t even released yet. I think we should partner with H&H to capture Kronos.”

Shigeru’s words were out of the blue, but no one could argue with his words.

All the games he’s made so far have been hits, and his judgments have mostly been right.

“yes. We will contact you right away.”

“Missing this opportunity could make it even harder for us to break into the PC market. We must at least offer the condition that we bear the entire development and supply of Nintendo cartridge-compatible slots.”

“Yep!”

Shigeru looked at all the executives as well.

Some executives nodded at Shigeru’s words, but it was evident that some did not like what he said.

“Chief. We are Nintendo. Is there any need for us to cooperate with a Korean company even at a loss?”

“you’re right. Tens of millions of Famicoms have already been sold, and software has sold in billions. We don’t have to keep our heads down.”

Seeing the senior executives talking with determined faces, Shigeru felt his head hurt.

‘All of them are the same kind of people as Manager Manzo…’

The pride of being Nintendo gave birth to the monster of pride.

“Please follow me on this matter. Please.”

Seeing Shigeru even lowering his head and speaking to the executives, all the executives reluctantly agreed with him.

But for some reason, Shigeru felt uneasy.