With the Time Shop, I Too Am the Greatest Conglomerate of All Time

Episode 34. Starcraft competition.(1)

It wasn’t just Han Seok-jae.

Star actors such as Song Jang-ho and Choi Moon-sik were also applauding me.

Investing in movies, I had to do it.

After the baptism of applause, people began to bow one by one in front of the statue.

When it was my turn, I filled my makgeolli glass and shouted loudly.

“Let’s go to 6 million!!”

People murmured at my words, but this time Choi Moon-sik stepped forward.

“haha. Our investor is a man. Let’s go about six million times. Can’t you say we are?”

At that time, the Titanic, which was released this year, surpassed 4.5 million and mobilized the highest audience ever.

6 million seemed like an unreasonable goal at first glance.

In fact, I know that Shiri will easily surpass the record of the Titanic by over 6 million.

“right. Can’t we be called? Let’s try it.”

“Let’s make the best movie!!”

Immediately afterward, the atmosphere heated up and people cheered when I put the thick envelope in the pig’s mouth.

“Wow! Director, how much did you put in the envelope to make it so full?”

“haha. I wanted to add more, but I was afraid that the envelope would tear, so I only put this in.”

Applause erupted again.

clap clap!

“Director. best! You will be blessed.”

“Love it. Director!”

The money raised at the exam is usually used for dinner.

That’s why people’s reactions were hot.

‘It works well with only a few hundred.’

If I had made a good impression on these famous actors by paying a little too much for a dinner party, it would have been a big business.

After the exam was over, the filmmakers gathered together and headed to the dining room.

Of course, I was also in it.

It was a good opportunity to get to know famous actors.

A restaurant near the office.

sizzle.

The savory smell of roasting meat irritated my nose.

I couldn’t afford to savor it.

“Oh. Director. How did you cook the meat so well? I don’t think you’ve baked it once or twice.”

“right. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The meat cooked by the director is so delicious. Ho Ho.”

When I saw the fire, it reminded me of an old company dinner, so I grabbed the tongs and started grilling the meat.

After about 30 minutes, there were only women around me.

To my left was Kim Yun-ha, an actress who later went on to Hollywood.

The right side and the opposite side were all female staff.

“If you marry later, you will be loved by your wife.”

“Ah yes..”

“Director. How old are you? You look very young, don’t you?”

“I am now twenty.”

There was an uproar around that word.

“Wow. Twenty. Twenty and already an executive?”

“Then why didn’t you go to college and get a job right away?”

“I am going to college.”

“Are you studying and working? let’s be great Where is your university? Maybe Seoul National University?”

At those words, a nearby female staff member laughed.

“a. no way. Then it’s perfect How are people?”

But once again, my answer that followed caused an uproar.

“..Seoul National University is right.”

“Oh my gosh. You’re already an executive at a large investment company, even a Seoul National University student? Director. Isn’t that perfect?”

“I really like your girlfriend. Director. Do you have a girlfriend?”

what is your girlfriend

I’m not in a situation where I’m leisurely dating.

There were a lot of open businesses.

I also have to pay off debt.

“..There is not.”

Kim Yun-ha, who was next to him, asked with a mischievous expression.

“that is great. Then how about me? After all, I don’t even have a boyfriend.”

“..sorry. I have no intention of dating yet.”

She laughed out loud at my words.

“Ho Ho. just joke. Joke. It’s so cute that even your earlobes are red.”

Han Seok-jae saved me from being frantically swayed by women like that.

“Everyone, stop joking around. Can’t you see that the director is having a hard time?”

Han Seok-jae subdued these strong women with a single word and called me to his table.

“Director. Now let’s have a drink with the men.”

“Is that so?”

I did not miss the opportunity and moved to Han Seok-jae.

“Whoa. Thank you for saving me.”

“haha. Are you embarrassed? Originally, people who work in movies are all very energetic, so once you start getting involved, it doesn’t end.”

“That’s it. Still, thanks to an actor, I got out of it. Whoops.”

“It’s a little too much to say that it was the price for saving me. Can I ask you something?

“I’ve been on this floor for quite some time, but it’s the first time I’ve heard of a company called Damoye. Did you originally specialize in film investment?”

“no. We are an online shopping mall company. This is my first time investing in a movie.”

To be precise, it was the funds from Highcast.

Since that is not a very important story to these people, I have omitted the explanation.

Han Seok-jae nodded his head with a face that said, ‘Well then.

“It’s an online shopping mall. I’ve heard of it, but is that a money-making business? Because I’m an older generation, I couldn’t buy things without seeing them in person.”

“haha. A lot of people still think that way. Fear that you may not like it or that something strange will come when you buy it. It is natural for those feelings to arise. But we have the weapons to overcome those fears.”

“A weapon?”

“yes. That’s the price. We can keep our prices down that much because we don’t need the cost of maintaining a dealership. It’s a big plus in these difficult times.”

Han Seok-jae nodded with a look of realization.

“The advantage is that it is cheap. I understand what you mean.”

“However, there are many people who have fears like actor Han, so publicity is more important than anything else. So the role of an actor is important.”

“Well. As far as I can remember, you don’t have any specific tasks related to Damo?”

“haha. If you can make this movie well, it will be of great help to Damoye. Because Damoye invested in this movie, the newspaper will take care of promoting it.”

“Ah, in that sense, I will do my best. I also have high expectations for this movie. It’s such a good screenplay, so if it’s done properly, it’s sure to be a hugely successful movie.”

“Director Woo and an actor met, is there anything to worry about? Of course, there will be works that are better than the screenplay. Whoops.”

“Thank you for thinking that way.”

“yes. Would you like a drink then?”

Han Seok-jae also followed me and raised a glass.

I sang a toast

“For 6 million!”

“haha. 6 million. It’s good. For six million!”

At our toast, the same toast was heard from all over the table.

After that, I was busy getting to know other actors such as Choi Moon-sik and Song Jang-ho.

As time passed, the drinking party became a ripple atmosphere and everyone got up from their seats.

Team Leader Kim Soo-chang of the Hwansung Imaging Project came to see me.

“Director. You seem to have drank quite a bit, are you okay?”

“It’s nothing. I don’t get drunk because I drank it comfortably.”

That’s what I said, but this was largely because I was young.

If it was my old body, the film would have been cut off already.

The bodies in their 20s and 40s were definitely different.

“Then I’m happy. But you said 6 million earlier, did you have any basis for saying that?”

There was no justification.

“Reason? Of course not. It’s just a feeling. Whoops.”

Manager Kim tilted his head.

“It’s strange. Somehow, it seemed to me that he was convinced that that number would come out.”

This guy is pretty sharp.

“I am not a god. How can you predict the number of audiences for a movie you haven’t made? I just said that because I trusted Director Woo and the actors.”

It was a disbelief, but Team Leader Kim pretended that he knew.

“..that was it. Anyway, thanks to the director, the atmosphere is good. Can you come and show me your face in the future?”

“I am? I’m not a stranger to movies, so I think it’ll just be a hindrance.”

“haha. no. Morale is really important when it comes to filming. Even if the director just shows his face, the morale of the actors and staff will go up a lot.”

There was nothing wrong with thinking of it as an opportunity to build friendships with the actors.

“In that sense. All right.”

“thank you. Director. Then see you on set.”

It was July.

“brother. How many PC room chain contracts did you receive this week?”

“About twenty. A little less than last week.”

It has been three months since we all got together and opened a PC room.

Seeing that chain store contracts are starting to decrease, it seems that other PC rooms are starting to appear besides our chain.

It was time to change something.

“It seems that our competitors are slowly starting to appear, and I think we should prepare to open the StarCraft League I mentioned earlier.”

“already? A lot of people still don’t know what StarCraft is, right?”

“But if we stand still, our PC room share will drop in an instant. We want to open a league right away, but we don’t have enough players, so we open the tournament first.”

“Competition? What is the difference between a league and a competition? Isn’t that the same thing?”

“Anyone from all over the country can participate in the tournament, but in the league only players belonging to our Damoye can participate. National competitions take a lot of time and it’s hard to get good videos, so it’s good to run the regular league with verified players, but we don’t have any players yet, so there’s nothing we can do.”

He nodded his head as if he understood.

“I will.”

“yes. Then, put out an advertisement in the newspaper that a StarCraft competition is being held. As for the details, the game must be played in the PC room with all of us, and the winning prize is 50 million won.”

“Five million won? Isn’t that too much? I think 10 million won would be enough.”

At that time, 50 million won was more than the annual salary of an employee of a large corporation.

With the exception of popular sports leagues like boxing, it’s hard to find a league with this kind of prize money.

I felt it was a bit exaggerated though.

It was a time when there was no awareness of e-sports at all, so a strong aggro was needed.

“If you’re going to attract attention, you have to be sure to attract it. 5 million won, please.”

“..okay. But isn’t this a copyright issue? If the tournament is held on a national scale like this, rumors can spread abroad. It’s difficult to bet on StarCraft maker Blizzard.”

It was a sharp point.

“That’s right. Please contact Blizzard before the competition to obtain a license including copyright and broadcasting rights.”

“..because it’s a foreign company, I think it’s going to be very expensive. If you do this wrong, won’t your belly button be bigger than your belly button?”

“Once we see how much they call, we’ll talk again.”

But our worries were ultimately meaningless.

Because Blizzard gave out the license for just $1.

Daewon hyung raised his thumb.

“Is it because it’s a great country? The distribution was huge.”

From their point of view, the profit from selling a lot of games is much greater than the profit from these licenses.

There was no reason to charge a high license fee.

“Fufu. Good for you.”

Let the news of the StarCraft competition go out in the newspaper.

Inquiries flooded with Damoye.

At the same time, the PC room has become so popular that there are people waiting for it again.

The number of chain store contracts has more than doubled.

The preliminary round of the competition has begun.

Everyone’s office.

Daewon hyung and I were watching a CD video of the preliminary round.

When I saw that video, I burst out laughing.

If the zerg only pull out drones, then the Protoss Zealot Rush will destroy the main base.

Terran only recruited 5 or 6 workers, but sometimes lost due to running out of resources.

In the future, there was a feast of mistakes that even novices did not do well.

“So far, there are no videos that can be saved.”

“Do you feel something when you look at it? I still don’t know how the game works.”

“Fufu. It’s because there hasn’t been anyone who’s good at it yet. Just as there is no one who cannot recognize the sun, anyone with a star will be able to recognize it at a glance.”

And the sun soon appeared before us.