The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

28. an offer you can’t refuse

“Nintendo?”

Kim Joo-jung looked at the outside of the file Ho-yeong brought and said.

“yes. My seniors have reduced two of my biggest worries.”

“worry?”

“yes. The first worry was about game development. By the way, senior Kyung-tae will come and leave the development of the game to senior Jin-taek and the two of you.”

“second is?”

“It is an alliance with a third party who will be our ally. In fact, H&H still doesn’t have an employee who understands games as well as I do, so I was worried if I should play myself.”

Then he looks at Kim Joo-jung and says.

“But fortunately, I think I can leave it to my seniors.”

“me? What the hell are you talking about?”

“It means that I will leave most of the authority for the recruitment of third parties to my seniors.”

Hoyoung thought of the future Nexen.

Although several years after the establishment, the business method of maximizing operating profit is too excessive and earns the stigma of ‘donsen’, but until then, the explosive growth achieved by actively publishing games made by other manufacturers impressed Hoyoung. .

“What do you believe in me?”

“Of course, I believe in the senior’s ability.”

As if it were natural, Hoyeong raised her shoulders and said.

Kim Joo-jung looked at Ho-yeong and put on a puzzled expression.

“Don’t think too deeply, if it’s Hoyoung, that’s it. Because he has a tremendous sense of touch.”

Lee Jin-chan spoke to Kim Joo-jung in a voice full of familiarity.

Kim Joo-jung did not understand Lee Jin-chan’s blind faith in Ho-young.

Seeing Kim Joo-jung like that, Lee Jin-chan patted his shoulder as if he understood.

“What. You have to experience it to know.”

Hoyoung, who was watching the scene, said with a smile.

“This file is a document that has been planned in what direction if I go to Japan and make an agreement with Nintendo. Can you take a look at it, sir?”

Kim Joo-jung didn’t look too happy, but she received the file Ho-yeong handed over.

Kim Joo-jung, who briefly flipped through the files to check the contents, asked Ho-young in a voice full of embarrassment.

“Wait, is what I’m seeing really your plan?”

“yes. you’re right.”

“How could you come up with a plan like this… Are you a hogu?”

It’s also Hoyoung! Lee Jin-chan, who was preparing to say the word, laughed at the unexpected drunken words.

“The idea of turning Nintendo into a third party is great, and I never thought of it. But the terms of the negotiations are too absurd. Are you saying that you will not receive any commission for all software that is converted and sold for Kronos for the next three years?”

“If it weren’t for those conditions, would Nintendo really move?”

At the time, Nintendo was one of the best game companies in the world.

After ‘Donkey Kong’ became a mega hit in the United States in the early 80’s, home games released the Famicom to revive home game consoles that were broken due to the Atari shock, and The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario brothers set unprecedented sales records. there was.

So the way Hoyoung thought was to not charge a fee.

It was thought that if it was developed and released for Kronos, it would make people drool because additional profits could be obtained.

“I know what you mean. You mean you want to import Nintendo games that much?”

Hoyoung nodded his head in affirmation.

Kim Joo-jung thought deeply for a while and then continued.

“Yeah, it makes things easier. I will consider the no-fee condition you mentioned as a last resort.”

“So you’re saying that senior will take care of this job?”

“okay. Okay. I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll give it a try.”

Hearing Joo-jeong’s answer, Ho-yeong smiled brightly.

“Then it was decided that you would take over the Nintendo side, senior Kyungtae. Senior Joo Jung is now out of game development, will it be okay?”

“No problem. The only thing I’m concerned about is…”

“We will fill in the staff right away. And for the direction of game development, please consult with senior Jintaek and proceed autonomously. I believe in you too.”

“okay. Thank you.”

Song Gyeong-tae tried to tell Ho-young to minimize interference at the management level, but when Ho-young said it first, he had nothing to say, so he just said he knew it.

“ruler. Then, this is really the beginning of the game development department.”

Hoyeong said while holding the hands of Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae with both hands.

There are two ways to move people.

The first is to give endless trust and support in everything to maximize one’s abilities and creativity.

It corresponded to the situation of Song Gyeong-tae.

The second is to present a minimum standard, and to find a better way for yourself.

This method was an appropriate way to move Kim Ju-jeong.

“Okay, since this is my first job, I’ll try to make the most of my negotiations with Nintendo.”

Kim Joo-jung said in a voice full of determination.

‘As expected, Senior Joo-jeong is more suited to a managerial or sales-related position than a developer.’

As Hoyoung thought, Kim Joo-jung was already thinking about how Nintendo would come out and how to react at that time.

However, Hoyeong shook her head and said firmly.

“senior. The current agreement with Nintendo is not for profit. I am trying to secure a driving force for Kronos to dominate the market.”

“Yes, that’s a priority, but it’s even better if there’s a profit in the process, right?”

Kim Joo-jung smiled and said.

Hoyoung thought he shouldn’t back down here.

He knew all too well the future in which companies that pursued profits would be ignored by users.

“no. Providing good quality software is the absolute first principle of our company. It’s worth keeping for the future. I want you to keep this in mind no matter what work you do in the future.”

Seeing Hoyeong’s serious expression, Kim Joo-jung thought for a moment and then nodded.

“okay. I think you’re right. If you become a company that customers love, money will eventually follow.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Hoyeong bowed her head to Kim Jujeong.

“Huh true. I said the right thing was right, but it’s the first time I’ve been thanked.”

Kim Joo-jung coughed and said as if she was embarrassed.

‘This is a problem that time will solve for game development and Nintendo.’

Hoyoung firmly believed that the Game Development Department would now function normally.

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A few days later, Hoyoung was standing in front of the director’s office of the Korean Cultural Center.

“May I come in, Director?”

“come in.”

A loud voice is heard from beyond the door.

When Ho-yeong opened the door to the director’s office and entered, Dr. Gong Byung-ju was engrossed in something while looking at the computer monitor.

Today, I was wearing a doctor’s gown, but it gave me a different feeling from the top I wore last time.

‘An old man over the age of 80 and a computer, a combination that really doesn’t match.’

Hoyeong thought to herself and approached Gong Byung-ju.

There were two computers, not one.

One monitor was turned off, and the engineer was looking at the other screen that was on.

“Hello, Director. What did you call for?”

Gong Byung-ju glanced at Ho-young and said,

“Come and sit down.”

Hoyeong sat down on the chair pointed to by Byungju Gong.

Gong Byung-ju showed Ho-young the monitor he was focusing on.

“ruler. This is a direct font I developed.”

On the monitor, Hangeul, which looked unfamiliar, was floating on the monitor.

“This font is a font that can be typed in Hangul on a computer or word processor that does not have Korean language applied. I made it because I thought that an operating system or word processor that perfectly applied Hangeul would not be available for a while.”

“You are amazing.”

Hoyoung was genuinely impressed.

At the age of 80, with the idea of combining the Roman alphabet and Hangeul, it is possible to use Hangeul in the English operating system.

“What a great thing! Because you made me a maniac!”

“yes?”

Gong Byung-ju smiled and turned on the monitor of the other computer next to him.

Hoyeong finally caught the eye of the main body of the computer.

On the main body, the logo of ‘Dell Computer’, which even Ho-young was familiar with, was embedded.

When the power was turned on, the Kronos background screen appeared on the monitor screen.

“How do you already have this?”

Hoyoung asked Gong Byung-ju as if he did not understand.

This is because Dell computers have not been officially sold in the Korean market yet due to the preparation of the initial quantity.

Gong Byung-ju clicked his tongue and said.

“Oh, you naive bastard. Did you believe that all computers that came to Korea would go into schools and educational centers? If it’s enough to come back to me, the high-ranking people over there must have shared one at a time. Tsk tsk tsk.”

In an instant, Hoyoung understood everything.

The number of Dell computers that came to Korea was 350,000 units.

Even if someone swiped a few hundred cars in the middle, it wouldn’t have been noticed.

“Well, aside from that, it was really well made.”

“Thanks to everyone for their support.”

“It’s empty talk.”

Dr. Gong Byung-ju’s eyes lightened slightly.

“I was surprised to see that the operating system installed on this computer supports 100% Korean. In the future, if this computer spreads around the world, it will be possible to use Hangeul anywhere in the world. Thanks to that, I don’t even need to use my own font.”

“sorry.”

“I didn’t mean to ask for an apology. However, there is a sense of futility, as if all the efforts I’ve made so far have been in vain.”

Gong Byung-ju turned around and looked at Ho-yeong.

Then he came closer and said.

“Do you know about the three-stroke keyboard I am researching?”

“yes. I know it to some extent because Hangeul 2.0 also supports three-way keyboard input.”

“okay? Then, what do you think are the advantages of the three-stroke keyboard?”

After thinking for a while, Hoyoung said.

“First, it puts less strain on your hands even if you type for a long time. And the odds of making a typo are lower.”

“right. That’s the main reason I’m arguing that three-bolt keyboards should be standard. In addition, the three-beol ceremony contains the principle of the creation of Hangeul. It is very meaningful to make three sets by dividing them into initial, middle, and final consonants.”

Dr. Gong Byung-joo clapped his hands in affirmation at Ho-young’s words, then gave a further explanation.

Then he looked into Hoyoung’s eyes and continued.

“The spread of three-dimensional keyboards is no different from my destiny.”

“I think it’s well worth it.”

“That’s why I’m saying… Can you set the default Korean input method for the Kronos operating system you created to three sets?”

“yes?!”

“In addition, it would be even better if the official Korean keyboard was officially recognized as a three-stroke keyboard.”

Hoyoung was taken aback by Dr. Gong Byungju’s words.

When I suddenly got a call today asking if I could come to the Hangeul Cultural Center, I guessed that he had called to ask for something.

But, I’m going to ask you this.

“I don’t think this is something I can decide. You should talk to our representative first…”

“Are you looking into my eyes? I already know that you are the actual head.”

Dr. Gong Byung-ju said firmly.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to do that with your bare mouth.”

“still···.”

No matter what Dr. Gong Byeong-ju said, Ho-yeong had no intention of using the three-stroke keyboard as the default input method.

This is because the three-stroke keyboard is more difficult to learn than the two-stroke keyboard, and the English QWERTY keyboard and the special character input method are different, so to input special characters, you have to press the Korean / English key to change to English, and then enter it.

“Listen to my story to the end and answer me. First of all, don’t forget that I gave a guarantee at the time of the last bidding for the supply of educational software for Hangeul 2.0.”

“At that time, I was really grateful.”

“And I have prepared a present for you. There is probably no gift you need more than this.”

Hoyoung shook her head firmly.

“We don’t really need anything right now. Both financially and all we need is time. I will definitely repay you in any way for helping me last time.”

“I’m trying to present that time to you guys?”

“yes···? what is that?”

Dr. Gong Byeong-ju handed Ho-young a bundle of papers that he had sorted out.

Hoyoung quickly checked what these documents were.

[Recommendation letter for companies designated for military service in the 1st information technology industry]

“you. You don’t want to go to the army, do you?”

“……?!”

The moment Ho-yeong saw the word “Company Designated for Military Service,” her heart jumped.

Dr. Gong Byung-ju’s smile deepens as if he read Ho-yeong’s expression.

“Whoa…”

Hoyoung closed her eyes.

The closed eyes trembled.

momentary worry.

After a while, Hoyoung opened her eyes again.

He even uttered just one word.

“sorry. I will refuse.”