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

Episode 85. Isan Wukong.

President Kim Woon-jin asked.

“Originally, you liked the compact size that could fit in one hand, but have your tastes changed?”

“haha. That’s not it. I had no choice but to increase the size a bit. For MP3 storage, we are going to use a hard disk instead of flash memory.”

Flash memory is now available with a maximum capacity of 128 MB.

However, the hard disk was usually over 512MB even though it was a small 1.8-inch.

Some products were up to 1GB.

Next year, a 5GB version will also be released, so it was planned to be released as a 1GB product, and then replaced with a high-capacity hard disk when upgrading the model later.

“Is there any reason to use a hard disk? The product gets heavier and bigger, and consumers may not like it.”

“There is a reason. The flash memory we are using right now is small and light, but the capacity is too small. Even after increasing the capacity quite a bit, there will be quite a few consumers who are dissatisfied with the fact that there are less than 20 songs in it.”

“..Of course it is, but wouldn’t there be more people who value design over capacity? That’s why we’ve been focusing on design so far.”

“So far it has been. But things will change drastically in the future.”

music sea.

A site that provides a service similar to that of the US MP3 sharing site Napster will be launched in Korea early next year.

In Korea, the era is coming when it is taken for granted to listen to music with MP3 files.

First-time consumers are satisfied with only 10 or 20 songs.

Over time, complaints about capacity will grow rapidly.

At that time, capacity will be the most important selection factor.

Steve Mars of Apple Inc., who saw through the needs of such consumers, introduced a product called the Apod and became a huge success.

“There will be more and more people who want to listen to 100 MP3 songs or even 1,000 songs at a time. That’s why an MP3 player needs a hard disk.”

“..All right. If the director saw it that way, then he must be right. Is there anything else I should be concerned about other than the hard disk?”

“yes. Please prepare a battery with as large a capacity as possible. Because hard disk consumes more power than flash memory.”

“As the battery capacity increases, the size of the product must also increase, is that okay?”

“Of course it’s not okay. Please use the space as much as possible so that there are no empty spaces. Remember when we were developing our first model, the P-32? Even if you crumple the parts, it shouldn’t grow beyond the size I drew.”

President Kim Woon-jin nodded his head with a shaky face.

“..All right. Let’s try to fit it in this size.”

“yes. It’s not the first time I’ve done it, so I’m sure you’ll do well. haha.”

Recently, I received a call from the chairman.

Since my son returned home, it was about having dinner together.

He replied that he would gladly go.

Ding Dong.

The ‘blink’ door opens.

The first face he saw popped out.

It was a man in his late 20s who had part of his hair dyed red.

He smiled happily as soon as he saw me.

“haha. Are you Jae-Woon Kang?”

It must be the chairman’s son.

“yes. Nice to meet you.”

“I can see you now. nice to meet. As you may know, I am Lee Chang-hoon. Call me Changhoon hyung.”

Unlike his father, he is a good person.

“yes. I also heard a lot about you. Nice to see your face.”

As I entered, Chairman Lee greeted me with a rare smile.

“yes. Have you had anything special in the meantime?”

“then. It didn’t matter. Did you say hello to Changhoon?”

“First, I would like to say hello to Grandma.”

Chairman Lee waved his hand.

“it’s okay. You’re sleeping, so you don’t need to stop by.”

As I sat down, Changhoon continued talking with his brother.

“When did you become interested in photography?”

“My father bought a film camera for the first time when I was a sophomore in elementary school. Later, he showed me a photo I printed out, and at that moment I felt that this was going to be my destiny. Since then, I have been living with a camera. When I had pocket money, I used it all to buy film. Actually, I studied to play with the camera. If I got good grades, I was able to touch the camera proudly.”

At this point, I have no choice but to admit that I am a true photography fanatic.

Changhoon hyung continued.

“I went to Germany to study abroad, not because I liked Germany, but because there was a university with a famous photography department there. Thanks to you, I had a hard time studying German. First off, how difficult was it to pronounce? haha.”

“If it was a famous photography department, wouldn’t it be easy to enter?”

“It was difficult. The school was originally a prestigious school, but Asians don’t choose it well. I say this with my own mouth, but they say that a Korean student has been admitted for the first time in 10 years. haha.”

“okay. Incredible.”

At that time, the chairman said a word.

“Don’t believe everything he says. He’s a guy who likes to exaggerate and talk about things.”

“father! It’s a really hard place to get into.”

“Did you go straight to such a difficult place without any preparation period?”

“..that’s because I was usually so well prepared.”

“I don’t believe it. The preparation was all about taking a picture for an hour and just looking at it.”

“Because that was all the time I was thinking to capture the image.”

Changhoon hyung looked at me and made a frustrated expression.

“I am really sorry. Others give a thumbs up when they say they go to Düsseldorf, but my father thinks it’s nothing.”

“I believe. brother.”

Changhoon hyung’s face brightened at my words.

“you. I saw it for the first time today, and I love it! haha.”

At that time, my wife brought out the boiling kimchi stew in a large pot.

“Ho Ho. After all, they’re young, so we get to know each other quickly. Eat a lot.”

“yes. I will enjoy this food.”

meal started.

There was a brief conversation about my business and my brother’s major.

Changhoon asked with a surprised face.

“Now that you’re in your second year of college, do you do that much business?”

“I am a bit diligent. I am very greedy for work.”

“..Awesome. Until I was this age, I was busy studying just one picture.”

I mean, I’ve dedicated my life to photography.

It wasn’t easy either.

Ugong Mountain.

An honest person eventually moves a mountain.

A person like Changhoon hyung was bound to succeed one day.

“My brother is the best. It’s not easy to like one so much.”

“is it?”

“yes. But why do you like your photos so much?”

After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth.

“Well. There are many reasons, but to put it simply, photos show the heart of the person taking them.”

“The mind of the person taking the picture?”

“okay. Photography isn’t just about documenting reality the same way. The purpose is to leave a certain scene in the form I want to see. So, even if you take the same scene with the same camera, different photos come out depending on who is taking it.”

Hearing those words, a flash of inspiration came to mind.

Among the apps used for smartphones in the future, apps that use filters, etc. to change the image of a photo into a user-desired form were popular.

In particular, the SNS called Stargram has the advantage of being able to show off photos taken on the spot and posting them on the site, securing hundreds of millions of users.

The company that made the app will grow into a huge company with a market capitalization of 10 trillion won.

Considering that the founder of Stargram was very well versed in photography.

I didn’t know that Changhoon’s brother could be of great help to my business.

Then, shall we take a look at how great his skills are?

If it was really good, I was thinking of making a recruitment offer.

“I’m curious, can I see some pictures you took?”

“Well, there’s nothing I can’t show you.”

Changhoon hyung got up from his seat and went into the room.

After a while, I came out with a picture.

“It’s not a very good shot, but it’s the best thing I have right now.”

It was a picture of waves crashing on the beach.

The waves in the picture were so clear and beautiful that I even had the illusion that I could hear the sound of the waves in my ears.

“Wow! It’s hard to explain, but I think the picture is alive.”

At my compliment, Changhoon-hyung seemed to be in a good mood, so one corner of his mouth went up.

“yes. I don’t know much about photography, but it’s really nice.”

“haha. Thank you for saying that.”

“It is true. What.”

After that, the photos of Changhoon hyung were amazing enough to soak in the afterglow until the meal was over.

After dinner, I asked my brother.

“Have you completely entered Korea?”

“yes. I didn’t go because I liked Germany, and I graduated from school, so I need to settle down in Korea.”

“then. I need to find a job in Korea. I’m asking because I don’t know much about this, is it easy to find photography-related jobs in Korea?”

“Why are you asking that? If I can’t find a job, will you hire me?”

I knew it was a half-joking question.

I nodded.

“yes. If only you were okay.”

At that, the chairman opened his mouth.

“If that’s what I think, there’s no need for that. You can tell just by looking at this guy’s head, but he’s still immature. He might be a little different if he knew that making a living isn’t easy. So just leave it alone.”

A man in his late 50’s.

Even from the point of view of a person in a high position in the government, it might seem that way.

In my eyes, he was already a great Scout target.

“I swear, I didn’t say this because I was thinking of Chairman. And I don’t think hyung is a person who lacks enough skills to need help from others. It’s purely an offer that I covet because of my brother’s abilities.”

Chairman Lee looked into my eyes and shook his head.

“He looks like a completely useless guy to me, but you must have a different opinion. Then I will not oppose it either.”

Changhoon hyung scratched his nose.

“This is true. Actually, because of my job, I was supposed to meet an acquaintance tomorrow.”

“uh? Have you already found a job?”

Fortunately, he shook his head.

“It has not been decided yet. I said I would listen and decide. So let me ask you one thing. What will I do if I go there?”

“Have you ever used a digital camera?”

“haha. It is a prejudice to think that a person who majored in photography will always like film cameras. Digital cameras from Nakhon, Japan, are quite usable. I’m writing well these days. Still, I take pictures of my work with a film camera.”

First of all, there seems to be no objection to the digital camera.

“You will be involved in creating a site where you can upload your digital camera photos to the Internet and show them to others.”

“Posting a picture?”

“yes. In the future, digital cameras will enter people’s daily lives. Because of its convenience, a huge number of photos will come out, and the desire to upload the photos to the Internet and show them to others will increase. I plan to create a site that can satisfy that need.”

The older brother made an expression of interest.

“It’s a good idea. I’m sure if there is a site like that, I’ll use it too.”

“Is that right? There is a lot of work to be done to create such a site. For example, there must be a program such as an image filter, and the overall structure of how to arrange photos to look attractive and how to categorize photos is necessary. I need my brother’s help with these tasks.”

“What is an image filter program?”

“For example, when hyung takes a picture, the results are all different depending on the illuminance, the direction of the light, or the focusing degree of the lens, right? It’s like a program where you can artificially give such effects to photos taken with a digital camera and change them to suit your taste.”

“okay? oh! So if you don’t like the picture, can you change it by running the program?”

“yes. If anyone could easily use something like that, wouldn’t people be very happy with it?”

“Is that right? So come with me. If you come to us, I’ll make sure you don’t feel bad about the treatment.”

“Hmm… I’m a bit drawn to it, but I’ll talk about it tomorrow and get back to you.”

Lee Chang-hoon was dating his older brother, whom he had been close with since childhood.

“hey. In the past, the guy who used to pick one picture very well, what did he lack, so he went to study abroad?”

Chang-Hoon Lee shook his head with a look of embarrassment.

“Awesome draw. It’s just that there aren’t any good people around to take good pictures. When I went to study abroad, I knew. That I was a frog in a well. I started learning how to hold a camera again.”

“like! So, are you saying that your skills have improved now than then?”

Chang-Hoon Lee did not deny it.

“Now I don’t know what photography is. It’s better now than when I was filming because I didn’t know anything and was good at it.”

The older brother continued talking with a greedy face.

“Changhoon. Right now I’m holding on to five or six studios. Let’s start by taking pictures of the models there. It’s not too difficult. All you have to do is take pictures of what you want. If it’s your skill, you’ll work hard for a year or two and you’ll become famous in no time. By that time, I will be able to receive advertisements from large corporations.”

“You mean what the other side wants…?”

“It’s not natural. It’s professional to take pictures the way the customer wants them. It’s an amateur who shoots whatever he wants. You know that well, so why are you doing this?”

Changhoon Lee thought for a moment and shook his head.

“It is, though. Still, I don’t want to spend time taking pictures that other people want. I don’t have enough time to shoot what I want.”

“..you mean you want to be an artist? think carefully. 99% of those who run out doing that are bound to come back.”

“I have no intention of falling into the artist side either. I don’t know if it’s the only way, but there’s a guy who made some interesting suggestions for me. I’m sorry, but I have to make it a business that never happened.”

“Changhoon. There are a lot of people who say they will let you do what they want to do, and only talk about it. But I want to tell you that most of them are scammers.”

“Oh, definitely not a scammer. He’s my dad’s favorite.”

“..Chairman? Who is that strict person?”

“So. I still have a long way to go before I can be seen by my father, but a young boy is being recognized properly. I’m curious to see how it was possible, so I’d like to work together.”