Real Man
Chapter 800

How he moved the political circles, how he exerted his power, and so on.

Yoo-hyun had felt the authority of the chairman firsthand when he worked under Shin Kyung-soo, but Shin Kyung-soo was not as powerful as Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman.

Of course, what he was most curious about was something else.

“Why did you resign from the chairman position so soon?”

“What? Hahaha.”

“I’m sorry if I offended you.”

“No. It’s funny to hear the same question that the old Choi chairman always asked me from a young man like you.”

“I thought I might not be able to hear it if I don’t ask now.”

Yoo-hyun spoke bluntly, and Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, chuckled.

“Are you curious about why I quit so soon? Or why I came back after quitting?”

“To be honest, both.”

“Hmm… I quit because, as you know, my health was not so good.”

“You look healthy to me.”

“My insides are not so good. I don’t have any attachment to the chairman position like Choi chairman.”

Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, waved his hand with a blunt expression.

Yoo-hyun remembered the former chairman Shin Hyun-ho from the past, who did not exist at this time.

He did not show it on the outside, but he seemed to have a serious health problem.

Yoo-hyun nodded without showing any reaction.

“I see.”

“Before I answer your next question, sit down first. This is a good place to talk quietly.”

After walking around the garden, Yoo-hyun sat down at a pavilion located behind the mansion.

The place was surrounded by trees, and there was no CCTV in sight.

Whooong.

The former chairman Shin Hyun-ho’s deep voice was carried by the cool breeze.

“I got a call from Go congressman.”

“What did he say?”

“He said he would soon lift the regulation on easy remittance that you were worried about.”

“How did you know that?”

Yoo-hyun asked in surprise, and Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, snorted.

“Do you think I’m an old man in the back room?”

“Of course not. Thank you.”

“Do you know why I’m doing this?”

“Because of the promise.”

“Yes. Hansung’s conquest of Japan. I want to see it before I close my eyes. That’s why I stepped in.”

Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, stepped in to block the regulation of large corporations from the political circles.

He also invested in Go Sam-min, the congressman who would soon become the ruling party leader, to secure Hansung’s future.

In the process, he also cleaned up the owner family who showed signs of conflict.

Despite this background, Yoo-hyun accepted his words sincerely.

He also had a bitter experience of failing to enter Japan.

Yoo-hyun asked.

“Why me?”

“Because I believed that your company would help Hansung Electronics enter Japan.”

“There is no direct connection between them.”

Hansung Electronics was a company that made IT products, and River was an internet platform.

They were different, but Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, was confident.

“You said it. In the near future, your company will be the conduit of the world.”

“I don’t want to be just a conduit, but a hub that connects the world.”

“Anyway. If that happens, Hansung Electronics will be able to compete fairly with Japanese companies. Then they will have a chance.”

“That’s…”

“Why? Isn’t the reason why you stepped in to help domestic companies enter the global market?”

Yoo-hyun felt like he was hit on the back of his head with a hammer by the sudden question.

It was related to the fundamental reason why he started River.

A global platform born in Korea.

Was that enough?

No.

‘Now I understand why he was so obsessed with the venture ecosystem.’

He thought it was because a big tree could not grow in a place without a single blade of grass, but that was not enough.

Yoo-hyun did not want to stay in such a passive thinking, but wanted to create a vast land himself.

A conduit and a hub for Korean companies to reach out to the world.

What if River was at the center of it?

What if he could bring forward the change of the world as a result?

What he was doing now was more valuable than anything else.

-Don’t you want to contribute to the development of humanity? Don’t you want to pursue something in the huge flow that changes the world?

The answer to Steve Jobs’ question that he had been looking for a long time.

Yoo-hyun felt like he had finally found his own answer.

“Haha!”

Yoo-hyun shrugged his shoulders, and Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, looked at him incredulously.

“Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

“Chairman, thank you.”

“What for?”

Thump.

“Thank you for everything. And I will keep the promise with you, no matter what.”

To enter and succeed in Japan, River had to take root in Japan first.

He had prepared a way, but he knew it was not easy.

But he was determined to do it somehow.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes sparkled more than ever as he held the former chairman Shin Hyun-ho’s hand.

Yoo-hyun smiled when he returned home.

“It was a good opportunity.”

Nothing changed in what he was doing.

He planned to keep the promise with Shin Hyun-ho, the former chairman, as he had aimed.

Even without the promise, he had to do it someday for the globalization of River.

But the meaning of his work changed.

What if River succeeded?

It could be a hub for talented Korean companies to enter the global market.

This meant the development of the entire Korean economy.

He had no reason to hesitate when he saw the clear picture of what he would achieve.

Yoo-hyun was determined to run with all his might.

His destination was Japan.

He also had a personal debt to pay back there.

‘Let’s see.’

Yoo-hyun clenched his fist and lifted the corners of his mouth.

After that day.

Yoo-hyun started to reorganize the system before entering Japan.

The first thing he cared about was the domestic office.

As Reverb expanded its categories to IT, fashion, travel, home, food, movies, TV shows, webtoons, and more, preparing for globalization, the number of employees increased rapidly.

This made it necessary to expand the office space.

Reverb was not the only one in this situation. DoubleY was also in the same boat.

What should they do?

Yoo-hyun decided to increase the floor space, considering the close relationship between the two companies.

He thought it would be nice to have a central staircase connecting the 20th floor to the 18th floor, and use half of each floor for each company, just like the 20th floor.

The space he secured based on the expected demand was the 19th and 18th floors.

It would have been unthinkable if he had rented the building, but Yoo-hyun was the owner of the building.

He started the construction as soon as he got the approval from the city hall.

The Future Tower was originally built for a large hotel.

There was a central staircase at the construction stage, but it was blocked by a partition wall when the building was changed to an office building.

Using this part, the construction progressed rapidly, and the central staircase soon revealed its outline.

Yoo-hyun went down the central staircase, which was not yet fully renovated.

Thud thud.

As he went down, he heard the construction noise gradually.

The interior work of the 18th floor was in progress, and when the construction was finished, Reverb would use the left side of the staircase and DoubleY would use the right side.

Wouldn’t it be pretty nice when it was completed?

Drrrrr.

Yoo-hyun felt the construction vibration and tried to enter the 18th floor.

He had something to tell the interior designer.

Then, the door opened with a bang and Na Do-ha appeared.

“Uh? Hyung?”

“Huh? Do-ha, what are you doing here?”

Yoo-hyun asked in surprise and Na Do-ha pointed to the inside of the door.

“Ah, I came to see the interior designer because of the server floor expansion. What about you, hyung?”

“You’re so fast. I don’t have to do anything.”

“That’s my job. It’s my dream project.”

“You mean the cloud?”

“Yes. I have to prepare from now on if I think about the future.”

Na Do-ha was planning a scalable cloud service using his own server.

He named it WithC.

It was an application that combined the high accessibility and scalability of With Messenger with cloud service, and the key was to perfectly solve the security issues that occurred in private cloud.

He planned to manage the core data of With, Reverb, Milky, and more directly through this.

The simple remittance of Reverb, which would be released soon, was also included in the management list.

Yoo-hyun nodded and smiled.

“How about we have a cup of coffee on the first floor and talk about your good idea?”

“The first floor is a bit…”

“Why? You liked the coffee on the first floor.”

“Well, there are some people who recognize me and it’s uncomfortable.”

“Come on. What are you so worried about? Come on.”

Yoo-hyun chuckled and pulled Na Do-ha’s arm.

Did one developer make With, Milky, and Reverb?

It was a rumor that had been circulating in the venture industry for a long time.

The apps were so high-quality that they were credited with advancing Korean software, so everyone was curious about the identity of the developer.

Then, the news came out.

It was an article written by an IT reporter based on the information he found out after a lot of rumors.

The blue and exciting life story of Na Do-ha, which was unfolded above the specific content, was enough to attract people’s attention.

This article was the beginning.

Na Do-ha became famous as a genius developer in the venture industry.

Many people in the Future Tower recognized him and asked for his contact information.

Na Do-ha, who was not used to external activities, was embarrassed.

‘Kid.’

Yoo-hyun, who had a smile on his lips, approached Na Do-ha, who was looking around in the corner of the lounge on the first floor, and handed him the coffee he had brought himself.

Thump.

“Here, drink.”

“I said I would buy it for you.”

“Do you think a celebrity can run errands for coffee? Of course I have to buy it.”

Yoo-hyun joked as he sat across from him and Na Do-ha sighed.

“Ugh. You’re taking me away again. But aren’t you embarrassed, hyung?”

“What?”

“You’re more famous than me these days, hyung. You’re getting a lot of interviews. I think I saw some people who recognized you and greeted you earlier.”

The unique career of being the vice president of emergency affairs at Hansung Electronics and the representative of Reverb, the big investment for the venture ecosystem, and so on.

As these surprising facts were revealed through the media, more people recognized Yoo-hyun.

It became a daily routine to receive greetings from strangers.

Yoo-hyun, who had just received a business card from someone he didn’t know, answered casually.

“So what? And there are definitely good points to this fame.”

“Still. It’s too embarrassing.”

“You can’t be embarrassed by this. You’re going to be much more famous in the future.”

“I don’t have to…”

If Na Do-ha was reluctant, Yoo-hyun had no intention of forcing him.

“You’ll be like that whether you want it or not. If you don’t like it, I’ll hide you.”

“Is that possible?”

“Being a faceless developer. You just have to take down the articles that have already been posted.”

Yoo-hyun was willing to not only take down the articles, but also divert the attention with other articles.

What Yoo-hyun wanted was Na Do-ha’s happiness, not his fame.

Na Do-ha thought for a while and shook his head.

“Um… No. I’ll just accept it.”

“Why? You said you were embarrassed.”

“I realized that if I avoid it, I can’t be a respected developer.”

“A respected developer?”

“Not right now. But later, when I’m really recognized for my skills, I hope the young kids will look up to me as a role model.”

Na Do-ha’s eyes sparkled as he scratched his head awkwardly.

‘I was worried that he might get tired.’

But it seemed that he didn’t have to worry anymore.

A person with a clear goal never gives up, even if he gets tired.

“Is that what you really want?”

“I just want to help the young kids who can’t find their way. Just like I was able to go the right way with your help, hyung.”

“What did I do for you?”

“This and that?”

Na Do-ha smiled softly, and his appearance was very different from the past when he was lost and wandering.

If he could be a guide for those who had chosen the wrong direction like himself, it would be a great meaning in itself.