The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

12. conclusion of an agreement

Dell looked closely at the operating system delivery proposal given by Hoyoung and said,

“I understand what you’re talking about. Do you think Mr. Yoon knows what I value most when selling computers?”

Hoyoung thought for a while before answering the unexpected question.

“Is this a reasonable price?”

“Haha. Everyone thinks so. But what I value most is ‘quality’.”

Hearing the story, Hoyoung smiled slightly.

Because he knew what Dell wanted to talk about.

Dell continued.

“Buyers will never buy something because it’s cheap, because they know that cheap things don’t last long. The point is to be cheap, but good quality.”

Dell’s eyes were serious.

The beliefs seen now have created the current Dell computer, and will be the driving force for infinite development in the future.

“I know what you’re talking about. But you needn’t worry at all.”

“Why?”

“I’m not asking you to use my operating system right now. I’m asking you to use it when it’s complete in the future.”

“So, the completed operating system…”

Hoyoung raised his hand to stop Del from speaking.

“Are you saying that you can never use an operating system if its completeness and performance are poor?”

“That’s right.”

Dell had a determined expression.

Hoyoung was more satisfied with Dell’s choice and mindset to choose quality even at the cost of very good conditions.

Hoyoung smiled and said.

“Without further discussion, could you go through the proposal first?”

Del listened to Hoyoung’s words and read the proposal again.

And on the last page, I could find the core content of this proposal.

“I see… It’s not a mandatory use clause, but a proposal asking for a competitive opportunity?”

“That’s right. I totally agree with the CEO’s statement that quality is the most important thing. I have absolutely no desire to damage buyers by using a low-quality operating system.”

“Does that mean that the next-generation operating system that Mr. Yoon is making can surpass Microsoft’s?”

“You can jump over it.”

Del looked into Hoyoung’s eyes as he confidently replied.

Eyes full of confidence.

Dell knows those eyes.

Those eyes were those of a winner like himself.

“If it’s an operating system that goes beyond DOS, we’d rather ask for delivery first.”

“I’m content if I can only start on the same level as Microsoft.”

This time, the two shook hands warmly.

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Hoyoung’s office.

Del sat alone in his chair, deep in thought.

Del, who had been immersed in contemplation for a long time, picked up the intercom with determined eyes.

“Can you ask Francis to come to my room?”

– Yes Boss.

After a while, Francis, a burly white young man, entered Dell’s office.

Francis was a founding member of Dell Computer and was the right hand of Dell.

“boss. What did you call for?”

“Francis, I called because I have something to ask of you.”

“yes. which?”

“I want you to keep abreast of the trends of the two companies and one person.”

“Where is that?”

Dell handed Francis some papers that were on the desk.

“The names of the companies are Gaia Investment and Hangeul and People.”

“And who is the one?”

“That person is Yun Ho-young. I want to know more about this person’s trends than the company’s trends.”

“All right.”

“For now, all the detailed information I have is in that document.”

“yes. When should we start?”

“Right now.”

“yes. boss.”

Francis went out with the papers and Del was alone again.

Recalling the conversation with Hoyoung a moment ago, I naturally smiled.

“Hoyoung? It’s fun.”

After saying a word to himself, Dell went back to work.

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“Brian, thank you so much. Thanks to you, I was able to travel safely.”

“no. I just did my job.”

Hoyoung came to the airport to catch a flight to Korea.

After signing the contract with Dell, I finished all my business in the US.

“Thank you very much Miru too. They say America is a dangerous country, but it’s nothing special.”

“That’s right, he didn’t even step out of the hotel at 7pm, so we were rather comfortable.”

Brian and Miruga carried out the last security mission to the airport.

“Brian, next time you come to America, I will ask Brian again.”

“yes. thank you.”

“See you later, Miru.”

Miru’s expression was a little subtle at Hoyeong’s greeting.

“I don’t think I’ll see you next time in America.”

“Why?”

“I made up my mind last night. I am leaving America.”

Brian’s expression was filled with regret, as if he had heard from Miru in advance.

“then?”

“I. I decided to go back to Korea.”

“really?”

“I thought it would be better to live in Korea, where I was born and raised, rather than living here as a foreigner. It’s been a long time since we talked in Korean, so I could see how much I liked Korea.”

Miru’s expression was very bright.

It may seem like a sudden decision to Ho-young, but to Mi-ru, it was a decision made after long consideration.

Moreover, the meeting with Ho-yeong stimulated Mi-ru’s homesickness.

“Good idea. Where can I go if I go to Korea?”

“My parents are both dead, and I have no relatives, so I have nowhere to go. Construction is booming in Korea these days. I intend to go there.”

Brian’s expression as he listened to Miru’s words was not very good.

Hoyoung asked Brian.

“Brian. You don’t look very good?”

“Hmm···. I feel a little sorry.”

“What are you sorry about?”

“In fact, Miru was my favorite friend among the apprenticeships I met while working as a bodyguard for about 10 years.”

When Brian glanced at Miru, Miru averted Brian’s eyes.

“Actually, I knew about Miru’s homesickness from a long time ago. It’s really unfortunate, but if the man made up his mind, it would be right to let him go.”

Hoyeong looked at Brian and Miru alternately and said to Miru.

“Miru. So, would you like to work with me?”

“Work? What’s going on?”

“You can protect me like you do now. It would be nice if you could drive. Oh, I don’t have a car right now.”

Recalling the memory of being kidnapped by fame before returning, it was Ho-young who resolved to take care of safety so thoroughly that it was considered exceptional in this life.

Until he came to the United States, he was just a college student, so he didn’t even think about being a bodyguard, but now he is the actual owner of Gaia Investment, which runs assets of tens of millions of dollars.

If information about him leaks to influential people in Korea in the future, his safety cannot be guaranteed.

“I don’t know how much I get paid now. But if you come back to Korea and work with me, I will pay you 1 million won a month.”

It was a time when the monthly salary of a new employee at a large company was around 500,000 won.

1 million won was quite a lot of money.

However, Hoyoung thought it was not a waste at all.

It was nothing else, it was for safety, and it met Hoyeong’s most important condition.

‘I’m a person who has nothing to protect.’

A person who has nothing to protect.

That was the first condition Hoyoung thought of.

Both of her parents died, and Miru, who has no relatives in Korea, could not have an unfortunate incident where her family was taken hostage.

“I wish you well in the future. president!”

Miru listened to Hoyeong’s words and thought for a moment, then immediately lowered her head and spoke in Korean.

“Can I just decide like this?”

“It was too much money to turn down.”

At Miru’s answer, Hoyoung stopped laughing.

Miru’s personality was also one of the reasons why Hoyeong chose him.

“Then, I wish you well in the future.”

“I really appreciate you. president.”

Although he couldn’t understand Korean, Brian noticed the two’s actions and smiled happily.

“Then I will really go. Please organize all the things that Miru needs to organize here and come back here when you come to Korea.”

“yes. All right.”

Hoyeong gave Miru Eric’s number and told her to hand over his personal information.

And finally, I wrote down the address of the boarding house and left.

On the way to the plane, Hoyoung found a pay phone and called Eric.

“Eric. This is the airport now. I am waiting to board the plane to Korea.”

– yes. The Dell investment you mentioned is well done. All $25 million has been transferred.

“You worked hard. Could the exchange of 3 million dollars of the remaining 5 million dollars have been completed?”

– It’s also well done. The current Korean exchange rate is 684 won, and about 2 billion won was deposited in Korean won excluding fees.

Like a competent investment professional, Eric completed all the tasks Hoyoung asked him to do in just a few hours.

“And finally, Miru also decided to become a member of Gaia Investment.”

– Oh, you mean the Asian bodyguard you saw last time?

“yes. you’re right. We will be in touch soon.”

– Don’t worry about that either. I will treat the expenses the same as my salary. How much will your monthly salary be?

“I decided to give 1 million won in won. Other fees don’t matter, so please take good care of Miru’s salary.”

– Do not worry. At that time, we will handle it well according to the exchange rate.

“yes. Thank you. We will contact you when we arrive in Korea. I will adjust the time difference myself.”

– yes. Go back carefully. boss.

After the phone call with Eric ended, Hoyoung felt relieved.

Everything I had planned to do after coming to America was neatly done.

However, Hoyoung was determined.

My work in the United States was not the end, it was just a proper step forward.

“First and business passengers will be served here first.”

As the stewardess said, several people got up to board the plane.

And Hoyeong was one of those who happened together.

“Let me check your ticket. Are you first? First class is this way.”

Unlike the other passengers, Hoyoung went through a separate aisle and took a seat.

Ho-young, who was sitting in a comfortable airplane seat, suddenly thought of Korea.

‘Are the seniors doing the finishing touches well?’

When I thought about going back to Korea, I suddenly thought of the seniors of the computer research club.

And Hangeul 1.0 in the finishing stage

If Hangeul 1.0 is successfully released, it will become a very small bridgehead to dominate the Korean software market.

‘And I can’t be satisfied with this much.’

Hoyeong took out her laptop from her bag.

It was an Ultra Lite model from a company called NEC.

Until then, portable computers were only called laptops.

At that time, it was released in a size that was only about A4 paper, and it was the first model with the name of a notebook.

It had 640 KB of RAM and 2M bytes of storage space, but in this era, this stuff was also sensitive.

When Hoyoung opened the laptop, a complex source code appeared on the screen.

After finishing his busy schedule in the US, he deserves a break on the plane, but Ho-yeong had no time to rest.

At best, a first-class airplane seat purchased at an expensive price was just a good place to program.

‘I need to advance the completion date of the operating system.’

Hoyeong made a promise to herself and fell in love with programming.

In the first class cabin, where no one but Hoyoung was in, only the sound of Hoyoung tapping the keyboard resonated.