Investor That Can See The Future

Chapter 355

After work, I met Ellie and went to a cafe in Cheongdam-dong.

Wherever I went, people’s eyes poured on me, but now I’m used to this. Fortunately, as they were already officially recognized, the paparazzi did not pursue them like they used to.

Ellie said as she drank her coffee.

She said, “Eunsung’s new car seems to be selling very well. Some of our employees signed a contract, but they said we had to wait six months.”

“They say there are only 100,000 reservations.”

Eunsung Motors’ new electric vehicle Raven was delivered to customers one after another as soon as it was shipped out.

Until now, the concept of autonomous driving in Korea was limited to assisting driving, such as preventing lane departure and adjusting speed according to the vehicle in front.

However, Raven implemented the same autonomous driving as the AD series. It is possible to stop or change lanes by recognizing the surrounding situation without the driver’s manipulation. From start to parking, there is no need for driver intervention.

“Surprisingly, Korea has quickly lifted the self-driving regulations.”

“Korea is the monopoly market for Eunsung cars.”

Therefore, if Eunsung Motors introduces a new technology, regulations will be loosened or the government will come up with a support plan.

Automobiles have a large impact on the overall manufacturing industry and employment inducing effects. As a result, any country tends to push its own companies.

Previously, when Eunsung Motors invested in hydrogen cars, the government made various support measures for hydrogen cars, talking about the hydrogen economy.

Then, after giving up on hydrogen cars and offering self-driving electric vehicles, this time, the self-driving regulations were lifted and support measures for electric vehicles were strengthened. It is planning to install an additional 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations in government offices and marts immediately by paying taxes.

The reason the government is not able to tamper with regulations is because there is a vested interest in opposing them. However, the opposition was not so loud as it was only allowing autonomous driving to the end, not allowing driverless cars right away.

Of course, this is only the beginning. The end of autonomous driving technology is driverless cars.

Right now, a person must be in the driver’s seat, but that will change when more autonomous vehicles start driving on the road.

In a public perception survey of driverless cars, many people answered that the driver should be in the car. This is because we believe that people should be able to control the vehicle in case of an emergency.

However, those who have driven self-driving cars are much more likely to say they don’t need a driver than those who haven’t.

It has been proven several times that autonomous driving has a much lower accident rate than humans.

When laws change, perceptions change, and when perceptions change, laws change. A growing number of states allow partially driverless driving in the United States. Unmanned trucks without a driver already drove on the road in a platoon.

Karos directly entered the mobility business and started a pilot ride-sharing service using driverless cars.

Iver, who was in control of this market, caught fire in his foot. Iver stopped the autonomous driving experiment it was conducting on its own and purchased the AD series and reviewed the direction of unmanned ride sharing, but there was one problem.

Karos collects road data in real time through autonomous vehicles to change the vehicle’s route or update software.

The core of a ride-sharing company is data, and all information about when and where passengers are picked up and transported is passed on to car maker and competitor Karos.

As the number of Iver users increases, Karos can sit still and accumulate various data needed for ride-sharing. Therefore, inside Iver, there was a debate over the plan to introduce the AD series.

Once technology begins to be subordinated, it is difficult to get out. Eunsung Motors is supplied with software and batteries, which are the core of self-driving electric vehicles, through Karos and TS Company, respectively. For this reason, there were many concerns among experts that Eunsung’s independent survival would be difficult in the future.

But the same goes for GM and Ford.

OTK Company does not need these companies, but for these companies, OTK Company is absolutely necessary.

In any case, Korea was originally evaluated as lagging behind not only Japan but also China in the field of autonomous driving. However, thanks to the technical cooperation, the situation was reversed at once.

As in the United States, change has begun across industries. Charging stations, logistics, transportation, insurance and so on.

Seoseong Fire & Marine Insurance launched an insurance product that reduces insurance premiums for self-driving cars, and the logistics industry signed a contract with Karos’ self-driving trucks that can platoon.

K-Mobility plans to implement ride-sharing using self-driving cars. As this is tied to the regulations of the Transportation Business Act, we are considering how to operate it for free and find other sources of revenue. The taxi industry will rise again.

Ellie said fine with her hand on her chin.

“When Jinhoo said a few years ago that he would invest money, I never imagined it would turn out so well.”

I smiled and nodded

“The seeds that were sown here and there are now bearing fruit.”

While we were talking over coffee, I heard people coming from all over the place and talking about Ellie’s name. It’s a good thing the bodyguards are around so they don’t come near.

“Being famous is not the only thing that is uncomfortable.”

Ellie nodded her head in empathy.

“Yes. Sometimes, people I don’t know ask me to sign it.”

Her TV commercials are over, but photos of the products Ellie wore can still be seen on her website. When summer comes, she will be releasing another version of the TV commercial.

On Vester’s side, she asked for additional filming, but Ellie politely declined.

“I don’t know how other celebrities live.”

Some celebrities say that they feel free to go abroad while on vacation, but it’s hard for me to do that because my face is known all over the world. I can’t even go on a trip to the mountainous area.

If you can’t avoid it, should you enjoy it?

I sighed and said.

“I think that’s why Taek-gyu doesn’t like his face known.”

* * *

We know that the President of the United States is Ronald Stamper, but Americans do not know who the Vice President is.

The Samsung Group Chairman is Jin-yong Lim. So, who is the Vice President? Warren Boat, president of Berkshire Cashier, is famous enough to be nicknamed the Sage of Edens. And Vice-President Charlie Bain is also a world-famous investor.

He always advises Warren Boat on investments, and the two appear together at the annual Berkshire Cashier shareholders’ meeting in Edens.

Still, it is a name unfamiliar to the general public.

The same goes for OTK Company. As the representative, Jin-hoo Kang, is drawing attention, the existence of the vice-president is not widely known.

However, his presence in the subculture was overwhelming. Among them, the battle with the Leisure Department over the game regulation issue was a big issue.

The Ministry of Leisure has been infamous for imposing various restrictions on subcultures. In addition to censoring cartoons, animations, and games, Minister Shin Min-mi even said on several occasions that virtual characters should be subjected to a stronger suffocation law.

However, when the vice president of OTK Company made a decision and destroyed the leisure department, applause poured in from all sides.

As a result, Minister Shin Min-mi resigned and the Ministry of Recreation lost its regulatory authority.

At that time, the video of the discussion was uploaded to various video sites such as A-Tube with subtitles. And for a while, it became a worldwide joke.

In addition, the Lost Fantasy series, which is known to have invested directly by the vice president, was a huge hit online after mobile. Lost Fantasy Online… … The so-called LFO swept the Chinese and North American markets after Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

So far, Japanese console games have been a hit in the global market several times, but online games have been relatively sluggish. However, the LFO was truly an all-time hit.

After the Nishida Securities crisis, the Japanese media used to write articles criticizing the major shareholder only because it was an OTK Company, but when the game became a huge success, it suddenly exclaimed that it was a victory for the Japanese game.

Various businesses using lost fantasy content are also in progress. There has also been talk of a movie adaptation in Hollywood, and Netplay plans to produce a season-specific drama.

And on a large Korean portal site, a webtoon with a lost fantasy worldview as the background has been serialized.

* * *

Min Ha-young, who arrived at the meat restaurant first, sat down.

He was small in stature, his hair was tied together, and he wore round glasses. With eyes like rabbits without double eyelids, and dense facial features, she looked like she was going to be told that she was cute wherever she went.

After a short wait, a man with his short hair and glasses arrived. His clothes are SPA brand sweatpants.

Taek-gyu said as he sat across from her.

“congratulations. It was absolutely terrific.”

The reason we met today is because Min Ha-young’s webtoon has passed the screening of Korea’s largest portal site Neoteen and started serialization.

A monthly fee is paid from the portal side, and settlement according to preview, overseas export, and book income is separate. Profits can grow as much as possible depending on fun and popularity.

Once I started serializing in Neoteen, I wouldn’t be ashamed to say that I am a webtoon writer wherever I go.

As much as it was his lifelong dream to become a cartoonist, the joy was multiplied. In addition, the response was much better than expected.

Min Ha-young said excitedly.

“After two weeks of serialization, it climbed to #5. Partly thanks to the popularity of Lost Fantasy.”

“That’s it, too, but it’s probably because it’s fun.”

There have been many webtoons set in the game world before, but many of them have failed miserably.

Readers are cool. No one sees funny cartoons.

“Can you do a better weekly series than that? It wouldn’t be easy.”

“Of course! There is no rest in my dictionary. Once I start a serialization, no matter what happens, I will keep going until the end.”

Min Ha-young looked full of enthusiasm.

All writers start thinking this way. And then, for all sorts of reasons, I have to take a leave of absence.

‘Well, I can’t just stop the serialization.’

Taek-gyu asked.

“But is it okay to come out like this today? Don’t you have to draw hard?”

“It’s okay to have a stockpile.”

“… … .”

All writers start out with a stockpile. Then it runs out and you end up struggling with the deadline, but it’s just an instant.

‘It looks like you can see what it will look like in a month.’

In the meantime, when the two of them met, Taek-gyu usually bought rice. However, today, to commemorate the official serialization, Min Ha-young decided to buy it.

“I’m going to shoot today, so eat as much as you want.”

“Is that okay?”

“Sure!”

Taek-gyu opened the menu board.

“Five! It’s pork belly.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

The main menu is imported pork belly. The price is also cheap. That’s why I saw a lot of college students at the tables around me.

Min Ha-young put her hands together and said.

“Mi, sorry. As you know, I am still paying off my debt. Joe, wait a minute. If it hits the jackpot, I will shoot beef.”

She succeeded in escaping the multi-level, but the garbage coins she bought at that time remained in debt. Once her parents paid her back, she is paying her parents back little by little.

“OK. I like pork belly.”

Min Ha-young ordered meat and beer. She looked like a minor, so the waitress took the ID and stared intently at her.

Taek-gyu eagerly picked up the grilled meat and ate it.

Seeing this, Min Ha-young was slightly moved.

She said, ‘I would only eat expensive food every day. Are you deliberately eating delicious food so that I don’t feel embarrassed?’

It was a misunderstanding. Taek-gyu has a cheap taste, so he eats anything. Even today, I am happy to cook ramen at home.

The two clashed beer glasses.

“It was hard.”

Min Ha-young spoke with her sincerity.

“It’s all thanks to you. If I hadn’t connected with OTK Games, this opportunity wouldn’t have been possible. He, and every time he looked at me and gave me advice… … .”

As she spoke, her face burned for some reason.

But at that moment, the cell phone on the table vibrated. When I looked at the screen, Hana Yang’s name was floating. They seem to be in constant contact with each other.

“Aren’t you supposed to reply?”

Taehyung said as if nothing was wrong.

“You can do it later.”

Min Ha-Young remembered the woman she had met at a drinking party the other day. Most celebrities have a beautiful appearance that can’t even show a business card, and the family environment of the CL group.

Both appearance and family background are not even comparable.

But that doesn’t mean there’s no way to deal with it. After talking for a while, it was clear that Hana Yang had no interest in manga, anime, or games at all.

‘Because hobbies and interests are the same as mine!’

As it turns out, love is a way to match each other’s interests. For example, shopping for comic books together or playing games together.

When Min Ha-young unwittingly clenched his hand, Taek-gyu blinked his eyes and asked.

“What is it?”

Then she said in amazement.

“Oh, nothing. Eat a lot. Would you like some more meat?”