Investor That Can See The Future

Chapter 416

OTK Games succeeded in Lost Fantasy M and Lost Fantasy Online in succession.

Both games were a huge success, generating hundreds of billions of won in sales every month. Even taking into account development costs, operating costs, server costs, and costs given to publishing companies, it is a huge net profit rolling in.

However, this money is being poured into VRMMORPG game development and mergers and acquisitions of companies with related technologies.

That alone wasn’t enough, so I often poured money into the OTK company, but this time it was the biggest bill ever.

In order to operate the integrated server used by 100 million users around the world, a data center larger than that of Gobble and Facenote combined is required.

It usually costs about $5 billion to build a data center. Just making 20 of these would cost 10 billion dollars.

“This is so… … .”

Not only did it cost $10 billion to develop the game, but it also cost more than $10 billion to build a data center.

Other than that, there won’t be one or two other things that will cost money.

Taehyung nodded his head.

“Hmm, after all, nothing in this world is easy.”

“Easy or difficult, you have to do what you have to do.”

To do anything, you need not only passion, but also money.

Fortunately, I have been making money by investing hard in the meantime. He made a huge profit from the cryptocurrency craze that once swept the world, and has since made money in the oil market again thanks to the destruction of the North Sea oil field.

But the biggest profit is… … .

“It would have been impossible without Japan.”

“That’s right.”

If I hadn’t stolen 2 trillion yen from the Nishida Securities order mistake, I wouldn’t have been able to make such an investment.

Taek-gyu nodded his head hard for nothing.

“The world will never forget the sacrifice Japan made for the game world.”

“I will.”

“The money will be ours.”

“… … .”

Although the cash holdings have decreased due to various investments in the past, there is enough room to invest in data centers.

After all, it’s not something I want to make, but it’s a work that takes two or three years at the earliest.

“So, from now on, we should prepare carefully and make the server run without any problems by the time the game is released. Should I make Shigeru Ong, who should focus on game development, pay attention to such trivial things?”

This is not a trivial matter, but Ichikawa Shigeru is ready to get rid of the liver and gallbladder.

If it weren’t for Taekkyu, there would be no OTK Games or VRMMORPG. If it’s his luck, he’s lucky to have met such a vice president.

In any case, handling hundreds of millions of connections smoothly and maintaining security is something no one can do.

Now that I’m here, I can’t develop new technologies like this. For reference, I’m a Moongwa, so I don’t know how the server is configured. So, I decided to take over the related companies.

The problem is that all known companies have already been acquired somewhere.

Data becomes a company’s most important resource, and the cost of the workforce and companies involved has already skyrocketed. Guble, Microsoft, and AMZ competitively bought the companies for billion and billion each.

“Then what?”

“What should I do? We have to find companies that are not yet known.”

There are many related startups and companies. However, it is not easy to select a gem among them.

Although only successful cases are well known, there are not one or two failed acquisitions either by Microsoft or AMZ. There are also cases in which the acquisition was made for billions of dollars, but only lost money.

Taehyung patted my shoulder.

“But we have intelligence. Now, let’s pick one with Yeji.”

I said absurdly.

“It doesn’t come out because you want it.”

But the moment I said that, my vision suddenly went away and something popped up in front of my eyes.

… … .

… … .

After a while, when he came to his senses, Taek-gyu was staring at him.

“Did you see me? What is Yeji?”

“There are quite a few.”

* * *

I contacted the CEO of Arkit.

When Peter Kazuyo heard my story, he couldn’t hide his surprise.

[You want to build the world’s largest data center?]

“That’s right.”

[After Silicon Valley and Saemangeum, it is now a data center. As you can see, data centers are completely different from other buildings. It is necessary to remove the heat generated by the server, maintain a constant temperature and humidity, and block dust and pollutants as much as possible. Design as well as architecture are the domain of specialized companies.]

“You mean it’s possible?”

Peter Kazuyo confidently answered my question.

[of course. He already has experience designing data centers in Dublin, Ireland. Our company will also have to move the server there later, so we will make it the best.]

“Great.”

I’m glad I took over Akit.

After finishing the call, this time I called the CEO of K Company.

Senior Sangyeop was surprised when he heard the data center construction plan.

“Do you need that many servers? Is it enough that MS or AMZ cloud can’t afford it?”

Taehyung nodded his head.

“of course. It will be a success that far exceeds everyone’s expectations.

“But the creation of a data center does not end there. How are you going to manage and operate security?”

I put out a list of 11 companies.

“Acquire these companies.”

Some companies have as few as five or as many as hundreds of people. The nationalities are also diverse, such as the United States, Israel, and India.

Senior Sangyeop looked at the materials and asked.

“How did you find these companies?”

“Let’s say it’s through expert advice and internet searches.”

There is also a small company, so it was a bit difficult to find. I didn’t do it myself, but I had Yuri do it.

“Isn’t this Konnectin and Contect misspelled?”

“I think Connectin and Contact already existed. Where is one or two of these cases?”

“Well, it is.”

It is often the case that an existing company name is deliberately changed to avoid spelling it. Sometimes I create a company name without thinking, and sometimes I use it as it is because there is a typo when registering.

Well, we alone are an OTK company… … .

“Go to the US and buy Connectin 100 percent, and buy the rest of the companies around Connectin. For two billion dollars, they will accept it.”

Among them, Connectin is the largest company.

Three months ago, AMZ raised $1 billion, but the acquisition was canceled because Connectin CEO insisted not to sell for less than $2 billion.

It has since lowered the ransom to $1.7 billion, but AMZ had already acquired another company in the same industry.

“Actually, AMZ has already made cloud services more than 10 years ago. It would be okay for OTK Company to build its own data center and migrate the servers of the companies it invested in. Do you mean providing cloud services to subsidiaries?”

“As you know, the share of the manufacturing industry is shrinking worldwide and the share of the service industry is rising. We have to be prepared.”

The content service market is already a playground for dinosaurs.

Not to mention Gubble, AMZ, and Microsoft, even NPL, an IT device manufacturer, turned to strengthening content services when N phone sales began to decline. It plans to supply contents using hundreds of millions of devices that have already been released on the market.

It is not easy to enter a new market like this. Rather than fighting on the board that the opponent has laid out, we must rewrite the board to our advantage.

We have three weapons.

The first is porn. Faceit penetrated the pornography market, where large corporations could not enter due to corporate image and opposition from shareholders (although the two founders were porn maniacs rather than targeting a niche market).

The second is Cainfotainment, the fourth display. As long as we have a device called self-driving cars, we have an absolute advantage.

Last is the game.

My prediction is that this is likely to be the last battleground for the content market. This is not my expectation, and large IT companies also realized the importance of games early and spared no investment.

Gubble and Nplay have strengthened game contents in their smartphone OS, Andromeda and NOS. (Actually, most of the sales and profits of the App Store are generated from games).

Microsoft launched the Xbox and acquired Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, and AMZ acquired 3Witch, which has the largest share of Internet game broadcasting.

As time goes by, the investment in the game will increase and not decrease.

With 100 million people all over the world accessing the integrated server, this is not a simple game. People create tremendous value just by being together.

When 100 million users meet and chat with each other in the game, it becomes an SNS, when they fight, it becomes sports, and when they trade, it becomes a shopping mall.

It’s also possible that everything you do on the Internet in the game can be done.

If the VRMMORPG can be successful, it will be able to rise to the top of the Internet market, surpassing Gobble, AMZ, Face Note, and Disney at once.

That is why it must be successful.

* * *

Sangyeop senior flew to the United States on a private plane for mergers and acquisitions.

Data centers contain a large amount of memory semiconductors. Of course, the largest company that supplies this is Suseong Electronics, and the second is SSK Nix.

For reference, thanks to the competitive expansion of data centers by the IT dinosaurs, Seosung Electronics and SSKnics, which are mainly memory semiconductors, have benefited greatly.

Taek-gyu said as if lamenting.

“But our president is already in prison. I’m glad to hear that he’s in good health though.”

Usually, when presidents enter a detention center, they suddenly develop all kinds of chronic diseases and apply for suspension of execution or sick bail.

I don’t know why the presidents, who usually seem to be correct, are so sick if they are arrested, but I can’t help but admire the fact that they have led the group with such a frail body.

However, Chairman Im Jin-yong is not acting like a fool and is getting along well. He eats well and gets along well with other inmates, he says.

I don’t know if I’m really good-natured or pretending to be nice, but it’s a wise choice. Because of that, public opinion is more favorable.

“I would like to meet with the president of the semiconductor division of Suseong Electronics.”

* * *

While rumors spread around the world that OTK Company was placing a bulk order for semiconductors from Suseong Electronics and searching for a site for a data center, someone was hitting the deadline for returning every week.

Min Ha-young was in tears.

‘Ugh, I’ll do it sooner'(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

It’s a regret I do every time the deadline comes, but it’s also something that is repeated every time.

As the deadline approaches, there will also be a level of concentration that was absent. Thanks to this, Min Ha-young was able to send her manuscript on time, barely on time.

She collapsed on her bed and sighed, then came to her senses.

“Ah! Promise today.”

Min Ha-young took off her sweatpants and washed them, then put on the prettiest clothes in her house. She then took the subway with her bag and headed to the meeting point.

Arriving first, she sat in her cafe and rubbed her sleepy eyes. She was up all night last night, so even drinking her coffee made her sleepy.

Min Ha-young, who was almost asleep, saw someone arrived in front of her and she quickly opened her eyes.

“I’m here?”

She stopped to get up and say hello.

“Ah… … You came today.”

Then the other party ruffled her ebony hair and said:

“It’s about time today.”

Unlike Min Ha-young, who has a simple appearance, her name is Yang Hana, who has a gorgeous appearance like a celebrity. Wearing her high-priced brand, which is unknown even if she heard her name, she exudes a sense of luxury in every gesture.

The important thing is why the hell did she come here?

By the way, this is the place where Min Ha-young meets Taek-gyu as an excuse to read her webtoon story. However, she joined one of the two as if she had met her by chance at some point, and now she is attending as if it were a regular meeting.

For Min Ha-young, it was just absurd. She can’t stop anyone from coming.

“I’m not busy?”

Yang Hana smiled and said.

“No matter how busy you are, you have to come. I also like the Lost Fantasy series. If it’s not in a place like this, it’s difficult to talk.”

Min Ha-young bit her lip.

‘huh! Since when did you start liking Lost Fantasy?’

Min Ha-young thought that as far as her hobbies were concerned, she couldn’t keep up with her. But that was too funny to see her.

When they found out that their common hobby was gaming, Hana Yang spent over a month holding the game console and staying up all night to clear the entire Lost Fantasy series. And she’s playing Lost Fantasy Online right now.

She also said that she seeks her advice on character development, and she keeps in touch with Taek-gyu from time to time.

It was then that Min Ha-Young realized that her opponent was not formidable. Both of them thought the same way, though.

After Yang Hana appeared, the men in the cafe glanced at the table where they were sitting.

In the midst of a very awkward atmosphere, the person they had been waiting for finally arrived.

Oh Taek-gyu found the two and waved his hand warmly.

“uh! You came first.”

But he didn’t come alone. A white woman was sitting next to him.

Her cute-faced female name, with her freckles on her short brown hair, is Annekee. She is currently an international student studying at a Korean university, and she is a Norwegian princess!

At that moment, she thought of Min Ha Young and Yang Han at the same time.

‘Why is that woman coming with you again?’