222. optical cable
After their meal… President Lee Min-soo’s performance was great.
A few days later.
Jo Jung-sik was able to receive a phone call from Lee Min-soo.
‘I really tried my best, but cutting down to 440 billion was my limit. If you could sign something like this…’
According to Jo Jung-sik, he was very polite and earnest in his voice.
Ho-yeong readily agreed to accept Lee Min-soo’s request, not a request.
Hoyeong was able to save a sum of 60 billion won only by grasping the situation for a very short time and taking decisive action.
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Time passed quickly, and 1997 was more than halfway through, and the hot August arrived.
In the meantime, the situation in Korea was getting more and more serious.
‘But maybe it’s fortunately out of misfortune… The rate of collapse is noticeably slower than the history I know. Blocking the Reverse Plaza Accord worked.’
Perhaps thanks to Hoyoung, several companies that were originally supposed to go bankrupt did not go over and were showing their perseverance.
Reductions in personnel and austerity policies were unavoidable, but the significance was that they did not collapse completely.
And there was another good news.
[Early completion of Chronos 98 and full-fledged sales to the North American market. Shaking up the PC market once again.]
The Cronos 98 literally hit the jackpot, enough to decorate the headlines of the US Times.
In fact, it may seem natural that Kronos monopolizes the PC market when it has decided not to release a new version of Windows, but in fact, Kronos 98’s greatest rival was Kronos 95.
Experts in various journals and IT reporters all predicted the failure of Chronos 98, and cited Chronos 95 as the reason.
Since most PC users were really satisfied with the Chronos 95, will consumers change the operating system just because the Chronos 98 comes out? there was a question about
However, their expectations were spectacularly wrong.
As the Time magazine headline suggests, Kronos has once again created a sensation.
and another one.
Right now Asia is getting a streak.
Hoyoung was working on a large-scale project.
August 15, 1997.
Hanbo Group and Sammi Group are in full swing in Korea.
Hoyoung was in America again.
However, it was completely different from when I came to America several times before.
“You worked hard on the long flight. From now on, we will escort you.”
As soon as Hoyoung arrived at the airport, several men in suits rushed to escort Hoyoung.
“Ah, I’m the chief secretary, but I also have security duties…”
“Chief Secretary Miru is also subject to bodyguards.”
“Ah, yes…”
Of course, Miru was also courteously escorted by them.
This was a completely new airport, not the Austin or Dallas airports they always went to.
However, this airport was not alone in its strangeness.
I didn’t see any currency exchange offices or shops that are usually found in airports.
There was not even a single person using the airport except for Hoyeong and Miru.
This was the airport dedicated to Air Force One (US presidential plane) located in Washington.
This is an airport dedicated to the presidential plane, but planes with the president’s guests were often allowed to land.
Because it took less than 20 minutes by car to the White House from here.
“It’s a presidential airport. After all, America is great.”
“haha. It’s not just America.”
“okay?”
“Korea is not completely exclusive to the president, but when the president goes abroad, he goes back and forth through the airfield in Seongnam. There is a presidential plane there.”
“Ohh···. okay. President, how do you know all that?”
“I just happened to pick it up. haha.”
Hoyoung smiled shyly.
After meeting Su-min’s father for the first time, we often had meals together, and I remembered what Su-min’s father, a noncommissioned officer in the Air Force, had said.
However, Hoyoung, who was embarrassed to even talk about trivial things like this, was vague.
“Come this way. We also prepared tea for you.”
In the direction the bodyguards were pointing at, there was a jet-black, well-groomed limousine.
and.
“Oh My God.”
Hoyoung unknowingly hit his forehead.
Several security motorcycles were parked around the limousine.
No one is looking at Ho-young, but he quickly gets into the limousine.
No matter how much money he had and his network of contacts widened, it was still embarrassing for Ho-young to be noticed like this.
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“Five! Hoyoung. welcome. Was there anything uncomfortable?”
“President. Thank you so much for being so welcoming. It is an honour.”
“What glory is between us! Could you please treat me like I used to? Because we are friends.”
Bush, whom I met after a few months, looked very tired, but had a good expression.
While working day and night to fulfill the responsibility of being the President of the United States, he had a happy face.
‘It seems that the position of president is very enjoyable.’
Hoyoung couldn’t help but smile when he saw his face.
And is it because he became president by pulling the time of 4 years from the original history?
Bush implemented better policies than expected and his approval rating was higher than expected.
‘It was completely unexpected that neither Dick Cheney nor Donald Rumsfeld would get a seat in the Bush administration.’
What Ho-young was worried about during the Bush presidency was the influence of ‘neo-cons’, but he did not moderate them for some reason.
In particular, Dick Cheney, who should have served as vice president, could not find his name anywhere in the cabinet, and instead, ‘Bob Dole’, who should have lost against Clinton in the original US presidential election in 1996, served as vice president.
Bob Dole had a long-standing relationship with George W. Bush’s father, but the two seemed to have a dramatic reconciliation.
“By the way, aren’t you hungry? The White House chef here is really good at cooking, so why not start with a meal? By the way, you might be tired because of the jet lag. How about taking a break?”
“In Korea, there is a saying that Mt. Geumgang is also an after-dinner view. To put it in American terms… It means that you can see the Grand Canyon only if you have a good stomach.”
“Ahaha! That’s a really funny proverb. It’s like a proverb in America. A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds.”
“A piece of bread is better than hearing birds singing.”
“As expected, I admire Hoyeong’s erudition even today. Then let’s go eat.”
Hoyeong and Bush talked with smiles as they headed to the restaurant.
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After a while.
After enjoying a satisfying luncheon, Hoyeong followed Bush’s guidance and sat down in his study.
At first glance, it seems to be full of books, but it was a space that was thoroughly soundproofed and cut off from the outside world.
“I don’t have much time, so I apologize for having to talk about work right away.”
“no. We know the current economic situation in Asia better than anyone else. I fully understand.”
Bush nodded with a hard face.
As purchasing power in Asian markets has recently declined, the current account balance in the US has also weakened little by little.
“good. Then, can we really hear what you said about what you said over the phone the other day?”
“yes. To start with a simple conclusion, it means that we will begin the construction of submarine optical cables connecting the US and East Asia.”
“A submarine optical cable… I know they still have copper cables, but do I really need to proceed?”
“yes. Now is the right time. The optical cable technology to be used for the submarine cable has already been completed, and it is in a standby state to the extent that it can be completed within a month or two if production starts right away.”
Bush’s brow narrowed slightly.
“To be honest, I trust Hoyoung’s words, but I wonder why I have to spend my budget to lay such a large capacity cable now. Even with the current copper cable, the communication delay with East Asia is only 10 seconds.”
Hoyoung almost showed an absurd expression for a moment, but he endured it well.
Seeing the delay of 10 seconds, it’s just that.
Compared to the gamers in the future who get angry at the delay time of only 250 ms (0.25 seconds), Ho-young thought that he was more like a bodhisattva (?).
‘Well, it’s a strange time to be able to make international calls to the US even with this slow internet.’
Hoyoung understood inwardly and said.
“First of all, according to the predictions of me and my research institute, sooner or later… So in at least two or three years, data usage will literally explode. I’m trying to install it just in case. And Internet users will, quite rightly, want a faster and more connected Internet. If an optical cable is installed, the delay time will be reduced to less than one second, and the amount of data will be 10,000 times larger than now.”
“Hmm···. First of all, it is an investment for the future.”
“yes. To be precise, the not-too-distant future.”
Bush nodded.
It was because Ho-yeong insisted so strongly, and he thought there was no reason for him to oppose it.
He was already close to the maximum level of trust in Hoyoung.
“All right. I will speak with Congress to allocate the relevant budget. At Hermes, please prepare related technologies and technicians who will become headers.”
“yes. Thank you so much for making such a cool decision.”
Hoyoung and Bush continued to talk after that.
The main theme of the story was the flow of the international situation that Ho-young thought (actually knew).
Bush began to trust Ho-young more and more as the reports from the US Department of Defense and the CIA matched Ho-young’s predictions.
A few hours pass.
They finally ended their conversation.
Bush seemed to have gained a lot from this brief conversation, and his expression was always bright.
Seeing Bush like that, Ho-young couldn’t help feeling that he had somehow become his ‘secret powerhouse’.
“Next time, it would be nice if you spend longer time than this.”
“yes. If you manage to cope with the economic crisis in Asia well, I will come back later with ample time to play.”
“ha ha ha. As you know, my job is a very busy job, but if Ho-young says he’s coming, then I’ll make sure to free up time.”
Hoyoung shook hands with Bush and headed back to the dedicated airport.
He had to fly another 18 hours to go to Korea, but Hoyoung’s expression was also bright.
When the optical cable is laid, it is clear that the Internet industry will develop explosively.
And who holds the Internet business right in both the US and Korea?
Needless to say, it was Hoyoung.
‘Now, it’s time to start optical LAN service in earnest in Korea. And if the service is stable… After that, it goes directly to the US market.’
It won’t be long before Ho-young goes beyond the IT world and dominates the telecommunications world as well.
