Episode 102. Slave contract.
Kyung-ah was led by Seon-ji’s hand and entered the Dao Mall.
The inside was quite spacious than I expected.
But two-thirds of the store, which looked the size of a football field, was full of people lining up with several sets of clothes in hand.
Surprised, Kyung-a muttered.
“Wow! There are a lot of people.”
“What do you have like this? Today is not the weekend, so there are few people.”
“..is this less?”
“But what are these people waiting for?”
“Ah, people waiting to try on their chosen clothes.”
At Seonji’s words, Kyunga’s gaze turned to the end of the string.
There were about fifty changing room booths arranged in four rows.
“..Do you have to stand in line even though there are so many changing room booths?”
“That means a lot of people are looking for it.”
Kyung-a asked with a surprised face.
“What is it that makes this place so crowded?”
Seonji, who scratched his nose with a worried expression, answered.
“Well. There are several, but first of all, they are cheap. With the money you go to another store and buy one, you can buy two similar clothes here. Besides, you can try on clothes as much as you want without noticing them, and these days, there are many different types of clothes, so there are a lot of pretty clothes.”
After looking around for a while, Kyunga asked again.
“But where are the clothes? There are no clothes on display.”
“haha. That’s why I called this Dao Mall special. You can see the clothes over there.”
When I looked at where Seonji was pointing, there were about 100 desktop PCs installed like a PC room.
There were hardly any vacancies here.
Seonji, who had already taken up a spot on the PC, clapped her hands.
Kyung-ah approached Seon-ji and tilted her head.
“You see clothes with this?”
After all, Seonji connected to the shopping mall, entered the clothing category, and continued.
“There are no Diffie clothes in this Dao Mall. I don’t even have clothes I can actually buy. It’s like choosing clothes on a PC first, and if you like it, check it out here at Dao Mall or try it on, and then pay again on the PC.”
“I see. It’s very unique.”
“Is it? It’s a little awkward at first, but once you get used to it, it can’t be that comfortable. There is no one to talk to when choosing clothes. If you just want to see what you like and want to try it on, you can go to the warehouse and find it.”
“storage? Do I have to find the clothes myself?”
“yes. But they are well categorized, so you can find them quickly. First of all, the clothes are cheap, so it’s worth it.”
“Hmm. I’m going to try it myself first.”
Kyung-a got together, picked a dress from the shopping mall site, and went into the warehouse.
“It’s called 254X-3.”
As Seonji said, it was not difficult to find because it was well classified by number.
Kyung-a took out the clothes and headed to the changing room.
The line was quite long, but there were a lot of booths, so we got a seat quickly.
I went in, changed my clothes, and checked the full-length mirror inside to make sure I looked good.
Kyung-a returned to her seat after returning the clothes and exclaimed with admiration.
“under. This brother is too. How could a person who had no interest in clothes come up with all these thoughts?”
It was so groundbreaking that I couldn’t even think of an idea that came out of that stupid brother’s head.
I thought that this new type of shopping mall, equipped with a weapon of reliability at a low price, was an item that had no choice but to succeed.
#The day after I talked to Kyunga.
Seeing Kyung-a wandering through the 3rd floor office entrance, I raised my hand from my seat.
“Kyung-ah! here.”
She walked over to me and sat down next to me.
“..the company is much bigger than I thought.”
“haha. It’s a company that is making billions of dollars a month, so it should be this much. Did you know that five or six people were working together?”
Kyung-a stuttered for a moment as if surprised.
“How many..billion?”
“okay. It must have been 3 billion won in profit this month alone.”
“..what the hell are you doing here to make that kind of money in a month?”
“What are you doing? I make money by selling things. They sell computers, they sell electronic products, they sell books, and they started selling clothes last year.”
Kyung-a’s eyes changed when she heard the word clothes.
“dress? Come to think of it, I went to Dao Mall yesterday and there were a lot of people.”
“Have you been there already? It’s fast.”
“I was outside when I got the call, so I went. But it’s really great. I didn’t know he knew clothes so well.”
“Rather than knowing clothes well, he knew the heart of the people who chose clothes. The clothes themselves are not made by me. I just created a good environment to buy clothes, and that was enough. When the number of customers increases, the number of sellers also increases, and when it reaches a certain level, it is supposed to roll on its own.”
Kyung-a, who had been thinking for a moment, shook her head.
“..Well. I don’t quite understand what you mean, but it’s pretty good. By the way, what are you calling me to do?”
“It’s easy to understand because you said you’ve been to Dao Mall. It’s a place where we usually only bring samples of clothing companies that enter shopping malls. However, the number of companies entering the store increased so quickly that there was not enough space to bring only samples. So I have to select only samples that are likely to be popular and send the list to the branch, so I want to leave the work to you.”
“Hmm. Are you saying, in a word, that I have to pick the clothes that will sell well?”
“That’s correct.”
“..but isn’t that pretty important? What do you believe in entrusting me with such a job?”
“It’s important. And I know you’re pretty savvy, at least when it comes to clothes. Besides, our main customer base is young female college students. I mean, people at your age are customers. If this is enough, I think you will understand why I am making this offer to you.”
“..Do you really believe that I can do well?”
“Of course. If I had thought you were doing something wrong, I wouldn’t even have brought this up in the first place. did I say it before? The monthly revenue from this shopping mall alone is 3 billion won. Of that, only 500 million came from clothing. There will be many more in the future. Would you entrust such an important task just because you are a relative?”
Kyung-a, who was looking at my face, opened her mouth.
“Oppa is really… a different kind of person. I don’t think my mom and dad, who gave birth to me, would believe me like that.”
It’s because I’m from the future.
“I admit it’s different. So are you going to do it or not?”
“..Will you pay me?”
Boy, it’s cute.
“haha. Sure. A monthly salary of 1 million won, if the performance is good, I will raise it more.”
At my words, Kyung-a put on a disappointed expression.
“to. If you make billions of dollars a month, only 1 million won?”
“The monthly salary of new employees here is 1 million won. You’re not even going to work full-time here, but just giving it that much is already a boon. Besides, if the performance is good, that 1 million won can become 10 million won.”
“Ten million won? really?”
“okay. If you are good at identifying clothes, and sales increase, your salary will go up quickly.”
At my words, Kyung-a nodded her head with enthusiasm.
“Then I will.”
“I thought well. ruler! Sign it.”
I handed out the contract I had prepared in advance.
“..have you prepared everything in advance?”
“yes. Because I knew you would agree.”
“..why do you suddenly feel like you’ve been attacked by a scammer?”
“Even if I cheat, how many people do you think will hit my cousin? Stop doubting and do it quickly.”
After signing the autograph, Kyung-a grumbled.
“Child. Why are you so awkward? It’s like a slave contract.”
It’s a slave contract.
That’s not very wrong.
At least if I don’t want to let go, I won’t be able to leave.
“It’s not even the Joseon Dynasty. What is a slave contract. Anyway, I’m leaving early tomorrow. I will deduct school lecture time, but I cannot deduct anything else. If you smoke, I will pay for it from your salary.”
“..Look at this. this. As soon as the autograph was signed, the person had already changed. I knew it would be like this.”
“haha. From now on, you and I have a relationship between an employee and an employer, and this is only natural. By the way, from now on, there is no pocket money.”
“What? Where are you?”
“hey. Where is the boss who gives pocket money to his employees? If you want money, you have to work. Well, if you want to get some pocket money, you can stop here. Instead, remember that the opportunity to earn 10 million won a month for the rest of your life will never come again.”
“..really disrespectful.”
“haha. You can be a good businessman only when you’re so disrespectful. So do it well. If you want to earn 10 million won a month.”
#1 End of January.
I got a call from Professor Han Seong-wook of Seoul National University College of Engineering, who introduced me to President Lee Byung-hoon.
“Jaewoon. I read the email you sent me. When you have time, stop by the lab. I have a story to tell.”
While looking for a way to further enhance the performance of Drill 2, this time, Sungwoon Logic President Lee Byung-hoon recommended Professor Han Seong-wook.
Although he is not as good as me, he also said that he was a rare genius and that it would be of great help if a professor joined, so I sent the information about Drill 2 by e-mail.
Fortunately, he seemed to have succeeded in attracting his interest.
Professor Seongwook Han’s lab.
“Come on. Would you like a cup of coffee?”
We grabbed a cup of coffee and continued the conversation.
“Professor, have you thought about it?”
A professor grinned.
“under. It was a fun experience. Thanks to you, unexpectedly, I thought that the world might be running fairly.”
“Um… what do you mean by that?”
“I didn’t understand why a genius like you needed my help, but from the data you sent, I understand. It was an amazing concept and a beautiful design, but it was made without any consideration of the current level of technology.”
“You may have just come up with an optimal structure that can achieve the desired performance, but that is the same as suggesting the shortest distance rock climbing course because you want to quickly climb to the top of the Himalayas. However, people cannot pass through such a rock wall, so a long way back is necessary. But you really don’t know that way.”
“That’s an accurate analogy.”
“I thought that there are things that even a genius can’t do, so I felt a little more at ease. In fact, when I saw the blueprint for Drill 1, I was troubled for a while because I thought that I might have run out of trash. But when I found out about your weaknesses, those thoughts completely disappeared. Isn’t it bad? A writer called a master is jealous of a disciple.”
“Professor is also human, so there is nothing to say that he is ugly. I’m very jealous, too. It’s natural to be envious when someone else has something you don’t have. And in a way, you can say that I got here because of that jealousy.”
“sure. So you don’t have to worry about that. Besides, right now, we need a way back rather than the shortest way, but you’re much better at finding it than me, right? Rather, I should be jealous of the professor. haha.”
“..thank you for saying that.”
“yes. So will you join me? For the poor disciple.”
“..if only one condition were met.”
“There are some professors who are interested in drilling, can I join them? I just don’t have the confidence to handle that huge thing on my own.”
That was the request I wanted to make.
“of course. If you can keep the secret, you are welcome to bring it.”
Thus, the brains of Korean system semiconductors began to gather at Sungwoon Logic.
#Early February.
Team leader Hwang Jung-gi of the money management team came to me with a stiff face.
“..Director.”
“Well. Looking at the manager’s face, it seems that something is wrong with our investment.”
Unexpectedly, Team Leader Hwang shook his head.
“There is no problem. Rather the opposite.”
“What if it was the other way around?”
“As the director said, the stocks of Doeum and Eurom Technology, which we invested in last year, started to be turned into cash little by little from the middle of last month. As of yesterday, cashization was completely finished, so I came to report the results.”
Team leader Hwang took a deep breath without speaking.
“Whoa. sorry. I can’t calm myself down to tell you the results. The 61.1 billion won invested in Doeum became 815 billion won, and the 5.3 billion won invested in Eurom technology became 262.6 billion… The total profit was finally counted as 1.11 trillion won.”
“..what did you just say? 1 trillion in revenue?”
