Real Man-Chapter 768

Won Gijun asked as he walked out of the hallway.

“Sir, where is the meeting place?”

“Where do you think it is?”

“Well, judging by your casual outfit, I don’t think we’re going too far. And you didn’t bring your car keys either.”

“You have a good eye for details.”

“Is it in a nearby building…?”

Before Won Gijun could finish his sentence, Yoo-hyun walked past the elevator.

He said to Won Gijun, who followed him nervously.

“It’s on the same floor.”

“What? There’s no software company here.”

“Not yet, but there will be soon. Right here.”

Yoo-hyun pointed to the empty space where Nice Media used to be. Won Gijun blinked his eyes.

The space that Double Y was going to occupy was large enough to take up half of the 20th floor.

It looked even more spacious because the desks, chairs, and other office supplies had not arrived yet.

The interior work was almost done.

Thump. Thump.

Yoo-hyun walked across the empty space like a playground and said.

“The developers are waiting in the conference room at the end.”

“Is there a table and chairs there?”

“Yes. We’ve set it up beforehand.”

“Okay.”

Won Gijun nodded and Yoo-hyun added.

“Oh, by the way, I hope you don’t get too flustered.”

“Flustered?”

“The people are a bit unique. So is the atmosphere.”

“That’s fine. I’ve seen enough of that.”

Won Gijun had met countless strange people in his life as a pro gamer and an internet broadcaster.

Thanks to that, he was calm even in front of the quirky staff of Reverb.

He thought this time would be the same.

Creak.

But as soon as the conference room door opened, Won Gijun had to change his mind.

“Wow! It’s Standard One!”

“I’m a fan of yours!”

“Wow, you’re even more handsome in person. And your idea is awesome.”

“…”

The people who jumped up to greet him were strange enough, but the way they called each other was even stranger.

Buzz. Buzz.

In the midst of the chaotic atmosphere, Won Gijun exchanged greetings with the four men sitting across from him.

The young man he had seen at the interview was the team leader, but he looked too young.

The person called Silent was too loud, and the person called Waiting was constantly moving.

The monk looked like a real monk.

To Won Gijun’s eyes, this all seemed like a joke.

‘I knew it was too easy.’

He swallowed his irritation and looked at the TV on the conference table, where a program was displayed.

The young team leader handed him a mouse and said.

“Try it out.”

“This is…”

“This is the implementation of the idea that Standard One came up with. Check it out and give us some feedback.”

Click. Click.

With a few clicks, the framework of the review video was completed, and Won Gijun felt goosebumps on his arms.

The scene he had imagined was unfolding before his eyes.

After the meeting, Yoo-hyun went up to the rooftop with Won Gijun.

The wind was cool and the view was wide, making it a good place to cool off.

‘I can finally breathe.’

It was a passionate meeting, even without Yoo-hyun’s intervention.

Won Gijun was at the center of it.

He showed the amazing concentration that he had in his prime as a pro gamer, and the Double Y staff followed suit.

They were supposed to just check the prototype program they had made for the meeting, but they ended up pouring out more ideas.

Won Gijun took them and suggested realistic models.

They exchanged ideas until the sun set.

Yoo-hyun leaned on the railing and recalled the meeting.

Won Gijun, who was a bit away, came closer.

“Sir, why didn’t you tell me?”

“Tell you what?”

“About the people who attended the meeting today.”

“I told you they were unique.”

“No, not their personalities, but the fact that they were the developers of With and Milky.”

With was currently holding the second place in the domestic messenger market, thanks to the popularity of WithH.

Milky, a mobile stock platform, was also a hit among the young generation.

Won Gijun couldn’t have not known.

Yoo-hyun asked.

“Does that have anything to do with implementing your idea?”

“It doesn’t, but it would have helped.”

“In what way?”

“At least I wouldn’t have doubted that it was possible.”

“You did very well for someone who doubted.”

“I also wanted to see how far I could go. That’s why I didn’t worry about whether it was feasible or not.”

Won Gijun’s words contained what Yoo-hyun had hoped for.

All he had to worry about was what kind of service he wanted to implement.

“Think about it the other way around. What if you knew that the With developers were going to materialize your idea?”

“I would have pushed it with confidence.”

“No, you would have been more careful. You would have felt pressured. You might have been afraid of being ridiculed for presenting an impossible idea. Would you have achieved the same result then?” РÁＮo͍ʙÊȿ

“…”

“Think about it, what would it have been like?”

Yoo-hyun gestured and Won Gijun made a thoughtful expression.

The answer was obvious.

After all, most of what he had proposed had been realized.

Won Gijun nodded.

“I guess you’re right, sir.”

“It’s just a hypothesis. The bottom line is, you did well.”

“No, I wouldn’t have dared to do it if you hadn’t given me the direction.”

“You don’t have to be humble already. You still have a long way to go.”

Yoo-hyun smiled and patted Won Gijun’s shoulder before turning around.

Won Gijun watched his back and recalled what he had said at the interview.

-If Reverb succeeds, you can become a business leader who moves the world. Then everyone will have to acknowledge you.

Why did those somewhat unrealistic words resonate with him so much?

Thump. Thump.

The thrill he had felt at the meeting came back to him.

He felt a pleasure greater than when he had achieved a miraculous comeback in front of countless spectators.

He never thought he would feel that way again in his corporate life.

Maybe he felt like he could get out of his father’s shadow and walk his own path.

For the first time in his life.

Won Gijun called out to Yoo-hyun, who was walking away.

“Sir.”

“Yes. What is it?”

“Never mind. I’ll tell you later.”

Instead of speaking, he bowed his head.

Nod.

He planned to express this burning emotion when he succeeded in everything.

Won Gijun’s eyes shone.

Won Gijun’s excitement settled down only after he arrived home.

As always, he entered the dark house and sat down in front of the computer out of habit.

Click.

There were quite a few emails in his YouTube-linked email account.

Most of them were reactions to the review he had posted.

‘The impact is huge.’

There were so many people who used Mercury4 and potential customers that the interest was quite high.

As much as there were people who supported him, there were also a lot of negative feedback.

They were unhappy that he had said that the expensive product they had bought was not good.

Even if that was the truth.

He calmly checked the emails and tilted his head when he saw the sender.

‘Ilsung Electronics Legal Team?’

Click.

He chuckled as he read the content with his eyes narrowed.

“Defamation? They must be kidding.”

He had maintained complete neutrality and included information that had been cross-verified by many foreign evaluations.

Won Gijun had nothing to worry about.

A week had passed since then.

In the meantime, the Double Y office was filled with office supplies, and the building management transfer from A1 began.

The security system installation and lobby interior work were carried out simultaneously, making the atmosphere inside the building somewhat chaotic.

In the midst of this, a miracle happened.

-Reverb ranking 2nd Standard One, 3rd Gongongchil.

At the end of the schedule, Won Gijun surpassed Gong Hyunjun.

The unbelievable result was originated from an unexpected place.

Yoo-hyun closed the Reverb ranking window and opened the news.

Accidents occurred one after another from the phone that had been released less than two months ago.

At first, it was treated as a simple user negligence and not reported, but as the problem repeated, rumors spread quickly through SNS and communities.

Eventually, articles started to pop up one by one, mentioning overseas cases and making this issue a hot topic.

The related industries were also shaken.

Yoo-hyun heard this from his friend and colleague who was in the field.

Kwon Se-jung’s voice came through the phone speaker.

-Ilsung is in trouble.

“It can’t be helped. The situation is too serious.”

-And they had to market Mercury4 as Minyong’s phone. They totally shot themselves in the foot.

“I could tell just by looking at the news.”

-Yeah. The mighty Ilsung can’t even manage the news. I heard from Team Leader Park Doo-sik that the internal atmosphere is no joke. They’re on the verge of collapse.

Yoo-hyun perked up his ears at the sudden mention of the name.

He had heard that Park Doo-sik had become a team leader, but he didn’t know exactly what his job was.

“Team Leader Park is in charge of Ilsung’s information?”

-Not exclusively, but he’s in charge of analyzing the competitors’ information, so he’s the closest to us.

“That’s ironic.”

-What is?

“Just, thinking about the old days.”

In the past, when Park Doo-sik was the personnel team leader of the group strategy office, he was also in charge of Ilsung’s information analysis.

Yoo-hyun, who was in the same team at the time, had heard him say.

-It may feel a bit uncomfortable to dig up the competitors’ sales information, but it’s a very important job. The company’s fate can change depending on the value of the information we get.

He didn’t just stop at getting information, but tried to lead the relationship with Ilsung.

He negotiated fiercely under the water while fighting on the surface, and gained benefits.

He also prevented a possible loss of sales in the billions due to a patent lawsuit.

‘He was so happy back then.’

He had gone around and ended up doing the same job in the innovation strategy office.

It was too coincidental that the same thing happened.

Yoo-hyun chuckled and Kwon Se-jung said something absurd.

-Anyway. The review site you run played a big role.

“Why?”

-Thanks to the review you posted, Ilsung got stuck. They can’t push it as a user’s fault anymore.

“What does the review have to do with it? Ilsung designed it wrong.”

-It’s something they could have hushed up, but it got exposed. Who was it? Yeah, the reviewer who’s a pro gamer, he’s super hot, right?

The biggest beneficiary of this Mercury4 explosion incident was Won Gijun.

He had revealed that the cause of Mercury4’s overheating was a system problem, and that led to the cause of the explosion.

Every article that came up quoted his review, and other reviews also referred to his review.

As a result, Reverb showed an amazing growth rate, with the number of visitors increasing more than three times in a short period of time.

Yoo-hyun corrected Kwon Se-jung’s words after reviewing the situation.

“Not a reviewer, but a Reverb.”

-Alright. Reverb. Okay?

“Don’t get confused. It’s our identity.”

-But no matter how much I say it, it doesn’t stick in my mouth. Why did you make the name so hard?

“Funny guy. Why don’t you come up with one then?”

Yoo-hyun laughed dryly, and Kwon Se-jung, who had been whining, asked cautiously.

-That’s what I’m saying. But are you okay with your business?

“Why? Are you worried?”

-To be honest, I’m a bit worried. If the inside of the company is a battlefield, the outside is hell.

“Hell is not so bad. I can handle it.”

-Yeah. Please do well. I’ll feel less sorry for you.

Yoo-hyun was dumbfounded by the unexpected confession.