Real Man-Chapter 816
They both knew who was thirsty, but there was no reason to play coy and wait for each other’s cues.
“Alright. Let’s put the past behind us. How about we talk about the present instead?”
“Sounds good. You go first.”
“I want to invest in Reverb. If you join me, you can achieve your goals through Morumoru much faster.”
Yoo-hyun was inwardly surprised by Son Jeongui’s directness. He didn’t hesitate to get to the point.
‘He sure is quick to make decisions.’
They hadn’t shared anything about what they knew, what they thought, or what they wanted.
He hadn’t even mentioned Reverb directly, but he didn’t hide his true intentions.
That meant he was confident.
Then let’s see how far he has thought.
Yoo-hyun pretended to be reluctant and waved his hand.
“Thank you for your generous offer, but I’ll have to decline. I have enough funds.”
“I know that Reverb has enough capital. But it would be better for you to work with Softbank for the future.”
“In what way?”
“First of all, if you use Softbank’s infrastructure, you can minimize the time it takes for Reverb to change Japan’s conservative internet culture. And…”
It was ironic that the investor was the one making the proposal, but Son Jeongui didn’t flinch.
He presented his thoughts clearly and concisely, as if he was giving a presentation.
He could feel the power in every word he said, showing how thoroughly he had analyzed the situation.
As he watched him put aside his pride and focus on the reality, Yoo-hyun was reminded of an old memory.
-Mr. Son, please invest in Hansung Electronics. I’ll accept any condition you want. Please.
Did he really do his best back then?
Or maybe he was too complacent and dependent on his approval?
He felt like he knew the answer to the question he had buried back then.
Nodding.
Yoo-hyun shook his head and cast away his childish resentment.
He had no room for old grudges in front of a sincere opponent.
He listened carefully to his story and countered.
“I’m well aware that Softbank has a grip on the media. But that’s only for the traditional magazine market. There are plenty of opportunities on the internet.”
“Of course there are. But it will take a very long time. Why would you take the long way when there’s an easy way?”
He couldn’t find any flaw in his argument.
Yoo-hyun asked the person who clearly knew what he was up against.
“What’s the condition for taking the easy way?”
“Usually, the person who asks for the way is the one who makes the offer first.”
“It seems like you already have something in mind. Don’t you?”
He was the one receiving the offer, not making it.
Son Jeongui smiled at Yoo-hyun’s relaxed expression.
He thought he would stall, but he spoke without hesitation.
“Let’s start with 25 percent stake for 2.5 billion dollars (3 trillion won). We can gradually increase the stake later.”
“…”
He was honestly beyond his expectations.
‘He values a company that barely makes any money at 10 billion dollars (12 trillion won).’
That was half of the market capitalization of Yahoo Japan, which he had grown for 20 years.
He was willing to bet that much?
He believed he could grow Reverb more.
Aside from the money, Son Jeongui’s support itself would be a great help for Reverb.
It was a good offer in many ways, but he had no intention of following his will.
Yoo-hyun said with a stern expression.
“25 percent is impossible. Let’s recalculate with 5 percent.”
“That’s ridiculous. I don’t have any cases of investing only 5 percent.”
“I gave you the best courtesy I could, respecting your sincere offer. Anything more is impossible.”
What if he gave up 25 percent of the stake?
Reverb would be influenced by Son Jeongui’s breath.
That would go against Yoo-hyun’s will, who wanted Reverb to be a gateway for talented Korean companies to reach the world.
Yoo-hyun drew a clear line, and Son Jeongui frowned.
“Then I’ll have to lower the value of the stake.”
“Why?”
“What I offered was based on the level of Reverb dominating the Japanese market. I’ll have to work hard to help you, even if it’s not enough. I don’t need to bother for just 5 percent.”
“Why don’t you look at the bigger picture? Reverb is moving on the world stage.”
“The world? Of course, that’s somewhat possible. But Reverb has obvious limitations. The reason is…”
He could have gotten up and left right then, but Son Jeongui patiently explained.
He included the problems that he expected in Europe and America.
He had a different perspective.
‘He’s amazing.’
Was it possible to predict the future clearly just by hearing the concept?
The giant in front of him was someone who could do that.
The more he saw him, the more Yoo-hyun wanted him.
What if he joined Reverb?
He could play a big role in moving the world market, not just Japan.
Yoo-hyun made up his mind and opened his mouth.
“You’re right, Mr. Son.”
“Then you’ll understand that I have to lower the value even more. It will take at least 10 years to solve the problems.”
“If it was the Reverb of now, you might think that way.”
“Are you saying it’s not?”
Instead of answering, Yoo-hyun handed him his phone.
Swipe.
“I’d like you to take a look at this.”
“What is this?”
On the phone on the table, the Reverb Japan app was displayed.
“It’s a Reverb app that’s being tested.”
“You prepared something, didn’t you?”
“I thought it would be better than just talking, so I prepared something.”
Yoo-hyun hadn’t been focusing only on the acquisition of Morumoru for the past time.
He had been working on something for this moment.
Tick.
When he pressed the exchange button next to the Reverb profile, the points turned into cash.
A notification popped up with a With Messenger window linked to Reverb.
Ding.
-20,000 yen has been deposited into Steve’s account.
It all happened in less than 20 seconds.
Son Jeongui couldn’t close his mouth in surprise as he checked the content.
“This is…”
“This is a simple money transfer feature. It connects River and Messenger, so you can easily send money through Messenger. The security is…”
“Wait a minute. Can I try it?”
“Sure.”
Son Jeong-eui interrupted Yoo-hyun’s words and picked up the phone to press it frantically.
The interface was so intuitive that he had no trouble understanding it without any explanation.
You can easily send money through Messenger!
What if you apply this?
He lifted his head and Yoo-hyun spoke to him as if he was waiting.
“If you expand this transfer method, you will be able to make payments easily anywhere. In a completely different way from before.”
“Payment…”
“I’m going to change the whole payment system of Japan, which still insists on cash. The Tokyo Olympics are coming soon, too.”
“…”
Son Jeong-eui felt a chill at that moment.
It was amazing that he had prepared a simple payment platform by linking a simple review site with Messenger, but that was still an abstract story without any substance.
But the word that came next made him doubt his ears.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
By then, the Japanese payment market had to undergo a change.
It would be the biggest issue for the Japanese political circles to make the wallets of the countless foreigners who would enter the country open comfortably.
‘Does he read the political flow perfectly?’
What if he could really change the entire Japanese payment market?
Gulp.
He swallowed his saliva and looked at Yoo-hyun.
“Many companies have tried and given up. Change was never easy.”
“I know. Even the common credit cards are not well distributed in the market.”
“Do you think you can do it when the limit is obvious?”
What should he answer?
He could use a lot of flattery, but he didn’t want to.
Yoo-hyun, who already had a clear picture in his head, took out the sentence he had engraved in his heart.
“The limit is determined by the desire to give up. There is no limit as long as you don’t give up.”
“…”
The words that Son Jeong-eui, who was in his sixties and about to retire, had said came back to him across time and his eyes shook.
He soon regained his composure and his eyes sparkled more than ever.
“Let’s start the negotiation again.”
“Anytime.”
Yoo-hyun smiled.
The result of the negotiation that day came out as news soon.
5 percent stake for 1 billion dollars.
Some people sneered at Son Jeong-eui’s eye for valuing River at 20 billion dollars (24 trillion won).
It was a criticism that could naturally come out.
An internet service that still had no substance, and he was pouring a huge amount of money to invest only 5 percent in a Korean company. Was that reasonable?
Nevertheless, Son Jeong-eui promised full support without any hesitation.
As a result of the combination of Son Jeong-eui’s infrastructure and the credibility that Morumoru had built, River’s growth began to accelerate.
The Japanese market changed rapidly with the emergence of River.
As more reviews on Korean products increased, the closed door of the Japanese market opened little by little.
At the point of change, Yoo-hyun was walking along the street of Shinjuku, where houses were densely packed.
He had a plastic bag full of ice cream in his hand.
Thump thump.
It was when he passed by the playground next to the kindergarten.
“Huh? Yoo-hyun-sang.”
“Ryota.”
Ryota, who found Yoo-hyun, jumped off the swing and ran to him in one step.
Chirp chirp chirp.
Ryota, who was wearing a kindergarten uniform, sparkled his eyes.
“What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you. Here, take this too.”
Yoo-hyun showed him the plastic bag and Ryota’s eyes sparkled.
“Wow! There’s a lot of ice cream. Yoo-hyun-sang, do you have a lot of money?”
“I have enough to buy ice cream for your friends.”
“Yoo-hyun-sang, you’re the best! Hey, guys, let’s eat ice cream!”
Ryota, who was excited, called the kids who were playing in the playground.
In an instant, the kids flocked to him.
“Wow. Ice cream.”
“Ryota, what’s this?”
“Yoo-hyun-sang bought it.”
Ryota pointed to Yoo-hyun with a proud shoulder, and the kids recognized him right away.
“Huh? It’s the uncle who helped us!”
“Wow! Uncle! Thank you!”
The kids bowed their bellies and looked very cute.
Yoo-hyun smiled and handed out the ice cream.
The ice cream he bought generously ran out in no time.
Yoo-hyun sat on the flowerbed brick with Ryota and ate ice cream.
The kid who had bitten to the bottom asked Yoo-hyun.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Leaving?”
“I heard from my mom. Yoo-hyun-sang has almost finished his work in Japan. You came to say goodbye today, right?”
“Yeah. I came to say goodbye to Ryota before I leave.”
Yoo-hyun nodded and Ryota sighed with relief.
“I’m glad you came today.”
“Why?”
“We’re going to Disneyland tomorrow and we won’t be here.”
“Wow, Ryota, you’re lucky. It’s a really cool place.”
Yoo-hyun reacted with exaggerated gestures and Ryota blushed.
“Then you can come with me.”
“With me?”
Ryota ignored Yoo-hyun’s words and got up from his seat.
Then he ran straight to the kindergarten teacher who was watching the kids eating ice cream and asked.
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