Real Man
Chapter 830

The atmosphere for work was ruined by the appearance of Seok Hyun-hee, the executive director.

Yoo-hyun, who came out of the building, had an early drink with Kang Jun-ki and Jo Ki-jung from Future Eye.

Inside a nearby pub, Kang Jun-ki scolded Yoo-hyun.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”

“That would have been no fun.”

“And you brought the president’s secretary and director? Because of that, the other Hyun-il employees keep apologizing to me.”

Things had gotten a bit out of hand.

By the order of Seok Hyun-hee, the executive director, all the employees in charge of collaboration with the partner companies had to undergo intensive training.

Jo Ki-jung, who was eating snacks next to Kang Jun-ki, said nonchalantly.

“It’s satisfying. Those who don’t work and just abuse their power need to be punished.”

“Boss, still…”

“It’s fine. They won’t get fired or bother us. They’ll probably be more careful with us.”

It was all because of Yoo-hyun’s intervention.

Yoo-hyun, who was worried, opened his mouth.

“Um… should I ask the director to cancel the training?”

“No. Absolutely not. Please just stay still.”

Kang Jun-ki, who was startled, calmed Yoo-hyun down.

It was the third time that Yoo-hyun had a drink with these two.

Their appearance was the same as when they founded Future Eye or now.

“To increase the suitability of vision recognition, we need to…”

“No, Director Kang, we should first prepare for the problems we anticipated…”

They had so much to say.

They talked about work endlessly, as if they were not venture entrepreneurs.

Jo Ki-jung, who was annoyed, seemed to be swept away by Kang Jun-ki’s passion.

‘Well, it’s not bad.’

They felt like a good pair.

But when would they date if they only worked like that?

Yoo-hyun, who was worried, was asked by Jo Ki-jung.

“By the way, President Han, can I transfer the points I got from River to With?”

“Of course. You can do it directly from the River app.”

“I should try it.”

“Why?”

“I need a lot of them to get data sharing. I thought I’d write some reviews and earn some.”

“That’s possible. Many companies are doing that.”

The new cloud service, WithC, operated with River points, so you had to pay points to store or receive data.

You could buy points or get them by writing reviews, as Jo Ki-jung thought.

You could also make money by renting servers or sharing data.

Many companies had already joined this ecosystem, and Future Eye was one of them.

Clang.

Kang Jun-ki, who emptied his glass, looked at Yoo-hyun.

“Yoo-hyun, is the concept of WithC really your idea?”

“Isn’t it good?”

“It’s innovative. But how did you, a humanities major, do this? I still don’t fully understand it.”

“I have a smart friend.”

“Ah, I admit that Director Na is smart.”

Kang Jun-ki, who had a strong pride, admitted it without hesitation.

It was understandable, since he had received a lot of lectures from him, and also got help when he first accessed WithC.

Thanks to that, Future Eye was able to apply the data of many companies uploaded to WithC to their business.

They easily broke through the data accessibility problem, which was the most difficult for venture companies.

In this process, they obtained a large amount of driving information shared by Hyun-il Automobile.

They changed their business route from drones to self-driving cars at that point.

The bottles were quite empty, but the conversation about WithC continued for a long time.

WithC played an important role in Future Eye’s business.

Jo Ki-jung also acknowledged that.

“It would be great if more companies join in the future. It’s a thank you for us.”

“We have to make it happen.”

It was not an easy task, but Yoo-hyun was determined to solve it.

If everything went according to plan, Future Eye would be able to share information with companies around the world and create much greater synergy than now.

“But are you okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“If the alliance grows, big cloud companies like Amazon won’t sit still, right?”

Jo Ki-jung was not only good at machines, but also had insight into the system.

He pointed out the part that Yoo-hyun was worried about.

“It won’t matter for now. I’ve prepared for it.”

“As expected. Then there’s no obstacle?”

“Not exactly.”

“What else is there?”

If he had to say, there was one thing that bothered him.

Since it was an open structure where many companies were connected, security was important.

They used blockchain to link data and prevent loss and hacking, but that was only when the data was uploaded to the server.

Before that, if data was stolen through the backdoor of the communication equipment, it could be a problem.

A company that would not hesitate to commit such a crime?

Yoo-hyun already knew.

It was just that he couldn’t predict how it would happen at this earlier point than the past.

He was about to answer vaguely, when his phone rang.

Beep.

A message from Kwon Se-jung, his colleague and friend, appeared on the screen.

-Kwon Se-jung: Yoo-hyun, I investigated the executives of Hansung Communication as you said. The vice president who recently received a large order of Huawei’s communication equipment is preparing to move to a Chinese company.

He got them, those bastards.

“Yes. There seems to be something else for sure.”

One corner of Yoo-hyun’s mouth rose sharply.

At that moment. In the president’s office of Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China.

Wang Xiaoming, the president of the world’s largest communication equipment company, reported to the man sitting in the upper seat with a polite attitude.

The man’s name was Li Guoshan.

He was the deputy director of the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party and the 20th in the Communist Party hierarchy.

He muttered.

“River Alliance…”

“Yes. They are quickly forming an alliance centered on Korean companies. We expect them to grow to a threatening size within a few years.”

“Isn’t that too hasty? How big can they be, even if they combine all the companies of that small country?”

“There are movements of agreement in the US, Japan, and Europe. They all have resentment against being dependent on US giant companies, so they are likely to unite if there is an opportunity.”

“Hmm.”

Li Guoshan furrowed his brows deeply as he raised his hand to his forehead.

The third group that appeared out of nowhere had excluded Chinese companies and Huawei communication equipment.

He didn’t know if it was intentional, but it was clear that they were hostile to China.

What if they grew like this?

“Korean companies might become a stumbling block in the upcoming trade war.”

Li Guoshan smirked and Wang Xiaoming immediately responded.

“Don’t worry. We are preparing to shake their core. The alliance will soon crumble like sand.”

“Yes. Crush them before they grow. Anyone who hinders the China dream.”

“Yes! We will definitely do it!”

Wang Xiaoming bowed his head after answering loudly.

Clang.

Yoo-hyun sat on the sofa and looked out the darkened window as he returned home.

His own reflection holding a phone was visible over the window with a faint night view.

Yoo-hyun quickly put his hand down as he heard a worried voice while touching his face.

“What are you talking about? I didn’t drink much. Really.”

-Who said that? I’m just worried about you.

“I know. Our Da-hye’s heart that worries about me. Aww, you’re so pretty.”

-Sigh. You drank a lot. I can tell you had more than two bottles of soju.

How did she know?

Yoo-hyun hid his embarrassed feeling and changed the subject.

“Ahem! By the way, Kang Jun-ki said he missed you.”

-Why all of a sudden? He always scolds me for running the company when he sees me.

“Bitter medicine is good for the body. He must have realized it late.”

-What’s the use of knowing? If he did as I did when I consulted for startups, he would have a lot to criticize. Why are you just sitting there when you know it well? You should advise him, not just drink with him. And…

“…”

Why is she doing this to me?

He felt wronged, but he sobered up as he listened to her nagging endlessly.

Along with that, his past memory became clear and a man’s face came to his mind.

Woo Jung Chul, the vice president of Han Sung Communication.

In the near future, he would become a Huawei technology advisor and force Han Sung to buy 5G communication equipment.

As a result, Han Sung suffered a great damage from the US-China trade war.

Yoo-hyun had a hard time dealing with this issue at the time.

Ugh!

He still gritted his teeth when he thought about it.

Yoo-hyun calmed down his anger and sat in front of the computer after ending the call with Jeong Da-hye.

Tap tap tap. Thud.

The news he was looking for popped up on the screen as he tapped the keyboard.

It was already three years ago.

Since then, the US had classified Huawei as a security threat company.

It was because Huawei’s connection with the Chinese Communist Party was revealed, and illegal data extraction was found in Huawei’s communication equipment.

But they couldn’t go any further without conclusive evidence.

He had talked about this issue with Paul Graham a while ago.

-It’s hard to reject them with just suspicion. Huawei is the world’s number one company. Replacing their equipment installed all over the world is too risky. That’s why the CIA is still investigating them with zeal.

The CIA would eventually find a backdoor in Huawei’s equipment and catch them.

It happened after Han Sung installed the 5G equipment they bought from Huawei.

Yoo-hyun, who was planning Han Sung’s communication strategy at the time, was in serious trouble.

Should he dismantle it?

It was a bigger problem to waste at least a year than to lose billions of won.

He was in a desperate situation where he would be extinct in the 5G market, so he had to go ahead with the project.

‘I should have given up then.’

Was it when he was promoted to vice president?

He had completely left the communication field when a massive hacking incident occurred in Huawei’s communication equipment.

As a result, Han Sung Communication was sentenced to death, and many Korean companies and employees related to it were affected.

The biggest victims were the people who had their personal information stolen by China.

That wasn’t all.

The aftermath of the hacking incident shook the foundation of the GaiaX project, which was growing in scale at the time.

The trustworthiness of the blockchain cloud, which boasted strong security, was damaged and the alliance’s cohesion weakened.

As the lack of compensation plan surfaced on top of that, the ambitious project eventually collapsed.

It was also related to the problem of the River Alliance, which aimed for the same direction.

“Damn Huawei.”

They were involved in many things.

Yoo-hyun sneered and put his hand on the back of his head.

What if he left it like this?

There would be more damage again.

He couldn’t sit back and watch when he could see the future situation clearly.

He had to take action right away, even if he couldn’t solve everything.

‘Of course I do.’

It was when Yoo-hyun made up his mind.

Ding.

A notification came from the speaker and the mail window flashed.

It was a mail from Hyun Jin Geon, the representative of JK Communication.

-Yoo-hyun, I found a backdoor in Huawei’s communication equipment. I summarized how it works, so check the attached file.

Huh?

Yoo-hyun blinked his eyes as he clicked the file.

He had asked him to analyze Huawei’s communication equipment less than four months ago.

The CIA hadn’t found it yet, and Hyun Jin Geon was busy developing a new modem, so he didn’t expect much.

But he did it already?

Yoo-hyun was surprised and looked at the file.