Absolute Wizard

Everyone looked sad with their tongues out.

Most of them were just like that because they already knew Steven.

Then there were none.

Everyone soon sat down.

Steven came in under five minutes.

His complexion was not very good.

No, it was a serious look.

He shakes his hand at the secretary with a printed copy of the report he saw scared to go inside.

The secretary shared the Raincomb report with the executives who were still blank.

The executives were also curious at first.

However, when I read the report, my expressions changed a little.

I noticed because everyone has eyes to see.

I didn't know Steven's intentions exactly, so I just kept my mouth shut and looked.

Steven looked carefully at this expression and said something about it that he disliked.

“Don't you know what that means? ”

Quiet.

The silence subsided.

Now Apple was really Steven King.

It's because he rebuilt the nearly ruined apple.

There was nothing good about being photographed here.

They were all just full of it.

Now, while Apple was back on track, payroll and incentives were good, I didn't like this atmosphere.

Steven was a brilliant man, but a dictator to himself.

So was Scott. Unlike other executives, he had a lot of experience with hardware, so he read the report over and over again.

‘It's not worth it. If we use this technology properly, we can't win the competition just by looking at the quality of the hardware. ’

Of course it's based on the hardware.

The most important thing the customer actually wanted was the content.

As long as they were in control of it, it didn't mean much.

He was able to direct the design of various forms of hardware.

I just didn't say this idea.

Steven falls straight down as soon as this Scott catches his eye.

“Hey, Scott, what do you think? ”

Scott was somewhat frustrated, but didn't mind much.

“What do you mean? ”

“The report. What do you think?”

Pretty cool voice this time.

Scott only realized that Steven was firmly nervous about this report.

“Of course, it's true that Raincomb is a great company just by looking at the report. because it's really a product based on new technological innovations. The long battery technology out here is a bit severe. ”

“What do I do now?! ”

He was not so embarrassed after already riding in some atmosphere.

“Just look at the report here and see if it will be released in less than a month. Of course, what we found in the United States was less than a week old. That's not the problem. ”

Strong refusal.

The other officers had an interesting look on their faces.

This rating bar shows that you two don't get along so well.

In particular, Eddie, who was in charge of all internet software, was not there. He already knew the power of the iPod better than anyone else.

“Steven, I think you need to calm down. It's true that we made a great MP3 in this raincomb anyway. But that doesn't make it easy for us to hit the existing iPod market. We're just sharing the rest of the market, except for our stakes. ”

“Eddie, how can you be sure of that? ”

Jonathan, who was in charge of a poorer design executive, stepped in.

“Of course, I understand Steven's concern. However, what the customer wants is the ease of content. Doesn't Apple own the power of that archipelago now, anyway? All because of Steven's iTunes. So there's no reason for it to get worse. ”

Steven just froze. He also noticed that the executives' reactions were quite severe.

"Damn bastards, it's time to start climbing!" ’

The more I thought about it, the more annoyed they were.

Every time he came back, they were the ones who had all the knowledge. However, even if he holds the scabbard, there is nothing he can do.

At least to some extent keep each other in balance.

He also could not pressure them unilaterally.

‘I can't help it. ’

“Great. So you're saying we should just leave Raincomb alone? ”

Quiet.

There was silence in the conference room for a moment.

It doesn't matter right now.

But it was a different question as to whether it would continue to be. With Raincomb with this kind of skill, they were also quite hit.

If you just let it go.

Craig, who oversees the entire McSoftwares division, agreed with Steven. He was probably an engineer, so he knew how intimidating this technology was.

I couldn't just go into a hostile relationship like this.

I felt embarrassed even if I let it go.

We needed to talk about something.

Philipp was empathetic enough to this, especially as he was an executive in global marketing.

“Why don't we propose an acquisition? ”

“Acquisition.......”

At that moment, silence returned to the conference room.

Not a bad offer. If you're a company with this kind of technology, you can buy it all for a few trillion dollars.

Steven may not have been a regular company, but things are different now.

“How much do you think it will cost? ”

“I think we should check that out. But wouldn't that be roughly $13 billion just by looking at this report? That's what I think. ”

Thirteen billion.

A moment of silence fell.

Of course, the reason was simple.

It was too much.

Steven groaned because he felt the same way.

“That's a lot of money. ”

Philipp, however, surprisingly calmed down and looked around the conference room. First, I caught the mood. And he spoke his mind gently.

“It's worth it right now. If we can afford a company like this, we will be able to monopolize MP3 in markets around the world. Of course, the application of this Raincomb technology will allow you to enter other fields as well! ”

Steven smiles at the unexpected answer.

“Good, let's review the legal process for the acquisition of raincombs. Especially with a patent to put them under pressure. If not, consider litigation regarding the player interface. Find a more versatile means of compression. ”

“I understand.”

He, of course, looked around at the other executives.

“Who has a different opinion? ”

Of course, there was no answer.

“Okay, let's do that. ”

Chapter 9 Patent Litigation

Charles was not exaggerated, even if it was Philip's right arm. He was definitely someone with extraordinary abilities.

Especially since he came from Harvard University, he had strong connections to American politics. Therefore, the sense of solving political problems was excellent.

It wasn't just the United States.

There were quite a lot of connections around the world using American connections.

But he also had one drawback.

He was racist.

Especially the Asians.

They thought they had monkey-level intelligence at all.

He was instructed to review the acquisition of raincombs, but that's roughly why. Especially with regard to patents, I ended it by searching a few times.

Miscellaneous patents caught my eye, but I didn't really care.

‘After all, is the patent made by Korean children going to be that effective? It's just a formality. ’

This was his idea.

Importantly, they examined only MP3-related patents.

Therefore, it was not properly searched for patents that purposefully removed MP3 from the raincomb and made comprehensively.

His review was, in the end, very limited. It would be a completely different outcome if we hired the right Korean to review it.

I was careless.

I reported this to Philip as it is.

“Well, that shouldn't be a problem. ”

“Don't you see why you're making it so complicated? No, I don't really understand why I would buy more than 10 billion dollars. ”

“You can't look at it that way. It's definitely not a low profile company. ”

The conclusion is this.

And this situation was immediately reported to Steven.

“Proceed immediately with the acquisition process! ”

“I understand.”

* * *

Philipp immediately sent the acquisition team to Korea, including Charles, to find out whether to negotiate with Raincomb in the form of a pre-stop operation.

“I think you should come to Korea. Here's an extra list. They'll help you. ”

“Do I have to go? ”

“Don't you have connections with the Korean political community? We'll need to borrow their powers if we have to. ”

“I understand.”

Charles had noticed. He understood what it meant to mobilize Korean politicians, particularly heavily corrupt people, if necessary.

And that was actually his area of expertise.

Charles' group soon arrived at Incheon Airport in South Korea by plane and was quite surprised by the nearby gaze. He's changed quite a bit since he stopped by here a few years ago.

You're pretty good. ’

However, he soon put his tongue to the surprising changes in Seoul City before staying at a hotel downtown in Seoul.

It was more difficult than I thought.

I couldn't see it lightly.

Of course, he couldn't relax.

It was a busy schedule.

A Korean political tycoon who had seen in Washington before soon came to mind.

I thought you said it was a one-way street? ’

I didn't hesitate.

* * *

Lee Myeongsang is from Harvard University. He was therefore proud of himself. But he also had his own capabilities.

In particular, he exercised some of his abilities as chairman of the National Innovation Committee of the Korean Party and became quite self-reliant.

But I was a little worried about the future.

The dream you desperately want.

Towards the great world.

He did not neglect his activities in various areas related to this.

In particular, cooperation with the American political system was inevitable.

But it wasn't easy anymore.

Politically, you need to do some damage to negotiate with them.

But it didn't go well.

It was around this time that he got the call.

< Charles. >

If you're Charles, you're a friend of mine from Apple Global Marketing, right? ’

He was a friend I met at a former Washington state meeting.

It was very simple to remember.

It was because of a negotiation with Apple at the time. I spoke briefly about setting up an Apple manufacturing plant in Korea.

At the time, of course, it was just a passing situation.

‘It was too difficult to ask. However, if Apple were to invest in Korea, it would also help my position.......’

It was a shame to think about it now.

< Oh, good to see you. I never thought I'd get to talk to you like this again. >

< Hahaha, me too. >

The conversation between the two of them, like politicians, led to all kinds of fatherhood about each other.

When I think about it, it was Harvard East Gate. >

< Exactly. >

Soon after that, there was a simple story.

< Do you know anything about raincomb? >

< Raincomb? >

It was an unlikely company.

It was a company that had already taken notice of itself.

But now I'm not touching it because the public opinion is so bad.

Of course, it wasn't just me.

‘It is said that they are piling up gold in the company like a pile of mountains, especially Cho Min-woo, who should meet him soon. ’

Charles was wondering.

< Are you sure you don't know? >

< It can't be. I can't do that given Raincomb's recent performance. So what's this all of a sudden about raincomb? >

< This is a secret. As a matter of fact, we're in the process of acquiring Raincomb. >

I was surprised at the recurrence.

< What?! >

< You're surprised. And that's actually why I called. >

< Hmmm, I see that. >

That was it.

He was more careful what he said. He was the one who wanted to watch. If it went well at Apple, it was not something I would be involved in, but it was reasonably foreseeable.

‘I heard that Cho Min-woo's temper is not funny. Maybe the president is just a friend of the bullshitter. ’

* * *

Charles began organizing Raincomb pressures after briefly discussing such matters with various contacts in Korea, including the two-way street.

Of course, I did not intend to use this method if possible.

But he was just in case.

Thanks to me, I was somewhat relaxed.

As soon as he was certain, he made an appointment call and headed for Ai Tower, Raincomb's headquarters. Fortunately, meeting Jo Min-woo was not difficult.

What was interesting was his age.

that he is now the chairman of a company that appears to be in his early twenties to be over 10 billion dollars old.

I looked at it in a slightly different way.

However, his response to his offer of acquisition was somewhat different.

No, no, no!

“? ”

‘It's twisted from the start. I don't have a good personality. Then, should we pressure them with patents or patents? ’

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