Real Man-Chapter 872

Chairman Kang Bong-seok coughed awkwardly as he recalled the embarrassing memory.

“Ahem. Well, that’s true. But I think Chairman Seo benefited more from Han’s advice than I did.”

“Me?”

“Yes. LJ Online Distribution is doing so well these days. Even the video service was a huge hit. That’s all thanks to Han’s suggestions, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. I didn’t expect it to go so well either.”

Chairman Seo Jae-hwan of LJ Distribution nodded in agreement and turned his head.

There was Yoo-hyun, who had connected talented venture companies through the River Alliance and strengthened the online business.

‘Who would have thought that the structural reform would be done so quickly?’

LJ Distribution was a strong player in the offline market, but it was pushed by foreign giant companies online.

The company, which had fallen behind in change due to its conservative culture, made a reversal with the power of the ventures.

It was a miraculous result led by data sharing.

Not only them, but everyone here benefited from the River.

They were all negative about the purpose itself at first, and even after joining the River Alliance, they did not empathize with the advantages of data independence.

Rather, they complained about the inconvenience caused by the changed system.

But now they were eager to move their data to WithC, and even actively share their data.

Why was that?

A news that shook the IT industry a while ago was the starting point of change.

As Hillary Clinton’s pledge to recognize digital assets as official currency showed signs of becoming a reality, Amazon, the strongest player in cloud computing, moved quickly.

Starting with Amazon, the giant IT companies in the US joined the River Alliance one after another.

As a result, the value of the River Point, the most practical digital asset, soared, and the virtuous cycle that had been well established expanded explosively.

As a result, the people and companies that had secured their positions first gained a lot of benefits. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Among them, there was a place that especially benefited, and that was the people who helped Yoo-hyun.

Hansung, Ilsung, Alibaba, Softbank, Meruson AB, Y Combinator, etc.

The companies that had participated in the war with Carl Icahn and suffered severe damage received a share of the River.

The value of the River’s stake was recognized as the leader of the blockchain company and the super-large platform that encompassed all companies, and it had already surpassed the top of the domestic market.

Thanks to that, the companies that supported the River were sufficiently compensated for their sacrifices.

-The River investment was also approved by the elders. Now those old men won’t have anything to say about the chairman’s position. Carl Icahn is gone, so he has no more power.

Christina Meruson, who had been cornered by the threat of the chairman’s position, secured her position firmly and finally received recognition from the entire family.

Now, wouldn’t she be able to run the company with the decision-making power as the top executive?

Yoo-hyun was thinking about the future of Meruson AB that would change when he met eyes with Chairman Choi Min-yong, who had recently taken over the position of the new chairman of Ilsung Group.

Yoo-hyun kept his promise to former Chairman Choi Jin-cheol and supported Chairman Choi Min-yong, and thanks to that, he was able to inherit the chairmanship without much trouble.

He had a certain trust relationship with him, and he asked Yoo-hyun out of the blue.

“Han. I’m looking forward to today’s meeting. Are you going to start with a lecture?”

“I think we already have a consensus, so why don’t you proceed with the meeting right away?”

Everyone here now acknowledged the importance of the River Alliance.

Yoo-hyun was planning to discuss the role of Korean conglomerates in the River Alliance with them, and he was going to share the technical analysis data first through a keynote lecture.

But it seemed unnecessary to do that, and it was fine to go straight to the work.

Agreeing with Yoo-hyun’s thoughts, Chairman Shin Kyung-wook made another suggestion.

“Then, let’s talk about the hard stuff separately in the main meeting, and how about saying something lightly? You must have a lot to say, as you’ve been through a lot of hardships.”

As if they had been waiting, the others also threw in a word.

“That sounds good. Didn’t you learn a lot of life lessons from this experience?”

“If you can, please tell us something that makes us wake up like you did before. We’ll listen carefully this time.”

“Haha. Come to think of it, Han was pretty bold.”

Was it early last year?

When he returned from the US, Yoo-hyun had warned the 10 major executives that they would fail if they fell behind in change.

It was a gamble he put out of desperation that he had to stop data monopoly for the future of Korean industry.

It was because of that recklessness that this moment existed.

‘There were so many things that happened…’

Yoo-hyun smiled faintly as he recalled the dynamic past and got up from his seat.

Click.

The light came on and the spotlight shone on the podium.

Yoo-hyun erased the technical lecture content he had prepared and stood in front of the 10 major executives.

They were the ones who created the venture ecosystem, started the River Alliance, and helped the River in crisis.

What if they hadn’t supported him?

If they hadn’t stepped up and stopped the government’s pressure, he wouldn’t have been able to overcome the huge wall of Carl Icahn and would have collapsed.

Yoo-hyun opened his mouth with gratitude.

“First of all, I would like to thank you again for your support. Thanks to your difficult decision, I was able to overcome the crisis and return to my place.”

He greeted them with a smile and looked at the faces of the people who were at the center of the Korean industry.

They used to be people he couldn’t even face, but their friendly eyes showed how Yoo-hyun’s position had changed.

Then he suddenly thought.

If I had hoarded everything for myself to do well, could I have made this result?

He might have been able to make a lot of money, but that was it.

-Do you not want to contribute to the development of humanity, as you told me? Do you not want to pursue something in the huge stream that changes the world?

If so, he would never have found the answer to the question that Steve Jobs had engraved in his heart.

He made more money by working together, not alone.

But that was not all.

He gained more people, and he was able to take a step closer to the grand dream of contributing to the world’s development.

Above all, he became happier.

Yoo-hyun wanted to share what he had learned in this process.

“I felt once again that the most precious asset is people. In that sense, I would like to briefly tell you about my story when I worked at Hansung.”

Yoo-hyun knew that smartphones would succeed, but he did not make Unique himself.

Sophisticated design, OS and SW optimization, excellent hardware, high-performance display and camera, and so on.

Hansung already had the basic technologies to make smartphones successful.

There were also people who had the ability to make a great product by combining them.

Yoo-hyun just helped them to show their skills.

The acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor was the same.

Yoo-hyun knew that the semiconductor acquisition was essential.

He ran to the end in a difficult situation for that, and finally succeeded.

It was something that Yoo-hyun did not know in the past, and that many leaders missed.

The future of the company is made by the employees.

With that thought, Yoo-hyun said.

“Hansung raised the semiconductor business to a level that can compete with Ilsung in a short period of time. This is also the power of the employees. And…”

“It’s not something that Hansung did alone. If it weren’t for the help of many partners, we wouldn’t have survived when Japan banned the export of key items.”

Chairman Shin Kyung-wook intervened, and Yoo-hyun immediately accepted.

“That’s exactly what I want to say. The era when large companies can monopolize alone is over. We have to work together with many companies to compete with the world.”

It was as Yoo-hyun said.

Collaboration took place everywhere besides Hansung.

Hyunil Automobile raised the autonomous driving technology, which had been lagging behind, to a world-class level in a breath through collaboration with many venture companies.

Coexistence with partners is not recognition that large companies give.

It was a social responsibility and an essential element for survival that large companies had to know.

He just told them that.

Yoo-hyun did not stop there and mentioned the next.

“I have a determination to create a platform that can help many Korean companies enter the global market as I founded River.”

Hansung Electronics successfully entered the Japanese market through River.

Why did Yoo-hyun act as a bridgehead for Korean companies?

It was because he hoped that large companies would not cut off employees and exploit partners to take a bigger piece of the domestic pie, but rather have a grand dream and reach out to the world market.

In the next 10 years, virtual reality will be popularized and AI will be realized.

In order to lead the era when the paradigm changes completely, we had to plant a flag in the center of the world as soon as possible.

That was the only way for Korea’s industry to survive the huge storm of the fourth industrial revolution.

The faces of his old colleagues flashed through Yoo-hyun’s mind as he looked back on the way he had come.

Deputy Manager Park Seung-woo, Team Leader Kim Young-gil, Executive Director Kim Hyun-min, and so on.

They were in the periphery because they were not recognized for their abilities, but now they are in the center of Hansung, receiving more recognition than anyone else and blooming the future of a better company.

Yoo-hyun’s voice became stronger as he remembered that.

“Employees are the future of the company. Please provide them with a good environment where they can produce creative results and give them opportunities to spread their dreams.”

Venture companies with great potential and possibilities.

Yoo-hyun thought of the innovations that came from them.

“You have to trust and go the way of coexistence with many venture companies. Don’t stay small and look at the world together, then you will have a future.”

Swoosh.

Yoo-hyun looked at the faces of the top 10 CEOs again and asked them again.

“Please make a company that cares for employees, fulfills social responsibilities, and dreams of the world. By doing so, Korea will lead the development of humanity and create a world where people are the center, not monopolistic technology. That is the purpose of River’s existence and the future I really want to lead.”

“…”

The conference room was silent in front of the powerful message that Yoo-hyun left.

He knew that he could not change everything with one word.

Yoo-hyun was going to prove his words with actions.

Did his sincerity reach them?

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Following Chairman Choi Jin-cheol, Chairman Kang Bong-seok, who became the new chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, slowly clapped his hands.

Clap clap clap clap clap.

Soon, other chairmen joined in and applause rang in the conference room, and it did not stop for a while.

A few days later.

Yoo-hyun’s speech at the Federation of Korean Industries conference room was reported.

It was a private conversation, but how did this happen?

The content was somewhat exaggerated, and it was too favorable to Yoo-hyun.

If a stranger saw it, he would misunderstand that the large company chairmen blindly followed Yoo-hyun’s words.