After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 117

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 117

“We’ll proceed with listing KH Construction.”

The Chairman had made his decision.

With that, the meeting immediately proceeded in the direction of listing KH Construction.

“To list KH Construction, we should base it on KOSPI standards.”

“During the review stage, they might point out issues regarding the training related to KH Construction’s name change.”

“Since the corporate number remains the same and the business activities were unchanged, it shouldn’t be a major problem.”

Various opinions were presented.

Particularly, Kang Myeong-gu, the president of KH Construction, added his voice to the opinions, continuing the active discussion.

After the two-hour meeting concluded, Kang Hyeon had a private meeting with President Kang Myeong-gu.

“President Kang, this listing is planned to be invested in construction projects in India. We plan to build the highest level smart city in India.”

“I’ve reviewed the materials you sent. Whether it’s because I’m getting old or because I’m not particularly interested in the latest technology, I don’t know, but it made me reflect a lot.”

President Kang Myeong-gu spoke with sincerity.

“After seeing these materials, I felt that architectural trends are changing. From now on, I’ll study more and prepare according to the Group’s vision.”

President Kang Myeong-gu’s body began to glow red.

This could be interpreted as him gaining new insight through this incident.

‘People of that age group are trapped in the past and don’t change easily. They’ve lived that way for such a long time, but President Kang is different. He’s someone who can keep up with changing trends.’

Though he was a person of the past, he could see that he was a progressive person who wouldn’t cling to the past but could move toward the future.

“I’ll continue to rely on you, President Kang.”

“Yes, Chairman. I’ll do my best.”

Preparations for KH Construction’s listing proceeded rapidly.

Hanbbit Securities was decided as the lead underwriter.

“Please take good care of us.”

“Of course. Since this is Chairman Kang’s first listing, and you’re a VIP of our bank, we’ll prepare with our utmost effort.”

At Hanbbit Securities, Kang Hyeon was equivalent to a VVIP.

Naturally, they prioritized KH Construction and entered the review process.

When the article about Hanbbit Securities being selected as the lead underwriter was published, Yeouido was stirred up.

“KH Group is going public!”

“What? Which company is going public?”

“KH Construction!”

“They’re finally going public.”

“The day has finally come when even KH Group, our country’s greatest mystery group, is going public.”

“Shouldn’t we definitely participate as initial investors?”

“It seems the higher-ups have already entered emergency meetings.”

“We should put in all the money we’ve saved up too.”

“Are you crazy? When stocks go public, initial investors realize profits and the price crashes. You want to get into that?”

“Still, won’t it at least hit the daily limit initially?”

“Nah, that’s setting expectations too high. Even though KH Construction is doing a lot of business, how bad is the construction industry these days.”

“Besides, KH Construction was just a company that built domestic apartments. They did build a theme park this time, but it won’t be easy.”

The domestic construction industry was running at the end of a recession.

Especially with problems arising in the real estate task force and local apartments all falling into recession, various issues were occurring.

Therefore, even if KH Construction went public, the prevailing expectation was that initial investors would exit.

Nevertheless, the reason KH Construction’s listing became a hot topic was that it was the first company among KH Group’s affiliates to go public.

[KH Construction is expected to be KH Group’s first listed company.]

[When will KH Construction, which chose Hanbbit Securities as lead underwriter, go public?]

[What are the future prospects for KH Construction, which successfully built Yeongjong Island Theme Park and Araon Studio?]

[The key lies in the Ulsan data center and large-scale research institute currently under construction. Can KH Construction find new sources of revenue?]

As various articles poured out, interest in KH Construction began to surge.

The news that Kang Hyeon’s KH Construction was going public also reached JP Morgan.

“Mr. Choi’s KH Construction is listing on KOSPI.”

“Is that so?”

Richard Blake’s eyes lit up upon hearing his subordinate’s report.

KH Capital, an affiliate of KH Group and Kang Hyeon’s first company, was a VVIP client for JP Morgan.

He couldn’t help but be interested in KH Construction as well.

“Prepare a report on KH Construction’s current ownership structure and ongoing projects, and give it to me by tomorrow.”

“Are you thinking of proceeding with an investment?”

“If a decent product comes out, there’s no reason not to put money into it.”

“Understood, I’ll prepare it as quickly as possible and submit it.”

After his subordinate left the office, Richard recalled Kang Hyeon’s face.

“Now, let’s see what that guy is up to.”

He wouldn’t have decided on a listing simply to make money.

It was highly likely that Kang Hyeon decided on the listing because he had somewhere big to invest money.

“It means this is work that consumes considerable funds even for someone in a position to earn that much money.”

His curiosity grew even more.

What kind of work could it be that made that guy decide on a listing?

Feeling that it had been a long time since he looked forward to receiving a report this much, Richard kept a close eye on Kang Hyeon’s moves.

Preparations for KH Construction’s listing were being prepared step by step.

Meanwhile, KH Entertainment was also showing tangible results.

-Chairman, post-production has entered the final stage.

Post-production for The Founding of the Great Korean Empire was being completed.

It was time to move to the next stage.

“Please set up a meeting with Amazon.”

-Understood, Chairman.

Through discussions with Amazon, it was necessary to talk about how to proceed with promotion not only in South Korea but worldwide.

While Kang Hyeon was preparing for talks with Amazon, he received a call from Nathan and visited his research lab.

“Nathan, how have you been?”

“Of course! I even visited Araon Studio recently.”

“Did you? It seems like you enjoyed it.”

Kang Hyeon smiled while looking at a helmet-shaped hat displayed in one corner of the research lab.

That was a souvenir sold at Araon Studio.

It was made targeting foreign visitors rather than Koreans, and actually 70 percent of purchasers were identified as foreign visitors.

Nathan also seemed to like it as he put it on his head and said.

“How is it? Don’t I look like a Joseon general?”

“Haha, you really do look the same.”

“Anyway, the reason I asked you to come this time is because I had an interesting idea after visiting Araon Studio.”

“An interesting idea?”

Then Han Doctor, who was listening nearby, explained.

“It was quite a commotion. Nathan has been obsessing over this for several days. Please look at the main monitor.”

As they focused on the main monitor, Han Doctor pressed a button.

Click!

Subsequently, a video played on the monitor.

In the video, Gyeongun Palace, the main castle at Araon Studio, appeared.

“Isn’t that Gyeongun Palace?”

“Yes. There, like this…”

Click!

When he pressed the button again, light began projecting onto the 3D-rendered walls of Gyeongun Palace.

And soon, a video began playing.

“Oh, can you change that video to anything?”

“Yes, it’s possible if we insert the video in advance. Nathan is going to put here…”

“We’re putting in trailers or battle scenes from The Founding of the Great Korean Empire!”

“Oho.”

It was definitely a good method.

Currently, Araon Studio had about 40,000 daily visitors.

Among them, foreign visitors accounted for 25 percent.

If they played videos like this, there was a high possibility that word would spread abroad through them.

‘Plus, tourists will film it and upload it to YouTube and SNS, so it’ll definitely go viral.’

But Nathan’s idea didn’t end there.

“And this is hologram technology we developed. If we create a special exhibition hall in pop-up store format at Araon Studio, we can embed devices inside so visitors can feel like they’re actually participating.”

When Nathan pressed a button on a bulky, square-shaped machine in the corner of the research lab, an image appeared in mid-air.

The image showed a car driving, and it was impressive to see it running through empty air without a screen.

“Is this a hologram? The video quality has improved tremendously.”

“The ones made by big tech companies are even better. This is something we made as a hobby, so the quality is somewhat lower.”

To think this level was considered lower quality.

He felt that hologram technology had advanced significantly without him realizing it.

“So you can transmit any video through this?”

“It’s possible. We do need to receive the video in advance and do some work on it. But it doesn’t take long. Most importantly, if we have time, we can make multiple devices and split the video to project it throughout this entire research institute-sized space.”

“Oh…”

The research institute was about 40 pyeong in size.

If they could distribute and project video throughout this entire space, users could have the illusion of directly participating in the video.

“How long would it take to project video in a space this size?”

“Six months would be sufficient for preparation.”

Six months.

Considering the release timing, it was tight, but definitely possible.

“Please prepare it right away. I’m going to have a showdown with Amazon.”

“But the development costs for this…”

Perhaps due to past memories, Nathan occasionally worried about development costs, and Kang Hyeon said to him:

“Don’t worry about that and please make the best product possible.”

“Yes!!”

Seeing Nathan smile brightly, Kang Hyeon smiled along with him.

A few days later.

Kang Hyeon was able to meet with the Asia regional director of Amazon Prime.

The Asia regional director, Thomas Lee, was a Chinese Singaporean who had originally been the content division head at Amazon.

“This is our first time since the production announcement. Nice to meet you.”

“Have you been well?”

“I’ve been doing well, thanks to you. The Founding of the Great Korean Empire is also wrapping up nicely.”

“That’s right. We’ve heard about it too. I understand the post-production is almost in its final stages.”

“Yes. So I think we need to start full-scale promotion. How is it planned to proceed?”

“First, we’ll release trailers through Amazon Prime and YouTube to begin full-scale promotion. And offline promotion will continue targeting major cities worldwide.”

Amazon also had high expectations for The Founding of the Great Korean Empire.

There was the aspect of it being a masterpiece created by world-renowned directors and actors working together, but the biggest reason was the enormous production budget.

‘This man shouldered half the production costs for The Founding of the Great Korean Empire.’

Originally, it was almost standard practice for the platform to cover the production costs of original series.

At the same time, they would have exclusive rights to the copyright and utilize the work in various ways.

But The Founding of the Great Korean Empire had a slightly different structure.

With Kang Hyeon shouldering half the production costs, the rights to the work were distributed.

Specifically, Amazon, KH Entertainment, and KH Holdings each held exactly 33 percent.

Thanks to this, Amazon’s burden was reduced, but KH Group’s influence in decision-making was correspondingly strong.

‘I wonder what he’ll talk about today…’

Thomas Lee was already feeling nervous.

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