After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 133

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 133

When President Wei Zhun asked to meet.

Various opinions emerged within the group.

But there were no opinions about KH Robotics’ expansion into Taiwan.

‘Who would have thought he’d bring up KH Robotics’ expansion into Taiwan.’

KH Robotics was a startup company.

In South Korea, it was able to grow rapidly thanks to Dashi’s infrastructure and the government’s full support.

But overseas expansion was a completely different story.

There was no way President Wei Zhun didn’t know that.

Indeed, he brought up the topic of infrastructure.

“For Dashi, our government spent enormous costs to create various facilities throughout Taiwan. Dashi agreed to lease those facilities, but as you know, Dashi’s expansion into Taiwan has become virtually impossible.”

Dashi hadn’t gone out of business.

But as their position in South Korea diminished and they got embroiled in lawsuits in the United States, their Taiwan expansion naturally fell through.

From the Taiwan government’s perspective, the facilities they had prepared were now empty, so they needed to find new tenants.

“So that’s why you chose our KH Robotics.”

“That’s right. Just as you replaced Dashi in South Korea, we hope you’ll do the same in Taiwan.”

President Wei Zhun’s story was simple.

We drove out Dashi for you, so come to Taiwan and replace Dashi.

After hearing the story, Kang Hyeon began calculating in his head.

‘It’s not a bad condition. Like Dashi did, if we only use South Korea as our stage, we might face problems later.’

The reason Dashi turned their eyes overseas was the limitations of the domestic market.

Even if they monopolized South Korea, they would eventually hit a wall in running the company.

‘The problem is that South Korea hasn’t stabilized yet either. Plus, whether the Taiwan government gives us confidence about this issue.’

Receiving government help was always a good thing.

Because it could resolve some of the friction that occurs when business proceeds.

Moreover, in the case of government-led projects, legal procedures could also be resolved.

They could provide convenience by modifying existing laws and restrictions.

Just solving these problems alone was like getting halfway there.

‘But I can’t make this decision alone.’

This agenda was something he couldn’t decide on his own.

Still, since he needed to give President Wei Zhun some indication, Kang Hyeon focused and looked at him.

Since President Wei Zhun was also looking at Kang Hyeon, their gazes tangled in mid-air like they were having a staring contest.

‘What is this…?’

The color of light emanating from President Wei Zhun’s body was strange.

‘Gray?’

A murky gray light that he had never seen before was emanating from him.

Since this was another first, his confusion grew.

In conclusion, he asked President Wei Zhun for time and left the Presidential Office.

Returning to the hotel, he had Executive Director Choi and even Ha-ryul come to his room.

And using the laptop’s video chat function, he held a meeting with KH Logistics executives and employees in South Korea.

“Let’s get straight to the agenda. President Wei Zhun has requested our expansion into the Taiwan market.”

-Does expansion into the Taiwan market mean filling Dashi’s vacant position?

“That’s right. Taiwan already had all the infrastructure prepared for Dashi’s entry. The problem is that Dashi is now in a situation where they can’t expand into Taiwan.”

Executive Director Choi, who had been listening to Kang Hyeon’s story, picked up the conversation.

“They can’t let the facilities sit idle, so they’re essentially asking us for help.”

“That’s right. That would be the most accurate interpretation.”

-What are you thinking of doing?

At the question from the robotics side, Kang Hyeon pondered for a moment before speaking.

“I want to go with accepting the request. This opportunity is essentially like getting Taiwan expansion for free.”

“Certainly, being able to absorb another country’s infrastructure as is would be a tremendous advantage.”

“That’s right. Since the existing facilities that Dashi was going to enter are still there, we can establish a foundation without spending big money.”

Kang Hyeon’s gaze turned to the logistics executives and employees on screen.

“The problem is that logistics’ strength needs to be dispersed at a time when we should be focusing on the South Korean market.”

This was actually where his biggest concern lay.

KH Logistics was currently increasing its market share in the domestic market.

There were still competitors, and while fighting with them to increase market share, their manpower would be dispersed.

As if knowing Kang Hyeon’s concerns, the KH Logistics side also avoided giving a definitive answer.

-As you said, Chairman, focusing more on the domestic market at this point would be the best strategy. However, Taiwan’s conditions are very attractive for us as latecomers.

-That’s right. Above all, isn’t this a request from the President, who is the head of the Taiwan government? It will certainly be a great help for our expansion.

-Most importantly, if we reject this proposal, our relationship with Taiwan could sour.

-Even setting that aside, Taiwan’s conditions this time are attractive, so we’d like to proceed.

A conclusion was reached.

“Understood. Then the group will actively support this project. KH Robotics will take the lead, and the group will support negotiations with the Taiwan government.”

-Yes!

-Understood!

KH Logistics’ expansion into Taiwan was decided.

But there was still some anxiety in Kang Hyeon’s heart.

That night.

After finishing the meeting, Kang Hyeon, alone in his room, was lost in thought.

‘What does the gray light mean?’

His mind was filled with the gray light that had surrounded President Wei Zhun’s body.

‘The colors of light that have appeared so far were red, blue, and black.’

The gray light he was seeing for the first time made his head complicated.

‘In stocks, gray means the color that appears on delisted stocks…’

It was questionable whether light appearing on people meant delisting.

If so, it would be an even bigger problem.

‘Cases where a person’s life could be delisted…’

Thinking extremely, only one thing came to mind.

Death.

‘Even if he’s a president, death comes to everyone. If the President really dies, how would that affect us?’

Drawing a scenario where the President dies, what came to mind was that the promises he made wouldn’t be fulfilled.

In that case, KH Logistics’ expansion into Taiwan might only waste effort without achieving proper results.

“This is giving me a headache.”

Since it was a light he had never seen before, there were limits to his predictions.

“The moment I misinterpret, it could cause tremendous damage to the group. I need more information.”

In the past, even if his interpretation was wrong, he just had to accept the consequences alone.

But not anymore.

Damage from wrong interpretation could extend to the entire group.

That burden was incomparably greater than before.

“Let me think about it more.”

Since he couldn’t come up with an answer immediately, he decided to gather more information and went to bed.

The next day.

Kang Hyeon boarded his private jet to leave Taiwan.

-Chairman, we’re taking off.

The captain’s announcement came on and the plane departed.

Kang Hyeon, who had a headache from thinking deeply the night before, looked out the window rather than at documents today.

As the plane running on the runway gradually took off, the entire view of Taiwan Airport came into sight.

Soon the plane’s altitude increased and Taiwan City Center became visible.

And.

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong, Chairman?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I must have seen wrong because I’m tired.”

“Please rest for a while until we arrive in Korea.”

“Yes, I should do that.”

Leaving behind Executive Director Choi’s concerned words, Kang Hyeon looked out the window.

There he could see a black light flowing in from the distant sea.

Kang Hyeon frowned at the sight of the black light swallowing Taiwan island like oil.

‘That place over there is definitely…’

The place where the black light was flowing from.

What was there was China.

‘Could it be referring to China’s invasion of Taiwan?’

It was a light formation reminiscent of the worst war scenario that was putting the world on edge – China’s invasion of Taiwan.

Arriving in Korea, Kang Hyeon had a meeting with Nathan.

“This is a gift I bought from Taiwan.”

“Oh! Thank you! It looks delicious!”

“And this is another gift.”

Nathan’s eyes lit up when he saw the documents Kang Hyeon handed over.

“Oh! You invested in Iron Guardians?!”

“You know about it?”

“Of course! The basic framework of the disaster response robot I created got its idea from Iron Guardians.”

“No wonder it felt somewhat similar.”

“That’s right. Though the performance can’t compare to Iron Guardians. The robots here boast truly tremendous performance. The problem is that development costs are equally high.”

“Iron Guardians’ CEO Harry was also expressing his concerns about that very issue.”

Nathan nodded as if he understood those concerns.

“When I was CEO of Nereid, I had many worries about the operational aspects. That’s why I almost left the operations to a friend and went through all that trouble.”

“Thanks to that, didn’t we end up working together?”

“Haha! That’s right. I think meeting you, Chairman, was my good fortune. I can do all the research I want to my heart’s content!”

Indeed, Nathan’s expression lately had been brighter than ever.

Like a child greeting Christmas every day, you could say.

Seeing Nathan like that made Kang Hyeon feel good too.

“Iron Guardian’s CEO Harry was also looking forward to collaborating with Dr. Nathan.”

“Oh! Is that so?”

“I heard you’re MIT alumni. Don’t you know his face?”

“Hey, how could I remember all of them? More than anything, I’m not the type to keep in frequent contact with alumni.”

“True, I don’t often attend college reunions either, so I don’t know who among the alumni there are.”

The United States, like South Korea, had gatherings where alumni would meet.

But only some people participated in such places; not everyone attended.

Kang Hyeon also didn’t particularly like going to such places, so he didn’t bother attending.

“Still, if it’s the CEO of Iron Guardians, collaborating would be interesting. You said the company is in Florida?”

“Yes, that’s right. This time he visited Taiwan for an event. If you want to meet, I’ll contact him in advance. I expect he’s still in Taiwan.”

“Oh! That would be great. I’m already looking forward to it!”

Nathan was truly a genius in name and reality.

What results would emerge if Iron Guardians’ technology was added to him, who displayed outstanding intelligence regardless of field?

Kang Hyeon was already anticipating it.

‘It’s highly likely to be like giving wings to a tiger.’

He thought he should move up the meeting between the two as soon as possible.

While Kang Hyeon was preparing for the meeting between the two.

Bad news reached KH Entertainment.

“CEO! This is terrible!”

“What’s the matter?”

“Rumors about Kim Eun-hye are spreading on the internet!”

“Rumors? What kind of content?”

“Rumors that there’s a sex video she filmed in the past.”

Kim Jin-su’s face contorted.

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