After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 80
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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 080
Kang Hyeon, who had returned to his accommodation, had a video call with Choi Byeon.
-So, in short, they asked you to persuade Saseng for them.
“Yes, this is my first time experiencing something like this, so I’m quite flustered.”
-Actually, it’s not strange at all. It’s common in global politics. And the fact that Lao Sing Prime Minister made such a request means your position has risen considerably.
Choi Byeon analyzed the situation with his usual cold eyes.
-Above all, Lao Sing Prime Minister’s request isn’t excessive. Rather, with the conditions they’ve presented, Saseng would be tempted too.
“The conditions were certainly attractive. If Saseng expands their factory, they promised not only to reimburse facility construction costs but also provide subsidies to offset the global minimum tax.”
-The important thing is whether that can be documented. If they change their words like the Vietnamese government did, Saseng will be stabbed in the back again, and this will negatively affect you too.
“Lao Sing Prime Minister promised to leave documentation regarding this matter.”
Lao Sing Prime Minister was sincere.
He was making full preparations for Saseng, a global company, to become their outpost.
After hearing the story up to this point, Choi Byeon said.
-Then you should have a conversation with Chairman Lee Jae-seong. With those conditions, Chairman Lee Jae-seong would welcome it too. Above all, what we gain is considerable.
By providing a little help in attracting Saseng, they would gain tremendous benefits.
This was literally like taking candy from a baby.
“Understood. Then let’s proceed right away.”
Kang Hyeon, having made his decision, moved into action.
* * *
Dubai.
Kang Hyeon left India and flew to Dubai to meet Chairman Lee Jae-seong of Saseng.
Dubai International Airport, which he was visiting for the first time, was literally a new world.
‘I thought Incheon Airport was spacious and really well-built. But Dubai International Airport is glamour itself.’
After obtaining Bitcoin, he had traveled through various airports and felt that Incheon Airport didn’t fall behind any airport in the world.
But Dubai International Airport boasted a different dimension of glamour.
It felt like they had thrown money at everything from one to ten?
‘Alright, enough being impressed, let’s go quickly.’
There was no time to be impressed by the airport forever.
The meeting with Chairman Lee Jae-seong was just around the corner.
He took a pre-arranged car and left the airport.
Right after Kang Hyeon left.
A man stopped at the spot where he had been standing.
And he made a phone call somewhere.
“，.(He just left.)”
From his strangely sharp tone, one could tell he was no ordinary man.
* * *
DISA was currently taking place in Dubai.
This event hosted by the United Arab Emirates was where various companies in AI, robotics, semiconductors, and more gathered to showcase their technologies.
The heads of Nvidia, Saseng, TSMC, Hyeonseong, and others were scheduled to attend.
The reason Chairman Lee Jae-seong was in Dubai now was also to attend DISA.
While Chairman Lee Jae-seong would normally be difficult to meet, Kang Hyeon was able to have a private meeting with him without much difficulty.
“CEO Choi! We meet in Dubai.”
“How have you been, Chairman?”
“Haha! I’ve been doing well thanks to you.”
Chairman Lee Jae-seong treated him even more warmly than when they first met.
This was because Saseng’s position had become even more solid thanks to Kang Hyeon bringing the immersion cooling system.
“Thanks to you, I’ve been busy every day here in Dubai.”
“Is that so?”
“Everyone I meet only talks about Model 5. Especially, they’re all curious about the immersion cooling provided by Nereid.”
“That’s fortunate. I’m also on my way back from India thanks to our collaboration, Chairman.”
“India?”
“Yes. Lao Sing Prime Minister requested a meeting, so I went to see him.”
“Oh! You had a meeting with the Prime Minister?”
At Lee Jae-seong’s question, Kang Hyeon told him about the business he had conducted in India.
“Impressive. You’re an even more remarkable person than I knew. But for Lao Sing Prime Minister to want to see you, it couldn’t have been a small matter, right?”
“To be precise, he asked me to deliver a message to Saseng.”
“To us?”
“Yes. Lao Sing Prime Minister wants Saseng to make India their new outpost.”
From Kang Hyeon’s words, Lee Jae-seong could immediately read Lao Sing Prime Minister’s intentions.
“The Indian government has been requesting us through various channels to build a new factory there. The problem is that the cost isn’t trivial.”
“Lao Sing Prime Minister expressed his intention to reimburse those costs. He said they would reimburse about 70 percent.”
“That’s something we’ve discussed before. But what I’m worried about is that the Vietnam situation might happen again.”
The Vietnam situation was the biggest blow to Saseng.
It wasn’t simply about being reluctant to pay trillions in taxes, but about the friendly Vietnamese government changing its attitude overnight.
Since such a situation could happen again, Chairman Lee Jae-seong couldn’t make hasty promises.
“Lao Sing Prime Minister said he would provide documentation to resolve such concerns.”
“Is that really true?”
“Yes. And he said he would provide maximum convenience for Saseng.”
“Oh ho, then that changes things.”
The anxiety about changing words would disappear.
Then Chairman Lee Jae-seong felt something strange.
“But how much does Lao Sing Prime Minister trust you to ask you to deliver such a message?”
“Of course, I think he wants to tie me up with this as well.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Since I have many businesses in India, if Saseng accepts this proposal, he said he would give me many benefits including tax benefits.”
“Puhaha! So that’s what it was. He’s seeing you and me as one.”
Now he could understand Lao Sing Prime Minister’s intentions.
“He thinks of us like Model 5 and immersion cooling.”
It was an accurate expression.
Model 5 and immersion cooling showed their best efficiency when they were together.
Similarly, he was thinking of tying Saseng and KH together in India as one.
And he was sparing no tremendous conditions to achieve that.
“Now, as a business partner, tell me. Do you think it’s the right answer for us to go to India?”
“If we can get everything we can get, I think going would be the best strategy.”
Let’s get everything we can get.
What that meant was one thing.
“You’re the same kind of businessman as me.”
“Yes. I hate taking losses.”
“So do I.”
The two men, having found common ground, put their heads together and began discussing what more they could extract from India.
The sight of these two men was like brothers.
Without hiding anything or standing on ceremony, they talked like brothers asking their parents for toys.
* * *
The meeting was concluded.
“Well, let’s wrap it up like this, and if you have time, let’s look around the event venue together.”
“Shall we?”
“There are many interesting things on display. I was planning to take a tour of the event venue anyway, so let’s go together.”
“Yes, understood.”
He toured the event venue with Lee Jae-seong.
‘Since the Chairman is moving around, people who look like bodyguards are moving with him too.’
From the moment they left the meeting room, bodyguards moved alongside Chairman Lee Jae-seong.
When I first met him, I hadn’t paid close attention to such movements, but after the National Intelligence Service’s advice, I found myself observing more carefully.
‘With people like that protecting him, the chairman can certainly move around with peace of mind.’
The event venue was bustling with people.
Moving freely through such a crowded venue wouldn’t be easy, yet Chairman Lee Jae-seong didn’t seem particularly tense or anything.
He was walking around as comfortably as someone taking a stroll through a garden.
Whenever people suddenly approached, the bodyguards quickly stepped in to block them.
Only after confirming it was safe could such people approach Chairman Lee Jae-seong.
Of course, there were exceptions.
“Hey! Chairman Lee!”
“Ah, Chairman Robert Hwang.”
A man with a familiar face approached.
A man Kang Hyeon also recognized.
‘This man is Robert Hwang, the CEO of Embedia.’
A face frequently seen on the news.
To think this person was also attending this event.
Well, he’s someone whose face is his business card.
There was no reason for the bodyguards to stop such a person.
“I heard you were walking around the event venue, so I came down too. What brings you here? Walking around the event venue yourself.”
“This friend here came over today, so we’ve been walking around together.”
“I’m Robert Hwang. To receive an escort from Chairman Lee, you must be feeling quite pleased.”
Robert Hwang introduced himself first and extended his hand.
Kang Hyeon grasped that hand and replied.
“I’m Kang Hyeon Choi, running KH Capital.”
“Kang Hyeon… Choi? I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere…”
“I’m the major shareholder of Nereid, which recently provided immersion cooling.”
“Nereid! Ah! I see. So you’re the major shareholder of the place where I said something regrettable.”
At the mention of saying something regrettable, Kang Hyeon immediately understood what he meant.
“It’s fine. It wasn’t that big of a deal.”
“Thank you for saying that. Still, I’ll make sure to offer a proper apology soon. If you have a business card, could you give me one?”
“Here it is.”
“This is my business card. I’ll definitely arrange a meeting soon.”
“I look forward to it.”
“Well then, Chairman Lee, I have an appointment so I’ll head off first. Mr. Choi, let’s definitely meet again next time.”
Robert Hwang said what he needed to say and disappeared.
Watching him leave, Lee Jae-seong quietly said to Kang Hyeon.
“To make an appointment with the world’s busiest man. This is a golden opportunity.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Robert Hwang.
I looked forward to the next meeting with him.
* * *
A little later.
Chairman Lee Jae-seong also had a schedule and left first.
Left alone, Kang Hyeon walked around the event venue examining the world’s inventions.
‘This place is really like the future. Robots walking around and even making cocktails.’
There were various robots at the event venue.
While large corporations were conducting demonstrations not at booths but on the event floor, small and medium enterprises were operating booths while searching for new investors.
Small and medium enterprises, having less capital and technology compared to large corporations, were busy gathering investors.
‘The dancing robot was shocking.’
The robot unveiled by Hyeonseong was developed to the point where it could breakdance.
The completely transformed robot from before made me anticipate how the world would change in the future.
‘Huh?’
While walking around the event venue and looking at various booths, Kang Hyeon’s eyes caught sight of a booth where commotion was occurring.
“Ahhhhh! There’s smoke!”
“Damn it! Sophia! I told you! If you run it for more than 5 minutes, you must turn off the power!”
“I only went over by exactly 10 seconds!”
Two women were panicking in front of a smoking machine.
Watching those two, murmurs from people around could be heard.
“What kind of server can only run for 5 minutes?”
“It’s good that it doesn’t need rare earth elements, but like that, you can’t use it properly.”
“This is the fun of visiting small enterprise booths.”
A server that doesn’t use rare earth elements.
I suddenly became curious.
The moment Kang Hyeon approached the booth and looked at the smoking server.
‘Hmm?’
I could see a red light emanating from the server that was emitting smoke.
Just like when I discovered Nereid, his eyes sparkled as he confirmed the brilliant light.
‘Found it.’
It was the moment he discovered a new investment opportunity.
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