New Employees With an Annual Salary of 1 Trillion Won - Chapter 167

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Chapter 167. Breaking Through Limits (2)

Carter Till, who arrived in the United States, established a company in just one week.

Based on the system he received from Redline, he completed a structure that could be immediately utilized.

Of course, it would have been impossible to do alone.

While staying in Korea, he had already recruited talented individuals from Stanford, and thanks to that, he was able to finish all preparations in a short time.

And now it was time to enter actual combat.

He headed to Virginia Airport, where he met up with Chairman Robertson.

“It’s an honor to meet you like this. I’ve heard so much about you from Mister Lee.”

“Then you must have heard a lot of bad things about me. Haha. I’ve also heard about you frequently through Branch Manager. He said you’re a very capable person. He even earnestly requested that I support whatever you do unconditionally. Do you perhaps have some dirt on Branch Manager?”

Carter Till laughed off Chairman Robertson’s joke.

However, the Chairman’s expression was too serious, making it momentarily difficult to distinguish whether it was a joke or sincere.

“Haha. Dirt on Mister Lee? He has such a thorough personality that he wouldn’t create weaknesses in the first place, wouldn’t he?”

“He’s closer to a robot than a human. Well, enough jokes, shall we go get to work now?”

“I sincerely thank you for arranging a meeting with CIA senior officials.”

Chairman Robertson had been moving non-stop for an entire month.

He even met directly with Advisor Karl Rove, who was called the White House’s number two,

and thanks to that, he was able to arrange a meeting with CIA senior officials without much difficulty.

“You can thank me after the contract is finalized. Let’s go inside quickly.”

“I will definitely secure the contract!”

They entered the CIA Headquarters with great tension.

Only after going through strict security procedures could they exchange greetings with the high-ranking official.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Edward Collins, CIA Deputy Director in charge of intelligence.”

“It’s an honor to meet you like this. I’m Robertson, Chairman of Tiger Fund, and this is Carter Till, former CEO of PayPal.”

Chairman Robertson took the lead.

After all, when dealing with national agencies like the CIA, name recognition was important.

“I didn’t expect direct contact from the White House line. It must have been because you’re someone of Chairman Robertson’s caliber that such contact came from the White House.”

“I moved aggressively to help with America’s security even a little. I apologize if this was presumptuous.”

“Not at all. I was also curious to see firsthand what this new information management system looks like.”

His words and expression were completely different.

Deputy Director Edward looked down at Carter Till’s laptop with subtly mocking eyes.

Feeling that gaze, Carter Till set up his laptop with even more confident hand movements.

“May I begin the demonstration right now?”

“We don’t have much time, so please start immediately.”

Carter Till opened the information management system and quietly entered a sentence.

‘Terrorist organization funding routes’

Hundreds of data windows appeared.

Bank transfer records, lists of disguised charitable organizations, ship entry and departure records, even email logs.

Each piece of information was connected by thin lines forming a massive network, visualized in an easily understandable way for anyone.

“Hmm, this seems to be based on financial data.”

“The system automatically integrates data based on materials disclosed through media or government agencies. It’s a system where related information is recombined and presented with just a single command input.”

Carter Till moved the mouse to zoom in on one point.

It was a small logistics company in Istanbul, Turkey.

An automatic warning appeared at the point where overseas remittances and cargo transport records overlapped.

“Based on available information, we’ve identified abnormal fund flows. Since there isn’t much information, the reliability is about 78%.”

“With more information, the reliability would be higher.”

“That’s correct.”

“But this building looks familiar somehow.”

The Deputy Director looked intently at the logistics company building.

Then he hurriedly called someone to check materials, and his face hardened.

“How did you find this out? Our agents spent a month tracking to discover that this factory is connected to terrorist organizations. But you’re telling me you found this high-level information with a single click?”

“This wasn’t my doing. The system independently synthesized all information to reach this conclusion.”

The Deputy Director’s gaze changed.

The mockery and cynicism from moments before disappeared, replaced by surprise and wariness.

“You didn’t really receive inside information beforehand?”

“I’m not bold enough to pull a con game against the CIA. I simply entered one line of command into the system.”

“If this system is really genuine, let’s make a contract with you. Could you stay at our headquarters for a week to cooperate with verification work?”

“I could stay not just a week, but even a month.”

The CIA’s weakness was the absence of an information utilization system.

After 9/11, the CIA and FBI revealed fatal limitations.

They didn’t have a proper information management system, to the extent that it was called a case study of information analysis sharing system collapse.

Naturally, the CIA possessed the most information in the world.

But each department used different systems, and they had to read through vast reports and rely on intuition to find connections.

Due to these limitations.

They were even criticized for failing to connect the dots despite identifying signs of the 9/11 attacks in advance.

“But did Representative Carter Till create this system alone?”

“No. I merely supplemented the system. Tiger Fund actually led the development.”

The Deputy Director’s gaze turned to Chairman Robertson.

The Chairman smiled briefly and nodded.

“Financial companies must always analyze countless data and predict the future to generate profits. We needed such a system in that process.”

“Now I understand why the White House moved directly.”

“Tiger Fund invested a long time and enormous costs to create this system. Initially, we planned to use it only for ourselves. But after experiencing the tragedy of 9/11, our minds changed. If the system we created can help our homeland’s security, we think that’s meaningful in itself.”

Tiger Fund and Chairman Robertson.

They were financiers and a fund representing America.

Moreover, since they had deep relationships with the White House, there was no choice but to trust Chairman Robertson’s words.

“I understand the Chairman’s intentions well. Thank you for offering the system Tiger Fund created for America’s security.”

“I’m satisfied if I can contribute to the country in this way.”

“Let’s make a contract right now! But what are the names of the company and system?”

This time Chairman Robertson turned his gaze toward Carter Till.

Carter Till presented the names he had prepared in advance.

“The company name is Palantir. And the system name is Omnis. We chose these names to become a company and system that can see everything.”

“Very good. Then, let’s first conclude a contract limited to the Middle East Region. If you produce results in the Middle East Region, we also have plans to expand the contract scale further.”

“I will definitely create results. For that, various information is needed.”

“We’ll share Middle East Region information with you. But as you well know, this is information that must maintain security.”

The CIA, being a national agency.

Naturally prioritized security above all, and various security systems were needed to share information with Palantir.

“We’ll encrypt all data for security.”

“And please create access permissions with a triple authentication system, and we’d like log records to be replicated to the CIA central server in real-time.”

“That level can be applied right now. And Tiger Fund has agreed to provide the security network.”

“Financial information security network level isn’t bad.”

The fewer people who knew information, the less likely it was to leak.

The CIA wanted only minimal personnel to have access, and Carter Till had already anticipated such demands.

“We’ll subdivide access permissions by security grade. Only I, Chairman Robertson, and one Core Developer who developed the system will be able to view the highest grade information.”

“Let’s trust you once. I hope trust builds through this contract.”

This implied they would expand the contract scale further if trust was built.

Carter Till and Chairman Robertson, who immediately understood that meaning, nodded with determined faces.

“We’ll do our best for America’s safety.”

“That doesn’t mean we’re restricting financial activities at all. We just ask that you only use it within limits that don’t affect operations.”

“Tiger Fund intends to move only in the same way we’ve always done.”

“Then there shouldn’t be any problems.”

The Deputy Director was a more flexible person than expected.

Because they knew well that Tiger Fund had given up their own interests to provide the system.

Even if they made profits using CIA information, they had no intention of making an issue of it.

Just getting results was enough.

As long as achievements that helped American security emerged, it didn’t matter what kind of financial activities Tiger Fund engaged in.

***

I never thought they would torment me like this.

Three core developers from PayPal who had arrived in Korea.

They came to visit several times a day, pouring out questions related to Rollbook.

At first, I also enjoyed exchanging opinions.

But as time passed, their visits increased, and now I was slowly reaching my limit.

“We discovered there are hidden features in Rollbook Radio! Video can also be streamed in real-time, and there are download and replay functions too. Did you create these in preparation for the future?”

“We currently only provide radio due to technical limitations, but we plan to expand to video content in the future.”

“Oh! If video is possible, Rollbook’s user retention time will definitely increase. If that happens, it’ll become a truly revolutionary website!”

Their eyes sparkled particularly at the mention of video content.

To escape from their continued barrage of questions, I judged it would be better to redirect their interest toward work.

“Then would you like to take the lead on video-related work?”

“Of course we’d love to, but wasn’t it impossible due to technical limitations?”

“Live streaming or long-form videos are still difficult, but short videos are possible. If it’s short and impactful content, we can definitely provide it with current technology.”

Short-length videos.

Of course, compared to radio, they would consume much more capacity and traffic, but it wasn’t impossible.

Rather, we needed to try it starting now.

To someday provide long video services, the experience we accumulate at this stage was more important than anything.

Starting with short videos to see user reactions.

If we could test everything from transmission methods and compression rates to server load, we could greatly reduce the time to move to the next stage.

“Then I’ll try developing a feature that allows free uploading of short-form videos!”

“There will be more parts to pay attention to than you think. Please consult well with the Rollbook development team on those aspects.”

“My motivation is burning for the first time in a while! I’ll really make something proper this time.”

Heat blazed in the eyes of the three developers.

Seeing that, I let out a sigh of relief.

At least for a few months, they wouldn’t be tormenting me.

A few minutes after they rushed off to the development team.

A call came from Carter Till, bringing very welcome news.

[We’ve finished drafting the contract! You know where, right, without me saying?]

“Good work. You’ll be quite busy for a while.”

[I’ll send the security key separately. Chairman Robertson put in a lot of effort to give Mister Lee access to CIA’s highest-grade information.]

“I’ll express my gratitude separately.”

Finally, I had obtained the masterpiece.

If I could access CIA information, finding out when the war would start in Iraq was now just a matter of time.

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