New Employees With an Annual Salary of 1 Trillion Won - Chapter 58
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Chapter 58. New Game (3)
After finishing the negotiations with Netflix, I submitted a report to the General Manager.
The General Manager read the report for a while, then sat down in front of me with a satisfied smile.
“For a first time, you did very well. Securing 20% equity shares with 5 million dollars is quite a good result.”
“I keep thinking I should have demanded more equity shares.”
“Actually, this isn’t just a good result – it’s a result only Song Sang-yeon could achieve. Even I wouldn’t have been able to close negotiations under these conditions. It was because Song Sang-yeon created the features and algorithm for Netflix that we could take the initiative in negotiations like this.”
Despite the General Manager’s praise, I couldn’t relax my expression.
I felt that having held the initiative in negotiations, I should have taken more.
“What could I have done to bring back more equity shares?”
“If you had been greedy, the conversation wouldn’t have continued at all. But… there are some regrettable parts.”
It was a negotiation I had prepared for and conducted in one day.
Naturally, I didn’t think it would be a perfect negotiation, so I focused on the General Manager’s advice.
“What aspects were lacking?”
“You didn’t need to include the competitor exclusion clause. You could have used it as a negotiation card later. And along with the equity acquisition conditions, it would have been good to secure the right to recommend one board member.”
“I didn’t think of that.”
“It might seem meaningless now, but it becomes different after going public. Voting rights are power. People tend to sell their future too easily for the present.”
Investment was ultimately about buying the future.
Under what conditions and how to buy the future cheaply was the essence of all investment.
“I definitely need to study more. I’m still lacking a lot.”
“No need to blame yourself. You did excellently. If someone else had stepped up, this kind of result would have been difficult. The negotiation succeeded because you properly utilized Song Sang-yeon’s weapons.”
“Thank you for the praise.”
The General Manager took out a sheet of paper with a smile.
It was densely filled with future investment plans.
“Going forward, we’ll proceed with investment using a two-track strategy. One is acquiring equity shares in promising companies like now to aim for long-term profits, and the other is short selling investment.”
“Would it be okay to enter short selling again?”
“Is this really the bottom? What do you think, Song Sang-yeon?”
I recalled the gears of several IT companies.
They were collapsing, but not completely collapsed yet.
To be precise, they were in the process of collapsing, and it seemed more time was needed before they completely fell apart.
“It’s not over yet.”
“I think the same way. A bubble collapse doesn’t end that easily. It will drag on for at least 1-2 more years. So there’s no reason to stop short selling.”
“But if the timing is off even once, it could lead to major losses.”
“That’s why we only kept obedient people at Tiger Fund. Now that we’ve completed a structure that can move nimbly, we can time things well.”
In a bear market, it was common to seek safe assets like bonds, gold, or real estate.
But with such methods, the 16 billion dollar profit the General Manager mentioned couldn’t be achieved.
To obtain high returns in a short period, there was ultimately nothing but short selling.
“I’ll help too. I’ll examine IT companies and select stocks expected to fall significantly.”
“And if you’re watching market conditions and feel like the bear market might be ending, let me know.”
“The downward trend is expected to continue for 1-2 years.”
“I’m not telling you to rest for 2 years – I’d like you to do some other work as well.”
I was starting to get a feel for how the market changes.
Through investing with the General Manager, I understood what the gear structure meant.
Of course, the companies I could analyze with my abilities were still limited.
If it had been a different bubble instead of the IT bubble, my abilities might have been useless.
That’s why I was a bit worried about the other work the General Manager would assign me.
“What other work could I possibly do?”
“Finding undervalued IT companies. Please select companies that will grow in the future.”
“You’re planning to acquire equity shares in those companies.”
“If not now, when else could we buy equity shares in such companies cheaply? Right now, the short-term profits from short selling might feel sweeter, but in the long term, undervalued IT companies could bring us over 1,000% returns.”
Short selling wasn’t the General Manager’s style.
His original investment philosophy was ‘value investing.’
Right now, he was just temporarily swallowing his pride for survival.
“If it’s that kind of work, I’ll try it. There are several companies I’ve been keeping an eye on.”
“Please analyze them in detail and let me know. If they’re companies Song Sang-yeon has been watching, they have more than enough investment value.”
Analyzing IT companies was originally what I did.
I needed to analyze various IT companies to come up with new patent ideas.
Just thinking about it made my hands tremble like withdrawal symptoms from wanting to create new patents.
“But when can we return to Korea? There’s a lot of work piled up at Rollbook and Nexpin too.”
“Let’s go back together next week. But PayPal, Apple, and MS contacted us saying they want to meet with Song Sang-yeon. This week is packed with meeting schedules with our collaborating companies.”
I couldn’t postpone the meetings and return to Korea.
Since we had only been communicating about collaborations through phone calls and emails, we needed to meet and talk in person.
“I’d like to meet and have conversations as quickly as possible.”
“Then you’ll have to take domestic flights several times. It’ll be hard to even see your face this week.”
“It feels like I’m taking all the airplane rides I’ve never taken in my lifetime just this year.”
“Still, you’ll be able to travel comfortably. I’ll book everything in first class. The Fund will also prepare accommodations, so travel comfortably.”
The General Manager had already prepared a schedule.
A schedule so packed that it’s impossible to digest in just one week.
Just looking at it made fatigue wash over me, but thinking of it as a process of creating new gears made me feel a bit more at ease.
Just 1 year.
My account balance, which had only 6 million won, was about to grow to hundreds of billions of won.
Of course, it didn’t feel very real. It just felt like numbers had gotten bigger.
Of course, it didn’t feel quite real. It just felt like the numbers had gotten bigger.
“There are probably more rich people counted unofficially. Oh, and Song Sang-yeon’s wealth won’t appear in official tallies either. You won’t have to deal with annoying interference from the media or government agencies.”
“Of course. If word gets out for no good reason, it just brings troublesome people swarming around. Distant relatives you’ve never even met will come asking for money, and politicians and civic groups will start openly reaching out with their hands extended.”
Just thinking about it was dizzying.
If I hadn’t followed the General Manager’s advice and had done personal investing, how troublesome would it have become?
If I had made personal investments without following the director’s advice, how much trouble would I have gotten into?
“I want to continue making money quietly.”
“Everyone wishes to make lots of money but not become famous. But Song Sang-yeon will soon start becoming famous. You’re the Rollbook representative, after all.”
“I want to keep making money quietly.”
“I’m prepared for that much.”
“Everyone wants to make a lot of money without becoming famous. But the deputy director will soon start getting recognized. After all, he’s the face of Rollback.”
“You’ll understand once you experience it directly. How exhausting it is to become famous.”
“I’m prepared for that much.”
I could worry about future matters when the time came.
I could worry about what happens later when the time comes.
“I’ll go in first and organize some materials.”
For now, organizing materials for the companies we were meeting with was more urgent.
“Alright. Then I’ll see you next week.”
“I’ll go in first and organize some materials.”
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“Yes. Then let’s meet next week.”
Just hearing the word ‘airplane’ was enough to make me feel nauseous.
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Just hearing the word ‘airplane’ was enough to make me feel nauseous.
I flew around various places all week long, and on the way back to Korea, I eventually lost consciousness on the airplane.
“Are you finally coming to your senses?”
“Huh? Where am I?”
“I told you to get some sleep, so why did you have to be so stubborn?”
When I opened my eyes, we were already in front of the office.
I couldn’t remember how we landed or how I went through immigration at all.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know I would lose consciousness like that.”
“It’s okay. I’ve been through that before too. So do you want to go to the office right now to settle accounts? Or should we rest today and do it tomorrow?”
“I’m fine right now. And I want to see my colleagues quickly too.”
“Then, let’s go to the office.”
I entered the Nexpin Office with the General Manager, opening the door.
A scent that you might smell in a high school classroom tickled my nose, and I finally felt the reality of returning to Korea.
“We’re back!”
“Oh! Youngest Employee, you’re back?”
“Manager Kim, are you looking after the Youngest Employee first? There’s a hierarchy here. Branch Manager, thank you for all your hard work!”
Everyone rushed out to welcome us.
With joy in my heart, I went to greet each person one by one, and only then did the General Manager begin his major announcement.
“Now, now! I have something to tell you.”
“….”
“I’ve been promoted from Branch Manager to Global Investment General Manager! Please call me General Manager now, not Branch Manager!”
“Ooh! Is General Manager a high position?”
“How would I know? Large corporations in our country don’t have positions like that.”
It wouldn’t look good for the General Manager to explain his own position, would it?
I explained on his behalf how high the General Manager’s position was.
“General Manager is the position right after chairman. In Korean terms, it’s a position above vice chairman. You could say he’s practically risen to the chairman’s position.”
“Really? Has the Branch Manager risen to the highest position at Tiger Fund?”
“I wouldn’t say it’s the highest position, but it’s true that he’s risen to quite a high position.”
“Congratulations!”
Clap clap clap!
Sincere applause echoed throughout the office.
Although Nexpin was a company acquired by the Fund, the bond we had built was stronger than any other corporation.
“There’s another piece of good news.”
“Did you perhaps bring us some gifts?”
“This is much better news than that. I’m going to settle your investment returns! By the way… the returns were incredible.”
“Woooow! We believed in you! As expected of our Branch Manager!”
“You should call him General Manager now. General Manager, thank you so much!”
At that moment, as if on cue, Deputy Branch Manager Song entered the Nexpin office.
But wait, I became a deputy branch manager, so does that mean there are two deputy branch managers now?
While I was lost in other thoughts, Deputy Branch Manager Song began settling the returns.
“We conducted two short selling operations with your investment funds. The first short selling achieved 2.5x returns, and the second short selling achieved 2.35x returns.”
“Wait a minute. Is this really a possible return rate in just one month?”
“Let’s hear him out to the end first.”
All my colleagues were stunned.
Even Manager Kim, who used to brag about solving differential equations in college, seemed to have his brain frozen and couldn’t do the calculations.
“Each person’s investment was 4 billion won. After the first short selling it became 10 billion, and after the second short selling it grew to 23.5 billion won.”
“Wait… so you’re saying each of us receives 23.5 billion won?”
“That’s correct. It’s all been deposited into your Nexpin employee accounts, and you can use it anytime.”
“Can we check it now?”
As expected, Manager Kim.
In a situation where no one could speak up first, he requested to check the account as our representative.
“P-President! Is this really our account? There’s 416 million dollars in here?”
“Ah! It hasn’t been converted to Korean won yet, so it’s deposited in dollars. You can withdraw any amount you want in Korean won.”
“But 416 million dollars is… about 470 billion won, isn’t it? Why is there so much?”
The profit per employee was 23.5 billion won.
But I had invested 10 times the amount they did, so I alone was able to make a profit of 235 billion won.
“Employee Lee’s share is 235 billion won. Since his initial investment was 10 times larger.”
“…”
This was awkward.
It was somewhat embarrassing that I had made much more profit than my colleagues.
In my place, the General Manager continued speaking to calm down my colleagues.
“There’s one more piece of good news. Employee Lee has been promoted to Deputy Branch Manager of Tiger Fund Korea Branch. This investment success is entirely thanks to Employee Lee’s excellent judgment. And because Employee Lee led the investment, you saved nearly 40% in fees.”
“40%? That’s how much? We saved nearly 10 billion won per person in fees!”
“Our youngest employee does have good instincts.”
“Employee Lee was also the one who started the Saera Technology investment.”
The atmosphere had softened a bit.
But an awkward air still lingered.
However, the General Manager’s next words completely changed the situation.
“Even if you went to any fund on Wall Street, it would be difficult to achieve this level of returns. That’s why I plan to entrust Employee Lee with the complete fund management of all Nexfin staff members.”
“Employee Lee will continue investing the entire Nexfin account?”
“Employee Lee will manage the account that contains not only his own assets, but also all of your assets bundled together. Those who wish can have their money moved to separate accounts. But if you want high returns, I recommend leaving your money in the current account.”
The colleagues fell into thought for a moment, but that contemplation didn’t last long.
“If Employee Lee is going to manage our money, we should obviously entrust it to him.”
“If it weren’t for the Youngest Employee, our money wouldn’t have grown like this.”
“His own 235 billion won is bundled in there too, so of course he’ll do well. Let’s trust him and go for it!”
The atmosphere instantly relaxed completely.
It’s human nature to feel envious when others make a lot of money.
But if that person is also growing your money, the story changes.
The better that person does, the more your money grows too.
“And as you all know well, please try not to talk about the money in the Nexfin account to outsiders. We’ve designed it to be legally sound, but it could cause unnecessary trouble.”
“I haven’t even told my wife!”
“If you brag about money, you’ll only attract scammers.”
“Our Youngest Employee! Please take good care of us going forward. Thanks to Employee Lee, my later years are going to be really comfortable.”
Staff assets alone totaled 470 billion won.
The company was a small and medium enterprise.
But each individual staff member’s assets had surpassed the level of a walking small and medium enterprise.
New Employee with 1 Trillion Won Annual Salary Episode 58
E-book Publication Date | 2025.11.27
Author | Seo Oh
Publishers | Heo Heung-beom, Park Geon-won
Published by | Poten
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ⓒ Seo Oh 2025
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