NOVEL NEXT chapter 35
35 – Eterna Hunter (5)
Leonplay’s office.
“Nice to meet you. This is Kim Ki-taek of Five Tops.”
A man wearing neat glasses reached out to me for a handshake.
He tried to smile, but the hand he held out to me was trembling with tension.
“This is Kim Seong-woo of Leonplay.”
From Kim Ki-taek’s point of view, I must be the enemy of the mortal enemy.
So who wants to run the game like a beggar?
I smiled naturally and vigorously grabbed and shook my outstretched hand.
“Ha… hahahaha… As expected, it’s nice to be open-minded like a young person.”
“Not much to say.”
After exchanging handshakes, they each sat down.
Tak-
I took a sip of coffee and put the cup down.
“I heard you asked to meet first.”
“Yes, that is correct.”
I stared at Kim Ki-taek with a brazen smile, as if I had no idea why.
Kim Ki-taek licked his lips with a trembling voice as he received my gaze.
“…… What do you want?”
‘Damn it, it’s dangerous.’
I tried to calm down the corners of my mouth that twitched and twitched at will, and managed my expression.
“Now, this is… Are you having fun?”
Kim Ki-taek manages to continue speaking in the main voice with his eyes wide open.
I felt embarrassed and brushed the back of my neck.
“Hey, did you ask what you want?”
“…… “
“To be honest, I didn’t start because I really wanted something.”
There isn’t much advantage I can gain by undermining Five Tops’ reputation.
At best, it’s image making, but even if you don’t have to do anything cumbersome, the public opinion of Leonplay and me is already good enough.
I opened my mouth with a serious expression.
“You know what? I recently opened a YouTube channel.”
“Yes?”
“Because life is boring. I thought about what to do many times, but there was no suitable answer.”
“… What are you talking about?”
“That’s when I heard that Five Tops was still running like an idiot.”
“Hey, Seongwoo Kim.”
Without batting an eye, I ignored Kim Ki-taek, who kept interrupting him, and continued his speech.
“When I heard the news, it reminded me of the time when you threw your phone and quit the game because you made a well-made game like an idiot.”
“…… “
“Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind. Developers and users suffering from incompetent and trashy publishers… Isn’t that the perfect YouTube feeling?”
“Ha… ha ha ha… “
“I’m going to die of rage because of all of you guys, but it sounds like fun.”
I laughed and laughed.
I met Kim Ki-taek’s gaze as he opened his hatchet eyes and glared at me.
“How…… Did you get an answer?”
As we were sipping coffee after we finished talking, Kim Ki-taek opened his mouth with a dejected laugh.
“So now… I’m already pissed off, but I thought it would be fun to use us as a YouTube sensation… Did you say that?”
Oh, that’s quite understandable.
Brain stop is a possibility, but even in this situation, the head works well.
Are you a coveted talent?
“Exactly.”
“Huh… hahahaha… Such an absurd… “
He brushed his forehead with a white face.
Originally, if the shock is too great, there is no way to get angry. It’s a word that fits Kim Ki-taek’s current situation.
It was very refreshing to see Kim Ki-taek, who seemed like he would burst into tears if he touched him a little more.
So who wants to run the game together with the beggar?
“…… If you don’t have what you want, why are you here? Are you here to make fun of me?”
“Of course I came to suggest an option. Don’t be so glaring. If anyone sees it, they’ll know I’m cheating on them.”
“…… “
He shut his mouth tight as if he was tired of mingling anymore.
“Transfer the publishing rights of Aetherna Hunter to Leonplay.”
“Good. As long as the cancellation fee is properly paid, we have no complaints.”
This man is still out of his mind.
In the midst of this, you’re thinking of getting the full price of the cancellation fee.
“A cancellation fee? All I have to give to Five Tops is the 2 billion that I paid to Ahoy as an advance deposit.”
“What is that…?”
“I’m not notifying you to terminate the contract unilaterally, so are you going to pay the penalty to Five Tops because I’m crazy?”
Bang-!
“How is this different from threatening you!”
He roared with bloodshot eyes and hit the desk.
As he continued to scratch, the mask he was wearing came off so easily, as if his patience had reached its limit.
I continued talking while tapping the desk with a sour expression.
“Choice is free. Just to tell you one thing, we haven’t even started a full-scale attack on Five Tops yet.”
It’s a lie.
This is exactly what I planned.
However, in Kim Ki-taek’s situation, I can’t dismiss my words as a simple bluff.
“Taewoong Group…… “
Kim Ki-taek’s eyes trembled.
I nailed it.
“You can decline my offer if you are confident.”
He believed everything I said.
He who has built a company from the bottom must know better than anyone else. The power of the name Taewoong.
And I mention Taewoong’s name and shake him mercilessly. I can’t stand it.
“…… “
Shouldn’t you die if you’re scared?
****
“Whoa…… “
I took a deep breath to calm my trembling heart.
I was walking towards the office where Sungwoo Kim was, following the staff’s guidance.
Clearly, Kim Seong-woo had something he wanted from the Five Tops side, so he must have done something like this.
A fight that is no match for me anyway.
Knock-
As soon as the door opened, Seongwu Kim caught my eye as he sat down and sipped coffee with a sad expression.
“Nice to meet you. This is Kim Ki-taek of Five Tops.”
“This is Kim Seong-woo of Leon Play.”
I was wearing a business smile and shaking hands with Sungwoo Kim.
“I heard you asked to meet first.”
Looking at that proud face, who tilted his head as if he didn’t know anything, with an impudent face, his anger welled up.
As he tried to swallow his boiling anger, he asked what he wanted from himself.
And I saw it. Kim Seong-wu, who licks the corners of his mouth in a funny way.
Even though it was a short moment, how funny could someone like that laugh at people face to face?
“Now, this is… Are you having fun?”
I shuddered at the shame I felt for the first time.
Still, the situation was quite good.
Seongwoo Kim clearly made a mistake on me, and I was going to catch the blame and seize the initiative in the conversation.
Kim Seong-wu, too, must have been embarrassed, and continued his speech while clearing his throat.
“Hey, what do you want?”
“…… ”
“To be honest, I didn’t start because I really wanted something.”
For a moment, I wondered if I had heard it wrong.
I doubted my ears.
I don’t want anything, so what’s the reason for raising my job like this?
“You know what? I recently opened a YouTube channel.”
“Yes?”
I blinked my eyes at Seongwoo Kim, who suddenly changed the subject.
“Because life is boring. I thought about what to do many times, but there was no right answer.”
When asked why he shot Five Tops, he talks about how he started YouTube.
I tried to call Kim Seong-wu on a conversation topic that suddenly fell into Hwangcheon-po, but he only continued to say what he had to say.
“Just then I heard that Five Tops was still running like an idiot.”
“Hearing that news, it reminded me of the time when you threw your phone and quit the game because you made a well-made game like an idiot.”
“Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind. Developers and users suffering from incompetent and trashy publishers… Isn’t it the perfect YouTube feeling?”
“I’m going to die of rage because of you all, because of the good game.”
As if to listen, he even used double curses to dig up Five Tops, and finally revealed his shocking intentions.
I got pissed off.
And I thought it would be fun.
Now I understand the situation.
Now, this situation was nothing more than a simple entertainment for Kim Seong-woo.
To think that Five Tops, who had devoted half his life to cultivating them, was pushed into such a corner just to have fun.
In the first place, it is questionable whether the 3rd generation of chaebols are so sincere when it comes to games.
My heart stopped beating and then it started beating fast. My stomach churned and I was short of breath.
“How…… Did you get an answer?”
I asked again if I had heard it correctly, but the answer that came back was the same.
This child is insane.
He did something that could not be judged by the common sense of a criminal with an innocent expression, just because he thought it would be fun.
Determining that there was nothing to be gained from further discussion, he calmed down his turbulent heart and brought up the main topic.
“Transfer the publishing rights of Aetherna Hunter to Leonplay.”
As expected.
I didn’t want to pay any attention to this damn game anymore, so I expressed my opinion that I would agree without any conditions as long as I could get the penalty.
“Any penalty? All I have to give to Five Tops is the 2 billion I paid to Ahoy as an advance deposit.”
“I’m not notifying you to terminate the contract unilaterally, so are you going to pay the penalty to Five Tops because I’m crazy?”
Blood gushed out and my skin stung.
With no way to calm his rising anger, he hit the desk and howled.
What is the difference between this and threats? He roared furiously.
However, Seongwoo Kim continued to say what he had to say with a polite expression on his face.
“Choice is free. Just to tell you one thing, we haven’t even started a full-scale attack on Five Tops yet.”
The full-scale attack hasn’t even started.
It was only then that I began to see the situation right in front of me.
It is safe to say that Leonplay is actually an affiliate of Taewoong Group.
That’s because this bastard right in front of you is Taewoong’s Master Keum Ok-yeop.
He just notified himself. If you don’t accept it, Tae-woong will step in.
“Ha… ha ha ha… ”
You had no choice in the first place.
Anyway, I think I was properly bitten by a mad dog.