Chapter 154
Earth phone release
Seon Jae-yong, vice chairman of Lee Sung Group.
Although he was nice to me, he wasn’t easygoing or careless.
‘I’m a person who has been running a business for a long time in Korea, where competition is fierce. He must have learned something from his father, who was the group president for a long time.’
There is no law that a person who is kind to me is not a person who is kind to others.
A relationship with a group of the opposite sex based on business rather than friendship and loyalty.
‘It’s the future I’m preparing for… … .’
I wondered how far Vice Chairman Seon Jae-yong was thinking.
―Kim Shin: What kind of future are you talking about?
―Vice President Seon Jae-yong: Seeing how Hunminjeongeum was released for free, I thought that we would create our own app store.
-Kim Shin: Yes, that’s right.
Maybe it was an obvious procedure, so I acknowledged it right away.
―Vice Chairman Seon Jae-yong: And you took the smartphone OS sea. To be honest, I was confused as to why.
* * *
Seon Jae-yong took care of many things after coming to the United States.
The task of finding a site for a semiconductor plant to be built in the United States was very important for the future of Lee Sung Electronics.
“Vice President, you can think of it as more than 1.5 million pyeong on a completely plain.”
“What about nearby cities?”
“It’s nearby. The state government has decided to provide educational and cultural facilities.”
A large-scale project that invests more than tens of billions of dollars, builds factories, and connects with development projects in nearby cities.
While meeting with upper and lower house politicians in Washington and meeting with businessmen in New York, Kim Shin kept coming to mind.
‘What is the reason why the opposite sex group took Hunminjeongeum and the sea?’
It subtly hurt my pride to ask the person directly.
So, I brought up the story at the management meeting of the opposite sex group, and a surprising opinion came out there.
“If you look at it simply, wouldn’t it be a simple thing?”
A genius semiconductor designer who went to the United States to study in his teens and even earned a doctorate.
These were the words of Kane, who was recruited from the Lee Sung Group as an S-class talent project.
“You mean to think simply?”
“yes. Shouldn’t taking the operating system be seen as having development intentions in the operating system?”
“Does such a simple interpretation make sense?”
Seon Jae-yong did not understand.
Microsoft’s Windows dominates the desktop market, and Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS dominate the smartphone market.
The judgment that it was difficult in reality was based on the preconceived notion that even the opposite sex group had failed.
In the early days of smartphones, it did not rely on other companies to develop its own operating system, but it completely failed.
“With Corona, OTT is booming. It was the right time to start a business. CEO Shin Kim demonstrated his managerial skills and successfully grew the company. However, the operating system market is a place where entry barriers are completely rigid, so new business is impossible.”
Kane tilted his head and said.
“Can’t start a new business?”
“Yes. It is a business that a group of opposite sex tried their best but failed.”
I wanted to make S-class talent realize the reality, but.
“Groups of the opposite sex can’t make a popular platform like the Earth Channel, no matter how hard they try.”
“ah.”
Suddenly, I was hit in the bone.
“Just because a group of the opposite sex can’t do it doesn’t mean Earth Resources can’t.”
“Creating an operating system is not an easy task for a latecomer. It has to be seen as impossible.”
Seon Jae-yong tried to refute with the knowledge and experience he knew.
Kane, the key talent secured by the Lee Sung Group, looked at Seon Jae-yong as if he felt sorry for him.
S-class talent didn’t know how to hit properly.
“Didn’t the person in charge say something similar to the vice president when he refused to take over Android?”
“… … .”
Seon Jae-yong felt his bones ache from the unstoppable factual violence.
Lee Sung Group used to have a Korean corporate culture that relied on seniority.
Actively respond to changes in the times and strengthen the voice of talented people. I could say anything because it encouraged free and active discussion.
Of course, under the premise that you are demonstrating your ability properly in the opposite sex group.
Kane was a talented person called a genius in the field of semiconductor design.
“Why do people think they are smart and make mistakes pretending to be logical?”
“… … .”
The executives of Lee Sung Group, including Seon Jae-yong, did not say anything.
That’s not a well-founded statement. That’s why I had to kick it out, but then I couldn’t understand Kim Shin’s movements.
“Kane, is Shin Kim really challenging the operating system market?”
“Isn’t that the most reasonable reason?”
“However… … .”
Seon Jae-yong was about to say no again, but stopped. He also felt something.
Considering the market situation, I had a preconceived notion that challenging the operating system would never succeed.
If that prejudice itself is wrong, the answer is really simple.
“Are Earth Resources really confident to compete with the operating system?”
“I don’t know how far, but it must have felt worth a try. Earth Resources has one real genius I know.”
“genius?”
“Eddie Brock. I’m not kidding, he’s a genius that maybe one person is born every 10 years.
The coding he writes while playing is probably a better result than the 5 years of research by the core developers of the opposite sex group.”
Seon Jae-yong’s thoughts deepened.
It’s not that the heterosexual group has endured for 100 years, but they haven’t been comfortable since the 1990s.
The world has changed drastically before every 10 years have passed.
The era of Google, the era of smartphones.
All change and innovation has occurred as the established market powers have collapsed.
‘What if Earth Resources made a difference?’
For some reason, Seon Jae-yong wanted to buy insurance.
* * *
―Vice Chairman Seon Jae-yong: Earth phone development is progressing smoothly. When it is released, Lee Sung Electronics will actively market it all over the world.
―Vice Chairman Seon Jae-yong: We set aside 200 million dollars for marketing expenses.
―Vice President Seon Jae-yong: It will be deleted from the Google App Store, but the Lee Sung Store is installed as a default on mobile phones made by Lee Sung Electronics.
―Vice President Seon Jae-yong: Earth channel downloads will continue to be supported in the Iseong Store.
‘what. this person.’
It feels like Seon Jae-yong came to America and gave me a lot of presents. Of course, nothing is free in business.
To be honest, the usage rate for the opposite sex store must be terrible, thank you for the words, but it won’t be of any practical help.
Even if they are persecuted by Google, it should be said that the opposite sex group has a goodwill towards this side.
―Kim Shin: Thank you for your consideration.
―Vice Chairman Seon Jae-yong: I have to meet Cliburn, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, in a while. We will contact you again.
-Kim Shin: Yes.
After Kakao Talk with Seon Jae-yong, I told Oh Myung-woo.
“Let’s go with Plan L. Are you ready?”
“then. not enough.”
Plan B.
As the number of subscribers increased and the number of services increased, the plan continued to change in C, D, and E ways.
Not much has changed in reality, but at least a name change is something cool.
* * *
〈Earth Channel Deleted from Google Official App Store〉
〈Shin Kim, CEO of Earth Resources, “Mobile users request application downloads directly from the website.”]
〈Earth Channel, decided to open its own app store〉
Plan L was nothing special.
So far, we have been in contact with several computer software companies, and to open Earth Channel’s own app store.
―The Earth Channel is not backing down.
―Are you really going to stick with Google?
-I don’t think it’s going to come off. There aren’t that many people watching Earth Channel on mobile.
―Still, mobile is the trend. Can’t watch the earth channel in the bathroom? Then watch YouTube.
―Why can’t I watch the Earth channel on mobile? You can see it by installing the app.
―How difficult is it to download an app from the homepage?
Even if it is deleted from the Google App Store, mobile users only need to download the application once by entering the homepage.
Some inconvenience experienced by customers.
Companies are quietly paying 30% of their sales because they are afraid of being turned away by customers.
As the month passed, the Internet was buzzing in many ways.
“How about Earth Channel subscribers?”
“I’m constantly maintaining 3.5 million to 5 million or more.”
Subscriber growth remained unchanged.
It even reached the 600 million subscriber mark a week ago.
It has secured a total of 180 million subscribers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico alone.
“It seems that our business is Internet-based, so the impact is small.”
“Well. However, if we fail to target the mobile market, there will be limits to our growth.”
“We have to proceed step by step.”
If you don’t have a place on mobile, the moment of subscriber peaking may come early.
The competition in the OTT market is fierce, so it was possible for other companies to come up at any time.
Even so, 600 million subscribers was the dignity itself.
―Diane: We are still meeting with film companies. I think we can catch a few films that are planned for production this year.
-Kim Shin: Thank you for your hard work. Diane.
I kept in touch with Earth Channel’s content division in Los Angeles.
He continued to be interested in the game and video fields, and the cloud division was repeating remarkable growth.
Lee Jong-yeop said while looking at the accounting data.
“Are you not envious of Google in terms of revenue alone?”
The cloud division was fully established within a year and actively expanded, and the coin exchange business was digging for a bonanza.
―Coin is the future. Gazzaaa!
– Doji! Doji only!
―Coin Revolution from Earth Resources!
The world was crazy about coins.
Customers flowed into Earth Resource’s coin exchange, and the highest sales were updated every day.
I am worried about the Earth Channel, but most of them reinvest, so the business that makes the least money is the Earth Channel.
Perhaps this is why there is no need to worry about the company going bankrupt because of Google.
“Jong-yeop. My company makes good money.”
“Big. When the CEO says it’s my company, it feels like a proper weight is put on his shoulders.”
“It’s just my company, what.”
And Lee Seong-e’s announcement came out.
〈Lee Sung Electronics, Earth phone imminently released〉
〈Lee Seong-electronics in collaboration with Earth Channel〉
〈Lee Seong-electronics changed the release formula. Smartphones optimized for Earth Channel>
〈3 months free use of Earth Phone and Earth Channel〉
I signed a contract with Earth Phone, thinking it would help secure customers and increase profits. Still, I didn’t expect much from the phone itself.
‘It’s probably about installing the Earth Channel application by default and making the design colorful.’
I was wondering if there is anything special about smartphones these days.
〈Attractiveness of Earth phone, so that you can enjoy Earth channel for a long time with a large battery〉
I ignorantly raised the battery.
The capacity of 7,000mAh is twice that of a mobile phone.
〈Earth Phone, Perfect Linkage Support with Earth Channel〉
It was possible to broadcast directly while filming with the camera of the Earth phone, and it was possible to save it as a channel 7 video in the gallery.
〈Lee Seong-electronics, emphasizing the clear picture quality of the earth phone, “The best mobile phone to enjoy the earth channel.”>
It was said that they were developing the product at a shipping price of around $500, but they used a fairly high-end display.
And the day Earth Phone is released.
〈Earth phone, all out of stock〉
〈Leesung Electronics sold out in 4 minutes in advance reservations in North America〉
〈Earth Phone, sold only in the US and UK due to failure to secure supplies〉