Chapter 160
SNS opened
The Earth Channel was creating a global trend.
Sweeping the OTT market at an amazing speed, expanding business to video platforms, and even messenger business to the app store and SNS.
“Earth channels are growing at a very rapid pace in the mobile market.”
“What about the effect of our exclusion from the App Store?”
“It appears to have been there in the beginning.”
“Now?”
“After the expansion of the Earth channel to social media and messengers, it is understood that the influence has decreased, and public opinion is blowing against it.”
A countermeasure meeting at Google, where Earth Resources and business areas overlap a lot.
〈Google’s in-app payment tyranny kills both developers and consumers〉
〈A well-developed dinosaur platform, what is the alternative?〉
〈The New York Times, “The US government should also refer to Korea’s Apple and Google regulations.”]
〈Biden put to the test, Earth Resources and Google. Which hand should I hold?
The press and public opinion were not friendly to Google.
In the days when mobile operating systems were distributed and the app store culture was established, a 30% fee was not a problem.
However, the app store market has grown, and companies have been recording billions of dollars in sales per app.
From their point of view, it was inevitable that Google, which provides space to download apps, would take 30% of sales.
“We created the smartphone market. Still, the media seems to underestimate our contribution.”
At the words of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the executives nodded in agreement.
“Earth Channel’s app store has a low usage rate, but only takes 10% commission.”
“It’s a condition that developers can’t help but be tempted by.”
“Not too long ago, the number of paid subscribers exceeded 700 million. Combined with the low price, the multi-platform approach seems to be working very well.”
“Earth Channel is actively targeting the Asian market with a large population.”
From Google’s point of view, it felt unfair to deal with the earth channel.
At best, the market has been created, so they enter the market late and eat the fruits.
When Google launches multiple businesses, many criticize it as a dinosaur company dominating the market.
The earth channel was freely expanding octopus feet, and even minting coins daily.
As overflowing liquidity and speculative funds were focused on the coin in the era of Corona, the popularity of Source Coin was high.
“Amazon, Microsoft, Apple. Competition with platform or software companies has made many strategies. We’re ready to go ahead. But the competition with companies that print money… … .”
Sundar Pichai shook his head.
The US government has not shown any movement to regulate earth resources.
“If you can’t touch a company, Shin Kim. Do you have any personal weaknesses?”
“If you are an individual… … .”
“Drugs, women’s problems, gambling.”
There were many reporters and private detectives who were tracking Kim Shin.
Through them, Google got a lot of information.
“It is known to be completely away from drugs or gambling. I do like coke and hamburgers, but I like to exercise.”
“What about women?”
Sundar Pichai asked hopefully.
In the United States, a single man’s woman problem did not have the power to bring down anyone.
Earth Resource’s business is going well because Shin Kim’s personal popularity is high, so if you bring in women’s issues, it can cause controversy.
“It is not known to the public, but it is known that he is dating a woman he met while working for a company in Korea.”
“What about the other woman?”
“There is not. Clean.”
Even the problem of women, which can be said to be a weakness of a man, was clear.
* * *
Wall Street.
Large financial institutions were concentrated in the financial district of lower Manhattan.
“I heard you hit the jackpot at Goldman Sachs?”
“Someone made more than $10 billion in profits by placing over $40 billion in bets.”
“Which family’s money is it? Middle East? Asia?”
Rumors about Investor A spread in Manhattan.
Rumors in the financial world were famous for being quick and accurate.
“The investment method is completely bold. I invested $40 billion at once, sold it in two days and made a profit.”
“I heard that the exclusive trader is Ellie.”
“Ellie? blonde?”
“right.”
“She’s the woman who was in charge of Kim Shin’s business.”
Wall Street not only knows Kim Shin’s name well, but also did a lot of analysis on him.
In the original investment, there is a profit or a loss, or there is a reasonable reason.
“Kim Shin has expert knowledge in the field of pharmaceutical companies.”
“I figured out the corona early and thought the catastrophe would come. That’s how I hit the jackpot with put options.”
“The catastrophe has gone too far and the stock price has become too cheap. Here, as the US government and the Fed started to release money, I bought the call again.”
“At the end of last year, I decided that the stock price was overvalued, so I withdrew my investment.”
Financial experts studied Kim Shin about investment decisions and timing.
Kim Shin’s fame and influence were spreading.
“Investor A, maybe not Kim Shin?”
“A trader named Eli can have really wide feet.”
“A rookie who hasn’t been in the industry for 3 years?”
“At the end of last year, I didn’t manage any other large investors besides Kim Shin.”
There was sufficient circumstantial evidence that investor A was Kim Shin.
At Goldman Sachs, we keep our mouths shut, but we don’t openly deny it either.
In the financial world, this was almost certain to be considered.
“I need to closely monitor Kim Shin’s movements.”
“You should follow someone who understands the flow of money.”
* * *
As I lived through business and investment, many proposals came in.
―Allison: A $500 million investment request came in from a resort chain in Miami.
―Kim Shin: Really? Let’s review.
―Allison: Yes, sir.
If there is a business that is steadily making a profit and has a high asset value, it has invested.
There were two big changes.
The first was exercise.
On the Earth channel, videos about Earth Resource’s company introduction or business were regularly uploaded.
―The CEO of this company is good at mukbang.
―At some point, you feel like Vice President Oh.
I was shocked by the comments and started PT.
“Just three more. three, two, one. Now, just two more!”
I started doing crossfit again in Korea.
The difference from before was that there were so many people who were serious about sports in the US, and as a company representative, I couldn’t show weakness.
Fitness center in company building.
Since the trainers and staff were watching, I did my best to reach my goal.
“Huh. Huh.”
“good. You are good at sports.”
A trainer who stops just before running out of breath.
He was the most hated and resentful person in the world.
“You can recover quickly, so I think you can increase the intensity of your workout next time.”
“… … .”
Exercising is hard, but it felt refreshing when I took a shower after finishing it.
Although I shared a shower room with the male staff.
“Five!”
When employees saw me naked and gave me a thumbs up, I felt satisfied.
A precious property inherited from his father, who is difficult to grow up with.
The second was social media.
“Shinah, your company is starting a social media business, isn’t it strange that you don’t use social media?”
“It is.”
Myung-woo’s words made sense, so he officially opened an SNS.
It is a waste of life, but how many more lives can you live without wasting it?
[I made SNS. Take good care of me.]
I posted only a short greeting, but tens of millions of people registered as friends with comments saying they were welcome.
– I’ve been waiting for you to come.
―Greetings from the Seohak ant.
―Thank you for posting the investment SNS. thanks profusely.
-cool.
―When are you coming to Korea?
―No matter how popular it is, is it a true story with 40 million views in 3 days? Awareness is great.
―Thank you! I bought a house thanks
-Kim Shin’s older brother. I’ll stop by whenever I have time. I’m a student so I can’t come often, but I’ll stamp my attendance every day.
Following the general public, famous celebrities commented.
[Tom Cruise: Haha. You will see it often on Earth Channel in the future. ]
― Tom Cruise commented
―Hollywood connections
―Kim Shin-hyung knows that well. I invested in Top Gun.
―I am very happy.
[Jennifer: Welcome! CEO!]
―This is Black Red’s Jennifer!
―A class where 100 million subscribers come and say hello.
―I hear Kim Shin-hyung uses a phone designed by Jennifer, by any chance?
―Jennifer’s ideal type is Vice President Oh Myung-woo haha
[Jimmy Donaldson: Welcome. Let’s be friends]
―Even the most popular person on YouTube appeared
―This time, the video was also uploaded on the Earth channel.
―Excellent ability to read trends. Changed headquarters to Earth Channel.
―For streamers, the sweetness of Source Coin is irresistible.
[White House: Welcome to CEO Shin Kim’s SNS.]
―What is this????
―This is the official account of the White House.
It seemed that my social media account became a hot topic on the Internet.
Quite a few famous celebrities, Korean as well as Hollywood celebrities and hip-hop singers commented.
Perhaps under the influence of the White House, the British, French, German, and Japanese governments commented congratulations on the opening of SNS.
[IBM: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Intel: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[AMD: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Shin Kim.]
[Lee Seong-electronics: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Qualcomm: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
Official accounts of IT companies commented.
This established a trend among companies.
[CBS: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Bloomberg: CEO Kim Shin welcomes the opening of SNS.]
[Activision Blizzard: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Shin Kim.]
[Riot Games: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Walmart: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Best Buy: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Shin Kim.]
[Estee Lauder: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Nike: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Calvin Klein: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
Broadcasters, game companies, sports brands and more. Official accounts of various companies posted comments and raised topics.
[Friends: 39.73 million]
Friend registrations have come in huge numbers, from ordinary people to government accounts, corporations, and celebrities.
I thought it would be quiet on the second day after opening SNS, but it didn’t.
[Goldman Sachs: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[City Group: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Visa Card: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[PayPal: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[McDonald’s: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
[Del Monte: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
Following the financial world, go to the food companies.
Car companies like Tesla, GM, and Ford, or oil companies like Exxon Mobil and Chevron.
UPS, FedEX for international express.
Even airplane manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin commented that they welcomed the launch of social media.
―Kim Shin-hyung’s connections are crazy, really
―I just thought he was a wealthy older brother with a lot of money. There is no feeling that it is overrated as a soup with soup… … . But the connections are king-level.
―It seems that companies are paying more attention to Kim Shin.
―Last year, Kim Shin-hyung was a major shareholder in NASDAQ blue-chip companies.
―Am, in front of the major shareholder, you should bow your head quietly.
And there was an unexpectedly controversial company.
Earth SNS was used by people in many countries around the world, and the translation function was well supported.
[National Geographic: Welcome to the opening of SNS, CEO Kim Shin.]
―The documentary TV channel also greets you.
―This time, the service has officially started on Earth Channel.
―You posted various documentary videos. The earth channel even spreads publicity on the main screen, so it quickly became a popular channel.
-Clothes!
-yes?
―National Geographic is a Korean clothing brand.
―??????????