The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 149

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Jeong-hoon’s words made Lee Byeong-seok and Cheon Jin-hyeok’s eyes sparkle.

He checks his watch.

“It’s the perfect time for a snack. What should we order? How about Seodaemun [a district in Seoul famous for] tteokbokki [spicy rice cakes]? The spiciness will relieve stress.”

“That’s good, but how about a sweet caramel macchiato with a brownie topped with ice cream? There’s a great cafe nearby.”

Lee Byeong-seok and Cheon Jin-hyeok recommended food that heavily reflected their personal tastes.

Jeong-hoon couldn’t help but sigh.

“Ugh… where did I get this strange sense of what people are thinking…”

He shook his head.

Lee Byeong-seok quickly recommended something else.

“Then how about tteok [rice cakes], twigim [fried snacks], and sundae [Korean blood sausage]? There’s a great snack bar nearby.”

This time, his eyes were full of confidence that he would succeed.

Jeong-hoon ignored his gaze and looked at Cha Young-mi.

‘You’re going through a lot.’

‘I’m holding back a lot.’

The timid duo communicated only with their eyes, afraid of hurting each other.

“When was Revenge acquired by Ilseong Games?”

“Three years ago. That’s when Senior came to me, crying and begging, asking me to lend him some money.”

“Why didn’t you lend it to him?”

“Don’t do money transactions between friends!”

Cha Young-mi’s voice instantly froze the surroundings.

“Still, it must be disappointing.”

“Yes, if I had invested then and received 10 percent of the shares, sigh…”

Lee Byeong-seok’s face was full of smiles with his eyes closed.

He was already imagining himself as a multi-billionaire, swimming in a pool villa.

“Hey, if you calculate all the guarantees and investments that guy made… even after deducting interest, it’s over a billion won [approximately $750,000 USD]. That’s why we lived without an apartment.”

Lee Byeong-seok’s head drooped lower and lower as Cha Young-mi’s voice automatically grew louder.

Lee Byeong-seok was clearly in the wrong.

“Hmm, anyway, you must have saved some money through your efforts. Buy Ilseong Games stock. It will go up several times.”

“Are you really going to acquire it?”

“Because it’s fun.”

“Well, once users leave, they don’t come back.”

“They’ll come back if it’s fun.”

‘A reverse run is impossible.’

Whether it’s a game or anything else, defectors don’t return.

That’s why the stock price has plummeted like this.

“Don’t you trust me?”

“It’s not that…”

“Then bet your entire fortune. You won’t end up broke.”

The acquisition of Revenge by Ilseong Games begins.

First, throw a little bait and gobble it up when they bite.

Jeong-hoon’s lips slightly curved into a satisfied smile.

***

“What’s the situation now?”

“Hmm, our boss is very interested in money. The stock price has already hit the floor.”

“Ahem, and?”

“The website is down.”

“Damn it, AND?”

“The company phone is ringing off the hook, and a little while ago, there was a threat to blow up the company.”

“What? Did you catch that bastard?”

“I couldn’t catch him. But it seemed like he crossed the line, so I traced the IP address and his computer…”

“You don’t have to go into detail.”

“I immediately reported some people who made death threats.”

“Good job. Send those who abuse their power straight to the police station.”

“Okay.”

Cha Young-mi’s voice was elated.

It doesn’t matter if Shinhwa Games’ stock price hits the floor or if there are threatening calls to the company.

Why?

Because a terrible blood revenge will begin soon.

Jeong-hoon learned about the situation at Ilseong Games through Lee Byeong-seok, and the situation was serious.

They were living as coding slaves, worse than salt farm slaves.

Working 90 hours a week was the norm, and they were excited to leave work on time after working 70 hours a week.

He asked the president of Revenge about the intention to acquire through Lee Byeong-seok.

The Revenge development team welcomed it, but Ilseong wouldn’t let them go.

They don’t easily let go of money-making games.

Then you can just eat Ilseong Games.

First, they properly screwed over Revenge, which they were already harassing.

Genius developer Lee Byeong-seok added two more hack programs and spread them to the Chinese community.

Now, they were driven to the point where they couldn’t play the game without using hack programs.

Users from other countries except China, who had no aversion to using hacks, all gave up.

Now, he threw the bait.

He leaked that Shinhwa Games was behind this situation.

He even leaked the IP address while hacking directly.

They should have been suspicious of such blatant leaks, tsk.

Anyway, Ilseong is currently conducting a massive hacking operation.

Well, let’s leave it alone.

He thought about collecting evidence and dealing with it legally.

Jeong-hoon called Cha Young-mi.

“Is this all they can do?”

He could have taken more hits, but their skills were poor.

“Is the current situation the best those guys can do?”

“Yes, I’ve secured all the evidence.”

“How long will it take to restore our system and games?”

“Uh… 30 minutes? About 15 minutes if you rush me?”

“Hmm, good. You may look crazy sometimes, but your skills are definitely good.”

“What? Crazy? I must have misheard.”

“Ah, you misheard. Then I’ll go to Ilseong and take everything back.”

“Yes, Boss. Ah, watch your mouth.”

Leaving behind Harley Quinn, who gave a warning with a venomous look, Jeong-hoon went to the underground parking lot.

He sat in the Bugatti for the first time in a while, turned on the engine, and stepped on the accelerator.

-Woo Woong

The rough engine sound echoed through the underground parking lot.

-Bu Woong, Bu Woong

When he stepped on the accelerator again, the vibration of the engine was transmitted from the steering wheel to his heart.

It’s time to hunt new prey.

Jeong-hoon’s Bugatti shone brightly and revealed itself above ground.

***

“Ha, those bastards should have been moderate. What do they think of this genius hacker?”

Ilseong Games President Lee Doo-pal’s shoulders were full of strength.

He used to be a fairly well-known hacker.

He once ranked 99th in the world.

Now he has retired and is running a game company well.

He has acquired countless companies through hacking while growing up.

If you destroy the service, the game company will go bankrupt in a day.

“Should I try to eat Shinhwa Games like this?”

His mouth stretched wide at the thought of catching a big fish.

He needs to make a phone call in advance at times like this.

“This is Lee Doo-pal. I have something to report to the chairman regarding the Shinhwa Group.”

“Chairman, this is Lee Doo-pal.”

He stood up, paid his respects, and made a phone call.

If you have manners, things will work out.

The land of courtesy.

“If I do well, I think I can get my hands on Shinhwa Games.”

“Haha, then I’ll have to give you a generous reward. Please give me good news.”

Chairman Lee Seok’s lips curled up at the words of Ilseong Games’ Lee Doo-pal, who had only been attacked until now.

Was this how the ancestors and President Lee Seung-man felt when they heard the first victory? He felt like he was flying.

‘Starting with Shinhwa Games, I have to eat up the entire Shinhwa Group.’

Chairman Lee Seok was also lost in pleasant fantasies.

“Then I will do my best to hunt.”

Lee Doo-pal, who hung up the phone, burned with fighting spirit.

“Hey, completely shut down the server. Can’t you still do that?”

“Yes, it strangely doesn’t completely shut down.”

“Tsk, then there’s nothing I can do. If I maintain the already ruined game like this for a few more days, it’s over.”

“Mr. President, you have a visitor.”

The door burst open as soon as the secretary spoke.

“Who are you?”

Lee Doo-pal asked, startled.

“It’s Yoon Jeong-hoon.”

He was overwhelmed by the momentum of the young man who spoke informally.

He came to his senses and scolded him.

“What the hell are you doing, how dare you.”

‘What? Yoon Jeong-hoon? The chairman of Shinhwa Group?’

He quickly entered the room and sat in the upper seat on the sofa.

Looking at his face, it was really Yoon Jeong-hoon.

“Sit down.”

‘Ha, this bastard’s words are short. But this is my room.’

Lee Doo-pal was upset, but…

He put up with it because he was the chairman of a chaebol [large business conglomerate].

“What brings you here?”

“I can’t stand by while you’re conducting a massive hacking operation on our company. I’m here to negotiate.”

‘What is this bastard? Why is the tone of someone who came to negotiate like this?’

“Then stop interfering with Revenge service on your side. Then we’ll stop hacking too.”

“Tsk, you have no sense. Listen, Lee Doo-pal. Sell Ilseong Games for 100 billion won [approximately $75 million USD]. Otherwise, I’ll destroy Ilseong Games.”

“That’s too much of a threat, Chairman Yoon. And your words are too short…”

Lee Doo-pal, who used to be a successful hacker, usually enjoyed fighting.

He thought of himself as the god of fighting who had never been hit in his life.

He can’t stand it anymore.

It’s a matter of a man’s pride.

“Hey, how dare a young punk talk back to me.”

“It’s not that my words are short, it’s that your sense is short.”

Jeong-hoon stood up from his seat with a look full of contempt on his face.

“This bastard.”

-Pow

He stretched out his fist and planned where to hit next.

But thoughts and reality are always different.

The words of Heavyweight Boxer Mike Tyson flowed before his eyes like subtitles.

‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.’

His thoughts were cut off and his body floated into the air.

-Pow.

He felt his body hit the window and fall to the floor.

-Ugh.

“I said you have no sense. Listen carefully. Everything at Ilseong Games was stolen through hacking anyway. Sell it all for 100 billion won. I’m giving you a lot.”

“What do you mean?”

He had a bewildered expression.

“Why don’t you understand? Should I make you understand?”

Jeong-hoon approached him as he fell, and he backed away and stuck to the wall.

“No.”

“Okay, I’ll give you a day. From now on, all games serviced by Ilseong Games will be down. I’ll wait for a good answer.”

Lee Doo-pal stared blankly at Yoon Jeong-hoon’s receding back.

He lost his mind for a long time.

“Mr. President, are you okay?”

‘Oh, I’m fine. Was I dreaming?’

“Your face looks very bad.”

Miju, his mistress and secretary, looked at him with a pitiful face.

The urgent voice of the operations team leader was heard.

“Mr. President. The entire service is down.”

“What?”

“How about Shinhwa Games.?”

“That’s…”

“Tell me quickly, you bastard, do you want to see me die of frustration!”

He shouted.

“Everything has been restored and is in normal service. They also apologized for the service problems for a few days and announced a month of free service.”

“Damn it, let’s restore it quickly.”

Lee Doo-pal sat in front of the computer.

Stupid bastards. I’ll step in instead of those who don’t even know the basics of hacking.

He had a confident face.

But he couldn’t restore it at all.

All the games serviced by Ilseong Games were dead.

Even his computer was hacked and he couldn’t do anything.

Lee Doo-pal got up from his seat and left the room.

All the employees have given up and are doing nothing.

It was a complete defeat.

A deep sense of helplessness that he couldn’t do anything swallowed Lee Doo-pal.

It’s late at night, but I have to report it right away.

“Chairman, this is Lee Doo-pal.”

-Hoo, hoo

A rough breath was heard.

“What’s going on?”

It was a voice full of annoyance.

“All the games of Ilseong Games are down. It’s Yoon Jeong-hoon’s doing.”

Lee Seok stopped moving.

“What? You bastard! You said you’d give me Shinhwa Games!”

“I’m sorry. I think it was a trap.”

“What are you going to do?”

“He tells me to sell Ilseong Games.”

“What? For how much?”

“It’s 100 billion won.”

Lee Seok’s eyes twinkled.

The group’s financial situation is not good right now, but 100 billion won is not a bad amount.

Anyway, it’s a company with terrible service.

He decided to sell it.

“Go and get 100 billion won, you bastard!”

Lee Seok threw the phone against the wall.

-Pow.

-Aah.

A woman’s scream was heard.

“Shh, be quiet! Don’t bother me, okay?”

The woman’s face, covered in sweat, was now full of fear.

“Yes.”

“Continue.”

She nodded and started moving again.

Lee Seok bit his lower lip tightly, looking at the ceiling.

He is burning with revenge.

Yoon Jeong-hoon, I can’t stand this bastard anymore.

‘I’m going to kill him.’

His movements became much rougher than usual.

Lee Doo-pal, who hung up the phone, was relieved.

Fortunately, he got permission to sell.

From then on, Lee Doo-pal’s eyes began to turn busily.

He had to find a way to get even more money.

The next day, Lee Doo-pal, who visited Shinhwa Games, began negotiations with Yoon Jeong-hoon.

“Although the service is not good now, it was once the number one game. I have to get 110 billion won.”

“110 billion won? Including all of Ilseong’s assets?”

“That’s right.”

“Let’s do that.”

He had to cover his mouth.

The opportunity to earn 10 billion won is in sight.

“The contract must be double-contracted due to tax issues. Otherwise, it is impossible.”

“Do as you please. I’ll send 100 billion won to your account and the remaining 10 billion won in cash.”

He was sweating profusely.

Things are going so well.

Today is a really lucky day.

“T-thank you.”

Yoon Jeong-hoon examined the documents he handed over several times.

There were no particularly unfavorable clauses.

It is to sell Ilseong Games.

Lee Doo-pal in the signature column,

He wrote his name and handed it to him.

“Then revive the ruined game properly. It’s fun.”

“I’m buying it because it’s fun anyway. So I’m thinking of releasing it for free for about a year.”

“What? For free?”

“Why is it too short? They say all the defected users will come back in a year…”

Damn it, why didn’t I think of that.

I should have gathered users even by releasing the game for free.

My common sense was paralyzed because I was only stealing companies by hacking.

But it doesn’t matter now.

I don’t have any stock.

Let’s get the money.

The 10 billion won in front of me was important now.

“And Revenge, which Ilseong Games acquired in the past. That president invested a lot in useless companies.”

“That’s right. That’s why we were acquired. Hehe.”

“Really? Stupid guy. He didn’t even know there was a gold mine in it. Tsk tsk.”

‘What? There’s a gold mine in it?’

I couldn’t understand what he was saying.

Yoon Jeong-hoon rebuked him, who had a bewildered expression.

“Get out now, you stink!”

Lee Doo-pal, who returned to his company, felt like he had lost.

But he thought of the 10 billion won in cash that filled his bag and car.

Today’s winner is himself. It’s clear.

“Miju, look at this. Let’s play with this now. There’s more in the car.”

“Oh my, what is this, honey? How much money is this?”

“Don’t be surprised, it’s 10 billion.”

-Aah

She screamed and sent hearts with her eyes.

She clung to him and kissed him on the lips.

“Hehehe, can’t stand this, right?”

“Wait, I’ll give you the best service you’ll never forget.”

Miju closed the door and lowered the curtains.

She went to the refrigerator and took out a Bacchus [Korean energy drink].

“Drink this and kill me, huh.”

“Hehehe, I’ll kill you.”

He gave a dirty smile, grabbed the cool Bacchus, and tilted his head back.

Like a man, he emptied it all at once.

And…

“Hey, Doo-pal.”

Why does Miju’s voice sound like this?

“Miju…”

A headache came over him.

Quickly pulling down his pants and underwear was his last memory.

“Ha, this little dick… How dare you hit the chairman in the back of the head?”

A man with short hair and rough skin looked at Lee Doo-pal’s lower body and laughed.

“What do you mean? Hit in the back of the head?”

“You cheated by saying the company sold for 110 billion won was 100 billion won?”

“It’s a misunderstanding. There’s money in the bag. I was going to give it to the chairman as a slush fund.”

“Stop talking about bags.”

He turned his head, but he couldn’t see anything.

“Miju, hey Miju.”

-Pow

He punched Lee Doo-pal in the face.

“Be quiet, it’s so noisy.”

“Please save me. Please. Please save me.”

“Well, the chairman will decide.”

He covered Lee Doo-pal’s mouth with white gauze.

Lee Doo-pal’s body, which had been struggling, lost strength and his eyes closed.

‘Miju, where are you? Yoon Jeong-hoon, you son of a bitch!

Today was definitely a lucky day. It was a lucky day.’

That was Lee Doo-pal’s last memory.

***

“Someone must be chewing out the boss properly.”

Cheon Jin-hyeok said, looking at Jeong-hoon, who was picking his ear with his finger.

“It must be Lee Doo-pal. I sent the video to Lee Seok, so he’s probably been dragged somewhere, had his organs harvested, and is in the freezer as a log.”

“Oh, that’s scary just thinking about it.”

“They’re cruel bastards, but there’s a lot to learn. Terrible revenge for betrayal. I have to learn that too. In our Shinhwa Hospital operating room… Ah, the hospital director said he doesn’t have enough organs to transplant…”

“Ahem, I understand. Just do it once. Boss. It’s disgusting.”

Cha Young-mi blocked Jeong-hoon’s mouth, who was babbling threats.

“Okay, shall we start the main game?”

“Yes, it’s certain that there are 20 percent of Light Game shares in Revenge.”

“Yes, but is Light that important?”

“I happened to try the beta test and it was really fun…”

“It’s amazing that the boss plays games. Didn’t you usually not play games?”

“By chance.”

Light Game.

It develops a game called LAL and hits the jackpot worldwide.

Jeong-hoon plans to acquire a game company.

By chance, while discussing the acquisition of Ilseong Games with Lee Byeong-seok, he learned that the president of Revenge had invested in Light Game.

Ilseong Games held those shares.

And now it’s in the hands of Shinhwa Games.

“First of all, we have a considerable advantage because we have 20 percent of the shares. Fortunately, the word of mouth hasn’t spread much because it’s in beta service.”

“The price will go up if the rumors spread. Let’s acquire it quickly before the rumors spread.”

The door burst open.

“Boss, there’s a big problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

“LAL will start its official opening next week.”

“Yes??”

It is clear that the popularity will explode when LAL is released.

Then we have to revise the plan to acquire it easily.

Also, we can’t interfere with the service by hacking like we did with Ilseong Games.

The Ilseong Games guys grew up like that, so it was a lesson in education…

Jeong-hoon’s head started to throb.

Genius Grandson of the Cash King, Becoming a Chaebol