Chapter 146: Chapter 146: <Competition>

She started to take his clothes off skillfully. Woosung grabbed her hands quickly.

“Stop.”

Jennifer smiled and replied, “But I think your body is saying yes!”

Woosung looked down and started to sweat. “I can’t help how my body reacts.”

He put his pants back on and buttoned his shirt.

Jennifer said disappointedly, “Gosh, I was hoping for a fun night.”

Woosung took out his business card and handed it to her. It was the one Jang Gwangchul gave him as a gift. The 24K gold shined on the card.

“You don’t have to do this. I would like to give you a fair chance. Call this number and you’ll learn that I’m not lying.”

Jennifer looked at the card in surprise.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Is this real gold?”

When Woosung nodded, her eyes widened.

She was adorable.

Woosung added. “Well, that’s it for me. I hope we get to work together.”

Woosung left the place quickly. If he stayed too long, he was afraid he would be involved in an unsavory scandal.

Woosung called Alex.

“Already?” Alex sounded disappointed but he came to Woosung. Alex asked when he saw that Woosung seemed red and out of breath. “What happened? Why are you panting?”

“It’s nothing important. We should never attend parties like this again.”

“Why? I love it. Beautiful and successful men and women in one place! I already promised to go to another party tomorrow. When I mentioned your name, they were all busy inviting me to different events.”

Woosung shook his head.

Alex continued, “You are famous here in Silicone Valley. Many people want to invest in Coconut and Blue S2. Some were even begging me to introduce you to them.”

“Well, it was a close one for me.”

Alex narrowed his eyes.

“Boss…Did you…”

Alex seemed to guess what had happened.

The wildness of these parties was already well known to the public.

“It’s not like that.”

“Hmm.”

Alex didn’t believe him.

***

“Hello. I am Reporter Kim Minjun from YTT News. I am at the Nasdaq headquarter where the Korean company Coconut is about to be listed. It has been assessed at 80 billion dollars, which is the very first for a Korean corporation.” The reporter continued excitedly, “Coconut was recently invested by the world-famous Rick Warren. Everyone is curious about how Coconut stock will fare. Many experts believe it will go beyond Facebook. In a little while, there will also be an event titled ‘Hello Coconut’ in Korea to celebrate its success. It is rumored that new technology will be introduced at this event.”

It was a huge deal in Korea. Woosung could now be worth more than Korea’s biggest company Daeyang.

The reporter continued.

“Oh, Kang Woosung and the officials are entering. We will now listen to the interview.”

Woosung explained to the reporter, “Korea doesn’t have a proper evaluation standard for IT technology yet.”

“So are you saying you may move your headquarter to America?”

“Anything is possible. That is how I do all my businesses. I try to always keep an open mind.”

“What do you expect will happen once Coconut is listed?”

“I expect it to soar very quickly.”

It was finally 9:30 am in New York.

The opening bell rang, and people congratulated Woosung.

“Congratulations.”

“Haha, cheers!”

“Congratulations.”

Everyone clapped while Woosung smiled proudly.

Shin Semi bit her lips as she watched the news.

“Listed in Nasdaq. He is now worth over 90 billion dollars.”

Woosung was now officially superior to Nuri.

It was most likely that Woosung was the richest and most successful businessman in Korea.

He was beyond her reach now. A woman was standing beside Woosung on the TV with a big smile. Shin Semi was bothered by the whole situation. She turned off the TV in a fit of anger.

Daeyang Electronics headquarters in Gangnam.

In Choi Gunwon’s office on the 44th floor, Choi Gunwon and Choi Taemin were watching tv together.

“CEO Kang Woosung will now speak.”

Choi Gunwon asked suddenly, “Why is everyone making such a big deal?”

“Money.”

“That’s right, and that is why the media is treating Daeyang with disrespect because we don’t have as much money.”

Choi Gunwon watched Woosung on TV for a few seconds.

“People care about what that guy says because he is rich. We used to be where he is until recently.” He then glared at Choi Taemin who remained quiet.

Choi Gunwon asked, “Are you someone who makes money for Daeyang Electronics, or are you someone who just spends the company money?”

Choi Taemin answered calmly, “The first.”

“Then why do I hear that MC business is failing?”

“That’s an exaggerated rumor. The next model will beat Blue S. Besides, the semiconductor department is doing very well, so Daeyang Electronics should be fine.”

“You still failed.”

Choi Taewon frowned. As they glared at each other, Woosung’s interview was still continuing on tv.

“Coconut will grow big quickly. Most of the profit will be reinvested into the AI project named Coconut I. Coconut possess an exclusive AI technology.”

People didn’t react to Woosung’s announcement. They thought he was just talking about his future plan.

Woosung continued, “Our project will be revealed at the Hello Coconut event in Seoul.”

Woosung then took out his Blue S2 and started to take photos of the items in front of him. As soon as he took it, the phone announced the items out loud.

“Microphone.”

“Desk.”

“Chair.”

People stared in shock. Woosung took photos of people’s faces as well. The phone announced its interpretation of the facial expressions.

“Confusion.”

“Happiness.”

“Joy.”

People started to understand what was happening.

Woosung stopped taking photos and explained, “We were able to achieve 99.999% accuracy with the image recognition test. The next step is the game of Go. The game of this century will take place soon in Seoul.”

People applauded.

***

Incheon International Airport.

The reporters waited outside but the bodyguards blocked them. The reporters protested.

“Oh come on! Could you move a little?”

“Please stay outside the designated line.”

“But we can’t see very well from here!”

Nearby were Jang Gwangchul and Hong Soobum.

Jang Gwangchul commented, “So many reporters.”

“He is the national hero now.”

“I guess.”

“Aren’t you jealous? You sold most of your Coconut shares to Woosung a long time ago. You must only have 5% now?”

“Didn’t you do the same, Soobum?”

“Haha, but I only had little, to begin with. Besides, I am happy with what I have.”

Jang Gwangchul rubbed his chin. He felt bitter.

“Who knew it would be listed at a higher price than Facebook?”

“But you still made 5 billion dollars.”

“It’s true. It’s the most I have made in my life.”

“So you are indebted to Woosung.”

“What!?”

“And you also have KND stocks! You know it’s all thanks to our CEO.”

Jang Gwangchul replied brusquely, “Hey, don’t you know how hard I have been working? Day and night! I deserve it.”

Suddenly, Hong Soobum yelled, “He’s coming!”

Jang Gwangchul opened his arms and ran to Woosung.

“President Kang!”

He hugged Woosung tightly and it was captured live on TV.