Chapter 296
Chapter 296
Due to the successful investment in the past, live ammunition was overflowing. It is possible to take over the entire taxi industry with only the funds that K Company has.
The key is to make the most of the data accumulated by the previous full-riding. We decided to focus on the time and place where taxi demand is concentrated and efficiently dispatch taxis to maximize profits. This is a method that other taxi companies have not tried before.
For passengers concerned about crime, the app has also added the ability to report directly to the police and send a GPS location with a specific touch gesture.
One of the strengths of startups is that the decision-making structure is fast and simple. In addition, K-Mobility quickly responded to consumer demands by adding services or removing unresponsive services.
At the same time, Lost Fantasy M performed a major update, and K-Mobility attracted advertisements from OTK Games and attached a Lost Fantasy M billboard to taxis.
Taegyu said.
“Why don’t we advertise before handing out character cards to taxi users? It releases a new card every month and gives it to you if you ride it a certain number of times. Then why don’t you use it often to get it?”
I was dumbfounded and asked.
“Who in the world takes a taxi to get it?”
“Trust me and try.”
Taehyung pushed hard.
Well, if the vice president wants to do it, he has to do it.
When K-Mobility said it was going to hold an event to present a lost fantasy character card, the game site went into an uproar.
-Oh oh! After all, Otaku Company! Otaku Taxi!
-I don’t go out of the house often because I’m playing games, so I don’t even have to take a taxi
-However, you have to ride to collect character cards. You have to leave the house and ask him to come back home.
-From today, only take K-Taxi!
-Do I need to sign up for K-Mobility first?
“… … .”
There were people in the world who took a taxi to get a character card.
As the number of subscribers skyrocketed, K-Mobility announced that it would continue to increase the number of taxis by taking over small businesses.
In fact, given the size of the Korean market, it is difficult to achieve a large return on investment. The deficit this year alone is expected to exceed 500 billion won.
Nevertheless, it is well worth the investment. More important than immediate profits are platform preoccupation and securing big data.
The sharing economy and mobility market will be tens of times larger than it is today in the next 10 years. However, even if the market grows, not everyone can survive.
Taxi companies still protested, but somehow the politicians were quiet. After the so-called taxi gate, when the lobby list was released, it seemed to avoid mentioning taxis as much as possible.
I don’t know if it’s illegal or expedient in the first place, what can I do to prevent legal entry by taking over a taxi company?
Consumers like it, and taxi drivers like it. Only existing taxi companies are against it.
Still, there was no movement for change. Taxi companies that have lost drivers and customers have their feet caught on fire. Companies that were difficult to manage went out of business or were merged with other companies, and companies of some size quickly switched to a partial salary system and caught those who wanted to leave. Local taxi companies worked together to create a calling app or improve service quality.
The taxi industry said it would make efforts to eliminate refusal to ride and reckless driving.
“Why haven’t you done something that can be done so easily if you put your mind to it?”
“I was playing because there were no competitors.”
Things haven’t been completely cleared up, and there’s still some confusion, but it’s good to know that they’ve opened the door to a ride-sharing service.
* * *
I went to work and received a report on the overall business situation.
Unlike the meeting a few months ago, one seat was vacant. Henry’s vacancy was also quite large for work. He’s been looking for a replacement, but he’s having a hard time finding the right one.
You can’t bring back someone who’s focused on childcare.
At the end of the meeting, Sangyeop senior said.
“These days, the global economy seems to be in a downtrend.”
Everyone agrees with that statement. In fact, the bad economy was shown by various indicators.
“Today, that’s all.”
As I was about to get up, I felt my eyes spin. I touched the table with my hands to avoid falling.
“What is it?”
“No, I got dizzy for a second.”
Jeong Ki-hong, the team leader, said.
“Come to think of it, it looks like you’ve been sweating a bit since before.”
I touched my forehead. It seems to be a bit hot. Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
Taek-gyu grabbed my shoulder and shouted.
“Friend! You must not die!”
* * *
“It’s a mild cold.”
“… … Yes.”
It is said that the number of cold patients increased a lot because it was the changing season.
“It’s not serious, you should get some injections, take medicine, and rest for a day or so.”
The place where I am lying now is the VIP room of Seoseong Hospital. It is a place where the CEOs of chaebols are hospitalized, so there is a separate shower room and a reception room inside.
Dedicated medical staff were waiting nearby, and bodyguards stood guard outside the hospital room.
The reason I was hospitalized like this even though it was only a cold was because I decided to take this opportunity to undergo a detailed check-up because of the worries of the people around me and my mother’s fire.
[(Breaking News) OTK Company CEO admitted to Seoseong Hospital!][I once collapsed and was hospitalized at an American airport… … .][According to the testimony of (exclusive) people around him, he usually coughs frequently and looks tired][Could there be something wrong with the brain?][The medical staff of Seoseong Hospital are completely silent about the state after the earthquake!][The number of deaths in their 20s due to overwork and stress increases… … .]How could you make up an article like this just because you were admitted to the hospital?
“I’m not going to Korea Giregi class.”
Taehyung nodded his head.
“Did you give me an advertisement?”
I am hostile to the conservative press, and I am not particularly friendly with the progressive press. Because they don’t advertise on either side.
Typically, chaebols spend huge amounts of money on advertising in the media. The news media advertised that a person who ate salt turns on water is bound to write good articles.
Therefore, the Korean media rarely write articles critical of chaebols unless they cause social issues.
Then you might think that it is okay to give an advertisement, but even if you try to advertise, there is nothing you can do. It’s not like we don’t have enough money to hire individual investors.
This is also true of RCK Bros., the largest private equity fund in Korea. In a situation where institutional investors such as Temasek, ABP, and GPFG are lining up, there is no need to publicize your name.
Investors come to the fund with money as long as the returns are good.
Taek-gyu and Sang-yeop senior looked around the hospital room and admired.
“The hospital room is really nice.”
“The late Chairman Il-kwon Lim was also hospitalized here.”
“How much is the hospital bed per day?”
I looked at Sangyeop senior and asked.
“Why did you come?”
“The CEO is hospitalized, of course he should come. I bought some juice, so drink some. It’s a juice made from purely squeezing fruit without burning anything else.”
I got an injection and took some medicine, but my head is a bit hazy.
Not long ago, I remembered a story I heard from senior Ki-hong.
“You say you’re dating an Australian model these days?”
Sangyeop-senpai waved his hand at my words.
“It’s just getting to know each other.”
Would he even think so?
“How did you meet?”
“We met by chance while going to see an advertisement shoot. I’m from Melbourne, you know I lived in Australia when I was a kid.”
I said absurdly.
“Your senior was from Sydney.”
For reference, the two cities are about 1,000 kilometers apart.
“What does that matter? Being on the same island is important.”
“… … .”
Wasn’t Australia a continent?
“Even the kids in Australia knew everything after Gangjin. There are not one or two models that I want to introduce to you.”
“Okay, let me introduce you to Taek-gyu.”
“If it’s our deputy representative, the models will line up. If you are interested, would you like to meet me?”
Taehyung shook his head.
“I’m fine.”
I asked Taek-gyu.
“By the way, what happened to Min Ha-young?”
“What’s going on?”
A former high school classmate of Taek-gyu, she once fell into the wrong path of coin multi-step. However, thanks to Taek-gyu’s help, she escaped safely, and she is currently drawing a webtoon set in a lost fantasy world.
It seems that we still see each other occasionally.
“Do you think it will go well?”
“Huh. I’m good at drawing, so I think you just need to look at the story.”
“… … .”
No, not a webtoon.
Min Ha-young does not know that Taek-gyu is the vice president of OTK Company. But he must have guessed that he was in a high position.
Sangyeop senior went back to work, and Taekkyu went out to eat dinner.
Not long after, Ellie came to her room.
“Are you okay?”
“It’s just a mild cold.”
Ellie said as if giving her pint glass.
“If you were sick, you should have gone to the hospital sooner rather than waiting.”
“I thought I would get better with a little rest.”
At my age, if I endure it in moderation, it will get better.
Ellie sat next to her and touched my forehead with her hand.
“The fever is still there.”
“How long do I have to go back to work?”
“I paid half to take care of you.”
“Do you know how to nurse?”
Ellie said confidently.
“Well, let’s start with the nurse’s uniform, shall we?”
“Oh!”
That’s a very good idea.
As I nodded her head hard, Ellie rolled her eyes.
“It was a joke. Keep in mind that when you are sick, you should rest and not do anything else.”
“… … Yeah.”
He came straight from the company, so he was wearing a black suit and tied his hair up as usual. Even with only light basic makeup, her beauty shone.
“If you hug me for a moment, I think you’ll get better soon.”
Ellie firmly shook her head.
“No.”
“When you’re sick, you get better quickly if you hug me.”
“Don’t say nonsense.”
“It’s true, that’s why her mother hugs and comforts her baby when she’s sick. There are also studies showing that human body temperature is helpful for psychological stability and treatment.”
“Where did you do that research?”
I said whatever came to mind.
“I think it was probably Johns Hopkins University.”
Perhaps it was logical, Ellie could not easily refute it even though she had a questionable expression on her face.
“Then wait a minute. You can’t do nonsense.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
Eli took off his coat and lay down next to him. Even though she didn’t put on perfume, she smelled nice.
We stood still, hugging each other for a while.
“What do you think?”
“When I was sick. At that time, Jinhoo took me to the hotel.”
Come to think of it, we had our first kiss that day. A lot has happened since then. We laughed as we talked about the past.
About to stop laughing, Ellie said.
“Would you like to kiss me?”
“You may catch a cold.”
“In that case, Jinhoo can take care of you.”
“Then what… … .”
Thank you.
I was about to kiss him while hugging him, but suddenly the door to the hospital room swung open.
“Friend! I’m back. The guests also came.”
Next came Hyun-joo’s older sister and Henry, along with Chairman Im Jin-yong and President Im Su-mi.
Hyun-joo noona looked at us and she made an absurd expression on her face.
“I’m sick, so I’m doing everything I can.”
Ellie was startled and got her body up.
“Oh, no. This is because Jinhoo asked me to hug him for a while.”
Taehyung widened his eyes.
“What did you say? Did she ask for a hug?”
“Oh, no, it’s not… … .”
“Come on, everyone, let’s go. Let’s leave for 30 minutes so we can continue what we’re doing.”
Then he squinted his eyes at us. It’s like saying, ‘Did I do well?’ People went out again and the door to the hospital room was closed.
Ellie, who looked at me with her hands trembling for a moment, picked up her pillow with her angry expression.
“Come on, wait. That patient.”
“It’s just a cold!”
* * *
While I was in the hospital, several people visited, and phone calls came from all over the place. There were even calls from the White House.
[You have to stay in good shape until you receive the Nobel Prize. Did you know?]“… … Yes.”
his Nobel Prize.
[You shouldn’t be vigilant because you’re young. The most important thing for health is your diet. So I only drink Coke and Diet Coke.]“… … .”
Considering your health, isn’t it better to just drink water? Warren Boat, and Ronald, why do Americans love Coke so much?
As a result of the comprehensive examination, the body was in excellent health.
Even so, I’m still in my early 20s. It will take a few more decades to be in a wheelchair like the presidents who appear before the prosecution.
The cold was completely healed in two days, and I was discharged from the hospital and headed straight to work.
The staff greeted me with applause. So it seems like he came back from some incurable disease.
