1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 78



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Episode 78

“The reason I am standing here again is because I know that the public, especially parents, are very anxious about the government’s recent announcement banning private education for elementary and middle school students.

My fellow citizens, the private education market in Korea has become excessively inflated to the point of being excessive. In particular, it has become commonplace for not only high school students who have to prepare for the college entrance exam, but also elementary and middle school students to attend three or four math, English, and other academies a day.

But do you really think that those children will be happy while attending such academies? Are we adults perhaps projecting our own dreams onto the children in the name of their happiness?”

When slightly extreme words are said, the expressions on the faces of the cameramen and the people listening are quite surprising.

But I didn’t care and continued talking.

“It’s not right to tell children who want to study not to study. But most children want to play. We adults did the same thing when we were that age. But we couldn’t do that. We were poor and had nothing. Because the country was poor, there were many cases where we had to work from a young age.

But the Republic of Korea is no longer the Republic of Korea of ​​the past. Now, the Republic of Korea is the world’s fourth largest economy and a powerful country that is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. We have worked so hard to develop this country, wasn’t it so that my children can live in a slightly better world?

How about allowing our children to play a little more after school, even if it is only when they are in elementary or middle school, if not high school? Shouldn’t we adults take on the role of helping our children fill their school life with happier memories rather than just studying?

Dear citizens, lastly, don’t worry too much. Our government will do its best to strengthen public education so that children can play when they play and receive quality education at school so that all students can properly follow the classes when entering high school. Dear citizens, please trust our government, trust me, Kim Jong-guk, and trust this policy just once. I will try to fill our children’s childhood with better memories. Thank you.”

Following this national address, with various responses from ruling party lawmakers, starting with Representative Min, public opinion among parents changed to a wait-and-see approach.

The words, “Let’s fill our children’s childhood with good memories,” really moved the hearts of the parents.

The approval rating has recovered to the upper 80 percent range again.

‘As expected, education policy is not easy.’

One thing I realized once again by touching on education policy this time.

This education policy was a waste of time even if it was messed with.

However, it is disqualifying for a politician to not take action just because his approval rating is dropping even though he clearly knows there is a problem.

That is why I implemented this education policy despite all the noise it caused.

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December 1994.

[Qupple’s stock price once fell to $21. According to the company that kicked out its founder.]

News continues to circulate around Wall Street that Qupple’s stock price is hitting rock bottom.

Q-ple was going downhill so much that some were even saying that Q-ple was over.

‘I guess it’s about time for it to go to its rightful owner.’

And this was also the time when Jobs had to return.

A return about three years earlier than the original history.

But, as he returned early, he will also produce results quickly.

As expected, QPL has continued to fall since Steve Jobs left.

Neither the stock price nor sales were doing well.

And every time the stock price fell like that, I continued to buy Qupple’s stock.

Because the stock price had fallen so much, there was no need to spend as much money as I thought.

They didn’t have time to worry about defending management rights or anything like that.

From the beginning, the current Qple was not a company that people would be interested in.

It was one of those companies that was slowly being forgotten, even though it still had some size.

In that respect, it was quite easy to secure management rights to Qupple’s stock.

When the side that had ousted Jobs acquired enough stock to the point where it was no longer possible to defend management rights, we informed Jobs of this fact.

And the QPL shareholders meeting began.

Qple’s investors are lashing out at Qple’s CEO.

“What the heck is this sales!”

“Yes! Tell me! Aren’t your sales decreasing every year?”

“And when are you going to negotiate with Nanosoft? Do you really want to see the company go under like this?!”

Years of declining sales, deficits, and even a lawsuit with Nanosoft had shareholders on edge.

CEO Spindler tries to calm people down by sweating, but it’s not easy.

“Don’t worry. Once this year passes and the new product is released, there will definitely be a noticeable increase in sales. So, if you just trust and wait a little bit… … .”

But people’s anger did not subside so easily.

“How many times have you said that!”

Then, leaving behind the people’s shouts, the shareholders’ meeting door suddenly opens and a familiar figure comes in from outside.

People’s eyes turn towards the door.

And a little while later, the shareholders couldn’t help but be surprised when they saw the person coming in from outside the door.

“Steve Jobs… …?”

That’s because the person who came in from outside the door was none other than Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Qple.

Spindler, who was the CEO and chairman of the board, looked very embarrassed as he saw Jobs enter the shareholders’ meeting room and shouted at the security guards.

“What if you bring in an outsider like that during the general meeting of shareholders? Get them out quickly!”

And when Jobs hears that, he says it as if it’s funny.

“What, an outsider? It’s really unbelievable to hear such a story from someone who will soon be an outsider.”

Then Jobs handed the documents he had brought to Spindler.

“You’ll know what it is when you see it. What kind of document is this?”

Spindler could not help but shake his hands as he received the papers.

The documents Jobs brought with him stated that someone was transferring voting rights for the stock they owned to Jobs.

And that unknown someone was none other than the Korean government, and they alone owned more than half of the shares in Qupple.

Jobs laughs at Spindler.

“I propose a new agenda. This agenda is to dismiss the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qple, who is sitting in front of me.”

As soon as Jobs spoke, people started to stir.

“Is Jobs really back?”

“No, no matter how bad Q-PLE has been lately, how can that person be like this again… … .”

“They say the Korean government sponsored it, but is that true…?”

As the shareholders’ meeting gets noisy, Jobs quickly moves on.

“What are you doing! Mr. Chairman! Can’t we hurry up and do this?”

Spindler has no choice but to hold the general meeting.

“Well, then this agenda item is about Spindler’s dismissal… … .”

The ridiculous thing that was happening was that he was assuming his own dismissal.

And the result, of course, was dismissal.

Jobs’ shares and the shares whose voting rights have been transferred to the Korean government already exceed half.

Jobs alone could pass any agenda item, regardless of whether other shareholders were for or against it.

Spindler, who was fired from his chairmanship, stormed out of the shareholders’ meeting with a red face.

“Fuck! You fucking idiots!”

And in his stead, one of the shareholders takes on the role of interim chairman.

Jobs proposes another agenda to him.

“This time, I propose an agenda regarding the election of the CEO and the Chairman of the Board.”

The agenda included appointing Steve Jobs as CEO and chairman of Qple.

The results this time were nothing to be seen either.

More than half of Quple’s voting rights were already in his hands.

All of these things were already formalities.

“Then, the agenda regarding the appointment of QPL CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors has been passed.”

As soon as the motion is passed, Jobs waves his hand and motions for the interim chairman to come out.

The interim chairman left his seat without saying anything in response.

Jobs sits in the chairman’s chair and presides over the shareholders’ meeting.

First, Jobs announces to shareholders that he is back.

“Shareholders, how hard it must have been for you to see Qple without me. Now, Steve Jobs is back! Now, you don’t have to worry about sales.”

Shareholders cheer Jobs’ showmanship.

And then the bloody purge begins.

“And this agenda item is about the dismissal of the following directors: Peter, Curtis, Matomi… … .”

All existing directors are dismissed in an instant.

In just one day, Jobs returned to Qple from which he had been kicked out and took control of everything at Qple.

And the news spread throughout America.

The ousted CEO makes a splendid return with Korean support.

And the bloody purge.

It was a topic that the media could not help but take interest in.

“Mr. Jobs, why on earth did the Korean government support you so much?”

Reporters tried to get hold of the information somehow, but it wasn’t easy.

“Well, you should ask the Korean government. I have to do my job as the CEO of Qple now. I’m busy, so if you have any questions, please ask them through my secretary.”

Jobs’ voice was cold.

His appearance was that of the cold CEO Steve Jobs of the past.

A person who is extremely cold to those who do not benefit him.

Some people even called him a sociopath or a psychopath.

But there was one time when he was the only one who answered the phone in a friendly manner.

“Mr. Jobs, did you enjoy the shareholders’ meeting?”

“Ah! President Kim Jung-guk!! Yes. Thanks to you, it ended safely!”

His voice wasn’t as cold as it had been a moment ago, it was full of affection.

“When you say it ended safely, does that mean the dismissal of the CEO and the board of directors is complete?”

“Yes, of course! We have successfully dismissed everyone and appointed new directors.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Jobs speaks with a worried voice for a moment.

“I’m just worried about the lawsuit with Nanosoft.”

At this time, Qupple in the original history was involved in a huge lawsuit with Nanosoft.

And this lawsuit was an issue that was resolved in 1997.

But in this current period of history there was no need to worry.

‘How much Nanosoft stock do we have… … .’

The conversation with Nanosoft had already ended.

“Don’t worry. Our government has already finished talking to Nanosoft.”

Jobs answers in a surprised voice.

“Did you invest in Nanosoft as well?”

“Is it just Nanosoft? Haha.”

It wasn’t just Qple and Nanosoft.

For several companies, including BMD and MVIDA, we completed investments by purchasing large amounts of stocks in listed companies and by directly talking to the founders of unlisted companies.

America’s future big tech companies are now located one by one in Korea.

But the current U.S. government doesn’t pay attention to each of these companies.

Even Qupple alone did not make it past the top 100 in market capitalization, because the US was not idle enough to pay attention to each and every one of these companies.

Although each of these companies eventually grew to be comparable in size to small countries, they were still just one of many American companies.

I finally asked Jobs about his plans, along with a note of regard for his well-being.

“Mr. Jobs, please lead Qple well in the future.”

“Don’t worry.”

“Oh, and do you have any plans for the future?”

Jobs thought for a moment and then said to me.

“Recently, there is a music format called MP3 that was created in Germany. It compresses pretty well and is good. I plan to use it to create a portable music player.”

Jobs is excited and speaks his mind like a child.

‘I guess this person will take care of himself if we just leave him alone. All we have to do is tell him to take care of his health.’

Of course, the first MP3 player was going to be made by Samsung Electronics, but that didn’t mean that the MP3 player made by QPL wouldn’t sell.

It’s not like Samsung’s Galaxy didn’t sell well just because Qplus’ smartphone came out first.

‘Anyway, no matter where it is sold, the money all comes to Korea… … .’

As Jobs continued speaking, he came to his senses and apologized to me.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was so excited that I only talked about the things I liked.”

“Haha, no. I’m also someone who is interested in such cutting-edge technology, so I’ve heard a lot about MP3s. It sounds like a pretty good story.”

“As expected, it’s President Kim! As expected, he’s the only person I respect!!”

Jobs speaks to him in a voice that shows he truly respects him.

It was a natural thing.

He returned numerous investments and even his own company to the fired CEO.

No matter how bad a person’s personality was, he could not betray this.

The only person to whom the cold-hearted Jobs shows kindness.

That was Kim Jong-un of Korea.