The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 208



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Episode 208 Continued Election (2)

The day of the long-awaited general election has arrived.

I already knew that this was the day when the rankings of progressive democratic parties would be overturned.

A small number of lawmakers, including the president, left the party and formed a new progressive party, which led to impeachment.

Nevertheless, the number of seats for the existing progressive party was close to 60.

The number of seats for the new progressive party was less than 50 at most.

However, as a result of the 17th general election, the new progressive party became a large party with over 150 seats.

It was a situation that had turned into the aftermath of impeachment.

However, what was important to us was not the situation among the progressive parties, but the situation of the newly founded National Economy Party.

“Director, how much time is left until voting closes?”

“There are less than 20 minutes left. “I found out through the media that the final voter turnout will be over 60%.”

“This is a higher voter turnout than the last general election.”

“The voter turnout in the 16th general election was 57%, which is an increase of about 3%, but in the 15th general election, the voter turnout was about 64%, so it cannot be considered that it has increased that much.”

Voter turnout was decreasing every year.

This year, due to the huge event called impeachment, it could be seen that there was a slight increase compared to the last election.

“We won’t know the results until the exit poll comes out.”

“In a little while, all three terrestrial broadcasters will announce their exit polls.”

With a trembling heart, I waited for the exit poll to be announced.

If this election goes wrong, we will have to wait four more years.

We didn’t know what kind of political incident we would get caught up in, and the worst situation could have happened where we had to withdraw our policy of distancing ourselves from major political parties.

One minute feels like a year.

I intentionally tried not to look at the time, but time passed slowly.

After drinking three glasses of cold water and going to the bathroom, 20 minutes had passed for what seemed like eons.

[Exit poll announcement]

Columns: 160 One: 91 Countries: 20

Column: 158 Korean: 95 Bureau: 18

Two exit poll results were released.

One was a large-scale exit poll conducted jointly by two broadcasting companies, and the other was the result of an exit poll conducted by one broadcasting company.

But the results weren’t much different, and it wasn’t really good news for us.

“The progressive party secured too many seats. “Even if we get 20 seats, it will be difficult for us to function properly as a negotiating group.”

“Conservative parties have suffered too much damage due to the illegal political funding incident.”

“Let’s wait a little longer. “Unlike the presidential election, the results of the general election can be very different from the exit poll.”

In the case of presidential elections, exit polls have never been wrong, but they were not general elections.

Because the general election was something we didn’t know until the results of the vote count came out, we focused on the vote count broadcast again.

“Vice Chairman, Rep. Choi Jae-seok is already certain to be elected.”

“Rep. Choi Jae-seok’s awareness and popularity have definitely increased.”

“By attracting a data center, the district has risen to a position that cannot be surpassed.”

“You can’t just be popular in your district. “In the end, if you want to enter central politics, you will have to win in Seoul.”

Of course not right now.

In the next general election, four years later, it was necessary to move out of the current constituency and move to Seoul, but the National Economy Party’s status could be further raised.

“If the exit poll excludes strong candidates, the results will likely not be released until dawn. Would you like to go in and rest for a while?”

“I guess so. “It seems like a waste of time just watching the vote counting broadcast.”

Watching TV didn’t change anything.

So, I packed my bags and left the company, and naturally went to the Taewo IT office building and met Cheon Min-jeong.

It was time for the idea meeting that had been postponed to pass on its own.

“The Vice President is here! “I already had a lot of ideas I wanted to tell you about.”

“Are you going to English academy well? “As an in-house welfare measure, we can also support all English academy costs.”

“… … “First, let’s go to the conference room and talk.”

It was Cheon Min-jeong, smiling awkwardly while moving to the hotel conference room.

Is this what a student who skips school looks like?

Even without hearing her answer, I could guess what the situation was.

But when I arrived at the conference room, I received a completely unexpected answer.

“I realized that I don’t necessarily need to study English.”

“What does that mean? “English is essential for future communication with President Lisa and the artificial intelligence team.”

“I know that English is essential. But I found a better way to learn English than studying. “It saves time and is more efficient!”

Also, it was Cheon Min-jeong, who had an expression like a cat in boots.

With a smile on her face, she took out her laptop and ran a program.

“Why are you suddenly taking out your laptop?”

“It takes a person at least 10 minutes to study one English passage. However, using the deep learning function, it is possible to learn hundreds of English passages in 10 minutes.”

“You’re not saying you’re going to let artificial intelligence take over studying English, are you?”

“that’s right! If we create an artificial intelligence that can translate and interpret in real time, wouldn’t there be a need to study English? And we already created an early version.”

Cheon Min-jeong takes out a program with confidence.

When I entered any English text into a window that looked like a word processor, it was being translated in real time.

“how is it? The translation performance is not that great yet, but it is enough to allow you to understand the content to some extent. And because we’re constantly learning, our performance will continue to improve.”

“Is voice recognition possible?”

“Of course you can! “Please stay for a moment.”

Cheon Min-jeong played a Hollywood movie on her cell phone.

The program converted English lines into Korean subtitles in real time.

Although the Korean subtitles were a little grammatically awkward, there was no major problem in understanding the content.

“Did you create a translation program in that short period of time?”

“I didn’t make it during work hours. “I made it while I was attending English academy and just kept running the deep learning function.”

I was at a loss for words.

I had seen a similar translation program before regression.

Large-scale portal sites such as Google have launched real-time translation programs, and Cheon Min-jeong’s translation program is not far behind.

“How was it possible to develop a translation program in a short period of time?”

“We learned English-speaking dramas and movies with Korean subtitles using deep learning. “Because we have so many samples, our performance continues to improve.”

Is studying English a big deal for a genius like this?

I told him to study English and he said he was a genius who created an English translation program.

“If it doesn’t make you uncomfortable, Cheon Min-jeong, you don’t have to study English.”

“really? Wow!”

It was Cheon Min-jeong, whom I loved like a child.

His smile was brighter than when he offered a large annual salary.

“I can’t say it’s a substitute, but please quickly improve the quality of the translation program.”

“So we created an algorithm that allows the deep learning function to quickly learn translation. I did some research to see if there was an industry that perfectly translated English into Korean, and I found that many papers were translated into Korean. In addition, papers from each university can be accessed for free.”

“So you’re saying you created an algorithm that allows the deep learning function to learn from translated papers?”

“I haven’t made it yet, I just thought about it. “I can make it as early as tomorrow morning.”

Outstanding genius is no different from regression.

This was the thought that occurred to me while watching Cheon Min-jeong, and at the same time, I thought that it was a good idea to recruit her and that I would never let her go.

***

After finishing the idea meeting with Cheon Min-jeong, I returned to the company.

The clock was already showing 1 a.m., and the outline of the area, excluding the close combat area, was somewhat visible.

“Vice Chairman! The National Economy Party is expected to win more than 25 seats. More than 5 places are doing better than the exit poll. And there are 7 very close combat areas.”

“If we’re really lucky, we might get 32 ​​members of the National Assembly.”

I watched the vote counting broadcast with the planning director.

Korea’s vote counting broadcast was more detailed and exciting than any other country in the world.

To make it easier for voters to understand, we provided detailed information on which political party has the advantage in each region.

“The National Economy Party is getting a lot of votes in the monastery and the Busan and Gyeongnam regions.”

“The Busan and Gyeongnam regions seem to have received a trickle-down effect because Rep. Choi Jae-seok’s constituency is located there, but this kind of reaction is also coming from the metropolitan area.”

“In the case of the metropolitan area, events with CEOs of American IT companies seem to have had an effect. And an expert said that voters who do not want to vote for major political parties are voting for the National Economy Party due to the illegal political funding and impeachment cases.”

It was the flow I wanted.

Target areas excluding areas tightly controlled by large political parties.

However, this did not mean that the major political parties had completely abandoned the region.

The plan was to steal metallurgy by letting it seep in slowly, and the more nonsense the big political parties did, the faster the plan could be.

“If we do well, we can secure 30 seats. Only then can it become meaningful as a negotiating body.”

“If the National Economy Party can secure only 30 seats, no major political party can secure more than a majority of the seats. If that happens, the value of the National Economy Party will increase several times.”

The National Economy Party can quickly establish itself as the third largest party.

It was a golden opportunity to overturn the situation in domestic politics, which was divided between major political parties.

“I wish you could give me a little more strength.”

In the vote counting broadcast, Rep. Choi Jae-seok was shown praying.

Usually, attention would only be focused on the parties of large political parties, but as the National Economy Party became the nucleus of the typhoon, broadcasting companies also seemed to hurriedly dispatch personnel to the National Economy Party.

Three hours passed like that.

Finally, the outlines of most constituencies were decided.

And the results were different from what we expected.

“Vice President! The National Economy Party also secured a seat in Songpa! “If you add the places where the candidates are most likely to win and the proportional representation, there are over 35 seats!”

“This is a better result than expected.”

I clenched my fists.

The results of the IT CEO invitation event held during the election period turned out better than expected.

This was the result of the voices of Rep. Choi Jae-seok and politicians from the National Economy Party, who had consistently called for economic development, spreading throughout the country.

“We are securing more than one seat in each region, including the metropolitan area, Busan, and Gyeongnam.”

“It can be called a national party rather than a regional party.”

There were limits to the voices that local political parties could voice.

However, if there were seats spread out across the country, the voice could be heard louder.

The National Economy Party covers the metropolitan area, Gyeongsang-do, Jeolla-do, Chungcheong-do, and Gangwon-do.

It was able to secure more than one seat in every region and emerge as a national political party.