The Secret Investment Formula of a Chemical Genius - Chapter 162



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Episode 162: The ripple effect

Lee Tae-kang logged into his company account for the first time in a long while and turned on the live broadcast.

-1st place!!

-Huh? What the! Is this real? Is this live?

-What is going on!

-Han Yu-jin! Representative Han Yu-jin! Show me!

-Please turn on the live broadcast more often! Vice President!!!!!

-Are you still in the US? When are you coming back to Korea?

As soon as I turned on the live broadcast, the comment window started to rise at a rapid pace.

“Yes. Nice to meet you all. It’s live. I’m still in the US, but I plan on returning to Korea soon. Eugene is over there right now.”

Lee Tae-kang adjusted the angle of his cell phone to give people a glimpse of Han Yu-jin.

-What are you doing now, CEO Han Yu-jin?

-There seems to be a podium over there. Where are you giving your lecture?

“That’s right. I’ve been invited to Stanford University and am preparing a special lecture.”

-Stanford Special Lecture!

-Ah, I want to see it too… … .

-I’m so jealous!

-Tell me the story of meeting the American President!

“You don’t have to be too disappointed that you can’t see it in person. I turned on the live broadcast so that you can watch it together. And I’ll tell you about the story of meeting the U.S. President later when I have more time.”

-Oh! Awesome!

-Fresh Taekang, fresh Taekang!!

-There is no one else but the Vice President!

– Lee Tae Kang! Is he a god? Lee Tae Kang, is he a god? Lee Tae Kang! Is he a god? Lee Tae Kang, is he a god? Lee Tae Kang! Is he a god? Lee Tae Kang, is he a god? Lee Tae Kang! Is he a god? Lee Tae Kang, is he a god?

“Oh, why are you embarrassing me again!”

Lee Tae-kang smiled faintly and scratched his head in embarrassment.

-But if you give a lecture at Stanford University, isn’t it done in English?

-Uh… … um… … .

-What the fuck man! Bro, don’t talk about uncomfortable truths…

“Don’t worry too much about the language barrier. I’ll translate it for you here and there and let you know.”

-Wow! Mr. Vice President, do you speak English?

-The vice president is also a graduate of Korea University.

-Oh! That’s right. Now that I think about it, you graduated from Korea University.

In just a few minutes, the live viewership surpassed half a million.

But that wasn’t the end.

Viewership numbers climb by the thousands in seconds.

Even more than half of the comments are in foreign languages, including English.

“Eugene is starting his lecture now.”

Lee Tae-kang, who was standing next to the stage, turned his cell phone camera towards Han Yu-jin.

-Let’s start!

-Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Representative Han Yu-jin is giving a lecture!

People stopped chatting and started to focus on Han Yu-jin’s lecture.

-The representative’s voice is so nice… … .

-That’s right. Did you put honey on your vocal cords?

Glance at the atmosphere of the comment section.

As he had promised, Lee Tae-gang translated the lecture content into Korean for the people.

However, foreigners who do not speak English or Korean left comments asking for subtitles in their own languages.

He ignored it neatly.

and.

-… … ? What did I just hear? Plastic made from carbon extracted from CZTERA?

-Plastic from air?

-Nitrogen fixation! No, in this case, carbon fixation!

-You’re crazy, you’re crazy!!!!

-Wait a minute, my brain is overloaded right now!

-I’m speechless… … .

-It’s a real shock in itself.

-I guarantee you that this will be in chemistry textbooks one hundred percent of the time.

Lee Tae-kang smiled meaningfully while looking at the comment window.

* * *

“What is that?”

“It looks like plastic… … .”

“Have you ever seen a chemical formula like that?”

“It looks similar to polyethylene on the outside, but why is there an alkene functional group there?”

The students sitting in the audience began whispering to each other, trying to figure out the chemical structures I had written.

The atmosphere is becoming a little more chaotic.

“This is a type of plastic with similar properties to polyethylene, made by processing carbon extracted from CZTREA.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

Some of the surprised audience members jumped to their feet.

“So you’re saying we’ve just pulled plastic out of the atmosphere?”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

A more distracting atmosphere than before.

Let’s take a look at them with quiet eyes, and they too come to their senses and sit back down.

But the shock doesn’t go away easily.

Looking at the students with their mouths wide open, he continued his lecture.

“The biggest difference between the material I’m holding and polyethylene is that it decomposes relatively easily. In the case of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), it takes at least hundreds of years to decompose naturally. However, this decomposes naturally in about six months.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The auditorium was engulfed in silence.

I turned the whiteboard over and picked up the marker again.

“The carbon extracted from the atmosphere by CZTERA is MWCNT (Multiwall Nanotube). Therefore, it cannot be processed directly.”

Chemical formulas densely packed on a white board.

After putting the last dot, I took a step back and checked the formula again to see if there were any mistakes.

Fortunately, no mistakes were visible.

I turned around.

What is the chemical formula written on the board? Curious eyes.

“Is there anyone who knows about artificial rain that was implemented in Korea and Germany in the past?”

“I, I know!”

“Me too! I saw the video on the Internet.”

The students chattered excitedly.

“That’s right. At that time, we created a plastic decomposer. Using carbon extracted from the atmosphere. But as I mentioned earlier, the hot carbon extracted from the atmosphere has the characteristics of MWCNT, so it needed to be reprocessed first to be recycled.”

I tapped the board with the closed marker!

“This is the chemical formula that I have named the pure combustion formula. Through this chemical formula, you can obtain pure carbon in the most processable form.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

The students’ eyes sparkled.

Some students may wonder when I might erase their chemical formulas.

I quickly started to copy the chemical formula into my notebook.

“The new plastic manufacturing chemical formula that I just wrote and presented to you will be made public on the company website after the lecture.”

The hand suddenly stopped.

People who are frozen like stone.

“Carbon is truly special compared to other allotropic elements. Depending on the structure or order in which carbon is arranged, its physical and chemical properties vary greatly.”

I walked towards the audience with steady steps.

“It can even easily form chemical bonds with other elements, so its potential for expansion is virtually infinite. Just like the future of the students sitting here.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“Carbon is an essential element for our lives. That is why we need to study carbon more. For a better future. I hope that you too will process and refine yourself like carbon here. I will end this lecture here.”

He bowed his head toward them, who were enveloped in silence, and came down from the podium.

* * *

Unlike the shock that gripped the podium, the Internet comment section was in chaos.

-I can’t see the chemical formula on this side!

-Sunyeonsik?

-Are you really going to make this public?

-I can’t come to my senses, Vice President!

-Should I do a dopamine detox… … .

“That’s right. As Eugene said, in two hours, we will reveal the two chemical formulas Eugene developed through the company’s homepage.”

-Crazy! Connect right now.

-But… … I can’t tell even if I look… … .

-Hey, what are you guys talking about now? Are you speaking Korean?

-It’s normal. Human!

-But isn’t this a company secret? Can you just reveal it like this?

-You really don’t know? Why did CEO Han Yu-jin reveal those two chemical formulas to people?

-They’re giving researchers a simple carbon kit. Let them make it to the best of their ability.

-Now is the era of big carbon!!!!

-You mean my carbon? If you want, I’ll gladly give it to you… … Make it well! I left the whole world there!

“Okay, the lecture is over, and that’s it for today’s live broadcast.”

-Just a minute!

-It ends like this?

-No! I can’t lose my dopamine!

-Don’t cut off the broadcast! Please! I’ll support you!

-no! no! no! no! nooooooooooooooh!

.

.

Despite the request not to cut off the live broadcast, Lee Tae-kang glanced at the number of viewers at the very bottom.

3.21 million people.

“Then see you next time.”

Lee Tae-kang, who had abruptly stopped the live broadcast, ran towards Han Yu-jin, who was coming down after finishing her lecture.

* * *

Silence descended on the Roosevelt Room in the White House.

“… … I got hit. Completely.”

Just a little while ago, I was meeting with ministers about the war in Russia and Ukraine.

Then suddenly one of the secretaries from the White House came running in with a thoughtful look on his face.

Live streaming by CZTERA’s Vice President Lee Tae-kang.

Special lecture by Han Yu-jin at Stanford University.

Since it was conducted in English, those in the Roosevelt Room had no trouble understanding the content even without the translation by CZTERA Vice President Lee Tae-kang.

As the lecture progressed, an eerie silence descended on the Roosevelt Room.

President Larry Selden gestured to pause the video on the screen, then turned away from the screen to look at his Cabinet members.

“What do you all think?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The ministers were also shocked and had a lot to think about, so they were hesitant to open their mouths.

Then, the stern-looking chief of staff sitting to the right of President Larry Selden spoke for the first time.

“We must formally protest to CZTERA and Han Yu-jin.”

His gaze sharpened.

“Did you say it was a protest?”

“Yes.”

“What should I protest with?”

“that…….”

“Why didn’t you announce the existence of this new substance in the United States in advance? Or why did you disclose its chemical formula to the public? Tell me, what should I protest against?”

“… … .”

Unlike the reprimand given to the chief secretary.

President Larry Selden’s mood wasn’t entirely at ease either.

Surely, the reason you wanted a full stake in the American corporation was… … .

A headache that comes and goes little by little.

President Larry Selden rubs his eyes with his fingers.

“Still, I can’t just sit back and watch this happen!”

The White House’s top economic adviser’s voice became harsh.

“What if you can’t just sit back and watch?”

“Even if you don’t make an official complaint, shouldn’t you at least convey your discomfort?”

“So what do we have to gain?”

“……yes?”

“If I protest, can I get my American corporation shares back?”

“but…….”

“The choice was ours.”

Han Yu-jin gave the United States a choice.

Or provide 10% of the exchange’s shares.

Or give up your stake in the US corporation.

Ultimately, it was the United States that chose the 10% stake among the two options.

There was nothing to be gained by protesting to Han Yu-jin now.

“Or should I come now and break the contract?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

White House officials bowed their heads.

President Larry Selden clicked his tongue at the sight.

They still look down on Han Yu-jin.

By the way, the same goes for President Larry Selden.

A young Asian businessman who appears to be in his early 20s.

With a quiet tone of voice and a relatively docile appearance that doesn’t stand out much.

Although he pretended not to on the outside, he also secretly viewed Han Yu-jin as inferior to him.

So I overlooked it for a moment.

The fact that Han Yu-jin is a genius.

That too is far beyond the common sense of ordinary people.

“What is the current situation with international oil prices?”

“… … !”

Han Yu-jin’s lecture a little while ago has the power to change the oil industry itself.

At President Larry Selden’s words, the chief economic adviser hurriedly took out his cell phone and checked it, and his pupils shook greatly.

“Why is that?”

“That’s… …WTI prices are plummeting.”

“To what extent?”

“It went down to $108.”

“It dropped more than $10 in that short period of time.”

The number of simultaneous viewers of CZTERA Vice President Lee Tae-kang’s live broadcast exceeded 3 million.

That’s why Yuga reacted immediately to every single one of Han Yujin’s comments.

“Everything moves so fast these days, it’s hard for me, even though I’m old, to keep up.”

President Larry Selden is sighing softly.

“Mr. President, take a look at this.”

President Larry Selden put on his glasses and looked at his chief economic adviser’s cell phone.

“Natural gas prices are also plummeting.”

Not only oil prices, but most fossil fuel prices, including coal and natural gas, which were hitting record highs every day, were affected.

“No matter how hard we tried to catch it, it wouldn’t fall off, but it reacts like this to just a few words from Han Yu-jin.”

President Larry Selden gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The more this happened, the more the White House cabinet members began to lower their heads.

The sight was so pitiful that I turned my gaze away, and then I saw the water bottle that Han Yu-jin had given me as a gift.

… … So that was the reason.

President Larry Selden now realizes why Han Yu-jin handed him this bottle of water.

After a moment of gathering his thoughts, he opened his mouth again.

“What do you think will happen to the inflation problem?”

“… … !”

“… … !”

The other ministers’ eyes widened as if they hadn’t even thought about it that far.

“We need to wait and see, but if things continue this way, I think we will be able to sufficiently resolve the inflation problem.”

“Russia?”

“yes?”

“How much do you think Russia’s war-fighting capabilities will be reduced by this incident?”

A war suddenly started by Russia.

In response, the furious US and EU took drastic measures to exclude Russia from the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) network.

The use of the dollar as a reserve currency was suddenly blocked.

The Russian economy was under enormous pressure.

After all, war is also about money.

A declining economy meant a diminished ability to wage war.

I was hoping things would work out that smoothly.

International oil and natural gas prices began to go wild.

Russia is also one of the world’s leading oil producing countries.

They started making huge amounts of money by exporting energy through China.

In fact, we are seeing little to no effect from excluding it from the Swift network.

The White House National Security Advisor, who had been calculating in his head for a moment, brightened up.

“We expect that Russia’s war-fighting capacity will be reduced by at least 20 percent.”

That’s considerable.

at last.

“Thanks to Han Yoo-jin, the two biggest problems the White House was currently struggling with were solved at the same time.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“Don’t you think so?”

A quiet word from President Larry Selden.

It resonated in the Roosevelt Room and in the hearts of the Cabinet members.