World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 42
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Episode 42. The Beginning of a Full-Fledged Telecommunications Business
I’ve been ready to help Kadim for a long time, but this time, a real threat presented itself and I had the opportunity to help him.
And in the future, he will seize the opportunity to invade the forces of the current king, Salim, and crown prince Muhammad at once and seize power.
Even though Saudi Arabia is a monarchy, it is a much more open society than North Korea, so it is nearly impossible to overthrow the military itself.
That is why the alternative to physical control that was sought was the private military company, PMC.
The goal is to help Khadim seize power and establish himself as a sort of royal guard. The next goal is to intervene in various wars in the Middle East and expand his power.
“I’ve heard that there are a lot of wars in the Middle East, but is there a place that’s meaningful enough to operate as a PMC?”
[The Israel-Hamas war is a suitable place right now.]
Sarah’s answer reminds Jungwoo of an article he recently read.
“Wasn’t that a complete ending?”
The war has been ongoing since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, and it has been quite some time since it was supposed to end due to Israel’s merciless counterattack.
Currently, the Israeli government is propagandizing through the media that Hamas forces have been completely wiped out and there will be no more war.
[That is not true. It is true that Hamas has suffered considerable damage at present, but their core leadership is still intact. Therefore, unless there is some change in the Gaza Strip, they can sufficiently recover their power after a recovery period of more than 10 years.]
“Oh, really? But why are they talking about the end of the war and all that in Israel?”
[You have to understand the current political situation in Israel. Israel has a prime minister who holds real political power, and the current prime minister is Benjamin Nathanel. Before the war, Nathanel faced strong internal opposition because of his actions to reduce the power of the judiciary. That continues to this day, so in order to raise his approval rating, he has no choice but to successfully end the war.]
“No, how can you lie about something like that? What if Hamas comes back later?”
[That is why the Israeli army is not lifting the siege of Gaza at present, and the Prime Minister is trying to negotiate with Hamas secretly through Mossad, the Prime Minister’s direct intelligence agency.]
“Wow, so that Prime Minister is boasting that he won because of his approval rating, and then he’s begging me not to run again?”
[… This is not a position where you can pray for everything.]
“That’s what they say, that’s what they say.”
[Not only that, Nathanel has been deceiving the people not only about the outcome of this war, but from the very beginning.]
“What are you talking about?”
[Originally, this surprise attack on Israel by Hamas was detected in advance by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and relayed to Prime Minister Nathanel. However, the Prime Minister was in a situation where he had to resolve internal discontent and wanted to use this information about Hamas’ surprise attack to divert the public’s attention to the outside.]
“What? So you’re saying you already knew but didn’t stop it?”
[Yes. Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, is one of the most capable international intelligence agencies in existence. It is so capable that agents from the US, Europe, and other places are sent to participate in training, so there were actually some who were skeptical about its initial response to the war.]
“Huh… Politics is really… That Prime Minister must have a huge lust for power. Didn’t he just watch his own people be sacrificed because of that? No, but if he had completely prevented it in advance, wouldn’t his approval rating have gone up?”
[As he is human, we cannot be sure what would have happened, but it seems that the Prime Minister himself bet on the outcome not being like that.]
“Hmm… I see. So, what are you planning to do about that war?”
Back to the main topic.
[Negotiations are now halfway through, but the Israeli prime minister has yet to receive a definitive answer from Hamas about a possible re-invasion.]
“We’re going to retreat, so don’t come out for a while.”
[Yes, but realistically, unlike what I said about the negotiations being halfway through, the chances of a full agreement are quite low.]
“Really? Why?”
[Because what Israel is asking for is information on Hamas strongholds.]
“You want me to give you information about Hamas tunnel bases? Are you crazy? Why would they give you that information? If you give it to them, they might retaliate against you.”
[It goes without saying that they cannot be easily wiped out with only the base information. The tunnels located throughout the Gaza Strip are located deep under the buildings, making it difficult to attack from the outside, and even if you enter, it is difficult to predict what kind of traps may be set up.]
“Hmm… .”
[It is also the case that Israel does not trust Hamas, as it believes that a simple verbal promise is not enough to guarantee that Hamas will not strike back in the near future.]
“Now that I hear it, that’s certainly true.”
Hamas is also a group of cruel people to begin with.
[That is why it would be good if our private military company promised to support the PDC’s future advances in exchange for dealing with Hamas.]
Hamas’ tunnels are not sturdy underground structures built with specialized equipment, but their structures are extremely militarily sophisticated.
The center where Hamas’ leadership is hidden serves as a command tower with no access to the outside world.
It is designed so that when an area leading to the center is occupied from the outside, the passage to that area can be completely blocked to prevent entry. In this way, it is a fortress optimized for defense.
But their opponents are Sarah and the androids. There are android soldiers who are immune to most attacks and can penetrate all structures and traps, so they are absolutely unstoppable unless they choose to isolate themselves in the center.
“Then should we consider that we have already secured two markets in the Middle East?”
[Yes.]
Now the question we need to consider is what kind of production facilities to set up in the Middle East… .
Considering the global supply of Android and the PMC business, we should first consider building some Android factories and considering additional production with the remaining 40 points.
I think I need to think about that part a little bit. I feel a little uneasy if there are no points left. I feel like my ability to deal with emergencies will decline.
For now, we need to focus on the telecommunications business first.
* * *
PDC branch in South Korea.
When the decision was made to go into the telecommunications business, a simple strategy meeting was held within the company.
Vice President Jung-Woo, Vice President Yoon, the head of the management support team, the head of the sales and marketing team, and especially the head of the media production part were in attendance.
Of course, there was already a sales and marketing team within the company, and each team had several departments within it.
The funny thing is, they are not actually part of the headquarters yet.
The headquarters became the PDC established in North Korea, and the communications business also had to be carried out from the headquarters. However, due to unfavorable circumstances, this was the case for now. The plan is to move soon.
“Uh… So… You’re saying we should do it like a certain American company?”
The marketing manager asked.
The parent company refers to a very famous global conglomerate in the United States.
The marketing team leader looked around with a slightly embarrassed expression. It was an expression that seemed like he wanted someone to stop him.
The reason was because of the idea that Jungwoo had suggested. He suggested that we do a kind of showcase.
“Why? Is it not that good?”
Jeong-woo asked with a slightly gloomy expression.
“Uh. No! That’s not it. Everyone does it a lot these days. I’m just worried that it might seem like I’m copying too much.”
The marketing team leader’s hasty excuses seemed to have some effect, as Jungwoo’s expression brightened again.
“No, since everyone else is doing it, why would you think that you’re copying them? You just think, “Oh, that’s just how it is.” By the way, we have an official YouTube account, right?”
“Yes, there is.”
The marketing team leader answered, sweating profusely.
“How about broadcasting it live from there?”
“Ah… that’s… .”
The marketing team leader’s expression is once again embarrassed.
“Why again?”
“I don’t know if it will have much of an effect since the number of subscribers isn’t that large yet….”
“Ah… the number of subscribers. That’s important… how many do you have?”
“We are still barely passing 100,000.”
Oh, that’s a bit less than I thought.
“Really? Is that all there is to it…? Wait a minute.”
Suddenly, Jeongwoo took out his smartphone and started doing something.
He turns on his personal YouTube account and then goes to the official PDC YouTube account.
It’s about 100,000 people, but there were no subscriptions.
Jungwoo, who had been quietly looking around, quickly pressed the subscribe button and put his smartphone back.
“Ahem! Okay! You said you have 100,000 subscribers?”
Jungwoo tried hard to pretend not to know and brought up the issue again.
“Yes, that figure is barely enough to raise the figure because of what the representative announced last time.”
“You mean you predicted bigger changes last time?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Actually, I thought the response was good back then, so I thought about preparing an event like a showcase this time too.
“How are you doing with things like publicity?”
“I guess there are instructions on how to use Sarah AI. There are explanations on how to use games, videos, images, etc., as well as everyday conversations, in-house vlogs, etc.”
The expression on the marketing team leader’s face as he takes a quick look at the situation looks a little sad.
Of course, there is no AI other than Sarah, so there is probably no content to reveal.
“So we need to change the mood a bit with something like a showcase. These days, they even do marketing where they give teasers of teasers of teasers. Let’s try to raise people’s expectations in that way too.”
“Yes….”
“In order to do that, I think we need to build a proper studio and do some other things, so I think the head of the media production department will have to work hard.”
For that reason, the head of the media production department was present.
“Yes. Just leave it to me.”
Unlike the marketing team leader, the media production team leader answered with all his might.
“I think we need to focus more on this area in the future, so I think the media production department needs to expand a bit. If you are lacking in manpower or funds, please let the support department know and they will take immediate action to approve it, so you can just tell them as much as you need.”
“Yes, I understand.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jeong-woo looked at Vice President Yoon who was next to him.
“… … ?”
Vice President Yoon looked at me with an uneasy expression.
“The vice president will host this showcase.”
“Me… Me?”
“yes.”
Vice President Yoon, who was taking a short break, looked at Jeong-woo.
“I… Then, sir, are you by any chance…?”
When was the last time I did something so embarrassing? He was the one who couldn’t even present a report well. He had no confidence.
“I have to show a bigger change next time.”
“Oh, yes… .”
Of course, that part remained. It’s not that the representative said he wouldn’t do it, so there’s no reason to refuse anymore.
“We need to write a script, right? We need to promote how visionary our telecommunications business is. I’ll organize and inform you about things like how cost-effective it is and how good the reservation benefits are, so please have the marketing team write a cool script and hand it over to the vice president.”
“… … .”
“yes.”
The marketing team leader looked at the vice president who was not responding with a pleased look and answered.
“Okay, then let’s first announce on SNS that there will be a showcase soon.”
It was a marketing ploy that heralded the coming of the next.