The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

27. The beginning of the game development department

the next day.

Jintaek brought the aforementioned two to the H&H headquarters.

It was an interview of some sort.

“hello?”

“hi···. do it?”

The two hesitated, not knowing what to say to Hoyoung, who greeted them warmly.

He had heard from Jintaek beforehand that Hoyeong was a junior in the class of 1988, but it was because he was sitting in the interviewer’s seat as an H&H director.

“ha ha ha. Well, I said I was going to have an interview, but you don’t have to take it too seriously. Take it easy.”

Lee Jin-chan relieved the stiff atmosphere with a friendly smile.

The faces of Song Kyung-tae and Kim Joo-jung, who were tense at that smile, finally relaxed.

“Please feel free to talk to me. Seniors. One of the best things about our company is the free atmosphere.”

Hoyoung has been working hard to create a horizontal and flexible organizational culture since the days of Hangeul and People.

Creative ideas and good opinions come from free organizations.

Unlike other companies of this era, H&H was establishing itself as a company with overwhelming strength in brainstorming.

“It’s very different from other companies.”

“Because we have to lead the IT market in Korea.”

Hoyeong looked closely at Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae.

First, Joo-Jung Kim.

He seemed to be very ambitious.

Those eyes, as if thinking that this place is a place to pass through.

‘But it’s not bad.’

Conversely, Hoyoung liked that.

That type of person is never satisfied even if he endlessly fills his ambition.

A person who burns even more when faced with great difficulties.

It was expected that H&H could play a key role in achieving endless growth in the future.

And next is Song Kyung-tae.

Song Kyung-tae’s eyes were never unfamiliar to Ho-young.

Hoyoung knows such a person better than anyone else.

‘Was I like that in my previous life?’

He believes endlessly in his ability to develop.

In fact, there is no doubt that it has excellent development skills.

That type is a person who has strong opinions and can conflict with others, but he is a person who honestly pushes forward with what he insists on and achieves results.

Such a person can be trusted.

When a task is assigned to you, you will finish it no matter what.

“I know you heard the rough explanation from senior Jintaek. We need a game to be loaded into Kronos. It’s a game that’s so interesting that I want to use Kronos just because of that game.”

“okay. I heard from senior Jintaek. By the way, aren’t you trying to put in the educational PC supply project that will be in two months?”

“haha. That’s not it. A good program for two months. It’s absurd to ask them to make a fun game. And distributing games by loading them into educational PCs that go into schools will get a huge backlash from parents. You should avoid showers.”

Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae recalled the words Kim Jin-taek praised Ho-young in many ways in their previous conversation with Kim Jin-taek.

It is said that he is an unsalted genius with great coding ability, excellent judgment, and tremendous momentum.

Even with a brief conversation, they intuitively felt that Jin-taek was not bluffing.

“Well···. actually. We’re here for an interview, but actually…”

“Did you come to judge whether it’s a good place for you to join?”

Lee Jin-chan intercepted the words of Kim Joo-jung, who hesitated and finally opened his mouth.

Kim Joo-jung nodded and continued.

“Actually, Gyeongtae and I are set to go to KAIST. If I get a job at H&H, I have to give up KAIST.”

Everyone in the hall could fully sympathize with what Kim Joo-jung meant, so there was silence for a while.

It was Hoyoung who broke the silence.

“What do you two want to do most right now?”

It was a short question, but it resonated strongly.

The two couldn’t easily answer Hoyoung’s question.

“There is an old saying like this. If you are confident in your skills, go the way your heart tells you.”

Song Tae-kyung’s eyes lit up.

Hoyoung continued to speak.

“And there are words like this. It is better to try and regret than to regret not trying. Even though I’m young, I can tell you one thing: I don’t think there is a guaranteed path in the world. Especially if you go on a different road in a situation where you have what you want to do the most in your heart, you will always have regrets about the road you have not been to. And is there anything you don’t know about? Even if you go to KAIST, after a few years you will drop out and make a game with me.”

In fact, Hoyoung’s words were true.

In the previous life, the two of them attended KAIST for two years and then dropped out to complete The Legend of the Wind and set up Nexen, a game company.

However, to the two who had no way of knowing about it, I felt as if Hoyeong had stolen their hearts.

“okay. As Hoyeong said, where is the guaranteed path in the world? First of all, to talk about our company’s vision, we received an investment from Gaia Investment, an American investment company… A contract with Dell Computer…”

Lee Jin-chan came in at the right time without missing a chance and gave a briefing on H&H’s vision.

“…Now, here we go. Then, do you have any questions?”

“Then the pay and treatment…”

“Then the development environment and support…”

In response to Lee Jin-chan’s question after the explanation, Kim Joo-jeong and Song Kyung-tae asked questions at the same time and faced each other.

It was a look that allowed each person to clearly grasp what the most important factor was.

“The compensation will be reduced by 1.3 times the salary of new employees at large companies. And, of course, annual salary negotiations will be held, and incentives will be paid according to performance.”

Kim Joo-jung’s eyes widened as if she was surprised by the larger amount than she expected.

“Now we have a lot of cash back. And there is one person who strongly insists that loyalty to the company comes from the salary.”

Lee Jin-chan glanced at Ho-young before continuing.

“But they make you work hard as much as you pay, so you have to be prepared for that. And the development environment and support… Whatever you imagine, we will support you beyond that.”

Confidence oozes from Lee Jin-chan’s grinning expression after speaking.

Currently, the development environment and follow-up support of H&H developers are in Korea… No, he was proud of being able to reach the top even in the US.

“I won’t ask you to decide right now. Still, you need to make up your mind as soon as possible. If you say you’re not with us, we have to meet the next candidate.”

“I have decided. I will.”

As soon as Lee Jin-chan finished speaking, Song Gyeong-tae spoke.

“what. Are you replying right away?”

To Kim Joo-jung’s urgent question, Song Kyung-tae nodded and answered.

“yes. Anyway, this is an opportunity. I never thought I could make money making games unless I went to America or Japan. In fact, the reason I wanted to go to KAIST was to run away from employment until the environment in which I could make games and live was created, but it went well.”

Song Kyung-tae, who had already made up his mind to join H&H, was determined.

“Well···. Eight I don’t know Then I’ll do it too. Try it for a year and if you don’t like it, then go to graduate school. What. Could you please not pick me up then?”

“Think carefully and tell me. It’s a choice that could be a crossroads in life.”

At Lee Jin-chan’s words, Song Gyeong-tae and Kim Joo-jeong shook their heads.

“There is nothing more to think about. I want to start developing as soon as possible. That way, the game I made will come out to the world as soon as possible.”

“Me too. My motto is never to look back at what has already been done.”

At the answer of the two, Lee Jin-chan smiled and said.

“Oh, I don’t know if we’re ruining the lives of useless prospective KAIST students.”

Everyone laughed at Lee Jin-chan’s joke.

The interview ended successfully in such a friendly atmosphere.

Hoyeong was reassured as if the joining of Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae had won thousands of horses.

He had no doubts that the game development department, which was to be newly established today, would be cruising like a ship with sails in a favorable wind.

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“No, basically, the First Party should come first? A platform without its own content is doomed to collapse eventually.”

“What are you going to do with the labor and incidental expenses incurred to form the first party? Employees are money as they are picked. In order to minimize the risk, we have to focus on third parties!”

Contrary to Hoyoung’s expectations, the game development department has been noisy since the first day.

In particular, there was no sign of an agreement between Kyung-tae Song and Joo-jung Kim regarding game development and supply.

“A company without its own content is destined to fail?”

“Is the outsourced content ultimately our content?”

Song Gyeong-tae was basically a person who thought that game companies should develop games.

Like the Legend of the Wind, which is about to start development, most of the games that will be operated by Cronos should be developed by H&H.

On the other hand, Kim Joo-jung insisted that the company itself operate the minimum number of manpower required for game development and take the form of partnering with other game development companies to supply the game.

“What if the company we partnered with says they won’t supply us with games from the next version onwards?”

“In the end, it’s our job to manage well so that doesn’t happen. It goes without saying that maintaining the manpower needed for management is cheaper than maintaining the manpower needed for development all the time.”

Kim Jin-taek, in the middle of the two, was holding his forehead as if his head was hurting.

Then someone opened the door of the game development department and came in.

“uh? Jinchan sunbae, Hoyeong-ah, are you here?”

Kim Jin-taek waved his hand in delight.

Thinking that he could not solve the situation alone, Jin-taek asked Lee Jin-chan and Ho-young for help.

“What has happened since the first day of joining the company?”

“No, Kyeong-tae is talking too absurdly. How do we preoccupy the game with homegrown games at our scale now?”

“Quality doesn’t matter. Supplying a lot of games does not mean success in the market, fun and well-made games are important.”

The two of them were about to start another fight that would never end.

Looking at the two, Hoyoung realized what he had overlooked.

‘right. These two finished The Legend of the Wind together and ended up breaking up after three years, right?’

Hoyeong recalled her past life and sighed inwardly.

It was Hoyoung’s mistake for not fully grasping the two’s tendencies.

“What the hell are you fighting for? Listen to me.”

Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae explained the story.

“So, in the end, to sum it up, you have to develop your own. Or you have to publish another company’s game. Do I have to choose between these two?”

“right. Because the most efficient way within limited resources is to use a third party.”

“The more resources are scarce, the more we have to make a proper game with the labor cost that will be spent on that side.”

The two looked at Lee Jin-chan and Ho-young with serious eyes.

A moment of silence passes.

“Puhahahaha…”

“ha ha ha!”

Hoyeong and Jinchan laughed out loud.

Kim Joo-jeong and Song Gyeong-tae were dumbfounded by their laughter.

“No, who is it? A limited resource?”

“That’s right, on this scale, we think…”

“senior. I guess the time has come for us to move in as well.”

“I know. Should I really move to Gangnam?”

In the conversation between Hoyeong and Jinchan, they looked like they didn’t know why.

“Do whatever you want.”

“yes?”

“Do whatever you want to do. Do you know where our confidence comes from?”

“Where?”

“money.”

“yes?”

Lee Jin-chan proudly opened his chest and said.

“You guys don’t worry about money, just think about bringing the best results. I, the CEO, should worry about money. Why are you guys doing it?”

Both of them were still confused.

“I can do it like this. Let’s divide the development department into teams 1 and 2 again. Team 1 is our own development team. The 2nd team is the publishing team. Team 1 is led by Gyeong-tae, and Team 2 is headed by Joo-jeong. What do you think?”

In an instant, Jin-chan managed to direct the traffic.

“Providing the best development conditions includes all of these things. I wasted the two of you’s energy for no reason when you could ask Jin-chan.”

Contrary to the concerns of Song Kyung-tae and Kim Joo-jung, H&H was a company with a lot of cash.

Despite the prevalence of illegal software, Hangeul 2.0 has already exceeded 2 billion in sales due to purchases from companies and institutions. It was supposed to come from this government.

That amount alone was an enormous amount of money with a total sales of 35 billion won and a net profit of more than 20 billion won.

At Lee Jin-chan’s explanation, the two opened their mouths.

At that time, the net profit of 20 billion was a figure that even mid-sized companies could not achieve.

“So don’t worry about money. I’m going to make more money in the future.”

Kyungtae and Jujeong nodded.

“Jintaek, why didn’t you tell me this?”

“I did. I did it from the beginning, but I didn’t listen and they were fighting among themselves, so what can I do?”

The dark shadows under the eyes made it possible to guess how much Jin-taek was paying attention.

“Then, since it has happened like this, senior Joo-jeong, would you like to start working right away?”

“Work? What happened?”

“Can you go to Japan?”

“What happened to Japan?”

“What is it? As you said, to save our third party.”

Hoyoung left the office of the Game Development Department for a while and came back with some documents.

I couldn’t easily guess what kind of document it was, but the letters written on the outermost surface were the name of a company that Kim Joo-jung was familiar with.

[Nintendo]