92. Open ceremony
With his invisibility mask on, Ryu Min headed to the studio where Lost Yak lived.
I visit like this every Sunday because it is equipped with video chat equipment and I don’t have to worry about anyone watching.
‘Now, if you put on the assassin’s mask and transform… … .’
Ryumin’s appearance shimmered and turned into a roast yak with bronze skin.
The image from before was so perfect that it cannot be found anywhere else.
[Lost Yak has joined the chat room.]
I accessed the channel where we hold regular meetings, but there was no one there.
It looks like there’s still time left so it hasn’t arrived.
Just as I was waiting bored, Yamti logged in.
-Welcome, Yamti.
-Lost Yak, you came early?
-I don’t have anything to do, haha.
The voice and face are the same as the roast yak.
Even the way you speak.
‘I figured out what kind of speech the Lost Yak uses using the runes in his heart.’
Yamti will never notice.
just as expected.
Her eyes looked elsewhere as if she had lost interest.
[The Chairman has joined the chat room.]
-Oh, Chairman, are you here?
-Hello, Chairman.
-Hello everyone.
The chairman smiled bitterly as he answered.
It was absurd since there were only two executives left.
-Let’s start the meeting right away. We decided to select executive positions last time, right? Mr. Lost Yak?
-yes.
-Was there any useful talent among those who applied for membership?
Ryumin opened the statistical data he had prepared on his desktop.
It wasn’t difficult to prepare.
Because all the necessary data and programs were installed on Lost Yak’s computer.
-Among the current applicants, 30 candidates have been selected in order of highest level and district ranking.
-There won’t be a black scythe among them, right?
-That’s right. If there had been, I would have reported it right away.
-What about other names?
-Nothing in particular. I searched, but none of the applicants used the nicknames Cheonma or Shit Idiot.
-hmm… … Then, we have no choice but to select an executive from among the 30 candidates.
Although they did not have names like Black Scythe, they were still among the top candidates.
-Then, the interview will be conducted by Yamti. Select five candidates who pass the murder test and appoint them as executives.
-I will, Chairman.
-And the next item on the agenda. It is said that there are lawmakers who are selling players these days.
-Oh, I saw the news. My name is National Assembly member Lee Seong-hyeon.
-If an executive is appointed in the future, I think we will need to discuss whether to deal with that person. Our player’s enemy is a person from the legal profession who wants to tie us up with the law.
‘How can we be players if we are not even players?’
Ryumin laughed, but did not show it on the outside.
From then on, the meeting proceeded smoothly.
After all the necessary issues were resolved, Ryumin took advantage of the opportunity to make a hint.
-Have you all read the article?
-What article?
-There is an article about the creation of a player-only market. They say it opens next week?
-Ah, I saw that. I looked around the temporarily opened website and it seemed to be okay.
– Right? As soon as I open it, I will try to upload some items. There are a lot of useless things in my inventory right now… … .
-I guess I should do the same.
Ryumin and Yamti spoke as if they were looking forward to it.
The only non-player chairman remained silent.
Ryumin looked at me and spoke.
-Chairman, I have a good idea.
-What is it? Mr. Lost Yak?
-How about encouraging players to actively use the open market called Player Place through announcements?
-Why should we do that?
-I don’t know if you know, but the number of subscribers to cafes is decreasing these days. There are 10,000 members, but the number of regens for posts is low. In this case, what if we announce the existence of an open market where items can be traded?
-You will see the effect of the cafe becoming more active.
-Yes! As expected, Chairman! If you pretend, you are pretending!
When I intentionally made a fuss and gave the chairman a lift, he looked worried.
It seemed like they were seriously considering Ryu Min’s proposal.
-Hmm, that might not be bad.
The chairman’s acceptance fell.
-I will do as Lost Yak says.
As desired, Pseva was involved in promoting the site.
-Thank you, Chairman.
No one saw the corners of Ryumin’s mouth turn up slightly.
* * *
‘It’s finally today.’
The long-awaited opening date of Player Place has arrived.
Ryu Min, who attended the opening ceremony wearing a suit, looked at the monitor.
Ma Gyeong-rok, who was sitting next to him, whispered.
“What do you think? Prophet. It will be opening soon. Will a lot of people log in?”
“Well, we’ll find out when the results come out.”
At those uncertain words, Ma Gyeong-rok widened his eyes as if he had been stabbed in the back.
“No, as the Prophet said, I have prepared a meal on the table, but if you say so….”
“The details of the future are bound to change at any time. The general idea that the company will be a huge success will remain the same.”
“Ah… I was fed up again.”
Soon, other shareholders came in behind the two people who were talking.
They were the shareholders with the second highest stake after Ma Kyung-rok.
“Are you here, shareholders?”
“Oh, yes.”
“hello.”
“…….”
After exchanging formal greetings, everyone sat down.
To be honest, this place was scary for them.
This is because it was a project that was approved with tears in the eyes at the last shareholders’ meeting.
‘Tsk, they even changed the name of a famous company in a weird way.’
‘Let’s see how well it goes.’
Everyone looked at the monitor with a look of displeasure on their faces.
In 5 minutes, the social market homepage will open.
Manager Kim, who was recognized for his skills during his time at Cheonma Consulting, took charge of the proceedings.
“Player Place’s official site will be opening soon. We would like to thank everyone for visiting this site and briefly explain the site opening process…”
After 5 minutes of time-saving explanation, it was time.
“Now, there are finally 10 seconds left until the opening! 9 seconds! 8 seconds!”
Everyone watched the countdown with excitement.
Everyone had different expressions, but they all had one wish for the best.
“The opening has begun! You can tell the trend by looking at the traffic and number of users next to it, huh?”
Manager Kim, who was looking at the monitor, blurted out his words and adjusted his glasses.
“Uh, uh… wait a minute. This….”
Everyone watching was speechless as the traffic rose.
Manager Kim was the only one to open his mouth.
“Awesome, awesome, awesome! It’s awesome!”
The only words I managed to squeeze out were joy.
“Traffic is going crazy!”
I could see it even if I didn’t say it.
The number was rising so rapidly that in the blink of an eye it would change to thousands.
In less than 5 minutes, the number of visitors to the site exceeded 50,000.
Ma Gyeong-rok looked at Ryu Min with excitement.
If we had not listened to the prophet and expanded the server, we would have been paralyzed long ago.
“Lord Ryumin. This is awesome.”
“I see.”
Although he said it calmly, Ryumin was quite surprised.
‘It wasn’t to this extent before.’
I have watched the opening ceremony over and over again, but this is the first time I have seen traffic increase as explosively as it does now.
Shareholders smiled as they saw traffic already exceeding 200,000.
It was the first smile I had seen since attending the opening ceremony today.
“Representative, congratulations.”
“At this level, I think it’s much better than when I did Cheonma Consulting.”
“Haha, thank you. I still have to wait and see.”
The shareholders who greeted Ma Gyeong-rok also turned their attention to Ryu Min.
“Congratulations. As you said at the shareholders’ meeting, you hit the jackpot.”
“Now all that remains is for the company to achieve success.”
“Thank you for trusting and following me.”
Ryu Min smiled at the shareholders’ well-wishes.
“There are already over 1,000 people applying to register as a seller!”
As requests for sales registration approval poured in, the employees guarding the office became busy.
“There’s a sales post coming up!”
Articles selling items are popping up all over the place.
And the comments and ratings, purchase requests, and even money recharge.
The site, which had been empty before opening, was bustling with activity like a crowded market.
“Large shareholder Ryu Min. If things continue this way, we might actually be listed on the KOSPI within six months.”
“Is it possible to know that just by looking at the performance on the first day of opening?”
“Of course. You can recognize it from the very leaves of a mature tree. You will know it when you see it. Just like the owner said, this is a jackpot.”
Ryu Min didn’t miss the twitching corner of Ma Gyeong-rok’s mouth.
It’s an expression that shows patience because of respect, but can’t control the joy.
‘Maybe if no one was here, I would have laughed from ear to ear.’
Ryumin turned his gaze to the monitor and smiled.
The reason the social market was created in the first place was to make it easier to supply items.
The better the site becomes, the more helpful it will be for Ryumin’s growth.
‘The increase in stock price that follows in the process is a bonus.’
As expected, it is gaining enormous popularity.
I couldn’t help but be happy that the business item I had advocated was doing well.
While people were congratulating themselves by looking at the status on the monitor, Ryu Min spoke as if prophesying.
“CEO Ma. Something interesting will happen soon.”
“Huh? What does that mean all of a sudden?”
“There is an item that I told the staff to put up for auction on the opening day.”
“Auction?”
Play has an auction system.
It is a 24-hour auction system where items are put on the line, and anyone can participate as long as they have money charged to the site.
“So you’re saying that you put up the auction items without me knowing?”
“Yes. I guess people will be more interested if there are auction items.”
“ah.”
“Of course, I’m not donating it. I have to keep the proceeds from the auction for myself.”
“Of course. But what kind of item did you upload?”
Ryumin grinned.
“You can tell when you see it, Manager Kim.”
“yes!”
“Please show me the progress of the auction on the monitor.”
“All right.”
Manager Kim clicked the mouse and showed the auction section.
[Design: Minotaur’s Armor]
[Auction in progress]
[Starting price: 1 won]
[Current price: 1,210,392 won]
[Time remaining until auction ends: 23:52:34]
[The player with the highest price at the end of the bid wins.]
“This is the auction status. As you can see, the price has now risen to 1.21 million won.”
It hasn’t even been 10 minutes, but it has gone up quite a bit.
However, after one hour, the price exceeded 10 million won.
By 3 hours, it had exceeded 50 million won.
And the next day.
Tiring-
[Ryu Min. The auction item you registered has been successfully auctioned.]
Ryumin couldn’t help but be surprised when he saw the text.
[Final winning bid: KRW 1,000,123,912]
This is because the auction price was a whopping 1 billion won.
