Real Man - Chapter 447:

Park Seung-woo, the manager, looked very happy to see his colleagues after a long time.

“You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this day. I have everything planned out for us. We’re going to…”

His chatter continued even as they got into the car and entered the hotel suite.

He was not only talkative, but also easily amazed.

“What’s this? Since when did company employees get such luxurious business trips?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, it’s weird enough that you’re driving a Benz, but you’re also sleeping in this spacious place?”

The hotel room with a living room was very large, and all the decorations were super high-end.

Park Seung-woo, who had stayed in a narrow dormitory room at school, had a rough idea of how expensive this room was.

The answer was already given by Kim Young-gil, the manager who had experienced everything at the last Apple product review meeting.

“Never mind that, take this.”

“What is this?”

Park Seung-woo, who took the laptop handed by Kim Young-gil, blinked his eyes.

“It’s the presentation material for the business director. Can you finish it up for me?”

“Why me?”

“I have to go to Apple headquarters with Han, the deputy. But you have nothing to do.”

“No, you just became a team leader and now…”

He was too surprised to stutter, and Yoo-hyun patted Park Seung-woo’s back.

“You’re good at it. Aren’t you an MBA graduate?”

“What, what?”

“We’ll be back in a while, so please take care of it. Let’s have a drink tomorrow.”

“We’re going.”

Yoo-hyun winked, and Kim Young-gil waved his hand and went outside.

Kim Young-gil, who closed the door, said to Yoo-hyun.

“Are you sure he won’t get mad?”

“Don’t worry. He’s not that kind of person.”

It was at that moment.

Clang.

The door opened and Park Seung-woo stuck his face out.

Kim Young-gil, who was right in front of him, was startled.

“Wow.”

“Manager.”

“What? You can’t go to Apple headquarters because you’re not registered.”

Kim Young-gil moved his body and answered, and Park Seung-woo shook his head.

“No, that’s not it. Buy something delicious on your way back.”

“Huh?”

He blinked his eyes at Kim Young-gil, who was behind him, and Yoo-hyun answered.

“I’ll buy you a pepperoni pizza that you like. With lots of cheese.”

“Cool. You’re my mentee.”

Park Seung-woo gave him a thumbs up.

His positive and passionate attitude was the same even though he had lost weight.

Yoo-hyun smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

Yoo-hyun arrived at Apple headquarters and parted ways with Kim Young-gil.

Kim Young-gil went to meet Philip Schiller to discuss the marketing of the Apple Phone 4 panel, and Yoo-hyun moved to the design lab on the second floor.

John Norman, who was waiting for him, ran up to him as soon as he saw Yoo-hyun.

“Ha ha. Our savior has finally come to this humble place.”

“Did you have a hard time?”

Yoo-hyun asked, and John Norman nodded his head vigorously.

“I thought I was going to die, really. But thanks to your help, I survived.”

“What did I do?”

“You said the design was not bad. Thanks to that, Steve compromised to that extent.”

“Do you think Steve Jobs would do that?”

“No. We say that Steve listens to Steve.”

What a strange thing to say.

Yoo-hyun chuckled and pointed to the table.

“Okay. Can I see it?”

“Oh, here.”

John Norman handed Yoo-hyun the Apple Phone 4 on the table.

The final sticker, which had gone through nearly a hundred design revisions, was attached to the antenna surface.

Swoosh.

Yoo-hyun took it and examined the sticker part carefully.

It had a metallic feel, so it didn’t look too different from the side, and it was thin enough to not stand out.

The reflection of light changed depending on the angle, giving it a luxurious feel, just like when he saw it two days ago.

Yoo-hyun tilted his head and asked.

“But what’s changed from what Jonathan showed me last time?”

“The logo size has decreased by 1.2 percent, and the arrangement has moved 0.14 millimeters to the left. And the material is a bit more…”

John Norman rambled on, but it looked the same to Yoo-hyun’s eyes.

Of course, he didn’t show it.

“That’s amazing.”

“Ha. I really worked hard, but I’m glad I didn’t die.”

“What do you mean, die? It’s just design.”

Yoo-hyun laughed, and John Norman opened his eyes wide and shook his head violently.

“If we didn’t have the sticker idea, we might have really died. David, who was in charge of hardware, would have been the first to go to the grave.”

“That’s a harsh joke.”

“It’s not a joke at all.”

John Norman said with a serious face, and Yoo-hyun knew it was not a joke.

It was a well-known story in the IT industry that Sam Paster, the hardware manager, quit his job when the antenna gate exploded.

The people who worked under him didn’t even have a chance to look.

Yoo-hyun pretended not to know and smiled and asked.

“By the way, you said you had something to give me. What is it?”

“Oh, right. This. Sam Paster asked me to give this to you.”

John Norman handed him a box under the table.

It was a white box with an Apple Phone 4 picture on it.

“Apple Phone 4?”

“It’s the product with the serial number 1. I put the sticker on it myself.”

“Wow. That’s amazing. Thank you.”

Yoo-hyun was amazed by the unexpected gift.

This was a product that could sell for tens of millions of won if he sold it right away.

He was more grateful for the care than the value.

John Norman asked him.

“I also have to repay you for your kindness, but how can I do that?”

“This is enough.”

“No. It’s different. What should I give you?”

Yoo-hyun asked John Norman, who was pondering.

“Ah. John, you graduated from LA Design School, right?”

“Yes. I was a scholarship student, you know. I get a lot of requests to be a professor. Ahem.”

John Norman shrugged his shoulders, and Yoo-hyun asked him with a smile.

“Then, can I decide what to give you?”

“Of course. That’s only fair.”

John Norman nodded his head happily.

It was early the next morning.

Yoo-hyun moved to the Moscone Center, located north of San Francisco, with the two managers.

Park Seung-woo, the manager, who got into the car as soon as he opened his eyes, grumbled.

“Why are we going so early?”

“There will be a lot of people there even if we go now.”

Yoo-hyun, who was holding the steering wheel, said, and Park Seung-woo shook his head.

“No matter how well Apple is doing, it can’t be that much.”

And soon after, Park Seung-woo had to correct his words.

The parking lot around the Moscone Center was already full, and the line that surrounded the venue was 300 meters long.

More than 500 journalists from around the world were also busy in front of the closed entrance.

CNN, BBC, CNET, and other well-known news reporters were sitting on the ground.

7 a.m., three hours before the official event.

“Wow. What is this?”

“See? There are a lot of them.”

“Then do we have to wait too?”

“No way. We’re different.”

Yoo-hyun raised his phone, and John Norman came out of the building in less than a minute.

To Yoo-hyun, he was just a friendly Apple employee, but John Norman was a rising star in the design industry.

Buzz.

The reporters who recognized him took pictures.

Regardless, John Norman greeted Yoo-hyun and his party.

“Did I come out too late?”

“No way.”

“Come on in. Everyone is waiting for you.”

John Norman stretched out his arm and guided them to the back door where the security guard was standing.

Yoo-hyun pulled Park Seung-woo, who was next to him.

“Let’s go, Manager Park.”

“Huh? Oh.”

Park Seung-woo blinked his eyes at the unexpected VIP treatment.

Park Seung-woo’s surprise was not over there.

Philip Schiller, whom he had only seen in pictures, grabbed Yoo-hyun’s hand.

Jonathan Ive, the legend of design, hugged Yoo-hyun with open arms.

Tim Cook, who was on the verge of becoming the next CEO, lifted Yoo-hyun up.

Even Steve Jobs came out personally and dragged Yoo-hyun into the secret room.

Park Seung-woo was too surprised to speak.

Thud.

He sat on a bench in the corner and muttered.

“What, what is this?”

“What else, it’s your brilliant mentee getting treated well.”

“Wow, that kid, why didn’t he tell me sooner?”

He stuck out his tongue at Park Seung-woo, who was looking at him, and Kim Young-gil remembered the past.

He was shocked when he heard what he had done when he arrived in the US first.

And he couldn’t close his mouth when he visited Apple headquarters and saw the results.

He had already seen his amazing performance at the product review meeting, but what about Park Seung-woo?

Kim Young-gil poked Park Seung-woo’s side, who had a blank expression.

“Wait and see. How much your mentee…”

Then Park Seung-woo got up.

“No. I have to tell him now.”

“What?”

“Steve Jobs’ autograph. When else will I get it?”

“…”

Kim Young-gil lost his words at Park Seung-woo’s sparkling eyes.

Then he muttered to himself.

“I guess I forgot about Park Seung-woo for a moment.”

Regardless.

Park Seung-woo looked at the door where Steve Jobs had gone in and gathered his will.

It was 10 minutes before the start of the Apple presentation.

Yoo-hyun was seated in the third row of the center front of the auditorium.

Buzz.

He looked back and saw the seats filled with people.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes met the farthest corner seat on the right.

The blonde woman sitting there was Yoo-hyun’s seat 20 years ago.

It was right under the speaker, so he remembered it clearly.

He was so uncomfortable that he couldn’t straighten his body back then.

The only thing that changed was the seat.

In the past, Shin Chan-yong, the manager, was next to him, but now Kim Young-gil and Park Seung-woo were with him.

Park Seung-woo, who was looking around, exclaimed.

“Wow. There are so many cameras.”

“Don’t act like a country bumpkin.”

Kim Young-gil scolded him, and Park Seung-woo clicked his tongue.

“What’s wrong with that? They can’t understand Korean anyway.”

“Oh, man. Didn’t they teach you manners at MBA?”

“If I wanted to learn manners, I would have learned from Yoo-hyun. Right, Yoo-hyun?”

He asked him friendly, and Yoo-hyun pointed to the camera.

“This is live broadcasted to the world right now.”

“Really? In our country too?”

“Of course. Everyone is staying up all night to watch. Even at the company.”

“Wow. I should have put on some BB cream.”

Park Seung-woo was so surprised that he covered his face with both hands.

“That crazy guy.”

“Ha ha.”

Kim Young-gil laughed hollowly, and Yoo-hyun shrugged his shoulders.

Yoo-hyun enjoyed this moment with the people who liked him.

It was something that the frozen Yoo-hyun of the past could never imagine.

The Apple live broadcast screen turned on before the presentation.

The heat of the auditorium was conveyed, and soon the waiting room screen was shown.

Steve Jobs, who had been hiding his appearance, was caught by the camera that passed by the waiting room.

It was a fleeting moment, but the effect was certain.

The news that even the people at the presentation site didn’t know was reported as breaking news.

At the same time, the number of viewers of the Apple presentation increased exponentially.

The internet communities in Korea were buzzing, and the internet news was flooded with related news.

The US was even more so.

Many companies stopped working and focused on the Apple presentation.

There were even educational institutions that stopped studying.