episode_0514
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An old man came in while Janey was giving a presentation. He was a face I recognized.
‘So the name is… ‘
-This is Carl Rogers.
Maria said his name in her head.
Maria was also present at the meeting. However, because her role was as CEO of Awaken, she sat still and held her weight like the chairman over there. Anyway, Janey is doing the presentation.
Even if a young, beautiful woman were holding the weight, no matter how heavy the atmosphere would be, that would be the case for an ordinary person.
Although her attitude towards me is light, she also sits in her own way as a leader representing androids.
Giving off a big-time vibe wasn’t even one of the difficult tasks.
Now she had used nanobots to turn her hair and eyes black. Purple hair and eyes are pretty, but the color stands out too much in real life and has too much in common with her vertuber avatar.
In comparison, Janey has not changed the color of her hair and eyes because she is reluctant to have any artificial manipulation of her body after Telos.
Blue hair is more common than purple hair, and she wasn’t particularly active as an influencer except for her voice appearing on my broadcast a few times, so there was no problem with the hair color being a little standout.
‘that’s right. It was that kind of name. This is the grandfather I saw at San Diego Comic Con. At that time, I was saved from getting caught in a crowd and almost got into an accident, and I got an admission ticket. ‘I don’t know my bare face over there.’
Carl Rogers muttered with a blank expression on his face as he shook my hand.
“Lee Min-ho?”
“Do you know me?”
“Then, of course I know. Isn’t it your channel that first introduced Dream Vision? While researching Dream Vision, I of course watched that video.”
‘It’s a little surprising.’
Not only did he know my name, but even after he finished speaking, he continued to look at me. His face was full of curiosity rather than contempt, asking, ‘Did you attend a meeting like this?’
I thought that these older businessmen would perceive influencers as nothing more than clowns, but surprisingly, many people, including Alex Stewart, the current chairman of Nexus Studio, and Carl Rogers, were open-minded.
It may be that he became the chairman of such a large company thanks to his open mind.
I wondered if this was also a sign of lack of entitlement.
‘Am I qualified? ‘That’s also kind of funny.’
It didn’t make sense that he would be intimidated by a certain amount of power or money while he was fighting a secret society that was close to a dark organization in reality.
I laughed to myself and looked around the conference room.
There were already about seven people attending the meeting, including the chairman, and with one more person added, there were a total of eight people gathered.
On our side too, Maria, Janey and me. In addition to these three people, there were a total of five people in the group, including two androids to fill in the numbers.
If it weren’t for the fact that the conference room was large as it was a large studio, 13 people would have had a meeting in a small space.
Most of our Awaken employees were young in appearance, so there was an atmosphere that contrasted with the other company where everyone was middle-aged or older.
“If you watched the video, did you subscribe?”
“I did it. Recently, a lot of videos related to Dream Vision have been uploaded, so it would be good to receive notifications to check them quickly.”
“Oh. That’s a bit surprising.”
I said this as a joke, but he was actually my subscriber. I was honestly a little surprised.
I know he’s quite old, but looking at the fact that he even has notifications turned on, it seems like he’s definitely living a young life.
‘… Have you discovered that I am Ignis? So, did you subscribe and watch it?’
Slowly, such doubts reared their heads.
When I rescued that old man named Carl Rogers at Comic Con, I wondered if I had missed a clue. That’s why I think I’m going to subscribe and watch.
Now that I think about it, the abilities I showed back then were quite remarkable.
With my grandfather next to me, I jumped over the head of the person who was clinging to the car.
Although Carl Rogers was old and had lost all of his muscles, and he was not very tall, he was not very heavy, but even though he was not a superpower, it was difficult to show it with the physical ability of an ordinary person. Wouldn’t even a fairly strong person have to be prepared for their knees to be shattered?
Maybe they were interested in my identity at that time and investigated my background.
‘Maria, does this old man know my identity?’
I asked Maria about my doubts.
At the time of the incident, it was before he met Maria, so there may have been traces left behind. I was careful not to show myself on CCTV, but I’m also human and I may have made mistakes.
Looking at the way he treats me, it doesn’t seem like he has any malicious intent, but you never know.
The answer came quickly.
-no. I don’t think so. There is a record of a conversation with the staff about including a hero called Ignis in the movie, but there is no special record other than the contents of the note said to have been delivered by the owner.
‘Are you saying that even if there was a chance to find out who he was, he wouldn’t have deliberately looked for it?’
In a way, I am his benefactor, so it seems like he didn’t think about doing anything like background investigation.
‘Then it seems like you really know me because of Dream Vision.’
“I attended as Awaken’s CMO (Chief Marketing Officer).”
I had already introduced myself to the people in the meeting, but since this old man came in late, I introduced myself again.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that 99% of Awaken is managed by Maria alone.
I have delegated all practical tasks to Maria, and the androids working at Awaken ultimately follow her orders.
Still, I needed a business card to appear in a situation like this, so I bought one.
Now that I am an influencer who has some recognition not only in Korea but also in the English-speaking world, I am considered a chief marketing officer.
‘Actually, I don’t know anything about marketing.’
“… I thought he was involved when I saw him filming content using a device that wasn’t even released, but I had no idea he was holding a CMO position at that age. This is truly amazing. So, is Awaken’s CMO your main job and being a YouTuber is your side job?”
“What… That’s the way it is.”
In fact, Awaken was more of a side business, but of course, in his view, the importance of a company with new technology like Awaken would seem greater. And the wider the field Awaken expands into, the more other people will have similar thoughts.
‘Despite other people’s misconceptions, I have no intention of quitting streaming yet.’
Once the introduction was over, Janey’s presentation naturally continued again.
Roughly speaking, if we signed a contract, we would talk about what we could help with and what areas Nexus Studio could use that technology for.
“So what is the price of the equipment? Not just the main body, but also additional equipment needed depending on the shooting technique… ”
“Do you think there will be enough quantity to purchase? If the number is insufficient, the shooting schedule may need to be adjusted… ”
“I think it would be a good idea to tour the work of not only the training staff but also the Awaken content production team. If you can learn by seeing equipment used in the field, you can save a lot of money and time.”
As the presentation ended, questions poured in from Nexus Studio.
It seemed that the people at the team leader level who had to work the hardest once the equipment arrived were the most interested, but Janey deferred that answer to the two androids next to her.
The logic was that it was probably right for the working-level staff to conduct detailed discussions.
In fact, we only came to sign an MOU, but it was unusual for representatives from both sides to come together like this. It’s not just any company, it’s Nexus Studios, one of Hollywood’s Big 5.
On our side, when I said I wanted to go to Hollywood myself, even Maria came along… Nexus Studio seemed to be taking this contract quite seriously, seeing as the honorary chairman and the current chairman appeared.
‘Dream Vision is amazing.’
-It’s several steps ahead of this technology.
‘but. Although it is a trap set to catch a secret society, it is something that any businessman would be interested in.’
Because we had materials prepared in advance, organizing terms and determining areas that could be compromised was completed quickly. Negotiations were not very difficult because we wanted to increase the value of Awaken’s name rather than locking up the technology and squeezing out extreme profits.
Soon, Maria and Alex Stewart signed the completed MOU and shook hands with each other.
“Then, I’ll see you again when the official contract is signed. Until then, please take care of us.”
“Please take care of me.”
Seueueuu
The moment I organized the pile of documents and tried to get up.
Now that work was over, I was excited to go see the famous Hollywood Hills when Carl Rogers called me.
“Could I talk to you for a moment?”
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