A Lie Has Become Reality

62 – Power Games (2)

Power Games.

This is a game company that developed and distributed the aaa-level video game series ‘Original Six’ and ‘Eldorado’.

Besides that, it is one of the world’s leading development studios with many patented technologies.

Currently, two co-representatives, Philip and Jason, hold a total stake of 66%.

Of course, Philip holds 51% of it, and Jason holds the other 15%.

In other words, if you take over Philip’s stake, you can get your hands on Power Games.

“How did you convince the board?”

If it’s natural, it’s natural.

Simply acquiring 51% of the shares does not mean that Jason can be recklessly eliminated.

It seems that rumors of a feud between Philip and Jason were true.

“I’ll have to check it out.”

I took out my cell phone.

Eric Musk and I have been on good terms since that day.

Of course, it is a relationship that goes beyond simply selling and exchanging direct messages without hesitation.

[ Eric Musk: Persuading the board? That was easy When I offered it with a lot of premium, they fell for it? ]

[ Me: Then you decided to take over only 51% of Phillip’s shares? ]

[ Eric Musk: No no, of course not. In addition, other shareholders also secured a 7% stake. ]

[ Me: 58% sure. ]

[ Eric Musk: They made a condition that it be operated jointly with a proper game manager. I’m not bad, so I accepted. ]

I’m a little impressed that you chose me as a proper game manager.

In addition, I felt a sense of pride in the fact that I was chosen by Eric Musk.

[ Eric Musk : Now that we’ve got a rough outline, we need to make sure that Jason’s remaining 15% stake is also swept away. ]

[ Me: Is that possible? ]

I tilted my head in puzzlement.

Jason If that bastard was kicked out of the company, he wouldn’t be able to just give away his 15% stake?

Are there any sharp tips?

[ Eric Musk: Oh yeah sure. ]

[ Me: … ? ]

[ Eric Musk: IPO. ]

Initial Public Offering (IPO).

This refers to the first public sale of stocks to outside investors after the establishment of a company.

It is also called a ‘public offering’ because a company that was previously private is made public.

But there is no reason why Eric Musk would choose to go public?

It is not an urgent situation to raise funds, nor is it a case where market valuation is necessary.

No matter how you think about it, it is an option that has far more disadvantages than advantages.

No way… ?

[ Eric Musk: If you go wild and do an IPO, won’t you be able to get rid of Jason as well? ]

[ Me: What? ]

[ Eric Musk: That guy, Jason, is a bit timid. ]

Such crazy.

The shock caused her eyes to blink less.

So now, are you saying that you will destroy Power Games’ ratings and then forcibly list them?

Certainly, if that happens, Jason will be able to check the stock price that continues to fall into the abyss in real time.

If Jason is in that situation, he will have no choice but to sell out of fear.

But what kind of lunatic would treat a company he bought expensively that way?

“…… I think he’ll really do it.”

The problem is that the owner of that absurd statement is Eric Musk.

If you’re a geek with a lot of money, this is more than enough.

In an instant, an intense warning sound rang in my head.

[ Me: Hey Eric. No matter how you think about it, that’s never a good choice. ]

[ Eric Musk: Hmm? ]

[ I: To shake off the company’s trust and image by trying to get rid of Jason’s stake. If that happens, Eric, you won’t be safe either? ]

[ Eric Musk: Oh, you did all my worries, I’m touched. But no need to worry at all. Because i don’t care ]

I don’t know if you’re okay, but what about my image, you bastard.

That’s a self-inflicted beast that can be completely ruined by being caught in stock price manipulation.

Above all, Power Games is a gold-laying goose whose potential is immeasurable.

To think of cutting the belly of a goose in half that can grow several times faster than now.

I couldn’t fathom the depth of his madness.

Besides, judging from the way he speaks, it seems that he has already made up his mind completely.

I have to stop that crazy plan somehow.

How can I convince this bastard?

[ B: No matter how you think about it, an IPO is not a good choice. ]

[ Eric Musk: I have to get rid of all of Jason’s shares. ]

[ Me: That’s right, the pants I want too. But listen. There’s no reason for me to do something that cuts my weight over a better option, right? ]

[ Eric Musk: Whoa. A better option? ]

Ssiik-

I finally asked.

Eric Musk is an eccentric, but he is also a businessman.

I’m sure he knows that his plan is a crazy thing to eat away at me.

Of course, since it was a company acquired from the beginning to feed Jason, he probably doesn’t care.

In that case, wouldn’t it be a problem that could be solved by suggesting a more prickly f*cking option?

[ Me: The key is bluffing. ]

[ Eric Musk: Bluffing? ]

[ Me: It’s literally just pretending. ]

[ Eric Musk: False bluffing doesn’t fit your spiritual aptitude. ]

Of course, under normal circumstances, such bluffing would not work.

However, when the person doing the bluffing is Eric Musk, the weight of the remarks is different.

Because he’s a great man who is more than enough to put into practice what he said enough.

Once you start being swayed by bluffing, it’s easy after that.

My mind has already begun to lean to one side, and anxiety will continue to eat away at my reason.

Every situation will be suspicious, and every number of cases will be considered.

What if a situation arises in which an emergency is needed in an already unstable situation?

It’s checkmate without anything to look at.

[ B: First of all, we need the cooperation of Philip, the co-representative. And then…… ]

Tuk Tuk Tuk-

I continued to explain to him by moving his fingers non-stop.

If you look closely, it’s a simple trick that has nothing to do with design.

“Intuitive traps work better than original traps.”

A bluff that does not get caught in stock price manipulation is enough to shake him to the fullest.

Jason’s 15% stake in Power Games.

I need to eat everything.

****

Kwaang-!

“Eric Musk you son of a b*tch!!”

He let out a heavy breath and stomped his feet.

“Is Philip sticking to Eric Musk because he has no place to stick?”

Power Games is a game development studio co-founded by me and Philip.

Although I sold my stake whenever I was in a hurry, so I currently only have 15% of my stake left.

Nevertheless, the fact that I am the founder and co-founder of Power Games does not change.

But Philip and the board bastards, blinded by money, ruined everything.

“Whoa…… “

As I wiped my forehead, a deep sigh came out.

It was just laughable when an oriental monkey made a fuss.

It was insanely annoying, but it didn’t really bother me.

Isn’t a mosquito tickling no matter how much blood it sucks?

“Eric Musk… !”

But the case of long-lived wasps is different.

The poison is also extremely poisonous, but if you get it wrong, isn’t that outrageous personality that shoots you first with a poison needle is the most threatening?

If Kim Seong-woo was a mosquito cub, Eric Musk is a long-lived wasp itself.

“…… “

Acquisition of Power Games.

At first, I thought it was bluffing.

What kind of madman said he didn’t like the game company and invested trillions of money to take over the game company?

But I forgot.

The fact that Eric Musk is an asshole who can do that enough.

Diring, dyring -!

Without a break, the cell phone gave out a loud notification sound.

I touched the contents of the notification with trembling hands.

@EricMusk

-(Photo) The acquisition of Power Games is going smoothly.

@EricMusk

-After the takeover, I think we will start with large-scale restructuring right away. Right now, Power Games’ cash flow is the worst.

@EricMusk

-It seems okay to discard all existing series and start over with a new one.

@EricMusk

-Power Games IPO? Well, not bad. I will consider it positively.

There is nothing more to see.

All the posts he talked about are just excrement in the form of typefaces.

What? Are you doing a massive restructuring? Discard all existing series?

Not enough to do that, so you’re going to reveal your weaknesses by listing it?

“You are crazy. Totally crazy.”

Eric Musk, he did not buy a stake in Power Games to run it himself.

He bought a stake in order to bring down Power Games.

Of course, it could be a simple bluffing, but it is also true that it cannot be easily overlooked considering his progress so far.

The anxiety accumulated in a corner of my heart gradually began to grow in my size.

The growing insecurity gnawed at my rationality as time passed.

I just moistened my chapped lips with my tongue.

@EricMusk

-Currently, the game world is rotten. Since there are only cowards, there is no choice but to stay.

@EricMusk

-Power Games needs innovation. Of course, it can be negative, but isn’t the spirit of trying anything important?

@EricMusk

-Powergames patent business? Well. I don’t know because I’m in a position to think that freeing up patents isn’t bad for the development of the game world.

This is so unanswered that even an estimate is not forthcoming.

Looking at him, who has no basic understanding of the game industry and is not hesitant to make remarks that undermine corporate value, makes my mind go blank.

Eric Musk’s influence in the investment market is enormous.

The situation in which the stock price of an unrelated company fluctuates due to a single post he scribbles as a joke is the address of the current financial market.

It is still a famous anecdote that the share price of Edge Original Inc, an unrelated company with the same name, soared hundreds of times in response to Eric Musk’s single message, ‘Use a messenger called Edge’.

In this situation, if it goes all the way to the IPO, how will it end?

It is clear that the stock price of Power Games will fall completely to the bottom of the abyss due to that madman.

I want to grind even the fist on the face of the Philip, who has passed a stake to a child like a devil.

“… Yes… Then… hahahaha… That’s a good chance… Thank you… To each other… Good deal… “

As I let out a deep sigh, I heard Philip’s voice sparsely through the door.

In an instant, the senses of my whole body began to rise sharply.

Instinct urged me to overhear his call immediately.

Chin-

I cautiously moved my steps, held my breath, and pressed my ears to the door, concentrating on the sound.

The sparsely heard sound gradually began to be perceived more clearly.

“As instructed, I bought enough shares of Prime Tech. Enough bullets. hahahaha, I have to retire now.”

Creepy-

Every word he said made me shudder as if I had been electrocuted by high voltage.

It was strange from the beginning.

I don’t know how much he gave away his stake, but to think he handed over all his stake to someone else.

No matter how you think about it, isn’t it abnormal?

However, if some kind of behind-the-scenes transaction was going on without my knowledge, the front and rear are correct.

It is a very natural case to sell stocks to raise money in order to raise bullets.

“… “

I couldn’t bring myself to make a sound and just laughed like crazy inside.

The corners of his mouth go up as if they would tear, to the point where his facial muscles tingle.

“It must be disposed of immediately… “

I need bullets.

I lost my temper when the chance to get rich quickly approached.

For me, with everything going wrong and now losing my job, this opportunity is a turning point that I cannot afford to miss.

Rather well.

Anyway, can a game company operated by that bastard, Eric Musk, run properly?

A strong conviction that now is the last heyday of Power Games ate into my head.

“Who do you dispose of?”

The problem is that there is no suitable target for disposing of this stake.

For a moment, Eric Musk shimmered in front of my eyes, but I shook my head.

There’s no way the lunatic who took over the company to f*ck me will do anything I want.

After removing the options one by one, only one last name remained.

“Voice actor Kim… “

Seeing that joint operation was mentioned, it is clear that he is also interested in shares in Power Games.

The stake in Power Games, which was about to fall into hell, was no longer in my interest.

“Ha ha ha.”

The truth of trying to play a game for only a few tens of dollars, as if it were a government official.

I’m already tired enough to deal with gamers who are no different from street rags.

“Heaven helps me.”

As expected, the sky is on my side.