Chapter 23: The Most Dangerous Man in Tech
Chapter 23: The Most Dangerous Man in Tech
📅 Date: October 1993
📍 Location: NexTech U.S. Headquarters, Silicon Valley, California
Jin Hoshino's name was everywhere.
✔ NexOS was proving to be a real threat to Microsoft.
✔ NexMall was breaking sales records every month.
✔ NexFlix had been rejected by Hollywood, but analysts were starting to see its potential.
Jin had refused Microsoft's offer.
He had challenged Hollywood's control over media.
Now, the world was starting to fear him.
📢 "Is Jin Hoshino the next Steve Jobs or the next tech dictator?"
📢 "The 19-year-old billionaire who doesn't play by the rules."
📢 "NexTech is getting too powerful—should the government step in?"
Jin wasn't just a businessman anymore.
He was a threat.
And his enemies were starting to fight back.
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Microsoft's Counterattack: The Windows War Begins
📅 Date: October 5, 1993
📍 Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, Washington
Bill Gates sat in a private meeting with his executives.
Jin's rejection of Microsoft's deal had changed everything.
📌 Microsoft's Plan:
✔ Rush out Windows 4.0 with "improved" internet integration—trying to outpace NexOS.
✔ Pressure computer manufacturers to refuse partnerships with NexTech.
✔ Use media influence to spread doubt about NexOS's stability.
One executive hesitated. "Sir, NexOS is still small. Do we really need to fight them this hard?"
Bill's voice was calm, but his expression was ice-cold.
"Jin Hoshino isn't small. He's dangerous. If we don't stop him now, we'll regret it later."
📢 Breaking News: Microsoft Announces Windows 4.0—The Future of Computing!
The war had officially begun.
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Jin's Next Target: The Telecommunications Industry
📅 Date: October 10, 1993
📍 NexTech Boardroom, Seoul
Jin stood in front of his executives.
Behind him, two words were written on the whiteboard:
📌 NexTel – The Future of Communication.
"We've changed gaming. We've changed shopping. Now, we're going to change how people communicate."
His executives looked at each other.
"Sir, are we moving into mobile phones?"
Jin shook his head.
"Not just phones. The entire telecom industry."
📌 NexTel's Strategy:
✔ Develop an advanced mobile network, faster than anything in 1993.
✔ Create a new kind of phone—one that could connect to the internet directly.
✔ Disrupt the telecom giants before they see it coming.
His executives were shocked.
"Sir, this will put us against the biggest companies in the world. Are we ready for that?"
Jin smirked.
"We're not ready. But they aren't either."
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Hollywood's Secret Plan to Crush NexFlix
📅 Date: October 15, 1993
📍 Los Angeles, California
The heads of major film studios sat in a secret meeting.
✔ They had rejected NexFlix.
✔ They had laughed at the idea of online streaming.
✔ But now… they were getting worried.
A younger executive cleared his throat.
"The media is starting to call NexFlix the future of entertainment."
The older executives scoffed.
"It's just hype. The internet is too slow for streaming."
The younger man nodded. "Maybe. But what if it isn't?"
Silence.
One of the older men spoke up.
"Then we make sure NexFlix never happens."
📌 Hollywood's Plan:
✔ Refuse to license movies to NexFlix.
✔ Pressure internet service providers to slow down NexFlix's streaming.
✔ Launch their own "exclusive" online rental service—blocking Jin out of the industry.
They weren't ignoring him anymore.
They were moving to destroy him.
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The Government Steps In – Is NexTech Too Powerful?
📅 Date: October 20, 1993
📍 Washington D.C., USA
A group of U.S. government officials sat in a closed-door meeting.
A file with Jin Hoshino's face on the cover sat on the table.
📌 Concerns About NexTech:
✔ Too much control over multiple industries (gaming, internet, shopping, and now telecom).
✔ Growing influence in America—threatening U.S. tech dominance.
✔ Refusing to cooperate with Microsoft, Hollywood, or telecom companies.
One official sighed. "Is he breaking any laws?"
A lawyer shook his head. "Not yet. But he's disrupting industries that don't want to be disrupted."
The official leaned back in his chair.
"Then we keep watching. If he steps out of line, we'll be ready."
For the first time, a government was paying attention to Jin.
And not in a good way.
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Jin's Growing Isolation – The Price of Power
📅 Date: October 25, 1993
📍 Jin's Private Office, Seoul
Jin sat alone, staring at the city lights.
For years, he had been fighting for his dream.
✔ He had built an empire.
✔ He had defeated every company that stood against him.
✔ He had proven everyone wrong.
But at what cost?
📌 He barely had time for personal relationships.
📌 He worked every day, barely sleeping.
📌 Every powerful company in the world wanted to destroy him.
His assistant, Choi Da-hyun, entered quietly.
She hesitated before speaking.
"Sir… you should take a break. Even for a day."
Jin didn't look at her.
"If I slow down, they'll catch up."
She sighed.
"And if you burn out, what happens then?"
Jin exhaled, running a hand through his hair.
For the first time in years…
He didn't have an answer.
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End of Chapter 23