Chapter 24: The War on All Fronts
Chapter 24: The War on All Fronts
📅 Date: November 1993
📍 Location: NexTech Headquarters, Seoul, South Korea
The empire Jin Hoshino built was stronger than ever.
✔ NexOS was gaining traction, threatening Microsoft's control over computing.
✔ NexFlix was still rejected by Hollywood, but users were demanding digital content.
✔ NexMall was breaking records, pulling in more online sales than any competitor.
✔ NexTel, his new telecommunications project, was in early development.
But for the first time, Jin wasn't expanding.
He was defending.
Because now, the entire world was fighting back.
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Microsoft Strikes First: The Corporate Blacklist
📅 Date: November 5, 1993
📍 Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, Washington
Bill Gates sat in a private meeting with top executives.
Jin had refused Microsoft's offer to merge NexOS into Windows.
Now, he would pay the price.
📌 Microsoft's Plan to Crush NexOS:
✔ Pressure PC manufacturers to refuse NexOS.
✔ Block software companies from developing for NexOS.
✔ Launch an aggressive marketing campaign calling NexOS "unstable" and "dangerous."
If successful, Jin's operating system would die before it could spread.
📢 BREAKING NEWS: PC Companies Refuse to Work with NexTech!
Jin received the news immediately.
His assistant, Choi Da-hyun, placed the report on his desk.
"Sir, all major computer brands are rejecting NexOS. Microsoft got to them first."
Jin exhaled slowly, his fingers tapping against the desk.
They thought he would give up.
They thought he would play by their rules.
They had no idea who they were dealing with.
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Jin's Counterattack: The NexPC Initiative
📅 Date: November 10, 1993
📍 NexTech Boardroom, Seoul
Jin stood before his top engineers and business leaders.
"Microsoft has blacklisted us from PC manufacturers. So, we're making our own computers."
His executives were stunned.
"Sir, creating an entire computer brand is a massive risk!"
Jin smirked.
"So was NexBox. Look where we are now."
📌 The NexPC Initiative:
✔ Develop NexOS-exclusive computers.
✔ Make them faster, cheaper, and more user-friendly than Windows PCs.
✔ Launch by 1995—before Microsoft could react.
He wasn't just fighting back.
He was declaring war.
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Hollywood's Silent War Against NexFlix
📅 Date: November 15, 1993
📍 Los Angeles, California
Hollywood executives had already rejected NexFlix.
Now, they were taking things a step further.
📌 Hollywood's New Plan:
✔ Block major internet providers from supporting NexFlix.
✔ Launch their own digital rental platform to compete.
✔ Use legal loopholes to stop NexFlix from streaming major films.
The film industry was powerful.
And if they succeeded, Jin's streaming empire would never be born.
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Jin's Next Move: The Long Game
📅 Date: November 20, 1993
📍 NexTech Headquarters, Seoul
Jin sat alone in his office, reading reports on Hollywood's resistance.
They were winning—for now.
But he knew something they didn't.
📌 Technology always wins over tradition.
VHS had replaced film reels.
DVDs had replaced VHS.
And soon, streaming would replace DVDs.
They just didn't see it yet.
📢 "We're not stopping NexFlix. We're just waiting for Hollywood to realize they need us."
For the first time, Jin didn't counterattack.
He simply waited.
Because in the end, Hollywood would come to him.
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The U.S. Government's Warning: NexTech is Too Powerful
📅 Date: November 25, 1993
📍 Washington D.C., USA
Government officials sat in a private conference room.
Jin Hoshino's name was on every report.
✔ He controlled gaming.
✔ He dominated search engines.
✔ He was entering telecommunications—threatening U.S. companies.
One official sighed. "NexTech is growing too fast. If we don't intervene, we might lose control of the tech industry."
Another nodded. "We need to watch him closely. The moment he steps out of line, we act."
The U.S. government wasn't stopping him.
Yet.
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Jin's Breaking Point – The Cost of Power
📅 Date: November 30, 1993
📍 Jin's Private Apartment, Seoul
For the first time in months, Jin wasn't in his office.
He sat alone in his luxury apartment, staring at a half-eaten meal on the table.
📌 He was exhausted.
📌 His entire company was under attack.
📌 He barely had time for himself anymore.
His phone buzzed.
A message from his mother.
📜 "Jin, are you okay? You haven't visited in a long time. We miss you."
He exhaled, rubbing his eyes.
"When was the last time I even saw them?"
Everything had happened so fast.
Success. War. Enemies.
And in the middle of it all, he had forgotten how to be a son, a friend… a human.
For the first time in years, doubt crept into his mind.
"Is this really worth it?"
He didn't have an answer.
But tomorrow, he would wake up.
And he would keep fighting.
Because Jin Hoshino never backed down.
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End of Chapter 24