Chapter 29: A New Way Forward

Chapter 29: A New Way Forward

📅 Date: March 1994

📍 Location: NexTech Headquarters, Seoul, South Korea

For the first time in months, Jin Hoshino felt different.

✔ He was still fighting Microsoft in court.

✔ He was still locked in a standoff with Hollywood over NexFlix.

✔ He was still secretly developing NexPhone, preparing to disrupt the mobile industry.

But for the first time…

📌 He was no longer carrying everything alone.

The war wasn't over.

But now, he wasn't just reacting to his enemies.

He was preparing to outlast them.

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Microsoft's Counterattack: Forcing NexOS Out of Business Markets

📅 Date: March 5, 1994

📍 Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, Washington

Bill Gates sat with his top executives, watching NexOS grow.

✔ Jin had countered their lawsuit by making NexOS open-source.

✔ He had secured thousands of schools with free NexOS deals.

✔ Developers were slowly shifting toward NexTech's ecosystem.

Microsoft's monopoly was no longer guaranteed.

Bill's expression darkened. "If we don't stop this now, NexOS will become a real competitor."

📌 Microsoft's New Strategy:

✔ Offer massive discounts to businesses that refuse NexOS.

✔ Threaten to cut software support for companies using NexTech products.

✔ Pressure world governments to classify NexOS as a "security risk."

If Microsoft couldn't beat NexOS with quality…

They would suffocate it through corporate pressure.

📢 Breaking News: Global Corporations Choose Windows Over NexOS!

For the first time in months, Jin saw something dangerous.

📌 Microsoft wasn't trying to compete.

They were trying to erase him from the industry completely.

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Jin's Response: The Underground Business Network

📅 Date: March 10, 1994

📍 NexTech Boardroom, Seoul

Jin sat with his top executives, reviewing Microsoft's attack.

✔ Most large corporations were now rejecting NexOS.

✔ Government agencies were slow to adopt NexTech's software.

✔ Microsoft was using its deep connections to cut off every possible expansion route.

His executives looked nervous. "Sir, if this keeps up, NexOS might never break into corporate markets."

Jin leaned forward.

"Then we take a different route."

📌 The Underground Business Network:

✔ Target startups and mid-sized businesses—companies Microsoft ignored.

✔ Build a direct community for software developers using NexOS.

✔ Offer financial support to companies willing to break away from Microsoft's ecosystem.

Microsoft thought they controlled the industry.

But Jin was planting the seeds for the next generation of companies.

📢 Breaking News: Startups and Innovators Embrace NexOS!

It wouldn't happen overnight.

But in five years, ten years…

Jin wouldn't just be competing.

He would be reshaping the industry itself.

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Hollywood's Resistance Weakens – A New Opening for NexFlix

📅 Date: March 15, 1994

📍 Los Angeles, California

Hollywood had spent over a year blocking NexFlix.

✔ They refused to license their movies to him.

✔ They tried to create their own streaming platform—and failed.

✔ They pressured internet providers to make streaming difficult.

But something had changed.

📌 Consumers were starting to demand digital content.

Movie rentals were declining.

VHS sales were dropping.

And slowly, some Hollywood executives were starting to reconsider.

At a secret meeting, one studio head sighed.

"We can't fight the internet forever. Maybe… we should just work with NexTech."

A deal wasn't made yet.

But for the first time, Hollywood wasn't laughing at Jin anymore.

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The Future of Communication – NexPhone's First Real Test

📅 Date: March 20, 1994

📍 NexTech Research Lab, Seoul

Jin entered the high-security research facility, where a group of engineers were gathered around a table.

On the table sat the first prototype of NexPhone.

📌 A mobile device unlike anything in existence.

✔ A sleek design—lightweight and futuristic.

✔ A digital touchscreen interface—eliminating physical buttons.

✔ Full internet access—turning a phone into a true smart device.

Jin picked it up, feeling the smooth surface.

His lead engineer, Kim Seung-ho, looked nervous.

"Sir… this is revolutionary, but mobile networks aren't ready for it."

Jin smirked.

"Then we build the network too."

📌 His New Plan:

✔ Expand NexTel—the upcoming NexTech telecommunications division.

✔ Create the first digital mobile network for smart devices.

✔ Launch NexPhone by 1997—before anyone else could catch up.

📢 Breaking News: Is NexTech Entering the Mobile Market?

Jin wasn't just building a phone.

He was rewriting the future of communication.

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The Cost of the War – A Moment of Reflection

📅 Date: March 25, 1994

📍 Jin's Private Office, Seoul

Jin sat alone in his office, staring at the countless reports on his desk.

✔ NexOS was surviving, but still blocked from major businesses.

✔ Hollywood was starting to break, but hadn't fully accepted NexFlix yet.

✔ NexPhone was ahead of its time, but the infrastructure wasn't ready.

He was winning battles.

But the war was far from over.

And the weight of it all was starting to feel heavier than ever.

His phone buzzed.

📜 Message from Mother: "Jin, don't forget to eat. You don't need to reply. Just take care of yourself."

He exhaled, rubbing his temples.

"I don't have time to slow down."

But deep down…

A part of him was starting to wonder if he could keep going like this.

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End of Chapter 29