Chapter 32: Reshaping the Future

Chapter 32: Reshaping the Future

📅 Date: June 1994

📍 NexTech Headquarters, Seoul, South Korea

Jin Hoshino sat in his office, his gaze fixed on the city skyline.

For the first time in years, he wasn't just reacting to problems.

He was planning for the future.

After his collapse, he had come to a painful realization:

📌 NexTech was too dependent on him.

That had to change.

The First Test – Can NexTech Run Without Him?

📅 Date: June 5, 1994

📍 NexTech Boardroom

Jin had called his top executives for a meeting.

✔ Choi Da-hyun – Head of Strategic Operations

✔ Kim Min-jun – Director of NexOS

✔ Park Soo-jin – Head of NexFlix Content Acquisitions

✔ Lee Sang-hoon – Lead Engineer of NexPhone

Jin leaned back in his chair.

"For the next six months, I'll be stepping back from direct management."

Silence.

His executives exchanged glances.

Kim Min-jun hesitated. "Are… are you leaving NexTech?"

Jin smirked. "No. But NexTech needs to function without me micromanaging everything."

📌 His New Plan:

✔ Min-jun would oversee NexOS and its upcoming updates.

✔ Soo-jin would lead NexFlix's expansion into international content.

✔ Sang-hoon would prepare NexPhone for its 1995 launch.

✔ Da-hyun would manage business negotiations and partnerships.

For the first time, Jin wasn't just giving orders.

He was trusting his people.

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Microsoft and Hollywood's Response – A Dangerous Shift

📅 Date: June 10, 1994

📍 Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, Washington

Bill Gates wasn't happy.

✔ Jin's collapse should have slowed NexTech down.

✔ Instead, it was adapting.

✔ And now, NexOS was more dangerous than ever.

He turned to his top advisors.

"If we can't beat them with Windows 4.0, we need a new strategy."

📌 Microsoft's Counterattack:

✔ Pressure PC manufacturers to make Windows the default OS.

✔ Increase software licensing fees for developers working with NexOS.

✔ Launch a smear campaign against NexTech's business practices.

Meanwhile, in Hollywood…

Studio executives had gathered for a high-stakes meeting.

✔ NexFlix was gaining traction in Asia and Europe.

✔ Jin's people were securing film deals faster than expected.

✔ If Hollywood didn't act now, NexFlix could dominate digital rentals.

📌 Hollywood's Response:

✔ Blacklist NexTech from major U.S. film studios.

✔ Create an alternative digital rental service to compete with NexFlix.

✔ Pressure telecom companies to limit NexTech's bandwidth.

Jin had changed tactics.

So now, they were changing theirs.

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Jin's Personal Struggles – The Price of His Vision

📅 Date: June 15, 1994

📍 Jin's Private Residence, Seoul

For the first time in weeks, Jin wasn't in the office.

He sat on his balcony, sipping tea, as his mother joined him.

She studied him carefully. "You've changed."

Jin chuckled. "For the better, I hope."

She sighed. "Jin… I know you love NexTech. But what do you love outside of it?"

He hesitated.

✔ Technology?

✔ Business?

✔ Winning?

But what about… himself?

For years, he had been so focused on building the future that he had ignored his own life.

📌 Did he even have one?

His mother's voice softened. "You don't have to carry everything alone, you know."

Jin exhaled.

For the first time, he was starting to understand.

📌 His vision was important. But so was he.

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The Next Phase – A New Strategy for NexTech

📅 Date: June 20, 1994

📍 NexTech Headquarters

Jin returned to work, but something was different.

✔ He no longer tried to do everything himself.

✔ He focused on long-term strategy, not daily operations.

✔ He gave his team more freedom—and they were thriving.

📢 Breaking News: NexTech Restructures Leadership, Expands Global Influence!

Microsoft and Hollywood were still threats.

But for the first time, Jin wasn't just reacting.

He was building something that could last.

And this time… he wasn't doing it alone.

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End of Chapter 32