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Episode 199: Things That Fall Have Wings (2)

'Newsroom'

As the main news program of the comprehensive programming channel JTTV.

The sinking of the Sewol ferry in 2014.

Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil's court mischief in 2016.

2018 Public Prosecutor's Office sexual scandal, etc.

By faithfully reporting on major events that have occurred since 2013, it was the first full-length news program to exceed the audience rating of 10%.

It is a broadcast that occupies the position of the most trusted broadcast by viewers.

Although recently, it has been criticized for its biased view of ‘some incidents’. Still, it was rare to find a news broadcast that had the same level of recognition and credibility as the newsroom.

'So that's what I was thinking of getting out of here.'

I raised my head.

OK.

A person who put the newsroom, which was nothing more than a common 'entertainment news', in the same position as it is today. JTTV's The Dark Knight.

Son Hee-seok caught my eye.

The first time I saw him... He looked like a cool and gentle middle-aged man, as if he was shouting, “This is what a journalist should be!” It was like a stereotype of a journalist.

I looked at him and slowly gathered up the things we were going to cover in today's broadcast.

‘JTTV’s Newsroom Live Broadcasting’

As it was a difficult opportunity to seize by mobilizing all the connections I had accumulated over the years, I thought I would never miss this opportunity today.

‘Unconditionally make use of this opportunity.’

and after a while.

‘Let’s start filming.’

Finally, filming started.

“… … .”

Listening to the short opening music, I raised my head.

Then, while keeping his gaze between the camera and Hee-seok Son, he put a smile on his lips in a pose that was as natural as possible.

After that, Son Hee-seok, who immediately confirmed my appearance, started making the opening remarks with a proficient figure.

"Yes. Hello everyone. Today, in the second part of the Newsroom, I would like to make a complaint against a viral marketing company called the ‘Internet Comment Manipulator’. First of all, there is a person in the studio who will interview you on this issue.”

Then he turned his body slightly towards me and looked at me with a cold gaze.

“CEO Kim, please give me a brief introduction.”

Then the main camera adjusted the camera angle toward me, and other cameras came out and grabbed Son Hee-seok's face.

I looked at Son Hee-seok's face. It was a view that today's result would be different depending on how much I'm doing now, since the board was laid out.

In an instant, sweat dripped from his hand under the table.

But even so, his heart was pounding.

Thousands of people must be looking at me in that camera lens.

‘Now is the beginning.’

I slowly opened my mouth with a smile on my lips.

"Yes. Hello viewers. My name is Junyoung Kim, the instructor who is in charge of the hermit crab academy, hermit crab academy, and hermit crab school.”

Then, Son Hee-seok looked at me with his eyes wide open.

“You look very young, but being the general manager is amazing. If you don't mind, may I know how old you are this year?"

A bit of a nonsensical story.

It was as if he was trying to ice-break me.

‘Actually, some people are not familiar with the studio.’

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“Oh, I’m 34 this year. Maybe after today I will be 35.”

Then he shows a deliberate surprise and accepts my words.

“You are older than I thought. Don't you hear a lot of stories around you?"

… It felt very strange to hear this from a famous young man.So Hee-seok Son was quite famous on the internet during his time.

"thank you. But it feels very strange to hear something like that from Mr. Son. When I first met you, I never even thought that CEO Son was 64 years old.”

"is that so? Hmmm, I never really thought that I was a while.”

It was nonsense.

Perhaps after today's broadcast is over, today's broadcast video was captured on the Internet again, so it was clear that he would wander around.

‘Perhaps because of the title ‘Son Hee-seok’s deception!’

While I was thinking about Son Hee-seok's words for a while. Son Hee-seok started running the news again.

“As you can see, CEO Kim Jun-young here is a 34-year-old young man who created a large private education company at a young age, and is a so-called star instructor.”

With a little pause, Son Hee-seok looked at the other camera.

“But this year, CEO Kim Jun-young said that something strange happened. That's right... It was a manipulation of comments on the Internet targeting the hermit crab academy and schools.”

Then he turned his gaze slightly and looked at me.

“CEO Kim, when it comes to manipulating comments on the Internet, is the comment manipulation we think of is correct? Was it an issue during the last administration?”

It was as if he was passing the turn to me.

I nodded slowly at his words.

Then, slowly, he responded to his words.

"Yes, that's right. The details are a little different.”

“Hmm… The details are different, so in order to help viewers understand, it is necessary to find out how Internet comments are manipulated in the private education market. CEO Kim, please give a brief explanation on this part.”

"Yes. Then, I will briefly explain how to manipulate Internet comments in the private education market.”

"Yes."

“You can think of it as the same concept as the comment manipulation incident that took place in the last administration. Similar to the comment manipulation that took place during the period of government nongdan, the uppermost comment manipulation team assigns characters such as disposition, identity, age, and tone of voice to the members of the lowest rank, and after instructing the activities for 5 to 6 months, the academy and instructor designated by the client It is done in a way that is negative about it.”

"i See."

“Yes, after that, the manipulation proceeds in a way that slightly deforms it. E.g… Create multiple IDs with personal information bought from China and put a part-time job on the supporters of competing instructors to leave the community… Or until they find the search term they want in the keywords related to the main portal site, that is, they use about 200 computers to run the macro.”

When my story was over, Son Hee-seok nodded his head with a sullen complexion.“Hmm… From what I heard, it seems to be very similar to the method of the comment manipulation team that emerged in the last administration.”

"Yes. Probably because they share each other's skills, know-how, and even people. Well… If you're looking for a difference... .”

“If you want to find it?”

"Well… Ingang companies are making profits, but the government-run Nongdan forces will only be gaining power.”

Then he looked at me with a hopeful expression.

“… Is the profit that much? Comparable to the government nongdan forces?”

I nodded my head resolutely.

"Yes. Big.”

“How big is it?”

“Simply put… It can be said that the return on investment is 1,000%. If I were to invest 1 billion... You can think of it as a profit of 100 billion won.”

Then Hee-seok Son shook his head slightly and opened his mouth.

“… It's pretty big. Then there must be a lot of people participating, how about it? Are there many people and companies actually participating?”

Well… This question was a bit risky.

This is a question that could turn the entire private education industry into an enemy if done wrong.

‘You should answer with the utmost care.’

“… Probably because the pie is big. But since we both know each other's bitterness, fights only take place under the surface of the water, and the problems rarely come to the surface.”

“You are saying that most academies know and do it.”

"Yes. Of course, there are many cases where it is not.”

"i See. Thank you for your words.”

Hee-seok Son, who heard my words, bowed his head to express his gratitude, and then continued the process while looking at the main camera again.

“Did you hear it, viewers? If what CEO Kim Joon-young is saying here is true, it seems that a huge amount of corruption is dominating the education market.”

Then he shifts his gaze to the sub-camera again.

“But I heard an interesting fact. Surprisingly, CEO Kim Joon-young said that he currently has detailed information about them by recruiting them in reverse.”

He stopped talking and looked at me again.

“CEO Jun-Young Kim, is this information true?”

I felt like an actor in a well-planned play, and my expression hardened.

“Yes, it is.”

Then Hee-seok Son also became a good actor and let out a low sigh.

“Hey, that’s amazing. By the way. Listening to President Kim’s words earlier, the organization called the Internet Comment Control Team seems to be a very systematic organization. How were you able to recruit members of that organization? Perhaps… Was the management of the members unexpectedly poor?”

I shook my head and opened my mouth.

“It was not easy. First, since the National Government Nongdan case was discovered in 2014, the security level of the comment manipulation team has increased, and it has become difficult to even determine whether they are a comment manipulator or not.

“Then how… ?”

“So, first of all, I decided to use a slightly different method. That was the reason why they jumped into internet comment manipulation.”

“What is the occasion?”

Me and Son Hee-seok's eyes met in the air.

I spoke slowly and heavily.

"as soon as… It’s money.”

“Money?”

"Yes. Actually, there is a lot of money that goes into the comment manipulation date, but in fact, the money that goes into the last members of the organization is not that much. That’s why I put in a call to pick out the suspects and give them a bounty for the accusation.”

Hearing my words, he made a puzzled expression.

“Hmm, I don’t think they would have moved for any amount of money. How much did you offer?”

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“It’s 100 million won.”

Then Hee-seok Son wiggles his eyebrows slightly.

He must have known the material in advance, but his acting skills are top-notch.

What is the image of yourself that the public wants? And it was the figure of a person who knew what kind of benefit the image could give him.

“Hmm… 100 million won is a lot more than you think, right?”“Yes, first of all, I thought that the company would contact you after you present that amount. Thankfully, the result was good.”

Of course, of the 100 million won, it's a secret that only 30 million won was paid in advance and made to me again.

“You said the results were good. So how many people have succeeded?”

“We were able to recruit a total of 8 people.”

“Hmm, then the total is 8 billion won. So, are they all members of the lowest tier?”

I slowed down the tempo of my words for a while.

Son Hee-seok's question a while ago was whether anyone had any key information.

Apparently, in the case of the last members of the organization, there were many cases where they did not have information that could be of real help.

I shook my head and opened my mouth.

"no. Fortunately, one of them is a middle-level manager who can tell you the key information.”

“Ah, so there must have been a lot of helpful information?”

"Yes. Client's request, quotation, and contract. We were able to acquire an enormous amount of data, totaling 5 terabytes, including data on the overall manipulation of comments, such as exchanged emails and reports.”

Hearing my words, Son Hee-seok stood out.

“Five terabytes? Huh, isn't that enough for the newsroom to not have to go out and file a accusation? I think the punishment will be sufficient through the trial.”

Hearing Son Hee-seok's words, I put a bitter smile on my lips.

“Unfortunately, legal punishment is virtually impossible. No, it's possible, but... Those who ordered me and my company to manipulate comments will not be punished.”

Then Son Hee-seok frowned slightly.

“No, even with 5 terabytes of data and testimonies from practitioners?”

"Yes. It is because we start with the system in place in advance so that there is no direct connection.”

“Heh heh, it’s a limitation of our country’s judicial system. It’s really unfortunate.”

"Yes."

“… Hmm, if you look at the stories that have come out so far, it seems that there are a lot of things that CEO Kim can gain by coming out to the newsroom and making an accusation. What do you think about this issue?”

“I think so. First of all, for me, I exposed a secret of the private education market. I think there will be quite a few people who hate me intensely because of this incident.”

“Then I am really curious about the ultimate reason why CEO Kim is here today. Now, let me ask CEO Junyoung Kim. If there is a real reason why you came out in the newsroom today, if there is anything you want to achieve, what is it?I was speechless for a while.

From now on it was important.

From now on, I need to put strength in every word, because I will be able to draw empathy and public opinion from people the way I want.

“… To be honest, I thought a lot before coming here. In fact, from my point of view, the most ideal solution is to negotiate with the company that ordered the manipulation of comments. In fact, right before I appeared on the show, the company even pushed me to negotiate.”

“It happened.”

I kept my expression as heavy as possible.

"Yes. But I couldn't. because… I had to keep my words to the students every day.”

Then Son Hee-seok looked at me with puzzled eyes.

“What did you say to the students?”

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“Reason is the only lamp that illuminates man, and conscience is the only stick that guides the dark path of life.”

“The words of Heinrich Heine.”

"Yes, that's right. So I couldn't cheat. If that happens, I may be able to live a full life right now, but the real me would be as if I was already dead.”

Son Hee-seok nodded his head.

I looked at him and spoke slowly.

"Yes. So I came here. I wanted to make sure that the values ​​I’m pursuing are true.”

After he finished speaking, he slowly turned his head to look at Son Hee-seok.

Then Son Hee-seok gently nodded his head.

“I want you to know that I personally support the courageous actions of CEO Kim Jun-young.”

"thank you."

"Yes. However… As I listened intently to the story, it seems that the time has come to an end. CEO Junyoung Kim, do you have any last words you would like to say?”

I nodded.

“I have something I want to say to the people in the comment control team.”

Then Son Hee-seok opened his mouth with a light smile.

“It would be fun. Please tell me.”

I looked at the main camera and started speaking slowly.

“How are you, the head of the comment control team, and those customers? In the meantime, I think you must have suffered a lot day and night because you and I were sabotaging our hermit crab academy.”

After a brief pause, he continued talking.

“But I will not fall. And I won't give up. So if you want to surrender, do it now. Even now, if you surrender with the white flag, you will receive only an appropriate apology and forgive.”

* * * *

after the broadcast.

[The head of S academy, Mr. K's unrelenting revelation, 'the bare face of the academy']

[The academy's comment rigging group, the source is the 'Gukjeong Nongdan' forces?]

[Students are angry! [

[The rage pouring out like a flood, ‘Give me back my 12 years!’]

[School officials… 'embarrassed' at the sudden accusation, we are innocent]

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.

There was an uproar both online and offline.

After all, as long as the content of the broadcast is the content, it would be strange not to be an issue.

Well, there has not been an accurate response from the academies so far.

‘Perhaps he is too crazy to manage the people in the house.’

Then it was necessary to drive this momentum and attack once more.

With a smile of conversion, I posted an advertisement on the school website and major domestic daily newspapers.

That's right... … .

[Whistleblowers are welcome! Report bounty 100 million won provided! Witness protection program in operation!]

It was a knife that cut the breath of the commenters and their heads.

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