Chapter 249: Decoy Code
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“Please show him in.”
A moment later, the office door opened, and a welcome face appeared.
“It’s been a while, CEO.”
“Come in. You look like you’re in good spirits—it’s been a while since I’ve seen you.”
It wasn’t just empty flattery.
His face really did look good.
“Haha, I guess it’s because I’m in a place without performance pressure, so I feel at ease.”
“I see…… Is that why
Hong Chung-ki’s face showed a hint of confusion at my playful remark.
“Oh…… no, that’s not it.”
“Haha, just kidding. I know you’re doing well, just as I instructed.”
When I appointed him, formerly
First, quietly sell the electric vehicle division to
Second, deliberately worsen the performance to make it easier for
The first task was already complete, and the second was progressing very successfully.
“To be honest……
“What?”
“
When I acquired
“That’s why I asked to meet you today.”
“You’re not…… planning to merge already? It’s still too soon……”
“No, that’s not it. As you said,
“A different task?”
I handed him a document.
The cover read
Hong Chung-ki furrowed his brow after looking at it.
“This is…… a pharmaceutical company profile, isn’t it? It seems small and underperforming. Why this company……?”
I calmly told the confused CEO,
“To bring down
Hong Chung-ki’s eyes widened at the unexpected words.
Being from
“You’re going to use
“You’ll see the method and plan as we go.”
Seeing my nonchalant attitude, Hong Chung-ki quickly regained his composure.
“Your first task as CEO will be to develop treatments and vaccines.”
Hong Chung-ki put down the documents and looked serious.
“What kind of treatments and vaccines? From what I know, drug development usually takes over a decade……”
I cut him off.
“You have six months.”
“What? Six months? That’s impossible. Clinical trials alone take at least a few years.”
My response was firm.
“It’s possible. I’ll give you the formulas for the treatments and vaccines.”
I turned the tablet toward Hong Chung-ki to show him the screen.
It was filled with complex protein structures, genetic sequences, and numerous molecular formulas.
“What…… is this?”
Hong Chung-ki alternated his gaze between the screen and me.
“Exactly what kind of disease are these treatments and vaccines for?”
“It hasn’t been disclosed yet, but it’s for a virus that could soon shake the world.”
Hong Chung-ki’s eyebrows knitted deeply.
“Shake the world……?”
He looked like he was about to laugh incredulously but held back in front of me.
I added an explanation for him.
“A month ago, I was in Wuhan, Hubei Province, on business. I visited a local semiconductor packaging company for an HBM contract. The day before the meeting, the local director suddenly canceled, saying he’d caught a cold.”
Recalling that day, I continued slowly,
“At first, it was just a light cough and chills, but within two days, he developed a high fever and breathing difficulties. The meeting never happened, and the executive died. It was almost ruled as a myocardial infarction or pneumonia, but the local health authorities, finding it strange, took samples for genetic analysis…… and detected the virus you see on this screen.”
Of course, there was some behind-the-scenes work to ensure the health authorities could collect the samples.
Thanks to that, we successfully secured the virus sample.
Is this what they call divine intervention?
But unlike me, Hong Chung-ki still looked unconvinced.
“But…… why do we have to develop this? No one’s paying attention to this disease right now.”
Hong Chung-ki’s voice was cautious.
But I was resolute.
“That’s why we have to do it now. Once the disease spreads worldwide, it’ll be too late.”
“No…… so, how can you be sure this will become such a big issue?”
After a moment’s hesitation, I answered briefly,
“Intuition.”
“What?”
Unable to hold back, Hong Chung-ki finally let out a disbelieving laugh.
But I remained unwavering as I continued,
“If you’d been there, you would have understood. The executive’s family and team members mostly showed the same symptoms. It means the contagion is far more serious than imagined.”
“Is it…… that bad?”
“I’m certain this won’t end lightly. So please start developing the vaccine and treatment as soon as possible.”
I narrowed my eyes and pressed firmly.
Hong Chung-ki reluctantly nodded but still looked confused.
“But…… there’s no way a new drug can be approved within six months.”
“It can.”
Soon, hundreds of millions would be infected. When that happens, leaders from around the world will come to me, begging, “Please sell us the drug.”
So,
“You just focus on developing the treatments and vaccines as I’ve instructed. I’ll handle the rest.”
Seeing my confidence, Hong Chung-ki finally nodded in understanding.
That evening, he held an emergency press conference, announcing his resignation as CEO of
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[Dojin Group Personnel Announcement]
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-Dojin Group Manufacturing Director and
The sudden personnel announcement caused a stir within the company.
Employees gathered in small groups, all talking about Lee Hye-ryeong.
“Wow, Senior Executive Lee Hye-ryeong…… no, Executive Vice President now. Her promotion speed is incredible. She’s definitely at the ‘top’ among high school graduates.”
Lens production manager Park Chang-jae’s words were rebuked by Yoon Young-bae.
“Stop with the high school graduate talk. Who judges people by their education these days? You sound old-fashioned.”
“I’m just jealous, man. We started similarly, but now she’s so far ahead, I can’t even see her.”
“Similar start? She’s been a core associate of CEO Kang from the beginning. I think Vice President Lee will rise even higher, maybe even to CEO.”
Park Chang-jae nodded in agreement.
“There’s no one in the company as capable as Vice President Lee. She’s got drive, and her organizational control is amazing.”
“Lenses, actuators, Quantum, batteries, cars, and semiconductor manufacturing…… she oversees the production of so many products without a single issue.”
“I heard her salary is over tens of billions of won.”
“Tens of billions? I heard she got a 15 billion won bonus last year.”
“What…… really?”
“She oversees the manufacturing of a division that generates tens of trillions in profit annually. That kind of treatment is only natural.”
After a brief silence, Park Chang-jae spoke cautiously,
“……Should we send her a congratulatory bouquet or something?”
“Yeah, to stay in the company long-term, we should get in line early.”
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“Thank you. I’ll work even harder, CEO.”
I smiled at Lee Hye-ryeong’s bowed head.
“You’ll be busier now, overseeing group manufacturing and the business unit. So delegate manufacturing to reliable people at each site and focus more on management and sales.”
“Understood.”
“And while you’re here, give me an update on HBM.”
The release of the autonomous driving video had definitely worked. Requests were pouring in, not just for the
“I’ll pull up the data and brief you.”
Though it was a courtesy visit, Lee Hye-ryeong quickly switched to work mode, accessing the intranet and pulling up the data.
High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Production and Sales Status
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Production Capacity -Current: 4,800 stacks/month -Planned expansion: 12,500 stacks/month -Single stack: 8-Hi structure / 16GB capacity per stack
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Production Models and Specifications -Standard: HBM2E custom spec -Speed: Up to 3.6 Gbps -Bandwidth: Up to 410GB/s per stack -Capacity: 16GB per stack (8-Hi)
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Yield: 68.2% -Improvement: Considering flip-chip bonding and heat spreader optimization
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Sales Distribution -Internal use: 80% -External supply: 20% (to increase post-expansion)
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Internal Usage -
Luna Cluster</co: 0:[1]> ( Black Robin 1</co: 0:[1]>-based servers, 8-12 HBM stacks per server) -AI chipsets for smart sensors -Computational support modules for strategic weapon systems like AGE and Swan drones -
External Supply (Key Clients) -
Tesler</co: 0:[1]>, Baidu, Zik Motors, etc. -
New Business -Number of requesting companies: 17 -Cumulative demand: Over 14,000 stacks
Supply Criteria (Priority)
-Compatibility with
“Currently, high-bandwidth memory generates about 50 billion won in monthly revenue, and after next month’s expansion, it’s expected to exceed 200 billion won.”
“With external sales increasing, revenue contribution is rising too.”
“Yes, while we’ve been supplying to
Lee Hye-ryeong’s concise report brought a smile to my face.
The areas that had been money pits were quickly shaping into profitable structures.
As I was about to dismiss Lee Hye-ryeong after the brief report, she hesitated and spoke cautiously,
“CEO…… I’ve detected something concerning from the HBM development team. Some former
“Are you talking about the HBM layer structure, heat dissipation design, TSV optimization sheets, and kernel linkage structure?”
Lee Hye-ryeong’s eyes widened at my words.
“……You already knew?”
“I heard it from Han Yu-ju.”
After choosing her words carefully, Lee Hye-ryeong continued with a more serious tone,
“We should act quickly. If those documents reach
“Just leave it.”
I cut her off, and she looked at me, bewildered.
“Leave it? Our core technical documents were leaked—we can’t just sit idle. Our systems could be replicated.”
“Don’t worry. The documents they took contain
“……Decoy code?”
“Yeah, it looks perfect on the surface, but when linked with the actual chipset and kernel, it triggers fatal errors—like a