The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 154 Community Group Buying and Real-Time Translation (Two-in-One)

"Qri, over here!"

After changing her clothes and getting her hair and makeup done, Li Juli had just come out of the dressing room when she heard Li Haorong calling her.

At this moment, the crew was moving props and equipment, and there were far fewer people in the room. Lee Ju-ri spotted Lee Ho-young and the two girls chatting at a glance.

"Oppa, wait, what are you guys doing here?"

Upon arriving, Li Juli exclaimed in surprise.

She naturally knew Ham Eun-jung and Park Hyo-min.

She was particularly impressed by Ham Eun-jung.

Not only did the other person share the same birthday as her, but they also took her boyfriend away on her birthday!

This is something even Li Yinxin couldn't do!

As for Park Hyo-min, Lee Qri had met her at the company before.

Not only that, she also knew that Park Hyo-min was able to enter the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Soccer Babes" because Lee Ho-young pushed her in.

Both of these girls had close relationships with Li Haorong.

"Qri unnie, we're currently trainees at CCM, and the company sent us here to film a music video!"

Ham Eun-jung answered very politely.

Upon hearing that the two of them were now trainees at CCM, Lee Juri cast a suspicious glance at Lee Ho-young.

She knew that Li Haorong's Venus Entertainment was now a shareholder of CCM.

Lee Ho-young placed these two people as trainees at CCM, but not FNC. What does this mean?

Afraid of being discovered by yourself?

Lee Ho-young noticed Lee Qri's gaze. As her closest bedmate, he immediately realized that Lee Qri must have misunderstood: "President Kim Kwang-soo thinks highly of them, so he signed them."

It's a pity they were preparing to debut as a girl group, otherwise they could have been your teammates!

"Oh, that's a real shame!"

Although Li Juli said that, she didn't believe it at all!

"Unnie, aren't you an assistant at Mars Technology? How come you're an FNC trainee?"

Ham Eun-jung didn't know Lee Qri's previous profession and thought she had always been a trainee.

It's normal to have such thoughts. After all, it would be such a waste for such a beautiful girl not to be a trainee.

On the contrary, Park Hyomin knew that Lee Qri was an assistant at Mars Technology, so she was very surprised to see that Lee Qri was actually a trainee!

"Yes, I've always wanted to be in a band. I was just an assistant before to make money."

Fortunately, our president is very supportive of my dream, and I am truly grateful to him!

While speaking, Li Juli deliberately glanced at Li Haorong beside her.

"Hey, speak properly!"

In response to Li Juli's sarcastic remarks, Li Haorong flicked Juli's head.

Lee Juri covered her head, smiled, and remained silent.

However, this slightly intimate gesture made Park Hyo-min's eyes widen.

She didn't know much about Lee Ho-young's private life, only that he had a rumored affair with Kim Hee-sun.

Seeing this scene now, she realized that the president was such a womanizer.

Not only did he have an ambiguous relationship with Kim Hee-sun, but he also made a move on his own assistant?

Of course, she could understand all of this. After being a trainee for half a year, she not only studied but also heard a lot of gossip and learned about many dirty things in the entertainment industry.

At the same time, she also realized that Lee Ho-young was really good to Lee Ju-ri, not only arranging for her to enter the entertainment company, but also giving her resources!

You should know that most wealthy people would simply give those female trainees some money and that would be enough to get rid of them!

Shocked by the relationship between the two, Park Hyo-min also wondered: if she were his girlfriend, would she also become a big star?

As a young woman who has only recently entered the workforce, it's hard for her to resist such a temptation!

"President, why did you come out so quickly?"

Upon seeing Li Haorong emerge from the filming location, Lao Mo immediately got out of the car and opened the door for him.

"I'll just show up briefly; staying too long will only interfere with their work!"

After returning from the Spring Festival, Li Haorong spent a few extra days with Li Juli to comfort her.

Because of his own mischief in the morning, Lee Juri was unable to arrive on time, so Lee Ho-young personally brought her to the shoot and also to support her.

However, to his surprise, the other two girls were also there!

Although Kim Kwang-soo likes to report to him, it's impossible for him to report even such trivial matters.

Upon seeing the two, Li Haorong immediately decided to help them out, mainly to make Li Juli seem less special on set!

Moreover, Li Juli should also make some good friends of the same age and profession.

The three of them already knew each other, were of similar age, and were now all trainees, so they naturally had a lot in common.

Although they were trainees under two different companies, the two companies were so close that they were practically inseparable.

This way, Lee Juri's trainee life won't be so lonely!

"Chairman, people from Hanjin Group went to see Old Li's wife and daughter before the Lunar New Year, but my men stopped them!"

After getting on the bus, Lao Mo took out a file folder and handed it to Li Haorong.

"Those people are truly despicable!"

Li Haorong took the file bag and shook his head dismissively.

Hanjin Group hyped up his own scandal in an attempt to drive a wedge between him and Samsung.

However, he took advantage of the situation and turned it into a stage for promoting himself.

Although the price was that he was thrust into the limelight and lost his freedom, the benefits were also obvious.

This not only made it harder for Hanjin Group to take action against him, giving Lee Kun-hee an explanation, but also promoted Mars Technology, further increasing its valuation.

Li Haorong plans to launch Mars Technology's third round of financing this year, which will mainly target external funding.

Despite having plenty of money now, Mars Technology needs to stockpile ammunition in preparation for next year's financial crisis, so it can go on a buying spree!

When Hanjin Group's approach proved ineffective, they decided to target Old Li, the scapegoat.

In fact, Hanjin Group had tried to take action after Lao Li was arrested, but Li Haorong had moved the people in advance, so they missed their target.

They didn't give up and eventually found the whereabouts of Old Li's wife and daughter. Fortunately, Li Haorong had arranged for men in advance, which prevented them from succeeding.

Li Haorong opened the file bag, which contained photos of the scene where Hanjin Group sent people to harass the mother and daughters, as well as information on the three women: "Eldest daughter Li Huili, second daughter Li Huilin—both are quite pretty!"

"Aren't you going to take a look?"

"No, it's not appropriate for me to see them. Let's go to the company!"

Li Haorong stuffed the document back into the file bag and casually placed it on the seat next to him.

Although everyone suspected that he was the one who did it, they didn't dare to do anything to him because they had no evidence.

If I go to see them now, wouldn't I be giving myself away?

Back at the company, the work continues non-stop.

Fortunately, I arranged for two vice presidents before the Chinese New Year, otherwise I would have been overwhelmed by the trivial matters of the company and would have had no time to go around having romantic relationships.

"President!"

"President!"

However, there is a downside: I'm really annoyed by these two vice presidents right now.

"Can't you two give me a break?"

Looking at Park Jung-hyuk and Kong Chan-woo, who were like conjoined twins, outside the office, Lee Ho-young couldn't help but sigh.

"sorry!"

"sorry!"

Although the two apologized, they remained standing at the door and did not leave.

It wasn't that they were disobeying Li Haorong, but rather that they were worried that after they left, someone else would sneak in first!

The main point is that it doesn't matter whether I get in or not, but it's not okay for you to get in!

After the two became vice presidents, their competition for each other increased rather than decreased.

After all, there can be two vice presidents, but only one president!

Fortunately, the two manage different departments, so it doesn't affect the company's normal operation!

"Alright, come in!"

Li Haorong naturally knew what the two of them were thinking, but he didn't stop them. In fact, he couldn't stop them even if he wanted to!

Everyone has their own little schemes; who doesn't want to climb the ladder?

Even if I replace two vice presidents, can they guarantee their unwavering loyalty?

Real society is not a game. Loyalty is not an option that can be viewed. Even loyalty in games can change, let alone in reality.

At least these two people in front of me, though fighting each other, are still loyal to me.

As long as they don't cross his bottom line, he can tolerate their current situation of fighting without breaking apart!

"Which of you will report first?"

After entering, Li Haorong looked at the two of them and smiled.

The two initially rushed into the office, but once inside, they began to defer to each other when it came time to give their reports.

Like I said before, I don't care how you report your work, just don't tattle on me to the chairman!

"Minister Park, you go first!"

Tired of the two men's feigned politeness, Li Haorong randomly chose someone.

"President, this is the revenue analysis report from the Finance Department regarding Mars Payment's New Year's campaign!"

Park Jung-hyuk bowed and scraped as he approached the desk, handing the documents to Lee Ho-young with both hands.

Li Haorong took the document and flipped through it casually.

MarsPay's New Year campaign lasted for half a month, from December 31st to the first day of the Lunar New Year, with total transaction volume exceeding 2 billion Korean won.

Although this number is not large, it is less than one-tenth of the amount sold through the prepaid card channel.

But the future applications of MarsPay will not be limited to just buying game cards.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of logistics and his offending Hanjin, the leading transportation group in the Korean Peninsula, his Mars Mall plan was temporarily shelved.

But this doesn't mean Li Haorong has no other plans!

"Not bad, how's the Mars Delivery promotion going?"

Compared to online shopping malls, Li Haorong plans to launch community group buying first in the Peninsula.

Community group buying in China started around 2010, riding the wave of mobile internet and thus flourishing.

Li Haorong launched his campaign three years earlier, but without the support of mobile internet, its promotion naturally faced difficulties.

But it doesn't matter. Seoul has a dense population and a long-standing food delivery culture. We just need to get them used to ordering online.

Moreover, Li Haorong didn't intend to build the platform up all at once!

He just wants to make empty promises to further increase Mars Technology's valuation, so he can fleece more investors!

"It's quite difficult; most businesses don't trust us!"

Park Jung-hyuk said somewhat awkwardly.

Ordering food in Seoul is so convenient; customers can just make a phone call. Why bother ordering through a computer?

"I can give you a promotional fee; you provide me with a marketing plan to create a few role models using promotional activities!"

"yes!"

Burning money to gain traffic is a common practice on the internet, and Park Jung-hyuk is now a veteran at it!

Li Haorong nodded, then asked Kong Canyu.

"Minister Kong, what's up with you?"

"President, this is the construction plan for MarsNet's multilingual real-time translation service. Please take a look!"

Kong Canyu placed a document in front of Li Haorong.

Li Haorong had mentioned this to Kong Canyu a long time ago, but Mars.net is currently a multilingual website, with more than a dozen languages ​​including Korean, Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

However, these websites find it difficult to translate each other in real time.

This results in everyone being in the same internet traffic pool, but due to language barriers, they are still in their own smaller pools.

Playing within the community greatly increases the difficulty of promoting MarsNet in other countries.

The development of translation software is a global challenge, and even 20 years later, no company has been able to completely solve it.

In this situation, hoping that Kong Canyu can solve it is less practical than hoping to find an alien on the far side of the moon and burn its butt with a cigarette butt!

Li Haorong flipped through the documents. Although he couldn't understand many of the technical terms, there was one term he did understand: neural machine translation.

Currently, most translation software in the world uses statistical machine translation, which involves building large-scale corpora for analysis to improve translation accuracy.

But Li Haorong knew that this method was destined to be eliminated.

Neural machine translation, on the other hand, is a new technology that emerged in the early 21st century. It uses deep learning to simulate the neural network of the human brain, which greatly improves the naturalness of contextual understanding and translation quality.

Of course, there are even more advanced large language models, similar to intelligent AI like ChatGPT, but that technology is too advanced to be achieved at present!

Therefore, neural machine translation is a technology worth investing in and developing!

"Our domestic talent pool is insufficient to support the implementation of this plan. I suggest cooperating with European and American companies, such as Trados."

company----"

Li Haorong shook his head and rejected Kong Canyu's suggestion.

Are you kidding me? You think you can cooperate with European and American companies with this little bit of money? Do you think they'd even want to cooperate with us? We don't have a market worth 1.3 billion!

"Let's switch to partnering with Chinese companies! We'll provide the funding and the requirements, and they'll provide the personnel and technology!"

Upon hearing Li Haorong's words, Kong Canyu frowned and fell silent.

In his mind, he naturally believed that European and American technology was better.

The chairman is just trying to save money. What use is Chinese technology?