Real Man-Chapter 784

Chapter 784

Park Young-hoon’s eyes widened as he flipped through the photos.

“What is this? Dagumbari?”

“Yes. It was very delicious. Grandma liked it more than me. I’ve never seen her so amazed while eating.”

“Dagumbari is tasty. I want to eat it.”

“Let’s go together next time. I’ve been all over Jeju Island and I know the best places for raw fish. Especially in Moseulpo...”

Nadoha chattered away, immersed in his travel memories.

Had he ever been like this before?

Yoo-hyun couldn’t recall.

Nadoha, who was called a genius, always buried himself in work and only talked about work.

He probably thought he was enjoying it, but at some point he was carrying a lot of pressure.

His younger brother’s face looked much lighter now.

‘I’m glad I sent him on a trip.’

A smile formed on Yoo-hyun’s lips.

The conversation turned around and Park Young-hoon, who had a serious expression on his face, opened his mouth.

“Yoo-hyun, I have something to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“This. Jang-woo’s dating rumor.”

Swish.

Park Young-hoon put his phone on the table and there was an article on the screen.

Han Jae-hee’s face was more visible than the previous article’s photo.

But it was not easy to recognize her.

“Is the other person Jae-hee?”

“What? Jae-hee noona? Where do you see that?”

Nadoha snatched the phone, surprised.

Yoo-hyun chuckled and asked.

“Where did you hear that?”

“At the gym. I thought it was a joke, but everyone was betting on it seriously.”

“Betting?”

“Yeah. Whether Jang-woo will marry your sister first, or you will marry Da-hye first.”

Yoo-hyun snorted at the ridiculous content and glanced at Jeong Da-hye.

“They bet on anything. Of course we’ll be first.”

“Huh? So it’s true that Jae-hee and Jang-woo are dating?”

“Yeah. It’s true.”

There was no point in hiding it anymore since the rumor had spread.

Park Young-hoon’s eyes widened.

“Wow! How did that happen?”

“Really? There’s a comment here that says she’s more beautiful than any actress.”

Nadoha held out his phone, amazed.

Yoo-hyun answered without looking.

“That’s Jae-hee’s comment.”

“What?”

“Jae-hee wrote it and clicked the recommendation herself. Right, Da-hye?”

Yoo-hyun suddenly asked, and Jeong Da-hye, who was blankly staring, smiled reflexively.

“Jae-hee did write it.”

“Puhahaha! Jae-hee is so funny.”

“It’s not funny. Jang-woo is trying his best to stop the dating rumor, but Jae-hee is secretly enjoying it.”

“Haha! I felt it when we drank together last time. She’s really unique. And remember that time...”

Park Young-hoon was about to bring up an old memory.

Nadoha, who was laughing with him, asked Jeong Da-hye, who was looking behind.

“Noona, what’s behind you?”

“No. Nothing.”

Jeong Da-hye drank her coffee as if nothing was wrong.

Yoo-hyun looked at where she was looking.

There were A1 security guards who had just finished their shift.

‘She must be worried a lot.’

A few days passed.

The test version of the River mobile app was released earlier than planned and caused a sensation.

It had good accessibility and a neat UX design, making it easy for users to write reviews and check their earnings.

As a result, River became one of the top 20 internet services in Korea in no time.

It was higher than Yahoo, which was famous for being an initial portal site.

There was even more surprising news from France.

Yoo-hyun received countless calls because of this article from France.

His phone was still hot when another call came in.

Click.

“Yes, editor-in-chief.”

Yoo-hyun answered the phone and Our Daily’s Oh Eun-bi editor-in-chief asked him bluntly.

-What the hell. How can this news come out of nowhere? You should have told me sooner.

“We didn’t know either.”

-You expect me to believe that?

“You must have seen the article.”

-So it’s true that the designer left a comment on the Chanel store review?

The Chanel store review was an item that Jeong Da-hye prepared for promotion in France.

It was a review where ordinary people walked around the store and left honest feedback, and it was quite popular because the target was Chanel.

And when Chanel’s sacred designer Alexander Lima left a comment and posted it on SNS, it became a huge issue.

The interest in River also increased rapidly.

-Steve, your words were a great help. This Alexander Lima, I won’t forget this favor.

Alexander Lima kept his promise to Yoo-hyun.

Thanks to him, River was able to secure popularity without much effort.

Yoo-hyun recalled his memory for a moment and answered.

“Yes. It became famous and was published in the newspaper.”

-Anyway, this is all thanks to River signing a contract with Chanel, right?

“That’s true.”

-Awesome. Chanel, who has a strong pride, is pushing you like this.

“That’s how good we are. You know how good the response is these days.”

Oh Eun-bi editor-in-chief asked in surprise at Yoo-hyun’s easygoing words.

-What’s going on? You backed off when the Ilsung article came out last time.

“It’s time to start for real. Please promote us a lot.”

-Hmm, if you give us the source first?

“Of course. I appreciate it.”

-You’re asking me, so I guess I have to pay attention. Hoho!

Yoo-hyun smiled pleasantly and exchanged a few more words with his old acquaintance before ending the call.

Thud.

Yoo-hyun leaned back on his chair after putting down his phone.

“Phew. I guess that’s settled.”

He had reaped the full benefits of publicity from an unexpected news.

He had planned to build his reputation overseas first through channel store reviews, but Alexander Lima had sped up the process.

It didn’t take long for him to receive a request to plan a news article.

Yoo-hyun had hesitated whether to accept it or not.

He was worried that getting too much attention too soon could have negative consequences, since he wasn’t fully prepared.

But Jeong Da-hye had a different opinion.

-It’s good to prepare everything and start, but it’s also a way to make things happen first. If you aggressively expand your scale, you can prevent many problems in advance.

Price comparison, reservation, search site, etc.

She wanted to quickly secure the recognition of Reverb, in order to minimize the potential conflict with similar sites.

If you have power, you can’t tackle recklessly. That was a common saying in the internet service ecosystem.

It wasn’t a bad idea, but the problem was that it was hard to ensure stability.

Yoo-hyun had made up his mind, thinking that he had built enough foundation.

He thought it would be okay to grow his scale at this point.

‘If I expand the office and hire more staff...’

He could also reduce the burden on his employees.

He was checking his future plans when it happened.

Knock knock knock.

Jeong Da-hye entered the CEO’s office with a knock.

Swoosh.

She handed him a document as they sat face to face. Yoo-hyun took it and asked.

“Did the results come out already?”

“Yes. This is the agreement we made this time. LJ Trade agreed to work with us.”

“LJ is the second largest company in the country, right?”

“Yes. Among the fashion distribution companies that have their own brands, they are the second largest in scale. Of course, there is a big gap with the first place.”

Rustle.

Yoo-hyun skimmed through the document that contained the results of the meeting they had a while ago.

The content was somewhat complicated, but the core was simple.

-LJ Trade will not impose sanctions on Reverb’s reviews.

Why did they need such an agreement, unlike IT reviews?

Fashion reviews were inevitably subjective depending on the taste.

It was not just a matter of reviewing the clothes they bought, but a matter of making money through reviews. They had to take responsibility for the problems.

They needed to coordinate in advance, as there was a possibility of disputes.

Jeong Da-hye had persuaded the other party by pointing out that the publicity effect they would get from positive reviews was much greater than accepting negative reviews.

That was the result that came out now.

“You got them to agree easier than I thought. I thought it would take some time.”

“It’s because of the influence of the channel agreement we made first. And Ji-hyeon did a good job too.”

“What did she do?”

“She knew the styles of all the brands that LJ Trade had, so the meeting atmosphere was good. The other side seemed to be very impressed too.”

It meant that Jihyeon had spoken up in the unfamiliar LJ Trade office.

‘Has she become comfortable with dealing with people?’

Yoo-hyun tilted his head, as it didn’t seem easy.

“I’m surprised. I didn’t expect Ji-hyeon to be so proactive.”

“Didn’t you assign her to the fashion review section knowing that?”

“I knew she was interested, but I didn’t know she could do it so well.”

“I know, right?”

“She must have been very interested in fashion.”

In fact, Jihyeon had changed a lot after seeing Jeong Da-hye’s fashion review.

Before, she had only taken care of the summary while keeping quiet during the meetings, but now she spoke more and came up with ideas actively.

Jeong Da-hye nodded.

“It seems that Ji-hyeon met her favorite field and showed her talent. Thanks to her, I feel much more comfortable too.”

“That’s good. Talk to Ji-hyeon more. She’s a person with great potential.”

“I was going to do that anyway.”

What if Jihyeon showed the sense she had online in fashion reviews?

He might be able to see her true value sooner than expected.

Yoo-hyun smiled inwardly and asked.

“Next is Yurim Fashion, right?”

“Yes. If we join hands with Yurim, we can start properly.”

“They might be a bit arrogant. They’re a company that makes a lot of noise even in decent department stores.”

Yurim Fashion was the largest fashion distribution company in the country, and Yoo-hyun had a little connection with them in the past.

‘What was the problem...’

He couldn’t remember the details, but he was sure that they had flaunted their pride at Hansung Department Store.

Yurim Fashion was a very influential company.

They had more than dozens of brands that they had acquired through parallel imports and direct management, and most of them were famous enough to enter department stores.

“It doesn’t matter. We’ll see when we meet.”

Although they were a difficult opponent, Jeong Da-hye smiled confidently.

A few days later.

Yoo-hyun was sitting next to Gong Hyunjun’s seat, looking at his monitor.

Gong Hyunjun, who had been focusing on improving the mobile app issues, explained the progress.

“As for the recent issue of the review back-advertising...”

As Reverb’s scale grew rapidly, problems such as over-advertising, fandom-based favoritism, and review terror on the other side popped up, but the most controversial one was back-advertising.

They received money from advertising companies and pretended to be real users, which seriously damaged the credibility of the reviews.

It was impossible to block them all.

If he imposed too much sanctions, he could also harm other users.

Yoo-hyun nodded as he listened to the solution.

“So instead of blocking the advertising reviews altogether, you suggest to mark them as paid ads?”

“Yes. Since it’s not direct advertising, it’s hard to stop. I think it’s better to bring out what’s in the dark to the light.”

Yoon Bomi, who had prepared with him, chimed in.

“We know that if we encourage too much, it could become a billboard. That’s why we want to give more benefits to the real user reviews.”

“The distinction has to be clear.”

“Yes. So when the back-advertising is revealed...”

Yoon Bomi was about to continue when it happened.