Start-Up (스타트업)

EPISODE 13

Hello. I'm Seo Dal-mi.

What are you doing here?

SEO DAL-MI

I'm here for a job interview.

What the hell are you doing?

I'd like to apply to Injae Company's Strategic Planning Team.

Ms. Won In-jae.

-Ms. Won? -Seriously?

Then tell me why you want to work at my company.

Okay.

What you said on Demo Day

left a deep impression on me.

What did I say?

The same goes for our children and descendants.

They, too, would want the world to change

for the better.

I wish to make the world a better place. That's why I'm doing this.

Why did it leave a deep impression on you?

Because it's the same thing

Dad said 15 years ago.

"Dad"?

You see,

I can picture how the world will change in the future.

Drastic changes are coming.

You know,

I didn't quit because someone punched me.

I quit my job to prepare for such a world.

So in that moment, it suddenly hit me.

That maybe

you and I

have the same goal.

Of course, I don't like that you're focused on manpower reduction.

That is the first thing I'd like to change should you hire me.

-You're brazen. -I'll take that as a compliment.

Seo Dal-mi, the former CEO of Samsan Tech,

has joined Injae Company as the company's new COO.

NoonGil, the app developed by Samsan Tech during Sand Box's 12th residency program,

continues to expand its services even after the acquisition.

The new update contains a feature that helps users identify different pills.

CHEONG-MYEONG CORN DOG

After turning its largest profit last quarter, Injae Company

is incorporating

its new business development team as a separate company.

-Congratulations. -Look over here!

Seo Dal-mi, the former team lead,

will serve as the CEO of this new company, named Cheongmyeong.

NoonGil, 2STO's app for the visually impaired,

has been acquired by the world's top private foundation.

The CEO of K. Jonse deeply empathizes with the vision and objectives of NoonGil

and has promised ongoing support and continual investment in its R&D.

Sand Box's partner, Morning Group,

founded the biggest AI center in Korea.

The company restructured its two-year-old AI task force

and hired more engineers to expand the team for this AI center,

which will be headed by Won Sang-su, the CEO of Nature Morning.

They say Fifan Tech is valued at 15 billion.

Who's the keyman there?

Congratulations on your promotion!

The development team led by Nam Do-san, former CTO of Samsan Tech,

has been named the key department at 2STO's AI Center.

The team has been recognized

for its contribution to the Smart City project in Silicon Valley.

I think his contract

was for three years or something like that.

-Yes. -But since he's doing so well,

2STO won't let him go. I guess he won't come back.

I hope that is the case.

3 YEARS LATER, SAN FRANCISCO

This wine smells amazing.

How's the wine?

I bought it after tasting it during a winery tour in Napa Valley.

Great purchase.

It's very smooth, and I barely taste any tannin.

Just how I like it.

Look at you, hotshot.

Gosh, it seems like only yesterday that we were

eating gimbap on the roof while smelling barbecue.

Gosh, I know.

Hold on. Come to think of it, we never got to eat

at that BBQ restaurant.

Right, we used to smell the food all the time but never ate there.

I should be a good son for a change.

I should show my parents this yacht in San Francisco.

Hey, don't. It's 4 a.m. in Korea now.

Really? Okay.

Then I should do a vlog.

Both Seoul and San Francisco's latitude is 37° N.

It's almost the same.

The difference in longitude is the reason why we're 16 hours behind here,

but it's so peaceful here that it's almost hard to believe

-we share the same sky. -Action.

-Let's begin. -Looking back,

every day there felt like a war.

-What am I doing here? -I was wounded every day.

Do-san, our captain. How's the sea looking today?

Not a single cloud, and the sea is very calm today.

A PLACE WHERE ONE FEELS SAFE AND AT EASE

Yes, what time would be good to meet for the shoot?

Sure, then I'll see you at two.

Okay, I'm going.

BIG CORPORATIONS COMPETE TO RECRUIT DEVELOPERS

Ms. Won, we're shooting the company promo video today.

Yes, I remember. Is the crew here?

Yes, they're in the meeting room now.

Oh, you're back from lunch.

-Yes. -Where did you go for lunch?

Do we have to tell you?

Well, I thought I saw you guys earlier.

We ate at the cafeteria at Sand Box.

Really?

I guess I was mistaken.

Let's go. We're shooting the promo video.

We're busy.

Okay.

Was it Studio Jakdu?

Can I see their portfolio first?

Do you have to see it?

Yes.

Is this their actual portfolio?

What if our video turns out like this?

What's wrong with this?

This video has reached one million views.

Don't tell me this is what we're going for.

No. Ours will be much better, of course.

Ms. Won, we're ready. Shall we?

Can we go over the concept first?

We took inspiration from Frozen.

I'm not doing this.

Nice. That's refreshing.

Then, are we playing

Elsa and Anna?

Bingo. That's the idea.

Ms. Won, you know that hand gesture Elsa makes, right?

I need you to do that and make it look more dramatic.

-Hand gesture? -Yes, she does this.

As if you're snapping your fingers. Got it?

No!

No, you can do it!

You can do it.

Ms. Won, are you ready?

Are we really doing this?

All right. Please look at the camera.

Let's do this.

Ready, cue!

Hello. I'm Won In-jae, the CEO of Injae Company, the company that aims

to change the paradigm of control systems through AI.

EARNEST

Hello. I'm Won In-jae, the CEO of Injae Company, the company that aims

to change the paradigm of control systems through AI.

In the past three years, we've been ranked fifth

for best-selling CCTV systems using AI and have been named

the fastest-growing company in the industry.

Companies such as Jeonghan Bank, Jeonghan Construction,

Taeram Construction, World Oil, and so on

use our control and monitoring systems.

Our goal is to expand

and strengthen security controls, not reduce manpower.

And we've built an effective, expansive system for it.

With the know-how gained from developing our CCTV monitoring system,

we are now investing in a new business project.

And that project is…

A self-driving system.

SELF-DRIVING SYSTEM

Hello. I'm Seo Dal-mi, the CEO of Cheongmyeong Company,

a self-driving car start-up.

A world where the elderly or the visually impaired can be more mobile.

Every year, the number of traffic-related deaths…

-Are you all right? -Gosh, seriously.

Ms. Seo, why grab the steering wheel?

She doesn't trust us.

Gosh, I do trust you. But you know,

there's a thing called automatic reflexes.

That was totally involuntary.

Jeez.

Sorry. I'll do better this time.

Do we have to start over?

No, I can edit it. Let's just pick up where we left off.

-Are you ready? -Yes.

All right. Ready, cue!

Every year, 1.2 million people die from traffic accidents.

To more quickly welcome such a world, Injae Company

began developing a self-driving system last year using our vision technology

with the goal of reaching level four.

She's actually doing this.

Right? She's launching a self-driving system.

At her sister's company. Her enemy.

I wonder if Do-san has watched this video.

-What video? -Oh, it's nothing.

Cheon-ho made a promo video.

-Okay. -With Ms. Seo in it.

Really?

Looks like she's launched a self-driving car start-up.

Do you want to see it?

No.

Hey, why did you have to bring that up?

Have you heard him talk about her since moving here?

-No, right? -Right, never.

Not even once.

So don't bring her up.