Chapter 166 Teaching by precept and example

Chapter 166 Teaching by precept and example

Chapter 166 Teaching by precept and example

But then again, An Rusong doesn't have to have this cheap piece of land. After all, compared with the land in Banqiao, the land in Enping District will also experience a surge in price in the next few years, and the rate of increase will be no less than that in Banqiao area.

Of course, the most important thing is that investment itself is political. The "Silicon Valley" in the Banqiao area was built during the presidency of Miss Park. The reason why chaebols such as Samsung and LG invested there was to support Miss Park.

However, An Rushong is now carrying the political label of Councillor Kong's faction, so when making investments, he should naturally be more inclined to this side.

Just like now, Councillor Kong did not intend to buy his NGN shares at a low price, but just wanted him to build the data center in Enping District. Could he say no? That would not be a smart choice.

After all, for An Rusong, the data center is going to be built in Seoul anyway, so there is no fundamental difference whether it is located in Banqiao District or Enping District.

However, even so, An Rusong did not agree very readily. He hesitated for a moment with an awkward expression on his face, and said, "Mr. Kong, Director Nan, this data center to be built is very important for the future development of the entire NGN company. It can be said to be the heart of the entire company."

"Yeah," Councillor Kong nodded with a smile on his face, his attitude was kind, as if he didn't care whether An Rushong would refuse or not.

"So, DFJ and Apple have certain requirements for where to put it," An Rusong continued, "mainly because data centers have high demands for water and electricity. If Enping District cannot meet the conditions, I'm afraid those Americans..."

An Rushong didn't say what would happen to those Americans, but the meaning was very clear.

"This is indeed very important," Councillor Kong looked at Nan Xuyu, pointed with his right hand and said, "You should contact Shanyong later and tell him the specific conditions of Rushong. He must make it clear to him that if the conditions of Enping District cannot be met, even if there are no problems in Rushong, those Americans will probably not go to Enping."

Nan Xuyu nodded hurriedly and said, "I'll remind him."

After a pause, he added: "However, the conditions in Enping District should be good. There will definitely be no problems with water and electricity."

Councillor Kong nodded and turned his gaze to An Rushong.

"That's no problem," An Rusong said with a smile, "As long as the corresponding construction conditions are not a problem, then where to place the data center, whether to build a medium-sized one or just invest in a small one, are all negotiable."

Councillor Kong showed a satisfied expression on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I have also been paying attention to your NGN software recently. I found that the new startup pop-up window of the software, the message board in the personal space, and even the most popular photo wall all seem to have the attributes of news media."

"It does have certain properties of a news media," An Rusong nodded and said, "Well, in the company's development plan, NGN will also launch something similar to a portal website in the future, and its properties of a news media will be stronger."

"In that case, you have to pay more attention to legal and compliance issues," Councillor Kong said first, then turned to look at Nan Xuyu and said, "Xuyu, you will introduce Rusong and Xiaozai to each other later."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at An Rusong and asked, "Do you know Jin Xiaozai?"

An Rushong shook his head. Not to mention knowing him, he had never even heard of the name.

"Hyo-jae is a journalist by profession and previously worked as a deputy editor-in-chief at the Chosun Ilbo," said Councillor Kong. "Currently, he is the special media assistant to the People's Daily, specializing in public opinion guidance and propaganda."

An Rushong remembered this name, Kim Hyo-jae. If nothing unexpected happens, after Lee Min-bo wins the election as the new president, this person will be the main person in charge of public opinion work at the government level of the Republic of Korea.

"You also know about the series of things that have happened recently," Councillor Kong continued, "namely, the rumors that are spreading wildly on the Internet. Behind them, there is no lack of manipulation by those guys from the progressive faction. Those guys are best at propaganda and agitation, and guiding public opinion. This is also the most direct reason for the rapid expansion of the progressive faction in recent years. Taking this into consideration, Minbo has proposed within the party to increase the intensity of public opinion guidance, and some specific measures will be officially implemented after he takes office as president."

"A key point here is the review and regulation of online public opinion," Councillor Kong glanced at An Rusong and said with emphasis, "If nothing unexpected happens, the People's Daily will propose the establishment of a five-member 'Broadcasting and Communications Committee' to be responsible for this work." An Rusong understood, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Then, Mr. Kong, how will these five committee members be selected?"

Don't think that just because South Korea claims to be a democratic country, it is truly completely democratic and has no controls at all. That is simply impossible. Even for online public opinion, the Blue House has a special control mechanism. Aren't the five laws and regulations issued since the 90s specifically aimed at Internet speech?

As for the "Broadcasting and Communications Commission" mentioned by Councillor Kong, it should be the country's further control measures over Internet speech. It is equivalent to a censorship committee. This censorship committee will certainly not censor a specific netizen who makes a speech or posts. What it censors is the carrier of these speeches and posts, that is, the website.

As mentioned earlier, although the NGN software developed by An Rushong is an instant messaging software, it also involves some content of online public opinion, such as pop-ups, message boards in personal spaces, etc. These are places where messages can be published and news can be disseminated. Naturally, they will also be subject to review by the "Korean Communications Commission" in the future.

This review, whether it is lenient or strict, has completely different natures for an Internet company. If NGN company is the focus of the "Broadcasting and Communications Commission" in the future, An Rushong will definitely be very uncomfortable.

Therefore, when Councillor Kong brought up the "Broadcasting and Communications Commission" and Kim Hyo-jae, he was actually trying to control An Rusong - look, even though your NGN is getting bigger and bigger and has introduced investment from the United States, we still have ways to control you.

An Rushong understood this point very well, and he also kept his attitude low enough. The reason why he asked how these five members were selected was naturally to further clarify his political stance.

It is still unknown whether Lee Min-bo can win the presidential election, but even if he wins the presidential election in the future and the proposal to establish the "Broadcasting and Communications Commission" is passed by the National Assembly, it is impossible for the five members to be appointed entirely by him.

By convention, such a committee with an odd number of members will generally have one member appointed by the president, while the remaining members will be equally divided between congressional negotiating groups that support the president and congressional negotiating groups with other positions.

"The specific method of selection is still uncertain," Councillor Kong said with a smile, "but one thing is certain: Kim Hyo-jae will definitely be one of them."

"Then I have to interact more with Mr. Jin," An Rushong said with a smile.

"It's not just Hyo-jae," Councillor Kong's smile froze, and he turned and said, "In the next few days, people from the National Intelligence Service will also contact you. Your data center needs their people to be present. Gao Yonggou may be in charge of this matter."

"Hasn't President Gao been fired?" An Rushong asked in surprise.

Ko Young-goo was the former director of the National Intelligence Service and a close confidant of President Roh. In 2003, this guy made a big mistake and lost his position as director of the National Intelligence Service.

As the highest-level intelligence agency in South Korea, the National Intelligence Service has a director, four deputy directors, and dozens of core personnel in charge of different departments. According to South Korea's relevant confidentiality regulations, in the leadership system of the National Intelligence Service, except for the director and four deputy directors, the identities of the core leaders of the remaining 4 departments cannot be made public.

As a result, in 2003, President Roh suddenly had an idea and went to inspect the National Intelligence Service. He called together all the core leaders, including Director Ko Young-go, and took a photo. Later, the photo was published in the newspaper.

Therefore, there was no need for intelligence personnel from other countries to snoop, as the Republic of Korea itself exposed the entire core layer of the National Intelligence Service. Just like that, overnight, the core leadership of the National Intelligence Service was wiped out and became a laughing stock among intelligence agencies around the world.

Finally, when the investigation was launched, the blame was first attributed to the photographer who took the photo. The Blue House dealt with the photographer and wanted to fool the matter. But obviously, the opposition party would not agree. In the end, after a lot of entanglement, Ko Young-go, the director of the National Intelligence Service, took the blame and stepped down in disgrace. He was replaced by the current director Kim Wan-bok.

"It's dismissal, not expulsion. It's just for show," said Councillor Kong with a sneer.

"Gao Yonggou is a dog of the progressives," Councillor Kong said after a moment's silence. "He might give you trouble on some issues. But you don't have to worry. Just cooperate with him and don't let him find fault with you. Anyway, he will be gone in two months."

An Rushong didn't say anything. He could tell that as soon as Lee Min-bo took office as president, there would definitely be trouble at the National Intelligence Service. He just didn't know how big that trouble would be.

(End of this chapter)