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Chapter 23 - Chapter twenty three:THE LAUNCH

jkKim meets Joo won at a restaurant

They have dinner together

Joo won seems quiet

Kim looks anxious:"why is he so quiet"

Joo won then asks him to board the car

Kim:"Sir where are we going? "

Joo won stays silent

Joo won stops car beside a bridge

He asks kim to get down

The ambience of the lonely bridge makes Kim anxious

Kim:"why are we here sir? "

Joo won ties a long cloth around the waist of Kim

He makes Kim stand at the edge of the bridge

Kim:"sir!"

Joo won looks furious

"I trusted you, you lied to me"

Kim:"sir, what? "

Joo won:"All along you knew that it was sun ri who has done the research but you lied to me"

Kim:"sir please forgive me"

Joo won:"let's play the trust game"

Kim:"no"

Joo won:"yes!!! now guess if i forgive you I will hold back if not i will leave you"

Joo won leaves the cloth

Kim screams

wakes up to the sound of alarm

Kim gasps

sighs deeply

"what a worst nightmare"

Thinks deeply

"if he comes to know about it in real, it would be worst than this nightmare"

Joo won calls him

Kim picks up the phone

"come to home quickly, i hope you remember today is our bigday"

kim:"yes sir "

kim thinks:"the launch of the game, hope everything goes well"

Kim joins Joo won at his home

They discuss briefly about the schedule

Joo won's mother:"All the best"

Joo won smiles:"Thank you mom"

"your dad shall be waiting at the office"

Joo won nods

Joo won and kim sits inside the car

Joo won thinks about the words of his father:"reputation of the company, don't play with it"

Joo won puts his hand on his head

Kim watches him

While a message pops up (Joo won's phone)

Joo won opens it

"All the best Grizzly bear, be aggressive and protect what is yours, you can do it"

Joo won smiles

kim observes and thinks

"he looked very anxious, how come a message suddenly changed his mood, how would have been the sender, is it Ms Sun ri"

Joo won smiles and starts typing message

Kim observes him

Joo won:"Thank you canary bird, hope all our hardwork pays well"

Joo won smiles

Kim stares at him

Joo won observes kim staring at him

Joo won:"what? "

Kim:"nothing sir, you look happy"

Joo won:"yeah, book a table at my favourite restaurant for us tonight"

Kim:"us? "

Joo won:" i mean Ms ri, Mr Alex and the other two and you "

Kim:"ok sir"

Kim smiles

Meanwhile employees at the office are busy with the arrangements of launch of their newer version of the game

Reporters wait in the lounge

Joo won arrives

His staff welcomes him

Joo won goes and greets chairman

Chairman looks at him and says:"All the best"

They all occupy their respective seats oj the dias

The game development team launches the game

They give the demonstration

employees look nervous and reporters look curious while the demonstration goes on

chairman looks at joo won

All along joo won maintains a smile

Chairman moves close to him and whispers

"why are you smiling, are you so sure about the success of the launch"

Joo won:"may be or may not be but oflate i have realised there is no harm in embracing and accepting the truth as it is with a smile. Im happy and confident of face any consequences? "

Chairman looks perplexed

thinks

"He feels and sounds like a different person, anyway happy to see him smile"

The demonstration ends without any techincal glitches

To reporters

Mr Kwang:"I thank all the researchers, my teammates who worked on this and made this a successful one"

Reporter:"How confident you are that this version of your game will be able to attract attention of users"

Joo won:"we are very confident given the used friendly and unique features of this game, we are confident it would be the leading game in no time "

Reporter:"Is it directed towards taking over the current version of CROMA Group game? "

Joo won:"we don't intend to follow anyone, we are carving our own path to become leader in this arena"

Kim to reporters

"ok ladies and gentlemen, i hope you have done with your questions, let's move to have some coffee"

While the reporters enjoy the coffee

Hee jin gets a call from a reporter

:"madam, the demonstration has gone well without any glitches"

Hee jin looks furious says:"ok" and hangs up the phone

Hee jin to Sun woo

:"The launch has been successful, what are you still waiting for, let us go and have a party"

Sun woo stares at her

Hee jin:" if we don't upgrade our version of our game, then it's over for us, I can't see you at number,never "

Sun woo gives her a deadly stare

Hee jin(scoffs):"you are good enough to give such stares nothing else"

Sun woo screams:"Hee jin"

Hee jin:"Don't yell at me"

leaves the place in anger

Meanwhile at INTELLEKT GROUP

chairman to joo won

:"congratulations, i liked the game, more than this, i liked the way you handled things"

Chairman pats his shoulder

Joo won:"thank you dad"

Kim looks at them and thinks

"it's good to see them sharing such a warmth"clicks a picture and sends it to Joo won's mother

Joo won's mother (busy in gardening)

listens to the notification

Opens the message

looks at the picture

smiles

messages kim

"you made my day, kid, thank you"

The reporters leave the place

Joo won to his employees

"it's not over yet, we have to work hard to get users adopt this version"

Employees:"yes sir"

Mr Kwang:"Sir, have faith in us this game is going to place our company at the top of the charts, im confident"

Joo won:"Good, ok guys have a great day"

Everyone is happy with the launch

Kim calls Shin Min

Shin Min:"hey how was the lauch?you were very nervous?"

Kim:"Yeah everything went well"

Shin Min:"Congratulations"

Kim:"Thanks and by the way,Mr Joo won wants to take us all out for dinner today"

Shin Min:"Today?"

Kim:"Yeah,he wanted to treat you all at his favourite restaurant"

Shin Min:"Oh that's great..let's have fun..i will intimate them"

Kim:"bye"

Joo won comes out,Kim opens the car door for him

Joo won sits inside the car

Visibly happy

He asks "Kim Have you informed about the dinner date?"

Kim:"Pardon?"

Joo won (clears throat):"I mean dinner treat that i wanted to give to Mr.Alex and his team"

Kim:"Yes sir"

Joo won:"Get the bookings done for the entire restaurant"

Kim:"Ok sir"

Joo won goes home and starts to get ready for the dinner

His mother observes him

"Are you going on a date?"

Joo won:"mom,no..iam going out for an official dinner"

His mother:"Doesn't seem to be so official"

Joo won:"Mom"

Alex,Jong soo gets ready

They look at Sun ri

"are you not coming?"

Sun ri:"No,you people have fun"

Alex:"Sun ri ,try to socialise there is no harm,why do you want to seclude"

Shin Min enters:"Madam,Mr CEO would be disappointed if we dishonor his invitation.The way he has been generous regarding our deal.I think you should think about it"

Alex:"Sun ri dear,my child please"

Sun ri thinks for a while

"ok"

Shin Min ,now let us get ready

Shin Min:"I have brought this beautiful gown for you,it will suit you well"

Sun ri:"Shin Min,what was the need? i don't think it was necessary"

Shin Min:"Please wear it,i really want you to look special before"

stops abruptly

Sun ri:"Look special why?"

Shin Min:"I mean you are the reason for the successful launch ,you need to look special and deserve attention"

Sun ri smiles:"As much as i have worked on the project,you have also worked on helping me hide my identity from the sharpest eyes of the CEO"

Shin min :"True,when we were returning from the farm house and jon soo uttered that madam's work,i thought we are done,thank god he got some phone call and got distracted"

Alex:"Yeah true otherwise this little brat would have spoiled everything"

Jong soo:"Why do you guys ahve to imagine things that never happen and blame me"

Shin Min ,Alex:"it's our favourite game" laughs

Shin Min:"Ok,ok madam get ready soon"

Sun ri collects the dress and goes to change it

Kim enters the store

"what you people didn't get ready yet"

Shin Min:"Yeah we are almost done"

Joo won enters the store

Jong soo,Alex receives him and asks him to sit

He sits and looks around(with an intent to spot Sun ri)

(thinks)"where is she?"

Sun ri enters the cabin wearing the beautiful green gown

Joo won gets mesmerised by her beauty

(in his mind):"she looks astonishing"

Kim says:"You look astonishing"

Joo won is startled by the way kim spoke his mind

Shin Min:"Ah you look way more better than what i had imagined"

Sun ri:"Hello Mr.Joo won,congratulations on the successful launch"

Joo won :"Hello,thank you Ms.Ri"

Kim:"Ok let us start now"

They all start for the restaurant