Day 64: Rehearsing for an Old-School Investor

Dialogue

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   B 태호 씨, 준비됐어요? 내일 최 회장님 앞에서 떨지 않으려면 오늘 제대로 한번 당해 봐야 돼요.

   Taeho ssi, junbidwaesseoyo? Naeil choe hoejangnim apeseo tteolji aneuryeomyeon oneul jedaero hanbeon danghae bwaya dwaeyo.

   Taeho, ready? If I'm not going to shake in front of Chairman Choi tomorrow, I need to get properly grilled today.

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   A 에헴, 이제부터 난 최 회장일세. 거기 앉게. 자네들 사업 계획서는 어젯밤에 잘 읽었네.

   Ehem, ijebuteo nan choe hoejangilse. Geogi ange. Janedeul saeop gyehoekseoneun eojetbame jal ilgeonne.

   Ahem. From now on, I am Chairman Choi. Sit down there. I read your business plan carefully last night.

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   B 감사합니다, 회장님. 저희 '안심동행'은 독거노인과 돌봄 도우미를 연결해 주는 노인 돌봄 서비스입니다.

   Gamsahamnida, hoejangnim. Jeohui 'ansimdonghaeng'eun dokgeonoingwa dolbom doumireul yeongyeolhae juneun noin dolbom seobiseuimnida.

   Thank you, sir. Our app, Safe Companion, is a senior-care service that connects older people who live alone with care helpers.

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   A 설명은 됐네. 그건 첫 장에 다 쓰여 있더군. 내가 궁금한 건 딱 하나일세. 돈은 누가 내는가?

   Seolmyeongeun dwaenne. Geugeon cheot jange da sseuyeo itdeogun. Naega gunggeumhan geon ttak hanailse. Doneun nuga naeneunga?

   No need to explain. That's all on the first page. There's only one thing I want to know. Who pays?

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   B 어르신들께서 월 구독료로 만 원을 내시는 구조입니다. 삼 년 안에 가입자 십만 명이 목표고요.

   Eoreusindeulkkeseo wol gudongnyoro man woneul naesineun gujoimnida. Sam nyeon ane gaipja simman myeongi mokpyogoyo.

   The seniors pay a monthly subscription of ten thousand won. Our goal is a hundred thousand subscribers within three years.

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   A 십만 명이군. 그런데 자네 할머니는 이 앱을 깔 수 있으신가? 솔직하게 말해 보게.

   Simman myeongigun. Geureonde jane halmeonineun i aebeul kkal su isseusinga? Soljikage malhae boge.

   A hundred thousand, eh. But could your own grandmother install this app? Tell me honestly.

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   B 저희 할머니는... 사실 폴더폰을 쓰세요. 문자도 잘 안 보시고요.

   Jeohui halmeonineun... sasil poldeoponeul sseuseyo. Munjado jal an bosigoyo.

   My grandmother... actually uses a flip phone. She hardly even reads her texts.

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   A 그렇겠지. 여든 넘은 우리 누님도 마찬가질세. 그런데 계획서에는 어르신이 직접 가입하고 직접 결제하는 걸로 돼 있네.

   Geureoketji. Yeodeun neomeun uri nunimdo machangajilse. Geureonde gyehoekseoeneun eoreusini jikjeop gaipago jikjeop gyeoljehaneun geollo dwae inne.

   I thought so. My older sister, who's past eighty, is the same. Yet your plan has the seniors signing up and paying all by themselves.

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   B 그건... 저희가 설문 조사를 했을 때 어르신들 반응이 아주 좋아서요.

   Geugeon... jeohuiga seolmun josareul haesseul ttae eoreusindeul baneungi aju joaseoyo.

   That's... because the seniors responded really well when we did our survey.

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    A 어디서 설문을 했나? 몇 분한테 물었는가? 숫자로 말해 보게.

    Eodiseo seolmuneul haenna? Myeot bunhante mureonneunga? Sutjaro malhae boge.

    Where did you do the survey? How many people did you ask? Give me numbers.

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    B 구청 스마트폰 교실에 오신 어르신들 서른 분께요.

    Gucheong seumateupon gyosire osin eoreusindeul seoreun bunkkeyo.

    Thirty seniors who came to a smartphone class at the district office.

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    A 허허, 스마트폰을 배우러 오신 분들한테 스마트폰 앱이 좋냐고 물었군. 표본이 처음부터 기울어져 있었네.

    Heoheo, seumateuponeul baeureo osin bundeulhante seumateupon aebi jonnyago mureotgun. Pyoboni cheoeumbuteo giureojyeo isseonne.

    Ha, so you asked people who came to learn about smartphones whether they liked a smartphone app. Your sample was skewed from the start.

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    B 잠깐만요, 태호 씨. 이거 연기가 아니라 진짜 치명적인 약점이잖아요. 우리 수익 계산이 통째로 흔들리는데요.

    Jamkkanmanyo, Taeho ssi. Igeo yeongiga anira jinjja chimyeongjeogin yakjeomijanayo. Uri suik gyesani tongjjaero heundeullineundeyo.

    Hold on, Taeho. This isn't acting any more. It's a real, fatal weakness. Our whole revenue calculation falls apart.

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    A 그러니 오늘 걸린 게 다행일세. 내일 이걸 간과한 채 들어왔다면 오 분 만에 문밖으로 쫓겨났을 걸세. 자, 다시 설명해 보게. 돈은 누가 내는가?

    Geureoni oneul geollin ge dahaengilse. Naeil igeol gangwahan chae deureowatdamyeon o bun mane munbakkeuro jjotgyeonasseul geolse. Ja, dasi seolmyeonghae boge. Doneun nuga naeneunga?

    Which is why it's lucky we caught it today. Had you walked in tomorrow without spotting it, you'd have been shown the door in five minutes. Now, explain again. Who pays?

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    B 음... 실제로 앱을 쓰고 돈을 내는 건 자녀분들이겠네요. 부모님이 걱정은 되는데 매일 찾아뵙지 못하는 자녀들이요.

    Eum... siljero aebeul sseugo doneul naeneun geon janyeobundeurigenneyo. Bumonimi geokjeongeun doeneunde maeil chajaboepji motaneun janyeodeuriyo.

    Hmm... the people actually using the app and paying would be the children. Children who worry about their parents but can't visit every day.

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    A 옳거니. 그럼 어르신들은 무엇을 쓰시나? 앱은 못 쓰신다면서.

    Olkeoni. Geureom eoreusindeureun mueoseul sseusina? Aebeun mot sseusindamyeonseo.

    Exactly. Then what do the seniors use? You said they can't use apps.

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    B 어르신들은 앱 대신 매일 아침 걸려 오는 전화 한 통만 받으시면 돼요. 버튼 하나 누르면 도우미가 연결되고요.

    Eoreusindeureun aep daesin maeil achim geollyeo oneun jeonhwa han tongman badeusimyeon dwaeyo. Beoteun hana nureumyeon doumiga yeongyeoldoegoyo.

    Instead of an app, the seniors just answer one phone call every morning. They press one button and they're put through to a helper.

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    A 그렇지, 그거면 우리 누님도 쓰시겠네. 허술했던 수익 구조를 다시 짜서 내일 아침까지 한 장으로 정리해 오게.

    Geureochi, geugeomyeon uri nunimdo sseusigenne. Heosulhaetdeon suik gujoreul dasi jjaseo naeil achimkkaji han jangeuro jeongnihae oge.

    That's it - my sister could use that. Rework your flimsy revenue model and bring it to me on one page by tomorrow morning.

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    B 내일 아침까지요? 회의가 열 시인데 지금 밤 열한 시예요.

    Naeil achimkkajiyo? Hoeuiga yeol siinde jigeum bam yeolhan siyeyo.

    By tomorrow morning? The meeting's at ten, and it's eleven at night now.

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    A 사업하는 사람이 잠을 다 자고 어찌 투자를 받겠나. 커피는 내가 사 오겠네.

    Saeopaneun sarami jameul da jago eojji tujareul batgenna. Keopineun naega sa ogenne.

    How do you expect to win investment if you get a full night's sleep? I'll go and fetch the coffee.

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    B 회장님 말투로 커피 심부름까지 하시겠다니, 연기 하나는 투자받을 만하네요.

    Hoejangnim malturo keopi simbureumkkaji hasigetdani, yeongi hananeun tujabadeul manhaneyo.

    Offering to fetch coffee in the Chairman's voice - your acting, at least, deserves some investment.

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    A 칭찬은 고맙게 받겠네. 대신 내일 진짜 회장님 앞에서는 오늘처럼 말문 막히지 말게.

    Chingchaneun gomapge batgenne. Daesin naeil jinjja hoejangnim apeseoneun oneulcheoreom malmun makiji malge.

    I'll gladly accept the compliment. But tomorrow, in front of the real Chairman, don't get tongue-tied like you did today.

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