It was a horrific nightmare. Sweat drenched his body. Woosung woke up suddenly and exhaled down harshly.
âHuff⌠huff.â
Freezing winter wind cooled him down straight away. He became alert.
âThat was an awful dreamâŚâ
He remembered eating steaks until he felt like he was about to burst. He then gulped down alcohol till he got drunk. He ended up in a private room and drank liquor again. He also remembered getting into Mr. Kimâs car.
âThere is no wayâŚ. It must have been a dream. Murder⌠thatâs ridiculous. Phew.â
Woosung shook his head thinking it was just a dream. He swallowed. He felt strange. He didnât feel hung over despite all the drinking he had done last night. In fact, he felt great.
36 years old.
He worked late and weekends all the time but never exercised. This made his body weak to a point that getting up every morning was difficult.
But he felt different now.
âWoosung, get up. This is your first day of work so get there early.â
âHuh⌠huh?â
Woosung stood up confused.
âFirst day? And momâs voice sounds youngerâŚâ
Woosung looked for his phone. Seeing it shocked him after finding it out.
It was a flip phone.
It was his old 3g cell phone he used to have before the invention of the smartphones.
***
Three family members sat around an old broken-down table. Beef soup, which was something they couldnât afford often, was steaming. As he lifted his spoon, his father Kang Gichun spoke.
âNow that you got a job, you should work hard to succeed. You should save and get married!â
This was 10 years earlier, and so his father only had a few white hairs.
âThis is his first day at work, so I donât think heâs ready to get married yet. Eat up and go to work already. Make sure you follow instructions well. Always agree with your boss, ok?â
His mother, Kim Eunjung, added.
She was only in her late 40s but wrinkles and cracks appeared on her hands already. It resulted from her lifelong years of hard work.
âSo today really is January 10th, 2008?â
Kim Eunjung shook her head frustratingly.
âAre you still asking me that? Wake up already and eat your breakfast. Youâll work better with a full stomach.â
Woosungâs hand shook as he ate.
âThis is really happening.â
He couldnât believe it. Everything showed that today was indeed January 10th, 2008. He checked the date on his phone and news on TV. His parents, the house, and everything else proved that he has traveled back in time. 10 years.
Kang Gichun looked at Woosung worriedly.
âAre you ok? Why is your hand shaking so much?â
âIâm ok. In factâŚâ
He felt ecstatic.
âGod has given me the chance for a revenge against that snake.â
He now remembered what happened yesterday clear as glass. He felt himself dying. Just thinking about sinking into the darkness made him shiver in fear.
âWait for me, you bastard.â
Woosung stopped eating and panted angrily. Kim Eunjung looked at him in annoyance.
âKang Woosung. Why arenât you finishing your breakfast? You need to go to work soon. Do you want to be late for your first day?â
Thatâs right. Today was January 10th, 2008.
This was before the existence of the Bitcoin.
If he could buy 1000 bitcoins now, it will become 9 million dollars. If he could buy even more, as much as possible, and mine other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, he could become the richest man in the world.
If this happened, destroying Choi Gichul and Daeyang corporation will be a breeze. Woosung was thrilled and didnât even mind his motherâs nagging.
***
On his way to work in Yeouido, Woosung organized his thoughts.
âMy first job⌠so that would be Daesan System.â
Daesan System.
Daesan System was a company specializing in SI finances. It comprised an approximate of 40 employees and a yearly revenue of 4.5 million dollars. He worked here for a year, then 6 years at the ST Data System. Afterward, he joined the Bitmain.
âBitcoin was officially introduced in October so⌠I should develop mining techniques and make money.â
If he remembered correctly, October 31st, 2008 was the date the Bitcoin white paper was published. While on November 9th and on January 3rd, 2009 was when the related codes were registered on Sourceforge.net, and the world mined the first genesis block. On the 9th, they released the mining program.
The world did not recognize Bitcoin as a profitable currency then. At first, they saw it as a game for developers.
There was a famous story of buying pizza with 10,000 BTC. The rise of Bitcoin wonât happen till late 2009, so there was no hurry.
âWait a minute⌠was my memory always this good?â
In the past, he had a general idea of the history of cryptocurrency, but he never knew the dates of all the events.
But it was different today. He could remember the exact dates.
âWell, whatever. I should try to leave work as soon as possible and make plans.â
â Yeouido. This is Yeouido station. The exit is to your right.
Woosung left the busy subway.
***
Woosung exited the Yeouido subway station number 4 and looked up at the building where he used to work. It was a difficult job, but he learned a lot from it. It was a good old time.
âIt was hard but I grew a lot here.â
He didnât have much talent in the developing department during his college years. Without any experience, he was thrown into the real world. He had no clue, and with many mistakes and reprimands from his boss, he learned about programming. He worked on HTS program, and since this was a software where customers have a direct connection, there was a lot of VoC (Voice of the Customer). Every negative feedback was for him to bear.
âLetâs go.â
Woosung took the elevator to the 7th floor. The official start time for work was before 8 am, which was when the stock market opened.
It was only 7:30 am, but many were already at work.
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âHey Assistant manager Kim, are you sure the HTS login test is complete? When I entered the ID and PW, there was no introductory popup and I couldnât log in.â
âThat canât beâŚâ
âGo check it right now. If people canât log in when the market opens, we are doomed. You know that, right?â
Woosung was getting to his chair when he overheard this conversation. He looked at them and paused. He remembered this day.
January 10th, 2008. Today was the day the developers nicknamed âthe day the gates of hell opened.â It was the first day of launching the new system.