Jensen Huang's 'Sam-So' Meeting: Who Will Pick Up the Tab?

As NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang holds a so-called "Sam-So" meeting—a dinner featuring pork belly (samgyeopsal) and soju—with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, and Naver Global Investment Officer (GIO) Lee Hae-jin today (June 5), attention is focused on who will pay for the dinner.

Today, the area in front of the pork belly restaurant in Mapo-gu, Seoul, is packed with about 300 reporters and citizens gathered to catch a glimpse of the meeting between the NVIDIA CEO and the heads of major domestic conglomerates.

The venue appears to have been chosen for its friendly and buzzworthy image, similar to the "Kkanbu Chicken" meeting between CEO Huang and major business leaders last year.

According to the ICT industry, it is reported that Lee Hae-jin plans to pay for the "Sam-So" dinner using Naver Pay.

A Naver Pay Connect sign, which is an offline payment terminal for Naver Pay, is displayed at the entrance of the pork belly restaurant.

An inspection of the restaurant's interior revealed that a device capable of processing Naver Pay transactions and a Naver reservation sign are set up at the checkout counter.

CEO Huang, who arrived at Gimpo Airport via private jet at 1:20 p.m. today, has been maintaining a busy schedule, including a visit to the T1 Base Camp and a meeting with professional gamer Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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