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[Opening panel – Morning. Jinwoo’s tiny apartment. Sunlight peeks through the dusty blinds. Papers and notebooks are scattered across the desk, full of business ideas, tech blueprints, and stock market predictions.]

Narration (Jinwoo):

“Seventeen again. The world feels… small.”

“But the future is my playground now.”

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[Panel – Outside the apartment. Jinwoo walks through the streets, scanning the city with a sharp focus. He can see the hidden potential in everything: unaddressed problems, gaps in the market, weaknesses in the system.]

Narration:

“I’ve seen the future. I know the rise and fall of everything.”

“But in this timeline… I’m starting with nothing.”

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[Panel – Inside a coffee shop. Jinwoo sits at a table, sipping coffee as he watches a group of students discuss tech startups and app ideas. They laugh and throw around buzzwords.]

Narration:

“The young are blind to opportunity. They see trends, but don’t understand how to shape them.”

“But I do.”

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[Jinwoo’s gaze sharpens as he looks at his cracked phone screen. He scrolls through stock market apps, watching the trends of companies and currencies. His finger pauses on an app: “NEX Cryptocurrency.”]

Narration:

“In two months, the crypto market explodes. NEX Coin skyrockets 4000%.”

“If I play my cards right, I can build my first empire with nothing but knowledge.”

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[Panel – School gates. Jinwoo’s eyes narrow as he watches Seo Mira walk by. She’s confident, wealthy, and unapproachable—her father controls a vast portion of the country’s tech investments. Jinwoo’s eyes narrow as he watches her. She’s a future ally or a future obstacle.]

Narration:

“Seo Mira. Daughter of a tech mogul.”

“Her father’s empire will be worth billions in five years.”

“I need her. But I’ll make her think she needs me.”

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[Panel – Classroom. Jinwoo sits at the back, ignoring the teacher’s lecture. His attention is elsewhere—he’s thinking of a thousand ways to turn small investments into large returns.]

Narration:

“Education is pointless when you already know the answers.”

“This time, I’m making sure every step is calculated.”

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[Panel – Jinwoo walks to a nearby tech store, scanning the latest gadgets. He buys a cheap, unlocked phone and starts to work, setting up encrypted accounts to monitor stocks, cryptos, and other key financial indicators.]

Narration:

“I’m not just playing the game—I’m rewriting the rules.”

“Every piece of tech, every app, every market has its weaknesses. And I know exactly how to exploit them.”

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[Panel – Jinwoo meets with Hojin Yoo in an internet café. Hojin is an introverted coder, hesitant but curious. Jinwoo leans in, speaking with quiet confidence.]

Jinwoo:

> “I need you to build something. Something big. Something that’ll change the game.”

“I’ll bring the ideas. You bring the code. Together, we’ll change the world.”

Hojin (hesitant):

> “You’re serious? We don’t even have a budget.”

“This will take time, Jinwoo.”

Jinwoo (smiling):

> “Time is something I have plenty of. And this time... I won’t waste it.”

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[Panel – Jinwoo walking back to his apartment late at night. The city around him is quiet, but the wheels in his mind are turning. His footsteps echo in the silence.]

Narration:

“I’ve learned something through all my failures. Power isn’t just about money. It’s about controlling the flow of information. The ones who know what’s coming first… are the ones who win.”

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[Panel – The shadow of a figure on a rooftop, watching Jinwoo as he walks. Its eyes glow faintly red. A sinister presence lingers.]

Narration:

“But power comes with a price.”

“And I can feel it, stalking me from the shadows.”

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[Panel – Jinwoo stands before a mirror in his apartment, looking at the version of himself from the past: a 17-year-old with an intensity that’s out of place for his age. His eyes glow with determination.]

Jinwoo (thinking):

> “This time, I won’t be soft. I won’t trust the wrong people. I’ll control everything.”

“And no one will stand in my way.”

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[Final panel – A news headline flashes on the screen of Jinwoo’s phone: “New App Gains Viral Attention Overnight.” The app in question is a beta version of the app Jinwoo and Hojin have been developing.]

Narration:

“The first ripple hits.”

“Now, we ride the wave.”

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