Jang Seong-gyu Surprised: The Truth Behind SK Hynix's 1.3 Billion Won Bonus is 1/N

On the YouTube channel 'Manri Jang Seong-gyu,' broadcaster Jang Seong-gyu, Kim Ki-hyuk, and Jeon Min-gi challenged themselves to day trading stocks to fund a 2 Days & 1 Night trip.

The production team stated, "To support Ki-hyuk, who is about to give birth and will soon be entering a postpartum care center, we are going on a 2 Days & 1 Night trip. Our destination today is Chungju, so let's try trading stocks just for today to earn our travel expenses," and gave the three men 2 million won.

Upon arriving in front of the SK Hynix headquarters, Jang Seong-gyu remarked, "If that shoe store owner has been doing business here for a long time, they probably know a lot about Hynix." While discussing SK Hynix's stock price, Jang Seong-gyu asked the shoe store owner, "Is the energy good?" to which the owner replied, "I came here with high expectations."

Jang Seong-gyu asked, "Don't SK Hynix employees come and go frequently? How are they feeling the effects?" The owner joked, "I don't feel it yet, but I have high expectations. Their expressions themselves are very hyped and arrogant," which caught the cast members off guard. Kim Ki-hyuk asked, "Then it seems like they'll open their wallets easily too," and the owner repeatedly replied, "They are arrogant right now."

While moving to another location, Kim Ki-hyuk called a friend currently employed at SK Hynix and asked, "You must have bought a house by now?" The friend gave an unexpected answer: "My annual salary isn't even at that level."

Jeon Min-gi asked, "I'm sorry to ask, but how much did you receive earlier this year? Was it over 100 million won?"

The friend replied, "It's not even half of that." When asked about the 1.3 billion won bonus mentioned in the news, the friend provided a realistic explanation: "If you divide that by the total number of employees (1/N), it comes out to that amount. Since there are slight differences in annual salaries among members, it is about 3 to 4 times the salary. If we base it on what will be earned next year rather than this year, it is expected to be 5 to 6 times."

Jeon Min-gi joked, "That's a relief. I almost felt jealous."

When asked how much of the company's own stock he held, the friend gave a regrettable answer: "I sold it at 150,000 won."