304 Goodbye Samsung Lee Kun-hee
In the mid-levels mansion area extending at the eastern foot of Nanshan Mountain, before a garden mansion covering an area of 4 or 5,000 square meters, Li Feng and his entourage arrived here.
This is the mansion of Lee Kun-hee, the current helmsman of Samsung, which is known as 'one of the most expensive mansions in South Korea', which is also in line with the identity of the family.
At this time, although Samsung was not the Samsung empire known as controlling South Korea in later generations, it was second only to Hyundai and Daewoo in South Korea, but the recent outbreak of the Asian financial crisis, these Korean chaebols, which were mainly exporters, were in trouble at this time.
Before the financial crisis, South Korea had a per capita income of more than $10,000 and was known as a country close to the level of developed countries.
Such an economic 'big country' with a population of tens of millions is very strange in Li Feng's view, and the wealth will be so concentrated, and the chaebol family here is the real decision of everything in this country.
Today, the total assets of South Korea's five major chaebols account for half of the country's gross domestic product, and the 30 largest chaebol families in South Korea control nearly eight layers of wealth.
People who study economics say that wealth follows the rule of 28, that is, 20% of people control 80% of wealth, and 80% control 20% of wealth, and people who control 80% of wealth in South Korea may be ignored if they really want to calculate.
Therefore, Li Feng is now more and more relaxed about the so-called rich list, and still remembers that in later generations, such as Li Jianxi's wealth is only a few dozen on the Forbes list, with a wealth of more than 10 billion US dollars.
You must know that South Korea at that time was called Samsung Korea, and the Samsung chaebol almost reached nearly 20% of South Korea's wealth, and the Korean chaebols were all controlled by the family, and the proportion of family shares was very high.
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When the convoy stopped before arriving at the mansion, Li Feng saw Li Jianxi, the controller of Samsung, leading his wife and several children to stand at the gate to greet him, which was enough to give Li Feng face.
In fact, the current Lee Kun-hee mansion has become the focus of attention in the entire Mid-Levels mansion area, and the people who live here are all people at the peak of power in South Korea, and it is estimated that they have received the news of Li Feng's visit to South Korea, and the more upper-class people understand what Li Feng means now.
This is only 17 years old, in just over 2 years, created a large consortium spanning finance, real estate, media, military industry, automobile industry, Internet, etc., and the momentum of development is strong, there is a tendency to catch up with and surpass the traditional Haoqiang.
Such a powerful person arrived at a time when the financial crisis was raging and South Korea's economy was on the verge of collapse, and I don't know whether it was good or bad for South Korea.
"Mr. John, since the last time the American emperor parted, you really surprised everyone, you can no longer be described as a genius, it is simply an incredible miracle. Seeing Li Feng get out of the car, Li Jianxi stepped forward with a smile, stretched out his hand to hold Li Feng's hand, and said enthusiastically.
"You're welcome, your Samsung Group is now a world-class consortium, I have just stepped out of the United States, I have just started on the road, you and your Samsung are my role models. Li Feng also replied modestly with a smile.
The two of them made a fuss, and then introduced each other, Li Jianxi introduced his wife and others, Li Feng also introduced Wang Siqing and others who accompanied him, and the group walked into the mansion.
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"John, my father vacated the house next to me, and you lived there during your time in Korea, so you don't have to go to the hotel, okay?" After taking their seats, Li Fuzhen, the eldest princess of the three stars, arranged for Li Feng.
"Oh... , I don't care, I was going to the Hilton Hotel before, it seems that you are helping me save money for staying in the hotel. Li Feng joked with a smile, but he didn't refuse.
"We pulled you from Wanwan and arranged your stay, etc., which is as it should be. At this time, Li Jianxi on the side also explained with a smile.
"Okay, then you're welcome. ”
"It should be... You're welcome.... ”
"John, why don't you bring someone over to arrange it first?" Wang Siqing said at this time.
"I think it's okay, I'll let Fuzhen and the others accompany Miss Anne. Lee Kun-hee echoed with a smile again.
"That's okay, Sister Qing, I'm sorry for you, you take Jianguo and them with you, just leave Karl and the two here, and I'll come over in a while." Li Feng thought about it, and then said to Wang Siqing and Wang Jianguo and Carl behind him.
"OK, BOSS, I'll arrange it first, Carl, you stay here. After listening to Li Feng's words, Wang Jianguo answered Li Feng's words, and then turned around and walked out of the mansion after saying to Carl.
"Okay, then I'll arrange it first, Chairman Li, Mrs., and everyone, I'll leave first, thank you for your hospitality!"
After speaking, Wang Siqing also got up, and then went out of the villa under the leadership of Li Fuzhen. At the same time, including Li Jianxi's wife and two daughters, they all went with them, and the two fathers and sons of the Li family and Li Feng were left in the hall.
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"John, have I heard that in the current financial crisis in Southeast Asia, your Tianya investment returns are extraordinary!" Seeing that there were only three people left in the hall, Li Jianxi couldn't help but say with a little envy.
"Haha... , you won the prize, and I just drank the soup in the back, which is considered lucky, and Soros is the one who eats the most. Li Feng laughed and said.
"Oh, it's not just about drinking soup, in other words, we also have an idle fund in our Samsung's hands, otherwise, the next time Tianya Investment operates again, I will temporarily hand over the funds to you Tianya Investment, how about it?"
"Yes, you don't have to worry about losing money, now is not a good time to invest. Li Feng replied with a smile.
"Yes, the investment in the financial market, who can guarantee it, since last month, our domestic stock market plummeted, our exchange rate also plummeted, and now our Samsung is suffering heavy losses, if you can't stop the loss, Samsung is about to go out of business." ”
"Hehe... , Chairman Li is too modest, there will be no problem with a big consortium like Samsung, and the government will not let a big consortium like Samsung go bankrupt, so you better relax. Li Feng joked with a smile.
"Hey... Now that the government is unable to protect itself, it has been negotiating with the IMF for several rounds recently, and I don't know what the final result will be?"
"I think that South Korea is the 12th largest economy in the world, and the IMF will not see the Korean economy collapse, otherwise it will cause a downturn and panic in the global economy, so I think we will reach an agreement soon. Li Feng responded with a smile.
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As the head of South Korea's big chaebol, he is naturally well aware of the situation of the government, and Lee Kun-hee is also very clear about the fact that the government is now negotiating with the IMF. Similarly, Lee Kun-hee understands what kind of organization the IMF is in private.
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) and B (World Bank) have become the world's two largest financial institutions, but Lee Kun-hee is very clear that behind these two institutions is controlled by the United States, and behind these two organizations are those dense European and American financial institutions chaebols.
Although today's IMF and B, with the integration of the global economy, are not as tightly controlled as Yumi at the beginning, the theme is still dominated by beauty.
With the development of the global economy, especially the rise of China later, Li Feng has the impression that after the new century, China's share in the two major international financial organizations has also become larger and larger, and the country's economy has risen, and the influence of this institution has also increased.
Now that South Korea's economy is in a state of collapse, it is heavily indebted and heavily indebted, and if it is forced to sign an unequal agreement with the IMF, the economic gains that South Korea has worked hard for decades will be swept away, and the chaebols behind them are now staring at it.
It is precisely because Lee Kun-hee understands that there are all kinds of worries because of this.
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"Your South Korean government's foreign exchange reserves are too small, as far as I know, it seems that the foreign exchange reserves were only a few billion US dollars before, so the current foreign exchange reserves have long been empty, which will lead to the continuous decline of your exchange rate. Just when Li Jianxi was worried, Li Feng said casually and playfully.
"Isn't the drop in the exchange rate caused by the attacks of you international investors, speculators, and Wall Street chaebols?" Listening to Li Feng's words, Li Jianxi replied with angry eyes.
"Haha... Chairman Li, there were indeed problems with the economic development of South Korea before, the company expanded too fast, and the debt was too high, and now the financial crisis is actually just right, you can slim down your company and build a solid foundation, isn't it?"
"I hope so!"
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The two of them may have felt that the topic was a little heavy, and they suspended the conversation in this regard, and then they started talking about the family, what is the health of the elderly in the family, etc., and the two have experienced a short confrontation.