Chapter 31: The Dark Tide Surges
"Father, I have already said hello to the relevant persons in charge of the Seoul Regional Prosecutor's Office and the court, and it is absolutely impossible for Orange Technology to get out smoothly this time. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In a luxury villa in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Lee Jae-yong stood respectfully in front of a man with gray hair and a slightly fat body.
This man is Lee Kun-hee, the chairman who single-handedly developed Samsung Group to this point!
In South Korea, there has always been a saying: taxes, death, three stars.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Samsung Group, which accounts for more than a quarter of South Korea's GDP, can be called the Samsung empire.
Such a behemoth, and in South Korea against a foreign technology company, should be a sure thing, but Lee Kun-hee repeatedly told Lee Jae-yong not to be careless, even after the legal department was bought up and down by the Samsung Group, Lee Kun-hee still felt a little uneasy, "What did Prosecutor Choi say from there?" ”
Lee Kun-hee asked Choi Soon-won, the senior prosecutor general of the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office, a veteran prosecutor general who had hoped to be nominated as one of the heads of the South Korean Ministry of Justice, but unfortunately, this person has always had a bad relationship with the foundations, and often fights against these foundations, which hold the lifeblood of the country.
In particular, his power is particularly huge, and even Lee Kun-hee does not dare to ignore the opinions of this prosecutor general.
Lee Jae-yong touched his forehead, he always felt a headache when he heard the name, but Lee Kun-hee asked him, and he didn't dare not answer, so he could only reluctantly say, "Father, he is about to retire, and I heard that Hyundai and some other groups are already looking for a replacement for him, and if possible, he will retire early next year." ”
Lee Kun-hee sneered, "As long as he is still in that position for a day, we can't ignore the strength he has in his hands, this is a madman who is so crazy that even the president is afraid of three points, you'd better find someone to secretly find out what he thinks about this incident; Also, how about what I asked you to do on the West Side? ”
In South Korea, Lee Kun-hee didn't care too much about Orange Technology, after all, Samsung Group's local power is too great, and Orange Technology has almost no possibility of turning around.
It's just that another thing that makes him angry in his heart is that his eldest brother Li Mengxi has been jumping up and down these days, and has been trying to get the will that his father made before he died, as well as some trust funds he bought.
This person is not easy to deal with, because his son Lee Jae-hyun is now the largest private shareholder of CJ Group, another major super group in South Korea, and he is not a small person who can be easily dismissed.
Lee Jae-yong was also very concerned about this matter, and after hearing this, he whispered, "Don't worry, father!" He won't be there much longer, for he will soon be sick and will soon die. ”
"Are you sure?" Lee Kun-hee is old and overly important to some things, especially some disputes within the family, which is particularly sensitive.
In his life, he not only fought with big conglomerates at home and abroad, but also developed Samsung Group to today's status as a rich and rival country.
is still internally, and has successively solved the eldest brother and second brother who inherited the family business.
First, he borrowed the 1966 saccharin smuggling case to sweep away Li Mengxi's threat.
Then in 1973, he took advantage of the so-called prince's rebellion to solve his second brother Lee Chang-hee, and successfully seized the inheritance rights of Samsung Electronics, Samsung Properties, and First Wool Textile.
"That's good, in addition, the dispute with the LG Group, in the near future, we should also stop for a while, I heard that they are preparing to submit some questions about me to the Blue House recently, although President Lu has forced it down, but they are pressing step by step, refusing to back down half a step, and if this continues, sooner or later there will be big problems." Lee Kun-hee believes that the fundamental reason why he has been able to stand in South Korea for so many years is that the Samsung Group and South Korea's economy are completely tied together.
As a result, the Samsung Group can exert its influence up and down the entire country, and even the president is a puppet unanimously pushed up by their consortium alliance, and President Lu is like this.
It's just that now, the dispute between LG and Samsung over electronic products is becoming more and more intense, not only that, but the Xijie Group, which originally belonged to Samsung's camp, has also switched to competitors, and the situation is becoming more and more tense.
The huge Samsung Group almost paid an unimaginable price for this, and it failed to calm down the situation, but the whole incident was intensifying in China, and there was almost a call from top to bottom to send him to prison.
In this case, Li Kunxi has no way to retreat, he can only respond to all challenges with a tough attitude, and the same is true of the environment in which Orange Technology was sued.
Samsung Electronics must not tolerate its most critical electronics market to encounter Waterloo, because once there is a business dilemma, then it will be like a snowball, there will be more and more challenges, domestic, foreign, how many people are trying to tear off a big piece of meat on the Samsung Group.
"It shouldn't be a big problem, right? The last time Deacon Kim went to the Blue House, he made a point of talking to President Roh, and he was very calm, and he didn't seem to be pessimistic about the situation. Lee Jae-yong was a little incomprehensible.
This huge Samsung Group, in the hands of his father has developed to the point of prosperity, in the whole of South Korea, it is also the only one who bullies others, when will it be reduced to the point of compromise with competitors?
"You don't understand!" Li Jianxi sighed deeply, since these days, his heart has been under tremendous pressure, but unfortunately no one can share some for him, at this moment, seeing that the most important son can't pay attention to his own meaning, he suddenly has a sense of hatred for iron and steel, and reprimanded, "If you are still like this, then step down from your current position as soon as possible and go home to rest." ”
"Father, I was wrong." Lee Jae-yong hurriedly bowed and apologized, not daring to refute at all, even if he couldn't understand it in his heart.
Lee Kun-hee shook his head, looking at the respectful son in front of him, there was always an illusion in his heart that he was not human, but now was not the time to care about this, he could only forcibly cheer up and said, "If LG and other consortiums insist on continuing to make trouble, maybe I will no longer face the lucky result I faced in 1997." ”
Lee Jae-yong's face changed dramatically when he heard this, "What? Has it gotten so serious?! ”
How could he not have known that in 1996, Lee Kun-hee was sentenced to two years in prison for acting to certain officials of the Blue House, but in 1997, he was pardoned by the then President Kim, during which he spent a lot of money.
"At that time, President Kim did not hesitate to lose his position for me, although I gave him some compensation afterwards, but the current situation is different from before, our competitors have benefited from the rapid economic development of the country over the years, and they have also grown rapidly, in the final analysis, our Samsung Group's control over South Korea has been greatly inferior to before, and there are constantly attempts to challenge our position."
Lee Kun-hee pinched his eyes, which were sour from staring for a long time, and continued, "This time, President Roh himself is not in a good position, and I heard that he has suffered from depression and will be implicated in my affairs sooner or later. Now that he's still on the stage, he can provide us with a temporary umbrella to protect us from the storm, but I suspect that some people are already secretly trying to oust President Lew from his current position. ”
"They have gone too far, you must know that over the years, if it weren't for us, I'm afraid these consortia would have been uprooted one by one." Lee Jae-yong was extremely angry on the surface, accusing.
But little by little, my heart inevitably slipped into the abyss......
"What is the most important thing in the 21st century? Talent? Wrong, it's information! Li Mubai sat on the window seat on the fifth floor of the Beijing Hotel, eating something, and said to the white-skinned blonde man opposite, "Just like now, you provide information that is difficult for ordinary people to access, but I can use it to build a whole business empire!" ”
Harrigan, senior CEO of Amex, agrees, "Of course, we have a comprehensive level of information that would be unimaginable to rival companies, and Samsung will pay a heavy price for it." ”
"That's for sure, I especially want to know, when the head of Samsung is enthusiastically blocking Orange Technology, will he be particularly shocked and angry when he suddenly receives the news of a fire in his backyard? If I could, I'd like to take a camcorder and record it from start to finish, it's certainly a very interesting memory. Li Mubai laughed.
From beginning to end, he did not take the threat of Samsung Group in his eyes, he had this capital and this confidence.
For example, the president of American Express and the representative of the high-tech alliance flew over from the United States to participate in the luxurious feast led by Li Mubai to carve up Samsung.
"Dear Lee, can you tell us about your plans? You know, on the other side of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are at least more than 100 billionaires waiting for this exciting time. "Halligan came with the instructions of many.
The capital group behind him can't wait to join this feast, because it means tens of billions of dollars in profits, is there anything more lucrative than robbing a country?
"Of course!" Li Mubai smiled confidently, he was not afraid that someone would quit or tell the truth, because this was an upright conspiracy, a righteous light that made the enemy invincible.
"Based on the information you provided, after summarizing and investigating, I found a very interesting point, that is, Samsung Group, which has now developed into a new bottleneck. And it just so happens that some of South Korea's Samsung competitors are also eyeing this, and this time, we will not be alone, but an alliance in a broad sense, an alliance against Samsung! ”
"As LG Group and CJ Group described, a war against Samsung is about to start?" Halligan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, he had done a lot of preparation before coming.
Those billionaires, none of them are fools, just based on Li Mubai's words, how can they form a complete alliance army in just a few days, not to mention that the opponent is still a behemoth like Samsung Group.
It is precisely because the preparatory work has been carried out for a period of time, that they have collected some information through some companies in South Korea and their own companies, and after summarizing, they were surprised to find that the operation of the Samsung Group, including the abnormality in the stock and securities market, does not seem to be an illusion, but that the Samsung Group has really gone wrong.
Especially after the new technology concept of Orange Technology was put into the market, Samsung Group, especially Samsung Electronics, whose stock price fluctuated the most, shrank sharply by 12% in just three months, in other words, tens of billions of dollars of wealth were evaporated in this turmoil, and through the reaction to Samsung Group, this time they seem to be particularly dull.
Gradually, more details surfaced, including LG, Xijie, Hyundai and other small and medium-sized consortia in South Korea actually began to faintly huddle together to block some of Samsung Group's investments in South Korea, which was almost unimaginable in the past.
"Of course, I learned through some special channels that President Roh of the Blue House in South Korea has begun to seek a compromise, but no one is willing to offer him this olive branch, and perhaps one morning in the near future, he will become another president in South Korean history who has been impeached and removed from office and imprisoned." Li Mubai smiled.
Halligan knew he wasn't predicting, but rather talking about a predestined outcome, and that once a president who was too close to Samsung stepped down, competitors would never give up this God-given opportunity, and the Samsung Group would inevitably encounter a dangerous war.
But even so, he didn't get dizzy and plunged into Li Mubai's plan, "But just like that, we can directly cooperate with some South Korean consortia, and then we will get a very considerable reward." In contrast, Mr. Lee, your plan is too illusory, although it is more profitable, but it is more difficult to execute, and I do not believe that the South Korean government will watch Samsung Electronics being swallowed by us bite by bite. ”
"I didn't want to swallow Samsung Electronics completely in one bite, but as some trivial punishment for Orange Technology being targeted by Samsung Group." Li Mubai shook his head and wrote a name directly on the desktop with a pen.
After reading it, Halligan's face instantly changed and changed, "Is this possible to succeed?" ”
"If I don't have a chance to succeed, how could I ask you to participate?" Li Mubai confidently got up and said, "I believe he will make the wisest choice, because I will let him see the absolute possibility of success, the possibility of a reshuffle!" Who would willingly give up what once belonged to them?! ”