Chapter 436: NN
(.) Seoul city area, a quiet old-style old house.
This ancient house is a wooden structure, from the construction of the present has been nearly 200 years, once the residence of the high-ranking officials of the Lee Dynasty in South Korea, and later became the property of a Japanese consortium family during the Japanese colonial period, in a place like South Korea can be regarded as a historical residence, not to mention that its previous generation of owners is the founder of the Samsung Group, Lee Byung.
In the early years, Li Bing started his home a few years after founding the Samsung Chamber of Commerce, and then took advantage of Japan's defeat to buy this house at a very low price, which became the Li family's residence in Seoul. As for the village courtyard in the suburbs, it was only in the late fifties that Li Bing began to build, and in a sense, this ancient residence is the building that truly bears witness to the history of the three-star Li family.
After Lee Byung's death, Lee Kun-hee monopolized the power of Samsung and drove his brother Lee Meng-hee and his nephew Lee Jae-hyun out of the Samsung Group, thus becoming the undisputed head of the Samsung empire. However, Lee Kun-hee also has a regret, that is, he can't take back this ancient residence from Li Mengxi, because as early as when his father was still alive, the owner of this ancient residence has already become Li Mengxi.
Lee Mengxi's father and son, who have been fighting against Lee Kun-hee and trying to get back to the Samsung Group, seem to them to be a witness to the longevity of the Lee family on behalf of Samsung. As Lee Byung's eldest son, Lee Mong-hee believes that only he is the true successor of Samsung, and Lee Kun-hee is nothing more than a despicable and shameless usurper at best
Just when Lee Kun-hee was so angry that he smashed the phone, in the main house of this ancient house, an old man with white eyebrows and a strong resemblance to Lee Kun-hee sat in the house in a traditional cross-legged way, this old man was Lee Kun-hee's brother, the former three-star prince and heir Lee Mengxi.
"Father, I've inquired, this time we have a very good chance of winning the lawsuit" In front of Lee Mengxi, Lee Jae-hyun reported the good news to him with a fluttering eyebrow, you must know that this is the first time that their father and son have seen hope in more than 20 years, and this time the hope of success is almost in front of him, as long as he gently tiptoes, it seems that the fruits of victory can fall in his hands.
"I heard that you agreed to Mr. President's terms?" Compared with Lee Jae-hyun, Lee Meng-hee's face was unusually calm, he was holding a string of beads in his hand, his eyebrows were lightly closed, as if he was chanting Buddha. After listening to Lee Jae-hyun's story for a while, he opened his eyes slightly and opened his mouth to ask.
"Yes father, I agreed to his terms, but you know that without the support of Mr. President, our case would probably have failed as before. And, as long as you get back the Samsung Group, it's worth it."
"Hey......." Li Mengxi sighed lightly, there seemed to be helplessness in this sigh, and there were other meanings, he said slowly: "Politicians can't be trusted, in the past 20 years, have our father and son suffered less?" What's more, compared with your third uncle, the chips in our hands are completely inferior. If it weren't for that, the return to Samsung wouldn't have dragged on for so long. Although you have the president's acquiescence this time, don't forget that even if the district court rules in favor of us, your third uncle can still appeal. And at that time, isn't it who gives a high price and a lot of chips, and they will help whom? ”
Of course Lee Jae-hyun knows what Lee Meng-hee means when he says these words, haven't their father and son suffered these losses over the years? Otherwise, they would have taken back what belonged to them a long time ago. As for those politicians, although Lee Jae-hyun is keen to pimp them and even cheekily curry favor with them, he never thinks that these politicians are worthy of relying on in his heart.
Politicians are the most shameless and shameless group of people, and their kind of face that only recognizes interests and does not recognize friendships, and turns their faces faster than turning books Li Jae-hyun has long seen through it. But no matter what, what should be done must be done, and what should be paid must be paid, this is their helplessness. This time, Mr. President made it clear to himself that he would not interfere in the judgment of the district court, which is considered to have had some effect. As for what will happen next, neither Lee Jae-hyun nor Lee Kun-hee can predict, but one thing is certain, that is, whoever has more chips will have a better chance of winning.
"This time is different." Lee Jae-hyun explained: "There has been news from the United States that a big move will be made against Samsung soon, and Jay Chou hopes that we can seize the opportunity and succeed in one fell swoop."
"Big moves? What exactly? Li Mengxi's hand gently twisting the bead string paused, and he asked movingly.
Li Zaixian slowly shook his head and said, "The details are not clear, but this matter should not be fake, otherwise Dong Chou would not have told me like this." In addition, father, you may not know that for this lawsuit, Dong Zhou privately gave his son $1.6 million, and I spent all this money on Mr. President, otherwise he would not have deliberately stood by this time. ”
"Hehe, 1.6 million US dollars, a lot of blood" Li Mengxi's eyebrows trembled slightly in emotion, this is a lot of money, no wonder Lee Jae-hyun was able to get through Mr. President's joints before his younger brother, it turned out to be like this
That's right, Lee Kun-hee donated to the government in the name of Samsung Group and undertook most of the expenses for the Winter Olympics bid. However, on the one hand, this matter is an agreement reached between Mr. President and Lee Kun-hee over the matter of the last lawsuit, and on the other hand, Mr. President is trying to use the Winter Olympics as an excuse to increase the situation of the general election he is about to face.
The president is not the emperor, and although South Korea has several presidents who have taken turns in power, South Korea is still a democracy on the surface. Partisan struggles, presidential elections, these basic means of democracy still have to be played. As it is now, if a sitting president wants to be re-elected, he must gain the support of the people, and the best way to get support is to apply for the Winter Olympics as a way to show his achievements as president.
However, it is not enough to have achievements alone, and the general election needs financial support in addition to political achievements. Without the support of conglomerates and businessmen, no matter how good your political performance is, you may lose your chance to be re-elected. This situation is not unheard of in South Korean politics, and every presidential candidate will not be careless about it.
So, Mr. President received financial support for the Winter Olympics from Lee Kun-hee's side, and at the same time pardoned Lee Kun-hee in return. In this matter, it can be said that everyone has what they need, for Lee Kun-hee, he spends money to buy freedom, and for Mr. President, he borrows Lee Kun-hee's money to create political achievements for himself, and no one owes anyone.
Now that the Winter Olympics are funded, the next step is for the president, to face the political election for the general election. Mr. President also has his considerations, and he will never reach out to Lee Kun-hee in this fund-raising, even if Lee Kun-hee takes the initiative to provide it to him. As a politician, or rather a politician, it is the simplest truth not to put his eggs in one basket, if he relies too much on Lee Kun-hee, in the future, he will make the other party turn against the customer. And the best way is to find a person who has a conflict with Lee Kun-hee and ask for political donations from him, and in this way, Lee Jae-hyun has become the best choice. When Lee Jae-hyun offered to Mr. President to make a political donation to him, Mr. President gladly accepted it without much thought, and at the same time gave him a return and no longer favored Lee Kun-hee's side in the current case
To put it bluntly, this is the balance technique of politicians, and it can also be called the art of sitting on the emperor in ancient times. The more fierce the fight between Lee Kun-hee and Lee Meng-hee's father and son, the more capable Mr. President, as the key person, will be able to pull one faction to fight the other faction at the right time, and strike a big balance. And the final decision is not in the hands of each of the two sides, but firmly in their own hands.
Zhou Liwen gave Lee Jae-hyun this money at this time, which made Lee Jae-hyun very grateful, and coupled with Zhou Liwen's hints, Lee Jae-hyun saw the dawn of hope. Even the old man Li Mengxi, who has always maintained a normal heart, couldn't help but move his mind, and at this moment, he felt like his son that this time seemed to be really possible.
"Perhaps, this is my last chance......." Li Mengxi said to himself in a voice in his heart, he is not young, he is much older than his third brother Li Jianxi, and these...
Nian's health is getting worse and worse, if he doesn't succeed this time, maybe he will never see the day when Samsung Group returns to his hands in his life.
Although his son once disappointed him a little, and he was not as talented as his younger brother Li Jianxi, no matter how he did it, this kid's luck was not bad, and he was able to catch Zhou Liwen's line, and even very coincidentally ran into a good opportunity for Li Jianxi's father and son and Zhou Liwen to suddenly have a bad relationship.
This seems to be a godsend, the current Samsung Group, or Lee Kun-hee and his son, are internal and external troubles, although they have temporarily escaped prison, they are still facing endless troubles. Of course, the external threat refers to Zhou Liwen and his OR company, since the suspension of cooperation between Samsung Group and OR company, the two sides began to have a war of words, and the whole world knows that the alliance between the two has officially broken down. In order to get back the Samsung Group, today's prosecution will greatly attract Lee Kun-hee's energy, thus opening a rift.
The old man, who was in high spirits, hurriedly discussed with Lee Jae-hyun, guessing what Zhou Liwen's so-called big move was, and on the other hand, discussing various countermeasures to continue to attack Lee Kun-hee's side. As for whether the Samsung Group will suffer losses, this question is not in the consideration of their father and son at all, you must know that if you can't get back the dominance of the Samsung Group, the larger the Samsung Group, the higher the profit, but it will be a torment for Li Mengxi and his son.
Even, in the eyes of Li Mengxi and his son, even if they lose the smartphone business, it is worth taking back Samsung Group at the expense. After all, from the perspective of the operation of the entire Samsung Group, smartphone manufacturing is only a small part of it, not to mention that after they return to the Samsung Group, they can also start the smartphone business again. What Lee Kun-hee can do, Lee Meng-hee and his son don't believe they can't do.
Within a few days, the good news was not long in coming. Corning Corporation of the United States has activated the special terms of the original joint venture, officially announcing the full acquisition of Samsung Corning in an extremely tough manner. As soon as this news was revealed, it caused a shock in the world's touch screen manufacturers, including the smartphone manufacturing industry, especially for Samsung Group, when this special provision was activated, they could no longer do anything to stop the acquisition of Samsung Corning by Corning in the United States, or the buyback process. What's more, due to the bad relations between the Samsung Group and the OR company, the US political circles are also biased towards this acquisition, and the official pressure on the South Korean government has made the South Korean government only treat this acquisition with a normal business attitude, and cannot refuse the acquisition in a way that protects the national industry.
What's more, under the influence of the subprime mortgage crisis, the global economy has fallen into a state of depression, including Samsung Group, of course. Samsung Group, which has always had a lot of money, can't come up with a very good way to make this acquisition, if they are together, they may be able to use money to compete with Corning of the United States, but now Samsung Group's own money is also tightening, and the funds in their hands are not abundant.
Corning, on the other hand, did not know where to get a lot of financial backing, and the premium acquisition offered was a big surprise. In the face of this situation, although Li Kunxi can get a huge profit from the acquisition of Samsung Corning, he is very sober and knows that if he loses Samsung Corning, it means that Samsung Group's advantage in smart phones, including tablet touch screens, no longer exists.
Without this advantage, not only will Samsung's smartphones cost up, but it will also lose out on today's long-term contract revenue. This is not at all equated with the acquisition of a premium acquisition. Lee Kun-hee is a shrewd businessman, and he sees very clearly what is beneficial in the long run. For this reason, he thought about it for a long time and decided to confront the opponent at all costs, at least to maintain the Samsung Group's voice in touch screen production in the acquisition case.
In Lee Kun-hee's view, the best way is, of course, to agree to the takeover, because it is no longer possible to refuse the takeover, and the initiation of special clauses completely cancels this possibility. On the premise of agreeing to the acquisition, Samsung Group can refuse to accept the full acquisition at a premium and switch to a share exchange operation, so as to maintain Samsung Group's partial equity interest in Samsung Corning, or to ensure that Samsung Group enters the board of directors of Corning in the United States, in this way to replace the lost interests.
In response to Lee Kun-hee's request, Corning of the United States gave a reply half of the agreement. That is, a partial share swap was allowed, but Corning rejected the request to join the board of directors on the grounds that it did not pass a board resolution. Lee Kun-hee was furious about this, if he couldn't get a seat on Corning's board of directors, then what was the use of his so-called share exchange? For this reason, Lee Kun-hee tried his best to conduct further negotiations with the other party, hoping to achieve this requirement.
But he never expected that when he and Corning in the United States were at a stalemate over the Samsung Corning incident, there was a big incident in the world's smartphone industry. Once the overlord of the mobile phone manufacturing industry, Nokia, the world's No. 1 company, suddenly announced that it will sell a new generation of Nokia's smart phones, and this generation of smart phones will be Nokia's complete change in the previous state of continuous downturn in the smartphone market, no matter from the performance of mobile phones, usage habits, including the most important operating system, etc., there will be huge changes. This epoch-making smartphone is called the NN series by Nokia, which is the abbreviation for the new Nokia smartphone.
Although it is said that Nokia has fallen from the altar of high above the world to the red dust in recent years, there are still many consumers who miss this once well-known mobile phone brand. It can be said that as long as the people who used the mobile phone a few years ago, almost 6 consumers have used the Nokia brand, and they have a good impression of the reliable quality and stability of Nokia mobile phones. It's just because Nokia has abandoned its martial arts in smartphones and isolated itself from the people that it has been abandoned by consumers, and now Nokia actually claims to officially return to smartphones, and also shouted the slogan of a new generation of Nokia's real smartphones, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
For some mobile phone makers, most of them don't believe that Nokia, which is already clearly dying, can turn over, and in their opinion, Nokia is clearly a last resort to attract consumers with this kind of publicity stunt. Maybe when the new phone goes on the market, it will still not sell well. Because it's not a surprise, Nokia has also launched new phones to change sales before, and the results have not changed at all.
But no one expected that on the fifth day after Nokia's announcement, an official new product conference was held at Nokia's headquarters. In the face of journalists, electronics enthusiasts, professionals and ordinary consumers, Nokia finally unveiled the new NN mobile phone and showed it to the world.
When this mobile phone appeared, everyone felt at first glance that from the shape of the mobile phone, it has a strong Nokia bloodline: business, simplicity, generosity, solidity, and technology.
These advantages are completely different from other brands of mobile phones. And this time, Nokia's mobile phone completely abandons the button keyboard design, and uses the most popular full touch screen technology at present. The interface inside is also the Symbian system, but this Symbian system is different from the previous Symbian system, becoming simpler, more flexible and opener.
These, although they seem to be different from the previous Nokia smartphones, but in everyone's opinion, they are only a little different, to do this, not to mention Nokia's strength, even the average mobile phone manufacturer can do it with a little effort. The key is that the success of their new smartphone will be verified by the market, or it will be just an electronic gadget that looks good.
But when Nokia's staff smiled and took the initiative to invite the lucky ones to use the phone directly to judge whether it can be popular with the public, people who are optimistic about Nokia or not hurriedly signed up. After more than ten minutes of simple drawing procedures, twelve lucky people were drawn on the spot, the oldest of the twelve lucky ones was 45 years old, and the youngest had just turned 18 years old, including reporters, company employees, college students, housewives and ordinary electronics enthusiasts. When they walked on stage, the staff of Nokia gave them a new smart hand one by one...
machine, and then retreated after a little explanation.
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