Chapter 3: Hidden Edges
When he arrived at the door of the inner house, Cui Zhenlong took off the shoes on his feet with Li Yunxin, and he didn't even wear slippers, so he walked in directly. This entry into the house, but the impression left on Cui Zhenlong is different, this is not like the TV series shows, the residence of a wealthy family should be resplendent and full of servants, on the contrary, it is very quiet here, and there is hardly half a figure along the way.
The interior decoration is also retro and simple, including floors, ceilings, doors and windows, most of the decoration and furniture are made of wooden materials, and there are several framed calligraphy and paintings hanging on the white walls around them, there are official books and wild grass, or ink paintings based on flowers, birds, fish and insects.
In addition, there are some traditional Korean decorations such as ceramics, woodwork, metal crafts, etc., but these decorations are placed in a unique position so that people will not feel a sense of visual fatigue.
Cui Zhenlong, who was following behind Li Yunxin, walked straight through the side hall, and could already see the old man kneeling on a cushion in the main hall in front of him, with a rather serious expression, and on his right side sat another middle-aged man with glasses, who looked very decent, and was smiling and talking to the old man at the moment.
"Hasn't he resigned from his position as Chief Customer Officer of Samsung Electronics and moved to an overseas office? Why are you here today? Cui Zhenlong temporarily pressed the doubts in his heart, put away his eyes and looked straight ahead, cheering up, and a seemingly approachable smile appeared on his face, but if anyone noticed his eyes, they would find that there was not even the slightest smile in them, as if he was wearing a mask of hypocrisy in an instant.
"Abba, I've got someone back!" Li Yunxin, who was walking in front, bowed slightly and said softly, her appearance was completely different from when she was at the airport just now, humble and respectful, just like the old man opposite was God.
Of course, Cui Zhenlong, who was behind, did not dare to slack off, and took a step forward and bowed to the old man and the man Sven respectively, "Hello, Chairman Lee Kun-hee, Nim, it's a pleasure to meet you again!" "Hello, Senior Minister Lee Jae-yong Nim, I'm Choi Jin-ryong, please take care of me when we meet for the first time!" ”
That's right! The old man in front of him is the chairman of the Samsung Group who can make the whole South Korea tremble by stomping his feet, uh~ No, it should be the former chairman Lee Kun-hee, who took the initiative to resign as chairman of the Samsung Group in April this year, because of the suspected illegal transfer of business rights and tax evasion, and the South Korean judiciary has also intervened in the investigation. If nothing changes in the future, then in July this year, Lee Kun-hee will be indicted for these two charges and finally sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years.
Although this old man is now in trouble, Cui Zhenlong does not dare to underestimate the other party, after all, he has served in the Samsung Group for decades, and the accumulated connections and various resources that can be used are unimaginable, and the removal of a chairman does not have much impact on him, he is still the actual controller behind the Samsung Group!
As for the fixed-term imprisonment or something, it is even more irrelevant, you must know that South Korea has a "presidential pardon" system, as long as Lee Kun-hee sacrifices a little and agrees with the political parties and interest groups behind the current president in some aspects, then this sentence is a trivial matter for him.
"Sit down, child! Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in years! Lee Kun-hee stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit on the cushion opposite him.
After Cui Zhenlong thanked him, he knelt on it according to his words, although he didn't like this sitting posture very much in his heart, but he followed the local customs, and everyone else was sitting upright, and he didn't want to be too casual, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the master's family.
"I heard from Wuli Yunxin that you have earned a master's degree in finance from New York University, which is really amazing! If I'm not mistaken, it's only been three years, right?! We are a rare young man in the Republic of Korea who is as hardworking, diligent and smart as you now, are you interested in coming to our Samsung service? ”
Cui Zhenlong looked at the old man opposite in some surprise, and he didn't expect that the other party would send him such an invitation. If it were another person, he might have been ecstatic, and he nodded his head in agreement, but it wasn't too attractive to Cui Zhenlong.
"I'm so sorry, Chairman Lee, but I may have to live up to your kindness! There is an old saying in China, called 'Rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail'. To be honest, in the past few years of studying in the United States, my heart has also become wild, and I am not used to the way that someone and pees on the top of my head, and I think it may be better to go back to help my father take care of the Ningyuan Group. ”
Li Jianxi tugged at the corners of his mouth, chuckled, nodded and said, "It's me, the old man, who is abrupt!" No matter how you say it, you are the 'consultant' of Ningyuan Group, and it is indeed a bit condescending to come to our Samsung Group for a small position! ”
When Cui Zhenlong heard the word "consultant" in the other party's mouth, the pupils in his eyes couldn't help but constrict, his hands clenched hard, and then let go, but his face did not show any strange emotions, just modestly and politely won the award.
In fact, this situation is not surprising at all, for a large multinational company like Samsung Group, it is indeed not too difficult to collect and understand a certain personal information, even if Cui Zhenlong does a good job of confidentiality, there will always be some clues.
Fortunately, at this time, Li Yunxin, who had gone and returned, interjected, relieving the somewhat rigid atmosphere between the old and the young, "Zhenlong, what do you want to drink?" We have five-grain tea here, schisandra tea, lily tea, wormwood tea, and various flavors of coffee, mocha, blue mountain, cat poop, etc., as well as tea from Huaxia..."
Before she finished her introduction, Li Jianxi directly interrupted: "Today is my old man's poor hospitality, and the guests haven't thought of serving tea for a long time, so I'm really lazy!" Yunxin, you go get that red can, and make a cup of Huaxia tea for this child, that is the top tea in Huaxia, I got it with great difficulty, and my name is Da Hong Pao! ”
Cui Zhenlong was a little disappreciative when he heard this, even if he didn't drink much tea in his previous life, and he didn't know much about tea (PS: Don't despise it, anyway, the author himself really doesn't drink tea), but the name of "Wuyi Da Hong Pao" is known as long as it is a Chinese person.
Among them, the top Da Hong Pao is produced from three ancestral tea trees, the yield is very low, and the tea is about six or seven taels per year, and it is also used for internal supply, as for the big red robe circulating on the outside market, most of them are produced by tea trees that have been transplanted and cultivated many times, and the two are essentially different.
Even if he, Li Jianxi, is the highest speaker of the Samsung Group, but in the eyes of the Huaxia executives, he is only a businessman, and he is not qualified to get that kind of rare treasure, and the big red robe he bought is at most a little better than those ordinary goods circulating in the market.
Besides, Cui Zhenlong himself doesn't drink tea, and it's useless to let the other party say anything, no matter how good this thing falls in the eyes of people who don't know the goods, it is really no different from ordinary gravel.
"Please wait a minute, Li Yunxin xi" Cui Zhenlong opened his mouth to stop the three-star princess who was about to make tea herself, "Don't be so troublesome, you can just give me a cup of ordinary mineral water." ”
"Huh?? How can that be? Zhenlong, you are a guest invited by Abba, so you should be well treated. How about Schizandra tea? Why not coffee? It's home to some of the best of the best in the Blue Mountains. ”
"Thank you, no need! Schisandra tea tastes too sweet for me, and I'm almost tired of drinking coffee in the United States for the past few years, and Huaxia tea is bitter and bitter, but it can be sweet, but I personally don't like it. You might as well give me a glass of water, it's simple and convenient, and it doesn't have so many miscellaneous tastes! Even if you want to make tea or coffee, you can't do without it! ”
After listening to these words, Lee Kun-hee looked at Cui Zhenlong, who was sitting opposite, with deep meaning, and said meaningfully: "Do young people have their own ideas!" ”
"If you don't have ideas, you're not a young man!" Cui Zhenlong stared at the other party's eyes, and replied without flinching and-for-tat.
Don't look at this as just a few simple family words, but in fact, there is a hidden edge in it, and Lee Kun-hee and Cui Zhenlong, the old and the young, have already made a move in the air. From the very beginning, Lee Kun-hee was guiding the conversation between the two, inviting him to work, revealing "consultant" information, and finally making his own decision to serve Cui Zhenlong good tea, in fact, all this purpose is one meaning, "You Cui Zhenlong must act according to my will, follow my arrangement, first bitter and then sweet, there will always be your benefits."
But Cui Zhenlong obviously didn't eat him, and borrowed this mineral water to fight back, and the meaning was obvious, "You old man don't need to say so much, I won't be at your mercy, if you want to cooperate, you have to show some practical sincerity, how to choose has to be decided by myself!" ”