Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1061 1047 [Tiger Father and Dog Son]

The meeting continues——
Du Yongxiao was in high spirits and talkative. Li Jianxi, the former Samsung prince who used to be the one with final say and full of authority in Samsung Chemical Company, seemed to be eclipsed by Du Yongxiao and became just an ordinary middle-aged uncle.

Du Yongxiao mostly didn't speak, just listened silently, but when he occasionally expressed his opinion, it would attract the attention of all the participants, especially the experts from Samsung Chemical who were attending the symposium. After Du Yongxiao finished speaking, they would exchange opinions with each other in a low voice, analyzing the true meaning of every word Du Yongxiao said, so that they could better grasp the opportunity. Maybe Samsung Chemical would be able to attract investment from this young tycoon. After all, South Korea is developing rapidly now, and no one wants too much money.

Seeing Du Yongxiao's silent and subtle demeanor, several young female employees couldn't help but feel fascinated and had wild thoughts.

Jiang Ling'er, who was sitting next to Du Yongxiao, saw the looks and thoughts of those female employees clearly. She couldn't help feeling a little proud. This is my man, the one he slept with last night!
However, after seeing the female employees looking at Du Yongxiao with rash eyes, this time her little pride turned into jealousy.

She had to consider her identity and could not assert her sovereignty on the spot. She could only watch these vixens, both big and small, try their best to seduce her man.

Du Yongxiao naturally didn't know about this matter in Samsung Corporation. He was just silently planning the highlight of the night, the meeting with the people from Samsung Electronics.

Du Yongxiao knew very well that Li Jianxi did not take him directly to Samsung Electronics for inspection, but brought him here. The purpose was to figure out Du Yongxiao's intentions and weigh Du Yongxiao's ability in management.

If Du Yongxiao is just a playboy, a nouveau riche, then it will be easy to deal with him. We just need to continue to eat and drink with him and arrange for a few Korean beauties to serve him. Samsung relies on this trick to attract investments from major banks.

On the contrary, if Du Yongxiao is really as shrewd as the legend says, and he built an empire by himself, then he must be cautious and must not make it too flashy and counterproductive.

Facts have proved that Li Jianxi's caution was right. The people in Samsung Chemical were now impressed by Du Yongxiao's amazing talents. Those senior executives who originally regarded Du Yongxiao as a nouveau riche, uneducated and unskilled, and hoped to win him over with wine and sex, now re-examined Du Yongxiao and treated him as the most distinguished guest.

After almost three hours of meeting——
Du Yongxiao was tired and was about to end the event. He smiled and said, "Thank you all for accompanying me to inspect Samsung Chemical today. Here I have seen the vitality of Samsung Chemical and your abilities. If there is a chance, I hope to work with you in the future. After all, investing in Samsung also requires diversification, right?"

"Hahaha! Mr. Du said it well!" Li Jianxi was also very happy that Du Yongxiao said this, expressing his recognition of him and his management of Samsung Chemicals.

Most importantly, Du Yongxiao just said that he might cooperate with Samsung Chemical in the future, which is not a polite remark no matter how you look at it.

Samsung Chemical has developed well in recent years and is the capital that Li Jianxi has always been proud of. If he can use Du Yongxiao's funds to expand the market this time and soar again, then wouldn't his position in the Samsung Group be more stable?

Li Jianxi immediately expressed his gratitude to Du Yongxiao and his expectation for Du Yongxiao's investment in Samsung Chemicals.

Other senior executives also stood up and applauded to express their gratitude to Du Yongxiao.

And just like that, the meeting ended in a warm atmosphere.

……

Seoul, South Korea in winter is a prosperous but cold city.

Behind the prosperity, it also became a cruel city with one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

The most famous Seoul Bridge is especially a suicide site for Koreans. Countless young Koreans in the future have lost their faith in life and thus walk onto this bridge and jump off.

Inside Seoul Hotel——
Du Yongxiao stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling curtain holding a teacup, looking at the pedestrians hurrying by on the street. Even the traffic gave people a cold feeling of efficient operation.

Du Yongxiao took a sip of tea and sighed, "I still hate this damn weather, it's too cold!"

Jiang Ling'er hugged him from behind and leaned her cheek against his back: "Why are you cold? The room is so warm, and I'm here with you. If you want, I can help you move around and warm up."

Du Yongxiao turned around and looked at Jiang Ling'er with a teasing look in his eyes: "What kind of activity? Why do I feel like you've become bad? You're always thinking about that kind of thing."

Jiang Ling'er chuckled and stuck out her tongue at Du Yongxiao playfully: "I just want to continue working hard with you to give little Tangyuan a sister, to make up a good word!"

"Greedy!" Du Yongxiao scratched Jiang Ling'er's nose.

The two were hugging each other and flirting, when -
Tuk-tuk-tuk!
Yan Xiong knocked on the door and came in. He immediately saw the two of them hugging each other. He quickly turned around and walked back, saying, "I'm blind. I didn't see anything!"

"Come back! Didn't you see a ghost?" Du Yongxiao scolded.

Yan Xiong turned around and walked over with a smile and said, "I'm old, and my eyes are presbyopic. It's almost like I'm really blind."

Du Yongxiao didn't listen to his nonsense, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, I got all the information you asked me to find. These are the senior Samsung executives who will meet with you tonight--"

After a pause, he continued, "Samsung Electronics is the pillar industry of the Samsung Group. When we heard that you might support Samsung Electronics, the people here were very happy. Almost all of them are out tonight."

"It's not a war, why should we mobilize any soldiers!" Du Yongxiao took the list and took a look. Sure enough, all the names on it were big shots. The first one was the famous founder of Samsung Group - Lee Byung-chul!
In the photo, the emperor of Samsung Group, the future true king of South Korea, looks very thin and wears glasses. There is no cunning or honesty on his face that a businessman should have. On the contrary, he has the kindness of a neighbor's uncle.

However, Du Yongxiao has watched the TV series "The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family" and knows clearly that Mr. Lee Byung-chul is a genius in the business world and a ruthless man who can even abandon his own son for himself.

In order, the names on the list following Lee Byung-chul are his eldest son Lee Mong-hee and second son Lee Chang-hee.

The images of these two young men are completely opposite.

The eldest son, Li Mengxi, has a wealthy look and is obviously well-maintained with fine clothes and delicious food.

Du Yongxiao knew that although this young master had good maintenance skills, his business skills were very poor, otherwise he would not have stepped down from the position of crown prince and become the "most useless" person in the Li family.

As for the second son, Li Changxi, he had a hot temper, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and his face was filled with arrogance and domineering.

For Du Yongxiao, this kind of person is easy to deal with.

After looking at these three important figures of the Lee family, below are the senior backbones of Samsung Electronics.

Du Yongxiao looked at them one by one.

Suddenly, he was attracted by one of them.

If you suspect you have seen it wrong, look again carefully.

Kim Jong Ki!
Senior lecturer at Seoul National University!

Head of Samsung Electronics R&D Group!

"Damn, how could it be him?" Du Yongxiao held the list and looked at the photo of Kim Jong-ki, who had a serious face and looked like a research and development fanatic, and scratched his chin involuntarily.

"How come, godfather, you know this person?" Yan Xiong asked curiously.

Du Yongxiao didn't say anything, but was thinking.

This Kim Jong-ki is quite remarkable. In his previous life, he was called the "Godfather of Korean Chips". In the Korean chip industry, there is a legend about a group of people who are called the "Kim Mafia".

Kim Jong-ki himself wouldn't call this group of people that, but to South Korea's semiconductor engineers, the "Kim Mafia," or Kim Jong-ki's students, are everywhere.

As the country’s chipmaking accelerated starting in the mid-1980s, engineers who studied under Kim at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have taken on top jobs in the industry and are teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government agencies.

By the early 21st century, South Korea had become a dominant force in the global semiconductor market, meeting more than 60% of international demand for memory chips alone.

Kim Jong-ki's many disciples have also been highly praised around the world and have made important contributions to South Korea's economic development.

Prior to this, South Korea only started assembling radios in 1959 and was still manufacturing outdated memory chips in the early 80s.

That success can be traced in part to Kim Jong-ki, now a professor emeritus at KAIST. A man of medium height with graying hair in his 30s, he was the first professor in South Korea to systematically teach semiconductor engineering.

From 1975, when the country just began to produce its first batch of transistors, to 2008, when he retired from his teaching position, Kim Jong-ki trained more than 100 students and supported the entire semiconductor era in South Korea. Therefore, he is also honored as the "Godfather of Korean Chips."

"Yan Xiong!"

"In Godfather!"

Du Yongxiao pointed at Jin Zhongji in the photo and said, "Find out the details of this person. He is very important to me!"

"Yes, godfather!" Yan Xiong didn't understand what was so important about this serious-looking Korean man with a head full of white hair in his thirties, but since it was Du Yongxiao's order, he would do it.

At this time, Zhuang Dingxian knocked on the door and came in, saying to Du Yongxiao: "Brother Xiao, it's time."

Du Yongxiao nodded, "Everyone, get ready. Maybe tonight will be a Hongmen Banquet."

Hongmen Banquet?
Yan Xiong, Jiang Ling'er, Zhuang Dingxian and the others don't understand.

They invested money in Samsung Electronics. Logically, the other party should be very happy and respect them. Why did it become a Hongmen Banquet?
……

at the same time--
Lee's Mansion in Seoul
This ancient villa covering an area of ​​1,000 acres is the home of Samsung Group boss Lee Byung-chul.

Those who can enter the Li family are either rich or noble, or they are government officials. Anyone who comes out of the Li family, no matter if they are a cook, a gardener, or even a dog of the Li family, will be worth twice as much. The reason is very simple: they have served the Li family and have been recognized by the Li family.

At this time, in the study on the third floor of the Li family, there was a sound of quarreling.

"Father, we must not let that Chinese invest in our electronics company!"

"Yes, father! Rumor has it that the young man is very ambitious. He founded the Du Group at the young age and built such a huge empire. It shows how big his appetite is and how strong his ability is. This time, my third brother is simply inviting a wolf into the house. If we let him invest in Samsung Electronics, our company may be swallowed up by him!"

The eldest son of the Li family, Li Mengxi, and the second son, Li Changxi, spoke to their father, Li Bingzhe.

Normally, they would tremble when they saw their father, but at this moment, they were aggressive and tried their best to persuade their father.

Lee Byung-chul didn't even look at his two sons. He was wearing a traditional Korean loose gray hanbok, standing in front of the wall with his hands behind his back, looking at a large character hanging on the wall: "Be indifferent to fame and wealth, and have a clear ambition."

After his two sons finished speaking in angry tones, Li Bingzhe sighed and said with his hands behind his back, "I am 68 years old this year, but I still don't understand the meaning of these four words. Can anyone help me explain it?"

After saying this, Li Bingzhe turned around and looked at his two sons.

The eldest son Li Mengxi and the second son Li Changxi looked at each other.

Li Mengxi, who looked wealthy, stepped forward and said, "What's there to explain? Isn't it just about cultivating one's mind and character? I remember the next sentence was 'tranquility leads to far-reaching goals.'"

Li Bingzhe nodded and looked at the second son: "What about you, what do you think?"

"Me? I don't have any opinion!"

"Then do you know where this sentence comes from?"

"This--" Li Changxi looked embarrassed. He never liked reading since he was a child. He preferred sports. Football, baseball and golf were his strengths.

The eldest son, Li Mengxi, seized the opportunity and said, "I know. It's Zhuge Liang's 'Admonitions to My Son'."

Li Bingzhe glanced at Li Mengxi and said, "Very good. I didn't expect you were still studying."

"Ahem, I've always been reading! I also like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Zhuge Liang."

Koreans all like to watch "Three Kingdoms", but they are different from the Japanese. The Japanese admire the hero Cao Cao more, while Koreans like Zhuge Liang.

In fact, this is also related to the national history of Japan and South Korea.

Japan has always been an ambitious country that wants to invade and expand, so it worships the strong and admires Cao Cao's words "I would rather let the world down than be let down by the world."

South Korea is just the opposite.

They have always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and later they advocated Confucianism, and paid the most attention to "loyalty to the emperor". Therefore, many Korean celebrities admire Zhuge Liang.

There was once a Korean drama in which the female protagonist could recite Zhuge Liang's "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" by heart in front of the elders of a large family. She immediately amazed everyone and was considered to be a person of high quality.

"Since you have read Zhuge Liang's 'Letter to My Son', you should understand the deep meaning of 'being indifferent and clear-minded'--" Li Bingzhe's dim eyes suddenly burst into light, and his aura changed from the previous indifference to violent, giving people a sense of oppression.

The two sons who were originally aggressive immediately took a step back in shock and exclaimed, "Father!"

"Don't think you two can lecture me randomly just because I'm cultivating my mind and temper during this period! I'm not old, I'm not senile! You two brats can't order me around at will!"

"No, it's not, father!"

"We didn't, we just-"

Both of them were terrified.

Li Bingzhe showed a wolf-like sharp eyes, looking at his two disappointing sons, "As for what that Chinese man is like, we will know tonight. I know you are afraid that Jianxi will attract funds to save Samsung Electronics, so that he can legitimately inherit the group-——"

"But don't forget, even if he wants to inherit, he has to pass my test first!" Li Bingzhe made the final decision, "If I say he can do it, then he can do it! If I say he can't do it, then even if he finds a Daluo Jinxian, there will be no hope!"

(End of this chapter)