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In the previous life, Kakao dominated the Korean Internet market under the leadership of Kim Beom-soo, which is equivalent to the domestic "Alibaba + Penguin + Meituan", relying on the traffic gameplay of KakaoTalk, a social application product.

For this reason, Kim Beom-soo has been ranked as the richest man in South Korea for many years.

In this world, with the product framework and technical support provided by Ziweixing, development will be easier. In just a few years, the prototype of a giant has emerged and it has become the dominant player in the mobile Internet field.

However, in terms of hard power, the richest man is still a little behind the big chaebols like Samsung and Hyundai.

For example, Zhou Buqi just looked at this year's Forbes Korea rich list and only ranked the top 30. The richest man is the one from Samsung, and the second richest man is the one from Hyundai.

None of this is surprising.

The third place is Jin Zhengyu, the boss of the gaming company Nexon, which is somewhat dazzling.

In terms of wealth, the Samsung Li family and the modern Zheng family are richer, mainly because the family assets have been dispersed over several generations. Among the top 30 richest people in South Korea, nine people from Samsung’s Lee family are on the list; six people from Hyundai’s Zheng family are on the list.

The strength of conglomerates such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG is much greater than the influence of domestic state-owned enterprises and central enterprises. Domestically, everyone has a consensus that the people will not fight with the government, and private enterprises will not fight with state-owned enterprises; in South Korea, "upstarts" such as Kim Jung-woo and Kim Beom-soo who came to power in the IT industry do not seem to have the awareness to do so. It lacks the mentality of domestic private entrepreneurs.

If Zhou Buqi wants to make money from the Korean market, the most important thing he should focus on is the IT market. If you want to make money safely and long-term, it's best to handle the relationship well.

So far it's okay.

Kakao Group belongs to the modern camp.

So Zhou Buqi was very confident about selling Yahoo. The next day, he met with the team of Changyou Vice President Li Ye and then went to Kakao's headquarters together.

The two sides naturally talked about Yahoo Korea's business.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "If Samsung doesn't come to take over, I will merge Yahoo Korea into Kakao. By then, Samsung will be completely decoupled from the Internet industry."

Li Ye is a veteran employee of Changyou. He has been with Changyou for 7 years. He started out as the operations director of "Dragon Movie" and is now promoted to vice president, planning to operate the Korean market.

However, he is young.

He is only 30 years old this year.

Wanting to run the game business well in South Korea, Li Ye tried to understand the situation and asked: "Behind Kakao is the Hyundai Group..."

"right."

Zhou Buqi smiled, this was considered his proud work.

Li Ye frowned slightly and asked cautiously: "Modern is doing traditional business. The mobile phone business was doing very well in the past few years. But in the era of smart phones, Hyundai is not doing well either. What if the Zheng family intervenes?" Kakao's decision, this is an Internet company, I'm afraid..."

"Intervention?" Zhou Buqi was a little amused, "What's the point of intervening? There are only a few people in the Zheng family. Modern business is so huge that they can't even manage their own business. How can they still have the energy to take care of Kakao's affairs? "

Li Ye was very surprised, "Isn't Kakao from the modern camp?"

Zhou Buqi said: "It belongs to the modern camp, but it is more of a business cooperation and... a statement."

"Take a stand?"

"It is to declare to the outside world that Kakao is the territory of Hyundai Group."

"What does this mean?"

Li Ye didn't quite understand.

Zhou Buqi said slowly: "This cannot be seen from simple commercial interests. Hyundai holds Kakao's shares. After several rounds of dilution, it is now less than 5%. The so-called Hyundai camp is not commercial interests. It’s about political interests.”

"Well……"

Li Ye was so stunned that he couldn't speak.

Zhou Buqi said: "In a democratically elected country like South Korea, economic indicators are the votes of the people. Economic indicators are closely related to all walks of life. As the old saying goes, ordinary people are not guilty until they have a treasure. For Samsung, Hyundai, and Lotte, For a big family, making money is one thing, but the more important thing is to keep the jade guilt-free in Korea so that the jade can be passed down in the family."

Li Ye suddenly realized it and took a deep breath, "Use economics to kidnap politics!"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, interests are secondary. Clearing the territory and expressing an attitude are the most important. In modern society, a woman is a mother if she has breasts."

In fact, it was what Xu Baihui told him yesterday about Li Zaiyong.

A few months ago, a Korean actress jumped off a building.

It caused a great shock.

The whole society was also very angry and demanded serious action. Cheong Wa Dae also responded immediately and established an investigation team. Several female celebrities were investigated and provided testimonies, pointing the finger at many senior chaebol executives headed by Lee Jae-yong. Their behavior of using female celebrities as playthings is outrageous.

However, the incident soon subsided.

The investigation team ended hastily.

He just said that he jumped off the building because of depression, and more inside information has not been made public.

The main reason is that Cheong Wa Dae cannot withstand the pressure.

Samsung's sphere of influence is too large.

Just wave your hand, and young people from many industries will come forward to express their opinions... The impact is too wide. Once these industries are in trouble, society will be in chaos, the national economy will be turbulent, and the president will have to step down.

This time the actress jumped off the building, it was actually a trivial matter.

There were several serious cases where the head of Samsung was actually arrested and sentenced... As a result, after the sentencing, the president quickly issued pardons in various ways and even had to amend the law for this purpose. How long did it take for it to be released completely?

In fact, it’s not just South Korea, similar things are happening domestically as well.

Therefore, some leading private entrepreneurs, as well as outstanding private enterprises with an increasingly larger sphere of influence, will be feared and their reputation and interests will be suppressed.

Domestically, Zhou Buqi needs to restrain himself.

Low-key enough.

Try not to touch this kind of thing, don't reach out randomly, and even if you get involved, don't let them express their opinions.

It's different abroad.

Especially Korea.

What Zhou Buqi wants to do most is to help the evil tyrants, that is, to promote the industrial expansion of conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai. They use their attitudes to gain power, while Boss Zhou uses benefits to gain benefits, and everyone gets what they need.

There is a long war between the Blue House and the big chaebols, and Zhou Buqi’s choice of side is the latter.

As for whether Korea will live or die in the future, who can truly represent the interests of the Korean people, the chaebol or the Blue House... Zhou Buqi doesn't care, it's just making money. This is not his country and he feels no guilt.

It is precisely this kind of irresponsible attitude of doing as the locals do and catering to the general environment just to make money that often has a better reputation and is more popular.

Just like Microsoft is thriving in China, Google has completely withdrawn.

Li Ye thoughtfully said, "So if Changyou wants to enter the market and operate games in South Korea, it is not enough to just comply with South Korea's laws and regulations..."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "It's not that serious. Those traditional big tycoons have very little involvement in the emerging Internet and gaming fields."

"Um……"

Li Ye is a smart man, so it is inconvenient to say more.

He is just a vice president of Changyou and really can't get involved. If we just bring Changyou’s games to the Korean market for operation and promotion, that’s fine.

At this level, he really couldn't participate.

You have to listen to the big boss's orders, and you can't just do it for a small profit. If he offends Samsung by siding with Hyundai, or offends Hyundai by siding with Samsung, the big chaebols will not go to him, a small person, but will go to the meeting to ask Boss Zhou for an explanation.

Zhou Buqi made an understatement and said with a smile: "Your little thing can't rise to this level. It's okay. You can do whatever you want. Even if Changyou opens a branch in South Korea, it will only have one or two hundred employees. It's not worth it." Mention it. Yahoo Korea is the key."