Chapter 1131 Family Dinner
I don’t know if it’s because everyone was stuck at home in the first half of 2003. So this year feels like it’s gone by so fast. I haven’t done much, but it’s almost the end of the year.
Therefore, some transportation hubs seem particularly crowded, and when a private plane with auspicious cloud patterns landed at Seoul Airport. It attracted a lot of attention, and many Chinese tourists couldn’t help but look at it curiously from a distance.
Although Spring Festival travel is not as popular as it was a few years ago, many people have gradually started to choose this option. During the Spring Festival, they take their families to travel around.
Sanwan Travel Agency launched the Spring Festival travel project as early as 2000, because Yang Dongxu has many investments in South Korea. In addition, he has a strong network of contacts, so the Spring Festival travel in South Korea is the main project of Sanwan Tourism at the end of the year.
After getting off the plane and sitting in a long line of cars, people not far away were talking and speculating, wondering which country’s dignitaries, hidden rich people, or South Korea’s mysterious chaebols, etc. Yang Dongxu left the airport and stayed in the Samsung Hotel.
As Yang Dongxu said, the matter of share swap is easy for both parties to reach a cooperation intention with sincerity, but the specific negotiations are very procrastinating.
Especially since NetEase stock is listed in the United States, those Wall Street tycoons are very interested in NetEase stock. Some things cannot be decided by the Lee family alone. Although Samsung seems to belong to the Lee family on the surface.
"Has it arrived?" In a manor in South Korea, although Lee Jianxi, who is more than 60 years old, has been in poor health recently due to illness, his hair is still dyed black and shiny and his clothes are meticulous.
As the chairman of Samsung, one of the most influential people in this country, he does not allow himself to show his weakness at any time.
"It's already arrived. It is estimated that he has already checked into the hotel. My sister went to pick him up in person." Li Zairong said, but his face was unhappy and even rejected.
Regarding the fact that Yang Dongxu took his sister away from South Korea and did not marry that poor boy. Li Zairong was very supportive and even happy to see it.
Because in this way, his sister could not compete with him for the inheritance of Samsung, and she did not have to marry that poor boy, which made him feel that the Lee family was humiliated.
But that guy actually turned his sister into his lover. This is something that Li Zairong cannot tolerate, even if his sister has now drawn a clear line between her and Samsung in terms of property. But she is still the eldest princess of Samsung. Not to mention a rich man from the mainland, even if he is the head of a country, he is not qualified to let Li Zairong's sister be his lover.
"Control your temper!" Li Jianxi glanced at his son and scolded him with a slightly higher voice.
"Yes, father." Li Zairong lowered his head quickly, although he was the prince of Samsung. With South Korea's attitude of favoring men over women, and now except for the eldest sister with slightly less energy, Li Fuzhen has left Samsung, and no one threatens his position of succession.
But he is still extremely afraid of his father, and now there is only one voice in Samsung, that is his father Li Jianxi. There is only one voice in the Li family, and that is also his father Li Jianxi. The majesty of his father, who he has been beaten since he was a child, made him have no thoughts of resistance.
After lowering his head and watching his father's angry expression slightly retracted, Li Zairong still couldn't help but: "But my sister."
"Can you change the outcome of this matter by showing your inner emotions on your face?" Li Jianxi looked at his son.
As the successor he cultivated, he naturally knew his son very well. His ability is definitely not bad, but compared with Li Fuzhen, the son with good ability always lacks some fire.
Especially in recent years, Li Fuzhen's business in mainland China has been getting bigger and bigger, and she has begun to independently manage a company worth billions. The gap between the two is more obvious.
Such a comparison even makes Li Jianxi occasionally waver, whether to hand over Samsung to his capable son. Or to his more outstanding daughter.
However, this is only an occasional thought, and now he still absolutely supports his son. After all, his son's ability is not bad, and he is only in his sixties now, and he still has time to watch his son grow up.
"No!" Li Zairong lowered his head again, although he didn't want to admit it and was very unconvinced.
But in front of his father, he obviously couldn't lie to save face. Otherwise, it would only make his father more disappointed in him.
"Then put away your emotions. No one will care about the anger or even wailing of the weak." Li Jianxi snorted.
"Yes, father." Li Zairong lowered his head even lower.
Seeing that his son really stopped talking, Li Jianxi's expression eased a lot: "What do you think about this share swap?"
"Signing is just a matter of time. After all, both parties are sincere." Li Zairong secretly looked at his father and said.
Li Jianxi nodded. It was indeed only a matter of time before signing. Everyone has the sincerity to cooperate. The only reason why it has been delayed for so long is that everyone wants to gain greater benefits. But when the argument reaches a certain balance point, it will basically take a step back and sign.
"In fact, compared to NetEase's shares, I am more curious why the other party does not allow us to join the board of directors of BMW." Li Zairong continued.
Li Zairong looked at his son, and his originally serious face finally showed a trace of relief. This made Li Zairong, who was originally a little nervous, finally let go of his heart.
"What do you think?" Li Jianxi asked.
"I have checked BMW, and it is indeed the leader in the mid-to-high-end car market in the mainland. But the reason why it is so famous has a lot to do with government official cars.
That is to say, the reason why BMW has its current scale and market share is that the transformation of Yang Dongxu's deep background has certain limitations.
This can be seen from the fact that BMW's sales in other Asian countries are far lower than those in the mainland, and even in Europe and the United States, it has not yet opened up the market.
So he did not let us join the board of directors of BMW, maybe he wanted to continue to use the banner of national enterprises to win the favor of more consumers in the mainland.
Or there may be certain political factors. BMW is a joint venture between Yang Dongxu and the mainland government. As for the others, I haven't thought of it yet." Li Zairong pondered for a moment and weighed his words before speaking.
"What you said makes sense. But the first one is a little untenable, because with the other party's connections in the mainland, our entry actually has little impact on the brand.
Because he has the ability to keep consumers from knowing this. The second one also makes sense, but it is not sufficient. Because the mainland government is very welcome to foreign investment.
Especially if we can introduce international giants like Samsung to increase investment in the mainland. They don't really care about the shares of a car company. Besides, we just want a seat on the board of directors, not a controlling shareholder of the company."
"Then why does the other party want it?" Li Zairong looked puzzled, then widened his eyes and thought of something: "That Yang Dongxu wouldn't think that the shares of BMW Automobile Company are more valuable than the current shares of NetEase?"
"When all the last possibilities are eliminated, you still don't get the answer you want. Then the most unlikely one may be the truth." Li Jianxi looked at his son and educated him.
"But" Li Zairong wanted to refute.
Because anyone who is not blind can see the limitations of BMW's development, and how hot the value of NetEase's stock is now.
But he didn't know how to refute his father's words for a while, so he thought carefully for a while and couldn't help but say: "He is optimistic about the mainland's automobile market?"
Yes, there is only this possibility.
Compared with the hot NetEase stocks, only if there is greater confidence in the future mainland automobile market. Will Yang Dongxu make the decision that BMW shares are more valuable than NetEase stocks.
"The mainland has one-fifth of the world's population. It is a big country and a big market. Nothing is impossible." Li Jianxi nodded with more relief.
"Then we"
"No need." Before Li Zairong finished speaking, Li Jianxi interrupted his son, "Just trade according to the current bargaining chips."
Li Zairong looked at his father puzzled.
"This is a game of vision. He is more optimistic about the future automobile market in the mainland. We think that NetEase is more valuable because with its current company structure and projects, as long as there is enough money, it is possible to become an Internet giant.
The stocks in our hands can continue to double and make more money. So he bets on the future automobile market in the mainland, and we bet on the future of NetEase. Everyone has their own choice.
We don't need to use the chips in our hands to help others gamble. Because we are not the ones who bet at the card table, even if we make money, the big money is not ours."
Li Zairong nodded, feeling that what his father said made sense.
At the same time, he also understood that whether it was his father or the tycoons on Wall Street who were interested in NetEase stocks. They didn't believe that their vision would be worse than that of a kid from the mainland.
So they believed that their vision was more promising and bet on NetEase, and they didn't think of suppressing Yang Dongxu's vision.
"Notify your eldest sister's family and your second sister to come back for dinner in the evening, and let your second sister bring that kid with her." Li Jianxi rubbed his eyebrows and said.
"Family dinner?" Li Zairong was shocked.
"Family dinner!" Li Jianxi nodded affirmatively.
Li Zairong opened his mouth to say something, but looking at his father's hurriedness, he finally didn't say it. He turned around and prepared to inform Li Fuzhen.
He didn't understand why his father did this, because no matter how the gossip spread outside, it was just gossip.
But if Yang Dongxu and his sister came back to attend the family dinner, it would undoubtedly confirm the rumors outside. Faced with such a thing that insulted the Li family, he would naturally oppose it.
But he knew that his opposition obviously couldn't make his father change his mind.
Just like his father said, when your emotions can't change the outcome of things, then put away your emotions.
"Family dinner!" Yang Dongxu in the hotel looked at Li Fuzhen with a look of astonishment.
"Well, my father invited me personally." Li Fuzhen, who was a little nervous when she heard the news, saw Yang Dongxu's expression, "Why don't you want to go?"
"No, no." Yang Dongxu waved his hands quickly. Just kidding, don't say it at this time, don't have any thoughts about it: "It's just too sudden, that... a little nervous."
Yang Dongxu scratched his head a little at a loss.
Seeing Yang Dongxu's expression, Li Fuzhen, who was originally nervous, burst out laughing, very happy and beautiful.