Chapter 1647: Success

"Sorry, sorry. I've been tied up with other matters these past few days."

When Zhao Fusheng met with Lee Boo-jin and Lee Jae-yong, he wore a genial smile, looking as harmless as could be.

Lee Boo-jin and Lee Jae-yong were equally calm, without any trace of the earlier tension with Dong Chenxi. After exchanging pleasantries with Zhao Fusheng, they all sat down in the conference room.

"It's really hard to get a meeting with Chairman Zhao."

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Lee Boo-jin spoke slowly.

But her words were not so polite.

After all, Zhao Fusheng had left them to haggle with Dong Chenxi for so long; anyone would be angry at this point.

If they showed no temper at all, that would be the abnormal reaction.

"I can't help it. I have a lot on my plate."

Zhao Fusheng was not surprised by Lee Boo-jin's words. He smiled faintly and said, "To be honest, I'm still hesitant about the cooperation with Samsung."

"Hesitant?"

Lee Jae-yong frowned beside him, glanced at Zhao Fusheng, but said nothing.

Dong Chenxi, on the other hand, was momentarily stunned, then swept her gaze over the Lee siblings, sneering inwardly.

Just as I thought!

Earlier, she had sensed something was off. After all, both Lee Boo-jin and Lee Jae-yong were heirs carefully groomed by Samsung. In other words, they were far more versed in business matters than she, an outsider who had stumbled into the field.

And yet?

Lee Boo-jin played the deep one, while Lee Jae-yong played the impulsive one. No matter how you looked at it, neither seemed a qualified successor.

But now, their behavior was normal.

Reasonable and well-coordinated.

Both in demeanor and posture, they were perfectly composed and proper.

"Looks like today will be a tough battle!" Dong Chenxi thought to herself.

In fact, not only she, but Zhao Fusheng himself had now realized the truth.

It seemed the Lee siblings had been waiting all along for him to show up.

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The turn of events surprised both Zhao Fusheng and Dong Chenxi.

Both Lee Boo-jin and Lee Jae-yong were actually quite pleased with this cooperation.

More precisely, Samsung had decisively accepted the many conditions proposed for the future investment.

"We agree in principle to your demands," Lee Jae-yong said to Zhao Fusheng. "Two billion US dollars in cash plus Samsung shares worth four billion US dollars are no problem. However, we need to pay the cash in two installments, and the shares will also be paid in installments."

"I see!"

Zhao Fusheng laughed inwardly.

Though he didn't know the specifics, he vaguely guessed that the situation in South Korea was not favorable for Samsung.

Otherwise, the Lee siblings wouldn't have adopted such an attitude.

In this world, there is no hatred without cause, nor love without reason. Every action a person takes has its own rationale.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, the Lee siblings' behavior must have been directed by Lee Kun-hee.

The proposal for installment payments, Zhao Fusheng believed, was also Lee Kun-hee's instruction. The reason was simple: it would maximize Samsung's ability to avoid being put in a passive position by this transaction.

"In principle, no problem," Zhao Fusheng nodded, smiled, and said to Lee Boo-jin, "If this is Mr. Lee Kun-hee's decision, I agree."

He was naturally indifferent. In fact, before its IPO, Twitter had been performing strongly, and investors had great confidence in it. Many even thought Twitter might become a company like Microsoft or Facebook.

Even today, Twitter is regarded as Facebook's biggest competitor.

"Agreed?"

Lee Jae-yong and Lee Boo-jin looked at each other, utterly astonished. They hadn't expected Zhao Fusheng to agree so directly, without even refuting their words. What was going on?

"Let's leave it at that."

Zhao Fusheng said flatly, then stood up. "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave. Miss Dong will handle the contract details."

With that, he extended his hand to Lee Boo-jin. "I hope our cooperation goes smoothly."

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That was it? The negotiation was over?

Following Zhao Fusheng out of the conference room, Wu Sijie was dumbfounded. He had no idea what had just happened. How could it be over so quickly?

"Chairman, should I still contact President Liang?"

Before coming, Wu Sijie had, on Zhao Fusheng's instructions, asked Liang Jingyu to gather information on Samsung in South Korea. Now, in just a few minutes, the negotiation was done, and he was utterly bewildered.

Zhao Fusheng smiled faintly as he walked. "Of course you should contact him. The real battle has only just begun."

"Huh?"

Wu Sijie was stunned but nodded. "Okay, I understand."

Regardless, the boss's orders were to be followed as a subordinate.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Fusheng's phone rang.

"What do you mean? How could you agree so quickly?"

On the other end, Zheng Yao asked, bewildered. "Dong Chenxi just called me, saying you took five minutes to finalize the cooperation details with Lee Boo-jin and Lee Jae-yong?"

"Yes."

Zhao Fusheng didn't deny it. He nodded. "I think the time is right."

Zheng Yao was taken aback. "You mean Samsung has made up its mind?"

"Yes. The way Lee Jae-yong and Lee Boo-jin acted clearly shows they have Lee Kun-hee's authorization. Otherwise, they wouldn't have proposed those terms."

Zhao Fusheng said calmly. "Get ready."

Zheng Yao nodded and didn't ask further.

In that case, the next step was to maximize the benefits of this cooperation.

Cooperating with Samsung on such a large scale, even obtaining Samsung shares, Zheng Yao thought she might consider whether the group could enter the Asia-Pacific market in the future.

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fusheng let out a long breath. For him, the cooperation with Samsung was not the ultimate goal. What truly concerned him was how to handle the next steps.

"JD.com, Alibaba, Facebook..."

Calculating in his mind, Zhao Fusheng felt he might need to consider that even the shares in JD.com could be given up.

"Chairman, I don't understand. If we need cash, wouldn't it be better to sell the shares in JD.com or SF Express?"

Wu Sijie, sitting in the car, asked cautiously after watching Zhao Fusheng finish his call.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and shook his head, but did not answer Wu Sijie's question.