Chapter 1763 Negotiations (Part 2)

When Zhao Fusheng and Lee Jae-hyun left the tea room, their expressions were both very serious.

The atmosphere between them infected their subordinates, and everyone was on high alert.

Once in the car, Zhao Fusheng let out a sigh.

"What's wrong?"

Zheng Yao, who had been waiting in the car, asked with concern, "What are Lee Jae-hyun's demands?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head but did not immediately answer her.

"Okay."

Zheng Yao could tell that Zhao Fusheng was in a complicated mood, and she immediately realized that perhaps this meeting between Zhao Fusheng and Lee Jae-hyun was not as simple as it seemed.

In other words, the two might have had substantive exchanges in the tea room.

Lee Jae-hyun's motorcade left first. Watching the cars disappear into the distance, Zhao Fusheng suddenly sighed.

"Let's go too."

Zhao Fusheng said to Zheng Yao.

Zheng Yao nodded and signaled the driver to start the car. The motorcade of the Future Group also slowly drove away from the place.

Because they were on the Chinese side, no media reporters captured this meeting, and no one knew what earthquake-like impact this meeting would have on the South Korean economy.

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Zhao Fusheng and his group soon returned to the Future Group headquarters.

In the conference room, Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao were seated. Apart from them, no one else participated.

There was no choice; the matter was too significant, and Zhao Fusheng dared not easily tell anyone.

Outside the door, Zhang Qian personally guarded with his men.

"What exactly is going on?"

Dong Chenxi asked Zhao Fusheng, "What conditions did Lee Jae-hyun propose? Did he threaten us with the Hanxing Investment matter?"

Because she hadn't gone inside, not even to the door of the tea room, she was even more anxious than Zheng Yao.

Zhao Fusheng shook his head: "He didn't threaten me; on the contrary, he offered me an opportunity."

"An opportunity?"

Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao looked at each other, not understanding what Zhao Fusheng meant.

What did it mean that Lee Jae-hyun gave Zhao Fusheng an opportunity?

Zhao Fusheng smiled bitterly and recounted Lee Jae-hyun's proposal. Finally, he looked at Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao: "Tell me, should I agree to him?"

"Of course agree!"

"Absolutely not!"

Two completely different answers appeared instantly.

Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi then looked at each other, both surprised, clearly not expecting the other to hold an opposing view.

Dong Chenxi was the one in favor of agreeing, while Zheng Yao opposed it.

"You go first."

Zheng Yao thought for a moment and said to Dong Chenxi.

Dong Chenxi nodded, knowing this was not the time for modesty, and said to Zhao Fusheng and Zheng Yao: "This is a good opportunity. CJ is the largest food manufacturing group in South Korea and is involved in many industries. If we can acquire shares in CJ Group, we can undoubtedly greatly expand our influence in South Korea. Then Future Group will not just be a comprehensive group confined to China but can become a multinational conglomerate!"

As she spoke, a different light shone in her eyes: "Although we have shares in Samsung, we don't have management rights. But if we follow Lee Jae-hyun's plan and obtain shares in CJ Group, we can gain management rights in CJ. Then..."

She chuckled, clearly imagining a bright future.

"That's not how it should be said."

Zheng Yao was not so optimistic. She looked at Dong Chenxi and shook her head: "Do you think a large group like CJ can be completely controlled just by changing shareholdings?"

Dong Chenxi was taken aback, opened her mouth to refute Zheng Yao, but then thought about it and realized that what Zheng Yao said seemed to have some truth.

"Lee Jae-hyun is now like a drowning man grasping at straws, which is why he chose to burn his boats and cooperate with us."

Zheng Yao said slowly: "But the problem is, if this cooperation really begins, we will have offended Lee Kun-hee. Do you think, between CJ Group and Samsung Group, which one as an enemy is harder for us to accept?"

What she considered was that Lee Jae-hyun's proposal, though seemingly tempting, was in fact a poison.

If Future Group really agreed to cooperate with him and swapped shares, then not to mention whether Zhao Fusheng and the others could control CJ Group, just the enraged Samsung side alone would launch a fierce counterattack. At that time, the ones who would truly bear the trouble would be them.

In a sense, their considerations were all correct.

Each had their own reasoning.

Zhao Fusheng had no objection to this; he was merely hesitating.

"What do you say?"

After Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi each gave their analysis, their eyes turned to Zhao Fusheng. He was the one who truly made the decisions.

Whether it was herself or Dong Chenxi, they were only helping Zhao Fusheng analyze, telling him the pros and cons, helping him fill in the gaps. The one who truly made the final call was Zhao Fusheng himself.

In other words, if Zhao Fusheng didn't want to cooperate, even if they talked until they were blue in the face, it would be useless.

Conversely, if Zhao Fusheng wanted to cooperate with Lee Jae-hyun, then no matter how much they warned him, it would be of no use.

Zhao Fusheng understood this, and so did Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao.

But they had their duties, and Zhao Fusheng had his. This was something everyone had to do.

"Me? I'm also very hesitant."

Faced with Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao's inquiries, Zhao Fusheng did not hide anything from them and honestly said, "What you said, I had already considered on the way back. To be honest, before meeting Lee Jae-hyun today, I never imagined that this guy would have such an obsession!"

Exactly!

In Zhao Fusheng's view, all of Lee Jae-hyun's current behavior was actually a kind of obsession. His goal was to obtain Samsung's shares and fight for the inheritance and management rights of Samsung.

To this end, he was even willing to give up CJ Group.

To make a huge gamble with Zhao Fusheng!

Even if losing the bet meant he would completely fall into the dust, he would not hesitate.

But the problem was, as Zhao Fusheng knew from the information he had, although CJ Group seemed to be solely controlled by Lee Jae-hyun, in fact, internal factional struggles were complex.

Back in the Samsung internal conflict, Lee Maeng-hee, due to a dispute with his father Lee Byung-chul, did not receive the inheritance.

However, his wife Son Bok-nam obtained shares of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and these shares helped Lee Jae-hyun acquire shares of Cheil Jedang, the predecessor of CJ Group.

And today's CJ Group, besides Son Bok-nam's several younger brothers, also has three top executives: Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, Vice Chairman Lee Mi-kyung, and company representative Lee Jae-hwan.

These three are all children of Lee Maeng-hee, with Lee Mi-kyung being the eldest.

The CJ Group is now one of South Korea's most influential chaebols, with four main core business divisions: food and food service, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, new distribution, and media and entertainment. Vice Chairman Lee Mi-kyung oversees the media and entertainment division.

CJ Group's media and entertainment division leads Korean cultural trends through diverse media formats and service platforms such as television, film, broadcasting, music, performances, media, and games. It is the earliest, largest, and most powerful entertainment company in South Korea, the largest entertainment media conglomerate in the country, and even highly competitive globally. In terms of overall corporate strength, CJ Group's media and entertainment division is truly the largest and strongest entertainment company in South Korea, incomparable to other Korean entertainment companies.

Especially in the film sector, CJ Group's media and entertainment division is the largest film investment and distributor in South Korea, with significant strength in the investment, production, and distribution of domestic and international films.

Under these circumstances, Lee Jae-hyun actually proposed swapping CJ shares with Samsung shares. Zhao Fusheng simply couldn't believe his words.

What if this guy was talking nonsense? What would he do?

Even if, to be on the safe side, Lee Jae-hyun wasn't deceiving him, the problem was that CJ wasn't his alone.

Had Lee Jae-hyun, Lee Mi-kyung, and Lee Jae-hwan agreed?

Moreover, wouldn't other shareholders of CJ have objections, letting Lee Jae-hyun go mad on his own?

Although the bait before him was indeed tempting, Zhao Fusheng really didn't dare to take it lightly.

He feared that the bait might turn into poison.

By then, it would be too late for regret.

These details were known not only to Zhao Fusheng but also to Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao, so they could understand his current state of hesitation.

After all, anyone in this situation would probably be at a loss.

"How about we wait a bit longer?"

After a long while, Dong Chenxi looked at Zhao Fusheng and said softly, "Send a message to Lee Jae-hyun, letting him confirm that his words represent the entire CJ Group, and then negotiate. What do you think?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned slightly: "That's one way."

From another perspective, Dong Chenxi's proposal was indeed a solution.

Having Lee Jae-hyun unify the voices within CJ before discussing cooperation with him might be a way to solve the current problem.

The only issue was whether Lee Jae-hyun would agree to his request.

But then Zhao Fusheng thought again: his request was actually not excessive. If Lee Jae-hyun wanted to cooperate with him, who would believe him without showing sincerity?

Did he really think that with a casual word of cooperation, he would obediently hand over his shares? What a joke!

They were all businessmen, none of them idiots. If he wanted to cooperate, he had to put money on the table!

If his own interests couldn't be satisfied, why should he trust Lee Jae-hyun?

The CJ Group, or rather Lee Jae-hyun, was already the weaker party in front of Lee Kun-hee. Since he wanted Zhao Fusheng to help the weak, he had to give Zhao Fusheng a reasonable reason.