Chapter 1773: An Even More Daring Decision

Zhao Fusheng's words were blunt, showing no regard for Lee Kun-hee's face, but Lee Kun-hee had to admit that what he said was not wrong.

Regardless of whether Lee Maeng-hee could obtain the Samsung shares in Zhao Fusheng's hands, it could not conceal the fact that he was terminally ill and had little time left.

Under these circumstances, Lee Kun-hee's worries were actually somewhat unnecessary.

It is often said that the onlooker sees the game best while the player is lost in it.

What Zhao Fusheng could see clearly, Lee Kun-hee could not, probably because he cared too much.

"Chairman Lee, my meaning is simple: I will definitely swap the shares, but not in large quantities." Zhao Fusheng shrugged and told Lee Kun-hee the truth.

Although CJ wanted all of the Samsung shares, after calculation, if that were the case, they would also lose the vast majority of their shares.

That was not the result Lee Mi-kyung and the others wanted.

Lee Maeng-hee himself did not agree to that either, so in fact, the cooperation between the two sides was limited.

"I hope this matter will not affect our cooperation."

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Lee Kun-hee said slowly.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I've said it before, I'm a businessman. Since it's business, naturally I seek profit."

With that, both of them laughed.

With the conversation reaching this point, there was no need to say more.

In fact, many people always think that business negotiations must involve sharp exchanges and back-and-forth, mostly due to the dramatization in TV dramas and literary works.

But in reality, negotiations are not that complicated.

Often, for certain big figures, a few words exchanged while standing together can decide the direction of a matter.

Just like now, Zhao Fusheng and Lee Kun-hee were originally supposed to meet after the reception ended.

But the two found an opportunity and had already settled the matter right there.

There were no clashes or sharp exchanges; the two simply stated their thoughts and reached an agreement.

Zhao Fusheng's attitude was very clear: his cooperation with CJ was limited. After the share swap, he would not interfere in CJ's operations and management, just as he would not interfere in Samsung's.

As for the subsequent confrontation between Lee Maeng-hee and his family and Lee Kun-hee, it had nothing to do with him.

Lee Kun-hee was not that worried about Lee Maeng-hee's family; what he had always feared was Zhao Fusheng's behind-the-scenes involvement. Now that Zhao Fusheng was not intervening, he felt much more at ease.

After the reception ended, everyone dispersed. Under Lee Boo-jin's arrangement, Zhao Fusheng stayed at the Shilla Hotel.

He had initially wanted to decline, since he also had property in Seoul.

But Lee Boo-jin insisted that since he was in Korea, he should follow her arrangements, especially since this time he was Samsung's guest.

That statement left Zhao Fusheng with no room to argue.

Since she had put it that way, if he still objected, it would be too disrespectful.

Settling in comfortably, Zhao Fusheng returned to his room with Wu Sijie and the others.

"Chairman, aren't you going to meet with Lee Kun-hee?"

Seeing this, Wu Sijie asked Zhao Fusheng in surprise.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and shook his head: "No need to meet; everything that needed to be discussed has already been settled."

Huh?

Wu Sijie was taken aback, then quickly realized that the chairman must have already spoken with Lee Kun-hee.

"Notify the group headquarters that they can start."

Zhao Fusheng said to Wu Sijie.

Wu Sijie was startled, then understood Zhao Fusheng's meaning—it seemed the negotiations had gone well.

Before departing, Zhao Fusheng had told Zheng Yao that if the talks collapsed, the group should immediately activate countermeasures and target Samsung.

If the negotiations succeeded, then naturally there was no need to worry; they could directly initiate cooperation with CJ.

And now, clearly, Zhao Fusheng's negotiations with Lee Kun-hee had been very successful.

"Okay, I'll notify President Zheng right away."

Wu Sijie quickly said.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said nothing more. This trip to Korea was quite relaxed for him.

In fact, before coming, Zhao Fusheng had already mentally prepared himself. Since Lee Boo-jin had personally come to pick him up, it meant that Samsung was likely to make concessions.

This was inevitable; after all, Lee Kun-hee was a businessman. While a battle of pride might please him, it would not serve Samsung's interests.

As the controller of Samsung, Zhao Fusheng believed Lee Kun-hee knew what he wanted.

...

...

"Are you kidding me?"

The next morning, Zhao Fusheng stared wide-eyed at Lee Boo-jin in front of him, utterly astonished.

"Of course not."

Lee Boo-jin said seriously: "My father discussed it with me yesterday. Since you can cooperate with CJ, so can we."

Holy shit!

Zhao Fusheng felt completely thrown off, and then realized that the entire Korean economic circle would find out that they had been outplayed by the old fox Lee Kun-hee!

Lee Boo-jin brought Lee Kun-hee's conditions.

Not only could the Future Group cooperate with CJ, but Samsung also intended to cooperate with CJ, and would even welcome Lee Maeng-hee into Samsung's board of directors.

But there was only one condition: Lee Maeng-hee and his descendants must fully support Lee Jae-yong in taking control of Samsung.

The logic was simple: if Lee Maeng-hee wanted to re-enter Samsung, he had to acknowledge Lee Jae-yong's legitimate heir status.

As for whether Lee Jae-yong's next generation could outmaneuver Lee Jae-hyun's next generation, that was their own problem.

"Your father really is..."

Zhao Fusheng looked at Lee Boo-jin, at a loss for words. Chairman Lee's vision and magnanimity truly surprised him; he never expected Lee Kun-hee could go this far.

Lee Boo-jin smiled slightly: "This is actually all because of you."

"Because of me?"

Zhao Fusheng was puzzled and looked at Lee Boo-jin questioningly. Lee Boo-jin explained: "Ever since Twitter came about, my father has believed that our family's prosperity is already secured. Samsung is no longer the only path..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Zhao Fusheng already understood.

His appearance had changed the original history, giving Lee Kun-hee a fallback option.

Now, the Lee Kun-hee family, with Twitter as a future lifeline about to take off, no longer focused solely on Samsung.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, even if Lee Kun-hee opposed, Zhao Fusheng would not give up cooperating with CJ. Rather than being forced into a passive position, it was better to turn passivity into initiative.

One had to admit, Lee Kun-hee's move was very clever!

At the very least, he had instantly reversed the current situation.

An old fox, indeed still an old fox.

Just as your uncle is still your uncle, always capable of surprising you.

"In that case, I'm afraid I need to contact CJ."

Zhao Fusheng pondered for a moment and said to Lee Boo-jin.

Such a major matter required Zhao Fusheng to communicate with Lee Jae-hyun, Lee Mi-kyung, and the others before giving an answer.

"Okay."

Lee Boo-jin nodded. She knew this news was too sudden.

Even she had been greatly startled when her father called her in the morning, never expecting that after thinking all night, he would come up with such an answer.

But she had to admit, her father's idea, while surprising, was also very effective.

Judging from Zhao Fusheng's reaction, it was clear he was convinced.

Zhao Fusheng didn't waste words. He directly called Zheng Yao, explained the situation, and finally said: "Contact Lee Maeng-hee's side and ask them whether they accept this proposal."

Zheng Yao was also clearly shocked by the news, and only agreed after a long pause.

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fusheng sat on the sofa chatting with Lee Boo-jin, waiting.

Less than ten minutes later, his phone rang.

"Are you kidding me?"

Lee Jae-hyun's voice came through, full of shock: "Don't tell me what Zheng Yao said is true?"

"Of course it's true."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "Lee Boo-jin is right here with me. Do you want to talk to her?"

"Ah?"

Lee Jae-hyun was dumbfounded. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "Forget it. But since you say the conditions are real, we need to think it over."

Clearly, Lee Maeng-hee and the others were also shocked by the news.