Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1120 1106 [Ask for forgiveness]

After hearing Du Yongxiao's answer, the arrogant American, U.S. Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Thomas, looked at Du Yongxiao for the first time.

Only at this moment did he realize that he had underestimated Du Yongxiao.

At first he thought Du Yongxiao was just an ordinary Hong Kong businessman, but now he knows that he is the "Chinese tycoon" who created countless legends in the United States.

It’s just that when Du Yongxiao was in the United States, his common name was "Peter Du" instead of his Chinese name Du Yongxiao.

This is also the main reason why Thomas was so surprised when he heard Du Yongxiao talk about investing in the United States.

"So you are the legendary Chinese tycoon. I've heard a lot about you!" The foreigner Thomas changed his arrogance and spoke to Du Yongxiao very respectfully.

This scene stunned Thomas' secretary and the service staff arranged by the Blue House.

Who is Thomas?

He is equivalent to the emperor in South Korea, but such a strong man seems to be extremely respectful and cautious when facing Du Yongxiao. What does this mean?
Looking at Du Yongxiao's familiar Asian face, the secretary and others were full of doubts.

Thomas doesn't care about that.

Since he already knew Du Yongxiao's unique identity, he would certainly not miss the opportunity to "fawn on" him.

Yes, he is just the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Economics and he is not born rich. If he can establish a relationship with a super-rich person like Du Yongxiao, his future will be promising.

So Minister Thomas very kindly and proactively asked about the health of Du Yongxiao's parents and the situation at Du Yongxiao's family, as if at this moment he and Du Yongxiao had known each other for many years and were now reunited to chat about family matters.

When the conversation was over, Minister Thomas patted the coffee table and smiled, "Dear Du, you really impressed me. Your investment in South Korea is absolutely huge and amazing! And your future investment in South Korea's tourism, film and television entertainment industry has surprised me even more. Your foresight and strategy have left a deep impression on me..."

Du Yongxiao smiled slightly, "Minister Thomas, first of all, I apologize to you. Maybe my interference disrupted your Ministry of Economy's layout for the Korean economy, but all this happened suddenly. I just chose to invest in Korean companies from a businessman's perspective. Secondly, as for future investment in Korea, the reason why I pay attention to tourism, film and television entertainment is just a guess and inference. If you are interested, we can invest together."

Thomas listened to Du Yongxiao's story and smiled without saying a word.

Perhaps there is only one person in the world who dares to bargain with the U.S. Department of Economics and invite them to join forces!

Even the two major financial groups in the United States, Rockefeller representing Anglo-Saxon, and Rothschild representing Jewish, would have to think twice when faced with such a situation. They would not be as domineering as Du Yongxiao, who directly started doing business with the entire United States.

The question is, should we follow now or not?

"Du, you have a big appetite!"

Thomas waited until Du Yongxiao finished speaking before he smiled and said, "It's so big that it surprises me."

Du Yongxiao shrugged: "We Chinese have an old saying, if you are thick-skinned, you can eat as much as you want, but if you are thin-skinned, you can't eat at all! What we call face here is actually courage!"

After a pause, he said, "When a person has enough courage, he not only dares to do business with a country, but also dares to overturn the world, change dynasties, and subvert many things..."

There is definitely something else behind Du Yongxiao's words.

Thomas is a smart man, of course he understands -
Legend has it that this mysterious Chinese tycoon is the biggest behind-the-scenes financier of the ruling Republican Party in the United States.

The reason why Carter, now the President of the United States, was able to win the election was that Du Yongxiao gave him enough campaign funds.

This money made the Republican Party invincible and successful in the election.

Therefore, the election in the United States is a competition of money, and whoever has more money and power will be the winner.

Now Du Yongxiao is saying this in a tactful way to tell Thomas that you are now the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs recommended by the ruling Republican Party. If I want, I can abolish the Republican Party and let the Democrats take power.

This is what is called a change of dynasty!

Thomas exhaled, looked at Du Yongxiao and had to say: "I understand, dear Du! I know what to do. I will write a report to clarify that your investment in South Korea is not intended to target the United States. As for investing in Korean tourism and film and television entertainment with you, well, the risk still seems too great. I still have to write a report and submit it before I can reply to you. You know, although I am the Minister of Economic Affairs, I am only a deputy!"

Du Yongxiao smiled, picked up the coffee and invited: "Maybe soon, you will be a regular employee!"

"Huh?" Thomas was stunned.

Du Yongxiao looked at him and continued, "Because I want to make a friend like you!"

When Thomas heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he was ecstatic!
He quickly picked up the coffee. "Thank you, Du! Oh God, thank you for meeting you! Now, we are friends. Come on, cheers!"

"cheers!"

Under the astonished gaze of the secretary and service staff——
Thomas, the usually arrogant foreigner, lowered his posture and couldn't wait to clink glasses with Du Yongxiao.

Replace alcohol with coffee.
Passionate.

……

Seoul's largest theater was filled with colorful lights and loud singing, and was filled with a warm and peaceful festive atmosphere.

The "Seoul Spring" cultural evening party co-organized by the Blue House External Affairs Office, the Korean Ministry of Information, the Korean Ministry of Culture, and Seoul's industrial and commercial enterprises opened grandly here.

Bigwigs of South Korean politics, main leaders of the Blue House, generals and colonels of the South Korean military, etc., together with representatives from the US Embassy, ​​the British Embassy, ​​and political and business circles of Japan, Thailand, Singapore and other countries watched the performance together.

In addition, the chaebols, who are indispensable to South Korea, were also invited to watch the performance.

Among them are Hyundai Group's Chung Ju-yung, LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo, Lotte Chairman Shin Kyuk-ho, and the chairman bosses of Hanjin and SK Group.

Among so many chaebols, the only one missing is Samsung Group Chairman Lee Byung-chul.

The largest chaebol in South Korea was not even invited to watch the cultural performance.

His third son Li Jianxi attended the event in his place.

However, compared with those big guys, Li Jianxi's qualifications are obviously weaker.

In this regard, there are rumors that Lee Byung-chul is unwell and has no time to attend the event.

Only a few people know that the Blue House did not invite him at all, but invited his son!
In other words, as the famous Samsung emperor, Chairman Lee Byung-chul has been isolated by the Blue House!
Hyundai, LG, Lotte, Hanjin and other big companies have different opinions on this.

However, most of them were gloating over other people's misfortune. Who made President Li act so domineeringly and look down on everyone?

On the other hand, as the special guest of this event, Du Yongxiao not only represented Hong Kong, China, but also represented the United Kingdom to attend the cultural performance, and sat closely with Mr. Thomas, the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Economics, which attracted a lot of attention.

On the gorgeous stage, the Seoul Culture Department welcomed friends from all walks of life. The recommended song and dance performance "Glorious Azalea" was warm and festive. Actresses wearing traditional Korean clothes waved golden ribbons on the stage, spinning and swaying. The gorgeous patterns were dazzling, and neat applause rang out from time to time in the theater. Du Yongxiao and Minister Thomas sat next to each other in the first row, and General Quan Duguang, a powerful figure in South Korea, was responsible for sitting with him.

Du Yongxiao clapped his hands softly from time to time and whispered something to Thomas, appearing to be in high spirits.

A tall and strong figure stood up from the left corner of the front row, walked quickly to Du Yongxiao, and whispered something in Du Yongxiao's ear. Du Yongxiao was slightly startled, then turned around with a smile and said something to Minister Thomas and General Quan Douguang, then stood up and followed Zhuang Dingxian to the side door.

Just now, Zhuang Dingxian received a call from Lee Byung-chul, chairman of South Korea's Samsung Group. He came to the outside of the theater and asked to meet with Du Yongxiao.

In fact, Lee Byung-chul’s current identity is very embarrassing.

As the chairman of Samsung, he had to submit to Du Yongxiao under Du Yongxiao's coercion last time, allowing Du Yongxiao to invest in Samsung Group and control many subsidiaries including Samsung Electronics.

But Li Bingzhe has always been unwilling to meet Du Yongxiao. The meaning is very clear. He still refuses to submit to Du Yongxiao. All his actions are forced by Du Yongxiao. Therefore, many handover matters are left to his three sons.

Lee Byung-chul's attitude directly affected many Korean chaebols, and they treated Du Yongxiao insincerely, which made Du Yongxiao very dissatisfied.

In anger, Du Yongxiao announced to the public that he would convene a shareholders' meeting as a major shareholder of Samsung Group, and would propose to re-elect the chairman at the meeting.

The meaning is very clear, he wants to get rid of the old stubborn Lee Byung-chul.

When Li Bingzhe heard the news, he felt scared for the first time.

All his confidence and authority have always come from the title of "Chairman of Samsung Group".

Now that Du Yongxiao wants to get rid of him, he will be left with nothing and become a useless old man.

Li Bingzhe knew that Du Yongxiao definitely had this strength and power.

In order to further crack down on this stubborn old man, Du Yongxiao secretly instructed Quan Douguang to ask the Blue House to remove Lee Byung-chul from the list of guests invited this time.

Bigwigs from all walks of life gathered tonight, except Lee Byung-chul, who was sitting alone on the bench at home.

I had to announce to the public that I was not feeling well and was not suitable to participate in the event.

But the longer Lee Byung-chul stayed at home, the more worried he became.

This time it was obviously Du Yongxiao's doing - the only strong man who could make the Blue House do such an inhumane thing was Du Yongxiao.

After much thought, Lee Byung-chul decided that he could no longer sit idly by and wait for death.

If he continues like this, Du Yongxiaozhen will deprive him of his power as chairman at the shareholders' meeting.

Without power, it is like a tiger without claws and fangs, he is nothing!
Not to mention anything else, just say that recently many bigwigs in the group have begun to keep their distance from him, treating him as a king who is about to abdicate, fearing that it will affect their own careers.

There were even rumors within the group that his third son, Lee Gun-hee, would most likely be nominated by Du Yong-xiao as the new chairman to take over the management of the Samsung Group.

It is also because of this that the third son Li Jianxi, who has always been respectful to me, is now not as respectful to me as before, and is not as active in reporting work as before. Even when he calls to greet me, he often only says a few words, which is completely perfunctory.

These changes around him made Lee Byung-chul see clearly the fickleness of human nature.

If you can't even rely on your own son, there's no need to count on others.

The only way to save everything now is for him to apologize to Du Yongxiao and admit defeat.

Du Yongxiao knew that Li Bingzhe had been as anxious as an ant on a hot pot these days, but he didn't expect him to visit suddenly at night, and he chose such a time. Maybe he deliberately used this way to express his feelings.

In the theater's lounge, Du Yongxiao met the gray-haired Samsung chairman Lee Byung-chul. This was not the first time Du Yongxiao had met him, but it was the first time he saw Lee Byung-chul looking so tired, so flustered, and so pitiful.

Unlike the impression of Lee Byung-chul who was full of energy and even had a self-centered look, he now looked haggard, with bags under his eyes, and looked very old.

Li Bingzhe, who was sitting on the sofa, saw Du Yongxiao coming and hurriedly stood up to greet him with a respectful attitude and subtle manners.

Du Yongxiao smiled slightly, stepped forward and extended his hand to greet him: "Long time no see, President Li!"

Li Bingzhe was actually a little flattered. He thought Du Yongxiao would refuse to meet him or directly ignore him. He didn't expect Du Yongxiao to be so enthusiastic.

"I'm fine, thank you Mr. Du for your concern!" Li Bingzhe hurriedly clasped his hands.

Du Yongxiao shook hands with him gently, then let go and said, "I didn't expect President Li to come so late. What's the matter?"

Li Bingzhe opened his mouth, his old face turned red, but he couldn't utter a word.

Du Yongxiao looked at his distressed look and felt sorry for him, so he pointed at the sofa and said, "Why don't you sit down and talk!"

Li Bingzhe exhaled, "Okay!"

The two sat down and Du Yongxiao asked someone to bring more coffee.

Soon, the coffee came.

In the entire room, besides Du Yongxiao and Li Bingzhe, there was only a waitress in charge of service, and the close confidants brought by Zhuang Dingxian and Li Bingzhe.

When Du Yongxiao asked him to drink coffee, Li Bingzhe smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Du, I actually came here tonight to apologize to you! I know that because of me, you have been doing that to Samsung recently... Hey! Anyway, it's all my fault. I'm an old stubborn man who can't recognize the situation!"

Du Yongxiao smiled and didn't answer.

He just used a spoon to stir the sugar cube in the coffee, without looking at Lee Byung-chul, and his posture made it impossible to tell what the taste was.

Li Bingzhe talked for a long time, and then he realized that Du Yongxiao seemed not to have listened at all.

Li Bingzhe reflected on himself and realized that what he had just said was meaningless and had no real effect.

Lee Byung-chul shut up and thought about how to solve the current situation.

Du Yongxiao just stirred the coffee, making the atmosphere in the room extremely awkward.

Even Zhuang Dingxian and Li Bingzhe's confidant felt very depressed and uncomfortable, and they couldn't help but scream loudly.

at last---
Li Bingzhe didn't know what he had figured out. He gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Du Yongxiao. He knelt down to Du Yongxiao with the highest etiquette in Korea and said, "I was wrong. Please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)