Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

Chapter 355 What if it’s fake?

"Beautiful lady, do you want to go out and have some fun together tonight?"

Li Mingrui was sitting on the sofa in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, chatting leisurely with the hotel's waitress with blonde hair and big wavy hair.

He had a smirk on his face, and his thoughts were clearly written on his face. The two bodyguards standing next to him were used to it and consciously turned their eyes away.

The girl with wavy blonde hair also knew that the man in front of her was no ordinary person. Anyone who had bodyguards around him must be a rich man, otherwise she would not risk being blamed by her supervisor and sit here and chat with Li Mingrui.

Just as I was thinking about nodding and agreeing, I saw Li Mingrui's expression change. The playful smile on his face disappeared instantly, and his expression became extremely serious.

Under the surprised gaze of the girl with big wavy blonde hair, he stood up quickly and walked quickly towards the elevator.

The girl with big wavy blonde hair was about to get up and chase after him, but was stopped by two bodyguards. Looking at the bodyguards' sharp eyes, she could only sit back on the sofa quietly.

I felt so regretful. If I had known this would happen, I would have given my contact information to that rich guy earlier. I don't know if I will have another chance.

While the girl with big wavy blonde hair was still feeling annoyed, Li Mingrui had already walked to the elevator. Looking at his elder brother Li Mingze, whose expression was so gloomy that he almost cried, Li Mingrui swallowed and had a bad premonition in his heart.

You have to know that his elder brother has been in the Li Group for many years, and his shrewdness has long been honed to the point where he can remain calm in the face of adversity, although there is still a big gap between him and those old-fashioned people who have been in the business world for many years.

But his elder brother is still remarkable among the younger generation, at least he is among the top ones.

But now, the anger in his heart was directly expressed on his face. It was obvious that he had hit a wall with Su Chen.

"Big... Big Brother, what's wrong with you? Did Su Chen's grandson offend you? I will arrange for someone to help immediately..."

Before Li Mingrui could finish his words, Li Mingze slapped Li Mingrui hard in the face.

The force was so great that Li Mingrui staggered and four bright red hand marks instantly appeared on his face.

"This is all your damn fault. Why did you have to mess with that Su guy when you could mess with anyone else? Do you want to see the Li Group fall into disgrace before you're happy?"

Li Ming became angrier and angrier as he spoke. If it weren't for his useless brother, this wouldn't have happened.

If he had not deliberately targeted Su Chen when he was in the Guangming Club, but had made friends with him, perhaps they would have been able to get involved in the affairs of Xiaxin International.

Apart from anything else, they have a considerable share in the semiconductor market. If they can cooperate with Xiaxin International, it will at least be a win-win situation.

Unfortunately...it's too late to say anything now.

The anger in his heart was like a gusher, and Li Mingze kicked Li Mingrui, who had just stabilized his body, several times and kicked him directly to the ground.

He was thinking about going up and kicking a few times to vent his anger, but was stopped by the person behind him.

After all, he is the young master of the Li Group. He still has to save face in public, even if the people around him don't know them.

After hearing this, Li Mingze calmed down his emotions, and the expression on his face became much better as he had vented his anger just now.

Li Mingrui, who had been kicked several times, stood up with the help of his bodyguards.

Li Mingze's kicks just now were all on his legs. Apart from a little pain at the beginning, there was no serious injury.

Li Mingrui rubbed his cheek which still ached slightly. Although he felt very aggrieved, he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction in front of Li Mingze.

Looking at Li Mingze, he asked in a weak voice: "Brother, isn't Su Chen a shareholder of three major luxury goods companies? Could it be that he has any other background?"

After being beaten up, Li Mingrui still had some idea in his mind. Something must have happened to Su Chen, otherwise his elder brother would not have lost his composure like that.

Li Mingze glanced at Li Mingrui coldly, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down before whispering, "It would be great if he is really just a shareholder of the three major luxury goods companies. He has no business overlap with our Li Group, so there is no need to be afraid of him."

Hearing this, Li Mingrui's heart skipped a beat. Although he liked to play, he still had some brains.

He immediately realized that what his elder brother meant was that Su Chen had other industries, which could even affect the future development of their Li Group.

Li Mingze also noticed the change in Li Mingrui's expression and snorted coldly, "That Su Chen is not only a shareholder of the three major luxury goods companies, he is also the boss behind Xiaxin International!"

Hearing this, Li Mingrui smiled with a hint of embarrassment, "Um...Brother, what is the origin of this Xiaxin International? Why haven't I heard of this name? It shouldn't be very famous!"

Hearing this, Li Mingrui was so angry that he laughed, "Haha, not famous? He was indeed not famous before, but today, he will be famous throughout the world!"

"Just half an hour ago, the person in charge of the company in China called and said that a semiconductor company in China had independently developed a 10nm chip and had even reached mass production!"

“In addition, they bypassed ASML’s lithography technology and successfully developed their own lithography machine!”

Li Mingze's words were like a bomb exploding in Li Mingrui's ears.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Not to mention whether China has the ability to research this, just based on that unknown Su Chen, how could he have this ability!"

"Brother, that's a 10nm chip. Even though our Li Group spends tens of billions of dollars on research every year, we haven't achieved mass production technology for 10nm chips. How could Su Chen possibly achieve it?"

Speaking of this, Li Mingrui's mind suddenly emerged with a piece of information from a few years ago, and he immediately became excited.

"Brother, do you think that Su Chen will do the same as the "Hanxin Incident" back then? Isn't it just to cheat their country out of money?"

"It was precisely because of this incident that China began to find it harder to buy than to make, and that the semiconductor business of our Li Group entered the Chinese market and ushered in rocket-like development."

"Think about it, China's current chip technology has only just reached the 14nm level. How could a 10nm level chip suddenly appear, not to mention mass production!"

"There is also the lithography machine. We have also done research on it ourselves, but we have spent tens of billions of dollars without any results. If we want to completely bypass ASML's patent blockade, it will undoubtedly be harder than climbing to the sky."

"You don't think that Su Chen has more scientists than our Li Group, do you?" At the end, Li Mingrui couldn't help laughing.

Li Mingze frowned immediately. He calmed down and thought carefully about what Li Mingrui said. He inexplicably agreed with it.

Chip technology is not like cooking noodles. You just need to throw the noodles into a boiling pot. It requires years of research. Only with a lot of funding and the unremitting efforts of top scientific researchers can there be a slight possibility of success.

Xiaxin International, a newly established company, suddenly announced that it could mass-produce 10nm chips and had independently developed lithography machines. It seemed like a dream no matter how you looked at it.

Every semiconductor company in the world has reached its current position step by step. No one has achieved success overnight like Xia Xin!
"What you said does make some sense. Just to be on the safe side, let the person in charge of the Chinese region conduct a thorough investigation!"

Li Mingze looked at Li Mingrui with a complicated expression, "I hope it's really as you said, otherwise..." Patting Li Mingrui's shoulder, Li Mingze's eyes flashed coldly, and he leaned close to Li Mingrui's ear and whispered, "If it's true, you should be prepared!"

The Li Group is not a monolithic entity. Although the Li family holds an absolute majority of shares, if the shareholders knew about the grudge between Li Mingrui and the boss of Xiaxin International, it would definitely be used as an excuse to attack their father, the person in charge of the Li Group.

After all, once Xiaxin International's chips are on the market, the Li Group will be impacted, and the losses will be the shareholders' money. Those shareholders will definitely ask the Li family to give an explanation.

Li Mingrui saw the cold light flashing in his elder brother's eyes and trembled all over. He could only pray silently in his heart that Xiaxin International would be just like Hanxin in the past.

"Ding"

At this time, the sound of the elevator behind Li Mingze and others sounded, and a group of people walked out of it, led by Ackerman, the patriarch of the Habsburg family.

When he saw behind Li Mingze and Li Mingrui, the expression on his face suddenly changed.

He was busy worrying about how to apologize to Su Chen. After chatting with Chen Fei, Ackerman had an idea in his mind. He wanted to return to the hotel where they were staying as soon as possible to have a good discussion with the people in the tribe.

The matter of the Li Group was forgotten. No one expected that Li Mingze would still be in the hotel lobby after he had been gone for a while.

Ackerman felt troubled instantly. After all, Li Mingze and Su Chen had already fallen out, and he had chosen to apologize to Su Chen. If he had any dealings with the Li Group...

Thinking of this, Ackerman felt his scalp tingling, and he couldn't help but curse himself in his heart, wondering why he was so blind to choose the path that he should not have chosen.

"Let's leave quickly!" Ackerman whispered to the people behind him, and walked quickly towards the hotel entrance. But after just two steps, they were spotted by the two brothers Li Mingze.

Seeing Ackerman pretending not to see anything, Li Mingze's face flashed with sarcasm, "Before, he wanted to cling to our Li Group's thighs, but now he knows that Su Chen's background is not simple, and he wants to cut off ties with us. How can it be so simple!"

Considering the scene when he ignored him on the top floor before, Li Ming immediately called out to Ackerman.

"Mr. Ackerman, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Ackerman did not stop after hearing this. Instead, he quickened his pace for a few minutes.

Li Mingze's face immediately sank when he saw this. He raised his right hand and signaled. The bodyguard behind him immediately rushed out and stopped Ackerman and his group.

After Ackerman was stopped, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

He turned around, forced a smile on his face, and said casually: "Oh, it's Mr. Li. I was thinking about something just now and was distracted. I didn't notice you. I'm really sorry."

Li Ming sneered and walked slowly to Ackerman, with a bit of sarcasm in his eyes. He didn't want to give Ackerman any face, so he said immediately: "I thought Mr. Ackerman saw that the background of the man surnamed Su was not simple, and wanted to draw a clear line with our Li Group?"

"I don't know what Mr. Ackerman was thinking about. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even hear me calling him. Tell me about it. Maybe I can help you solve it!"

"After all, we are still partners now, Mr. Ackerman, don't you think so?"

A smile also appeared on Li Mingze's face, but in Ackerman's view, his smile was no different from the devil's smile.

Ackerman secretly groaned in his heart but had to keep a smile on his face. He knew that Li Mingze was not the kind of person who was easily fooled, especially at such a critical moment. If he was not careful, he would incur Li Mingze's hatred.

How could the Habsburg family withstand the revenge of the Li Group with their small body? The only way was to remove the Habsburg family from it and let the Li Group fight against the man named Su.

Ackerman quickly adjusted his mood. He already had an idea in his mind, and then he looked at Li Mingze with a bitter face.

"Mr. Li, you were also at the scene before, and you know the attitude of Mr. Su towards our Habsburg family! I followed the rhetoric you arranged to disgust Mr. Su, and now you have to help us!"

Ackerman sounded very aggrieved and spoke very quickly. The hotel staff and some customers in the lobby all looked at them.

Li Mingze didn't buy it. How could he not see that this old fox Ackerman was just playing the victim? At the same time, he also wanted to put the blame for the century of humiliation that Ackerman mentioned on their heads?

"Really? How come I didn't know about this? Mr. Ackerman, you can eat some food casually, but you can't say anything careless. Be careful not to bring yourself into trouble!"

In Li Mingze's mind, he had already started thinking about how to deal with the Habsburg family. After all, he flew to Manchester to find a "partner" to expand the European market.

He now realizes that the Habsburg family is not as peaceful as it seems, so don't blame him for being cruel!
Only a completely obedient partner is the best.

Of course... the most important thing now is to resolve Su Chen’s issue and investigate whether Xia Xin International has real substance.

If it is fake, their Li Group is likely to replicate the feat of the Hanxin incident. While attacking Hua Xia Semiconductor, they will accelerate the occupation of more Hua Xia semiconductor markets.

But if it is true, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Li Mingze's eyes, then don't blame their Li Group for being rude. In the semiconductor industry, their Li Group's position must not be shaken.

How could a large enterprise like the Li Group, from its founding to its current stage, be clean? For them, getting rid of business rivals has long been a common occurrence.

Hearing Li Mingze's words that were clearly a warning, Ackerman was delighted. He had some knowledge of Chinese history and naturally understood that the previous words were unforgivable to Su Chen.

This is a not-so-big handle in Ackerman's hand. Now that Su Chen has already confronted the Li Group, even if he tells Su Chen the truth, it will only add fuel to the fire and will not have much effect.

But it was different for Li Mingze. They were just confronting Su Chen now, and it had not yet come to the point of a complete breakdown and a life-and-death battle. The less trouble one could get away with, the less trouble one could have.

"Mr. Li is right. I spoke out of turn!" Ackerman said with a hint of apology.

"Hmph, I hope so. I also advise Mr. Ackerman to put himself in his proper place and not be a fence-sitter!" Li Ming glanced at Ackerman meaningfully, and his meaning was already very clear.

Ackerman's heart tightened, and he nodded quickly! He understood that this was Li Mingze warning him that if he dared to have any ideas, the Li Group would not let the Habsburg family go.

But he had no idea that Li Mingze had already crossed out Ackerman in his heart, thinking that after the matter was over, he would replace the Habsburg family with an obedient patriarch.

Li Mingze didn't pay too much attention to Ackerman. He waved his hand and prepared to let the bodyguards let them leave.

Ackerman's eyes flashed with joy when he saw this, but the next second, a voice rang out.

"Wait a moment!"

Li Mingrui came out from behind Li Mingze and whispered in Li Mingze's ear: "Brother, can you let the Habsburg family go, but can you keep Doris?"

"She was always with Su Chen before. If we take Doris down and take some videos or photos and send them to Su Chen, do you think he will be mad to death?"

Li Ming became more and more excited as he spoke. In his mind, he had already begun to imagine what Doris would look like under him, as well as Su Chen's roar after seeing the video.

But he didn't notice that his elder brother's face was getting darker and darker.

Li Mingrui came back to his senses and looked at Li Mingze with a smile. Only then did he realize that his elder brother's eyes were almost spitting fire.

"Brother, what...what are you doing?" Li Mingrui was frightened and took a step back, asking with difficulty.

The next second, Li Mingrui felt his throat tighten, and his elder brother grabbed his collar and pulled him in front of him, warning him word by word: "If you think the group hasn't encountered enough problems, then do it!"

"If you die in Manchester, I will definitely bring your ashes back. Don't forget what happened to you on the football field before!"

After saying that, Li Mingze glared at Li Mingrui before loosening his collar.

"Hoo-ho-ho!"

Li Mingrui took several deep breaths before he felt his throat recover.

Li Mingze grabbed him too hard just now, making it difficult for him to breathe and his entire face turned red.

He knew that Li Mingze was really angry. Thinking about what his elder brother had just said, Li Mingrui couldn't help feeling a little scared.

If he really dared to do this, he might be killed by Su Chen's men. After all... he was the one who broke the rules first.

Li Mingrui rubbed his tight throat. Although he felt a little unwilling, he could only step aside angrily and dared not mention Doris again.

Li Mingze didn't care what Li Mingrui was thinking. He glanced at Ackerman coldly, waved his hand, and signaled the bodyguards to let them leave.

Ackerman felt relieved and quickly took his people out of the hotel lobby, as if he was afraid that Li Mingze would go back on his word.

After Ackerman and his group walked away, Li Mingze turned around, looked at Li Mingrui with gloomy eyes, and said in a cold tone:
"Listen to me, from now on, stay in the hotel you are staying in. If you cause trouble or dare to do anything wrong, don't blame me for disregarding our brotherhood!"

If it weren't for the troubles caused by Li Mingrui, there wouldn't be the current situation. Maybe they have already opened up the European market.

Li Mingrui lowered his head, not daring to refute, and could only nod repeatedly to show that he understood.

He knew in his heart that his elder brother was really angry this time. If he didn't know what was good for him, he would probably be abandoned by his elder brother.

Li Ming took a deep breath and tried to calm down the anger in his heart. He knew that now was not the time to deal with these things. The most urgent task was to find out the true situation of Xiaxin International.

If Xiaxin International really masters the mass production technology of 10nm chips, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the Li Group. All countermeasures must be prepared, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!
"Let's go back to your hotel!" Li Ming said coldly, and then walked towards the hotel entrance.

Li Mingrui and his bodyguards quickly followed, and the hotel lobby returned to its former tranquility.

(End of this chapter)