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

Chapter 361: Scheming against each other?!
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Lobby!

"Dad, you're smiling so happily. Has there been any progress?" Li Mingze looked at Li Zhexi who came out of the elevator and hurriedly walked up to him.

He was previously arranged by Li Zhexi to put pressure on the Habsburg family. After finishing his work, he did not go to the hotel's sky garden, for fear that his mentality would collapse when facing Su Chen.

Facing his father, Li Zhexi, the head of the Lee Group, the largest financial group in South Korea, was just like facing an ordinary person. There was even a sense of oppression in his words, which made Li Mingze feel that his long-standing admiration for his father was being destroyed.

This is also the reason why he had finished the affairs of the Habsburg family a long time ago, but had not gone up yet. He was afraid that his "little heart" could not withstand the destruction of Su Chen!
Li Zhexi smiled and nodded, and glanced around, and found that many people in the hotel lobby were looking at them.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go back to the hotel first!"

On the way back to the hotel, Li Mingze felt like his heart was being tickled by a kitten. He wanted to ask several times, and the words were on the tip of his tongue, but when he saw Li Zhexi closing his eyes to rest, he swallowed his words back.

Fortunately, the hotel they stayed in was only a five-minute drive from the Ritz-Carlton, so they soon arrived at their destination.

As soon as he returned to the presidential suite, he didn't pay attention to Li Mingrui lying on the sofa playing with his phone, and asked quickly: "Dad, what's going on? I've been enduring all this time!"

Li Mingrui also came over at this time, looking at the cheerful Li Zhexi with curiosity, an expression of "I want to know too" written all over his face.

Seeing his two sons' anxious looks, Li Zhexi laughed out loud, "Hahaha, of course it's good news. I successfully convinced Su Chen to sell the 10nm chip technology to our Li Group!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, the brothers Li Mingze and Li Mingrui took a deep breath and looked at Li Zhexi in shock.

They didn't expect that Su Chen was willing to sell such important technology!
The older you get, the wiser you become. The situation that was originally causing a lot of trouble was solved by Li Zhexi as soon as he took action, and he also achieved such a great result.

For a moment, the two brothers looked at their father Li Zhexi with eyes full of admiration!
When Li Mingze came back to his senses, he immediately thought of the cost of purchasing chip technology and frowned slightly.

He asked quickly, "Dad, how much did you spend? I remember that our Li Group's working capital is only a few billion US dollars, which should be far from enough to buy chips."

Li Mingze has been in the Li Group for many years, so he naturally has some understanding of the cost of chips.

Their Li Group spends tens of billions of dollars on chip research every year in order to develop more advanced chip technology.

If they were to spend money to purchase the world's most advanced 10nm chip technology, it would cost at least tens of billions, but their Li Group could not come up with so much liquid funds.

Li Mingrui was stunned by his elder brother's words. Billions of dollars were not enough. The value of this chip technology instantly reached the highest point in his mind.

Facing his son's question, Li Zhexi's face flashed with pride, and he replied with some complacency: "It didn't cost much money. I exchanged this chip technology with the port under the group!"

As he spoke, Li Zhexi took out a contract from the briefcase carried by his subordinate and handed it to Li Mingze.

"Port?!" Li Mingze was dumbfounded when he heard that. If he remembered correctly, the ports of the group had already been targeted by the Black Rock Group.

I quickly took the contract and looked through it. It was exactly as my dad said. I was shocked and couldn't help but sigh at how courageous my dad was.

When handing the contract back to Li Zhexi, a hint of worry flashed in Li Mingze's eyes. He was still a little worried that it would cause dissatisfaction from Black Rock Group.

The Black Rock Group suddenly set its sights on dozens of ports under the Li Group. There must be some big move. If their actions disrupt the Black Rock Group's layout, who knows what they will do.

"Dad, is this really okay? What if Black Rock Group is unhappy about this?"

Hearing this, Li Zhexi became unhappy, and his face, which had originally had a hint of smile, instantly darkened.

Although the Black Rock Group is indeed huge, the Li Group is no pushover either. Even a clay man has some temper.

"Dissatisfied? What's there to be dissatisfied about? Black Rock Group hasn't sent anyone to negotiate with us formally. Do they dare to take us by force?"

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, pack up quickly, and we will fly back to South Korea immediately!"

After saying that, Li Zhexi prepared to send the two back to their respective rooms and let them pack their things.

Li Mingrui, who was standing by, heard that they were going back to Korea and complained quietly, "Ah~ Are we going back to Korea now? I haven't had enough fun here yet?"

Li Zhexi, who had just turned around, stopped immediately when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Li Mingrui unhappily and said, "Haven't you had enough fun? You bastard, if it weren't for what you did, the European market would have been opened up long ago!"

"It's already very good that I didn't come after you later. You're still complaining here. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll think you're not wrong!"

Li Zhexi became angrier and angrier as he spoke. Because of Li Mingrui's incident, their Li Group's plans in Europe had come to nothing, and they wouldn't have much chance in the future.

Li Mingrui shrank his neck and immediately hid behind Li Mingze. He didn't expect that just a casual complaint from him would cause such a big reaction from his father.

"Dad, stop scolding me. He was just talking casually. It's more important to get down to business!" Li Mingze felt his clothes being pulled by Li Mingrui, so he could only stand up helplessly.

Li Zhexi also understood that the most important thing at the moment was to complete the contract, and there was no time to waste on these messy things.

"Humph, I'll teach you a lesson when I get back. Now go pack your things!"

Seeing this, Li Mingze hurriedly pulled Li Mingrui away. If they stayed any longer, he was afraid that Li Zhexi would teach Li Mingrui a lesson.

Half an hour later, Li Zhexi and others left the hotel and headed straight for Manchester Airport.

……

On the other side, Su Chen was also on the phone.

"Hey, Su boy, you are so confused!"

"Why did you sell the 10nm chip technology? Do you know that this technology is the most advanced in the world? Which group or country would not be envious of it? Why did you sell it?"

Professor Wu on the other end of the phone was so excited that he almost jumped out of the phone to have a good argument with Su Chen.

Hearing Professor Wu's excited voice, a smile appeared on Su Chen's face.

"Professor Wu, don't be in a hurry. It won't be too late to criticize me after you have listened to my explanation!"

Professor Wu realized that he had lost his composure when he heard this. Knowing Su Chen, he knew that he would not do such a stupid thing.

Feeling Professor Wu's breathing slowly becoming rhythmic, Su Chen knew that Professor Wu's emotions had calmed down.

"10nm chip technology is indeed the most advanced chip technology in the world. Looking around the world, there are only two semiconductor companies that have mastered this technology. Whoever masters this technology will master the development of the semiconductor industry."

"But... Professor Wu, have you forgotten that we have more advanced chip technology? Even if others have mastered 10nm chip technology, what does it matter? In front of 7nm chips, they are just younger brothers!"

"What do you think will be the mentality of those semiconductor companies that still treasure the 7nm chip technology when our independently developed 10nm chip comes out?" At this point, Su Chen couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Professor Wu patted his head when he heard this, and then he remembered the 7nm chip that was being researched in his research base.

Since the establishment of Xia Xin, Professor Wu has stepped out from behind the scenes and has been busy with Xia Xin's internal affairs for some time. It can be said that he is so busy that he has almost no time to rest.

The burden of the research project temporarily fell on Wei Xiuwen.

Just now, when I received Su Chen's call and heard that he had sold the 10nm chip technology, I was so excited that I forgot about the 7nm chip.

"Oh, I forgot about it in the excitement!" Professor Wu patted his forehead and said with some apology.

"We have been very busy recently, especially after the announcement of the chip technology. All industries related to semiconductors have sent people to the company to discuss the purchase of chips."

"There are even quite a few university research labs that hope to cooperate with us and invite me to give lectures at those universities. They call me every day and I never have a moment of peace!"

Su Chen laughed cunningly when he heard this. In his mind, he had already imagined an old man in his sixties, busy answering dozens of calls a day.

"Hehe~ Professor Wu, you've been working hard during this period. Next time I come to Zhengdao Park, I'll give you a big surprise!"

"Surprise? Boy Su, you said it yourself. If I am not satisfied at that time, I will kick you twice. Haha!" Professor Wu laughed happily, because he knew that the surprise Su Chen mentioned must be a big surprise.

Not to mention anything else, just take the water purification technology that Xiao Peng brought back some time ago, it can be said that it has filled the last link of the park!

It not only solves the problem of industrial pollution discharge, but also recycles water resources and reduces unnecessary losses.

"By the way, Su kid, who did you sell this 10nm chip technology to? You can't sell it to domestic companies. If you wait until the 7nm chip comes out, I'm afraid you'll be scolded to death!"

"No, I should say that from the moment you sell the 10nm chip, as long as this news is announced, I am afraid that countless people will scold us on the Internet."

"Have you figured out how to deal with this? Who knows, it might cause a big disturbance!"

Family members know their own affairs, but outsiders don’t know!

If people in China knew that Xiaxin International had sold its newly developed 10nm chip technology, I wonder how big a stir it would cause on the Internet.

By then, Xiaxin International will even be labeled a traitor.

After all, Professor Wu is old, and he quickly thought of the sequelae of this incident. If it is not handled properly, it will cause an uproar.

These words reminded Su Chen of something he had never thought about before.

"Professor Wu, this reminds me that it seems that the transaction with the Li Group should be carried out quietly, so as not to cause trouble for Xiaxin International after it is spread out."

Su Chen had been thinking about how to cheat the Li Group and forgot the impact that 10nm chip technology would have on the country.

"You just need to know the answer in your mind. However, the Li Group that you are targeting is not the one from South Korea, right?" Professor Wu's voice was a little excited.

"Hey, I didn't ask for this, they came to me on their own initiative!"

Su Chen smiled, and then briefly recounted the dispute between himself and the Li Group, and also mentioned the port that he had exchanged for the chip.

"Forty-three ports? Across twenty-three countries? One of them is a strategic port like Panama?"

Professor Wu's voice suddenly rose seven or eight degrees, as if he was shouting.

Su Chen rubbed his buzzing ears. He didn't expect Professor Wu's reaction to be so big.

Before he could come to his senses, Professor Wu's voice came again.

"Tsk tsk tsk, forty-three ports! Boy Su, as long as you control these ports, you will control at least one-tenth of the world's maritime trade!"

"But then again, the value of these ports is at least 20 to 30 billion US dollars, and they can generate huge profits every year. How could the Li Group be willing to give them up? There must be something fishy going on here."

"Su boy, you still have to be careful. When you are scheming against others, perhaps others are also scheming against you!" Professor Wu warned seriously.

It is said that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure!
There is nothing wrong with what he said. I just explained the situation briefly, and Professor Wu found a lot of problems.

"Professor Wu, don't worry. As long as there is no problem with the port, I, Su Chen, will never spit out anything I eat. Besides, we have people behind us!"

"If I really encounter a problem that cannot be solved, I can just hand the port over to them. It just so happens that they are also promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, so I have solved some problems for them. Who knows, I can make the port bigger and stronger by then!"

"Professor Wu, don't you think so?"

Professor Wu on the other end of the phone was so shocked by Su Chen's words that he opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect that Su Chen's mind would work so quickly.

If Su Chen holds these dozens of ports and talks to the people above him at that time, he won't need to do anything, as someone will solve all his problems for him and he can also make a lot of money.

"I thought you were a sly kid before, but now it seems you are just a little fox. My worries are unnecessary."

When Su Chen heard this, he didn't know whether Professor Wu was praising him or insulting him. Su Chen didn't dare to ask. What if he said he was shameless?
Hahahahahaha!

"Ahem~" Su Chen coughed tactically and brought the topic back to the purpose of his call.

"Professor Wu, you should sort out the technology of 10nm chips as soon as possible. Of course, under the premise of not affecting chip manufacturing technology, the most core things should still be hidden, and don't forget the necessary means."

"We need to show them a way forward, but we can't figure it out. I believe you are an expert in this area."

Professor Wu naturally understood what Su Chen meant, and he was very pleased, knowing that Su Chen did not lose his bottom line for the sake of profit.

"Okay, don't worry. I guarantee that the researchers from the Li Group will not be able to find any clues after getting the technical information!" Professor Wu said confidently.

The reason for such confidence comes from the understanding of 10nm chip technology. Even if the core part is completely taken out, it will not affect the technology.

"In two days, you will go to the Magic City in person and have Xiao Peng bring two teams to be ready!"

Su Chen chatted with Professor Wu for another ten minutes, discussing some details, before hanging up the phone.

Su Chen stood up from the sofa, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the entire Manchester city, and a bright smile appeared on his face, it was such a wicked smile!

(End of this chapter)