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

Seoul, Lee Group headquarters!

CEO's office!
"Useless trash, a complete failure who's good for nothing!" Li Zhexi, after hanging up the phone, could no longer contain his anger and shouted angrily.

Since returning from Europe, Li Zhexi had told Li Mingrui to stay home and reflect on his actions, but he didn't blame Li Mingrui too much for the mess he had made in Europe.

After all… if he hadn’t argued with Su Chen, Li Zhexi wouldn’t have known that Su Chen was the behind-the-scenes boss of Xiaxin International, and naturally wouldn’t have been able to acquire the 10nm chip technology through the transaction.

In summary, Li Mingrui's misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise, bringing immense benefits to the Li Group.
Lee Myung-rye had always been raised in luxury, so naturally he was somewhat arrogant. After all, the Lee Group was the largest conglomerate in South Korea, so it was normal for him to be a little arrogant when he was out in public!

As the young master of the Li Group, his words and actions not only represent himself, but also the face of the Li Group. If he is timid and submissive, it will make people think that the Li Group has no successor!

The trip to Europe can be seen as the first step in Li Zhexi's training of Li Mingrui. He hopes that Li Mingrui will learn a lot so that he can be a good helper to his older brother, Li Mingze, when he inherits the group and manage the entire group well.

Originally, it was thought that the lessons learned in Europe would make Li Mingrui a little more restrained in his dealings with others. After a brief period of reflection, and with the World Semiconductor Expo approaching, the idea was to send him to China to gain some experience.

What he didn't expect was that Li Mingrui had silently caused him such a huge mess. Li Zhexi really wanted to slap Li Mingrui so hard that he would be stuck to the wall and unable to be pried off.

"Damn it, Li Mingrui is such a pig-brain! He saw Su Chen's connections and strength when he was in Europe. Now that he's on Su Chen's turf, does he really think he can compete with him?"

"They really think that just because they're used to running rampant in South Korea, they can do whatever they want outside!"

Lee Cheol-hee was getting angrier and angrier. If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have preferred to let that brat Lee Ming-rui live a life of debauchery in South Korea instead of wasting his time and effort in training him. This was just asking for trouble!

"Father, what's going on?" At this moment, Li Ming walked in with a document and saw several folders scattered on the ground, as well as his father's angry face.

Li Zhexi glanced at Li Mingze, who was tidying up the folders on the floor, and snorted coldly, "It's all because of your good brother! He didn't learn his lesson in Europe, and this time he actually tripped up someone else on their home turf, causing the group's semiconductor plan to fall through!"

Li Ming paused slightly, his brow furrowed, and asked, "What did he do this time?"

"What did he do?" Li Zhexi snorted coldly, briefly recounting the situation reported by Park Bodong, and said in an icy tone, "That idiot hasn't called yet. I wonder if he's discussing with Park Yong-shin how to clean up his mess, or if he's looking for a scapegoat!"

Having navigated the business world for decades, Li Zhexi had seen it all. The fact that Pu Pudong reported this matter to him, bypassing his superiors, was simply a way of showing that he was just a tool in this situation and didn't want to be the one to take the blame in the end.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingze's expression turned serious. However, Li Mingrui was, after all, his younger brother, and their relationship was quite close, so he naturally wouldn't do anything to kick someone when they were down.

“Father, my younger brother does bear a great deal of responsibility this time, but his original intention was good. He wanted to limit the entry of Xiaxin International and prevent them from expanding rapidly, so that we could have an absolute advantage in the future competition in the semiconductor industry. However, the method he used was too hasty!”

"Now that Xiaxin International has settled in Pengcheng's electronics industry cluster, we need to think of a suitable way out as soon as possible. Also, as for the Ye Group that you mentioned, Father, as long as we don't provoke them, they shouldn't act rashly against us!"

Despite his words, Li Ming was actually quite flustered. He hadn't expected Su Chen to be able to arrange things for someone like the heir to the Ye Group, which made him reconsider his previous scheming against Su Chen.

"You certainly know how to make excuses for your underlings." Li Zhexi glanced at Li Mingze with displeasure. "Is that all you're thinking about right now?"

"Huh?" Li Ming was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized the meaning behind his father's words. He couldn't help but ask seriously, "Father, you're not talking about Su Chen... trying to use Ming Rui's mistakes to settle scores with us, are you?"

Li Zhexi snorted, thinking that his successor did have some brains. "Otherwise, what do you think Su Chen is? Don't forget how powerful he was in Europe. Now that we're on his home turf, our plans might fall through."

Regarding the electronic industrial park that Sanxing Electronics will set up in Shenzhen, they initially came up with several plans, including industrial parks in Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, but Shenzhen was the best choice.

But now... the two sides have clashed, and Su Chen will definitely not let them move into other electronics industrial parks as they wish, which will bring huge losses to the Li Group's future plans.

"Then... Father, what should we do now?" A hint of tension flashed in Li Ming's eyes. After all, they had invested too much in semiconductors, and even involved the Morgan family.

If there are any changes in the East Asia strategy, their semiconductor business, which they have been operating in for many years, may be replaced by the rapidly expanding Hwasung International, which is the last thing the Li Group wants to see.

Li Zhexi pinched the bridge of his nose, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's take it in two steps. First, we should try to build electronic industrial parks in places like Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, no matter how possible it is, even if there's only a one percent chance."

"Secondly... it's Southeast Asia. Although the electronics industrial parks there are a bit inferior to those in China, they can still meet our development needs. Go and discuss it with the group's planning team now, and come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible!"

Li Mingrui nodded. He knew the matter was urgent and dared not slack off in the slightest. He put the documents on the table, turned around and prepared to leave, but stopped after taking only two steps.

Turning around, he looked at Lee Cheol-hee somewhat awkwardly and said, "Um... Father, do you think I should call my younger brother and tell him to go back to South Korea?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhexi's suppressed anger instantly flared up again. He then turned his cold gaze to Li Mingze's face and sternly warned, "You are not allowed to tip off that brat Li Mingrui behind his back. I want to see how this guy will act."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone on the table rang. Looking at the caller ID, it was Li Mingrui calling.

When Li Ming saw the conspicuous note, a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes. He hoped that his younger brother would tell the truth and not try to play any tricks.

Li Zhexi raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Li Mingze, who was still standing still. He knew exactly what this guy wanted to do; he just wanted to hear what Li Mingrui would say on the phone.

He didn't tell Li Mingze to leave, but instead pressed the call button and turned on the speakerphone so that Li Mingze could hear him more clearly.

As soon as the call connected, before Li Zhexi could even ask anything, Li Mingrui's anxious voice came from the other end of the line, "Father, something bad has happened. There's a major problem with Sanxing Electronics' move to Pengcheng."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhexi raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Li Mingze, as if to say, "See if what I said before was right!"

Li Mingze's heart leaped into his throat. He silently prayed that Li Mingrui would tell the truth, otherwise his underling would be completely alienated from the core of the Li Group and become a good-for-nothing playboy.

Li Zhexi naturally took in Li Mingze's expression. Seeing his worry for his brother, his anger subsided slightly, but he immediately sneered and asked sarcastically, "Oh? What's the problem? Tell me!"

On the other end of the phone, Li Mingrui seemed oblivious to his father's unusual behavior and explained without hesitation, "Father, that idiot Pu Pudong actually took it upon himself to use the Li Group's name to force the Electronic Industrial Park to refuse Xiaxin International's entry. As a result, the other party dragged the Ye Group into the fray, and the park has clearly rejected our company's application to move in!"

He then recounted the details of his discussion with Park Young-shin in detail, emphasizing that it was nine parts true and one part false, and that even the false part was only slightly modified in its expression.

He spoke with such self-righteousness about things like Pu Pudong, the vice president of Sanxing Electronics, wanting to become the general manager of Sanxing Electronics and deliberately trying to curry favor with him, a direct descendant of the Li family. He also mentioned that he knew Li Mingrui had a conflict with Xiaxin International and wanted to help him get revenge and hoped to gain Li Mingrui's approval.

After Li Mingrui finished speaking, Li Zhexi was so angry that he almost laughed out loud. If he hadn't received a report from Pu Pudong beforehand, he would have actually believed Li Mingrui's explanation.

There has always been internal strife at Sanxing Electronics, something Li Zhexi knew long ago, and of course, he orchestrated it himself.

After all, Samsung Electronics' business scope is mainly in countries like China, far from South Korea where the Lee Group is located. It's like a foreign vassal king; if there's only one voice from top to bottom, who knows what kind of shady dealings might be going on? The two factions can not only supervise each other but also promote fierce competition within the company. As long as Lee Cheol-hee keeps a firm grip on the direction, Samsung Electronics will only be like a high-speed car, forever moving forward.

Lee Cheol-hee's expression grew colder and colder. It seemed that this brainless guy had been used by Park Young-shin. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his tone eerily calm: "Is that so? Then what do you think we should do now?"

Li Mingrui seemed relieved and quickly said, "Father, our most important task now is to quell Su Chen's anger and see if we can use a deal to get him to show leniency so that we can also move into other electronics industrial parks!"

"At the same time... we also want Park Bo-dong to resign himself, take full responsibility, and give the group an explanation!"

After hearing this, Li Zhexi finally couldn't help but laugh, but the laughter sounded eerie no matter how you listened to it.

“Li Mingrui!” Li Zhexi spoke slowly, “Do you think your father is an idiot?” Every word was like an ice knife, stabbing hard into Li Mingrui, shattering the last glimmer of hope he had.

There was a sudden silence on the phone!

A few seconds later, Li Mingrui's voice was clearly flustered, "Father...Father, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Li Zhexi slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Pu Pudong has already reported everything to me in detail. You were the one who orchestrated this whole thing. Now that it's been exposed, you want to push him out as a scapegoat?"

“Li Mingrui, do you really think your little tricks can fool me? But…” Li Zhexi paused deliberately before slowly saying, “I’m quite curious, did you figure out the scapegoat trick yourself, or… did Park Young-shin teach you?”

A series of crackling noises came from the other end of the phone. It seemed that Li Mingrui had been caught off guard by Li Zhexi's revelation and had accidentally bumped into something in his panic. Li Mingrui was completely flustered: "Father, let me explain! I, I'm doing this for the sake of the group! If Xiaxin International were to set up shop in Pengcheng, it would be a disaster for us!"

"I just wanted to limit them and gain more benefits for the group. I never expected things to develop into this situation!"

As for the scapegoat issue, Li Mingrui had no time to think about that at the moment. He just wanted to explain himself properly so that Li Zhexi could forgive him.

"Shut up!" Li Zhexi interrupted sharply, already having the answer he wanted. "You get back to Korea right now, immediately, right now. If I don't see you here tonight, you'll never set foot in the Li family again!"

After saying that, Li Zhexi hung up the phone immediately, his chest heaving violently, clearly extremely angry!
His son can be stupid, but he cannot become a tool in someone else's hand; that is the last thing he can tolerate!

Li Ming stood aside, not daring to utter a sound. After a long while, he cautiously said, "Father, please calm down. My younger brother is new to business, so it's inevitable that he hasn't considered things thoroughly!"

"Didn't he consider this carefully? If he had any brains and made a phone call to discuss it with you and me, things wouldn't be like this now. It might actually be an opportunity to prevent Xiaxin International from setting up shop in Pengcheng Electronic Industrial Park!"

"Unfortunately... it's too late to say anything now!" Lee Cheol-hee took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He tapped his fingertips lightly on the desk and earnestly instructed, "Call Park Young-shin yourself and tell him to take charge of Samheung Electronics' business. Don't worry about anything else!"

"Furthermore, we're accelerating our expansion in Southeast Asia, but as for China... let's put that on hold for now!"

Li Ming understood perfectly what "putting it on hold" meant; it meant their focus had shifted from China to Southeast Asia. He immediately nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, Father!"

Li Zhexi rubbed his temples and waved wearily, "Go, this time... don't disappoint me again!"

Li Ming bowed slightly, then turned and left the office. But he felt a little heavy-hearted, as he was less confident than before about their future competition with Xiaxin International in the semiconductor industry.

……

Meanwhile, Li Mingrui stared at the disconnected phone, slumped helplessly onto the sofa, and muttered to himself, his face ashen, "It's over, it's over, this time it's really over!"

Park Young-shin, who was standing to the side, was also taken aback. Although he had been listening nearby, he hadn't heard what Chairman Lee Cheol-hee said and was completely confused.

"Young Master Mingrui, what's wrong with you...?" Park Young-shin asked tentatively.

Li Mingrui turned his head weakly, his eyes seemingly unfocused, and stared blankly at Park Young-shin, saying, "Park Bo-dong called my father in advance, and all our plans fell through."

"Ah!" Park Young-shin's pupils contracted slightly. He never expected that Park Bo-dong would actually go all out. This meant that his plan had failed, and the chairman might have seen through his scheme against Lee Myung-rye.

If Chairman Lee Cheol-hee were to settle scores with him, he would be in serious trouble, if not dead. He knew exactly what the chairman was capable of!
"Gulp!" Park Young-shin swallowed nervously and asked again, "What did the chairman say?"

Upon hearing Park Young-shin's question, he immediately recalled what Lee Cheol-hee would tell him later. He quickly checked the time; it was already past four in the afternoon. He hurriedly said, "Uncle Park, please arrange a flight. I need to get back to South Korea right away, or I'll be really doomed!"

"Okay~ I'll arrange it for you right away!" Hearing this, Park Young-shin finally felt a little more at ease. At least Chairman Lee Cheol-hee didn't directly scold him, which meant that he could still be saved!
He quickly grabbed the landline on the table and called his secretary, asking him to contact the airport immediately and confirm the flight route to South Korea.

No matter what, Li Mingrui is the young master of the Li Group, so he naturally has a private jet for travel. Even if he doesn't... he can charter a private jet to fly directly to South Korea.

While waiting for his secretary's call, Park Young-shin also received a call from Lee Myung-cheol. He didn't say much, just told him to take care of the current business of Samsung Electronics and not to worry about anything else.

Only then did Park Young-shin finally breathe a sigh of relief. His secretary also called to report that arrangements had been made.
"Young Master Mingrui, let's go. Everything's arranged at the airport!" Park Young-shin put down the plane and looked at Lee Mingrui, who was standing to the side with his head down.

"Hmm~" A hoarse voice squeezed out of Li Mingrui's throat as he staggered to his feet from the sofa, holding onto the armrest.

As soon as the two stepped out of the office, they bumped into Park Bo-dong, who had just returned to the company.

Seeing Li Mingrui's expression, Pu Pudong immediately understood that they had called Chairman Li and, just as he had suspected, made him a scapegoat.

“Vice President Park…you’re very good, I’ll remember you!” When Li Mingrui saw Park Pudong in front of him, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. If only he hadn’t called his father and had silently endured the mess at Xiaxin International!

Upon hearing this, Park Pu-dong couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Even if Lee Myung-rye was a direct descendant of the Lee Group, he would still be held responsible for ruining the group's major project plans and would be highly likely to be marginalized. As the vice president of a subsidiary, why should he worry about a marginalized person?

Besides... it's still uncertain whether he can stay at Sanxing Electronics. If we push him too far, he might jump ship to Xiaxin International, which would infuriate Li Mingrui!

Despite her thoughts, she still had to maintain appearances and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you for remembering me, Young Master Mingrui. I will have to work harder in the future!"

Li Mingrui's face darkened further after hearing this. He could hear the sarcasm in Pu Pudong's words, but he really didn't have time to argue with him now. He snorted coldly, left a "we'll play around with this later" look, and quickly walked towards the elevator.

Park Young-shin followed behind, and as he passed Park Bo-dong, he gave him a meaningful look and whispered, "President Park, you really have some impressive skills!"

Park Bo-dong smiled slightly, but a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashed in his eyes. He also said in a low voice, "Likewise, didn't President Park also play a good game?"

Their eyes met, sparks flying, but they simultaneously looked away in perfect unison! (End of Chapter)