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Chapter 100 Zhang Junfeng's Concerns
Hearing Zhang Junfeng's abrupt words, Leon John was dumbfounded. "Zhang, are you kidding? With your current strength, it would be easy for you to help the Five Star Group overcome its difficulties. Why do you still need to cooperate with Goldman Sachs?!"

According to John Leon's estimation, even if Zhang Junfeng acquired large companies such as KB Bank and Hanjin Shipping, he would still have at least 20 billion US dollars in funds available!

It should be absolutely easy to help the Five Star Group with such a huge amount of funds!

Zhang Junfeng smiled bitterly, "It is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is eyeing these large companies in Goryeo. No matter how rich I am, I am just a person! If I take these companies that have been coveted by them under their noses, I will definitely become the target of their revenge and venting of anger!"

"...You never know, I might suddenly disappear one day!" Zhang Junfeng laughed at himself, then looked at Leon John and continued, "Goldman Sachs is one of the financial giants on Wall Street. If Goldman Sachs invests in Five Star Group, the situation will be very different."

"Even if the International Monetary Fund or the Blue House have objections, they can only accept it! After all, Goldman Sachs, which is backed by senior officials of the U.S. Treasury Department, is not something they can easily offend!"

(Note: Robert Rubin was one of the two chairmen of Goldman Sachs from 1990 to 1992. In 1995, he successfully became the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States)
Hearing what Zhang Junfeng said, Leon John smiled and nodded. The biggest ally of their Goldman Sachs Group is the U.S. Treasury Department. This is also one of the biggest secrets of their Goldman Sachs Group's decades of investment success!

In addition to Robert Rubin, other senior executives of Goldman Sachs such as Henry Fuller and Hank Paulson all work or work part-time in the U.S. Treasury Department. Just in terms of the comprehensive influence of financial institutions, Goldman Sachs is definitely a unique and special existence among global financial institutions!

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"Zhang, since you said so, I can submit another investment report to the headquarters. However, I can't guarantee what the final decision of the people in the headquarters will be." As a comrade-in-arms, Leon John gave a very straightforward answer.

Anyway, he came to Gaoli to "pick fruits" nearby and gain benefits for the group. The headquarters of Yuetian Group, which ranks behind the Five Star Group, is interested in investing in it, so the Five Star Group, which ranks higher, should be more "popular"!
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Hearing what Leon John said, Zhang Junfeng smiled with satisfaction. In his opinion, as long as Leon John took the time to discuss with his father-in-law Li Jianxi, negotiate the specific investment details, and then Leon John submitted a report on the investment in Five Star Group, those guys at the Gaosheng Group headquarters would know that this deal would be a good deal as long as they didn't go crazy!
Zhang Junfeng even thought that if the investment funds from Goldman Sachs were not enough, he could "borrow" from Goldman Sachs and lend another loan to the Five Star Group.

As long as the Five Star Group can safely weather this crisis, the subsequent difficulties will be greatly reduced and it will only need to follow the procedures and manage the company's daily operations.

Subsequently, the Five Star Group will continue to grow with the strong support of foreign financial capital, surpassing the Hyundai Group to become Goryeo's top enterprise and chaebol, and will usher in a glorious moment of more than 20 years in the fields of electronics and semiconductors!

... "By the way, the private life of the chairman of the Yuetian Group you mentioned, Xingehao, seems to be quite chaotic! According to the information I have investigated, this guy's 'Miss Yuetian' specifically targets young and pretty girls. He really knows how to have fun!" After talking about business, Leon John suddenly remembered the information he had seen before, and said to Zhang Junfeng with a smirk and a somewhat obscene tone.

Then Leon John picked up another document from the table, and shook out a few photos and asked Zhang Junfeng to look at them. The protagonist in the photos was an old man hugging and embracing several young girls in an ambiguous photo.

Zhang Junfeng was also amazed, "...Xingehao should be over 70 years old, but he still has such mental and physical strength. It's really admirable!"

"...But think about it, this guy was just an ordinary poor student from Goryeo when he was young. He finally hooked up with a powerful Japanese woman and became successful with the help of her family. Now he wants to make up for his youth and love, which is understandable!"

Hearing Zhang Junfeng's half-joking answer, Leon John burst into laughter. Although Zhang Junfeng said it vaguely, it was probably the case!
Although Xingehao, as the chairman of the group, is disrespectful to his elders, this matter will not cause any substantial harm to Yuetian Group even if it is exposed, and it will not be of much help to their subsequent plan to acquire shares of Yuetian Group's subsidiaries at a lower price.

Zhang Junfeng, who had adapted to the taste of the cigar, slowly blew out a puff of smoke and reminded with a smile, "What can really get the top management of Yuetian Group into trouble is that Xing Gehao and his son Xin Dongbing colluded with officials in private, using unfair means to take down official projects and even had illegal private dealings with certain officials..."

In Zhang Junfeng's memory, in order to expand its business territory in Goryeo, Xingehao successfully opened up official channels by paying money. The employees who were carefully "brainwashed" and trained by Yuetian Group could enter the system and take up positions through this special "stepping stone" of Yuetian Group.

Officials who have reached retirement age can work for Yuetian Group, enjoying a second spring in their careers and special benefits.

Under such circumstances, all we need is solid evidence to prove that Yuetian Group is willing to take bribes and has violated regulations. Neither Mr. Yongsan, who is about to step down, nor Mr. Dazhong, who is about to take over, will miss such a great opportunity to "warn" large domestic companies or even "make an example of them"!

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Hearing Zhang Junfeng's words, Leon John was also shocked. No wonder the big companies and chaebols in Goryeo were so powerful. Even the consortiums in America were not so arrogant. It seemed that these guys had dragged some people into the water a long time ago. On the surface, they were clearly divided, but in fact, they were wearing the same pants!
"...If that's the case, it shouldn't be too difficult to get their dirty laundry. However, their relationship with the authorities is so close that the methods used to expose their dirty laundry before may not work here..."

(End of this chapter)