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Chapter 256 Father and Son Have Different Hearts (6k views, please subscribe)

News has already spread that CJ Group wants to contact Lü Yao.

This gave Lee Jae-young, the eldest son of the Samsung Group, a headache. Why was everyone staring at that young man from the neighboring country?
Even if he did cause some trouble at Dongdaemun, this is Silla! It's not a place where he can run wild. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, let alone Lu Yao, who isn't a powerful dragon, and Samsung Group isn't a local snake either.

They are the powerful dragon that resides here.

In the president's conference room at the Samsung Group building, Lee Jae-young sat in the main seat, venting his emotions.

Although it has been more than a year since his father was hospitalized, he has almost effectively taken control of the Samsung Group. With the merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, he controls more than 20 percent of the shares of Samsung Electronics, and the most important assets of the Samsung Group have fallen into his hands.

This means that Samsung Group is now effectively in his hands.

His next task was simply to eliminate dissidents, consolidate his power within the Samsung Group, and thus truly inherit the Samsung Group and become the uncrowned king of Silla.

On his path to becoming the uncrowned king, his biggest rival was Li Rongzhen.

But in Lee Jae-yong's view, Lee Yong-jin is already out of the game. She is so confused that she went abroad to seek help from foreign capital. What is most confusing about her is that she actually sought help from capital from Dongda University.

Isn't that just asking for trouble?
A large part of Samsung Group's business, especially Samsung Electronics' business, is export trade, with the main export destinations being Europe and the United States. Even Samsung Electronics' research in the semiconductor industry, as well as the semiconductor experts it recruited, were completed with the tacit approval of Europe and the United States.

Silla's position in the international division of labor dominated by Europe and the United States is that it is responsible for supplying core components in mid-to-high-end industries.

The role of Dongda University in this process is to be responsible for the supply of low- to mid-end industries. They earn their money through hard work and naturally do all the tough jobs.

These are the kinds of arduous tasks that countries that can do them are unwilling to do, and those that are willing to do them lack the capability. Only the University of Tokyo, a rapidly rising third-world country, has the capability and the willingness to do them.

However, the dominant players in the international division of labor understand that the University of Tokyo's current forbearance is only temporary. Once this behemoth has accumulated enough capital, it will want to break into high-end industries and earn more and higher profits. Whether from a commercial or political perspective, Europe and the United States will not allow the University of Tokyo to rise.

Therefore, many domestic supporters within the University of Tokyo are continuously channeling resources abroad, while some figures within the University of Tokyo are also making international moves.

In this situation, it would be a pipe dream for Lee Yong-jin to seek cooperation with Dongdaemun in an attempt to establish a fund independent of the Samsung Group to maintain her various plans in Silla.

Although Li Rongzhen did not get the opportunity to cooperate with Dongda University, Dongda University did send people over.

What is his purpose?
Why did CJ Group contact Lü Yao?
Could this be a scheme orchestrated by Dongda University, Shanghai Nan University, and Li Rongzhen?

Or perhaps the real mastermind behind this is actually the CJ Group?

Because Lee Meng-seok of the CJ Group has been in Beijing, Dongda University, in recent years, Samsung has been unable to know or predict many of his movements, making them increasingly hesitant to act against the CJ Group.

In fact, this is not the first time that CJ Group has brought in capital from Dongda University.

Two or three years ago, CJ Group introduced capital from Suning Group from Dongdaemun into Shilla's entertainment industry, making the already extremely complex entertainment agency's equity structure even more complicated.

Now another capital force, even more terrifying than Suning, has arrived, and it has deliberately chosen this moment when Samsung Group is embroiled in a succession dispute.

The mark is too obvious.

Lee Jae-yong has to be wary.

So even though it was so late, Lee Jae-yong still gathered his staff together to discuss countermeasures.

The advice given by the staff is now mainly divided into two camps, which are the two directions that Lee Jae-yong had just been thinking about—either that Lu Yao's arrival was premeditated with Lee Yong-jin, and that the message they are conveying to the outside world is just a show.

Either CJ Group is behind this or something.

As for which possibility it is, the two groups of staff members have their own arguments and cannot reach a consensus.

In the CEO's conference room, listening to the commotion among his staff, Lee Jae-yong finally tapped the table and said, "There's no point in speculating here. The real possibilities are hidden in people's actions. Keep a close eye on Dong Da-ren, Lee Yong-jin, and the CJ Group's movements."

Lee Jae-young adjusted his glasses: "We can also send some people to contact the people from Dongda University. Also..."

"Help me arrange a meeting with my sister."

He wanted to determine the purpose of those Dongda people's presence here by contacting Li Rongzhen and the Dongda people.

In business activities, such mutual probing and maneuvering are essential. In addition to direct contact, Lee Jae-yong would also entrust his personal connections, or even international brokers, to gather information and make a comprehensive judgment.

The staff's role is to help analyze problems and provide possible solutions. As for which solution to use, that's a question the boss needs to consider.

Once Lee Jae-yong has given them specific tasks, the next question they need to consider is how to implement his ideas.

The staff members then gathered the documents on the table and left the CEO's conference room.

……

The next day, Lü Yao woke up in a soft and comfortable bed.

When he came downstairs dressed in loose and comfortable casual clothes, he saw Ni Hui and Lin Yongzhen already sitting in the living room.

Because the two were not very familiar with each other, and Ni Hui seemed very aloof, they kept a considerable distance between them, each holding a tablet and scrolling through their hands.

Upon hearing Lü Yao come downstairs, Lin Yongzhen smiled sweetly at him and said, "I made you breakfast; it's over at the kitchen counter."

Lü Yao smiled and said, "Thank you."

Lin Yongzhen's breakfast was simple: toast, scrambled eggs, and fried bacon. When it got a little cold, Lü Yao heated it up himself.

Lu Yao brought the food, which had been reprocessed, to the living room and sat down between the two of them, smiling, "You two got up pretty early."

Ni Hui said calmly, "I'm used to waking up early."

Lü Yao looked at Lin Yongzhen.

Lin Yongzhen shrugged: "I'm still getting used to it here and haven't been sleeping well."

Lü Yao smiled and said, "Then let's go out for a stroll later and get familiar with the area."

Ni Hui suddenly looked up and said, "Then remember to take two more people with you when you go out." As she spoke, she got up and rummaged through her own luggage. Then Ni Hui came over with a women's watch and said, "Here, take this with you when you go out."

Lin Yongzhen curiously took the watch; it was a Patek Philippe women's watch, and quite expensive.

I just don't know why Ni Hui gave her a watch.

So Lin Yongzhen looked up at Ni Hui with a puzzled expression.

Ni Hui said calmly, "There's a locator inside. If you don't return within the specified time, or if something happens to you, I can track you down. You can also activate a distress signal by pressing the button next to the watch."

Lu Yao suddenly realized, clapped his hands and said, "Wow~~ spy gear!"

Ni Hui nodded: "That's not wrong."

Lu Yao rubbed his hands together expectantly and said, "Do you have men's versions? I want one too."

Ni Hui got up and quickly handed another watch to Lü Yao.

The watch given to Lü Yao was a classic Rolex, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Lu Yao held the watch in his hand, turning it over and over to examine it, before concluding—it was real! He looked at Ni Hui in surprise: "Are these spy gadgets of yours modified from the real thing?"

Ni Hui continued fiddling with the tablet in her hand. When Lü Yao turned around, he saw that she seemed to be using the tablet to connect to the building's surveillance system and check for any blind spots in the surveillance.

So she replied while fiddling with them, "They are all 1:1 replicas. Except for not being the original products from the manufacturer, the craftsmanship is even better, especially the internal signal device, which is very technologically advanced."

Lü Yao nodded.

There's no need to use genuine products for spy gear. With the current industrial capabilities of Tokyo University, making these watches is not difficult. If cost and sales issues are not taken into account, Tokyo University's industrial level can even restore them to a level that makes them indistinguishable from the original manufacturer's products.

This inevitably reminded Lü Yao of the online trolls who blindly praise foreign industrial products, both now and in the future, as well as some pro-foreigners.

These people have boasted about ballpoint pen refills, airports, machine tools... They say that Tokyo University will never be able to obtain these jewels in the crown of industry.

The rest of the story is well-known.

These jewels from the crown of industry were plucked off one by one.

But no matter how many industrial gems the University of Tokyo acquires, as long as the University of Tokyo is not number one in a certain niche field, the products in that niche field can still be touted as gems.

Take watches for example. In order to sell such a functional item as a watch at an exorbitant price, marketers rack their brains, from the initial high technology to the later craftsmanship, and then to the artistic value... In reality, a watch is just a watch, and no matter how high it is, its value cannot match its price.

However, because watch culture originated abroad, and it has been packaged as a luxury item in China, many people automatically assign extra value to something that has no intrinsic value.

And actually.

High technology, craftsmanship, art... Once a watch is made, as long as someone is willing to pay, they can get an almost identical watch for one-tenth or even one-hundredth of the price.

In the replica watch industry, there was a small factory that specialized in making fake watches. Later, in order to recreate authentic foreign watches, they even bought outdated machine tools to make watches.

Because the precision of domestic machine tools became so high later on, the products made by them were so high-precision that they looked "too fake".

Lü Yao thought about it carefully.

The crown jewel of the former industrial empire was once adorned with many gems, such as tunnel boring machines, arresting cables, GPS, and gas turbines... These things were all plucked off one by one by Southeast University.

He seemed to have seen it in a certain picture. What would still be left to be picked ten years later?

Lighter gasket?
Lu Yao couldn't remember clearly, but he knew that ten years later, EUV lithography machines still couldn't be produced domestically, and high-end chips were also being strangled.

His purpose in coming here this time is to leverage the power of the future and pluck another jewel from the crown of industry!
He wanted to hold this precious pearl in his own hands.

After much deliberation, Lü Yao has figured out what to do next.

Just as Lü Yao was lost in these random thoughts, Jian Xiaojie came downstairs. She was wearing a beige bathrobe, the light fabric of which bounced as she descended the stairs. The scene was quite pleasing to the eye.

Lu Yao stared at it for a while longer. When Jian Xiaojie was about to go down the stairs, she leaned on the handrail and looked back at Lu Yao, smiling as she met his gaze, "Hey, what are you looking at?"

First of all, my name is not "Hey".

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to see you. I just got up and to see such beautiful scenery makes me feel better."

Jian Xiaojie smiled and said, "You're so glib."

At this moment, Lü Yao really wanted to say, "A glib tongue is useful," but after looking at Ni Hui next to him, he took back his words, realizing how presumptuous they were.

Jian Xiaojie clearly sensed Lü Yao's pause, then chuckled strangely, "Say something! Why aren't you saying anything? Why is everyone in the court silent today?"

Lu Yao rolled his eyes at her.

He's a military officer; can't he be illiterate?
Jian Xiaojie lazily dragged her slippers into the living room, then leaned against Ni Hui and rubbed against her, saying, "Your aura is so low, I can't sit still."

Ni Hui: "..."

Lu Yao stared at her with amusement. There were always some people with very peculiar attributes who would pop up around Jian Xiaojie, and the most peculiar and interesting thing was the interaction between Jian Xiaojie and them.

Lu Yao initially thought Ni Hui was just another woman in Jian Xiaojie's harem, but when Lu Yao saw Jian Xiaojie leaning against her, Ni Hui clearly frowned and then said coldly, "Sit properly."

Jian Xiaojie immediately sat down obediently without any resentment, then glared at Ni Hui with a look that seemed to say, "Can't you give me some face?"

Unfortunately, Ni Hui completely ignored her.

Ni Hui handed the tablet to Jian Xiaojie, then moved a little further away from her and said, "I've rearranged the surveillance here, and we've also had our people install some additional cameras. Now, as long as someone is in the monitoring room, they can have a comprehensive view of the area around our building."

"However, surveillance system intrusions are common, so we cannot let our guard down."

As she spoke, she got up and handed Jian Xiaojie a watch as well: "There's a locator inside. Also, if there's a problem, press the button next to it and it will send a distress signal."

Jian Xiaojie accepted the equipment and deliberately moved closer, saying, "I definitely trust you to handle things~"

Ni Hui stood up and said, "I'll go outside and take a look."

After saying that, she left decisively.

After Ni Hui disappeared from the living room, Lü Yao said to Jian Xiaojie with amusement, "Wow, she didn't give you any face at all."

Jian Xiaojie turned her face to look at Lü Yao with annoyance: "If this happened to you, wouldn't you be able to tolerate it at all?"

Lu Yao spread his hands and said, "First of all, I won't let myself be treated like that."

"I always adhere to one principle when interacting with people—that is, those who are willing will come naturally. I never force people I don't get along with."

Jian Xiaojie snorted, "I won't. I know forced love is never sweet, but I don't care if it's sweet or not, I just want the fruit! I'm hungry! Is there anything to eat?"

Lu Yao immediately stood up sensibly: "I'll make it for you."

As soon as Lü Yao got up, Jian Xiaojie turned to him and called out, "When you're done with your work, let's have a video conference later to share information with Nianqing."

Lü Yao: "OK".

After chatting with Lü Yao, Jian Xiaojie went over to Lin Yongzhen and looked at the Silla language course on Lin Yongzhen's tablet, wondering, "Why are you looking at this?"

Lin Yongzhen took off her headphones and laughed, "Try speaking the language here."

Jian Xiaojie laughed and said, "I learned it on the spot."

Lin Yongzhen smiled and said, "You can use it even if you learn it temporarily, and Silla is relatively simple."

Jian Xiaojie asked in surprise, "Simple?"

Lin Yongzhen began to explain: "Yes, Silla is an agglutinative language. It was originally written by referring to Chinese for recognition. In addition, because there have been foreigners here for a long time, it has also incorporated foreign words from English and Japanese. With the addition of the local Silla accent, it has become what it is now."

"This language is inconvenient, but if you are proficient in English, Japanese and Chinese, then it will be relatively easy to learn."

Lin Yongzhen smiled and said, "I happen to be more proficient in English and Japanese. Since Chinese is my native language, it's even easier for me."

Jian Xiaojie seemed to be seeing Lin Yongzhen in a completely new light: "You're so amazing!"

Lin Yongzhen laughed and said, "Actually, Japanese is relatively easier to learn, there are some techniques. On the contrary, I spent a lot of effort learning English, and even now I can only have daily conversations. When it comes to professional fields, I can't understand it."

The main problem is that there are far too many newly coined and specialized English terms.

There is an absolute communication gap between a medical doctor's vocabulary and that of the average person. When a medical doctor uses a medical term, a non-medical professional will definitely not understand it.

It must also be explained using common terms.

The most paradoxical thing is that the academic community abroad deliberately maintains this academic gap in order to protect its own status.

In other words, when a doctor tells you a term or symptom that you don't understand or are unfamiliar with, you can only follow the doctor's advice. As for medical ethics abroad... well, that's a matter of opinion.

In short.

The complexities of academia far exceed most people's imagination. (The above information comes from a friend of mine who studied medicine within the public sector.)
Jian Xiaojie's eyes were practically sparkling: "That's amazing! Unlike me, the only foreign language I can speak fluently is English, and I often confuse American and British accents."

At this moment, Lü Yao came over with a plate and said embarrassedly, "Then what am I, who only knows Chinese, dialects, and a few scattered foreign language words? A sweet potato?"

Jian Xiaojie took the plate and asked, "What are some of the few words from those countries that you know?"

Lu Yao said seriously, "Something like 'Haya Khazar' or 'Kam Mang Baby'."

what?
Jian Xiaojie was completely numb.

What kind of nonsense is this guy spouting?
What the heck is Hasage?

Jian Xiaojie was puzzled, but still racked her brains and said, "You're so funny."

Lü Yao smiled speechlessly.

You can't catch my joke, yet you insist on praising me for being "humorous."

He shook his head, then took out his phone and sent a message to Rong Nianqing, starting a video conference.

When the video call connected, Rong Nianqing, dressed in a formal suit, stood in stark contrast to the relaxed and lazy demeanor of Lü Yao and the others on the other side of the screen.

Lu Yao was wearing loungewear, Jian Xiaojie was wearing a bathrobe... only Lin Yongzhen was slightly more formal, but she was still wearing casual home clothes.

Rong Nianqing shook her head and laughed as she looked at Lü Yao and the others in the video, "You guys, did you just let loose over there?"

Jian Xiaojie was still holding the tray!

Hearing Rong Nianqing say that, Jian Xiaojie, who was lounging like Ge You, put her tray on the table, saluted, and said, "Coconut Madden, how about I go change into formal attire now and have a proper video conference with you?"

Rong Nianqing suppressed a laugh and said, "Okay, okay, never mind. I'm calling this video conference to share some information with you. Last night, I received a cooperation proposal from the owner of CJ Group in Beijing. He said that if we're willing to cooperate, they're willing to do their best to help us in any direct competition with Samsung."

"I don't know if this news will be helpful to you."

Just as Rong Nianqing finished speaking, Ni Hui came in from outside, holding an invitation in her hand, and said, "President Lü, someone from CJ Group has come over and hopes to invite us to a banquet."

Lü Yao laughed, "Speak of the devil and he appears!"

Rong Nianqing, who had always compared herself to Cao Cao in her heart, felt a little uncomfortable when she heard these words.

Lu Yao then asked, "Who sent the invitation? Who are the participants?"

Ni Hui glanced down at the invitation. The text on it was written in both Chinese and Korean, and the list of the main guests for the banquet was also on it. Ni Hui read them out one by one.

However, the host of the dinner was not Lee Jae-hyun, the current head of the CJ Group, and his name was not even on the main guest list.

Lu Yao said thoughtfully, "The current owner of CJ Group is not on the list."

Ni Hui asked, "Should I go and confirm this?"

Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "No need."

“We’re new here, and Lee Jae-hyun has his father’s orders to keep an eye on us. The fact that he didn’t want to show up at our first meeting already speaks volumes.”

Lu Yao turned to look at Rong Nianqing in the video and said, "It seems that Li Zaixian and his father have different ideas."

After pondering for a moment, Rong Nianqing smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing? I can contact Li Mengxi directly and help you gain the resources to operate in Silla, forcing Li Zaixian to cooperate with you and thus putting pressure on Samsung."

“CJ Group mainly deals in catering, logistics, biotechnology and entertainment media.”

Among CJ Group's main business segments, biotechnology and entertainment media are both related to Lu Yao, especially entertainment media, which is Lu Yao's original business.

Lu Yao himself had the idea of ​​developing entertainment media when he went to Silla.

Making money through entertainment media is secondary; the most important thing is that he can use the media to amplify his voice and thus muddy the waters.

Lü Yao nodded: "If we can get Li Mengxi's authorization, that would be even better."

Rong Nianqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, the reason why CJ Group has been able to develop rapidly in recent years is because of Dongda. Their four major business segments have long been fully established in China. CJ has a deep connection with China."

(End of this chapter)