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Chapter 268 Returning Home (6k views, please subscribe)

Li Rongzhen is not a docile and easily controlled woman; she is intelligent, ambitious, and possesses a powerful background and strength.

The top conglomerate, built with the resources of Silla, is comparable to the top independent families in Dongda in terms of wealth alone. Among the people Lü Yao knows, only Rong Nianqing and Jian Xiaojie have the strength and background to surpass Li Rongzhen's family.

If it weren't for Silla's preference for sons over daughters, if it weren't for the severe hierarchical system in Silla, and if it weren't for the fact that Lee Yong-jin had an eldest son, Lü Yao really wouldn't have had a particularly good opportunity to join the Samsung Group.

Samsung Group's decline began with the inheritance battle between these two individuals.

Knowing that the checks and balances within the Samsung Group would be too severe in the future, Lü Yao did not want to be deeply involved in the internal affairs of the Samsung Group and thus thought of starting his own business.

Having learned a lesson from this incident, Lü Yao genuinely hoped that Li Rongzhen could have a more peaceful period ahead.

After leaving with Jian Xiaojie, Lü Yao returned to the safe house and rested for the night.

The very next day, he immediately arranged a meeting with Lee Jae-hyun of the CJ Group.

Because the murder of Dr. Liang Bosong was exposed to the media, and Lu Yao fanned the flames behind the scenes, subtly guiding the incident toward Lee Jae-young of the Samsung Group, the current online opinion is full of speculation that Lee Jae-young hired someone to commit murder.

That's just a logical step.

Because CJ Group and Samsung Group have a long-standing feud.

Because of Dr. Liang Bosong's accusations and refutations against Samsung Group.

Because Dr. Liang Bosong decided to join the CJ Group to fight against the Samsung Group...

All of the above reasons led to a continuous plunge in Samsung Group's stock price. Lee Jae-young was held accountable in the internal accountability meeting of the shareholders, and there were even rumors circulating among the shareholders that were unfavorable to him. Under such circumstances, it was only natural that Lee Jae-young would take such a risk.

This is Shilla, where the Samsung Group can control everything. Wouldn't it be too easy for Lee Jae-young to hire someone to kill him?
The collective silence of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Audit Office after the incident only fueled the conspiracy theories circulating online, and Samsung's stock continued to fall.

International investment institutions began selling off Samsung shares and buying shares of Hyundai, LG, Lotte and other conglomerates as a safe haven. Local residents of Silla followed suit and invested their money in other conglomerates.

In this situation, Lu Yao, Li Zaixian, and Li Rongzhen, who orchestrated the scheme, are all using all their resources to acquire these chips being sold off in the market.

Although CJ Group's stock has plummeted recently, the surge in its stock price in the previous period has resulted in a significant profit for the company simply by using money from retail investors and institutional investors to buy back their own shares.

of course.

The shareholders suffered huge losses.

The chain reaction that resulted in this has stirred up yet another wave of turmoil.

When news of Dr. Liang Bosong's murder reached Tokyo University, Lee Meng-seok, the former chairman of CJ Group who had been full of vigor and seemed poised to attend Samsung's funeral in his twilight years, suddenly passed away.

This caused CJ Group's stock to suffer another blow, and even the shareholders' meeting began to stir.

Fortunately, CJ Group is much smaller than Samsung Group, and its shareholders' meeting is relatively simple. Lee Jae-hyun, who was appointed to the position in a time of crisis, stepped forward immediately to stabilize the unrest within CJ Group, and then held a press conference.

At the press conference, Lee Jae-hyun, chairman of one of the top 20 chaebol groups in Silla, personally stepped forward and pointed the finger at Lee Jae-young of Samsung Group, claiming that the attack on Dr. Yang Baek-song was all orchestrated by him.

This straightforward accusation immediately ignited an uproar across all of Silla's media outlets.

The Silla people, who already love to gossip and join in the fun, actively participated in this kind of event, directly stirring up wave after wave of public opinion storms online.

On the day of the press conference, the live video chat was filled with discussions about the Samsung Group:

"Damn it, I knew it! This is an accusation from the chairman's cousin, so we really have no choice but to believe it."

"Isn't it common knowledge that the Samsung conglomerate has absolute control over Silla? What surprises me is that there are actually people who are surprised by this."

"Have you all forgotten all those female celebrities who died in the entertainment industry? Do you really think they all committed suicide? The entire Silla is rotten to the core!"

Lee Jae-hyun, who was facing the camera, was unaware of the online storm.

After making such a startling accusation, he solemnly stated to the camera: "Although CJ Group and Samsung Group have a deep connection, CJ Group and Samsung Group are two completely different groups. We are more international, more open, and more inclusive."

“We have many factories in Southeast Asia and other countries, and many of our senior management and frontline employees are international. So we don’t reject international employees like Samsung does. It is precisely because of this culture that everyone in the CJ Group is looking forward to Dr. Liang Bosong’s arrival.”

At this point, Lee Jae-hyun's expression instantly turned extremely grief-stricken and heavy: "But what I never expected was that Dr. Liang Bosong would be murdered because of narrow-minded prejudices and differences in nationality."

"The murder of Dr. Liang Bosong is not only a major loss for the CJ Group, but also a major setback for human civilization and a Waterloo for the technological world! Therefore, I solemnly swear here that I will definitely seek justice for Dr. Liang Bosong! Even if it costs me everything, I will persevere to the end!"

This impassioned speech was quite persuasive and drew cheers from Silla's netizens.

Although the people of Silla are under the protection of Ultraman from the Land of Light, and are usually bound by various outdated customs and habits, the more oppressive the place, the more twisted and ferocious the beast hidden in the hearts of ordinary people becomes.

This can be seen in the themes of Silla films and television dramas ten years later.

Therefore, when Lee Jae-hyun, who was in a weaker position, declared war on the Samsung Group, which was at the top, netizens in Silla offered him moral support online.

All they can offer is emotional support.

However, the people this wave of public opinion marketing was really trying to win over were never the lower classes of Silla; rather, it was the voices of the lower classes that were the purpose of this wave of public opinion marketing.

What this press conference really aimed to attract was international scientific research capabilities.

However, such verbal "righteous words" are useless in attracting international scientific research forces to join CJ Electronics, which is currently under construction.

Therefore, Lee Jae-hyun continued, "Although Dr. Liang Bo-song has been murdered, he left behind the fruits of his life's research. We will incorporate this valuable asset into CJ Electronics' research system. 10% of any results and profits generated based on this research will be used to establish the 'Liang Bo-song Foundation,' and 65% of this foundation will be given to Liang Bo-song's family for their disposal."

"The remaining 35% will be used to establish the 'Liang Bosong Special Scientific Research Award' to encourage researchers who have made outstanding contributions to scientific research, especially in the field of semiconductor research."

“I believe this is a better way to commemorate Mr. Liang Bosong.”

To put it bluntly, this is just another form of deification.

I believe that in time, this award will be recorded in history.

This move will greatly enhance CJ Group's reputation in the world and internationally.

Finally, it brings the most tangible benefits to semiconductor researchers outside the industry.

Lee Jae-hyun continued, “Although Mr. Liang Bosong has passed away, his aspirations will not. Therefore, I have decided to exercise his shareholding rights on his behalf.”

“When Mr. Liang Bosong decided to join CJ Electronics, my father excitedly transferred half of his shares to him. These shares have now been repurchased by CJ Group in accordance with the share transfer agreement following Mr. Liang Bosong’s death, but CJ Group does not intend to continue to hold these shares.”

As he spoke, Lee Jae-hyun stood up and said to the camera, "Therefore, I hereby announce that the shares originally held by Liang Bosong will be placed as public shares of CJ Electronics for the long term, and any researcher who makes significant and outstanding contributions to CJ Electronics can obtain these shares."

Although he did not openly advertise for jobs, Lee Jae-hyun's words were enough to move many researchers.

The total market capitalization of CJ Group is approximately $30 billion. This means that even if someone only acquires one percent of the shares, they would receive $300 million in assets!

That's three hundred million dollars in 2015.

In countless American TV shows and movies, people fight tooth and nail over a million or ten million dollars.

What does three hundred million US dollars mean?
That's money that many researchers might not earn in their entire lives.

We're no longer in the early days of technological explosion, and scientific research can't be done by one or two people. Even someone as brilliant as Liang Bosong couldn't get shares in Samsung Group.

Therefore, it goes without saying that once the content of this press conference is released, it will definitely cause a huge reaction in the international semiconductor research field.

There will certainly be many semiconductor industry experts willing to join CJ Group.

With Liang Bosong's research on the legacy as a foundation, coupled with the CJ Group's hefty reward, the seemingly doomed future of CJ Electronics appears to be beginning to coalesce again.

as predicted.

After Lee Jae-hyun's press conference ended, CJ Group's stock began to rise. Although the increase was not large, people's confidence in CJ Group finally returned a little.

The market's response is the best recognition of Lee Jae-hyun and CJ Group's press conference.

Everyone at CJ Group was very satisfied with Lee Jae-hyun's performance. His popularity among the people of Silla was soaring, surpassing that of many top celebrities. Silla netizens even called him "Lee's Kirin" and "the light of CJ Group!"

In his residence, Lee Jae-hyun looked at the comments from Silla netizens and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

But when Li Zaixian saw Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie sitting leisurely in the living room of his residence, the slight smugness in his heart vanished instantly.

Today's press conference was not planned by Lee Jae-hyun.

The person who truly helped Lee Jae-hyun plan all of this was none other than Lü Yao, who was sitting leisurely in the living room at that moment, drinking whiskey mixed with cola.

“This young man…”

“He’s absolutely a terrifying guy!” Although Liang Bosong’s murder brought a huge crisis to the CJ Group, this young man who came from Dongda University remained terrifyingly silent and calm from beginning to end, as if everything was under his control.

Under his planning, CJ's crisis began to turn around.

CJ Group's reputation in Silla is rising again, and its international reputation is spreading rapidly and exponentially.

Lee Jae-hyun closed his laptop, gave Lu Yao a slightly obsequious smile, and said almost as if reporting, "President Lu, as you instructed, the situation at CJ Group has stabilized, and the outside world's evaluation of CJ Group is very positive."

"Later today, many international semiconductor research experts expressed their interest in cooperation. CJ Electronics' future is not over. The bank owes all of this to your advice and strategies."

As he spoke, Lee Jae-hyun picked up his whiskey, which was also mixed with cola: "Please allow me to offer you a toast."

Lu Yao raised his glass in response to Li Zaixian.

Lee Jae-hyun downed the entire glass of mixed whiskey in one gulp.

Lu Yao continued, "There are indeed some international experts in semiconductor research, but the core experts are controlled by major corporations. Even with Mr. Liang's research legacy, it's unrealistic to expect results in the short term. I suggest you send more headhunters to contact talent at TSMC."

"At the same time, we must try our best to recruit as many research members as possible from Mr. Liang's previous team."

Lee Jae-hyun spoke with the utmost respect, like a subordinate: "Don't worry, I will definitely do this well."

Looking at the respectful Li Zaixian, Lü Yao couldn't help but feel a little emotional. As brothers of the same generation, Li Zaiyong was far inferior to Li Zaixian.

Lee Jae-yong is like a spoiled third-generation rich kid, somewhat willful, rough, and not very tactful or smooth in handling things.

His bribery of Silla executives to facilitate the merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, and his almost brutal acquisition of most of Samsung Electronics' shares, demonstrate that while his actions are effective, they have too many loopholes and leave too many handles to be used against him.

His personal conduct is also a serious problem, with numerous entertainment-related lawsuits and even bloody ones.

This time, directly using a violent group to attack Lü Yao and his men is practically handing Lü Yao a knife... Do they really think Silla belongs to them?
The press conference held by Lee Jae-hyun is just the first step in targeting Lee Jae-young.

Every step Lü Yao takes next will push Li Zairong deeper into the abyss.

But before that, Lü Yao still had some things to do.

He looked at Lee Jae-hyun and continued, "Besides TSMC and Mr. Liang's chip R&D engineers, Dongda University has also produced a lot of talent in chip research in recent years. You can bring some of them in."

Lee Jae-hyun replied very sensibly, "Of course!"

Lu Yao continued, "Next, we need to focus on attacking the Samsung Group. I've already done some work within Samsung. They'll join the effort then."

Lee Jae-hyun instantly understood that the person Lu Yao was referring to must be her cousin.

This made Lee Jae-hyun a little more alert.

Did her cousin approach Lü Yao on her own initiative, or did Lü Yao turn back to his cousin?
Regardless of the reason, after the murder of Liang Bosong, both sides have ample reason to set aside their previous prejudices and begin further cooperation.

This is very common in business activities.

Just like his father had such a falling out with Samsung Group, he later went against his father's wishes and started cooperating with Samsung for the sake of CJ Group's development, even willing to help Samsung's private equity fund.

What Lee Jae-hyun is worried about now is whether his cousin's involvement in the collaboration will affect his cooperation with Lü Yao and Dongda University.

Just as Lee Jae-hyun was deep in thought, Lu Yao continued, "Although we are well prepared, the Samsung veterans, international capital, and even the forces in Silla behind Lee Jae-yong will not sit idly by and watch us crush Lee Jae-yong. At most, we can only suppress Lee Jae-yong for a while."

"Of course, the biggest variable still lies with your cousin."

Lu Yao swirled his wine glass and said, "Although I've spoken with them, your cousin is, after all, a member of Samsung, and is related to Lee Jae-yong by blood. It's hard to guarantee she won't switch sides later."

Hearing Lü Yao say that, Li Zaixian felt a little relieved.

That bloodline of kinship ultimately became a curse upon Li Rongzhen.

Within the Samsung Group, she was seen as a thorn in Lee Jae-young's side because of her close blood ties; and in external collaborations, this blood relation made those who cooperated with her unable to fully trust her.

Lee Jae-hyun smiled again and said, "Don't worry, I will do everything in my power to build CJ Electronics as soon as possible."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "As for the construction team, let's put out a tender from Dongda University."

Southeast University's reputation as an infrastructure powerhouse has long been known internationally.

Ten years from now, the infrastructure prowess of the University of Tokyo will surely impress the world.

As long as the money is there and there are few restrictions, it's all about "seizing sunny days, making the most of cloudy days, treating drizzle as good weather, and moonlight as daytime." Even if the weather is really bad, they can still "work hard in light rain, work hard in heavy rain, and even find loopholes to work in torrential rain."

In short, just do it.

Lu Yao held up three fingers: "Three years. Within three years, we will build upon Mr. Liang Bosong's research and overcome the 10nm chip manufacturing process."

This task is extremely difficult.

Lu Yao's investment in CJ Electronics serves two purposes: firstly, to gain insight into the upstream and downstream supply chains of chip manufacturing, and even to acquire EUV lithography machines through CJ Electronics; secondly, to allow CJ Electronics to learn by trial and error, and then for Microlight International to learn by trial and error.

Of course, with Mr. Liang Bosong at Microlight International, if Lü Yao manages to develop the EUV lithography machine later, Dr. Liang Bosong alone could overcome the challenges of chip manufacturing processes down to the 5nm level. But having another reference point is always a good thing, and it might even shorten the research and development time.

Lee Jae-hyun agreed, saying, "Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on this matter personally."

The consumer electronics market is showing a very promising future year by year, which is CJ Group's only chance to break into the top five of the Silla chaebol and rival Samsung.

Lee Jae-hyun had already staked everything.

After finishing their business, Lü Yao said with a heavy and sorrowful expression, "I also received the news of your father's passing. It would be too heartless of me to arrange so many things for you at this critical juncture."

Lee Jae-hyun immediately waved his hand: "Oh no, no, I believe my father in heaven would be happy to see such development, becoming a large group comparable to Samsung, which is also my father's obsession for so many years."

"So you are helping me fulfill my father's last wish, and I am so grateful for that."

Lü Yao nodded: "So, what are your arrangements for the funeral?"

Lee Jae-hyun thought for a moment and said seriously, "My father has always admired and loved Tokyo University, and we have a lot of business cooperation with the university. So I plan to bury my father near Tokyo University, and I will lead my family to Tokyo University to pay our respects every year."

This statement demonstrates Lee Jae-hyun and Lu Yao's determination to cooperate deeply with, and even form a close alliance with, Dongda University.

Lu Yao looked at Jian Xiaojie. In fact, the planning of this press conference was done by Lu Yao and Jian Xiaojie together. Two people who are good at manipulating people's hearts got together, filled in the gaps in each other's work, and easily made this arrangement.

Lee Jae-hyun's obvious willingness to surrender meant that Lü Yao could not simply agree to it.

After pondering for a few seconds, Jian Xiaojie smiled and said, "President Li, your idea is excellent. We are also going back to Dongda University in a few days. We can help with your father's funeral at Dongda University. We will definitely let the world see the glory of CJ Group and its importance at Dongda University."

Jian Xiaojie accepted Li Zaixian's defection.

This delighted Lee Jae-hyun: "I believe our cooperation will definitely create a better future!"

Jian Xiaojie smiled gently: "Of course, only a brighter future can ensure that our glory continues."

This was a direct message to Lee Jae-hyun, who understood and immediately made a solemn promise.

After finishing that conversation, Lee Jae-hyun tentatively asked, "Are you two planning to return to your country? When will you be returning to Silla?"

Jian Xiaojie smiled and said, "The only thing left to deal with on the Silla side is the finishing touches. I believe that with Chairman Li's abilities, he will definitely be able to handle it well."

Lee Jae-hyun was slightly taken aback, wondering if this was a test for him.

But what if something unexpected happens if I don't personally go to the scene in Silla to gather information in real time?
Without strong allies by his side, Lee Jae-hyun was a little panicked, relying solely on himself.

Seeing this, Lü Yao laughed and said, "We live in the information age now. If you have any problems, you can notify us immediately. With our collective wisdom and efforts, nothing can stump us."

Lee Jae-hyun took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I understand."

The reason why Lü Yao wanted to leave Silla during this time was because the attacks against Samsung's Lee Jae-young would only become more saturated and intense. Given Lee Jae-young's personality, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't go crazy and do something outrageous.

Now that Lü Yao has achieved his main goal, there is no longer much point in staying here, so it would be better to go back sooner.

Anyway, Shilla and Dongdaemun are very close to each other, so in case of any emergency, it will only take two hours to get there.

Moreover, there are no important situations here that would require his personal presence.

After thinking for a moment, Lü Yao said, "President Li, you can also take this opportunity to inform your uncle's side of the family to attend the funeral."

This is a great opportunity to establish authority!
(End of this chapter)