Chapter 1652 Things Are Different Now

The relationship between Zhao Fusheng and Mark Zuckerberg was actually quite complicated.

At the very beginning, the two started a business together—Zuckerberg had the ideas, Zhao Fusheng had the money; they were the most compatible partners.

But as time passed, the once innocent programmer Mark became Facebook founder Zuckerberg, and the former investor Zhao Fusheng became the super-rich Zhao Fusheng.

The change in their status made both realize that returning to their former intimate state was undoubtedly impossible.

The old Zuckerberg would ask Zhao Fusheng about the future direction of Facebook, and the old Zhao Fusheng would answer him seriously.

Now, that situation could no longer occur.

Because every word and action of each represented the interests behind them.

It was helpless, but very real.

Many people have actually experienced this—friends who once talked about everything gradually drift apart for various reasons.

They say growth comes at a price; this is probably it.

"Chairman, are you unhappy?"

On the way out, seeming to sense that Zhao Fusheng was in low spirits, Wu Sijie asked cautiously behind him.

Zhao Fusheng smiled, but his expression was not pleasant, and said flatly, "Yes, I lost a friend."

"Friend?"

Wu Sijie was somewhat surprised; there weren't many people Zhao Fusheng would consider friends.

Could it be Mark Zuckerberg?

Of course, this was just his guess; since Zhao Fusheng didn't say, no one dared to ask him about it.

Zhao Fusheng sighed, said nothing more, and silently walked ahead.

He was genuinely unhappy. After all, his relationship with Zuckerberg had been pretty good, and they got along pleasantly. Back then, if he had any suggestions for him, he could say them directly, without needing to use other excuses to express his opinions like now.

Times had changed; they had ultimately taken different paths.

"Make preparations; we're going back to China."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Fusheng slowly instructed Wu Sijie.

Wu Sijie was startled, then quickly nodded: "Okay, I understand."

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Time passed quickly. On May 1st, Future Investment and Samsung Group officially announced their cooperation agreement. Samsung, in exchange for cash and shares of its subsidiaries, formally took over 60% of Twitter's shares held by Future Investment.

As soon as the news broke, public opinion was in an uproar!

The terms Future Investment, Twitter, and Samsung quickly topped the search rankings, especially abroad, sparking a huge wave of discussion.

All of South Korea was stunned—after all, that was Samsung!

A deal worth over four billion US dollars!

According to the contract, Samsung would pay $4.5 billion in cash and shares to exchange for 60% of Twitter's shares. Was Lee Kun-hee crazy?

Seoul, South Korea.

"Hah, me crazy?"

Lee Kun-hee coldly looked at the people before him—those who had just received the news and rushed over to 'call him to account,' including Lee family relatives and Lee Seo-hyun.

"Chairman, I didn't mean that, but..." The speaker was also gray-haired, clearly a longtime follower of Lee Kun-hee.

"You people!"

Lee Kun-hee pointed at them with his cane and shook his head: "You don't understand anything, so don't get involved. I'll tell you, I personally approved this deal, and the shares exchanged are my personal shares. The rest of you, say no more."

With that, he waved his hand: "Someone, see the guests out."

The old man didn't even give others a chance to speak, directly showing them the door.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and finally had no choice but to leave.

Even Lee Seo-hyun, Lee Kun-hee's daughter, was kicked out by him.

"Chairman, should I go out and leak some information to everyone?" The old man who had always served Lee Kun-hee asked him in a low voice.

"No need."

Lee Kun-hee shook his head and said solemnly, "Director Kim, keep an eye on the US side and see how Wall Street reacts to this matter. Report to me at any time, understand?"

"Yes, Chairman." Director Kim nodded repeatedly.

He had been Lee Kun-hee's confidant for many years, serving as his secretary, and naturally knew that his chairman's goal had never been within South Korea, but on Wall Street.

For many years, Samsung had been under the control of the Lee Kun-hee family, but 98% of its shares were held by Wall Street financial giants.

To be honest, for an ambitious person, this was not a pleasant thing.

From the beginning to now, Lee Kun-hee had been striving to break free from this situation. Even if he couldn't shake off the control of American financial groups, he at least wanted to secure some power for himself.

In short, it was to be as independent as possible.

What happened at Samsung's Lee family mansion quickly spread throughout South Korea.

At Hanxing Investment, Park Sun-young was speaking seriously to Liang Jingyu: "Representative, almost all South Korean media have sent us interview invitations."

"Oh?"

Liang Jingyu smiled: "What, are they anxious?"

Park Sun-young nodded: "Yes. After the news from the chairman came out, South Korean media have been frantically besieging Samsung personnel. As for us, do we need to make any preparations?"

"Preparations?"

Liang Jingyu was taken aback, then shook his head: "No need. We don't have to do anything."

"Huh?"

Hearing his words, Park Sun-young was immediately very surprised. She stared at Liang Jingyu, bewildered.

In her mind, she couldn't understand Liang Jingyu's meaning. Wasn't this a good opportunity for Hanxing Investment? Why give it up?

Shouldn't they take this chance to promote Hanxing Investment and continue expanding the company's scale?

"Heh..."

Liang Jingyu smiled without saying a word, then simply said to Park Sun-young: "Prepare to speed up the sale of the land we hold, understand?"

"Ah, okay." Park Sun-young quickly nodded. After all, this was the company's current priority, and she certainly dared not neglect it.

Watching Park Sun-young leave, Liang Jingyu shook his head.

Though he didn't mean to look down on women, the saying 'long hair, short sight' really did fit Park Sun-young.

She only saw the immediate benefits but forgot that Hanxing Investment's development in South Korea was already very fast.

Often, moving too fast can easily lead to injury.

This was something Liang Jingyu saw more clearly than Park Sun-young.

Moreover, he understood that since the headquarters had reached a cooperation agreement with Samsung, there was no need to worry about cooperation issues. With Samsung leading the way, South Korean conglomerates and large enterprises would surely gain a new understanding of Future Group's strength.

In other words, even if he did nothing now, people would come to him voluntarily.

Then, he could choose his partners however he wanted. Why bother giving interviews as Park Sun-young thought?

It was completely unnecessary; superfluous actions were just boring.

"The chairman is truly impressive!"

Pouring himself a cup of tea, recalling the chairman's words, Liang Jingyu muttered to himself.

At that very moment, the chairman he so admired was sitting helplessly on the sofa, facing Fan Baobao, who had her hands on her hips and was glaring at him.

That's right, Zhao Fusheng was being scolded!

"Tell me, is this how you act as a father? You can't even change your daughter's diaper. I just stepped out for a moment and asked you to watch her, but you let her wet herself without even noticing. Look at her bottom, it's all red!" Fan Baobao pointed at Zhao Fusheng, saying discontentedly, "You said you could take care of the child. Is this taking care of her? And you want me to go out and shoot films? If I leave my daughter with you, I wouldn't even dare to step out the door!"

Zhao Fusheng said bitterly, "Baobao, I didn't mean to. I just don't have experience."

"If you don't have experience, you could have called me," Fan Baobao said angrily. "I'm really, really mad at you."

Zhao Fusheng was speechless, but had to admit that when it came to taking care of a child, he really knew nothing. With Fan Baobao around, it was fine; without her, he could only rely on his mother-in-law Li Yuan and his own mother. But today, the two elders had things to do. If he had known earlier, he might as well have gone to the office for a spin.

Sigh, it's tough being a man!