Chapter 301: Smashing a Car (Part 1)(1/2)
In the reception room, Kim Jong-ming sat in the same place without moving, while Li Jae-bin stood opposite him and spoke as if he didn't know how to respond. As for the rest, they had already been away from him.
"Mr. Li." Jin Zhongming sneered. "I said you are in Cao's camp and your heart is in the middle of your heart. Is this right? Don't tell me that this matter was not instructed by your good brother..."
"I thought you knew it." Li Jae-bin finally spoke, but he was obviously careful when speaking. "I came out publicly when "New World" was launched. I saw that you didn't respond, so I chose the person. Later, I arranged Lee Jung-jae to Bai Chang-soo's company and didn't hide it from anyone..."
"I'm making a big deal about this?"
"I'm not...until just now, I really thought you knew it all."
"But the problem is that I don't know." Kim Jong-ming interrupted the other party impatiently. "And I don't know from beginning to end... More importantly, do you know?"
"What do you know?" This time it was Li Zaibin's turn to be confused.
"A few days ago, the old bastard Zhao Lianghao came to me and said he wanted to say something to me on behalf of someone else. One of them was that I was thinking that I was involved in the family affairs of your Li family!" Jin Zhongming said this, and became furious. "I thought they were referring to me who took over you and brothers during the acquisition, and they forced me back! But today I realized that there was still this drama underneath?!"
Li Zaibin was speechless again, not knowing what to say.
"Is your brother already dead?" Jin Zhongming continued to sneer. "He actually used such despicable means..."
"He was struggling to death at the beginning." Speaking of this, Li Zaibin, a child of the Li family, let go. After all, he has seen too many business matters. "But no matter what, I was entrusted by him to handle this matter privately. And I am just a worker now, you are the boss. I thought it would be fine if I didn't cause trouble for you, but since I caused you trouble, I have nothing to say..."
"CJ Pictures and UB's film production, investment industry merger!" Kim Jong-ming said suddenly. "I still have to borrow CJ's brand image for many years, so I just think that CJ Pictures has taken over this place."
Li Zaibin gritted his teeth, he knew that things could not be that simple.
"But Representative Kim Young-soo and Representative Jang Eun-he have been performing well before, and they must be compensated." Kim Jong-ming stared at the other party with his eyes squinted. "The former is going to let him go to the theater chain to be my representative director, and the latter is going to let him go to CJ Pictures to be my representative director, and you will continue to be your CEO or president to handle daily work, without delay... How about it, do you have no objection?"
"No."
Li Zaibin knew that the other party was sending an expert confidant to serve as a military supervisor, but at this time, as the president and second largest shareholder of the company, he couldn't say anything... In fact, he also knew that the other party was already very sympathetic when doing this.
"It's good if you don't have any opinions." Kim Jong-ming sarcastically said lukewarmly. "As a representative producer of Korean films for a long time, cj Pictures has long been recognized by the domestic and foreign markets. After I bought it, I couldn't even change my name, and I didn't dare to arrange one. This time I did this, maybe there would be gossip within the company, and someone outside might say that I would burn bridges across the river."
"It's not." Li Zaibin was in distress.
"It's not enough, so I won't make any additional adjustments this time." Kim Jong-ming stood up and said. "Do it well. President Li has been as stable as Mount Tai in CJ Pictures for decades, and the company has been developing in your hands. I hope you can do it well in the future!"
"Yes!" Li Zaibin responded bitterly, and then when he found that the other party seemed to be about to leave, he couldn't help asking. "What should I do if I do that?"
"What should I do?" Kim Jong-ming became unclear again.
"One is the public relations matter of this Dazhong Award..." Li Zaibin pointed to the elevator entrance.
"You've done this, but you must remember that we have a clear conscience and are in a good position!"
"There is another... how to end the matter between Lee Jung-jae?" Li Jae-bin continued to ask helplessly.
"What are you going to take?" Kim Jong-ming sneered. "I've beaten Samsung, lt, sk together, how can I finish it? Let Lee Jung-jae film the movie well and squeeze out some surplus value from him before talking about it!"
"That's all."
"Check Lee Jae-yong's plate... Lee Jung-jae is crazy about reviving his family!" Kim Jong-ming muttered something, but did not choose to go back to the office, but went directly over Lee Jae-bin and walked towards the elevator...
What are you going out at this time? Li Zaibin was full of doubts.
What can I do? Of course, there are important things to do. By the way, Kim Jong-ming had an important meeting today. If it weren't for the delay of this matter, he would have gone long ago.
Walking downstairs, Kim Jong-ming pulled out the Hyundai car that he had been routinely parked at the front row of the front door parking lot of the company and drove straight towards Yeouido. The person he met this time was actually an old acquaintance, SK President Choi Tae-won.
The sk headquarters on Yeouido stands on the Han River, making it stand out. If it weren't for the surrounding area of the sk Group's own residential areas, then Kim Jong-ming's movie that was still working on special effects might have been changed to blow up the sk headquarters.
However, it is useless to say more about this now.
Hyundai car arrived in front of the sk headquarters building. Kim Jong-ming habitually did not choose an underground parking lot. After a moment of looking, he found a front empty space in the open-air parking lot in front of the building and stopped directly. To be honest, it was probably because the Hyundai car had been driving for seven years, and the so-called 50% new statement could not be held up. This car formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding luxury cars and new cars, so several security guards in front of the building immediately surrounded him sensitively when they saw this.
However, when they saw the person walking out of the car, they immediately returned to their post wisely... After all, few Koreans don't know that face.
The same is true for the front desk and the elevator lady. Kim Jong-ming simply scanned his face and went to Choi Tae-won's office. Then he met Choi Tae-won's cousin, Choi Chang-won, vice president of SK headquarters, and Choi Chang-won's attitude was extremely enthusiastic.
To be honest, Kim Jong-ming’s enthusiasm for this kind of enthusiasm is actually understandable, because the feng shui turns... Now, it is very different from three or four months ago.
By the way, Faebook was just listed more than four months ago, but its stock price stagnated due to its shareholders' selling and cashing out, which was completely lower than market expectations. In that case, let alone regarding this company as the next Google, the market even generally looked down in this expectation contrast, and Faebook's market value once tended to decline. At the same time, in order to forcefully acquire CJ and Mijia, Kim transferred a large amount of cash from the United States in the short term. For this reason, as an Asian, he had to pay a large amount of money to pay taxes, which could be regarded as paying protection fees to the US government, so he barely made a move.
However, with the addition of the two, although the acquisition of theaters and TV stations was successful, Kim Jong-ming's value also shrank by one-fifth less than that... So, those who looked down on Kim Jong-ming during that period also had a lot of sense. To put it bluntly, even Yang Hyun-soo's eagerness might not have smelled something from the air, but this guy looked at him too highly... No matter how unstable Kim Jong-ming was, he was a generational difference. Both sides were not people on the same level at all, so they ended up like this!
Back to the topic, in short, it was probably because of the unclear prospects of Faebook, and Kim Jong-ming himself was also in trouble. Of course, it was also because the two of them were a little angry at Hannandong... SK's president Choi Tae-won simply stopped the previous stock exchange agreement and turned to look cold.
However, after just four months, Kim Jong-ming has now taken action after hiding over and filming a TV series and a movie!
First of all, Faebook. After experiencing the initial stock market fluctuations, people immediately found that no matter how the stock market performed, the company's website still stood firm as its third largest website in the world. Its business expanded rapidly, and people's enthusiasm for visits remained unabated. After the financial statements in the summer came out, although market confidence could not be said to have recovered rapidly, it was at least stable... By the way, for Internet companies, as long as market confidence comes back, everything is easy to say, and Faebook's market value has indeed gradually stabilized to around 100 billion US dollars recently.
Secondly, Kim Jong-ming's acquisition has proven not an investment without economic benefits.
By the way, Korean theaters do not look at the confidence of investors, but rather on something more direct... Every time the theater sells a ticket, it will appear on the network of the Film Revitalization Committee in real time, and even save financial statements!
It is strange that before Kim Jong-ming's acquisition, the Korean film market was in a state of half-dead. After he finished the acquisition, the previous major collapse of the film market that began in 2008 was completely over, and instead ushered in a new round of prosperity for the entire Korean film industry.
The two theaters, Mika and CJ, are originally independent listed companies. Since the acquisition, Kim Jong-ming has not even touched them, and they have not even changed their names. However, with the popularity of "The Thieves Alliance" and "The Double-Face King", the market value of these two theaters has not only not dropped after the acquisition, but has risen sharply... If we really maintain this state for two or three months, we will be able to increase the money Kim Jong-ming had previously spent on the US Taxation Bureau!
This is the confidence that Kim Jong-ming made fun of Zhao Lianghao at that time! It is also the confidence that he took the initiative to come to Choi Tae-won to "get things" today!
"You want to ask me for something, what are you going to take?"
No wonder Choi Changyuan blocked her just now. It turned out that Choi Tae-won was not in the office before. He had just arrived from somewhere, but he was a little confused as soon as he came back.
"Missing the tongue." Jin Zhongming shook his head quickly. "I'm actually here to deliver things..."
"What are you giving?" Choi Tae-won sat down with a vigilant look on his face, and signaled the other party to casually. "I thought you were going to discuss business with me, so I stopped the meeting and rushed over to meet you... Isn't it a matter of stock exchange? In fact, it can be discussed carefully. A company with a market price of 100 billion US dollars is indeed worth a try..."
"I'm here to discuss business, but not to change it, but to give it to you." Kim Jong-ming casually sat down with Choi Chang-won, who had had a good conversation before. "Because this business is like giving it to you for free..."
Choi Tae-won laughed dryly, obviously sneering at it: "Zhong Ming, as a senior in the business world, I will teach you one thing, that is, the pie will never be lost in vain! At least, I have been the president of SK for 15 years and have been in business for 30 years, but I have never encountered a business like giving it away for free!"
Kim Jong-ming smiled lightly, without any intention of being angry: "But senior, since 2005, although I have only been in business for about 7 years, I have encountered many businesses that are like giving away for free. What's going on? Do I have a destiny?"
Choi Tae-won and his cousin deputy were stunned for a moment, but they didn't know how to refute.
Now, with the rise of a company with a market price of 100 billion US dollars, the process of Kim Jong-ming getting along with Faebook has long been no secret. He happened to have a domain name overlapping with Faebook. Then a business that was supposed to be only a few hundred thousand US dollars has become a one-time investment due to a cross-border call and two young people's discussions.
In the end, this guy got a return worth billions of dollars!
So, no matter what happens here, with such a high rate of return, Jin Zhongming said that the pie fell from the sky and hit him was really speechless.
"President Cui." Seeing the other party stunned, Kim Jong-ming suddenly put away his smile. "In fact, pies are falling from the sky at any time. The key is to set up a good position and make sure that he is standing under the pie so that he can grasp the free-for-nothing business..."
"If you explain this... it makes sense." Cui Tae-won nodded convincedly. "After all, this requires keen observation and some decisiveness, which can be considered a way to work hard... Did you work hard at that time?"
"Of course!" Kim Jong-ming nodded seriously. "Although the movie "Social Network" is a bit biased, some of the plots in it are real and credible... First, Faebook was in a civil strife at that time, and Mark's primary goal was to drive away his partners; second, he hoped to gain supreme voice within the company; third, he really needed investment to adjust the equity structure. With many factors combined, I, an Asian who did not threaten him, came up to tell him that I didn't want to vote, but was willing to give all my assets to gamble with him. Why didn't he accept my investment? Do you have to find those risk funds that eat people and don't spit bones?"
"That's true." Choi Tae-won nodded again with a little annoyance. It was obvious that he was not very interested in such inspirational stories. "I just said too much, and if you have any business to negotiate, we can continue..."
"Actually, my vision is not limited to this investment." Kim Jong-ming turned his head, but looked at Choi Chang-won, who was accompanying him. He looked like that, he had no intention of discussing business with Choi Tae-won at all. Instead, he seemed to be completely immersed in self-promotion. "Does President Choi and Vice President Choi know how my e-commerce started?"
"I really don't know this!" Cui Tae-won became a little angry.
"I have heard of this a little." Cui Changyuan glanced at his cousin who was in a bit of a wrong mood, but took the initiative to echo Kim Jong-ming. "I heard that he was looking at the gap in Korean e-commerce, and then using the connection that Jet Li met during filming to get to the richest man in China..."
"How is that simple?" Kim Jong-ming seemed to have thought of something, and then shook his head repeatedly. "At that time, he seemed to have made a fortune, but in fact he was dancing on an egg... If you are not careful, you will be doomed."
"After you say this, I remembered it." Choi Tae-won sneered, suppressing the nameless fire that had just been rising from seeing the other party. "To be honest, your e-commerce was not distributed by Samsung lt at that time, which is simply incredible! Is there anything else to say here?"
"Of course there is!" Kim Jong-ming replied frankly. "I actually took advantage of the temptation and confrontation between two types of e-commerce giants, and then I barely survived... President Cui knows where the top five e-commerce companies in the world are currently?"
Seeing that the other party was so serious, Cui Tae-won also became serious. After a moment of thinking, he gave the answer: "Two in China, two in the United States, two in Japan... I don't know much about how to rank it."
"Yes." Kim Jong-ming nodded affirmatively. "And this situation was decided by the economic scale and political entities... not by chance."
"That's right." Cui Changyuan nodded affirmatively. "This truth is nothing to be done."
"Who were the two sides in the confrontation at that time?" Choi Tae-won continued to ask.
"Of course it was the United States and China." Kim Jong-ming laughed. "However, the situation at that time was very interesting. It was obviously a match between the United States and China, but the battlefield started from South Korea and Japan. The attack was the American e-commerce company with a strong development momentum at that time. Specifically, Amazon went to Japan, and ebay came to South Korea. The person who was directly impacted at that time was Japanese capital, but when it was moved to South Korea, it was Rakuten..."
"It's really..." Choi Tae-won rubbed his eyes and recalled some of the situations at that time. "It was in 2006 that Amazon entered the Japanese market, and ebay announced in South Korea that it would start its Asian strategy with a clear division of labor... or the clear division of spoils."
"No matter what," Kim Jong-ming continued to smile. "Lotte, who was supposed to fight ebay in South Korea at that time, was beaten up on both ends. As long as he focused his energy in Japan, South Korea did not dare to go to war with ebay directly. So, at this time, I found Alibaba, who was breaking up, but there was indeed a Japanese capitalist. In front of Masayoshi Son and the richest man of Ma, told them that I, a Korean, could use the Taobao franchise model to open a Korean e-commerce platform in South Korea... This is what I meant to be a pawn."
"Then, did Amazon win in Japan? Is the Sino-Japanese League win in this place?" Cui Changyuan asked tentatively.
Kim Jong-ming nodded and shook his head again; "It's good for Amazon to win in Japan, but it's not Alibaba or Masayoshi Son, nor Lotte, but South Korea's nationalism... South Korea's nationalism beat eBay to a mess and returned in a mess."
The Cui brothers suddenly realized, but couldn't help laughing.
"We Koreans are really interesting!" Choi Tae-won smiled and shook his head. "Nationalism is a good thing..."
"Yes." Kim Jong-ming also raised his eyebrows jokingly. "So I said I was dancing on eggs. That's what I mean. After I put on the shelf with the Chinese model and the American professional manager team, I saw that it was developing well, and then everyone actually wanted to eat me. But before ebay touched me, I was unable to exert the national resistance of South Korea; Alibaba could not eat me due to the Internet isolation and political situation; Samsung and Han Jin could not care about nationalism, but even if they wanted to eat me in one bite,
But it was difficult to urge both sides of China and the United States; as for Lotte, there were some concerns in all aspects... In the end, I survived and developed in this strange confrontation. Of course, after ebay completely failed in the Korean market, I immediately gave Samsung, Lotte, and Han Jin a little more, and continued until the size of Faebook grew in the past two years, which was considered to have truly escaped the survival crisis, stood in the territory of Korean e-commerce, and even stretched out some hands while Japan was in a mess."
"I'm completely convinced after saying this." Cui Changyuan also agreed again. "After all, the outside looks like a pie falling from the sky, but in fact, it requires an excellent opportunity to cut in, and work hard to maintain some specific conditions..."
"But has Vice President Cui thought about it in reverse? If you can maintain some specific conditions and find the right time, you can still encounter the pie that day." Kim Jong-ming suddenly grabbed the other party's words, but he saw it. "Now I have a great opportunity derived from my e-commerce. For specific conditions, only sk and Samsung are willing to cooperate with me, and the pie that day will be released naturally!"
"What does it mean?" Choi Tae-won, who was sitting behind the desk, asked in a deep voice.
"Have President Cui heard of mobile payment and third-party payment platforms?" Kim Jong-ming did not cover up.
Choi Tae-won's heart moved, and then he couldn't help but open his mouth, trying to say something but didn't know where to start: No wonder the other party told him about his history of making a fortune in e-commerce for a long time. No wonder the other party was so confident, no wonder he wanted to come to find him, no wonder the Chosun Ilbo was advocating new directions in e-commerce every day, no wonder...
"President Cui, I'm going straight to the point." Kim Jong-ming spread his hands, but he saw the brink of things. "First, how great is the potential for this business to be done well? You should understand that if it really works, we will be like having one of our own banks in our hands! Second, this matter can only be done by Koreans, or it can only be done by me, the largest e-commerce company in Korea, the largest communications operator in Korea, and Samsung, the largest mobile phone company in Korea! One less is not enough, why is the extra one?! Will you come?"
Choi Tae-won opened his mouth but still didn't say anything.
"Second brother!" Cui Changyuan couldn't help but urge.
To be continued...