"Are you in such a hurry? Can't you attend the celebration party?"
Gao Yuanyuan folded the clothes one by one and put them in the suitcase.
"Time is tight and things are important."
Lu Fei hugged her waist and rested his chin on his shoulder, "Besides, if I go, it won't overwhelm the guest. This is the celebration party you arranged for the seniors. The protagonists should be you and the seniors. After all, this is the first time that the Han and Tang Dynasties have participated in an international event.
Winning the grand prize is a breakthrough!"
Gao Yuanyuan said with regret: "Well, originally I wanted you to announce it at the celebration party, but now I can only tell Sister Zeng Li that Xue Xiaolu agreed to co-direct "To Youth", and she also felt that Sister Zeng Li would come
Being a director is a good idea. After all, it is the debut of a major movie queen. It can attract attention and topics, and it can also boost the box office of the movie."
"That's the truth."
Lu Fei suddenly thought of something, "At that time, I will have to work hard to take care of Li Fuzhen. She will also come to the celebration party this time. She will mainly talk to you about the two-film cooperation between the two companies."
"I know. Li Fang has told me that she has already prepared "Twenty Again", starring Tiantian." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile, "Do you want to take a look at the script?"
"Give me a copy and I'll look through it when I'm on the plane." Lu Fei pecked her on the cheek.
"Be careful on the road, I will treat Li Fuzhen well."
"Where did Fuzhen go?"
In the Hannam-dong villa, Lee Kun-hee stood in front of the desk, holding a brush and writing on the paper.
"She took a private plane to China early in the morning. She said she was going to attend the celebration party of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and she also wanted to cooperate with the Han and Tang Dynasties in movies." Lee Jae-yong secretly said, "My sister is really a divorced person.
Take good care of your stuff at home, leave the children to your mother, and go about your career. Our family does not lack this..."
"Celebration party?" Li Jianxi was very interested.
"I don't pay much attention to things in the entertainment industry. I just know that a movie from the Han and Tang Dynasties seemed to have won the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival by luck, and the actor was awarded the Best Actor Award."
There was a trace of disdain in Li Zaiyong's tone.
"This Han and Tang Dynasty, I remember it was also Lu Fei's company!"
Li Jianxi's eyes lit up, "I didn't expect that he not only had achievements in technology and business, but also in movies."
"Dad, it's just a movie."
Li Zaiyong curled his lips. In the eyes of their chaebols, the entertainment industry is nothing!
"Is it just a movie? Fuzhen said that the market value of the company Han and Tang is close to 20 trillion won."
Li Jianxi stared at his son expressionlessly.
Lee Jae-yong was so stared at that he felt scared, "Dad, even if this is the case, I don't think I should let my sister go to Han and Tang Dynasties. There are many companies in the world that can cooperate with us, especially Hollywood. Why do we have to cooperate with Han and Tang Dynasties?" He said.
After a pause, "Has my sister forgotten that Samsung is fighting a fierce battle with logic now?"
"A fierce battle? Isn't it one-sided?"
Li Jianxi snorted coldly.
Lee Jae-yong looked embarrassed. Facing the offensive of logic, Samsung was losing ground. Not only did it lose the first trial case for smartphone album infringement in the United States, but it also lost one after another in countries and regions such as China, Japan, and Germany. Samsung's infringing products were banned from import.
.
The lawsuit on mobile phones is not over yet, and Logic has set off a legal battle on tablets, which does not give Samsung any room to breathe.
Lu Fei, you are so deceiving!
"I said, business is business, don't act emotionally because of business." Li Jianxi lectured, "If you can't deal with logic, it's your own business. It has nothing to do with whether Fuzhen is close to the Han and Tang Dynasties, and whether they cooperate or not.
!”
"Dad, I was wrong." Li Zaiyong lowered his head and said.
"Whatever is beneficial to the company and family should be done. How about using the power of Han and Tang to deal with CJ?"
Li Jianxi glared, "It's you, can you withstand the offensive of logic? Can Samsung win?"
"I can stand it, Dad, I can stand it!"
Lee Jae-yong vowed to do so.
"Can you really withstand it? I found that the profit of the consumer electronics business gradually declined in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year, far lower than the level of the same period." Li Jianxi said with a gloomy face.
Lee Jae-yong gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, this is only temporary and can be reversed soon. As long as we hold on firmly, there will be a way."
"What can I do?" Li Jianxi asked curiously.
"I heard that the Elephant Party recently drafted a list of sanctions against Chinese technology companies, with Logic's name at the top. As long as it passes the House of Representatives, Lu Fei's good days will be over." Lee Jae-yong showed his gloating.
smile.
"Is the news accurate?" Li Jianxi asked.
"This is what Cook revealed to me. Apple, Micron, Intel, Cisco, in short, many US companies are unwilling to see logic. Chinese companies such as Huawei are too strong, especially if they have not been invested by US capital. They have been lobbying lawmakers and
White House."
Lee Jae-yong smiled, "Now I'm finally convinced! Dad, as soon as the bill is passed, it's time to fight back!"
"What are you going to do?" Li Jianxi asked.
"We are still discussing the specific plan, but one thing is certain. TSMC is prepared to initiate an international lawsuit against Fuxin and Liang Mengsong immediately after the House of Representatives passes the motion on sanctions logic." Lee Jae-yong was complacent and felt that it was his instigation.
"TSMC has made a good plan."
Li Jianxi put down his brush and couldn't help but sigh, "If we attack at this time, we can not only gain the support of the upper echelons of the United States and increase the chance of winning the lawsuit, but we can also include complex cores on the sanctions list. Perhaps, even the import of equipment such as lithography machines will be restricted."
"Dad, TSMC is really not a good thing."
Lee Jae-yong nodded in agreement.
"Of course, the Jiang Shangyi you poached is nothing. He eats both inside and outside and is not cooked at all! He is not like Liang Mengsong!"
Li Jianxi rolled his eyes angrily.
"I didn't know people at TSMC could be so mean."
Lee Jae-yong felt resentful in his heart. Jiang Shangyi, who was hired with a lot of money, was in Samsung but his heart was in TSMC. He obviously had goods in his belly, but he couldn't work hard. He had been secretly learning Samsung's exclusive PoP packaging technology. When he returned to TSMC,
, immediately organized a team and announced the launch of the advanced packaging project, it was simply——
shameless!
"Okay, let's forget it." Li Jianxi suddenly remembered, "Speaking of advanced packaging, I remember that Fuxin has launched a similar project before, right?"
"Yes, it was just a year and a half ago, but there has been no news. I guess the project failed and I am embarrassed to make it public." Lee Jae-yong disagreed.
In the field of advanced packaging, although Samsung and Intel are also halfway through, their number of patents ranks second and third in the world thanks to years of research and development and accumulation.
TSMC and Fuxin are not even in the top ten.
Because of the gap in technology patents and backward manufacturing processes, there is naturally less chance of getting orders. Whether it is complex core or TSMC, doing advanced packaging is tantamount to losing money and losing money.
"Don't take it lightly, Lu Fei is very good at creating miracles." Li Jianxi looked solemn.
"Dad, no matter what, he can't influence the vote of the House of Representatives." Lee Jae-yong smiled coldly.
Damn it, the foreigners didn’t come, so you bullied me!
Foreigners are here, let me see how you bully me!
Just as the father and son were discussing their counterattack against logic, the Gulfstream G450 arrived at the San Francisco airport. As soon as he got off the plane, Lu Fei rushed to Ivanka's mansion without stopping.
I saw her wearing maternity clothes, with a big pregnant belly, lying on the sofa, flipping through a magazine.
"You still know how to come!"
"Why, can't I come?"
Lu Fei handed all his luggage to the housekeeper and nanny, walked straight up to her, and watched her show off her rare feminine coquettishness.
"You finally came!"
Ivanka suddenly threw herself into his arms.
"How many months has it been?" Lu Fei stroked her belly.
"Six months." Ivanka looked at her affectionately.
The whole room was filled with an atmosphere of ambiguity and happiness. When a breeze blew by, Ivanka calmed down and said apologetically: "I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for?" Lu Fei asked confused.
"I was only concerned about the pregnancy at the time, and I didn't even notice that the Elephant Party wanted to deal with you and deal with logic. I didn't know about it until you informed me." Ivanka sighed, "By the time I wanted to deal with it, it was already too late.
Yes, the elephant party has reached a consensus."
"This matter..."
Lu Fei waved his hand, "Forget it, since it has happened, the top priority is to find a solution, not to hold anyone responsible. You don't have to blame yourself too much. You are pregnant and have to take care of the company's movie plan, so your attention has been distracted.
It’s also very normal.”
"But……"
Ivanka breathed a sigh of relief and was a little touched.
"As we say in China, one child will be foolish for three years."
Lu Fei shook his head and laughed.
"Hey!" Ivanka rolled her eyes, "Well, you may be right, I also feel that my memory and concentration have become worse and worse recently, and sometimes I really act stupid."
"Just don't be stupid at the critical moment."
Lu Fei asked her about the status of members of the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party, and they must rush to win a majority of votes before the House of Representatives meets.
"Whether the Donkey Party can be unified depends on Lucian and Xilaili." Ivanka pointed to the information on the table.
Lu Fei looked at the information of the Donkey Party members marked with "Support", "Ambiguous" and "Opposition", and found that there were seven people from different states who clearly lined up for the Donkey Party's motion.
"As long as Lucian and Hilary are willing to support, they may not continue to insist. But now they have neither agreed nor refused. They have been waiting for your bargaining chip. Only when the benefits satisfy them will they go along with it." Ivan
Ka changed his posture to make himself more comfortable, "After all, the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party are at odds with each other. Whatever the Elephant Party agrees to, the Donkey Party will never let them get their way."
"Has the party politics developed to this point?"
Lu Fei couldn't help but think of how similar the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty were.
"Of course, since the Elephant Party won the mid-term elections and took control of both chambers, many of Lucian's plans could not leave the White House and had to be forcibly passed through general orders. The friction between the two parties has become increasingly fierce." Ivanka
He smiled and said, "It's a good time for you. Most of the Donkey Party are actually happy to see the Elephant Party's bill fail, regardless of whether it is good for the United States or not."
"Lucian, I'll talk to Hillary."
Lu Fei put down the information and said, "Is there any suitable candidate from the Xiang Party? I need the support of six or seven congressmen."
"I'm not sure about the Elephant Party. Before the loss, when my father quit the Party, you persuaded me to stop it. Now, my father and Uncle Carl are still supporters of the Elephant Party," Ivanka said.
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, "So you asked Karl and your father for help?"
"Yes, Uncle Carl thinks it is impossible to rely on a public relations lobbying company to convince those Elephant Party congressmen for you. You must persuade the people behind them, such as the Koch family."
Ivanka said seriously.
"You mean meeting Charles Koch?"
Lu Fei was very surprised.
The Koch family is old money. Koch Industries, which is in charge of it, is the world's largest unlisted company and the second largest private group in the United States after Cargill. In addition to crude oil mining, refining, trading and other fields, it is also involved in pipelines.
A global energy giant in the fields of transportation, agriculture, animal husbandry, and finance.
"That's right, it's him. Uncle Carl has also tried it out for you. If you are willing, the Koch family would be happy to meet you. After all, you have been a man of the hour over the years."
Ivanka had a proud smile on her face.
“How influential is the Koch family in the Elephant Party?”
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes.
"It's big, bigger than you think, even bigger than your influence in the Donkey Party. The Koch family has been a staunch supporter of the Elephant Party since the millennium. Over the years, whether it is an internal election within the Elephant Party,
It is still a competition for the top leadership, and all candidates have received his support." There was a hint of fear in Ivanka's tone.
Lu Fei frowned, especially when he heard that the Koch family donates to dozens of think tanks, foundations, research institutes and non-profit organizations every year, and also creates and controls several similar organizations.
For example, many funded scholars, journalists and politicians will oppose the control of the oil, natural gas and chemical industries in the name of environmental protection. After all, they are energy tycoons.
"Don't you control the resources of public opinion? While you can still control it, why not support the Koch family's opposition to environmental protection in exchange for their share of the bill against the target party?"
Ivanka took out a new stack of information.
"I'm afraid such conditions won't make the Koch family excited, right?" Lu Fei touched his chin, "And if I do this, will Lucian and Hillary feel that I have betrayed them?"
"Think about my dad. The United States allows the rich to have flexible moral bottom lines." Ivanka winked, "The premise is that you have to say hello to Lucian and the others."
Lu Fei pondered for a while, "Then let's try it."
"Okay! I'll call dad now and ask him to act as an intermediary between you and the Koch family and arrange a time and place to meet."
Ivanka was very excited.
"Wait a minute, your dad? I think Carl would be more suitable." Lu Fei smacked his lips.
"Do you think my father is unreliable?!"
"What do you think?"
"Okay, okay, he is indeed a bit unreliable, but there is nothing we can do about it. My father wants to run for the leadership. He wants to take this opportunity to make friends with the Koch family. It is best to get support."
"Ah? He wants to run for the position of Commander-in-Chief!"
Lu Fei was stunned, the style of painting was wrong!
