Shi Zhijian knew that Xie Shihao had many evil intentions, and if he could not be persuaded, he might not try his best.
So Shi Zhijian no longer concealed anything, and directly announced that he would cooperate with General Wanlong to develop mines and do jewelry business together. Unexpectedly, the Zheng family in Hong Kong wanted to live alone and kicked Shi Zhijian away as the matchmaker.
Now Shi Zhijian is preparing to formally counterattack, open up a jewelry business, and directly declare war on the jewelry business controlled by the Zheng family.
After listening to what Shi Zhijian said, Xie Shihao and others were dumbfounded.
They thought that Shi Zhijian wanted to start a jewelry business on a whim, but they didn't expect that it would lead to such a jewelry war, and even the battlefield would spread from Bangkok to Hong Kong.
What surprised Tse Shihao and others even more was that the one facing Shi Zhijian turned out to be Hong Kong jewelry king Cheng Yutong.
Xie Shihao knows very well who the Zheng family is. If nothing else, at least one-fifth of the jewelry business in Asia is controlled by the Zheng family. As the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Yutong himself is
He is very sharp and is known as "Shark Dantong". He ranks eighth among the richest families in Asia. The famous Chow Tai Fook jewelry is his family's industry.
Chow Tai Fook was originally the property of Guangzhou gold merchant Zhou Zhiyuan. Zheng Yutong's father was Guangzhou silk and satin merchant Zheng Jingyi, and he and Zhou Zhiyuan were close friends from the same hometown. Therefore, Zheng Yutong and Zhou Zhiyuan's daughter were married since childhood. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zheng Yutong's family's silk and satin business
It was difficult to continue, so Zheng Yutong dropped out of school to work at Chow Tai Fook in Macau.
But Zheng Yutong didn't get any benefits when he first arrived at Zhou's house. At the age of twelve, he worked as a handyman in the store, sweeping the floor and wiping the tables. Not to mention, he even cleaned the toilets and emptied the spittoons.
Passed and had no dissatisfaction.
Because he had just experienced the war, even though he was just a small handyman, he was still grateful. His ambition at the time was not serious, he just wanted to do his job well and live up to his uncle's care for him.
When Zheng Yutong was eighteen years old, Zhou Zhiyuan fulfilled the agreement between the two families and officially married Zhou Cuiying in 1943. After the marriage, Zhou Zhiyuan guided Zheng Yutong to open a branch in Hong Kong. Zheng Yutong was very attentive to this store and ran it seriously.
Performance is booming.
Since Zhou Zhiyuan had no children willing to inherit the family business, in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of others, he officially handed over Chow Tai Fook to his son-in-law Zheng Yutong before his death. Zheng Yutong also lived up to his father-in-law's wishes. Since then, Chow Tai Fook has prospered and expanded year after year.
Zheng Yutong's boldness and decisiveness without fear also earned him the title of "Shark Courage Tycoon".
Now that Shi Zhijian is going to fight Zheng Yutong, it is really unknown who will win. After all, the assets of the Zheng family are also very strong, especially Zheng Yutong himself, who has been in the business world for many years, and is very sharp in both resourcefulness and means. At least Xie Shihao himself does not think so.
Opponent opponent.
Compared with Xie Shihao's surprise, Xie Xi's blood boiled when he heard that Shi Zhijian was going to fight Zheng Yutong.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
What's more, being able to compete with such a senior is an opportunity in itself, and with the support of Shi Zhijian, a super brother-in-law, Xie Xi is even more motivated to fight.
Xie Shihao also knew that his son would definitely accept Shi Zhijian's invitation to serve as the head of the jewelry company here, so he didn't say anything more.
With his father's acquiescence, Xie Xi became even more energetic and started discussing the next plan with Shi Zhijian at the wine table.
Opening an office is not that simple, but for Shi Zhijian, it is as simple as the same. As long as you have money, you can buy a building to build a company, gather people and go to war directly.
Of course, Shi Zhijian would not do these things himself, but would directly leave them to Xie Xi to take care of. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to invite him to come and help.
In this way, the meal was eaten from noon to 3:30 in the afternoon, until the phone rang.
The housekeeper of the Xie family hurriedly ran over to answer the phone. Unexpectedly, the other party was not calling for the Xie family, but directly for Shi Zhijian.
And that person was no ordinary person, but Smith, the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, whom Shi Zhijian had crossed paths with.
Smith said in an extremely serious tone on the phone that he wanted to meet with Shi Zhijian this afternoon and that there were very important matters that needed to be discussed.
Shi Zhijian knew what the other party was referring to, and immediately replied with a smile: "Okay!"
…
At five o'clock that afternoon, Shi Zhijian drove to the Thai Embassy in Bangkok.
Shi Zhijian asked Aji to park the car in the parking lot and asked Tang Long to guard outside.
During this period, Yan Xiong was busy with the arms business and needed help from people around him. In addition to Agui and Douji Qiang whom he called from Hong Kong, Shi Zhijian also sent Ax Jun to his side.
Of course, in addition to helping Yan Xiong, Ax Jun also has the intention of monitoring him. It's not that Shi Zhijian doesn't trust Yan Xiong, but only if he does this, Yan Xiong will feel more at ease in doing things.
Shi Zhijian had a slicked back hair, wearing a white suit and shiny leather shoes. When he came to the embassy gate with a high air and his hands behind his back, the white security guard who looked down on others did not dare to stop him.
Shi Zhijian came to the front desk and informed him that he had made an appointment with Ambassador Smith. The girl at the front desk looked slightly surprised, mainly because Shi Zhijian was too handsome and too young.
Also, Smith is a very snobbish person and rarely invites people to the embassy for meetings. On the contrary, outsiders always sincerely invite him to have meetings outside, and he has to be invited multiple times before Smith puts on airs and accepts.
"Ambassador Smith is waiting for you as VIP No. 1!" After the receptionist made a phone call to confirm, he said to Shi Zhijian.
Shi Zhijian smiled slightly and said, "Thank you!" Then he walked towards the elevator proudly with his hands behind his back.
The moment he entered the elevator and turned around, he happened to see the receptionist looking at him secretly.
Shi Zhijian smiled.
The young lady suddenly blushed with embarrassment.
In the VIP room No. 1, Smith looked at his watch and calculated that Shi Zhijian should have arrived, so he ordered the people around him: "Get those materials ready, I will give him a blow later!"
"Okay, Mr. Ambassador!"
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a knock on the door, and then the door was pushed open. A service staff in a suit made an invitation gesture, inviting Shi Zhijian, who was dressed in white, to come in.
Shi Zhijian nodded and then walked towards Smith with his hands behind his back.
When Smith saw Shi Zhijian arriving, he quickly stood up from the sofa, took the initiative and said enthusiastically: "Oh, dear Shi, thank you for coming!"
Shi Zhijian smiled and shook hands with the other party: "Mr. Ambassador invites me, how can I not be there?"
"Please sit down quickly!" Smith and Shi Zhijian exchanged some pleasantries and invited Shi Zhijian to sit down across from the coffee table.
At the same time, the service staff came forward and helped Shi Zhijian serve coffee.
Smith smiled and said: "I know Mr. Shi likes to drink tea, but we rarely have people coming to our embassy, and there are very few Chinese like you, so I didn't prepare tea. Please forgive me!"
"It doesn't matter, it's the same no matter what you drink." Shi Zhijian smiled, put the coffee to his nose, sniffed it, raised his eyes and said, "Blue Mountain?"
Smith laughed: "Mr. Shi is indeed a wonderful person! Even the Blue Mountains can smell it!"
While talking, he saw Smith's confidants bringing the information. Smith made a gesture and asked his subordinates to hand the information to Shi Zhijian, and then said: "Dear Shi, take a look at these information first!"
Shi Zhijian took it with a smile.
Those materials were all in English. As expected by Shi Zhijian, the above contents were all about some methods used in the U.S. semiconductor monopoly market!
To be precise, the United States monopolizes the semiconductor market in three ways.
First, policy support.
Second, extreme suppression.
Third, violent acquisition.
Shi Zhijian looked at it very carefully and compared the contents of the information one by one with the events in the previous generation when the United States dominated the semiconductor market.
Come to the conclusion, a robber is a robber!
"How is it, dear Shi, how do you feel about seeing these people?" Smith asked with a smile.
In his opinion, this is already a threat to Chi Guoguo. If Shi Zhijian still refuses to submit and hand over the semiconductor companies in the Japanese market, then their Uncle Sam will wave a big stick and beat Shi Zhijian's head.
Blood flow.
Of course, Smith has enough confidence to think this way. Not to mention anything else, in terms of policy alone, many semiconductor rules were set by Uncle Sam, and they also set the standards.
He Smith only needs to contact his superiors to slightly change these rules and standards, and Shi Zhijian's semiconductor company can feel the earthquake. Not to mention extreme suppression and violent acquisitions. If these two tactics are used again,
Shi Zhijian's yet-to-be-formed semiconductor kingdom will be destroyed immediately! The Japanese semiconductor company that was prosperous in the previous life was destroyed by Uncle Sam in this way.
Listening to Smith's slightly threatening tone, Shi Zhijian put down the information in his hand, raised his head and glanced at Smith's proud face, "To be honest, I really don't understand why you are so interested in my semiconductor business?"
Smith smiled: "Mr. Shi, you are a smart man! We will not tell lies in front of smart people. If you are doing real estate business, we will never get involved or pay attention to you, even if you are doing green electric vehicles."
We also turn a blind eye to the car business, but this semiconductor—"
Smith paused, "Semiconductors are related to the future, and they are a business with the highest technological content! If wealth was created through labor in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, then technology will be wealth in the future! And
Technology can also dominate the world!”
Smith crossed his legs, took a sip of coffee and said in a soothing tone: "Then tell me, do you think we in the United States will allow a Chinese to dominate the semiconductor industry and dominate the future?"
Shi Zhijian laughed: "Your Majesty, you think so highly of me!" He kept shaking his head, as if he was being complimented.
Smith smiled, "Indeed, we didn't think much of you from the beginning, and even despised you! It wasn't until you started to integrate the entire Japanese semiconductor market that we started to notice you!"
"A businessman who only sees immediate benefits is not scary. What is scary are those businessmen who can see the next ten, twenty, thirty, or even longer years, such as you!"
Shi Zhijian stopped laughing and looked at Smith: "I've been taught a lesson! So what's next, do you have any good suggestions?"
"My proposal is very simple. It's the same as what I told you last time. Either we acquire your company, or your company allows us to invest - of course, we must account for the majority of the equity!"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Then I'm sorry, dear Mr. Shi Zhijian!" Smith smiled, "I will accurately report your situation to my superiors. As for what my superiors do, it is beyond my control! Of course, as a friend, I still have to advise you.
In a word, as long as you can make money, why do you care who owns the company?"
Faced with Smith's threat of both soft and hard tactics, Shi Zhijian was not afraid at all: "I'm sorry, Mr. Smith! I don't know if you have read a book by our great man called "On Protracted Treatment" -"
Smith shrugged: "Of course, that is a very famous article! And I personally admire and respect your great man!"
"Then you should know that if the battle for semiconductors starts, it will not end in a year or so."
"Yes, I know this! My dear Shi, are you prepared to fight against our entire country on your own?" Smith's words were full of contempt and ridicule, "Even if you are as rich as the country, you are not our opponent, you know?"
What's more, your wealth has not reached that limit. The Rothschild family, the Rockefeller family, the Koch family, the Walton family, the Lauder family, the Mars family, the Johnson family, and even many small families in the United States can do it.
Crush you in wealth!"
"Is it okay to make a bet then?"
"How to bet?"
"Give me ten years, and I will crush those big families you talk about!"
"Hahaha!" Smith looked up to the sky and laughed, "I know you are very smart, dear Shi! Otherwise, you would not have been able to use just eight years to transform yourself from a poor little Hong Kong policeman to a powerful Hong Kong tycoon! But very quickly
Unfortunately, when your wealth increases, the wealth of those super-rich families also increases, and their wealth advantage increases faster than yours! So when you say you want to crush them, I can only laugh!"
"Then let's take a gamble?"
"Gamble? Haha, I heard that you had a gambling-like war with Mr. Downey of the Rothschild family, and ultimately won. But how can I put it, Mr. Downey does not represent the entire Rothschild family?
He is just the puppet president on the surface of the De family. The real ones in charge of the Rothschild family are the family elders! It can be said that the real strength of the Rothschild family is so powerful that you can hardly imagine it!?"
"In addition, I also heard that you have encountered some difficulties recently. You are planning to start a jewelry business, but unfortunately you are about to be kicked out..."
After saying this, Smith looked disdainful: "So you'd better get through this difficulty first! Only then will you be qualified to stand up and tell me that you want to crush a world-class family!"
"That's great!" Shi Zhijian smiled, stood up and stretched out his hand to Smith: "I'll do it for you!" His tone was provocative and fearless!
