Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1265 - 1032 Samsung Delegation_2

Chapter 1265: Chapter 1032 Samsung Delegation_2

Li Zairong had already assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Group, overseeing the group’s daily business affairs, and had essentially become the true head of the household.

As an only son, Li Zairong’s path to succession was extraordinarily smooth. From birth, he had been groomed to take over the group, studying in Japan and America where he earned his doctorate, and he was known for his stable personality and low-key, pragmatic approach to work.

After returning to his country, he entered Samsung Group and received universal recognition. Based on the current situation, it was estimated that by next year or the year after at the latest, he would officially assume the role of Group Chairman, becoming the true leader of Samsung.

However, the fate of his three younger sisters was more troubled.

The eldest sister, Li Fuzhen, also known as "Samsung’s Eldest Princess," was very beautiful and capable, but she took a wrong turn emotionally. In 1999, she "married down" to her bodyguard, causing quite a stir at the time.

The thing was that this bodyguard husband was not only uneducated and incompetent, but he was also quite ugly...

No one knew what exactly the Eldest Princess Li Fuzhen saw in that man.

The most outrageous part was that the bodyguard even "ate soft rice toughly"; after marriage, he often fooled around and abused Li Fuzhen when she was pregnant.

It was said that the two had already started legal proceedings to divorce, but the bodyguard had demanded a huge "breakup fee," and they were still in court over it...

The second sister was more low-key and had married early into another wealthy family, effectively leaving the Li family.

As for the third sister...

I’d rather not go into details, as she was no longer around, also due to matters of the heart.

From this, it can also be seen that just being born well isn’t enough; there are still many who started splendidly but ended poorly...

Of course, Wang Ye wasn’t interested in other people’s family affairs. He was only concerned about what kind of significant projects Li Zairong’s visit would bring, how large the investment would be, how many jobs it would create locally, how much tax revenue it would generate, and the growth it would add to the GDP!

At the same time, he also needed to consider what demands Li Zairong would make and whether he could support them...

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Li Zairong was indeed very decisive in his actions. Just three days after Park Chang Sung visited Wang Ye, Li Zairong discreetly arrived in Moscow with several attendants.

Wang Ye had assigned a member of the Economic Committee to meet him at the airport.

After all, Li Zairong’s status still wasn’t high enough to merit Wang Ye personally greeting him at the airport, even if he assumed the role of Chairman of Samsung and officially took charge of Samsung later, let alone now...

Wang Ye did not deliberately snub Li Zairong to knock him down a peg but followed normal procedures, officially receiving Li Zairong and his party at the Economic Committee office building in the Kremlin.

At their first meeting, Li Zairong clearly did not maintain the usual scowl he had in public. Instead, he was all smiles and didn’t wait for Wang Ye to approach; he took the initiative to extend both hands from afar and bowed to greet Wang Ye.

Wang Ye also smiled and extended his hand, warmly shaking hands, then introduced the attendants standing behind each of them.

On Wang Ye’s side were several members of the Economic Committee and his assistant, Nova.

On Li Zairong’s side, several of the group’s executives didn’t catch Wang Ye’s attention, but one person did make Wang Ye take a second look.

That was Li Zairong’s eldest sister, Li Fuzhen!

Honestly, the 36-year-old Li Fuzhen didn’t seem particularly outstanding to Wang Ye, who had seen too many beautiful women.

However, Li Fuzhen still had a commendable aura, bright eyes, red lips, white teeth, and well-maintained figure, with a pair of phoenix eyes adding a touch of charm to her presence.

She could be described as gracefully elegant...

While introducing Li Fuzhen, Li Zairong also specifically emphasized with a smile, "My sister had long admired Director Mikhail’s renown, so when she knew I was visiting this time, she insisted on coming along, even though her sector of responsibility does not fall within the scope of this meeting’s discussion."

Li Fuzhen’s lips slightly curled up, revealing a standard smile, and she bowed respectfully to greet Wang Ye without seizing the opportunity to flatter him excessively, which made Wang Ye further appreciate her.

Honestly, if it weren’t for the fact that Li Fuzhen was a woman, it was really uncertain to whom Samsung would eventually pass.

Moreover, if we really discuss capabilities, Li Fuzhen is much stronger than Li Zairong—perhaps Samsung Group would flourish even more under her leadership!

Of course, reality does not entertain ’what ifs’...

As a woman, Li Fuzhen, although she had already demonstrated an exceptional business acumen, was still marginalized within Samsung Group. Currently, she only managed the group’s hotel and retail business, without any real touch on the core business.

Seeing Li Fuzhen, Wang Ye was reminded of her past relationship experiences mentioned in the documents and felt somewhat moved.

How could such an outstanding woman make such a poor choice in a husband who lacked ambition...

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After the pleasantries, everyone proceeded to the large sitting room and took their seats.

This visit by Samsung Group was an initial contact and did not involve any specific investment projects, thus both parties did not make a big show of it. Other than journalists from the National TV station and NTV News Channel, no other media reporters were present.

Oh, just to mention, ever since Wang Ye acquired NTV Television Station, NTV’s reporters also gained the privilege to permanently station at the Kremlin and Duma, nearly matching the treatment of the National TV station.

Such treatment was beyond their wildest dreams before...

Of course, this was also thanks to Wang Ye, even though he had not greeted anyone specifically; everything had naturally fallen into place.

The kind of wide and long meeting table often seen in large international meetings was set, with members from both sides seated on opposite sides, with fresh flowers and the national flag placed in the middle of the table.

Wang Ye, representing the country, delivered a warmly enthusiastic welcome speech, essentially extending a welcome to Samsung Group to invest in Russia, promising to provide the necessary support and a free and open environment, among other things.

Once Wang Ye finished, Li Zairong took over, expressing great honor at the opportunity to meet Director Mikhail, confident that under Director Mikhail’s leadership, Russia’s economy would continue to see high growth. Samsung was very optimistic about the local market and development prospects and would continue to increase their investment here at the appropriate time...

After the public statements were made, media reporters left the room, the meeting room doors were closed, and the real discussions began...

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Li Zairong sincerely began:

"Director Mikhail, my primary goal for this visit is to discuss potential cooperation in the chip area with you.

I understand that your country’s Industrial Fund Office plans to invest a significant sum in constructing a global-leading wafer factory.

Similarly, Samsung has formally initiated a project last year to start building our own wafer factory.

Both of us are new to the chip industry, a sector that depends heavily on technology, capital, and talent—succeeding here is extremely challenging!

Therefore, I was thinking, perhaps our two sides have an opportunity to join hands in cooperation, sharing technology and capital resources to quickly establish our respective wafer factories."

So that’s why Li Zairong was here for wafer factories!

Though he spoke of sharing technology and capital, the real focus was undoubtedly on the substantial subsidies from the Industrial Fund Office!

After all, the investment in wafer factories is tremendously huge, and even a giant corporation like Samsung could not easily withstand it.

Moreover, this kind of industry involves massively high investments, long cycles, slow returns, and enormous risks...

Typically, private companies would not dare invest heavily in the early stages as it could truly drag down the entire group.

It would take entities like the Industrial Fund Office, which through national bond issuance and strategic outlook, are willing to invest huge sums in such wafer factories.

Now that he knew the other party’s intention was to "ask for money" rather than "offer money," Wang Ye’s patience thinned considerably.

After all, his side had enough funds, people, and access to technology—why should he include Samsung in the partnership...