Early the next morning, Yang Dongxu was woken up by a phone call while he was still sleeping. He gently pulled out his arm that was pressed by Li Fujin, frowned and answered the phone, and then his originally fuzzy brain suddenly woke up.
Lao Sa was captured, Saddam was captured! The Iraq War has come to an end. In fact, as early as mid-April this year, the United States had announced the end of the war in Iraq.
That’s right!
In the first half of this year, when the whole world was panicking because of SARS, the United States directly launched war on Iraq at the end of March, and then directly occupied the entire territory of Iraq in a blitzkrieg in mid-April, and then Saddam was forced to flee and hide.
The whole world is in the haze of SARS, and the entire Middle East is in the haze of war. Now that Saddam has been captured, everything seems to have settled.
But Yang Dongxu knew that this was just the beginning of another trouble, because the US policy of "overthrowing Saddam and controlling Iran" seemed to have ended successfully when Saddam was arrested.
But Iraq did not return to stability as the United States imagined, and then they could sit at home and count money in peace.
Instead, it slowly dragged the United States into a big quagmire, from the time Saddam was captured to the next more than seven years. Iraq has never been peaceful, and the United States' expenditure on troops stationed in Iraq continues to increase every year. And soldiers continued to suffer casualties.
It took seven years until the new U.S. President *** announced the withdrawal of troops from Iraq after taking office. No one can tell whether the United States made money or lost money in its war with Iraq. But on the surface, it seems that the United States has been struggling in the quagmire of Iraq in the past seven years, and it is difficult to survive anyway.
"What's wrong?" Although Yang Dongxu's movements were very gentle, Li Fujin still woke up.
"Saddam has been captured." Yang Dongxu frowned, and he didn't know what kind of mood he was feeling at this moment.
Although he had known about this matter for a long time and also knew the final outcome in Lhasa. But after experiencing it again, especially looking at the problem from a different angle, he always felt inexplicably blocked in his heart.
"Isn't that over in the Middle East..." Li Fuzhen's eyes suddenly widened.
Compared to ordinary people watching the excitement, as the eldest princess of Samsung. Although she has basically left Samsung now, she is very clear about her attitude towards South Korea in the Middle East.
In other words, the Middle East is also very important to South Korea. After all, South Korea is too small and has almost no natural resource reserves. Therefore, its development requires the continuous import of large amounts of resources from foreign countries, among which oil is an important strategic resource that is inaccessible and essential for economic development.
And in addition to electronic products and hotels, Samsung Heavy Industries is the core industry of Samsung. The foundation of Samsung becoming a chaebol based in South Korea.
"It's not that simple." Yang Dongxu shook his head.
"Are there any further troubles?" Li Fuzhen frowned.
Although she has left Samsung, Samsung is her natal family after all.
"What is over is just Lao Sa's regime. Look, Iraq will never be calmed down as quickly as the Western media touts, and then a bullshit free and democratic regime will be established. The trouble has just begun." Yang Dongxu said Putting the phone on the bedside table and lying down again.
"Are you not optimistic about the United States' control of Iraq?" Li Fujin came over and leaned on his chest.
"In front of the United States, Iraq's military strength is not worth mentioning, so it is easy to win the war. After all, it is not of the same magnitude.
But the purpose of war is plainly for profit. Now that Lao Sa has fallen, how will the subsequent cake be divided? Whether we can eat the cake safely is much more complicated than simply destroying war targets. "
Li Fujin was silent. As the three-star eldest princess, she has seen too many dramas in which people turned against each other because of interests. Of course, no one in Iraq may dare to turn against the United States unless they want to start another war.
But if you don't come here blatantly, you can secretly get more benefits, right?
When everyone has common interests and works together, they are naturally very positive. Let's divide the cake. After the ancient emperor ascended the throne, he killed more than one or two heroes. This is not just ancient Chinese history. This is true for all those in power around the world.
"There won't be any big problems, right?" Li Fuzhen couldn't help but ask while lying on Yang Dongxu's chest.
"Don't worry, there won't be another fight. After all, where is the US military power? Those who can fight him will definitely not do it easily, because it is almost equivalent to a world war. Those who can't beat him will naturally not dare to do it.
But there will definitely be trouble in Iraq in the future, so don’t think about Lao Sa’s downfall. Then you can sit in rows and eat fruits in peace. If there are any major oil deals, look for cooperation with other countries in the Middle East. It is best to avoid the Iraqi side in the next few years. "
Yang Dongxu pulled the quilt to cover Li Fujin's exposed pink back. It was already December, and although the heater was on in the room, it was still a bit cold after being exposed outside the quilt for too long.
After thinking about something in bed, Yang Dongxu got up after being affectionate with Li Fujin for a while. It's already bright outside.
"What do you think of South Korea's economy in the next few years?" Li Fuzhen also got up and started to get dressed.
"The world economy will develop greatly in the next few years, and South Korea's economy will naturally be no exception." Yang Dongxu said casually. After speaking, he paused and turned to look at Li Fuzhen: "What, your new president has already taken action?"
In February this year, South Korea’s new president began to take office. This president is not simple, he is a very strong president. Internally, it began to clean up those pro-Japanese chaebols, and externally, it dared to confront even the unreasonable opinions raised by the United States.
Therefore, South Korea's economy has developed greatly during the term of this president, but the chaebol's life has been extremely difficult. For example, the new president has only been in office for less than a year, and South Korea has already begun studying how to impeach its president. This shows how unpopular the policies he implemented are with these plutocrats.
"When I went back last time, my father and I had a chat and said that we missed home and increased the proportion of Samsung's foreign investment." Li Fuzhen said.
Yang Dongxu couldn't help but nodded in agreement: "It is the best choice to avoid the edge temporarily. After all, Samsung has actually obtained the maximum resources in South Korea.
The share of the pie in your hands will not increase if you insist on it head-on. It is better to take a step back and develop the industry in your hands. Sit aside and watch these people play. "
Although the Lee family is South Korea's largest chaebol, some people even call South Korea Samsung's South Korea. But the South Korean president also has very great power when he is in office.
Although the president of South Korea is a high-risk profession, jail time can be considered a good outcome, and not only one or two people die after leaving office. But old scores will only be cleared up after you leave office. If you, as the president of South Korea, are tough and tough while in office, you will first lose the overall situation.
What's more, Samsung, which has become the uncrowned king of South Korea, has no reason to lead the charge. Because the cake in your hand is already the biggest if you win, and it cannot get bigger. Losing, but giving those who are eyeing an opportunity to take advantage of.
So it is the best choice to avoid him for the time being. After all, the president is an iron-clad chaebol. As long as it doesn't affect your own money, you can do whatever you want. If you want to do it in China, then I will go abroad to make money and ignore you for the time being. Anyway, you will step down sooner or later. Let's wait and see by looking at the ledger.
"My father wants to increase investment in China, in the name of the Li family." Li Fuzhen said.
Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows.
Although the Li family is controlled by Samsung, it does not mean that Samsung belongs to the Li family. These are two concepts, because to be precise, most of Samsung's shares are not held in the hands of the Li family, but in the hands of some Wall Street giants. Even Wall Street giants once held an exaggerated share of more than 80% of Samsung shares.
In other words, although Samsung Electronics is the pride of Korean industry, with its headquarters in South Korea, its executives are basically Koreans, and its leaders and founders are all members of the Lee family, legally speaking, Samsung Electronics is not a Korean company; It is a foreign enterprise.
Therefore, investing in the name of the Li family and investing in the name of Samsung are two different concepts. Whether the investment in the former makes money or loses money, it all belongs to the Li family, while the investment in the latter belongs to the Li family only as one of the shareholders receiving dividends, and not the one who gets the most dividends.
In fact, a long time ago, in order to get rid of the control of Wall Street giants on Samsung, or to enhance the influence of the Li family on Samsung. The Li family has made a lot of arrangements, and some of the industries have initially achieved success and developed very well.
Of course, everything must be done in a controlled manner. It is impossible for the Li family to use Samsung's money to develop its own industry, so there are a lot of games here.
"You know the mainland's policies for foreign investment in the mainland, so if your father wants to invest, just follow the normal procedures. If you ask me which industry I am optimistic about, I feel that the mobile phone industry is good." Yang Dongxu pondered and said.
The main investment must be Samsung. This is the premise that cannot be changed, otherwise the giants on Wall Street will definitely not be willing. However, in investment projects, the Li family can choose a few focuses to increase their investment.
When Li Fuzhen emphasized investing in the name of the Li family, the answer he wanted to know was undoubtedly this.
"I will give my father some suggestions." Li Fujin nodded.
Although the mobile phone industry has been booming in recent years, Samsung is not the only booming industry in the mobile phone industry.
However, compared to other industries, the mobile phone industry is indeed an emerging industry. At least compared to giants like Nokia and Motorola, Samsung, which only entered this industry in 2000, although it has become well-known in this industry, can only be regarded as a newcomer.
And many of those Wall Street giants may hold shares in Motorola and Nokia. Therefore, Samsung will obviously not pay too much attention to this newcomer, so there is a lot of room for maneuverability.
"You can use the name of jointly developing new mobile phones with Dongxu Technology to increase investment funds, dilute part of Samsung's shareholding, and then you secretly increase your holdings. However, the diluted part of Dongxu Technology must also increase its holdings. "
"I know." Li Fuzhen was helping Yang Dongxu get dressed. When she heard this, she slapped Yang Dongxu angrily.
Although as a three-star eldest princess, business is business and favors are favors. She has made this distinction very early.
But when the man you love treats you in a business-like manner, you will definitely feel a little depressed in your heart.
