Shilla Hotel, in the largest banquet hall.

The heads of the Four Major Conglomerates sat in the most prominent positions, and the third and fourth generations of the families were also called over, just to make them recognize, so as not to inadvertently offend Gu Bai, and end up not knowing how they died.

In the center, a seat was reserved, and as for whom it was reserved, it was self-evident.

Ju Benmao glanced at the empty seat and said to Lee Kun-hee, "Chairman Li, now that Mr. Gu is not here, you should tell us the purpose of his visit to Goryeo."

In their eyes, Gu Bai and Samsung Group appeared to be very close, and Samsung Group's actions further indicated their extreme regard for Gu Bai. If there were no relations between Samsung and Gu Bai, they would never believe it.

As for Zheng Xiangyong and Cui Taiyuan, they had the same curiosity about this issue. After Ju Benmao asked, the two of them also looked at Lee Kun-hee, waiting for his response.

Lee Kun-hee, seeing the situation, knew he couldn't avoid it, so he weakly coughed a few times, and Lee Boo-jin, sitting beside him, quickly handed him two tissues.

After a pause of half a minute, Lee Kun-hee slowly opened his mouth.

But as he spoke, the expressions on the other three conglomerate leaders' faces turned to disbelief.

"The Future Foundation has effectively taken control of most of our shares in Samsung Group, and Mr. Gu Bai, as the heir to the Future Foundation, is now our largest shareholder. As for how much exactly is controlled, it's a business secret; I can't disclose it, but you only need to know it's a lot, far beyond your imagination."

Normally, for a multinational capital giant like Samsung Group, even controlling more than 10% of the shares could make one the largest shareholder.

Now that Lee Kun-hee said Gu Bai holds shares in Samsung beyond their imagination, it might have exceeded 30%.

They dared not imagine more, as no global capital holds the relatively controlling 51% of shares of a listed group, let alone an absolute 67% holding.

If Lee Kun-hee mentioned Gu Bai holding 88.3% of the shares, it might scare Ju Benmao to death.

"So Mr. Gu is here to take over your Samsung Group's board affairs?"

"I'm not sure, but no matter what, you can't bypass our Li Family to control Samsung, and I believe Mr. Gu has his own plans.

Moreover, I don't think we need to consider why Mr. Gu is here in Goryeo, just try to show our goodwill, that's enough. Of course, this is just a suggestion; if you don't care about the Future Foundation, you can deal with your relations with Mr. Gu as you please after the banquet, I won't have any opinion. But let me clarify something beforehand.

From this moment on, Mr. Gu Bai's enemies are the enemies of our Samsung Group."

Lee Kun-hee's gentle expression suddenly turned icy.

Lee Kun-hee, who has always been strategic in his life, rarely showed such an attitude in public, which not only made Ju Benmao, Zheng Xiangyong, and Cui Taiyuan, the heads of conglomerates of the same level, feel a sense of solemnity, but even the third and fourth generations of their families felt the strong pressure.

"Chairman Li, haven't you overvalued the Future Foundation? Even if they control part of Samsung, so what? Look at how SKK Group has bought us at Hyundai, but they still can't control even a cent of it. This is Goryeo! No one can stand above us."

Zheng Xiangyong, being of the same generation as Lee Jae-yong and as the third succeeding generation, was completely oblivious to the terror of the Future Foundation, with a smirk of disdain on his face.

Although Ju Benmao and Cui Taiyuan didn't express it as blatantly, they probably shared the same sentiment.

"I said, about your views, I don't mind; you can do as you wish, but if you doubt the Future Foundation, I must inform you of something: just a few days before Mr. Gu arrived in Goryeo, over a dozen globally renowned conglomerates, including the Soros Quantum Foundation, the Morgan Clan, the Rockefeller Clan, the Mellon Clan, the Gao Wen Clan, had me convey their regards to Mr. Gu. I can't disclose more details, interpret it yourselves."

After speaking, Lee Kun-hee did not speak again.

Ju Benmao, Zheng Xiangyong, and Cui Taiyuan instantly fell silent.

These families are immensely powerful Western capital entities. Compared to them, these conglomerates, dominant only in Goryeo, amount to nothing.

However, they still harbored disbelief, thinking Lee Kun-hee was just building momentum for Gu Bai.

These Western families have always been hostile to the East. Even Goryeo, a country evidently siding with the West, is beneath their notice; so why treat a Hua Country person like this?

Yet, they didn't show this disbelief outwardly, as there was no need to openly offend Lee Kun-hee over this.

As they were chatting, the vice president of Shilla Hotel brought Gu Bai into the banquet room and then bowed and retreated slowly.

"Hello everyone, may I know what you were discussing?"

Gu Bai had changed into a white casual outfit, seemingly unfazed by this joint banquet of the Four Major Conglomerates, with even his hair not fully dried, appearing damp.

It's well known that humans are imaginative creatures; the more casual Gu Bai appeared, the more mysterious the speculation about him became among these people.

Lee Kun-hee, regardless of his status, stood up to greet, "We were just having a discussion about you, Mr. Gu."

"Oh? What about me?"

Gu Yi stepped forward and pulled back the chair from the main seat, seating himself naturally.

Just as Lee Kun-hee was about to brush off the question, Lee Yeon-hyun, the second daughter of Samsung Crown Prince Lee Jae-yong, who was sitting at the far end, blurted out, "Grandpa was saying Oppa is very handsome!"

Lee Yeon-hyun was only 17, still very youthful, and while her looks were not low, she was by no means outstanding, with her dress further accentuating her age's childishness, lacking any beauty.

Upon hearing this, Gu Bai looked over and gave Lee Yeon-hyun a smile.

Recently, having seen Gu Bai's photos, Lee Yeon-hyun had developed a crush. Now standing before Gu Bai, and as he smiled at her, she found herself breathing heavily, her eyes practically turning into hearts.

Lee Jae-yong, seeing his daughter enamored in public, couldn't help but glare at her.

Scared of her father, Lee Yeon-hyun could only pout and sit back down helplessly.

"This is my granddaughter, Lee Yeon-hyun. She's only 17 this year, and she was sent to the Beautiful Country from a young age, lacking discipline. Please excuse her, Mr. Gu."

Gu Bai waved it off nonchalantly and said, "She said I'm handsome, I'm flattered, forget about needing to excuse her.

Besides, I'm also only 21 years old, not much older than her, we're almost peers. Coincidentally, I have a younger sister who came here with me to Goryeo. They're only a year apart in age, both lively, I'm sure they can become good friends."

Gu Bai's intention was simple—to let Xu Beibei mingle with high-level figures, and as the fourth-generation princess of Samsung, Lee Yeon-hyun was barely qualified.

"To become friends with Mr. Gu's sister would be Yeon-hyun's fortune."

Gu Bai smiled and waved his hand.

A few minutes later, the servers from the Shilla Hotel pushed in a dining cart in single file.

The table was instantly covered with various kinds of seafood.

Lee Kun-hee placed a portion of dipped Arctic clam in front of Gu Bai, smiling as he said, "Mr. Gu, these seafood are all airlifted from around the world, they are the freshest. Please have a taste."

Arctic clams grow rather slowly, taking twelve years to mature, and their meat is extremely delicious. The texture when eaten raw is very tender, but they are relatively rare, so they are quite expensive. This top-grade kind is something ordinary people might never experience in a lifetime.

Gu Bai thanked him slightly.

Suddenly, Lee Kun-hee asked a question that everyone wanted to know.

"I wonder if Mr. Gu has any pressing matters on this visit to Goryeo?"

Gu Bai answered without reservation, "This is my first time coming to Goryeo. Firstly, I wanted to see your Samsung Group. As for the rest, I have an entertainment company in Hua Country with a girl group. I want to bring them here for training. After all, Goryeo's entertainment is famous worldwide."

Ju Benmao said, "In that case, Mr. Gu, you could easily send a few assistants over."

Gu Bai swallowed the sweet and fresh Arctic clam and gave this old man a slight glance, saying calmly, "Are you saying that Goryeo is not welcoming me?"

"Of course not, Mr. Gu is our most distinguished friend in Goryeo and among the Four Major Conglomerates."

He shrugged nonchalantly.

"So you're telling me how to do things?"

"This...."

Ju Benmao didn't know what to say for a moment.

With Gu Bai's current physique of 100 points, his hearing was incredibly strong. He had heard their remarks about him outside the door earlier, so would he put on a good face for them now?

Gu Bai had no intention of respecting the old and loving the young.

Even if he did, it would be for the old in Hua Country and the young in Hua Country.

If it weren't for giving face to Lee Kun-hee, he wouldn't have attended this so-called welcoming banquet of the Four Major Conglomerates at all.

For a moment, the whole situation felt a bit awkward, as Ju Benmao's face turned ashen.

And Lee Kun-hee didn't even look at him, continuing to introduce various dishes to Gu Bai from time to time.

..................

Meanwhile, at Seoul Cheongwadae.

The current Goryeo Grand Elder, Park Jeongchun, was reading the documents in front of him, his face gloomy.

Since taking office in year 18, he had been targeting major conglomerates, yet had compromised several times without any effective measures.

There was no hope of winning. The ideal of fighting the conglomerates was good, but reality was harsh. The economic subject of Goryeo is supported by chaebols, mainstream media is also under the control of the conglomerates, 80% of South Korea's economy is created by the conglomerates, and over half of Goryeo's people work under the conglomerates. Lacking the right time, place, and people, where is victory? If Park Jeongchun wanted to win, there was only one path: reunification of the North and South, departure from the Beautiful Country to fall into Hua Country's arms, taking over the military, a forceful cleanse, and then a government takeover of the conglomerate assets. There is no other path. Although he was trying to resist now, he could only make superficial changes. To shake the control of the conglomerates over Goryeo, the only way was a forceful takeover.

Now, Gu Bai, who had come to Goryeo from Hua Country, had his identity information immediately transmitted to him.

For Park Jeongchun at this stage, a lot of confidential information was already easily obtainable.

He naturally understood the Future Foundation.

Now that the Future Foundation was ostensibly leaning toward the Korea Group, his difficulty in opposing the conglomerates was a hundredfold harder, what good mood could he have?

Gu Bai did not know that while he was dining, he had become Park Jeongchun's imaginary enemy, but even if he knew, he would only shrug it off nonchalantly.

How the chaos in Goryeo developed had nothing to do with him.

He was now the actual controller of Samsung, the stronger Samsung was, the more benefits for him.

And one day, when the chaebol completely replaced Goryeo, Gu Bai would directly merge Samsung into the Black Swan Group, which was also the final thought of Gu Bai and something all financial predators in the world wanted to do.

At that time, Gu Bai would be a true entrepreneur of the people!

The entrepreneur for the people of Hua Country!

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