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After hanging up the phone with Kazuo Inamori, Lin Kaifeng thought for a few minutes.

I picked up the phone again and called Xu Hongxing who had just returned to China.

"Sharp Group President Saeki Saeki has something important to discuss with you, General Manager. I also want you to go to the island country in person..."

Upon learning of Zuo Boxu's request, Xu Hongxing suddenly became alert.

By the time the island nation's large companies took the initiative to seek dialogue with Lin Kaifeng, the sun had already risen in the west.

Asking Lin Kaifeng to go to the island country in person for a meeting, is there some conspiracy behind this?

Thinking of the word conspiracy, Xu Hongxing said solemnly: "General Manager, the Japanese are treacherous and cunning. Zuo Boxu invited you to the island country for no reason. This matter is weird no matter how you look at it. What do you think... could it be that the Japanese set a trap to lure you over and trap you, and illegally detain you in the island country on charges?"

Lin Kaifeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Red Star, you have too much imagination. Even if the island country had ten guts, they wouldn't have the guts to keep me in the island country."

"Don't forget, our group has an official background. Using illegal means to understand us is equivalent to being an enemy of the official."

"That's true, but..."

Xu Hongxing smacked his lips, feeling something was wrong.

Several major companies include Sharp Group, Sony Group, Panasonic Group, and Dongzhi Group.

A giant in the island nation's business community.

Lin Kaifeng has often given island companies a bad name.

First, it snatched away some of the home appliance market share of Japanese companies in the United States, and then sold game consoles to Japanese companies.

Not long after, it fought another eight hundred rounds with the island country's photoresist companies.

months ago.

Lin Kaifeng convened the heads of major home appliance companies in Longguo and secretly deployed a new round of offensive against the island's home appliance industry.

No matter from which angle you analyze it, Lin Kaifeng is a villain that island companies hate.

The Sharp Group is one of the largest home appliance companies in the island country and has participated in operations against the Northern Machinery Group.

Why did they invite Lin Kaifeng to the island country in secret?

Assuming that Zuo Boxu really had something to discuss with Lin Kaifeng, he could have directly sent an invitation letter to the Northern Machinery Group.

Lin Kaifeng said calmly, "Hongxing, I am just like you, with a lot of questions in my mind. I asked you to come here this time because I want you to accompany me to the island country to see for yourself what these guys are up to."

Xu Hongxing was silent for a moment, and then he said in a negotiating tone: "General Manager, how about this? I will go to the island country on your behalf to test Sharp Group's intentions first. If there is no malicious intent, I will call you to inform you to go to the island country."

"That's not necessary."

Lin Kaifeng said unconcernedly, "I have a feeling that this trip to the island country to meet with Saeki Asahi might have a good result."

"Oh?"

Xu Hongxing asked puzzledly: "General Manager, you are...but in the island country's business community."

"A character that everyone wants to kill, right?"

Lin Kaifeng said calmly: "I know what image I have in the eyes of the island companies even if you don't tell me."

"That's why I'm curious about what Saeki Asahi wants to do and why he wants me, the bad guy in the island country's business community, to go and meet him. Pack up and we'll leave tomorrow."

Seeing that Lin Kaifeng was determined to leave, Xu Hongxing said no more.

The next day, Lin Kaifeng, Xu Hongxing, and eight guards flew to Beijing.

After staying for a few hours, we took an international flight to the island country at noon.

Knowing that Lin Kaifeng would arrive in the island country today, Inamori Kazuo arranged a vehicle to wait at the airport in advance.

Six o'clock in the evening.

An office on the top floor of a skyscraper in the island metropolitan area.

“Thank you Mr. Lin for taking the time out of your busy schedule to visit our company.”

In the president's office, Sharp Group's current president, Saeki Saeki, put his legs together and politely bowed 90 degrees to Lin Kaifeng.

Lin Kaifeng said slowly: "Mr. Saeki, you don't have to be so polite. You and I are not related, and there is no need to be so polite. I'm here. Just say whatever you want to say."

"I really want to know why you, as the head of a large island company, would invite me to meet you in a sneaky way."

"Mr. Lin, please take a seat first."

"I and the Sharp Group are currently facing a big problem that is difficult to solve. Looking at all the business elites, only Mr. Lin has a way to help solve this problem."

You must ask for something from others.

Lin Kaifeng understands this principle, and Zuo Boxu understands it even better.

Reaching out his hand to invite Lin Kaifeng to sit on the sofa, Zuo Boxu picked up the intercom phone.

Order the secretary to guard the office door.

Without his order, no one is allowed to come in, even the vice president of the group and the shareholders have to be kept outside.

After sighing a few times, Zuo Boxu sat down opposite Lin Kaifeng with a complicated expression.

"Mr. Lin, I deeply apologize for what happened before."

"Please believe that, whether in the past or now, the Sharp Group has never thought of becoming an enemy of the Northern Machinery Group, let alone dealing with you."

"The previous unpleasantness was all because Sony Group was too arrogant and forced me to cooperate with their suppression of you. From my personal point of view, working together is the best strategy. Suppressing each other is not a qualified entrepreneur. You should..."

"Mr. Saeki, I'm not here to listen to your apology, let alone to enter into a business partnership with you."

Lin Kaifeng interrupted Zuo Boxu's hypocrisy without any hesitation and said playfully, "I know a little bit about your group's business style. If you want to get straight to the point, you can do it now. If you want to keep beating around the bush, I'm sorry, I have other things to do and I don't have time to stay here to accompany you any longer."

Among all the large companies in the island country, the Sharp Group is definitely an outlier.

Companies from other island countries are well aware of the principle of sticking together for warmth. They are more polite to their suppliers and business partners and have a more relaxed approach to cooperation.

After the end of World War II, the island nation was able to recover quickly and its companies gradually became influential multinational corporations.

It all depends on eight words.

One glory and one glory.

Whether it is a large enterprise or a small company, there is always one philosophy.

Unite as one and face the outside world together.

The island nation was able to recover its economy within two or three decades and became the world's second largest economy.

It depends on the internal unity of the business community.

However, the Sharp Group, which was founded at the beginning of this century, is not among them.

No supplier that has ever cooperated with the Sharp Group was spared.

They have all been bullied by the Sharp Group.

Taking advantage of power to bully others and ignoring business rules has almost become the Sharp Group's consistent style.

Negative words such as "demolishing the bridge after crossing it" and "forgetting one's principles when profit comes" perfectly describe the development process of the Sharp Group.

Faced with partners that are inferior to itself, the Sharp Group is aggressive.

When it comes to other large companies, the Sharp Group will cheat and deceive whenever it can.

Expecting them to have business ethics is like expecting the sun to rise from the west.

The United States has become a country of good men and women.