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Chapter 339 Alien Liar

"Miss Li, you've become even more beautiful in just one month."

In Guangzhou, Cao Jian once again saw Lee Boo-jin, the woman that men coveted.

"Just another year older."

Although Lee Boo-jin is only 29 years old, as a woman, it's inevitable to feel some anxiety when she thinks about turning 30.

Cao Jian laughed and said, "Where are you old? You look even younger than last time. What's your secret? Teach me!"

Even Samsung's eldest daughter would be happy to be spoken to like that by a man.

"No matter how young she is, she can't compare to Third Sister."

Lee Boo-jin's words were just a polite remark, but Cao Jian retorted, "You're jealous of your sister?"

Why would I be jealous?

In short, Li Fuzhen felt a little embarrassed.

How could this man talk like that?
"joke."

Cao Jian just wanted to tease this woman, but he decided to leave it at that for now and quickly changed the subject, saying, "This project of ours is quite big. Tomorrow you and I will go to meet the local leaders."

"Can I not go?"

Lee Boo-jin is a Samsung princess who brings capital and technology, and she feels she has no need to socialize with anyone.

Cao Jian smiled and said, "It would be best to go."

In the late 1990s and early 21st century, China was at the height of its efforts to attract foreign investment.

The project between myself and Samsung is worth over a billion dollars, so how could the local area not attach great importance to it?

Even if you value it, you still have to attend social events as required.

Besides, if you don't go, how will I have a chance to woo you?
South Korea is also a society that values ​​personal connections. After thinking about it, Lee Boo-jin felt that if she went to see the leader, she might be able to get some benefits in terms of policy, so she said, "Okay then, but I don't drink."

The next day, the two attended an important banquet, which was attended not only by local leaders of Guangzhou, but also by high-ranking leaders of Guangdong Province.

Although Lee Boo-jin had said she wouldn't drink, she ended up having a few drinks with him anyway.

The advantage is that their project also received the largest tax incentives, and the factory land was obtained under the most favorable policies.

"Miss Li, actually you have a pretty good alcohol tolerance."

On the way back, Cao Jian sat next to Li Fuzhen, chatting and learning Korean at the same time.

"The liquor from your China is too strong."

Although people don't deliberately force each other to drink at such high-end gatherings, Lee Boo-jin wasn't drunk, just a little dazed.

"This is truly good wine."

Cao Jian smiled and then asked the question that had always been on his mind: "Miss Li, you come from the Samsung Li family and are very beautiful, so why did you marry a bodyguard?"

"You think I want to?"

Lee Boo-jin, who had been drinking, actually said this.

"Don't want to?"

Cao Jian originally thought that Li Fuzhen married the bodyguard because of love, but who would have thought that she had other motives?

"Of course, who am I? Would I be interested in a bodyguard? He's not even handsome."

Li Fuzhen had never told anyone her true feelings before. But after drinking a few glasses of Moutai today, the strong alcohol made her open up to Cao Jian.

Perhaps it's because she doesn't dislike this man from the bottom of her heart.

She leaned back in the car and continued, "For someone from a family like mine, there's usually only one possibility for marriage: it's a marriage of convenience, marrying the son of another big company. In that case, I wouldn't be surnamed Li anymore."

"If I marry my bodyguard, I'll stay with the Li family and might even inherit their business."

Cao Jian listened silently, but his gaze toward the woman held a newfound respect.

This is what an ambitious woman is like; she's willing to destroy her own happiness for the sake of her family business.

This is not surprising, given how vast Samsung's empire is.

Seeing that Cao Jian remained silent, Li Fuzhen shook her head and asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Hey"

Cao Jian sighed before saying, "For the sake of the family business, we can't sacrifice love and happiness?"

"Love? Happiness? Haha."

Lee Boo-jin, perhaps having suppressed her true feelings for too long, gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "Do you think that being born into a family like the Lee family at Samsung would bring happiness? Or even the hope of finding love?"

At this point, she suddenly said, "I'm quite envious of Yi Xin; she got to meet you."

"Heh, all I can give her is love."

"What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

Cao Jian didn't explain much, and then said to Li Fuzhen, "Actually, you don't have to wrong yourself by insisting on marrying a bodyguard."

"What can we do?"

There are many ways.

Cao Jian recalled that after Li Fuzhen married the bodyguard, she was subjected to domestic violence and false accusations, while the man was out there indulging in a life of debauchery and was utterly useless.

The two eventually divorced, and he even had to pay a large sum of money in the process.

Lee Boo-jin looked at the man in front of her who might become her future brother-in-law and asked, "What's your plan?"

"Not getting married, or getting a fake marriage."

Cao Jian offered his advice: "If you have money, then it's not a problem if you can solve it with money. If your family doesn't agree to the marriage, then have a fake marriage and use money to shut them up."

"But I want to have my own child."

Although Lee Boo-jin is ambitious, she is, after all, a woman and naturally wants to become a mother.

Cao Jian blurted out, "I'll help you."

"what?"

Lee Boo-jin opened her eyes wide and suddenly felt like she didn't recognize her future brother-in-law anymore.

She really didn't expect that this person would have designs on her.

Cao Jian quickly pressed his advantage: "Miss Fu Zhen, I've actually learned about you and am quite curious about you. That's why I asked to negotiate with you last time I went to Korea. Besides, you are truly charming and have a noble air about you. It's just a pity you're already engaged."

"Mr. Cao, please don't say that anymore."

Lee Boo-jin dared not listen any longer; she had sobered up halfway.

Although she didn't dislike Cao Jian and even admired this self-made man, he was her sister's boyfriend.

Cao Jian didn't want to miss this opportunity: "Let me finish."

"If you keep talking, aren't you afraid I'll tell Yixin? Can you really bear to see her hurt?"

Lee Boo-jin said firmly, "I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said today. You treat my third sister well, and I'll handle my own affairs."

"Ok."

Cao Jian had long anticipated the difficulty of winning over Lee Boo-jin.

Although I was rejected this time, it's enough to plant a seed in the woman's heart.

Once this seed sprouts, that will be the moment of my success.

Seeing that Cao Jian had stopped talking, Li Fuzhen was relieved.

However, Cao Jian's idea of ​​a fake marriage still tempted her somewhat.

If you can bribe that man with money to have a fake marriage, and then find a man you truly love in the future, you might be able to have both love and career.

No wonder he can be a screenwriter; this story feels just like a TV drama.
Although he didn't get Lee Boo-jin, Cao Jian was still quite satisfied with tonight's conversation.

In the following days, he never mentioned the matter again, and when he met with Lee Boo-jin, they mainly talked about serious matters.

Because Mr. Cao's company is now a large multinational corporation, and Samsung is a globally renowned brand, the land approval was quickly obtained. A grand groundbreaking ceremony was held, attended by high-ranking officials, and the event was even reported by CCTV News that day.

After that, a series of things, such as building factories and purchasing equipment, were also carried out in full swing.

That day, Cao Jian was in a meeting discussing the design of the new factory, and Li Fuzhen was also present.

Halfway through the meeting, the secretary came in and said, "Chairman Cao, a man surnamed Ma is here to see you. He says he's the boss of some Alibaba."

"Oh."

In the past, Cao Jian would have been absolutely excited to hear the name of this company.

However, now worth tens of billions, he simply nodded and told his secretary, "Have them wait for me in the meeting room."

The meeting lasted for nearly an hour. After finalizing the design plan, Cao Jian announced the meeting was adjourned and was just about to go to the meeting room.

After taking a couple of steps, he suddenly turned around and said to Lee Boo-jin, who was about to return to the hotel, "Boo-jin, if you're free, come with me to see two people."

"who?"

"A very interesting person."

Before the other party could refuse, Cao Jian laughed and said, "Let's go. I guess what they want from me. You can help me check them out."

"Should I check it out?"

Lee Boo-jin usually only hears this when her friends are looking for boyfriends.

Was it a woman who was looking for Cao Jian?
So, as if possessed, she followed Cao Jian to the reception room.

"Mr. Cao, I've heard so much about you."

As soon as Cao Jian entered the reception room, he saw a short man with a somewhat strange appearance stand up.

However, the way he greeted people still had a bit of a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) feel to it.

The man extended his hand and introduced himself: "My name is Ma Yun, and I am the general manager of Alibaba. It is truly an honor for President Cao to take the time out of his busy schedule to meet me."

As he spoke, he pointed to the woman beside him and introduced her, "This is my lover."

"Ali Baba, I've never even heard of him. Why would he want to see this person? He looks like an alien."

Lee Boo-jin was already well-educated and could speak Chinese. During her time in China, her Chinese proficiency improved significantly.

She was just very curious: given Mr. Cao's status, why did he not only have to meet these two people in person, but also insist on bringing her along?
"Hello you two."

Cao Jian shook hands with the two men, had his secretary bring them tea, and then asked, "Mr. Ma, what brings you here?"

"Mr. Cao, please take a look at our company's information first."

Ma Yun quickly took out some documents from her bag and respectfully handed them to Cao Jian, explaining, "This is a website I just set up in early March. It mainly deals with international trade, and it's been online for over a month now, with more than 7,000 members."

"Mr. Ma, do you mean I should become a member of your organization?"

Cao Jian took a look and, sure enough, it was Alibaba's original project, a China Supplier website based on international trade.

The news of China's potential accession to the WTO has been widely discussed for some time now, and Ma Yun, with her sharp mind and many ideas, has indeed shown good foresight in being able to see this.

"no no."

Ma Yun chuckled awkwardly and said, "President Cao, you travel abroad frequently, so you should know that the internet is very widespread overseas. It's also starting to take off in China now, and the internet sector has a very promising future. Moreover, China's entry into the WTO is basically a done deal, and exports will increase significantly, blah blah blah..."
I heard you own an investment company in Hong Kong, and that's why I've come here to seek financing from you.

Seeing that Mr. Cao's face remained expressionless, Ma Yun added, "Although my company is small now, I guarantee that I will be responsible to the investors."

"stop!"

Cao Jian waved his hand, too lazy to listen to such empty promises.

How could Ali Baba not know its future?

However, Mr. Ma, you will regret founding this company in the future.

"Just a scammer."

Although Ma Yun had just spoken eloquently, Lee Boo-jin, who was standing to the side, was very dismissive.

South Korea is also a major exporter, but its exports mainly come from participating in large-scale exhibitions. China also has the Canton Fair, so who would do international trade online?
She believes that Cao Jian stopped this "alien" from babbling on and on, and that he will definitely get rid of him next.

"It looks like we're going to fail again this time."

Ma Yun was interrupted and thought that her trip this time would end in failure, just like the previous thirty or so.

I was thinking to myself, why is it so difficult to raise funds in the country?
Is it really true that no one in China has confidence in their own project?
Are we going to go abroad to scam people?
Just then, Cao Jian said, "I'll invest 30 million US dollars in you!"

"Dangdang!"

Ma Yun and her lover almost fell off their chairs.

And this future tycoon almost had to kneel on the ground.

Thirty million, or in US dollars?

I've never seen so much money in my entire life.

"Mr. Cao, please be cautious."

Lee Boo-jin couldn't figure out if this Chinese man had too much money and was just throwing it away recklessly.

Thirty million US dollars isn't a huge amount for Samsung, but they can't just throw it away like that, can they?
"Don't speak yet."

Cao Jian ignored Li Fuzhen's advice and said to Ma Yun, "I admire Mr. Ma's vision. You heard me right, I will invest in you, but there is one condition."

"Please go ahead, Mr. Cao."

Ma Yun felt her heart pounding uncontrollably. If she could secure a $30 million investment, she could definitely develop Ali's small company.

“I’m investing 30 million US dollars and need to acquire 59% of your company’s shares. However, I only want to be a shareholder. I don’t care how it develops. Is that too much to ask?”

Cao Jian was well aware of Ali's future prospects and knew that Ma Yun could not obtain financing in China. After Cai Chongxin joined, he approached Goldman Sachs and SoftBank's Son Zhengyi, and obtained 25 million US dollars in funding.

The price was the sale of 50% of the company's shares.

Later, most of the money the company earned in China was earned by foreign investors.

Now, he's just trying to avoid it.

I am now fully capable of replacing Sun Zhengyi.

"Not too much, not too much at all."

Ali's registered capital is only one million, while Mr. Cao took out thirty million US dollars but only wanted 59% of the shares, which is indeed very reasonable.

"Then let's sign the contract as soon as possible, and the money will be in place in a few days."

When Cao Jian started his business in Hong Kong, he began with an investment company.

Today, most of its businesses are under the name of this investment company, with cross-shareholdings.

If you invest 30 million in Ali, will you still be short of money in the future?

"Thank you, Mr. Cao. Thank you, Mr. Cao."

Ma Yun quickly stood up and clasped his hands in greeting. He really hadn't expected that he could get thirty million US dollars in less than fifteen minutes.

"Good job."

Cao Jian patted Ma Yun on the shoulder twice, then had someone prepare the contract.

At the same time, it's fortunate that Tsai Chung-hsin hasn't joined Ali yet; otherwise, he might not have been able to acquire 59% of the shares.

While Ma Yun was preparing the contracts and equity transfers, Li Fuzhen couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Cao, don't you have too much money?"

"Not much. Compared to Samsung, I'm just a small company."

Cao Jian now owns many businesses, and they are all very profitable, but these businesses are not that big compared to the conglomerate Samsung.

"Then why are you investing 30 million in such a hopeless company? And he looks like that too, I think you're just throwing money away."

In Lee Boo-jin's eyes, that ugly man from earlier was probably a liar.

"Comrade Li Fuzhen, you can't judge a book by its cover."

Cao Jian was preparing to tell Li Fuzhen about Ali's future prospects and the return on investment.

The words were on the tip of his tongue when a sudden idea struck him, and he laughed, "How about we make a bet? If that person wasn't a fraud and can actually develop the company, you'll be my woman, how about it?"

(End of this chapter)