The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

"President, I believe that Eiichi Takahashi is completely misleading you!"

Upon hearing Yoshida Yudai's words, Mitsubishi Kosaburo swallowed back all the praise he was about to say and turned his questioning gaze to Yoshida Yudai.

"Yoshida-san, what do you mean by that?"

Yoshida Yudai cleared his throat and spoke calmly.

"As the military strategy of the Dragon Kingdom says, 'Military tactics are like water, which has no constant shape; one who can adapt to the enemy's changes and achieve victory is called a master strategist!'"

"Our Mitsubishi Group is the largest conglomerate in Japan, possessing abundant resources. Because of this, the Mitsui Group can only barely survive under the suppression of our Mitsubishi Group. Therefore, if they want to survive, they must have external assistance."

"Given the current situation in Japan, no conglomerate can help the Mitsui Group. They should be grateful if they aren't being targeted by the Mitsubishi Group. They would never jump out at this time to commit suicide. Therefore, if the Mitsui Group wants to survive, it can only seek help from major international forces."

"The hatred between China and Japan runs deep. If the Mitsui Group is willing to cede some of its interests and sell the Mitsubishi Group to China, given the temperament of the people in China, they will definitely spare no effort to target the Mitsubishi Group, even if it's just to annoy us. They won't be stingy with resources."

"In this way, the Mitsui Group will have a chance to breathe, upgrade its industries, and thus achieve its goal of countering our Mitsubishi Group, or transfer assets to avoid our Mitsubishi Group's sharp edge, so as to make a comeback in the future."

It must be said that Yoshida Yudai's analysis was so clear and logical that Mitsubishi Kosaburo kept nodding in agreement.

That makes sense, absolutely makes sense.

"Yes, I think Mr. Yoshida's statement is too subjective. Don't forget, the Mitsui Group is an ancient noble family of our Qianri Kingdom. Even if they are suppressed by us, they wouldn't abandon their noble honor and choose to cooperate with the eight great families of Haicheng in the Dragon Kingdom. Moreover, even if they did abandon their noble honor and choose to cooperate with the eight great families of the Dragon Kingdom, as far as I know, the eight great families of Haicheng look down on the Qianri Kingdom's conglomerates. They have turned the entire southern economic market of the Dragon Kingdom into an iron barrel, completely impenetrable, with no way for our Qianri Kingdom's capital to enter. Under such circumstances, how could the Mitsui Group possibly cooperate with them?"

"Even if we take a step back and assume that the Mitsui Group really did cooperate with the eight great families of southern China, how could those shrewd people from those families not see the Mitsui Group's predicament? If they intervened, wouldn't they be using their own power to prolong the Mitsui Group's life? President, do you think they are such fools?"

Eiichi Takahashi is right. Without access to the Chinese market, the Mitsui Group has no way of getting any benefits from China.

As for the idea of ​​the eight major families going to war for the Mitsui Group and the Mitsubishi Group, that's utter nonsense.

The two sides are sworn enemies; how could they possibly use their own blood to shield someone else from harm?

In this case, if there is no way to obtain benefits from China, and the eight major families in the south are not willing to risk their lives for the Mitsui Group and the Mitsubishi Group, then what is the point of the Mitsui Group cooperating with the eight major families in the south of China?

In an instant, Kosaburo Mitsubishi's heart tipped in favor of Sakuraichi Takahashi.

Seeing their president's expression, both Takahashi Sakuraichi and Yoshida Yudai understood his thoughts perfectly. Instantly, the two started arguing back and forth, making Mitsubishi Kosaburo even more hesitant.

Yes, yes, Mr. Takahashi, you're absolutely right.

That's right, Yoshida-san, you're right too.

Oh, Takahashi-san, what you said makes so much sense, you've hit the nail on the head.

Wow, Yoshida-san, you're absolutely right!

Hideaki Ida, the last of Mitsui Kosaburo's three strategists, looked at the three men before him and was speechless.

"Please stop arguing, everyone. Let me ask you this: regardless of whether the Mitsui Group is cooperating with the eight great families of southern China, the fact remains that the key figures of these eight families have already arrived in Qianri Country, right?"

"Since they've all come, it doesn't really matter what the Mitsui Group or the eight great families of southern China are planning. What's important is that we find a way to take advantage of this opportunity to establish connections with the eight great families of China."

Upon hearing Hideaki Ida's words, all three looked at him with confusion.

"President, have you considered what the purpose of these key young figures from southern China who have come here today is?"

After thinking about it, Kosaburo Mitsubishi figured that their goal was most likely the Mitsubishi Group.

"Mr. Ida, I believe they're after our Mitsubishi Group."

"Yes, they're after our Mitsubishi Group, so theoretically they're our enemies. But there's an old saying in China: 'There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.' We can certainly relinquish some of our interests and turn our enmity into friendship with the eight great families of southern China, establishing a cooperative relationship!"

At this point, Hideaki Ida revealed a smug expression.

"If we can seize this opportunity to open up the market in southern China, it will definitely allow our Mitsubishi Group to reach new heights!"

"Don't forget, everyone. China has a huge market of 14 billion people. Moreover, the people of China are wealthy now. As long as we can open up the Chinese market, our Mitsubishi Group will definitely experience explosive growth. After that, we can turn around and acquire the Mitsui Group and other major domestic conglomerates. At that time, it's not impossible for our Mitsubishi Group's assets to double, triple, quadruple, or even five times!"

As Hideaki Ida finished speaking, all three people present fell silent.

It has to be said that Hideaki Ida's words were incredibly tempting. If they could open up the Chinese market, it wouldn't be difficult for the Mitsubishi Group's assets to double. They might even become like Samsung in South Korea, a powerful entity in Japan, instead of just being a large cash cow for the Japanese government as they are now!

After a long silence, Kosaburo Mitsubishi nodded heavily.

"Understood. Well then, Mr. Iida, I'll leave the arrangements for communicating with the young people from the eight great families of Kaijo who came to Chihikoku today to you. Make sure they feel at home in Chihikoku and have a very good impression of the Mitsubishi Group!"

"It doesn't matter how much it costs. Even if they want shares in our Mitsubishi Group, as long as it's not more than 1%, it's fine. These are all future investments!"

What the hell!

The president of Mitsubishi is really going all out!

Even a 1% stake in the Mitsubishi Group is incredibly valuable!

If they could embezzle even a little bit, their status would immediately rise.

Thinking of this, Takahashi Eiichi and Yoshida Yudai couldn't help but cast envious glances at Ida Hideaki.

To their surprise, Hideaki Ida shook his head.

"I'm sorry, President, I can't do this task!"