Chapter 1439
The first person Ji Feng and Li Xin met was a Chinese regional manager of the HiSh*ta Group, named Kato.
This was also a middle-aged man with a small moustache under his nose, which made him look so awkward. Apart from Kato, there were two of his a*sistants. It was obvious that they were also planning to negotiate a few deals at this business salon, otherwise, Kato would not have brought his a*sistants here.
“Hello, Mr. Kato!” Li Xin shook hands very politely with this middle-aged man named Kato.
“Hello, Li-san, first time meeting, please take care of yourself!” Kato bowed slightly and saluted, with a serious look on his face, he acted courteously, not at all treating Li Xin with any semblance of contempt because he was very young, he was completely reciprocal in his communication.
He did not expect that this Kato would behave like this, and originally he thought that he might have to make a move in this box.
However, don’t look at how polite Kato acted, Ji Feng did not let down his guard, let alone have any perception of the boundary tent people.
Since they were in business, they must be running for profit, and it was in the nature of businessmen to seek profit.
So no matter how kind a person is, as long as they are in the shopping mall, they will definitely have a cunning side, not to mention, the other party is also a Kaitopan, they don’t think of killing the Chinese people twice, it’s already Ji Feng thanking the gods!
But no matter what, this Kato’s performance was not bad, at least it was better than that vice president of the Sumida Group, Ichiro Tanaka, before.
If you use Zhang Lei’s words, people like Tanaka Ichiro are born to be beaten up. When you don’t treat him like a normal person, he is so high and mighty that he thinks he is some kind of big shot.
But in reality, all you need to do is to smash your fist into their face and then, with the sole of your shoe, stomp them to the ground, and then you will find that they are just ordinary people, and they will feel pain and humiliation when they are beaten.
So actually they are not that great …… just a bit of money!
On the contrary, the way this Kato behaved made people at least not so annoyed in their hearts, and on the basis of that, everyone could sit down and talk.
“A few people please sit down!”
Li Weibing said with a smile beside him, the atmosphere in front of him made him happy too, it was better to be able to keep the funds of the Lingxia Group or to make a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tengfei Group, in that case, no matter for the economic development of Jiangzhou, or for Ji Feng, it would be of considerable help.
“Li Sang, back when I was in the boundary tent, I had heard that your company had produced a weight loss pill with amazing results.” Kato said appreciatively.
“Sorry, I have to correct myself, it is a health product of a weight loss nature, not a weight loss pill, and in China, there are strict rules on whether it is a drug or not.” Li Xin said with a smile.
Kato then nodded, a look of appreciation on his face.
Frankly speaking, the Kaitou people still had a very strict and serious style when it came to doing things, so Li Xin corrected Kato’s words, and instead of making him feel ashamed of his face, he had a feeling of appreciation.
Since there was a good start, the rest of the conversation was much easier, and Li Xin and Kato had a very cordial talk. In particular, Li Xin’s knowledge was very broad and she was able to talk about the development and changes in the international economic situation, and Kato was also well versed in the international economic situation, so the conversation between them gradually warmed up.
Moreover, the two of them did not need an interpreter at all, as Kato knew Chinese.
Ji Feng, on the other hand, was listening quietly. Hearing Kato’s slightly rusty Chinese, Ji Feng couldn’t help but ponder secretly.
This Kaitou man, was very different from all the Kaitou men he had seen before, and if one were to simply evaluate this man, without involving the nationality of the country or anything like that, then one should say that this man was very good.
Although Kato’s image, the image of the Kaito people in point dramas and movies was very different, Ji Feng felt that this should be one of the real faces of the Kaito people.
Without this kind of rigorous style and shrewdness, the Boundary Tent would not have developed to the extent that it has, and this must be acknowledged.
However, if we look at the relationship between the two countries, the two peoples of China and the Kaitopia, the number of people like Kato in the Kaitopia who are still in high positions is definitely not good news for Ji Feng.
The HiSh*ta Group has such a manager, I’m afraid that just in the exchange of words, the average person can’t do Kato, and I believe that if it’s a practical action, Kato is even a better hand.
Suddenly, Ji Feng’s eyes narrowed because he suddenly remembered something – Qian Hongda, the secretary of the Yuezhou Municipal Committee, had told him that the HiSh*ta Group seemed to be in secret contact with the Brilliant Group (the former Rongpeng Group), as if they were proposing some kind of merger and acquisition plan.
Lingxia Group!
Ji Feng couldn’t help but give Kato a deep look and frowned slightly.
It seems that, first of all, not to mention the huge a*sets, just this Kato alone is a formidable enemy, and there is no telling how many people like Kato there are in the HiSh*ta Group, if coupled with the great strength of the HiSh*ta Group ……
The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this kind of things. But he is aware that he may really have to go up against the HiSh*ta Group in the future.
It was because Ji Feng knew very well that as long as he had the opportunity, he would not stand by and watch the Lingxia Group merge the Brilliant Group, really because the resources held by the Brilliant Group were too many, and they also involved rare resources from the Chinese side.
If the ownership of these rare resources, or the right to exploit them, were to be taken by the HiSh*ta Group, it might not cause fundamental harm to China, but the impact would be enormous.
For example, according to Ji Feng’s understanding, the Brilliant Group owns the mining rights and operation rights of several rare metal mines under its umbrella. If the HiSh*ta Group acquires the Brilliant Group, the influence of the sector tent on China will be further increased, and even, it will have an extremely bad impact.
Ji Feng definitely did not want to see such a situation arise!
“Don’t even think about it!” Ji Feng said in his heart as the arm he was holding secretly pushed harder.
At this time, Li Xin and Kato’s conversation had also pa*sed the stage of pleasantries and gradually drew closer to the topic.
At this moment, Kato also got Li Xin’s business card, and when he saw Li Xin’s title on the card, his eyes lit up: “Li San, you are the general manager of Tengfei Electric? It’s a great honour to meet you, the name of Tengfei Electric is well known even in the KAI Tent!”
“The 3D TV sets produced by Tengfei have become the focus of the world’s electrical industry, and this is a major event in the electrical industry. Kato said with admiration and emotion.
“Oh …… It seems that Mr. Kato has worked hard on the Chinese language, to be able to speak it so fluently, and to quote idioms with ease!” Li Xin said with a faint smile and admiration, but did not talk about the matter of Tengfei Electric.
Before he knew what Kato really meant, Li Xin had to keep some cards for himself, this was also a common tactic when negotiating, he could not let his opponent know all his cards, otherwise, he would be able to deal with them comfortably, and then his side would only fall into pa*sivity and be led by the nose.
“The Chinese language is fascinating and profound, I personally like it.” Kato said with a smile on his face.
“Swish!”
Ji Feng, however, had a cold light flashing in his eyes instantly, his eyes narrowed fiercely, while his heart, in a flash, raised his vigilance to the highest, the whole person was like a hawk that had smelled danger, his gaze instantly became sharp and incomparable.
Just a moment ago, the moment Kato knew that Li Xin was the general manager of Tengfei Electric, Kato’s eyes snapped open and a strange look flashed across his eyes.
–Greed!
That’s right, that gaze was greed, extreme greed!
It was an extremely strong desire for possession!
In that instant, Ji Feng immediately sensed that this Kato, who seemed to be talking and laughing but was extremely capable, must have something in mind for Tengfei Electric!
Was it a 3D TV set?
In order to avoid being discovered by Kato, Ji Feng slightly lowered his head and watched Kato without a trace, while his heart was even thinking quickly.
The kind of greed in Kato’s eyes is an indication that he wants to have exclusive rights to sell 3D TV sets in the world tent or in other countries?
Or is it …… that he wants to get the technology for 3D TV sets?
Or perhaps, Kato has other ideas?
The reason why the people in the world are willing to negotiate with the Tengfei Group is that they want to get the formula of the Kang Yuan slimming powder or the 3D TV technology? Or maybe they wanted to get both of them?
Let’s not say whether the speculation was correct or not, but Ji Feng’s entire body was extremely alert.
He was now certain that this man Kato was definitely not as serious as he appeared to be, this man also had ghostly ideas in his stomach, and there were quite a few of them, and he was even better at disguising them.
The 3D TV set or the Kang Yuan slimming powder?
Ji Feng secretly sneered, I’m afraid that you are too greedy and end up stealing the chicken instead and getting nothing!
This time, both Li Xin and Kato did not talk too much about cooperation, and both simply introduced their companies.
Although the HiSh*ta Group was already a big name, Kato introduced himself to Li Xin politely, explaining the industries the HiSh*ta Group was involved in and his intention to cooperate with the Tengfei Group if there was an opportunity.
Li Xin also expressed Tengfei Group’s intention to cooperate with the HiSh*ta Group, but whether this intention was true and whether the cooperation would be successful would depend on the future contact between the two sides.
This so-called intentional meeting was in fact an opportunity for us to get acquainted with each other, not a formal negotiation.
So after twenty minutes or so, Li Xin politely offered to say goodbye.
At this time, Ji Feng also began to quickly plan his next action in his mind.
Action had to be taken!
Chapter 1440
Before leaving the door, Kato shook hands with Li Xin to say goodbye.
Kato could not help but say, “Li-san, I believe that with the strength of the HiSh*ta Group, if both of us can work together, we can certainly make good profits for both sides, and I am looking forward to working with Li-san with your group.”
“Me too!” Li Xin smiled and nodded.
Kato then nodded, “I hope that we will be able to talk as partners in the not too distant future.”
“I’m also looking forward to working with the HiSh*ta Group!” Li Xin smiled.
At this moment, Ji Feng, however, had already retreated, and White Spider, understanding the situation, also followed without a trace and left the box, taking the lead to go downstairs.
“Young Ji, what should I do?” White Spider asked in a low voice.
“You do this ……,” Ji Feng pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, “We’ll wait here first, later when they leave, you follow Ichiro Tanaka of the Sumida Group, and hopefully you’ll be able to get useful information. By the way, can you understand the Boundary Tent language?”
The white spider shook her head, “Not too much, just learned some common language, if they talk faster, I won’t understand it.”
Ji Feng then immediately said, “Then you should find a way to get close to Tanaka Ichiro, and if possible, record his conversations with others, let’s come back and study them slowly!”
“With what equipment?” White Spider asked.
Ji Feng waved his hand, “I’ll arrange for the equipment.”
And then, Ji Feng went to the stairway, where it was quieter, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed Yi Xingchen’s number: “Old Yi, it’s me.”
“Boss, what’s up?” Yi Xingchen asked.
“I’m at the Linjiang Club, send someone over immediately and send me a few bugging devices, be quick!” Ji Feng barked, he didn’t know when Ichiro Tanaka and Kato and the others would leave, maybe they wouldn’t wait until the salon was over, so he had to get the devices in advance.
“I’m on it!” Yi Xingchen said.
After closing the line, Ji Feng’s face couldn’t help but sink, and Kato’s performance made his heart feel a little more cautious. If he went up against the HiSh*ta Group in the future, then this Kato, would definitely be a formidable enemy.
As for the cooperation between the two sides ……
The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things.
The people of Kaitou’s desire for advanced technology is well known throughout the world.
Back then, after the war, the Kaitakan cooperated with Rice and some developed countries in Europe, and then took the opportunity of cooperation to steal advanced technology from those countries to develop themselves, so in just a few short decades, the Kaitakan’s science and technology and economy have advanced by leaps and bounds.
By now, in many aspects, the world’s technology has already reached the world’s advanced level, even leading the world.
These are all lessons, and Ji Feng will naturally not make the same mistakes as those countries in Europe and the United States, even if the two sides really want to cooperate in production in the future, the technology must be firmly in their own hands!
For the people in the tent, one has to be on guard!
Of course, Ji Feng is also very clear, just a Kang Yuan slimming powder agency, with the scale and strength of the Lingxia Group, may not look at the eyes, so Ji Feng does not hold much hope for cooperation, and now is just making preparations in advance.
“Young Ji, Kato and the others are out, shall we go down?” At the stairway, White Spider saw that Li Xin and Kato had already come out of the box and were walking this way.
Ji Feng nodded, “Go down!”
The duo arrived in the lobby and found that the atmosphere here was also quite good, at least on the surface it seemed that the businessmen were all talking and laughing, or talking to each other about intended cooperation.
Ji Feng’s gaze then swept over the rest area, but found no sign of Tanaka Ichiro and the others, he couldn’t help but frown slightly, had those boundary tent people already left?
He waved towards a staff member standing in the lobby, who hurried over and asked, “May I help you?”
“The few boundary tent people who sat in this rest area twenty minutes ago, do you know where they went?” Ji Feng asked.
“Oh, that’s right, they all went upstairs to have a meeting with another guest businessman.” The staff member said.
Ji Feng then nodded his head and was relieved. As long as Ichiro Tanaka and the others hadn’t left, otherwise, it would take a lot of effort to find them, and there might not be such a good opportunity today.
At this time, Li Xin also came down, he quickly came to Ji Feng’s side and said in a low voice: “Boss, Mr. Han is having a meeting with Sanyo Bank, I need to go over there, do you want to come along?”
Ji Feng smiled and waved his hand, “I won’t go, you and Han Zhong can just watch and talk.”
Li Xin’s social skills had been on full display during his meeting with Kato, and were definitely not inferior to his business talents.
Besides, I was afraid that there would be no direct cooperation between Sanyo Bank and the Tengfei Group, as the Tengfei Group did not need a loan, and even if there were industrial companies under Sanyo Bank, then Ji Feng and the others should not be having talks with people from Sanyo Bank, they had to negotiate with the industrial companies under them.
For such companies that they knew for sure would not be able to cooperate, Ji Feng was not going to meet with them.
Li Xin nodded and said, “I’ll go up first then.”
After Li Xin left, Ji Feng smiled and said, “Everyone else is negotiating, so let’s sit down and rest first, we still have things to do later.”
White Spider followed behind him and sat in the rest area observing the situation in the venue with a rather alert look. She had already sensed that Ji Feng seemed to be very cautious about today’s business salon, so she naturally had to be on her guard as well.
In the soothing music of the venue, time pa*sed quickly and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had pa*sed.
At this time, Ji Feng felt his mobile phone vibrate, he took it out and found that it was Guo Tao calling, so he immediately picked up the phone.
“Boss, I’ve arrived at the entrance of Linjiang Club.” Guo Tao’s voice came over the phone.
Ji Feng immediately said, “Wait for a moment, I’ll be right over!”
When he arrived at the entrance of the clubhouse, he found the business car of the Tengfei Group parked at the roadside, and Ji Feng quickly walked over with the white spider.
“Boss, I’ve brought a total of five sets of equipment, is that enough?” Guo Tao handed over a black briefcase.
“It’s enough!” Ji Feng casually opened the bag and found that inside were the bug and receiver, the bug was only the size of two buttons and was very light in weight, “These are more than enough! Guo Tao, you lift the car towards the front, it’s too conspicuous here, also, you wait outside first, you’ll have to move with the white spider later.”
“Yes!” Guo Tao answered.
And then, Ji Feng ordered in a low voice, “You guys wait here first, I’ll be right there!”
……
“Young Ji ……”
The smile on Li Weidong’s face was dry, it was a completely hard smile, he didn’t want to smile, but standing in front of this man, he unconsciously showed a smile and seemed to be a bit intimidated, which made Li Weidong a bit stifled, but there was nothing he could do.
Ji Feng once again approached Li Weidong, he didn’t care about Li Weidong’s expression, he just said, “Take me to the monitoring room!”
“F**k, what for?” Li Weidong was stunned.
“Do you want me to get your brother here too?” Ji Feng asked.
“…… Alright, you come with me!” Li Weidong then choked for a moment, his heart became even more depressed, now Ji Feng’s stance in front of him was getting bigger and bigger, it was clear that he was on an equal footing with his big brother Li Weibing, instead he had become a little brother level ponyboy?
Despite his depression, Li Weidong still led Ji Feng to the surveillance room, and he wondered in his heart why he couldn’t refuse Ji Feng. There was nothing scary about that guy except that he was a bit more skilled, right?
But he just subconsciously couldn’t resist, and that was what made him most depressed!
“Do you know when those boundary tent people came? Pull out the CCTV footage of when they came, the ones at the main entrance, and the ones in the car park, hurry up!” Ji Feng said.
“Yes …… but I can only remember the approximate time period.” When the security guard in charge of the surveillance room saw Ji Feng and Li Weidong come in together, he a*sumed that Ji Feng should also be a big shot, so he immediately responded.
“Then pull out all the footage from that time period!” Ji Feng waved his hand and said.
“……” Li Weidong became even more helpless, whose turf was this place anyway?
“Sir, the footage is right here!”
There were dozens of displays in this surveillance room, each showing real-time surveillance footage from different angles, and the security guard transferred the surveillance footage for the time period Ji Feng needed to one of the surveillance screens.
“Start playing!” Ji Feng said.
“Yes!” The security guard nodded, but he didn’t notice that his boss was standing next to him and seemed to have become a redundant person.
Ji Feng’s gaze was fixed on that display screen, watching a car pa*s by the main entrance, stop, and one by one, the customers and businessmen got down from the car and walked into the clubhouse.
For the first few minutes, there was no sign of Ichiro Tanaka or Kato, and Ji Feng was in no hurry, just watching intently.
In fact, Ji Feng had run into Ichiro Tanaka when he first arrived, but he was not sure when Ichiro Tanaka arrived here because he did not see Ichiro Tanaka’s car.
Suddenly, Ji Feng’s eyes stared and he saw it!
A black Sumida business car arrived at the door, followed by a man wearing gla*ses getting out of the car …… but it was the man with gold-rimmed gla*ses!
Only to see this gold-rimmed gla*ses man get out of the car, he ran his a*s to the back and pulled open the car door, blocking the top with one hand.
Tanaka Ichiro came down.
Ji Feng immediately took note of the car they were riding in, and secretly said in his heart, this will be good!
