556 A Strong Stance (1/2)

Chapter 556: A Strong Stance

Translator: _Min_Editor: Caron_

An early exit?

Everyone was shocked; they still hadn't recovered from Jiang Chen's speech and his authoritative exit.

It wasn't an internal meeting of a corporation but a business forum that was connected to the economic cooperation of two countries! The Hua-Xin forum wasn't only comprised of individuals from the tech field, but everyone knew the tech field was the focus of this business forum.

While Li Yanhong's aggressive comment seemed to be at fault first, was Jiang Chen's reaction too excessive? This ”immature” action in this kind of setting didn't suit his position as the President of a multi-national company. His temper belonged to a reckless man, not a shrewd businessman seeking a partnership opportunity…

Was Jiang Chen being immature?

Yesterday, he and Liu Xiangguo discussed this question during their conversation.

”During tomorrow's business forum, keep an eye on Li Yanhong.”

”Li Yanhong? If I remember correctly, he's the boss of Baidu. Is there a problem with him?”

”No problem. Baidu is always a politically correct company with firm support.” Liu Xiangguo sipped on his tea and narrowed his eyes sluggishly. ”But because of this, he won't be friendly to you.”

”Could you elaborate on this?”

”With your deviousness, you know exactly what I mean.” Liu Xiangguo put down his teacup.

”Deviousness? If possible, I hope you can use a different descriptive word,” Jiang Chen said wryly.

”Young man, there aren't a lot of people who could be called devious by me.” The elder paused, and opened his wrinkled eyelids slightly. ”To put it simply, the people at the top have divergent opinions about you.”

”Please explain,” Jiang Chen humbly said.

Perhaps it was because they already formed an alliance, but Liu Xiangguo didn't keep anything hidden from him. ”Some people think Future Group's technology should be owned by the country since artificial intelligence, virtual reality, nutrient supply, and deep water mining are all beneficial to both the country and its people.”

Jiang Chen didn't feel too shocked when he heard Liu Xiangguo's words. Although Hua didn't express any official opinion on this matter, he doubted they knew nothing about Future Group.

”If you're interested in nutrient supply, we can work together but deep water mining is a bit difficult. We already signed a technology non-proliferation agreement with BHP. It would be risky for us to engage in direct conflict with an international mining giant.”

Deepwater mining would probably be the most attractive to Hua and its appeal should be even greater compared to virtual reality technology since this technology could strengthen sovereignty over the ocean while virtual reality's military applications were far less appealing compared to commercial usage.

But Liu Xiangguo didn't seem to be too hooked on this point. He glared at Jiang Chen before continuing.

”Another group of people thinks this is like killing the chicken for the egg and being over-possessive. If Linhua Group didn't use unlawful methods or use the power of SASAC to cut Future Technology's options, perhaps you wouldn't be forced away.”

”I don't disagree.” Jiang Chen nodded.

Just as he said, if it wasn't for the Wang family's hideous intentions, he wouldn't have left. But on the other hand, Future Group started its expansion after it stepped out of restrictive boundaries to grow to its size today.

”The Wanghai Wang family you are familiar with belongs in the first group, and the supporter behind Li Yanhong also happens to be in that group. During the business forum, he will use the opportunity to make trouble for you.”

”What will he do?” Jiang Chen asked.

”He won't do anything out of the line - he'll ask you questions that put you on the spot and test your bottom line at most. What you need to be is authoritative,” Liu Xiangguo said without much emotion in his voice.

”Authoritative? I understand.”

While the Liu family was the leader of families, the politics of the republic wasn't controlled by the red nobles. Although the Liu family was willing to act as the protective umbrella of Future Group, Liu Xiangguo couldn't neglect the opinions of his colleagues whose positions were no lower than his.

He needed an opportunity, and this opportunity had to be provided by Jiang Chen by acting with force during the business forum.