Upon hearing Cook's words, Gao Ren immediately laughed.

"Commander Cook, you flatter me!"

"My position was basically bought with money; I didn't have any real power at all!"

"It's just for show; it can't compare to someone who holds real power!"

Hehehe....

Did you buy it with money?

That might fool newbies, but if the position of theater commander could be bought with money...

Do I still need to stand at the door to greet you?

After several hours of analysis, Cook also figured out why the North would release the news at this time that Gao Ren would take over Commander Xu's position.

He, Cook, is the commander; if Gao Ren only holds the rank of general,

From any perspective, Gao Ren is inferior to Cook.

But if Gao Ren is also a theater commander, then the two are not only of equal rank,

Gao Ren will also surpass him with his title as the world's youngest theater commander...

"please!"

As everyone took their seats, Sean, the adjutant, began pouring wine for everyone from a bottle of 1962 Lafite.

"This first toast is to congratulate Mr. Gao on establishing a cooperative relationship between us!"

Seeing Cook raise his glass, Gao Ren immediately raised his glass as well.

"Commander Cook, I think our cooperation will be very pleasant!"

"After all, your interests are aligned with mine!"

"Everyone wants regional tensions, but no one wants direct conflict to break out!"

After exchanging a few polite words, Cook then smiled and said,

“Mr. Gao, I can make your business thrive in Japan,”

"But as your partner, shouldn't you also tell me?"

"What is your real purpose in coming to Japan in person?"

Gao Ren wasn't surprised when Cook said that; after all, would he be in this position if he didn't have some skills?

"Besides wanting to acquire all the machine tool companies in Japan, we also want to integrate the chip industry, software industry, shipbuilding industry, car manufacturing industry, and so on,"

"We'll take all the high-end industries with us!"