Su Ya bought Xing Baohua a pair of leather shoes and asked him to try them on, saying, "Try to see if they fit your feet."

New shoes can easily rub against your heels, which is very normal in China. Usually, it will stop after wearing them for a few days.

Xing Baohua tried it out and felt it was okay. After walking a few steps, she didn't feel anything was wrong.

Let Su Ya follow Professor Meng and the others first. There is really no suitable position for Su Ya here, and it would be even more inappropriate for her to be their assistant.

During the learning phase, the main focus should be on observation.

Mitsui Fujisaburo rushed over, bowing and scraping when he saw Xing Baohua, and was still quite shocked when he saw Xing Baohua's entire team.

He knew that Xing Baohua had a team. He had only seen about twenty people before, but now the entire floor was full of people, and it looked like there were more than a hundred.

This shows that Xing Baohua was really dedicated to the acquisition of Nikon.

He came on the chairman's orders to deliver a message to Xing Baohua.

In reality, it was simply a matter of retelling the story in one's own words, presenting it to Xing Baohua as a piece of gossip.

We need to observe Xing Baohua's actions further and report back.

To put it bluntly, they came to find out the truth.

Xing Baohua led Mitsui Tousaburo into the office and sat him down. Mitsui Tousaburo was still as respectful as ever, and said, "Mr. Xing, I have heard some news. In view of your actions on Nikon shares, which have aroused the dissatisfaction of many shareholders and disrupted their shareholding structure, they want to hold a secret shareholders' meeting."

"A secret shareholders' meeting? That violates exchange regulations!" Xing Baohua asked as he poured water for Mitsui Teng.

"It's not actually against the rules, because it's not public and the content isn't recorded. No one can find out. So, I'm reminding you to be careful," Mitsui Fuji said politely.

"Thank you for your kindness. I will pay more attention. Of the Nikon shareholders you contacted, are any of them willing to sell their shares?"

"No one is willing to sell right now. You know the price is skyrocketing. I heard it's going to break 10,000 yen!"

Xing Baohua smiled slightly and said, "Do you think something above 10,000 yen is a good thing or a bad thing? Right now, someone is suppressing the stock price, so I'll immediately push it up."

"Mr. Xing, I don't quite understand what you mean. Wouldn't a lower stock price be better for your acquisition? Why are you raising the price for yourself and making things more difficult for yourself?" Mitsui Fuji asked with a puzzled look.

"I'm waiting to be fleeced, and I'm pretending to be a fleeced for now. Do you understand what I mean?" Xing Baohua continued to smile, but his slight smile made Mitsui Teng feel uneasy.

He understood the term "harvesting leeks" (割韭菜).

But it's terrifying that Xing Baohua himself said he pretended to be a leek.

I don't understand the meaning of this passage, but you can have the team behind it analyze it!

To understand Xing Baohua's next move, or even his current intentions, you must understand the meaning of this passage.

Mitsui Teng chatted with Xing Baohua for a while before making an excuse to leave.

The fact that I could see the size of the office lobby and the large screen monitor on the wall out of the corner of my eye indicates what?

This shows that they are treating Nikon with high standards! This is on a completely different scale from the previous crackdowns on Nissan and Toyota stocks and the foreign exchange market.

This time, the approach is much more cautious and extensive.

But Nikon isn't like Nissan or Toyota. Nikon receives government support, and it's said that they're currently revising the law specifically to address what features can't be used or what collaborations are prohibited after a foreign acquisition.

If I can't beat you financially, I'll defeat you with magic.

The rules are set by them, and even if you break the rules, they will change them.

Therefore, Nikon is stalling when it comes to Xing Baohua's requests for a meeting.

We will meet again at a more appropriate time.

The current contests and clashes are merely preliminary financial maneuvers; the real, hard-fought battles have not yet begun.

As Jin Xin saw Mitsui off, he watched through the glass window as the two continued their laughter and conversation before heading out. Jin Xin then said to a young man, "Find out who that Japanese guy is."

Nikon's stock did not experience significant fluctuations; it continued its slow but steady growth, maintaining its popularity.

When Mitsui Tousaburo returned to headquarters, he met the chairman and several other people, all of whom were high-ranking figures in their society.

He recounted in detail the content of his meeting with Xing Baohua, emphasizing that Xing Baohua said he was pretending to be a sucker.

The Japanese use of the metaphor "leeks" is easy to understand, but Xing Baohua's use of the word "pretend" is much harder to grasp.

We need to invite a Chinese language expert over.

Believe it or not, the Japanese actually have this expertise.

Two or three hours later, they actually invited an old man in his eighties, who was said to have studied Chinese culture for over sixty years.

The research was so thorough.

Pretend to be a sucker and translate this.

These five words almost became a thesis for this old guy.

Learn about the health benefits of eating chives.

According to historical records, chives were used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases in ancient times.

During the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period, itinerant performers would swallow razor blades and glass after eating chives to protect their stomachs.

The chairman and Mitsui Fuji were furious after reading the report.

What they said makes sense, but it went off-topic.

Looking at the fuming chairman, Mitsui Fujio said, "Chairman, can I interpret Xing Baohua's words as meaning that the ultimate goal of stock market manipulators is to fleece retail investors, the 'leeks,' and that he's waiting for the manipulators to harvest their profits?"

"That's somewhat true, but something doesn't seem right. Pretending to be a sucker, what is he describing? Sigh, there are still cultural differences. I'll inform the Nikon team in a bit. Also, did you really see a lot of people on their team? How many do you estimate? Are all these people specifically targeting Nikon? I don't think it would take that many people to deal with Nikon. There must be other companies that we haven't noticed. Go check which brokerage platforms their branches are still using."

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