So far, the e-commerce business does not account for a large proportion in the Sampoong Group, so it has not attracted Park Jin Hyuk's continued attention.
He asked, "Sanfeng's e-commerce business is already far ahead in the country, and it's still developing vigorously?"
"Yes, I heard that Sanfeng plans to use its e-commerce company to promote the sales of its products in domestic physical stores and overseas."
“To boost sales in physical stores?”
"I also find it a bit strange. Offline, Sanfeng already has a dominant Sanfeng Shopping brand, large department stores, and a convenience store network that reaches the community. Why does it want to expand its physical store business through e-commerce platforms?"
“Should we use e-commerce platforms to integrate the scattered physical store businesses?”
"I'm not sure. I feel the information I have is limited. I need to observe further."
Park Jin Hyuk thought for a moment, "Is there anything else besides this?"
"There's nothing special about it. Mitutoyo has invested another 20 trillion yen in semiconductors this year. This is its annual routine action. There's nothing unusual about it."
"You must continue to monitor Sanfeng's movements and report any disturbances to me promptly."
"yes."
Park Jin Hyuk originally planned to meet Kang Moon Shik after obtaining certain information, but it seems unlikely now.
Everything will be clear only after we meet Jiang Wenzhi.
*** *** ***
Park Jin Hyuk arrived at the Seoul Eastern Detention Center.
He had greeted Kim Jae-hoon in advance, and after arriving at the detention center, the director personally took him to a separate meeting room.
This detention center is where officials and senior corporate executives are detained, so the conditions and facilities are relatively good, and there are sofas in the rooms.
After a while, Jiang Wenzhi walked in wearing prison clothes.
"Long time no see." Park Jin Hyuk said first.
"Long time no see," Jiang Wenzhi sat down and picked up the cigarettes that Park Zhenhe brought: "This is a good cigarette."
As he spoke, he took out a cigarette, lit it and started smoking.
After finishing his cigarette, Jiang Wenzhi spoke again: "Zhengyu has already told me the message. It seems... you still don't know what Sanfeng is doing?"
"The reason I came here is to know what the relationship is between DS and Sanfeng?" As he said this, he crossed his legs.
"Haha, your intelligence work is not good enough. How could you not know such an important thing? ...Want to know? You want me to tell you, but there are conditions."
Park Jin Hyuk tapped the cigarette box and said, "Isn't this enough?"
"Hahaha, this can only be considered an admission ticket."
"Ticket?" Park Jin Hyuk sneered, "Are you planning to make a deal with me?"
"Information is valuable, don't you know that?"
They stared at each other, neither of them willing to back down.
After a long while, Park Jin Hyuk smiled calmly, "If you want to negotiate with others, shouldn't you reveal some information first to make others believe that you really have something? It seems that there is no need for us to continue talking," he stood up.
Seeing Park Jin Hyuk stand up, Jiang Wenzhi didn't seem to be in a hurry: "Leaving? You really don't want to know?"
"I don't want to know."
"Don't bluff, I know all this. If you didn't want to know, you wouldn't have come."
Park Jin Hyuk walked towards the door, and Jiang Wenzhi teased, "Don't expect me to stop you."
Park Jin Hyuk turned around and gave him a look of disdain, "Goodbye."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
The door of the interview room slammed shut, leaving Jiang Wenzhi sitting there alone.
Seeing Park Jin Hyuk coming out, Jin Junyu stepped forward and said, "Why did you come out so soon? Isn't the interview time an hour?"
Park Jin Hyuk lowered his voice and said to him, "Pay close attention to Sampoong's movements and don't miss any suspicious signs."
"Did Jiang Wenzhi say anything to you?"
"No."
"Then you...?"
"Even though he didn't say anything, I'm certain of one thing: he does know something, and it could have an impact on DS. I came here today to confirm this. I never intended to make a deal with him from the start."
After saying that, Park Jin Hyuk walked towards the gate of the detention center.
*** *** ***
Park Jin Hyuk is holding a meeting with the presidents of some subsidiaries to discuss countermeasures.
Because South Korea did not include Japan in the first batch of countries to supply vaccines, some Japanese companies have boycotted supplying goods or raw materials to South Korea.
DS Chemical Vice President Song In-seok reported, "We've compiled statistics on raw materials imported from Japan over the past year. There are quite a few types, but xylene is the most representative. 95% of xylene used in South Korea is imported from Japan. It's the raw material for producing paraxylene. DS Chemical alone accounts for $200 million in annual imports."
Park Jin Hyuk looked at the written materials and asked, "Is there any alternative?"
"In addition to Japan, Germany can also supply this raw material. The reason we use Japanese xylene is because it is close to Japan and has low logistics costs. As long as the price is within a reasonable range, we can completely replace it with German products."
"That means most of the raw materials imported from Japan are replaceable, right?"
"Yes, we can find other supply channels."
"Okay, then, start developing backup suppliers right away. Besides price, supply stability is also a factor that must be considered."
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