"What exactly do you want to do? Why provide so much loan to a company like Hyundai Group which has low investment value?!" Dick Fuld threw the information he had seen before directly at his nephew with an annoyed look on his face.

Seeing that his "little tricks" had been completely discovered, Peter Fuld showed no sign of timidity, but explained seriously to his uncle.

"Although the Goryeo government went bankrupt two years ago, the business operations there are still quite impressive. We only need to give them a certain amount of funds to enable them to turn around and revitalize them, and then they will be able to obtain considerable funds from overseas in a short period of time..."

"... Even I can't be convinced by such a reason! If you can't think of a better reason, then you can prepare to be impeached at the next quarterly work meeting!" Dick Fuld said expressionlessly. As an old fox in the workplace, how could he not know that his nephew was lying to him?

It was just that things had already happened, and he was too lazy to ask why the other party did this. How to deal with what happened next was the most important thing!

Although Dick Fuld had a lot of say and a high status in Lehman Brothers, he also had competitors who didn't like him. If they took advantage of the opportunity and attacked Peter Fuld's mistakes to affect him, he would be in trouble.

Hearing Dick Fuld's official manner, Peter Fuld, who had been relatively calm just now, immediately panicked. If he was really questioned and impeached at the next quarterly work meeting, then his good days would be over!

Lehman Brothers, where they work, is a global investment bank with investments in Europe, America and Asia. However, no matter how powerful Lehman Brothers is, it is not the property of the Fuld family. They are just high-level workers. If there is a loss in the investment, they need to bear the responsibility!

"Uncle, I am your nephew. You can't just stand by and watch me die! You must help me!" Peter Fuld begged the other party in a panic. He was busy causing trouble for Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital, so he naturally did a lot of things. Who would have thought that he would be seen through so easily? ! "...Then tell me the truth. Why did you provide so much money to Hyundai Group? And at such a low interest rate?!" Dick Fuld asked seriously. In his opinion, his nephew's performance was good before, and he should not do such an irrational thing.

Seeing that this hurdle was difficult to avoid, Peter Fuld weighed the pros and cons for a while, and finally told the other party everything about his plan. Although revenge on Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital had almost become his obsession, his career at Lehman Brothers and promotion to a higher position were related to his future, and the importance of the latter was self-evident! …

After hearing what Peter Fuld said, Dick Fuld was quite disappointed with his nephew's behavior.

"Have you ever thought that Nacho Morgan admires this young man from Asia so much? If he didn't have enough ability, how could he get such a high evaluation from the other party?"

Peter Fuld snorted coldly, "What kind of ability does that guy have? According to my investigation, Comet Capital invested a large amount of money in Internet technology companies through its account opened at JPMorgan Chase last year. But by July last year, they had sold all the shares in the account and cashed out!"

"The subsequent Internet boom lasted until March of this year! In other words, this guy withdrew half a year in advance! With this level, even the ordinary investment consultants under Lehman Brothers are inferior to him~!"

"...So what? Including us, Lehman Brothers, because we were unable to withdraw the funds invested in Internet technology companies in time, a large part of them were trapped, and the current losses are even more than 30%! But the other party withdrew in advance and saved the profits?"

Dick Fuld was somewhat disappointed with Peter Fuld's comments. As a financial investor, he often needs to remain rational and objective in order to analyze the pros and cons of a matter clearly. If he acts on impulse, he will easily get carried away and fail to make the most accurate judgment.

It is obvious that Peter Fuld only saw that others withdrew early, and never thought that they made profits and successfully cashed out. What happened to institutions like Lehman Brothers that continued to hold?

Aren’t they all stuck at the top of the mountain and suffering heavy losses? They don’t know when they will be able to get out of this trap!

…

In comparison, Dick Fuld was very interested in Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital mentioned by his nephew. He had only seen such a steady investment style in the older generation of investment consultants.

This was the first time that I heard of someone among the young people being able to resist the temptation of huge profits and withdraw early. Zhang Junfeng's ability and vision were indeed good, and it was reasonable for him to be valued by a financial tycoon like Nacho Morgan! ...

"...When asked about this large loan at the quarterly meeting, I will say that the large amount of real estate held by Hyundai Group's property company is currently at a low point and has huge room for appreciation."

"Secondly, although Hyundai Group's overseas sales have declined, it will soon be able to recover after some adjustments... As for the rest of the reasons, you can think about it yourself!"

Although Dick Fuld was very disappointed with his nephew's impulsive behavior, he still helped him come up with some solutions because of their relationship. As for whether the other party could get through it smoothly, it depended on his own ability and luck.

"If you still think of me as your uncle, listen to my advice and stop going against Comet Capital and Zhang Junfeng! Capable people should be our friends and helpers, not our competitors!"

"...Okay, uncle." Hearing Dick Fuld say this, Peter Fuld lowered his head and agreed expressionlessly, but the fierceness that flashed in his eyes revealed his true thoughts.

——————Dividing line——————

While waiting and sightseeing in Tokyo, Zhang Junfeng and his group received an active invitation and response from Bandai, a giant in the Japanese toy industry.

Because the Pippin game console developed by Bandai's second-generation director Makoto Yamashina around 1996 failed in the home console market, and the toy industry was sluggish at the same time, Bandai encountered a long and difficult period during this period.

The Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 made the situation of Bandai even worse. Now the financial situation of Bandai is also not optimistic. If they can't get a large amount of capital injection in a short time, they can only put their hope of turning around on the previously developed product "Tamago".

However, in the field of game consoles, none of Nintendo, Sony, and Sega were easy opponents. They quickly launched similar game products to compete with Bandai. Therefore, no one knows how long this "Tamara" can help Bandai "extend its life".

…

However, Zhang Junfeng did not care about Bandai's intention to sell part of its shares in exchange for capital turnover instead of directly selling all the shares and cashing out. After all, there was still a long time to come and he would have many opportunities.

When Hitomi Shimatani and Ayumi Hamasaki witnessed that Zhang Junfeng, the company's major shareholder, signed a contract with the other party and completed the transfer of company shares in less than two hours, the two women were shocked again.

Especially Ayumi Hamasaki. If there weren't other people around Zhang Junfeng, she would have wanted to tease Zhang Junfeng directly and lure him into the trap.

…

After returning to the hotel, the few people did not disperse on the spot, but started an impromptu itinerary arrangement meeting in Zhang Junfeng's room.

Wu Xiuying thought of the Sony incident and couldn't help asking, "It's already the third day. If Sony doesn't give us a response, do we need to wait any longer?"

Zhang Junfeng squinted his eyes and called on the soft sofa. While tapping on the long table, he said slowly, "If Sony doesn't give us a reply tomorrow, we can just return to Goryeo according to the scheduled itinerary the day after tomorrow."

"Chairman Zhang, are you leaving the day after tomorrow?!" Ayumi Hamasaki was very surprised. He had never heard that Zhang Junfeng and his team had discussed the return plan before. If Zhang Junfeng went back early, how could he have the chance to implement his plan?

"I've been out for quite a few days, it's time to go back and take a look! There are some big shots in Goryeo who are expecting me to return soon~!" Zhang Junfeng teased half-jokingly, confusing the people present. They were all very curious about who the "big shot" Zhang Junfeng was talking about might be.

However, after waiting for several minutes, Zhang Junfeng did not speak again and did not seem to have any intention of explaining.

"... President Zhang, what I asked you to do before..." After hearing the news that Zhang Junfeng was going back, Shimatani Hitomi, who was a little nervous, mustered up the courage to confirm with him again. But before he could finish his words, Zhang Junfeng took over the conversation, "I will naturally do what I promised you."

"You can make arrangements in the next two days and hand over her medical information attachment to Assistant Wu. Then arrange a flight for your mother and fly directly to Hong Kong, Dragon Country. Someone will naturally pick her up there. Of course, if you are worried, you can accompany her in person or arrange for someone else to accompany her."

Zhang Junfeng had a good impression of the filial Shimatani Hitomi and was willing to provide some help to her within his ability.

Hearing what Zhang Junfeng said, Shimatani Hitomi showed a sincere smile on her face, and then thanked Zhang Junfeng again. Ayumi Hamasaki looked at the two thoughtfully, listening to their conversation, she seemed to understand why Zhang Junfeng treated Shimatani Hitomi so differently.

Although she also knew something about Shimatani Hitomi's mother's illness, in her impression, the level of medical treatment institutions in Dongying was still quite outstanding. There was no need to ask Zhang Junfeng for help and send her to Longguo Xiangjiang for treatment, right? This was most likely a trick that Shimatani Hitomi had carefully prepared in front of Zhang Junfeng, and by the way, she could establish her image as a filial daughter in front of him. This was simply too "green tea"! It was much more powerful than the tricks she had thought of before.

…

Half an hour later, after Zhang Junfeng said that they would stop here today and go back to rest, several people got up and said goodbye to Zhang Junfeng and left. Only Ayumi Hamasaki, who was walking at the back, followed the others in the elevator and finally came back after leaving the hotel.

Looking at Zhang Junfeng's room, Ayumi Hamasaki, who was a little impulsive, hesitated at the door. He was not sure whether Zhang Junfeng, a wealthy man, would accept this "cabbage" that was delivered to his door after knocking on the door and making his purpose known. If the other party refused, wouldn't it be very embarrassing? After all, according to the previous schedule, she and Hitomi Shimatani should have about one and a half days of tour guide work.

…

Ayumi Hamasaki, who was still struggling, suddenly heard some noise at the corner of the corridor not far away. In panic, she subconsciously knocked on the door of Zhang Junfeng's guest room.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After a delay of several seconds, Zhang Junfeng confirmed that the person outside the door was Ayumi Hamasaki. He opened the door curiously and asked her the purpose of her return. Could it be that something was left here with him?

"…Something is left inside, can I go in and look for it?" Ayumi Hamasaki gradually calmed down and decided to go in first and then confess to Zhang Junfeng. After all, if other people saw her in the corridor, there was no guarantee that something unexpected or misunderstanding would not happen.

Hearing that the other party's answer was similar to what he had guessed, Zhang Junfeng welcomed the person in.

But not long after walking into the living room, Ayumi Hamasaki suddenly turned around and looked at Zhang Junfeng with a burning gaze, and said nervously, "...Actually, I came here to confess my feelings to Mr. Zhang Junfeng. I like Mr. Zhang Junfeng..."

…

Zhang Junfeng was stunned by the sudden confession of love by a woman. He had never expected this to happen. What's more, the one who confessed to him was the future queen of Japanese pop music, which was really beyond his expectations! "Are you kidding? We didn't know each other before..." Perhaps because he was used to seeing beautiful women, Zhang Junfeng was not happy about Hamasaki's confession, but looked at her and guessed the purpose of her confession.

Recalling Ayumi Hamasaki's love history and development process in her previous life, Zhang Junfeng had a vague guess that the reason why this woman confessed her love at this time was most likely because she hoped to get his support and thereby obtain a large amount of resources from Avex Music Company or other places so that she could be promoted to a higher-level singer in a short period of time.

This kind of "hidden rules" of exchanging interests is quite common in Japan, an open country. In order to obtain enough resources in a short period of time to become a hot star, many singers will choose to take this "shortcut" to get what they dream of.

Of course, if you want to get extra resources, you naturally need to pay extra. It is impossible to get them for free here. We are all smart people. Who would not understand the other party's little tricks? ...

Seeing that her plan might be shelved, Ayumi Hamasaki quickly explained, "I am serious, not joking. Mr. Zhang Junfeng is my ideal type, and I hope to date Mr. Zhang Junfeng..."

"...Ms. Hamasaki, if you still try to convince me with this reason, I can only say that you overestimate your appearance. In my eyes, you are not that beautiful. If you have not considered whether to tell us your true purpose, you can go back first." Zhang Junfeng said meaningfully, looking at Ayumi Hamasaki, who was almost a head younger than him.

Ayumi Hamasaki, who had not yet become the queen of pop with ever-changing styles and strong aura in later generations, was much inferior to Catherine Zeta-Jones or Anne Hathaway-Morgan without heavy makeup and styling.

Seeing that her "beauty trap" had completely failed, Ayumi Hamasaki became a little desperate. When she looked up again, she had removed her previous disguise of affection and faced Zhang Junfeng with unprecedented confidence.

"In that case, I will speak frankly. I hope Mr. Zhang Junfeng can support me. I believe that with my ability, I am definitely the best female singer in Avex Music. If I can get your support, I will definitely become a top singer, and even those senior singers who have been famous for a long time will be surpassed by me!"

"Really? Having confidence is a good thing, but being overconfident will bring you unimaginable trouble~!" Looking at Ayumi Hamasaki, whose temperament suddenly changed, Zhang Junfeng was also attracted by the other party's previous strong declaration and became more interested.

"I am an investor, so I naturally like to invest in things with potential, including potential 'geniuses'. But can you guarantee that the many resources invested in you will be able to obtain a generous return of several times or even more than ten times in a few years?"

Zhang Junfeng looked at Ayumi Hamasaki with a smile, expecting what answer she would give at this moment.

After hearing Zhang Junfeng's question, Ayumi Hamasaki hesitated for a few seconds and still said firmly that she could definitely become a popular singer and that she was worthy of Zhang Junfeng's investment. Especially at the end, her tone unconsciously became heavier, as if to convince Zhang Junfeng, but also to convince herself.

Zhang Junfeng smiled and nodded. "In that case, then it's as you wish! I will inform Matsuura Shengren and ask him to train you as much as possible and allocate more resources to you. Even the resources of SM Entertainment, if you have the ability, you can try it."

“But if you fail to become a popular top-tier singer within two years as you said, then your agreement between us is that you lose! Remember to come to Korea then... and sing for me all night long!” At the end, Zhang Junfeng suddenly made a "bad taste" suggestion with a sly smile on his face.

I originally thought that Zhang Junfeng would make some harsh demands for her to carry out, but I never expected that it would be such an easy request. Ayumi Hamasaki was happy but also a little disappointed. Could it be that her appearance really didn't catch Zhang Junfeng's eye? Was she really that ugly? ! Thinking of this, Ayumi Hamasaki said angrily, "...I will definitely win! You won't have a chance for me to sing for you all night!"

"Then let's wait and see!" Zhang Junfeng answered with a smile, not caring about the other party's attitude.

In Zhang Junfeng's memory, even without his intervention, Ayumi Hamasaki would have risen rapidly this year. In this case, he might as well take the opportunity to do a favor and make the other party grateful for his support. It would also be a good thing to become a dazzling cash cow under Comet Capital!

…

In June of this year, Ayumi Hamasaki released the single EP "SEASONS", which sold about 1.36 million copies; in September, she released her third studio album "Duty", the limited single "SURREAL", and the concert audio-visual product "Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A Act 1" in the same week. All three works won the Oricon Championship, thus setting a record of winning three championships at the same time, with sales of about 3 million copies.

On December 13, she released the single EP "M", which sold about 1.32 million copies; in the song "M", she began to compose songs under the pen name "CREA" for the first time; in the same year, Ayumi Hamasaki became the singer with the highest sales of music works in Japan in 2000.

The next year, he released his first compilation album "A BEST", which sold about 2.87 million copies in the first week; in the same year, he won the World Music Award for "Best-selling Asian Artist"...

It is precisely because of this brilliant record that Ayumi Hamasaki has almost no rivals among her contemporaries! (End of this chapter)