hsntnovel Chapter 55: The Purpose of the Banquet
Chapter 55: The Purpose of the Banquet
The reason for holding the banquet at this particular time before the technical exchange meeting is simple: to disrupt and to support.
"Disruption" refers to breaking the agreement between Lionel and the others.
The auction was announced two months ago, so Lionel and his team must have secretly divided up the technologies they wanted to bid on, tacitly agreeing to let each other win and not raising prices, joining forces to buy all the technologies at the lowest price, enjoying the profits all to themselves, and not giving anyone else any chance to interfere.
Therefore, one of the purposes of the banquet was to break Lionel's agreement and sell the technology for a high price.
Support, in this context, refers to supporting the Anglo-Saxon financial group.
The Anglo-Saxon Group and the Squid Group are the two largest financial groups in the world and the real controllers of the United States, so neither of them is a good thing.
However, compared to the Squid Consortium, the Ansar Consortium is far superior.
First of all, no matter how bad the Anglo-Saxon financial group is, they know that the nation is the foundation, they value the real economy, the military, and land resources, and they believe that "the nation is capital and capital is the nation". They deeply bind their own destiny with the nation's fate, know how to cultivate their foundation and reap long-term benefits, and will never do short-sighted things like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs or destroying their own foundation.
In contrast, squid conglomerates only exploit the very core of their host countries, draining their real economy, their people's wealth, and their industrial foundation. Once a country has no further use to them, they decisively withdraw and move on to the next target to continue parasitizing and sucking blood. From beginning to end, they have no sense of national belonging and treat each country as a shell to be harvested.
Second: The Anglo-Saxon Consortium is essentially capital, while the Squid Consortium is essentially religion.
For capital, profit comes first. There are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. Everything is negotiable and can be traded.
Therefore, given enough profit, the Anglo-Saxon conglomerate can be either traitors or staunch patriots.
As for religions, whether or not someone believes in their religion is the most important thing.
Anyone whose ideas don't align with theirs or who doesn't integrate into their system will be considered an outsider and an enemy, no matter how great the benefits are.
Therefore, the Squid Consortium will never tolerate dissent; it will only encircle and suppress others step by step, and will not stop until it has assimilated or completely eliminated them.
Third: Different moral values.
Neither the Anglo-Saxon Consortium nor the Squid Consortium are benevolent people; they are both driven by profit, seeking control and reaping the benefits of the world.
However, the Anglo-Saxon consortium at least has some rules and bottom lines; it knows how to be grateful and when to stop.
And what about the Squid Consortium?
On the surface, they are refined, modest, charitable, and benevolent, but in reality, they are hypocritical, cunning, insidious, treacherous, ungrateful, and have no bottom line or morality. To call them ingrates is an insult to ingrates.
Fourth: The Anglo-Saxon Consortium will be completely devoured and wiped out by the Squid Consortium.
Yes, the Ansar Foundation and the Squid Foundation are enemies, and they have been fighting for over a century, a stalemate that is irreconcilable.
That's right, the Anglo-Saxon Consortium and the Squid Consortium have been fighting for over a century!
In 1830, the Anglo-Saxon and Squid-Style financial groups broke apart over the monetary power of the United States.
After Roosevelt took office, the Anglo-Saxon financial group officially went to war with the Squid financial group.
Then, with Roosevelt's support, the Squid Corporation gained control of the United States' finances, media, and education, thus seizing the initiative in the power struggle.
After that, the Squid Consortium began to smear the Anssa Consortium with public opinion and undermine its social support. At the same time, it used finance to create various crises, acquire Anssa Consortium companies at low prices or use debt to hold them hostage. It also cut off the supply of industrial personnel through education.
After a century of being slowly boiled like a frog in lukewarm water, the Anglo-Saxon conglomerate is now on its death countdown.
Fifth, and most importantly: the Squid Foundation has always coveted Tokyo University, attempting to parasitize and control it.
Furthermore, this did not begin in modern times.
Furthermore, the Opium War may have been instigated by the Squid People, since 20% of the opium at that time belonged to the Squid People.
Therefore, for the sake of reason, the overall situation, and personal grievances, we should lend a hand to the Ansar Group.
Therefore, Zhou Luming shook his head slightly and refused, saying, "There's nothing to cooperate on deeply between us."
Before Lionel could continue speaking, Zhou Luming turned his gaze to the stern-faced members of the Ansar Group: "Mr. David Rockefeller, Mr. John Chris Morgan, Mr. Pierre S. DuPont V, Mr. Charles Koch, Mr. Robertson Walton, I have a project I'd like to discuss with you all. I wonder if any of you are interested?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lionel's eyes turned cold, and he casually interjected, "Mr. Zhou, we not only have various financial companies under our umbrella, but also many high-tech companies."
"..."
Zhou Luming glanced at David and the others out of the corner of his eye and found that they showed no sign of speaking. He couldn't help but mutter to himself: They're almost dead and their clan is about to be wiped out, and they're still acting all arrogant. No wonder they can't beat the Squid Corporation.
After finishing his rant, Zhou Luming continued to reject Lionel's friend request: "Mr. Lionel, let's work together again sometime in the future."
"That's a real shame."
Lionel nodded with a forced smile and took his leave, saying, "I hope we'll have the opportunity to collaborate more deeply in the future."
"..."
After Lionel and the Squid Corporation left, the atmosphere became tense, and the crowd subtly split into three groups.
At the same time, Zhou Luming turned his gaze to Yamada Tatsuhiko, who was standing there shamelessly, and said without any politeness, "Yamada Tatsuhiko, what kind of thing are you that you dare to stand with us?"
You'd better get out of here right now, or I won't hesitate to slap you in front of all these people!
"..."
Yamada Tatsuhiko was taken aback by Zhou Luming's ruthlessness. His face stiffened for a moment before he bowed deeply and replied, "Yes, Mr. Zhou, I'll leave immediately."
If Zhou Sang ever needs my help in any way, please feel free to contact me. I'm always ready to assist you.
After saying that, Yamada Tatsuhiko bent over at a 45-degree angle and took small steps back towards Zhou Luming. Only after he had moved a distance away did he turn around and leave. Zhou Luming was so angry that he wanted to punch Yamada Tatsuhiko in the head.
"It's not time yet~ The bigger picture is more important~ Sigh~"
After calming himself down and letting out his pent-up anger, Zhou Luming turned his attention to David and the others.
As expected, David and the others still looked at Zhou Luming with arrogance, as if Zhou Luming was asking them a question, and silently waited for Zhou Luming to speak.
Therefore, Zhou Luming sneered without any politeness: "David, if you want to survive and beat Lionel and the others, then put away your attitude."
If you make me unhappy, I don't mind watching you get swallowed up and wiped out.