Chapter 557: Covering the Sky and Sun

As Su Hao stepped through the company gates, he was greeted by a series of worried and concerned gazes.
“Chairman Su! You should rest for a few more days…”
“Sigh, that’s enough, that’s enough. If you rest any longer, your bones will rust.” Su Hao waved his hand, his smile as gentle as ever.
“While I was away this week, you must have accumulated a mountain of work, right? Bring it all here, let me see.”
The employees hesitated, but ultimately couldn’t resist his insistence and brought over stacks of documents.
“Chairman Lin has already handled some of the minor tasks.”
“What? Chairman Lin? Didn’t he get into trouble with me too? Why isn’t he resting properly, instead of coming to work?”
“We tried to persuade him, but Chairman Lin… you know, you can’t persuade him.”
Su Hao shook his head helplessly. That Lin Fan was indeed a workaholic.
It seemed he’d have to take on all the work himself today, and then forcefully grant Lin Fan a week of rest and recuperation leave.
Even at his young age, he felt signs of post-accident aftereffects; how much more so for the older Lin Fan?
“However, Chairman Su, there’s a document that Chairman Lin says he can’t handle and must wait for your personal decision.”
“Oh? What document?”
“It’s from South Korea… a letter of negotiation.” Li Huilin’s tone was somewhat subtle.
“They’re currently experiencing a severe food shortage, compounded by the financial crisis we triggered. Beset by internal and external difficulties, the situation is quite serious.
It’s said they’re also experiencing severe food shortages there.
So they’re in a hurry and want to reach an agreement with us as soon as possible.”
Su Hao thought to himself, thankful he had the foresight to frantically stockpile massive amounts of food globally beforehand.
Otherwise, this global food crisis, from Africa to Asia, would have plunged them into an abyss of no return.
And Fang Huan’s condition, from beginning to end, has only been one:
Fully open the South Korean market, especially those sectors long monopolized by conglomerates, allowing Fang Huan’s subsidiaries to penetrate unimpeded!
"The South Korean government and conglomerates initially resisted fiercely, but ultimately succumbed to pressure and surrendered.
They stated they need a list of their top-performing subsidiaries to move in first, and promised the highest level of policy support."
This was the first time Su Hao had seen the usually arrogant South Korean conglomerates adopt such a submissive stance.
It was clear they were truly driven to desperation.
Of course, Su Hao wasn't a devil, and he had no intention of playing a game of cat and mouse with the life-or-death issue of food.
"Hmm...so..."
He picked up the list of subsidiaries he needed to select, his gaze slowly sweeping over it.
Only by submitting this list would their aid channel be opened.
"..."
Looking at the densely packed names on the list, Su Hao himself felt a little dazed.
Had Fang Huan Group grown so large and powerful without him even realizing it?
However, so many companies couldn't all rush in at once.
His intuition seemed to have already foreseen everything.
On the list, several company names flickered before his eyes like breathing lights.
“…”
But among all the flashing options, one name shone brightly, like a lighthouse in the night, dazzling and radiant.
Su Hao picked up his pen and heavily circled that name.
“Tell them to start here. Have them clear all obstacles for this company's entry as quickly as possible.”
***
Fanghuan Group, Huang Fengwen, his face ashen, put down the last report in his hand.
The conference room was deathly silent; even the air seemed to freeze.
“…Have you found out? Are you sure it's them?” His voice was soft, yet carried a sense of impending doom.
“Chairman, all the evidence points in the same direction—the Korean Shanxing Group.
Furthermore, we intercepted several of their internal encrypted communications. Although the content wasn't fully deciphered, it's enough to corroborate the evidence.”
The person Huang Fengwen valued most and felt most indebted to in his life was Su Hao, his younger brother who was closer than a blood brother.
It was that young man who single-handedly propelled him from a greasy private equity manager to the pinnacle of the Fanghuan Group.
Yet that kid never displayed the slightest arrogance in his presence, always addressing him as "Brother Huang," sweeter than a blood brother.
And this brother he cherished like his own flesh and blood—those sons of bitches from South Korea dared to touch him!
"These... bastards who wouldn't be satisfied even if torn to pieces...!!"
Huang Fengwen's eyes snapped open, his fist slamming onto the mahogany table, his eyes burning with overwhelming fury.
"How...how can we make them pay for their crimes?!"
"Chairman, please calm down...they are, after all, the number one conglomerate in South Korea, practically equivalent to a country..."
"So what?! Just let me watch, pretend nothing happened?!
They failed this time, but what about next time! Next time they'll still target Su Hao!"
This time it was luck, but next time, no one could guarantee anything.
He had tripled the security detail around Su Hao, even replacing his car with a top-of-the-line bulletproof vehicle worth hundreds of millions, on par with the US president, supposedly capable of withstanding rocket-propelled grenades.
But even so, he couldn't feel at ease.
They were a group of venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, ready to strike again at any moment.
“Chairman, perhaps… you could take a look at this report first.”
“What is this?”
“A ‘Chaebol Dismantling Plan’ hastily produced by the Strategic Department overnight.”
The report detailed various insane steps that could dismantle the South Korean chaebol system.
“We at ‘Wildfire’… have started acting so quickly?” Huang Fengwen was somewhat surprised.
“Yes. Wildfire has urgently recruited a large number of Asian intelligence personnel and placed them in various subsidiaries in South Korea, gradually infiltrating.”
And the core of this plan was shockingly simple and brutal.
—Spend money.
The Fanghuan Group's immense wealth was channeled through various channels to continuously transfer funds to the South Korean military, prosecutors, and anti-chaebol forces within the opposition party.
"Moreover, we're using Bitcoin this time," the head of the strategy department added.
"Chairman, Chairman Su's acceptance of South Korea's food negotiations this time was actually a brilliant move."
"Hmph, I was going to object! Why should we share our grain with those ingrates!"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Chairman.
Look, in the list of priority companies submitted by Chairman Su, our 'Fanghuan Exchange' is at the very top!"
Huang Fengwen's pupils suddenly contracted: "...Could it be?!"
"That's right! Chairman Su's intention is to transform the Fanghuan Exchange into a secret financial channel connecting Fanghuan with those 'anti-conglomerate alliances'!"