"… We are very interested in your company's' Future City 'concept, especially the logistics drone. I have been paying attention to the drone logistics pilot you set up in Xiangjiang and Wanghai. The drone hive is a genius design! " Sumitomo Kenichi was not stingy with his compliments and said with a smile, "There is also drone medical! At present, Sumitomo Group is fully entering the two fields of logistics and medical. I wonder if Mr. Jiang is interested? "
"If your company plans to introduce drone systems, we certainly welcome it." Jiang Chen smiled.
"Great, if Mr. Jiang has no special arrangements after the banquet, please allow me to take up some of your time." With a joyful expression, Sumitomo Kenichi looked at Jiang Chen and said sincerely, "I hope to discuss this matter with you in detail."
Jiang Chen was just about to find a reason to decline, but at this moment, he saw a hint similar to pleading in Sumitomo Kenichi's eyes.
Jiang Chen thoughtfully looked at the candlestick on the table. After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Chen temporarily changed his mind and gently raised his glass to him.
"Welcome."
The EMP weapon was in doubt, the NATO Coalition Force lost in Colombia, and the international community's expectations of the collapse of the alliance continued to rise. Everyone was paying attention to Celestial Trade's next move and Jiang Chen's next move, hoping to analyze the future direction of the international situation from some details.
In a sense, Jiang Chen sitting here, at a state banquet specially held for him according to the standards of receiving the head of state, was sending a certain signal to the outside world. As for the banquet itself, it was not so important.
It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chen could clearly feel that many people were secretly observing him during the meal. Those gazes were mixed with a hint of confusion, but more than that, it was as expected.
As everyone knew, Nippon had been seeking to join the Earth Defense Alliance in order to avoid high defense taxes and enhance the market competitiveness of domestic aerospace companies in the space race in the new century.
According to the system of the Earth Defense Alliance, the accession of new member states would be reviewed by the four major member states through voting, implementing a one-vote veto system. On the premise of giving up disputed territories and establishing a correct view of history, Nippon had already won the consent of Hua and Russia, as well as Frankberg's abstention.
The only doubt in the past was the vote in Xin's hand, but since Jiang Chen was sitting here, it seemed that this vote would at least not oppose. Therefore, the possibility of Nippon "leaving the North and entering the Alliance" was quite high.
Jiang Chen was very curious about how the UA media would react after tonight.
However, there was one thing he could be sure of. No matter how they reacted, it was impossible for them to be optimistic …
When the banquet was almost in the second half, Jiang Chen secured several big deals for Future Group, with a total value of more than 100 billion Xin New dollars, mainly in the four fields of drone systems, smart wear, graphene materials, and space mining.
Of course, he only nodded his intention to cooperate here. As for the specific details of the cooperation and whether it could be successfully negotiated, it would depend on the CEOs of the companies and Future Group's subsidiaries.
Xia Shiyu would be responsible for this aspect, and Jiang Chen rarely directly interfered with the specifics of the cooperation.
"Speaking of which, I have a question that I'm not sure if it's convenient for me to ask." Kishida asked with a smile.
"That depends on what the problem is." Jiang Chen smiled.
"I didn't mean to be presumptuous." Kishida smiled. "I just heard that the relationship between Xin and the UA has been tense recently, and the confrontation has gradually escalated from the military level to the economic level. I don't know if the interests of Future Group in the UA have been affected by this? "
"Of course there is an impact, but it is all within a controllable range." Jiang Chen shrugged and said with a smile, "They can refuse to buy Future phones, but they can't refuse to buy Phantom helmets, and they can't refuse the medical drones that support one-third of their medical system. No matter how unreasonable the Ministry of Commerce imposes on us, in fact, we don't care very much. After all, it is only their domestic consumers who pay the bill in the end. Unless they can find a substitute, they have no choice. "
"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang is so generous. Let me toast you again." Kishida smiled drunkenly and raised his glass.
With a faint smile, Jiang Chen raised the glass slightly. When he drank, he threw the wine in the glass into the storage dimension …
In the melodious symphony, the banquet gradually came to an end.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Chen was not interested in staying any longer. After exchanging greetings with Kishida and the others, he got up and walked in the direction of the door.
After he left the New Otani Hotel, Jiang Chen walked unhurriedly to the fleet at the entrance of the hotel. Unsurprisingly, Sumitomo Kenichi, who hinted that he had something to say with his eyes, also followed him.
It was just that Sumitomo Kenichi didn't directly state his intentions after he walked next to Jiang Chen. He didn't even talk about the drone they talked about before. He just used a casual tone to talk about some irrelevant topics. After Jiang Chen got in the car, he consciously opened the door on the other side and sat next to him.
The door closed.
It wasn't until this moment that Sumitomo Kenichi removed the mask on his face. The stiff smile slowly relaxed, and he leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh.
Jiang Chen gave the eldest son of the Sumitomo Foundation a meaningful look and said in a relaxed tone.
"Don't worry about being eavesdropped here. You can speak freely. But before you speak, I have to warn you in advance. If you are going to talk to me about something boring, it's better not to say it. "
"I'm being targeted!" Sumitomo Kenichi hurriedly said.
Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, then he laughed.
"You're looking for the wrong person."
For what reason would the eldest son of a large consortium be targeted?
Apart from the power struggle within the consortium, Jiang Chen couldn't think of a better reason.
Celestial Trade and Sumitomo Group could only be described as partners. Jiang Chen only knew Sumitomo Kenichi and was not interested in participating in their internal power struggle.
To put it bluntly, no matter who the next head of the Sumitomo Group was, it would have no impact on Celestial Trade's Global Power Grid Plan. The Sumitomo Foundation was not a monopoly in Nippon. The submarine transmission cable had been built. If the Central Power Company was no longer suitable for cooperation, Celestial Trade could also cooperate with Eastern Power and Western Power.
With so many nuclear and thermal power shut down, it was no longer up to the Nippon people to decide whether to use Celestial Trade's electricity.
"No! I'm not looking for the wrong person! " Sumitomo Kenichi stared at Jiang Chen and said in a pleading tone, "Please listen to me."
Jiang Chen motioned him to continue with his eyes.
"You may think this is an internal struggle of our family, and I'm asking you for help, right? Do you think I'm that stupid? Can those idiots beat me? " With a self-deprecating grin, Sumitomo Kenichi took a deep breath, sorted out the thoughts in his head, and stared at Jiang Chen seriously. "The person targeting me is the CIB …"
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