"Sit down. What's the matter?" Feng Yu laughed and asked.
"A company had invited me to be their external independent director!" Kameda Masao did not dare to look Feng Yu in the eyes. He seems to be feeling guilty.
Without Feng Yu, Masao Kameda will not be where he is today. He is now the second richest man in Japan, and how can he not thank Feng Yu? Also, Feng Yu trusts Masao Kameda and had appointed him as the CEO and President of Japan's largest holding company. Masao Kameda becoming another company's director seems to be a betrayal.
Feng Yu laughed. "It's common for a company's top management to become an independent director of another company. What's there to be embarrassed about? Which company has such good foresight? "
On the surface, Feng Yu is happy. But in his heart, he is feeling uncomfortable. Feng Yu had given Masao Kameda so much authority and gave him so many shares as a reward. This is to let Masao Kameda do his best to work for him.
If Masao Kameda becomes another company's director, Masao Kameda will have to divert some of his attention. But since Masao Kameda had spoken, it means Masao Kameda is interested. Feng Yu will not stop Masao Kameda now.
Furthermore, Feng Yu is curious which company had invited Masao Kameda. Under normal circumstances, the other party should be inviting Feng Yu.
If Masao Kameda did not tell Feng Yu and helped Feng Yu to reject the offer, it will be a serious matter.
"It is Japan's Softbank Group."
Softbank? Sun Zhengyi!
If it is this company, it is not surprising that they did not invite Feng Yu. Feng Yu had snatched away many Hua Xia companies that Softbank had inspected, causing Softbank to lose a lot of income. Sun Zhengyi must be holding a grudge against Feng Yu.
Also, Softbank is an exclusive company. Most of the directors are Japanese, and there are one or two Americans. But there is no one from Hua Xia. Although Sun Zhengyi had always claimed in front of Hua Xia that he had the blood of Hua Xia.
There were many people with Chinese ancestry in the United States, but how many of them would admit that they were Hua Xia people? Most of them told the outside world that they were Americans, and most of them didn't even speak Chinese.
Sun Zhengyi was the same. He didn't even understand Mandarin. How could he be of Chinese descent? In the whole world, there were too many people with Chinese blood. After all, there were already so many Chinese.
"Why did he invite you to be an external independent director? That means you have already bought Softbank's shares?"
"Not yet!" Masao Kameda hurriedly clarified, "I'm very clear that I'm basking in Boss's glory. Boss gave me this position and made me who I am today. If I didn't have the glory of being the Chairman of Wind and Rain Holdings, he wouldn't have invited me. "
"Actually, I feel that he might want to invite you, Boss. But when I asked, Sun Zhengyi denied it. He only wants to invite me. I feel that he thinks that he is not worthy of you, Boss. "
Feng Yu smiled and shook his head. This Masao Kameda is really good at bootlicking. But listening to him makes me feel good!
"That's enough. I snatched so many investment opportunities from Sun Zhengyi and made money from them. I even made him lose a lot of money from his investments in China. He must hate me in his heart. It's normal for him not to invite me. Furthermore, even if he invited me, would I go? Even if I enter Softbank's board of directors, I will be the Chairman. Do you think I want to be an external independent director? "
Softbank is one of the world's most famous investment companies. They mainly invest in the IT industry, and they are the best in this field.
They have invested in more than 500 companies worldwide, and they own more than one-third of the shares in nearly 300 IT companies worldwide. A few years ago, before the dot-com bubble burst, Sun Zhengyi was the richest man in Japan and Asia. He was also one of the top ten richest men in the world.
But after the dot-com bubble burst, the value of Softbank's shares plummeted, and some of its companies went bankrupt. But even so, Sun Zhengyi is still the richest man in Japan. He is more influential than Masao Kameda and other Japanese conglomerates!
But Sun Zhengyi is the same as Masao Kameda. They do not have a deep foundation in Japan, and they are not as influential as those conglomerates with a long history.
Those conglomerates might not have any super tycoons on the surface, but the wealth they control in the dark through their shares is shocking.
This is also why Feng Yu doesn't care much about the title of the World's Richest Man even though he cares about it. The assets of those conglomerates might be as rich as a country, and Feng Yu is still a distance away from them.
If Morgan Foundation had invited Feng Yu to be an external independent director, Feng Yu might be interested. This is because Morgan Foundation controls trillions of USD or more.
But Feng Yu does not care about Softbank Group!
Masao Kameda heard what Feng Yu said and immediately said. "That's right. Boss's net worth is more than Softbank Group. Why would he lower himself to be a director there? I think they also know this, and that's why they dare not invite you."
"But I am different. Although I have quite a lot of money, and my assets are the second richest in Japan. But my foundation is too shallow, and my family's status is low. "
"If I can become Softbank's director, it will increase my family's status. Boss, I have no intention of betraying you. Please believe me. If you don't agree, I will reject Sun Zhengyi! "
Feng Yu waved his hand. "No. I did not say I don't agree. Didn't he invite you? Just accept it then. You also said this is important to your family. I like people who value their families. "
"Wind and Rain Holdings does not have many assets in Japan, and their influence is not big. This will not increase your status among the higher-ups in Japan. If Wind and Rain Holdings is in Japan, your status will increase by several folds. You might even be on par with those big conglomerates' Chairman. "
"But he has other conditions for inviting you to be a director, right?"
"He wants to use my connections, or Wind and Rain Holdings' connections, to help Softbank Group's companies and other directors develop their companies." Masao Kameda did not hide anything.
Sure enough, they are interested in Masao Kameda's identity as the Chairman of Wind and Rain Holdings. For example, one of Softbank's directors is Asian Tiger's Japan CEO, and another director is Goldman Sachs's Asia representative. These will bring great benefits to Softbank.
These people entering Softbank's board of directors will help Softbank's investment and expansion. But on the other hand, if Masao Kameda enters Softbank's board of directors, it will be beneficial to Wind and Rain Holdings' investment and development. Masao Kameda knows which side can give Masao Kameda more benefits, and he will not dare to betray them.
What is Sun Zhengyi's motive this time?
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