Chapter: 3095

"As she finished speaking, Suzhou knew she had to make it clear to her grandfather: 'Grandfather, there's something I have to tell you clearly, Lordship has saved me twice and also saved my mother and brother. He is more important to me than you in my heart!'"

"Suzhou Chengfeng was annoyed inside, but at this moment, he didn't dare say anything else."

"He knew that Suzhou's words were all genuine, and he himself had already lost his favored grandson status in her eyes, becoming half an enemy instead. So when Suzhou spoke like this, he wasn't surprised at all."

"However, he was surprised by Suzhou's bold attitude, seeming to have become even more straightforward and rough in her behavior lately."

"Although his heart was not pleased, Su Chengfeng felt a sense of relief as soon as he heard Suzhou say she would do her best for him. He then relaxed his tone."

"Immediately after achieving his goal, he stopped worrying about the issue and switched topics, saying: 'By the way, know fish, how's your conversation with Ito going? This guy had always wanted to cooperate with us, aiming to conquer Asia and go global together, but since that incident in Tokyo, it seems like they've lost interest in us altogether.'"

"'Yes,'" Suzhou replied. "'Ito-san's attitude has indeed undergone a change, but his mindset can also be understood. Currently, our conversation is going well, after all, things are different now than they were before. I've also lowered my stance and plan to establish a new company with the entire ocean transportation group and the Ito family, with the Ito family holding 51% stake and me holding 49%. This way, we can transfer fixed assets to the new company's name, then dissolve Suzhou's ocean transportation group. It should be able to avoid the previous restrictions and risks.'"

"Su Chengfeng heard this and felt a mix of surprise and emotion, but he didn't get too upset."

"He didn't expect that Suzhou could reconnect with Ito again, although this cooperation seemed to lose control rights somewhat, but in this special situation, it's necessary to make some sacrifices for the sake of others."

"From a long-term perspective, assets and businesses can be revitalized by sacrificing part of one's interests. This way, the entire business won't suffer a greater loss."

"Thinking about this, he reminded Su Zhifu, 'Zhifu, setting up a new company with Ito's family isn't an issue, but you must keep a safety net and write it into the contract. After you put these assets and resources into the joint venture, reserve the right to withdraw everything at once if the upper limit is removed. This way, we can restart our own long-distance transportation group.'"

"Yè Chen listened quietly on the side, thinking to himself that this old fellow was indeed calculating. He wouldn't forget to keep a safety net in times like these."

"Su Zhifu felt that since he had decided to cooperate with Yè Chen, he couldn't play tricks on Yè Chen either."

"To do things like this is equivalent to preparing one's dowry before getting married and making a prenuptial agreement. This way, if the marriage breaks down or I don't want to live with my husband anymore, I can take everything back."

"While it may not be an issue legally, having such a precedent here would create a rift between the two parties' emotions. This behavior would naturally become a wedge between them."

"So he told Su Chengfeng, 'I intend to put 100% sincerity into cooperating with the other party, only then can we have a perfect collaboration without any reservations, and make our industry grow bigger. If we both keep our own secrets from the start, such cooperation will definitely not last long.'"

"Su Chengfeng said seriously, 'Zhifu, our Su family has also invested in joint ventures before, but all of them had us as the absolute controlling shareholder. This is actually very important. We must take control and hold the reins tightly, or else we'll be stuck being led by others.'"

"Su Zhifu listened until here and said with a solemn tone, 'I don't agree with your perspective on this. If I wanted to reserve the right to withdraw everything at once now, the Ito family would definitely make similar demands. If they don't move before we resolve our issues, sweep us away and leave nothing, then what can we do? Not everyone has to follow our way of thinking.'"

"After that, Su Zhifu added, 'And since you've already treated our long-distance transportation group as compensation for me, I hope you can keep your promise and respect my operating decisions.'"

"Su Zhifu immediately changed his tone and said, 'Of course, I will also honor my commitment to you. After talking with Mr. Ito for a while, I'll immediately communicate with Uncle about it and try to persuade him as much as possible.'"

"Ito's group only had no choice but to say, 'Okay! Since that's the case, I won't interfere with your operational decisions in the future!'"

"Su Zhifu reminded before hanging up the phone, 'Oh, by the way, let's get the Maldives deal done too. If not tomorrow, I'll go there right away. It should take about seven hours to fly over there, and if we can speed things up, we might be able to finish everything in just one day.'"

"Su Zhifu rubbed his chest on the other end of the phone and said dejectedly, 'Alright, let's have An Shun fly to the Maldives tomorrow too!'"

After hanging up the phone, Su Chengfeng looked somewhat relieved but still had a difficult expression.

The island in the Maldives was just something he had mentioned casually, without expecting Su Zhifu to take it so seriously and be in such a rush to finalize the deal. JrNovels.com