Chapter 32

In the time that followed, Ji Feng and Xu Xian were almost like all other couples in the throes of passionate love, wanting to stick together all day. Malls, parks, concert halls, libraries, museums, and amusement parks all became places for their dates. Their relationship continued to heat up, and although they were still at the stage of holding hands, no one had ever discovered them.

Perhaps Ji Feng had truly frightened Li Xiuman. Not only did he not try to stop the discovery of Xu Xian and Ji Feng's relationship, but he also made a 180-degree turn in his attitude towards the entire Girls' Generation, treating them like grandmothers, which made the nine girls somewhat uncomfortable.

Moreover, after Li Xiuman mobilized all the resources he could and conducted investigations and calculations, he still had no confidence in being able to outmaneuver Ji Feng. So, he could only swallow his anger. Not only that, but he also had to clean up after the two people on their dates every day, constantly putting pressure on the media. With the use of money, at least for now, there had been no news of Xu Xian's relationship.

A week later, the girls received the remaining shares of compensation from the company, which made each of the young girls scream in excitement. They were so thrilled that they went out with Ji Feng again that night, eating until their stomachs were almost bursting before they finally stopped.

Before they knew it, it was already mid-December, and Seoul welcomed its first snowfall. The city was covered in a blanket of white, but the traffic pressure increased dramatically. Many car owners had to choose public transportation or even walk to work.

Standing in front of the window of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, watching the snowflakes fall, Ji Feng's lips curved into a happy smile. His relationship with Xu Xian had gradually stabilized, and the negotiations were almost over. These two things made Ji Feng very happy.

Although the new contract gave Girls' Generation a lot of freedom, it was the end of the year, and various activities were ongoing, many of which were already planned. They did not want to give them up, so Ji Feng had to respect their choices. Fortunately, they were mostly active domestically, and Ji Feng would still occasionally find time to date Xu Xian.

"Ding dong!" The doorbell rang. Ji Feng turned his gaze, walked over, and opened the door, letting Bruce and the others in.

After they were seated, Bruce said, "Jack, the negotiations are over. This is the final result." Sam, who was standing beside him, handed a thick file to Ji Feng.

Ji Feng took it and flipped through it. The first few pages were the basic results, all of which met his requirements. The detailed results were over two hundred pages long, and Ji Feng couldn't finish reading them in a short time.

After reading the main points, Ji Feng closed the file and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. I'll need two days to go through the details thoroughly. How about it? You've been working for more than four months. Don't you want to take a good rest? Christmas is coming soon."

The old man Bruce looked tired but still smiled excitedly, "Of course, we won't go back to the U.S. We plan to rest for two days on Jeju Island. Li Jun will stay to assist you with the final work."

Ji Feng nodded with a smile and looked at Li Jun, "Thank you, Mr. Li. I assume I don't need to pay your legal fees, right?"

Li Jun smiled, "No, the South Korean government has agreed to pay our legal fees, totaling 150 million dollars." A team of over thirty lawyers had stayed in South Korea for more than four months, and the expenses, especially the resources used, far exceeded 150 million dollars. However, Ji Feng had already paid a portion, and with some other exchanges of interests, it was still a profitable deal for Sida.

Ji Feng nodded in satisfaction, "Alright, you can take a good rest for a while. In the meantime, you can study Indonesian law. We will have a lawsuit with the Indonesian government in six months."

Ji Feng's words surprised everyone. Bruce, excited and hopeful, said, "Jack, are you saying your great-grandfather also has an island in Indonesia?"

Ji Feng shrugged and smiled, "Yes, but I'll tell you the details later. Let's focus on Jeju Island first. I like to handle things one at a time. For the next few years, your business will likely revolve around me, of course, if you are willing to take on my commissions."

Bruce stood up excitedly, waving his fists, "We are more than willing, Jack. I've found that you are our Sida's lucky god. It seems I need to consider setting up a high-level branch on Jeju Island as soon as possible."

Ji Feng stood up, took a bottle of red wine, poured a glass for each of them, and raised his glass with a smile, "Yes, I need a global professional legal firm like yours. You won't regret today's decision. Cheers to our future cooperation becoming more and more默契."

Bruce and the others laughed and clinked glasses with Ji Feng, each of them drinking their glass in one gulp.

Ji Feng refilled their glasses and discussed the future legal issues of Jeju Island with them. Under the premise of maintaining continuity, some aspects that Bruce and others believed needed improvement were also acknowledged by Ji Feng. Although he had promised Sida that Jeju Island could be a legal testing ground, they could not act recklessly on his private island. All laws must ensure the economic development, natural landscape, and social stability of Jeju Island.

The first proposal from Bruce and others was that as Ji Feng's private island, Ji Feng and his legal heirs would have rights that transcend the law. They would have the final say in the arrest, pardon, and punishment of criminals based on the recommendations of the highest authorities of the three branches of government.

Jeju Island would adopt a U.S.-style separation of powers, but unlike the U.S., any political party activities would be strictly prohibited on the island. Ji Feng did not want people to spend their time on political infighting. Political parties were dangerous, and this was his private island. Everyone was a resident working for him. If they were unwilling to serve him, they could leave. He didn't need them. Trying to develop political parties on his private land was simply asking for death.

What would they do after developing? Overthrow him, the owner of the island, and then let their political party dominate his land? Therefore, from the beginning, Ji Feng firmly wrote this requirement into the law. The establishment of any political party would be ruthlessly suppressed. The highest officials of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches would be elected by the residents of the island. Anyone who wanted to take office would have to campaign to the entire island.

It took two days for Ji Feng to read through the thick negotiation results and sign them. Li Jun immediately signed the contract with the South Korean government.

This was destined to be a major event that would attract global attention. When South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Sida CEO Bruce signed the contract, it immediately plunged South Korea into mourning. Countless South Koreans had to cry and accept the loss of Jeju Island. Although many people protested the government's betrayal, many more ministers stood up to defend Park Geun-hye, with over two-thirds of them believing it was an unavoidable responsibility of the South Korean government.

Representatives from multiple governments around the world again expressed their desire to meet with the owner of Jeju Island, especially the U.S. government, which had been informed by Sida of the intention to purchase defense facilities from the U.S. Now that the matter was settled, it was time for Ji Feng to fulfill his promise.

China and Japan were also actively vying for influence. The strategic location of Jeju Island was crucial. For China, it was the best chance to break through the first island chain. South Korea had already started building a naval base on Jeju Island, but now this nearly completed naval base belonged to Ji Feng. China naturally had to make a strong effort to prevent the U.S. military from occupying it.

Almost immediately after the signing, North Korea was the first to jump out, strongly condemning the Park family as traitors to the Korean nation. The representative of the "Little Kim" of North Korea declared war on Jeju Island, vowing to take it back at any cost.

However, they seemed to have overlooked a problem: North Korea and Jeju Island were separated by South Korea. South Korea would never allow any North Korean military equipment to cross its territory. Even the mobilization of North Korean troops prompted South Korea to declare a state of highest alert to prevent North Korea from taking advantage of the situation to attack.

With North Korea's statement, the entire Northeast Asia region was suddenly filled with tension. The U.S., China, and Russia sternly warned North Korea not to cause trouble. Jeju Island was originally South Korean territory, and how the South Korean government chose to handle it was their business, not North Korea's.

If they had to stretch it, they were at most the same ethnicity, but they were not yet unified. They should wait until unification before making such claims. However, unification seemed unlikely in the foreseeable future, and few people wanted to see a unified Korean nation.

The current situation, where the two countries occasionally clashed, was more in line with the interests of major powers, especially the authoritarian regime of "Little Kim," which few people, including China, liked in the current era.

While the world was searching for Ji Feng, Sida could not withstand the pressure from the U.S. government and revealed Ji Feng's whereabouts. However, Ji Feng seemed to have anticipated this and only had Sida convey that he would go to the U.S. during Christmas. The U.S. government then went quiet, apparently preparing for Ji Feng's arrival or thinking about how much money they could get from him.

At this time, Switzerland suddenly announced that Ji Feng was Swiss and was likely on Jeju Island or in South Korea. Although they did not name him or publish his photo, it still caused a huge reaction in Europe, as everyone knew that the accounting team that had previously worked with Sida came from UBS.

After Switzerland announced that Ji Feng was Swiss, China finally traced him. It was Ji Feng's own carelessness. Anticipating that Ji Feng would travel abroad during this period, they checked the entry and exit records one by one and were surprised to find that Ji Feng had clearly gone to Europe but had no entry record in Japan, yet returned from within Japan. With his surname, they retrieved his photo and compared it with the surveillance footage near Sida. Through Swiss agents, they found that he had multiple contacts with UBS and that the proceeds from the sale of the three billion yuan Yuan blue-and-white porcelain had eventually flowed into the Shanghai branch of Sida, all indicating that Ji Feng was the owner of Jeju Island.