This talk left no room for negotiation.
Bob was already on the verge of a breakdown.
"Acquire Huarong Industries, and you disagree..."
"Purchase finished mechs with technical support, and you also disagree..."
"Fine, then we don't need technology transfer, we'll directly buy the powered mechs, alright..."
"Name your price."
"We can accept any amount!"
Any amount?
That meant...
If Hao Ge priced one at a hundred million US dollars,
Sold in batches of a hundred,
That would be tens of billions of US dollars.
And that was just the initial transaction; there would undoubtedly be follow-up orders.
Of course, the most anxious one was Major General Gudeyev.
While the Bear Country wasn't short on money, and had even made a considerable profit from oil and gas sales in recent years, they held no advantage compared to the robber barons of the US, who extorted the world with their dollar hegemony.
What was even more critical—
Everyone knew that joint military exercises by various nations were underway in the Arctic Circle, vying for newly discovered reserves worth trillions.
Previously, the joint suppression of the Bear Country by Western allies led by the US had been witnessed by the entire world.
Although such actions did not violate the rules of the joint military exercises, the bullying tactic of the majority against the minority had truly disgusted military fans worldwide.
Fortunately,
With the "large mech toy figurines" produced by Huarong Industries, the Bear Country managed to regain some ground, preventing a complete defeat and losing their qualification for the multinational military exercise.
However,
That battle,
Exchanging a mere hundred million US dollar "Huarong Industries mech figurines" for hundreds of billions worth of military robots and ground war vehicles from the US-led Western alliance had astonished military fans globally.
Clearly,
It was for this very reason that the US had rushed to Great Xia, intending to purchase Huarong Industries' new mechs, or even acquire Huarong Industries itself, to achieve absolute dominance in the field of military robots and secure victory in the current military exercise, thereby gaining mining rights to trillions of newly discovered mineral deposits.
The previously proposed fifty billion US dollar acquisition of Huarong Industries, while substantial, was still a calculation by the US, the world's robber, to leverage tens of trillions with fifty billion.
Fortunately, Huarong Industries was a legitimate private enterprise of Great Xia.
Had it been a weaker nation,
Forget fifty billion;
The US might have simply seized it on the spot under the guise of anti-terrorism.
"Hao Ge, Hao Ge!"
"You absolutely cannot sell!"
"You've signed an agreement with our Bear Country!"
In the bullet comments,
Gudeyev, who frequented the Great Xia internet, was frantic.
After all, businessmen pursued profit.
It was understandable if Meng Hao were to concede the mechs originally allocated to the Bear Country to the US at a price of one hundred million US dollars each.
What did the contract matter?
Even with a maximum ten-fold compensation, that would only be a billion US dollars.
Meng Hao's initial order from the US was tens of billions. After deducting the penalty, he would still pocket nine billion.
Unexpectedly,
Meng Hao still shook his head.
"Refused."
"Huarong Industries' production capacity is limited; it takes four to five days to produce one powered mech!"
"Furthermore, we have already signed an order with the Bear Country for one hundred powered mechs at a total price of one hundred million!"
"There's a saying in our Great Xia: a person without integrity cannot stand. I must keep my word!"
Damn it.
That excuse was utterly flimsy.
To avoid violating a contract worth one hundred million, he was turning down an initial order worth tens of billions?!
Bob started to doubt if Meng Hao's math teacher was an athlete.
"We can increase the price... one hundred million US dollars per unit, two hundred million, three hundred million, anything!"
"We'll pay the liquidated damages."
"We can even help expand your factory for free."
"If you're willing, you can even relocate the factory to the US... we'll cover all expenses... and provide one hundred million US dollars in daily lost work compensation!"
Yes.
The US was indeed wealthy.
After all, they had spent nearly three trillion US dollars on the pointless Afghanistan war, which ended in utter defeat.
It was a nation of robbers so rich that they would pay eighty million US dollars to transport a single goat from their homeland to the battlefield for soldiers.
However,
Money was only useful if the other party was willing to sell.
Moreover,
Great Xia was not like Yidingke or Afghanistan, nations that the US could easily manipulate and coerce.
Forget the "mech toy figurines" that stunned the world and shone brightly in the military exercise; even an ordinary private factory, the US could not forcefully buy or sell by bypassing Great Xia's official channels through sheer power.
Great Xia,
Despite its numerous existing problems,
Remained the only country in the world, besides the Bear Country, that dared to challenge the US.
In fact,
It was the only nation with the strength and courage to confront the US.
...
Bob was getting desperate.
He had pledged his commitment when he departed the US for Great Xia.
If he couldn't secure Meng Hao and Huarong Industries, he would resign as the deputy head of the procurement department.
However, it was also true.
From a conventional perspective,
For an unknown small enterprise in a third-tier coastal city in Great Xia,
Spending fifty billion or a hundred billion US dollars should have made them cry, beg, and kneel for his acquisition.
For instance, Dong Jian, who immediately fell to his knees for a US green card and five hundred thousand US dollars after arriving in Great Xia, was a prime example of the power of money.
However,
He had never imagined that
The consistently victorious strategy of money and the temptation of a US green card would have no effect on Meng Hao.
"Alright."
"This negotiation ends here."
"Uncle Chenghua, see them out!"
Meng Hao had lost patience.
He directly issued the order to escort them out.
"Meng Hao."
"You're just a kid, barely out of your teens."
"If you anger me, be careful not to get into trouble in this area of Shilin..."
"If you're sensible and sit down to talk properly, we can discuss details..."
"Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit..."
Seeing the fifty million US dollars and the US green card he was about to obtain slip away,
Dong Jian dropped all pretense and snarled furiously at Meng Hao... After all, the five hundred thousand US dollar referral fee hadn't been pocketed yet, and if he angered Bob, that money might disappear too.
Meng Hao frowned.
His expression darkened.
It seemed the line had been crossed.
This fake foreigner, backed by the real foreigner, was baring his teeth to bite!
Didn't they say there was goodwill even if the deal fell through?
These real and fake foreigners were turning hostile when the business failed; this was no honorable conduct!
"Oh?"
"Is that so?"
Meng Hao snapped his fingers.
Rumble... Bang!
The new powered mech, casually placed in the Huarong Industries factory yard earlier, instantly engaged its full power and, in a flash, flew to the conference room window.
With a deafening crash,
The conference room window and wall were smashed open.
Meng Hao calmly entered the mech, activated the professional-grade manual micro-control mode, grabbed these two fake foreigners, and threw them out through the shattered window and wall.
Seeing them about to plummet to the ground and turn into a bloody pulp,
The sonic-breaking powered mech intercepted them again, and along with their Bao Lv car, tossed them out of Huarong Industries' gates.