Seeing Mr. Wayne's unusually respectful demeanor towards Wang Yu, those around him were all taken aback.
Weren't they supposed to be top figures from the Western Continent? How could they be so polite and speak in such a hushed tone to such a young man with no facial hair?
"Yes, I am Wang Yu."
Wang Yu did not show any of the flattered or excited expressions others might have imagined. He merely nodded calmly, acknowledging his identity.
This further caused the surrounding people to grit their teeth. The other party was being polite to you, and you actually admitted it so nonchalantly, even with a hint of casualness. It was as if you truly didn't consider yourself an outsider!
Didn't you consider the difference in your statuses?
"Wang Yu, what kind of attitude is that?"
Song Yi, who had been ignored and left awkwardly standing aside, suddenly sprang to life. He rushed out, pointing at Wang Yu with feigned indignation.
"Who is Mr. Wayne? He specifically came to speak with you, and you're acting so indifferent. It's simply arrogance and looking down on others! You're truly embarrassing our nation's people!"
"Oh? Am I embarrassing the nation?"
Wang Yu's brow furrowed slightly as he looked at Song Yi, who was jumping around trying to get attention, acting as if he had committed some heinous crime.
"No matter how high the status of the CEO of Wayne Group is, he is still just an individual, not my boss." Wang Yu shrugged his shoulders without hesitation.
"Besides, I think an attitude of neither subservience nor arrogance towards foreigners is perfectly acceptable, right? Some people have knelt for too long and their bones have inevitably softened, but I won't be like that."
"You! Who are you calling a dog?"
Upon hearing Wang Yu's words, Song Yi became furious again. This scoundrel Wang Yu was too insulting!
"Whoever responds is who I'm talking about."
"You..."
Observing the exchange between Wang Yu and Song Yi, Mr. Wayne's brow furrowed, appearing displeased.
"Who is this person?"
He pointed at Song Yi and directly inquired. A subordinate immediately stepped forward to reply,
"It seems to be a cooperative agent of a small supplier from the Western Continent in this country."
"Mr. Wayne, it's a pleasure to meet you! I am..."
Seeing that Mr. Wayne's attention was on him, Song Yi forgot about being angry with Wang Yu and quickly put on a fawning expression, squeezing his way forward.
"Oh? Have that supplier terminate their cooperation with him." However, Mr. Wayne had no intention of acknowledging Song Yi. He directly and unceremoniously instructed his subordinate,
"Tell the other party that if they don't terminate their cooperation with him, we will terminate our cooperation with them."
"Understood." The subordinate responded.
"No! Mr. Wayne, I am a loyal collaborator with the Western Continent! I..."
Before Song Yi could finish speaking, several burly bodyguards stepped forward and dragged him away.
"I apologize, Mr. Wang Yu, for causing you any unpleasantness."
With Song Yi being dragged away, the scene finally quieted down. Mr. Wayne then turned to Wang Yu and spoke politely.
"We are here to seek cooperation with you, or rather, to cooperate with your Jiangyang County Automobile Factory! Are you amenable to this?"
Seeking cooperation!
The surrounding onlookers were stunned. Although they had some guesses earlier, Mr. Wayne's personal declaration still shocked everyone.
Cooperation?
Wayne Group was undoubtedly a top-tier global company. Wayne Automotive was one of the absolute benchmarks for luxury cars, and its various heavy industrial machinery and fields made it an undisputed giant enterprise.
How could such a large company willingly lower itself to cooperate with Wang Yu and his humble small factory, such menial figures?
Generally, such large companies would directly swallow or acquire, or simply plagiarize. Don't think these big companies are all benevolent; in fact, no company that has reached this stage hasn't stepped over the bloody corpses of countless competitors to get there!
But how could they now propose cooperation so amiably?
No! It even carried a hint of pleading!
"Heh heh, I welcome all legal, compliant, and fair cooperation."
Wang Yu smiled and said gently,
"However, my cooperation has some additional prerequisites. If they cannot be met, then I can only apologize."
What? You still have conditions?
The people around became increasingly incredulous. It was already incredible luck for them to voluntarily lower themselves and propose cooperation, and this young man was still ungratefully demanding conditions?
The surrounding crowd all felt bitter in their hearts. This young man Wang Yu was a prime example of someone who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
Especially some of the officials from Gujiang Province, who were almost wide-eyed with disbelief. A business opportunity delivered to their doorstep, and you're still demanding conditions?
If you anger them, you'll be a major sinner for sabotaging our investment attraction, don't you know?
However, although the officials were anxious, they dared not step forward.
What if it backfired and ruined Mr. Wayne's intention to cooperate? This was an incredibly huge responsibility, who would dare to bear it?
Heavens, why hasn't the governor arrived yet? Wang Yu is going to ruin this momentous opportunity!
"Oh? May I know what those conditions are?"
Mr. Wayne, however, did not become furious as others might have imagined. Instead, he asked very calmly.
Well, it must be said that people of higher status truly do possess more refined manners.
Wang Yu nodded inwardly. In reality, most people in truly high positions have quite good character. Those who constantly resort to mockery, ridicule, or arrogant self-importance often lack significant ability, or perhaps have only achieved minor successes.
"It's very simple. First, all my cooperation must be conducted with cash on delivery. I do not accept any credit or consignment shipments. Payment must be made before delivery, and the transaction must be settled.
Second, I only accept cash or bank transfers. I do not accept accepted bills of exchange or checks.
Third, and most importantly, both parties in the cooperation must be honest. If any dishonest behavior is discovered during the cooperation, the cooperation will be immediately terminated, and we will never cooperate again, regardless of who the other party is!"
Wang Yu's stated conditions immediately left everyone speechless.
These conditions... are you treating yourself like a VIP?
"Wait a moment, there's an additional condition!"
Wu Lingling, who was standing beside them, suddenly interjected.
"What?" Wang Yu looked at her with a confused expression, not understanding why she suddenly spoke. Normally, she wouldn't interject when he was conducting business.
"Tell this guy to stand on the road and shout 'I am a big stupid bird' eight hundred times!"
Wu Lingling pointed directly at Song Yi.