225: Chapter 224 I'll Buy You a Leg

"Increase by ten percent?" Factory Director Gou's mind raced, but he still put on an expression of great difficulty.

young man glanced at Factory Director Gou and said indifferently, "Thirty percent."

"Deal." Factory Director Gou agreed crisply and decisively.

The other party's willingness to concede to this extent had already exceeded his expectations, and raising the price by thirty percent in one go clearly indicated their attitude. If he continued to haggle, he would be ungrateful.

You can be greedy in business, but you must never be too greedy; knowing when to quit while you're ahead is sometimes a technical skill.

Factory Director Gou knew this well. How many people had fallen because they were never satisfied?

Of course, this was assuming the other party had the upper hand; if the advantage was with him, then naturally, anything would go.

For example... this time, with Frontier Technology Co., Ltd.

Thinking that the people at Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. were probably in a panic right now, Factory Director Gou felt a wave of relief.

"Beg me. Beg me to sell the goods to you, otherwise... heh heh."

Just as he was feeling smug, he heard the calm voice of young man.

"Have you finished using the samples handed to you by Frontier Company?"

Factory Director Gou immediately snapped back to reality and replied, "Not yet. There is still a portion left at the factory, and I have already had people collect them."

"Not bad." young man nodded. "What about the technical aspects?"

"We are not very clear on the specific technical details, but I will have the factory's technical staff hand over all the remaining materials to you. I will also have the formula sheets and operation manuals sent by Frontier Technology copied for you, to ensure there are no errors."

"We don't want copies; we want the originals." young man set down his teacup and said indifferently, "Whatever Frontier Technology Company gave you, from now on, it has nothing to do with you. Do you understand?"

"This..." Factory Director Gou hesitated.

young man gently beckoned, and the Female Assistant behind him stepped forward to hand him a document folder.

He casually took out a few blank sheets of paper printed with a logo and pushed them across the coffee table toward Factory Director Gou.

"This is the transfer contract." young man tapped the table and said indifferently, "Take a look. If there are no issues, sign it."

This is a contract? Factory Director Gou looked at the blank sheets of paper on the table in astonishment.

Aside from that familiar yet unfamiliar company logo, where was the shadow of a contract?

"Sign it with confidence." Factory Director Gou looked up, and young man opposite him was looking at him calmly.

"Our company's logo is more valuable than your contract."

...

Ten minutes later, a business vehicle drove out of Chuangshi Machinery Factory.

"Assistant Manager..." The Female Assistant who had been standing behind young man hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Why did you..."

"Why sign a written contract with Chuangshi, is that it?"

young man, who was reviewing the documents in his hands, answered without looking up, "Because of these parts, and these technical documents."

These parts and technical documents? The Female Assistant looked confused.

"You don't work in technology, so it's normal that you don't understand." young man chuckled, not offering much explanation, but handed the documents to the Female Assistant. "Send this immediately through secure channels to the Analysis Department. I want the Board of Directors to discuss the investment matter as soon as possible."

"Understood." The Female Assistant replied, "However, people from Maple Leaf have also contacted this enterprise before. Since we are intervening in the acquisition this time, should we inform them?"

"Maple Leaf?" young man laughed and said indifferently, "No need to pay attention to them. This isn't the international market. In China, even if they are a dragon, they must abide by the rules set by the Chinese Government."

"Understood." The Female Assistant nodded. "Then, what is your rating opinion for this enterprise?"

"Excellent." young man thought for a moment and spat out two words: "Superior."

The Female Assistant opened her mouth in surprise, then immediately reacted, picked up the documents, and began working.

A few minutes later, she replied, "It's done. The Board of Directors has accepted the application. Once the analysis report is out, we can begin discussions."

"Mm." young man nodded, closed his eyes in exhaustion, and instructed, "Go to Hanzhong City."

...

Just half an hour after young man left, a black off-road vehicle sped into Chuangshi Machinery Factory.

The car door opened, and a man and a woman hurried out, following a Middle-aged man toward the office building of Chuangshi Machinery Factory.

Factory Director Gou arrived upon hearing the news.

"Gentlemen..." Just as he wanted to greet them, he saw the three of them walk straight past him toward the conference room behind him.

Factory Director Gou's outstretched hand froze in place.

"Factory Director." Old Xie, who was following him, asked in a worried voice, "What's wrong with them?"

"Hmph." Factory Director Gou retracted his hand and snorted coldly, "They haven't come with good intentions."

"I want to see what they have to regret when the contract has already been signed. Do they really think I'm easy to bully?"

After saying this, he walked straight into the conference room.

In the conference room, the three people who had just entered were already sitting in a row. The Middle-aged man sitting in the middle watched Factory Director Gou as he walked into the room.

"Everyone." Factory Director Gou sat opposite the three, stuffing his chubby body into the chair, then said, "Can someone explain to me what is going on?"

Subconsciously, he still did not want to offend these people.

But what he didn't understand was that they had been talking happily just a few minutes ago. Not only had they just left, but they had come back immediately, and they were furious as if someone owed them tens of millions. What was the meaning of this?

"We also want to hear Factory Director Gou's explanation."

The person speaking was the female lawyer sitting on the Middle-aged man's left, the very one he had contacted before. She spoke, "Factory Director Gou, your actions cannot be called moral."

"Moral?" Factory Director Gou was clearly bewildered. Since when did signing a contract to make money have anything to do with morality?

Besides, the things you do aren't exactly moral either, are they? Twisting facts online is second nature to you. Compared to your methods, my little tricks are nothing.

Let's not pretend; we're both the same.

No, no. Factory Director Gou snapped back to reality internally; he had almost been led astray.

He was still moral; it was just usually hidden a bit deep, making it hard to notice.

"Let's be blunt, Factory Director Gou." The female lawyer sat up straight and said, "We are very dissatisfied with your unauthorized signing of an agreement with others, and we strongly demand that you explain the situation and details to us. If you cannot satisfy us, I'm afraid you will have to pay a price."

"A price?" Factory Director Gou was bewildered again. What on earth was this about?

Why were the people in front of him so familiar, yet their words so strange?

"Yes." The female lawyer nodded. "As a punishment for you."

"Punishment?" Factory Director Gou felt numb. He looked blankly at the three people opposite him, only to find that they didn't look like they were joking. He even saw a trace of pity in the eyes of the female lawyer opposite him.

"As far as we are concerned, we absolutely do not allow such things to happen, but it has already happened. Therefore, according to our rules, we must deal with this to give others an explanation."

"What is all this nonsense?" Factory Director Gou felt his intelligence was being insulted. Suppressing his anger, he smiled and said, "You are also a big company. If you want to go back on your word, you don't need such clumsy excuses, do you?"

"You signed the contract one moment, and the next you send someone else over to act like a rogue. What kind of behavior is this? And you have the nerve to say your company logo is worth more? I..."

The word "Pah" was just on the tip of his tongue when Factory Director Gou saw the Middle-aged man's cold gaze sweep over, causing him to instantly swallow the word back into his stomach.

"What else did you say to him?" The Middle-aged man retracted his gaze and asked indifferently.

"What person?" Factory Director Gou felt something was wrong and softened his tone significantly.

"The person who signed the contract with you."

"This..." Factory Director Gou recalled the pitying look in the female lawyer's eyes just now and immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Now he was gradually realizing that the group of people in front of him seemed to be a different batch from the person who had signed the contract.

Daring not to hide anything, he quickly recounted the day's events in detail.

The Middle-aged man listened quietly until he finished speaking completely.

No one spoke. Factory Director Gou was a bit panicked. These people were completely different from when they were doing business with him; they gave off a cold, chilling feeling.

Even the two lawyers did not have the cautious, timid appearance they had when they first met.

"I say..." Factory Director Gou swallowed his saliva. "Is there some misunderstanding in all this? Could the person who signed the contract with me have been sent by your company, and you just didn't know?"

Before he could finish speaking, Factory Director Gou saw the pitying gaze from the female lawyer again.

This made him very angry. He wasn't a beggar; what was the point of looking at him with that kind of gaze all the time?

Just as he wanted to say a few more words, he saw the Middle-aged man opposite him open his eyes and take a stack of checks out of the bag beside him.

He flicked one of them across the table, and it landed steadily in front of Factory Director Gou. Factory Director Gou looked at it; the number on it was one hundred, followed by four zeros.

"What does this mean?" Factory Director Gou asked, puzzled.

"You are an idiot." The Middle-aged man did not answer his question. He stood up and said indifferently, "Although you are an idiot not worth dirtying my hands for, rules are rules. If you break the rules, you must pay the price. Otherwise, it will not be enough to warn others."

"The only thing you should be grateful for is that this is the Chinese Government. If it were outside the Chinese Government, we would not handle it this way."

As he spoke, the Middle-aged man took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his lean, strong arms.

"This check is to buy one of your legs."

The Middle-aged man looked at Factory Director Gou and revealed a hint of a smile.

"Are you going to jump down yourself, or should I help you?"