Chapter 292: All Conspiracies Are Clear as Daylight

Chapter 292: All Conspiracies Are Clear as Daylight

"Then let's send them a note tomorrow and tell them that we hope to negotiate more comprehensive cooperation," said the Eagle King.

The next day, Bill Pope proposed to Brother Long through relevant channels to discuss comprehensive cooperation.

Their request came quite suddenly, but Brother Long had already anticipated it.

The leader even made a special phone call to Zhang Mingxiang and Wang Haoran for this purpose.

He told the two: "Go ahead and talk with confidence."

"Anyway, I'm just accompanying them to talk nonsense."

"I believe they have no good intentions in coming here this time."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Leader, you see it clearly."

"If they were not forced, they would definitely not be willing to sit down at the negotiation table."

"And even if they sit down at the negotiation table, they will definitely try every trick in the book to gain the upper hand and take advantage."

The leader said: "I only have one principle! If they want to give us benefits, we take them!"

"If they secretly make demands that harm our interests, we should reject them without hesitation."

Zhang Mingxiang said: "Please rest assured, leaders, it is our duty to defend the interests of the country."

At 9 a.m. that day, the first negotiation between the two sides was held in a small conference room in the State Guesthouse.

Bill Pope and Foxon saw that the people in charge of the negotiations were Zhang Mingxiang and Wang Haoran.

Their hearts skipped a beat.

They hope to replace the negotiators.

Because the welcome party last night was really not pleasant.

Foxon felt Wang Haoran's sharpness.

The other person's eyes that saw through his heart made him feel a little frightened and worried.

Before the negotiations begin, it is natural to exchange pleasantries.

Zhang Mingxiang said with a smile: "Mr. Pope, Mr. Foxon, you really made history!"

"I really didn't expect that your Eagle King would choose you to discuss comprehensive cooperation."

"Don't negotiations like this require at least the Prime Minister's level?"

Bill Pope smiled and said, "Although our level is not high, our sincerity is still full."

"In addition, this arrangement of discussing space cooperation on the surface but actually comprehensive cooperation can avoid some unnecessary interference."

"Mr. Zhang, you are still the representative for such an important negotiation. This shows that you are trusted by your superiors."

Zhang Mingxiang waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong. The reason I was arranged to talk to you is because our superiors don't have much hope for this negotiation, haha!"

"Since there will be no results from the negotiations, it doesn't matter who we send to negotiate."

Zhang Mingxiang's words choked Bill Pope.

The verbal battle before the negotiation ended and the formal negotiations began.

The topic is comprehensive cooperation.

Moreover, this was proposed by the squid side themselves, so naturally, they should be the first to explain it.

Exposition is by Bill Pope.

Bill Pope smiled and said: "We hope to eliminate all the barriers, all the suspicions and all the restrictions between us."

"Our market is fully open to you."

"There are no longer any restrictions on the export of our technology and products to you."

"We also allow you free access to our financial markets."

"Of course, we hope that we can be equal and you can offer us the same benefits."

"In this way, we can be close to each other and the relationship will enter a stage where we are defenseless."

"You can see it?"

Zhang Mingxiang smiled and said, "The actual situation now is: our Longguo market is open to you."

"Any of your products can be sold here without any hindrance."

"You, on the other hand, have unilaterally set many restrictions, almost blocking our cars, computers and other products from entering."

"If you want to show goodwill and change, I think you should take it slow!"

"You should first reciprocally open the market that we have unilaterally restricted."

"If this can be done, it's not too late to talk about other things."

Now, cars from Longguo cannot enter Yusa.

The three brands under the China Passenger Vehicle Group, Hongqi, Zhonghua and Geely, have now begun large-scale mass production.

Hongqi is a luxury brand, and Zhonghua focuses on A-class cars, which are priced from 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.

Geely Automobile is positioned as an entry-level family car, priced at only tens of thousands of yuan. It has good quality and is very fuel-efficient. It is now selling very well in Longguo.

This has made it impossible to sell the cars of foreign giants at all.

What’s even more terrible is that while Longguo’s automobiles are meeting domestic demand, they are also beginning to enter foreign markets.

The first to be affected is the Southeast Asian automobile market.

This is also a big market where Japanese cars sell very well.

Of course, China Passenger Vehicle Group is also entering other markets.

They focus on export business.

Moreover, once the target market is identified, various marketing methods will emerge in an endless stream.

The car companies in China are indeed facing a huge impact now.

So now these guys are all protecting their own car brands with massive tariffs.

Of course, squid is directly banned from import.

Zhang Mingxiang's words were also quite sharp.

You banned our products without saying anything before.

Now, he is pretending to be innocent again and proposing that both sides fully relax the policy.

We haven't been following up with you or confronting you before, right?

Until now, your car brand can still enter our market!

And now, you seem to have amnesia and are pretending to be innocent?

It's so ridiculous.

This is called shameless and shameless!

Bill Pope was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Haha! Now that everyone has completely opened up their markets to each other, doesn't that solve the problem you mentioned?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "You guys give people the feeling that you are like thieves, with shifty eyes, calculating your own little schemes."

"Is it wrong for you to open up the market first to show your sincerity?"

"You have to let us see that you are sincere this time, right?"

Foxon shook his head. He felt that the Dragon people did not play by the rules.

It's really cunning.

If Judas relaxes restrictions on automobiles and electronic products, their domestic companies will probably be overwhelmed quickly.

But their financial consortium does not get any benefits.

This is definitely not what they want...

But now, Squid is the weaker party.

Therefore, you have to accept the other party's doubts.

"Mr. Wang, if we unilaterally open up the entire market to you first, do you think we are sincere enough?" Foxon said.

Wang Haoran said: "We can try opening it first."

"You can't just talk about it!"

"Also, there can't be any other conditions attached."

"This is a sincere attempt to reconcile with us."

Bill Pope sighed inwardly, the other party was too sharp.

It's quite difficult to set a trap for him!
"Mr. Wang, kindness must be equal. If only one party gives but the other party does not take action, it will not be a good idea."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "We have released too much goodwill in the past."

"But all I get from you is constant bullying and pushing for more."

"So, if you want to regain our trust, please go first!"

Foxon was silent for a while. He was also a little anxious.

Because the other party obviously refused to give in.

"Mr. Wang, we have only one request: you should use US dollars in all your future foreign trade."

"As long as you agree to this request, we can fully open up our market to show you our sincerity."

Wang Haoran laughed: What the hell, you come here to ask us to print green paper endorsement for our products?
After your gold standard collapsed, you turned to oil to stabilize your green paper.

Now, you just want to anchor our tech products?

To be precise, do you want to anchor our chip industry?
How is that possible?
Why should we help you maintain the US dollar?

Do you think we are stupid?

Wang Haoran shook his finger without hesitation and said, "We can try the US dollar for the time being when making a deal with you."

"But when it comes to trade with other economies, we can do whatever we want, and you can't control that!"

The US dollar is still widely used internationally and can be considered a hard currency.

When doing business with Squid, there is nothing wrong with using US dollars first.

But, you want me to endorse your Green Paper and consolidate its hegemony?

That definitely won’t work!

Our purpose has always been very simple. We want to dig out your strong foundation!

In terms of technology, they are now building a foundation at a faster pace.

But it is not easy to shake the global status of the US dollar.

Wang Haoran was not in a hurry. He felt he could take it slow.

Foxon and Bill Pope looked at each other.

Both were a little disappointed.

The other party is not even willing to give any equal benefits!
What a great benefit it would be to open up the entire squid market!
Shouldn't you help us consolidate the position of the US dollar?

Isn’t it said that Brother Long always returns a favor?
We are willing to give you such great benefits, don't you want to help us?

It's so infuriating.

There's no way this negotiation can continue.

Because the other party's intention was very clear, which was to let Squid go first, and they would not give in at all.

Isn't this nonsense?

If the talks were really carried out along these lines, the outcome would probably send these two people to the gallows.

Bill Pope laughed and said, “If even a little of our demands cannot be met, then our sacrifice will be too great.”

"Mr. Wang, you can't have it all."

"In fact, there is no harm in using the US dollar in all your foreign trade activities."

"After all, our US dollar is still the strongest currency."

"You can buy anything with our money."

"Why don't you agree to such a request that would do you no harm?"

"What on earth is it for?"

Wang Haoran smiled and shook his head and said, "You are asking for too much money. It will become a disaster."

"In the end, trade in this world is all about sharing what we have!"

“Trade does require an intermediary.”

“But it doesn’t have to be all in US dollars.”

"We have to try to take risks, right?"

"So, please understand."

Bill Pope is helpless!

He shook his head, not quite sure what to say.

The other party actually sees everything very clearly.

Therefore, it would be quite difficult to deceive such a person.

"If you are unwilling to agree to our only request, I am afraid we will not be able to fully open the market to your products."

Foxon gritted his teeth and spoke directly and threateningly.

He also knew that he didn't seem to be able to threaten the other party in any way.

Because, all along, the scale of trade between Brother Long and Yousa was not small.

They banned the import of Brother Long's complete computers, but now almost all domestic computer brands in Yosa are importing core components from Brother Long to assemble their own computers.

Even the operating system is using Brother Long's.

Moreover, they are so addicted to using the products that they don't even want to conduct their own research.

Why? Because they found that it was much more cost-effective to buy Longge's chips than to develop them themselves.

Capitalists are profit-driven, so they certainly have no motivation to invest huge amounts of money in their own research and development.

They banned Long Ge's complete vehicles, but Long Ge's electronic solutions, spare parts, and even engines were also imported by the auto giants.

Some people say that we can ban all parts and force domestic companies to conduct self-research.

If we really do that, I guess some people will have some wild ideas.

After all, behind all the big companies nowadays are financial tycoons, and they are a large group.

If their interests are harmed, people will die.

In fact, Longguo also makes a lot of money from exporting spare parts.

This is the most important thing.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "It's okay."

"Everything remains the same as before, and we don't care."

Bill Pope sighed.

People don't care at all.

What other cards do you have?
At this point, the negotiations were completely stuck.

Foxon coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Wang, is it okay for us to cooperate in building a global satellite navigation system?"

"We can pay half the money."

"We can provide a large number of experts."

"The satellite navigation system that has been built is owned by us all."

"Of course, our right to speak is completely equal."

"Do you think this is feasible?"

Foxen still wants to make a breakthrough in the global satellite navigation system.

After all, this matter has a lot to do with him.

If he does it well, it will be considered his performance.

Wang Haoran smiled and said: "We can build it by ourselves, and we don't need any external technical help."

“Similarly, we have no shortage of funds for construction.”

"Also, such a major project with many military uses is better kept in our own hands. Sharing it will not bring any benefits and will only lead to disagreements and conflicts."

Foxen's proposal was rejected again.

Bill Pope and Foxon were both close to depression.

This is too difficult to talk about.

It's obvious that the other party doesn't have even the slightest bit of trust in Yusa.

So, you want to have so-called close cooperation?

Go dream!

Foxon smiled bitterly and said, "You seem to have said that you welcome partners from all over the world to jointly build a global satellite navigation system."

"Why are you so reluctant to cooperate with us?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Didn't you read our statement carefully?"

"What we call cooperation is actually giving our partners the right to use the equipment, but the leadership and ownership are ours! Mr. Foxon, you are not playing dumb, are you?"

The negotiations lasted for seven or eight hours.

But in the end, because the differences were too great, no consensus could be reached... (End of this chapter)