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"It seems that there is no need for us to continue our discussion today," Zhang Menglong stood up, "Director Zhou, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but they have come here with no sincerity at all. I think it's better to wait until they realize the reality!"

"Mr. Zhang, please wait!" Director Zhou looked troubled, "1000 US dollars per ton is indeed a bit too expensive. I think the price can still be adjusted appropriately."

"Alright, I'll give Director Zhou some face," Zhang Menglong sat back down, "I don't have any other aspirations, I just hope for world peace, enemies should resolve rather than deepen their enmity, right? Since that's the case, I'm not against selling at the cost price to you!"

"Based on the average price of 300 US dollars per ton, you're asking for 3.5 billion tons, which amounts to 1050 billion US dollars. Add to that a penalty of 270 billion, a total of 1320 billion US dollars. I am particularly generous, I'll only ask for 1000 billion US dollars, the rest of the change I don't want, consider it making a friend!"

Kim Tae In-ryong was stricken on the spot, was he short of the 320 billion US dollars? He was short of 1000 billion US dollars! The money they planned for their financial planning wasn't even enough to pay the change of this sum! Even if Zhang Menglong sold to them at cost price, they still couldn't afford it!

You say you're buying coal, but why are you messing up the market price? Is it just to make it unaffordable for them?

"Mr. Zhang, personally, I believe we should respect the market," Kim Tae In-ryong said righteously, "the current market price is 65 US dollars per ton, but considering Mr. Zhang's loss, we can offer 80 US dollars per ton!"

"Get lost! Idiot!" Zhang Menglong cursed loudly on the spot, "You think I'm a charitable donor selling you coal at the average import cost of 300 US dollars per ton for 80 dollars per ton?"

"Director Zhou, you heard it, who is robbing who here?" Zhang Menglong knew these Kaibong people were shameless, but he never imagined they could be so brazen!

He inflated the prices, anticipating this scenario today, but he never imagined that the Kaibong people would actually have the audacity to state that price!

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When quoting that price, Kim Tae In-ryong's face also turned crimson with embarrassment, but what can he do? They really don't have that much money!

If they were as wealthy as Zhang Menglong, would they still be bickering here?

"Mr. Zhang, please don't get angry, their demands are indeed a bit excessive," Director Zhou also felt he could not stand by, his aim was to mediate the conflict between both parties, not to help the Kaibong people bully those from Huaxia.

"Actually, I have another solution," Zhang Menglong said, "You can also spend money to buy coal from other countries!"

Zhang Menglong was saying this and couldn't help laughing, "I know your country has a good relationship with Australia, otherwise, 90% of your imports wouldn't come from them. As long as you offer a slightly higher price, I think they would be willing to sell the coal they originally exported to Tsarist Russia and America to you!"

Kim Tae In-ryong's face turned as black as if it were poisoned.

Trying to snatch the coal shares from Tsarist Russia and America? Do they have a death wish?

Although Tsarist Russia's development level may not match Kaibong, they are a notoriously combative nation. If they dared to do that, they believe the next day Tsarist Russia's pilots would fly bombers directly to them!

As for America, that's their big brother. Would a little brother steal from his elder? Wouldn't that be courting death?

Although other small countries also import from Australia, their shares combined wouldn't even be enough to fill their gaps, and it would be used up in a month or two, making international relations a mess. It's seriously not worth the loss!

"However, Mr. Kim, if you are willing to open up the export of new earth from your Silicon Moonlight mines to us, then I might consider asking for a little less money!" Zhang Menglong said very directly.

"New earth ore?" Director Zhou pricked up his ears, indeed, Zhang Menglong had other motives!

"Mr. Zhang, it's not that we are unwilling to export, but our domestic demand is too great, the new earth ore we extract is barely enough to meet our internal needs!"

"That's not a problem!" Zhang Menglong smiled, "I can organize my own team to dig in your country. Huaxia may not have many other things, but we do have an abundance of excavators. I could directly purchase Lanxiang Technical School—the mining would be top-notch!"

"What's the matter? Unwilling?" Zhang Menglong saw that they did not mention anything about it and immediately lost interest, he wasn't in a hurry anyway!@@novelbin@@

Originally, production was scheduled to start in May, and now all the preparatory work was basically completed. He still had one or two months to play with the Kaibong people, to see who would lose patience first!

"Since you're not willing, then there's nothing I can do!" Zhang Menglong shrugged his shoulders, "Director Zhou, if they ever come with sincerity to talk, they can contact me at any time!"

Having said that, Zhang Menglong took Hong Yi and left.

"Bastard!"

...

A week quickly went by, and Kaibong seemed to have vanished without a trace, with not the slightest movement from their side.

"Hong Yi, there's no movement from Kaibong?" Zhang Menglong found it a bit strange.

"Not at the moment," Hong Yi said, "However, according to the data collected by our intelligence organization, the coal stockpile in Kaibong is now less than 10 million tons, which at best, will only last for half a month."

"No worries, no hurry. How about the company?"

"The employees' situation has basically stabilized, and the production line was transferred to our hands three days ago. The first batch of photolithography machines has started to go into production, and in Dongji City, the simple factory buildings have also been erected, and most of the recruiting is complete."

"Good," Zhang Menglong nodded in satisfaction.

"However, Silicon Moonlight has recently run into some trouble."

"What trouble?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"It's not a big issue, but it is indeed a bit troublesome," Hong Yi said, "Recently, the regulatory bureau of Baodao Province has received multiple anonymous reports claiming that Silicon Moonlight has fire safety hazards. The bureau has been sending people almost every day these past few days to conduct investigations. These frequent probes don't greatly affect the company, but they do have a considerable impact on the morale."

"Oh? How so?"

"Many employees feel that there must be some problem with the company, or that we've offended someone, causing widespread anxiety," Hong Yi explained.

"If I'm not mistaken, it must be the Kaibong people stirring up trouble," Zhang Menglong said with a laugh.

"Mr. Zhang guessed right, it indeed is the Kaibong people!" Hong Yi affirmed, "Kaibong has many descendants in our Huaxia, many of whom were chess pieces prepared during WWII. But after the war, they stayed in Huaxia, some assimilated entirely by our people, integrating completely into our society. Yet some still held onto their original ideologies."

"You're saying there are such people inside Silicon Moonlight?"

"Yes, and not just a few," Hong Yi said, "Those anonymous reports were done by these people."

"But it's also true that Silicon Moonlight has these issues, since its growth was too rapid and the upgrade of the company buildings simply couldn't keep up with the expansion of the production scale, so some fire hazards are inevitable. Usually, these minor issues can be overlooked, but if someone insists on making a fuss, it's unavoidable."

"Moreover, I suspect that there might be Kaibong spies in the market supervision bureau!"

"Good grief, that's practically espionage!"

"Hahaha, you could say that," Hong Yi said, "Just this morning, they notified us that if Silicon Moonlight doesn't resolve these issues, some facilities will have to cease operation. By then, even if all our raw materials are ready, we won't be able to start production."

"I was wondering why they've been so quiet lately, and here they are playing these little tricks," Zhang Menglong said exasperatedly, "No matter, let them play their games. I have plenty of time and money!"