But soon Luo Bei’s face broke into a smile again. He waved his hand, signaling Wu Ge to retreat, and then said, "Mr. Li, please, there’s no need to let a minor figure ruin your mood."
Everyone soon sat down. Those who could sit down were naturally only Luo Bei and Luo Xiuxian, along with Li Se and Zhang Aimin. The rest stood behind them. Most people’s gazes were fixed on Li Se and Zhang Aimin, their expressions flickering with uncertainty.
"Mr. Li, Ms. Zhang, you are truly young and promising. My son was a bit impulsive earlier and offended you, so I specifically arranged this apology banquet for him to apologize to you properly."
Luo Bei said with a chuckle, then glanced at Luo Xiuxian.
"I was in the wrong earlier!" Luo Xiuxian picked up his wine glass, apologized, and then drank it down in one gulp.
Luo Bei said at this moment, "As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. My son has also apologized, and many things can just pass. We can still cooperate, can't we?"
"Oh, President Luo wants to cooperate with us?" Li Se seized the crucial information.
"As long as our Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce has good projects, we will definitely invest. We have plenty of money," Luo Bei chuckled.
Li Se, however, shook his head, "However, my Muzigroup does not intend to cooperate with other companies."
"Mr. Li, what are you talking about?" Luo Bei’s face remained full of smiles. "As long as the benefits are sufficient, cooperation is certainly possible. I heard that Muzigroup has a medicine that is very effective and can quickly relieve pain. I think we can cooperate. I am willing to invest ten billion yuan in Muzigroup. Additionally, our Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce must control this medicine. Mr. Li, you also know that after investing so much money, we must have something in hand, right?"
The people from the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce were all shocked by this. Was this Muzigroup so formidable? Ten billion yuan just to control the product of a medicine? They had never heard of this Muzigroup before.
This was also normal. Muzigroup itself had changed its name; it was previously in the southern regions, and the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce was mainly concentrated in the Jiangbei area, so it was not surprising that they didn't know.
"Ten billion yuan, your Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce is truly generous." Li Se knew that this apology banquet was not that simple.
Luo Bei smiled, "Ten billion yuan can even buy the entire Muzigroup. We don't want much, just sixty percent of the shares, plus control over this medicine. Don't misunderstand, the reason I want control over this medicine is also to see if we can achieve higher profit margins. For example, if some medicine’s ingredients are rather expensive, we can replace them with other things. You get rich, I get rich, we have only one goal, and that is to get rich!"
Li Se remained unmoved, saying indifferently, "I said, I have no interest in cooperating. Let alone ten billion, even if you offered one hundred billion, I would have no interest. If your purpose for this apology banquet is to gain equity, I am very sorry, I'm afraid it won't happen as you wish. I have other matters, I will take my leave!"
Having said that, Li Se prepared to leave directly with Zhang Aimin.
"Wait!"
Luo Bei's expression turned slightly grim, and he said, "Mr. Li, you really don't give any face. Do you know who I am? Don't think that just because you know some important people, you think you're amazing. I'm telling you, your connections are not enough to be considered. Compared to our Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, they are nothing. I am speaking kindly to you now to cooperate, you can accept it. If things turn unpleasant, you won't get a single penny!"
Threats, this was already a threat!
And upon hearing this, the people from the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce seemed to understand something. The apology was fake, the threat was real. They were already quite displeased with Li Se, especially since Li Se had previously claimed that the branch president was just a nobody. Now, it was different. You insulted us as nobodies? Now we're threatening you, what can you do?
Wu Ge had not completely left. When he heard this, he immediately stopped in his tracks, a flicker of joy flashed across his face. As long as this guy refused, he still had hope for revenge!
"President Luo, are you threatening me?" Li Se said unhurriedly, seemingly unaffected by the threat and not flustered at all.
"How can it be called a threat?" Luo Bei smiled. "I am showing full sincerity. Ten billion yuan to purchase sixty percent of your shares, this price is not low at all. Mr. Li, I think you should reconsider carefully and not make the wrong decision."
Luo Xiuxian sneered twice and said, "Calling you Mr. Li, and you're acting all high and mighty, huh? Do you think your little connections mean anything to us? I'm telling you, whether you want to cooperate today or not, you have to. There's no room for negotiation, because you cannot afford to offend the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. I don't believe it, you can actually call Mayor Han here today!"
"Cooperating with our Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce is your honor!"
"So many people want our Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce to invest, and directly ten billion yuan, you should be content."
"Some people are just too greedy, ten billion yuan isn't enough, they really think they're some chosen one."
"..."
The members of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce chimed in one after another.
"Heh, what if I don't?" Li Se still wore a smile.
Luo Bei said faintly, "No one has ever refused my investment, and neither will you!"
Luo Xiuxian said with a wicked grin, "It's not impossible to refuse. You have to pay a price. As for your woman, of course, I'll handle her..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Se sent a kick, directly striking Luo Xiuxian. Even though Luo Xiuxian was sitting, he was sent flying to the wall by this kick. A thud was heard, followed by Luo Xiuxian's scream.
Silence! Everyone fell silent.
They were all listening to Luo Xiuxian's screams, their faces filled with disbelief. These were all people from the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, including President Luo Bei, yet under such circumstances, he still dared to take action and beat Luo Xiuxian.
This Luo Xiuxian was Luo Bei's biological son and the young master of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, destined to inherit it!
But they never expected that Li Se would dare to kick Luo Xiuxian directly in front of Luo Bei. This was utter defiance!
Everyone looked on in disbelief, simply unable to believe what they were seeing. Wu Ge being beaten was just a branch president, and insignificant compared to Luo Xiuxian. But Luo Xiuxian was the young master, Luo Bei's son, and he dared to hit him?
This gutsiness was truly boundless!