Song Qiao pondered for a long time but could not come up with any good ideas.
"Forget it, let's not think about these things for now. You've had a tiring day too, go get some rest."
He gently patted Xia Xueqing's head, temporarily suppressing her nervousness.
He himself walked out and dialed the number of the richest man in Ruiguo.
This afternoon, Xu Tong had just helped him contact the other party, and the man himself had shown a strong willingness to cooperate.
"Mr. Tuck, this is Song Qiao. I wonder how you've considered the water port project?"
As soon as Song Qiao opened his mouth, he spoke fluent Ruiguo, which clearly surprised Tom Tuck on the other end of the line.
Although he had heard from Xu Tong that Song Qiao was a successful businessman, he hadn't expected him to be proficient in their Ruiguo language.
"Song, I think your idea is brilliant. I've decided to help you invest in this project, but I'm really unable to get away. I can only have my son, Luni Tuck, go to Huaxia to discuss it with you in detail."
Tom spoke very politely, without any airs of being the richest man in a country. This satisfied Song Qiao greatly.
"With your help, this matter is as good as done."
"Don't worry, when the time comes, I will definitely give you a generous report as we agreed."
Seeing that the water port project was as good as secured, Song Qiao felt much more relaxed.
Once this project was in hand, all the schemes that Li Bingqing and Mo Ling had been planning recently would crumble.
At that time, he and Ye Zhiwei would surely win another round.
Meanwhile, at the Haodu Hotel in Yangcheng.
Li Bingqing, dressed unusually formally, met with the Xiong country investor, Kniev, along with Mo Ling.
"Miss Li Bingqing, what exactly is the reason you invited me here?"
"Is there any problem with our cooperative project?"
Kniev looked somewhat tired, clearly having just disembarked from a flight.
His tone was impatient as he spoke to Li Bingqing.
However, Li Bingqing dared not show any trace of arrogance in front of him.
She took a deep breath and replied respectfully,
"Mr. Kniev, Bingqing has invited you from Xiong country for a very important water port project. Our Li family urgently needs your support."
"If this project truly falls into the hands of our competitors, then the Li family's previous cooperation with you will be in real danger."
Li Bingqing's expression was solemn as she earnestly explained her current predicament to Kniev.
After a long pause, the other party sighed helplessly.
"Miss Li Bingqing, I understand what you mean. I can provide assistance to your Li family for this matter, but with my current financial strength, the probability of securing this project is almost nil."
Kniev's first half of the sentence made Li Bingqing relax slightly, but the next second, her heart tensed up again.
She knew in her heart that although Kniev could help, he couldn't play a decisive role.
"By the way, Mr. Kniev, who was that other big shot who was escorted away in first class at the airport today?"
Li Bingqing sighed helplessly and asked casually.
Since Kniev couldn't be relied upon, she could only start thinking of other solutions in advance.
"Are you talking about Tony Tuck?"
Kniev was stunned, then suddenly realized, and a look of respect appeared on his face.
"He is the eldest son of the Tuck family, the son of the richest man in Ruiguo, Tom Tuck. He is quite formidable. I just don't know why he's in Huaxia this time."
"Moreover, under normal circumstances, he should be using a private jet."
Seeing Tonyev's face full of reverence, a glint flashed in Li Bingqing's eyes.
But on the surface, she still dealt with him calmly.
She secretly calculated that if she could gain the support of the Tuck family, no one in the entire Huaxia would be able to compete with her for this water port project.
...
The next morning, with this idea in mind, Li Bingqing prepared lavish gifts and personally went to Tony Tuck's hotel.
After repeated entreaties, she finally met Tony Tuck's secretary, Xiao Gang.
However, the other party was clearly impatient.
"Miss Li, although the Li family has some influence in Huaxia, Mr. Tuck is here solely to help his father, Tom, on business and will not receive any guests."
"I advise you to leave."
Before Li Bingqing could speak, she turned to leave.
"Secretary Xiao, please wait."
Li Bingqing cursed inwardly but dared not show any neglect, quickly catching up to him.
"We have a very large business project that we wish to cooperate on with Mr. Tony Tuck. Please, you must help me arrange a meeting with Mr. Tony."
The proud eldest daughter of the Li family now spoke with a hint of pleading in her tone.
As she spoke, she quietly slipped a bank card into his hand.
Seeing Li Bingqing's attitude, Xiao Gang's expression couldn't help but become a little smug.
"Then I can only try, but I can't guarantee that Mr. Tony will see you."
His expression remained unchanged, and he walked away, leaving Li Bingqing to watch.
Tony Tuck had strictly forbidden meetings with any businessmen other than Song Qiao, so he wouldn't dare to offend him.
He cursed Li Bingqing as a fool in his heart and pocketed the gifts and the bank card.
That afternoon.
Song Qiao, after finishing his work, drove to the hotel.
He planned to invite Tony Tuck to dinner and have a simple exchange of information.
Although he had discussed most of it with Tom Tuck over the phone, some detailed issues still needed to be discussed by both parties.
"Stop, what are you doing here?"
"This hotel has been booked by our Tuck Company. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."
Before he could enter, he was blocked by two burly foreigners. They warned him in broken Chinese, wanting Song Qiao to leave quickly.
Song Qiao couldn't help but want to laugh seeing their serious expressions.
As the saying goes, it's easy to deal with the king of hell but hard to deal with his subordinates.
It wouldn't be easy to get past these two security guards to see Tony Tuck.
"Our Mr. Tuck is not seeing guests. Sir, please go back."
Just then, Secretary Xiao Gang appeared from somewhere.
He sized up Song Qiao from head to toe, a greedy look in his eyes.
This task was simply wonderful. In the morning, Li Bingqing had sent money, and in the afternoon, another sucker had appeared.
The longer Tony Tuck stayed here, the more money he would likely make.
"I am..."
Song Qiao was about to say his name.
But Xiao Gang interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"I don't care who you are. Our Mr. Tony said he's not seeing any guests."
"Looking at you, you come to visit without even bringing a gift. Do you think you're worthy of meeting our Mr. Tony?"
"Don't you know your own place?"