"Mr. Yamazaki, previously your side readily agreed to the match when you thought it was advantageous, allowing you to make various demands like making me kneel and apologize.
But now, as soon as you see the situation turning unfavorable, you want to evade and postpone the match.
You've had all the good and bad outcomes, where in the world can you get such an easy deal?"
Wang Yu smiled at Yamazaki, his tone seemingly refusing.
However, Yamazaki, who had climbed to his position as a supervisor at Tianyi Steel Company through his own abilities, was naturally not comparable to the gilded second-generation Takemoto. He immediately understood the hidden meaning in Wang Yu's words and, without hesitation, spoke again.
"Then five thousand... one hundred million! Mr. Wang, what do you think? This is the maximum extent of my authority. Any more, and headquarters might not agree."
Yamazaki, understanding the situation, unhesitatingly increased the offer and then tried to persuade again.
"Mr. Wang, as long as you agree, you'll get the steel mill you desire.
Furthermore, your side is currently in the development stage. With such a substantial financial compensation, I believe you'll be able to accomplish many things.
As your country says, 'Leave some room for maneuver in life, and you'll meet again in the future.' Why not take this opportunity to ease the situation, let's both take a step back, and remain friends.
Otherwise, if we truly make Tianyi Steel Company your sworn enemy, what's the point of an endless feud?"
Yamazaki's words were a mix of persuasion and pressure, supported by facts and logic.
However, Wang Yu could only chuckle in response.
Friends in the future? They probably don't believe that themselves, do they?
It's just a temporary appeasement for now, followed by a furious revenge. From the moment you stepped into Jiangyang County, we were destined to be enemies!
If we didn't act this way, we wouldn't be from Wadashima!
Also, the principle of leaving room for maneuver is correct. But that's for people, and for ghosts... cough cough!
However, Wang Yu still decided to agree to Yamazaki's request.
After all, it wouldn't be appropriate to completely humiliate an international friend. He wasn't prepared to go head-to-head with a world-class super corporation yet.
Besides, his original goal was to acquire the steel mill. Now, by "killing two birds with one stone," he could also extort some money. Why not?
Especially extorting a large sum from the "Wadashima people who are living pretty well" gave Wang Yu an exceptionally satisfying feeling. Don't ask why!
"Mr. Yamazaki, as a supervisor, do you have the authority to mobilize such a large sum of money?"
Wang Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.
There's hope!
Yamazaki's heart leaped with joy, and he quickly said,
"Mr. Wang, you may not know, but Tianyi Steel Company implements a supervisor responsibility system. Department heads plan and coordinate without being responsible for specific business operations, and then supervisors are responsible for various business operations, reporting directly to the general manager.
Therefore, I have the authority in this regard... If you don't believe me, I can immediately arrange for the funds to be transferred to your designated account from our domestic office!"
Yamazaki said this with apparent generosity, though whether his heart was bleeding was unknown.
One hundred million! Even with immense wealth, one wouldn't be indifferent!
Even as the world's second-largest economy and Wadashima, and Tianyi Steel Company, the world's number one steel and smelting company.
"Three conditions!"
Wang Yu held up three fingers.
"Mr. Wang, please state them!" Yamazaki's face lit up with joy. It was best to negotiate terms.
What broad vision could a director of a small county's automobile factory have? Even if he got a few secret formulas by luck and won a round, what difficult conditions could he propose?
"First, the one hundred million needs to be settled in Sam currency. I don't want your country's money."
Wang Yu's first statement made Yamazaki's eye twitch. It seemed he had indeed thought of that and left a linguistic trap.
Who didn't know that Wadashima's currency wasn't worth much? Even if they had temporarily become the world's second-richest country...
"Agreed. We will use Sam currency. If your side does not have a foreign exchange account, we can also convert it to your country's currency amount at the latest exchange rate."
Yamazaki reluctantly agreed, his face looking grim.
"Second, I need the gambling agreement for the Jiangyang County Steel Mill to be voided, and a complete set of your company's latest steel refining equipment production line. Don't worry, my appetite isn't big, I only need the smallest, mini type."
Wang Yu smilingly proposed the second condition, nearly making Yamazaki jump.
The latest equipment couldn't be given away casually. It could easily lead to technology leakage. All countries strictly controlled it. It was only the Bunseng Kingdom, which was in complete disarray, that could do such a thing!
Moreover, a whole production line was very expensive, even the smallest type would cost at least several million... Sam dollars!
"I... you..." Yamazaki hesitated, looking at the smiling Wang Yu, and suppressed the urge to curse before speaking after weighing the pros and cons.
"I can help you find a way to get the equipment, but we must add measures to prevent technology leakage, such as welding the equipment casing shut and filling it with white phosphorus, so that if it's opened, the internal structure will be directly burned..."
Before Yamazaki could finish, Wang Yu interrupted him.
"Don't worry, I have no interest in your country's technology. You can do whatever you want, as long as it works. I'm just adopting a 'take it as it comes' approach, getting some equipment to use for now. Once I develop further, I'll manufacture the equipment myself."
Wang Yu's words, instead of helping, made Yamazaki feel even more pained.
What did he mean by "just for now"? What did he mean by "no interest in our technology"? If you have no interest, why use it?
Yamazaki, with a smile on his face and a thousand curses in his heart, replied to Wang Yu, "Then it's not a big problem. I can find a way to scrap a batch of equipment internally under the guise of it being obsolete. What about the third condition?"
"Third, I want the cooperation and trade rights of your company in Wadashima!"
Wang Yu said slowly, immediately causing Yamazaki's expression to change drastically.
"Impossible! Absolutely not! Any other condition is fine, but this one is absolutely not!"
The so-called cooperation and trade rights, simply translated, meant that Wang Yu wanted them to sell his automobile factory's products in Wadashima.
Don't think that steel companies only make steel. Wang Yu's automobile factory also produced kettles, fans, and rice cookers!
In this era, which large company doesn't have diversified businesses as side ventures? It's just that the side businesses are not as important as the main business.
Tianyi Steel Company was no exception. It had many Kabushiki Kaisha in Wadashima. Just as they wanted to acquire the small steel mill in Jiangyang County, their fundamental purpose was to use it as a springboard for legitimate commercial dumping in the Federation of One Yuan.
And if Wang Yu could obtain their cooperation and sales rights in Wadashima, wouldn't it mean that the Federation of One Yuan could also use them as a springboard to dump their products into Wadashima?
Even if they didn't care about the backward technology and conditions of the Federation of One Yuan, they couldn't leave this loophole!
"Absolutely not!"
Yamazaki shouted loudly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.