Zhao Tinghai lay back in his recliner and said in a relaxed tone, "Oh, is that so? The ore we found today has a much higher catalyst content than before. I hope you can raise the price a bit!"

Upon hearing Zhao Tinghai's words, Jiang Han became furious: "Zhao Tinghai, what exactly do you mean? Are you also planning to raise the price? This is Brother Hu's property, I hope you understand!"

"Heh, I'm working myself to the bone down there, and you guys are making the lion's share. You think I'm some kind of dog, that I can just get a little something to eat? You tell Liu Tianhu that if he doesn't increase my share by even one percent, I'll make sure he gets a lot more pure ore!"

Upon hearing that the other party wanted ore from even higher and deeper deposits, Jiang Han was stunned for a moment. Then, she picked up the report beside her, glanced at it, and immediately said, "What did you just say? You can produce ore with even higher purity?"

"Of course, I have higher-grade ore here, but you must provide me with enough manpower. I'm already short-handed! You haven't even provided me with things like radiation protection suits. Right now, my men down there are risking their lives to dig. If another riot breaks out, I really won't be able to control it!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Han remained silent for a moment before finally sighing, "This isn't something I can decide, but I'll report it to Brother Hu. If he agrees, I'll contact you again!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Han's face wasn't particularly pleasant. He had rarely experienced being threatened. His superiors were pressuring him, but there were still significant problems with extracting the catalyst from the ore. They could only rely on some outdated techniques to extract the catalyst from the ore, which required a large amount of ore. If they wanted to obtain more and more catalyst from the raw materials, they could only increase production or use higher purity ore.

"Damn it, how dare they threaten me!"

Jiang Han glared angrily at the ore on the table, even wanting to stomp on it, but then she remembered how expensive it was, so she stopped and could only curse inwardly.

Secretary Cao submitted Jiang Han's report and waited aside.

At that moment, Ye Hua, who was sitting in his office chair with a cigarette in his mouth, held the report in his hand. After looking at it for a long time, he did not say a word.

They're asking for money again! Are they trying to kill me? How am I supposed to explain this to Liu Tianhu?

Ye Hua felt a pang of bitterness. After all, money was not something he could control, and this was no small sum. Ye Hua felt a surge of anger at Zhao Tinghai's actions. He himself wouldn't dare to raise the price so easily, so why could Zhao Tinghai do it?

After pondering for a while, Ye Hua finally spoke up: "Forget it, we still need to ask Brother Hu about this matter and see if he agrees. You can give this report to Brother Hu!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the office door was violently pushed open, and Liu Tianhu stormed in, slamming the documents in his hand to the ground.

"Useless! A bunch of useless people! After all this time, they still can't even figure this out. I think it's time to give the head of the R&D department a talking-to!"

Seeing Liu Tianhu's angry expression, Ye Hua quickly stood up and stepped aside, not daring to utter a sound. Liu Tianhu, without any courtesy, went directly to Ye Hua's seat, lay down on the large chair, and sulked.

"Ye Hua, has anything happened lately?" Liu Tianhu pulled out a pack of cigars he had prepared for himself from the drawer, lit it, and asked.

It's just like what I feared most has come to pass. If I were to talk about this kind of thing at this time, I'd probably get criticized again.

Ye Hua was distressed, but faced with Liu Tianhu's questioning, he could not hide the truth and could only tell the whole story.

Upon hearing this news, Liu Tianhu flew into a rage again and slammed his hand on the table, scattering everything on it to the side.

"Damn it, they're fucking bastards! I was already furious with those guys from the R&D office, and now the mining department is here too. What are they trying to do? Are they planning a rebellion? Fine, I'll just shut down this R&D department and see what you guys eat and drink then! I'll let you all starve to death!"

Liu Tianhu angrily lit up his cigar and threw everything on the table onto the floor. Ye Hua, standing to the side, watched with extreme heartache.

These were all things he had painstakingly saved up, especially the crystal ornament on the table, which he had spent a lot of money to buy. Now it had been smashed to pieces on the ground, which made his heart bleed.

Secretary Cao, who was standing not far away, turned her eyes and quickly walked over, gently picking up the report and placing it on the table.

"Brother Tiger, please calm down. I just contacted Zhao Tinghai about this matter. We need to look at this from both sides; it's not that simple!"

Upon hearing Secretary Cao's words, Liu Tianhu was somewhat surprised. He turned around and glanced at the other party, his eyes revealing a hint that if he didn't give him a straight answer, he would make an example of him today.

Secretary Cao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thought for a moment, and then said, "Zhao Tinghai just revealed some information to me: although the mining volume of the underground catalyst ore has been steadily increasing, its quality has been greatly reduced. Moreover, this ore has a fatal flaw: it is a non-renewable resource, and the quantity is extremely small. If they continue mining at this rate, the entire mine may be completely depleted in less than two months!"

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