Chapter 1073 Something is going to happen

Xiao Peng pointed to the document on the table and asked William, "William, have you read this agreement?"

William nodded: "I did see it."

Xiao Peng asked in return: "Do you think this agreement is reasonable?"

William said, "I think it makes sense. Didn't Fabian just say 'the head follows the butt'? If you really go public, I will invest everything I have in you. And you've read the agreement. As long as you agree, these countries will allow their allied ports to provide you with the greatest convenience and discounts."

Xiao Peng scoffed, "And then I have to pay a huge price every time I salvage a huge amount of shipwrecks; if I make my whereabouts public, I'll be under surveillance; and the aforementioned countries will have priority in allocating my harvest; and if I salvage a shipwreck from their country, the owner will have exclusive rights to the harvest? And they only pay the so-called 'maximum convenience and discounts for allied ports'? And that doesn't even include their own ports? William, do you think I'm crazy to agree to such a condition?"

After hearing this, William said, "Xiao, you can't think like that. If you really agree to this contract, your wealth will skyrocket. The entire European upper class will treat you as the most distinguished guest, and you will gain unprecedented fame..."

"Becoming the most important dog in the so-called 'upper class'?" Xiao Peng interrupted William directly: "Do you upper-class people specialize in doing these vulgar things?"

William froze. He didn't expect Xiao Peng to be so direct.

Fabian said, "King William, I suggest you don't bring up this topic anymore. It wouldn't be good if you were kicked out of your former villa, Eichenhorst! Forget about the subsequent proposals. Xiao wouldn't accept the first one, the listing! The three of us have been working together for so long, but as you can see, when Xiao Peng wasn't around, we couldn't even decide how to handle the shipwreck's gains. We call it a company run by three of us, but in reality, it's Xiao who has the final say. If we're like this, do you think he'd accept anyone telling him what to do?"

Pascal said, "Actually, they're pretty stupid. What's the point of forcing Xiao Peng to go public? The most valuable thing about our company is Xiao himself, not anything else. Xiao Peng could just agree with this and cash out and leave."

Fabian shook his head. "Pascal, don't give us such bad advice! If we really go public, capital from all over the world will be poured in. If Xiao really did that, he would offend investors all over the world, even those in his own country. Right now, we're just facing difficulties in a few places. If that really happened, I'm afraid we'd be completely stranded!"

At this time, Xiao Peng did something that surprised William - he picked up the documents on the table and tore them into pieces.

"There's no way I'm going to accept this contract," Xiao Peng said. "You're friends with that Pio, right? Tell him I've seen his suggestion. I'm a low-brow person, so please tell him: F**K! You're still asking me to sign a contract? What era is this? I forgot about it so early in the morning!"

William hadn't said anything yet, but Fabian became curious. "Xiao, this isn't like your style. Didn't you say that people in your country value 'leaving a way out so we can meet again in the future'? You're not leaving any wiggle room at all! Why? Has this island life affected you so much?"

Xiao Peng shook his head. "I'm still myself. I treat life on the island as a vacation, so I haven't experienced any psychological changes. I'm just very resistant to this contract. They proposed such a contract and thought it was suitable for me to sign? This is an insult to my personality! And as a Daxia person, there's no way I'll sign this document."

Pascal asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with your country?"

Xiao Peng took out a cigarette, lit it, and said leisurely, "Our country has a long history of suffering. From 1689 to 1949, during those 260 years, can you guess how many unequal treaties like this one we signed?"

"How much?" Fabian asked curiously.

Xiao Peng gave the answer: "During these 260 years, our country was bullied by various powers, and we signed a total of 1,182 so-called 'treaties', 'constitutions', and 'agreements'! All of them were unequal treaties! An average of 4.5 treaties were signed each year!"

"So many?" Pascal exclaimed.

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "This is the result compiled by Mr. Wang Tieya, a famous legal scholar in our country, after more than ten years! After reading his book, 'A Compilation of Chinese and Foreign Old Testaments,' I can only describe it as 'shocking'! What era is it now? You still look at us with such eyes, and want me to agree to this so-called agreement? Fuck you! William, you came here today just to ask me to accept this agreement? Then you've got the result. I will not agree to this agreement. Oh, William, I have another question. Is it your idea to come here as a lobbyist or is it the idea of the German Tri-State Alliance?"

William said after hearing this: "This is my opinion. The Tri-State Alliance has a similar view. After all, the EU is a community. If this matter leads to division, it would be..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Peng interrupted him: "Is everyone done eating? Thank you for welcoming me. Now I need to rest! Fabian, Pascal, can you give me a hand?"

"What?" they asked.

William was a little nervous. What was Xiao Peng going to do? He had a bad feeling that Xiao Peng was going to do something shocking again.

Fabian really understood Xiao Peng. Xiao Peng had simply ordered him to leave! This really made him unhappy. Did he not even give him any face?

Xiao Peng first said, "Pascal, you should quickly go about naming those two islands for the Derridas."

After hearing this, William secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the thing he was talking about so seriously was such a small matter! He hurriedly smiled and said, "Xiao, I can help with this matter."

Xiao Peng smiled and shook his head: "William, you help this today and that tomorrow, you are so busy! I won't trouble you anymore!"

William's smile froze on his face. What did this mean?

Xiao Peng turned to Fabian and said, "Fabian, please inform the Tri-State Alliance that we can no longer handle the pressure and are disbanding our company and withdrawing from the ocean exploration industry!"

"What?" William stood up from his chair.

Fabian and Pascal high-fived each other. The two brothers said to Xiao Peng, "We really understand you. It's exactly as we expected! But there's one thing that's a little different."

Fabian said this and pointed at William.

Xiao Peng slapped his forehead. "Damn, how could I forget! Fabian, when you tell the Germans, don't forget to thank William for me. It was he who gave me the courage to make up my mind!"

After hearing this, William broke out in a cold sweat!