Chapter 1612 An Old Friend Arrives

In the next few days, Xiao Peng felt that he was busier than the national leaders: he had to deal with the Houston police affairs; he had to watch the Texas football game; he had to transfer Vincent's 50 million shares; and there were military personnel who sneaked up on him in the middle of the night with a shameful look on their faces, and all they wanted was... could you sell us the coordinates at a low price?

While the US military has money, they don't really want to spend billions to buy the coordinates of a sunken ship. They don't have the budget! They'd have to hold meetings and meetings, and by the time they get a result, they might have already salvaged the submarine!

The first person who came to Xiao Peng to negotiate was not Matt but his subordinate named Trick Young. It was not that Matt did not value Xiao Peng, but he also knew the truth that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles, so he asked his subordinate to explore the way first.

However, this Trick Young was kicked out by Xiao Peng.

As soon as this guy came in, he told Xiao Peng about his ideals and contributions, and then offered a price of five million and said it couldn't be sold to other countries.

Are you out of your mind? I'm from Daxia, what ideal contribution am I talking about? I offered a billion for these coordinates, and I understand if you countered with a price, but you've already reduced it to five million? You're still putting in conditions?

At that time, Xiao Peng almost disclosed the coordinates directly, which frightened Trick Young.

What if Xiao Peng really wanted to go public? Stop him? Arrest him? But he had a backup plan...

But why not? If this news were truly made public, the entire world would go crazy for this strategic nuclear submarine! If the higher-ups knew that it was Xiao Peng who decided to make it public, Trick Yang would be hanged directly on the gallows!

He really knelt down to Xiao Peng, which made Xiao Peng not disclose the coordinates directly. He now realized that even though they are a superpower, the initiative of this matter is in Xiao Peng's hands!

What should we do next? Of course, we should continue to hold meetings and conduct research.

This confused Xiao Peng. He thought the military would be pestering him daily for the next few days, but why was there no movement? Was he misjudged? Was this intelligence not so important to them?

In reality, this intelligence was incredibly important to the Americans! And the result of this "important" nature was a constant stream of meetings, nearly a head-scratching match. Some suggested arresting Xiao Peng and torturing him; others suggested using diplomatic channels to pressure Daxia; others suggested simply paying him off and settling the matter... Anyway, it was just meetings, meetings, and more meetings every day! The meetings were nearly a head-scratching match.

However, they did get a piece of news that was beneficial to them: Xiao Peng's current performance showed that he did not sell the coordinates to Daxia.

What does this mean? It means Xiao Peng is not that patriotic!

They always maintain four strategic nuclear submarines on active duty, the "Sculpin" being just one of them. There are also three others, codenamed "Taimen," "Slimy Gudgeon," and "Lamprey." But Kevin Ishii overthinks things. To prevent the "Sculpin's" coordinates from being leaked, he even poisoned Xiao Peng. When it didn't kill Xiao Peng, he deliberately had Vincent McMahon leak the poisoning to trick him into coming to America. Even though he's dead now, Xiao Peng still harbors resentment towards the US military, especially because he was responsible for the destruction of CIA headquarters. Now they all hate Kevin Ishii to death! He's made their work more difficult, and now they're eager to drag him out of the autopsy room and chop him into pieces!

They held endless meetings there, which confused Xiao Peng. How could they not care about such a big thing? He had originally only considered blackmailing the Americans, but now he was considering whether to actually sell the coordinates.

Or maybe try to rip off the British? No, if you want to make a killing, you should contact the Indians. That's the classic example of "rich, stupid, come quickly"! Those Middle Eastern countries would also work...

But his mind was not really focused on this right now. He had more important things to do: Zhao Shanhe and Shao Feng were here.

Many people were present, including Zhao Shanhe's business negotiation team. Zhao Shanhe was a bit confused when he heard Xiao Peng had negotiated a clothing partnership with WWE. He had originally prepared clothes for Xiao Peng to promote the brand in Europe, but how did it end up being a North American partnership? And what about a commercial partnership with WWE?

This is going to be posted!

He quickly contacted Shao Feng.

Because Xiao Peng had shares in Zhao Shanhe's clothing company and needed help managing the assets, the task fell on Shao Feng and Liu Baorong. Shao Feng and Zhao Shanhe quickly became friends and business partners.

What did Shao Feng do originally? He sold gas cylinders! He had a lot of connections in the Middle East. And what did Zhao Shanhe do? He started out selling knockoff clothing, and he had a lot of connections in the textile industry. So now the two of them have started a new business together: selling blankets to the Middle East.

That’s right, it’s the thick Raschel blanket that symbolizes wealth and good fortune that was very common in Daxia decades ago.

This kind of Raschel blanket refers to a blanket made of acrylic yarn.

Acrylic yarn is a product of petrochemicals. Industrial ethylene extracted during petroleum refining is used to make acrylic yarn, which is then used to make blankets. Each piece costs only a few yuan.

But don't underestimate this thing. Blankets are basically a must-have item in the Middle East, the kind that every household has.

While the Middle East might initially appear hot, the temperature varies considerably across the region. A thick blanket is crucial, especially on motorcycles, where a blanket is often placed on the seat for added comfort. Even American soldiers transporting wounded soldiers in the Middle East use blankets to keep warm.

For thousands of years, locals in the Middle East had woven their own blankets. However, when the affordable and high-quality Daxia Raschel blankets entered the region, they abandoned their own weaving and simply printed a few words in Arabic on them, which became a popular local product. Today, in countries like Afghanistan, Daxia blankets hold over 99% of the market share.

With Zhao Shanhe's supply and Shao Feng's connections, the two are now making a lot of money in the Middle East and Central Asia. They had originally planned to expand into North Africa and South Asia, but the markets there were tightly controlled by other Daxia blanket merchants, making it difficult to enter - indeed, the blanket industry there was also monopolized by Daxia.

Anyway, there was nothing to do in the country right now. Knowing that Zhao Shanhe was coming to the United States to find Xiao Peng, Shao Feng could not stay any longer, and the two of them ran over together - his reason was also very strong, I have more experience than you in negotiating business with foreigners!

But when they arrived, they discovered: What a ridiculous deal! It turned out that the most difficult issues, such as profit distribution, had already been settled; all they needed to do was sign a cooperation agreement.

What else can we do?

Let’s play!