"Lord Tristan, please calm down. Mr. Ye wasn't talking about you."
Upon seeing this, Caroline's female assistant quickly stepped forward to explain.
Although she also disliked Tristan, there was nothing she could do; after all, Tristan was the executive in charge of them.
They are people we can't afford to offend.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
If Tristan is completely offended, the boss and Mr. Ye's new oil field will probably be unable to continue operating for a long time.
In a more serious case, the new oil field could even be "ruined".
"snort."
Tristan snorted and sat down on the sofa.
"Gentlemen, you've all seen the problems our department listed for your new oil field, right?"
Tristan crossed his legs and stared blankly at Ye Chen and Caroline.
"I saw it."
"How do you plan to resolve this?"
"I have two solutions that can help you solve these problems."
Tristan got straight to the point.
"The first solution is for you to start with the first problem we listed, carry out comprehensive rectification, and continue to rectify until the last problem."
"I estimate that it won't take too long to rectify these issues—just a few months."
"When you've finished making the rectifications, you can contact us again, and I'll have them come and inspect again to see if the rectifications have been successful."
Tristan stopped there.
Ye Chen sneered.
I won't even go into the losses that would result from halting mining for several months.
Tristan's last words alone were "full of profound meaning."
He said to let the oil field spend a few months making rectifications, and then contact them again for an inspection, but he didn't say that the inspection would be passed.
Then, the people of Tristan will deliberately point out some problems, or say that some details after rectification are still not up to standard, and continue to make rectifications, which will take several more months.
If this continues, who knows when it will all be approved?
Perhaps six months later, a year later, or even many years later.
In this way, the new oil field was wasted.
Tristan is subtly threatening them.
"What's the second option?"
Caroline calmed down and asked.
"The second method is also very simple: you can continue mining by paying a fine."
Tristan replied with a smile.
"The specific number."
Caroline asked again.
"Not much, I want this amount."
As he spoke, Tristan held up two fingers.
Ye Chen instantly understood Tristan's meaning—two billion US dollars.
For Tristan, this "vampire," two hundred million dollars is far too little; he will not be satisfied.
Two billion US dollars?
Caroline asked.
She really had no other choice now. If she rejected Tristan, she would have to start making changes as his first method suggested.
The more time they waste, the greater their losses will be. Who knows when all the rectification will be completed? If it becomes a matter of "years," their losses will far exceed two billion US dollars.
As for what I was thinking about yesterday, taking down Tristan would be even more troublesome, and would probably cost more than two billion US dollars.
Relatively speaking, Tristan's two billion US dollars is the least.
"Yes, it's two billion US dollars."
Tristan nodded.
Just as Caroline breathed a sigh of relief, Tristan suddenly added:
"My two fingers have two meanings. Two billion US dollars is only one. The second meaning is that you will have to give me 20% of your profits every year from now on."
"I also need to bribe officials at all levels, which is very expensive and troublesome. Just take 20% of your profits; that's not much."
Tristan's attitude, as if he didn't want much, was even more infuriating.
Ye Chen shook his head.
This Tristan is truly insane; he'd have to be crazy to offer a 20% profit margin.
That 20% profit margin is way too much.
Although Tristan probably doesn't know that his new oil field is a large one, even if it's a medium-sized one, a 20% profit is still quite substantial.
Caroline completely abandoned the idea of settling the matter by paying money; this guy was going too far.
"Now you have two choices."
Ye Chen said coldly to Tristan.
"Oh, what choice?"
Tristan was a little curious; he thought Ye Chen was going to try to bargain with him.
"One, get out of here yourself; two, let me kick you out!!!"
Ye Chen spoke with an air of dominance.
Why should I have to take 20% of this guy's money, who's trying to rip me off? Who does he think he is?!
Want to ride on his head? Dream on.
“I think there’s a third way, which is to have my bodyguard come and throw him out.”
Caroline echoed Ye Chen.
Now she and Ye Chen are on the same page: they will never compromise!
"asshole............."
Tristan was completely blown up.
He sat up abruptly, pointing at Ye Chen and Caroline, his body trembling.
He was actually threatened like this! What an utter disgrace! What an utter disgrace!!!
"You just wait! From this day forward, you'll never extract a single drop of oil from your new oil field in your entire lives!!!"
"I'll make your oil field a useless waste forever!!!"
Tristan made some harsh remarks.
With that, Tristan turned and stormed out.
"Boss, Mr. Ye, you shouldn't have done this. It was too impulsive."
Caroline's female assistant sighed deeply.
“Tristan has been in his position for ten years. He is deeply entrenched, and his position is even more secure because he has connections at all levels. The chances of bringing him down are extremely slim.”
Caroline's assistant was in her thirties and had more experience, so she understood better how terrifying the word "power" could be.
Tristan is a notorious "vampire," always taking advantage of others. Surely, some people have tried to bring him down, so why has Tristan been able to stay in his position for so long?
There must be someone protecting him to allow Tristan to sit comfortably in his position.
Moreover, Tristan is the one in charge of them, and now they have completely offended Tristan, and Tristan will definitely do what he says.
As long as Tristan is alive, he probably won't be able to exploit the new oil field that the boss and Mr. Ye are building.
Both the boss and Mr. Ye are too young, hot-blooded, and impulsive.
"Lord Tristan, please wait a moment."
For the sake of her boss and Mr. Ye's business, Caroline's female assistant hurriedly ran outside to catch up with Tristan, hoping to ease the tension between the two sides.
However, Tristan ignored Caroline's assistant's calls and instead sped up, quickly arriving in front of his Bentley Mulsanne.
As Tristan was about to get into the car, Caroline's assistant couldn't catch up and felt even more desperate.
At this crucial moment, a very special convoy of vehicles slowly pulled up beside them.
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