Everyone composed themselves and apologized to Song Mai.
"Sorry, I went a little too far with my joke just now. Don't take it to heart."
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now. We'll be more careful next time."
Seeing that everyone had apologized, Song Mai didn't know what to say and simply said it was nothing and moved on.
Lu Xun clasped his hands together and looked at the group with a serious expression.
"I have already reported the situation this morning to the group. The group's attitude is that it is impossible to raise the price. According to the market value, this piece of land is only worth 70 million. The group's current asking price of 80 million is already taking into account the local people. We want to ensure that the surrounding residents who are affected by this and need to relocate can receive more compensation. If they are not satisfied with this price and want to give the local residents more compensation, then the group can add another 5 million, making the total budget 85 million."
But I never expected them to be so greedy, demanding so much at once. Since they're so ungrateful, there's no need to give them face. They don't even care about the interests of their own people, so why should we? Any extra money we give them will probably just go into their pockets anyway. Let's go for the market price and get this land for 70 million.
Upon hearing this, the young man from the marketing department slammed his hand on the table, his eyes filled with anger.
"Damn it, I've been annoyed with that Basque guy since this morning. He's just the mayor's secretary, what's so great about him? He's not the mayor, yet he acts like he's something special. Who does he think he is, putting on airs like that? I get so angry just looking at his arrogant attitude!"
The young woman from the Ministry of Justice was both angry and worried.
"But they don't even agree to 85 million, so how could they agree to 70 million?"
Everyone understood this principle, and a silence fell over the crowd. No one knew what to do or how to complete the arduous task assigned to them by the group.
Lu Xun looked at everyone and spoke again:
What do you think? Do you have any ideas?
Someone voiced their question.
"I don't understand why the Western government is doing this. Although the person we're talking to today is Basque, he must be representing Mayor Diaz, and the price he's offering is Diaz's idea. But they can't be unaware of Yunxing's size and international influence. Yunxing buying land and investing in factories is something many countries would kill for. Many countries have even halved their prices just so Yunxing could come to their countries. Doesn't the Western government care at all about the benefits Yunxing brings to their country? Aren't they worried about offending Yunxing?"
This was a problem that not only he couldn't understand, but others also couldn't comprehend.
Logically speaking, with the significant impact of this announcement on the world stage, everyone should know the extent of Yunxing Group's cutting-edge technology development.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand what the construction of this factory in the West means and what benefits it can bring to the city.
If that's the case, why are they so insistent on having that extra 15 million?
Is it really just that they have a narrow perspective and can't think of so many things?
Would the mayor of such a big city really care about such petty gains?
The answer is definitely no.
They simply couldn't figure out the reason.
Just as everyone was racking their brains trying to figure it out, a flash of inspiration struck Song Mai, and an idea took shape in her mind.
She surveyed the people around her with clear and wise eyes.
"I have a guess, but I'm not sure if it's accurate."
Fortunately, since no one could say anything, Lu Xun spoke to Song Mai with a hint of encouragement:
"Tell me your thoughts, let's discuss it together."
Song Mai pulled the blanket around herself tighter, took a deep breath, and said:
"I think they are just using Yunxing, and this 100 million is just one part of their operation."
When she proposed this idea, the others were somewhat puzzled.
"How so?"
Lu Xun immediately asked.
Song Mai continued to explain.
“What we can figure out, they can certainly figure out too. Yunxing Group can indeed bring them a lot of benefits, but they are more greedy than we imagined. They want more than just these benefits, and it's not just that one hundred million.”
It's important to understand that Yunxing also has competitors. The huge sensation caused on June 2nd will undoubtedly make Yunxing's competitors even more wary and feel a greater sense of crisis. Under these circumstances, when they learn that Yunxing plans to build a factory in the West and open up the Western market, can they really remain inactive? Yunxing already occupies a large market share in the technology product field. If it completely opens up the Western market and has its own factory and flagship store there, selling products to Western countries will be as easy as selling them domestically. What will happen to other technology companies then? Will they even have a chance to survive?
So, firstly, it was to prevent Yunxing from smoothly buying the land and building the factory, and secondly, it was to take the lead in opening up the Western market so that they could sell their products there before Yunxing and seize the opportunity. Therefore, as soon as the Basques released the news that Yunxing was already in talks with the local government about purchasing land, Yunxing's competitors would definitely not sit still. They would rush to the Western countries to buy land and build factories, and might even be willing to pay a high price for the land that Yunxing had its eye on.
If so many technology companies want to buy land and build factories in Xiguo, the combined benefits for Xiguo will definitely be much greater than what Yunxing Group alone can bring. Moreover, if Yunxing agrees to pay 100 million, its competitors will surely think that Yunxing must have a reason for being willing to pay such a high price for the land, and will be willing to offer even more to outdo Yunxing. If Yunxing does not agree to pay 100 million, its competitors will offer even more to buy the land after hearing the news, in order to prove that their economic strength is even greater than Yunxing's, and to create momentum in the media.
Therefore, they are not afraid of offending Yunxing. Their goal is not to make money or gain benefits from Yunxing Group, but to take this opportunity to benefit from all of Yunxing's competitors. They want to sell a large amount of land to these technology companies at high prices. These technology companies will not cause any land damage or pollution to the local area. The land price is also high. It is conceivable how much money they will make. Therefore, they are not in a hurry to complete the deal or not. Instead, they want to negotiate for as long as possible.
The longer it goes on, the more people will know; the longer it goes on without any results from the negotiations, the more conflicting opinions will arise. Even if they don't actively amplify the public opinion, the outside world will spontaneously spread the story.
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