"Since we're already such good friends, how about I give you another task?"
Eric was pleased to hear Hu Yuan say this, but he didn't know what had happened. If Hu Yuan was doubting him, he couldn't explain himself no matter what.
"Mr. Hu, please stop beating around the bush and just tell me what's on your mind."
Seeing Eric's nervous expression, Hu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle to himself, but he wasn't too worried at the moment.
"This is information about an airline I'm trying to acquire recently. You can take it back and take a look. We're gradually acquiring shipbuilding and shipping businesses across the ocean, but it's still not enough."
Although Eric looked incredulous, he knew that Hu Yuan had long since become a very famous and successful businessman on the other side.
"Since you've asked me to do this, I'll do as you say. However, it might not be easy to get this done, and it may take some time."
As Eric left the room, he sensed an impending crisis, but he held his breath and remained calm, believing that Hu Yuan wouldn't break off their relationship. It was precisely because of this that he felt he might have misunderstood the other party.
“Mr. Eric, it might not be easy to take over these airlines, but I do have some opportunities here. I wonder if you would be willing to seize them.”
Eric's assistant was actually a spy for the other airline. Hearing that Eric wanted to acquire the entire airline, he had many schemes in mind.
"Since we've already made up our minds to acquire these airlines, then you should write a proposal. I see you're quite confident about acquiring these airlines lately. If we can really take them all down, I definitely won't treat you unfairly!"
But Eric already knew that his assistant had already been poached by these airlines. The reason he was given such a big task was to see how Eric would react.
"I never expected you to value me so much, boss. I'm truly grateful. However, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with these matters today!"
The assistant quickly disappeared from Eric's sight. Eric didn't pay much attention to him, only noticing from his back that the man seemed flustered, as if he were making up something. However, Eric didn't expose him, because he knew very well that now was not the time to do so.
As soon as Eric's assistant left the building, he immediately went to find the person in charge of that airline.
"Is this David? I just heard from the boss that he wants to acquire your airline, so I came here specifically to talk to you. If you don't intend to sell it, you can make a contingency plan as soon as possible. After all, we've been friends for so many years, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"
David, on the other end of the phone, felt that something was amiss.
"If you ask me, we need to think about this carefully. After all, I'm just a junior manager in the company. How about this, I'll report this to the manager, maybe he can come up with a solution!"
Eric's assistant hung up the phone readily, knowing that what the other party said meant the matter was difficult to handle. However, Eric's assistant wasn't too discouraged, because he knew the other party would eventually find a way to solve these problems.
"It seems that all we can do now is wait for the right time!"
However, Eric saw the assistant making a phone call downstairs while he was preparing to return to Eric's Food Company. Although he felt somewhat annoyed, he did not immediately vent his anger.
When that person returned, there was not much hesitation, and at the same time, it was not a big deal.
But David, on the other end of the phone, really felt that Eric's assistant might have set him up. If the other party really wanted to acquire his company, why would they say it so easily? There must be many shocking secrets behind this, but the other party just didn't say them.
Just then, employees from Eric Foods arrived.
"I never expected this company to be so large; it's truly beyond my expectations. However, we are not ordinary people either, so there's no need to rush. We're here mainly to have a proper discussion with you about acquiring your airline. If you feel there's something wrong with this, that's fine too. After all, it has indeed been quite difficult for you to accept over the years!"
When David saw the people from Eric Foods come to his company, he felt something was off. However, recalling what Eric's assistant had said earlier, he realized that what the assistant had said was indeed true.
"Since you say you're here to acquire our company, you should at least give us a reason. Besides, our company isn't having any major problems right now, so if we're going to acquire it, we'll definitely need to get a good price. If you can't offer a price that we both find reasonable, I'm afraid this deal won't go through!"
The speaker was none other than William, the chairman of the airline.
"I thought it was someone else, but it's Mr. William. Mr. William's words are a bit biased!"
William sighed softly. He knew quite a bit about these things, but he didn't say anything more.
"This is the articles of association drafted by our company. Please take a good look at it. We might have some dealings in the future, so let's leave it at that for now, shall we?"
William didn't say much, he simply picked up the contract and looked at it carefully.
"I didn't expect the contract here to be so reasonable. Who wrote it? Could it be your boss, Hu Yuan?"
Before William could finish speaking, a series of footsteps reached everyone's ears. It turned out that Eric had come in person to negotiate this time, which surprised William somewhat, but also made him feel that the contract signing was quite meaningful.
"I didn't expect Mr. William to completely ignore me. I, Eric, am practically the president of this company, so these contracts must have gone through my hands. Why do you still think that this was written by President Hu?"
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