No one present expected Mo Yuan to suddenly launch an attack. The two foreigners simply explained some building specifications and necessary compliance requirements, stating that if these conditions could not be met, they would not choose to cooperate with the Chinese side.
Logically, Mo Yuan should have agreed without hesitation and promised to do his best to cooperate and meet the other party's requirements in order to facilitate this cooperation.
After all, building a fertilizer plant is now a top priority, as pesticides and fertilizers are crucial for significantly increasing grain production. For Xiangcheng County, successfully securing and constructing this fertilizer plant is of paramount importance; it's an opportunity that Bao Ruijin has painstakingly fought for.
If it weren't for his efforts, how could Tian Yushan have been so compliant, even agreeing to let Mo Yuan take the lead? Even if he admired Mo Yuan, he wouldn't have made such a decision so easily. Therefore, everyone was quite surprised and puzzled by Mo Yuan's reaction.
Li Chaoyang was originally only there to accompany and assist, since the provincial government had already reached an agreement. The reason he came along was because provincial leaders, through their connection with Bao Ruijin, specifically sent them. Once the deal was finalized, they could return home.
Originally, they planned to wait and see, given the previous experience, Mo Yuan and his team only needed to follow their previous methods to successfully complete the mission. Their previous interactions had already allowed them to understand the two foreigners. However, unexpectedly, things started going awry right from the beginning.
After the translator explained it to them, the two foreigners looked on incredulously, their eyes wide, wondering what Mo Yuan was up to. Li Chaoyang had no choice but to pull Mo Yuan out of the meeting room.
"Comrade Mo Yuan, what are you doing? Do you know how hard-won this opportunity was? How much effort did comrades from many departments put in to secure it? Do you know that there weren't any spots for you originally? It was your provincial leaders who fought for them! Now, with what you've done, all that effort could be wasted!"
In fact, Mo Yuan knew more details than Li Chaoyang. At least he knew clearly that this incident had little to do with the province, but rather that the cooperation opportunity was secured thanks to Bao Ruijin's efforts.
Li Chaoyang may not have known the specific details and mistakenly believed it to be a cooperative project promoted by the province.
However, Mo Yuan adopted this seemingly unconventional approach in order to first find out the other party's background.
After all, as the party in the cooperation, they are in a very passive position and are completely controlled by the other party.
After listening to Bao Ruijin's explanation, Mo Yuan returned home and carefully analyzed the situation, noticing something amiss.
Logically, cooperation with the other party should be a win-win situation. They are willing to invest real funds, while the other party provides equipment and technology, and both parties can benefit from it.
Even if the other party is arrogant, they wouldn't easily terminate the cooperation. Do they have a grudge against money?
Therefore, Mo Yuan decided to test the waters first to see if the problem lay with the two negotiators themselves, or if other factors were causing this unusual situation. If the other party was indeed like this, constantly wanting to terminate the cooperation, then Mo Yuan would quickly change his attitude.
However, if these two people are unable to communicate directly with the other factory due to language barriers and only want to gain more benefits by making things difficult, then they have even more room to maneuver!
That's why Mo Yuan acted this way—to observe the other party's reaction. He had prepared two contingency plans, ensuring he could salvage the situation regardless. That's why he so brazenly interrupted the negotiations, intending to leave the other party hanging and observe their subsequent reactions.
However, seeing Li Chaoyang's anxiety, he could only try to calm him down. After all, Li Chaoyang must have meant well to have pulled him out of this predicament. So, Mo Yuan prepared to reveal his plan to Li Chaoyang and hoped to get his cooperation.
“Section Chief Li, this kind of cooperation puts us in a very passive position. We have no idea what the other party is up to. Don’t worry, I’m confident and I won’t waste this opportunity. I just want to test them. Don’t worry, they won’t abandon a perfectly good cooperation over something so trivial. Can you cooperate with me? Let’s put them out of the loop for a couple of days. You can say that I have no intention of cooperating and see how they react.”
Hearing Mo Yuan's words, Li Chaoyang frowned, a worried look on his face. He looked at Mo Yuan and sighed helplessly, "Comrade Mo Yuan, this is no joke. What if we make things worse?"
But Mo Yuan insisted, saying that he was aware of the situation and that if he angered the other party, he would have a way to make amends!
Li Chaoyang wanted to say something, but remembering his leader's instructions before he came, he gritted his teeth and decided to trust Mo Yuan this once. "Alright, since you insist, I'll go along with it, but you have to be careful not to mess things up."
Mo Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood Li Chaoyang's concerns. He knew that this attempt might carry some risks, but he believed that only through this method could he truly understand the other party's intentions and bottom line.
At the same time, he understood that if he couldn't take the initiative, future cooperation would become extremely difficult. Therefore, he decided to take a gamble and strive for a better outcome.
Mo Yuan immediately whispered his plan to Li Chaoyang, and after discussing it for a while, the two returned to the conference room.
As soon as Mo Yuan entered the conference room, he maintained his cold demeanor. Looking at the two foreigners in front of him, he said in a detached tone, "I'm sorry, we oversimplified things. We thought that as long as we followed the plan, built the factory, and spent money to purchase equipment, we could successfully complete this cooperation."
But I didn't expect you to value this cooperation so much, with so many conditions and requirements. Our Xiangcheng County has limited resources and we're afraid we can't meet your meticulous demands. I'm truly sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing. We really don't have the resources; how about we leave it at that? Anyway, you've already reached an agreement with Section Chief Li and his team, so you haven't lost out. Although this trip was a waste, consider it a relaxing getaway! I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!
After speaking, Mo Yuan turned and left the conference room without hesitation, leaving the two foreigners staring at each other in bewilderment. Completely confused, after hearing the translation, they could only look at Li Chaoyang with a puzzled expression, spreading their hands and asking in English, "Li, what exactly happened?"
…………
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
