Ruan Wenxiong looked at Liu Kaida with a smile: "Chairman Liu, I've introduced you to him. How you discuss the details is up to you two. I have some important matters to attend to, so please excuse me for now."
Liu Kaida quickly replied, "Okay, okay, Mayor Ruan, you're so busy, you must be exhausted! How about this, I'll have my driver take you back to the government building, that way it'll be faster."
As he spoke, Liu Kaida waved to call the driver over.
Ruan Wenxiong quickly waved his hand and declined with a smile, saying, "No need to trouble yourself, Lao Liu. I drove here myself, it's very convenient."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and exchanged a few more pleasantries with Chen Ze before leading a group of government officials away in a hurry.
Liu Kaida raised his wrist, glanced down at his watch, and realized that the hour hand was already pointing to past eleven.
He straightened his clothes slightly, then turned to Chen Ze with a broad smile, speaking in a calm tone:
"Mr. Chen, look at this place, there are so many mosquitoes it's unbelievable. Why don't we move to the hotel, enjoy a good meal, and have a leisurely chat?"
Chen Ze glanced at the slightly greasy old man in front of him with a hint of doubt in his eyes, wondering to himself what this guy wanted to talk to him about.
After all, he works in the technology industry, while the other party is a milk seller. The two are completely unrelated and have absolutely no connection.
But since we're already here, we might as well find out more about Liu Kaida and see what he's really up to.
As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, but would I, a dragon crossing the river, be afraid of him? Thinking of this, Chen Ze nodded: "Alright, then I'll follow Chairman Liu's arrangements."
Before long, Liu Kaida led Chen Ze and the others to a five-star hotel in Hanoi, where the others were seated for dinner in the hotel lobby.
Chen Ze and his secretary were invited to a private room at the hotel to dine with Liu Kaida.
Soon, the table was filled with various Vietnamese specialties and seafood. Thanks to Vietnam's long and narrow coastline, their seafood resources are quite abundant.
The two ate and chatted at the dinner table. Halfway through the meal, Liu Kaida slowly put down his chopsticks.
"Mr. Chen, are you curious about why someone who sells milk suddenly wants to enter the technology industry?"
Chen Ze did not deny it, and nodded to signal him to continue.
Liu Kaida continued, "Now all East Asian countries have their own smartphones. As the leader of South Asia, Vietnam must also have its own smartphones to demonstrate our country's status in South Asia."
Judging from his tone, Chen Ze guessed that this guy had an official background, because normal businessmen only pursue profits and don't care about how the country operates.
Chen Ze smiled slightly and raised his glass: "Mr. Liu, I admire your patriotism. Come, let me toast you."
Liu Kaida clinked glasses with him, took a small sip, and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, I won't beat around the bush. The main reason I came to see you this time is to collaborate with you to create a smartphone that can rival Apple's."
Hearing this guy's arrogant tone, Chen Ze couldn't help but feel a strong sense of contempt.
Even I wouldn't dare to utter such arrogant words so easily, yet this guy from a tiny country who doesn't even know anything about the mobile phone manufacturing process dares to spout nonsense here.
However, Chen Ze did not immediately refute or attack the other party. Instead, he asked with great interest, "Oh, Mr. Liu, then tell me, what are your specific plans for cooperating with us?"
Liu Kaida replied with a serious and earnest expression: "Our Dali Group is interested in investing in your company's Panda mobile phone project. If Mr. Chen agrees, we can put that 70,000 square meter plot of land into use without paying any fees, because I have plenty of connections in Hanoi."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ze instantly understood. It turned out that this so-called cooperation was actually a scheme to acquire shares in Panda Mobile.
His so-called free use of land may seem like a bargain, but in reality, what's free is the most expensive.
Thinking of this, Chen Ze looked at Liu Kaida with a cold, expressionless gaze: "Mr. Liu, how many shares are you planning to take?"
Faced with Chen Ze's slightly angry expression, Liu Kaida remained unusually calm and replied nonchalantly, "Mr. Chen, there's no need to be angry. I've never been greedy. Our Dali Group only needs to acquire 51% of the shares."
Chen Ze couldn't help but sneer, "Chairman Liu, you're really asking for the moon. Fifty-one percent of the shares? You want to take direct control of my company?"
Liu Kaida maintained his smile, "Mr. Chen, you should know that without my support, your project would likely face numerous difficulties in Vietnam. On the contrary, if you cooperate with me to localize Panda phones, they will definitely sell very well in the future."
Chen Ze picked up his glass and took a sip. "Chairman Liu, you underestimate me. Although I'm young, I've encountered all sorts of problems. Besides, my Panda phone has unique technological advantages, so I'm not worried about it not selling."
Liu Kaida's expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected Chen Ze to be so tough, but he still wouldn't give up.
"Mr. Chen, please reconsider. This is a win-win situation. I'm not afraid to tell you that this isn't just my personal idea; it also involves the people behind me. I hope you'll consider this carefully..."
Faced with Liu Kaida's threat, Chen Ze raised his hand to stop him from continuing and said coldly, "No need."
After saying that, he got up and left the private room with his secretary.
Seeing Chen Ze leave in anger, Liu Kaida took out his phone and made a call—the call was quickly connected.
A deep voice came from the other end of the phone: "How did the talks go? Did they agree?"
"Boss, the man surnamed Chen has rejected our request. What should we do next?" Liu Kaida asked.
After a moment of silence, the other party said, "That guy surnamed Chen must have been angered by what you said today. How about this, you talk to him again tomorrow and change your strategy. Change the shareholding from 51% to 49%."
Liu Kaida said in a fawning tone, "Yes, sir, I will definitely renegotiate with him tomorrow as you requested..."
He wanted to continue flattering the other party, but unexpectedly, the other party had already hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, Chen Ze and Shen Xiyu returned to their hotel.
Shen Xiyu said with some worry, "Boss, the other party has a powerful background. What should we do?"
Chen Ze shook his head. He didn't have a good way to deal with it at the moment, after all, Liu Kaida had an official background.
He carefully recalled that in his previous life in Vietnam in 2011, corruption among officials was particularly rampant, but things improved later under the strict crackdown by the newly appointed Vietnamese president.
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