At 8 p.m., Lu Feng received a call from Soros. Compared to the last time, Soros was noticeably less arrogant now.
“Mr. Lu, don’t escalate things too much. You can’t possibly deal with Europe your whole life, can you? Even European financial institutions exchange goods and services with Wall Street. Let me tell you this: if European financial institutions no longer need you, then you will be abandoned by the whole world.” Soros earnestly advised, “You should think about your future.”
"What kind of considerations? Resuming production now?" Lu Feng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then I would be attacked by Europe and you right now. Of course, if Wall Street can show enough sincerity, I think we can talk."
Lu Feng could tell they were really anxious this time, but he couldn't give them a satisfactory answer if he only made verbal promises.
“Of course, I think it’s the right thing to do. We can team up with several Wall Street firms to cooperate with Jiafeng. You don’t need to worry about Schroders withdrawing its investment. We will invest and lift the blockade on Jiafeng,” Soros promised.
"Investing in shares might not be an option. I already have very few shares, and if I sell any more, I'll be out of the game."
"Can we dilute the shares?"
“I’m sorry, all the equity transfer agreements I’ve signed with investors promise not to dilute the equity within five years, which is to protect everyone’s interests. If you want to invest, you can. I can give up another three to five percent of the equity, plus the conditions you mentioned later.” After Lu Feng finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and said, “However, there is a prerequisite, which is that we must sign a contract first.”
"Mr. Lu, don't you trust me? The process of signing the contract is very long, and you know that the delivery of tungsten ore futures is this month."
“It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that I don’t trust Americans. Or, to put it another way, we can sign a separate agreement with all the things you promised. If you can’t do them within twelve months, you’ll have to pay a penalty,” Lu Feng suggested.
The person on the other end of the phone was speechless upon hearing this. When did empty promises become so unreliable? When he realized that Lu Feng wasn't buying it, Soros changed his tune.
“Mr. Lu, you should know who makes the most money in the world. You don’t need to do what you’re doing now. Let me tell you this: even in Europe, the United States will ultimately take the lead. You can’t just look at commercial competition; there are other important areas as well. I believe a qualified entrepreneur should have this kind of strategic thinking.”
"Uh... sorry, I didn't!" Lu Feng didn't want to argue with him anymore and asked, "Is there anything else? It's getting late here. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
Lu Feng hung up the phone without waiting for him to reply.
Jiang Xiaoyan had returned and was downstairs preparing to eat. Duoduo ran up to call Lu Feng to eat with them. After coming downstairs, Jiang Xiaoyan casually asked, "Is the matter resolved?"
"It's not exactly a solution," Lu Feng said, sitting down. "This matter is beyond my control now."
Jiang Xiaoyan was stunned. In her mind, there was nothing that Lu Feng couldn't solve. She looked up at him, intending to ask a question, but the words that came out were: "Let's eat!"
“I’m planning to expand in Hong Kong. I need to prepare in advance. I’ll put the industry on the mainland and the company headquarters in Hong Kong to have more financing channels and a global reach,” Lu Feng said while eating. “Just like when I came to Shenzhen from Suzhou, I’ll take a look there this year and maybe buy a house or something.”
“I’m not going!” Jiang Xiaoyan said expressionlessly. “Duoduo isn’t going either. She’ll be taking the high school entrance exam next year, and Huasha is doing well too.”
"Hong Kong is great. We've taken it one step at a time, starting from a small city in the north..."
“I could go with you before, but not anymore. You can go if you want. If you want to see Duoduo, you can come back to see her once a year,” Jiang Xiaoyan said coldly.
Unaware of Jiang Xiaoyan's displeasure, Duoduo excitedly exclaimed, "I want to go to Hong Kong! I want to move there!"
"Why are you making such a fuss over a meal? If you want to go with him that badly, then don't come back!" Jiang Xiaoyan scolded.
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