"Good evening, Mr. Carmine, Mr. Rory, and Mr. Caesar." Winston, who was in formal attire and in good spirits, got out of the second car and greeted the people standing by the car to greet him.
"Are you coming by yourself?" Carmine asked kindly.
"Yes, the work is busy, so we keep everything simple." Winston replied with a smile.
Rory saw Carmine being so kind to others, and even though he knew it was just pretending, he was still a little jealous: "Let's go to the living room and talk."
"Walk."
"Walk."
Winston took only two followers and followed Carmine to the only decent hospitality place in the mining site.
Lynn and Todd tried to destroy the Paramount camp the night before, and Rory was afraid that their appearance would make Winston unhappy and affect the negotiations, so he didn't arrange to come over and just let them wait at a distance.
"Winston only brought so many people here. Does he want to just bow his head and give in?" Todd didn't understand Winston's thoughts.
It is clear that this negotiation will not end peacefully.
But Winston was still willing to come to their territory to talk, and he brought almost no one with him.
Either he didn't intend to fight head-on and was willing to give in, or he had other plans to achieve his goals and benefits without using force.
Lynn always keeps an eye on her watch.
According to historical rules, cleanup tasks are basically triggered after 9 pm.
In other words, there is less than an hour left before he crosses the threshold of being a [Transcendent].
Next, you still need to get as close to the living room as possible to ensure that the task will be triggered in the living room.
"Huh? What do you think?" Todd saw that Linn seemed to be in a daze and asked again.
"It doesn't matter, we just do what we have to do." Linn could feel adrenaline secreting rapidly in his body.
Todd chuckled: "It's all your fault that our life and death can be so easy. But that's right. It's useless for us to think so much. It should be something we can control. We can control it no matter what. It shouldn't be our control.
Yes, it’s useless to struggle for a long time.”
Lynn had no intention of talking to Todd about all this: "Is it really a matter of our life or death? I don't believe that if the negotiation is messed up, you will stay here stupidly waiting to be dealt with."
"Haha..." Todd smiled awkwardly, "Is it really that bad, let's go together?"
"Let's talk about it. I want to get closer to see what they are talking about. It's too boring to wait here." Everyone went in, and Linn didn't have any scruples. He approached the living room as he talked.
The living room is a house next to the offices of Carmine and others.
However, the area is more than twice that of the office, and the interior layout is very luxurious and generous. It is undoubtedly the most "prestigious" place in the mining site.
When Linn approached the living room and wanted to get closer to monitor what was being said inside, Winston inside was already having a straightforward conversation with Carmine and others.
"The dinner is very sumptuous, but I think if we can reach a mutually satisfactory consensus before then, the meal will be more appetizing and more delicious." Winston and the group sat around the round dining table without touching each other.
Hold the table, "Mr. Carmine, do you have any specific ideas about the new mineral vein? Let's talk about it."
The originally pleasant atmosphere created by a group of hypocritical people became a little awkward because of Winston's straightforwardness.
The others had to sit upright, not enjoying the fragrant top-notch dishes, and their eyes fell on Carmine intentionally or unintentionally.
Carmine was calm and composed, not caring about other people's opinions as he stuffed a piece of snow-white fish meat into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
Four or five seconds later, he swallowed the fish, wiped his mouth with a napkin, then looked directly at Winston and said, "Why don't you tell me what you mean first."
Winston raised the corner of his mouth with an innocent smile: "You insist on coming in to get a share of the pie, so you should talk about it first."
"Okay." Carmine took another sip of wine and deliberately slowed down the pace of the negotiation. "I hope that the mining rights of the new veins will belong to us completely. After that, we will regularly distribute a profit to you, Paramount Company."
"It's not impossible, so what is the specific amount of profit?"
"It will be distributed every six months, five thousand gold at a time, for a period of seven years." Carmine first quoted a low price to gain room for subsequent efforts.
Winston chuckled, as if he had heard a very bad joke: "Mr. Carmine is not kidding, is he? The total of this dozen is only 70,000 gold, which is less than one-fifth of the actual value of the new vein."
"How is that possible?" Carmine looked puzzled. "After exploration by our company's professionals, and based on the current market price of the ore, this mine is worth at most 150,000 gold."
"Haha." Winston grinned.
"Although on the surface, we only give you 70,000 gold out of a 150,000 gold mine, so we are taking advantage, but in fact, you don't need to bear the mining expenses, and you don't need to worry about all the troubles of mining. It's much easier than us.
Already."
Winston disagreed: "After all, our Paramount Company discovered this first. Of course we can't just watch you in such trouble. I think we should be responsible for the mining, and we will give you 70,000 gold in the next ten years. How about it?"
…
outside the conference hall
Lin En said hello to the two thugs stationed at the door and chatted away while trying to listen to the conversation in the conference hall.
Unfortunately, the soundproofing effect of the door was very good, so he didn't hear anything.
However, this has been anticipated and dealt with for a long time.
After Lin En knew that Caesar would also be attending the dinner, he specifically asked him to come out to the toilet every half an hour or find a suitable gap to convey information to him.
Now just wait patiently.
Next, it was nothing more than Caesar coming out to share with him how Winston planned to win this negotiation, or simply triggering the task and starting to get down to business.
…
In the conference hall
Carmine replied unhurriedly: "That new vein is of great significance to our mining site, so we must get the mining rights."
Winston was not polite at all: "Then let me reiterate what Paramount Company means. Of course I can give you the mining rights, but we'd better keep the negotiation sincere. If we casually make an offer like five thousand gold, it's unnecessary.
Let’s talk no more.”
"Watch your attitude." Rory reminded Winston with a sullen face.
"Is there something wrong with my attitude?" Winston still looked innocent.
Carmine raised his hand to signal Rory not to get excited and affect his conversation: "I didn't realize that Mr. Winston is a very resolute person."
"I just hate hypocritical people and hypocritical words. It doesn't have any positive effect on negotiations, does it?"
"Yes, then how much money do you hope to get?" Seeing that it was not possible to deceive Winston as if he were his own child, Carmine's eyes became more serious.
"Fifty thousand gold every year for six years, a total of three hundred thousand gold will be fine." Winston's offer was much more generous than Carmine's.
This is almost equivalent to three-quarters of the benefits of the new vein.
Carmine's expression changed extremely slightly.
He realized that Winston probably knew that his company's surveyors had been bribed and gave false estimates.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to reject the offer of 70,000 gold and then confidently say the request of '300,000 gold'.
"It seems that I really have to show my sincerity." He stopped pretending and looked like a clown in front of Winston. "I am willing to pay eight thousand gold to Paramount Company every six months for a total of ten years."
"One hundred and sixty thousand gold is too little, Mr. Carmine." Winston was not satisfied. "You know, we discovered the new vein. No matter how you look at it, we shouldn't take a small share. Three hundred thousand gold is too little."
Kim, we at Paramount will not give in a cent."
Rory's mouth twitched with anger on behalf of his father.
I felt a little happy in my heart.
Will it be time to show off soon?
If you can handle things that your father can't handle, then won't you be able to truly hold your head high and live a good life in the mining field?
Carmine cut into a piece of tender beef and ate it slowly: "...the news about the new mine has reached the government, and you can't even get 160,000."
Winston raised his eyebrows and showed more determination than Carmine: "Similarly, it is a miracle that your mining farm can finally get a hundred thousand gold."
"I hope you are clear. I have many ways to obtain the mining rights. The reason why I am patiently negotiating with you now is entirely due to the relationship with your father back then. If you do not accept my offer, the result will only be us
Give the share originally planned for you to others." Carmine decisively adopted a second-hand plan to coerce Winston.
Winston's heart moved.
The development of things was exactly as written in Lin En's letter.
First, he wanted to use fake exploration results to deceive himself.
When that didn't work, other forces were brought in to jointly exert pressure.
So, Lin En is really looking towards him? Then how can he help him?
Winston glanced at Caesar, who was sitting on Carmine's right.
Caesar's eyes flickered.
"Do you understand? Agreeing to my plan is the best choice for Paramount Company." Carmine saw that Winston was silent and looked around, feeling that this young man had no ability to resist him after all.
But to everyone's expectation, Winston never seemed to think about resolving the problem through negotiation.
"I'm afraid things may not go as you wish, dear Mr. Carmine." Winston said after a few seconds of silence, "We at Paramount Company have reported the matter of the new mineral vein to the municipal government this afternoon.
Department, and started processing at the same time to apply for a mining license.”