Chapter 959 [We also have to sit on the main table to eat meat]
In the reception room of Tiansheng Capital headquarters.
At this moment, when John Bryan heard Lu Ming's series of words, his eyes were flickering, his expression was quite rude, and he looked at the other person with uncertain eyes.
Lu Ming had already stopped talking, but John Bryan stopped talking because the words he had organized before were being snatched away by the other party one after another and after hearing what he said, he didn't know what to say.
Taking back the pricing power of refined oil products will definitely be another heavy blow to the United States. Only they themselves know best how much advantage they have taken in this game.
Especially in the current environmental situation, if you really play like this, it is very likely to be the last straw that breaks the back of North American shale oil and gas companies, and they will really die.
The most terrifying thing is the systemic financial wind caused by the chain reaction. If America's US$10 trillion in corporate debt explodes due to this, it will be the end of the world.
When John Bryan heard what he said, he was even more surprised and confused. What did the other party mean? Could it be that the other party also planned to decouple from the United States?
John Bryan is very aware that the issue of decoupling is also very popular in North America, because from the start of the trade war two years ago to now, North America has found that it is far from achieving the expected results, so he went back to summarize for a long time and came to a conclusion.
Even North America is also too dependent on China.
If nothing else, if there is a complete decoupling, it is estimated that more than 90% of the shelves in major supermarkets in North America will be empty. This alone is unbearable.
But the current situation is that John Bryan seems to have received a major signal from Lu Ming. A straightforward translation is: Not only do you want to decouple, I have also been dissatisfied with you for a long time.
The current dispute over trillions of dollars in wealth and interests may really become the trigger for a complete decoupling between the two parties.
John Bryan's expression was uncertain, either surprised, doubtful, or hesitant.
He doubted the truth of Lu Ming's words, whether he was bluffing, or whether he really had this intention and didn't want to hide it.
At the end, when John Bryan looked at Lu Ming, he said with a forced smile: "No, no, no, Mr. Lu, this is impossible. You can't afford the price for this, so you are bluffing."
When he said this, John Bryan's confidence seemed to have returned a lot, his forced smile gradually disappeared and his smile became more natural.
Seeing his increasingly determined attitude, Lu Ming immediately raised his legs and said calmly: "Mr. Brian, in order to control the epidemic situation, we can not only shut down a metropolis with a population of tens of millions, but
We even pressed the pause button on the national economic development and suffered huge losses of several trillions. It is impossible to calculate an exact figure for the specific losses."
Speaking of this, Lu Ming looked at John Bryan and added: "This is our determination. In defending our core interests, at the critical moment, don't doubt our determination. Again, if you want money, don't talk about it.
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John Bryan's eyelids only twitched when he heard this, and then he secretly gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Lu, if things really get worse like this, then the curtain of a new Cold War between the East and the West will inevitably be opened, and it may even turn into a hot war."
Having said this, John Bryan immediately added: "And Mr. Lu, you must not ignore another more serious potential problem. This year is the year of the Magnesium election. It is not ruled out that the authorities will take risks in order to win re-election. At present, you are facing
His attitude and behavior are very likely to allow him to gain greater internal support for a hot war, and the consequences will be disastrous. Once the situation escalates, no one can control it."
Obviously, John Bryan moved out of the Grand Commandery. This was a threat, but it was not unreasonable.
In fact, the domestic side has already had relevant plans, and has made corresponding strategies to deal with this possibility. Before it was exposed earlier, the superiors had already begun comprehensive deployment, and some veterans were quickly recalled, including now
There are still some veterans who are being recalled to deal with the worst possible situation.
Because it is not ruled out that the General Commander will take such a risky step in order to be re-elected.
However, Lu Ming did not agree with him. Originally, the meeting between the two parties was not a formal one, and the content of the discussion would never be spread out, nor would it be acknowledged if it was spread. There was nothing to worry about chatting in private.
Lu Ming directly put on an impatient attitude and said: "Okay, okay, don't do this with me. The possibilities you mentioned, including the possibilities you didn't say or didn't consider, we all have
Considered it.”
As he said that, Lu Ming glanced at the other party and said calmly: "Let me get straight to the point. Mr. Brian, our attitude is actually very simple. Do you want to keep the status quo and continue to make do with each other these days? I really don't want to.
Then let’s break up! But no matter what you think, our established strategy will not waver at all.”
John Bryan: “…”
Lu Ming then added: "You enjoy eating big fish and meat at the main table, and we cook big fish and meat for you in the back kitchen. We have been eating glutinous rice bran for decades. It's enough. We want it too."
When you come to the main table to eat meat, you can either move your seat to squeeze in or put a stool for me to sit on, or you can leave it alone. But don’t forget the big fish you can eat on the main table.
Most of the big meat is cooked by us. If we don’t cook it, do you have to eat it?”
John Bryan: “…”
He never expected that Lu Ming would be so undisguised. His words were basically very representative. Without higher-level authorized instructions, he would definitely not say such words.
That is tantamount to a direct show of cards, and this tone really doesn't even pretend, telling you clearly that I just want to go to the main table to eat meat, will you make room for it?
This is like a rabbit kicking an eagle!
As a native of Magnesia, John Bryan couldn't adapt for a while, but he was actually suppressed in terms of momentum, because he knew very well that the current situation was really bad for North America.
We are in a desperate situation and cannot spare so much energy to deal with it. If the opponent chooses to switch from passive defense to active attack at this time, there is a real possibility that he will not be able to relieve his stress.
And even if you want to go head-to-head and act like a rogue, you have to choose this juncture. The five aircraft carriers in the Pacific Fleet are almost all lying down. In fact, only two of the 11 aircraft carriers in the United States are currently capable of combat. There is absolutely nothing that can be done.
Think globally.
At this time, in the Western Pacific region, the United States and the United States are still in an aircraft carrier vacuum period. If anything happens suddenly, they can only stare blankly.
To put it bluntly, even if all the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers are fine and fine, there is still no certainty that they will win.
John Bryan realized that the current situation was in the opponent's favor. He could clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, and it was impossible for the other party not to understand. So when faced with Lu Ming's strong stance in speaking to him, not only did he not
Throw your sleeves up and leave, but try your best to avoid adding fuel to the fire and making it more unpleasant.
After a while, John Bryan tried to use the other party's communication method and said: "Mr. Lu, of course you have to live your life, otherwise I wouldn't come over to have an interview with you. The purpose of my trip is to allow both parties to finally reach a proper settlement."
