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Chapter 1063: Chapter 935: $30 Billion, Not Too Much, Right? (Please Subscribe!)
Thinking of that fifty billion,
Kundun was in quite a quandary.
The others were a bit bewildered as well.
This huge loan was Myanmar’s loan from Huaxia, in which they all had a stake, and they couldn’t escape involvement. It was only then that they realized fruit wine could also be considered part of their "property"
It had in fact already created tremendous benefits for them.
Fruit wine was not an option.
What remained,
was the filter.
Recalling everything about the filter,
they found it didn’t seem to have much to do with them.
"Fruit wine has already been pledged as collateral to Huaxia, and indeed it’s not suitable to put up for transaction, we simply don’t have the money to pay off this loan in advance. Once we give it to them, it would be considered a serious breach," Kan Qin analyzed.
For some reason,
Kan Qin felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Compared to the filter, Kan Qin was even more eager to ensure that the fruit wine production technology didn’t leak.
As a consumer product, if given to both sides, once it leaked, the loss would be enormous. Currently, the Myanmar Economic Zone was the only producer of fruit wine and could earn substantial profits.
But the filter was different.
Deputy Leader Ling had said before,
that they intended to set up factories on several continents overseas, thus the risk of technology leakage was already very high.
Kundun looked at Lang Cai’s expression, realizing that the fruit wine deal was off the table since Myanmar had no money. He hurriedly said to Ling, "What about the filter, then? You haven’t pledged that to anyone, have you?"
"We haven’t," Ling shook his head.
Kan Qin said, "President Cai, I believe we still need to talk to them again. Deputy Leader Ling had mentioned before that the core technology of the filter is the filtering solution, and it’s simple to prepare.
If that’s the case, once they leak it, there will be no more technological barriers for the filter, and the loss would be in the hundreds of billions of Asia Dollars, or even trillions, which is very severe."
"That much?" Lang Cai suddenly looked up, surprised.
Kan Qin nodded, "Yes, I heard that the orders for industrial filters have already exceeded three billion United States dollars, and the total global market size is over thirty billion United States dollars. These are rough data estimated by Western media the other day.
It’s the combined cost of all polluting enterprises such as global thermal power plants, coal-fired boilers, petrochemical industries, and steel smelting, plus the total cost of new polluting enterprises built over the next decade.
Beyond the profits from the filters, the annual consumption of the solution is also at least over two billion United States dollars, once the preparation technology leaks, these interests will have nothing to do with us."
"..."
They were truly shocked by this number.
What kind of concept was this?
This was more than twice last year’s GDP of Myanmar.
And it was just from one product of a single company, even though the profits were not that much, the sales were terrifying. Like the rankings of the Fortune 500, it’s not based on profitability but on total sales.
That represents a company’s influence in society.
It represents the depth and breadth of participation in social development.
And this was just the market for industrial filters. If you add car filters, the market was so large that even if they didn’t control this money, they wouldn’t want to mess it up so carelessly.
Yet,
Deputy Leader Ling had said it was possible that the solution preparation technology could be cracked any second now.
They were conflicted again.
"Deputy Leader Ling, how long do you think it will take for someone to crack the preparation technology?" Kundun asked.
Ling gave the same answer as before,
"It’s uncertain."
Hearing this, Kundun’s heart leapt, "If that’s the case, doesn’t it mean there’s already a huge risk in the entire filter project? That this market segment could be encroached overnight, is that right?"
"Theoretically, that’s correct," Ling calmly provided an affirmative response.
Huh?
No objection? 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Then the value of this technology isn’t that big," Kundun concluded.
"Whether the value is big or not can’t be calculated like that. You drive on the road, no one can predict whether there will be a Car accident next moment, but you can’t just stay indoors for fear of a deadly Car accident, right?" Ling countered.
"That’s different from the filter," Kundun stated.
Ling gently said, "How is it different? If the preparation technology for the filter solution could be rapidly cracked, you conclude that this item isn’t very valuable, what kind of reasoning is that?"
"I..."
Kundun regretted stepping forward.
As expected,
he couldn’t out-argue Ling.
Seeing the situation,
Kan Qin quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Deputy Leader Ling, this matter isn’t absolute, we can use certain methods to keep the technology secret, reduce the risk of leakage, and we won’t endlessly concede when it comes to protecting the interests of the Myanmar Economic Zone."
"Right, we will fully respect the autonomy of the Myanmar Economic Zone and the Company, Deputy Leader Ling, since this concerns you, you can also partake in this negotiation," Lang Cai spoke up too.
Of course, Ling had to give them face, saying, "Alright, I trust that through negotiation, we can find a path that satisfies everyone."
Upon hearing this,
everyone felt they had a chance and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
If Ling were really to fiercely oppose and refuse to budge, it would be very difficult for them to be in the middle, especially fearing that Ling might think they colluded with the other side to seize the filter and fruit wine technology.
That would truly be terrible.
Kan Qin hurriedly made the call.
After a while,
Laughter erupted from Pan Cong on the other side.
"Haha, Kan Qin, you guys are pretty quick, making a decision so soon." Dsvid remained a silent presence, merely grunting to show he was still alive.
Kan Qin said, "Pan Cong, Dsvid, there’s no decision yet. As for the fruit wine, forget about it. You may have heard that at the end of last year, we took out a loan of 160 billion RMB from Huaxia.
At that time, we already used fruit wine as collateral to Huaxia, with a valuation of 50 billion RMB. Giving you the technology would be a breach of contract, and even if we emptied Myanmar’s foreign exchange reserves, we couldn’t afford it."
As soon as these words were out.
The other side exploded in uproar.
"What? You used fruit wine as collateral to Huaxia?" Pan Cong exclaimed in shock.
"50 billion RMB?" Dsvid’s voice trembled a bit too.
"Yes, in order to provide collateral that was sufficient and not too complex, the Myanmar Economic Zone was responsible for half of it. Deputy Leader Ling’s efforts in aiding Myanmar’s economic development are indelible," Kan Qin explained.
He then took a dig at the two men on the other side, saying that Ling was not only developing the Myanmar Economic Zone well, with many privileges and the position of Deputy Leader, but others had also made contributions to Myanmar’s development.
With 80 billion RMB of collateral, if Myanmar couldn’t pay back the loan, the Special Zone’s properties would be collateralized to Huaxia. That kind of boldness is something you two profit-driven guys should learn from.
Don’t be so unseemly about it.
Rights and responsibilities.
Don’t just think about the former without the willingness to take on the latter.
Pan Cong: "..."
Dsvid: "..."
Previously, their minds were mainly focused on how the Myanmar Economic Zone could make money, and they hadn’t realized that Ling had contributed significantly to Myanmar’s current prosperity, perhaps even the lion’s share.
They were just demanding this and that.
Without contributing a thing.
Compared to him, the disparity was indeed significant.
No, that’s not right.
This is not the time to think about that.
"The wine-making technology will not be leaked; that’s a guarantee," Pan Cong insisted, not giving up.
Before Kan Qin could respond.
Ling spoke up, "Hello, I am Ling. What I want to say is that this is not about whether or not you leak, but about the national loan agreement between Myanmar and Huaxia. If you are willing to assume the responsibility, there might be room for discussion."
"Deputy Leader Ling, you’re here too," Pan Cong said with a shiver, quickly smiling.
Dsvid reacted the same way.
Towards Ling.
They envied, hated, despised, and yet, they were also fearful, especially Pan Cong as a neighbor, this feeling was particularly profound.
"As an involved party, we can’t exclude Ling from our discussions," Lang Cai explained.
Pan Cong said, "Fine, Deputy Leader Ling, the fruit wine is mortgaged to Huaxia, but we don’t need to repay the money now. We could simply switch the collateral. Myanmar can provide corresponding collateral to Huaxia; that shouldn’t be difficult."
"That won’t work," Lang Cai flatly refused.
"What’s not to work? In the end, you have to pay the money back, sooner or later. We’re not asking you to really hand over the assets to Huaxia right now, it’s still in our hands from beginning to end," Pan Cong argued.
Lang Cai was momentarily at a loss for words.
He truly didn’t want to part with Myanmar’s national assets, and, more importantly, the change was troublesome, having to beg Huaxia who might not even value it, and the entire process was very bothersome.
"Leader Pan Cong, your point makes sense. Let’s set aside the issue of changing the collateral for a moment. If you were to leak the technology, causing the company a huge loss, how do we account for that?" Ling asked indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Pan Cong thought.
There’s a chance?
Laughing loudly, Pan Cong said, "Deputy Leader Ling, rest assured, we would never leak such a profitable technology. Are we fools? No matter what, we wouldn’t fight with money."
"Even the White House in the United States could be infiltrated by foreign spies. Empty words mean nothing. How will you guarantee the technology’s safety, with just your word?" Ling was unabashedly sharp in tone.
The others understood too.
You were touching on someone’s core interests.
And you expect them to smile in return?
Wishful thinking.
"So what’s your solution?" Pan Cong’s voice weakened somewhat.
"If you leak it, given your limited economic capabilities, I won’t make you pay in full for the losses incurred—just half," Ling said calmly.
"What?"
"On what basis?"
Both Pan Cong and Dsvid spoke up in succession.
"You want to reap the benefits without assuming any risks. Is that possible?" Ling’s voice grew colder.
"You..." Pan Cong angrily began.
He really wanted to say it was possible.
Dsvid asked, "How much is half?"
"The current monthly output of fruit wine is one and a half million bottles, with a profit of around one hundred million U.S. dollars. International patent conventions last for twenty years, but I’ll just calculate it for ten years—so basically half price.
Considering the projected increase in fruit wine production, we plan to reach three million bottles within three years. I’ll only charge you 30 billion U.S. dollars. That’s not too much, is it?" Ling did the math for them.
WTF?
Everyone who heard this was stunned.
What did they hear?
30 billion U.S. dollars.
Why don’t you go rob a bank instead?
