Super Invincible Battleship

Chapter 193: Chapter 117: Unexpected_2

After hearing the noise outside, Yan Fei walked out with a cold face and saw this group of people in the company’s corridor. The stern middle-aged man saw Yan Fei, stretched out his hand expressionlessly, and said, “Mr. Yan Fei, I’ve long admired your reputation. I am Yang Liu from the Yang Family of Beijing.”

Yan Fei felt a stir in his heart. This stern middle-aged man was Yang Liu from the Yang Family of Beijing. Previously, Yang Liu’s son, Yang Song, had caused trouble in his company and had been severely taught a lesson by Yan Fei. At that time, Lu Pingping had reminded him to be wary of Yang Liu, and later Yang Wanlin’s visit to probe for intelligence had made Yan Fei highly vigilant of this Yang Liu. He had been waiting for the mastermind behind the scenes to reveal themselves, and now at this critical moment, Yang Liu had suddenly appeared at his company. Could it be that Yang Liu was the mastermind behind this kidnapping?

Yan Fei first stopped the security, then extended his hand and shook hands with Yang Liu, keeping his composure, and said, “So it’s President Yang, welcome to visit. May I inquire about the purpose of your visit this time?”

Yang Liu glanced around and said, “Mr. Yan Fei, do you want to talk to me here?”

Yan Fei gestured with a hand and said, “President Yang, please follow me.”

So, guided by Yan Fei, Yang Liu and his entourage arrived at the conference room of Dream Technology. Both parties took their seats as host and guests, and then Yang Liu handed Yan Fei a document, saying, “Mr. Yan Fei, our time is precious, so I’ll cut to the chase. The purpose of my visit is all in this document. You can have a look first.”

Yan Fei took the document with a puzzled expression and saw the title on the cover, “Agreement on Equity Transfer of Dream Technology.” Anger flared up inside him, but instead of exploding immediately, he continued to examine the document with forced patience.

The document stated that Yang Liu’s company would purchase 100% of the equity of Dream Technology for $3.5 billion in cash. The agreement specifically required Dream Technology to hand over the actual manufacturing process of weight loss cookies and assist the workers dispatched by Yang Liu to successfully produce the cookies. After selling Dream Technology, Yan Fei and Lu Pingping must leave the company, and they are to refrain from further production of weight loss cookies and from selling the manufacturing process again.

After reading the document, Yan Fei was furious but asked with an expressionless face, “President Yang, what is the meaning of this?”

Yang Liu took a puff of his cigar, placed his feet heavily on the table, exhaled a smoke ring, and said indifferently, “Mr. Yan Fei, you humiliated my son here before. But I don’t care, as Yang Song is a straw bag; I should thank you for disciplining him. So, you can consider me to be a magnanimous person. I’ve come here actually to help you. I’ve heard that your good friend Lu Pingping has been kidnapped and a ransom of $3 billion is needed, but you don’t have that much cash, and no banks or the Municipal Government of Shanghai are helping you. If you can’t come up with the money in three days, Lu Pingping will be killed, and you won’t escape death either. Now, I’m offering you $3.5 billion. Isn’t that helping you?”

Although Lu Pingping’s kidnapping had not been publicized, it was not surprising that Yang Liu, with his considerable influence in Beijing, knew about it; so now he came knocking, looking to take over Dream Foods. Under normal circumstances, upon hearing his proposal, Yan Fei would’ve sent him away immediately. But at this juncture, he didn’t get angry but pondered the matter seriously.

According to the actual value of Dream Technology, it definitely was not something that could be bought for merely $3.5 billion. However, the value of an object is not reflected by its actual value but by its supply and demand relationship. Desperate for money now, and with no one else willing to lend, if Yang Liu was the only option, acquiring Dream Foods for $3.5 billion seemed reasonable.

Compared to weight loss cookies, Yan Fei cared more about Lu Pingping. The weight loss cookies were just a low-level technology deduced by the Auxiliary Brain using the technology extrapolation system; losing them wasn’t such an unacceptable loss. The Auxiliary Brain had already deduced a technique to add skin antibodies to the immune system. This technology was even more powerful than the weight loss cookies and had a larger market. As long as Lu Pingping could be safely rescued, losing Dream Technology was inconsequential. They could start anew and could use the skin antibody technology to establish another company as massive as Dream Technology in no time.

That being said, Yan Fei still felt uncomfortable. To let Yang Liu scoop up such good fortune did not sit well with him, especially since Yang Liu was also Yang Song’s father, and now the prime suspect in Lu Pingping’s kidnapping case.

Seeing that Yan Fei remained silent, Yang Liu spoke again, “Mr. Yan Fei, you must be hoping for the best, still waiting for the final decision of Shanghai’s Municipal Government. However, I must tell you unfortunate news. The Government will definitely not come to a concrete decision within three days about whether they’ll help you. Are you curious how I know this?”

Yan Fei’s heart skipped a beat and he asked, “Yes, I’m very curious. How do you know this?”

Yang Liu smiled and said, “Because I exerted a lot of effort in the middle. Those who opposed helping you, all of them have been persuaded by me and the forces behind me, which is why they are so adamantly against it.”

Yan Fei said, “Don’t those who oppose helping me understand the current domestic atmosphere? Do they still dare to oppose aiding a company that has the potential to become a major international enterprise in the future?”