"I'll just ask you one thing, if you were me, would you sign a contract like this?" Edward didn't answer his question, instead, he returned a question to him. His gorgeous face now looked stone-cold. Did Joseph really think of him as a dumb schmuck who would do as he was told?
"I always thought that you, Mr. Mu, was a man who knew what was best for him, but now, it seems that I was wrong. I was overestimating your intelligence." Although Joseph knew that the FX International Group was a very powerful and strong company, he still paid no heed to it. He believed that the influence of this big company was within its own country, not here in the B country. So he didn't have anything to worry about.
"Don't flatter me too much. After all, I'm just an ordinary person in front of you." Edward remained calm. He even picked up the cup of coffee placed on the table and gracefully took a sip from it. Then he raised his head and looked straight into the defiant eyes of Joseph. A playful smirk stayed on Edward's face all this time, making him seem sexier and more enticing than ever. Even Joseph who was a male chauvinist, was dumbstruck by his sheer beauty. He couldn't take his eyes off him for a while.
"Are you really sure that I am going to compromise on this matter?" Joseph snorted in front of Edward's face. He then stopped staring at his charming face and looked somewhere else. He didn't bother to hide his ambitions at all.
"But I'm not the kind of person to compromise that easily. As for the mining base, I can give you 20% of the profits at most. But if you want half of the profits, then sorry, I can't help you." The reason why Edward was ready to give them 20% of the profits was because he still wanted to use their influence in the local area. If he could successfully get their support, other companies wouldn't dare to cast their greedy eyes on the mining base, thereby indirectly making them safer in this place.
"I can't help but wonder, why are you so confident that I will accept a cooperation plan like this?" Joseph threw the same question back at Edward. 20% of the profits, was this a joke? Did Edward consider him a beggar? In this case, why in hell did them put in a lot of efforts to get him to compromise?
"Of course, you can refuse the cooperation plan. But in that case, you won't even get 20% of the profits. To be honest, I'm sure you know that the FX International Group is a Fortune 50 company. We are very patient and not afraid to waste your time." Edward lightly knocked his finger on the table. His deep blue eyes gleamed with wisdom and calmness. His eyes were looking deep into the eyes of Joseph.
"Are you threatening me right now?" Joseph didn't back down, he didn't want to be the one to compromise first. So after listening to Edward's words, he coldly stared back into his eyes, wanting Edward to feel intimidated.
"If you consider this a threat, then you are awfully wrong. I'm just merely stating the fact." However, on negotiating table, Edward would never admit defeat. So how could he accept being treated like an animal by some random stranger?
But it didn't sound like you were stating a fact to me." The host always had his right to be arrogant. Joseph was no exception. But unfortunately, he forgot one thing, which was that there would always be someone more powerful than you.
Oh? If you are really this stubborn and think that I'm threatening you, then I have no idea how to change your mind. If you accept our offer of 20% of the profits, I will sign this contract right away, without any hesitation. However, if you still insist that you must have half of the profits, then I am sorry. I guess we can't come to an agreement then. And I will look for other companies to cooperate with me." He had already given them a very huge profit margin when they first signed the contract. But he didn't expect that his kindness would be taken as his weakness. Probably, this was why Joseph thought that he could gain more profits in this cooperation. And to be honest, it was partly his fault, that he was in a hurry to build this mining base at that moment, which was why he happened to pick a wrong partner to work with.
"Other companies? Haha! Except us KG, which company in the B Country do you think is competent enough? I believe that no other company here can hold such a big industrial chain apart from us KG." Joseph smiled, he was very boastful and truly believed that Edward had no choice but to cooperate with his company. And this was the primary reason why he included this term after the contract expired. It was clear that he became greedy and now wanted hefty profits.
"As far as I know, there is also a very strong and powerful company here in the B Country. To be frank, I don't wish to waste more time and money negotiating with you. I bet the other company will be pretty happy to have the chance to work with FX International Group. After all, any leader with a working brain knows for a fact that this cooperation will definitely increase in value in the future." Edward calmly stated these words with a smirk resting on his face all this while. And he secretly mocked Joseph's intelligence.
"If you are smart enough, you will not do that. Because if you do that, you will have to start everything over. And it would mean a lot of money and manpower would be wasted." After hearing Edward's words, Joseph stopped and thought for a second. But he quickly calmed himself. As a successful business man, he surely knew what was best for him. He believed that for Edward, it must be the same.
"I'd rather start all over than be restrained by you. After all, FX International Group doesn't count on it to make money." What Edward meant was that he had the money to burn, and he didn't give a damn about it. But if someone wanted to have a piece of his pie, then sorry! He didn't have any obligation.
Haha! Are you not afraid that we will take the complete mining base?" Now that the gloves had already come off, Joseph didn't have to pretend to be nice and hide back his real ambition anymore.
You? To be honest, you really don't have the game." Edward didn't plan to be vague with him anymore, so he directly showed his disdain for him.
"It's not you who can decide whether I have the game or not, it only depends on the gun in my hand." As soon as he finished his words, Joseph took out his gun and pointed it directly at Edward. And at the same time, there was also a gun pointing at Joseph's forehead in the blink of an eye. The entire move was so fast.
"I thought that 20% of the profits would be enough for you to hide your ambitions. But it seems that I was awfully wrong. You are indeed insatiable. You want more than I can give. In this case, I guess that we can't continue our cooperation anymore. So now, let me tell you, the cooperation between FX International Group and KG ends right now. Originally, Edward wanted to choose the easiest way to solve this problem, and then hurry back to the S City as soon as possible. But he didn't expect Joseph to be this awfully difficult to communicate. It seemed he really had to look for a new partner to cooperate with in order to prevent any more problems from happening in the future. Even though this would take a lot more time and money, it was still better than being restrained by others.