Chapter 333: You're welcome to this mouthful of shit

In the general culture of dining together, talking about things is real, and drinking and eating are just a way to adjust the atmosphere. However, if the deal has already been negotiated, then the food on the table should not be wasted.

In the luxurious private dining room of the Shengna Restaurant, Zhou Ming and Tang Jingming also thought the same way, so they all started to enjoy the delicacies here.

They ate for more than an hour, and when the meal was over, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening. Zhou Ming and Tang Jingming went their separate ways. However, Zhou Ming did not leave immediately. Instead, he waited with Tang Ran and Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin in the lobby of the St. Nala Private Dining Room. Tang Jingsheng was a little worried: 'Do you really think he'll come?'

Zhou Ming replied confidently: 'Of course. If he wasn't going to come, he wouldn't be here today.'

As if to prove Zhou Ming's words, as soon as he finished speaking, Tang An's figure suddenly appeared in the field of view, walking quickly over to them.

'You guys wait here for me. Did you not come to an agreement with Tang Jingming and the others?' Tang An asked as he walked over.

'On the contrary, our deal was a great success,' Zhou Ming said after thinking about it. 'Or rather, it was a great success for us,'

Tang An said with a dismissive sneer, 'Do you think I'll believe you just because you say so?'

Tang An was very unhappy when he heard this and asked him back, 'Did we say we wanted you to believe it?'

Tang An was very embarrassed by the question, and he nervously touched his nose before smiling sheepishly and saying, 'I think Mr. Zhou Ming is still very sincere, and whatever he says is definitely true. I just want to ask, do I still have a chance to do business?'

Zhou Ming leaned back in his chair: 'It depends on your sincerity, because today Tang Jingming and his colleagues have brought with them 80 billion yuan in account funds and 100 billion yuan in enterprise valuation shares, which shows me that they are very sincere.'

'I understand,' said Tang An. 'We are also very sincere, of course. I have my own 30 billion account here, as well as several companies with a market valuation of over 80 billion, including the Deloc Research and Development Center, which is affiliated with the California Arms Group.'

As the words 'Drock Research and Development Centre' were spoken, Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin immediately let out a gasp, looking at Tang An with incredulous and even more indignant eyes. It was clear that if they could, they would love to just take a knife and kill this guy.

The reason is simple: this research and development centre is a very important part of the California Arms Group. It has always provided the materials for any high-tech weapons produced in California. The well-known Stealth Bomber and the world-renowned F22 fighter jet, as well as their lightweight and stealthy paint materials, were all developed by the Deloc Research and Development Centre.

It can be said that without the Drok Research and Development Centre, the Skunkworks will not be able to build an aircraft for at least a year, even the highly-developed F16 fighter jet, because they will not have the materials.

It is also because the Deloc Research and Development Centre is so important that the Downes family spent trillions of dollars and more than half a century over two generations before they finally bought the controlling interest in the research and development centre from the declining Lock family.

However, this was the result of the Tang family's half-century strategic plan, and now Tang An has so easily thrown it away. How could this not make Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin so angry that they wanted to kill someone?

However, Tang An didn't care at all. He still said confidently to Zhou Ming, 'Perhaps you don't know about this Droco Research and Development Centre, but I think Ms. Tang Ran, as the head of the Tang clan, definitely knows about it. I think my sincerity is deeper than those guys like Tang Jingming, right?'

Hearing Tang An's words, Tang Jingsheng could no longer hold back and slammed his hand down on the table, pointing at Tang An and angrily shouting, 'How dare you sell the Delock Research and Development Centre? Do you know that your father and grandfather spent their entire lives working to get this for the family? If they knew you had made this decision to sell, they would be so angry that they would jump out of their graves and kill you!'

Tang An said meaningfully, 'It is precisely because I know how important the Droco Research and Development Centre is that I am selling it to you. Please cherish it.'

Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin were suddenly taken aback by these words and did not know how to respond.

Then Tang An continued, 'What do you think? From their behaviour, I think you can already see the importance of this Droco Research and Development Centre, can't you?'

'I understand the importance, but what does that have to do with me? I'm not going to enter the arms industry. I just want more money. Now that Tang Ran and Uncle and Auntie Tang have given me full control over everything, I'm going to do things my own way. I think that's the real deal,' said Zhou Ming.

Upon hearing Zhou Ming's words, Tang An suddenly felt uneasy. He asked carefully, 'So what do you mean?'

'It's simple. Your offer is not enough,' Zhou Ming replied.

This answer was within Tang An's expectations, but he still jumped up immediately when he heard it: 'Zhou Ming, are you deliberately trying to find fault with me? Didn't you hear what I just said? This Deloc Research and Development Center is very important, he...'

Zhou Ming interrupted Tang An and said, 'I think you didn't hear what I said clearly. I don't care how important the research and development centre you mentioned is, it's important to you, but here, he is worth whatever he is worth. Do you understand? If you are dissatisfied with our conversation, it will end here, and you can forget about the shares of Tang Bank. Or don't you have 30 billion yuan in your account?'

'But I want more!' Tang An said.

'I didn't say I wouldn't sell it to you, but only if you can come up with more money,' Zhou Ming said.

'You're asking the impossible. You know that Tang Jingming and the others are a collective, but I'm just one person. How can I be like them?' Tang An explained to Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming laughed: 'I said I already know your difficulties, so just buy as many shares as you can afford. Now you want more when you don't have the money, and you're making it hard for me! Or why don't you try asking your ally, that Mr. Wood?'

Tang An was silent for a while before saying, 'Okay, I understand. In fact, I didn't plan to use Wood's funds originally. I wanted to keep Tong's Bank intact in the hands of the Tong family.'

When he said this, Tong An's eyes were fixed on Tong Jingsheng and Tong Huiyin. His aim was to get the two members of the ancestral clan association to say something. After all, no matter how they wanted to give up and they want to break with their own family, but in the final analysis, they are still united with the family in good times and bad. And as the absolute core of the family, Tang Bank, they definitely will not let outsiders take over.

Tang An has the right idea, but he is obviously off the mark again. Any entrepreneur understands the principle of trusting people and not doubting them. How could Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin not understand this? needless to say, they no longer considered Tang An as a Tang family member at all. If he really cared about the Tang family, how would he have thought of using the Droco Research and Development Centre as a bargaining chip? This was clearly done to satisfy his own selfish desires!

Therefore , Tang An's flirtatious eyes were destined not to get any response. After a while of embarrassment, Tang An had to laugh to himself and say, 'In fact, Wood has indeed prepared 70 billion yuan of funds for me. Is that enough to show my sincerity?'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'That's more like it. If the 70 billion from Wood can be secured, together with your own 30 billion and the market valuation of 80 billion in enterprise shares, you'll be on a par with Tang Jingming and the others...'

Hearing this, Tang An couldn't help but interrupt Zhou Ming and say, 'Wait a minute, 80 billion in enterprise shares? If if I remember correctly, the market valuation of the Droco Research and Development Centre is 30 billion US dollars.'

'I know, that's why I included the Droco Research and Development Centre,' Zhou Ming said.

These words were like a knife thrusting into Tang An's chest, causing him to nearly spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Originally Tang An had wanted to pull out the Deloc Research and Development Centre and save a sum of money. Even though he was allied with Wood, he still wanted to keep the shares under his own control. Otherwise, if a portion of them went to Wood, then the whole situation would create many uncontrollable variables, and even the importance of whether he could remain on Wood's side was uncertain.

Now now that he has no choice but to move the 70 billion in funding that Wood has prepared, he definitely wants to save the Droco Research and Development Center. After all is said and done, keeping this research and development center will at least give him a way out, but Zhou Ming is determined to cut off this way out.

It is also for this reason, Tang An immediately slammed his desk and stood up: 'Zhou Ming, don't go too far! I have already offered the Wood family's 70 billion yuan, why are you still not satisfied? Do you know that the actual value of the Deloc Research and Development Centre can reach hundreds of billions of yuan? You either want the Deloc Research and Development Centre or the Wood family's money!'

Zhou Ming spread his hands: 'I'm sorry, but I'm just greedy like that. I want both. If you can't accept that, Mr. Tang An, the door is behind you, you can leave at any time.'

Damn it! That's the same thing again!

Tang An All the blood in his body rushed to his head. He was filled with anger, because that was how Zhou Ming had driven him away at the shareholders' meeting. His departure at the time had made him a laughing stock, and at the time he had the means to leave, but now he no longer had it.

'Really really have no other choice? You know that what you're doing is no different from a robber,' Tang An said.

Zhou Ming laughed: 'In fact, you already have the answer to this question in your heart.'

As Zhou Ming's words, Tang An suddenly felt paralyzed in his seat. He was deflated because he knew very well that since Zhou Ming had said those words, there was negotiable. More importantly, he also understood that his price was within his acceptable range, not to mention that there was no second party selling Tang Yin Bank's shares, and if he wanted them, he would have to accept them.

However Zhou Ming's next words made Tang An feel like the world had cheated him again.

'In In fact, for this transaction, I divided Tang Ran and Uncle and Auntie Tang's shares into three parts. Now I'm only selling two of them. The remaining one will depend on whose sincerity is better, and I will only do business with that person,' said Zhou Ming.

If If before Zhou Ming's words only made Tang An feel like he had been stabbed, then now Zhou Ming is drilling like crazy with an electric drill. Tang An never imagined that after all the enthusiastic discussion just now, it was only one-third of the shares.

Tang An was turning from green to white. If he could, he would like to grab an AK and shoot at Ming like crazy, but in the end, he can't. He can't even use harsh language with Ming. It's like Zhou Ming has forced him to eat a mouthful of shit, but instead of spitting it out, he has no choice but to swallow it. He can't even resent the other person for feeding him shit. This feeling makes Tang An crazy with anger.

'So So what was Mr Tang An's final decision? Are you going to eat this mouthful of shit...ah no, it's this deal, what do you think?' Zhou Ming finally asked.

'I promise,' Tang An said with gritted teeth, as if he was really promising to eat this mouthful of shit.