Life 1984

Chapter 557 Blocking Bullets

Li Yunhai glanced at the entire bar with some confusion.

The CES electronics show has just ended, and both exhibitors and tourists have free time. A bar like this with beautiful women performing stripping should have a lot of customers.

Could it be that the other party has reserved the venue? What secret matter are they going to talk about?

He glanced at Zhuang Yong beside him.

Zhuang Yong nodded calmly and said in a low voice: "Boss, it's a little weird. How about we withdraw? This is their territory after all. We can't afford food or shelter."

Li Yunhai originally thought that the other party would meet at a bar. This was a busy place with many people and should be very safe. Who would have thought that the other party would actually book the place?

However, when Li Yunhai looked behind him, he found that the door had been locked tightly, and several burly men with tattoos were guarding the door.

It seems that even leaving is not that easy!

Regardless of whether this is the Hongmen Banquet or the Dragon Gate Banquet, let's settle down and let's see what they are going to do!

Li Yunhai walked over proudly, stood in front of the bald foreigner, and smiled slightly: "Sir, we meet again! You asked us to meet here to discuss the purchase of lithography machines, right?"

The bald man held a cigar and slowly blew out a smoke ring.

Zhuang Yong was on guard and stepped forward to block Li Yunhai.

With that said, he stood up.

Li Yunhai's expression did not change, and he said slowly: "Sir, this is not how you talk about business. Even if you kill me, you won't get the lithography machine."

Li Yunhai discovered that behind the smoke, the bald man only had half of his right ear.

Several men in suits sitting behind the bald man took out their guns and aimed at Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai was not afraid, but laughed loudly: "If you are buying clothes or cattle and sheep, then you can indeed do this. But what you want to buy is a photolithography machine. If you don't have my authorization, you can take it back. That’s just a pile of scrap metal. Haven’t you heard of remote locking?”

"Mr. Li, please sit down." The bald man made a gesture of invitation, crossing his legs and not having the courtesy to stand up and shake hands.

Li Yunhai said: "But you asked us to deliver within a week, and we can't do it."

With ten units, you can earn the price of one more unit!

Li Yunhai couldn't help but feel troubled and said: "I'm sorry, we are very embarrassed to ask us to deliver ten photolithography machines within a week. Why don't you look for a big manufacturer? Big manufacturers like Nikon, their lithography machines The engraving machine’s production capacity is greater than ours.”

The other party obviously wanted to show it to Li Yunhai and the others, and he looked very arrogant. His aura seemed to be telling Li Yunhai: If you dare not agree, I will shoot you!

Su Hong said: "Mr. Li, we can't do this business. How can we deliver ten lithography machines in seven days? If we can't deliver them by then, we won't make a penny, and we will have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages. Then the gain outweighs the loss.”

The bald man shook his head and said: "From the United States? That's not possible. We have bought GCA lithography machines before, but they only sell them and don't repair them. The quality of the machines is very poor. We were scared after buying them once."

Li Yunhai was shocked and moved!

But what about the delivery date?

While he was deep in thought, a tall man in a suit standing behind the bald man inadvertently lifted his coat, revealing a pistol on his waist.

The bald man said: "I believe it! I don't know anything about you. I have done research and research. Your photolithography machines are better and more advanced than Nikon's. There is no problem with your company's credibility. Since its establishment eight years ago, Our cooperation with various countries around the world is based on credibility, and the after-sales of our products are also very timely. This is what I value most.”

The bald man waved his hand: "Money is not an issue, when will the goods be shipped?"

Li Yunhai was shocked!

This is Las Vegas, and the other party is a Middle Easterner who doesn’t know his origin. They really might shoot! If foreigners are killed in a place like this, there are many ways for these people to escape punishment.

Li Yunhai nodded calmly and said to the bald man: "Sir, I'm sorry, we really can't do it. Unfortunately, we can't make any money from you."

"Can I ask, why are you so anxious to get it?" Li Yunhai did not refuse immediately, but asked, "I want it within a week?"

How could Li Yunhai miss such a profitable business?

It’s almost more money than robbing a bank!

Li Yunhai said: "We have received a lot of orders for photolithography machines this time, so it will take about half a year to ship them."

Li Yunhai sat down and handed over a brief introduction to his own lithography machine products.

"No, one week!" the bald man said gruffly, "I can increase the price for you by 10% per unit!"

Zhuang Yong hesitated for a moment and took a step away.

The bald man said: "We are anxious to get it, of course there are our reasons. Mr. Li, just tell me, can we do this business?"

"One month?" Li Yunhai said, "That's too rushed. If you want to purchase 10 photolithography machines, we can't make it even if we rush the work."

Su Hong opened her briefcase, took out a contract document, and placed it on the coffee table.

"Too long!" The bald man shook his head and raised his right index finger.

"Okay, I brought the contract," Li Yunhai motioned to Su Hong.

"It's a fixed price. On the basis of the original price, I will add another 50%!"

"If we could make a deal with the Japanese, we would have done it a long time ago." A glint flashed in the bald man's eyes.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, are the Japanese still imposing technical restrictions on a certain country in the Middle East? He said: "There are still many manufacturers in the world that can produce photolithography machines."

"Oh?" Li Yunhai couldn't help but smile, "GCA's after-sales service is indeed a mystery. Do you believe in our quality?"

"I can add money! Add 10% more!"

The bald man glanced at it and waved his hand: "I don't understand this. Let's just talk business!"

Sell ​​ten lithography machines and earn five more!

Isn’t this too wealthy?

People in the Middle East are rich and deserve their reputation.

The contract is written in Chinese and English format, in duplicate.

Su Hong used fluent English to explain some of the company's requirements for signing a contract. The most important point is to pay first and then deliver the goods.

A thin man next to the bald man said: "We held you hostage and asked your people to send over ten photolithography machines. We didn't have to spend a penny! I don't believe that your people dare not to send them over in order to save you?" "

"Sir, you misunderstood. This is not about money."

Li Yunhai patted Zhuang Yong's hand and said, "It's okay. If they really want to shoot, the three of us will not be able to escape."

The thin man's expression changed and he said solemnly: "How dare you! Are you really not afraid of death?"

Li Yunhai said: "Business is not what you do. If I were afraid of being held hostage by you, I wouldn't dare to do such a big business! I have traveled all over the country, what kind of people have I not seen? What kind of scenes have I not experienced? "

The bald man held a cigar in his mouth and waved his right hand behind him: "You all, stand down! Don't scare my distinguished guests."

The strong men with guns put away their guns and took a few steps back.

The bald man smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Li, my people are too impulsive. I'm sorry! What we want is the lithography machine, not your life. We can afford the money. We have plenty of money. We want it now." Lithography machine, fixed price, ten lithography machines, I will give you 6 million US dollars, I will get it within half a month at the latest!"

Six hundred million dollars!

This money is worth hundreds of millions of dollars more than doing other people's business!

Of course Li Yun was moved.

"Can I ask, why are you so anxious to get these lithography machines?" Li Yunhai asked, "Lithography machines are high-end machines and are useless to ordinary companies. If you just want to produce chips, we can Help you produce. Our chip production capacity is very high."

The bald man said: "Mr. Li, you don't have to ask so many questions. When we buy it, it will naturally have our own uses. You sell the goods, we pay, and our transaction is limited to this. Wouldn't it be better?"

Li Yunhai thought about it. Life is full of worries. The more you know, the more worries you will have.

"I'll find a way!" Li Yunhai muttered, "Within half a month, I will try to get you 10 lithography machines, but I have two conditions. First, you must pay first. Second, ten thousand Once we don't get it together, we will only refund the money without any compensation. If you can agree, we will sign a contract."

The bald man said: "We can pay first, but we must get the photolithography machine within half a month."

"I can only try my best, and I will not sign any compensation treaty." Li Yunhai insisted on his bottom line.

This is an opportunity and a crisis,

What if the other party deliberately sets up such a trap to frame himself? The other party clearly knew that Sihai Group could not produce ten photolithography machines within half a month, and then used high returns to seduce Li Yunhai and ask for high compensation. The Sihai Group would be the loser.

Although Li Yunhai wanted to make money, he couldn't put himself in danger.

This is the bottom line for his contract.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time.

Li Yunhai's attitude angered the other party's younger brothers again.

The thin man picked up the gun in his hand, rushed forward, pointed it at Li Yunhai, and babbled a long conversation in an incomprehensible language.

This man had a ferocious expression and a terrifying face. The black muzzle of the gun was pointed at Li Yunhai's forehead, which was very scary.

Su Hong was afraid that he would hurt Li Yunhai, so her beauty turned pale and she blocked Li Yunhai's face.

Li Yunhai pushed her. Her thin body was extremely stubborn, and she couldn't push her. She had to stand in front of Li Yunhai.

"You have no sincerity at all. We won't do this business!" Li Yunhai was also furious. He stood up, put his arms around Su Hong's waist, protected her in his arms, and said with a sneer, "If you have the ability, Just kill us! But I want to warn you, we are here to negotiate, and my colleagues all know it. If we don’t return to the hotel in another half hour, they will definitely call the police. Also, when you come to our booth for consultation today , they have all seen you! They also recognize you!"

The thin man shouted: "You dare to threaten us? I'll beat you to death!"

Li Yunhai was arrogant and unafraid, facing the black muzzle of the gun calmly, and said: "There is a saying in our country that the people are not afraid of death, but how can they be afraid of death? I wonder if you understand my translation? Goodbye !”

The bald man stood up and slapped the thin man on the face, accusing him of wrongdoing.

The thin man was stunned and put down the gun in his hand dejectedly.

The bald man stepped forward, bent towards Li Yunhai, and said, "Mr. Li, I'm sorry, it's our fault. I have educated him for you. I sincerely want to cooperate with you. We can sign the contract now."

Li Yunhai said: "My conditions will not change."

The bald man said: "Of course, the conditions are as you just said. I have only one request. As many photolithography machines as you can raise within half a month, please send them to me first. We are in a hurry to use them."

"Okay. This is the attitude of cooperation!" Li Yunhai turned around, sat down again, took out the contract, and added a few clauses to it. After both parties read it and had no objections, they signed it together.

The bald man has a long name, which is simply called Mohan.

After Mohan signed the contract, he put down his pen and said, "Mr. Li, you are a great boss."

Li Yunhai said: "Mr. Mohan, you are even more amazing."

Mohan said: "No. You have two colleagues who are willing to take a bullet for you, but I don't. So I say you are amazing, and you will definitely be able to make greater achievements in the future. A person can make people around him work for you. To die is a great wisdom in governing."

Li Yunhai smiled slightly: "Mr. Mohan, our delivery date is calculated from the day your payment arrives. If you want us to ship the goods as soon as possible, then you must pay as soon as possible."

Mohan said: "I understand. I will have someone transfer the money to your designated company account tomorrow."

"Very good!" Li Yunhai said, "Goodbye."

"Happy cooperation!"

"Our cooperation is not pleasant, but in order to make money, it doesn't matter whether it is pleasant or not."

After Li Yunhai finished speaking, he left with Zhuang Yong and Su Hong.

The girls on the stage were still performing hard. The scary scene just now did not deter them from their enthusiasm for stripping.

After walking out of the bar, Li Yunhai let out a long breath.

Su Hong said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Li, who are they? Are they terrorists?"

Li Yunhai shook his head and said, "I don't know, so don't ask."

Su Hong said: "Mr. Li, you are so calm, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat! Your calm and calm look just now really looked like a handsome man!"

Li Yunhai was also sweating in his hands!

He only has one life. With so many guns aimed at him, how can he not be afraid?

But he couldn't be timid or accept his fate.

Li Yunhai has been doing business for so long, and this is the first time that someone has forced him to sign a contract at gunpoint!

Su Hong asked: "Mr. Li, where can we produce ten photolithography machines within half a month? It's not easy for these people to make money. Could they have dug some pit for us to jump into?"

Li Yunhai said: "I've thought about it. We can still put together ten lithography machines. We haven't sold any lithography machines in the past few months. There are several in the warehouse, and we still have a few for display outside. units, and if we rush to produce a few more units, that will be enough.”

Su Hong said: "It turns out that you have been confident for a long time! I am still worried about you! Can these people do business?"

Li Yunhai said: "We are just businessmen. If someone buys it, why don't we sell it? The American arms business has spread all over the world. What's wrong with us selling high-tech lithography machines?"

Su Hong smiled and said: "That's right! We are talking about business."

Li Yunhai said: "Wait until their money is received before shipping. Contact the other party before shipping."

Su Hong said: "I understand, Mr. Li, before we ship the goods, we will contact the other party first to see if it is convenient to receive the goods."

Li Yunhai said: "Also, what if they lose contact? It's hard to say. The Middle East is very chaotic, and there are gun battles every day. Maybe this force will be killed within a few days of its existence?" Then our goods will no longer need to be shipped.”

Su Hong chuckled and said, "Isn't that a good thing?"

"Hahaha! That's all I said." Li Yunhai looked into her eyes, "Sister Su, how brave were you just now? How dare you take a bullet for me? Aren't you afraid that they will actually shoot?"

"Afraid!" Su Hong bit the corner of her mouth, as if she was about to bleed, "I'm still young, I'm not married yet, and I haven't even experienced the love between a man and a woman. How could I not be afraid of death? But I'm even more afraid. Losing you - really, I can't bear the thought of them shooting at you. I would rather die myself, stand in front of you, and die in front of you."

Li Yunhai was shocked: "Sister Su, why are you doing this? You are just my secretary, just doing a job. Zhuang Yong is my bodyguard, it is understandable that he wants to protect me, but why are you bothering?" "

Su Hong sighed faintly: "You, you really don't know? Then wouldn't all my love for you be in vain? Forget it, if you don't understand, just don't understand!"

It's not that Li Yunhai doesn't understand, he's just pretending not to understand.

Seeing that Su Hong almost confessed her feelings, Li Yunhai stopped talking about it.

After returning to the room, Li Yunhai went to the shower room, turned on the faucet, and let the water flow freely on his head and body.

He put his hands on the shower wall and closed his eyes.

He is afraid!

Just now in the bar, if someone's gun went off, or he pulled the trigger out of impulse, then he would have to answer here!

Li Yunhai struggled for eight years and finally achieved this hard-won good situation. Everything in the company was on the right track. If something happened at this time, how could he be willing to accept it? Then wouldn't his life be in vain? Wouldn't his lovely wife, his beautiful concubines, and his lovely children have to be handed over to others to take care of or bully?

"Work for another ten years, and I will retire when I am forty!" Li Yunhai secretly told himself that besides making money, there are many more important things to do in life.

Life is rare in the past seventy years. The first half of your life is spent working hard for your career, and the second half of your life should be lived for yourself. Make time to do what you love, instead of being a slave to work all your life.

This is what he realized at the critical moment of life and death, which is extremely profound.

Starting from scratch is wisdom.

Retreating from the rapids requires more wisdom!

Li Yunhai came out of the shower and wiped his hair with a towel.

There was a knock on the door.

Li Yunhai wrapped a bath towel around his waist and came to open the door.

Su Hong had taken a bath and stood at the door with a red face, as beautiful as a rose.

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "Sister Su, what's the matter?"

Su Hong didn't say anything, stepped in and closed the door with her butt, then looked at him with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)