Reborn 1980 Married to the toughest guy in the army

"Why don't you mention that you yourself stand on the opposite side of China, shouting anti-China slogans?"

"What right do you have to enjoy such profits? Aren't you ashamed?"

These are all images of the seascape whispering in my mind.

But outwardly he showed no sign of opposition.

Instead, he had a faint smile on his face, giving Old Master Pei the feeling that his son admired him greatly.

However, listening to Grandpa Pei's instructions...

A thought flashed through Hai Jing's mind, and he said in a low voice, "Father, I have an idea, but I don't know if I should say it."

When Haijing called out the word "father," the shipping magnate's expression turned serious.

From childhood to adulthood, his eldest son has always called him "old man".

However, once he seriously calls him father, what he is about to say is something very serious.

This is similar to the old man, which is why the shipping magnate was particularly fond of his eldest son.

He had always wanted to eventually hand over the entire Pei family to his eldest son, Pei Du, but he needed to give him some experience and wait another two years.

He never imagined that his ambition would lead to the death of his own son, and that even his remains could not be found.

Seeing that Hai Jing had addressed him as "father" so earnestly, the old man quickly and respectfully replied:

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Hai Jing said in a low voice, "If Father wants to win the construction of this cross-sea bridge in China, he should do something."

"You should know that the reason why the Qiao family signed a letter of intent with China was because the Qiao family was wholeheartedly committed to protecting China; they were loyal followers of China."

“We are anti-China, and Father, you recently stated in public that you would oppose Hong Kong’s return to China.”

"Even if the letter of intent were handed over to our family at this point, what face would we have to cooperate with China?"

The shipping magnate was displeased upon hearing this.

He snorted and said, "So what if he disagrees? We have a letter of intent to cooperate. I don't believe they would dare to abandon us and cooperate with someone else."

Hai Jing sneered inwardly, but calmly said on the surface, "Father is right. China will certainly not let go of this opportunity to cooperate with you."

"If they secretly sabotage or do something shady, causing our project to fail to meet the required standards for an extended period of time."

"They're withholding the project payment."

"At that time, we will only lose our own interests."

"If the project is completed, that's fine. If it's not completed, we'll be tied to it. Not only will we have to spend our own money, but we might also be tricked by the Chinese in the end."

Is this what you wanted to see?

Hai Jing's few words hit the nail on the head.

This left the shipping magnate speechless.

He certainly didn't want to see this happen. But what his son said wasn't without merit.

After pondering for a long time, he nodded and said, "You're right. We should indeed ease the tension. This project is huge. If we win it, we can make at least several hundred million."

"Although it's impossible to complete in one or two years, the amount of money involved is still quite substantial."

He paused, looked at the sea view, and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Hai Jing paused for a moment, thinking to himself: I'll skin you alive!

He cleared his throat and suggested, "I have two suggestions. Father can choose which one to use, or both."

The shipping magnate nodded, signaling him to continue.

Haijing said, "The first way is for us to donate some money to China. If there is a disaster in their country, we can donate some relief funds to the Red Cross."

"This way, China will know that we still love our compatriots, and at least they won't hold us back when it comes to project payments."

"The second option is to take out some money and set up a branch factory or branch company in China. It won't take long. Once the entire transnational bridge project is completed and the project funds from China are fully transferred, we can shut down the factory in China."

"By then, it will be a win-win situation for us as well."

"After all, China's investment environment has been quite good in recent years, and workers' wages have become much cheaper. In addition, the Chinese government has promised that overseas Chinese will not pay taxes for three years, so we are basically making a pure profit."

The shipping magnate frowned and remained silent.

Seeing this, Hai Jing continued, "I know Father doesn't like China and doesn't want to return to China's embrace, but we can't turn down money."

"If we can make money off Chinese people, why not?"

The shipping magnate's expression softened.

Haijing decided to keep up the good work.

His idea was simple: as long as he could persuade the shipping magnate to spend money to help China's development, that would be a good thing.

The shipping magnate pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "However, we don't have much capital here. If we really want to cooperate on the cross-sea bridge, we will have to invest a lot of money."

"The funds in Hong Kong are definitely not enough."

Hai Jing said, "Then we should withdraw funds from abroad and bring back all the available working capital from overseas."

"Isn't the Pei family overseas allied with us? What's wrong with cooperating?"

The sight of the sea made the shipping magnate waver.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let me think about it some more, I'll give you my answer tomorrow."

Hai Jian nodded, then turned and left.

As they reached the door, he turned back and added, "Actually, a letter of intent isn't used as a contract; it just means we're giving them priority. We need to give them an excuse."

"After all, you're now cooperating with them under the name of the shipping magnate Pei family, not under the name of the Qiao family."

He paused, then added, "Chinese people actually value face a lot. We have to save face for them, otherwise we might not be able to make this money."

"Of course, if you, Father, feel that you don't want to take this order and make this money, then you don't need to worry about anything."

"Let's just pack up and confront them directly."

The shipping magnate nodded to indicate that he understood.

After returning to her room, Haijing told Qiao Ya about it. Qiao Ya paused for a moment and said:

Why are you helping him? Wouldn't it be better for him to offend China?

Hai Jing said, "I also want to hold the transnational bridge in my hands."

Qiao Ya said, "Jiang Wan said that this letter of intent is only temporary, and the technical issues of the transnational bridge have not yet been resolved."

"We should wait until Hong Kong returns to China before discussing this further. Have you forgotten all that?"

Hai Jing shook his head and said with a smile, "I do want to have the cross-border bridge project in my hands, but not really in my hands."

"Instead, having the right to express initial intentions and the right to negotiate is sufficient."

He paused and then said, "If we didn't do it this way, how could we possibly get the old man to call his second son back from abroad?"

"How can we get him to withdraw all his overseas working capital? Since we've already taken action against them, we have to go all the way and not leave a second son abroad as a potential threat."

"After all, the most deadly snakes are those that lurk in the shadows."