Siheyuan: Punch Shazhu at the beginning, intercept Yu Li

Near noon, a middle-aged man with a big belly came to the VIP living room.

This man was not tall, probably only about 1.6 meters, but he had a big belly, a round waist, a fat head and big ears.

Moreover, this person was wearing a military uniform, and there were three stars on the collar badge on his shoulders.

Wow, such a big shot?

The meal that Zhang Weiguo arranged at the Empire Hotel today cost him tens of thousands of dollars, but it was obvious that Prince Carlyle was not satisfied with it.

Because in places like the Imperial Hotel, consumption is also divided into different levels.

Zhang Weiguo does not hold any noble title and therefore cannot enjoy the aristocratic treatment here.

VIP living rooms and aristocratic meal packages are beyond the reach of ordinary civilians, but people like Carlyle belong to the top of the imperial aristocratic circle.

Such a small banquet is definitely not pleasing to the eye.

After sitting down, Kai Lei did not touch the drinks and food on the table, and asked directly:

"You must be Mr. Zhang Weiguo from the Eastern Dragon Country. Tell me what you want to talk to me about. I have official business to attend to!"

Zhang Weiguo did not beat around the bush and said directly, "Respected Prince Carlyle!"

"I am engaged in overseas investment and trade, and now I want to make some commercial investments in your country."

"Prince Carlyle's territory, the Carlyle Islands, is a natural treasure land for building a dock. I wonder if Prince Carlyle is willing to cooperate with me?"

"cooperate?"

"Prince Carlyle laughed: "Haha, I'm not very interested in cooperation!"

"However, the Carlyle Islands are my private territory. If you are interested in that piece of land, I can sell it to you."

"Of course, the sovereignty of the land belongs to the empire, and it cannot be sold."

Zhang Weiguo asked: "I want to buy all the areas of the Carlyle Islands. How much does it cost?"

Prince Carlyle replied bluntly: "5000 million US dollars!"

"Can I rent it?"

"Of course, if you want to lease it, the price will be calculated at 100 million US dollars per year!"

Zhang Weiguo thought for a moment and replied, "How about this, Prince? I want to build a dock in the Carlyle Islands, a deep-water dock!"

"The initial investment is huge. Your Excellency, can you waive the rent for me for a year? I will start paying the rent from the second year. How about that?"

Kai Lei shook his head decisively: "As for the rent, it is definitely not waived!"

Zhang Weiguo shook his head helplessly: "That's a pity, our cooperation may not be able to be concluded."

"Yeah!" Kailei responded and left without looking back.

……

Tonnar Hotel Room.

You Fengxia asked: "Weiguo, what exactly do you think?"

"The other party offered a price of 100 million US dollars per year, which is clearly an exorbitant price!"

"The entire Yingyun Kingdom has a total population of only 30 people, and its domestic output value is less than 3000 million US dollars!"

"He asked us for 5000 million yuan in rent for a piece of land?"

Zhang Weiguo shook his head and replied: "So, our negotiations failed!"

"Looking at the other party's attitude, they have no sincerity at all. There are several other small countries around. Let's go over and take a look at the situation first!"

Lou Xiao'e asked: "Weiguo, didn't you say before that we came out this time mainly to look for talents and technology?"

"It's been more than half a month, and we still haven't gotten the technology or the talent. Why are you staring at that useless deserted island?"

Zhang Weiguo replied calmly: "Don't worry, we will build our overseas base first, and then deal with personnel and technology issues!"

"When the time comes, this place will be our overseas base transit station."

"Okay, I support you!" Lou Xiao'e nodded.

When he was on a business trip before, Zhang Weiguo said that this time he would be staying overseas for a long time.

Zhang Weiguo planned to leave Yingyun Kingdom the next morning, but that evening Prince Carlyle sent someone to the hotel to find Zhang Weiguo.

The man who came was named Mohani, and he was Prince Carlyle's butler.

Mohani told Zhang Weiguo: "Prince Carlyle's latest arrangement is to halve the first year's rent, which is equivalent to 50 yuan!"

"This is the biggest concession we can make. If Your Excellency wants to use Prince Carlyle's territory for free, it is obviously unreasonable."

Zhang Weiguo thought for a moment and replied, "Since Prince Carlyle does not agree to waive rent for the first year, then give me half the price for three years."

Mohani's expression suddenly changed: "Mr. Zhang Weiguo, you are obviously challenging the prince's majesty by doing this!"

"Your Excellency, reducing your rent by half is already the biggest concession you can make!"

Zhang Weiguo also replied righteously: "After I came back from the Empire Hotel today, I also asked my friends about it!"

"Friends generally think that the rental price offered by the Prince is too high!"

"That piece of deserted island is full of uninhabited islands. It is extremely difficult to develop them, and there is no profit to be seen in the short term!"

"I no longer wish to challenge His Majesty's authority. Our cooperation ends here."

Zhang Weiguo no longer talked about cooperation, and Mohani could only leave in disappointment.

Prince Carlyle's Castle.

Late at night, after Mohani returned to the castle, he immediately informed Prince Kaire of the news.

"How can this be absurd? How dare this cunning and stupid guy deceive me like this? I will kill him!"

"Hey!"

Mohani hurriedly dissuaded him, "If the prince wants to kill Zhang Weiguo, he can do so at any time!"

“But it’s not easy to find someone to rent the Carlyle Islands!”

"Ok!"

Prince Carlyle nodded and said, "If Zhang Weiguo can really give me 100 million US dollars in rent every year, it would be great!"

"With this sum of money in hand, my strength will be greatly improved."

Mohani replied, "Your Excellency the Prince is wise!"

"If we want to make money, we have to find a way to keep Zhang Weiguo here."

Kai Lei shook his head repeatedly: "No, Zhang Weiguo is pushing his luck and asking me to cut the rent in half. I can't accept that."

Mohani advised: “Think about it, sir, the Kaire Islands are still idle!”

"There are less than 3,000 permanent residents on the islands, and they are all wandering fishermen. They cannot contribute much income to you, my Lord."

"Last year, the fishermen on the island collected just over US dollars in taxes!"

"Even if we rent the island to Zhang Weiguo for $50, our income will increase more than 10 times in an instant!"

"Besides, when the time comes, we only need to relocate the fishermen on the island to the outer islands!"

"We can earn the 50 yuan in rent, and it won't affect the fishermen's taxes."

"This way, Your Excellency the Prince will have his own income and won't have to depend on others to make a living!"

Kai Lei was a little disappointed: "It's good, but 50 is still too little."

Mohani lowered his voice and said, “Think about it, my king!”

"Zhang Weiguo wants to build docks and factories in your territory. These are heavy asset investments!"