Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Victor was still somewhat excited.

He was very excited after reading the plan that Xu Manman left behind yesterday.

Lying in bed, I tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. I got up again and flipped through the project proposal several times.

Even now, he is still very excited, but Victor shows no sign of it on his face.

He sat in his seat, scrutinizing his two partners.

Originally, he didn't need to get involved in this matter, but Xu Manman gave him such a big surprise.

Whether it was the bet with DuPont or that business plan, both warranted his personal involvement.

Hawke and Lu Chenzhou were somewhat surprised that Victor came in person.

Although it's a collaboration, their project isn't very large, and it had previously been handled by Durand and another manager.

They only needed to hand over the contract, and Victor could just glance at it; there was no need for them to handle it personally.

Seeing Victor arrive, Lu Chenzhou breathed a sigh of relief.

That way, at least we can still try.

Not to mention Hawke and Lu Chenzhou, even Durand and another supervisor didn't expect Victor to personally show up.

Now that the big boss has arrived, they immediately put down the contracts they had in their hands.

Durand's head was still throbbing, and he was furious.

Although Victor is now in charge of this matter, he still cleverly puts the M country's contract at the top.

Anyone with eyes can see that...

After signing contracts with other countries, I will never look at contracts with China again.

Victor didn't pay any attention and directly opened Hawke's contract, somewhat surprised to see the amount on it.

This price exceeds the price of second-hand ships and is significantly higher than the market price.

He quickly read through it, followed by the contract from the Chinese side.

Durand seized the opportunity to speak.

"Sir, the prices in China are nowhere near as good as those in the US. In my opinion, this cooperation should go to the US."

Another supervisor shared the same idea.

Upon hearing this, Hawke smiled confidently and gave Lu Chenzhou a provocative look.

They were determined to succeed in this collaboration.

When Zhang Shuli heard Durand speak, she had a bad feeling, and now it has indeed been confirmed.

She glared angrily at Xu Manman. It was all her fault; if it weren't for her, this collaboration would definitely have been successful.

It's just a meal, it won't kill her, why bother?

Zhang Shuli was indignant, feeling that her path to promotion was hopeless.

Lu Chenzhou's expression was somewhat somber. He knew that there was no hope for this mission to Nancy.

Durand glanced at Xu Manman with a gloomy look.

Before his smug expression could even show, Victor interrupted him.

"Since you're so capable, why don't you sign the contract?"

Durand's face froze instantly, then he gave a dry laugh: "Of course you should sign it."

Seeing his cowardly appearance, Xu Manman couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Durand immediately glared at him, all traces of his previous gentlemanly demeanor vanishing, replaced by a hint of ruthlessness.

Xu Manman wasn't afraid at all, and even spoke directly: "Mr. Durand, you can't deliberately make things difficult for us just because I didn't agree to have dinner with you. Isn't that too unfair?"

Upon hearing this, Victor immediately asked, "What happened? Durand, what did you do?"

Durand quickly explained, "Sir, I'm innocent. I didn't do anything. She's slandering me."

"In order to achieve cooperation, they deliberately approached me and forced me to make mistakes. After I righteously refused, they framed me."

He portrayed himself as a victim, talking more and more, but he didn't see that Victor's face was growing increasingly grim.

Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up directly.

"Bullshit! You said she deliberately approached you to discuss cooperation, and when you refused, she framed you? That's utter nonsense."

“Yesterday, I reached a cooperation agreement with Ms. Xu. Today, she is the one I invited to sign the contract.”

what?

Durand was completely stunned. He looked at Xu Manman in disbelief, and she smiled at him.

Durand was a little dizzy. He never expected that Xu Manman had actually reached a cooperation agreement with Victor.

Hawke sat up abruptly, his tone unfriendly: "Mr. Victor, have you already decided to cooperate with China? We offered a much higher price; cooperating with us is the best option."

Upon hearing this, Victor smiled and said, "What you're giving me is just money. I don't lack money, but what China is giving me is something that money can't buy."

"I'm sorry, but for this collaboration, I've chosen China."

After saying that, he returned the proposal from country M, keeping only the one from China.

Hawke wanted to say something more, but Victor had already instructed the supervisor in charge to see the guest out.

The supervisor was also dumbfounded, completely unaware of what was going on, and Durand broke out in a cold sweat.

If he had known that Victor and Xu Manman had reached an agreement, he wouldn't have done that kind of thing today.

It's all his fault for not being at the company yesterday; he didn't even know about such a big thing.

Victor gave Durand a cold look and told him to leave.

Upon hearing this, Durand immediately turned and walked out, closing the conference room door behind him. A dark glint flashed in his eyes.

I really don't know if Victor has gone senile, that he would refuse to cooperate with the wealthy and powerful United States and instead choose the poor and backward China.

Inside the room, everyone was stunned by the impact.

Everyone looked at Xu Manman in disbelief. She had confirmed her partnership with Victor yesterday, so why hadn't she said anything after returning home?

And wasn't that phone call an opportunity that Zhang Shuli got by asking Fu Kexin to help her?

It turns out that Victor meant it was he who invited Xu Manman to come and sign the contract.

Lu Chenzhou understood after a moment's thought.

It was probably in the morning when Zhang Shuli contacted Durand, and he agreed.

Since I've already agreed, there's no need to say it again.

So when he received the call from his assistant, the other party was actually trying to invite Xu Manman. Since they didn't have her contact information, they called him instead.

When Zhang Shuli finished talking about securing the opportunity, they naturally assumed that the assistant made the call because of Durand's connection.

Think about it now.

Durand was just a supervisor; how could he possibly have the authority to instruct Victor's assistant to notify them?

It was all a misunderstanding.

Victor, unaware of what everyone was thinking, looked at Xu Manman apologetically.

"I'm sorry about what happened with Durant. I will give you an explanation, and I hope this won't affect our cooperation."

Victor adopted a very humble attitude, and his treatment of Xu Manman was impeccable.

The crowd watched with astonishment and uncertainty. When did this person, whom they had never seen before, become so approachable?

Previously, at Xu Manman's request, Victor had drafted a contract, which he then handed over directly.

When the assistant noticed that Xu Manman didn't have a pen, she considerately handed her her own.

Xu Manman began to review the contract.