I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 504 Who will negotiate?
"Boss, the acquisition has been basically sorted out. John, the general manager of ADM's Brazilian subsidiary, did contact Mr. Ricardo, wanting to acquire Philgeri. However, the latest news is that ADM headquarters has not approved the transaction, and Johnson's plan has fallen through."

ha?
Sure enough!

Fang Qingye did not rush to express her opinion, but instead turned her gaze to Katia, who was sitting next to her.

The two had been communicating in Chinese, which Katya naturally couldn't understand, but seeing Fang Qingye's expression, she immediately understood and quickly switched to English.

"President Ricardo deliberately threw out 20 billion reais to scare you and buy Johnson time. Now that Filgrey has decided not to acquire you, there is widespread discontent within Filgrey. Ricardo can no longer suppress it and will contact you soon regarding the acquisition."

That's it!

"It seems you're not very welcoming of our acquisition," Fang Qingye remarked in English.

“No, no, it’s Mr. Ricardo who doesn’t welcome me, but I and the others do,” Katia quickly explained.

"What exactly is going on with those people who threatened us? Have you found out anything?" Fang Qingye asked directly in English.

O'Anli glanced at Katia, and the girl immediately understood.

"Let me explain. Those people belong to a gang around here called the Razor Gang," Katia said, giving Fang Qingye and the others a brief overview of the Razor Gang.

"As for whether we were instructed by ADM, we don't know, but we insiders at Philgrey would not do such a thing. To be honest, apart from President Ricardo being somewhat resistant to your acquisition, the rest of the senior management is quite welcoming."

That's it!

Fang Qingye briefly explained her situation, and Katia frowned.

“The Razor Gang is so rampant, Katya, doesn’t your local police do anything about it?!” O’Anli couldn’t help but ask.

“Honey, you don’t know much about this. The Razor Gang is very powerful in our area and has close ties with the infamous First Command of the Capital. Unless it’s a major murder case, the police usually pretend they didn’t see it. And I’ve heard that they have people in the government and the police as well.”

After listening, O'Anli said nothing more.

"Now we can be sure that we can handle the negotiations perfectly well, no need to worry. It's still this so-called Razor Gang. As long as their threat isn't eliminated, even after we acquire Philgrey Company, we'll still have endless troubles." Qiao Yongfeng said, frowning.

Fang Qingye nodded, agreeing.

"The key now is how to break this deadlock?"

Qiao Yongfeng lit a cigar and fell into thought. Yue Kai, who had been silent the whole time, also frowned, seemingly pondering the matter as well.

O'Neill and Katia looked at each other without saying a word. A hush fell over the room.

"How about this?" Fang Qingye suddenly spoke up, and everyone else looked at him.

"Let's take the initiative and negotiate with the Razor Gang!" Fang Qingye said.

"negotiation?"

“Yes! It’s now very clear that the Razor Gang’s threats against us have only one purpose: to drive us out of Londrina! Why would they do this? They must have been paid by the ADM and are following their instructions! Although we don’t have direct evidence, this is the only logically plausible reason!”

"What are these guys after? Money, of course! If ADM can pay, why can't we? We have two goals: first, to stop harassing us; second, to expose ADM's ugly face—the way they orchestrate gangs to engage in unfair competition through despicable means!"

"Will the other party agree?" Qiao Yongfeng was somewhat doubtful.

"So we need to talk! If those guys come to harass us again tomorrow, we'll just ask to see their boss!" Fang Qingye said, expressing her opinion.

After listening, Qiao Yongfeng thought for a moment and nodded. Seeing that Fang Qingye was about to speak again, he immediately understood what he meant.

"You can't go negotiating, they're a gang! If anything happens to them, I won't be able to explain it to your wife," Qiao Yongfeng said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"And Huang Tao, she'll kill me if she finds out! And Xia..." Qiao Yongfeng was about to name Xia He when he suddenly remembered Yue Kai was still in the room and stopped abruptly. Fang Qingye was speechless. Huang Tao? Dongguan girl? Kill you? How could that be?

However, he had indeed considered going, but stopped himself after hearing what Qiao Yongfeng said.

Life is at stake.

"Then who do you want to send?" Fang Qingye asked.

"This..." Qiao Yongfeng was also caught in a dilemma.

"Whether it's me, Yan Shi, or He Qingfeng, it seems like we can all do it. The problem is that none of us understand Portuguese, so we'll need to bring a translator. But the problem is that the translators you and I bring are both women, and it's too dangerous for women to go there."

That is indeed the problem.

In fact, Fang Qingye had already considered that if she went, she definitely couldn't bring Mu Lan, she could only bring Ou Anli.

O'Neill.
Fang Qingye glanced at him as she thought of this.

O'Anli was quietly translating Fang Qingye's conversation to Katya when he saw Fang Qingye's gaze and immediately understood. He then switched to Chinese and said:

“I’ll go. I’ll talk to them. I speak Portuguese and look like a European, which gives me a natural advantage.”

“Darling, you…” Katia didn’t understand Chinese, but when she saw O’Anli’s expression, her face changed drastically. She was about to say something when O’Anli stopped her and said gently in Portuguese, “Don’t worry, Katia, we’re the ones negotiating with them, even if we give them money. They won’t make things difficult for me, and there’s no need for them to.”

After saying that, Ou Anli looked at Fang Qingye and said, "Boss, I'll go."

"Alright!" Fang Qingye also made up her mind: "You talk to them, find out their intentions, agree to all the conditions they propose for now, and we'll discuss it again when we get back."

“OK, no problem.” O’Anli said with a relaxed expression.

Everyone agreed that it would be implemented tomorrow morning, and Ou Anli wouldn't need to go back to his own hotel; Fang Qingye booked a room for them.

At night, in the stillness of the night, Katia held O'Anli tightly, unable to fall asleep.

“Darling, I’m very worried. The Razor Gang is a vicious bunch of thugs, and I’m afraid they might harm you.”

“Don’t worry.” O’Anli gently stroked Katia’s smooth hair. “I’m doing this for my future. Katia, I’ve told you before, I was just a poor boy in Macau, I only went to vocational school. If I were in Hong Kong, I would only be able to do some low-level clerical work for the rest of my life, and I would never be able to rise to a senior white-collar worker.”

“But Mr. Fang has given me this opportunity, and I must seize it. Only in this way can I make a name for myself. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of you, a top student who graduated from the University of Lisbon?!”

“My dear, I don’t need you to be outstanding, I just need you to be safe and sound.” Katya couldn’t help but cry after hearing this.

"Don't worry, I had my fortune told at Wong Tai Sin Temple before I left. They said that my trip to Brazil was a great disaster, but I will surely be blessed with good fortune in the future!"

The next morning, the group continued to harass the hotel entrance in their pickup truck. O'Anli straightened his clothes, strode out of the hotel, and started chatting with the group in front of the pickup truck.

Fang Qingye and the others stood by the window, nervously watching everything outside.

Soon, O'Anli was put into a pickup truck and disappeared from sight.

Throughout the day, Fang Qingye and the others were restless. Katya couldn't help but call, but the other party's phone was off, so she had to make the sign of the cross on her chest.

When it got dark that night, Ou Anli returned safely and brought news to Fang Qingye and the others.

"The other party agreed to a settlement and will not harass us again, but they require a reward of 5000 million US dollars."

(End of this chapter)