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This result dealt a significant blow to the entire Niccedes family.

They had resigned themselves to the eternal loss of their beloved wife, but then Sun Zecheng unexpectedly announced the development of a lung cancer cure, rekindling Niccedes's hope for his wife's survival, making it hard for him not to be excited.

"How much does the lung cancer cure cost? I'll buy it, I'll buy it immediately."

Niccedes grabbed Sun Zecheng's hand, his eyes filled with tears.

Sun Zecheng gently disengaged Niccedes's hand and said with a faint smile, "I suggest that Director Niccedes first listen to the cooperation we've brought."

"Uh..."

Niccedes flusteredly regained his composure, sat back in his seat, and asked with eager anticipation, "I wonder what kind of cooperation the esteemed Mr. Sun is proposing?"

"Cooperation regarding the lung cancer cure."

"Aside from the domestic Chinese market, we will hand over the entire overseas market for the lung cancer cure to the U.S. government. In other words, we're giving the overseas distribution rights for the lung cancer cure to your U.S. government."

"We're pricing the lung cancer cure at $250,000 per dose. You purchase the drug from our Nine Sun Technology Group at that price. As for how much you sell it for, that's up to you. $300,000, $500,000, $1 million, it's all possible. Think about how much profit there is in that."

"The prerequisite for this cooperation is that your U.S. government not only cannot prevent Nine Sun Technology Group from acquiring Walmart, but must also support Nine Sun Technology Group's acquisition of Walmart."

Sun Zecheng spoke eloquently, outlining the details and requirements of the cooperation.

According to this cooperation model, Nine Sun Technology Group wouldn't be at a loss; it would still profit. If the lung cancer cure were sold at exorbitant prices, Nine Sun Technology Group wouldn't be responsible for the blame; the U.S. government would be.

"This..."

After hearing this, Niccedes hesitated.

Cooperating in the sale of the lung cancer cure would naturally benefit the United States. With a purchase price of $250,000, it could easily be sold for $500,000, generating huge profits. However, the prerequisite for cooperation was supporting Nine Sun Technology Group's acquisition of Walmart, which was a bit difficult.

"Director Niccedes, don't rush to give me an answer. You can discuss it amongst yourselves first. Take as long as you need; I have plenty of time, but don't be too slow," Sun Zecheng said unhurriedly, standing up as he spoke, preparing to leave.

"Then, Mr. Sun, please enjoy your stay in New York for a while. I will immediately report this to my superiors," Niccedes said.

Sun Zecheng nodded in satisfaction and, under Niccedes's courteous send-off, left the Commerce Bureau's office building, taking his team to check into a nearby luxury hotel.

His intentions had been made clear; now it was time for eating, drinking, playing, and waiting for the U.S. government's response.

After Sun Zecheng left the Commerce Bureau's office building, Niccedes immediately called his superior, Regina, the Secretary of Commerce, and told her Sun Zecheng's purpose in coming to the United States, word for word.

Regina took this matter very seriously and quickly notified President Williams, who also convened a high-level meeting on commerce and economics that evening.

Conference room!

More than a dozen men and women in suits, with varying expressions, sat on both sides of the conference table, with Williams sitting at the head of the table.

After counting the number of people and confirming that everyone was present, Williams began to speak, "I believe everyone knows why this meeting was convened. Please share your thoughts directly."

Secretary of Commerce Regina took the lead in speaking, "I've roughly calculated that there are currently approximately 23 million lung cancer patients worldwide, excluding patients in China, that leaves 20 million."

"If we can secure the lung cancer cure market for these 20 million patients, even if we only earn $100,000 per dose, that's still a net profit of $2 trillion. Walmart's annual net profit is only about $20 billion."

"In other words, the cooperative benefits that Nine Sun Technology Group brings to us are equivalent to the net profit that Walmart could accumulate in a hundred years. Furthermore, the money Walmart earns doesn't go to the government, while the cooperative benefits brought by Nine Sun Group would directly go into our government's pockets."

After listening to Regina's words, Williams understood one point and said directly, "Does the Secretary support Nine Sun Group's acquisition of Walmart?"

Regina nodded without hesitation, outwardly supporting Nine Sun Group's acquisition of Walmart.

"Mr. President, Madam Secretary, I don't think we should allow Nine Sun Group to acquire Walmart," Secretary of State Yoderkey said at this time, expressing his opposition.

Williams looked at Yoderkey, signaling him to continue with his opinion.

"Walmart is the largest physical retailer in the United States. Together with its own and its subsidiary retail brands, it accounts for 42% of the national retail market. More than 5,000 listed companies in the United States retail their products through Walmart."

"If Walmart falls into the hands of Nine Sun Technology Group, it will be equivalent to the Chinese controlling 42% of the U.S. retail market. This is a terrible phenomenon. At that time, most American companies will have to rely on the Chinese for survival, and if the Chinese want to destroy American companies, they only need to replace American products with Chinese products."

"Once Nine Sun does that, many of our companies will go bankrupt every year, and Chinese companies will become bigger and bigger. Moreover, Xiong Xu will definitely do that. This can be proven by his demand that we apologize and compensate him. He is definitely not a friendly person to us. He exudes ferocity in his bones, like a wolf. As long as he finds a suitable opportunity, he will definitely pounce on us and brutally kill us."

Yoderkey's words were deafening, and many officials in the conference room whispered and discussed.

"I think Yoderkey is right. We cannot allow Nine Sun Technology Group to acquire Walmart."

"There is a Chinese saying, 'Seeking the skin of a tiger.' Cooperating with Nine Sun Technology Group is like 'seeking the skin of a tiger.'"

"It can't be said that way. Nine Sun Technology Group acquired Walmart, but it is still in the United States, still under our supervision. We can issue corresponding regulatory measures to prevent this from happening."

"Yes, I agree. If they don't listen, we only need one policy to make Walmart lose its market."

"You are too naive. If we impose sanctions, what will we do if Nine Sun Technology Group threatens us with the miracle drug?"

"What are our research departments doing? Can't we crack the ingredients of the miracle drug and replicate it? Once we complete the replication, what will they use to threaten us? I support Nine Sun Group's acquisition of Walmart, first to get the market for the miracle drug, at least $2 trillion in profit, which is almost enough for our three years of military spending."