The guests and hosts exchanged a few words at the factory gate, and then Heinzl led the way and came to the company's negotiation room together. After sitting down separately, the two sides did not talk too much nonsense and went directly to the negotiation link.

"We are very interested in the assets of Prometheus and we are willing to acquire the entire equity of Prometheus at the right price. Feng Xiaochen said straight to the point.

"On behalf of the European Commission, I would like to extend a sincere welcome to investors from China. Prometheus Construction Machinery is a large enterprise with an important position in Europe. We hope that when Chinese investors take over, they will be able to revive Prometheus' former glory and continue to be the engine of the European economy. Bovard said in a way that he was saying from the perspective of an EU official.

"Mr. Heinzl, would you like to say a few words?" reminded Emmeline, turning her head to Heinzl, in a low voice. It stands to reason that this is a deal between Prometheus and the Chinese side, and Heinzl is the protagonist, and at this time, he should have made a statement. However, after Feng Xiaochen made a statement, Heinzl did not say a word, and it was precisely when he saw that Heinzl was silent that he had to speak first.

Reminded by Emmeline, Heinzl cleared his throat and asked Feng Xiaochen: "Mr. Feng, if I remember correctly, you should be the general manager of China Equipment Industry Corporation, a Chinese government official. So I would like to ask, do you mean that you are leading a team to buy Prometheus this time?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled slightly and said, "By the way, you are all old friends, I forgot to introduce my situation to you just now." I used to be a Chinese government official, but some time ago, I was in charge of a business that had a serious personal injury accident, and in order to explain it to the public, I submitted my resignation to my superiors. Now my identity has nothing to do with the government, I represent a private investment consortium in China, that is, Chen Yu International Investment Company. ”

"I see. Bovard nodded. It is not uncommon in Western countries for government officials to resign because of problems in their operations. It is not uncommon for government officials to become senior executives in private companies. In fact, such a thing as resignation is not a matter at all for Western politicians, make a gesture when you are in the limelight, wait for the limelight to pass, and then make a low-key comeback, the people are all fish, and the memory is only six seconds, who will remember why you stepped down back then?

Heinzl did not accept Feng Xiaochen's explanation, and he asked: "Who can prove that Chen Yu International Investment Company has no government background? If, as you said, this is a purely private investment consortium, why would it hire you as its general manager? Can I think that this company is actually supported by the Chinese government, and you happen to be managing this company on behalf of the Chinese government?" ”

Bovard couldn't take it anymore, he turned his head, lowered his voice and said to Heinzl: "Heinzl, I don't understand, why are you entangled in this matter? Feng's identity is not important to us, the important thing is that someone is willing to accept Prometheus Construction Machinery Company, and this is exactly what your group is looking forward to." ”

Heinzl also lowered his voice and said to Bovard: "Mr. Bovard, you should know that some of the technologies of Prometheus Construction Machinery Company can be applied to military purposes. For example, our original large mechanical track suspension technology can be applied to the design of main battle tanks. If Feng had come to make the acquisition on behalf of the Chinese government, then we would have to refuse their demands. ”

"You're crazy!" said Bovard, "isn't your group in a hurry to sell off its construction machinery division? ”

"I need to be responsible for Europe. Heinzl said awe-inspiringly.

“……”

Bovard choked in his throat, wanting to say something dirty, but he couldn't say it.

Whether Promai's technology can be used for military purposes is actually a matter of freedom, and you can say you can, and you can say you can't. There is no technology in this world that cannot be used for military purposes, and even the promotion of hybrid rice is related to how many troops can be raised, can you say that this technology has nothing to do with the military?

China belongs to the Eastern camp, Europe and the United States belong to the Western camp, and the Western camp conducts a military-technological blockade of the Eastern camp, which of course makes sense. But the Western bloc is not monolithic, just as the Eastern bloc is divided into two parts, Russia and China. Europe is very far away from China and very close to Russia, so Europeans do not care about China's military development, and even have the idea of helping China become strong in order to contain the United States.

In the case of Prometheus, how could Bovard not have imagined that Feng Xiaochen might be representing the Chinese government, and that his resignation may be just a bitter ploy, the purpose of which is just to cover up people's eyes and ears in order to achieve some more sensitive mergers and acquisitions. But what does it matter? Whether it is a private institution or a government agency, all Bovard hopes to see is that the Chinese can buy Promai Construction Machinery Company and help the EU reduce a burden. People have done enough work on the surface, so that he can have an explanation from top to bottom, but this is not good? Heinzl is full of food, why do you have to pierce this layer of window paper?

Heinzl's idea was different from that of Bovard. From the beginning, he was vehemently opposed to the sale of Promai Construction Machinery to the Chinese, perhaps partly out of political or military considerations, but more out of his pride.

He could not forget that more than 20 years ago, two young Chinese people came to visit, and it was Heinzl who accompanied them. At that time, Heinzl did not take the Chinese to heart at all, and out of arrogance, when he accompanied the two Chinese to visit the workshop, he did not prohibit them from photographing the production process in the workshop, and he explained to his colleagues that he did not think that the Chinese could understand these processes, and even if they did, what could they do?

Ten years later, at the Munich Construction Machinery Exhibition, he re-met the two young people who went to visit, one of them has become the general manager of China Equipment Industry Corporation, and the other is the general manager of China Chenyu Construction Machinery Company, and it is precisely the latter company that has manufactured a series of construction machinery products that are better than Pumai, and has robbed the market of Pumai. Of course, at the time, Heinzl did not recognize the two men, and he only discovered this after the fact when he looked through old photographs.

Later, China's construction machinery manufacturers launched round after round of competition against European manufacturers, constantly encroaching on the market of European manufacturers, and eventually led to the bankruptcy of Promax Construction Machinery Company. Defeated by his former student, and this student is still from the East, how can Heinzl, who is full of European national superiority, endure.

There is a kind of people in this world, who claim to be well-bred nobles, and in the face of commoners who are inferior to themselves in all respects, they have a condescending mentality, and they are often willing to show favors to these commoners, and enjoy the moral satisfaction that this act of kindness brings. But if one day these commoners make a fortune, and they are richer and more powerful than the nobles, these down-and-out nobles will be full of anger in their hearts, denouncing these commoners for being ungrateful, and actually daring to run to my noble lord. You're a good thing, you deserve to drink Coke, you deserve to eat tea eggs!

Heinzl is such a person, and there are not a few people in Europe with a mentality like him. He could accept the fate of the sale of Promai, but he could not accept the sale of Prometheus to the Chinese.

But the world is so cruel, and it is not only the Chinese who come to buy Pumai, but also the old opponent Feng Xiaochen of Heinzl. At the moment, sitting next to Feng Xiaochen, there is also Yang Haifan, general manager of Chen Yu Construction Machinery Company, Feng Xiaochen previously introduced, Chen Yu Guotou is just an investor, after the acquisition of Pumai, the main assets will be resold to Chen Yu Construction Machinery Company, Yang Haifan appears here, which is the reason.

The moment he saw Feng Xiaochen and Yang Haifan, Heinz had an idea, that is, to try his best to disrupt the deal. He did not admit that this was because of his jealousy, and he gave himself a number of high-sounding reasons, such as fearing that the Chinese acquisition of the technology would further affect the rest of Prometheus' business, and that the deal could affect European security.

Just now he questioned Feng Xiaochen's government identity, just to use this article to put pressure on Bovard and force Bovard to stand on the same side as him. You know, Bovard represents the European Commission, and he is afraid to publicly support the sale of sensitive technology to companies owned by the Chinese government.

Feng Xiaochen saw the secret conversation between Bovard and Heinzl, and also saw the expressions on the faces of the two, he figured out the respective positions of the two in an instant, this issue is indeed a bit complicated, but with the experience of Feng Xiaochen and the two lives, it is not difficult to understand this. When Zhuge Liang fought against the Confucianism at the group meeting, he had clearly analyzed all kinds of human nature when the building was about to collapse, and Heinzl and Bovard were two typical representatives.

"Mr. Heinzl, you've been overly worried. ”

Feng Xiaochen said lightly:

"As a senior manager of Prometheus, you should be no stranger to Chenyu Company. Founded in 1985, Chenyu Company is a pure private enterprise, and Chenyu International Investment Company is just a subsidiary of Chenyu Group. As for why I was able to become the general manager of Chen Yu International Investment Company, this is because Chen Yu Company is my family business, or more directly, I am the founder of Chen Yu Company. ”