204. This is what I want (1/5, weekend explosion)
This week, the shells will rest and recuperate, and then try to explode as much as possible on the weekend, I hope everyone will wait. In addition, if everyone can subscribe and vote for a monthly ticket or something, then the bullet shell is even more grateful
Without this deposit, Qin Shiou would never have entrusted the silver to Little Blake and Brandon, and a hundred tons of silver was enough for the two to abandon their friendship with Qin Shiou and then turn their faces and not recognize anyone.
After eating lunch like this, Qin Shiou took the initiative to find Billy, and when they met, Billy made a joke and said, "It seems that you don't need me to deal with your silver for you." β
Qin Shiou smiled, these children of the chaebol family are far smarter and more sensitive than themselves, although Billy always looks very aggressive, Winnie also said that he is a playboy, but obviously, he is not a straw bag.
"It doesn't affect our cooperation." Qin Shiou said, "There is no problem with Captain Deng's Fish's log to give it to you. β
Billy's face was overjoyed, and then he asked, "What about the conditions?" β
Qin Shiou said: "Two, one, I will take 15% of the benefits you have obtained after negotiating with the Spanish government; Second, I want to take a stake in your Odyssey Marine Exploration Company, at least 10% of the shares, and the price you open. β
Hearing these two conditions, Billy was surprised and puzzled, he shook his head vigorously, and said, "No, no, Qin, I admit that you are a good friend, but these two conditions cannot be established at all. Also, I'm curious, why do you, wβ‘ww., want to take a stake in our company? In my opinion, you are not short of money at all. β
Qin Shiou smiled: "You have to understand, Billy, my buddy. There is no one in the world who is not short of money, and neither are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. If you are not willing to agree to these two conditions. That would be a pity. β
In fact, Qin Shiou was still puzzled before, why does Odyssey have to get this diary? Sue the Dutch government? Let's not talk about whether this log can be direct evidence. Even if it is prosecuted, won't the Spanish government deny it? Will they really pay four million tons of silver to the U.S. government?
After he told Auerbach about it, the old man told him that Osside would not really sue Spain, and that they would use this evidence to negotiate with the Spanish government.
Because some of the treasures on the Mercedes warship that they salvaged before were still sealed in the vault of Osside and were not transported by the Spanish government.
It's not that the Spanish government doesn't want to transport it away, but the remaining Shen Bao and the gold and silver coins on the ship are not the same thing, those gold and silver coins are the Spanish currency at that time, the peso, which belongs to the former Spanish government.
These are the remaining treasures. Most of them are works of art made of gold, silver, copper, and tin, which were plundered by the Spanish navy from the natives at that time, and according to the current "International Law", these things are illegal materials, and the Spanish government will not take them back as naturally as it takes the gold and silver coins back, and it will continue to have to go through a long lawsuit.
It is difficult to say who will win and who will lose this lawsuit, but Osside and the Spanish government are at both ends of the scale, and this log is an important weight that can change the balance of the scale.
To know. This lawsuit was conducted in the Supreme Court of the United States, and if the Americans knew that they were given 400 tons of silver by the Spaniards at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, then the Spanish government could still win this lawsuit, it would be a god!
Billy tried every possible way to convince Qin Shiou. But his hard work was in vain, if Qin Shiou didn't know the twists and turns in it, it would be okay to say it, just be a favor. But now he understood the importance of this log. Americans want to take it lightly? Dream!
The two of them went from noon to evening in Qin Shiou's fishing ground, and Billy couldn't stand it in the end. He started talking on the phone and finally said, "Fifteen percent profit." That's impossible. Let's be honest, man, the rest of the gold and silver is worth a hundred million dollars, and we won't give you fifteen million for nothing, that's fifteen million! β
"Then prepare for a protracted war with the Spanish government." Qin Shiou smiled and gave an eviction order, "Goodbye, Billy, I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and if you need a good lawyer, I will recommend Mr. Auerbach to you." β
Billy hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Qin, I didn't say that we can't cooperate, fifteen percent of the profit is too high, at most ten percent." As for you going to be on the board of Osside, it's really impossible, because we're a family business, and it's impossible for outsiders to get involved. β
"It's fifteen percent, I can not enter your board of directors, this is the bottom line, if you want to continue to negotiate, then I advise you to die of this heart, the sovereignty issue is not negotiable!" Qin Shiou finally quoted a famous quote from Uncle Deng.
Billy is about to cry, what does this have to do with the issue of sovereignty? He was about to call again, but Qin Shiou handed him a piece of information and said, "Look clearly, the current situation is very unfavorable to you, without this captain's logbook, I think your chances of keeping this hundred million dollars are only one in five at most." β
This information was the result of a long day of research by Auerbach, who had used his connections in the Florida courts and the Supreme Court to obtain some valuable figures.
In addition, Billy did not tell him the truth, and Osside made an estimate of 490 million after salvaging the Shenbao on the battleship Mercedes. Now the Spanish government has recovered only 350 million gold and silver pesos, which means that they still have at least 140 million in their hands.
Billy made a few more calls, and Qin Shiou also called, asking Auerbach to draw up a contract, and he was sure that Billy would definitely accept his terms, because the cost of salvaging the Mercedes battleship was too huge, and it had already caused a deficit in Osside's accounts, and they had to keep the remaining gold and silver, and this captain's log was the best guarantee.
Sure enough, Billy put down the phone and said helplessly: "The final result of the board of directors, if there is enough useful evidence in this log, then we can give you a 14% dividend, this is our bottom line...... Damn, 14%! Qin, 14%, Fack, I won't get more than 2% of the dividends! β
"What do you think if I say I'll give you 2% of my 14% dividend?" Qin Shiou smiled.
Billy's scarlet eyes froze suddenly, he looked at Qin Shiou in a daze, and only after a long time did he smile and said, "You are joking, Qin, haha, this joke is not very funny." β
Qin Shiou said: "Haha, it's really a joke, but I will indeed give you some money, maybe 1%, but it's a lot, millions, isn't it?" β
"Why?" Billy could see that Qin Shiou was very serious, because he had already told SΓΉ Auerbach on the phone to include this clause in the contract.
Qin Shiou didn't answer directly, but said first: "Billy, do you want to know, how did I find the Dun's Fish?" β
Billy took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, I'd love to know because it's incredible. I am convinced that the Spanish government itself will not know where it sank, because the secret is so terrible that it must be buried in the ocean forever. β
Looking at the sunset and afterglow, Qin Shiou took Billy to ride the night thunder god into the ocean, facing the fiery sunset, he got up from the motorboat and began to whistle continuously.
Billy was full of doubts, and soon, the waves surged, and a water arrow suddenly shot out through the water, directly spraying Qin Shiou's body.
Then, he was shocked to see that a sturdy little white whale came out of the water, two fins flapping the water, the body was almost upright in the water, and opened its big mouth to Qin Shiou and let out a cheer: "Woo! β