Chapter 71: Tough Conditions
After listening to Liu Yi's explanation, Li Xingqi pondered for a moment, and then said, "Although your plan is theoretically feasible, I still don't feel at ease, unless ...... You promise me one condition, otherwise this matter will not be discussed. ”
Liu Yixin said: "This Li Xingqi is really a difficult character to deal with, and after talking about it for so long, he still hasn't been able to impress him." ”
At this time, Liu Yi could only nod and say, "Okay, senior brother, please speak, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree." ”
Li Xingqi smiled: "Don't worry, you can definitely do this, I won't let you do the impossible." ”
"I don't know what the conditions are for senior brother?" Liu Yi was anxious to know Li Xingqi's conditions, and if he was too harsh, he would have to tear his face.
"My conditions are actually very simple, that is, these things must be handled by you personally, otherwise this matter will not be discussed, to be honest, I am not very worried about the big enterprises you mentioned, these people are the masters of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and if you leave the matter to them, you may sell me one day."
"What do you mean...... Do I have to handle all the ore, including transportation and sales? Liu Yi wanted to further understand what Li Xingqi meant.
"That's right, I mean that the ore you paid me as a reward must be handed over to me by you personally, and you must also help me sell it, including the ore that I will transport with the fleet for Yaqiu later, and you must also do it yourself, if you don't agree to this condition, I think the matter will be settled." Li Xingqi explained.
After listening to Li Xingqi's words, Liu Yi's heart was almost happy, this was clearly to hand over the power to deal with Li Xingqi alone, and no one else could meddle in this matter, so there was no need to worry that those companies would get rid of themselves and cooperate with Li Xingqi alone.
However, while being happy, Liu Yi was also a little puzzled: "Why did Li Xingqi put forward such a condition, this is obviously fulfilling me, as the object of dealing with me for the first time, does he believe in me so much?" ”
Liu Yi knew very well in his heart that this was actually impossible, and it was impossible for him to fully trust the person he met for the first time, but why did Li Xingqi do this?
Liu Yi's hesitation was immediately seen by Li Xingqi, and he heard Li Xingqi say: "You don't have to rush to agree to this matter, you can think about it first, in short, just reply to me before meeting with your committee." ”
"Well, I'll think about it seriously." Liu Yi nodded and said.
"Okay, I still have something to do, let's talk about it here today." Li Xingqi closed the call after speaking.
Liu Yi sat at the table for a long time and didn't get up, thinking about the conditions proposed by Li Xingqi in his mind.
It stands to reason that this condition is undoubtedly very beneficial to Liu Yi, which can make Liu Yi a key figure in the whole transaction, so that those big enterprises cannot bypass Liu Yi.
But Liu Yi is no longer a fledgling student, and he knows that there will be no free lunch in this world, and there must be a reason why Li Xingqi values himself so much.
If he can't think of this reason clearly, he is not qualified to be Li Xingqi's collaborator.
Liu Yi could have asked the teacher Yu Wensong about this matter, and the teacher would definitely be able to figure out the reason, but Liu Yi didn't plan to do it, if he couldn't figure it out by himself, he still didn't have the qualifications to cooperate with Li Xingqi.
Liu Yi thought for a long time, not only from his own position, but also from Li Xingqi's position, and finally Liu Yi finally understood the key.
"So that's ......" When Liu Yi understood Li Xingqi's intentions, he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and for the first time felt that he seemed to be a little more upright about politics.
In fact, this matter is not so complicated, from Liu Yi's standpoint, it seems that Li Xingqi can afford to see himself, so he specifically asked that he Liu Yi should do it himself to rest assured.
But if you stand in Li Xingqi's position, it is actually easy to understand that he chose Liu Yi to be the intermediary, first of all, Li Xingqi doesn't know much about Yaqiu's group, let alone trust.
Secondly, this matter is something that Li Xingqi can do or not, he can make money and earn some favors if he does it, and there is nothing to lose if he doesn't do it, so in order not to add trouble to himself, Li Xingqi will specifically propose to have Liu Yi to deal with it with full authority.
The reason why Liu Yi was chosen was not because of the relationship between the two, but because Liu Yi had no background and no power, once there was any mistake in the transaction, Li Xingqi could put all the responsibility on Liu Yi, but Liu Yi did not have the slightest ability to resist.
If it is changed to those big enterprises, it is not so simple, these big enterprises are more or less supported by a certain force, Li Xingqi wants to put the responsibility on them, it is impossible to do it, in case it affects Li Xingqi's future, it will be more than worth the loss for him.
Thinking about this, Liu Yi finally understood why Li Xingqi asked that Liu Yi must handle this matter personally, the purpose was to find someone who could dump the pot at any time.
"Sure enough, he is a shrewd person, and he will first clean up the responsibility before he has done it, and if someone investigates the responsibility in the future, Li Xingqi can completely push it on my head, it is really calculated...... "Liu Yi smiled bitterly secretly.
However, Liu Yi prefers Li Xingqi's character, he spreads everything on the table, and plays if he wants to, even if he doesn't want to, it's much better than intrigue in the future.
Although Liu Yi has to bear a lot of responsibility for this matter, as a poor and white person, Liu Yi has nothing to lose, and if he is unwilling to take risks, he will not have any chance at all.
"In that case, then I can't be too polite, I also have to take some advantage in this transaction, otherwise wouldn't I take all these risks for others?" Liu Yi said secretly: "After all, I can't reach out to these companies for money all my life, I have to have some family background." ”
Finally, the day of the meeting between the Provisional Committee and Li Xingqi arrived, and the two sides finally sat down at the negotiating table through video conference.
Before the meeting, Liu Yi had greeted Li Xingqi privately and agreed to the other party's conditions, but Liu Yi also proposed that Li Xingqi must propose it at the meeting, otherwise others would suspect that he and Li Xingqi had made an agreement in private.
Li Xingqi naturally agreed, this was originally in his plan.
At the beginning of the meeting, the two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then each clarified the requirements and conditions that could be provided. Since Li Xingqi had discussed with Liu Yi in advance, Li Xingqi agreed to the request made by the committee very righteously and promised to send troops to help Yaqiu exterminate the bandit group.
At the same time, Li Xingqi also threw out his own conditions, in addition to the remuneration that should be paid, in the future, Yaqiu's ore will also be transported to the Seawolf Galaxy by his fleet, and Yaqiu will pay according to the quantity of goods, and the cost can be cash or ore.
In the end, Li Xingqi also specifically demanded that Liu Yi be personally responsible for all transactions, and no one else was allowed to interfere, otherwise he would cancel the transaction.
The rest of the conditions were easy to say, after all, the committee had already agreed before, but this last article was a bit of a surprise to the rest of the committee.
"Why?" The representatives of the enterprises in the committee expressed their doubts: "Colonel Li, this will only increase the number of transaction links, isn't it more convenient for our company to directly connect with you?" ”
Lu Gang, as Yaqiu's military representative, was not able to express any opinion on this matter, but his face was also full of doubts, and he looked at Li Xingqi and then at Liu Yi.
Liu Yi knew that this was his own performance, so he also pretended to be puzzled, and said at the same time: "Yes, Colonel Li, wouldn't it be superfluous to do this, wouldn't it be more convenient for the company to contact you directly?" ”
I saw Li Xingqi shaking his head again and again: "No, no, no, I don't feel at ease." After all, I am a soldier, and it is inconvenient for me to personally participate in these business things, and I must find someone to do these things for me, and Mr. Liu happens to be a suitable person, so I must let him be in charge of these things. ”
"Actually, we can be responsible, after all, this is what our companies do, let Mr. Liu do it as a layman, I'm afraid there will be problems."
"Yes, I don't know much about the ore trade, so I can't afford to be responsible if something happens." Liu Yi refused.
"If you are not familiar with it, you will be familiar with it after a while, the reason why I chose Mr. Liu is actually very simple, because he is nothing, as far as I know, he should not hold any official position, nor does he belong to any enterprise, if something goes wrong in the future, it will not involve me, so you should be able to understand, right?" Li Xingqi said vigorously.
"This ...... There is some truth to this. Li Xingqi's words made it difficult for several committee members to refute, so they could only reluctantly admit it.
"Of course, you are not afraid of accidents, but I can't put my own future into it for you, right? Brother Lu Gang should know my hardships very well, if you don't believe it, you can ask him. Li Xingqi said helplessly.
Everyone turned their eyes to Lu Gang, and Lu Gang spread his hands and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know very well, it's better for you to decide." I just have to destroy the robbers, and the rest has nothing to do with me. ”
The three committee members turned their heads to look at Liu Yi again, and Liu Yi pretended to be reluctant, winking and shaking his head at the three of them, indicating that he was unwilling.
"Colonel Li, can this condition be changed in the end, to be honest, we are very embarrassed."
"No, this article can't be changed, if you don't want today's meeting to be treated as if it didn't happen, I still have a lot of things to do, I think that's it." Li Xingqi put on a posture of wanting to end the meeting.
Seeing this, Lu Gang hurriedly gestured to the committee members, suggesting that they could not end the talks so easily. The three of them had no choice but to lower their posture and say, "Colonel Li, don't be so anxious, can you let us discuss?" ”
"Okay, but hurry."