A slightly hoarse andzy voice came from the other end: “Hi Elno, long time no see, how have you been recently?”


    Bernard Erno said humbly, “It’s not that bad. I almost lost my life on White Horse Ind, but luckily I escaped unharmed.”


    The other party was silent for a moment, then said, “Listen, Erno, I don’t want to beat around the bush with you. I want to be honest with you. I know your ne has taken off for New York, but I still suggest that you ask the pilot to turn back, or choose a destination outside the United States. It doesn’t matter where you want to go. Find a ce to rx and slowly let this go. What do you think?”


    Bernard Erno refused without hesitation: “I have made a promise in front of the people of the world. As a responsible gentleman, I will never go back on my word.”<fn40b3> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n f?ndnovel</fn40b3>


    The other party said in a somewhat annoyed tone: “Elno, you are a businessman, and so am I. No one understands business better than me. The essence and nature of business lies in how you can make more profits. What others think of you is not important.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    As he spoke, the other party directly threw out the bait: “If we can reach a deal on this, I can have the Ministry of Commerce give your group very substantial tax breaks over the next three years. Believe me, Erno, this could bring you hundreds of millions of dors. All you have to do is let go of the White Horse Ind incident and let it go.”


    “No!” Bernard Erno said firmly, “Mr. President, I cannot change my schedule and decision. Our group will also pay taxes normally in the United States ording to Americanw. Our profit margins are already quite substantial, so we don’t need tax concessions.”


    The other party didn’t expect him to be so ungrateful. His tone immediately became more severe, and he warned: “Elno, you know, sometimes the tax rate can not only be lowered, it can also be raised very high, very high!”


    “As far as I know, none of your luxury goods are produced in the United States. We can impose extremely high tariffs on you, so high that your products will lose allpetitiveness in the United States. However, all of this can bepletely avoided by simply turning the ne around. Do you want to make this deal?”


    Bernard Erno was so excited that he couldn’t close his mouth. He couldn’t helpughing and said, “Mr. President…you…are you telling the truth?”


    Themander-in-chief thought he was scared. After all, the nature of businessmen is to pursue profits. Those top rich people seem to be indifferent and will only smile slightly if they earn an extra 100 million, but as long as they lose 10,000, they will immediately start crying for help.


    Themander-in-chief naturally felt that he had Bernard Elno’s lifeline, so he smiled and said in a friendly tone: “Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, we have been friends for a long time. I know you, and you know me. As long as we can cooperate well, I will naturally not treat you like this. You know, I never shoot at my friends, but the premise is that you are still my friend.”