The billion box office director

"Lady Chi, please first relax and listen to me. I considered buying the robots but seeing the tension between different empires in the world, I figured your own empire had probably already put a ban on the buying and selling of such robots already." Mr. Smith replied quickly in a desperate voice.

To him, it sounded like she had written them off already and was ready to close the meeting.

"So why are you here then?" she asked cautiously.

If he already knew that she would not sell any robot to them then why come? Was he going to threaten her to hand them over forcefully?