Chapter 64: Establishment of Diplomatic Relations! Permanent Members of the Security Council

After dinner, Chen Yang went to the port and boarded the cargo ship.

Half an hour later, he got off the ship.

On the way back home, he called his parents.

Over the past three months, he had been in frequent contact with his family by telephone and had sent a considerable amount of money home.

The parents' lives have visibly improved.

Chen Yang didn't mention bringing his parents here for now; he plans to talk about it after the resort area is completed.

Back at his residence, Chen Yang took a shower and then opened the system store to begin ordering the designs.

Funds have noticeably decreased.

There was no choice; all investments were necessary and could not be saved.

….

At eleven o'clock at night, Wu Pinyan received a call from Lin Zhongguo.

"68 billion?"

Upon hearing the figure mentioned by Lin Zhongguo on the other end of the phone, Wu Pinyan took a deep breath.

Lin Zhongguo explained, "This money is not a gift, it is for construction support! The condition is that we must see the respective cutting-edge technology. The government has already sent engineers, who should arrive by tomorrow afternoon. Once it is confirmed that the Yan Guo Kingdom truly possesses the cutting-edge technology, do everything possible to sign the future cooperation plan!"

"Understood!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Pinyan let out a deep sigh.

He knew that the country would attach great importance to this, but he still underestimated the level of attention.

This showed how much China needed special steel.

The lack of cutting-edge technology meant they could only buy, and the price was determined by the seller.

In the past, there was no choice; they had to accept the conditions.

If the Yan Guo Kingdom really possessed this technology, there would be an alternative.

The current investment was for future development.

As for who was behind Chen Yang, that was not important to them.

The next day.

Chen Yang received many visitors throughout the morning, but he still didn't find the person he was waiting for.

It was almost lunch time and the representatives hadn't arrived yet, which made Chen Yang suspect that he had misinterpreted the situation.

"It shouldn't be like this."

While eating, Chen Yang analyzed the situation.

Based on China's current situation, they should attach great importance to Yan Guo's steel mill.

Why then was there no movement until now?

Finally, at four in the afternoon, Chen Yang received a call that representatives from China were on their way, which relieved him a little.

"Please send them in."

Fifteen minutes later.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The door opened and Chen Yang saw Wu Pinyan and Zhou Hang again. In addition to them, four men of approximately fifty years old came.

"King Chen."

Everyone greeted politely.

"Please have a seat."

After they sat down, Wu Pinyan abandoned the previous day's indirect approach and got straight to the point: "King Chen, our country attaches great importance to the development of your heavy industry and hopes to establish long-term cooperation."

Chen Yang feigned surprise: "We will discuss cooperation after the steel mill is built."

Wu Pinyan replied, "King Chen must be aware of China's demand for special steel. If Yan Guo's steel mill really has cutting-edge technology, as long as the price is right, China will become a long-term customer."

Saying so, he handed over a contract: "King Chen, please take a look."

Chen Yang took the document and began to read it silently.

It was a 10-year cooperation plan.

The plan outlined the general direction of cooperation between the Yan Guo Kingdom and China, functioning as a contract of intent.

This contract was equivalent to a pre-reservation of a certain amount of the steel plant's annual production after its completion. The most important thing was that this contract could already be seen as an outline of China's initiative to establish diplomatic relations with the Yan Guo Kingdom.

Once this contract is signed, the Yan Guo Kingdom will truly establish diplomatic relations with a first sovereign country.

And on top of that, he is a permanent member of the Security Council!

Wu Pinyan continued, "If King Chen agrees, China will make 68 billion available as a relief fund to the Yan Guo Kingdom. Furthermore, should the Yan Guo Kingdom need any support in national development, China will guarantee full assistance."

68 billion!

This proposal was even bigger than Chen Yang imagined.

But it also showed how big China's demand for special steel is.

Chen Yang silently put the contract aside, pondered for a long time, and said, "You guys can return, I will give you an answer tomorrow."

He did not accept it immediately, which was in line with his role and the suspicion that Yan Guo Kingdom had the support of a financial consortium.

Wu Pinyan tensed a little, but at that moment there wasn't much he could do, so he stood up and said, "Okay."

After everyone left, the two engineers who accompanied them said, "Mr. Wu, the government's guidance is that we need to confirm that it has the latest technology before offering help. Now we haven't seen anything, and if it doesn't, this money will be wasted?"

Wu Pinyan replied, "Of course I know what Mr. Zheng is saying, but you don't understand this king, he is not in need of money. I can't negotiate with him based on a transaction, we need to show our stance, so that let him see our sincerity. If he agrees, then we suggest checking out cutting-edge technology."

From the beginning, he had already decided the order of the steps.

Although it seemed like they were handing over the initiative to Chen Yang, it was actually still in their hands.

After showing the stance, if Chen Yang agreed, they would suggest checking out the cutting-edge technology, which normally, if Chen Yang wasn't lying, he wouldn't refuse.

If he refused, then there would be a problem.

In this situation, even if the negotiations failed, it wouldn't matter.

Mr. Zheng understood and nodded: "That seems correct."

On the side, Zhou Hang said, "The cutting-edge technology must be true. Now the question is whether or not Chen Yang can decide by himself."

He said he would give the answer tomorrow, which clearly indicated that he needed to discuss with the consortium behind him whether or not it was worth signing this agreement of intent with China.

Wu Pinyan, however, smiled relaxedly and said, "Don't worry, this deal will probably be reached."

"Our show of goodwill will only bring benefits to the development of the Yan Guo Kingdom, with no disadvantages. Maybe the consortium behind it doesn't care about 68 billion, but what China can offer goes far beyond money. If they aren't fools, they will not refuse."