Chapter 42: Whose logic is wrong?

'What are you talking about?' Davier angrily slammed his hand on the table and looked at Zhou Ming and said, "I thought that in front of so many future entrepreneurs from Northern Russia, Mr. Zhou Ming would be more restrained, but I underestimated Mr. Zhou Ming's character. It seems that this is Mr. Zhou Ming's own cultivation.'

'In China, we have a saying that means you should say what you want to say to people, and what you want to say to ghosts," Zhou Ming said.

Zhou Ming's words were neither warm nor cold, but in Davier's ears, they were a great insult. Davier reached out angrily and pointed at Zhou Ming, but in the end he didn't say a word. On the one hand, there were still so many Northern Russian bank presidents and trade officials here, and he thought that Zhou Ming had no self-cultivation, and he couldn't follow suit. On the other hand, he really didn't know what to say to Zhou Ming.

In the end, Davier lowered his arms, calmed himself down, and then said to Zhou Ming, 'Well, since Mr. Zhou Ming has said that, then Mr. Zhou Ming must have something to say that will shock everyone, right?'

'I'm not sure about shocking, but I just think that Mr. Davier's hard work today will be for naught.' Zhou Ming shook his head and sighed, saying, 'I know that Mr. Davier has invited so many bank presidents and trade officials here today in the hope that they will cooperate with you and implement your Dota plan together with you to embezzle the national assets of the Soviet Union, but I don't think they will agree to it.'

Davier laughed heartily, 'Mr. Zhou Ming came here so arrogant and uncultured, I thought you would say something surprising, but I never expected that you would really surprise me!'

'You said they wouldn't agree to it, so they won't agree to it? Who do you think you are? The president of this country? But even the president of this country doesn't seem to have this power anymore, because privatisation reforms are underway, and everyone is fighting for themselves.' Davier looked at Zhou Ming with his head tilted, with an expression of superiority, as if he were looking at a person who was fighting for their life.

Compared to Davier's condescending expression, Zhou Ming just calmly stood there and said, 'It is precisely because they are fighting for themselves that they will not cooperate with you.'

'Mr. Zhou Ming, have you gone crazy? God, your logic is so convoluted that only the devil can understand it!' Davier said, 'I can give them a lot of money, why do you think they won't cooperate with me?'

Zhou Ming smiled, and his smile made Davie feel creepy. Zhou Ming said, 'That's because the money you gave them should have been theirs in the first place. You robbed them of the money that should have belonged to them and then gave it to them. Do you think they will thank you for cooperating with you because of this? I think it is Mr. Davie's bandit logic that is really puzzling, isn't it?'

After hearing these words from Zhou Ming, Davie's expression on his face suddenly stiffened, because Zhou Ming's words directly poked at the core of the problem.

However, Davier was after all the person in charge of the Dota Project, so how could he be so easily silenced? After just a moment of being stunned, he laughed, 'Mr. Zhou Ming is really interesting. Do you think that by saying this, the people here will believe you?'

Zhou Ming's answer once again surprised Davier. He simply folded his arms and said, 'I'm not asking everyone to believe me. I'm simply telling you all something, that's all.'

Zhou Ming then said to everyone, 'I believe that everyone is already aware of what happened at the United Bank this morning. The United Bank took the lead in carrying out privatisation reform, converting all of the bank's assets into securities and distributing them to all of the bank's employees. Afterwards, Il'yich Ivanovich bought back all of the securities representing the bank's assets. Although the securities do not represent the entirety of the bank, starting today, Mr Il'yich Ivanovich is the largest shareholder of the United Bank. Everyone is a business elite in Northern Russia, I believe you all understand the meaning of these words, don't you?'

Davie also spoke up at this point, saying, 'This is exactly what I want to tell you. The privatisation reform in the Northern Russian Republic has brought opportunities to everyone, but this opportunity also requires capital.'

'For example, Mr. Irbedov, who was the first to eat the crab, if he wasn't the president of the United Bank, how could he borrow so much money and buy so many securities from each employee to become the largest shareholder of the United Bank? But I know the economic situation here very well. Everyone is short of funds and doesn't want to miss this opportunity, so...'

Before Davidier could finish his sentence, Zhou Ming interrupted him, saying, 'Then everyone can definitely use their brains more and think of other solutions, such as re-evaluating the assets of the unit, or discussing with the employees of the unit and writing an IOU. I am a businessman and I always firmly believe that there is no problem that cannot be solved in this world. There are only unmotivated brains. Only when everyone opens their minds and expands their thinking can they create incredible miracles!'

'There are definitely difficulties, but I value benefits more. Only greater benefits are worth the risk.'

Zhou Ming paused deliberately after saying this, and then continued, 'I don't know what you guys think, but for me personally, I'd rather be the leader than the follower. I'd rather not be a philanthropist and give up what is rightfully mine.'

While speaking, Zhou Ming also paid attention to the movements below. Seeing that everyone below was nodding along with his words, he spoke his prepared final words: 'So now, do you all want to continue to follow this Mr. Davier to implement the Dota Project together, and then get your pitiful little rewards and get the opportunity to immigrate to Europe, or do you want to keep this property firmly in your own hands?'

As soon as Zhou Ming finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted, 'Of course we want to keep it in our own hands!'

Then someone else corrected him, 'We want to defend the property that belongs to our North Russian Republic! The Dota Project is nothing but a plan for invasion! We would rather die poor than become traitors to the people of North Russia!'

This time, Davier didn't say anything more, because he knew that no matter what he said at this time, it would be futile. Zhou Ming's words just now had completely taken control of the situation and aroused the greed in everyone's hearts. Even if Davier were to choose for himself, he would also choose to control the wealth himself and would not want to share it with others, whether they were natives or foreigners.

Amidst the objections from the entire meeting room, Davie gave up. Although not everyone there really disapproved of the Dota Project, the momentum had already been built up, and some people simply couldn't change anything.

Davie slowly walked down the podium to Zhou Ming's side. He first looked up and down at Zhou Ming before saying, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I really didn't expect that you would have such a thick skin. You actually came directly to the meeting room, and you really convinced them.'

Zhou Ming was surprised and exclaimed, 'Why did Mr. David choose this place for the meeting? Didn't he invite me to attend? Oh dear! Then I misunderstood you, Mr. David. Why don't we skip this part and start over again? You continue the meeting here and I'll excuse myself?'

Zhou Ming's words made Davier so angry that he wanted to spit blood. Although it was indeed intentional for him to choose this location for the meeting, it was a means to demonstrate to Zhou Ming. In his opinion, Zhou Ming definitely wouldn't dare to come and would only hide in his room sulking. As for skipping over it, it was even more unreasonable. How could something that had already happened be changed? What kind of world structure was this?

And avoid? If you want to avoid, you should have avoided it earlier! Avoiding now is useless!

To David, if he had known it would turn out like this, he would never have agreed to hold the meeting at this damn hotel.

David took a deep breath to calm himself down before continuing to say to Zhou Ming, 'I admit that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, are shameless, but you can't accomplish anything by being shameless, and good luck won't always be with you.'

'I completely agree with you, Mr. Davier. You only get lucky once. You can't always rely on luck. You have to have some real skills.' Zhou Ming said.

'It sounds like you're still very confident, Mr. Zhou Ming!' Davier said. 'I just don't know what Mr. Zhou Ming plans to do next.'

'What's next?'

Davier did not give an answer to this question, and after he finished speaking, he left. Katerina came forward and excitedly said to Ming Zhou, 'Mr. Ming Zhou, you are really amazing! You may not know that although Mr. Davier does not make a living by his eloquence, he is also very eloquent. That is why Mr. Meta sent him here to take full charge, because he firmly believes that no matter what problem he encounters, he will be able to solve it.'

'Really? I didn't know that,' said Zhou Ming, a little surprised. 'It can only be said that he unfortunately met me.'

If someone else had heard Zhou Ming say this, they would have sneered, but Katerina very seriously gave him a thumbs-up: 'Yes, Mr. Zhou Ming, I believe that if you were an American, I think your name would definitely be known all over the world!'

Although Davier said that Zhou Ming was a cheeky person, Zhou Ming was still embarrassed when faced with Katerina's serious praise.

However, no matter how much she admired Zhou Ming, Katerina could still tell what was important. She asked Zhou Ming, 'But Mr. Zhou Ming, Mr. Davier is also a very capable person. Although he suffered a loss at your hands today, he will definitely not let it go. He must have a back-up plan, so you have to be careful!'

Zhou Ming, however, waved his hand uselessly and said, 'Don't worry, because if I'm not mistaken, our Mr. Davier's next move should have already started.'

Zhou Ming finally pointed his finger out the window: 'It's right outside on the street.'