Seeing this scene, everyone felt as if their hearts had jumped into their throats all at once, raising their ears, not daring to relax even a bit.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Abby opened the folder and her voice spread throughout the hall: "Congratulations to Bai’s Group for becoming Angel Group’s partner in China."
"Boom!"
Upon hearing this sentence, everyone was stunned, especially those top executives of Chinese corporations showing expressions of astonishnt and disbelief. How could they not have expected that the final choice of Angel Group would actually be Bai’s Group, which was weaker than them? How was this possible?
Listening to Abby’s words, Bai Zhiqing’s face showed no fluctuation in expression, as if everything was under control, while Lin Qianru opened her mouth wide, trying hard to cover it so as not to scream, her pretty face full of excitent. They did it; Bai’s Group succeeded. Their hard work from dawn to dusk for so long had finally paid off. Now that Angel Group has announced the partnership publicly, it’s as good as set in stone, unchangeable.
"Miss Angel, we want to know why you chose Bai’s Group? What capabilities does it have that made you consider it your partner?" After a brief silence, a slightly portly middle-aged man stood up and asked Angel.
Though others did not speak, their eyes fell on Angel, waiting for her explanation.
Facing everyone’s gaze, Angel seed to have anticipated the question. After waving Abby down, she stood on the podium: "You want to know why I chose Bai’s Group over you? Then I’ll tell you: I just listened to all of you talking about future developnt and your proposals. I know exactly what you said and did there, painting rosy pictures and using florid rhetoric. But in reality, I want to ask you all, how many of your companies can achieve what you claid?"
"I dare to say, if you dared to act as you outlined in your proposals, you wouldn’t need competitors to take action; you’d bankrupt yourselves. Bai’s Group, though not as financially strong as you, provided the most complete developnt path. Every step underwent careful consideration, with no exaggeration whatsoever, truly feasible. In this respect, Bai’s Group completely outclasses all your companies. This is the first reason. The second one is that Bai’s Group will unite with Lin Group. I think the alliance of two top-tier companies won’t be inferior to anyone here!"
Angel’s slow words echoed in everyone’s ears, causing them to show a hint of frustration. They often liked to promise the moon, exaggerating their company’s strengths to achieve a smooth cooperation.
If it were soone else, they might have been dazzled by their rhetoric, and since these are prestigious groups in China, perhaps they would have agreed on a whim. But unfortunately, they forgot they were dealing with Angel, the chairwoman of Angel Group and the head of a top European intelligence organization. Trying to deceive Angel was extrely difficult. For Angel Intelligence Station, verifying a company’s financial authenticity is no challenge.
Everyone was left speechless by Angel’s words. More importantly, though Bai’s Group was indeed not as strong as their groups, if Bai’s Group and Lin Group united, it would be a different matter entirely. One is the leading enterprise in Jin City, and the other a major player in Modu. Lin Group has the Lin Family as a backer, and Bai’s Group has a retired general as a supporter. Together, their combined strength is not much weaker.
"Now you understand? Why I chose Bai’s Group! Integrity is the foundation of a company’s foothold. If you can’t even uphold basic integrity, why would I choose to cooperate with you? Think about it, would you choose to collaborate with a company full of lies?"
Angel’s voice was gentle, but when it reached everyone’s ears, it involuntarily made bodies shudder. Integrity. Once upon a ti, they too relied on integrity to grow from a small workshop into a large enterprise with an office building. But as ti went by, they gradually forgot about integrity, learning to make deals without any risks, and profits that were solely theirs while losses belonged to others.
Angel’s gaze swept around, and she spoke again: "Next, please welco Miss Bai to the stage."
"Clap, clap, clap!"
A round of applause arose, and all eyes turned to Bai Zhiqing, filled with envy. This cooperation was nailed down by Bai Zhiqing. With the support of Angel Group, Bai’s Group would surely climb into the ranks of the top Chinese corporations; it was only a matter of ti.
Under the gaze of everyone, Bai Zhiqing smiled and walked to the podium, nodding politely to Angel.
Bai Zhiqing symbolically stood on the podium and said a few pleasantries. Then Angel also said a few polite words, like comforting the disappointed with talk about the next cooperation.
After speaking, accompanied by applause from everyone, Bai Zhiqing stepped down from the stage, and then Angel declared the end of the cooperation conference.
Looking at Bai Zhiqing, Lu Tianxing also stood up and said, "Mr. Bai, congratulations. Is it ti for us to be treated to a celebration banquet?"
"You just like to joke around?"
Bai Zhiqing gave Lu Tianxing a sidelong glance and said, "We can’t leave yet. We still have a banquet to attend next."
"Banquet?"
Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback but said no more.
With the end of the cooperation talks, everyone also stood up and did not leave. Led by Angel Group’s staff, they moved to an adjacent lounge where a myriad of drinks and so rather exquisite-looking food were already prepared, and soft music floated in the air.
Once Angel announced the start of the banquet, everyone started heading toward Bai Zhiqing. Although this ti’s cooperation with Angel Group had nothing to do with them, it did not an they were fools. After Bai’s Group’s cooperation with Angel Group, there would inevitably be projects to work on together. While the biggest gain was not for them to take, there was no harm in hoping for a share of the benefits.
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