Chapter 1749: Chapter 1406: Schemes, Nothing but Schemes (Part 2) Bai Xiaosheng’s meaning seemed to be “yielding”. Luo Danlun first sneered, then felt something was off. This Bai Xiaosheng isn’t someone who “yields”! He knew the Luo family wasn’t to be trifled with, yet dared to think of competing, and now he’s saying this? Could there be an issue! Luo Danlun squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Bai Xiaosheng. Bai Xiaosheng, unhurriedly, continued speaking to himself, “Although we are outsiders, the European division managed by Soruns is part of this area, and if I team up with him to make great strides here, since we’re part of the same group, do you think there’s potential? Would Soruns be happy about it?” Upon hearing Bai Xiaosheng say this, Luo Danlun’s gaze suddenly turned sharp. Bai Xiaosheng and Soruns both belong to the large framework of the Zhenbei Group; collaboration might not be impossible! “If I report to the group, I wonder if the top management would be interested in this area.” Bai Xiaosheng muttered, “Although they might not openly intervene, tacit consent is possible, huh.” “Are you planning to launch a business war against our Luo family!” Luo Danlun finally couldn’t hold back, slapped the table, and roared ferociously. Who is he threatening! Even if the Zhenbei Group started a business war, they wouldn’t be afraid! Bai Xiaosheng smiled, raising his hand and pressing in the air, comforting and saying, “Don’t get excited, Mr. Luo. Aren’t we discussing cooperation right now? I’m just saying, it doesn’t mean I’d really do it. Besides, our Luo family is so powerful, how could I really do that? Fighting leads to mutual defeat, cooperation leads to mutual win.” Luo Danlun’s face was dark, and he snorted coldly. Bai Xiaosheng continued smiling, “My previous way of saying it may not have been appropriate. In our cooperation talks, isn’t it common practice to start high and negotiate down? But a thirty percent condition, really doesn’t work. How about I lower it by twenty percent, leaving eighty percent demands; what do you think?” Bai Xiaosheng’s apologetic demeanor extinguished some of Luo Danlun’s anger. “Discussing terms, we should talk well, openly and honestly, and emphasize sincerity! You can’t just threaten people at the drop of a hat, can you!” Luo Danlun sat down, trying to regain some face with a couple of words. “Mr. Luo’s criticism is justified.” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile. He was just using the possibility of a business war as a bargaining chip, applying psychological tactics on Luo Danlun. Luo Danlun naturally did not agree with Bai Xiaosheng’s newly proposed terms either, “Only lowering by twenty percent, even then it’s impossible! This kind of cooperation is basically our Luo family supporting the Zhenbei Group’s enterprises in the Greater China Region, and we also have plenty of mouths to feed, no way, no way. How about I add one more percent! According to you, we will accept the forty percent condition!” “Oh no!” Bai Xiaosheng chuckled, poured a cup of tea for Luo Danlun, and handed it over. “Currently, we are in a period of reform over there, and as the Executive President of the Greater China Region, performance is already an issue for me, and I’m eager to report back to headquarters; otherwise, my position would be at stake. Would our cooperation between the Luo family and the Greater China Region have any meaning?” Bai Xiaosheng smiled, “As per my proposal, a seventy percent condition would lead to mutual win in cooperation. We will join forces for the long term, strengthening the Luo family’s position in the West and opening up the Eastern market. Moreover, for your other businesses in the future, we will go all out to cooperate with you, how about it!” Seeing Bai Xiaosheng “yielding”, and what he said being in Luo family’s long-term interest, Luo Danlun relaxed a bit and spoke, “Then fifty percent…” “Sixty percent! Let’s settle on that!” Bai Xiaosheng interrupted decisively, once again lowering the terms. Luo Danlun couldn’t help but recall the demands Bai Xiaosheng mentioned. According to Bai Xiaosheng’s explanations, those he mentioned were just a quarter of all the changes; extending that logic, a sixty percent condition was still acceptable. Seeing Luo Danlun silent, seemingly in agreement, Bai Xiaosheng smiled and filled his tea, also picked up his teacup, “Thank you for your support, Mr. Luo, this is a win-win point, I’ll toast with tea instead of wine, wishing our cooperation be pleasant!” Luo Danlun looked at Bai Xiaosheng, reluctantly raised his tea cup to clink it, the two finished it in one go. Luo Danlun put down his cup, and said, “This matter, I have to report back to my grandfather, ultimately he will make the decision.” In response, Bai Xiaosheng had no objection, smiling and saying, “No problem. Such good news should be informed to the elder.” Luo Danlun put down his tea cup, stood up, and said, “Bai, please rest here now, I’ll be right back!” Bai Xiaosheng nodded immediately, watching Luo Danlun leave. Once the other’s back was no longer visible, Bai Xiaosheng, with a smile and hiding it behind tea sipping, murmured to himself, “Luo Danlun, turned out not to be an incompetent spendthrift! But I’m also clever enough, doubled the terms temporarily. Sixty percent, huh? It’s even one percent more than the original set plan!” Bai Xiaosheng, Lin Weiwei, Lei Ying, discussed and pre-set various terms earlier, which summed up to Bai Xiaosheng’s mentioned fifty percent benefit. And as for the version from Soruns’s side, converting it, the benefit given by the Luo family was not even fifty percent! Whether pushing or yielding earlier, Bai Xiaosheng was just basing it on Luo Danlun’s microexpressions, adjusting interactions to disorient Luo Danlun’s emotions, trapping him in Bai Xiaosheng’s rhythm to gain more benefits. Now, with Luo Danlun gone, Bai Xiaosheng set down his tea cup, closed his eyes slightly, and roughly sorted out the cooperation situation in his mind. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ N0v3l.Fiɾe.net With the assistance of Red Lotus, Bai Xiaosheng outlined a clear timeline and tasks to be done in his mind. Regarding Luo Danlun reporting to Luo Yuefeng, Bai Xiaosheng wasn’t worried at all. Even if Luo Yuefeng came personally, he was confident in pressing the terms down to fifty percent, which was still profitable and more than Soruns’s propositions!