Chapter 1916: Seizing the Moral High Ground

"Chairman!"

"Chairman!"

「……」

Several people greeted him in turn, Zhou Andong nodded and sat down on the sofa.

"I agreed to attend today's negotiation, actually just to meet the little devils. Although they are foreign barbarians, once they come, they are guests. If I, as the host, don't even show my face, it truly lacks the dignity of a subject of the Celestial Empire, allowing those foreign barbarian rats to laugh at us."

「……」

Several people looked at each other, their expressions turning strangely odd.

"Ha!"

Just as the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence, a laugh with obvious mockery came from Gu Bing's mouth.

"It's the foreign barbarians you speak of, who entered our country decades ago, shattered our mountains and rivers, and caused countless compatriots to sacrifice under their butcher's knives.

It's the foreign barbarians you speak of, now with growing national strength and advanced technology, forcing us to strive hard to catch up."

Gu Bing stared at Zhou Andong with a stern expression, his tone growing even deeper.

"I say these things not to boost others' ambitions and destroy our own prestige, but to make you understand: do not underestimate any enemy, even if they are foreign barbarians. As long as they bring benefits to our country and make the nation prosperous and the people strong, what does it matter if we suffer some humiliation?"

Oh my god!

Zhou Andong looked at Gu Bing—this guy actually used his limited intelligence to seize the moral high ground.

How does this feel so fantastical? This isn't real at all—too unreal.

"The instructor said: 'Strategically despise the enemy, tactically take the enemy seriously.' Don't you know that?"

Gu Bing was still about to argue when Wu Huilin's secretary knocked and entered, telling them that Sony's people had already entered the factory area.

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong stood up: "We'll go greet them."

Everyone left the factory department, and Gao Kunihiko with his subordinates had already gotten out of the car.

Wu Huilin glanced at the little devils and whispered to Zhou Andong.

"That little Ichiro didn't come."

Zhou Andong smiled—Ichiro is the Sony China Regional General Manager, such an important figure not attending the negotiation must mean he has more important matters.

And at this time, whatever could make Ichiro go in person is likely going to meet Liu Wei. This also suggests they may not yet have reached a mutual agreement.

However, after today's negotiation, even if the little devils and Liu Wei have disagreements, they will likely each make concessions and reach cooperation.

"Mr. Gao." Wu Huilin quickly walked a few steps to meet him: "This is our group chairman, Mr. Zhou Andong."

Then Wu Huilin introduced Gao Kunihiko to Zhou Andong: "Chairman, this is Sony's Vice President, Mr. Gao Kunihiko."

"Mr. Gao, hello!" Zhou Andong politely shook hands with Gao Kunihiko: "Sony is a great company, making outstanding contributions to humanity in high-tech fields.

I deeply respect and admire Sony. When I was in university, I had a dream: to work at such a great company as Sony.

But because my father had an accident and became paralyzed, and my young siblings needed care, I could only keep that dream hidden in my heart, entering the winery and becoming a worker.

At that time, I thought maybe I'd spend my whole life as an ordinary worker, living peacefully without worrying about food or clothing.

But life is unpredictable—who would have thought that just two years after I joined the factory, its benefits began to plummet, eventually reaching the brink of bankruptcy.

At that time, I really wanted to leave the winery—based on my abilities, I wouldn't go hungry anywhere. But seeing the workers who might go hungry, I couldn't bear to abandon them.

So I gritted my teeth and took over the broken, storm-tossed winery. Then I stumbled forward like a headless fly, dragging everyone into chaos—unexpectedly, we ended up carving out a patch of sky."

Zhou Andong's flattery, combined with his heartfelt words, left the little devils stunned.

Especially Huang He and Lan Yibin, who listened with blank faces. They had come to Jiangzhou, always wanting to meet Zhou Andong but never getting the chance.

They had already labeled Zhou Andong as ignorant of the bigger picture, arrogant and domineering, thinking they'd give him a hard time when they returned.

But now they heard this—Zhou Andong actually flattered the Japanese so much and spoke such sincere words—how could this not match their image of his arrogance at all?

Although these two couldn't figure it out, seeing Zhou Andong's attitude, they felt deep down that this negotiation would surely succeed, and they couldn't help but feel happy.

As for Wu Huilin, Gu Bing, and Du Chunlai, they looked at the little devils with pity. Because they knew: whoever the chairman smiles at, that person will be unlucky.

No matter what others were thinking, Gao Kunihiko, this old devil, absolutely refused to believe Zhou Andong.

If what this guy said were true—that he likes Sony and respects him deeply—then it would be impossible for him to only meet him now.

Moreover, he couldn't possibly open his lion's mouth wide and demand twenty billion US dollars for a small Yu Zhou Technology, not even one cent less.

"Zhou-san!" Gao Kunihiko said with sincere tone: "When I arrived in your country, your name kept echoing in my ears.

After learning about you and the Yu Gong Group, I realized your heavenly talent is something I've only seen a few times in decades. Every one of your marketing cases could serve as a textbook in the classroom.

Just now you said you've always dreamed of joining Sony. This makes me feel deeply regretful—Sony never got to welcome someone like you, a great talent. This is Sony's greatest loss since its founding."

"Damn, what's going on here?"

Huang He and Lan Yibin cursed in their hearts: Zhou Andong praised Sony, and now Gao Kunihiko starts praising Zhou Andong—this plot is getting stranger and stranger.

Zhou Andong isn't as arrogant and domineering as imagined, but why did the little devils change their attitude so completely?

Remember, these past few days the little devils were furious—just last night, they went to find Gao Kunihiko.

Before they could even knock, they heard this old devil cursing people, especially Zhou Andong.

Huang He shook his head violently—he felt this was an illusion, not real at all.

The little devils' arrogance is something they deeply understand—even if they wanted to get Yu Zhou Technology, they'd show goodwill toward Zhou Andong.

But it's impossible for them to let this old devil Gao Kunihiko praise Zhou Andong so much.

"Chairman!"

Seeing the old devil and Zhou Andong flattering each other, Wu Huilin couldn't help but speak.

"Let's go to the meeting room to talk."

"I feel like I've known Mr. Gao forever—once we started talking, we forgot time and place. Really sorry."

Zhou Andong sincerely apologized to Gao Kunihiko, then extended his hand, making a gesture of invitation.

"President Yoshioka, please!"