Following this, Wo Ao continued, "Our company has put forth some demands to protect our own interests!"
"The first demand is that once our joint venture factory is established, the management power must remain in our hands!"
"You will only need to cooperate with our requirements and follow our lead!"
"The second demand is that your side will bear all financial investments for the company!"
"We will only provide management personnel to oversee the company!"
"The third demand is that our share proportion should also be increased to 51%!"
"You do not need to make a decision on these demands immediately!"
"I will be staying at the hotel for three days. Once your group has discussed it internally, please provide me with your final answer!"
Ouyang Xue immediately responded, "Mr. Wo Ao, since we are here to negotiate, shouldn't we be having a fair exchange at the negotiation table?"
"The method of communication you are employing now does not quite align with the principles of fair negotiation, does it?"
Wo Ao replied indifferently, "Fair negotiation is also built upon the premise of equal strength!"
"Miss Ouyang, surely you do not naively believe that your company's strength and our Xizhong Company's strength are entirely equivalent?"
"But I..."
"That's enough!"
Ouyang Xue was about to say more when Liu Kai Xuan spoke loudly, "Xue Er, say less for now!"
"I will consider this matter carefully. Did Mr. Wo Ao not just say that?"
"We have three days to consider. I need to think about this properly!"
"Once I've made up my mind, I will give Mr. Wo Ao my final reply!"
"Very well..."
Ouyang Xue was filled with indignation, but since Liu Kai Xuan had spoken, she could not say more.
"Excellent, it seems Mr. Liu Kai Xuan is indeed a man who handles great affairs. I greatly admire you!"
Wo Ao gave Liu Kai Xuan a thumbs-up, then changed the subject.
"I look forward to a pleasant cooperation between us. However, I am tired now and need to rest!"
"Please allow my friends to entertain the chairman a little longer?"
"By all means, Mr. Wo Ao!"
Liu Kai Xuan signaled the hotel staff to escort Wo Ao to his room to rest.
Although Wo Ao himself left, the other guests at the table did not show any inclination to leave with him.
Since they were not leaving, Liu Kai Xuan could not abandon everyone and leave first. He could only urge everyone to continue drinking.
To his surprise, that fellow Ke Duo started causing trouble again.
Moreover, after Wo Ao's departure, this scoundrel's attitude became even more arrogant than before.
He directly and shamelessly stated, "Pretty girl Xue Er, if you are willing to spend the night with me tonight!"
"I guarantee I'll put in a good word for you with Group Leader Wo Ao and strive to get the cooperation settled!"
"You..." Ouyang Xue was so enraged her teeth itched, wishing she could bite Ke Duo to death.
However, on the other hand, she had to suppress her impulse to fly into a rage.
After all, she had already endured so much hardship to get this cooperation project finalized.
If she completely fell out with Ke Duo now, it would mean this entire cooperation would also fall apart.
At this critical moment, Li Ya also spoke up.
"Mr. Ke Duo, if you have such needs, I can introduce you to some beautiful ladies!"
"However, Miss Xue Er is a staff member of our company. I hope you will treat her with respect!"
"Respect?"
Ke Duo retorted gruffly, "Are you guys overestimating yourselves?"
"Do you still want to cooperate?"
"If you want to cooperate, then tonight, the two of you will entertain me and serve me well, and then everything will be negotiable!"
"Otherwise, we're leaving right now!"
"You..." Li Ya did not expect that by trying to help Ouyang Xue out of a bind, she would bring herself greater trouble.
At this critical juncture, Liu Kai Xuan spoke.
"Mr. Ke Duo, I think you've had too much to drink!"
"You should go back and rest early!"
As he spoke, Liu Kai Xuan grabbed Ke Duo's arm, lifted Ke Duo's arm, and rescued Ouyang Xue from his embrace.
Ke Duo was already a hot-tempered person, and after drinking so much,
his emotions were now highly volatile, on the verge of exploding.
Provoked by Liu Kai Xuan, Ke Duo immediately flew into a rage and threw a heavy punch towards Liu Kai Xuan's forehead.
Ke Duo dared to be arrogant because he had the foundation for it.
With this punch, his strength was hundreds of pounds.
Let alone a flesh-and-blood human, even a steel plate could be dented by it.
Everyone present had already prepared to watch the spectacle, anticipating Liu Kai Xuan crying out in pain as Ke Duo beat him.
Unexpectedly, what happened next left everyone dumbfounded.
"Bang!"
Ke Duo's fierce punch was caught by Liu Kai Xuan in mid-air.
Then, despite exerting all his might, Ke Duo could not break free from Liu Kai Xuan's grip.
"You brat, you're looking for death!"
Ke Duo roared and tried to swing his other fist to deliver a heavy blow to Liu Kai Xuan.
However, Liu Kai Xuan acted first, landing a fierce punch on his stomach.
There was a complete mismatch between Liu Kai Xuan's physique and Ke Duo's physique.
Yet, with that punch from Liu Kai Xuan, Ke Duo's body was sent flying on the spot.
"Rumble..."
Ke Duo's body flew back a considerable distance and landed with a thud, collapsing on the ground.
Instantly, a trickle of crimson blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"You, you..." Ke Duo weakly said, "How is this possible? How can you have so much strength?"
The strength of a biological organism is generated by muscles pulling on bones and joints.
Theoretically speaking, the more developed the muscles of a creature, the greater the force it can exert.
This was also Ke Duo's greatest source of arrogance; he was a muscular man.
This time, Ke Duo's fall before Liu Kai Xuan was too severe.
So much so that Ke Duo still felt like he was dreaming.
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan had no mood to waste any more words with this drunken ruffian.
"We've all had quite a bit to drink. Let's end this meal here for today and head back to our rooms to rest early!"
As he spoke, Liu Kai Xuan gestured for the servers to guide everyone back to their rooms to rest.
Unpleasant incidents had already occurred, and the atmosphere was as awkward as it could get. What was there left to eat?
After everyone dispersed, Li Ya asked with concern, "Boss, what should we do next?"