331 Neutrality (1/2)
Chapter 331: Neutrality
Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi
The next day.
The nine-star flag waved above the Pannu Islands and the citizens celebrating the new regime walked onto the streets as if they were celebrating New Year or Christmas. The cheered on the new birth of the country.
Noontime.
In the cafeteria of the presidential palace, Jiang Chen and Zhang Yapin sat on the two sides of the table.
Lunch was curry lamb with rice along with an odd coconut smell. It certainly tasted like south Asia. In front of Zhang Yapin was a piece of steak along with coconut juice. With the shift in the regime, only the chef was the most indifferent in the entire presidential palace.
”UA extended their welcome to us wishing us to join forces with them. They indicated that if we continue to extend the pro-UA policy like the previous regime and announce declaration that favors their political view internationally, they would increase their funding to support us,” Zhang Yapin spoke about the country's affairs while working hard to cut the steak.
Jiang Chen didn't even raise his head as he said without hesitation. ”Reject.”
”But… That is ten million USD,” Zhang Yapin seemed to be unwilling to give up the money as he said with difficulty.
It was ten million USD. If it were split among the citizens, it would be 500 each. They only needed to speak a few sentences in front of the media, and no one listened to them anyways. This place was just a tiny country, the entire islands combined together was not even bigger than a province in Australia.
Jiang Chen raised his head as he rolled his eyes at Zhang Yapin. ”Someone hires you to curse at your mother, why would you agree?”
There was no need to think. They wanted to drag a bunch of Southeast Asia countries to curse about the Han threat theory. Pannu Islands was located on the southeast side of Country F, they could be stretched to a surrounding country of hua.
Zhang Yapin fiercely shook his head, but he added one sentence in his mind, [That depends on how much…]
”It's only ten million USD, my Future International has an income of two hundred to three hundred million USD per month, I'll loan you the money if you need it,” Jiang Chen put a spoonful of the rice in his mouth while saying this slowly.
”Just pay me back with the land.”
”Ahem, could I interpret this as showing off?” Zhang Yapin smiled bitterly.
Pannu Islands just recently introduced a tax cut measure to stimulate economic recovery, but there were still significant holes in funding. The mess created by Edward now had to be cleaned up by the successor.
”I am only giving you some confidence. I chose Pannu Islands because I believe in its future prospects,” Jiang Chen said.
”Johnny Group declared bankruptcy. The ten billion dollar project is now down the drain. What prospect is there?” Zhang Yapin's expression was bitter.
He initiated the uprising because of the passion in his blood, but now that he has become the president, he began to feel the difficulties of managing a country.
”No, I am going to take over that project.”
Zhang Yapin looked at Jiang Chen in shock.
”Ten billion USD, do you have that kind of money?”
”I believe a lot of banks are willing to lend to Future International,” Jiang Chen said confidently.
That was true. Even when they were in Hua, a lot of banks went to Xia Shiyu, begging her to take a loan from them. The current liquid cash of Future International is 1.5 billion which was the earning of five months. Although ten billion was rather daunting, with Future International's equity as collateral, it would be easy to obtain.
Especially since he didn't even need to borrow the full ten billion.
”You are really willing to … borrow ten billion for a small island country?” Zhang Yapin looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
”Of course, I believe this will generate more than one hundred billion in return.”
Zhang Yapin held his breath.
He could not imagine how the country with less than one hundred million USD GDP and a population of fewer than twenty thousand people would generate more than one hundred billion in value.
”Excuse me for being honest, but it is hard for me to imagine… Although the Pannu Islands have a vast sea territory, it doesn't have oil. Could you point it out to me? Even if it is just painting a picture for me.” Zhang Yapin smiled bitterly.