Chapter 874 - Stalled Negotiation (1/2)

Jiang Chen gently pushed the document in front of Pritzker.

Pritzker leaned forward and glanced through the document. When he saw the long list of names, his eyebrows twitched and he started the conversation with a nonchalant tone.

“These companies… are you planning to buy them all?”

“Of course not, even with the financial power of Future Group, it’s impossible to buy all of the companies on this document.” Jiang Chen dismissed the idea and said, “We just have the intention. But you know, we have to play by the rules of the game.”

“The rules of the game? That’s the Foreign Investment Commission’s job. The Ministry of Commence doesn’t have control over this.” Pritzker shook his head.

“Mr. Pritzker, let’s be straightforward or else it’ll only be a waste of time for both of us. You have invited us to come here, surely not just to let Future Group go through a series of events and to develop closer cooperation with Silicon Valley for an hour at the opening ceremony, right?” Jiang Chen opened his hands, then gently tapped the document on the table. “My sincerity is already on the table. I hope to see your sincerity now.”

Although the Foreign Investment Commission involved eight administrative departments and seven Capital institutions, if there was disagreement, the president would still need to go through with arbitration. However, as long as it did not involve the national defense production capacity of the nation, reselling of military technology to specific countries, or influencing the leading technological position in national security, the final decision would be made only by the Ministry of Commerce.

Jiang Chen, who had done enough homework beforehand, was keenly aware that Pritzker was evading this topic.

This also showed indirectly, the Ministry of Commerce had the intention to intervene to begin with.

Pritzker did not give an answer. His finger tapped on the arm of the chair, and silence continued for a while between the two. Jiang Chen was not in a hurry. He had all morning to solve this problem.

The young assistant brought coffee for both of them and Jiang Chen touched the cup to sense the temperature.

At this point, Pritzker finally spoke and said softly.

“The Capital is very happy to see your company cooperate with Silicon Valley companies, but for your company’s actions to turn these technology companies into your companies… I am afraid that no matter who is the president, no one will think this as a positive matter.”

Jiang Chen was not surprised.

It would be better to say that for the veteran Minister of Commerce to put the issue on the table and not divert the question, it was already a win.

As long as they were willing to negotiate, it showed that there was still the possibility of agreement between the two parties.

Jiang Chen smiled and pushed his own chips onto the negotiating table.

“As you know, there are more than 1,000+ UA companies and 500+ Hua companies.”

“Of course, the Silicon Valley Summit is targeted toward both North America and Asia.” Pritzker nodded.

“Then you should also know that I don’t have the habit of returning empty-handed.” Jiang Chen also smiled and put up three fingers. Then he said, “I’ll just say it now. Future Group’s future strategic focus is on graphene, smart health, and cloud technology. If there is a stalemate in the North American market, we will shift our focus to the more cooperative Asian countries.”

Pritzker’s eyes moved slightly, although it was subtle, but with senses far beyond ordinary people, Jiang Chen caught this change.