83: It is impossible for Suihuo Technology to forget what you have done. Mr. Ku was so angry that he ran away on the spot.

Zhao Dawei smiled faintly, then said to his secretary, "Let's go."

"We're going to meet an old rival."

"Okay, Manager. Please follow me." Zhao Dawei's secretary, He Wanqing, was a recent graduate of Yan University. She walked ahead, leading the way for Dawei.

The sound of "tap-tap" echoed as their feet trod on the floor tiles.

There was still some distance between the General Manager's office and the reception room.

But Dawei was already getting excited.

This was Mr. Ku, the CEO of Fruit Company! He never imagined that one day they would meet in such a capacity.

He didn't know why.

But every time Zhao Dawei thought of Fruit Company yielding, he felt particularly satisfied.

He couldn't help but mutter to his secretary, He Wanqing:

"Wanqing."

"When you meet the CEO of Fruit Company later, don't give him any face."

"We are a Kyushu enterprise."

"Fruit Company is a foreign company, an enemy, our competitor."

"You must remember what Fruit Company once did to us. You must remember who, together with Android Company, ganged up to ban our products, almost causing our company to go bankrupt."

"We must remember this grudge."

"Oh, goodness!"

"Why am I telling you all this? Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

"Forget it."

"Just watch and learn later."

"Manager, isn't that inappropriate? Didn't you say, 'everything leaves a line...'" He Wanqing hesitated before speaking.

However.

She was interrupted by Zhao Dawei before she could even finish her sentence.

"What do you know?"

"The business world is like a battlefield; being kind to an enemy is being cruel to yourself. Besides, this approach was ordered by Chairman Lu."

Ordered by Chairman Lu?

A hint of confusion appeared on He Wanqing's face, but it quickly vanished.

A guest is a guest.

Although she felt it wasn't a good way to act, since both the General Manager and the Chairman agreed, what more could a small secretary say?

…Pushing open the door.

Zhao Dawei sat directly in the boss's chair, his gaze falling on Mr. Ku.

"You are the CEO of Fruit Company—Mr. Ku?"

"That's right. I presume you are Zhao Dawei, the General Manager of Suihuo Technology. My apologies for visiting without an appointment this time; I'm truly sorry!" Mr. Ku spoke very politely.

During this, he even spread his arms, seemingly wanting to embrace Zhao Dawei. Embracing is a common Western custom, signifying a warm greeting.

However.

Mr. Ku was interrupted by Zhao Dawei's next sentence.

"My apologies!"

"We in the East do not have the custom of embracing."

Clunk... Mr. Ku's outstretched hands paused in mid-air for two seconds, then he withdrew them somewhat unnaturally.

He didn't know why, but at that moment, his face felt hot, even hotter than boiling water.

"My apologies!"

"I wasn't aware of that beforehand."

"In the West, an embrace signifies a warm greeting; I absolutely had no intention of offending you."

"It's fine." Zhao Dawei waved his hand.

Then, he cut straight to the chase: "May I ask, Mr. Ku, what brings you all this way to Suihuo Technology?"

"It's like this."

"Some time ago, I made a wrong decision to have the industry ban the Kunlun System, which caused some trouble for you."

"For this."

"I am deeply sorry."

"You at Suihuo Technology can propose any compensation you wish, and if I can meet your demands, I will certainly do my best."

"So, you mean to reconcile?" Zhao Dawei's lips curled into a slight smile.

Mr. Ku's attitude of admitting fault was too good; if it weren't for the Old Fourth's prior instructions, he might have even considered forgiving him.

But now... Zhao Dawei hadn't forgotten that he had banned the Kunlun System and stifled Kyushu enterprises with technology.

Now that he finally had a technology that could stifle his opponent, he naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity.

"Yes."

"We are willing to compensate you for the losses you've incurred." Mr. Ku nodded.

Listening to Zhao Dawei's tone, he felt there was a chance.

As long as he yielded and offered more compensation, there was still a chance to obtain authorization for the Nano Battery.

However.

Zhao Dawei's next words brought his internal thoughts to an abrupt halt.

"Alright."

"Offer 20% of your Fruit Company's shares as compensation."

"..."

Damn it… A million curses ran through Mr. Ku's mind.

You really dare to ask for the moon.

"Manager Zhao... this..."

"This is really asking too much."

"You know this is impossible. Even if I agreed, the other shareholders of Fruit Company would never agree." Mr. Ku suppressed his inner anger and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Then we can't reconcile either."

"Our Chairman said."

"Suihuo Technology will never forget what you once did to Suihuo Technology."

"Banning the Kunlun System... stifling Kyushu's technology."

...So there's nothing to discuss?

Mr. Ku's expression changed slightly. Although what Zhao Dawei said was true, he didn't feel he had done anything wrong.

The business world is like a battlefield.

Now, Mr. Ku's only regret was why he hadn't been more ruthless then, stifling Suihuo Technology in its infancy.

If Suihuo Technology had been stifled in its infancy, he wouldn't be in such a predicament now... At this moment, Zhao Dawei's voice came again.

"You came here today, so humble, isn't it just to get authorization for the Nano Battery?"

"I'm telling you."

"That's impossible."

"From the day you banned Suihuo Technology, there has been no possibility of us becoming partners again. Not only will the Nano Battery not be authorized to you, but other products from Suihuo Company will not be authorized to you either."

...Zhao Dawei's words were so absolute that Mr. Ku was furious.

As the CEO of Fruit Company, when had he ever suffered such indignation?

"Zhao~"

"You in Kyushu have an old saying: always leave a line, so you can meet again later."

"Since you at Suihuo Technology are unwilling to be my friend."

"Then I'll just leave."

..."Although your Nano Battery is excellent, it can't always be this excellent. We will develop products even better than the Nano Battery, and then you might regret it."

Zhao Dawei waved his hand, making a gesture of "please do as you wish."

Out the door, left turn, no send-off.

Regret?

That's impossible.

With the Old Fourth around, Suihuo Technology's technology will only grow stronger and stronger. You, Fruit Company, just wait to be stifled by technology.

"Mr. Ku."

"Please understand one thing: it's not that we are unwilling to be your friends."

"Rather... you were the first to ban the Kunlun System; it was you who were unwilling to be our friends."

"And..."

"Have you done such banning actions rarely?"

"Restricting lithography machine exports, banning Huawei chips, stifling technology."

"What you've done to Kyushu is still vivid in our memories. How can a simple 'I want to reconcile' resolve it?"

"We in Kyushu finally developed a revolutionary product, and you shamelessly come to talk about cooperation? When you were stifling our technology, why didn't you come to talk about cooperation?"

"Have some shame, won't you?"

"We in Kyushu don't welcome you."

"Nor do we want to be your friends."