kingnovel Chapter 901: Forced Free Trade Agreement
Chapter 901: Forced Free Trade Agreement
Huadu, Magnesium, 5 a.m.
"Impossible!" Old Bu, who had just been woken up by a call from his secretary, said firmly, "We must insist that the explosion was William's personal act. We didn't have our permission. Do you understand?"
The blonde secretary on the other end of the phone hesitated and said, "I understand what you mean, but they mentioned LK!"
"Who?" Old Bu got out of bed in disbelief, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, opened the curtains, looked at the street lights in the distance, and felt that it was very dark outside.
There was silence on both ends of the line for a while before the secretary's voice rang out again, "They won't support you anymore. You must be careful of the dangers after leaving office!"
In fact, Old Bu is also very worried about this.
Thinking about the vicious incident that happened in Japan a few days ago and William's death, Old Bush suddenly felt a little regretful that he should not have approved the think tank's plan.
"There are two ways to handle this now!" The secretary's voice deepened. "Either continue to send people to take the risk and eliminate him, or use a memorandum of understanding to limit his retaliation."
Old Bu actually wants to get rid of Zhang Heping because he has so many advanced technologies!
Thinking of the supersonic missiles and electromagnetic pulse bombs launched by the Peace Group, Old Bush once again gave up the idea of sending an aircraft carrier to demonstrate. He frowned and said, "Make appropriate concessions and reach an agreement as soon as possible."
The female secretary said in a deep voice: "If you choose a memorandum of understanding, I suggest adding a free trade agreement!"
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The director of the Dekeshas Group, who was far away at Governor's House in Hong Kong, received a call back from Magnesium and then told everyone in the living room, "He still insists that the explosion was William's personal act, but they have added a condition of understanding to facilitate peace talks."
The Morgan family representative asked impatiently, "What are the conditions?"
The director of the Dekeshasi Consortium looked around and said slowly, "Free Trade Agreement!"
When the Governor of Hong Kong heard this agreement, his pupils suddenly shrank!
Europe and the United States have not signed a free trade agreement, but China wants to sign such an agreement with the mainland. They must have forgotten who first advocated the blockade!
"You guys continue chatting, I'm going to the bathroom." The Governor said, stood up and walked straight upstairs.
Most of the Magnesians present guessed that the Governor's visit was most likely to report to the Eagle Country that Magnesium wanted to sign a free trade agreement with the mainland.
But what can we do if we guess? As long as we can buy the longevity potion from the Peace Group, there is no agreement that we can't sign.
Besides, once the agreement is signed, it can be torn up unilaterally.
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Mr. Hua waited outside the laboratory until Zhang Heping came out. Before he could say a word, he received a call from Mr. Yang in the capital.
By the time Mr. Hua hung up the phone, he and Zhang Heping had already walked to the underground parking lot and got into the middle seat of the new bulletproof sedan delivered by Wucheng.
"Heping, the negotiation team just received news that Magnesium wants to use a free trade agreement..." When Mr. Hua said this, he looked at Zhang Heping with hesitation.
He was considering what to say next, how to persuade Zhang Heping. After all, that night almost cost Zhang Heping his life!
Zhang Heping didn't wait for Elder Hua to continue, and said calmly, "Just do whatever you want. I don't have time to think about that lately."
"This..." Mr. Hua hesitated.
Wang Sumei, who was sitting in the back row, said tentatively, "If you do something wrong, you have to apologize in a proper manner, right?"
"Hmm!" Zhang Heping responded without comment, leaving Mr. Hua a little confused.
Wang Sumei continued to probe, "The Magnesium guy still wants the 120-year lifespan potion, and he wants to send international students to study at Peace College. This apology must be sincere!"
Zhang Heping saw that Elder Hua had forgotten his previous statement of not giving in, and he couldn't help but secretly shake his head. "Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital has two bottles of 2-day life potion in stock. Elder Hua will arrange the work at hand soon and prepare to use one!"
Without waiting for Mr. Hua to retort, Zhang Heping explained his perspective, "I won't provoke conflict over there unless it's absolutely necessary."
"But EMEA hasn't lifted its restrictions on the Peace Group, and Europe hasn't signed a free trade agreement with us. There's absolutely no need for us to make further concessions."
Director Wang Sumei knew that Mr. Hua was still worried that he had said something wrong, which was why he let Zhang Heping take his family back to Hong Kong Island. Now after hearing what Zhang Heping said, she knew that Zhang Heping really wanted Mr. Hua to be injected with the 120-year life expectancy potion.
Wang Sumei said to the hesitant Mr. Hua, "Please listen to Heping. Put your work aside for now and use a 120-day life potion first."
"The Magnesium people want to sign a free trade agreement with us, but they don't have good intentions." Zhang Heping leaned back in his chair and said slowly:
"The fate of the former North Soviet Union made Ou Mei think that they could copy their own and bring us down..."
Zhang Heping briefly analyzed the logic behind the actions of the Taiwanese, which helped Mr. Hua get over the excitement he had when he first heard about the free trade agreement.
That night, at Zhang Heping's strong request, Mr. Hua called Secretary Chen to arrange the follow-up work.
Afterwards, Mr. Hua called the capital again and reported to them what he understood about what Zhang Heping had said in the car.
Finally, Mr. Hua called his wife and eldest son and prepared to follow Zhang Heping's instructions and receive an injection of the drug that would give him 120 years of life at Hong Kong Peace Hospital.
After an overnight discussion, the capital did not rush to reply to the Mexicans. Instead, the next morning, they contacted Zhang Heping through Zhang Pandi of the Hong Kong Special Mission and asked him to return to the capital to discuss the contents of the memorandum of understanding.
This was the first time that Zhang Heping was formally invited to participate in the negotiations. The previous communications through Mr. Hua were actually a buffer to avoid intensifying Zhang Heping's hostility towards Japan and magnesium.
However, the free trade agreement proposed by the Americans contains a hidden trap.
Signing this agreement means granting each other most-favored-nation treatment.
Therefore, calling Zhang Heping back to the capital this time should be to discuss the mode of coexistence between the Heping Group and the Magnesium Country, and to let Zhang Heping put the overall situation first.
But Zhang Heping refused on the grounds that he was busy with space experiments and only agreed to let Chen Shuting go to the capital.
Can Chen Shuting make the decision on such matters?
As Zhang Heping has made it clear that he will not remove the blacklist of the United States, Chen Shuting will obviously not go against Zhang Heping's decision.
Therefore, even if the mainland and Magnesium signed a free trade agreement, the Peace Group would refuse on the grounds that it is an offshore company.
The capital did not expect Zhang Heping to refuse, and Mr. Hua was undergoing various examinations that day and did not receive the call from the capital immediately.
Finally, the capital simply sent a communication team to Hong Kong Island.
For this purpose, Zhang Zhaodi, who had just been promoted to director, was also sent to accompany him.
When these people rushed to the Peace Hotel in Hong Kong Island, Zhang Heping was at the nearby Peace Hospital, explaining Mr. Hua's physical condition to his family.
"According to the examinations over the past two days, Mr. Hua has developed mild cognitive impairment." Zhang Heping stood by Mr. Hua's bed, holding a stack of examination reports, and spoke slowly to the family members sitting beside him.
"Recently, I've noticed that Mr. Hua's reaction time and judgment have deteriorated somewhat. I suspect he's showing signs of Alzheimer's."
"Mr. Zhuang from the Civil Affairs Department, you should have heard that before he used the 120-year lifespan potion, he had already suffered from Alzheimer's disease and had forgotten many of his memories."
"After using the 120-year lifespan potion, Mr. Zhuang recovered from his Alzheimer's disease, but his previously forgotten memories were not restored."
"Therefore, I think it's necessary to allow Mr. Hua to use the Longevity 120 potion in advance. If you agree, please sign this informed consent form and this drug trial agreement."
When Mr. Hua, who was lying in the hospital bed, heard that he was showing signs of Alzheimer's, he couldn't accept it for a moment. "Heping, I feel like I'm fine. Was the test wrong?"
Zhang Heping shrugged and turned to look at Wang Sumei, who was comforting Mrs. Hua. "Auntie Wang, do you think Mr. Hua's recent condition is any different from last year?"
Before Director Wang could say anything, Mr. Hua's eldest son had already signed the document, saying, "We trust Consultant Zhang's judgment!"
"Besides, the Lifespan 120 potion has no side effects. If we inject it into my father in advance, we will actually gain an advantage."
Zhang Heping pointed to the bold black words on the consent form and said seriously, "It's not that there are no side effects, it's that no side effects have been found yet."
"After all, this is a new drug, and participating in the trial carries significant risks. Otherwise, it wouldn't be provided free of charge."
When the people present heard Zhang Heping's words, they couldn't help but smile knowingly. They all understood that Zhang Heping was looking for an excuse to let Mr. Hua use the 120-year longevity potion for free, so as to avoid giving people a chance to criticize him.
After signing, the Hua family's eldest son couldn't help but ask, "Advisor Zhang, does my dad need to recuperate for another month?"
"No need!" Zhang Heping handed the signed documents to the doctor next to him, and then made room for the empty seat next to the bed, allowing the cosmetic doctor to take over the subsequent injection work.
At the same time, Zhang Heping also explained, "Mr. Hua is still far from 90 years old. His body can withstand a direct injection of the 120-year lifespan medicine."
"I asked you to come here mainly to accompany him in the hospital for follow-up recovery and treatment, in case he becomes younger and you don't recognize him!"
The people around were paying attention to the doctor's actions and didn't pay attention to Zhang Heping's joke.
Zhang Heping smiled and walked towards Zhang Zhaodi, Zhang Pandi and others who were waiting outside the door.
"When did the eldest sister arrive?" Zhang Heping glanced at the others. Except for a few people from the Hong Kong Special Mission Group, everyone else was a stranger.
"Just arrived!" Zhang Zhaodi responded and introduced the accompanying personnel to his brother.
Zhang Heping shook hands with them, and after a brief acquaintance, he said, "You should go to the Peace Hotel and rest first. I'll come find you after I finish my work with Mr. Hua."
The old man in a suit who led the team stared at the doctor in the ward and asked curiously, "Advisor Zhang, is Mr. Hua sick, or what?"
Zhang Heping turned and looked towards the ward. The doctor inside had just taken a little blood from Mr. Hua's fingertip and was now testing it with the Shouyuan 120 drug on the glass slide to see if there was any rejection.
Although Shouyuan 120 medicine has no obvious side effects, because it is a blood product, it is possible that defects may occur due to errors in preparation, leading to rejection after use.
Zhang Heping didn't explain further until two doctors had confirmed under a microscope that there was no rejection and invited him in for confirmation. Then he spoke again, "We're going to give Mr. Hua an injection of the 120-year longevity potion. You're all welcome. I'll be off to get busy."
After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping entered the ward and looked at the microscope beside him for a while. After making sure everything was correct, he raised his head and said, "No problem, you can give me the injection!"
As Zhang Heping finished speaking, a middle-aged male doctor came forward to find Mr. Hua's veins and disinfect his skin.
Another young female doctor picked up the syringe, drew half a tube of transparent liquid, injected it into a small bottle containing light blue liquid, and then shook the small bottle with her hand.
Under the envious gaze of the old leader, the young female doctor only gave Mr. Hua a few injections, and the 120-minute life-extending potion that was said to prolong life and make people younger was gone just like that.