Chapter 169 Andrew is Played
“You…” Andrew ground his teeth in anger, feeling an overwhelming urge to rip Isaac into pieces. Finally suppressing his rage, he acquiesced. “Fine! I’ll give you five billion!”
“Andrew, times have changed. So, five billion doesn’t quite cut it anymore; my price is now eight billion. Also, even if the stone doesn’t contain jade worth ten billion, I won’t be chopping off my hand anymore!” Isaac changed the terms yet again, confident he had control over Andrew. With this kind of leverage, he saw no need to pay such a steep personal price. Isaac’s favorite thing was making money using other people’s capital.
Shocked, Andrew confronted him. “You… How can you have no integrity?”
“Andrew, I’m just here to do business; you’re not obliged to deal with me! If you reckon the deal unfavorable, I have no objections, and I can see if anyone else is willing to make this deal!” Since he firmly held the reins, Isaac wanted to press his advantage to the fullest.
“You…” It seemed Andrew was still dissatisfied with Isaac’s terms. “Fine then, since that’s the case, the terms have changed again. Now the price is ten billion! After all, it’s me who will win against that country boy, so it’s only right that his ten billion becomes rightfully mine!
As for Andrew, besides the several tens of millions of profits from those three stones, you also get to purchase Imperial Green jade worth more than ten billion with 8.8 billion. I see that as a really fair deal for you. So, Andrew, want to keep negotiating with me?”
Andrew clenched his fists tightly enough that veins bulged on his arms. Glaring at Isaac with fury in his eyes and teeth so clenched they might shatter, he conceded through gritted teeth, “Fine! I agree to your terms!”
“Andrew, you really are straightforward! Let’s get started, then!”
Andrew pulled another 8.8 billion from the company accounts to purchase the stone. He then turned to Isaac, demanding, “I’ve bought the stone; now tell the staff how to cut it.”
Isaac picked up a marker and drew a line down the center of the stone. He then instructed the staff, “Cut the stone along the line I’ve drawn. Split it into two.”
Isaac’s action infuriated Andrew, who questioned him, “Are you playing me?”
“Playing you? Of course not! When have I played you?”
“Even if you hadn’t drawn that line, the staff would still have cut the stone down the middle!”
“Andrew, your inexperience is showing. If I hadn’t drawn the line, the workers might have cut from the middle, or they might have cut from the side.
When they open these stones, where exactly they should cut depends on the buyer’s instructions. Otherwise, the staff will decide on their own.”
“You…”
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Andrew knew he’d been outmaneuvered and was so enraged he couldn’t find the words to speak. The staff turned to him and inquired, “Andrew, should we cut the stone along this line?”
After all, the stone was worth 8.8 billion. How exactly it should be opened was something they needed to confirm with the buyer. If they misjudged and damaged the stone while cutting it, the workers knew they could never compensate for such a loss.
Andrew waved his hand, “Cut! Just cut along the line!”
With confirmation from Andrew, the worker flicked the switch, and the electric saw buzzed into life once
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