Chapter 13

Liang Shicheng said in his email that he would take a plane to reach the magic capital, but in fact he chose a cheaper high-speed railway. Although it is a small city located in the center of the motherland and far away from the magic capital, the city can reach the magic capital in four hours by high-speed railway, so the house price in small cities is not low.

Soon after arriving at Mordor, he met with the object of the joint. Under their arrangement, he went directly to the British Embassy in Mordor, quickly handled the visa, and then quickly boarded the plane and flew to London, where De Beers's headquarters was located.

Sitting in the first class cabin, Liang Shicheng tightly covered his pocket with the so-called sample, the original diamond that failed to transmit.

Although it is about to enter other people's territory, the other party does not know that Liang Shicheng is a lonely person, nor does he know that the so-called sample is the only one in the world and cannot be reproduced.

In Liang Shicheng's message to De Beers, they are now the negotiators sent by the company, so they naturally dare not neglect it. They entertain and serve with the best specifications throughout the journey.

When the plane landed at London Airport, it was still daytime because of jet lag. Later, it was too late to give Liang Shicheng time to reverse the jet lag. He directly sent him to the company's headquarters, and then took him into a large conference room.

There, the representatives of De Beers company had been waiting for a long time. At the same time, they allocated an interpreter for Liang Shicheng, which avoided a lot of embarrassment. Liang Shicheng's oral English had not been practiced for a long time and was very stiff.

Liang Shicheng roughly repeated the contents of yesterday's email, then took out the precious diamond and handed it to the representative nearest to him.

In the conference room, people passed around the original diamond that looked different. It was crystal clear, perfect in color and high in appearance. The only problem was that it was mixed with some small screws and a button battery.

If it were not for these sundries, with this weight and size, it would also be an extremely rare diamond stone, which could easily sell at a good price.

However, after adding these impurities and Liang Shicheng's introduction, this is an artificial diamond produced by our company with a new low temperature and low pressure process.

Now this special original diamond has its more important significance. The representatives who circulated this original diamond took out some instruments from time to time to check it. Finally, they came to the conclusion that its quality is indeed very good, enough to confuse the fake with the real with the natural diamond.

If it weren't for the screws and button batteries mixed in it, it's hard for people to imagine that this is an artificial diamond.

After checking with their own instruments, the representatives of De Beers nodded to each other, exchanged opinions and confirmed that Liang Shicheng's words were all right.

Once diamonds of this quality and size are mass produced, the value of all natural diamonds in the world will be impacted, and the whole industry will be devastated. As the overlord of the industry, De Beers company will be destroyed.

Finally, the old man with white beard who sat in a corner of the wide table coughed twice, and the other representatives quickly kept silent. It seems that he is the highest in the group.

The old man with white beard looked at Liang Shicheng and said frankly:

"Make an offer. We hope to buy your company."

When Liang Shicheng heard this reply, he disagreed. This was not his original plan, because he was not a company representative at all. He just wanted to reach an agreement with De Beers company, get a small sum of money from it, and then give up his research on artificial diamonds. Next, he needed to try his best to fulfill the lie.

"No, the company won't sell. The purpose of coming here is to discuss other conditions."

After listening to the retelling of the translation, seeing that Liang Shicheng was so determined, the old man with white beard put on a sincere attitude, "so what conditions do you need?"

"Please give me some time and give me a chance to introduce our company."

Liang Shicheng stood up from the table and looked firmly at the people. The old man with white beard nodded, put his hands on the table, kept silent and listened.

"I know that our company's new technology may subvert the original traditional industry. Once this new artificial diamond technology is mass produced, De Beers will decline rapidly.

So you want to use the roughest way to wholly acquire our company, and then find a way to split it, so that it can never study this technology again.

We have seen a lot of such things in the science and technology circle. "

Hearing this, the old man with white beard shook his head while laughing.

Liang Shicheng continued after slightly adjusting his state:

"But we don't want this to happen!

Our company is composed of a group of young people with ideals and aspirations. We enjoy the research process and results more than money.

We don't give in to money, but that doesn't mean we and De Beers have to be competitors in the future.

There are many ways, especially the direction of scientific research. Although we have developed this subversive technology for manufacturing artificial diamonds, we do not intend to be complacent and stop the pace of scientific research and realize it.

Our company's research and development technology is not just this one, we have other broader goals.

But it is undeniable that we are short of money now, which is the purpose of our negotiation with you.

We do not deny the true financial situation of the company. Even the money for mass production of this kind of artificial diamond is not enough for the time being, but there is no problem with the stock market. As long as this technology is released, many investors will invest money in us immediately.

But in doing so, our artificial diamond technology must also be announced to the world. At that time, your company may have to bear a huge impact on its business.

So I have this suggestion. If our company is not listed, we can not disclose our R & D projects. At the same time, our researchers can engage in research without being bound by the board of directors.

As long as you are willing to assist us to study other technologies, in exchange for not listing, we also promise not to continue to study the technology of artificial diamonds and completely seal them.

We have more enthusiasm for scientific exploration than money.

We have many other areas worth studying

After Liang Shicheng's introduction, the people on the scene were silent for a while. Finally, the old man with white beard showed kindness, clapped and said slowly,

"Young people are really farsighted. We should know that the price of diamonds is not because of its real value, but because of its scarcity. If you choose to promote your artificial diamonds to the public, it will inevitably disrupt the price of the whole market, and no one will benefit at that time.

Your proposal is the best result for you and me.

On behalf of our company, I promise to cooperate with you. How much do you need? "

Liang Shicheng was delighted when he saw that the plan was halfway reached, but he did not show any emotion. He tried to behave like the negotiators sent by a large company, and calmly continued to add:

"It's not just about money. In short, the contract between us is strictly speaking.

We give up the research on artificial diamond technology, and you should provide us with the conditions to study technology in other fields.

As for money, we don't need too much. Don't worry. We're not blackmailing you without a bottom line by using this technology. We're not capitalists. We just want to get a sum of money to make up for the previous investment in research on this technology, so it's $3 billion. "

This figure is not just an open mouth, but obtained after careful research by Liang Shicheng. He investigated the financial report of De Beers in advance. For this company with a market value of $300 billion, it can bear to pay $3 billion suddenly without breaking bones and muscles.

The old man with white beard spoke after a moment of silence,

"Money is not a problem, but $3 billion is not a decimal, but if we want to take out $3 billion at one go, let's first visit your company and at least give an explanation to other senior executives in the company."