Sam didn't answer. Instead, he asked one of the men in black behind him to bring two boxes. "It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is if you're familiar with these," he said as the boxes were placed and opened in front of the head of the supplier.
The head of the supplier opened his eyes wide in a mixture of greed and surprise when he saw that the boxes were filled to the brim with cash. It was much more money than what Darren had offered him. He quickly pushed away the beautiful women beside him, his eyes fixed on the boxes of cash.
"Let's have a talk, shall we? This way, please," Sam said. The head of the supplier, who had been acting in a threatening manner until now, suddenly smiled and nodded politely.
After all, no one in the world disliked money. . . . . . .
The next day, Darren asked Harlan to take the contract he had prepared to the head of the supplier. To his shock, Harlan came back with the news that the supplier was no longer willing to enter into the cooperation contract with the KING Group.
"What? That old man said he wouldn't cooperate with us?" Darren asked, standing up abruptly in disbelief. "What did he say?" he added.
Harlan hesitated for a moment before telling Darren the truth. "He said that he got a better deal."
Darren was taken aback. This reason was too far-fetched and made no sense. Just the night before, the head of the supplier had been elated about his offer. Moreover, Darren had made sure to keep him happy by providing him with beautiful women for company. By right, the cooperation should have gone off without a hitch. But now, all of a sudden, that ungrateful man was refusing to cooperate with them! There was no doubt about it—someone must have intervened.
"Harlan, keep an eye on that old man and see who he meets."
"Yes, sir."
As expected, Harlan saw the old man going to a restaurant right after leaving his company.
The head of the supplier had specially invited Jacob to dinner to express his gratitude. Jacob personally had no interest in meeting him, but he had shown up anyway because he knew that there was someone else who would definitely want to see him today. . . When Harlan saw that it was Jacob who was having dinner with the head of the supplier, he immediately reported the news to Darren. Darren hadn't expected Jacob to be the one who had intervened with his business.
After all, it was because of Jacob that he had had to transform his company in the first place. And even after that, it had been very difficult for the KING Group to receive a big order and find a way to fulfill it. But now, because of Jacob's intervention, the KING Group was once again left without a supplier who could provide high-quality raw materials in time for them to fulfill their order.
Unable to control his anger, Darren got into his car and drove to the restaurant, pressing hard on the accelerator.
In the restaurant, Jacob and the head of the supplier were chatting and dining in a private room.
Just before entering the room, Jacob had noticed someone skulking around the door of their room. If his memory served him right, that man was Darren's subordinate. So now, he knew that all he had to do was wait.
Seeing the head of the supplier toasting him once again, he smiled patiently.
Finally, the moment he had been waiting for arrived. The door of the private room was pushed open with a bang, much to the shock of the old man. Jacob, on the other hand, just looked at the door with a calm expression on his face.
When the head of the supplier saw Darren at the door, his hand trembled in fear, causing him to spill red wine over his trousers. "I... I have to go and get changed. I'm leaving," he stammered. His first thought after being caught in such a tricky situation was to flee. . . . . . .
Fortunately for him, Darren made no move to stop him. He ran out of the door, leaving Jacob and Darren alone in the private room.
"Jacob Gu!" Darren called gruffly, walking up to Jacob with a fierce look in his eyes. "You're the one who ruined my cooperation, aren't you?" he asked.
Jacob just smiled lightly in response without so much as flinching.
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