Wang Yu felt both annoyed and amused. Did they think he was some kind of public Wi-Fi, available for anyone to latch onto?
First it was the island nation, and now the Sam nation had come to join the fray.
However, Zhao Guozhu seemed very confident when answering Wang Yu's question, smiling smugly.
"Heh heh, naturally, the products we copied were from our Jiangping Machinery Company. Since I've already accepted the commercial acquisition by Starship Shipyard, you're essentially copying products from a subsidiary of Starship Shipyard!"
"..."
This actually worked?
Wang Yu shook his head helplessly as he watched Zhao Guozhu act as if shamelessness was a virtue.
Weren't they the ones who shamelessly copied their product, and then wanted to propose a competition to gain notoriety?
It was only because of the sudden issue with the Jin family demanding payment and the island nation cutting off engine supplies that the matter was dropped.
Why were they bringing it up again now?
The people from the automotive factory were all furious. They had never met such an shameless person, bringing up old grievances again!
As for Smith on the side, Wang Yu had to admit he was impressed.
It was truly characteristic of the Sam nation, the ability to poke their noses into affairs whether there was anything to gain or not, also known as stirring up trouble for no reason, was a perfected skill.
But... Zhao Guozhu had actually defected to the Sam nation? Had his machinery industry company been so easily acquired?
He remembered that this guy had tried every trick in the book to get him to join their Mechanical Industry Association, using all sorts of coercion and enticement, and specifically emphasizing how impressive their members were and how great their benefits were. All that effort, only to end up defecting to the Sam nation... Pfft!
Fortunately, he hadn't joined them back then! Otherwise, he would be like Pigsy looking in a mirror, out of place both inside and out!
Wang Yu muttered and curled his lips, remaining silent. Someone opposite him couldn't wait any longer.
A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a smug and pretentious demeanor, stepped forward and pointed at Wang Yu, berating him.
"Wang Yu, it was one thing that you copied our product design before. Now, you're even directly ignoring Mr. Smith from the Sam nation. You're simply too arrogant and rude! Don't think you're so great just because you've achieved a little bit!"
This guy was none other than their old acquaintance, Xia Ping, Zhao Guozhu's supervisor and also the director of the so-called Mechanical Industry Association.
"My little achievement is indeed nothing." Wang Yu didn't pay attention to Xia Ping's words, and instead said with a smile,
"But I didn't beg you to come find me, did I? What if they're from the Sam nation? He's not my father."
"You... are you implying that we acknowledge people from the Sam nation as our fathers?"
Xia Ping was furious, his finger trembling as he pointed at Wang Yu.
Although they had defected to the Sam nation, it was out of desperation. Now that the island nation had cut off engine supplies to all companies, it was said that the large manufacturers had various channels to sort things out, but they, as small factories, were facing an existential threat.
It was at this moment that someone from Starship Shipyard approached them, promising that if they agreed to the acquisition and defected to the Sam nation, they would help them resolve the issue of the island nation cutting off engine supplies.
What was even more gratifying was that the people from the Sam nation actually wanted to deal with Wang Yu, which was exactly what they wanted. Zhao Guozhu and the others immediately hit it off, leading to this current situation.
"Enough, don't embarrass yourselves here."
Zhao Guozhu reprimanded Xia Ping impatiently. His brother-in-law was truly an embarrassment. Didn't he understand the sarcasm in Wang Yu's words? Why did he have to blurt it out? Wasn't he just asking for humiliation?
"Wang Yu, we're not here to bicker with you."
Zhao Guozhu turned to Wang Yu, his tone serious. Wang Yu also became serious.
This guy was no fool like Xia Ping; he was truly cunning and had deep intentions!
The bearded Smith also spoke up at the opportune moment.
"You low-level monkey, I don't have time to waste with you now. After all, we are not of the same world."
Smith's condescending tone, amplified by Zhao Guozhu's translation, was even more infuriating.
"Regarding the Qinglu Group incident, I heard you were the one pulling the strings behind it?" Smith sneered at Wang Yu. "Because of your interference, we suffered losses of billions. We need to settle this account properly!"
"Heh heh, and how do you intend to settle it?"
Wang Yu tilted his head and looked at Smith. "Clearly, you failed in your scheme beforehand. How can you blame me?"
"Heh heh, that's not how the debt is settled. You ruined our good deed, so you must be prepared for our retaliation!"
The bearded Smith said slowly, "For example, I heard you've been cut off from engine supplies by the island nation? As an automotive company, you must be in a frenzy right now, wouldn't you say?"
"Oh, that's true." Wang Yu nodded, and then mentally added, it seems to be because of me.
However, the news of this had been leaked very discreetly by the island nation, and only a small number of top domestic enterprises and companies had learned about it through extensive inquiries, in a very "inadvertent" manner.
Therefore, most people still believed that the engine cutoff by the island nation this time was to further inflate prices by harvesting their customers, as this was not the first time they had done something like this.
Each time they would use an excuse like a fire or an earthquake to temporarily halt production and supply, then claim that limited production capacity inevitably led to price increases. Whether you paid or not, you had to pay!
"Heh heh, life must be tough without engine supplies, wouldn't you say?"
Smith let out a seemingly friendly smile. "Now, I'll give you an opportunity. As long as you contribute your method for significantly increasing production capacity, which you used to help Qinglu Group, I will use the name of the Sam nation to help you smooth things over and resolve the engine shortage!"
Smith's words were arrogant, but also very confident.
The island nation was unattainable for other countries, but in the eyes of their Sam nation, it was merely a younger sibling.
A mere engine cutoff for a small automotive factory, wouldn't a simple word from them solve it?
After all, their own Starship Shipyard also purchased a large number of engines annually for shipbuilding, and they had a good business relationship with the island nation. Such a small favor would naturally not be a problem.
"What if I refuse?" Wang Yu replied calmly.