204. This is what I want (1/5, weekend update)
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Without this deposit, Qin Shiou would never have entrusted silver to Black and Brandon. One hundred tons of silver were enough for the two to abandon their friendship with Qin Shiou and turn against each other.
After having lunch like this, Qin Shiou took the opportunity to find Billy and met him. Billy joked and said, "It seems that I don't need my silver to deal with you."
Qin Shiou smiled. The children of these aristocratic chaebols were much smarter and more sensitive than themselves. Although Billy always looked careless and Winnie said that he was a playboy, it was obvious that he was not a fool.
"This will not affect our cooperation." Qin Shiou said, "There is no problem to send you the log of Captain Deng's Fish."
Billy looked happy and asked, "Where are the conditions?"
Qin Shiou said: "Two, one, I want to get 15% of the benefits you gained after negotiations with the Spanish government; two, I want to invest in your Odyssey Marine Exploration Company, which accounts for at least 10% of the shares, and you can open the price."
After hearing these two conditions, Billy was surprised and puzzled. He shook his head hard and said, "No, no, Qin, I admit that you are a good friend, but these two conditions are impossible to hold. In addition, I am very curious, why are you, w□ww. Want to invest in our company? I think you are not short of money at all."
Qin Shiou smiled and said, "You have to understand, Billy, my guy. No one in the world is not short of money, and Bill Gates and Buffett are also short of money. If you are unwilling to agree to these two conditions, it would be a pity."
In fact, Qin Shiou was wondering before, what did Odyssey have to get this log? Prosecutor the Dutch government? Not to mention whether the log can be direct evidence. Even if the prosecution is prosecuted, wouldn’t it be enough for the Spanish government to deny this? Will they really pay 4 million tons of silver to the US government?
After he told Auerbach about this, the old man told him that Osed would not really sue Spain, and they would use the evidence to negotiate with the Spanish government.
Because part of Shen Bao on the Mercedes warship they had salvaged before was still sealed in Osede's vault and was not transported away by the Spanish government.
It’s not that the Spanish government did not want to transport it away, but that the remaining sinking treasures were not the same as the gold and silver coins on the ship. Those gold and silver coins were the Spanish currency peso at that time, and they belonged to the former Spanish government.
Most of these remaining treasures are works of art in gold, silver, copper and tin. They were things plundered by the Spanish navy at that time from the indigenous peoples. According to the current International Law, these things are illegal materials. If the Spanish government wants to take them back, it will not be as natural as taking back gold, silver coins. It will continue to have a long lawsuit.
It is hard to say who wins and loses in this lawsuit. Osed and the Spanish government are at both ends of the balance. This log is an important weight that can change the balance.
You know. This lawsuit was held in the Supreme Court of the United States. If the Americans knew that they were given 400 tons of silver by the Spanish at the beginning of the founding of the country, then the Spanish government could still win this lawsuit, which would be amazing!
Billy tried every means to convince Qin Shiou. But he was in vain. It would be fine if Qin Shiou didn't know the twists and turns in it, just be a favor. But now he has understood the importance of this log. Americans want to take it away easily? Dream!
The two of them talked from noon to evening in Qin Shiou's fishing ground, but there was no result. Billy couldn't stand it. He started to call frequently, and finally said, "Fifteen percent profit. This is impossible. You might as well say, man, the remaining gold and silverware is worth 100 million US dollars. We will not give you 15 million in vain, that is 15 million!"
"Then you are ready to fight a protracted war with the Spanish government." Qin Shiou smiled and issued an order to expel guests, "Goodbye, Billy, I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. In addition, if you need excellent lawyers, I recommend Mr. Auerbach to you."
Billy said quickly: "Don't worry, Qin, I didn't say we can't cooperate. Fifteen percent of the profit is too high, up to ten percent. As for you to enter the board of directors of Osay, this is really impossible, because we are a family business and it is impossible for outsiders to intervene."
"It's fifteen percent. I can't enter your board of directors. This is the bottom line. If you want to continue negotiations, then I advise you to die. Sovereignty issues cannot be negotiated!" Qin Shiou finally quoted a famous saying from Mr. Deng.
Billy was almost crying. What does this have to do with the sovereignty issue? He was about to call again, and Qin Shiou handed him a piece of information and said, "Look clearly, the current situation is very unfavorable to you. Without this captain's log, I think you have only one-fifth of the chance of keeping this 100 million US dollars."
This information was the result of Auerbach's investigation all day, and he used his relationship with the Florida court and the Supreme Court to obtain some valuable data.
In addition, Billy did not tell him the truth. Osede salvaged Shen Bao from the warship Mercedes and made an estimated price of 490 million yuan. Now the gold and silver peso recovered by the Spanish government is only worth 350 million yuan, which means that they are still holding at least 140 million yuan in their hands.
Billy made a few more calls, and Qin Shiou also called Auerbach to draft a contract. He was sure that Billy would definitely accept his conditions because salvage of the Mercedes warship was too expensive and had already caused the Osed account to be deficit. They had to keep the remaining gold and silverware, and this captain's log was the best guarantee.
Sure enough, Billy put down the phone and said helplessly: "The final result of the board of directors, if there is enough useful evidence for this log, then we can give you a 14% dividend, which is our bottom line... Damn, 14%! Qin, 14%, Fake, I will not get more than 2% of dividends!"
"If I say that I will take out 2% of my 14% dividend and give it to you, what do you think?" Qin Shiou said with a smile.
Billy's scarlet eyes suddenly froze. He stared at Qin Shiou blankly, and after a long time, he forced a smile: "You are kidding, Qin, haha, this joke is not very funny."
Qin Shiou said: "Haha, it's really a joke, but I will indeed give you a part of the money, maybe 1%, but that's also a lot, millions, isn't it?"
"Why?" Billy saw that Qin Shiou was very serious because he had told Auerbach on the phone to propose this to the contract.
Qin Shiou did not answer directly, but said first: "Billy, do you want to know how I found the Deng's Fish?"
Billy took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, I want to know because it is incredible. I am convinced that the Spanish government itself would not know where it sinks, because this secret is so terrible that it must be buried in the ocean forever."
Seeing the setting sun and the afterglow, Qin Shiou took Billy to ride on the Dark Night Thunder God and rushed into the ocean. Facing the fiery sunset, he stood up from the motorboat and began to whistle continuously.
Billy was full of doubts, and soon, the waves surged, and a water arrow suddenly penetrated the water surface and shot out, directly spraying Qin Shiou's body.
Then, he was shocked to see a strong little white whale crawling out of the water, two fish fins slapped the water surface, and their bodies were almost standing upright in the water, opening their mouths to cheer at Qin Shiou: "Woooooo!"
Chapter completed!