The Price Each Must Pay

Everyone turned to An Wuyang with curiosity. They had assumed this banquet invitation was to resolve the Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group's predicament, but it turned out to be about personal matters?

An Wuyang bent down slightly, took a folder from the bag beside his chair, and placed several A4-printed documents on the glass rotating tray, gesturing for everyone to help themselves.

Wu Kefan, quick on the uptake, spun the glass tray so each person could take a copy.

"Take a look at this document first," An Wuyang said, signaling them to review it.

After about five minutes, An Wuyang scanned the room. He figured everyone had finished reading, or at least grasped the gist, even if some hadn't fully gone through it.

So he cleared his throat twice to draw their attention.

"Since you've all seen the document, I'll get straight to the point," An Wuyang said bluntly.

"I hope we can form an alliance to get this done together," he stated his goal.

Everyone fell silent.

Zhu Guanghao tapped the document and voiced his doubt. "According to this file, this batch of e-waste is extremely valuable, with profit margins exceeding three hundred percent. Why wouldn't the original holder handle it themselves?"

That was a core contradiction!

If it was a money-making venture with over three hundred percent profit, why would someone else hand it over to An Wuyang?

An Wuyang replied, "Three reasons."

"First, processing this e-waste requires specialized technology. In our country, it's simple, but in the White Eagle, it's not. Even large-scale chemical reagent procurement could cause trouble or leak information."

"Second, the original holder is a gray-market force in the White Eagle. If they processed it themselves and word got out, they'd risk threats from other gray-market groups or even a black-on-black attack."

"Third, I once saved the life of the original holder's leader, and they want to repay that debt."

An Wuyang laid out the three reasons.

The group stared at him in surprise at first, then quickly weighed the reasons to judge their plausibility.

Zhu Guanghao thought it over before continuing. "If—and I mean if—we form this cooperative alliance, what do we need to contribute, and what do we get in return?"

That was the question on everyone's mind.

When forming a profit-driven alliance, everyone naturally cared about the benefits.

"Brother Guanghao, you, Kairui, and Brother Haoran will contribute your connections," An Wuyang explained.

"For example, Brother Haoran, you'll handle the import permits for the e-waste and clear customs," An Wuyang detailed.

"Brother Guanghao and Kairui will deal with the follow-up issues, like environmental permits for smelting and financial security for sales," he added.

"As for Kefan, your family's Qimingxing Import-Export Trading Company will handle the transport this time," An Wuyang said, turning to Wu Kefan.

Wu Kefan spoke up first. "No problem! That's a piece of cake. A little e-waste, we'll ship it back easily."

"Finally, Brother Xiang, your Shengqing Commercial Bank will handle the financial guarantee. Prepare ten million US dollars in procurement funds. Later, we can either pay you back in gold or sell the gold and repay you," An Wuyang said, looking at Zhou Xiang.

Zhou Xiang hesitated. "Well... Brother Wuyang, are you thinking of a credit loan?"

"No," An Wuyang denied.

"We're partners. You'll be involved too. Send someone along, and we'll exchange goods for payment on the spot. That way, you have no risk, right?" An Wuyang had already thought through these details.

Zhou Xiang breathed a quiet sigh of relief but didn't commit. "I need to discuss it with my dad."

After all, ten million US dollars—close to seventy million in our currency—wasn't something he could decide on his own.

An Wuyang turned to Zhu Guanghao. "Brother Guanghao, you need to solve one more problem."

"What problem?" Zhu Guanghao was actually willing to handle more issues, since more involvement meant higher reliability.

After all, sitting at home waiting for a windfall felt more like a trap.

"This operation will likely go smoothly, but we still need security. I want you to arrange at least eight security personnel to go to the White Eagle. I'll send two from my side," An Wuyang said.

"These personnel should have experience with this," An Wuyang added, making a 'BiuBiu' gesture with his hand. "After all, it's the free White Eagle over there. Better safe than sorry."

"If they complete the mission successfully, each gets a reward of five hundred thousand in our currency, with taxes covered by us," An Wuyang added.

Zhu Guanghao glanced at Sun Kairui and Xu Haoran. They exchanged looks, and Zhu Guanghao finally asked, "How will the profits from this batch be split?"

Hearing that, An Wuyang smiled.

Because Zhu Guanghao asking about the profit distribution meant that as long as the terms were fair, all his previous demands were acceptable.

Zhou Xiang and Wu Kefan also turned to An Wuyang.

An Wuyang hadn't written the profit distribution in the document—it was all in his head.

"Here's how I see the profit split," An Wuyang began.

"Kefan, your family handles the transport, and you'll need to personally go to the White Eagle to bring our goods back," An Wuyang said, looking at Wu Kefan first.

"You'll get five percent of the net profit from this cooperation. Any issues?" An Wuyang asked.

Wu Kefan nodded quickly. Their family's role was too replaceable!

There were plenty of import-export trading companies besides theirs.

The only reason they were in on this was probably his personal connection with An Wuyang.

"Sure, Brother Wuyang," Wu Kefan agreed immediately.

Even though Wu Kefan only got five percent of the net profit, he accepted without hesitation. Based on the document An Wuyang provided, the net profit from this cooperation was at least two hundred million in our currency!

Even five percent meant over ten million in earnings—how could he not be tempted?

Whether their Qimingxing Import-Export Trading Company even made ten million in net profit in a year was a big question!