No one cared about the future of the tens of millions of people on Maliro's side, as if they weren't human.
After taking a short nap at noon, Lin Qi arrived at the negotiation venue at two in the afternoon.
The people from the Big Five Banks had arrived long ago. This negotiation concerned whether they would be able to continue wielding power as they did now, so every one of them was extremely concerned.
Lin Qi was the last to appear. It was the presence he ought to have had.
The auditorium was enormous. Besides the Big Five Banks and Lin Qi, there were also many observers, including the Financial Management Committee and various institutions and individuals connected to the banking industry.
Lin Qi sat alone on one side, while the Big Five Banks sat in another row. From an observer's perspective, Lin Qi appeared badly outnumbered.
Yet in this negotiation, it was actually the Big Five Banks who lacked confidence.
Today's negotiation was merely a process of expressing their respective demands. It did not involve any deeper negotiations. Once everyone had stated what they wanted and rejected some conditions, the negotiation would end.
The entire process would not take long. It might end in forty minutes to an hour. The real negotiations would be the work that followed.
Lin Qi would not participate in those detailed tasks. He was only responsible for the broad direction.
The representative of the Big Five Banks spoke first. "Mr. Lin Qi, it is a great honor that we can sit together again, although our work may be quite targeted."
"We have thoroughly studied the operating principles and value of the Global Communication Platform, and we are willing to pay the price to join it."
"The Board of Directors and the interim team