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In another room, Lin Qi was also on the phone.

Gefra and the Federal can communicate directly, which saves Lin Qi a lot of trouble. He is currently on the phone with Lyme.

Lyme continued to manage his various financial accounts, as well as some entrusted accounts. Some people witnessed Lin Qi and Lyme's ability to make money in finance, and they voluntarily entrusted their accounts to Blackstone Fund's management company to trade on their behalf.

These are all under signed contracts. Lin Qi will provide an expected annual rate of return and then use these people's funds to conduct some financial transactions in a reasonable manner.

Making waves in the Financial Market is no easy feat; it requires a lot of capital. This is the main reason why people are keen to band together, as individual strength is simply too weak to make any waves.

The decent returns and stability allowed Lin Qi to control a number of financial accounts, and he and Lyme became somewhat well-known in this field.

"First, have our managers send a notification to all clients, and remember to have them record it, reminding all clients of our risk assessment of holding Galil and that we do not recommend continuing to hold it."

"Remember, don't make it too formal, don't scare people. Let the managers announce things to people in a joking, routine way."

"Then you need to talk about your confidence in Galil in some private settings, but don't explicitly state your advice. Let people know that we still have unwavering faith in Galil."

"Start selling off our current holdings on a small scale as soon as possible. The scale shouldn't be too large, and the more accounts you set up, the better. Don't let anyone notice anything amiss, do you understand what I mean?"

On the other end of the phone, Lyme was excited. He nodded repeatedly, "Yes, boss, I understand what you mean..." He didn't finish his sentence, dragging out the words. Lin Qi noticed this and didn't urge him. After a short while, Lyme asked again, "You mean... our clients will also buy these spot goods?"

"I didn't say that," Lin Qi directly denied. "I just said that you need to inform all clients that there are risks involved, but you also need to remember that we are only entrusted to manage the transactions of these accounts. If clients have their own ideas, you can only offer your suggestions, not stop them."

"Also, I don't want anyone to find out beforehand, do you understand what I mean?"

After thinking for a moment, Lyme said, "Yes, I understand, boss."

"I have high hopes for your future, Lyme. You've suffered too much at the bottom of Bu Peien. Now it's time for you to reap the rewards. Think about those who bought your stock and haven't made it to the top yet. You should know very well what the future holds."

"After this is over, I will support you in setting up your own studio. Don't let me down. You are destined to live in the spotlight!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Qi thought for a while, then made a few more calls to arrange the specific details of the overseas accounts before he finally relaxed a little.

The negotiations are expected to conclude around the end of April or the beginning of May, and the unexpected rise in the Galil's Exchange Rate has given Lin Qi a sense of danger.

This surge is actually quite abnormal. In the words of some mainstream media, the rise in the Galil Exchange Rate is due to the Federal's rising status in the international environment. As the Federal's "little brother," the Nagaril will appear more frequently in the international market in the future, and cheap labor will spread all over the world as the Federal's business circle expands.

A large number of Nagaril Laborers will benefit from this, and regardless of the issues of exploitation and oppression, the Nagaril's per capita income is likely to double or even triple rapidly in the future, making the increase in the Galil's Exchange Rate reasonable.

But all of this is nonsense. The Galil's potential for Exchange Rate appreciation had already been released some time ago, which is why the Galil has appreciated so rapidly.

The current change, strictly speaking, reflects international hot money's dissatisfaction with the stable trend; they have started aggressively buying up Galil.

This is like the eve of Federal financial collapse, when international hot money becomes dissatisfied with short-term gains, begins to excessively exploit profits, and then withdraws.

Since they were cooperating so well, Lin Qi couldn't just sit idly by and become the one left holding the bag. So, the best option was to sell off the goods a little earlier and transfer the danger to others.

He also believed that the Big Six Banks, including the United Development Company, should have sensed this abnormal change. Prices were already rising just as negotiations were beginning; what would happen after the negotiations concluded? What about the actual implementation of these business plans? Someone was overdrawing on potential, trying to sneak away! Lin Qi didn't need to be faster than everyone else, just faster than most.

After arranging these matters, he rested briefly before focusing his attention on the upcoming negotiations.

They came to negotiate, not to have Lin Qi work hard like an old farmer.

In every subsequent negotiation, everyone would sit around the negotiating table and desperately assert their views on each issue, striving to achieve a coup for an unknown number of decimal places.

For some reason, the negotiations went much more smoothly than expected.

The Gefra seem to have found it easier to resolve issues that were previously considered difficult to compromise on, and all of this is because of Li Ya.

Another negotiation has begun, but in this one, Lin Qi, who had been sitting on the sidelines, has moved to the main negotiation area.

Sitting across from him was the person in charge of social and cultural affairs at Gefra. They didn't even have a dedicated agency for these things; they only had a branch office or something.

"Mr. Lin Qi, we do not currently intend to engage in much social and cultural exchange with the Federal, so..." The negotiator shook his head as he looked at the new negotiation topics. There were not many people present for this negotiation.

Gefra's side did not intend to waste too much time arguing with the Federal on this issue, and quickly rejected the proposal before moving on to the next point: the ministers' position.

However, Lin Qi clearly doesn't intend to think that way. "Culture is the most brilliant symbol of a civilization. If we want to have more comprehensive cooperation in multiple fields in the future, then it is very important for us to understand each other."

"International cooperation at the national level is not a simple transaction where you give me a dollar and I give you something. We need to make our respective people understand the necessity and prospects of our cooperation."

"There is a proverb in the Federal: 'Only when we understand each other can we share a common destiny,' and our demands are not one-sided!"

There weren't many people from Lin Qi's side, because this was an additional matter added to the negotiations, and the domestic side wasn't very interested. So, the main people in charge of the negotiations were just Lin Qi and some basic staff.

In fact, the only person who could truly be in charge of this negotiation was Lin Qi himself; everyone else was just a background figure.

Just like the Federal's reaction, the Gefra were pretty much the same; they were just going through the motions. They just didn't expect to be dealing with a guy who was good at persuading others.

Would you care about someone you don't know, someone you have no direct or indirect connection with, and someone who is a complete stranger to you?

"Please answer my questions truthfully, gentlemen!" Lin Qi asked a question, and the negotiators sitting opposite him all shook their heads. Who the hell would care about a stranger for no reason, unless it was a girl?

After receiving these answers, Lin Qi smiled and nodded, "Yes, I don't know either, because I don't know what they do for a living, what their names are, whether they have families or relatives, what their personalities are like, and so on."

"The same applies to interactions between nations. If people do not understand you, they will oppose certain collaborations between us, and vice versa."

"If people can find common ground among us and evoke a shared sentiment, then they will support us in strengthening cooperation in various fields..."

"This negotiation is a great opportunity, a great opportunity for the Federal to understand Gefra, and a great opportunity for the Gefra to understand the Federal."

"I propose that our two countries should strengthen cultural exchanges, rather than just other aspects."

"The world is so big that many people can't visit all the countries in their lifetime, but the world is also very small. If you want to understand a country, you only need some books and some television."

"The future world order will be determined by our two countries. We should not have a serious sense of division in terms of social culture and social sentiment. I urge you to carefully consider my suggestion..."

"I think I'm convinced..." said the negotiator in charge of Gefra during a break, feeling that Lin Qi's words made sense.

If people don't understand what kind of country the Federal is, then any cooperation will certainly provoke strong opposition from some domestic opposition groups.

Despite being a monarchy, Gefra still has its own opposition groups. These are not ordinary opposition groups, unlike the opposition groups in the Federal, which are composed of the people.

The core and backbone of Gefra's opposition were all nobles, and only they dared to stand up and openly oppose the decisions of the royal family and ministers.

Therefore, he decided to postpone the outcome of the negotiations slightly and report what they had discussed during the negotiations to the emperor and his ministers so that they could make a decision.

In just two days, Gefra agreed to Lin Qi's socio-cultural exchanges. However, the dissemination of certain cultural products must be subject to Gefra's supervision and review before they can be disseminated within Gefra.

In return, Gefra would also export a large number of cultural products to the Federal; this was both an obligation and a responsibility.

And so, in the midst of such smooth negotiations, time slipped into April before they knew it.

In the second week of April, a newspaper from Nagaril caused a great stir in the local Nagaril.