With Konstantin's "cunning," could it be that he didn't know Melnichenko would have no choice but to accept no matter what price he offered at this point?
Of course he knew!
Then why was he still offering 2 billion US dollars to acquire the Siberian Coal Group?
It couldn't be that he had so much money he had nowhere to spend it...
In fact, Wang Ye had instructed him to offer that price.
Konstantin had been quite dissatisfied at the time and argued with Wang Ye for a while. In his view, giving Melnichenko one or two hundred million... no, even a few tens of millions of US dollars would have been more than generous.
And there was absolutely no need to worry that Melnichenko would refuse.
If he dared refuse, they could thoroughly investigate his bank's money-laundering issues and throw him in prison!
Unfortunately, Wang Ye had not agreed. He had merely smiled and told him not to go too far in dealing with people or handling matters. Driving Melnichenko into a corner was not something he wanted to see.
Besides, Melnichenko had not offended him in the first place. Acquiring the Siberian Coal Group for 2 billion US dollars was already a huge bargain.
Something like this could not possibly be concealed from everyone.
Others might not interfere, much less stop Wang Ye and Konstantin from "dealing with" Melnichenko, but everyone was quietly watching.
Watching how Wang Ye and Konstantin would handle this matter!
If they truly went too far, then even if no one stood up to "seek justice" for Melnichenko, there would certainly be plenty of talk behind their backs.
That would severely damage Wang Ye's reputation and cause him to lose many potential "friends" and business partners without even realizing it!
So, he would rather