The atmosphere was mysteriously awkward.
It was as if time and space had frozen, rigid to a frightening degree.
Lawrence's handsome face had stiffened, his smile seeming to have been doused in formalin and frozen in place.
What was admirable, though, was that even so, he maintained the bearing of a nobleman. He stiffly withdrew his outstretched right hand and sat back down like a robot.
Time passed second by second.
The awkward air lingered around the dining table.
It was not until the waiter brought out the dishes that the stiffness in the air was broken.
Lawrence cleared his throat and continued, looking slightly displeased.
"May I know why? I thought my proposal was already perfect."
"That is only from your perspective," Lu Zhou said calmly. "I have always believed that there is no such thing as a free lunch. If we accept your investment, it means we have to give up part of our equity. Am I right?"
Lawrence said, "Of course... as you said, there is no free lunch in this world. But besides free lunches, there is another phrase: win-win cooperation! Through cooperation, we can create even greater wealth!"
"Yes, but after this win-win cooperation, will Starry Sky Technology still be my Starry Sky Technology, or yours? Will it be a high-tech company of Hua Nation, or a high-tech company of the United States?"
"That... depends on how you define it." After hesitating for a moment, Lawrence opened his mouth and continued, "Besides, does ownership really matter? The Starry Sky Technology in your hands may only be worth one hundred billion US Dollars right now. If I invest one hundred billion in you, perhaps the equity in your hands will decrease, but the wealth you possess will in fact exceed the original one hundred billion US