Zhang Zi'an said, "I think the Japanese Government agreed far too readily to let us build geothermal power stations. Even with public opinion running high, they shouldn't so easily hand control of over thirty percent of the country's power generation to a foreign company."
Shen Bing smiled slightly. "That's perfectly normal. The Japanese Prime Minister wants another term in office. How could he ignore public opinion?"
"Boss, I don't think that's it," Zhang Zi'an said. "They talk as though it's a serious concern, but in reality, they don't seem to care much about us controlling these power stations."
Shen Bing stopped joking around and said with a smile, "You're quite observant, Mr. Zhang. Their thinking is actually very simple. As long as the power stations are on their territory, it doesn't matter who manages them. If push comes to shove, they can simply use wartime measures to take them over."
Zhang Zi'an froze for a moment, then understood. Rather shocked, he said, "Boss, in that case, wouldn't we risk losing our entire investment by building power stations in their country? And your original insistence on keeping the power stations under our control would work against our own objectives."
"Don't worry!" Shen Bing said. "I'm not an idiot. I'm not about to do all the work for someone else's benefit. But under our earlier agreement, we have to supply at least thirty percent of their electricity. I think that figure is a little low. Here's your assignment: raise it to at least fifty percent, even if we have to make some concessions on price."
"Boss, I don't quite understand," Zhang Zi'an said, puzzled.
"Just go ahead with it!" Shen Bing said with a smile. "If those Japanese bastards really dare to make a move on our power stations, I'd be quite