Mike looked utterly pained. "Not even a deal worth billions of U.S. Dollars is worth interrupting him for?"
Yan Lexuan shrugged her delicate shoulders. "To our boss, a few billion U.S. Dollars really isn't a major deal. Right now, the Dragon Scale System alone brings us nearly ten billion U.S. Dollars in revenue every month."
Mike was speechless. What could he say when faced with such an absurdly wealthy man?
"But tens of millions of our citizens are suffering from the pollution. Even their health and lives are under constant threat. Can't you make an exception?" Mike was becoming almost frantic.
Yan Lexuan suddenly gave him a radiant smile. "Now that's more like it. Our boss is very kindhearted. If you approach this purely from a financial perspective, it's difficult to discuss. But now that you've said that, things are much easier. Our boss often says that when lives are at stake, everything else must take a back seat, no matter how important it is. I'll call him right away."
With that, she turned and left, leaving Mr. Mike utterly bewildered.
Shen Bing, kindhearted? Fine, the man had already been hyped up as the world's greatest philanthropist. But... He absolutely did not believe what Yan Lexuan had said! If it were true, who had demanded thirty billion U.S. Dollars earlier?
That went beyond looking at things from a financial perspective. It was blatant extortion!
Unfortunately, Mr. Mike did not dare say any of that aloud. He could not afford to offend Shen Bing, or even Shen Bing's secretary. She was the highest-ranking person at Phantom Immortal Technology he could currently meet who could also contact Shen Bing. If she threw up her hands and refused to help, he would have nowhere to turn.
Besides, Yan Lexuan now seemed willing to