American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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"General Ryan, it's been a long time!"

Sam Ryan remained expressionless, ignoring Xu Fu, and instead fixed his sharp gaze on Linda, scrutinizing her from head to toe as if trying to see right through her.

Give you

The ground suddenly shook, and several high-ranking officials in uniforms changed their expressions and hurriedly ran outside. But they were unwilling to give up. As soon as they stood up, the tremor disappeared, as if it had never happened.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, not understanding what had happened. Sam Ryan's face was extremely grim, and the anger in his eyes was almost palpable.

Linda grinned, her mockery and contempt undisguised.

Sam Lane is the current president of the "Sky Eye Association". He learned about Linda's Kryptonian nature from the FBI. In his life, he hates aliens the most, especially those aliens with great destructive power and who are uncontrollable.

Similarly, Linda also dislikes people in uniforms, whom she considers hypocritical idiots.

The two men stared at each other, both furious, while the mediator, Xu Fu, sat calmly in his chair and even asked his assistant for a glass of cold water.

Sam Lane said haltingly, “Before we officially begin our collaboration, I need to know what role this woman sitting next to you plays at Tesla.”

Xu loosened his tie and said casually.

She was an administrative assistant and also my personal secretary.

Sam Lane stood up, gripping his desk tightly with both hands, exuding an immense sense of pressure: "The Department of Defense will never work with a company that hires aliens!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu stopped, raised his head, revealing a pair of pale green eyes devoid of any emotion, and...

"General Ryan, are you going to retreat?"

Sam Ryan snorted, about to speak, but then remembered something and stopped talking.

He has indeed regressed, but it's too early to say that. The power of the Heavenly Eye is not strong enough and urgently needs a powerful external force like Xu Fu-Xiao. Once it reverses, the outcome will be unpredictable.

The elderly man next to him sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly smiled and said something.

"Mr. Xiao, please don't misunderstand. We will not back down. In fact, the Ministry of National Defense is very interested in your company's products, especially the exoskeleton armor. After discussion, we have unanimously decided to add another 30 billion to the original order of 20 billion. Of course, all of this is on the premise that the exoskeleton armor you provide must meet the combat requirements."

Xu Fu shook his head slightly: "The requirements you mentioned are far below the armor specifications, but faced with a $20 billion order, I'm afraid I need to consider it before I can give you an answer."

"Tesla is a power equipment company, not a military enterprise. My original plan was to develop exoskeleton armor for factory maintenance; I never considered weapons. If you need domestically produced exoskeleton armor, I can meet your requirements, but weapons..." - Divorcing Hand. Divorcing Hand: "Tesla does not provide such services."

The old man said gruffly, "Mr. Xiao, this is a $20 billion order, forget about it."

Xu Fu sighed, "Friends, please allow me to reiterate that Tesla is an energy equipment company, and exoskeleton armor is just one of its many products. To me, electric vehicles are the future, and exoskeleton armor is merely a hastily invented gadget."

Chapter 1136 concerns the issue of position.

The negotiations did not go smoothly. The five representatives from the Ministry of National Defense demanded that the exoskeleton armor include weapon systems and even sought help from the military, but Xu Fu did not agree to any of them from beginning to end.

After half an hour of arguing, the meeting ended in discord.

Linda walked out of the conference room, her expression revealing her bewilderment.

"Their bottom line is over $20 billion, and if you agree, you have to double that to $70 billion, and you can maintain your own bottom line."

Xu Fu shook his head: "It's not about money, it's about position."

"Location?".

The girl asked, puzzled, "What position?"

"International stance."

Xu Fufei quickly explained, “A $70 billion order is not so easy to get. Once I agree to provide the military with exoskeleton armor containing weapon systems, Tesla will move beyond the scope of a private company and become a defense industry company. Whether the participants admit it or not, the rest of the world will see it that way.”

"Cooperating with the US Department of Defense certainly has many benefits, but it also means losing the Chinese market, the Russian market, a small part of the European market, and the US market. They will never allow companies with close ties to the US Department of Defense to enter their market. According to an old Eastern saying, this is called losing the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds."

At this point, Xu Fu turned around and said.

"The extra 20 billion is a trap. They want to use it as bait to tie me to the war machine and make the exoskeleton armor a special military equipment."

Linda complained, "You Earthlings are so petty!"

Xu Fu shrugged. The Kryptonians weren't much better off.

Xu Fu waved to Billy, Dior, and Charlie, then pulled a specially made pair of headphones from his pocket and tossed it to Dior.

"Put on your headphones, and the intelligent AI will notify you when something happens. Remember to pay attention to safety on the field."

Dior nodded seriously: "I will continue to monitor the situation to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Billy, you're in charge of the backcourt. Follow the procedure."

"Don't worry, Xu Fu, I'll be careful."

Billy patted his chest confidently.

"Charlie, organize a reception and also call Philip, invite him to come. He knows the Metropolis better, I need his help."

"Understood, I'll be right there."

When the order was given, the audience went wild: the exhibition was held in the garden square of the Metropolitan East, where the future Superman sculpture was located.

The exhibition was so large that the work progressed very slowly, but fortunately all the necessary preparations were in place, because carelessness can only be seen in the smallest details.

Guests began arriving around 3 p.m.

Georgie also warmly greeted the metropolitan socialites introduced by Philip, who were all potential partners of Georgie's and valuable contacts.

After serving dozens of guests, Xu Fu felt a little tired and was about to take a break when a clear voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Xiao, it's been a long time."

Xu Fu was startled and slowly turned around. A red dress came into view, followed by an ethereal face.

"Gu Julan, what are you doing here?"

Gu Yuran, dressed in a red fitted evening gown, looked very cute. She raised her hand and pointed to the middle-aged man standing next to her.

"I came with Uncle Wang. He's very interested in Tesla's products."

Xu Fu turned his gaze to the short-haired Chinese man sitting next to him.

"Your Mightiness-..."

The middle-aged man extended his hand and said warmly, "My surname is Wang, my given name is Kun, and I currently work for Haiyue Group."

Xu Fu nodded slightly. He had heard of Haiyue Group, a company that could be ranked among the top ten private enterprises in China.

Wang Kun exclaimed in admiration: "Mr. Xiao is indeed a young talent. He has accomplished so much at such a young age. Compared to you, I feel that I have wasted the past few decades of my life."

"Mr. Wang, you're too kind. SHOE and Tesla are just small businesses and cannot be compared with well-known companies like Haiyue Group."

You can't say that!

Wang Kun waved his hand vigorously: "From childhood to adulthood, Tesla has only just been born. In a few years, it will become everyone's goal. I am absolutely certain of that."

Xu Fu smiled modestly and asked the waiter to take him to his seat.

Qiu Yulan didn't leave, but stayed behind. She glanced back at Linda, pouted, and said half-complainingly and half-angrily.

"No wonder you disagree with our marriage, since you have such a beautiful girl."

Cough cough cough!!!

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Fu started coughing violently. Philip and the waiter were stunned. Linda's fair face turned bright red instantly. She glared at Xu Fu and turned to leave.

Philip squinted. "And this young lady?"

Xu Fu waved his hand.

"You all get out."

Philip smiled politely and walked away.

KooYooRan feigned nervousness and said, "I misspoke. You need to explain so your girlfriend doesn't misunderstand. We're not really having an affair."

"She's an executive assistant at Tesla, not my girlfriend."

Xu Fu offered a rare explanation, his gaze sweeping over the girl's makeup. He couldn't help but frown. In his memory, Qu Youran was as simple and innocent as a blank sheet of paper; wearing heavy makeup and red lipstick was something from a long time ago.

Perhaps it's a work requirement!

Xu Fu didn't want to get entangled with her pointlessly, so he asked her directly.

"What are you doing here? I don't remember sending you an invitation."

Qiu Yuran chuckled and said, "How could I not attend the opening ceremony hosted by Young Master Xiao himself? Speaking of which, you're being very unfair. Our two families are friends, and you didn't even inform me about such an important event."

Xu Fu said coldly, "I'm very busy today and don't have time to waste on you. I'll give you ten seconds. If you don't say anything, then don't say anything."

Qiu Yuran slowly withdrew her smile: "It's been a month, and Young Master Xiao is still as domineering as ever."

I'm not here on official business.

"what happened?"

"Exoskeleton armor!"

Xu Fu immediately said happily, "Your information network is really good! I just sent the model drawings to the Ministry of National Defense the day before yesterday, and you've already delivered them to my door today. It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Qiu Yulan held up her index finger: "Ten thousand sets of exoskeleton armor, this is the initial order."

Xu Fu shook his head.

“I won’t sell you a set, Ms. Gu. Here’s a piece of advice: Don’t keep teetering on the edge of a knife (Wang Zhaohao) all the time, or you’ll lose your footing.”