In apartment 105 in New York, a middle-aged man in a black suit and trousers paced back and forth anxiously, his face etched with worry. The woman standing nearby, growing annoyed, finally spoke up.
"Nguyên Ân, could you please stop pacing in front of me? You're making me dizzy."
The man turned around and spoke, but his expression remained tense.
"I'm worried we're going to lose this lawsuit." Just as he finished speaking, a man of about 40 entered.
"Are you Nguyên Ân?"
"Yes, that's me."
"Hello, I'm John, the representative lawyer for CAI company. My client has informed me that he has changed his mind and no longer wishes to negotiate further on the terms proposed by your company."
"Why? Are our company's terms not good enough for him?"
The man merely smiled faintly and replied, "I understand he's making things difficult for you, but this is his decision. I'm afraid I can't help you. My sincere apologies."
"Would you mind asking him to give me one more chance to renegotiate the terms?"
The lawyer just looked at him with a smile, then turned and walked into the meeting room. It seemed the lawyer was doing him a favor. His expression was now less tense than before. The woman, carrying a bottle of water, walked over. Having heard everything, she angrily raised her voice.
"I don't understand why he's so insistent on not cooperating with us to merge product lines. Why does he have to make such a fuss and cause a situation like this?"
"Could you lower your voice a bit, Đàm Sương? My head is throbbing. I think he's just trying to make things difficult for us. I don't believe we'll lose this case."
In another part of New York.
"How are things on Nguyên Ân's side?"
"I heard that CAI company no longer wants to negotiate. He doesn't accept the terms from Anh Ân's side." After saying this, she handed a stack of documents to the woman sitting opposite her.
"This Alex, in '99, built his own new tech shopping website and earned a not-insignificant amount of money. In 2001, he took it public on the New York stock exchange. Two years later, he helped another company go public on the Hong Kong stock exchange. It seems he's not short on money." The woman, flipping through the documents, said with a smile to the person standing opposite her.
"So why doesn't he agree to Nguyên Ân's company's terms? His terms are excellent! I really don't understand."
The woman immediately chuckled, folding the documents as she explained, "It's because you don't understand what he wants." As soon as she finished speaking, the phone on the desk rang repeatedly.
"Hello, I'm listening." The man on the other end of the phone, hearing her voice, quickly replied.
"Ngãi Giai, please quickly think of a way to help me with this lawsuit. I only have half an hour to renegotiate the terms with him. If I lose, I don't know how I'll face my father."
"I understand." Saying this, she hung up, stood up, gathered her documents, and instructed her secretary to prepare a few things for their trip to The Plaza Hotel.
As she just stepped out of the car, a Ferrari 488 sports car, driven at a speed as if its driver saw no one, cut sharply across her path, causing Ngãi Giai to almost lose her balance.
The man stepped out of the car. His attitude was truly arrogant and haughty. He looked about one or two years younger than her. He walked past her, gave her a quick glance, then went to put his arm around the scantily clad girl standing nearby.
She wondered if such a playboy type of person really existed in this world. Dismissing that thought, she also went inside.
"Why are you only just arriving now?" He immediately saw her and breathed a sigh of relief, but still didn't forget to scold her.
"Sorry, the traffic was really bad."
"Come on, let's talk as we go. He's in there." Nguyen An walked with her to the meeting room.
"I am the lawyer for Mr. An's company. I need to lodge a complaint with Mr. Alex. Could I meet him for a moment?" She said to the bodyguard in front of the meeting room door.
"Please wait a moment." She just nodded slightly, watching the bodyguard enter the meeting room. After a moment, he returned.
"He invites you in." The bodyguard politely opened the door for her.
"Thank you." Ngai Giai stepped inside, only to be met with a cold gaze directed at her.
"May I ask who you are, daring to come all the way to New York to lodge a complaint with me?" he said, swirling a glass of wine, his suspicious gaze fixed on her.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Wang Ngai Giai, the representative lawyer for BNJ Company. I'm here to negotiate with you regarding the terms proposed by my client's company," she said, handing him her business card.
Receiving the business card from her, he merely flipped it over and over before asking, "Lawyer Wang, didn't my lawyer already make it clear? I'm no longer interested in negotiating your client's company's terms. You may leave."
She just smiled. "It's fine if you don't want to listen. How about this then? We won't talk about negotiations anymore. Or perhaps you'd like to hear my complaint instead?"
They had been talking for over half an hour. Outside, Nguyen An's expression grew increasingly grim. He was restless, sitting down for a moment only to stand up and pace back and forth.
Dam Suong, helpless with him, finally spoke up.
"Could you please stop pacing back and forth? She's already taking care of everything."
"It's been over half an hour and she's still not out. I'm dying of anxiety here!" Just as he finished speaking, the sound of laughter, chatter, and high heels intertwined came from the meeting room door, making Nguyen An jump and turn around.
"It's been a pleasure cooperating!" Alex extended his hand towards him. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including him.
"I'm very happy to merge with your company." He was a little surprised, then quickly composed himself and happily shook his hand.
Alex turned his head to look at her and said, "I'll remember your name now, Lawyer Wang."
She burst out laughing. "I hope we won't remember each other out of resentment in the future." He also laughed and exchanged a few words with his lawyer. After a moment, they said goodbye and left.
"Wang Ngai Giai, this time, everything was resolved smoothly thanks to you. I'd like to invite you to dinner as a thank you."
"With such kindness from you, how could I refuse?"
"Then let's go."