The latter frequently looked up at the surveillance camera in the corner.
This flagship store in Dow City was no different from other flagship stores all over Europe. All public areas were installed with surveillance cameras with no blind spots.
These surveillance cameras were connected to the Internet, and the images could be directly transmitted to the headquarters.
The cameras that connected to the Internet and transmitted the images to Monster Industries were powerful. The people in the lobby on the first floor were still showing off a few seconds ago, but in the next moment, they obediently restrained their posture. The one who pushed people roughly even ran over and said, "Good luck."
After receiving the invitation from Manager Liu Xindong, the leading official seemed very hesitant.
Because on the other side of the video was the president of Monster Industries.
Since they were here to clean up the scene, it was impossible not to do their homework on the background and strength of Monster Industries.
This was like a domestic industry and commerce department going to the Apple flagship store to enforce the law, but the manager inside told him that the president was watching the surveillance remotely and now invited him to participate in a video call.
Anyone would whisper in their heart, and if they were not careful, it would become international news.
They could not refuse.
Otherwise, tomorrow, if they handed the surveillance footage to the news media …
After a full half a minute, the official took hesitant steps and followed Manager Liu Xindong upstairs. The rest of the staff stood in place and did not take photos to collect evidence.
In the office, the official with a beer belly stood in front of the computer and began to introduce himself stiffly.
"Mr. President, I … am the leader of the electronic goods project team of the Commodity Entry-Exit Inspection Bureau in the capital of Riga City. You can call me Sperry."
"I'm sorry, Mr. President. We also received orders from our superiors."
On the other side of the video, there was a conference room that looked very advanced. There were a few people sitting in the conference room. The official named Sperry easily found the main person inside. He felt that the president was so young, but at the same time, he was also faintly sweating from the sharp eyes on his back.
"I need a reasonable explanation."
Ye Qing looked at him on the screen. "I don't want to hear those excuses quoted from thick regulations. What I want to hear is, after you made such a stupid mistake, how do you plan to deal with the aftermath? "
"Aftermath?"
Sperry scratched his head. "Mr. President, this … I don't know the details of what happened in your company and the commercial department, and I can't give a promise. I personally express my regret. No one wants such unpleasant things to happen. "
"Alright, I'll give you a chance to remedy the situation."
Ye Qing nodded. "Take your men and get out of here. I won't hold you responsible."
Spersbury blinked, wondering if he had misheard.
In the video, the CEO of Monster Industries told him to get out of here?
"Haha ~ Mr. CEO, are you joking?" With this sentence, Sperry wasn't afraid of any video being exposed. Because if it was exposed, the people would only accuse him of being rude and unreasonable.
"This is Rigavia, and this is the capital of Dauga."
"What right do you have to kick out a team leader who is in charge of the electronic goods import project here?" Sperry laughed and stopped paying attention to the way he spoke. "Based on what you just said, I can charge you with threatening a law enforcement officer."
"That's right, I am threatening you." Ye Qing leaned down and looked at the camera. He said, "Not only you, but also the people who drafted this plan."
"Also ~"
"Tell your president that your country's GDP is less than one-tenth of our annual turnover. You have no right to unilaterally tear up the contract with us."
"You …"
"…" Spersbury pointed at the screen and froze completely. His heart was hit by 10,000 points of critical damage, and his dignity was strongly insulted.
His body didn't move, but Spersbury's face was blue and red.
…
Spersbury finally left.
He had to leave. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would go hysterical. Anyway, the evidence collection work was almost completed.
What was there to be arrogant about?
He had to go back immediately and report this matter to the president at dawn. Yes, he had the right to meet the president directly.
Rigavia's land area was not small, but its population was only two million. Dauga was the capital city of Rigavia. It was not difficult for Spersbury to see the president. He could make an appointment in advance. Now that he was in charge of the Monster Industries flagship store, the meeting was even easier.
Nine o 'clock in the morning local time.
In the Rigavia Parliament building, a meeting chaired by the president was being held.
This Parliament building included most of the offices of Rigavia's officers, including the president's office.
There were no less than ten people sitting in the conference room, and two of them were in military uniforms.
"Mr. President, we have news to report to you." The old man in the military uniform cleared his throat. "At four o 'clock in the morning, the law enforcement team arrived at the Monster Industries flagship store not long after. Our ghost armor production equipment in the National Science and Technology Center automatically cut off all programs. As soon as it was turned on, there was an alarm, indicating that it was illegal operation. "
"We believe that Monster Industries remotely locked our equipment."
"Is there no solution?" The president asked with some heartache.
Rigavia was not as rich as imagined. A ghost armor production line directly exceeded this year's budget by 15%.
The old man in the military uniform smiled bitterly. "The American technicians said that as long as they can crack the motherboard program of the equipment, they can reactivate the equipment. But the Americans obviously can't crack it. Otherwise, why would they send technicians to share the equipment with us? "
"Now the Americans have proposed to pack up the production line and ship it back to the United States."
"It's fine to ship it back." Since the president was determined to tear up the contract, of course, he was prepared to suck up to the Americans.
"But we have to make the Americans pay us the original price for the equipment. In addition, we have to sign the trade support policy they promised as soon as possible."
"You have to know that Rigavia is one of the European Union communities. Now, no one in the European Union wants to be on bad terms with Monster Industries. They all want to deepen cooperation and obtain more advanced technology from Monster Industries. "
"Before the meeting, there were already a few liaison officers from the European Union who called my office to inquire about the whole story."
"Our approach has made them very unhappy."
Seeing that the president was in a bad mood, someone explained, "This is also something that can't be helped. We can't please both camps at the same time. Recently, the European Union and the United States have been somewhat at odds because of trade issues. "
"Although we are in the European Union, the United States is the world's strongest country."
"I agree." Someone agreed. "Rigavia is just a small country. We can't intervene in the affairs of the big countries. It's better to directly exchange for something tangible."
"Moreover, the European Union can't launch sanctions against us because of this matter."
The president nodded with relief. It was rare that everyone could maintain the same view on something and not fight to the death.
Just as the Department of Commerce said, the European Union would at most criticize and cut some support policies in the coming year. But in exchange, the benefits from the United States were several times more substantial.
As for offending Monster Industries …
Offending them would be the worst. What's the big deal?
Rigavia's economy mainly relied on agricultural products and finished products of basic construction materials. Monster Industries was a separate line. The risk of offending this company was almost zero.
That's right.
Before the meeting, Captain Sperry, who was in charge of enforcing the law at the Monster Industries flagship store, also made an appointment with his secretary for today's meeting.
It was better to summon him and ask him about the situation at the scene.
Sperry was in the parliament building, waiting for the president to summon him after the meeting.
When he received the message that the president wanted him to go to the conference room to make a report, Sperry ran upstairs, knocked on the door, and pushed open the door of the conference room.
"Tell me about the situation at the time." The president said with a smile.
Yesterday, he specifically told his secretary to do this matter a little "merciless". This would improve the impression of the American technical staff.
The rest of the people also pricked up their ears. Everyone wanted to hear how Sperry carried forward the spirit of Rigavia yesterday. When the time came, it could be used as a topic of discussion on the American side.
"The situation … is a little bad."
Sperry's words brought back the good mood in the conference room to its original state.
"Bad?"
"Hurry up and tell me in detail."
Sperry's face was bitter. "Mr. President, the surveillance in that flagship store is actually connected to the global network. At that time, the president of Monster Industries was sitting in front of their headquarters computer. "
"He even called me up for questioning. His attitude was extremely bad and rude."
"Not only … not only did he threaten us, but he also ridiculed our country."
Sperry held back for a long time before he could say the last sentence.
"He … he said that your country's national GDP is less than one-tenth of our annual turnover. You have no right to unilaterally tear up the contract signed with Monster Industries."
The conference room almost exploded.
The president's face was ashen. The rest of the people either slammed the table or flew into a rage.
"Presumptuous!"
"He's just a guy who runs a company. How dare he say such a thing?"
"We … we, Rigavia, have a long history. Our ancestors established the principality in the tenth century. How many years has Monster Industries been established? "
"We live a happy life. Our per capita income is higher than Hua Xia. What does a guy who runs a company know?"
"What's so great about having money?"
"We, Rigavia, are one of the European Union communities. Can this status be measured by money?"
"What a joke. A company dares to boast that its turnover is ten times our GDP? Sperry, you are in the business of commercial products. Check how much Monster Industries' annual turnover is. "
"I …" Sperry's face was even more bitter. "I checked. In fact … in fact, their turnover is more than fourteen times our turnover."
"Bang ~"
There was a loud sound in the conference room.
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