Sitting on the soft sofa, Benno looked nervous. He straightened his back and stared at the ground in front of him without saying a word.

"Mr. Benno, you are too nervous."

Seeing Benno's appearance, Mine couldn't help but said curiously.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fangzheng is a very talkative and kind person."

"Is this an easy question to ask? You stupid girl!"

Hearing what Mine said, Benno was furious. As Mine's nominal boss, he had some understanding of Mine's situation. He also knew about her going to live in Fangzheng's castle.

. But at that time, Benno just thought that Mine was favored by the nobles - after all, civilian children with powerful magical powers were easily spotted and adopted by nobles, and Mine wanted to cure her disease.

There was only one way out, so Benno didn't find it strange.

But at that time, he only thought that the other party was an ordinary noble.

But now, after arriving at this castle, Benno understood that what he was facing was definitely not an ordinary noble!

This kind of luxurious decoration and rooms... to be honest, it made him think it was a royal palace!

No, the palace is probably not that luxurious!

"Tell me now, who is the man named Fang Zheng? What is your relationship?"

After checking that there was no one around, Benno also hurriedly asked. As a businessman, it is terrible to negotiate with the other party without knowing the other party's details. If one person is not good, he may be eaten in turn.

Lose.

"Well...Mr. Fangzheng and I are friends, maybe. Mr. Fangzheng is a very powerful person, but his identity...I don't know very well yet."

You little fool!

If it weren't for the worry that Fang Zheng might come over at any time, Benno would have rushed over and slapped Ma Yin on the head. This little girl is always like this and can't see clearly what's going on around her. Doesn't she still understand the current situation?!

Besides, what is a friend? You, a commoner’s daughter, still want to be friends with a noble?!

At this moment, the door to the reception room slowly opened, and then Fang Zheng walked in.

Seeing Fang Zheng come in, Benno stood up in a hurry.

"Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to invite me. It's a great honor. I am Benno, the president of the Kilbota Chamber of Commerce."

"Hello, my name is Fang Zheng."

Fang Zheng nodded to Benno and sat down. Soon, Ram and Rem also quickly stepped forward, prepared refreshments for the three of them, and then retreated.

"I'm not good at confessing, so let's go straight to the point. Next, I will talk about the conditions of the paper machine on behalf of Mine. I think Mine should have told you about the situation of the paper machine."

"Yes."

Benno nodded quickly.

"If Miss Maine is right, then this cheap papermaking process and machine can indeed become a product that shakes up the market. But after all, we haven't seen the finished product so far, so I haven't made a decision yet.

"

"Understandable."

Fang Zheng nodded. Benno originally thought that he would step up his efforts to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the new papermaking process, but what Benno didn't expect was that after Fang Zheng heard what he said, he changed the subject.

"Then, let's talk about ways to cooperate."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Benno couldn't help but be stunned.

"But we haven't seen the finished product yet..."

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded.

"The finished product has not yet been released, but this does not prevent us from talking about cooperation, right? If you need it, then it will be established. If you think it is not cost-effective, then it will not be established. It is very simple, isn't it? In this case, why should we waste it?

With the extra time, why not wait until the finished product appears before we can talk about this?”

"... Mr. Fangzheng is very confident."

Benno quickly understood what Fang Zheng meant. To put it bluntly, if Mine fails, then there will be no cooperation, and naturally there will be no need to talk about anything. And if Mine succeeds, we can talk about it at that time...

Wait, generally speaking, shouldn't we discuss after presenting the finished product? Or are they so confident in their craftsmanship?

Well, no, this may also be some kind of bluff... No, how can there be such a negotiation method...

Benno's brain suddenly became big. As a businessman, he is more accustomed to the other party bringing out the goods, and then the two parties use this as a standard to negotiate and discuss. However, at the moment, the other party has not yet come up with the finished product, which immediately puts Banno into a dilemma.

An awkward dilemma. The other party is a noble, and Benno is just a businessman. In terms of social status, it is almost impossible for a businessman to refuse the nobles' request. So what they have to do is to fight for benefits.

However, Fang Zheng is now asking him to "just watch and give it".

This is the most troublesome.

"For now, we do not intend to discuss the specific amount, only the way of cooperation."

Fortunately, Fang Zheng still let Benno go, which made the businessman breathe a sigh of relief.

"In what way?"

"I heard that you plan to invest a sum of money to directly buy the ownership of the paper-making machine?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Benno's heart sank, but he still nodded bravely. This was the proposal he made when discussing with Mine before, but now it seems that Fang Zheng obviously has a different view.

As expected, Fang Zheng gave his opinion.

"I don't think this method is very good. I think you should know very well what impact it will have on the world if there is such a cheap papermaking process and machine. So, how much do you think it will cost?

Where did you buy all this?"

"this…………"

Benno instinctively wanted to say, "I haven't seen the finished product yet, so I can't judge." But he soon changed his mind and understood what Fang Zheng meant. You must know that before this, the other party made it clear to him that this negotiation was based on the success of the finished product.

Basically, if you use this as a reason now, it won’t be true at all!

"Sorry, I can't judge."

"Me too."

Fang Zheng nodded.

"Frankly speaking, I don't know how much I should consider selling it for, so in order to protect the interests of both of us, I have a proposal."

After saying this, Fang Zheng stretched out a finger.

"We can sign a magic contract—Maine Workshop can sign a contract with your Chamber of Commerce and give you an exclusive license for three years. What do you think?"

"Three, three years?"

Benno was shocked when he heard Fang Zheng's proposal.

What we are talking about about co-authoring is not a lump sum payment?

"What about three years from now?"

"It depends on the situation after three years. If the paper sells well, then you can renew the contract. But if the technology does not meet your requirements, there is no need to renew the contract."

"What will happen if the contract is not renewed?"

"It's the same when we sell ownership to other chambers of commerce."

"How can this be done!"

Hearing this, Benno almost jumped up!

"why not?"

Fang Zheng chuckled and leaned back on the sofa.

"I need to remind you, Mr. Benno, to be honest, I originally had a more convenient idea, which was to directly buy a chamber of commerce specifically for the manufacture and sale of Mein Workshop products. You should also understand that with my

In terms of my financial resources, this is not a problem. Moreover, you are not the only chamber of commerce here. As long as I pay enough, I can buy a chamber of commerce with more shops and greater influence, instead of a strange chamber of commerce.

A newcomer like Erbota who has just emerged. The reason why I am willing to talk to you is because you have a good relationship with Mein and there is a basis for cooperation between the two parties...Do you understand now?"

"…………"

Hearing this, Benno stopped talking. Just as Fang Zheng said, he could buy a merchant house specifically for Mine to play with. Anyway, he had plenty of money. And this castle also proved that Fang Zheng was not just talking, he had enough money to buy the city.

Any chamber of commerce in the country, even the largest...

The Kilbota Chamber of Commerce has only recently emerged. In terms of channels, sales capabilities, etc., it cannot compete with those established chambers of commerce.

It is precisely because of this that Benno hopes to cooperate with Mein to take the Chamber of Commerce one step further through this new papermaking process.

"But, even so, three years is really too long..."

"We also have our own considerations, Mr. Benno. To be honest, I doubt what you would do if you really obtained the ownership of the papermaking process."

"This...I don't understand what you mean."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Benno frowned.
To be continued...