Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 788 - 299 Sudden Bad News _2

"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Mr. Thomas. By the way, are you free tonight? Shall we have dinner together?"

"No, thank you. According to the rules, we cannot accept invitations to dine."

"Right, right, I know, everything about you guys is great, it's just that there are too many rules."

"Perhaps another time."

"Haha, of course!"

...

Watching the client's cars gradually leave, Ryan James stretched contentedly.

The deal had been sealed.

What thrilled Ryan James wasn't just this one transaction, but the entire building construction industry was about to enter a new spring.

For those dripping with wealth, money was not a problem at all, the real issue was how to preserve it. Why would they refuse to create an almost impregnable personal fortress?

The true golden age of the construction industry had finally arrived. If one could catch this wave, even if not becoming exceedingly rich, one could at least leapfrog in social standing, afford better insurance, buy more retirement funds, and even have savings, becoming a true middle class.

Not the current pseudo-middle class with extremely poor risk absorption, where a slight accident could cost everything.

In any case, a better life was beckoning him.

The only obstacle was probably those lofty masters above.

Not allowed to use Huaxia's products?

Pah...

Where else in the world could one find products that were more cost-effective and of assured quality?!

...

Meanwhile, in the United States, California, Pasadena, at the headquarters of Jacobs Group.

A fax that suddenly came from an intermediary trader stunned everyone who read its contents.

Steel marked with XC180 and XHRBx930 from Huaxia was listed on the ban list and could not be supplied on time?!

Is this a joke?

Just ban the sale like that?

There had been no warning at all previously.

Moreover, wasn't the material with the 'X' specification not possible to be banned because the 'X' signified that Huaxia had set a new standard specifically for foreign trade. Did Huaxia Country have even better materials to use?

This was really outrageous.

The Group had already developed a series of products based on the properties of these two materials.

The best sales personnel from various branches had already been deployed everywhere to promote these products.

Not to mention that the Group had invested a lot of resources to clear various channels. Now there were model projects spread over more than a dozen states, and the top salespeople had recently signed so many orders they were practically worn out. And now they were suddenly being told the basic materials wouldn't be exported?

Who would bear this loss?!

When the fax was placed in front of the current President Michael Steer, he first thought it was a joke. But after repeatedly confirming the news was indeed true, the president became furious, the kind not so easily appeased.

Especially when seeing the opening line "We regret to inform you..." made him almost explode in rage!

What kind of international joke was this?!

Jacobs Group was in the top five of construction engineering contractors in the United States.

Signing such an international trade contract, it had always been them telling the other party "we regret to inform you," since when did a party from another country get to say "we regret to inform you" to them?!

"Contract law" protects whose interests, don't these people have any idea?

Banned for sale?! On what grounds?!

If there was a ban, why didn't they say so earlier? They signed the contract and then mention a ban?

Don't they know that in a civilized business society, such behavior of not honoring contracts is going to be blasted?!

No wonder Michael Steer was so enraged.

The key was that if they couldn't ensure a stable channel to import these two materials, the Group's losses would be counted in the billions.

Those orders that had been signed would require compensation for breach of contract, and no amount of cash reserves could withstand such losses.

Not to mention the profits the Group was supposed to earn.

The colossal loss of profits was even more painful.

Especially for the deposits that had already entered the Group's accounts.

Not only did they have to be returned, but also with compensation?

For those who always believed that not earning equaled a loss, this news was an unbearable pain.

"Send a letter to ask what exactly is going on? Tell them we don't care how they negotiated with the Huaxia people, but they must execute the contract after signing! Otherwise, get ready for a lawsuit! I swear I'll bankrupt them!"

Michael Steer roared at the Group's vice president who came to submit the documents, very agitated.

Fortunately, there were only two people in the office. For Vice President Frank Coffey, he had become accustomed to such extreme, infuriating situations, Steer would behave like this in front of him.

In fact, if someone else had delivered the message, they probably would have been met with a sullen face and an unsettling silence.

In the end, it was he whom the secretary called to bear the brunt of this vented fury.

Saving the intermediate steps was just to spare others the trouble.

"Michael, calm down. Anger isn't going to solve anything. To avoid risks, we indeed signed the contract with a third party, and they're just forwarding the notice from Huaxia. Those shell companies aren't afraid of your lawsuits; they could even apply for bankruptcy before we file against them. As for bankrupting them... you might as well issue a direct death threat," Coffey said.

Frank Coffey's words quickly calmed Michael Steer down.

To avoid risks, the company hadn't signed directly with suppliers from Huaxia but had used a third party.

It was just a few more hoops to jump through during shipping but effectively mitigated policy risks.