A Ten-Thousand-Yuan Company Buys an Ocean

Gu tapped his cane. “Your battery is valuable, but money is not industry. Without docks, permits, and supply chains, you cannot protect any secret.” “Is Chairman Gu offering me a favor?” “Give Hanhai mainland exclusivity to the battery material. I withdraw and resolve the nineteen-million debt.” Lin looked toward the auctioneer. “Eight point three million.” Every head turned. Su leaned close. “Our guarantee account has 7.08 million.” “I know.” “If you cannot settle, we lose the deposit.” “Four minutes.” Gu did not bid. He wanted to watch Lin fail. With forty seconds remaining, Lin’s phone vibrated. Hanhai’s hundred test cells had completed third-party cycling above the contract standard.