Chapter Four: The Negative-Value Order

Polaris has seventy-two hours after each delivery to raise a reproducible objection. Changes in an overseas project environment cannot create retroactive supplier liability.” Henderson smiled. “A factory that crawled off a bankruptcy line is not qualified to rewrite Polaris contracts.” “Then we do not sign.” Everyone stared at Shen. The advance payment was within reach, while the workers were still owed two months of wages. Tang Guoliang slowly closed the letter of intent. “We follow him.” Henderson stood. “Mr. Gu said you were intelligent. He also said hunger makes intelligent men commit the worst mistakes. He was only half right.” “Ask him whether buying an unenforceable default claim counts as his second mistake.”