What's more, Walter knew full well that his power had gradually been hollowed out by the board of directors, making it impossible even to dispatch commercial spies to steal anything.
However, as he gazed out the window and saw the captivating figure engaged in her daily exercise, a plan formed in his mind.
That was his daughter, Maya, who possessed the beauty of a top Hollywood star, perfectly inheriting her mother's beauty and his wisdom. She was his proudest creation.
"Maya, only you can help me now!"
President Walter removed his Super Dream helmet and went to the training ground, half-crouching as he looked at his daughter with firm eyes and pleaded earnestly.
"Dad, just tell me what's wrong."
Maya widened her eyes, her face full of suspicion.
"If you're willing to help your father accomplish this, I'm willing to give you one-third of all my shares!"
Walter gritted his teeth and spoke with a serious expression.
"Half, and I'll take the job!"
Maya unhesitatingly bargained with her old father. As the saying goes, even between father and daughter, accounts must be settled clearly.
The old man was williang to invest such a huge amount and even lower himself to beg her, so he would definitely demand a tremendous price from her.
Therefore, she had to ask for more benefits; otherwise, after the old man died, those shares and inheritance rights would fall into the hands of her useless brother.
"Okay, it's settled!"
Walter stood up directly and made the decision, giving Maya no opportunity to hesitate.
"???"
Maya looked at him with a puzzled expression, her mind full of question marks.
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That night, a grand banquet was being held at the Simmons Family's private estate.
Celebrities from all walks of life had been invited, and Cosmos Group, as a recently rising superstar enterprise, naturally also received an invitation.
Maya, as President Walter's daughter, wore a gorgeous gown and enthusiastically greeted every arriving guest.
When Xiao saw Maya, he was immediately deeply attracted by her beauty.
This woman almost perfectly matched his aesthetic standards. Both her outfit and makeup perfectly suited his taste.
Furthermore, this appearance was completely different from Maya's usual style.
In high society, such deliberate dressing undoubtedly implied that she had a clear objective tonight.
In fact, everyone present knew what was happening today. Walter's predicament was no secret among the upper circles.
Because of his previous poor decisions, his position within Apex Company had plummeted, and he urgently needed outside assistance.
However, because of this, although many people coveted Maya's beauty, they would not allow lust to cloud their judgment and provoke such a bottomless pit.
And Xiao was clearly the most suitable candidate in the entire hall. He not only possessed enormous wealth but was also a rising star.
That was why Walter had set his sights on him, but no one expected that Walter would even send out his own little princess this time.
Xiao showed no resistance to Maya's initiative and gladly accepted it.
After all, he had come here for this very reason, but he didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.
With mutual attraction and aligned interests, the two quickly hit it off, becoming increasingly enthusiastic, and soon disappeared from the banquet hall without a trace.
Walter watched Maya and Xiao leave and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew tonight's plan had succeeded.
Although the others present saw what had happened, none of them spoke up, and some even felt a bit of schadenfreude.
The Simmons Family's little princess would never let anyone get away with taking advantage of her.
For so many years, Maya had excelled in both character and academics and had remained single even at the age of twenty-seven.
Countless suitors surrounded her, yet she did not even have a close male friend.
Wasn't the reason for this to increase her bargaining power for this very moment?
If Xiao slept with the Simmons Family's little princess, he would inevitably have to take responsibility for her.
The conflict between the two families could only be resolved through marriage. Otherwise, with so many witnesses present,
even if Walter lost power, the Simmons Family would still go to war with the Shaw Family for the sake of face. This was the rule of the upper circles.
To truly integrate into a circle, one must abide by its rules. Otherwise, one could only remain an outsider, and the circle would never open itself to outsiders.
After a night of passion, Xiao discovered that Walter was already waiting outside the room, enjoying his breakfast.
He unceremoniously sat opposite Walter and began eating breakfast as though he already regarded himself as one of the family.
Walter pulled a holographic storage device from his pocket, activated it, and displayed some data before directly saying to Xiao Ye:
"This is a research project I'm leading. Right now, it only lacks your technical support!"
Xiao carefully reviewed the Mechagodzilla data. It only contained external design data and finished product images, while the crucial detailed blueprints were completely blank.
"Hmm, I'm willing to offer twenty percent of my shares for cross-shareholding with Apex Company."
Xiao wiped his mouth with a napkin and stated his conditions.
"How many shares are you planning to exchange?"
Walter responded, because cross-shareholding was indispensable. Only by binding both parties together on the same front could a true community of interests be formed, where they would prosper together and suffer together.
Xiao shrugged and stated a number:
"Twenty percent."
"Impossible!"
Walter answered decisively.
"Although Cosmos is very powerful, it's still far behind Apex. Why would you expect an equal exchange of shares?"
Walter unhesitatingly rejected Xiao demand and firmly stated that it was absolutely impossible.
Xiao did not back down and still firmly replied:
"I'm investing my technology. Without my technology, Mechagodzilla can't even move.
Apex has spent hundreds of billions of dollars building a giant toy. You can hide it for a while, but not forever. Once this gets exposed, you'll instantly suffer a massive blow, and Apex Company will face a serious crisis!"
Xiao repeatedly emphasized the importance of his technology to Mechagodzilla, stating that without his participation, Apex might completely lose its current status.
However, Walter did not agree with Xiao's argument.
He pointed out:
"That's still not enough. Apex is the world's number one military-industrial company. Its scale is more than a hundred times yours. At most, I can give you five percent."
Apex possessed enormous scale and resource advantages in the military-industrial field. Its value far exceeded that of Cosmos; otherwise, it would never have been able to create a monster like Mechagodzilla.
"Most importantly, Mechagodzilla is simply too powerful to control, but that doesn't mean it's useless. If I reduce its specifications and make it controllable, I can still obtain a huge amount of funding from Congress!"
After calming down, Walter realized that if the full-powered Mechagodzilla truly couldn't be controlled, they could simply build a smaller version to secure government funding and still make steady profits.
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