After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 389 A Pyrrhic Victory

Hannah glanced at the agitated Charles, and then Gordon.

He was obviously disappointed in Charles. He probably had identified Charles as a person who only cared about money.

First impressions were awfully important. They tended to be ingrained and hard to change.

Hannah said to Charles in a calm voice, "I did it for the sake of your family and to give Gordon a better excuse."

"You just do it for yourself!" Charles snapped at her.

She turned to Gordon and said, "Gordon, I did make this price for the greater good. I do not deny that we do need to recover the losses, but this is only one of the small reasons. The important thing is that I want this matter to end in a way that does not leave any potential problems for the future. First of all, Sawyer took our plan, no matter who stole it and although their senior leader had nothing to do with it, Sawyer still embezzled other people's ideas, which can be huge damage to the reputation of Sawyer. Under this circumstance, if Sawyer Group does not make an official apology and give a huge compensation, its reputation will be ruined."

Gordon felt that her words were reasonable.

Charles knew it was her trick but he could not figure out how to refute it.

"Secondly, both Mr Sawyer and I know the fact that Gordon wants to make a great achievement, and so do all the enterprises here know. In other words, Gordon is now under the eyes of countless people, who want to see how you work this out. If you ask Sawyer Group to stand down, there would be much gossip against you. After all, they have already invested a lot in this project and it is not in conformity with the contract as well. However, if you force us to give the plan to them for free or at a lower price, it will be regarded as totally unfair to us, and then people will suspect that you are using your power to crush our group, and you won't be able to explain it to the public."

Gordon kept nodding, showing that he agreed with her view. He had great regard for her ability to think deeply, while Charles grew angrier as she spoke.

She was pretending to be a total saint today, Charles cursed in his heart.

"Finally, if I remember correctly, on the day when Sawyer Group won the bid, Lee said clearly in front of the media that this project was a livelihood project and you did not care about making profits, but it was for public benefit. Since this is for public benefit, are you still thinking of making money from this project? Based on my rough calculations, Sawyer Group can still get a net profit margin of 100-200 million. In this way, if you pay 100 million for our plan, you won't be losing money." Hannah said with a smile, "Or what your father said to the media about public benefit doesn't count? Or he meant Sawyer would make less money in this project?"

Hannah's words are full of sarcasm. In fact, they all knew that what businessmen call 'public benefit' was to make less money, not to make no profit at all. No profit meant a loss to them.

This was the unwritten rule between businessmen, but in front of Gordon, he did not dare to admit what she said. If he did, he would be considered a hypocrite who exposed the rules of the business market. And then he would be facing an angry backlash.

Charles was so mad, looking gruesome.

"Mr Sawyer, it is nothing to embarrass yourself, but embarrassing your company would be a big deal. You don't want to embarrass your father, right? After all, what he bragged to the media about had embarrassed him, such as your employees were working day and night and you paid them with a "7+2" principle. If you make them look more foolish for that little money, that would be your fault. Of course, everyone has a different business philosophy and I just make my suggestions. I respect your decision." Her words were aggressive, but he couldn't replace any flaws.

She added, "I just said I will give up the construction of South Bay New Town. Now that I've made that promise, we'll back out even if Sawyer Group doesn't pay us. Mr Sawyer can think twice about the price. No matter how much you offered us, we will take it."

Her words forced him into a dilemma.

She was just too smart for him to handle.

She just said it must be 100 million, but when she knew he can't refuse that proposal after analyzing all the circumstances, she changed her words and let him make the decision.

She had everything under control. As Hannah said, the final decision was his, which pushed him admit in front of her and Gordon that she had thought everything through.

Charles had already got the short end of the stick but now he had to give her approval. He had never hated anyone in his whole life so much. Gnashing his teeth, he was unable to do anything about it.

"I have a very important meeting in half an hour." Hannah looked down at her phone, "I've said all I want to say. I'm taking too much of your time and thank you so much. Just let us know when Mr Sawyer has made his decision. I just said we'll take any price."

With that, Hannah stood up. It was as if the project was truly left at their disposal, by which she showed her respect for Gordon.

"Fine!" Charles suddenly agreed.

He had to say yes. If he hesitated and tried to bargain, it would be a humiliation for Gordon. After all, this project was a livelihood project and it could build a positive reputation if done well. What's more, it also proved their strength. As a leading enterprise in the construction industry, Cooper Group lost to them in this project, and they would be greatly touted. The rise of their share was proof. Besides, they could cultivate good relations with Gordon through it.

And he naturally dare not offend Gordon, otherwise, it was not worth the trouble.

Hannah really made him get nothing from this project. After the news about stealing got out, their share was dropping madly and their credit wasn't good now.