Chapter 3500 Gaining Experience

With Tawana's great assist, Bernard Elno once again made headlines in major media around the world.

More and more people like him, and as a result, people also like his brands more. His brands have set record sales in major stores around the world and profits have soared.

Bernard Ayrno was in a very excited state. After the meeting with the president, he only arranged to go home for dinner and then immediately went to the airport to take a flight to New York.

Since Bernard Arnault is now attracting attention all over the world, after his private plane took off, the whole world knew through aviation software that his plane was flying to New York.

New York is the headquarters of the United Nations.

So the media began to report again that Bernard Arnault had set off for New York to fulfill his promise.

In the past two days, Bernard Arnold's fame has become too high, putting great pressure on the US government and Blackwater.

Unexpectedly, there was no way to eliminate the previous pressure, and in the blink of an eye, this plague god set off towards the United States.

Blackwater felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. They immediately contacted the Pentagon, hoping that the Pentagon or the White House could mediate and try not to let Bernard Arnold come. Even if he came, he must never target Blackwater again.

The President was also very troubled by this matter. When he was doing business, he and Bernard were not good friends but acquaintances, and his family were all super clients of his brands. However, after he entered politics, the two had almost no contact. Now Bernard Arnold was relentless, which not only threatened the reputation and prospects of Blackwater, but also threatened the international image of the United States.

So, after much thought, he decided to call Bernard Elno.

At this moment, Bernard Arno was on the plane, looking back at the gradually receding night view of Paris, feeling extremely excited. He felt like a general on an expedition to a foreign country, with great ambitions in his chest, ready to be released.

At this moment, his assistant came hurriedly over from the front cabin with a satellite phone and whispered, "Mr. Elno, it's the President of the United States calling."

"Commander-in-Chief?" Bernard Erno frowned and whispered, "What does he want to do?"

The assistant shook his head. "I'm not sure. I just heard from his assistant that he wants to talk to you on the phone, and he's already online."

Bernard Elno snorted coldly: "He just wants me to retreat. Will I be afraid of him?"

After that, he reached out and said, "Give me the phone."

The assistant handed the phone over, and Bernard Erno immediately pressed the call button, and the call that had been on silent waiting was immediately connected.

Bernard Erno said calmly, "Hello, Mr. President."

A slightly hoarse and lazy voice came from the other end: "Hi Elno, long time no see, how have you been recently?"

Bernard Erno said humbly, "It's not that bad. I almost lost my life on White Horse Island, but luckily I escaped unharmed."

The other party was silent for a moment, then said, "Listen, Erno, I don't want to beat around the bush with you. I want to be honest with you. I know your plane has taken off for New York, but I still suggest that you ask the pilot to turn back, or choose a destination outside the United States. It doesn't matter where you want to go. Find a place to relax and slowly let this go. What do you think?"

Bernard Erno refused without hesitation: "I have made a promise in front of the people of the world. As a responsible gentleman, I will never go back on my word."

The other party said in a somewhat annoyed tone: "Elno, you are a businessman, and so am I. No one understands business better than me. The essence and nature of business lies in how you can make more profits. What others think of you is not important."

As he spoke, the other party directly threw out the bait: "If we can reach a deal on this, I can have the Ministry of Commerce give your group very substantial tax breaks over the next three years. Believe me, Erno, this could bring you hundreds of millions of dollars. All you have to do is let go of the White Horse Island incident and let it go."

"No!" Bernard Erno said firmly, "Mr. President, I cannot change my schedule and decision. Our group will also pay taxes normally in the United States according to American law. Our profit margins are already quite substantial, so we don't need tax concessions."

The other party didn't expect him to be so ungrateful. His tone immediately became more severe, and he warned: "Elno, you know, sometimes the tax rate can not only be lowered, it can also be raised very high, very high!"

"As far as I know, none of your luxury goods are produced in the United States. We can impose extremely high tariffs on you, so high that your products will lose all competitiveness in the United States. However, all of this can be completely avoided by simply turning the plane around. Do you want to make this deal?"

Bernard Erno was so excited that he couldn't close his mouth. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. President...you...are you telling the truth?"

The commander-in-chief thought he was scared. After all, the nature of businessmen is to pursue profits. Those top rich people seem to be indifferent and will only smile slightly if they earn an extra 100 million, but as long as they lose 10,000, they will immediately start crying for help.

The commander-in-chief naturally felt that he had Bernard Elno's lifeline, so he smiled and said in a friendly tone: "Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, we have been friends for a long time. I know you, and you know me. As long as we can cooperate well, I will naturally not treat you like this. You know, I never shoot at my friends, but the premise is that you are still my friend."

Bernard Erno couldn't help but blurt out: "Shoot me! Mr. President! Please shoot me! I beg you! If you can increase the tariffs on my group by 100% or even 200%, it would be great. I will be grateful to you from the bottom of my heart!"

Bernard Erno asked himself aloud, "Is there any better way to gain experience than this?"

"Fuck, it's gone!"

"If I were to accumulate 50 billion experience points normally, every cent would require Mr. Ye's approval. If Mr. Ye doesn't approve, I won't be able to spend a single cent or earn a single experience point."

"But, Mr. Ye also said so!"

"Any business losses incurred due to this incident can be counted as experience points!"

“How can there be losses?”

"I can't just stab myself, right? If I announce my group's withdrawal from the American market, I'll indeed lose billions of dollars that year, but if Mr. Ye doesn't acknowledge it, then all that will be for nothing, right?"

"But if America sanctions me, that would be different!"

"All the sanctions are losses brought to me by the United States, and they will definitely be credited to Mr. Ye!"

At this time, the commander-in-chief had no way of guessing Bernard Elno's psychological activities.

He heard Bernard Elno begging him to increase tariffs on the phone, and thought that Old Deng was deliberately speaking in a sarcastic way to oppose him, so he immediately threatened: "Elno, don't think I'm kidding you. I can speed up this matter and it will take effect officially in no time!"

Bernard Arnault asked him, "Not long, how long exactly?"

The commander-in-chief said coldly: "Two months, not even two months."

Bernard Elno said anxiously, "Please hurry up! Can it be landed within a week?"

The commander-in-chief was completely stunned.

What do you mean?

Are you looking for trouble, or are you really not afraid of death?

He felt insulted and immediately warned, "Elno, you need to understand your current situation. If the policy is really implemented, it will be useless for you to cry and beg me. In fact, you won't even be qualified to call me."

Bernard Erno was a little impatient and said repeatedly, "I have figured it out, Mr. President. I hope you can urge the policy to be implemented as soon as possible. The faster and more forceful the better!"

"What's wrong with your brain?" The commander-in-chief was extremely confused.

Which wealthy man isn't a Grandet, which wealthy man isn't a Zhou Paopi? Why does this Bernard Arno seem so unconcerned with money? Could it be that he's so focused on gaining a little fame that he's completely ignoring a multi-billion dollar business?

This is embarrassing!

The best way to control a rich man is to take his money, and this trick has always worked for him.

But once the rich don't care about money, it becomes really difficult to deal with.

He could only suppress his anger and asked doubtfully: "Elno, is it worth it to give up billions for a little fame?"

"It's worth it, so worth it!" Bernard Erno blurted out without hesitation: "You may not understand, but I still have to say that money is a burden to me now! I really don't like money anymore. If America can give me more penalties and restrictions, I will only be grateful! I hope that the US sanctions will be implemented as soon as possible! Thank you very much!"

The commander-in-chief sneered, "I see. You're just bluffing. You think I don't dare to promote relevant policies, right?"

For the first time, Bernard Elno showed his nervousness: "What a misunderstanding, Commander! I'm not bluffing. I just want you to implement this policy as soon as possible! As I said before, the sooner the better!"

The commander-in-chief felt dizzy.

Seeing that his threats had no effect at all, he could only sternly declare, "Erno, I don't care what your mindset is, but I can tell you that you will regret your decision today! Not only will I push for the policy to be implemented as soon as possible, but I will also have the IRS conduct a comprehensive investigation of your company. I hope we won't find any problems with your company!"

Bernard Erno murmured: "If only there were a problem..."

"What did you say?!" The commander-in-chief heard his mumbling and asked angrily.

Bernard Elno also risked his life and said seriously, "I say, if you can find any problems, that would be great! It would be best if you could find some serious problems and give me the heaviest fine in history, a fine of 50 billion US dollars!"