Soon, Ryan James indeed let Rome Thomas witness a miracle.
Under the operation of professionals, the repeated impacts of the swinging sledgehammer had even begun to deform the wall, slightly indenting it on the opposite side, yet the main structure remained unchanged. Not even the impacted areas showed any cracks.
Even after being blasted with a rocket launcher, the wall still maintained its integrity.
It was only a single wall, Find your next favorite novel on NovelHub today! If rocket bombardment couldn't bring it down, not to mention that massive pendulum hammer, you can imagine how sturdy it was.
The only problem might be that if you ever wanted to demolish it in the future, it would probably be especially troublesome.
"Look, Mr. Thomas, I don't need to say anymore about how hard the new material is, right? Not only that, but it also has an extremely high specific heat capacity, five times that of ordinary concrete, and doesn't even need additional insulation material to meet the acceptance criteria!"
As for earthquake resistance, ha-ha! Even in the event of a magnitude eight earthquake, high-rise buildings made of this material would maintain their main structural integrity! If this doesn't succeed in the bidding, I can hardly imagine what kind of building you would need! A new era of architecture has arrived, my friend!"
Ryan James exclaimed, dancing with excitement.
His chubby body, along with his short arms, resembled a roaring bear.
But without that, it would probably be impossible to express the excitement of this construction salesman at the moment.
Of course, one couldn't blame him—after all, who doesn't love money in this world?
If this big deal could be successfully negotiated, his commission would be a five-digit figure, and close to a six-digit one at that. That would be enough for him to take his family to Hawaii for a swanky holiday this year, and to save a considerable amount.
If he could handle this opportunity well, he might even move his family from the current middle-class area to a better place.
The only problem was that this deal might involve some minor policy risks, but what does not carry risks these days?
He had the backing of the Jacobs Group, a sizable construction contractor in the United States that naturally had ways to handle those bureaucrats.
And his job was to take the last step.
Rome Thomas glanced at Ryan James indifferently, nodded slightly, then asked in a low voice, "I know this material is good, but I have to make sure, is it really self-developed by your company? You should know, according to existing regulations, materials and products from Huaxia cannot appear in the project."
"Ha-ha, rest assured, Mr. Thomas. Of course, I'm aware of these regulations, and we would never violate them! As I said before, it's all self-developed, with the origin in Texas. Even if some indirect materials need to be imported, they are all purchased from our allied countries, and you can check the customs declarations!"
Ryan James replied with an excited smile.
Whether the person in front of him believed it or not, he himself did.
A good salesman must understand one principle, the highest level of deception first involves deceiving oneself.
If you cannot even convince yourself, it's impossible to fool others.
Not to mention, everyone knows that the regulation proposed by that building is a joke.
In previous years, they spent millions of US dollars cooperating with a big data analysis company to design a big data AI product specifically for calculating the dependency of their product purchases on products from Huaxia.
According to the calculations, the dependency reached over 60%, which made the higher-ups doubt the accuracy of the data they received. But in the end, the matter was dropped.
In this regard, the people on the other side were the real grandmasters of self-deception.
Ryan James could not help feeling inferior.
"Don't worry," Ryan James lowered his voice and said, "By the way, Mr. Thomas, next month is Labor Day, and by tradition, the state branch office has to order gifts for all employees today. It just so happens that this task has landed on me this year, and I was thinking, maybe we should get a more creative gift this time, could you refer a company to me?"
Rome Thomas looked at Ryan James and said, "I do know a company that designs really nice creative gifts, and they specialize in handling orders for companies like yours, it's just that the price is a bit on the high side. I don't know if it is in your budget."
"Oh? How expensive?" Ryan James asked in surprise.
"The design fees are not low, but I've heard that the cost of each gift averages about 100-130 US dollars. Of course, it depends on how many gifts you need," Rome Thomas said reservedly.
"Well, that's fortunate, that price is pretty much in line with the company's budget from previous years, and we are not short on staff either, we need to prepare at least 1200 gifts," Ryan James replied.
"Okay, that store is located at 118 West 19th Street, Alexis Boutique Services."
"Hold on, let me write that down, thank you, Mr. Thomas, you've really helped me out. Perhaps I should apply for some consulting fees for you." Ryan James took out a small notebook from his pocket and began to write earnestly.
For the first time, Rome Thomas, who had remained reserved, revealed a smile and said, "Consulting fees are unnecessary, just a recommendation among friends. If everything goes as expected, the project review will be approved in the next few days."