National Tide 1980.

The weather in Beijing is getting colder and colder.

It is not like the capital city which later developed the urban greenhouse effect.

It is the coldest day of the 39th day of the winter in Beijing right now. It is so cold that if you spit outside, it will almost freeze to the ground.

People kept complaining about being frozen to death, saying it was so cold that even their ears would freeze off, so they couldn't go out.

But the cold weather still repeatedly challenges people's endurance limits.

It was only then that people discovered that humans are actually more flexible than they thought.

"Please criticize me. I, I was wrong. I was not mature enough. I didn't know the big picture. I didn't care about the overall situation. I acted on impulse and caused trouble for you. I made things difficult for you..."

Obviously, Ning Weimin is a master with such ability.

Although he never thought that it was his fault that he had a conflict with the Asian Sugar King, the Guo family.

But when standing in front of Huo Yanping, he was like a primary school student who had made a mistake and admitted his mistake with a very good attitude.

Don't make excuses or reasons, just take all the responsibility for this matter on yourself.

why?
Just because he was sure that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily, Huo Yanping had no reason to get angry with him.

But he must also give his leader an attitude of admitting guilt and letting his leader vent his anger.

This not only satisfies the leader's need for respect, but also makes the leader feel at ease.

He cannot let his leaders think that he is no longer obedient and that he is not subject to the orders of his superiors when he is away from home.

He must make his leader feel that he is on the bridle of the horse and that the reins that tie him are still in the leader's own hands. Only in this way can the leader feel at ease and trust him, and be willing to continue to help him improve.

As for Huo Yanping, who was watching him act so hypocritically in person, he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.

Ning Weimin's thoughts could not escape his eyes, but he did not want to expose them.

Many things in this world are like this. Everyone can get by as long as they are kept secret, but once they are exposed, they become meaningless.

In fact, the reason why he cared about Ning Weimin was not only because this kid knew how to behave, had brains, and could make money, but also because he wanted to see how far this guy could go and how big a career he could achieve.

The most important reason is that this kid is definitely a lucky guy.

Sometimes, we can really solve some difficult practical problems for the country by accident.

This is the case with the fact that we were able to invite Teresa Teng to participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year.

If Ning Weimin hadn't married a Japanese movie star, or if they hadn't invested in making that movie with Teresa Teng as the heroine.

This matter, which has special significance for the cohesion of the Chinese nation, is far from easy to accomplish.

There is also the refined oil project in which COFCO and the Guo family are cooperating, and the Ministry of Agriculture originally had reservations about it.

The higher-ups are a little worried that COFCO is too hasty in attracting foreign investment and is allowing the Guo family to lead the way by relying on its financial advantage in the refined oil project.

If Kerry Group under Guo is allowed to hold 51% of the shares in the joint venture, COFCO will undoubtedly be in a more passive position in the future.

But with Ning Weimin's unexpected intervention, the Guo family members panicked and the matter became easier to handle.

The Ministry of Agriculture took the opportunity to suppress the situation and waited for Guo to come to them.

As a result, they renegotiated the shareholding ratio and increased COFCO's share to 51%. Only then did they inform Huo Yanping and ask him to mediate the matter.

So, in fact, Ning Weimin was not only innocent in being the troublemaker, but also meritorious.

This also makes it impossible to be really angry with him.

Of course, the key point here cannot be explained to him directly.

Therefore, Huo Yanping just watched Ning Weimin's performance silently, remaining calm and steady as a rock.

He waited until Ning Weimin had finished saying everything he wanted to say. He couldn't help licking his lips because his mouth was dry. Even he felt it was boring, so he simply picked up the teacup and handed it to Huo Yanping.

"Boss, please drink some water. After you finish, please scold me. Please don't be silent all the time. It makes me feel scared."

Huo Yanping finally spoke.

"Okay, you've finished talking. You understand the truth better than anyone else. What else can I say?"

Then he took the teacup and said with a bit of regret, "Are you still scared? I don't think so. Look at you, why did you mess with the Guo family instead of going abroad to do your business? Besides, they are so far away from you. You can mess with them, you are really capable. You dare to interfere with COFCO's investment promotion project? You are not being daring, you are courting death. If this joint venture project goes wrong because of you, can you afford the responsibility?"

"Yes, yes, yes... the leader taught me..."

Ning Weimin couldn't help but feel relieved.

He was not afraid of being scolded, but was afraid that Huo Yanping would not speak up. That would be a big deal.

On the contrary, no matter how many times Huo Yanping scolded him, he would continue with a smile.

Finally, he also wanted to thank Huo Yanping for his "teachings". "Well, I was also scared, so I came to you as soon as I returned to China to see how to make amends. The main thing is COFCO. After all, they are our own people. I can't make enemies with them just for an outsider. This is not worth it, so I have to rely on you to take care of it. I have no disrespect for COFCO."

"Hehe, now you're scared. Then what did you do earlier? If you don't want to offend anyone, then don't fight with them. Who can you blame? Look at you, why didn't you tell me about this? Do you have to show off and prove that you can ruin other people's business? You are not a child, you are confused."

"No, no! Leader, I don't have such an idea. What I want is to make money through harmony. In fact, since the beginning when I was targeted by the Guo family, I sent people to Singapore to settle the matter peacefully, and even apologized and begged for peace. But the Guo family didn't give me a chance to raise the white flag. In this case, how can I ask you for help? Should I ask you to apologize to the Guo family on my behalf and beg for peace? Then I would really become a typical idiot and a good-for-nothing, dragging you to pay for my shame. How can it be worth your help? So what can I do? All I can do is throw rat shit into the Guo family's porridge pot. Even if the medicine doesn't kill him, I will disgust him for half a year. Only when the Guo family feels the pain and they take the initiative to ask you for help, you can speak for them."

"Hmm? You are thinking about me, so I should thank you? Thank you for letting me maintain my status and saving my face?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to say that I was forced into this. I had no choice. Who told me that I was just a small character? I had no right to stand in front of them to clarify misunderstandings. Who made the Guo family so rich? Who made us controlled by others? The Asian Sugar King, how powerful it is. I also know that our white sugar exports were sniped by others in the 1960s. If we anger them again, and they withdraw their investment, won't we be back to being penniless? So if someone wants to blame me for this, I completely understand. Well, as long as the joint venture can be achieved, my personal honor and disgrace don't matter..."

"Okay, okay, okay! Stop it!"

Just after taking a sip of tea and feeling a little better, Huo Yanping got mad again and banged his head on the table.

"Hey, are you admitting your mistake? Or are you trying to take credit for yourself? Do you still feel that you are innocent and wronged, huh?..."

"No, no, how could that be possible? I just said it without thinking, just because I felt it."

Facing Huo Yanping's angry stare, Ning Weimin put on a smile and quickly softened his expression.

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"Besides, I have already made peace with the Guo family. In the future, we will have in-depth cooperation in the hotel's catering business. This should be considered as turning hostility into friendship. Leader, everything is done according to your wishes. If you are not satisfied with anything, please criticize me, and I will accept it with an open mind."

Huo Yanping was helpless looking at Ning Weimin's hypocritical and tough attitude.

He shook his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Okay, stop giving me false advice. Still criticizing you? I don't need to worry about you. As for COFCO, don't worry about it. I will say hello to them."

Then he put down the teacup and changed the subject, no longer dwelling on Ning Weimin's "mistake".

"Being able to discuss cooperation with the Guo family proves that you have done a good job. Tell me how you have been through the past six months. What experiences have you had in Japan, and what achievements and insights have you gained."

Ning Weimin would definitely be disgusted if someone asked him that question in such a condescending manner.

But when Huo Yanping asked this question and matched his tone, Ning Weimin actually felt it was very natural.

Especially seeing Huo Yanping's friendly expression and the assurances he gave, it meant that the Guo family's affairs were over.

Feeling happy and relaxed, Ning Weimin told everything he had done overseas after getting married.

And not only Japan, but France was also mentioned.

But due to the ideological limitations of the country, he did not mention the speculative games he had engaged in in Japan, the real estate he had acquired in France, or his participation in equity battles.

In addition to his efforts to promote Chinese culture in Japan, the topics he discussed mainly focused on restaurant management, as well as high-value-added agricultural products such as rouge rice and chestnut mushrooms, and the results of his trial promotions in Japan.

He also had established a relatively good personal relationship with Henri Lacamier, the head of LVMH, and was very likely to obtain the LVMH wine agency rights, so he informed Huo Yanping in advance.

Huo Yanping listened very carefully, and occasionally asked Ning Weimin about the current economic situation in Japan and France, political tendencies, social changes, and what the people think...

In this way, the two of them kept talking until it was dark outside and time for dinner. The nanny came and invited them to eat, and the conversation came to an end.

At this time, Huo Xin's mother still did not show up.

Perhaps because she still hated Ning Weimin because of her daughter, or perhaps she didn't want to disturb their conversation, she chose not to show up and ate alone in her room.

As for Ning Weimin, he didn't care too much about it. Instead, he took out the gift he brought - Hennessy XO - at the dinner table.

This was a form of flattery by using a flower to offer to Buddha, and also a way to use this object to bring up some important issues that he wanted to discuss with Huo Yanping.

"Is this the kind of wine you want to represent? Not bad. When I was a diplomat in Europe, I also drank this kind of wine at cocktail parties. It seems that cognac is not cheap. It is the top brandy in France. How much is a bottle like this?"

As expected, Huo Yanping naturally focused his attention on the bottle of wine.

"If it is exported from France in large quantities, it is estimated that the tariff plus the freight will not exceed 650 yuan. Now, this kind of wine and similar products are obtained from the mainland through the wine dealers in Hong Kong. The retail price in Friendship Stores is basically between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan. If it is sold to customers in foreign-related hotels, it will be more expensive, 8,000 to 9,000 yuan per bottle, or even tens of thousands of yuan."

"This wine is so expensive! Is the profit so huge?"

Huo Yanping was not a worldly-wise man, but after returning to China and living in the Republic for a long time, this number still surprised him.

After all, his monthly salary couldn't even afford a bottle of wine, and this was a reality that he was unwilling to believe and a little hard to accept.

And what Ning Weimin needed was his surprise. "To be honest, I now think that going abroad is still good, because only when you go abroad and see the real world, you will know that you are sitting in a well and looking at the world. Take me for example, in the past I only knew that bird's nest, ginseng, abalone, shark's fin, bear paw, deer fetus, camel hump and other good things, and those things were the top ingredients, but it's not true."

"After I went abroad, I realized that our understanding of the concept of luxury is too backward, both in terms of ideology and industry. In fact, foreigners, those truly developed countries, have long industrialized this kind of food luxury through artificial breeding or special cultivation methods. Things that are caught in the wild are inferior, because not only are they harmful to nature, but there is no way to control the quality or quantity, and the benefits are too limited."

"For example, Japanese wagyu beef can be sold for hundreds to thousands of RMB per kilogram. French Bresse chicken can be sold for about 2,000 to 3,000 RMB per raw chicken. New Zealand's kiwifruit is especially popular. It was originally our Zhangjiajie kiwifruit, but it was made famous by foreigners and earns considerable export profits in the international market every year."

"In my opinion, we can definitely try this path. I won't talk about the whole country. In Beijing alone, we actually have countless special high-quality crops and fruits. But these things have never received proper attention. Nor have they received adequate protection. What I want to do now is to work with the Agricultural University to protect these things, and find ways to further improve their quality, and launch and promote our own top-quality ingredients in the international market."

"Of course, I'm not trying to steal COFCO's business. I just think we can try to develop some fine small-category agriculture. COFCO solves the problem of people having enough food to eat. What I want to solve is whether we can earn foreign exchange for the country with these things and make long-term, excess profits. Just like the Rouge rice I brought to Japan this time, it's not hard to sell. A bowl of rice costs less than two taels of rice, and it's tens of thousands of yen. Can you imagine growing dozens, hundreds, or even hundreds of tons of Rouge rice?"

"One ton is 100 million yen. If there are hundreds of tons of production every year, it is equivalent to hundreds of millions of RMB. Isn't this important to the local economy of the capital? But unfortunately, the cultivation of rouge rice is more restricted. To ensure the quality, scientific methods must be used. At present, only some areas where the spring water of Yuquan Mountain flows through are suitable for cultivation. In addition, the west is a military stronghold, and the HD district has recently vigorously developed industry. Therefore, the land suitable for cultivation is getting less and less. I want to accomplish this, but there are too many obstacles. I need your advice and help." (End of this chapter)