rebirth of change

The Prime Minister's Office is on St. George's Avenue. After entering through the big iron gate, there is a small garden, which is full of spring at this time.

Richard Cotter was about fifty years old, and his belly was slightly fat. Chen Kangjie and his car drove up to the steps in front of the main building. Ouyang Zhenhua got out of the car first, and after climbing two steps, Richard Cotter Kurt greeted him warmly, and the two exchanged greetings while shaking hands. Since both sides spoke English, no translation was needed.

"Mr. Ouyang, welcome, welcome to Perth, you have worked hard all the way", as the host, Richard Cotter was the first to speak.

"Thank you, Governor, for your invitation and warm reception. It is a great honor." Ouyang Zhenhua bowed, showing Chinese courtesy and humility.

"I hope you all have a good time in Perth. Please, please come inside. I have prepared a little beer to express my heart." Richard Cotter stretched out his right hand and invited Chen Kangjie and the others in.

As the residence of the highest executive in Western Australia, the Prime Minister's Office is quite luxuriously decorated, with pure marble floors, huge pendant crystal lamps, high-quality furniture, well-dressed and courteous waiters, everything is Western-style aristocratic style.

In the banquet hall on the right side of the mansion, the long dining table is already filled with all kinds of food and drinks, and there are flowers in the middle.Under the guidance of the waiter, the guests and hosts were divided into seats, and Richard Cotter was accompanied by State Commerce Secretary Jeffrey Nash and the Office Director of the Prime Minister's Office to entertain Chen Kangjie and the others.

The waiter thoughtfully spread the napkin on Chen Kangjie and the others, and then poured wine for them.

Richard Cotter raised the goblet in front of him: "Mr. Ouyang, please, have a taste of our Western Australian special wine."

I heard that the wine in front of them is a specialty of Western Australia. Chen Kangjie and Ouyang Zhenhua are quite interested. This also shows that Richard Cotter attaches great importance to them. There is a special meaning to entertaining guests.

After the first taste, Chen Kangjie felt that this wine was quite sweet and mellow, and Ouyang Zhenhua couldn't help nodding his head in praise: "This wine is quite good. I didn't know that Western Australia can produce such fine wine before. It's really a pity. Wait. When I leave, I must take some back to Hong Kong, store it in the cellar and enjoy it slowly.”

"We have wine in several parts of Western Australia, such as the southern coast and the southern region of Geographebay, and the wine we are enjoying now comes from Margaret River, the most famous wine region in Western Australia. It is the best local winery in Lewwin Winery (e) Shiraz produced in 1981 is considered the best wine in Australia. I hope that Mr. Ouyang will deepen his understanding of our Western Australia through this visit. As long as you understand carefully, there will be many opportunities for cooperation.” Richard Cotter introduced the wine in front of him, and also hinted that Ouyang Zhenhua and the others are newcomers, and he is not good to them. Know well.

"Yes, I think we should learn more about the local culture and customs. As investors who want to invest here for a long time, this is a must-learn course," Chen Kangjie interjected.

"Mr. Ouyang, may I ask who is this...so young?" Chen Kangjie's words made Richard Cotter interested in him.

"Oh, let me introduce. This is my assistant, surnamed Chen." When asked, Ouyang Zhenhua gave a brief introduction.

"It's really young and promising. It's not easy to be at the top of a company at such a young age. Mr. Chen, thank you for your enthusiasm for investing in Western Australia. Let's drink a toast. We in Western Australia welcome all kinds of Constructive investors", Richard Cotter raised his glass to Chen Kangjie.

Chen Kangjie was not pretentious, he bowed his wine glass openly and lightly touched Richard Cotter's wine glass, and then drank it down.

"Everyone, please, you're welcome, I don't have a Chinese chef here, I hope all guests who come from afar can like it," Richard Cotter greeted warmly.

In fact, the food in front of Chen Kangjie and the others is already very rich. Even if they are used to delicious Chinese food, the local delicacies in front of them can still arouse their appetite. There are delicious Australian crocodile meat, emu, blue Delicious crabs (bluemannacrabs), grilled calamari and mushroom soup and more.

After getting off the plane, no one had eaten yet. Now that there are so many delicacies in front of them, no matter whether it is Ouyang Zhenhua or Chen Kangjie, they all have a big appetite, and they started to eat with a little politeness, but they can be regarded as upper-class people. Even if it was filling their stomachs, they hadn't reached the point of gobbling it up. The rest of them were not as relaxed as Chen Kangjie and Ouyang Zhenhua. They ate carefully, for fear of affecting their image and causing embarrassment.Often at such diplomatic banquets, many people can't get enough to eat, which is completely normal.

"Mr. Kurt, I would like to ask, when can we start business negotiations? I hope to taste these delicacies from time to time." After eating half full, Ouyang Zhenhua brought the topic to the business of this trip.

"Mr. Ouyang doesn't need to be in a hurry. You can go around Perth now. As for the specific negotiation matters, you can directly discuss with Mr. Jeffrey Nash. He is responsible for all the investment matters here." , Richard Cotter said with a smile.

Richard Cotter's words were polite, but it somehow made people feel that there was a lack of passion and willingness.

As the highest official of Western Australia, how could it be possible to hand over all investment matters to the Minister of Commerce? If it is an ordinary small investment, it is understandable for him to say so, but it involves billions of dollars, which is not a small amount. Can the Minister of Commerce make the decision on his own?Who can believe it?

"For the specific part, I think we can discuss with Mr. Nash. You may not have so much time due to work, but I still hope that Mr. Cotter can play a key role." Ouyang Zhenhua continued Clear aspects are highlighted.

"There is no problem with this. I am willing to actively promote the cooperation between us so that you can gain benefits and at the same time bring happiness to us." Perhaps because he felt that what he said just now was a bit blunt, Richard Cotter was There have been some moderate changes in attitude.

Everyone who participated in Richard Cotter's dinner party knew that it was impossible to achieve any substantial results. It was just the initial stage of the two parties, and at most it was to find out the attitude of the other party.

It was already nine o'clock when they left the Prime Minister's Office of Western Australia. They spent a total of one hour together, and Jeffrey Nash sent Chen Kangjie and the others back to the hotel.

"Mr. Nash, when do you think it would be more appropriate for us to conduct formal negotiations?" Ouyang Zhenhua asked tentatively when the two parties were about to part in the hotel lobby.

"This can be done anytime, you come from afar, it's up to you, I can spare time at any time", Jeffrey Nash's reply was very straightforward, which made Chen Kangjie and the others a little stunned.

According to Richard Cotter's attitude, Chen Kangjie and the others thought that Nash would delay or show some procrastination, but he answered directly without thinking about it.

"Well, since our time is relatively limited, I think we will start tomorrow, do you think this will work?" Ouyang Zhenhua asked further and clearly.

"Okay, but, Mr. Ouyang, are you going to check it out?" Nash kindly reminded after agreeing.

"This is no longer needed. We have already had someone to investigate. In fact, I think the Western Australian government has explored that area. It would be better if you could provide detailed parameters. This will promote the negotiation process and also affect us. It helps a lot," Ouyang Zhenhua made a request in disguise.

"To be honest, Mr. Ouyang, it is also difficult for us to obtain detailed data on both sides of the Ashburton River. There are mountainous areas where large equipment cannot enter. The team of geologists from the University of Western Australia (y) has been there twice. Our data is also based on their speculation, it would be better for you to check it yourself." Jeffrey Nash was very friendly and kind, and he could say such words.

If he heard similar words in normal times, then Chen Kangjie would feel that the other party was really sincere and friendly, but hearing such words at this moment always made Chen Kangjie feel weird, and felt that there was something wrong inside. .

It stands to reason that as a key investment attraction in Western Australia, they should have definite survey evidence. How could they make such a move based on the speculation of a few geographers? This is not serious and very inappropriate. Rules, a little playful and sloppy.

As a first-level local government, Chen Kangjie doesn't quite believe that Western Australia will be so careless.

"President Ouyang, I think it's good to send someone to do a good investigation, so that both parties have the bottom line, but I think we can talk first, there is no need to wait for the experts' investigation report, which may delay a lot of time, Mr. Nash , What do you think?" Chen Kangjie said standing beside Ouyang Zhenhua.

It seems that this is just a simple way of being an assistant, but Ouyang Zhenhua understands what Chen Kangjie means.

"I think so, and besides, the exact storage figures were already in the documents that Mr. Nash gave us before. Although this is a speculation by geographers, I believe that the level of Australian scientists should not make any major mistakes. That's right." Before Nash could answer, Ouyang Zhenhua accepted Chen Kangjie's opinion.

"Thank you for your trust. If you think so, that's fine. We can talk while you study it. How about it? I'll come over at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and we'll have some discussion in the hotel conference room first." Let’s exchange opinions on the parts that everyone cares about.”