Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1291 Not giving in

Li Changji said: "Mr. Xu, do you mean to use your country's laws as an excuse and say that Lexing should suffer such losses?"

Xu Chunliang said: "We Chinese people are honest and abide by the rules when doing business. We believe that harmony brings wealth. Our Secretary Wang said that investors in Dongzhou are free to come and go. As long as it is a legal investment, it can be guaranteed in Dongzhou and throughout China. This is why more and more foreign businessmen choose to invest in China. Lexing must have considered various factors when he was willing to invest in Dongzhou."

Li Changji said: "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't know what Mr. Li means by disappointment, just like I don't know what kind of return Lexing Group wants to get from the China-Korea Industrial Park? If you think the income cannot meet your expectations, I suggest you stop the loss in time. We will not take advantage of you. Even if you decide to withdraw your investment, we will not stop you."

Li Changyou couldn't bear it any longer: "You said it, can you take responsibility?"

Xie Mingsheng hurriedly said, "Calm down, everyone calm down. Xiao Xu didn't mean for you to withdraw your investment. He was talking about a possibility."

Xu Chunliang said: "There are many possibilities. Recently, there is a rumor that the location of the China-Korea Industrial Park has a mystery, because the discovery of the Warring States tomb has disrupted your layout."

Li Changji said: "Mr. Xu, please be careful with your words and actions."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "I heard that, too. I don't think a rational investor would easily withdraw their investment. First, the conditions we offer are not bad, and the subsequent compensation plan shows our sincerity. Second, if you really want to withdraw your investment, then the rumors outside will be confirmed."

Li Changji asked, "Are you insinuating that we have ulterior motives regarding the Warring States tomb?"

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "Boss Li, that's what you said. I don't think so. You are such a large multinational company and you are not short of money. How could you do such shady things? It's illegal to covet other national treasures. Rumors are scary. I guess these ridiculous rumors might have been deliberately spread by Lexing's competitors."

The negotiation representatives from Dongzhou looked at each other in bewilderment. This guy is too bold. You are not trying to appease the people, you are actually driving them away.

Li Changyou cursed in his heart, you said it, you are the worst guy in the whole Dongzhou, maybe that comic book "The Tomb of the Ancients" has something to do with you, you deliberately ruined the reputation of our Lexing Group.

Li Changji was not angry, but nodded with a smile and said, "It seems to make sense to hear what Mr. Xu said. I would like to ask, is there anyone interested in this piece of land?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Mr. Li is very observant. To be honest, it's not just one company. You should know about the new hospital of the Infectious Diseases Hospital. After Kangjian applied for withdrawal of investment, three large groups immediately rushed to invest."

Li Changji said: "It's not that Mulan Group has taken over."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Boss Li is still very well-informed."

Li Changji said: "Kangjian invested 5 billion, but in the end, it only received 4.5 billion through the transfer. This is what you call freedom of coming and going."

Xu Chunliang said: "In fact, we did not investigate the source of Kang Jian's investment out of goodwill. If we had investigated carefully, I'm afraid he wouldn't have gotten the 4.5 billion so quickly."

A group of people listened to Xu Chunliang and Li Changji arguing with each other. No one wanted to interrupt, and it was impossible to interrupt at this time. Xu Chunliang did not give the Korean side any face at all.

Li Changyou glanced at Li Changji. He was reminding Li Changji that she should withdraw her investment and that she must put pressure on Dongzhou, otherwise they would not realize the seriousness of the situation. This was also the routine they had agreed on in advance.

But Li Changji did not react at all. She picked up the preferential conditions offered by Dongzhou and flipped through them again, saying softly, "How about this, we will go back and think about it, and we will give you a reply as soon as possible."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Wait for good news."

Li Changji stood up and left. The Korean representatives stood up with her. The Chinese representatives also stood up to see her off out of courtesy. Before Li Changji left, she actually took the initiative to extend her hand to Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang shook hands with her and felt her palms were very cold. Her pulse was weak and disordered. He looked at Li Changji's eyes. At first glance, they were black and white, but when he looked closely, he saw that the whites of her eyes were bluish-green. His heart was moved.

Li Changji said: "There is a Chinese saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. It must be referring to young talents like Mr. Xu."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "We advocate the spirit of seeking truth from facts and doing things. Ms. Li has an elegant temperament and is beautiful and intelligent. She doesn't look like a tigress at all."

A smile actually appeared at the corner of Li Changji's lips: "Nice to meet you." She led the crowd and turned away without even looking at Xie Mingsheng, let alone saying hello to him.

Xie Mingsheng had already stretched out half of his hand, but he retracted it awkwardly. Lin Yaoming, who was standing next to him, pretended not to see anything and secretly felt lucky that he had stretched out his hand too late, otherwise he would have been as embarrassed as Xie Mingsheng.

According to the management of a country of etiquette, the Korean representatives should have been sent downstairs. Xie Mingsheng's mood was obviously affected. Since the other party did not give him face, there was no need for him to show such courtesy.

Xu Chunliang never thought of giving it away.

After the representatives of Lexing Group left the meeting room, Xie Mingsheng sighed and said, "There is still no progress." He was speaking realistically, and at the same time, he was also expressing an attitude in a tactful way. You, Xu Chunliang, are just like that. Young people should not blindly show off their strength. Negotiations require skills. I will report these situations to Secretary Wang later. Xu Chunliang said, "No progress is the greatest progress."

The people around turned their eyes to the boy again. What he said sounded quite profound.

Not to mention that Li Changji looked down on this group of people, Xu Chunliang was the same. There were quite a few people who came, but no one dared to speak up for justice at the critical moment. It would be fine if those Koreans didn't know who the master was, but don't you know?

Xu Chunliang said to Xie Mingsheng, "Director Xie, I have to go first. Secretary Wang is waiting for me to report the situation." In fact, there was no such thing at all. The reason why Xu Chunliang said this was to let everyone know that his relationship with Wang Jianming was extraordinary. This was also a means of preparing for a rainy day, so as to prevent some people with ulterior motives from gossiping in front of Wang Jianming.

The result of this negotiation was immediately passed to Wang Jianming. After listening to Xie Mingsheng's report, Wang Jianming pondered for a while before saying, "Old Xie, Lexing didn't propose to withdraw its investment?"

Xie Mingsheng said: "Someone did mention it, but Li Changji didn't."

Wang Jianming said: "It seems that they will not leave."

Xie Mingsheng thought to himself that they said they would consider it carefully, but they didn't say they wouldn't leave. You didn't have a meeting, so how could you make such a judgment? He whispered, "But I don't think the Korean side has any signs of softening."

Wang Jianming said: "It's better to save face than to suffer. We have shown enough sincerity and given them a way out. If they continue to be stubborn, they will be the ones who suffer in the end."

Only then did Xie Mingsheng realize that Wang Jianming's attitude was becoming increasingly tough. Could it be that he had found a new investor? It seemed that he had not yet fully understood the leadership spirit.

Wang Jianming asked: "How did Xu Chunliang perform?"

Xie Mingsheng didn't dare to say anything bad about Xu Chunliang, and smiled and said, "He is vigorous and resolute in his work, and he has some of the style of Secretary Wang."

Wang Jianming knew Xie Mingsheng considered Xu Chunliang his own man, and said calmly: "It's a good thing for young people to be brave and fight, but they tend to be overreacting. The reason why I asked you to negotiate is to ask an experienced old comrade like you to help him hold the line."

Xie Mingsheng smiled bitterly to himself. He was only fifty years old, and in Wang Jianming's eyes he was already an old comrade. But he was not wrong. Wang Jianming was younger than him, not to mention Xu Chunliang, who was about the same age as his son. Yet such a young man seemed to be more popular in front of Secretary Wang than himself.

Xie Mingsheng said: "I will definitely not let Secretary Wang down."

Wang Jianming said: "You have to understand that I asked you to hold the fort, not to hold you back. You must remain consistent with the outside world. No matter what, you must not sacrifice the interests of Dongzhou or the country."

Xie Mingsheng nodded repeatedly: "I understand! I understand!" He was somewhat suspicious whether someone was saying bad things about him behind his back. Now thinking back, he was indeed a little too polite to the Korean side.

After Xie Mingsheng left, Qin Zhengyang came to the office and saw that Wang Jianming was in a good mood, so he guessed that today's negotiations went smoothly.

Qin Zhengyang said: "Secretary Wang, the Commerce Committee will have an investment promotion conference at the end of the month. I would like to invite you to attend. Do you think you can spare the time?"

Wang Jianming said: "Let's talk about it later. I have too much work and family matters recently, and I really don't have enough time."

As Wang Jianming's secretary, Qin Zhengyang knew his current situation better than anyone else. He nodded and wanted to say something, but gave up after thinking about it. In Qin Zhengyang's view, being busy was not an excuse. Xu Chunliang was also trying to attract investment for Dongzhou. Moreover, Wang Jianming put him in this position, so it was nothing for him to help out.

Wang Jianming suddenly remembered something: "Is the investment promotion conference jointly organized by the Business Committee and Binhu New District?"

Qin Zhengyang shook his head. "After careful consideration, Binhu New District decided not to participate. They just held an investment promotion event last month and thought that the short time interval might not be effective."

Wang Jianming said, "It's just an excuse. How can there be too many investment promotion activities? I guess Mei Ruxue wants to avoid suspicion and doesn't want to have too much contact with him."

Qin Zhengyang laughed. He thought so too, but it was not convenient for him to comment. He was not qualified to comment on Mei Ruxue.

Wang Jianming said: "By the way, what is the relationship between Mei Ruxue and Xu Chunliang now?"

Qin Zhengyang said: "They are colleagues. I had a meal with them a few days ago, and I felt that there was still some unfamiliarity between them."

Wang Jianming said, "If you have a chance, talk to Xu Chunliang. No matter what happened between them in the past, now that they are working together again, they should adjust their mentality and handle their relationship correctly. It must not affect their work."

(End of this chapter)