Behind the scenes

Chapter 30

Mr. Green smiled, "You have an old saying in China, which is 'know yourself and know the enemy, and you can win a hundred battles'. The reason why our ATC company can gain a foothold in the world and develop so fast is because of this old saying in China. It is also a sentence my mother taught me since I was a child." Mr. Green looked very proud, posing a victorious posture.

Li Zimin thought for a while and said: "We have benefited a lot from Mr. Green's words. On the one hand, it shows that Mr. Green is smart and capable, and on the other hand, it also shows that Mr. Green is sincere in cooperation. If you don't want to go to this Project, can you make the situation so detailed? And we ourselves are not as detailed as you.”

"Mr. Mayor, may I interrupt you?" Green seemed even more excited after hearing Li Zimin's words. "To tell you the truth, Mr. Mayor, we have already started the inspection of equipment. I will fly back to Europe tonight to conduct market inspections on the main equipment of carbon disulfide and the equipment of the methionine production line. Let’s do some research on the market.”

"So, are you going to finalize this project?" Li Zimin asked.

"Yes. We have basically made a decision. We study the problem, unlike your Chinese officials, who have to study it over and over again. I am the chairman, and I can decide after discussing with several major directors. Of course, the specific agreement I can’t sign today, when I come back from Europe, I will go to your city and your factory to conduct another on-site investigation, and finally sign the agreement.”

"When can you go?" Li Zimin asked.

"About... about 20 days later."

"Well, we will welcome you in Xianghan City in 20 days." Li Zimin said as he closed the notebook on the table.He knew that there was nothing left to talk about now.

Mr. Green stood up, "I'm sorry, I can't have lunch with you at noon today. I have an important business event. I have to leave here and return to Europe in the evening. I have prepared a buffet here for you."

"No. We don't eat here. We have to go back to the office. If there is an air ticket tonight, we will fly back." Li Zimin stood up as he said.

The formal negotiations only lasted for more than 40 minutes, and it is unbelievable that such a major event has been settled in this way.Bai Zhi stood up and asked beside him, "Mr. Green, should we write something about this meeting, or a summary, and if both parties sign it, it will be considered a certificate!"

Green smiled. "You Chinese are willing to do this. But we Europeans don't like this. What's the point of signing something that has no actual content."

Li Zimin said: "No need. We trust ATC and Mr. Green. See you in Xianghan City in 20 days." After he finished speaking, he went up to shake hands with Mr. Green, and then left the Continental Hotel.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Zimin led the negotiating team to board the plane returning to Xianghan from Shenzhen.

32
After two days of intense preparations, the Xianghan Municipal Government's Merchants Promotion Conference to Haimen was grandly held at the Sihai Hotel.The grandeur of the scene is also unprecedented in recent years.In front of the hotel, 100 large balloons are floating side by side. Below the balloons are 09 large slogans: Warmly celebrate the grand opening of the Xianghan Municipal People's Government Investment Promotion Conference.Focus on reform, promote opening up, sell enterprises, and seek development.The people of Xianghan City welcome you. ... On the front of the hotel, there is a row of big characters one meter square: Xianghan Municipal People's Government Economic Merchants Association.In front of the gate, two 30-member bands started playing at nine o'clock, making the Sihai Hotel lively after a long time of desertion.The main venue is in the large conference hall on the eighth floor, which is very gorgeously arranged.There are three rows of seats on the podium, and rows of flower baskets are placed in front of the podium.All the invited guests sat in the first ten rows. The meeting started at ten o’clock. At nine o’clock, the members of the Xianghan Municipal Government Investment Promotion Group headed by Liu Rong had already taken their positions and began to make various preparations. They participated at [-]:[-] The meeting personnel began to register. At the registration office, after the guests holding the invitation signed their names, they would receive various materials of the meeting, the table number for lunch and a beautiful souvenir—a beautifully packaged domestic women’s watch.In addition, the invited journalists from various news units of the central government stationed in Hainan, and reporters from news units at the Hainan and Haimen levels also received an extra red envelope, which contained [-] yuan.This is the so-called "service fee".

According to the 120 invitations sent by Ma Guanjun in advance, at [-]:[-], [-] people actually signed in.However, the number of journalists from the news unit was particularly large. When one was invited, two usually came. The reporters from the TV station had more people, and only one camera had five or six people.Therefore, the "labor service fee" was obviously not prepared enough. Each news unit only needed one copy of materials, but each of them had a share of souvenirs and labor service fees.The deputy mayor of Haimen City Government was naturally the deputy mayor of Beijing. Accompanied by Secretary-General Jia, he arrived at the venue at a little after nine o'clock. After meeting Liu Rong and shaking hands, he looked for Wu Qing everywhere, saying that he drank too much the day before yesterday. Yes, it's all Wu Qing's irrigation, and I'm going to avenge my drunkenness at noon today.But when he really saw Wu Qing's face, he stepped forward and took Wu Qing's hand, but refused to let go for a long time, "Section Chief Wu, you are really embarrassing, I was so drunk that I didn't talk about it all night, I haven't been working well for two days."

Wu Qing’s attire today has changed from the previous two times. She is dressed like a professional woman, with a silver-gray top and skirt, and a white shirt with a large collar turned inside out. The neckline is neither high nor low. Wearing a platinum necklace, under the necklace is a platinum pendant inlaid with diamonds, which looks very expensive. Her long hair is tied up, and the hair is tied with a bright red scarf, which is very dazzling. The suit skirt on her lower body is very short, revealing two very charming thighs, and a pair of high-heeled high-end leather shoes on her feet, making her look slim. "Mayor Jing, you came really early." Wu Qing smiled and talked to Mayor Jing.

"I came early, just to talk to you a few more words, how about it, I told you that day, did you agree?"

"Agreed to what?" Wu Qing asked puzzled.

"Come to our Haimen. I'm telling the truth. You choose the job, I arrange the position, and the salary satisfies you." The mayor of Beijing looked serious.

Wu Qing smiled and took his hand out of the Mayor of Beijing's hand, "I really want to come to Haimen, and I am satisfied with the conditions given to me by the Mayor of Beijing. But I don't care if I can move or not. Mayor Liu agrees, and Mayor Liu disagrees, so I can't move." Wu Qing said while turning his gaze to Liu Rong who was standing aside.

Liu Rong shook his head with a smile, "Mayor Jing, you want to poach me, but that won't work. Section Chief Wu is in our government, she is a pillar, and her written materials are first-rate."

"How about first-class, you just gave her a section chief, too big to use, isn't this a waste of talent?!" Mayor Jing said loudly.

"Mayor Beijing, don't worry, we won't waste talents. We have thought about Xiao Wu's job when we go back this time." Liu Rong glanced at Wu Qing and said while looking at Mayor Beijing.

"You just give it to the deputy county group. I don't think it's a big deal. If you come to me, you can be the county, or the deputy department. Can you? Xiao Wu, I think you should come!" The mayor of Beijing is still not reconciled.

Wu Qing said with a smile: "Thank you Mayor Beijing for making arrangements for me, and also thank Mayor Liu for considering me. Right now, I am still working in Xianghan. If I really want to come one day, Mayor Beijing must definitely welcome me! "

"That's good, that's good. I'll welcome you when you come." Mayor Jing agreed.

As soon as they spoke, all the people participating in the investment promotion meeting had arrived.It was ten o'clock.Ma Guanjun came over and said: "Mayor Liu, everything is ready and we can start. Please lead comrades to the rostrum!"

Liu Rong accompanied the mayor of Beijing to the rostrum, and the mayor of Beijing asked, "Xiao Wu, won't you come up?"

Wu Qing said: "The rostrum is where the leader sits. How can I get on it? I'll sit below."

The mayor of Beijing reluctantly stepped up to the rostrum.

The investment promotion meeting was presided over by the deputy secretary of the Xianghan Municipal Party Committee. He first introduced the names of the leaders of Haimen City who attended the meeting and the names of the main leaders of the Xianghan Municipal Government Investment Promotion Group, and then invited Liu Rong, the mayor of Xianghan Municipal Government, to speak.

Liu Rong is wearing a light blue suit today, with a red rose pinned to the left jacket pocket, white shirt, red tie, freshly blown hair, and looks very young and handsome.He took the manuscript he had prepared in advance, went to the microphone, saluted the guests first, and then read aloud according to the manuscript: "Dear leaders of Haimen City, all the news units of the central government stationed in Hainan, Hainan Province, and Haimen City Leaders and friends, leaders of various party and government agencies, leaders of enterprises and institutions attending today's investment promotion meeting, ladies and friends, first of all, on behalf of the Xianghan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the People's Government of Xianghan City, please allow me to welcome all friends to our We would like to express our warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the China Merchants Association.”

Speaking of this, there was applause from below.After the applause, Liu Rong continued to read the manuscript: "The purpose of our business promotion conference is to promote the enterprises in Xianghan City to the whole country, and take advantage of the spring breeze of reform and opening up to boldly carry out reforms. We must dare to stand out in the country, dare to Take the road that others have not gone before, boldly explore, and sell all the state-owned enterprises that can be sold. No matter who is willing to buy and develop in Xianghan, we will warmly welcome them with both hands." He then introduced Xianghan The city's history, natural conditions and a series of preferential policies for selling businesses.Liu Rong's speech was not too long, it was over in four to ten minutes.

After Liu Rong's speech, it was Ma Guanjun, deputy secretary-general of the Xianghan Municipal Government, who introduced the situation of the sale of the company.Ma Guanjun came to the rostrum full of energy. According to the materials distributed to the participants, he introduced the basic situation of a total of [-] enterprises including textile, chemical, electronic, mechanical, metallurgical and commercial enterprises.Because there are many companies and they are divided into various industries, the materials are very thick, and he struggled to study. Sweat broke out on his head, and he drank water and wiped his sweat from time to time.There was also some chaos in the venue.

Most of the people who participated in the meeting were government officials and journalists. They did not want to know the specific situation of each company. Some of them were acquaintances and colleagues. Not many people.Some people whispered, some opened the exquisite watch box, looked at the commemorative watch, and calculated how much the watch was worth.

Wu Qing sat in the third row from the back of the venue.Not long after the meeting started, two very young girls who looked about 20 years old came in, but they were dressed very specially. They sat beside Wu Qing with invitations and souvenirs. As soon as it was placed on the empty chair in front, I started to play with the watch, looking right and left, a girl in red said to another girl in pink: "How much is this watch worth?"

The girl in pink replied: "Made in China, 200 yuan!"

The girl in the red dress said again: "Then we can earn. There is also a meal at noon. If we eat hard, we can get back a hundred yuan."

"How did you get those two invitations?" asked the girl in pink.

The girl in the red dress said: "The customer I picked up last night may be an official. He drank too much wine and asked me to go to his other house. He agreed that the night would cost [-] yuan. He messed with me three times that night, endlessly, and really lifted my mood. But when I was happy, he couldn’t do it anymore. When giving money, he gave four hundred yuan, and took out this Two invitations, said to go to a meeting, with souvenirs, and lunch, these two invitations cost one hundred yuan, I said nothing, who knows if this is true or not. No way, he had to give me five yuan. One hundred yuan. Before I left, I took these two invitations back, but he didn't ask me for them. I thought I didn't have any work in the morning anyway, so I asked you out to see if the invitations are real or not. You see , Here we are, you are so polite to us, you really have a souvenir, you really have a lunch, look, this is earned! These two invitations add up to one yuan, which is more than what you earned in one night last night. "

The girl in pink said: "Such good things can happen anywhere. I have been doing this for a year, but I haven't met one. This afternoon, we both enjoy eating a big public plate."

"Hey hey", the two girls laughed softly.

Hearing this, Wu Qing glanced at the two girls with discriminating eyes, stood up, and walked to the empty seats a few rows ahead.She felt very uncomfortable in her heart. How could there be an escort lady in an extremely solemn and grand government investment promotion meeting? If it was told, it would become a political joke.But the fact is that the escort lady came in, received a souvenir, and had a sumptuous lunch in a while.

Ma Guanjun spoke on the stage for more than an hour, talking dryly, and finally finished his speech amidst the chaotic buzz of the venue, and walked off the stage.Then, Deputy Mayor Jing of Haimen City delivered a welcome speech.The mayor of Beijing spoke very imposingly. Holding the speech draft prepared in advance, he read it vigorously while looking at the audience. He saw two girls, one red and one pink, but he didn't see that they were still sitting there just now. Wu Qing in silver-gray clothes.He looked elsewhere a few times, but he didn't see Wu Qing. In this way, his voice was not as loud as when he first came up, and his momentum was much worse.

After the mayor of Beijing delivered the welcome speech, the negotiations began. The personnel of the Xianghan City Investment Promotion Group were divided into several groups according to the division of labor, and prepared to negotiate with the enterprises participating in the meeting.After the conference was over, not many people who participated in the conference went to the various groups to negotiate. Some people left, and some went straight to the restaurant on the second floor, and all the people who came to attract business from Xianghan City were exposed in the conference hall.

(End of this chapter)