dognovel Chapter 1141 Toad Looking for Frog
Chapter 1141 Toad Looking for Frog
Chapter 1141 Toad Looking for Frog
"You go, I won't go."
Li Xuewu smiled and declined, "I'll just wait for you guys to come back home."
"That won't work—"
Ding Zigui smiled and said to Li Huaide who was standing beside the car: "It would be fine if we don't have this condition, but if we have this condition, why don't we use it?"
He turned around, held Li Xuewu's arm and said half-jokingly: "You have to go, go to that station, our committee office is counting on you to boost morale."
"You have to go, you have to go to learn martial arts, and Comrade Yuhua will take care of the family—"
Li Huaide waved his hand and said, "You are more convenient in communication."
"That's right. If I were to go and tell them, I'd have to bring an interpreter with me, which is really inconvenient."
Ding Zigui smiled and patted Li Xuewu's arm and said, "Quick, get in Director Li's car. I'll tell Comrade Yuhua and we'll set off now."
He only said this, and without waiting for Li Xuewu to refuse, he went to find Ao Yuhua.
Li Xuewu had no choice but to whisper a few words to Peng Xiaoli and then got on the car.
Li Huaide raised his hand, chuckled and said, "Director Ding is right, you should go. In some situations, it would be more appropriate for you to come forward."
"You've already given them face by going there. Don't worry too much about the details."
Li Xuewu said: "The French are here to make a name for themselves, so they won't be too picky."
"And..." He gave Lao Li a heads-up in advance: "Don't think of them as too gentlemanly. The French are the most casual and difficult to manage."
"I have heard a little about this. You should pay more attention to the things you should pay attention to."
Li Huaide glanced back and saw that Ding Zigui had already got on the car and the convoy started slowly.
This time, the French Santaya Group hosted a technical team working in China at the Red Star International Hotel.
That is the team of architectural designers and engineering architects it assembled in France.
The Santaya Group is an international trader and does not employ a large group of engineers and designers for nothing.
Human resources are still very expensive in the West, especially professional and technical personnel.
In international trade, partners may also have construction and design requirements, and the Santaya Group will help form a professional technical team.
That is to say, we screen and recruit technical personnel in the country who are willing to work abroad and receive such high salaries.
People working in the construction industry all have one characteristic, which is high mobility.
This is not what they want. This is the nature of the industry. When the engineering project is completed, the project team will be disbanded.
Only larger builders with more business will employ designers and engineers on a long-term basis.
This time, it was not Red Star Factory that took the initiative to ask the Santaya Group to help set up a team, nor was it Red Star Factory that asked the other party to contribute to the construction.
It was the Santaya Group that took the initiative to propose to participate in the construction of the ecological industrial zone.
The group's president, Chantal, came to Beijing with a business tour group. In addition to visiting her husband who works here, she also came to investigate the market.
Her husband has worked here for many years and is relatively familiar with the mainland's industry, commerce and construction, which can provide her with the opportunity to try new things.
The Red Star Factory, which transformed from heavy industry to rapid development and rise, made a splash at the Yangcheng Export Commodities Fair and easily attracted the attention of the other party.
While in Beijing, Chantal once again examined the comprehensive capabilities of the Red Star Factory from a business perspective.
After communicating and discussing with other friendly businesses, we came to a conclusion: Red Star Factory is a rapidly rising trust enterprise.
Other friendly companies have chosen a more cautious or relatively tolerant trade attitude after fully considering the current foreign trade conditions in the mainland.
Chantal has the support of the Foreign Affairs Embassy, so she is naturally more radical and courageous.
Compared with the tough Yemeni businessman Art, she would rather focus on business here.
There is no other reason. Looking down at the world from here, it is not as desolate as portrayed by the Western world.
What she saw was a situation where a lot of work needed to be done and both the economy and society were progressing rapidly.
In particular, the relatively open and positive political environment here allows business to be fully unleashed.
Yes, in Chantal's eyes, the so-called situation has nothing to do with them.
Or it can be said that it is a kind of self-repair of a unique social system, which is a very normal process.
She does not believe that the mainland will reach the level of advancement of the Western world in 20 or 30 years.
But isn't this what she wants to see, a large construction site with continuous development and construction?
It makes me happy just thinking about it. In such a vast land, if we just open up a little bit of market to her, the Santaya Group will be unable to move forward.
As it turned out, her choice was extremely correct. She was able to build a 10,000-ton cargo ship just like that, which was really scary.
Even in France, she couldn't imagine what kind of business group could take on so many order requirements she listed on its own.
It can be said that when she heard at the negotiation table that Red Star Factory wanted to discuss all projects, she was unable to react.
The Santaya Group plans to establish a large-scale industrial production chain in the Mainland.
Since it doesn't exist here, they don't mind helping the mainland to develop it.
However, what no one expected was that there was no industrial chain here, but there was a trade network and supply chain.
The Red Star Factory took over all the projects, obtained parts directly through the supply chain, screened suitable targets in the trade network, and jointly established production units.
In this way, the Santaya Group no longer needs to tell the mainland how to build an industrial supply chain for the products it needs, but can just get the goods directly.
Chantal was shocked, but also became more certain about this investment.
They have shown great interest in the rising Red Star Factory, which wants to build an ecological industrial park.
Not only did he take on the task of forming a team of professional engineers and designers, he also offered to provide engineering machinery free of charge to help Red Star Factory speed up construction.
Li Xuewu had already told Li Huaide before that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Even if there is a free lunch, it is not thrown down by the French. They are not God. On the contrary, they are capitalists.
Both the professional technical team and the engineering machinery are great temptations for the Red Star Factory.
But under temptation, analyzing the other party's purpose actually had little impact on the Red Star Factory.
To Li Xuewu, the other party wanted to expand the construction market in the mainland, which was not a fantasy.
It's a matter of trying your best to get something. Isn't the operation of capital a kind of gambling?
Li Xuewu also learned about this privately through the cultural attaché of the French Embassy, Jima Roman, that Santaya was interested in setting up a construction company.
How could such a large international trading company, whose main business is construction machinery, just watch such lucrative profits being eaten up by others?
Chantal thinks the mainland's architectural style has no aesthetic appeal, just like a brick standing there.
Except for a few iconic buildings in the capital, all others are of the same style.
To her, who was born in a romantic French city, the mainland was like Cinderella, who urgently needed her help to put on a pair of crystal shoes so that she could attend the grand ball hosted by the prince of the world.
World trade and economic exchanges are themselves a big stage.
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How well can a welcome banquet be organized in this world-famous romantic country?
Today Zhang Songying finally opened her eyes.
From the red carpet at the entrance, to the service etiquette requirements of the cocktail party, to the layout of the cocktail party.
Not to mention the professionalism of the music performance team brought by the Santaya Group.
The International Hotel has an international reputation and does have foreigners visiting it, but Zhang Songying has been with Li Xuewu for a long time and is well aware of the gap between domestic hospitality hotels and those in the world.
Santaya Group rented the International Hotel to host the reception banquet, and Zhang Songying agreed to it after applying.
This is still rare in the country. Generally speaking, it is either arranged by the foreign affairs embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Based on the purity of business dealings, renting a banquet venue becomes an appropriate behavior.
Zhang Songying had already led the International Hotel team to start preparations, learning etiquette, communication and cooperation in accordance with the other party's requirements.
In the words of Li Xuewu in his reply to the application, this is also an opportunity to connect with the world and learn advanced hotel management experience from abroad.
In particular, the Santaya Group has made a strong gesture and the money it spends is very real.
It can be seen that the other party wanted to test the Red Star Factory's external attitude through this banquet.
The purpose was also to test the standards and attitudes of the Red Star Factory, Beijing, or the mainland towards foreign business operations.
Whether business activities can be carried out normally is a sign for them to judge whether it is necessary for the mainland to increase investment and continue business cooperation.
If they don't even have the opportunity to rent a hotel to hold a banquet, then they have to re-examine the business atmosphere and operating conditions here.
On the other hand, Chantal, president of Santaya Group, was very happy when she received the international hotel's acceptance and proposed to sign a formal contract.
The group does not belong to her alone. She came to China for cooperation under great pressure and invested a lot of manpower and material resources. If she was slapped in the face over such a small matter, she would be really sad, or at least unwilling to do so.
The results were very good, especially the requirements for a formal contract, which showed that Red Star Factory had received the inquiry signals they sent and made due and necessary responses.
In Chantal's view, this is a sign that Red Star Factory respects the spirit of contract and hopes to conduct normal business transactions. It is positive and constructive.
Therefore, Zhang Songying accompanied Han Yating, who had just returned to work after maternity leave, to sign a contract with the other party.
Although the event only lasts one day, the preparation time is still very long, so the contract period is not one day, but one week. During the one-week period, the International Hotel must cooperate with their hospitality work.
This contract also includes a procurement contract to purchase the materials needed for the banquet from the food supply chain under the Red Star Factory's Trade Management Center.
It also includes the chef team, service team, and logistics team of international hotels.
Han Yating brought Zhang Songying to Li Xuewu to report the work in detail.
Li Xuewu's instruction is that international hotels should accept this kind of purely commercial and hospitality service with an inclusive and open attitude in the future.
The Red Star Factory has achieved foreign trade cooperation with foreign businessmen through commodities, and the International Hotel can also promote trade cooperation under the new situation through services.
As early as the establishment of the International Hotel, Li Xuewu established a concept for Zhang Songying's service team, that is, service creates value.
It is not just ideological value and humanistic value, but also practical value that can make life better.
You can't just think about money, but you can't be stubborn either.
As an important business card of the Red Star Factory for external hospitality, the International Hotel cannot be too careful or too excellent. We must fully absorb and learn from the advanced experience of international hotel management and become an advanced service unit that is ahead of the standards of domestic hospitality hotels.
It was with Li Xuewu's support and instructions that Han Yating and Zhang Songying put aside their worries and were able to take part in the preparation of the banquet with ease.
Because they had to entertain both the technical team that came to work in China and the main cadres of the Red Star Factory.
Therefore, the welcome reception and banquet cannot be held in the evening, but only in the morning.
Especially since Red Star Factory defined this reception as a business communication and meeting, the Santaya Group was even more cautious.
Just imagine, such a large team was organized to study as soon as they entered the mainland. How strict it must be.
They wanted to strike a balance between elegance and practicality, so the reception was not held at the Foreign Affairs Embassy, but at the Red Star International Hotel, which had a superior geographical location, a larger venue, and more convenient properties.
Not only are people from the foreign affairs embassy frequented here, but foreign businessmen and journalists working in Beijing also often come here to taste the food and drink afternoon tea.
Therefore, choosing this place for the reception also represents the cautious attitude of the Santaya Group in business.
At least Li Huaide thought it was very suitable, and it was also the fundamental reason why he was willing to attend the banquet.
If a reception was really to be held at the Embassy of Foreign Affairs, he would definitely not attend, and would just ask Cheng Kaiyuan to take Li Xuewu with him.
At this point in time, we must not lose sight of the red line, otherwise it will cost lives.
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"Welcome, Director Li——"
As the host, William Robin, vice president of Santaya Group, was standing in front of the International Hotel.
As soon as the Red Star Factory's motorcade came to a stop, Li Huaide and other factory leaders got out of the car. They, together with Amandine, the economic attaché of the Foreign Affairs Embassy, came up to greet them and took the initiative to shake hands with the leaders of the Red Star Factory and say hello.
With the help of the translator, Li Huaide greeted the other party with a smile.
Li Xuewu stood behind Cheng Kaiyuan and chatted with Amandine in French with a smile.
The other party expressed their gratitude warmly for the help that Red Star Factory had given to Santaya Group and allowed them to hold a reception banquet here.
Li Xuewu's answer was also very clever. He did not link it to the relationship with the Foreign Affairs Embassy, but instead emphasized the friendly and cooperative relationship between the Red Star Factory and the Santaya Group.
He knew very well that this test was not only from the Santaya Group, but also from the French Embassy, but he didn't know the specific purpose.
However, for Li Xuewu, who often communicates with foreign businessmen and deals with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, being cautious in words and deeds is a good principle.
As I said, keep business as business and don’t get involved in other things, it’s too dangerous.
"Hi, Lee, welcome."
When I walked into the International Hotel and arrived at the banquet hall, I saw Chantal, the president of Santaya Group, coming over with a middle-aged bald man and greeting them warmly.
Li Huaide was really overwhelmed by her enthusiasm. Isn't this French woman too casual?
The man standing next to her seems to have a very close relationship with her, so he must be her man, right?
Why did she use the car lights to hit me in front of her man? Wasn't she afraid of being the one to carry the flag?
Chantal's enthusiasm really scared Li Huaide. When he hugged her, his embarrassed expression was obvious. He looked at her with a bad look: Is this how you manage your woman?
"Hi - Lee, welcome -"
This time, Chantal was not greeting Li Huaide, but Li Xuewu.
The two had met several times, and Li Xuewu didn't mind if she was a little more enthusiastic.
It's just that she was a bit partial. She brought the ball to Li Huaide, but when it came to Cheng Kaiyuan and Li Xuewu, all they could do was shake hands.
Zhang Songying was standing outside the greeting team, and when he saw this scene, the corners of his mouth almost turned upside down.
Hehe——scheming bitch——
Indeed, this is not a conspiracy, not even an open conspiracy, at best it is just a small scheme.
Unfair hospitality can highlight the extraordinary nature of the target guests, which is an old tradition of the French.
This is what noble ladies in both Britain and the United States did during the Gilded Age.
It is because the times are changing too fast, not giving them much room to develop. Otherwise, the Western world would have been plagued by these restless women long ago.
Of course, these women in later generations did not stop there and started to cause harm to people in other ways.
That punch was really powerful.
"This is my husband, Alan Adrian, he's the counselor at the Foreign Affairs Office."
Chantal took the initiative to introduce the man next to her, the man who, in Li Huaide's eyes, was bald and wearing a prairie-like hat.
Old Li still has too little experience. France has had the tradition of lovers for a long time, and it is still the same now.
In their view, chastity is like a urinal under the bed, which can be picked up when needed and kicked away when not needed.
Of course, don't kick it too hard, or you might end up spilling dirt all over the floor and making people feel disgusted.
Therefore, even if they have a lover, they will choose to retain the last bit of dignity.
In other words, you cannot divorce easily, at least not because of your lover.
As long as this condition is met, everyone will choose to turn a blind eye to the mess under the table.
They would even show off as a topic of conversation at private gatherings.
Of course, you can’t show off in front of your partner’s significant other, as that would be intentional trouble.
You see, when the little boy was learning Western culture, he was very selective in what he learned.
Men are responsible for going to work and making money, while women are responsible for housework at home. If a man has to come home before midnight, it only means that his man is not liked, has no future, and is not even taken to parties with colleagues.
For example, going to a pub or taking a bubble bath with colleagues or boss shows that the man is respected, popular and loved.
The more advanced the men are in their careers, the more secure their living conditions at home.
Of course, for women, while taking care of the home, they can also go out and relax.
This is the tragedy of a deformed nation without an independent historical and cultural heritage.
National self-confidence is not just an empty slogan, but an important factor that influences a generation.
Chantal's husband Alain didn't seem too happy with her introduction.
Especially when the other party pointed out his identity as the counselor of the Foreign Affairs Embassy, he seemed to be afraid that the Red Star Factory would take advantage of him.
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at Maggie Roman who was standing aside.
Maggie also rolled her eyes speechlessly, which was a bit playful and cute.
In fact, she shouldn't be like this in formal occasions. At least in front of outsiders, she should always stand on the side of her compatriots. The butt determines the head.
But it was obvious that this woman's butt was not only crooked, but also twisted and burned.
Of course, this expression of hers was a response to Li Xuewu looking at her. The eye contact between the two was very brief but very interesting.
She was only out of control for a moment, and then she became as polite as a white lotus.
Li Huaide actually had no desire for Alan's identity. In fact, in his eyes, this Green Brother was still a big trouble.
This can be seen from his brief greetings and the almost light handshake between them.
This speed is comparable to that of the mysophobic Western prince in later generations. If you can catch me, you win.
Therefore, the greetings at the door did not last long. The cadres of the Red Star Factory, as the main guests, were the last to arrive at the hotel.
Other foreign affairs personnel and journalists, as well as foreign business representatives who had been entertained earlier, had already entered the venue.
The format of the banquet was very unique. Accompanied by Chantal and his wife, Li Huaide led a group of people from the Red Star Factory into the venue and was surprised by the layout more than once.
The stage was expanded and a Western band was ready, waiting for the order to begin playing.
There are Chinese-style dining tables below the stage, but they are served with a Western-style cold buffet.
It's a bit weird, but still quite fashionable at that time.
At least Li Xuewu didn't see any dissatisfaction in Li Huaide's expression.
Maybe Lao Li regarded these people as scum who didn't know etiquette or were uneducated.
At Chantal's invitation, Li Huaide smiled and nodded frequently to the guests present.
At Alan's invitation, I sat in the front row, ready to listen to the concert.
Well - how should I put it, Li Xuewu himself rarely sees this kind of arrangement.
In the eyes of Westerners, concerts are elegant and should be enjoyed while sitting in the concert hall of Vienna, rather than enjoying art while drinking tea and eating cakes like listening to crosstalk in mainland China.
Perhaps this is the difference between Eastern and Western cultures in their understanding of art.
Before liberation, literary and artistic workers were not a very noble profession and were even considered the lowest class.
Then sit and listen, eat slowly, drink slowly and enjoy, applaud or curse, it's all given to you by the boss, so why dare you be so arrogant?
It's not like this in the West, not that the status of artists there is so high.
In fact, they are all similar, except that the audiences differ in their mentality and pursuits.
Let's be more straightforward and bold. Just play for fun, don't do anything unnecessary.
To put it in simple terms, don't hold it.
Western audiences are a bit confused when appreciating art.
Even when attending concerts or musicals, you should pay attention to your attire.
It's not the normal kind of attention, it's a bit abnormal. You want to compare, but you can't be too prominent.
They don't go to see a performance, but more like a fashion show, to show their ability to appreciate art and to display their own cultivation.
So from artistic performances to audiences, they cannot achieve the purity that we do.
When Mr. Mei sings, if he doesn't sing well, the teacup will hit his face.
So the name "national quintessence" is not for nothing; it is the result of people's life-long artistic efforts.
What about the West?
Whether it is music or drama, they are games for the upper class and have nothing to do with ordinary people.
This is the fundamental gap in art communication.
So some people think that playing the violin is elegant, while playing the erhu is vulgar.
Because the violin is played in concert halls and the erhu is played on the streets.
But in Li Xuewu's cognition, he did not define music as elegant or vulgar.
Music that moves him is what he likes, and music that doesn't move him is just noise.
Fortunately, this concert was very successful. At least Li Xuewu could hear that the band's performance skills were still solid.
Some people say that Li Xuewu doesn’t understand music. How can we judge the quality of his performance?
You don't need to understand. If you buy a more expensive ticket and go to a concert hall to listen, you will know that music does not choose the audience, it is the people who perform the music who choose the audience.
There is no such thing as elegance and vulgarity in this world. Do you think Lin Daiyu's fart is elegant or vulgar?
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“Are the relationships between couples abroad so messy?”
The concert ended successfully and the crowd applauded enthusiastically and praised the performing band.
After the curtain on the stage closed, the most important part of the banquet began.
Li Xuewu waved his hand to stop Li Haiyang who was about to help Li Huaide get food, whispered something in Li Huaide's ear, and the two of them stood up together.
Seeing them like this, Cheng Kaiyuan signaled to Zhang Shicheng with his eyes that he didn't need to come over.
Standing beside the dining table, Li Xuewu explained to the two of them in a low voice.
Since it's a cold buffet, don't try to provide service, otherwise the other party will gossip.
It was mainly a collision between Eastern and Western cultures, which was a trap set by the other party at this banquet.
Didn’t you say that the social system is more advanced? Then why do your managers need to be served even when they eat? What’s the difference from a hundred years ago?
In fact, this is just nitpicking. Haven't you seen that in French restaurants, people go to the kitchen to cook and serve dishes by themselves, instead of having dedicated waiters?
Of course, since it is stated that this is a buffet reception, we have to follow the rules and not take this matter too seriously.
Li Huaide must have felt uncomfortable with this way of eating, so he asked this question.
He looked at Alan and his wife who were walking in the crowd with wine glasses in hand, and said with a curled mouth, "They don't look like serious people at all."
"You have a sharp eye—"
Li Xuewu smiled and whispered to the two of them about the French lover culture.
At the same time, his eyes casually gestured to the economic specialist Amandine who was following behind Alan.
He gently reminded: "The couple each has their own way of doing things, but they are united in their common interests."
"Then marriage becomes a business—"
Cheng Kaiyuan shook his head slightly and said, "I still don't agree with this culture. It's too backward."
"Of course, this is a decadent and vulgar Western cultural concept that must be condemned and resisted."
Li Xuewu said righteously, "I agree with your point of view, but they are not from the same world as us, so let's just turn a blind eye to it."
"hehe--"
Li Huaide curled his lips and whispered: "A toad is looking for a frog, and the ugly one is playing with the flower."
When Li Xuewu heard this, he couldn't help but look up at him, and Cheng Kaiyuan looked at Lao Li with the same speechless expression, meaning, how can you have the nerve to say this!
Li Huaide, however, remained calm and composed, with an expression that said "I am a white lotus."
It can be seen that he has lost all shame to have come to this point.
After receiving the cold meal, the group from the Red Star Factory returned to the dining table with their plates and sat down.
Although it was a cold buffet, the leaders of the Red Star Factory, under the arrangement of Li Xuewu, insisted on setting up a Chinese-style banquet.
This is another confrontation between Red Star Factory and Santaya Group.
You can make the rules of the game, but I have to decide how to play it.
You were socializing with a glass of red wine in hand, but I remained calm and just sat here watching you like a clown.
Li Xuewu's move was an open conspiracy and also a setup, because there were only three empty seats at the table where they were sitting, and it depended on whether you would come or not.
Now the question is, what should Chantal, the president of Santaya Group, do?
The identities of the guests present were very complicated. The people from the Red Star Factory did not take the initiative to communicate with them, so they had to come over to say hello.
We are sitting while you are standing, you are at a loss.
Do you want to sit down?
OK, there are only three seats, and at most three people can come at a time.
Whether you are from the French Embassy or the British Embassy, you can only come to one side at a time.
Because no matter who comes, it is impossible for them to come alone, at least a female companion must occupy a seat.
Oh, it would be interesting if you bring a partner. It doesn’t matter who you bring, but who you don’t bring is the problem.
Li Xuewu quietly told Li Huaide and Cheng Kaiyuan about it, but Ding Zigui couldn't help but gave him a thumbs up.
What it means is: you are still the one who is shady.
There was nothing good to eat at the buffet, it was too sweet, or it was seafood, and Li Huaide was tired of eating this stuff cooked in French style.
For most people, the International Hotel is still a very high-end consumption place, but it is nothing to Li Huaide because he has entertainment expenses.
Of course, visitors from other units are usually hosted at the Red Star Factory and cannot come here.
It’s not that the relationship is not in place, but it’s inconvenient. How can we discuss things with a room full of foreigners?
There are only very high-level private banquets, or less formal official exchanges.
For example, the last time I met Liu Xiangqian from the city here, Lao Li really intended to treat us to a meal.
Old Li is an honest man and listened to Li Xuewu's advice. He really didn't take more than he should and just do it for the sake of showing his appreciation. He didn't have to get the drinks himself.
There were waiters walking around with drinks and pouring wine into the empty glasses.
Li Huaide and others were sitting here chatting about their own things, and soon someone took the bait.
"Sorry, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."
Alain Adrien and his wife Chantal came to the table to say hello.
As the only one at the table who understood French, Li Xuewu stood up naturally and greeted the other party.
He is just a deputy director, so it doesn't matter if he stands up. Li Huaide and the others can just sit down.
At Li Xuewu's invitation, the couple sat down and had a chat.
We did not directly talk about the technical team this time because the team had already arrived in Guangzhou.
The list and information of relevant personnel had already reached the hands of Red Star Factory.
At this time, if you want to go abroad for exchange or visit, you need an invitation letter from someone else.
It’s the same when entering the mainland. If there is no unit to accept you, can you come in?
Even during the training period in Yangcheng, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments had been providing feedback and contacting the Red Star Factory to ascertain the situation of these people.
Of course, after entering the mainland and arriving in Beijing, these people are always under surveillance.
Not to mention the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Investigation Department, even Li Xuewu doesn't trust these people.
You can work, but don't look for trouble.
Fearing that the other party might do something weird, Li Xuewu explicitly requested the team to move into the Red Star Factory when communicating with the Santaya Group.
They have cleaned up the place, it is newly renovated, and all the service staff are of high quality.
How hard is it?
The ones who can finish the 400-meter obstacle course without getting embarrassed are the guards of the Red Star Factory.
Forget about any gentle and pretty waitresses. For these extremely romantic French people, Li Xuewu almost wanted to weld an iron cage for them.
It is enough to have the services of the escort team, they are here to work.
During the three-year construction period, they can take paid vacation. The Santaya Group has made arrangements in this regard, whether they go to Hong Kong City or other places.
Anyway, the other party is not allowed to do whatever they want here. The director of the Red Star Factory Management Committee is shameless, but the Red Star Factory has dignity.
The couple sat down and chatted for about ten minutes, and then Counselor Alan politely left.
Chantal smiled and nodded to Li Huaide, and said helplessly to Li Xuewu: "Please forgive our impoliteness, he is not interested in my career."
"It doesn't matter. It can be seen that Mr. Adrian is obsessed with foreign affairs."
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, and the two of them praised each other: "One of you is invincible in business, and the other is the best in foreign affairs. We really envy your combination."
"Thank you for your understanding—"
Chantal smiled at Li Huaide and said, "The technical team will be able to officially start work tomorrow. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
“Please believe in the sincerity and responsibility of Red Star Factory in entertaining friends and guests.”
With the help of Li Xuewu, Li Huaide communicated with Chantal very smoothly.
Old Li must have studied it privately, as his foreign affairs rhetoric has become more and more fluent.
He didn’t speak so well before, and it even had a bit of the director’s flavor.
Now there is a big difference, it even has warmth and breadth.
Li Xuewu dared to swear that this was definitely not what he taught, nor was it what he suggested the other party to learn.
All I can say is that no work is easy, like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward you will fall behind.
Don’t just think that Lao Li will just continue playing music and dancing, he is also very focused on learning.
When reading documents and studying organizational ideas, what is said is very detailed and profound.
Again, in business, you can despise him as much as you want, he doesn't care.
But in organizational management work, he can beat everyone with his shameless spirit.
Of course, Li Xuewu is not included, because when it comes to shamelessness, Li Xuewu has no bottom line at all.
Chantal never left this seat, but the two seats next to her were frequently occupied by people.
During this period, the heads of various foreign affairs embassies came here to meet and have a chat.
What’s very interesting is that these responsible persons were all accompanied by economic specialists, and they even took the initiative to exchange business cards with everyone at the Red Star Factory.
Li Huaide's business card holder was filled with business cards of economic attachés and related foreign affairs personnel from the foreign affairs embassy, and Li Xuewu also had some.
There was even a personal business card inside, which was different from Li Huaide and others.
I don't know if it was the result of the conversation over the wine glasses just now, or if the news that he was in charge of external affairs at the Red Star Factory leaked through some channel, but in any case, the attitude of these foreign affairs directors and economic commissioners towards him was obviously different from that of Cheng Kaiyuan and others.
Especially since he frequently exchanged multiple languages, it was as if he was sitting here and swearing at the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Even Cheng Kaiyuan couldn't envy you for this. How can you talk about business when you have trouble speaking?
At the end of the banquet, Chantal signaled to her assistant and called Adolphe, the head of the engineering team, and François, the head of the design team.
It was very surprising, even though the group was organized by the French, neither of the two persons in charge was French.
Adolf is Spanish, François is Italian, and Li Xuewu is Bai Fang?
Of course not. After the two sat down, Chantal took the initiative to introduce them and also emphasized the main members of the two teams.
Spain, Italy, West Germany, the Netherlands, and France, they're making it like the fucking Olympics.
But it’s not surprising, as the architectural circle in Europe is actually very small.
It’s the same in any circle: the higher you go, the fewer elites there are and the closer the relationships between people are.
If the Santaya Group wants to create a benchmark project in the mainland, it naturally has to work very hard.
For these top talents in the construction industry, being able to participate in design and construction in the mysterious East is also an opportunity to make a name for themselves.
After they go back, their resumes will be marked with "I participated in urban design in such and such place".
In fact, what attracted these people to come to the mainland and travel thousands of miles to participate in ideological education and training and join this team is not only that the Santaya Group gives a lot, but also that the ecological project developed by the Red Star Factory is attractive enough.
What does it mean to build an ecological industrial park in a large city in a relatively backward country with a building capacity of 200,000 people?
In any region in the West, a place with a population of 200,000 is considered a city.
But here, it's just an industrial park.
Comparing the concepts one against the other, it can illustrate the high standards of this industrial park.
Did Red Star get a lot of land?
It’s not a small number, but it is obviously unrealistic to accommodate so many people with the current urban floor area ratio.
How to do?
Then we can only dig downwards and ascend upwards.
This period was a period of large-scale construction of the three-defense project, and the Red Star Factory could not be exempted from this work.
Therefore, to build a park, we have to dig down and dig out a multifunctional engineering building.
Going up, residential buildings will have to break through the current common three-story buildings and reach six or even seven stories.
Don’t think that six floors are short. At this time, six floors are very tall. The residential buildings for needy workers that the Red Star Factory has already built are six-story buildings. The workers privately say that these are high-rise buildings.
Just think about it, how many floors does the main office building of Red Star Factory have?
This time, a French team participated in the design and construction of the office building, which has eleven floors at the lowest.
There are two or three floors underground, which will be enough to become the landmark building of Red Star Factory within ten years.
Of course, this is also the purpose of the Santaya Group's efforts and contributions.
We can help Red Star Factory design and manufacture large and complex industrial plants, but what about urban buildings?
If they could receive orders for urban planning and construction in the mainland, all they have paid for would be insignificant.