Zhao Minglei drove here in a Lada. He originally thought that using this car to pick up Mr. Steven would be a good idea, but after leaving the airport, he realized that Steven had already rented a car in Yanjing, and this car

It was a rare Crown. When he saw the luxurious Crown slowly parked in front of them, how could Zhao Minglei still have the courage to invite him to sit in his Lada?

However, Mr. Steven was very considerate of Zhao Minglei's opinion and specifically asked about the accommodation arranged for him. When he learned that Zhao Minglei had already booked a room at the Friendship Hotel, Mr. Steven smiled and said that it was up to him, since he had already booked

Then go to the Friendship Hotel.

Friendship Hotel was built in 1954. It was formerly the Xijiao Guest House. It was renamed Friendship Hotel in 1956 and began to receive foreign guests in 1973. It is one of the oldest foreign-related hotels in Yanjing.

The group drove two cars, with Steven and his group riding in the Crown at the head, followed by Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan's Lada, and left the airport towards the Friendship Hotel.

When they arrived at the Friendship Hotel, Zhao Minglei rushed around to help Steven and his party check in. The three of them had three rooms. A large suite with a reception room belonged to Steven, and the other two rooms were in

On the same floor as Steven, Ruth and Steven's assistant (bodyguard) Paul stayed respectively.

Friendship Hotel is the best foreign-related hotel in Yanjing, and the facilities are naturally not bad. After entering the room and taking a look, Steven seemed to be very satisfied with the layout of the room, and then asked Zhao Minglei and others to sit down.

"Mr. Zhao, this is my first time back in Yanjing. I'd like to ask you to help me order silk here..." Steven handed Zhao Minglei a cigar, lit one and smoked it, and said very politely.

"No trouble, no trouble, this is what I should do." Zhao Minglei said quickly with a smile on his face, while asking about Mr. Steven's itinerary.

Steven smiled and told him that he could not stay in Yanjing for a few days. This time he came to Yanjing mainly to see the market situation in the mainland, especially in the north. As a big boss in Xiangjiang, most of his contacts with the mainland are not like those in Yangcheng.

I have frequent contact with them, but I don’t know much about the northern market.

Although Steven's company's products have been doing business with Yanjing as early as a year ago through channels, in fact, in terms of business, it is not Xiangjiang Company that directly contacts Yanjing, but a mainland company, namely

The company in Yangcheng is responsible.

Originally, as Steven, there was no need to go there in person. After all, the mainland market is still very small, and the business volume only accounts for a part of his company's total business volume. In addition, the cooperation between Yangcheng Company and Steven's company

Not bad, he doesn't want to change partners in this situation

However, because Zhao Minglei's unyielding sincerity moved him, especially what Zhao Minglei said on the phone, Steven became very interested in the mainland market, so this time he took the opportunity to visit Pengcheng and took the time to fly there.

Yanjing, look at what is going on here in Yanjing.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Steven is very busy. He will attend Governor MacLehose's banquet in Hong Kong next Tuesday, have dinner with Sir Chung on Wednesday, and have a business meeting in New York on Friday. Mr. Steven must be a special guest.

Attendance, so Mr. Steven will return to Xiangjiang on Sunday night." On the side, Ruth stated in a robotic tone that seemed to be emotionless.

But this short sentence made Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan stunned. He was a governor and a knight, and there was a business meeting in New York. In their understanding, these things seemed to exist in another world.

Today is already Friday, and Steven will stay until Sunday at the latest, which means, as Steven just said, it will only last three days at most.

The three days were very tight. Originally, Zhao Minglei planned to take Steven and his entourage around Yanjing, as a landlord, and entertain them with good food and drinks, and then visit the Forbidden City, climb the Great Wall and so on. With this kind of

Ways to attract feelings.

But now it seems that these are simply impossible, and Mr. Steven directly asked Zhao Minglei to visit the market in Yanjing tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, especially what Zhao Minglei said on the phone about his sales and channels, and to conduct an in-depth investigation.

The actual situation in Yanjing.

Time waits for no one. Mr. Steven and his entourage will leave Beijing on a plane late on Sunday. If we can't reach an agreement before he leaves, we can only say it's a pity. It won't be too late to have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.

Zhao Minglei was a little surprised by this sudden change, but if he thought about it carefully, since the other party was the big boss of Xiangjiang, he was definitely not an ordinary person, and it was normal for him to have a tight schedule. But in this way, his own arrangements were disrupted, and Zhao Minglei had no choice but to

Reschedule Mr. Steven's activities.

"No, I'm a little tired today. I'll rest in the hotel and walk around in the evening to feel the atmosphere in the mainland, especially the atmosphere in Yanjing." When Zhao Minglei asked him about his plans for the rest of the day, Steven was very happy.

He waved his hands grandly: "Tomorrow, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, can you please trouble Mr. Zhao to show me the market in Yanjing?"

"Yes, yes, of course." Zhao Minglei agreed quickly.

"By the way, I have something I want Mr. Zhao to help me with." Steven said suddenly.

Just when Zhao Minglei didn't know what the other party wanted him to do for help, Steven made a gesture with the hand holding the cigar. Ruth on the side took a suitcase from the bodyguard Paul, opened it and took out a large stack of

denomination of banknotes.

"Mr. Steven, this is...?" Looking at the banknotes in front of him, Zhao Minglei recognized that they were Hong Kong dollars, and they were Hong Kong dollars of large denominations.

Compared with the current largest denomination of RMB in the Mainland, which is still 10 Yuan, the largest denomination of Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong is already 1,000 Yuan. Of course, the 1,000 Yuan Dajinniu is rarely used by ordinary people, even the 500 Yuan denomination banknotes are widely used in the market.

There are very few, so 100 yuan banknotes are usually used.

What Ruth took out was Hong Kong dollars in denomination of 100 yuan. A thick stack was worth 10,000 yuan.

"I came here in a hurry. I heard that the money used in the Mainland is different from ours in Xiangjiang. What should I exchange for..." As he said, Steven looked at Ruth, who still said in her formulaic tone: "

Foreign Exchange Vouchers.”

"Yes, yes, foreign exchange coupons!" Steven smiled and patted his forehead, and then continued: "Can I ask Mr. Zhao to help exchange these funds?"

Zhao Minglei is now considered to be somewhat wealthy, but when so many foreign currencies were placed in front of him, Zhao Minglei couldn't help but feel his mouth dry for a while. He nodded repeatedly and said that this was no problem. The front desk of the Friendship Hotel had such a service, but as the owner

Zhao Minglei suggested that Steven does not need to exchange foreign exchange coupons and can just use RMB directly. Since he invited Mr. Steven to come, he can just pay the expenses.

To this, Steven refused and told Zhao Minglei seriously that the rules in business were rules, not to mention that doing so was not in line with Steven's identity. However, Zhao Minglei's reminder was good. If you have RMB that you can use, please give it to him directly.

RMB will do. As for the Hong Kong dollars, just exchange them for RMB directly and give them to Zhao Minglei.

As for the exchange rate, Steven asked Ruth, who quoted an exchange rate. Then Steven asked Zhao Minglei if this was okay? Zhao Minglei was overjoyed, nodded in agreement, and immediately counted 2,000 yuan from his bag and handed it over with both hands.

passed.

After doing this, Steven thanked him sincerely, and then chatted with Zhao Minglei for a few words about the arrangements for going to the market tomorrow.

After finishing speaking, Steven looked a little tired. Zhao Minglei saw that he was done, and he and Wang Juan stood up to say goodbye to Mr. Steven and others.

When he got downstairs, Zhao Minglei was so happy that he exchanged 10,000 Hong Kong dollars for 2,000 RMB. This time he took advantage of it.

Although the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars to RMB was 5:1 last year, this year's exchange rate has begun to change, and now the actual exchange rate has reached 4.8:1. And this is the official price, and the real private exchange ratio has long been broken.

The level of 3:1 has reached 2.9:1.

In other words, just by helping to exchange 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, Zhao Minglei made nearly 1,500 yuan in resale. Coupled with the purchasing power of foreign currency and the convenience of use on many special occasions, the advantage can be huge.

"Brother Minglei, congratulations on getting rich, you are welcome!" Wang Juan on the side was also very happy. In her opinion, Steven was simply a wealthy man who got such a big benefit as soon as they met.

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Today in front of Ruth, Wang Juan deeply felt the difference, and at the same time, it aroused Wang Juan's unconvinced character. Zhao Minglei got 10,000 Hong Kong dollars from Steven. The money could be put to good use. Wang Juan had already thought about it.

, take some foreign currency and go to the Friendship Store, and imitate Ruth’s dress and get yourself a dress. What’s so cool about this Xiangjiang woman? If I could dress like her, I would definitely be more attractive than her with my appearance.

Stunning.

"Hehe, don't worry, I can't miss you." Zhao Minglei patted his pocket happily and gave Wang Juan a reassuring look, and then he said to Wang Juan: "By the way, Mr. Steven will go back the day after tomorrow, what's going on with Brother Liming?"

How about that? Can you make time to meet me tomorrow?"

This is a business matter, Wang Juan naturally takes it to heart, and after meeting Steven and his party today, Wang Juan is even more impressed by the magnanimity and background of the other Xiangjiang boss. If they can build a relationship and cooperate, it will be a great opportunity for them.

Excellent opportunity, such an opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.

Wang Juan thought for a while and said that she had mentioned this matter to Zhang Liming before, but Zhang Liming did not give a clear answer. He just said that we would wait until the people arrived. Now that the people have arrived, should they go directly to Zhang Liming now? Let’s talk about today’s situation

Report to Zhang Liming and see what Zhang Liming means.

Zhao Minglei agreed with this, and the two immediately drove away from the Friendship Hotel and arrived at Zhang Liming's office an hour later. It happened that Zhang Liming was rarely free today and had time to listen to them talk about picking up Steven today. After listening to them,

After the cheerful report, Zhang

Liming asked a few questions, and Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan answered them one by one. Afterwards, Zhang Liming thought for a while and told them that they could make time to see each other tomorrow night, but there was not much time, which was just the time to have dinner, so Zhao Minglei could make arrangements in advance.
Chapter completed!