Chapter 467 Selfishness
Thirty miles away from the outskirts of Fagubali, there is a large vineyard covering an area of hundreds of acres. The neat rows of grape trellis are now covered with green grapes.
In the southeast corner of this vineyard there is a luxurious villa, next to the villa, with rows of houses, and wine-making workers working to prepare for the grapes to be picked and brewed after they are ripe.
Several luxury cars drove on the road connecting Bari. These cars drove into the grape estate and stopped in front of the main building of the luxury villa. A well-dressed middle-aged man in Faguo walked out of the main building of the villa under the normal state of secretary and assistant to greet the young man among the group who were getting off the bus: "Mr. Tang, welcome to my grape estate!"
Tang Xiaochuan stepped forward and hugged Malit, then shook hands and said, "Thank you Mr. Malit for your invitation. This is my first time to come to Faguo and also my first time to Barry. I am very honored!"
"Mr. Tang, please come into the house and talk!"
When he walked into this villa, Tang Xiaochuan looked around and saw that the architectural style of the villa was rich in Goethe style and was decorated very exquisitely and generously.
After sitting in the living room, Malit asked, "Mr. Tang, coffee, or tea?"
Tea can be done at any time. I, the Greater China, still lack tea? Tang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Let's follow the customs, coffee, thank you!"
At Malit's signal, the waiter brought two cups of coffee in front of Tang Xiaochuan and Malit.
The two chatted while drinking coffee. Malit asked Tang Xiaochuan about his family, "How many children does Mr. Tang have?"
"Oh, Mr. Malit, although I have been married for a few years, my wife and I have not had children yet!"
Marlitt was surprised: "Is that so? I heard that you orientals like to have children very much, otherwise your population would not be that large!"
Tang Xiaochuan smiled and said: "Reproduction is the instinct nature of human beings. After all, people don't like to have children. After all, there are a few people who don't like to have children. In the past, people had low living standards. People had low living costs in education, medical care and housing, so there is no great pressure to have more children. Everyone is the same, allowing children to grow up like sheep-like. However, in the past 10 or 20 years, the economic level of the entire society has improved, and people's living costs have also increased. The pressure brought by having more children is getting greater and greater, so the population growth rate is also declining year by year. It's not that people can't afford it, but they dare not give birth!"
"How many children do Mr. Malit has?" Tang Xiaochuan asked by the way.
Malit said with a smile: "I have three children, but today they all go to school!"
At this time, a middle-aged woman dressed in exquisitely walked in, and Malit stood up and said, "Mr. Tang, I will introduce you to me. At this time, my wife, Lucy!"
"Lucy, are the children all going to school? Let me introduce you to this, this is Mr. Tang, and his wife is Guan Jingwen!"
According to the etiquette of the Fa people, Tang Xiaochuan and Lucy greeted each other.
"Mr. Tang, why didn't Miss Guan come with you?" Lucy asked.
Tang Xiaochuan said: "My wife has her own job, singing is her hobby, and she has a high talent in this area. I never stop her from developing in this area!"
Lucy nodded: "Yes, every song of Miss Guan is a classic. Since I heard her first song, I have been deeply fascinated by it. I never knew that a song could make people fascinate. I am her most loyal fan. I am very disappointed that she didn't come this time!"
"The next time you will have the chance to see her. When you have time, I sincerely invite you and your husband to visit the East. In October this year, she may hold a concert in Barry. I think you will have the chance to see her at that time!"
Lucy was very happy, "It's so good, I love getting her autograph and taking photos!"
After a while, Tang Xiaochuan proposed to visit the vineyard and see the winemaking workshop. Marlett and Lucy accompanied him.
The vineyard is clean and tidy. Apart from the vineyard, there is not even a weed in the vineyard, and the management is quite well-established.
Tang Xiaochuan asked while visiting, "Mr. Malit, are you managing this vineyard yourself?"
"Of course it's impossible. You know I have an official position and I have a lot of work to do. It's unlikely that I have time to manage the vineyards. It's all my wife who manages it!"
Tang Xiaochuan turned his head and looked at Lucy: "Madam is such a capable woman. In our East, capable women will benefit our husbands! By the way, Madam, where are the wines made in your vineyard sold?"
"We have many customers at home and abroad, but most of them are sold to South Africa, Tianzhu, Annan and Xinguo, and there are fewer other places!"
When the tour was almost done, Malit said: "Mr. Tang, I want to communicate with Mr. Tang about the matter of your company's current establishment of a branch in the country!"
"Okay, let's arrange it!"
When I returned to the villa, several officials and staff were already waiting.
The reception room was cleaned up and changed into a conference room. Both sides sat opposite the conference table. Because it was not a formal negotiation meeting, Malit was also casual in making arrangements and arranged the communication location in his manor.
After the communication officially began, Malit asked: "Mr. Tang, I will understand your ideas first. Do you plan to set up only the Blueprint Automobile Company branch in Faguo or set up a Feitian Technology Group branch?"
Tang Xiaochuan said: "Mr. Malit, Feitian Technology Group is now a large group and a holding company. All its subsidiaries are basically independently operated. If they want to set up branches overseas, they will be decided by each subsidiary. Our group company only regulates the overall situation and will not interfere with their specific business decisions! This time, Blueprint Automobile wants to open up the Faguo market, so it has to establish a branch in Faguo. However, Blueprint Automobile is a new energy vehicle and must have supporting facilities. Charging stations and hydrogen refueling stations must be built so that new energy vehicles can speed on the roads of various cities and rural areas of Faguo. Therefore, after the coordination of our group company, Blueprint Automobile will also establish a branch in Faguo!"
Marley nodded, "We very much welcome your company to establish a branch in Faguo. In terms of establishing Blueprint Automobile Branch, your company can be solely owned or joint ventures with our existing automobile companies; in terms of establishing a new energy branch, we hope that your company can engage in joint ventures with our local energy companies. Because it involves energy issues, this is not a small matter. In terms of energy use, we must have a certain voice, and you cannot do it all by your company. I hope Mr. Tang can understand it! Regarding the energy company branch, your company can choose to cooperate with our energy company through technology investment, either invest in a certain energy company with technology, or authorize a certain energy company with patent technology. We do not restrict this. You will choose whatever you think is beneficial to yourself!"
Tang Xiaochuan considered it and said: "Whether Blueprint Auto set up a branch is a sole proprietorship or a joint venture, it requires further investigation; as for the branch of the new energy company, we do not oppose joint ventures, and patent technology authorization will not be considered for the time being, because the automobile company and the new energy company need to cooperate with each other. If patent technology authorization is carried out, then we will not be controlled by us in the construction of charging stations and hydrogen refueling stations, and it is also troublesome to communicate. It is better to conduct a joint venture. At least our company has the equity of the two branches at the same time to facilitate coordination!"
Malit said happily: "Mr. Tang is very frank. I really like to talk about cooperation with people like Mr. Tang. Mr. Jiang, who is sent by your company, always speaks ambiguously and likes to go around in circles!"
Mr. Jiang, who was sitting aside, had a little embarrassed face.
Tang Xiaochuan smiled. Because he had no right to make a decision, he had to speak ambiguously. Moreover, most people can only use ambiguousness to fool the other party before they finally make a decision.
Under Malit's instructions, a staff member of the country sent a document to each of the Feitian Technology Group managers, including Tang Xiaochuan.
Malit said: "Mr. Tang, these are several more powerful new energy companies in our country. You can check their information. You can choose a company you trust to cooperate. For specific cooperation, this will be negotiated by both sides. Our official will send someone to witness and coordinate it!"
Tang Xiaochuan read through the information, and he knew nothing about the speech and looked up and said, "Mr. Malit, I don't understand French. Do you want me to discuss cooperation with your energy company after reading this information? I don't know anything about them. Isn't it too hasty for you to do this?"
Malit was stunned and then patted his forehead, "Oh, it was our work mistake. We didn't consider the actual situation of your not understanding French. I'm very sorry, but this matter is easy to solve!"
Under Malit's arrangement, a staff member immediately went to the translator to translate the information.
Tang Xiaochuan knew very well that these foreigners were very proud, otherwise they would not have prejudice and arrogance. Moreover, the speech was once a common language in the upper class in Europe.
Of course, there was no substantial progress in the first contact. When I was in the hotel in Huibali City, Tang Xiaochuan asked: "Mr. Jiang, which of the new energy companies do you think Marlitt introduced us to have more strength? Are they a good partner?"
Jiang Chuanshu looked through the information again and turned his head and said, "Boss, I have investigated all these companies. They have one common feature!"
“What are the characteristics?”
"These new energy companies either Malit own shares, or he is the one who is a delegation, so the new energy companies recommended are all because of interests! And as far as I know, these companies do not have the qualifications to cooperate with our company!"
Tang Xiaochuan was shocked: "Oh? So this is what Malit is intended!"
Chapter completed!