Chapter 244: Spare you for being as smart as a ghost
While we were talking and laughing, the train had already pulled into Duanzhang Station.
Gao Fan pointed out the window casually, and was about to tell Bob some anecdotes to whet the appetite of this curious baby, but suddenly he noticed that the platform outside the window was filled with colorful flags and loud gongs and drums, as if it was a welcoming ceremony.
What kind of arrangements are there for the visit of important officials?
"What the hell, isn't it De Cuellar?" Gao Fan said in surprise.
"Mr. Hutch, you've had a hard time traveling!"
Zhu Nian appeared out of nowhere and said to Bob with a smile on his face:
“Our provincial leaders heard that Mr. Hatch was visiting Maolin on behalf of the American Hatch Group, and gave important instructions, requiring our Department of Foreign Trade to cooperate with the Provincial Economic Commission to actively carry out reception work, and be sure to allow Mr. Hatch to visit Maolin.
During the period, I felt comfortable and the inspection went smoothly.
"In order to show respect to the Haqi Group and also to express our welcome to Mr. Haqi, our Provincial Economic Commission and the Department of Foreign Trade will hold a grand welcome ceremony for Mr. Haqi in the Provincial Economic Commission Auditorium. There will be a grand ceremony after the ceremony.
The banquet will also be attended by leaders from the province.
"Director Wang from our Provincial Economic Commission and Director Liu from the Foreign Trade Department have already been waiting for you on the platform in advance. Now please allow me to accompany you to get off the bus together..."
It turned out that as early as when Bob boarded the train in Yangcheng, the Hatch Group in the United States sent a fax to the Maolin Provincial Department of Foreign Trade, confirming that the Hatch Group would send the Canghua Vitamin Pharmaceuticals Company of Maolin Province - brackets
, tentative name - invest US$1.5 million and obtain 10% of the company's equity.
The name American Hatch Group has little influence in the country. Although the Foreign Trade Department of Maolin Province has heard of this name before, it always feels that it has nothing to do with it.
Chinese people understand foreign companies mainly through specific products. For example, everyone knows American companies such as Boeing, Ford, and Caterpillar, because the aircraft, automobiles, construction machinery, etc. manufactured by these companies are all seen by everyone. In
In everyone's mind, these industries are high-end, and therefore these companies are also considered high-end, the kind that can only be seen by raising one's neck at a 90-degree angle.
Everyone has only seen the name Hatch Group accidentally in the media. Because they have not come into contact with any products labeled with the "Hatch" brand on a daily basis, everyone thinks that this company may not be anything special.
The United States also belongs to the 18th-tier small businesses and is not worthy of attention.
When this company was about to cooperate with another company in the province, the Department of Foreign Trade specially arranged for people to collect relevant information. When the information was collected, the department leaders became more and more frightened as they read it. Only then did they realize how big a deal they had made.
Oolong.
It turns out that this company, which everyone thinks is insignificant, actually has a very high status in the United States. It has its shadow behind Boeing, Ford, Caterpillar and the like. It is the real boss behind countless large American companies...
..., well, in fact, the modifier "one" should be added. But even so, it is not something that Maolin Province, an eighteenth-tier province in China, has the right to despise.
Therefore, the Department of Foreign Trade hurriedly reported to the Provincial Economic Commission with sincerity, saying that such a big-name company wanted to invest in Maolin Province, and also sent a special commissioner to inspect the investment environment, and was about to arrive in Ruizhang. Happy New Year
When they got on the train in Yangcheng, they had already called the Department of Foreign Trade and told them that Bob would arrive in Ruizhang with them. Of course, Bob insisted on taking a hard seat, and Zhu Nian did not dare to mention it.
Otherwise, we don’t know what kind of disturbance it will cause.
After listening to the report, the leaders of the Provincial Economic Commission also read the information about the Hatch Group. They were equally panicked, so they continued to report, and the news was reported to the provincial leaders.
The provincial leaders were naturally much more knowledgeable than the officials of the Economic Commission and the Department of Foreign Trade. When they heard the news, they did not panic. Instead, they gave some important instructions, roughly to ask this special commissioner of the Hutch Group to
Eat well and drink well in Maolin, and show the best side of Maolin to foreign guests. Whether you can get more investment is the second thing to consider. The most important thing is not to lose face in front of such distinguished guests.
Naturally, the Provincial Economic Commission wanted to ask the provincial leaders whether they should go to the train to meet Mr. Hatch in person. After thinking about it, the provincial leaders said that the investment currently promised by the other party was only a mere US$1.5 million, and the person who went to Maolin for inspection was said to be just some kind of commissioner, not
Group executives. In this case, it would be a bit of a loss of prestige for the provincial leaders to pick them up in person. After the foreign guests arrive in Ruizhang, the provincial leaders can arrange a suitable time to receive the foreign guests.
That's right, given Bob's level, provincial leaders can definitely use the word "interview" when meeting him.
After receiving the instructions from the provincial leaders, the Economic Commission and the Department of Foreign Trade had the backbone. The two departments held urgent consultations and discussed a plan that could show their importance without causing contempt from the other party, and then made arrangements in a hurry.
There were no mobile phones in this era, so Zhu Nian on the train did not know about these plans in the province. However, when the train passed the last station before arriving in Ruizhang, the courier sent by the Department of Foreign Trade got on the train and found Zhu Nian.
Nian. Zhu Nian then hurriedly ran from the sleeper car to the hard-seat car, preparing to act like he was accompanying Mr. Hatch throughout the journey and get off the train with him.
These words of wishing the new year were all said in Chinese. After he finished speaking, the translator following him planned to translate it into English for Bob. Bob did not wait for the other party to speak, and made a gesture to indicate that the other party did not need to translate.
, then turned back and asked Gao Fan with a confused expression: "Gao, what's going on? Why did these officials Mr. Zhu mentioned come to the train station to greet me?"
Even though you are as clever as a ghost, you will have to adapt to this kind of thing.
Gao Fan thought happily in his heart.
He organized the words in his mind, thinking about how to properly explain to Bob the attitude of local officials towards investment promotion. When his eyes swept over Bob's face, he found that there was something weird hidden in that seemingly cute face.
.
Damn, this guy wants to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger again!
Why do you say "again"? Because Gao Fan has come to his senses in the past two days. This curious baby is definitely not as innocent as he appears. When he interacts with anyone, he puts on a
The appearance of being ignorant of worldly affairs is making full use of Chinese people's stereotypes of foreigners to create an upright and kind-hearted image in front of everyone.
In fact, this guy is extremely shrewd. Even if he has never been exposed to many things in China, he can still make general guesses based on his intelligence.
In fact, both China and foreign countries are human societies. How different can the operating rules be?
The reason why Chinese people think foreigners are naive is, on the one hand, because the average IQ of foreigners is indeed lower than that of Chinese people. In addition, they do not have as long a history of civilization as China, so their behavior sometimes seems naive; on the other hand, it is naturally the distance.
Beauty arises because cultures are incompatible with each other. The Chinese cannot see the intrigues among foreigners, so they think that foreigners are pure and honest.
But Bob is not an ordinary foreigner, his IQ is absolutely sufficient.