Everyone was very happy during the drink, except of course Gao Fan.
Ning Mo was a careless person, so he chatted with a few people from Yanxiu Factory and called each other "buddies", and then started drinking with Zhu Xiaosheng and Lu Ke.
Bob had some calculations in his mind and didn't drink much. He kept asking Tan Jianjun about everyone and everything at Yanxiu Fertilizer Plant.
Gao Fan occasionally interjected a word or two, but most of the time he just listened. He could feel that the focus of Bob's conversation with Tan Jianjun was not to understand the situation of Yanxiu Factory, but to touch Tan Jianjun's feelings in this way.
end.
Tan Jianjun is a little smart, but in front of Harvard elites like Bob, he is as naive as a kindergarten kid. In addition, he naturally has some fear and admiration for foreigners, and his limited IQ is also suppressed.
, so I talked a lot and exposed everything.
After a drink, Bob saw that Ning Mo and the others were already drunk, so Bob ended the conversation with Tan Jianjun and expressed that he was very interested in them and would ask them for help in an appropriate way in the future. Zhu Xiaosheng and Lu
The two Kes just nodded indiscriminately, but Tan Jianjun showed a happy expression, expressed his loyalty repeatedly, and used idioms such as riding before riding and riding behind, which may have come from his family background.
After getting on the jeep from Yanxiu County and driving on the road leading to Cangtang, Bob turned to Gao Fan and asked:
"Gao Fan, what do you think of this Tan Jianjun?"
Gao Fan did not answer directly, but asked instead: "I don't think you are quite interested in him, why are you asking me?"
"Because you are my boss." Bob said.
"Hatch Group also has equity." Gao Fan replied meaningfully.
Bob smiled and said: "So, you agree to my hiring Tan Jianjun?"
"How do you plan to use him?" Gao Fan still asked.
Bob said: "I can't stay in China all the time. I still have to go back to get credits, otherwise Harvard will not issue me a diploma. Therefore, I need an assistant who can help me deliver some news. I
I think Tan Jianjun is a suitable candidate."
"Isn't it just to convey a message? Just ask me." Ning Mo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said.
"Do you understand English?" Gao Fan choked.
"Can't Old Bao speak Chinese?" Ning Mo said.
Bob explained: “When I return to the United States, I won’t be the only one in contact with China.”
"That's right..." Ning Mo muttered, but said nothing more. In fact, he didn't want to compete with Tan Jianjun for the position of assistant. He stayed with Bob these days purely because of Gao Fan's instructions.
In addition, Bob's personality also made him feel opportunistic. Since both Gao Fan and Bob said that he did not understand English and was not suitable for this position, he gave up on it.
Seeing that Ning Mo was silent, Bob turned his head and glanced at Gao Fan, only to encounter Gao Fan who was also looking at him. When their eyes met, both of them had a knowing smile on their faces.
Whether Bob understands English or not is really not the reason why Bob deliberately chose Tan Jianjun as his assistant. In fact, the few English sentences Tan Jianjun spoke were so simple that he wanted him to use these few English words to communicate with the United States.
Communication between people is completely unrealistic.
Gao Fan had previously arranged for Ningmo to accompany Bob, which actually meant that Ningmo would be Bob's assistant. But Bob fell in love with Tan Jianjun, a man of unknown origin. The considerations involved are worth pondering.
Gao Fan has a bad opinion of Tan Jianjun because he feels that Tan Jianjun smells like a "spiritual foreigner". From Bob's perspective, this smell is exactly what he needs.
Bob was appointed by his family to come to China because he was optimistic about China's development potential. To get a piece of China's development, Hatch Group must find some agents.
Bob first came into contact with Gao Fan with the intention of developing Gao Fan into an agent of the Hatch Group. However, after the contact, Bob realized that Gao Fan was not the one in the pool. He could become a collaborator, but
Unable to become an agent.
Ningmo was arranged by Gao Fan to be Bob's assistant. Bob had reason to believe that Ningmo was a close confidant of Gao Fan. Such a person could not serve as an agent either. In the past few months, Bob and Ningmo had been hanging out.
Together, they often go out drinking together. After contacting him, he confirmed his suspicion that Ning Mo could not be bribed.
Tan Jianjun's situation is different from Ningmo's. He does not know Gao Fan, so he is not loyal to Gao Fan. This is a person who very much advocates the Western lifestyle. Bob believes that as long as he can give Tan Jianjun enough benefits, Tan Jianjun will
will be loyal to him.
To put it simply, creatures like "spiritual foreigners" are garbage to Gao Fan, but they are treasures to Bob. This is what the so-called poisonous weeds are to others and my fairy grasses are like this.
Gao Fan suddenly realized this when Bob was talking to Tan Jianjun. He felt a little uncomfortable at first, but then he calmed down. He and Bob were collaborators, and they also had their own interests and demands.
It was impossible for Bo to be completely defenseless against him.
Bribing an agent like Tan Jianjun to serve as his eyes, ears and mouthpiece in China is inevitable for Bob, or for the Hatch Group.
Understanding this, Gao Fan didn't say anything. Just now, Ningmo said stupidly that he could be Bob's assistant. Gao Fan gave a negative answer first to avoid Bob's embarrassment.
When Gao Fan gave such an unreliable explanation, Bob knew that Gao Fan had guessed his intention. This is the interaction between smart people. Each other knows what the other is thinking, and there is no need to reveal it.
"I think this Tan is quite smart." Bob switched the language to English and said to Gao Fan.
Gao Fan also switched to English and replied: "So far it seems like this, but it still needs further observation."
"That's for sure." Bob said, "I want to talk to him again in a few days. If possible, I would like to hire him as my personal assistant, and I will pay his salary."
"Then what?"
"I want to arrange for him to go to the United States to study for three months. On the one hand, he will learn English, and on the other hand, he will be familiar with some affairs of the Hatch Group."
"It seems that he made the right bet."
"I hope he's a guy who takes advantage of his opportunities."
"This is an internal matter within your Hatch Group. I have no objection, but..."
"But what?"
"I have no objection to you hiring Tan Jianjun as your assistant. But I hope you won't let him mix with those people in Penglai."
"I understand... I apologize to you for that matter."