The weather in Beijing is getting colder and colder.
It is no better than Beijing, which will form an urban greenhouse effect in the future.
It is the coldest day in Beijing today, and it has reached the point where spitting outdoors can freeze almost as soon as it hits the ground.
People complained step by step that they were freezing to death, saying that if it got too cold, their ears would freeze off and they wouldn't be able to go out.
But the cold weather still challenges people's endurance limits again and again.
Only then did people discover that people are actually more flexible and flexible than they thought.
"You can criticize me, I, I was wrong, I was not mature enough, I didn't know the general situation, I ignored the overall situation, I acted on my own impulse, and I caused trouble for you. It was me who made things difficult for you..."
Obviously, Ning Weimin is a master with such abilities.
Although he never believed that the conflict with the Asian sugar king Guo family was his fault.
But standing in front of Huo Yanping, he was like a primary school student who made a mistake, with a very good attitude towards admitting his mistakes.
Don't make excuses, don't look for reasons, just take all the responsibility for this matter on yourself.
Why?
Just because he was sure that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily, Huo Yanping couldn't afford to get angry with him again.
But he must also give the leader an attitude of bowing his head and admitting guilt, so that the leader can vent his anger and get angry.
This not only satisfies the leader's need for respect, but also reassures the leader.
He cannot let his boss feel that he is no longer submissive, and that he will "refuse to obey the orders of the emperor" outside.
He must make the leader feel that he is the bridle of the horse, and the reins holding him are still in the leader's hand, so that the leader can feel at ease and trust him, and then he will be willing to continue to help him make progress.
As for Huo Yanping, who saw him acting so coquettishly in person, he couldn't tell what it felt like.
Ning Weimin's thoughts couldn't escape his eyes, but he didn't want to expose them either.
Many things in this world are like this. Everyone can get along with it if it is vague, but if it is really exposed, it will be boring.
In fact, the reason why he took care of Ning Weimin was not only because this guy was good at life, had brains, and could make money. He wanted to see how far this guy could go in the end and how big a career he could achieve.
The most important reason is because this guy is definitely a lucky general.
Sometimes we can really make mistakes and solve some difficult practical problems for the country.
Such as being able to invite Teresa Teng to participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year.
If only Ning Weimin hadn't married a Japanese movie star, if they hadn't invested in that movie with Teresa Teng as the heroine.
This matter, which is of special significance to the cohesion of the Chinese nation, is far from easy to accomplish.
There is also the refined oil project cooperated by COFCO and the Guo family. Originally, the Ministry of Agriculture also had reservations.
The higher-ups are a little worried that COFCO is too eager to achieve success in attracting foreign investment, and is letting the Guo family take the lead in refining the oil project by relying on their financial advantage.
If Guo's Kerry is allowed to hold 51% of the joint venture's shares, COFCO will undoubtedly be more passive in the future.
But with Ning Weimin's unexpected intervention, the Guo family panicked, and the matter became easier to handle.
The Ministry of Agriculture took the opportunity to suppress it for a while, waiting for Guo to come to the door.
As a result, they renegotiated the shareholding ratio and increased COFCO's shareholding to 51%. Only then did they communicate with Huo Yanping and ask him to mediate the matter.
Therefore, in fact, when Ning Weimin was used as a stir-up stick, he not only had no fault, but also made merits.
This also makes it impossible to really be angry with him.
Of course, the hurdles involved cannot be explained to him clearly.
Therefore, Huo Yanping just watched Ning Weimin's performance silently, truly calm and steady as a mountain.
Waiting until Ning Weimin finished what he needed to say, he couldn't help but lick his lips because of his dry mouth. Even he felt that it was boring, so he simply picked up the tea cup and brought it to Huo Yanping.
"Boss, please drink some water. After you finish drinking, you can scold me a few words. Don't keep silent. This makes me panic."
Huo Yanping finally spoke.
"Okay, I've let you finish. You understand the truth better than anyone else. What else can I say?"
Then he took the tea cup and said with a bit of anger, "Are you still panicking? I don't think so. You said, if you don't do your business well when you go abroad, why are you provoking the Guo family? Besides, they are still so far away from you.
Laoyuan. You can mess with this.
People, you are really capable. Do you still dare to interfere with COFCO Group’s investment projects? You are not so bold. You are asking for death. If something goes wrong in this joint venture project because of you, can you afford the responsibility?
."
"Yes, yes... what the leader teaches is..."
Ning Weimin couldn't help but feel relieved.
He was not afraid of being scolded, but he was afraid that Huo Yanping wouldn't speak. If he didn't speak, it would be a big deal.
On the contrary, no matter how many times Huo Yanping scolded him, he would continue smiling.
Finally, I would also like to thank Huo Yanping for his "teachings".
"No, I feel scared too, so I came to see you as soon as I returned to China to see how to make up for it. The main thing is COFCO. After all, we are our own people. We can't be outsiders, so I will just talk to them.
Let's make a grudge. This is not worth it, so I have to rely on you to be careful. I have no disrespect to COFCO."
"Hey, now I know I'm afraid. Then what have you done? Since you don't want to offend others, then don't compete with others. Who can blame you? Tell me, why didn't you know when something like this happened?
If you want to talk to me, do you have to be impressive and prove that you can disturb other people's affairs? You are not a child, you are confused."
"No, no! Leader, I don't have this idea. What I want is peace and wealth. In fact, when I was targeted by the Guo family at the beginning, I sent people to Singapore to calm things down, and even apologized and asked for peace. But Guo
The family didn't give me a chance to raise the white flag. In this case, how could I ask you to ask for help? Could you please go and apologize to the Guo family for me and ask for peace?
Then I have really become a typical fool who is trying to make a living and embarrass me along with you. How can I be worthy of your help? So what can I do? All I can do is throw mice into the Guo family’s porridge pot.
Shit. Even if the medicine doesn't kill him, I'll still feel disgusted with him for half a year. Only if the Guo family feels the pain and they take the initiative to beg you can you talk about it."
"Huh? You are thinking for me, so I have to thank you? Thank you for letting me keep my identity and save my face?"
"No, no, I don't mean that. I just want to say that I was actually forced and had no choice. Who said that we are just a small role, and we are not qualified to stand in front of others to clarify misunderstandings. Who made the Guo family rich and powerful?
, who let us be controlled by others? Asian Sugar King, how majestic it is, I too
You know, our sugar exports were attacked in the 1960s. This will make people angry again. If we withdraw our capital, won't we have to go back to the time when we were poor? So some people want to blame me for this, and I completely understand. Hey,
As long as I can promote a joint venture, my personal honor and disgrace don't matter..."
"Okay, okay! Stop it!"
Just after taking a sip of tea, Huo Yanping got angry again and banged the table angrily.
"I said you, you, are you admitting your mistake? Or are you taking credit for yourself? Do you still feel that you are quite innocent and aggrieved, huh?..."
"No, no, how can I do it? I just say it but don't mean it, I just say it based on my feelings."
Facing Huo Yanping's glare, Ning Weimin smiled and quickly softened.
"Besides, haven't I already made peace with the Guo family? In the future, we will have in-depth cooperation in the hotel's catering business. This should be regarded as turning hostility into friendship. Leader, everything is done according to your wishes. You
If you feel dissatisfied with anything, please criticize me and I will accept it with an open mind."
Huo Yanping was helpless when he saw Ning Weimin's duplicity and his knife-like appearance.
He shook his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Okay, stop trying to trick me. Are you still criticizing me? I worry about you. I can't do that. As for COFCO, don't worry about it. I will say hello to them."
Then he put the tea cup down and changed the topic, no longer dwelling on Ning Weimin's "mistake".
"You can discuss cooperation with the Guo family, which proves that you have done a good job. Tell me how you came here in the past six months. What is your experience in Japan, and what are your achievements and experiences."
If others asked in such a condescending manner, Ning Weimin would definitely be disgusted.
But when Huo Yanping asked this question and matched his tone, Ning Weimin felt that it was natural.
Especially after seeing Huo Yanping's pleasant appearance and Huo Yanping's assurance, this meant that the Guo family's affairs were finally over.
So happy and relaxed, Ning Weimin told everything he had done overseas after getting married.
And not only Japan, France also mentioned it.
However, due to domestic ideological limitations, he did not mention the speculative games he played in Japan, the real estate he acquired in France, and his participation in the equity war.
In addition to his measures to promote Chinese culture in Japan, what he talked about mainly focused on restaurant operations, as well as high value-added agricultural products such as rouge rice and chestnut mushrooms, and the effect of his promotion and testing in Japan.
And he had established a relatively good personal relationship with Henri Lacamier, the head of LVMH, and he was very likely to get the LVMH wine agency rights, so he informed Huo Yanping in advance.
Huo Yanping listened attentively. In addition, he occasionally asked Ning Weimin about the current economic situation, political tendencies, social changes in Japan and France, and what the people are thinking...
It continued like this, the two of them kept talking until it was dark outside and it was time to eat. The nanny came to invite them to have dinner, and that was the end.
At this time, Huo Xin's mother still did not show up.
Perhaps because her daughter still hated Ning Weimin, or perhaps she didn't want to disturb their conversation, she chose not to show up and ate alone in her room.
As for Ning Weimin, he didn't pay much attention to this. Instead, he took out the gift he brought at the dinner table - Hennessy XO.
This is a kind of flattery by borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, and also to use this thing to elicit some important issues that I want to discuss with Huo Yanping.
"Is this the kind of wine you want to represent in the bar? Yes, when I was a diplomat in Europe, I also drank this kind of wine at cocktail parties. It seems that Cognac is not cheap. It is the top brandy in France.
How much does a bottle like this cost?”
As expected, Huo Yanping naturally focused on this bottle of wine.
"If it were exported in large quantities from France, it would probably not exceed 650 yuan including tariffs and shipping costs. Now, we can get this kind of wine from the mainland through the agent wine dealer in Hong Kong City, and there are similar products.
The retail price of Youyi stores is basically between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan. If it is sold to foreign hotels, it is more expensive to sell to guests, with a bottle costing 8,000 to 9,000 yuan, or even tens of thousands of yuan."
"This wine is so expensive! Is there such a huge profit?"
Huo Yanping is not someone who has never seen the world, but after returning to China and living in the environment of the Republic for a long time, this number still surprised him.
After all, he couldn't afford a bottle of wine with one month's salary. This was a reality that he didn't want to believe and couldn't accept.
What Ning Weimin needs is his surprise, "To be honest, I think it is good to go abroad now, because only when people go out and see what the real world is like, can they know that they are looking at the sky from a well. Take me as an example,
In the past, we only knew that swallow ginseng, abalone fins, bear paws, deer fetuses, camel humps, etc. were good things, and those things were the top ingredients, but that is not the case."
"After I went out, I discovered that our understanding of the concept of luxury is too backward, both ideologically and industrially. In fact, foreigners, those truly developed countries, have already cultivated luxury goods through artificial breeding or special cultivation.
The method is to industrialize this kind of dietary luxury. Things picked from wild fishing are inferior, because not only is it harmful to the world, but also there is no way to control the quality or quantity, and the benefits are too limited.
."
"Just like Japanese Wagyu beef, one kilogram can be sold for hundreds to thousands of yuan. There is also French Bresse chicken. A raw chicken is equivalent to about two to three thousand yuan. Especially New Zealand's kiwi fruit.
That was originally our kiwi fruit in Zhangjiajie, but foreigners were forced to make a name for themselves, earning billions of yuan in export profits in the international market every year."
"In my opinion, we can definitely try to take this path. I won't talk about the whole country. In fact, we have very few special high-quality crops and fruits in Jingcheng alone. But these things have always been
They have not received reasonable attention and have not received adequate protection. What I want to do now is to join forces with the Agricultural University to protect these things, and find ways to further improve the quality of these things, launch them in the international market, and make our reputation
Our own top quality ingredients.”
"Of course, I am not trying to grab COFCO's business. I just think we can try to develop high-quality small-scale agriculture. COFCO solves the problem of enough food for the people across the country. What I want to solve is whether we can rely on these things to provide food for the people."
National Creation
We can earn long-term, excess profits. Just like the rouge rice I brought to Japan this time, I don’t have to worry about selling it. A bowl of rice is less than 20 meters, which costs tens of thousands of yen. Can you imagine if you grow more than a dozen
Dozens of tons or hundreds of tons of rouge rice?”
"One ton is 100 million yen. If there are hundreds of tons of output every year, it is equivalent to hundreds of millions of yuan. Isn't this important to the local economy of the capital? But it is a pity that the cultivation of rouge rice is more restricted.
, if you want to ensure quality, you have to pay more attention to scientific methods. At present, only jade
Part of the area where Quanshan spring water flows is suitable for planting. In addition, there are military strongholds in the west, and the HD area has recently vigorously developed industry. Therefore, the land suitable for planting is becoming less and less. I want to make this happen, but there are too many obstacles.