Sake has a low alcohol content, so I didn't feel like it was very good when I first drank it, but later I discovered that this wine has a special fragrance.
So I got a little drunk without knowing it. Wine with a low alcohol content makes it easier to get drunk. Just like those small mistakes, a person often makes them without knowing it.
Tanaka was really drunk. After drinking, he actually danced a Japanese dance during the banquet. However, the dance he danced was in a way of showing his teeth and claws, which looked very ridiculous.
The atmosphere is very good.
The meal lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening. After I went out, I discovered that Secretary-General Li had summoned the driver from the Beijing Office at some unknown time.
Originally, I was a bit taboo about letting the Beijing Office know about our visit to the Japanese company today, but now I think it doesn’t matter, because I think our initial exchange with the Japanese side today was very effective. And this is also what I
The work that should be done.
From this, I suddenly discovered that I was indeed too cautious and cared too much about establishing a good relationship with every aspect. It is very difficult for a person to truly be all-round, unless the person does not want to carry out the work.
Shangjiang City is undergoing reform, and reform is bound to offend people. There is no middle-of-the-road approach.
Tanaka and I broke up at the entrance of the Japanese restaurant. Although he drank more, he was still able to maintain at least sobriety. When I left, he still paid attention to etiquette, and he also said to me: "
Mr. Feng, your officials in Shangjiang City are very pragmatic, and both your conversation with me today and the car you took show this."
I smiled at him and said, "So please rest assured, Mr. Tanaka, our cooperation will definitely be very pleasant."
What I didn't expect was that I drove this car today simply because the Beijing Office could only arrange it this way, but I never expected that it would achieve such good results.
In fact, I also thought about this issue before going to the Japanese company today: the car is not important. I represent the Shangjiang Municipal Government, not the company, and there is no need to show strength or anything like that.
Judging from the current results, it also illustrates such a problem. Japanese companies value more future interests. If their partners are too extravagant, wasteful, and too impractical, they may be very
worried.
In the final analysis, today is just a simple and preliminary inspection of us by the Japanese side. However, this also reminds me: we cannot make the scene too luxurious tomorrow.
After getting on the bus, Secretary-General Li said to me: "Mayor Feng, this Japanese is quite powerful today."
I nodded, "After all, he has stayed in China for so many years and is well educated. Such a collaborator is not only a good thing for us, but it also brings a lot of pressure to us. But I think overall
This is a good thing, because by cooperating with such people, companies will have more hope in the future."
He said: "Mayor Feng, to be honest, today I really feel that your level is really extraordinary. The Japanese definitely had ulterior motives at the beginning, but you resolved them one by one while talking and laughing.
The difficult questions he gave you. Mayor Feng, your knowledge and emergency response are really admirable. I am not flattering you, I am telling the truth."
I also felt that he was not flattering me, because he couldn't help but use the honorific title for me. Secretary-General Li is different from his predecessor. His predecessor was the kind of person who dealt with things cautiously, although I am more cautious than him.
He is much younger, but he always uses honorifics in front of me. Secretary-General Li is different. He is younger and older than me, but he used to work in tourism, so his personality is much more free and easy, although he has always
Remain respectful in front of me, but never flatter.
I smiled and said: "Fortunately, I have checked out a lot of information about various aspects of Japan in the recent period. Fortunately, I am studying medicine and have a good memory. Otherwise, I would really be unable to cope with it." Li Mi, said
To be honest, we really need to learn from the Japanese in some aspects. They do things very seriously and are very rigorous in everything they do. They do a lot of preparation work in advance. Although the Japanese have their narrow-minded side, their team spirit
And his strong personal willpower are very admirable.”
He nodded and said, "That's true. This Japanese is quite good. He can face historical issues squarely. This alone makes it worth making friends with him."
I said, "That's not necessarily true. From his conversation, I felt a little bit that this man has a strong Bushido spirit in his bones. But after all, he has lived and studied in China for many years and knows the attitude of the Chinese people towards the Japanese.
And now he is a senior executive of a Japanese company, so he has to express some opinions. But in any case, this is better than some other Japanese. The Japanese nation has a very strong sense of worry. The island country they live in covers an area of
Small space, scarce resources, large population, and frequent earthquakes put them in a state of uneasiness all the time. Therefore, many people in this country covet the land of neighboring countries at any time. But now
, with the rapid development of China's economy, the attraction of China's huge market to them is self-evident. Therefore, this is not that we are begging them, but the mutual interests of both parties. What I want to tell him today is
On this point, I hope we can stick to our bottom line tomorrow."
Secretary-General Li said: "It should be possible, right?"
I was immediately speechless. Recently, I discovered that the city seems a little impetuous on the issue of reform. The quality of everything is measured based on speed. This is not necessarily a good thing.
I am a deputy and do not have much say in such matters, but I feel that I should go to Governor Huang and Secretary Chen to make reports in advance.
I did not continue to discuss this matter with Secretary-General Li, because such matters are also very sensitive. I immediately asked him: "Secretary Li, what do you think we need to do most next?"
He didn't react for a while, "Mayor Feng, what do you mean? Isn't the next step a negotiation? I have already contacted the business conference room in the hotel and made some requests to the hotel. I hope they will open the conference room
Decorate it beautifully."
I said: "I guess that's what you did. Go tell the people in the hotel that it shouldn't be too luxurious. Just have some green plants in the conference room. For negotiations, it's better to keep the decoration simple. Also
That is, we should also pay attention to the meal, not too extravagant, not to arrange too many dishes, just just right."
He hesitated and said: "In this case, I'm worried about Secretary Chen..."
I said: "Just do what I say, and I will be responsible for whatever goes wrong. You are responsible for this matter to me, and I am responsible to Mayor Liu. Secretary Chen is the municipal party committee secretary, and he is in charge of the overall situation. Secretary Li, you
When did you become the secretary-general of the municipal party committee?"
Maybe my words were a bit harsh, so he immediately felt embarrassed, "Mayor Feng, I just want to remind you. I don't mean anything else."
He is actually Secretary Chen's person, and I know this very well. And I also believe that he will definitely call Secretary Chen tonight to report all our affairs today.
In fact, he didn't understand that what I needed was for him to report to Secretary Chen. Of course, I would do the same. (To be continued)