"I'm sorry for causing you trouble because of my willfulness."
In the best suite of Tianyang City Guest House, Watanabe Yui bent ninety degrees and bowed and apologized to his companions.
The room was fairly bright, the tables and chairs were square and clean, and the sheets were washed white and smooth.
But the most luxurious suite still has flaws. Although the waiters have cleaned it carefully and sprayed toilet water, there is always a musty smell seeping out from the carpet and walls.
The German Karl sat on the sofa like a big potato, took a sip of the beer at hand, frowned and complained: "This is the worst beer I have ever tasted, it has no malt aroma at all.
Alas... Actually, I don't know why I came to this strange city. Everything here is too bad. But what can I do?
My order is gone, do I have to go back to Germany? No, no, no..., I don’t want to go back. I have three children to raise and a vicious wife.
I had no choice but to come to this country. All my colleagues were unwilling to come. They all regarded this place as hell. But for me, Germany is hell.
I have to make money here. Do you understand what I mean? There is a company here that is willing to pay me a monthly salary of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, more than 20,000 US dollars.
Not many people in Germany can get this. I suddenly felt that it was no longer important to track down the banned knives. I knew I must be crazy, but they offered so much that I couldn't refuse."
Karl smelled of alcohol, his clothes and hair were extremely messy, and there were more than ten empty wine bottles at his feet. He kicked them casually, and several wine bottles jingled and rolled on the ground.
Qin Hao sat on the other end of the sofa, opened the window for ventilation, curled his lips and whispered: "This guy is drunk and talking nonsense.
He went to a technical school in the city in the afternoon and lost his temper for no apparent reason at a group of students. When he came back, he kept pouring wine into his mouth and kept saying that he couldn't refuse.
The 'Holy Light Group' we want to investigate has made it clear that if Karl is not capable enough, it will refuse to perform the employment contract and drive him away immediately.
The funny thing is that Karl cursed in German and no one understood what he was saying. I think there is something wrong with his brain."
Qin Hao shrugged and looked at Watanabe again, "Sir, I don't quite understand why you lost your temper in a shabby factory?
What world-class companies can you expect to come from such a remote place?
This is not Seattle, not New York, and certainly not California. So there will be no Boeing, no IBM, and no Silicon Valley.
There may be a smuggling ring here, a group of desperadoes disrupting our business, a secret transportation channel.
What we need to do is to understand some circumstances and figure out which company is smuggling prohibited items, and then we can report it to the Batumi Committee.
As for that shabby factory. What does it produce..., batteries? It sounds like crap with no technical content. We don’t need to care at all, we can just fool around with it."
Banana Man spoke eloquently, and Watanabe kept bending down to express his agreement, "Yes, yes. This is all my fault.
My rash impulse has caused you trouble, please forgive me. I promise that this will not happen again in the future, absolutely not."
Seeing that Watanabe kept apologizing, Qin Hao let it go. After all, they were foreigners now and had always received preferential treatment.
But at the battery factory on the other side, Lin Zhengyi put down the phone in his office and sighed. Several managers from the factory office were crowded in the office, and everyone gathered together to discuss.
What happened today was also unexpected. No one expected that an old devil with a monthly salary of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars would come to the group headquarters. They didn't expect that this old devil would start finding faults as soon as he got out of the car.
"This is a big trouble. I saw with my own eyes that old devil was sprayed all over his face. How can he just let it go? Why don't we just terminate the contract and we can save a monthly salary of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars."
"Yes, yes, one hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars. How can a devil take so much money? This is too bullying. We don't even get one thousand Hong Kong dollars a month."
"But that's a foreign guest. What he said today is reasonable. If we drive him away, will it have any negative consequences? Diplomacy is no small matter."
"How about we go apologize to Mr. Watanabe? Then tell him that we really can't afford his salary and ask him to leave."
"You guys are so naive. This Watanabe was tricked by the headquarters. You didn't even dare to provoke the factory director's brother-in-law in the past, but today you actually plotted against the person Mr. Zhou tricked here."
Several mouths chattered and discussed incessantly, but in the end, we had to look at Lin Zhengyi.
Father Lin's brows were furrowed with worry. He didn't expect that he would be involved in such trouble even though he was just the director of the factory.
If he were an ordinary person, he would be fired when he should be fired and apologize when he should apologize. But now Watanabe's personnel power is at the headquarters, and the only one who can make decisions is not Masayoshi Lin.
Someone asked: "What does Mr. Zhou mean?"
Lin Zhengyi sighed, "President Zhou said..." He just hung up the phone and didn't want to repeat Zhou Qingfeng's words, but when he was pressed, he could only say: "President Zhou let me make my own decision.
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Everyone was surprised and stared more closely.
Father Lin was also annoyed, "Zhou Qingfeng said that I am the owner of a factory and should make my own decisions. Now that Watanabe is the quality control engineer of the battery factory, it is up to me to decide how to deal with it."
After saying that, Father Lin scolded again: "That boy can make people angry with his words. If you let me make the decision, how can I make the decision? He also said that I must be courageous, I..."
Lin Zhengyi is a technical section chief, and he will never quarrel with others and be a good gentleman. This time he was placed in the position of factory director because he felt that he had Zhou Qingfeng as his backer.
You know this backing is not very solid.
Father Lin did not fully repeat what Zhou Qingfeng said. One sentence made him blush, "If you dare not make a decision, just resign. Find someone who can make the decision and get the salary."
This is as good as pointing it in Lin Zhengyi’s face and saying he is incompetent.
Zhou Qingfeng's words revealed a cold-blooded temperament that could not be concealed. This did not concern Lin Wan's identity at all, and did not give him any face.
As the saying goes, 'Character determines destiny', Father Lin was still counting on the factory manager who was talking nonsense and couldn't come up with any ideas. He just had this cowardly temperament and was hesitant about everything.
I had no choice but to call my daughter for advice.
After moving to a new office building, Lin Wan's secretariat also had a separate office. After listening to her father's report, she realized that something was wrong.
The trouble now is not with the old man Watanabe, but with Zhou Qingfeng. Based on Lin Wan's understanding, the decisive CEO is probably going to be angry.
State-owned enterprises operate inefficiently, but they spend a lot of money and food.
If ten people do the work of one person, where will the money and food come from? It doesn’t come from the sky. Agriculture and farmers suffer.
Some people's interests will always be harmed in reforms. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are not will be demoted. You cannot be a leader if you are soft-hearted and soft-hearted.
Zhou Qingfeng didn't like procrastination. Lin Zhengyi and Xini's methods obviously did not satisfy him. Lin Wan quickly whispered to her father: "Dad, fire the guy who caused the trouble immediately."
Father Lin was shocked and said: "That's not good. Just fire me for this little thing? If you fire me, the impact will be huge. How can your family live?"
"Not firing will have a greater impact." Lin Wan was also very annoyed with her father's soft temper. "Dad, you are the director now. The battery factory has just been reorganized, and everyone is watching you. You must have your own prestige.
What Watanabe said was unpleasant, but he didn't do anything wrong. He was in charge of quality control and had the responsibility to make demands on the factory environment. If he hadn't mentioned it, he might be the one who would be fired in the blink of an eye.
Dad, give the order right away. This matter cannot be done overnight, and the sooner it is resolved, the better. Otherwise, your status will be unstable. If you don’t fire the troublemaker, President Zhou will fire you."