Jiang Shangyu had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that someone was holding a sign at the exit with the three Chinese characters "Huanyu, Hu" crookedly written on it.
Hu Cheng nodded and then walked towards the person holding the sign.
There are two people under the sign, one is a tall white man and the other is an Asian with black hair and yellow skin.
Russia is a country composed of many ethnic groups, with more ethnic groups than China. Hu Cheng could not determine the ethnic group of this person from his appearance, but he did not look like a Han.
Jiang Shangyu greeted them in Russian and confirmed the identities of both parties.
At this time, the Asian opposite suddenly said in Chinese: "Hello, my name is Durcha, I am an Evenki, in Chinese terms, I am an Ewenki. I am Comrade Alexander's assistant, and I came here specially to pick you up.
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"It's great that you can speak Chinese. I am Hu Cheng from Huanyu Trading Company."
Hu Cheng and Jiang Shangyu were relieved to hear that the other party could speak Chinese.
Jiang Shangyu had not been learning Russian for long, and his Russian proficiency was not very high. He was afraid that he would make mistakes in translation and affect Hu Cheng's big business.
Yes, Jiang Shangyu stayed in the capital for two days. After hearing Sun Dahai explain the business that Hu Cheng came here to do, he consciously obeyed.
Many people in his hometown are doing business on the Russian or Eastern European route. If the business is large, they will even hire three or four people at a time to help transport goods back and forth. If the trip goes well, they can earn
Thousands of dollars.
Jiang Shangyu's first few trips were to help his fellow villagers transport goods. After he became familiar with the route and earned some money, he started to work on his own.
He originally thought that his business with his fellow countrymen was huge and that he had reached the pinnacle of his life. Who knew that Sun Dahai had inadvertently let Jiang Shangyu know what real awesomeness was.
Listening to Sun Dahai's explanation of the business Hu Cheng wanted to do, the measurement unit was in terms of tons and wagons. Then thinking about his so-called "business", Jiang Shangyu fell to his knees without knowing it.
The big white man who came with Durza was their driver. Several people got into a brand-new Volga car and arrived at Lenin Street, the busiest street in Buenos Aires.
After passing the Patriotic War Memorial Square, the car stopped in front of a splendid hotel.
"Morning Hotel, the best hotel in Buenos Aires, Comrade Alexander is the manager here. You two, please come in." Durcha led Hu Cheng and the two into the hotel and checked in for them.
After they were settled, Durza took them to the manager's office and met with Alexander.
Andrei Alexander, 36 years old, is a core member of the third generation of the Alexander family. Most of his family members are Russian soldiers, and he is one of the few core members who is willing to do business.
Even though he is apparently the manager of this hotel, in fact he controls almost half of the black market in Bu City.
His uncle Ivan was a logistics officer of the Russian Baltic Fleet. He became one of the private dealers of the Universal Trading Company early on and earned a lot of money by transporting Su Bian into Russia in military vehicles.
After Wu Dawei knew that Sun Dahai wanted to do business with Russia in the Far East, he found Ivan.
Because when Wu Dawei and Ivan were drinking, he heard him say that his family's main power is not in the European part of Russia, but in the Far East and within the sphere of influence of the Pacific Fleet.
If they really wanted to do some gray business, it would be much more convenient in the Far East than in Europe.
Regardless of whether Ivan was bragging after drinking too much, his family has a certain strength in the Far East, which is still recognized by Wu Dawei.
So when Wu Dawei approached Ivan and hoped that he would help connect Huanyu Trading Company in the Far East and prepare to open a long-term trade route, Ivan patted his chest and made a guarantee.
So, after making arrangements over the phone, Hu Cheng and Jiang Shangyu can now visit Andre, the giant behind the black market in Buenos Aires.
After meeting and greeting each other, Hu Cheng presented his own gifts. These were the things he had brought all the way in his satchel.
Two sticks of Chinese cigarettes, two bottles of special Su Bian, and a bucket of Lapsang Souchong black tea.
For Russians, tobacco, wine, and tea are the way to go, almost everywhere. The habit of Westerners is to check and praise gifts in person.
After Andre took out the gifts, he had control of the black market. He had always been well-informed, but he found that these gifts were a little different from what he usually saw.
It turns out that in order to open up channels here as soon as possible, Sun Dahai also put some effort into the selection of gifts. Cigarettes and tea were both special offerings from Mr. Huang.
These two bottles of Su Bian were part of the aging preserved from the first batch of finished wine when Five Star Winery was produced as an agent a few years ago. They were re-mixed and put into artificially blown glass bottles.
This is a collection wine specially produced by the winery, specially for gift giving, and has never been sold in the world.
After hearing Hu Cheng's introduction, Andre was indeed very happy. For him, the actual value of the gift was not important, but the degree of care and uniqueness were the most important.
It was in such a friendly atmosphere that they completed their first meeting.
In the afternoon, Durza, as Alexander's business representative, completed the negotiation of the first transaction with Hu Cheng.
Everyone knew that this was just a trial deal, and Ivan's relationship was involved, so they reached an agreement quickly.
Hu Cheng negotiated the deal this time in the name of Huanyu Trading Company. The final result was that Huanyu Trading Company exchanged a carload of 50 tons of high-quality sugar and a carload of 50,000 sets of pure cotton autumn clothes and trousers for several Russian dollars.
A number of steel materials for construction and cement with M400 and M500 marks.
In the evening, Andre hosted a banquet in the hotel for Hu Cheng and the two of them. No one expected that Hu Cheng, who was usually unassuming, was really unambiguous when it came to drinking, and drank with Andre, who boasted an amazing capacity for drinking.
After playing chess and meeting their opponents, the two of them drank and lay down almost at the same time.
The next day, several people got together for breakfast again. They drank some wine to make themselves feel better.
After breakfast, Hu Cheng said goodbye to Andre and returned to the country through the Heihe Port.
After the business negotiation was over, both parties went back to prepare the goods. This meeting was just to get to know each other. Later matters can be resolved over the phone. Only when the final delivery is made, the two parties will meet again.
"Xiao Hu, your company is really generous. How can this batch of goods cost more than one million?"
On the return train, Jiang Shangyu, who had just come into contact with a big business, asked Hu Cheng excitedly.
"Including freight, the total cost should be more than one million." Hu Cheng calculated in his mind and then replied.
In fact, Hu Cheng's heart was by no means as calm as he showed. This was also the first time that he had personally completed a large deal, and he was no less excited than Jiang Shangyu.
It's just that he is a relatively calm person and tries not to show his true emotions in front of outsiders. Although Jiang Shangyu was hired by him, he can't be considered one of his own. Hu Cheng still has a sense of proportion.