In December, the weather in Beijing started to get colder. In the early morning of the 5th, snowflakes started to fall from the sky. In the afternoon, the snow stopped and the roads became muddy.
Sitting in the taxi, looking at the congested traffic in front of him and the mud particles thrown up from time to time, Tie Jun felt a little irritable for no reason.
Yesterday, Liu Wenhua called to urge us, saying that the manufacturers were waiting for the goods to be shipped so that they could get money to pay their employees in preparation for the New Year.
But my mother-in-law's illness was good for one day and bad for two days. The last round of chemotherapy obviously had no effect, which was why Tie Jun didn't dare to leave.
Sister Chu Yao has been back for three days. Chu's mother kicked her back. She said they couldn't stay like this, so she also kicked out Tie Jun. Tie Jun said there were still things to do.
While thinking wildly, the taxi stopped in front of a quiet teahouse. Tie Jun sighed, paid and got off.
Pushing the door open and entering the house, a wave of heat hit his face. Tie Jun shivered and looked at Wan Qiu walking towards him.
Late autumn should have arrived early. Dressed in fine velvet black breeches, black riding boots, a black and white woolen sweater with a small collar, and her hair tied into a ponytail, she seemed to be two years younger.
"Brother-in-law, is there a traffic jam?"
Taking the bag from Tie Jun's hand, Wan Qiu asked with a smile.
"Well, it's quite busy. I'm not late, am I?"
"No, I'm still 10 minutes early. Dongyu should be able to pick up people quickly..."
"squeak!"
Halfway through his words, there was a sound of brakes coming from outside. It was very urgent, in line with Dong Yu's character. It must have been the arrival of Dong Yu, and Tie Jun moved inside.
The door opened, and Dong Yu walked in first. When he saw Tie Jun, he was stunned for a moment. He wanted to laugh but didn't, and just nodded.
"Dong Yu, long time no see!"
Tiejun was not so childish and greeted him with a smile.
"Um!"
Dong Yu had no expression on his face and walked directly inside. The two men who came in followed him and smiled and nodded at Tie Jun and Wan Qiu. There was nothing he could do about it, Dong Yu didn't introduce them.
Wan Qiu didn't say anything. He stepped aside with a smile and made a gesture of invitation.
Walking behind, Wan Qiu whispered to Tie Jun: "Brother-in-law, she is in a bad mood recently, don't..."
"Don't worry, I know what to do!"
Tie Jun patted Wan Qiu's back gently, dispelling her worries.
Soothing light music was playing in the restaurant, and a few people awkwardly walked into an antique elegant room.
Dong Yu wore a silver-gray long coat today, with her hair tied up, revealing her slender neck. She looked a little thin and taller.
Everyone took off their clothes first after entering. Tie Jun stood by the door and waited quietly for the three of them to take off their clothes and hang them up.
"Brother Liu, Brother Ma, please sit down!"
Dongyu hung up his clothes, walked to the tea table, turned around and said to the two men.
"Oh, good!"
The two sat on the left side. Tie Jun hung up his clothes and sat on the right side with Wan Qiu. Dong Yu opened the tea master's chair and sat on it.
"I'll come and bring the refreshments!"
With Dong Yu's words, the tea master who had just walked in said hello, lowered his head and left.
"This is Liu Yong, director of the electronics factory affiliated to the Institute of Computer Science!"
Dongyu started to introduce, very generally, he only said it was a computer institute, but he didn’t say which institute it was, and his tone was completely suppressive.
Liu Yong stood up immediately, with two business cards ready in his hand, "Please take care of me!" Tie Jun and Wan Qiu placed a business card in front of them.
"My name is Ma Chenggong, and I am engaged in research and development!"
Dong Yu only opened his head once, and when he looked over, the bespectacled Ma successfully bounced up immediately.
Tie Jun and Wan Qiu had another business card in front of them, like two playing cards, arranged neatly.
"My name is Tie Jun. I just went to sea and started a small business. I'm glad to meet you two!"
Seeing that neither of them sat down, Dong Yu seemed to have no intention of speaking again, so Tie Jun simply stood up and introduced himself.
Wan Qiu followed suit, saying his name, smiling and nodding.
"Guys, what kind of tea would you like to drink?"
Dong Yu's cold voice sounded again, and her slender fingers pointed towards the tea tray behind her.
"Anything is OK, everything is OK!"
Liu Yong replied anxiously, Ma Chenggong agreed, "Watch Tiejun in late autumn."
"If that jar is a small golden snail, let it be!"
Tie Jun pointed to the red purple clay tea can with Dianhong written on it.
"You also know about the little golden snail? Then how do you know that the thing inside is the little golden snail?"
Dongyu's tone was a little surprised and a little sarcastic.
Tie Jun didn't know how Dong Yu became like this. He was a little angry, but he didn't let it out, so he smiled after hearing it.
"The little golden snail is the best among Yunnan reds, and its scientific name is Jinsi. I am a businessman, so there is no reason why I don't know!
For such a tasteful teahouse, the only jar with Dianhong written on it must be the Little Golden Snail."
Smiling, Tie Jun continued: "I chose it because it warms the stomach and strengthens the spleen, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is suitable for drinking in cold weather. By the way, it is also refreshing!"
Tie Jun put the emphasis on the last four words. Dong Yu's face became even colder. He turned back to get tea. Wan Qiu kicked Tie Jun below and moved the corners of his mouth.
After that, the few of them said nothing and watched Dong Yu skillfully and elegantly perform the tea art.
Refreshments were brought in, and a cup of golden tea soup was placed in front of everyone. Dongyu picked up a cup and put it in front of his nose to smell it.
Liu Yong and Ma Chenggong didn't know these things. They usually drank a cup of tea until get off work. They were really afraid of this little thing in front of them if their hands slipped and fell into their mouths.
"Can you introduce the products you develop?"
Wan Qiu broke the silence and looked at Liu Yong.
"Oh, this is an introduction to our factory, and this is the information for developing this project!"
Liu Yong took out two brochures from his briefcase and put them respectfully in front of Wan Qiu.
"Xiao Ma, please introduce our products!"
"What's the name of a product that hasn't been developed yet? There are more than a dozen chapters behind it. Can you cover it?"
As soon as Liu Yong finished speaking, Dong Yu retorted, Tie Jun wanted to laugh, what he said was reasonable, the factory director was a bit impatient.
"Hey, how about we cooperate with you?"
Liu Yong had sweat on his forehead, and he was slapped in the face when he came in. He felt even more uncomfortable when he entered the door, as if he was begging for food.
"Horse, please speak!"
Tie Jun came to the rescue and picked up the color introduction to the electronics factory, and in late autumn picked up the thick R&D plan.
Ma Chenggong calmed down, pushed up his glasses, and started talking.
After talking for a long time, to be honest, only Tie Jun, an experienced person, could pick up some clues. Dong Yu and Wan Qiu looked as confused as if they were listening to a book from heaven.
Tie Jun knows very well that in the current pager market, Motorola dominates the market, and even large conglomerates such as Panasonic and Ericsson can only have a small share of the market.
So, as industry insiders, Liu Yong and Ma Chenggong should know more clearly how difficult the road ahead is for them and how much effort they have to put in?
To be able to sit here today, Tiejun dares to say that they must have hit a wall everywhere and have not found follow-up R&D funds, let alone national policy support.
After flipping through the introduction, Tiejun closed the color page. It was another old state-owned company, and every line showed off its past glory.
After listening patiently, Liu Yong couldn't wait to introduce their factory before Tie Jun and the others could speak.
After enduring the discomfort, I watched Tie Jun with Dong Yu in late autumn. Tie Jun was speechless and thought to himself, after all, you two have been in contact for so long, so you have to share your opinions!