After a while, Yoshifumi Tsuji said tentatively to Chen Geng: "Chen Jun, you know, our company attaches great importance to the stability of partners, and for this reason, we Nissan has invested in JATCO, a gearbox manufacturing company, so ......"

"Mr. Tsuji, I think you probably made a mistake," Chen Geng interrupted Tsuji with a smile: "I'm not discussing this matter with you, I'm informing you that if you don't agree, Nissan will appear in the next round of IIHS crash test list." ”

I can't influence Nissan's IIHS crash test scores, but I can influence how long Nissan crash tests at IIHS. This is the message that Chen Geng conveyed to Tsuji Yoshifumi.

Yoshifumi Tsuji also understood Chen Geng's information, so his face instantly turned the color of pig liver: Chen Gengjun...... It's really a shame to yourself.

Think of Nissan's current situation, even in Dongying, Nissan's market share is less than 5.5%, not to mention compared with Honda and Toyota, and now it is even lower than Mazda and Suzuki!

Yoshifumi Tsuji is also a smart person, although Chen Geng's oppression made him extremely resentful, but the Dongying people, what they are best at is forbearance, as long as they are sure that they can't do the other party, there is nothing that the Dongying people can't bear, then again, a nation that can even take the initiative to send its own woman to the victor after defeat, and is willing to plant grassland on the collective head, what else can't be endured? He pursed his lips vigorously: "Hi! But Chen Jun, as you know, I am not a shareholder of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and we Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. are not involved in this incident......"

Yoshifumi Tsuji implicitly told Congheng that this time the North American Automobile Workers Association suddenly came out to make trouble, and it had nothing to do with their Nissan Motors, and hoped that Chen Geng could look at them Nissan Motors at this point.

It's a pity that Yoshifumi Tsuji thinks too much.

Chen Geng knew what Tsuji Yoshifumi wanted to say, but he didn't give Tsuji Yoshifumi face and interrupted him again: "I will give you three days of Nissan, if you can't give me a satisfactory answer after three days, you will bear the consequences." ”

After speaking, Chen Geng picked up the teacup.

As a member of the Chinese cultural circle, Yoshifumi Tsuji knew too well what Chen Geng's action of serving tea meant, although he was very reluctant, very aggrieved, and very aggrieved, but when Chen Geng made this action, he still lowered his head.

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For three days, Chen Geng could afford to wait, and he was not worried about what Tsuji Yoshifumi would do, so naturally, when he met his old friend Elliot Richardson at a banquet, Chen Geng was in a good mood: "Your Excellency General, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still in true spirit." ”

Lieutenant General Elliott Richardson is the Pentagon's undersecretary in charge of procurement, technology and logistics, in order to sell the HMMWV military vehicle to the Pentagon, Chen Geng still solved the sales problem of the HMMWV through the relationship of Elliott Richardson of the old Jotson, and the relationship between us has been very good over the years, and it is one of Chen Geng's main contacts in the Pentagon.

Elliot Richardson and Chen Geng touched their wine glasses and said with a smile: "Old friend, you can't call me a general now." ”

"Huh?" Chen Geng raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean? Could it be that you have been promoted to general?" Congratulations. ”

"No," Elliott Richardson said with a smile, "I'm retired now." ”

"You're retired?!"

Elliott Richardson's answer greatly surprised Chen Geng, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes," Elliott Richardson explained to Chen Geng, "You know, I'm getting older, and the Pentagon's busy work is a bit too heavy for me, so after careful consideration, I applied for retirement half a year ago, and finally completed the retirement process last month." ”

Looking at Elliot Richardson, who was full of red light and in good spirits, Chen Geng shook his head secretly: This is what you said about energy?

As far as Chen Geng knows, Elliot Richardson is only 62 years old this year, in the United States, there is no strict retirement age, but it is generally 65 years old and 66 years old as the boundary, 66 years old retirement can receive full social security benefits, but for senior government officials and the United States @ military, especially the Pentagon generals, it is more difficult for them to accept to retire at the age of 66 than to kill them, so we can see gray-haired generals in many Hollywood film and television works, Goosebump-haired Speaker, this is not a cinematic technique, this is real in the United States.

Elliott Richardson's previous military rank was lieutenant general, and in the United States, the average retirement age of lieutenant generals is 72.6 years old.

However, since people have chosen to retire, they have naturally thought about it, Chen Geng shook his head regretfully: "Really...... Your Excellency, I can only say that I respect your decision, but it is so regrettable that you are not in the Pentagon, and it is a great loss to the American people. ”

"Hahaha......"

Chen Geng's words sounded good, Elliot Richardson smiled very happily, he smiled and waved his hand to Chen Geng and said: "Fernandez, you can rest assured, although I am retired, Royce has taken over my position, you can go to him if you have anything in the future." ”

Elliott Richardson's words have several meanings, and the core meaning is to tell Chen Geng, even if I, Elliott Richardson, retire from the Pentagon, you don't have to worry, how we worked together in the past, and we will continue to cooperate as usual in the future, I have already helped you arrange the rest of the matter, and he is still our acquaintance, so you can rest assured and boldly go to him.

Chen Geng naturally understood, so he nodded: "When it's right to turn around, I'll go back to visit General Royce." ”

The Royce in Elliott Richardson's mouth is Royce Michael Roy, this guy used to be Elliott Richardson's assistant, and the military rank at that time was Brigadier General, over the years, this guy has been smooth sailing under the care of Elliot Richardson, and he has been promoted to the rank of major general in 88, and the year before last, that is, in 1993, this guy entered the list of lieutenant generals for promotion.

Chen Geng didn't know when Royce Michael Roy would be officially promoted to lieutenant general, but now it seems that this guy has the trust of Elliott Richardson, otherwise Elliott Richardson would not have trained him to take over his class.

"That's it," Elliot Richardson said with a smile, "but you also know that after all these busy years, it's really a bit uncomfortable to be idle at this time, so I started a defense contracting company with a few friends, and I'm now the CEO of this defense contracting company." ”

I see!

Previously, Chen Geng wondered how he met Lieutenant General Elliot Richardson at tonight's banquet, but now he heard Elliot Richardson say that he established a defense contracting company with "a few friends" after retirement, and he is also the CEO of this defense contracting company. Richardson just wanted to meet with him, and even the purpose of the banquet host organizing tonight's banquet was to match and promote this matter!

Is it normal for Elliot Richardson to step down from his position as deputy secretary of the Pentagon and start a defense company and serve as CEO of that defense company?

It's so normal!

As we said earlier, there is a "revolving door" in the political, academic, military, and financial circles in the United States, where a person may now be a core senior official in a large conglomerate, but in a few years, he will enter the government as a senior official, and after a few years as a senior official in the government, he will change into academia or return to the financial and industrial circles...... It's like walking and shuttling through an invisible revolving door.

As for Elliott Richardson, this guy definitely didn't choose to retire because of some "lack of energy", this guy is ready to make a lot of money!

In the United States, do defense contractors make money?

It depends on the situation, if there are relationships and connections, then it is simply not too profitable!

If a defense contracting company like Elliott Richardson, which has deep connections and influence in the military, and is not clear about what deep background there is behind it, then the money will be made like the money itself has grown legs, and it will go to the account in an uproar - for example, in the Iraq war that began in 03, the Pentagon entrusted the task of providing living supplies for the US military to military defense contractors, and the result was that American GIs only drank bottled water in Iraq, and because of "inconvenient and dangerous transportation" FOR OTHER REASONS, THE PRICE OF A 500ML BOTTLE OF WATER IS AS HIGH AS $2.3!

All of this flashed in Chen Geng's mind like lightning, and he quickly thought about the reason why Elliot Richardson deliberately found himself: what did this guy want to do when he recruited him?

While thinking about it, Chen Geng quietly raised his glass to Elliot Richardson: "Yes, your ethics and your deep feelings for the United States really make me admire, I didn't expect you to still serve the interests of the United States in this way after retirement, general, respect!"

"Hehe......"

Elliot Richardson smiled happily, he happily touched his glass with Chen Geng, and then lowered his voice: "So, Mr. Fernandez, are you interested in taking a stake in my defense contracting company? I promise, your income will not be less than that." ”

As he spoke, Elliott Richardson gestured to Chen Geng with a "3".

The meaning of this gesture is: as long as you take a stake, I guarantee that your annual yield will not be less than 30%!