The convoy sped all the way to the Capital Friendship Hotel.

Director Xu leaned sideways and said to Chen Geng: "Mr. Chen, you and your subordinates have been staying in the Friendship Hotel during this time, you can ask the hotel for any requests, and we will do our best to meet them." ”

"Thank you," Chen Geng nodded, and said, "When I was in the United States, Mr. Ding introduced me to the situation of the Friendship Hotel, as long as it can be half as good as Mr. Ding's introduction, I don't have to worry." ”

Director Xu immediately turned his head to look at Ding Haijun.

Ding Haijun nodded: "I told Mr. Chen that the Friendship Hotel is a designated hotel for reception in our country, and if it is analogous, the grade is not lower than any foreign four-star hotel." ”

Director Xu breathed a sigh of relief: he was really worried that his comrades in the United States had said something that could not be said or was misunderstood by Chen Geng. He immediately smiled and said: "Then I can guarantee that our friendship hotel is definitely no worse than foreign three-star and four-star hotels." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's three-star or four-star," Chen Geng waved his hand and said, "Has the hotel arranged for me to make international calls and send and receive international faxes every day?"

Director Xu also knew that Fernandez was negotiating several cooperation projects with Ford Motor Co., Ltd., General Motors and Dongying Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Chen Geng, who was in China, needed to communicate with the company in the United States every day, understand the progress of the negotiations, and make different decisions according to the situation.

As early as December, the liaison office, which had not yet been upgraded to the embassy, repeatedly told the comrades in charge of coordination in China: no matter what, we must ensure that Mr. Chen Geng has at least one hour of time every day to make international calls and receive and send international faxes, which is related to Mr. Chen Geng's business with a total value of more than 20 million US dollars!

Hearing that this was related to Fernandez's business with a total value of more than $20 million, the foreign affairs department was frightened: who would dare to delay such a big matter?

"I've already helped you coordinate," Director Xu felt a little dry in his mouth, and licked his lips unconsciously: "As long as you say it to the hotel half an hour in advance every day." ”

Chen Geng turned his head to look at Ding Haijun: "Do you want to say it in advance?"

"Our side is still an artificial station, and we need to transfer it manually," facing Chen Geng's puzzled gaze, Ding Haijun explained to him: "In order to ensure your communication requirements, the chief personally gave instructions that every day your international long-distance priority should be ranked first, which will take a little time to coordinate, so ......"

"Understood," Chen Gengchong Ding Haijun and Director Xu arched their hands: "Thank you...... This should be a bit of a hassle, right?"

Director Xu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, it's all as it should be, that is, in terms of cost...... It's a bit high. ”

"How tall?"

"3 yuan and 4 cents a minute," Director Xu's head was about to be stuffed under the front seat: "Dollar ......"

“......”

$3.42 a minute?!Chen Geng also took it.

........................

See the convoy arrive.

Zheng Xianghong, the manager of the Friendship Hotel, who had already received the notice, hurriedly greeted him with more than 20 uniformed waiters.

Looking at these more than 20 young and beautiful girls of similar height and figure, Statham and several other bodyguards were directly dumbfounded: just like we are face blind to foreigners, foreigners are actually a little face blind when they look at us Chinese, in the eyes of Statham and other four people, these more than 20 girls look exactly the same, as if they were carved out of a mold.

For a long time, the Capital Friendship Hotel has been the designated hospitality agency for China's foreign reception work, foreign guests visiting our country, as long as they are staying in the capital, in addition to staying in the embassy of their country, they can only live in the Friendship Hotel, you want to go outside to find a hotel, guest house to live?

Inexistent.

What if you go to a province below that is not the capital?

It's also simple, you can only stay in the local party committee guest house, such as a certain province @ committee guest house, a certain city @ committee guest house, etc., under normal circumstances, which floor you live on, which floor will not allow other guests to stay, so in fact, it means that you have chartered a whole floor, in order not to let you inquire indiscriminately.

The only designated foreign-related hospitality institution in China, we will not describe and describe what the Friendship Hotel looks like, as a foreign-related hotel that can be said to operate to a certain extent as "the power of the whole country", "perfect" Four words can summarize everything in the Friendship Hotel, not to mention anything else, just give an example: the power supply of the Republic at this time is very insufficient, many times it is necessary to pull the power rationing, but at any time the power rationing can not pull the head of the Friendship Hotel, at any time, the power department must ensure the power supply of the Friendship Hotel, once the power supply of the Friendship Hotel has a problem and there are foreign guests at this time, this is a serious political mistake.

Personally sent Chen Geng and his entourage to the suite that had been booked a long time ago, and Director Xu said politely: "Mr. Chen, the conditions are a little simpler, which makes you smile." ”

Chen Geng pointed to his feet and shook his head with a smile: "Just this carpet, pure wool, right? You can't see this in a four-star hotel in the United States, Director Xu, you are too polite." ”

Chen Geng's words were a bit flattering, but the Chinese comrades present were very useful: If we can be praised by foreigners, it means that we can still do it, and we have not embarrassed the country.

Chen Geng looked a little sad: the current China really lacks the sense of identity of the international community.

A waiter came in quickly from outside and whispered to Zheng Xianghong: "Manager, Minister Huang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is here." ”

Minister Huang is here? Zheng Xianghong was shocked.

Except for Chen Geng and his party, there are no foreign guests of sufficient weight in the Friendship Hotel, so isn't it obvious why Minister Huang came here?

But it is clear that he still can't accept the fact that Minister Huang is coming at this time: You are also a minister, is this really appropriate?

Is it appropriate?

It doesn't matter if it's suitable or not, what matters is that Minister Huang must come.

Zheng Xianghong didn't know the significance of Chen Geng's arrival to the republic, but Comrade Lao Huang did.

In November 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee formally decided that the country would shift from "taking class struggle as the key link" to "socialist modernization" in the past, and the prelude to reform and opening up finally began.

On January 1, 1979, after the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the Chinese Embassy in the United States, which had just been upgraded from a liaison office to an embassy, issued a notice inviting capital from the United States and the world to inspect, invest and build factories in China, but so far, it has been 20 days since the notice was issued, and less than 20 people came to the embassy for consultation.

What does this mean?

It means that it has been almost a month since Huaxia's investment notice was issued, and only Chen Geng is the first investor to take the initiative to come to Huaxia, has a clear favorable impression of Huaxia, and at the same time has sufficient strength.

Before Zheng Xianghong could react, Director Xu and Ding Haijun's top boss and the boss of the Huaxia Foreign Affairs Department walked in stride, accompanied by everyone: "Hehe...... What are you talking about, talking so much?"

Zheng Xianghong was very nervous, Director Xu and Ding Haijun didn't care, they had long known that their boss would come over, Director Xu smiled: "We are chatting with Mr. Chen Geng, Mr. Chen Geng is very satisfied with the conditions of the guest house." ”

"Huh...... Mr. Chen is taking care of everyone's face," Comrade Lao Huang came forward to shake hands with Chen Geng, and said cordially: "Mr. Chen, I know that our conditions here are a little more difficult, and we must not be able to compare with your manor, sorry, the current conditions in our country are limited......"

What Minister Huang means by this is that this Mr. Chen Geng has a manor?!

Hearing this, Zheng Xianghong almost fainted, he couldn't imagine what it was like to live alone in a manor.

Chen Geng said modestly: "Minister, you are too polite, the conditions here are very good, I have also suffered since I was a child, and I can't think of such conditions a year ago." ”

"Huh...... If you are satisfied," Comrade Lao Huang nodded cordially: "I am here to convey his greetings to you on behalf of the boss, and the boss said that if you have any requirements, just mention them, don't feel embarrassed, although your nationality is an American nationality, but you have the blood of our Chinese nation, and we are our own family." The old man also said that he wanted to talk to you. ”

To be honest, Chen Geng was really a little flattered in his heart, and he immediately responded: "It is my honor to listen to the teachings of the old man, and I am looking forward to visiting his old man's home." ”

"And how about tomorrow night?"

"Tomorrow night? Chen Geng agreed without thinking.

After a period of exchanges, Chen Geng made a request to Comrade Lao Huang: I hope to visit Ding Haijun's home at an appropriate time.

"Visiting Comrade Navy's house?" Comrade Lao Huang glanced at Ding Haijun in surprise.

Comrade Lao Ding was also at a loss: What is the situation?

How did he know that someone had bad intentions and was already thinking about his daughter.

The surprise was only a momentary thing, and Comrade Lao Huang immediately realized that this was an excellent good thing to deepen his friendship with Chen Geng, and immediately nodded happily: "Of course it's no problem, go to a friend's house to visit, this is a good thing." ”

It seems that the relationship between Ding Haijun and Chen Geng needs to be re-evaluated, and if this relationship is used well, some things may be much easier. After making up his mind, Comrade Lao Huang turned his head to Ding Haijun and said: "Comrade Navy, you must entertain Mr. Chen Geng well, and make Mr. Chen Geng feel at home, this is the task assigned to you by the organization. ”