Chapter 533: An Enemy Hiding in the Shadows
After the guests dispersed, Han Ting, who was originally sitting alone in Gu Yuan's underground café and sipping tea, went upstairs elegantly.
When she was sitting on the sofa just now, she clearly saw through the supercharged tropical fish aquarium wall and saw several mermaid-like figures swaying there in the swimming pool outside.
Those women are all young ladies from the top rich families in Xiangjiang and Ao County, and they are used to seeing the world. However, the first time I came to Gu Garden to enjoy it, I was still shocked by the mansion designed by Master I.M. Pei, and they all recognized that Gu Garden's grade and artistic conception are the first luxury houses in Xiangjiang today.
Today's PARTY, all the people invited are young people, Han Ting is 37 years old, in the rich business circle, she is actually still a young person, so appearing in today's circle will not make people suspicious.
Seeing other rich ladies posing with admiration and respect in front of Gu Biao, Han Ting was a little unhappy in her heart.
However, she is not as profligate as those rich second generations, and her traditional education experience and concepts make her unable to tolerate wearing a three-point dress and going to the swimming pool on occasions like PARTY. That's why she prefers to sit in the underground café and look at the aquarium wall from afar.
"Being adored by so many young and beautiful rich ladies, my heart is happy. Han Ting walked up to the top floor, pulled her coat away, gritted her teeth and stepped into the transparent pool, leaning on the pulse massage mouth that spewed out living water.
The transparent rooftop pool is also recirculated, and the entrance is made into two massage loungers that are half buried in the water, and the lower back and legs will be sprayed by the massage water after lying down. When the water is full, it pours from the mouth of the waterfall into the surface pool below.
Gu Biao lay on another massage spout, closed his eyes and replied: "Aren't I showing my local customs-Xiangjiang people all raise feng shui fish, I raised them, but other peers didn't know, and thought I didn't fit in, so I always asked the young lady of the family to come and see the world."
Don't you understand me, I just spent money to fully show our strength, otherwise ask Master Pei to design this mansion, others can't see its awesomeness, and the money is not spent in vain. As for those little girls from rich families, I'm not interested, I look at women based on connotation. ”
"Hypocrisy!" Han Ting snorted coldly and came to a conclusion to Gu Biao, then turned her head away, leaving Gu Biao with long hair floating on the water and blowing from the spray of water from the massage hole on the back of her neck.
This posture is very meaningful, after Gu Biao covered this transparent massage waterfall pool, he really didn't invite a long-haired woman to massage with him, he had never seen such a slightly fluttering fairy scene, so he felt a little distracted, and subconsciously reached out to comb it.
"What are you doing! Itchy!" Han Ting shrugged her shoulders impatiently and pushed away Gu Biao's hand.
Gu Biao accompanied him and said, "If you don't like it, I won't hold such a party in the future, I thought you were very fun." Besides, don't you know me, I was going to the United States a few days earlier, and I've been staying in Xiangjiang until now, and I don't want to say happy birthday to you and celebrate with you - if you dislike me as an eyesore, then I can only tell you happy birthday in advance. ”
Han Ting twitched her shoulders, obviously with a positive expression and a sour nose: "A woman of my age, do you still use someone to wish me a happy birthday? Are you afraid that no one will remind me that I am old again? Officially 37 years old?"
Gu Biao was bored, but he could be regarded as having caught the scale, knowing that with Han Ting's acceptance, it was better not to invite other girls to the pool party in the future, even if it was to show off his wealth.
He hurriedly changed the subject: "Then count me wrong again, by the way, do you think this pool is comfortable to press?
"This kind of massage is soulless!" Han Ting's mouth hardened, and then unconvinced, she grabbed a scuba placed on the shore and forced Gu Biao to wear it.
"What are you doing. Gu Biao was caught off guard.
Han Ting: "Let you see what Relaxation-Massage with a soul is!"
Gu Biao: "But this is the swimming pool......!
Han Ting: "That's why I put slung on you! I can't drown you! I can massage it when I press it to the bottom of the pool, don't you like diving and watching fish so much!"
Gu Biao was caught off guard by the enemy's sneak attack, his hands were cut behind his back and he was ridden and pressed to the bottom of the pool, and soon lost the possibility of resisting, so he could only obediently bubble under the water to review his technocracy, and carefully experienced what is considered a "Massage with a soul." ”
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The soulful massage will end, but Gu Biao's breath seems to be more soreness and numbness than before the massage.
However, the guilt in his heart faded a little because of this, after all, the harder Han Ting abused him, the more comfortable he would be when he did bad things in the future.
After asking the kindergarten parents to collect the "fine for being late to pick up their children", the scale of parents' tardiness often skyrockets in an instant - anyway, my brother paid for being late, so I don't have to feel guilty about the kindergarten aunt.
The scum has to be clear and frank.
After mixing his breath, Gu Biao unconsciously hugged him and said:
"Then since you don't want me to remind you of your age, I'll leave tomorrow, and the schedule on the way can be more relaxed—I'm going to Tokyo first, and I'm going to talk to Mr. Masayoshi Saeki, the chairman of Toshiba Corporation, anyway. ”
Han Ting sorted it out and changed her serious expression: "Didn't you go to the United States this time to find Senator Albert and talk about TNC?
Gu Biao: "Toshiba and Panasonic are the two companies that have invested the most in afforestation in China and won the most reputation, and their bosses are also one of the board members of TNC.
In contrast, Senator Albert of Tennessee and others are only more clever and well-known in the circle, but people can't come up with money to do practical things, and what they really have to count on is to get the big financiers who give money to make the environmental protection cause bigger.
Although Mr. Konosuke Matsushita has a higher prestige and has had several relationships with me, he is already in his 90s and does not care about the world at all. In contrast, it is more reliable to talk to Toshiba's Mr. Masayoshi Saeki. At that time, I am going to co-fund with him to set up a special fund, which will still be affiliated with the TNC Association.
In this way, I have found a guide who is familiar with the road and can do good things, and Councillor Albert can do some superficial work of wooing and introducing, and also consolidate my position, and by the way, can help me better pull a council title, or at least a transitional title-
How to say it, similar to those sales performance that has actually been set to issue an order, then there must be a salesperson to claim the performance. Although I sent it to the door myself, I gave it to Councillor Albert for my performance.
As for Toshiba, it would be good to find a way to give some media publicity benefits, and with my relationship with the relevant departments of the domestic culture and media, it would be no problem for CCTV to make a documentary on Toshiba's friendly deeds of investing money in planting trees in the northwest. Don't worry about those who want to promote the brand, I don't take the bait. ”
Han Ting thought about it silently, and didn't see anything wrong with Gu Biao's plan.
In the 80s, Toshiba and Panasonic were the presidents of the company, and their status was similar to that of Jack Ma 30 years later.
"I'll pack your bags. Han Ting got up wet, rolled up a bath towel to dry it, turned around and went back to the house.
Gu Biao decided to soak for a while.
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Two days later, on his way to the United States, Gu Biao stopped through Tokyo.
He had made an appointment with Toshiba in advance, and his business was now not small, and he also called Sony's Akio Morita an uncle and nephew, so he should be able to eat openly among Japanese businessmen, and he would be received wherever he went.
As soon as he got off the plane, Gu Biao went straight to Minato, Shibaura, and Yichome.
In Tokyo, the name "Shibaura" is equivalent to the "street" in Japan.
Most of the Tokyo place names familiar to Chinese, such as Ginza, Akihabara, Shibuya, and Roppongi, are actually "street" level, one level lower than the ward.
There is a simple way to determine whether a place name belongs to the street level, just look at whether it is directly related to the place names of "1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome". For example, the most valuable place in Ginza is Ginza 4-chome, and Chinese tour groups often pull group purchases Ginza 5-chome, which means that Ginza is also at the "street" level.
Of course, places like Shibuya and Shinjuku also have "one-chome", but the full name of the place is written as "Shibuya-ku, Shibuya-ku", and the former Shibuya here is the ward level, and the latter Shibuya is the street level.
Toshiba's headquarters is located in Shibaura-1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, with the house number No. 1 - it can be seen that when Tokyo named the city's place name, it directly named the location of Toshiba Corporation as a place name for a first-class administrative division, and the company's long history of more than 100 years and deep roots are almost instantaneous.
In fact, the name "Toshiba" itself is an abbreviation of "Tokyo Shibaura Electric ......", and in the English spelling of the Toshiba brand, "TO" comes from the TO of Tokyo TOKYO, and SHIBA is "Shibaura".
Seeing that almost the entire Ding destination in the port area is a company, this scene is really shocking, just this piece of land, a few years later, at the peak of the real estate bubble, I don't know how much it will be worth.
Gu Biao didn't sit for two minutes, and the secretary and the female member who provided chores came to entertain him first, and then an old man with a Mediterranean roof walked in:
"Gu Sang, it's an honor for you to visit. The contemptible person is Toshiba President Ichiro Watarato, and our President Saeki has a temporary meeting at the moment, so let me entertain you first - your appointment didn't mention anything you want to cooperate with us, so I wonder if it's convenient to reveal it first?"
It turned out that this person was Toshiba President Ichiro Watari Sugichiro, and he received it temporarily, and it was not a loss of Gu Biao's courtesy.
The president is the general manager, and the chairman is the chairman. The Masayoshi Saeki that Gu Biao originally wanted to see was equivalent to the chairman.
Gu Biao also revealed some irrelevant information with some reservations: "Yes, I came this time mainly to discuss with Chairman Saeki of your company about expanding his environmental protection business in China. He just needs to provide a full-fledged public welfare fund shell, or—
Well, with all due respect, Mr. Watarato, since I am not talking about the business of your company, but about the charitable business of which the president of your company is a director, is it a little inappropriate for you to ask for specific details?"
"No, no, no, it's suitable. ”