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Early the next morning, my father Fan Heng told Fan Wuxian. Let's go together in the morning.

"Okay-" Fan Wuxian thought to himself that he still had to go to the negotiations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Americans today anyway, and it was okay to go to his father's place for a walk by the way.

After the two of them got into the car, Fan Heng said to his son, "Today, a scholar from a famous university in China brought his students over for internship, and I plan to pick a few people among them." ”

"Oh, what are the requirements?" Fan Wuzhi didn't think it was strange, every year many students go to the State Council for internships, and there are some people who are selected to stay and work, but as a vice premier, the opportunity is relatively rare.

"There are no requirements, just look pleasing to the eye, stay for a period of time, and then see if it is suitable, if there is no major problem, and there is no problem with all aspects of the background, basically retain." Fan Heng replied.

Fan Wuxian nodded and said, "Those who can be sent to the State Council for internship should not be in bad condition, and I can also consider pulling a few people from it." It's not in vain that I'm here for nothing! ”

"It's okay, what talent are you robbing me of?" Fan Heng frowned and said.

Fan Wuxian immediately replied, "I'm helping you check it!" If you can't even pass this hurdle with me, can you still count on them to work here with peace of mind? ”

"That's just as well." Fan Heng thought about it, this is indeed the truth, as Fan Wuxi's invitation, basically even if it is a money pass, he can't pass the test of this pass, and the rest of the things are really hard to say.

Just like the department-level cadres involved in the recent acquisition of Fan's Investment Group and Haizhou Pharmaceutical Group, they are basically high-achieving students from famous universities, and many of them have higher degrees and countless laurels, but what is the result? For a little money, he did not hesitate to sell the interests of the country.

The father and son soon arrived at the State Department, went to Fan Heng's office, and after staying for a while, the professor, who had already made an appointment, came over with a dozen students.

Fan Heng beckoned the professor to speak, and the remaining dozen or so students were also arranged to sit down one after another, listening to Fan Heng and the professor talk inside, and chatting with them from time to time.

Fan Wuxi looked at these people and found that the image was good, there were men and women, each accounting for half, obviously they had been selected before, after all, the meaning of coming to the State Council for internship is different, you can't get some crooked melons and cracked dates to come over to make up the number, right?

After taking a look, he didn't find any problems, so Fan Wuxi walked to the suite next to him and brought the tea that had been brewed. Personally put the students next to their seats.

At this time, you can see the difference, there are a total of twelve students, only one boy and one girl stood up and took the teacup with both hands, and said thank you, the rest of the people either just watched Fan Heng talk to the professor, or sat with peace of mind, looking calm, then the psychological quality is more like the prime minister than the prime minister.

Fan Wuxian paid attention to it for a moment, then said hello to Fan Heng and said a word to the professor.

"This is my youngest son, Fan Wu, who is not ill—" Fan Heng told the professor.

"Mr. Fan of Fan's Investment Group, I have heard of the name for a long time, and I didn't expect to meet it today, which is really a blessing." The professor stood up in some surprise, held Fan Wuxian's hand and said.

While speaking, Fan Wuxian glanced at it casually, and saw the performance of the students present, and sure enough, many people were a little commotional, and all the performances fell in Fan Wuxie's eyes.

Fan Heng's time was very tight, and the meeting was just ten minutes, waiting for these people to prepare to leave. Fan Wuxian ordered the two male and female students who had thanked him and asked them to stay for a while.

"These two students can arrange some jobs that are more suitable for them to give full play to their strengths." Fan Wuxian suggested to his father Fan Heng.

Although the two students were very surprised, they were very happy in their hearts, after all, among the dozen or so people, only the two of them were left behind and personally recommended by Fan Wuxi, which naturally had a different meaning.

If it is recommended by ordinary people, it will be forgotten, but this is the youngest son of Vice Premier Fan Heng, Fan Wuxi, the boss of Fan's Investment Group, personally recommended, and I think it will definitely get Fan Heng's attention.

Fan Heng nodded, then explained to a secretary and asked him to lead the two students out.

"Why did you choose the two of them?" After everyone left, Fan Heng asked Fan Wuxian about it.

"This is the art of recognizing people," Fan replied, "A person's quality and character are always reflected in his subtle form and movements. Those who are good at recognizing people often observe people's subtleties, and Zeng Guofan's way of employing people in 3,000 steps can also be applied today. ”

"Oh? Tell me—" Fan Heng was a little interested.

Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was quite useful and wise, and promoted Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang and other famous ministers. He had a shrewd and unique judgment, often discerning heroes, and unearthed a lot of talents for the imperial court.

Once, Li Hongzhang brought three people to ask Zeng Guofan to appoint a dispatcher, at that time Zeng Guofan had just eaten a full meal and was taking a walk, and he had the habit of walking slowly for 3,000 steps after eating, so the three people were waiting on the side.

After taking a walk, Li Hongzhang asked him to meet the three people, but Zeng Guofan said that he didn't need to.

Li Hongzhang was surprised, and Zeng Guofan said. On his walk, he had seen all three, and the first one bowed his head and did not dare to look up, a loyal man who could give him a conservative job; The second likes to cheat, and is very respectful in front of people, and when he turns around, he looks left and right, and in the future he will definitely be disobedient to the yin and cannot be appointed; The third person stared at him and stood still, his fame will not be under you and me, but can be entrusted with important tasks.

Later, the development of the three was as Zeng Guofan expected, and the third person was Liu Mingchuan, who had contributed to the development of Taiwan.

"Walking 3,000 steps slowly, but for an hour, the fate of three people is decided in this hour. Some people may want to say that this Zeng Guofan is too absolute, in fact, a person's character can be seen from his subtle form and movements in a very short period of time. Fan Wuxian said to Fan Heng. Zeng Guofan's genius lies in the fact that he quietly and carefully observed the three people in the process of slow walking. This is an unannounced exam. Therefore, the performance of all three people is also natural. The first person bowed his head and did not dare to look at Zeng Guofan, showing this person's timidity, honesty and loyalty; The second person does one thing in front of him and another behind his back, showing this person's adherence and hypocrisy; The third person stares at each other and stands still, something that a person who lacks perseverance and self-confidence cannot do. One leaf knows autumn, and the expressions of the three people in a short period of time do convey their different qualities. ”

Fan Heng nodded again and again when he heard this, "Yes." You try these students by pouring tea, the two students you left behind. They all stood up, took the teacups with both hands, and thanked them in person. Before you know who you really are, being able to express politeness so naturally is indeed not a temporary gesture. These two people can be tried. ”

In fact, for these students, since they can be selected to come here for internship, it means that they should be passable academically, and what they need to test is to be a person, and to test a person's character in the school is not something that can be done in a short period of time.

But as the so-called details determine success or failure, through words and deeds and other habits that are usually cultivated, it is enough to see the leopard in the tube, and Fan Wuxian also knew from these habits and selected these two students.

After a pause, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Fan Wuxian to go to the meeting.

When I got to the ground, I saw that this time it was Ambassador to China Prueher who came in person, and the Chinese side was still the assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so it felt more formal.

Prueher personally brought a letter written in his personal name, in which he expressed concern about the disappearance of the Chinese pilot, but did not apologize for the loss of the Chinese pilot and plane, and for the unauthorized entry and landing of the US plane in Chinese airspace.

"This letter of apology is far from what the Chinese side demanded, and the Chinese side refuses to accept it." After reading it, the assistant minister clearly expressed his position.

Fan Wuxian looked at Prueher's handwritten letter, and felt that there was no sincerity, so he said to the old man, "Your Excellency the former admiral, obviously your letter of apology is not only not like an apology letter, but a bit like a war letter, you are challenging China's patience." I suggest you go back first and ask the secretary to revise it again, after all, this is far from what the Chinese side wants, and there is no reason to negotiate at all. ”

The old man rolled his eyes when he heard this, and he was choked with anger, but he had nothing to say, after all, his letter did not mention an apology or anything, because the White House had not expressed an apology for a long time, so Prueher, as the ambassador to China. Naturally, it is impossible to loosen up, so there is only one excuse to use on this issue.

So everyone parted happily and went home.

After the failure of the second meeting, the US side had no choice but to soften its stance, revise the wording of the apology, and submit the second draft of the apology letter to the Chinese side on the morning of the second day. In the letter, the US side expressed regret over the family, friends and comrades-in-arms of the missing Chinese pilot Wang Wei, but said that the US government could not apologize for the accident.

As for the intransigence of the US side, the Chinese side once again resolutely fought back, and Fan Wuzhi ran away again in vain.

"If you can't come up with a substantive apology, then don't call me over, it's already a waste of my gas – a huge crime in this era of growing environmental protection!" Fan Wuxian said.

Under tremendous pressure from the Chinese side, the US side had no choice but to submit the third draft of the apology letter on the evening of the same day, saying that the draft had been approved by President George W. Bush and could not be further revised.

However, after reading it, the Chinese side believes that the content of the apology still does not meet the requirements, and once again proposed amendments.

"You Chinese are really troublesome—" Prueher said to Fan Wuxian with some headache.

"It's just that you're not sincere—" Fan replied helplessly, "If you can't take this matter seriously and play with words, then it's pointless to revise it a few more times." ”

Prueher shrugged his shoulders, the decision on this kind of thing is not up to him, the former US admiral is not very happy about this kind of thing, but everything has to be decided by the White House.

The next day, at noon on 7 April, the US side submitted a letter of apology for the fourth time.

Although they apologized to the Chinese people this time, they also attached a condition, saying that the Chinese side should allow the US side to transport the US EP-3 reconnaissance plane out of China no later than 7 May.

The Chinese side resolutely cannot accept the US side's demands, and the Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Ambassador Prueher held two rounds of consultations, and finally on the evening of 8 April, the US side submitted the fifth draft of the apology letter to the Chinese side.

The apologies were accentuated in this draft, and the language was changed to very sorry and apologetic, and the conditions set out in the previous letter were removed.

After further revising some wording at the request of the Chinese side, the US side submitted a letter of apology that was finally reluctantly acceptable to the Chinese side, which is already the sixth draft of the letter of apology submitted by the United States to the Chinese side.

"You Chinese are really troublesome." Relieved, Prueher breathed a sigh of relief and said to Fan Wuxian with some distress.

"At least now there have been significant results, which are inseparable from the ambassador's efforts." Fan Wuxian said casually.

After all, in this kind of major crisis, they can test their talents as diplomats, and if this matter can be resolved smoothly and a possible full-scale confrontation between China and the United States can be avoided, Prueher, as ambassador to China, should take the first credit.

In the evening, the Chinese ambassador to the United States met with US Deputy Secretary of State Armitage and handed over to him a reply letter from Vice Premier Qian to Secretary of State Powell.

In the letter, Vice Premier Qian asked the US side to face up to the facts, adopt a positive and pragmatic attitude, and apologize to the Chinese people, which is crucial to solving the problem.

On the same day, the United States unexpectedly rejected the demand for an apology to the Chinese side again.

White House spokesman Fleischer said that President Bush, who was spending the weekend at Camp David, was both concerned and resolute. He firmly believed in his position that it was time for our men and women to go home.

The White House said the United States and China have made progress in drafting a joint statement on the plane collision, which may include expressions of regret by the United States for the missing Chinese pilot, but will not include an apology.

In this way, the efforts of Assistant Foreign Minister and US Ambassador to China Prueher, coupled with Fan Wuji's mediation, have been in vain.

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