Chapter 141: Guests and Clients
Although Ye Wanjun's three siblings can't speak English as fluently as Ke Hong, they have no problem understanding it, so while everyone was enjoying the food, Ye Junyan explained the conversation between Ke Hong and Andrew to his father. Ke Hong noticed that this was the first time that Ye Junyan, the second brother, had shown a smile today.
Even in the process of enjoying the food, although Ye Junyan occasionally showed a surprised expression, he never smiled once. And the other one who didn't smile was Ye Junyan's father, Ye Zhengyan, and it wasn't until Ye Junyan and Ye Zhengyan finished talking that he finally showed a smile...... Then, I was ready to reach for the document behind me and talk to Mr. Andrew.
Seeing this, Ke Hong hurriedly got up and said, "Ah, uncle, I'll pour you a drink!" ”
As he spoke, Ke Hong came to Ye Zhengyan's side with a beer, and laughed quietly: "Uncle, let's have a good meal at meal time, it's not too late to talk about business after eating." Now that Mr. Andrew has decided to be friends with you, there is no need to rush it. Didn't Mr. Andrew say that? He felt that the things in the business were too 'cold' and impersonal. ”
Ye Zhengyan's brows immediately tightened again, and he threw the document back with a cold snort.
Ke Hong sighed secretly: Ye Zhengyan really doesn't know how to deal with foreigners, and in his future memory, he is very frequent and experienced in dealing with foreigners, so he knows better.
For foreigners, business is business, and personal friendship is personal relationship. It's okay to eat while you're talking about business, but never talking about business while you're eating. For foreigners, going to a restaurant to eat seems very rusty, just to discuss business, but being invited to eat at the other person's home is a sign of friendship.
If it's just about business, then it's very simple, it's just two words: interests. Let's talk about it if it's profitable, and talk to whoever gives a higher benefit, just like Andrew said, cold.
But if it's friendship, it's different, as long as you can make money, and there are some things that can be accommodating between friends.
For example, in the price given by the two companies, the price given by Ye Zhengyan is slightly lower, so if it is the case of the former, the other party will undoubtedly choose the one with the higher price, but if Andrew and Ye Zhengyan are friends, as long as the price is reasonable, then the other party will not consider cooperating with other companies, so naturally there is no such thing as high price and low price.
However, Ke Hong felt that his kind behavior just now seemed to make Ye Zhengyan very unhappy, and obviously saved his life.
However, everyone's attention was drawn to one of the snacks that came to the table next.
"Wow! What is this snack called? It's a god-like taste! Zhou Lin couldn't help but sigh.
"A kind of breakfast in my hometown is called tofu skin." Ke Hong explained with a smile, "Use eggs, mung beans and flour to make a paste, fry it in a pan into a thin puff pastry, then put the cooked glutinous rice, and then sprinkle the glutinous rice with a drench made of dried tofu, pork or beef, and pickles, and finally add some chives to season and you're done." ”
"This is really delicious, the bean skin is very crispy, it matches the glutinous rice and drenching just right, it is not salty or light, it tastes very fragrant, and it can't stop at all!" Xia Er ate one bite after another, and said inarticulately.
"Yes! You don't know that our family likes to eat sticky rice the most, you are better than sticky rice! Ye Junmo also came in and ate happily.
Indeed, in addition to Ye's father, Ye Wanjun, Ye Junyan, Ye Junmo, and their mother Zhu Hui all liked this snack very much, and they swept away their share at once, and everyone else couldn't stop eating.
Ke Hong didn't expect that the VIP on the table today would actually be this snack......
After the meal, everyone was full of wine and food, and the three brothers and sisters of Ye Wanjun began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks under the leadership of Ye's mother. Ke Hong sat in the living room with Zhou Lin and others, watching TV and chatting, and just took a break.
After being busy for a long time and preparing meals for so many people, Ke Hong was also very tired.
However, at this time, he heard Ye Zhengyan's father losing his temper with Ye Wanjun in the kitchen: "Look at what friends you brought back!" The first time I came to someone else's house, I pointed out to the elders, or business matters, and whether there was a little tutor! ”
At that time, Ke Hong was a little annoyed: Isn't this a dog biting Lu Dongbin! Without his food, Ye Zhengyan still talks about a fart business! And Ke Hong can almost pack tickets, at that time, if Ye Zhengyan talked to Andrew about that document, 90% would be yellow!
Ye Wanjun was also very angry, and excitedly defended Ke Hong: "This meal was made by Ah Hong!" If it weren't for this meal, would that business partner of yours be so happy! If you don't thank him, forget it, and still speak ill of others here! ”
"That's right! People are trying to help you? How can you say that! Ye Junmo also said angrily.
And Ye Junyan was in a panic to persuade him, Zhu Kefu patted Ke Hong's shoulder on the side, and comforted with a smile: "Don't mind, Wanjun and her father are like this sometimes, don't take it to heart." ”
At this time, Andrew looked at Ye Zhengyan with a subtle smile on his face and sighed.
"Mr. Ye, you are a person," Andrew suddenly said in very jerky Chinese at this time.
Ye Zhengyan was stunned for a moment: "Mr. An, Mr. Andrew, do you know how to speak Chinese?" ”
"A few words, after all, the partners up to now are all Chinese." Andrew frowned, "You are too good-looking, and you are eager for quick success, so I don't want to cooperate with you for a long time." I saw it when you got the papers, and this guy stopped you from making the right choice. If we talk about business at the dinner table, then there is no 'friendship' between us. ”
"Yes, yes! I hope you don't mind, I'm just in a hurry,......" Ye Zhengyan hurriedly explained.
"Uh-huh, that's the difference between a guest and a customer, you know?" Mr. Andrew nodded and smiled, "Alright, now that we are full, we can start talking business." ”
"Oh! Okay......" Ye Zhengyan looked around and pointed to the back garden road, "Why don't you talk while walking." ”
The two went to the backyard to negotiate the contract together, while the rest of the people chatted in the living room.
"I'm sorry, Ah Hong. My dad likes to lose his temper when he's in a bad mood. Ye Wanjun said guiltily.
Ye Mu also smiled and said: "He's just like that, it's not for you, it's just that the company hasn't been running very well recently, so he's not in a good mood." ”
"Ah, yes, I know." Ye Mu said so, Ke Hong naturally didn't want to express any dissatisfaction.
Ye Mu then continued: "In other words, the young man's craftsmanship is really good, this bean skin is really delicious, and our whole family likes to eat glutinous rice food." Come back and play when you have time. ”
"I'm going to come back more often in the future." Ye Junmo teased with a smile, obviously a little voice-over, Ye Wanjun also looked at Ke Hong with a smile on the side, but didn't say anything.
"Okay!" Ke Hong smiled and nodded.