(.) After chatting for half an hour, drinking half a glass of wine, and eating almost the stuff, Zhou Liwen glanced into the distance, and Shi Wen was not seen in the crowd, maybe she was talking to someone somewhere else, after all, this place is very big, and there are many people here today.

"Barty"

"Hi Bell"

Hearing the greeting, Baptiste turned to look, and suddenly smiled, a man about his age walked towards Zhou Liwen with a female companion, this name Bell seemed to be Baptiste's friend, and the two met very affectionately and hugged each other.

"This is Elaine, Baptiste, my friend." Bell smiled and introduced the girl to Baptiste, who shook Elaine's hand and kissed her hand, admiring the other's beauty.

"My old friend, how are you doing? I heard that you have been promoted to president of France? Congratulations. Bell asked with a smile.

"It's just the French Quarter." Baptiste replied very modestly, but the smug look on his face could not be concealed, although he was transferred from the headquarters to the French region as president, and his rank had not changed, but after all, he was now a prince. As long as he makes some achievements in this position, he will be able to enter the top management of the group in a few years, and at his current age, he can be described as promising.

"How are you? What were you doing after leaving Siemens? ”

"I opened a small company, and I still do the same products from the previous industry. Barty, maybe there are some business things that need a lot of hello from you. Bell smiled and took out the business card from his pocket, Baptiste took it and looked at it, nodded and said: "It's no problem, as long as it meets the requirements of the group, of course I will cooperate with the sales." ”

"Then it's a pleasure to work together?"

"Happy to work with"

The two shook hands and laughed at the same time. At this time, Baptiste remembered Zhou Liwen who was chatting just now, and turned his head to see that Zhou Liwen was still sitting in his place, holding a wine glass in his hand and taking a sip.

Greeting Zhou Liwen, Baptiste introduced them: "Let me introduce you, Bell, my old friend, who used to be the regional director of Siemens, and is now the board of directors of a machinery company. Bell, this is my friend who I just met; "Hello"

"Hello"

Zhou Liwen shook hands with the other party with a smile, and Bell also smiled, but when he saw Zhou Liwen's appearance clearly, he was slightly stunned, but this expression was fleeting, and if he didn't pay attention to others, he wouldn't feel it at all.

Saying unnutritious polite words, the three of them and a vase-like little girl chatted casually, and after a while, Bell seemed to remember something, and said to Elaine beside him: "Don't you want to meet friends in the entertainment industry?" Barty and Boris have a decent relationship. Barty, I saw Boris in front of me when I came over just now, can you please give Elaine ......? ”

"Boris? He's here too? Baptiste asked with some surprise, and when he saw Bell nodding, he immediately smiled and said, "It's my pleasure to serve a beautiful lady, Elaine, you come with me, I think Boris will be more than happy to give you a chance." ”

"Really? It's great," Elaine said in surprise, and then took Baptiste's arm very casually, Baptiste said sorry to Zhou Liwen, Zhou Liwen didn't care, shrugged his shoulders and said that he was casual, and then saw him take the girl elsewhere.

After Baptiste left, Zhou Liwen just wanted to sit back and continue to wait for this boring time to pass, but at this time, Bell, who withdrew his gaze from the direction Baptiste left, took the initiative to ask Zhou Liwen.

"Mr. Bavc, are you Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Liwen was stunned, he never expected Bell to recognize him, and immediately smiled: "I don't know who you are talking about BAVC Zhou, but if you mean that you are from the United States, it may be me." ”

Bell's whole face instantly smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he stretched out his hand to Zhou Liwen again with great enthusiasm and said: "I really didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Zhou, you are my idol, I resigned from Siemens and started my own business because ......I was influenced by you." ”

Zhou Liwen never expected to meet his fans in such a place, and the other party was still a Frenchman. Stretched out his hand and shook him again, and said with a smile: "I can't talk about idols or anything, but I'm still very happy about what you said, by the way, just call me bavc, my friends call me that." ”

Bell's half-bald head turned red with excitement and nodded repeatedly.

"Why didn't you just ask me who I was?" Zhou Liwen let go of his mouth and asked jokingly, while raising his chin in the direction Baptiste left.

"Since you didn't become the protagonist of the party, I don't think you wanted to reveal your identity, so I didn't ask about your identity directly. And I don't think you like too many people to know who you are, and you didn't tell Baptiste even though I knew you a few minutes before I did. ”

Zhou Liwen couldn't help laughing, this Bell is really an interesting guy, he is much better than Baptiste, no wonder he has the courage to resign from Siemens and start his own business, you must know that the scale of Siemens is much larger than that of Del Heitz Group, and Bell, as the regional director, is in some ways no worse than Baptiste, the president of the French region, and even has much more resources than the other party.

He was able to quietly separate Baptiste and his female companion first, and then confirmed his guess to Zhou Liwen, which proves that Bell is a person who is observant and considers problems comprehensively, and Zhou Liwen has some appreciation for such a smart person.

Bell is indeed a smart person, he did not take this opportunity to discuss any business matters with Zhou Liwen, but chatted with Zhou Liwen about the scenery of France and the scenery of various places, in addition, Bell worked at Siemens before, and he has been to the whole of Europe, including most other parts of the world, including the United States and China, he knows that Zhou Liwen is Chinese, and he chatted with Zhou Liwen quite well through this entry point, especially when he noticed that Zhou Liwen was quite interested in some wineries in France, He also took the initiative to talk about the history, origin and allusions of some famous wines in France, which made Zhou Liwen listen to it with relish.

"If you need to accompany you on your next trip to Europe, I can help you arrange it, and I also know that there are several wineries that are more than 100 years old, although they are not as famous as those big brands, but their wine collection is very good, and they are very popular in some traditional aristocratic circles in Europe."

Zhou Liwen asked with great interest whether these wineries were willing to sell, Bell told Zhou Liwen about the specific situation He can help ask, although these wineries have a long history, and their owners are more traditional, but because the traditional operation of its benefits is not optimistic, if Zhou Liwen really intends to buy, as long as he can pay a good price, it is not a big problem to win one or two of them.

"It's a pity that I have already planned my next trip and will be back soon, so I won't have much time to ...... in Europe." Zhou Liwen said this, although a trace of regret flashed in Bell's eyes, he still nodded with a smile, and Zhou Liwen continued: "However, I am very interested in your suggestion, so can I entrust you to help collect information about these wineries?" I'd like to take a closer look at their location, size, and any other necessary information before making a choice. ”

"Of course there's no problem," Bell said in ecstasy.

Then, Zhou Liwen gave Bell an email address, and asked him to sort out the information and put the things directly into his mailbox. As for the phone call or something, Zhou Liwen didn't leave it to the other party, and Bell didn't take the initiative to ask for it, in his opinion, it was already a good result to be able to take this opportunity to get online with Zhou Liwen. As long as the two sides keep in touch and do what Zhou Liwen entrusted him with, are you still afraid in the future...

Didn't Zhou Liwen take care of him?

Although, Bell is engaged in mechanical and electronic equipment, which is very different from Zhou Liwen's main business in this respect. But this difference in the business world is nothing, not to mention that Zhou Liwen and Cisco control a chip factory and a huge foundry under it, chip factories and foundries need a lot of various equipment in production, this is a business opportunity, even if there is no problem, with Zhou Liwen's connections and resources, it is enough to give Bell a chance when the time comes.

Recording Zhou Liwen's mailbox, Bell solemnly handed his business card to Zhou Liwen. Zhou Liwen took it and took a look, nodded and received it in his pocket, and was about to say something to Bell when Shi Wen finally came back.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" The bright and moving Shi Wen appeared beside Zhou Liwen, she asked with a smile, and at the same time her left hand was gently clasped with Zhou Liwen's right hand.

"This is Mr. Bell, and we're just talking about some stories about European history." Zhou Liwen said with a smile.

Shi Wen elegantly reached out and shook Bell's hand, and Bell's eyes were almost straight when he saw Shi Wen, because Shi Wen didn't know him, but he knew Shi Wen, this Chinese woman is an independent director of France Telecom, and she also owns shares in several large companies under her name, and she is a very famous figure in the European business community, as for her husband, it is even more amazing, although it is not as good as today's owner. Arnault. Lagardère's father, Jean. Luc. Lagardère's influence, but in terms of wealth, is much more than the Lagardère family, and their family still has an ancient title of nobility, and is a well-deserved high-ranking figure in Europe.

But looking at this scene, it seems that Shi Wen and Zhou Liwen have an unusually close relationship, it is obvious that they are here today as male and female companions, is this woman divorced now? With Zhou Liwen? But it doesn't seem strange to say this, after all, they are all Chinese, plus Zhou Liwen wants to talk about money and money, and if you want to say that handsomeness is not bad in the eyes of Westerners, more importantly, Zhou Liwen is only in his 3s now, and this woman's husband has a lot of money, so if you want to change yourself, you have to choose so

Bell was thinking about this mess in his stomach, and he was thinking about it. It seemed that Zhou Liwen knew what he was thinking, and immediately introduced with a smile: "We are old classmates, and her husband can't come back for a while this time, so I made this temporary male companion." ”

Bell suddenly realized, smiled and expressed understanding. As for whether he can understand it, God knows, Zhou Liwen didn't care about this, and said to Shi Wen: "Your affairs over there are over?" ”

"It's over, everybody has to talk a few words, and that's the French cocktail party. You're not angry at leaving you here alone, are you? ”

"Why, I had a great time chatting with Mr. Bell." Zhou Liwen said with a smile, and Bell on the side listened to it as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, and the 100,000 pores on his body opened together, not to mention how comfortable it was.

Shi Wen didn't expect Zhou Liwen to say good things for Bell, but she was also a very smart woman, so she immediately smiled and nodded to Bell, and asked about Bell's company. The change in the other party's attitude made Bell ecstatic, and hurriedly handed over the business card, and at the same time briefly talked about his company's main business. Shi Wen nodded slightly after hearing this, and said something that she hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, which made Bell even more happy, and the whole person was full of energy.

The traditional French reception is long, and there is no restriction on the departure of guests. Zhou Liwen has been here for more than an hour, and he doesn't feel too interesting to stay any longer, so he asked Shi Wen what he meant, Shi Wen smiled and said Since it's boring, let's go, anyway, they have already arrived, and the friends who should say hello have also met, and some opinions have been exchanged just now, and the purpose of the reception has been achieved. It is quite normal to leave at this time, according to the custom of the French.

Since this is the case, then Zhou Liwen proposed to leave, and Bell took the initiative to ask if the car had been arranged, and if not, he could do it for him. Shi Wen smiled and waved her hand, declining his kindness. But even so, Bell opened the way for them with the same courtesy as the servants, and came to the outside of the drinking party together.

After a brief farewell at the door, Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen walked aside and waited for their car to come out of the parking lot. After saying hello to Zhou Liwen, Bell turned around and continued to walk towards the reception venue, after all, a cocktail party like this is a rare opportunity for businessmen like them, although it is a surprise to meet Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen today, but Bell still plans to try his luck again when he returns to the party, maybe there will continue to be good luck today. What's more, his female companion is still inside, so he can't leave alone, right?

But who would have thought that when Bell was about to return to the door, a dark shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and grabbed him.

Startled, Bell almost called the security guard, but when he came back to his senses and took a closer look, he saw that it was a fat man who was dragging him.

"Mr. Bell, please give me a chance to explain anyway"

There was a hint of helplessness and pleading on the other party's smiling face, but Bell immediately became angry when he saw it: "I gave you a chance before, but you didn't seize the opportunity." I know that you Chinese like to be opportunistic and clever in business, but in our European opinion, business is business, and this will not be changed by any factor. Your product has changed the process I requested without authorization, which is a clear breach of contract and commercial fraud, so what do you have to say? For the sake of our previous cooperation, I didn't claim compensation from you, and I already let you go. ”

"Mr. Bell, it's all my fault, I know that the responsibility this time is ours, we can rework the product, and all the losses will be borne by us, but I still hope you can give me another chance"

"No, I won't work with dishonest customers, especially those who have deceived us." Bell replied with a cold face.

"Mr. Bell, this matter is not what you imagined, you listen to my explanation slowly......." The fat man refused to let go, and begged bitterly, knowing that he had been waiting at the door for a long time, and finally waited to see Bell, if he refused to forgive himself for giving himself another chance, not only would the annual purchase of 3o thousand US dollars be lost, but also a direct loss of 150,000 US dollars, which may not be a big deal for a large company, but for a private company, the loss of this money is great.

The argument between the two of them attracted everyone's attention, especially the security guard who was not far away walked over vigilantly. It is estimated that the next step is to ask Bell if he has been harassed, if it is confirmed, the security guard will definitely take action, and when the security guard makes a move, this fat man may be arrested and prosecuted at the police station.

"Huh" Hearing the movement, Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen, who were waiting for the car, turned around and looked at the door at the same time, and when they saw the fat man arguing with Bell, Zhou Liwen was stunned.

"Do you know this fat man?" Shi Wen noticed Zhou Liwen's expression and couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Liwen nodded slightly: "On the plane to France, he sat next to me, chatted for a while along the way, and was the owner of a small business." ”

"Oh......." Shi Wen said noncommittally.

Seeing that the security guard was about to walk to them, Liu Dahai was estimated to be in trouble next. Zhou Liwen frowned, said a word to Shi Wen, and then walked quickly towards them.

Anyway, everyone is always on the same side, this Liu Dahai also invited himself to join his company on the plane, just based on this, Zhou Liwen didn't see it, it doesn't matter, it can be seen that he always has to help.

"Sir, is this gentleman getting in your way? Need help? When Zhou Liwen was about to walk over there, the security guard had already arrived first, and he only heard the security guard asking Bell, and at the same time swept towards Liu Dahai with a vigilant gaze, and one hand was already on the baton on his waist.

"He..." Bell said angrily, but before he could finish speaking, Zhou Liwen shouted first...

Sentence: "Boss Liu"

"Xiao Zhou......?" Liu Dahai was first stunned when he heard this Chinese sentence, and then he saw Zhou Liwen who was walking towards him, smiling.

"Why are you here Xiao Zhou?" Liu Dahai slightly let go of the hand holding Bell and asked suspiciously.

"Accompanying a friend happens to be nearby, what's wrong with Boss Liu?" Zhou Liwen asked with a smile, but his eyes turned to Bell on the side, and Bell also reacted at this time, although he wondered how Zhou Liwen knew this Liu Fat Man, but anyway, Zhou Liwen came forward and he always had to sell face, and immediately said to the security guard that it was nothing, just a small conflict between friends, and the security guard nodded and left.

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