Everyone is a smart person, Zhang Lan has already expressed her attitude on behalf of the Alice Group: Mr. Smith, we all eat this bowl of rice, who doesn't know what kind of life is going on in someone's house, and wants us to help? Be sincere first.

That's what Smith and Ra are told. Mmsfield, I know what you are calculating, but Lao Tzu told you that Lao Tzu will eat you today, don't accept it? Yes, as long as you have the strength to match your heart and energy.

The strength of bullshit, if the California consortium still had the strength before the end of World War II, Smith would not have appeared in front of Zhang Lan, let alone meet Zhang Lan in such a "tactful" way...... Isn't it just that I'm worried that Zhang Lan will refuse.

So at this time, Smith wanted to put a large clove of garlic, and Zhang Lan immediately slapped it: Fill a large clove of garlic? Weigh how many pounds and taels you have first.

Didn't the people of the Celestial Empire want to be subtle and pay attention to the point? Why is Zhang Lan, a Celestial Empire person, not at all subtle and polite as a Celestial Empire person should have, but is so aggressive? Smith, who has never and disdained to deal with the people of the Celestial Empire, didn't expect Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi to be so faceless, and a face that was as chubby as a dough cake was suddenly full of embarrassment, and he looked at La. Msfield.

In other words, in fact, the most important reason why Smith is so eager to meet Zhang Lan and Zhang Chenxi today is because Zhang Chenxi and Zhang Lan are from the Celestial Empire, with Smith's experience in dealing with the Celestial Empire over the years, this is a country and nation that attaches great importance to face far more than to interests, for some face-saving problems, they can and even can fight with you at any cost, but they don't take the issue of interests seriously, undoubtedly, this view is extremely stupid in the eyes of businessmen like Smith, but he likes to cooperate with such a person very much, for no other reason, as long as he gives the other party enough face, the money can be doubled, as for face...... How many pennies a pound does that thing have? Why don't you give me twenty pounds first?

Today's situation is the same, if Alice is there in person, Smith will make up for it at all, he knows Alice's character very well, and Smith is also very self-aware, knowing that if he talks to Alice about this, even if he succeeds in the end, the California consortium will not pay less. But if it is two people from the Celestial Empire, then the situation is completely different, and his chances of victory will undoubtedly be greatly increased.

It's just that the ideal is very beautiful, but the reality is very cruel, Zhang Lan and Zhang Chenxi, who originally belonged to soft persimmons in Smith's opinion, as long as they give them enough face, flickering a few sentences, the matter is not easy to catch? But Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi came up very unceremoniously and told him with a heavy slap: Don't dream, Lao Tzu is a lion!

"Ahem...... pull. Msfeld really didn't want to open this mouth, but what was even worse was that he couldn't open this mouth, coughed twice, and said with some embarrassment, "Mr. Zhang Lan, Miss Zhang Chenxi, I think, although the California consortium is in good condition now, this does not hinder the cooperation between you and Mr. Smith, as long as there is money, who cares about that?" ”

"I agree with this," Zhang Lan smiled, but the sense of superiority outside the words was still full, "But I have always believed that cooperation is cooperation, and there are many places to be discussed, and the most important point is how to give themselves an accurate positioning on both sides of cooperation?" ”

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ps: ahem...... Nightly routine......

But in any case, Smith is also one of the shareholders of the California consortium, and he is also the most respected group of people in the world, although his influence is worse than Alice, but he is also the most powerful and influential group of people in the world. …,

Before this, Smith knew that Zhang Lan was not a good talker, and he was ready to face Zhang Lan's cold words, but the development of things was beyond his expectations, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Lan looked quite easy to speak, which made Smith a little annoyed by his previous little care, Zhang Lan was like this, but he seemed to be stingy, and now I heard Zhang Lan say this, even if Smith is a pure Chinese man, he is naturally used to showing off and showing off, but he can't help but be modest," Mr. Zhang, you are so polite, as a citizen of the United States, it is the wish of every United States person to make some contributions to the country. ”

Zhang Lan shook her head, "Mr. Smith is too polite, the people of the United States should remember the contribution of the California Consortium to the United States, and the people of the world should also remember the efforts made by the California Consortium to maintain world stability throughout the Cold War." ”

Zhang Lan's words are not nonsense, the United States now has such a status in the world, the California consortium is absolutely indispensable, whether it is during World War II, or World War II until the mid-eighties of the last century, the military industrial group under the California consortium has burst out of great energy, the reason why the United States was able to dominate the two poles of the world with the former Soviet Union after World War II, the California consortium for the United States to provide a variety of weapons with excellent performance is absolutely indispensable.

During the Cold War, the former Soviet Union was absolutely crazy, when the two countries were crazy about the nuclear arms race, the then president of the United States famously said: "We have the ability to destroy the world, but those crazy people will really do it." If it weren't for the large amount of advanced military equipment provided by the California consortium to the U.S. government and its allies, whether the international situation would still be as it is today is probably really a question that needs to be carefully considered.

Even to a certain extent, the California consortium has also given great help to our republic, not to mention the Sino-Minian honeymoon period of the year, when the United States helped us upgrade the J-8 fighter, it was the California consortium that took the lead, just because the Sino-Soviet relations were highly tense in that year, and the nuclear war was on the verge of breaking out, and the Kremlin had even ordered nuclear warheads and long-range strategic bombers that could carry nuclear warheads to be ready, it was the United States that stood up at this time and sternly warned the former Soviets at that time, As long as the former Soviet Union's nuclear missiles are launched, the United States will automatically regard the actions of the former Soviet Union as launching a nuclear attack on the United States, and then the United States will ruthlessly launch an all-round strategic nuclear counterattack against the former Soviet Union, so as to maintain the fragile nuclear balance between China and the Soviet Union in those years.

Although we all know that the reason why the United States expressed this position is more in the hope that the Republic can help them contain that damn greedy polar bear in the Far East, this move of the United States has really helped us and allowed us to get through the most difficult period since the Korean War, which must be acknowledged and face up to history.

As soon as Zhang Lan said this, Smith had a fat face, and the smile almost made his face laugh, Zhang Lan can say this, which means that Zhang Lan knows that history, which undoubtedly makes the California consortium, which is now in an embarrassing position among the top ten consortiums in the United States, very proud, and couldn't help grinning, "Hehe, hehe...... Mr. Zhang, you're welcome. ”

Pull. Msfeld didn't expect Zhang Lan to give face so much, but since Zhang Lan was so polite, La. Msfeld suddenly had a plan in his heart, "Mr. Zhang, Miss Zhang, Mr. Smith, since we are chatting so happily, why don't you go and sit on the side?" ”

As for that Miss Lisa? Lisa, who will remember Lisa, who has successfully completed her mission?

Zhang Lan looked at Xiao Chenxi. …,

"Okay," Xiao Chenxi nodded in response, "Mr. Smith has some unique points in business, and I hope that Mr. Smith will give me some advice." ”

Unlike other consortia in the United States, the shareholders of the California consortium, in addition to holding shares in the internal property of the consortium, a considerable number of shareholders have their own companies and industries outside, this Mr. Smith is, in addition to being the third largest shareholder of the California consortium, he is also a large farmer, not only owning a super-large farm of more than 10,000 acres in the United States, but also owning a large dairy farm and sheep farm in Australia, and he is an agricultural tycoon, which cannot be underestimated.

"Where, where...... Shall we go over there and sit? Smith looked around, pointed to the side, and suggested with a smile.

If it is in front of other people, Smith will be proud, but in front of Xiao Chenxi, this Mr. Smith is polite and cannot be polite, after all, this time it is Smith who asks for someone, and he has played a little cautious before, if the other party does not have a little unhappiness in his heart, Smith himself does not believe it, at this time it is only right to do what he should do, as for arrogance? It's better to be arrogant in front of others.

Zhang Lan looked at the place that Smith said, and couldn't help laughing: The place Smith said was a place near the corner, which looked relatively remote, and the remoteness was naturally quieter, and the quiet was naturally suitable for conversation, or some relatively private things, especially now, there were a few people who seemed to look more like guests, but at a closer look, they knew that they were bodyguards, and they were "occupying a seat" there, which was obviously creating an opportunity for Smith to talk with himself...... Emotional "seat occupation" is not our patent, foreigners have been using it.

The next actions of these people added more convincing power to Zhang Lan's judgment: seeing that Zhang Lan and the others had the intention of going this way, a few people sitting at the table in the corner immediately stood up, found a table in the outermost one and sat down, a total of four or five tables, faintly surrounded the innermost table, at first glance it was nothing, but if you look closely, you can see that these people are in order not to disturb the guests at the innermost table.

Seeing that Zhang Lan was making a small hair in that direction, Smith glanced at it, and immediately realized what Zhang Lan was laughing at, and immediately sneered, very embarrassed, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, in fact, it's all ......"

Speaking of which, Smith is also very depressed, Europeans and Americans shout about equality, freedom and human rights all day long, specifically to the issue of this seat tonight, those seats are naturally qualified to sit in any person, Smith arranged for people to occupy seats, it is clear that Smith is using his power to facilitate his next behavior, in essence, there is nothing wrong with the officials of any place in our country to use police cars to open the way, it is a hidden "privilege" and "hegemony", Naturally, it violates the concepts of freedom, equality and human rights that they have been advocating all along, and it would be fine if they were not seen by Zhang Lan, but it would be a little embarrassing for Smith to be seen by Zhang Lan like this.

Not only Smith, but also Lianla. Msfeld was also very embarrassed on his face, they were naturally used to enjoying privileges, but when they enjoyed privileges, it was too embarrassing to find that the "guy" who had always been criticized by them in the past was present.

"It's okay, I can understand this kind of thing." Zhang Lan said.

He can understand that with Zhang Lan's identity, if he goes to any place, there must be a police car escort in and out, and there are traffic police officers at each intersection to direct traffic, so as to ensure that Zhang Lan's convoy can pass smoothly, for this kind of "privilege" that is not a privilege, Zhang Lan has long been used to it, and now he feels embarrassed to see Smith because of such a little thing, Zhang Lan thinks it is very interesting. …,

Looking at Zhang Lan's expression, it doesn't look like a fake, pull. Missfield and Smith breathed a sigh of relief: it was embarrassing.

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After they were seated, the waiters who had already arranged for them loosened their drinks and small desserts. It put on a relaxed and chatting atmosphere. This is not bad, but it is more enjoyable to talk about things in such a relaxed atmosphere than to sit in a conference room and negotiate face-to-face in a serious and tense manner.

"Mr. Smith, how's your consortium's business lately?" Zhang Lan was the first to ask. Although the California consortium has recently been severely suppressed by the DuPont consortium and the Morgan consortium, Zhang Lan did not mean to ridicule and cancel it, he was really curious about the situation of the California consortium.

There are some situations that do not exist in the computer, and you have to go deep into them to understand, no matter how powerful Alice and Xiao Chenxi are, it is impossible to know such a thing.

Smith didn't know the meaning of Zhang Lan's words, he originally came to Zhang Lan to cooperate, and now as soon as Zhang Lan opened his mouth, Smithton was like an underground member who had found the organization, and he almost held Zhang Lan's hand and tears flowed, of course, the current situation of the California consortium is not good, and if it is good, he will not appear here, but despite this, he can't be too "frank", one is the face of the consortium, and the other is what if the Alice Group knows that his side is too embarrassed and the asking price is too dark? Poor Smith could only reply, "Our consortium? Yes, very good, in recent years, the Ministry of Defense has increased its procurement of weapons and equipment, and our consortium has made great strides in both the military industry and finance. ”

Hey? Do you still want to take it in front of Lao Tzu? Want to wait for Lao Tzu to take the initiative to send it? Zhang Lan was suddenly happy, and the corners of Xiao Chenxi's mouth turned up, "Yes, then Mr. Smith of the company makes a lot of money...... I believe that Mr. Smith is very happy to see such a situation. ”

What kind of situation? Of course, it is the situation that the military of the United States is fighting outside, and the government of the United States is waving the dollar at home and purchasing arms from these arms dealers.

Smithton held his breath in his heart and couldn't speak.

It is true that in the past few years, the US government has been using troops abroad, and the huge annual military expenditure has naturally made the arms dealers of the United States make a lot of money, and theoretically speaking, the California consortium that walks on two legs of military industry and finance is even more so. But if you don't take the bulk of the money you earn while making a lot of money, and you can only drink some soup with shredded meat while watching others eat meat in a big gulp, it will inevitably be a little unpleasant.

Someone said, if others eat meat and you drink soup, or drink soup with shredded meat, what are you not satisfied with? That's true, but if you were a meat eater in the first place, and now you are asked to drink soup, would you still be willing? Others don't know if Smith is willing or not, but Smith is categorically unwilling, in the past few years, the United States has been using troops outside the embankment, but the military enterprises controlled by the California consortium before, the right to speak was gradually controlled by other consortiums, and the money earned also allowed others to get the lion's head, watching those bastards eat one by one with their brains full of fat and oil, the shareholders of the California consortium are naturally unwilling.

But what is even more tragic is that although they are unwilling, they look up, but they find that they are surrounded by vicious wolves who pounce on them and want to tear off a piece of meat from them, and each of them is eager to swallow them, but they have no friends.

In the case of poor strength, the only thing that the California consortium could do was to retreat step by step, and under the strategy of differentiation and disintegration of other major consortiums, the shareholders of the California consortium were broken one by one, but when the news came that the Alice Group was going to sign a military equipment supply contract with the Ministry of Defense, these wealthy people who were extremely majestic in the United States were surprised to find out, huh? We even have a partner to choose from?

Alice Group is naturally not a good person, and cooperating with Alice Group is no less than seeking skin with a tiger, but this is not the point, the point is that in the eyes of the shareholders of the California consortium, when the news that the Alice Group is going to cooperate with the California consortium spreads, Morgan, DuPont and other consortiums that have been sucking blood on the California consortium before, Rockefeller, Chicago Consortium, California Consortium and other consortiums that are eyeing the California consortium will be shocked? Will it jump out of the way?

If these consortia are vicious wolves, then the Alice Group is a full of colorful tigers, even a pack of wolves, and they have to be careful. It is precisely because of these many relationships that at this moment, although Smith was suffocated by Xiao Chenxi's words, the girl's words were tantamount to a slap in Smith's face, which was hot, but Smith had to endure it, not only to endure it, but also to squeeze out a smiling face.