The pace of life in Greece is notoriously slow, with a work of 10 a.m., a 4 p.m. finish, and a break at noon, both in large and small shops and government departments. For the Greeks, earning money is not the most important thing, but enjoying life is.

When I came to Greece, I heard Andrew tell him that the nine wide squares on the Greek flag represent the meaning of being free or dying, and the Greeks often put this sentence on their lips and are proud of it.

However, Ye Hai always felt that this was the Greeks making excuses for their laziness, although he himself liked the slow-paced lifestyle of the Greeks. But as an industrious Chinese, he still despised these Greeks from time to time.

At the same time, Ye Hai was also very glad in his heart, these people he met in Greece were not pure Greeks, such as Andrew and Cosmo, they all came to Santoni to escape the massacre of the Germans, they have Jewish blood, and believe in pure Judaism, and their way of life is much different from that of real Greeks.

If Santoni had lived in pure Greeks, it is estimated that no one would accept Ye Hai's employment and work hard to go to the sea to fish. For them, drinking beer and visiting the beach is the life of a Greek.

And Watanabe, Hahai's first partner, is a pure Japanese. Although he is shrewd and cunning and capricious, his diligence is on par with that of the Chinese, and Ye Hai does not have to worry about not being punctual, leaving work on time and other common problems of the Greeks.

Crete, the city of Herakrion.

The sea breeze is blowing, and the sun is lazy.

When Ye Hai, Jeffrey, and Jasmine arrived in Crete by speedboat, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. There are far fewer pedestrians on the port and the streets of the city, and many shops have closed. Except for those with cameras, it's rare to see local Greeks.

"This time. The locals are about to go home to sleep. These people usually come out at eight o'clock in the evening, which is often the busiest time in the city. Jasmine saw Ye Hai staring at the closed shops in a daze, and opened her mouth to explain to him.

Ye Hai nodded and led the two of them to the dock. At the end of the pier, a Galaxy Hotel employee was waiting for three people in their car.

The three of them got in the car and soon arrived at the Galaxy Hotel. And took the elevator to the fourth floor of the hotel, Watanabe's general manager's office.

In the office, Watanabe had already stood at the door to greet Ye Hai and the three of them, and when he saw Ye Hai coming in, he hurriedly beckoned the three of them to sit down, and made tea for the three of them himself. Looking at his enthusiastic appearance, Ye Hai's brows furrowed.

I'm afraid things won't be easy.

"You mean the auction won't go through?" Ye Hai took a sip of tea and looked up to Watanabe and asked.

"Isn't it? Nails everywhere. Watanabe said with a look of embarrassment.

Jasmine sneered and said, "Didn't you say you have connections? Why is Mr. Watanabe's connections not good, what about those big officials you know? ”

Watanabe waved his hand in embarrassment.

"Mrs. Ye. Don't be sarcastic about me anymore. I've been actively working on this since I agreed with you about the auction. But I didn't expect to hit a nail on the side of the city government. ”

"Tell me about it." Ye Hai frowned. Watanabe is also half a snake in Crete, what is it that makes him so embarrassed?

"I've probably heard from you before that the Greek government is notoriously inefficient, and it may take half a year or even more than a year to get an ordinary certificate."

Ye Hai nodded, indicating that he understood. After all, he has lived here for more than half a year, and he has heard of these things for a long time. There are even many rumors that Greece's economic crisis is largely due to the government's inefficiency. Personnel redundancy.

"So when we do things here, we usually use to go to the competent officials first. As long as the officer in charge nodded in agreement, those small miscellaneous soldiers under his command would not dare to embarrass us, although it would cost a lot of money, but it would save a lot of time. Watanabe and Hakai patiently explained.

"That's the right idea, and we're doing it at home." Ye Hai agreed very much. In fact, he has never dealt with government officials in China at all, and now he is just supporting the scene.

Watanabe didn't realize that Ye Hai was talking nonsense. Seeing Ye Hai nodding, he continued: "After all, after staying here for so many years, I am very familiar with many officials in Herakrion City, and I spend a lot of money on them every year. Rebe is Mr. Klimeroth, the director of the Tourist Bureau of the city of Herakrion, and my relationship with him is even more extraordinary. Normally, for events like auctions, I could get all the approvals in one phone call. This time, however, Mr. Klimeros rejected me, and I sought him several more times, until he went abroad for a vacation and never answered my phone again. ”

Watanabe's brows furrowed when he spoke, and the distressed look on his face made it not difficult to imagine what kind of closed-door soup he had eaten these days.

"You seem to be very powerful, but in the end, you still didn't get anything?" Jasmine sneered at Watanabe.

"I can't say that, although Mr. Crimeroth rejected me, he also wanted to reveal something very important to me." Watanabe wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

Ye Hai really couldn't understand why this Japanese was still sweating when there was an air conditioner in this room.

"What's the matter?"

"Before I found him, the mayor of Heraklion, Mr. Jaas, had asked about Santoni and asked him to take care of the Greeks' company." Watanabe looked at Ye Hai and said cautiously.

At the same time, Watanabe also secretly observed Ye Hai's expression, hoping to get more information from his expression.

However, Ye Hai's reaction obviously disappointed Watanabe, and Ye Hai showed great shock and confusion at Watanabe's words.

He opened his mouth wide and pointed to himself and asked, "You mean I offended the mayor of Heraklion?" How is this possible! I don't even know if he's a man or a woman! ”

"Are you sure that's what the director of the tourist office said at the time?"

"Word for word, I swear!" Watanabe said very seriously.

This time it was Ye Hai's turn to be at a loss, Ye Hai, Jasmine, and Jeffrey glanced at each other, and they all said that they had no clue at all. In the end, Jeffrey said in a flash of inspiration: "Is there a competitor of ours who has found the mayor of Herakrion?" ”

After Jeffrey's words were spoken, the eyes of several people lit up. (To be continued.) )