readx; After some research, the leaders of the credit union not only agreed to grant credit to the shipyard and provide import bills services, but even took the initiative to increase the quota, so that Secretary Tian Da, who was shy in his pocket, could do a big business of less than 50 million yuan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is money to buy the scrap ship, and it is reasonable for the credit union to be willing to cooperate, but granting such a high amount of letter made Tian Wenjian a little surprised. When President Wang proposed that Longjiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which was about to become a shipbreaking yard, must open an account with a credit union in the future, Tian Wenjian realized that he might be the only big customer in front of them.

The fifth senior brother who was far away and Wu Xiaoyan from the United States also sent invitations to the China-China Friendship Association and Fulton Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in the United States. Under the concern of Ren Ran, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the exit and entry management department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau completed the processing as soon as possible.

As for visas, it is not a problem, although he has never been abroad, he has a group of brothers who work all over the world. Therefore, at the suggestion of the fifth senior brother Li Ran, he simply spent some money to entrust the intermediary company to handle it with full authority.

On November 21, Tian Wenjian and Wu Huabin, a combination with a 50-year age difference, finally embarked on the trip, and after sending Xiao Na to Jiangcheng by the way, they flew to the capital to transfer to Tokyo.

The first time he went abroad, Tian Wenjian was a little nervous. One is that he is not familiar with the place and does not even understand the language, for fear of making some jokes; Second, there is no experience in purchasing scrap wheels from the world, and there is not much confidence in whether it can be done business. After all, this move did not greet the group company, if the money was really spent and nothing was done in the end, then he Tian Wenjian would become the laughing stock of the group company.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the plane finally landed at Haneda Airport.

When I first arrived, it suddenly became clear that Haneda Airport was much larger than Metropolitan Airport. The airport staff were all smiling, even the customs officers. Due to sufficient preparation and the presence of Chief Engineer Wu, who is proficient in Mandarin, the two were able to pass the security check smoothly.

There are many more hawkers around the exit of the airport than in China, and there are all kinds of tricks, and all kinds of shouts are sounded!

Seeing a man in his forties, waving to him with a smile on his face, Tian Wenjian hurriedly turned his head and smiled: "Wu Gong, my fifth brother is here to pick us up." ”

Dressed in a freshly purchased outfit, Wu Huabin, who was much more energetic than before, had not yet reacted, Li Ran put down the sign, snatched the luggage in his hand, and said with a smile: "Chief Engineer Wu, right?" I am Li Ran, Xiaojian's senior brother, and I welcome you to Tokyo. ”

"Hello Reporter Li, hello Reporter Li."

"Just call me Li Ran, it's all your own people, don't be so polite."

Tian Wenjian patted his arm, and while looking curiously at this country that was often on his lips but felt a little strange, he smiled and said, "Fifth brother, I know you only in this book. From now on, you have to take care of our food and our housing. ”

To his surprise, Li Ran shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Jian, it's not that the fifth brother doesn't help, but he really doesn't have time." But don't worry, I've got a good guide for you, and he's going to be a lot more useful than I do. ”

"Does it cost money?" Tian Wenjian was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a smile.

"You kid, you don't have the money to learn from others to go abroad?"

Li Ran scolded with a smile, and while leading them to the station, he introduced proudly: "Takamura Ikuo, a member of the China-China Friendship Association, is a China expert, can speak fluent Chinese, and has also served as the political vice minister of the Ministry of Finance, and is a representative of the pro-China faction in the Liberal Democratic Party. ”

Tian Wenjian then remembered that the invitation was from the China Friendship Hall, but he couldn't help asking, "How old is he?" He shouldn't be an old devil who has changed his mind and become a new man. ”

This question made Li Ran laugh, and he quickly looked around, and after seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he said solemnly: "Mr. Gao Cun is indeed not young, but he is not the kind of person you imagined. People are sincerely promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and China, and have even been received by party and state leaders. ”

Old Engineer Wu reacted, and hurriedly smiled: "We are here to do business, and the historical issue will be put aside first, and we will seek common ground while reserving differences." ”

To get to the city, you can take the Skyliner of the Keisei Electric Railway, but it's really not cheap, even if you take the slowest train, it costs 1070 yuan. But I have to admit that the punctuality of the tram always runs according to the timetable, and it will enter the station at 35 minutes, and it will never be a minute earlier or a minute late.

Because he was too punctual, he felt that there was no human touch at all. When a few blonde passengers ran to the platform, it was the moment the door closed, and the tram said to go, so angry that the panting foreigners stomped their feet, scratching vigorously.

There were a lot of people in the carriage, but it was very dull, and many people sat down and closed their eyes and took a nap, and some even slept so much that they tilted their heads on the shoulders of the people next to them, really worried that they would not get off the train by mistake. Seeing an old lady standing beside him, Tian Wenjian, who didn't want to lose the face of the Chinese, quickly stood up and smiled to give her a seat.

The old lady muttered a few words, not only did not accept his kindness, but looked at him with a puzzled and defensive eye, which made Secretary Tian very shocked, and had to sit down stupidly, looking back at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window to hide the embarrassment just now.

Li Ran couldn't help but let himself laugh, and hurriedly turned his head away, as if he hadn't seen anything, and closed his eyes like he did.

This is a good opportunity to review the language, Wu Huabin coughed dryly twice, leaned into Tian Wenjian's ear, and said with a smile: "She said that she is still young, and she is not yet old enough to be given up by you." ”

Didn't you say that I was very polite? Why does respecting the old and loving the young not work? Tian Wenjian was a little dazed, he didn't come up with a reason after thinking about it for a long time, and was about to ask Li Ran if he was discriminated against, when he suddenly saw something strange.

A passenger, who was about 50 years old, actually took off his shoes and hugged them to his chest. There was an empty seat behind him, and he didn't sit down, just stood by the door in a daze, with a serious expression. The surrounding passengers just glanced at the strange man, and then returned to their original state, those who slept continued to sleep, and those who read the newspaper continued to read the newspaper, with a strange expression.

Crazy, definitely crazy, including the old lady in front of you, all fucking crazy! Tian Wenjian sighed secretly, and also learned from the vast majority of the people in the carriage, snuggled up to the back of the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The car finally arrived, and what he feared didn't happen. The people who were still asleep just now jumped up from their seats, tidied up their clothes, and rushed out of the train at the moment when the train stopped and the door opened.

"Sleep when you say you sleep, wake up when you wake up, this ability to control time is too evil."

Looking at his dumbfounded look, Li Ran nodded, and while helping Chief Engineer Wu lift his luggage, he explained with a smile: "This society is a society full of pressure, the pace of work is fast, and they are all tired. Finally have a little time, they naturally won't let go, they have to take a quick rest. ”

Talking and laughing, the three of them came to the hotel that had been booked a long time ago. Li Ran finished the formalities, paid them the money, and ran out to buy a pack of snacks before going upstairs, and then grabbed the room card and beckoned the two to go upstairs.

The room is not big and the decoration is not luxurious, but it is very clean. After sending the waiter away, Li Ran suddenly said, "Mr. Gao Cun knows that you are very happy to come, so I have to invite you to his house for dinner." Let's take a shower first, pack up and let's go.

Although he didn't know much about Yueben, Tian Wenjian knew that he was not a particularly good friend, and he would never bring it home easily, so he couldn't help asking: "Fifth brother, I haven't even met in person, and besides, we still have to ask for others, isn't this appropriate?" ”

"Yes, we haven't prepared any gifts, how can we go to other people's homes empty-handed?" Chief Engineer Wu nodded, with a deeply approving expression.

"Mr. Takamura is very hospitable, so it's not appropriate not to go." Li Ran smiled, then turned around, pointed to the pack of snacks he had just bought, and continued: "I have prepared a gift for you, just mean it." ”

Thinking that he didn't understand the rules of the book, Tian Wenjian simply nodded, and said with a smile: "You can do it, anyway, being a shame is a shame on you, what am I afraid of?" ”

came out to spend all the foreign exchange, Wu Huabin didn't have the mood to go to other people's homes as a guest, so he asked eagerly: "Reporter Li, how far is the NYK headquarters from here?" When is the right time for us to visit? ”

NYK is the abbreviation of YY, which is the only shipping company with a long history and has entered the world's top 500 except Maersk. The shipping ranking alone is around the top 10, and there are many other businesses.

Ro-Ro, bulk cargo and other businesses are among the best in the industry, and the size of its Ro-Ro fleet is the largest in the world. At the same time, the fleet of bulk carriers and tankers ranks second in the world. It is worth mentioning that most of the cars transported by ro-ro ships are exported by this country, of which a large part is our China, and the other is the United States.

"I'm not very familiar with NYK, but don't worry, Mr. Takamura has arranged it for you. I'm going to his house for dinner tonight, and he'll take you to visit Vice President Fujita early tomorrow morning. ”

After Li Ran paused, he pointed to Tian Wenjian's chin and continued with a smile: "Xiao Jian, clean up the neat spots, don't pull the stubble." He said that he was very particular about etiquette, but he couldn't be as unkempt as he was in China. ”

"Got it."

"What do you know?"

Li Ran gave him a roll of his eyes, and while looking at the introduction of the hotel, he chattered and admonished: "You must remember to bring your business card, saying that I attach great importance to exchanging business cards when I meet for the first time, not only is it rude not to bring a business card, but the other party will think that you are not good to socialize."

In their eyes, a business card is a representation of a person, and they are treated as if they were themselves. If you take a business card and stuff it in your pocket without reading it, it will be considered rude. When exchanging business cards, bow and hand over the business cards with both hands. After receiving the other party's business card, you have to read it carefully for a while, even if you can't read the text, you have to pretend to see the other party's identity and position clearly, and then nod your head to indicate that you know his identity.

Oh...... By the way, if there are a lot of people in the reception room, you have to hand over a business card to each person and accept their business card without leaving anyone out. Although it takes a while, it is a way to show friendship and respect for each other. ”

Tian Wenjian's head was big, and while walking to the bathroom, he said with a wry smile: "I'll talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow, let's talk about what to pay attention to when you go to other people's homes at night." ”

"yes, that's important."

After not dealing with him for so many years, Chief Engineer Wu had already forgotten all about those red tapes, and hurriedly took out a pen and paper, looking very modest.

Didn't these two men have been trained before going abroad?

Li Ran was made to laugh and cry by the two of them, and hurriedly said: "After entering the door, take the initiative to take off your coat, put on spare slippers, and give the snacks I prepared to Mr. Gao Cun." When you enter the house, you should sit with your back to the door, and only under the persuasion of Mr. Takamura can you move to a distinguished position.

The distinguished seat is the seat in front of the alcove with various works of art and decorations. They are not used to having guests tour their homes, so don't make requests to see around. In particular, it is important not to break into the kitchen, and to use the toilet with Mr. Takamura's permission...... If you don't know how to eat the food, ask Mr. Takamura for advice, and turn your chopsticks around when picking up the food......"

There are too many precautions, and Li Ran actually introduced it for nearly half an hour. Until he said, "All in all, you can do what you see me doing." If you really don't understand, just ask me, anyway, he also knows that this is the first time you have come to Yuben, and you don't know much about Yuben", and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Li Ran also conducted an inspection to check whether there was dandruff left on his hair, whether his beard was shaved cleanly, whether his tie was tied tightly, whether his white shirt was burned, whether his collar and sleeves were clean, and whether his nails were clean...... It's like a blind date, how awkward it is.

Because it was so clean, the two of them even paid special attention when they took the taxi, for fear that their clothes would be wrinkled or dirty.

Gao Cun's house did not have a doorbell, Li Ran did not knock on the door, but opened the sliding door on the door and asked, "Borrow light, is there anyone inside?" ”

The door opened, and a middle-aged woman in a kimono poked her head out, bowed 90 degrees to the three of them, and whispered, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”

At this time, an old man with the same gray hair came over, bowed with a smile, and said enthusiastically in fluent Chinese: "Let the three big men come over and cause you trouble." ”

His bow was very interesting, and when he bowed to Li Ran and Tian Wenjian, his hands were on the seam of his trousers, about 30 degrees. But he bowed very deeply with Chief Engineer Wu, at least 80 degrees, and put his left hand on his right hand, put it on his chest and bowed.

Tian Wenjian and the others hurriedly followed Li Ran, bowed to the master in return, and handed over the small snack with a smile, saying, "A little rough thing, I'm very sorry." ”

"You're so polite, what's so embarrassing?"

Mr. Takamura happily accepted the gift, and while getting out of the way, he beckoned the three of them in. According to Li Ran's previous explanation, the two hurriedly undressed and changed their shoes, and after some politeness, they reluctantly sat in a distinguished position.

The layout of his house is very simple, an ancient painting, a pot of foliage plants, and antiques such as ancient porcelain vases to show simplicity and elegance. Decorated cream cake, sushi, scallops and carp have long been laid out on the long dining table, along with two small bottles of sake.

After a brief introduction, Mr. Takamura beckoned the three of them to "go". You can't make a sound when you use chopsticks, pour wine from each other, or drink soup...... Despite the welcoming hosts, there were too many rules and the meal was tasteless.

After eating this "I'm really sorry" for their "coarse tea and light rice", Mr. Takamura said with a smile while making tea for the three of them: "Mr. Tian, Mr. Wu, I have already contacted NYK, Fujita-kun welcomes the visit of the two, and I hope you can gain something." ”

"Thank you, thank you so much."

As soon as Tian Wenjian's words fell, Gao Cun owed his body and said: "Promoting business exchanges between China and China is one of the main tasks of our association. In fact, I would have to thank both of you, otherwise I wouldn't have had this opportunity. ”

Li Ran put down the cup and said in a low voice, "Mr. Takamura is our old friend and has helped us many times. ”

"The effort of raising hands is not enough to worry about it, Li Ranjun is polite." It's really a Chinese expert, and even idioms are used so appropriately.

Since they are old friends, Tian Wenjian is not polite, so he asked with a smile: "Mr. Takamura, you are an expert, do you think we have any hope of cooperating with NYK?" ”

After pondering for a moment, Takamura stared into his eyes and said meaningfully, "Mr. Tian, from a personal point of view, of course I hope that the two of you can become partners. But after all, you have never dealt with NYK, and I think after a while, there will always be opportunities. ”

There are more wolves and less meat in the scrap ship market, and if you have money, you may not be able to buy a boat. Tian Wenjian sighed secretly, nodded and said, "It's better to have hope than no hope, let's say Fang Chang." ”

I have matched the middle and the middle many times, but it is the first time that Gao Cun has seen such a combination as in front of him. Looking at their hesitant looks, he asked with a smile: "Mr. Tian and Mr. Wu, do you know anything about NYK?" ”

Although he has been busy during this time, he has still made some efforts to his target customer Tian Wenjian. Seeing that Gao Cun asked, he hurriedly said, "I know a little, but it's not very comprehensive." ”

"That's good, that's good, if you don't have any preparation, then the hope of cooperation is even slimmer."

The implication is very simple, that is, there is not much hope, remind yourself to be mentally prepared. In fact, Tian Wenjian didn't have much hope for NYK. After all, the competition in the scrap market is too fierce, and the three tankers of NYK have been listed for nearly two months, and they must have buyers. It's just that they finally went abroad once, and they took this opportunity to visit the headquarters of Nyk first, and when they have ships to retire in the future, there will be at least one chance to bid.

On the way back, Li Ran couldn't help but say, "NYK is very famous, but I really don't know anything about this company except for the Yokohama Yumoto Museum and the Tankagawa Maru oil tanker. Xiaojian, do they have a lot of wrecked ships? ”

Without waiting for Tian Wenjian to speak, Chief Engineer Wu talked eloquently: "As one of the largest shipping companies in the world, they retire at least 6 or more 10,000-ton ships every year. From the point of view of dismantling, their ships are much more suitable than those of Europe. First, it is well maintained, and many equipment can be reused; Second, they also do a good job in garbage cleanup, and there is no domestic garbage when the ship is delivered under normal circumstances, which is incomparable to European and American countries. ”

"That's what happened." After Li Ran thought about it, he asked thoughtfully: "Does this mean that their prices are higher than those of European and American countries?" ”

"This is not necessarily, after all, the scrap round is different from the new round, and the transaction price is more affected by all aspects."

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(To be continued)