Ruide sent the Xihu group away, first went to the president's office, gave a brief report to the executives, and then returned to his office and instructed the secretary: "Please invite those two Chinese officials to my office." ”

After a while, two young Chinese walked into Reid's office under the guidance of the secretary and sat down on the sofa. Ruide was silent for a while, and said in a not relaxed tone: "Mr. Huang, Miss He, I am very honored to inform you that after the comparison of plans, we finally decided to choose China Hanhua Heavy Industry Group as the supplier of our stamping production line update, and we will inform the personnel of Hanhua soon." ”

Huang Gang, who served as the director of a certain division of the State Planning Commission, sent a happy smile to He Lan beside him, and then owed himself and said to Ruide: "Mr. Ruide, I am very grateful to your company for this decision, Hanhua Heavy Industry Group is the backbone enterprise we focus on supporting, their product quality and reputation can be trusted, I believe that you will have a very pleasant cooperation."

"I don't doubt this, this time, the plan brought by Hanhua Heavy Industries is indeed refreshing to us. We did not expect Chinese enterprises to have such technical strength, and I congratulate you. Red's face began to gradually improve, and the depression caused by the rejection of Xihu gradually dissipated, and he began to turn the topic to another matter: "Mr. Huang, we have agreed to your request, so I don't think there will be any obstacles to General Motors' establishment of a joint venture in Chinese mainland, right?" ”

Huang Gang smiled slightly and said, "The conditions of our two sides are the same. Previously, you promised to give priority to the use of Hanhua Heavy Industries' equipment under the same conditions, and you have fulfilled this promise. We have also promised to give priority to GM's entry into the Chinese mainland market under the same conditions, and we will fulfill this commitment.

The next step is for you to negotiate the terms of the joint venture with our mainland automakers, and if you can use your conditions to convince our automakers and the Planning Commission that there will be no obstacles for you. ”

It turned out that when the two companies Hanhua and Xihu were going to the United States to bid for the bid, Huang Gang, representing the State Planning Commission, and He Lan, representing the Electromechanical Import and Export Group, also came to Detroit. They made a condition to GM that GM would give Hanwha a priority in the bidding – that is, if GCA's proposal was not significantly inferior to Xihu, then GM should give preference to GCA.

In return for GM's acceptance of the terms, Huang and He promised that their institutions would give GM the same priority over joint ventures between GM and Chinese mainland automakers.

At the end of the 90s, China was on the eve of a booming auto industry, and almost all automakers around the world saw the huge potential of the Chinese market and asked to enter the Chinese market. The Chinese government requires foreign automakers to enter the Chinese market in the form of joint ventures, i.e. they need to establish a joint venture with a Chinese company in order to have a car production license. The choice of a foreign automaker as a joint venture partner by a Chinese company is also subject to government approval.

GM, one of the largest car companies, is also salivating over the Chinese market. They are currently negotiating joint ventures with several Chinese auto companies, and in this case, how dare they offend representatives of the Chinese government and large state-owned conglomerates.

Of course, the conditions proposed by Huang Gang and He Lan are not unreasonable. What they asked was only for GM to take care of Hanhua when its technical level and quotation were not inferior to Xihu's. If Hanhua's skills are not as good as others, then they have nothing to say. Such a condition is acceptable to GM, although there are some threats or blackmail elements for GM. ..., the results of the bidding also proved that Huanggang's request was well-founded, and Hanhua Heavy Industry's plan surpassed Xihu's plan in all aspects, which made GM a little more willing when choosing Hanhua. However, if there is no prior agreement, there are still many variables as to how GM will choose, after all, GCA is an emerging company in the industry, and it may be more stable for GM to choose Xihu.

Now that GM has decided to choose Hanhua as a supplier, it is now the turn of Huang Gang and He Lan to make good on their promises. Although Huang Gang did not directly agree to accept GM's entry into the Chinese market, a promise not to add obstacles was enough to make GM breathe a sigh of relief. In the future, if GM's conditions do not satisfy its partners in Chinese mainland and people refuse to cooperate with GM, they can only find the reason from GM's own side.

"Thank you very much Mr. Huang and Ms. He, if GM can be allowed to enter the Chinese market in the future, I am afraid there are still many things to trouble." Rhett said politely. He Lan replied: "Mr. Rhett, don't worry, our duty is to provide services for the merchants, whether you have agreed to our conditions or not, we will provide warm service." Of course, we will redouble our enthusiasm for foreign businessmen who have good intentions towards Chinese companies. ”

"Hehe, Miss He, you are really a master of diplomacy, and I find it very pleasant to be able to work with a beautiful and wise young lady like you." Rhett started to make a big fuss.

He Lan smiled reservedly and said, "Thank you very much, I hope we will have more cooperation opportunities in the future."

When Huang Gang and He Lan walked out of Ruide's office, Huang Gang seemed to remember something and said to Ruide: "Mr. Ruide, about the fact that Miss He and I came to your company, please keep it confidential and not disclose it to other unrelated companies. ”

"Of course, we won't reveal this to Sihu." "We'll just tell Hanwha Heavy Industries about this, and I think they'll thank you for your support." ”

He Lan shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Rhett, what we are talking about has nothing to do with enterprises, including Hanhua. It's better not to let Hanhua know about this matter. ”

"Why is that?" Ruide doesn't understand, is it true that Chinese officials are all living Lei Feng, who have done good deeds without leaving a name? Think about it, these two young officials have helped Hanhua so much, how can Hanhua know, how much will they be rewarded. However, they actually demanded secrecy from the general side.

Huang Gang looked at He Lan, smiled, and said, "Mr. Ruide, what we mean is not to let Hanhua Heavy Industries feel that they have the support of the government behind them, so as to have a snub heart towards customers. If they are pampered, it will have a very bad impact on General Motors and on the credibility of our government. ”

"I see." Rhett nodded repeatedly, and his impression of the Chinese officials immediately improved. What a good official, willing to stand up for his own business without being greedy for fame and fortune, such an official is really exemplary.

Huang Gang and He Lan walked out of the general headquarters, and Huang Gang asked He Lan with a smile: "Senior sister, are you really not going to meet Lin Zhenhua?" He's in Detroit right now. ”

A ray of gloom flashed in He Lan's eyes, and she shook her head and said, "No, since you chose to give up, why embarrass everyone." ”

"Alas, junior sister, how can you say hello. Zhang Qiong told me that she reminded you a long time ago, but you were obsessed. Now that it's like this, Zhang Qiong mutters in my ear every day. Huang Gang said.

Zhang Qiong was He Lan's roommate and best friend in college, and now she is Huanggang's wife. Zhang Qiong warned He Lan about He Lan's relationship with Lin Zhenhua a few years ago, and she told He Lan: An unmarried girl maintains a close relationship with a married man, and it must be the girl who is hurt in the end. What Huang Gang just told He Lan was Zhang Qiong's warning. ..., Hearing Huang Gang's words, He Lan smiled brightly and said: "Senior brother, you and Zhang Qiong are now living happily in our little life, but don't you know that my obsession is not another kind of happiness?" Being able to think of a person without restraint in your heart, to care for him silently in secret, and to do your best to help him is a happiness that you can't experience. ”

"Well, I can understand a little." Huang Gang nodded thoughtfully.

"Good! Senior brother, who are you thinking about in your heart? Confess, I'm going to tell Zhang Qiong to go! He Lan laughed and pointed at Huang Gang and asked.

"No, no!" Huang Gang hurriedly denied that who had never lent a few erasers in his life, but how could his wife's best friend know about such a thing? "I mean, I can understand your feelings, I don't have the same experience," he argued. Senior sister, what do you mean, are you planning to be alone for the rest of your life? ”

"Let's take it one step at a time." He Lan pouted and said, "Actually, a person's life is quite good, and I'm used to it now." ”

"Alas, this Lin Zhenhua is really harmful!" Huang Gang stomped his foot and scolded.

"Ahh In the room of a hotel not far from them, Lin Zhenhua, who was sorting out materials, suddenly sneezed loudly. If you want to talk about telepathy, there is still a little bit of it. In fact, Lin Zhenhua did not know about Huang Gang and He Lan's coming to Detroit, and he did not know in advance that General Motors wanted to enter the Chinese market, so he did not entrust the Planning Commission to take the lead for Hanhua, and this matter was purely the result of He Lan's behind-the-scenes operation.

"Tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk!" There was a knock on the door, Lin Zhenhua stood up, went over and opened the door, and Donnie Yen stood outside the door with an anxious look on his face.

"What's wrong, Zifei, what's wrong?" Lin Zhenhua asked in surprise.

Donnie Yen said: "Mr. Lin, something happened, I just received a call from a friend, Du Xiangyang of Carter Company has been arrested!" "Min