"It's Manager Lin, right? Welcome, welcome, welcome. ”

An armed police officer came out of the border inspection station, stepped forward to shake hands with Lin Zhenhua with a smile, and introduced himself at the same time: "I am Zhang Weidong, deputy captain of the Armed Police Border Inspection Brigade, and Minister Zhang of the Navy Equipment Department has explained to me and asked me to arrange for you to pass the border inspection." ”

"Thank you, Captain Zhang." Lin Zhenhua said. Next, he introduced the people who followed him to Zhang Weidong one by one. In front of Zhang Weidong, of course, there was no need for him to hide the true identities of these people, and as a result, Zhang Weidong's attitude towards Lin Zhenhua's attachés was obviously much more enthusiastic than that of Lin Zhenhua.

"You are the permanent director of the Naval Academy, Minister Zhang specially explained." Zhang Weidong held Chang Qingbo's hand and said enthusiastically. The armed police are also considered to be military, and when people from the two militaries come together, they are naturally more enthusiastic than others.

Chang Qingbo was wearing a brand-new suit, and he felt awkward all over his body. While shaking hands with Zhang Weidong, he said self-deprecatingly: "Captain Zhang, you look at me like this, alas, there is no way, I have to go abroad, so I have to dress up as this bourgeoisie." ”

Zhang Weidong said with a smile: "This is nothing, there are many cadres who leave us every day, and they are all dressed like this." ”

Chang Qingbo was followed by Wang Baoxing, a guard soldier, whose duty on this trip was to protect the safety of Chang Qingbo and others. In order to hide people's eyes, he also took off his military uniform and changed into a suit, but his every move revealed his true identity.

"Hello Chief!" Wang Baoxing snapped a military salute to Zhang Weidong. Wang Baoxing can't see how big Zhang Weidong's official is, anyway, he is an official and even a chief.

Zhang Weidong patted Wang Baoxing on the shoulder and praised: "Yes, he is a good soldier." ”

In addition to a few people from the Ship Academy, although the latter ones also have some backgrounds, they have a distant relationship with Zhang Weidong. Lin Zhenhua introduced them one by one: Jiang Yajing sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fan Song sent by the Provincial Foreign Trade Department, Chu Hongyang, Schumann and so on from Hanhua Company. Zhang Weidong greeted them one by one, and then took everyone into the border inspection hall and opened a special passage for them to clear customs and leave the country smoothly.

Instead of staying in Hong Kong, Lin Zhenhua and his entourage went directly to the airport with the help of local reception staff and flew directly to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, which was the first stop of their trip abroad. A second secretary of the embassy in Thailand named Fang Jilei greeted Lin Zhenhua and others at the airport and took them to the hotel where they were staying. Lin Zhenhua had already learned from Chang Qingbo in advance that the true identity of this secretary was actually related to the military.

"Secretary Fang, how did Minister Zhang handle the things he explained?" After entering the hotel room, Chang Qingbo couldn't wait to ask Fang Jilei.

Fang Jilei smiled and said, "Director Chang is really in a hurry, you just got off the plane, should we take a rest first, and then talk about work after eating?" ”

Chang Qingbo said: "Oh, can I not be in a hurry." I've heard that staying in a hotel in Bangkok is very expensive, and how can such a high-end hotel cost more than 20 dollars a night, right? ”

Fang Jilei looked at Lin Zhenhua and said embarrassedly: "According to Manager Lin's explanation, I arranged a five-star hotel for you, and it was $50 for one night." ”

"$50!" Chang Qingbo was like being burned by fire, he was still sitting on the sofa, and he quickly stood up. No wonder this sofa is so comfortable to sit on, good guy, it costs about 120 yuan a night.

"Xiaolin, shall we change to a hotel?" Chang Qingbo said to Lin Zhenhua, "Our business trip standards are not so high." ”

Lin Zhenhua can imagine Chang Qingbo's reaction, if he is not a traverser, and if he is not a big money with millions of dollars now, I am afraid he will also feel sorry for these room expenses. Speaking of which, the price level in Thailand is already relatively low, if you change to Europe and the United States, such a high-end hotel, a few hundred dollars a night is not a problem.

However, he is reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, he came out this time to sell products, if he behaves too shabbyly, even if people don't doubt his qualifications, at least they will slash him at the price.

"Director Chang, you can live steadfastly, I guarantee that you can earn back your business trip expenses this time." Lin Zhenhua comforted Chang Qingbodao.

Chang Qingbo also relieved himself at this time, feeling that his reaction just now seemed to be a little excessive. Before coming out, Zhang Zhifang once explained to him that on business issues, everything was arranged by Xiaolin. He was just a technical officer, and he was there to discuss specific technical issues with the other party.

"We're 16 people on this trip, and we're staying in 8 rooms, and it's $400 a night." Chang Qingbo calculated, he turned his head to look at Fang Jilei, and said, "Secretary Fang, you still have to arrange for us as soon as possible, we can save 400 US dollars if we stay for one less day." ”

Lin Zhenhua said with a smile: "Secretary Fang, you can tell Director Chang about the situation, so that he will always worry about it." Director Chang is scientific and more serious. ”

Fang Jilei nodded and said, "Okay, the two leaders are here, I'll report the situation to you." After receiving Minister Zhang's instructions, we have been in private contact with officials from the Thai side, who are currently considering importing one or two frigates, but are still hesitating which one to choose. They had not originally thought about importing from China, and when they heard about the possibility of exporting corvettes from us, they were interested. ”

Chang Qingbo said: "I don't blame them for this, we haven't let go of this wind all along." This time, Minister Zhang arranged for us to come out, and we also came to let off steam. ”

Lin Zhenhua asked, "How far has things progressed now?" ”

Fang Jilei said: "Knowing that you are coming today, I made an appointment with them in advance, and they promised to arrange a meeting between the two sides as soon as possible." However, taking into account some sensitive factors, the meeting should be conducted in a non-governmental manner. I told them that you came as a private company, and they were very happy with that. ”

"How long is it as soon as possible?" Chang Qingbo was anxious again.

Fang Jilei looked at Lin Zhenhua helplessly and said, "This is really not something we can control. The efficiency of work here in Thailand is sometimes really hard to say. Therefore, I have to ask Manager Lin and Director Chang to wait patiently for a few days. ”

Chang Qingbo was about to say something again, but Lin Zhenhua stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Fang Mi is right, we can't be too anxious about this kind of thing, if we are in a hurry, it seems that we will fall behind." Director Chang, think about it, after all, we are here as businessmen, and since we are businessmen, then we are not limited to the military, and we also need to have contact with other departments. ”

Speaking of this, he said to Fang Jilei: "Secretary Fang, can you help us arrange it, we want to contact the trade department of the Thai side to see if there can be some non-governmental cooperation." ”

Fang Jilei said: "This is very easy, there have been several business delegations from China in the past, and we have arranged them." Manager Lin will wait for a day or two, and I will arrange it for you as soon as possible. ”

Fang Jilei went back to the embassy after explaining this, and Lin Zhenhua had Jiang Yajing and Fan Song, two cadres in diplomacy and foreign trade, to check on his side, so there should be no problems. In addition, Schumann was also a cadre of the foreign affairs department before, and although he has now joined the company, he still knows a lot about foreign affairs discipline.

"Xiaolin, what are we waiting here like this?" After Fang Jilei left, Chang Qingbo asked with a frown.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Chang, don't worry, how can it be so simple to do business." If you want to talk about a project, ten days and a half months is the most optimistic, and sometimes it is normal to even talk about it for a year or two. How can you say that you will sign a contract tomorrow if you come today. ”

"However, if we stay for one more day, it will cost one more day." Chang Qingbo said, "$400 a night, plus dinner." If we stay for ten days and a half months, our trip will be in vain. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Chang, you can live down-to-earth, the cost of this business trip is borne by our Xinxin company, and it can't be spent on your old Director Liu." ”

"No matter whose money it is, it's the country's money." Chang Qingbo muttered, "Okay, who am I in a room with?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "You just live in this room alone, you are our deputy manager, and you enjoy the treatment of a single room." ”

"It's not going to work, it's a waste!" Chang Qingbo was stubborn again, "I can live in the same room with other comrades, I don't need any treatment." ”

Lin Zhenhua patted him on the shoulder: "Comrade Chang, you have to live in a single room." Think about it, you are a scientific researcher, and your mind is full of secrets, if you leak any parameters in your dreams, how much loss will this cause to the country? For the sake of national interests, you should be wronged. ”

Chang Qingbo has been dealing with Lin Zhenhua for a few days, and he also knows that this person is speaking falsely and truthfully, and he doesn't know which sentence is serious. The so-called reasons such as leaking secrets are purely made up by Lin Zhenhua, but looking at Lin Zhenhua's meaning, it is estimated that it is impossible to make him change his mind.

"What a waste, a $50 room, I live alone, isn't that a waste of $25? If you save that $25, you can buy a lot of things. "Chang Qing Bodao.

Lin Zhenhua opened his bag, took out a few green bills from it, handed them to Chang Qingbo, and said, "Old Chang, these dollars are your pocket money." These days, if you are idle, you can go out shopping when you have time, but don't let you bring Wang Baoxing. ”

"Well, okay." Chang Qingbo said. Back then, cadres had to pay pocket money when they went abroad, at least they had to have money to eat bowls of noodles on the street. He took the money, glanced at it, and said in astonishment: "Xiaolin, you took the wrong one, right?" That's $500. Our standard for business trips is $5 a day. ”

Lin Zhenhua shook his head helplessly: "I said Lao Chang, can you not be so surprised?" Your current status is the deputy general manager of Shin Shin Electromechanical Import and Export Company, and you enjoy the treatment provided by our company. Our package is a travel allowance for the assistant manager, which is $50 a day. This money is pocket money for the next 10 days, and after 10 days, I will send you the next pocket money. By the way, I'll arrange for Schumann to send you money when the time comes, and she'll be the accountant of our delegation. ”

Chang Qingbo hesitated, waiting to say whether he would answer or not, and felt that what Lin Zhenhua said was also reasonable. He knows that this manager Lin has always been very generous, and the last time he did a washing machine research project, Manager Lin allocated 500,000 yuan to the research institute, and as the main researcher, he finally got a bonus of more than 1,000 yuan.

That's not all, during the research, they bought a few washing machines from the market as samples, and after the project ended, Lin Zhenhua suggested that these washing machines be divided among several researchers, and Chang Qingbo got one himself. Although it is a machine that has been dismantled and put back together, it does not affect the use at all. When he carried the washing machine home from the laboratory, his wife was overjoyed.

"Manager Lin, I took this money, is it considered a violation of discipline?" Chang Qing asked sneeringly.

Lin Zhenhua said: "In this way, after you return to China, report this situation to Minister Zhang." If he agrees to treat you with our company, then you are not a disciplinary violation. If he doesn't agree, you can just give me back the money, but you just need to pay back the RMB. ”

"Okay, let's make a decision." Chang Qingbo said happily. With Lin Zhenhua's words, there is no psychological barrier for him to accept the money. When he goes back, if the boss thinks that he shouldn't take the money, he just needs to return the money and be fine. Mr. Lin promised him that he could repay it in renminbi, which meant he could use the dollars as he pleased.

On this trip abroad, his wife once told him to save his pocket money and buy an imported refrigerator for his family. He once inquired that a better refrigerator would sell for more than $200 abroad, and according to the standard of $5 a day's pocket money, he might not be able to save enough dollars, and he had been thinking very hard about who to change it for. Now Lin Zhenhua gave him $500 at once, and the problem of the refrigerator was completely solved. With the extra money, can I still buy some materials?

"Thank you so much, Kobayashi." Chang Qingbo said sincerely, "Actually, I am very grateful if you can lend me dollars." After I go back, I'll pay you back the RMB at the exchange rate. ”

"Let's go back and talk about it." Lin Zhenhua said depressedly.

In other rooms, Schumann was also handing out pocket money to the other members of the delegation, but the others were not treated as well as Chang Qingbo, with only $20 a day. Even this standard is enough to make Fan Song, Jiang Yajing and others laugh secretly in their hearts. They weren't as pedantic as Chang Qingbo, and Schumann was willing to give them money, so of course they laughed unceremoniously.

Fan Song also secretly asked Schumann if he didn't have enough dollars in his hand, could he exchange a little more from her and go back to return it in RMB.

Schumann naturally gave an affirmative answer. Lin Zhenhua explained to her that when she came out this time, she had to wait for Fan Song and the others so that they would be fully satisfied. I don't expect them to be able to help in business, but if they can say something good to Shin Shin in their respective departments when they go back, it will be much more profitable.

After settling down the gods, Lin Zhenhua took Chu Hongyang and Schumann and went out to look for business opportunities. On this trip abroad, he can't just patronize the work for the navy, so he has to do some private work with him.

(To be continued)