Chapter 12 Foreign Friends
Soon, Liu Lao and the others arrived at the hotel. And here, Ge Tai, the commissioner of the Qiongzhoukou District Administration, was already waiting with a smile.
"Hahahaha...... Liu Lao! You're not right, since you've brought someone from the U.S. business delegation to discuss the matter, how can you not even inform us?! ”
When Ge Tai saw Liu Lao and the others, he responded with a smile. Holding Liu Lao's hand, he said, "You, this is to quietly enter the village!" ”
Liu Lao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "I didn't deliberately hide it from Commissioner Ge, I was just thinking about buying a few hot foggers for the hospital." This matter is not big, and I didn't go to inform Commissioner Ge because he was busy with affairs. That's not my old man......"
The commissioner of the Qiongzhoukou District Administration suddenly appeared in the hotel, which really surprised Liu Lao and the others. But as soon as they thought about it, they figured it out.
If Director Gou wants to leave the two hospitals, then he must have a unit to accept him. He is definitely not qualified to go to the province, and he is unwilling to do some idle jobs.
Then the best unit to receive him is naturally the regional administrative office. If you want to enter the regional administrative office, you naturally have to win over the person in charge of the regional administrative office.
Everyone played for a while, and greeted each other for a while. Then he waited quietly in the lobby for the arrival of the American businessman.
After a while, an old Volga sedan slowly drove towards the hotel. Looking at this vodka car, Liu Lao first froze for a moment, and then his eyes were a little complicated.
He knew this vodka car, which was a small car that Ge Tai had picked up from the province and did not know whether it was second-hand or third-hand. Usually he rarely sits on his own, but now he takes it to pick up people.
It can be seen that he attaches great importance to this matter, but he doesn't know what ecstasy soup Gou Jufeng poured into him. It provoked a district commissioner to be so bold.
You must know that although at the end of last year, the concept of "reform and opening up" was put forward. But there are only a few people who dare to implement it.
Having just come out of that crazy catastrophe, everyone's political sensitivity is extremely high. No one dares to step on the red line until the wind is clear. It's easy to hit mines! The thunder on the political zhì is really likely to be shattered......
At this time, the car slowly stopped. saw a person walking down from the car, this man bowed his waist and showed an almost flattering smile on his face, and greeted the two expressionless blonde men down.
One of the two whites walked in front, while the other walked behind. The one who walked in front knew that it was a manager. The one in the back is more like a technician.
"Hahaha...... Welcome to Qiongzhoukou! Mr. Nelson! I am Ge Tai, the commissioner of the Qiongzhoukou District Administration. When Ge Tai saw the white man get out of the car, he smiled and greeted him.
The translator who followed him was the fastest way to translate Gertai's words to the white man named Nelson.
"Oh~ Thank you for your great welcome! It is a great honour for me to have you invited. It wasn't the first time Nelson had come into contact with Chinese officials, but he quickly adjusted his expression and shook Ge Tai's hand.
And then, Liu Lao and the others greeted him with a smile. For Gou Jufeng's small actions, Liu Lao and they didn't care at all. Even if there is more Getai, the business that should be discussed still has to be discussed, right?!
"Hello, Mr. Nelson. I'm Liu Songquan, a researcher at the South China Institute of Tropical Crops. "Don't look at Liu Lao, who has never studied abroad, but Liu Lao can speak English.
Not only the meeting, Liu Lao even often reads academic reports fluently in English at international rubber exchange seminars. That's not all, in order to better understand the dynamics of science and technology abroad, the old man even taught himself French in his 60s.
"Oh~! My God! Mr. Liu, you speak English so well! …… Wait a minute! You said you were Mr. Liu Songquan?! Are you Mr. Liu Songquan, the director of the International Rubber Breeding Society?! ”
Nelson was only surprised by Liu Lao's fluent spoken language, but after hearing Liu Lao's name, he immediately reacted.
The International Rubber Breeding Society, this is not a simple organization! It is related to the seedlings and yields of the entire rubber industry, and a large number of people in the industry go to listen to the discussion report of this society every year.
can become one of the directors, Liu Lao's ability can be seen to be unusual.
"Hahaha...... Did Mr. Nelson ever hear my name, yes? I am Liu Songquan. Liu Lao laughed and repeated what he had just said.
But the pride and pride in the words can't be hidden. Liu Lao is certainly proud, this is the biggest achievement in his life. On behalf of this country, stand up on that podium.
"Oh~ It's such an honor to meet you here!" Nelson shook Liu Lao's hand tightly again, and said, "This time I came over, and I also brought Mr. Hall, an engineer in charge of the production of agricultural machinery for tropical crops in our company!" ”
With that, Nelson gave way to Hall behind him.
"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Liu. Hope we can have a good time working together this time! Hall stood up and looked at the old man in simple clothes with a little surprise.
He couldn't believe that such a simple old man was actually a well-known master in the international rubber industry. You know, if there are such experts in Malaysia or the Philippines, they will definitely be like their ancestors.
With just one scientific achievement, such experts can skyrocket the direct income of the two countries, which are mainly engaged in rubber exports. And such experts have always been the object of desire of rubber-producing countries.
It is absolutely impossible for such experts to be treated at the international level. But the old man standing in front of him was dressed in an extremely simple outfit with a pair of glasses.
Aside from the bookish smell and rough palms, you can't tell that this old man is an internationally renowned rubber breeder. He is like the grandfather of your next-door neighbor, kind, ordinary and gentle.
The big guy greeted at the door for a while, and when he learned the names of Wang Lao, Zheng Lao, and Huang Lao, the two Americans became extremely humble.
These old men are all big names in the field of rubber research, and both Nelson and Hall have always maintained enough respect for such people.
Everyone greeted each other at the door for a while before humbly entering the hotel. After all, it is a regional hotel, and as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, Qiongzhoukou has been opened.
Therefore, the decoration of the People's Hotel here is still okay in this era. When Ge Tai, who is the commissioner of the district administration, walked in, the manager of the hotel immediately greeted him.
With a smile, he welcomed everyone into a private room. This private room is usually not open to the public, and of course the People's Hotel is rarely open to the public. Occasionally, people come to dinner, and most of them are officials.
"Lao Cao! It's time to serve! The cold reception at the door just now really made Ge Tai a little uncomfortable, and now he finally found the shelf of his district administrative commissioner. I saw him cough and instructed the manager of the hotel.
"Okay! Commissioner, please sit down......" The manager bowed slightly, then turned around and hurriedly ordered the food to be served.
After all, it is a regional administrative office, and the dishes are much higher than the townships below. The four famous dishes of Qiongdao are all on the table.
Wenchang chicken, Cargill duck, Dongshan goat and Hele crab. It's a pity that Ge Tai, the commissioner of the district administration, is flattering to the blind.
The British of later generations did not know how to eat crabs, and if you go to Hele crab and give it to the Americans, it is simply a blind man lighting a lamp - in vain. But the other chicken, duck and mutton are still good.
Nelson, who had been in China for a while, also knew some of the rules at the Chinese dinner table.
After being polite to each other, everyone began to move their chopsticks. There was no wine on the table, which made Liu Laogao glance at this Ge Tai. But what Liu Lao didn't know was that Gou Jufeng did everything possible to inquire about it.
To say that this Gou Jufeng is not without any ability, at least this ability to inquire about gossip is beyond Liang Sanping's reach. Nar and Hale were extremely happy with the meal without alcohol.
During this period of time in the imperial capital, as long as it was a banquet, wine was almost indispensable. It seems that if you don't drink until you fall, then you just don't have enough fun. These two Americans also thought they could drink in their hometown, but after they came over, they fell to ...... for several days
Seeing that there was no alcohol, both of them were extremely happy. Anyway, they can have a feast without wine, otherwise they would have to perform the human fountain directly here after they got off the plane......
"Mr. Narxiang, first of all, I would like to welcome you on behalf of Qiongzhoukou. I hope you can have a good time in Qiongzhoukou! Ge Tai stood up with a smile and held a drink to the Nar country.
"Thank you! Thank you! Nelson quickly got up and responded, Nelson and the others had learned about the country before they came. This is a country of officials, and the people you have to respect here are officials.
Now that he knew about the situation, he naturally had to respond to an official's salute. Of course, today's table was not served with wine, but with Coca-Cola, which was relatively rare at this time.
Seeing Coca-Cola, Liang Sanping smiled. Speaking of this drink, it has a lot of roots with China. Before the liberation, the drink had been sold in China.
However, after 1949, Coca-Cola completely withdrew from the Chinese market. However, the company has never given up on returning to the Chinese market, and in the mid-to-late 70s, the then president of Coca-Cola had more than once communicated with various connections, and even went to the commercial office of the Chinese liaison office in the United States to express his desire to enter the Chinese market.
But it wasn't until December 13, 1978 that this wish was truly fulfilled. In order to gain the trust of the Chinese side, Coca-Cola finally broke its usual taboo after heated discussions at that time.
One of Coca-Cola's most mysterious recipes was revealed to the Chinese side, and when the Chinese side learned about this substance, they immediately cried and laughed.
It turns out that one of the most mysterious recipes of the famous Coca-Cola is cinnamon oil in traditional Chinese medicine. Thanks to this origin, Coca-Cola was the first to enter the Chinese market.