Chapter 164: Mirrors and Skirts
Within a month, Neeson was once again on Chinese soil, which made him complain a little about the job. Doing two transoceanic flights a month is really torturous for him. But for the sake of the high salary, he persevered.
Neeson is the nominal general manager of ZLink, a puppet company established by Zhou Shuo and Pang Zhou, although ZLink has a large registered capital and a large name, it is actually a thorough leather bag company. Neeson, the general manager, and Pang Zhou, the investor, only have an office on the 28th floor of the Custer Building in New York.
But this time his luck was not so good, after getting off the plane, he had to continue to take the sultry green train from the imperial capital, and when he arrived in Xiucheng, he already felt that the whole person was not good.
The only thing that gave him some comfort was that this time there was another ABC who was suffering with him besides himself.
Tuoba Liuyun's parents were two people from the Republic of China, and it is said that they both came to the United States with their fathers during the Liberation War. And Tuoba Liuyun himself has become the authentic ABC, that is, American-BornChinese, known as "American Chinese" in Chinese.
After all, his parents were still born in a traditional Chinese family, and since he was a child, he asked Tuoba Liuyun to speak Chinese at home. Although he is still irreversibly a complete banana man, he is basically indistinguishable from ordinary Americans except for his skin.
This time, he came to Embroidery City with Neeson as a translator. In contrast to Neeson's listlessness, Tuoba Liuyun was visibly curious about a country full of people of the same color as him.
Especially as an ABC, he enjoys the convenience of a foreign adult in China. On the other hand, there is some indigenous intimacy. Unlike Neeson, who sees working in China as a sin, he sees it as a journey to find his roots.
The two of them came out of the train station. was caught by Zhou Shuo from the exit of the station. Neeson had seen Zhou Shuo, and knew that this was the boss of his own boss. Immediately obedient as if a cat.
"On behalf of the Xiucheng City Government, I would like to welcome Mr. Neeson, you have worked hard all the way!" Jiang Daqiao stood in front of the city hall square, which had been renovated, and greeted the arrival of Nissen with a group of team members with great fanfare.
Zhou Shuo nodded to him covertly, and Nissen hurriedly put up a shelf, and the Hejiang Bridge, who was quite a "business elite", entertained.
It has to be said that Nissen's authentic Anglo-Saxon appearance is too deceptive. From changing into a handmade suit and putting on a plain tie, the temperament of the whole person is immediately different. Paired with his courteous demeanor and charming smile. It's just born to interpret the word "gentleman".
Jiang Daqiao and a group of members of the municipal government team let Nissen and Zhou Shuo and their entourage to the city government building, where there was already a conference room that had been arranged. The steaming tea and all kinds of melons and fruits made the index fingers of Nissen and Tuoba Liuyun, who came non-stop as soon as the train got off.
It's a pity that both of them know that the food on this occasion is the ears of the deaf - ornaments, not for eating, but for seeing.
The crowd walked into the venue behind Nissen and Jiang Bridge, and Jiang Daqiao took the lead in cheering with joy: "Let us warmly welcome Mr. Neeson again with applause, and welcome him to Xiucheng to invest!" ”
There was a round of applause in the conference room, and Neeson had never seen such a scene, and the beauty was almost happy to burst out of his nose. One of them said, "Thinkyou."
Jiang Daqiao first delivered a brief welcome speech, and Tuoba Liuyun thanked Nissen on behalf of him, so the welcome ceremony came to an end for the time being.
Neeson muttered in English, and Tuoba Liuyun translated: "The investment brought by Mr. Neeson is a 28-story office building. It is used to build offices, apartments and shopping malls for self-use. ”
"A 28-story office building?" Jiang Daqiao grew his mouth and looked at Neeson in disbelief.
"That's right, it's a 28-story office building. Some of it is for its own use, and some of it is for rent. There will also be an artificial lake covering an area of more than 200 acres. Tuoba Liuyun helped his glasses. Standing aside and affirmingly.
Neeson clapped his hands, and Tuoba Liuyun took out a set of drawings from the leather bag he was carrying. This set of drawings is more than three meters long. The architectural design on the picture is well-made and vivid. It is a nearly 100-meter-tall building and the design renderings of its surrounding scenery.
Neeson stood in front of the model and talked about it a long way. Jiang Daqiao didn't know any English, but he just made a relishing posture, as if he could benefit a lot from it.
After Nisen finished speaking, Tuoba Liuyun translated his meaning again: "Mr. Neeson said that he was invited by Fanhan Group this time and planned to cooperate with Xiucheng on network equipment. He hopes to establish ZLink's headquarters in China, which is the number one IT service provider in the United States, and the group headquarters represents our image. This time, the architectural plan was invited by the famous Italian architectural design firm Matthew. Parry is designed to be more demanding in its surroundings. First of all, our office building must be built on the outskirts of the city with convenient transportation, and secondly, the artificial lake must have living water flowing through it......"
To be honest, Tuoba Liuyun's own Mandarin proficiency is not very good, after all, language learning requires an environment. This makes his Chinese a little stiff, and it also has a hint of pidgin. But even so, from below the river bridge, no one dared to take lightly what he said.
After all, Neeson is just a foreigner, and although Jiang Daqiao shows enough attention to him, he also understands the truth that Hades is good at seeing little ghosts. What he says and what he says, in the end, he still has to communicate through a translator. Sometimes just one or two sentences of translation can make the difference between life and death for a project.
Zhou Shuo put his hands behind his back and stood aside lightly. Of course, Nissen and Tuoba Liuyun were introduced to Jiang Daqiao by him, otherwise they would be a mayor if they were fake, and they couldn't just come to two foreigners and offer them like treasures.
is not only the liaison work, but in fact, the design drawings in Tuoba Liuyun's hand were also handed over to him by Zhou Shuo in the car. What the famous Italian architectural design firm Matthew. Perry is nothing at all, he only knows Matthew, the comedian from Friends. Perry, people don't know him yet.
Jiang Daqiao looked at the drawings greedily, hesitated for a moment, and asked Tuoba Liuyun: "Since it is already 28 floors, why don't you directly do more than 30 floors?" Building two more floors isn't too much of a problem, right? ”
"Why do you want to make 30 floors?" Tuoba Liuyun said puzzledly: "This is a design that we have calculated scientifically according to the company's plan. 30 floors will lead to wasted costs, and the entire pre-design has to be reversed, which is very uneconomical. ”
This is Tuoba Liuyun's pure nonsense, architectural design has always been a propositional composition. According to the specific geographical conditions of architectural design, how can there be a reason to find a suitable land only after the architectural design is done?
However, Jiang Daqiao is not tough in front of Tuoba Liuyun's straightforward pidgin Chinese, and there is no way to be big and the largest investor. Maybe people abroad are such rules? Thinking about it this way, I also think that what people say has some truth.
This can't be blamed on the weak legs of the cadres who attract investment, but our country's foundation is not good. They are all leading cadres who spit and nail in China, who is really born to be cheap and willing to give foreigners a slap? It's not all for the sake of attracting investment, and I have to put down my dignity to please them. It's just that some people have a bottom line in their hearts, and some people can't stand up when they kneel.
At least in terms of the integrity of Jiang Bridge, Zhou Shuo doesn't have to worry.
"30 layers, that's not an integer." Jiang Daqiao himself said that he was a little unreasonable, and he hoped that the floor would reach 30 floors, of course, it was not as simple as making up the whole number.
At that time, the first Xinxing Building in Asia was only 69 floors, and if it was the turn of Bohai Province, there was only a 32-story Sanwang Building in Fengtian City, which could be regarded as the tallest building in the province. Counting further down, the second tallest building in Bohai Province has dropped sharply to the 28-storey Dagang Wanghai Building. If Xiucheng can have a high-rise building with more than 30 floors, wouldn't it become the tallest building in Bohai Province? Even if it is only 30 floors, it is properly compared to Dagang. Thinking of Feng Kaigui's blackened face, which had no one in his eyes, Jiang Daqiao couldn't help but get excited......
"This ......" Tuoba Liuyun looked at Jiang Daqiao dumbfounded, he really didn't expect to hear such an unreliable reason from his mouth.
He shook his head and said, "I'm sorry Mayor Jiang, if there is no valid reason, I don't think Mr. Neeson will agree to your request." And for the whole number of 30 floors, I'll just make a joke on you and don't translate to Mr. Neeson. ”
"What can I do?" Jiang Daqiao wiped his sweat, and his heart felt like a cat scratching. Seeing such a big opportunity for political achievements and revenge in front of him, he couldn't do anything about it. It's like giving a woman the most beautiful dress in the world, but locking her up in a room without mirrors!
"Mayor Jiang, I have an opinion on this, that is, I don't know if it is appropriate for me to propose it." Zhou Shuo smiled secretly in his heart, of course he knew the little Jiujiu in the heart of Daojiang Bridge. In fact, the number of 28 floors has a scientific significance of chrysanthemums, and it is also calculated by psychology based on the reaction of Jiang Daqiao.
Jiang Daqiao's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded and said, "Principal Zhou has something to say, how can the city government not have this little belly?" (To be continued......)