The morning light slowly kicked off, and it was another warm morning.

Magdalena, the female bodyguard, as usual, brought out a foldable dining table and spread it on the lawn, spread a tablecloth, and set it with bread, milk, sausages, melons, and fried eggs.

But today there were two more uninvited guests, and she had to prepare two more breakfasts.

Zhang Tingxiu, assistant to the president of the European company, and Linny Heideman, deputy director of the Ministry of Commerce, had dark circles under their eyes, and at a glance they knew that they hadn't slept well, Xia Yao put the melon plate in front of them, and said with a smile: "Fruits are beautiful, eat more." Don't go back if you feel sleepy, there are two empty rooms upstairs, and you can sleep for a while after eating. ”

The night that had just passed, everyone had spent the night in a state of anxiety.

Everyone was watching TV, listening to the radio, and following the situation. It's good that they should go to work and rest like they have nothing to do, and they haven't even asked about the great changes that are taking place in Moscow from the time they went downstairs to the present.

Zhang Tingxiu felt incredible, picked up a piece of melon, and asked suspiciously: "Zhang Gong, Xia Yao, you really didn't watch TV last night?" ”

Although they all come from the group headquarters, they communicate with each other in English. One is that she can't speak Mandarin, and Xia Yao can't understand Cantonese; Second, Lin Ni, who could not understand either Mandarin or Cantonese, sat next to her.

Xia Yao smiled and said, "I really didn't see it." ”

Seeing that she looked at herself again, the charter put down the cup and smiled: "I want to prepare the materials for today's experiment, so I don't have time to read it." She was so dizzy from learning Russian and German that she didn't have the energy to read. How...... Big news in Moscow? ”

Lin Ni was made laughed at and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhang, the group wants to invest in St. Petersburg." Aren't you worried at all? ”

"Isn't it still in reserve? There is no substantial investment. What is there to worry about. ”

"But Mr. Rollell and seven colleagues from BNB News are inside, and if there is a fight, the bullet will not be long."

The charter pretended to be suddenly enlightened, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "Oh my God, how did I forget about them!" Miss Linny, Mr. Rorel, are they all right? ”

Lin Ni glanced back at Secretary Frederick, who was sorting out documents in the living room of the villa, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang." If anything, Mr. Frederick would have told you. ”

"It's good if there's nothing to do, it's good if there's nothing to do."

The charter nodded his head seriously, and while taking the bread handed by his fiancée, he asked with interest: "Tell me what happened last night and which side the situation is favorable to now." ”

"Yesterday evening, sporadic gunfire rang out in Moscow. A youth who tried to open the door of an armored car was killed. The pickets covered the lookout hole of the armored vehicle of the Airborne Forces with canvas, forcing one armored vehicle to retreat into the tunnel under New Arbat Street. Our reporter risked his life to catch up, a major officer told him. The Houses of Parliament will be attacked at night. And 30 tanks and 40 armored personnel carriers are prepared for this, and almost a thousand people will take part in the battle. ”

It's a big deal. Xia Yao asked, "What happened later?" ”

Later, President Yeltsin's supporters grew, erecting 16 improvised barricades of concrete blocks, trucks and trams on the streets leading to the White House, with a wall of tens of thousands of volunteers at the last line. They stood, sitting, lay down, and some even knelt and begged servicemen on tanks not to fire at their own compatriots. ”

Seeing Lin Ni's palpitations, Zhang Tingxiu took over the conversation and introduced it one by one: "There was no movement in the first half of the night, and in the early hours of the morning, the 'Emergency Committee' began to take action, and as soon as the zero clock rang, a team of airborne troop vehicles drove from the direction of the US Embassy to the barricade next to the Capitol building.

The military vehicle that had taken the lead was blocked, and the soldiers fired live ammunition into the air. The first military vehicles drove through the wall next to the U.S. Embassy in the direction of New Arbat Street. 20 armored vehicles broke through the first barricades on New Arbat Street and drove towards the Russian parliament building. However, the armoured personnel carrier never managed to pass through the barrier formed by the trolleybus and retreated to New Arbet Street at half past one in the morning.

However, in the United States Embassy District, two supporters of President Boris Yeltsin were killed and some were injured. After that, the army stopped advancing. Nearly half of them even defected and turned their guns in support of Yeltsin. When we came, the troops began to withdraw from Moscow. In addition, the commanders of a number of military districts, such as Plivozhsk and the Urals, issued statements openly expressing support for Yeltsin. ”

Expected, otherwise how could you put your colleagues in danger. The charter pulled the fried egg off the plate and said lightly: "The democrats have won." ”

"I won, but things moved so fast and unexpectedly that until now I don't believe it's true, I don't believe that President Yeltsin has such a big influence."

"There's nothing strange about that."

The charter pondered for a moment, then said casually: "Sometimes, history is in someone's hands for a minute or two. This person may be a genius or a mediocre person. Genius let history walk away from his hands, and he became mortal; If a mediocre person grasps history, he will naturally become a genius. In the Battle of Waterloo, history was in the hands of Marshal Grouch for a minute or two, but he did not grasp it. The day before yesterday, Yeltsin keenly sensed that the time had come, so he decided to take a desperate gamble.

As for what is so influential, because he is the first real democratically elected president of Russia, and not the so-called people's congress. The 'Emergency Committee' ignores an important fact: that in the period leading up to the coup d'état, power in the republics of the Russian Federation had been transferred to the elected leaders, and to confront Yeltsin meant to confront the Russian people. ”

As an executive responsible for shareholders and tourists, Zhang Tingxiu could not understand politics, and after thinking about it, she asked: "But the 'Emergency Committee' has an army, and there is a saying in the mainland that 'power comes out of the barrel of a gun'?" If they are determined to suppress it, the situation is likely to go in the opposite direction. ”

"The Soviet army is not not strong, but the people are stronger. Military power is completely incapable of exerting itself in front of the people. Not to mention that Yeltsin, under the protection of the people, has not hurt a single hair. Even if you are killed. The coup d'état will not be victorious either. One Yeltsin fell. There will be thousands of Yeltsins standing up. Because today the Soviet Union lacks gasoline and bread, but Yeltsin. ”

After a pause, he slowly continued: "There is always a right and a wrong in everything, and this time, the coup d'état undoubtedly played the opposite role, while Yeltsin and the people were the embodiment of justice. Therefore, this incident was doomed to defeat before it even began. What is more important is that no one can fight against the tide of history. There is no turning back. If forward is death, backwards are a thousand deaths.

Gorbachev's six-year perestroika gave the Soviets more freedom and relaxation, but also higher prices and less material. Democracy is precious, and freedom is more expensive, but food, clothing, shelter and transportation are becoming more and more difficult, and democracy and freedom are not so lovely, so the people are dissatisfied with Gorbachev and even oppose him.

The putschists felt that the people were dissatisfied with Gorbachev. It was a big mistake to launch a mutiny in a hurry. Because when democracy and freedom are suddenly going to be lost again one morning. The people will not agree. There was no bread, liberal democracy was running out, and they would definitely have turned around and chose Gorbachev. The putschists wanted to go back, but instead sobered up the people at once. ”

To his and Xia Yao's surprise, Zhang Tingxiu suddenly came out of nowhere: "What about China?" ”

The reason why she doesn't watch TV has a lot to do with her problem.

Two years ago, the charter avoided it, and even brought the second sister Zhang Lin to Berlin in advance, but Xia Yao, who was still a college student at the time, couldn't avoid it, although he didn't go to the street or make trouble, but he was still treated unfairly afterwards.

This is a problem that their generation can't avoid at all, every June, Hong Kong will always hold one event or another to commemorate, as the largest shareholder of NB Electric, as the founder of NB Laboratory, he can't avoid it.

The charter sighed secretly and asked casually, "Assistant Zhang, are you asking before or after?" ”

"We were all in Germany before, so we didn't have personal experience, so it's hard to say. I would like to ask in the future, after all, the group has so many investments in the mainland. ”

She is not only a veteran of the group, but also a shareholder of NB Electrician, and will even become a shareholder of NB Electric and NB Aviation in the future.

The charter and Xia Yao, who also had mixed feelings, glanced at each other, and said thoughtfully: "I think after this incident, many people will have a question lingering in their hearts: Will what happened in the Soviet Union happen in China?" I don't think so.

This is because the East is not the West, the USSR is not China, the Soviet Party is not the Chinese Party, and the Soviet people are not the Chinese people. And in my opinion, if that happens, it will probably be a disaster for China. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"First, it is too far away from Eastern Europe, and the Chinese people do not feel as much about what happened in Eastern Europe as the Soviet people; Second, although China's GCD is not very good, a new party and the formation of a new government may not even be as good as GCD. ”

Born and raised in West Berlin, just a wall away from socialist East Berlin, she knew better than anyone the pros and cons of both systems, and hated the Unified Socialist Party, which was in fact indistinguishable from the GCD.

She was surprised by the political stance of the charter and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhang, you saw the Berlin Wall being torn down with your own eyes, and your subordinates were reporting on a coup d'état plotted by the GCD, how can you think so?" ”

"I'm on the facts, not about politics."

He grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said seductively: "Miss Linnie, you have never been to China, you don't know the history of China, and what kind of country China is. It is so big that it is equivalent to most of Europe, and the population is several times that of Europe. Thousands of years of history have taught us that every regime change is a disaster. ”

Zhang Tingxiu's history is very good, thinking that no matter whether the Qing troops enter the customs or the warlords are fighting, hundreds or even tens of millions of people have lost their lives, and he agrees with him: "Lin Ni, Zhang Gong is right, China is a completely different country from the Soviet Union, and there is no comparison between them, although they are all GCD in power. ”

Xia Yao didn't want to continue this topic, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, why did you think of us today, is there something wrong?" ”

"Yes."

Zhang Tingxiu nodded slightly, and said with a serious face: "Zhang Gong." Despite the fact that the development of events is favorable for investment. However, the business delegation agreed that it was too early to make substantial investments. Even if we want to. Nor will the city government have the energy to continue the negotiations that were interrupted by the coup d'état by the 'Emergency Committee'. ”

Everybody was busy with rallies and marches, and that, according to current trends, it would not cease until at least the end of the year when the Soviet Union completely collapsed, and the charter realized that this was indeed a problem, and looked up and asked: "Does Monsieur François have a good idea?" ”

"He doesn't think we need to waste too much energy here, and suggests that a few people stay in touch with the city government and wait until everything is stable before starting the investment plan."

"Who stays?"

"Mr. François suggested that his colleagues from the Berlin Industrial Corporation should take over the business."

Power plants, power grids, NB aviation, NB banks, NB industrial manufacturing and their affiliated enterprises, as well as BNB News that has just been established and urgently needs to be formalized and institutionalized...... Think of the fact that European companies have too many things to deal with. The charter resolutely agreed: "Well, just do as Monsieur François says." ”

"But Mr. Rollell is still in the White House, and his subordinates will not be able to pull out for a while for the follow-up interview of BNB News."

Yeltsin will never share power with Gorbachev, who is about to return to the Kremlin; In the same way, Yeltsin and St. Petersburg Mayor Sobchak are now comrades-in-arms in the same trench, but in the near future they will inevitably go to opposite sides.

What a strange political ecology.

Lao Ye and Lao Suo don't look at each other, and will even support Lao Suo's opponents, and launch a propaganda machine to splash dirty water at every cost. Tried to send Lao Suo to prison. Later, he unexpectedly handed over the presidential throne to Xiao Pu, who sent Lao Suo out of the country at a critical moment. So much so that many of the current St. Petersburg city officials have become future Russian political bigwigs.

Ultra-high voltage transmission and distribution technology is too important to NB Electrical, and it must be possible to do it yourself, but there is not so much time, not so much money, and there is not even a chance to test it. If you want to gain a firm foothold in this industry in a short period of time, you must study more reliable and advanced UHV and ultra-high voltage transmission and distribution technologies on the basis of digesting Soviet technology.

This means that you have to bet on Lao Ye, so Director Rorel "risked death" to enter the White House.

And for the future development of NB Electric, for the sake of Russia, the largest market in Europe, we can't put all our eggs in one basket. Otherwise, in the future, it is likely to be like those oligarchs, becoming a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of Xiaopu and Xiaomei.

Everything is too much, and we must master a degree.

The charter weighed it up, and suddenly turned around and shouted, "Mr. Frederrick, Mr. Franck, please come here." ”

The former East German diplomatic courier did not know why, so he walked over and pointed to the car and asked, "Mr. Zhang, leave now?" ”

"No, there's something I'd like to ask for your opinions."

"Tell me anything."

Looking at his cautious appearance, he smiled and said, "What do you order, you are not male maids, sit down, let's get down to business." ”

Zhang Tingxiu reacted and said with a smile in fluent German: "Mr. Frederick, sit down, it's a good thing." ”

"As Assistant Zhang said, it's not a bad thing for the two of you."

The charter smiled and said slowly: "The group needs a general manager and deputy general manager who are fully responsible for the affairs of the St. Petersburg branch, and I think they are able to do both. ”

Frederick, who had always worked as a secretary and did not do business like other colleagues at the Moscow representative office of the General Industrial Corporation in Berlin, could not believe that this was true, and did not think that he was competent, blurted out: "Me? ”

"Mr. Frederik, you are very familiar with Russia, and you studied Russian at St. Petersburg University, I really can't think of anyone better than you," he confirmed. The same goes for Mr. Franck, you are some of the best people in the group and should be put to good use. ”

"But we don't have the experience, and we don't have the same connections as other colleagues."

"You can exercise without experience, you can cultivate your connections, and you have to have confidence in yourself. Moreover, the main job of the president and deputy general manager of the branch is not management, professional things are done by professional people, you only need to deal with the government and provide services for other colleagues. ”

The St. Petersburg NB Software Development Company under construction is under the management of the Group's Technology Department, the St. Petersburg Branch of Pan-European International Travel Service is under the management of Leipzig Headquarters, and St. Petersburg NB Elevator Co., Ltd. and St. Petersburg NB Wire & Cable Co., Ltd., which are still under negotiation, are also under the control of the German NB Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the other is directly under the NB Power Generation and Transmission and Distribution Group.

Thinking that the boss would not leave St. Petersburg University until next year, and that there was anything to ask for instructions, Frederick took a deep breath and said excitedly: "Since Mr. Zhang trusts him so much, then I can give it a try." ”

It's only been a few days!

Frank was overjoyed, forced down the ecstasy in his heart, and nodded again and again: "Mr. Zhang, I won't let you down, but the prince still needs you to communicate." ”

Although he was serving himself, he received Prince Mateb's salary, and he nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I will tell him on the prince's side, I believe he will not have any opinions." Without further ado, you will go to the European Hotel with Assistant Zhang and Miss Linny, and Vice President François will arrange your work, and if nothing else, he will leave you with one or two assistants. ”

"Do you have anything to explain?"

Let them work as the chief and deputy manager of the St. Petersburg branch for a few years, and when Xiaopu comes to power in the future, they will take over from Rorel, who has a good relationship with Lao Ye, and take full charge of the affairs of NB Electric (Russia) Co., Ltd.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, the group must also make such preparations.

The charter thought for a while, and said very seriously: "There are a few people, you must pay attention to them, and you must have a good relationship with them." Mr. Vladimir, Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Action Committee, Mr. Dmitry, Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ivanov, Director of the General Office of the Municipal Government, Mr. Sechin, Director of the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee, Mr. Kovalchuk, Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Management Committee, Mr. Yakunin, President of the Center for International Business Cooperation, and Mr. Mirel of the Synthesis Club. (To be continued......)