"The upcoming BJ Asian Games is the first comprehensive international sports competition held since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Sports delegations from 37 countries and regions that are members of the Olympic Council of Asia will participate, symbolizing the unity, friendship and progress of the 3 billion people of Asia. It is an honor for everyone to be able to participate in the grand opening ceremony and to be able to come to the stadium to cheer for the Asian Games athletes......"

Two years ago, 100,000 yuan was much higher than today's 100,000 yuan.

In addition to the donation of 100,000 yuan, NB Electric also donated 160,000 yuan worth of switch and socket panels to the Asian Games venues, which is naturally incomparable with Mr. Gu, who has deep pockets, but is still relatively large among the "three foreign-funded" enterprises. The BJ Asian Organizing Committee not only gave a billboard in the table tennis and swimming arenas, but also gave two places to participate in the opening ceremony.

In view of the fact that NB Electric is a major taxpayer and foreign exchange earner in the Special Economic Zone, the city has given two more places from the provincial allocation. Just donated 10 million yuan, and the Youth League Committee and the Youth Development Foundation also took out an opening ceremony quota as a commendation.

Don't look at the opening ceremony venue can accommodate tens of thousands of people, but China is too big, all aspects have to be taken care of, and a prefecture-level city may not be able to allocate 8 places. Counting the two places in the Hong Kong support group organized by Mr. Gu, a total of 8 people from NB Electric can go to BJ to participate in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games!

As for who to attend, I studied it up and down for nearly a month.

In the end, it was decided that the two Chinese managers of NB Electric and NB Electric, Zhang Shuren, the father of uncle Wu Xiufeng and Zhang Bing, as well as four skilled and outstanding front-line workers went to Beijing to watch the opening ceremony.

The four employee representatives were selected through layers of selection and did not cause much controversy.

Considering the enthusiasm of the employees for the Asian Games and too many dedication, Li Xiaoshan and the managers and supervisors of various companies decided to add 32 more spectators after some research, and the BJ office of the business center did not disappoint them, and finally bought more than 100 tickets after some efforts, and each person could watch three games on average, which was no different from participating in the opening ceremony.

Zhu Hui, Zheng Aifang and Zhao Xiaoyun, who had just moved into the women's dormitory from the beach villa and had just entered the electronics division for internship, did not even have the qualifications to participate in the selection, so they could only lie on the office window on the third floor to watch Mr. Li send his colleagues to the car.

They wore T-shirts printed with the NB electric logo and the Asian Games logo, dragged black trolley suitcases of the same style, and wore "Panpan" travel hats, all of them were elated and happy.

Zheng Aifang was envious, holding her chin and muttering, "It would be great if I could go!" ”

"Think beautiful," Zhao Xiaoyun gave her a roll of her eyes, pointed to the people below and said, "See, there are all NB electricians, NB electrical appliances and NB electrical complete sets, and there is no one in the electronics division." Sister Chen is right, we are 'grandpa doesn't hurt, grandma doesn't love', and we are the most unpromising department in the company. ”

It is the practice of NB Electric to stuff all related accounts into the electronics division, and the three interns will naturally be no exception. Thinking of Zhang Lin, who had just returned to Germany, Zheng Aifang shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Let's stay up slowly, and when the fourth child takes power, he may be able to be reused." ”

"Then wait until the Year of the Monkey?"

"Yes, just like the fourth child, expecting her to come back to take power after completing her studies, we must be seventy or eighty."

After coming to the company for such a long time, Zhu Hui is not ignorant of the personnel system of NB Electric, and seeing that they are still complaining, he can't help but remind: "Two, it's easy to be reused, downstairs is the human resources department, as long as you meet their employment standards, you can be entrusted with important responsibilities at any time." ”

Either a graduate degree or above, or more than three years of work experience, Zhao Xiaoyun sighed and said: "I don't dare to go to the human resources department, forget it, let's stay in the electronics division honestly, and wait until I get the graduation certificate to make plans." ”

"Are we a place to mess around?"

A familiar voice came from behind them, and the three of them were so frightened that they hurriedly returned to their desks to rummage through the accounts to be summarized today.

Since entering the electronics division, Chen Baolin seems to be a different person, and she is extremely serious about her work.

Even Mr. Ding and Mr. Zhang had to look at her face, Zhao Xiaoyun didn't dare to say "Sister Chen" like before, and was honestly busy with her work, so she asked cautiously: "Director Chen, why haven't you seen Sister Zhang Hui in the past two days." ”

Chen Baolin glanced up, and buried herself in counting the components to be purchased, Zhao Xiaoyun was embarrassed, and was about to return to her position, she whispered: "Have you watched TV in the past two days?" Iraq invaded Kuwait, and one of our Hong Kong and Yemeni colleagues was on a business trip in Kuwait and lost contact for four days, and the eldest sister was in Hong Kong to comfort their relatives. ”

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the destruction of the headquarters of the Olympic Council of Asia, and the killing of Prince Fahd, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, were the most sensational international news in the past few days.

Zhao Xiaoyun was taken aback and blurted out: "We have two colleagues in Kuwait? ”

Chen Baolin closed the folder and said worriedly: "Life and death are uncertain, the headquarters is trying to rescue, several media in Hong Kong have reported that the chairman and the deputy general manager of the overseas department Henry, who has just returned from Vietnam, have been on TV twice, and even the day before yesterday they went from Germany to Saudi Arabia. ”

It turned out that the war was so close to him, Zhu Hui was stunned, and couldn't help asking, "Director Chen, does the charter work?" ”

Chen Baolin stood up, looked at the towering trees outside the window, and said solemnly: "A colleague is in distress, you can't do nothing, right?" ”

This is not hype, but it is so busy that we have really forgotten about Iraq's aggression against Kuwait.

As soon as he received a call from the overseas department, he threw down the matter at hand and rushed to Saudi Arabia, the closest to the war zone, with the two former East German diplomats he had just recruited.

The sudden war between the two neighboring countries has thrown the Saudi capital Riyadh into chaos, and it is full of soldiers and journalists from various countries. The Grand Place Hotel was overcrowded, but fortunately I contacted the agent before departure, they had already booked a room, and after completing the registration procedures, they took the room card and went directly to the sixth floor.

"Mr. Assad and Mr. Zuo are not only business partners, but also my friends. Gentlemen, as soon as I received your call, I immediately sent someone to the refugee camp to inquire about it, and I am sure that news will be available soon. Of course, we also have to prepare for the worst, after all, not everyone will be able to get out of the city safely. ”

Mohammed Dumed, who is in his thirties, is NB Electric's agent in Riyadh and NB Electric's largest agent in the Middle East, and is said to have a close relationship with a certain prince of the Saudi royal family, so his company has done a big job, distributing high and low voltage products while also running an electrical installation company.

It is not easy to help book a hotel, personally pick up at the airport, and take the initiative to send someone to the refugee camp to inquire about the news, it is not easy to do this step, and he held his right hand tightly and said sincerely: "Mr. Dumaid, thank you for everything you have done for us. Like you, Mr. Assad and Mr. Zuo are not only our colleagues, but also our friends. ”

Muhammad put his hand on his chest and said in English: "As a partner of NB Electric, this is what I should do." Mr. Zhang, rest assured, Allah will bless them. ”

The charter nodded emphatically, then turned around and said: "Mr. Dumad, these two are my company's overseas colleagues, Mr. Leo and Mr. Lucas, they are very familiar with the Middle East and know Arabic, can you provide them with two cars?" ”

"Familiar?"

The former Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR in Saudi Arabia, Leo, stretched out his right hand and said politely in fluent Arabic: "It is an honor to meet you, distinguished Mr. Dumad." As Mr. Zhang said, I have lived in Riyadh for six years and am very familiar with the streets and alleys here, and even have a driver's license issued by your government. ”

"I lived in Riyadh for two years and this is my driver's license."

Muhammad was surprised that the two blond, blue-eyed Germans could speak fluent Arabic, and he nodded and said, "Well, since you all have driver's licenses, then I'll ask the company to send two cars over now." ”

There are reporters everywhere, all the lines are occupied, the phone in the room can't be called, and even the big brother can't get through. There was a lot of traffic outside, and it took nearly two hours to make a round trip, so Mohammed simply pulled out his car keys and let them both use them first.

Looking at Kuwait filled with gunpowder on TV, the charter was worried, and Mohammed, who had been sitting with him for a long time, put down his teacup and comforted: "Zhang, the company knows that I am here, and they will definitely come to inform me as soon as there is news." ”

"I'm sorry, I should have known that this kind of thing is in a hurry," he sighed secretly, picked up the hotel profile on the table, and said as he looked at it, "Mr. Dumaid, the roasted whole lamb in this hotel looks good, dinner time is almost coming, or let's go downstairs together and take a seat." ”

Speaking of the food at the Grand Place Hotel, Mohammed's eyebrows fluttered: "Very good! There's barbecue, there's seafood, there's halwa, so I arranged both of my wedding celebrations here. ”

Arabs have a sweet tooth, and the so-called "halwa" is a dessert. It's so sweet and greasy, it's covered with layers of sugar, and honey is poured on top of the sugar, and another layer of sugar is added to the honey, and you can eat a mouthful full of honey. I also have a soft spot for black tea, and I have to put half a cup or even half a cup of sugar in each cup of tea, and then put a few fresh mint leaves, which is also cool and fragrant.

There are no tricks in the main course, except for grilling, which is fried, or even eaten raw.

It is not at all comparable to Chinese cuisine, which is "never tired of eating and not getting tired of being fine", which may be related to the natural environment in which they live and work, as well as their heroic and expansive character. Desert, Gobi, scorching sun, sandstorm, scorching heat, drought...... Such a living environment and climatic conditions determine that it is impossible for them to be diligent in eating, and their rough and unrestrained character also makes them very arrogant in life.

I have lived in Germany for nearly two years, and I am not particular about eating the above regulations, and in fact, I am not in the mood to pay attention to it now.

The restaurant was packed with diners, reminding him of seeing off his colleagues at the Peninsula Hotel two years ago. Due to religious beliefs, Assad does not drink at all, and whenever he meets a colleague to toast, Zuo Heng always stands up to relieve him. They were in the Middle East for three months, and their orders were second only to those in Europe.

The first batch of employees of the overseas department, the seventeenth largest shareholder of NB Electrician, has made great contributions to the company, and is a veritable veteran.

Something that could have been avoided was made a big mistake because of a moment of negligence, thinking of their uncertain life and death, thinking of their wife and children in Hong Kong, the charter felt guilty and wanted to slap himself twice.