Chapter 108: Representatives of Kawasaki Corporation
Du Xiaowei was very happy, picked up those finely crafted handicrafts, and admired them one by one.
"Thank you, Mr. Yamamoto, it's really nice!" As he spoke, he picked up a cup and went to pour him tea. Yamamoto smiled and waved his hand: "No need. I had already drunk it from Mr. President just now. ”
Then, he took out a note from his pocket and handed it to her: "This is a classmate of mine named Kono Matsuda. You go to the president and get a check for $50,000. Then, according to the above account number, help me transfer the money...... Be careful not to go through finances. ”
Du Xiaowei took the note and asked with a puzzled expression: "Why don't you go through finance?" ”
Yamamoto unreservedly told her about Kawasaki and asked her to keep it a secret. Du Xiaowei nodded and took the note to the president's office.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Yamamoto received a call from Matsuda, telling him, "The money has been received, thank you for your attention!" Then, a long email came to him.
In the email, Matsuda told Yamamoto. The list of two representatives that Kawasaki will send to China has been determined. One is Shuichi Ida, Kawasaki's business executive; The other is Jiro Aoki, an engineer in the engineering department.
Next, here are some details about these two individuals.
"Shuichi Ida, male, 45 years old. He is 1.70 meters tall and obese. A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo with a master's degree in business administration. No smoking, average drinking, like women......"
Seeing this, Yamamoto couldn't help but grin.
Then, I clicked on the folder of Jiro Aoki: "Jiro Aoki, male, 42 years old." He is 1.78 meters tall and has a thin body. A native of Hokkaido, he holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Waseda University, Japan. Smoking, drinking, loved the outdoors ......"
This time, they came to China with an assistant and a translator, a total of four people.
The departure time and itinerary have also been confirmed: next Monday morning, there will be a direct flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport at 8:50 a.m. to Haizhou. Expect to arrive around 12:30 noon on the same day.
I stayed in a famous five-star hotel in Haizhou: "Haitian Hotel".
Yamamoto expressed satisfaction with the information provided by Matsuda.
At noon on Monday, the weather was fine, and the four of them Ida Shuichi and Aoki Jiro took a plane to Haizhou.
Outside the airport, Yamamoto and Du Xiaowei had been waiting here for a long time.
Shuichi Ida, dressed in a black suit and a floral tie. and Jiro Aoki, who is wearing a brown jacket and blue denim. With the flow of people out of the station, they walked out of the terminal building.
Yamamoto and Du Xiaowei immediately greeted him.
"Mr. Ida, Mr. Aoki, welcome to China!" Yamamoto greeted them in very fluent Japanese. Then, he motioned for two hostesses who came in the same car to come forward and offer flowers.
Ida and Aoki couldn't help but be stunned.
Before coming to China, they did not notify anyone to come to pick them up, and the company did not have such an arrangement. Therefore, I was very surprised.
"Excuse me, ...... you guys?" Ida handed the flower to his assistant and asked with a puzzled expression.
Yamamoto smiled: "Mr. Ida, below is Ichiro Yamamoto of Haizhou Dingxin Technology." On behalf of the company, we came to welcome the two drivers...... This is the business card under the next, so please take care of it! ”
As he spoke, he handed over his business card very humbly.
Ida took Yamamoto's business card, looked at it carefully, and then asked with a puzzled expression, "Mr. Yamamoto, how did you know about our itinerary?" And, know our names? ”
Yamamoto smiled, "Mr. Ida, I have a friend who works at Kawasaki Corporation. So ......"
Ida suddenly realized: "Oh...... I see......"
Jiro Aoki, who was on the side, saw that Yamamoto spoke Japanese so well, and couldn't help but interject: "Could it be that Mr. Yamamoto is also Japanese?" ”
Yamamoto nodded: "Yes, I'm from Shinjima Village, Tokyo...... Speaking of which, Mr. Ida is still a fellow villager......"
Actually, this is written by Yamamoto.
He is a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, and Tokyo Prefecture, where Ida is located, one in the north and the other in the south, although there is no distance of 108,000 miles. However, there are still thousands of miles.
The reason why I say this is just that I want to be close to Idada.
He did, however, do get to know Idada's hometown. Moreover, he has lived in Tokyo for almost two decades. Therefore, there should be no problem in dealing with Idada's questioning.
Hearing that Yamamoto and himself are fellow villagers, Ida showed a very surprised expression: "Oh, Mr. Yamamoto, what a coincidence, we must have a good chat when we have time......"
As he spoke, he took out a beautifully printed business card from his pocket and handed it to Yamamoto with both hands: "Yamamoto-kun...... Here's my business card...... Thank you for your kind attention! ”
Yamamoto respectfully accepted Ida's business card and said, "Mr. Ida, it is a great honor to meet you here today!" In the evening, I invite you to dinner and talk about things in your hometown, how about it? ”
Ida was about to answer, but Aokki next to him reminded loudly: "Mr. Ida, it's time for us to go!" ”
Ida remembered something and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yamamoto." The company has a rule that it cannot accept invitations from any company until the matter is completed......"
Yamamoto said, "Mr. Ida, you misunderstood. I invite you to dinner on a personal basis, and I mean nothing else. ”
Ida shook his hand: "Yamamoto-kun, another day." When I'm done with my business, we'll get back together! ”
After saying that, he turned around to leave.
However, when I turned around, I suddenly saw Du Xiaowei next to Yamamoto. So, I asked in surprise, "Yamamoto-kun, this is ......?"
Yamamoto smiled slightly and introduced, "My assistant, Miss Weizi! ”
Du Xiaowei generously stretched out her hand and introduced in Japanese, which is not very fluent: "Hello, Mr. Ida, my name is Du Xiaowei......"
When Ida heard this, he hurriedly held the hand that was as white as jade: "Oh, Miss Weizi...... Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! As he spoke, a pair of eyes rolled unabashedly over her.
Du Xiaowei felt very uncomfortable and wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held it tightly. I had to turn my head to look at Yamamoto and cast a plea look at him.
Yamamoto immediately understood, hurriedly stretched out his hand, and shouted, "Mr. Ida...... So let's talk another day? ”
Jing Tian had no choice but to let go of Du Xiaowei's weak and boneless little hand and shook hands with Yamamoto: "Yamamoto-kun...... Goodbye, Miss Weizi! ”
Du Xiaowei pinched her fingers and said with a forced smile: "Goodbye......"
After just a few steps, Ida turned back again: "Miss Weizi, can you give me a business card?" ”
Du Xiaowei nodded, took out a business card from her bag, and handed it over: "Mr. Ida, please take care of me!" ”
Ida took the business card and bowed to her courteously: "Surely, take care of each other!" Take care of each other! ”
As she spoke, a pair of colored eyes, like flies, stared at her face again.
Cangmu next to him, seeing that he was a little out of shape, hurriedly pushed him. Jing Tian came back to his senses and waved his hand at Du Xiaowei: "Miss Weizi, I will invite you to dinner when I have time...... Thank you for the flowers and see you soon! ”
After saying that, he got into a Toyota car that had already been parked on the side of the road and drove to the hotel where he was staying.
Looking at the big blue words on the Toyota: "Haitian Hotel", Yamamoto and Du Xiaowei looked at each other and smiled.
On the way back to the company, Du Xiaowei said with some disappointment: "Mr. Yamamoto, it seems that we have run for nothing today......
Yamamoto shook his head: "It's not for nothing, we've met, exchanged business cards, and got their contact numbers...... Although, they were not invited to dinner. However, our preconceived purpose has been achieved. ”
Du Xiaowei asked: "Then why don't we go to the hotel and ask them about the situation of the two production lines?" ”
Yamamoto said, "It's not time yet...... You go and ask now, they won't say. The Japanese are principled in doing things, and it's never too late to go when they finish the press conference! ”
"And when are they going to do the conference?"
"It should be just these two days, they can't stay in China for too long!"
The car continued to drive on, and in front of a restaurant, Yamamoto pulled the car over.
"Miss Weizi, do you want to have a meal first?" Yamamoto asked diligently.
"Well, okay, as soon as you say it, I'm really hungry!" Du Xiaowei said.
Yamamoto got out of the car and went around to the other side and opened the door for her. Du Xiaowei said thank you and jumped out of the car.
During the meal, Yamamoto asked, "Miss Weiko, when did you start learning Japanese?" When I was with you on a business trip, I didn't hear anything about you. ”
Du Xiaowei smiled shyly: "A few days ago, I learned it when I was bored at home...... There will only be some basic dialogue to make you laugh.
Yamamoto stretched out his thumb and said, "It's amazing to be able to talk in such a short time!" ”
Du Xiaowei said: "If you have time, please ask Mr. Yamamoto for more advice!" ”
Yamamoto nodded: "I can't talk about advice, but I'm happy to help you!" ”
Du Xiaowei said happily: "Thank you, Mr. Yamamoto!" ”
After eating a few bites of food, Du Xiaowei asked again: "Mr. Yamamoto, are you and Ida really from the same village?" ”
Yamamoto shook his head: "It's not ......"
Du Xiaowei asked in surprise: "Then ...... you?"
Yamamoto grinned: "Don't worry, I know about that village, the area is very large, and it's normal that we don't know each other." ”
Du Xiaowei said "oh": "So that's the case...... So, what do we do next? ”
Yamamoto said, "Let's go back and report to your president first, and then listen to his opinion." ”
Du Xiaowei glared at Yamamoto with a red face: "Mr. Yamamoto, why do you like to make jokes like this......"
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After eating, get in the car and continue to the company.
Ida and his entourage, back to the hotel where they stayed, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
At the front desk, when the waiter confirmed their identity, they were taken directly to the two presidential suites on the 48th floor of the hotel.
Ida and Cangmu looked at the extravagant furnishings inside, and then looked up at the bilingual sign on the door, thinking that the waiter had made a mistake, and said repeatedly: "No, no! This is not our room! ”
The floor manager smiled and said politely, "Sir, this is your room, someone helped you pay a week's rent......"
Ida and Aoki looked at each other with puzzled expressions.