Chapter 344: Higgins' Appeal
Higgins met Zuo Jiang for the first time, and was very surprised to see Zuo Jiang so young, but after a long time on the battlefield, his face was only slightly surprised and then returned to normal, with a professional smile on his face, he stepped forward and held Zuo Jiang's hand tightly, shook it vigorously and said: "I have heard the name of Mr. Harry Potter for a long time, and I gave a surprise when I saw it today, but I didn't expect the chairman of the famous Harry Potter Financial Investment Company to be so young!" ”
Higgins speaks English, French English is not very standard, the people standing behind Zuo Jiang, except for Zhou Jiancheng, Tang Kun, Yang Guangzhi, these three people from professional classes can understand, like Tao Fei and Li Biyu, they seem to understand the level, and Wang Fang, Li Juncheng and Zhang Tianlong are completely confused. If you like it, please go to the Qianzai A Literature A Study A Network to read the latest chapters
Higgins's words confirmed Zhou Jiancheng, Tang Kun and Yang Guangzhi's speculation, they belong to the company's senior management, and there are many opportunities to contact Zuo Jiang and the company's important affairs, from Zuo Jiang's identity as the special representative of the Harry Potter Financial Investment Company, they think it is very reasonable, but after a long time of contact, they feel that Zuo Jiang's status in the Harry Potter Financial Investment Company should be higher, but they did not expect that he is the big boss of this company, Higgins's words, so that their hearts are very shocked.
Needless to say, Li Biyu was very puzzled when she heard it, because Higgins's language was very fast, and French English sounded very awkward, plus her English level was already very poor, she listened to Higgins praise Zuo Jiang's famous meaning, and also understood what Harry Potter Financial Investment Company Yunyun did, but she didn't hear the word chairman very really, in her thoughts, Zuo Jiang couldn't be the boss of the rich company in the United States, so she thought she heard it wrong.
Zuo Jiang thought of this title before coming to France, with the continuous expansion of the company's investment in China, the company hired more and more executives to contact more and more affairs, Zuo Jiang knew that his identity could not hide from them for a long time, so he took the opportunity to go to France to open to them, which is also convenient for the company's operation. Therefore, he did not communicate with Accor in advance on this issue, which is much more natural than announcing it in person, and everyone is easy to accept.
Zuo Jiang held Higgins' hand and said with a smile: "I have heard Mr. David introduce Mr. Higgins a long time ago, it is better to meet than to be famous, and today I saw Mr. Higgins's demeanor." Suddenly I felt the limitations and helplessness of language, Mr. David's description and I see you, is not the same! ”
After introducing the entourage from both sides, Zuo Jiang and his entourage took five high-end cars from Accor Group to pick up the airport and headed for the city of Paris. After a short time, I entered the city of Paris, walked along the right bank of the Seine, and saw the Eiffel Tower located on the banks of the Seine River in the distance.
Zuo Jiang and his entourage stayed at the Novotel Eiffel Tower, a subsidiary of Accor. This is a 4-star superior hotel with an unprecedented view of the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower at the doorstep. You can see it from the room.
The reception of Accor Group can be described as meticulous, although it is not yet 3 o'clock in the afternoon in Paris, Higgins considers the time difference between Paris and Beijing, Beijing is almost 10 o'clock in the evening, therefore, he only arranged a small banquet, and then sent Zuo Jiang and his party into the room to rest, first pour the time difference, and visit the display of Accor Group is scheduled to be held tomorrow.
Zuo Jiang and Tao Fei each enjoy a luxurious suite. The rest of the people or two people in a suite, or three people in a suite, at the banquet Zuo Jiang drank some red wine, back to the room felt a little hot, then pushed open the window in front of the Seine side of the window, the breeze blowing, relieved Zuo Jiang's heat, he was very willing to watch the scenery on both sides of the Seine, and finally his eyes fell on the Eiffel Tower.
Before coming, Zuo Jiang checked the information about the Eiffel Tower. Because there was no Internet at this time, the information he could find was limited, but this was enough for Zuo Jiang, who was just sightseeing. The Eiffel Tower is one of the symbols of Paris and is affectionately known as the "Iron Lady" by the French. Along with the Empire State Building in New York and the TV Tower in Tokyo, it is known as one of the three most famous buildings in the West. This is Zuo Jiang's general impression of the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower is named after the designer-French architect Gustave Eiffel. After completion, the Eiffel Tower is 300 meters high. Until 1930 it was the tallest building in the world. Now. Radio and television antennas were added to the tower. Its total height has reached 320 meters. Stand on the tower. All of Paris is at your feet. Tourists from all over the world come to visit every day.
March 31. The Eiffel Tower is exactly 100 years old. To this end, the Eiffel Tower Management Company specially presided over the grand commemorative event. It recreates the historical scene of Eiffel leading the crowd to the summit 100 years ago: wearing a black dress, a wide-brimmed top hat, holding the national flag "Eiffel" and 30 "celebrities" and "construction workers". Climb up the stairs to the sound of grand drumming. When he planted the tricolor on the top of the tower. A 21-gun salute was fired. A flock of pigeons flies around the tower. Colorful balloons float into the blue sky. On the fence of the platform on the second floor of the tower, a colorful banner reading "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Tower" is written in the languages of various countries around the world. Countless tourists have witnessed this spectacular scene. It is the pride of all the French people. This news was collected in the newspaper before Zuo Jiang came. This celebration has just passed a month. Zuo Jiang only felt slightly regretful that he didn't catch up with this celebration. He could imagine the celebration here a month ago!
Zuo Jiang was in Paris for only 3 days. May 2 to May 4. The negotiation between the two sides lasted only 2 days. On May 2, the venue was to visit the Accor Group's achievements exhibition. The 3rd will be arranged for the two sides to meet. On May 3, Liang Zijin and Bai Xiaoyi arrived in Paris. After converging with Zuojiang and his party. 4 days of sightseeing in Paris. Fly to Cannes on May 5. On May 6, he participated in the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.
These schedules have been communicated with Accor's side prior to arrival. Due to the short time of negotiation. Such a large project could not be negotiated. The parties agree. After the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. The negotiation scene moved to Cannes. Continue the negotiation process.
The schedule for May 2 is simple. Zuo Jiang and his entourage visited the small achievement exhibition specially held by Accor Group for them. He also visited the luxury 5-star hotels and 4-star hotels of the Accor Group. Mainly observe their advanced management methods.
On May 3rd, the meeting was held in the small conference room of the Novotel Eiffel Tower, where they collapsed in Zuojiang. The Accor Group flag was attended by CEO John Higgins, Vice President Martin, staff and a translator. The Zuojiang side was attended by 5 people: Zuo Jiang, Tao Fei, Tang Kun, Zhou Jiancheng and Wang Fang. Wang Fang is also in charge of meeting minutes.
As soon as Higgins opened the first speech, he said: "Dear Mr. Harry Potter, Ms. Taufei, and everyone here, good morning, it is an honor to be able to sit here today to discuss the cooperation with your company, our group has the sincerity and confidence to achieve the cooperation with the Harry Potter Hotel, through the inspection of your Harry Potter Hotel under construction, our group fully understands the importance of cooperation with you, therefore, I sincerely hope that the cooperation between our group and your company will start today, And the results have been remarkable. ”
Zuo Jiang noticed that Higgins was talking about the cooperation of the hotel, not the cooperation of the French Western restaurant or the golf course, his eyes couldn't help but squint and look at Higgins, and he couldn't help but say secretly in his heart: "It seems that Higgins, an ambitious guy, has a long-term vision and has more demands!" ”
To be honest, Zuo Jiang had already considered handing over the management of the golf course to Accor Group, because the noble sport of golf was still in its infancy in China, and there was no mature management manager, and there was no professional management talent in Songjiang, so it was undoubtedly the wisest choice to hand over the management of Accor Group.
After a round of applause, Higgins continued: "After the study and decision of the directors of the group, our group will seek a broader and deeper cooperation with the Harry Potter Hotel, in line with the principle of equality and mutual benefit, and promote the exhibition, I will first inform you of the projects and methods that the group seeks to cooperate with you, so that you can consider the cooperation method we propose according to your own reality." ”
Zuo Jiang heard a slight smile, thinking that it was really coming, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and said: "Mr. Higgins, since your group wants to seek more extensive cooperation, you might as well tell us the scope and method of your cooperation, we can seek common ground while reserving differences, and negotiate specifically." ”
Seeing that Zuo Jiang didn't mean to stop him, Higgins was overjoyed, nodded with a smile, and continued: "This is what our group thinks. The group wants to take over the management of the Grand Hotel Hariper in its entirety, yes, all! Now the construction of the Hariper Hotel has entered the stage of decoration and decoration, we are in the investigation, although the design of the Hariper Hotel is very reasonable, but it is not professional enough in terms of professional decoration, obviously this is caused by your lack of experience in hotel management, therefore, our group wants to take over from now on, with the most advanced professional experience in the world to plan the decoration method of your hotel, after the completion of the hotel, our group will take over the management, in terms of management costs, we will make some concessions! ”
Although France knows how to be romantic, but the character is as straight as the United States, the shortcomings of the Hariper Hotel Higgins did not tactfully, but directly mentioned it, after the translator translated this into Chinese, the faces of the people on Zuo Jiang's side showed dissatisfaction, the existence of the problem is certain, but you can't say it so directly!
Zuo Jiang has an indifferent attitude towards this, foreigners are like this! Accor wants to take over the management of the Grand Harribal Hotel? This is something Zuo Jiang didn't expect, he looked at Higgins with an expectant face, and fell into deep contemplation.