After Lao Yi removed the stitches, he recuperated at home for a week and then returned to the company to work, Hu Wenkai was too busy to visit Lao Yi. Pushed open Hu Wenkai's office: "Boss, I'm back." ”

"Ah, Lao Yi, what are you doing in the company when you don't recuperate at home?" Hu Wenkai looked at Lao Yi, whose face was a little pale, in surprise.

"It's already good, and if you can't stay at home, you might as well come to work. This time kept the boss busy. ”

"Don't stand and sit fast, how did this Wang Xiwen do it? Can't control you? As he spoke, Wang Xihai followed in.

"My sister said that he could tear down the house if he stayed at home any longer."

"Okay, Lao Yi, you first familiarize yourself with the situation during this time, focus on the Yatian South Road Spy Center, pay attention to the precautions over there, don't give the Japanese a pot over there. In the next step, we will prepare to eliminate the British intelligence center in a year and a half through the Japanese intelligence obtained from the Japanese. Hu Wenkai helped Lao Yi pour a cup of tea.

"Lina!" Lao Yi shouted.

Lina trotted in, looked at Lao Yi and said, "What's the matter with Manager Yin?" ”

"How do you get the boss to pour tea? And how do you clean this office? How many days have I been out of your heavens? Lao Yi shouted a lecture.

Hu Wenkai said: "Lina, you go out, there is nothing to do with you." ”

After Lina walked out aggrievedly, Hu Wenkai laughed.

"Lao Yi, you are a wolf? How many days will not be in the company to declare sovereignty immediately after returning? ”

Lao Yi defended: "The boss is not like this, these children will be lawless if you don't manage them strictly." ”

The phone rang, and the company operator said that the Japanese consulate had called three times to ask if the boss was not in the company, and if the boss was in the company, the consulate officials would visit the boss in the future.

Hu Wenkai knew that he had been in Haimen a few days ago, and the company's operator replied that the boss was not in the company. I don't know what the Japanese consulate wants to do, Hu Wenkai said I'll let them come in the company.

The weather in Shanghai in late July is sweltering, and large blocks of ice are placed on both sides of the corridor. The humid air and the strong smell of smoke on the entire third floor were mixed together, and people arranged for people to open all the windows for ventilation. The scorching air outside the building immediately raised the temperature of the room, and the three people in the room unbuttoned their shirts in unison.

"Someone from the Japanese consulate will come later, and you will participate as a victim."

"Well, I have to let the Japanese give an explanation." Lao Yi wiped the sweat on his forehead.

After carefully studying the current situation in Japan, Hu Wenkai was not worried about the retaliation of the Japanese at all. The economic depression of 1920 directly exposed the shortcomings of Japan's economy, only about 30% of the industrialized population, and the rest were engaged in agriculture, which was not much better than China's, and it was only later that China's wars in the 20s and 30s gave Japan time to fully industrialize. Since last year, he has been begging for help from Europe and the United States to give him a loan and blood transfusion, and in Hu Wenkai's understanding, it is a strong foreign force and a middle cadre.

Half an hour later, the company's receptionist came in to report that someone from the Japanese consulate had arrived at the meeting, and the three of them got up and went to the conference room.

Walking into the conference room, three men and one woman made tea there, and the reception staff introduced our boss Hu Wenkai. A young woman wearing a cheongsam introduced the consulate officer: "This is Ryūji Yamamoto, head of the investigation team for the Shanghai incident in Japan. ”

Lao Yi's eyes widened and he couldn't believe that it was actually such a beautiful fragrance, Hu Wenkai knew from the seized Japanese archives that He Qimei Xiang was the sister of King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya, and her niece was about to marry the Japanese Emperor Hirohito as the crown princess. For a period of time, the staff of the Japanese Embassy in China served as deputy to the intelligence agency in Shanghai.

Hu Wenkai shook hands with Ryūji Yamamoto very calmly, and then pointed to Lao Yi and said: "This is Mr. Ivanov, an American citizen, who is the general manager of our company, and because he did not agree with the unreasonable demands of businessmen of your country, he was attacked by armed personnel of your country, and he was barely able to come over today. ”

The atmosphere immediately cooled down, and Ryūji Yamamoto kept his head down and didn't speak for a long time. Hu Wenkai asked Wang Xihai to bring the cigarettes on his desk.

Ryūji Yamamoto took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Hu Wenkai, picking up one himself and smoking it.

"Mr. Ivanov, I deeply regret that you were attacked, and according to the conclusion of our investigation team, it was the Japanese ronin in China who attacked Mr. and had nothing to do with the Japanese government."

After being silent for a while, Hu Wenkai said: "What Captain Ryūji Yamamoto said is wrong, what does it mean that it has nothing to do with Japan?" Was the attacker a Japanese national? It is very common to know that if a child is in trouble outside, parents must come forward and cannot shirk it. Now that you have come to the conclusion that your ronin did it, at least give an explanation. ”

"Please Mr. Hu put forward your request, and I will reply immediately if I can make a decision on the spot." Ryūji Yamamoto was not as arrogant as the later Japanese, estimating the results of pressure from the United States and France.

"Our company is a legitimate businessman, and we despise solving problems by force, so please punish the perpetrators under the law."

"According to our investigation, both the perpetrator and the mastermind behind it are dead."

Hu Wenkai looked surprised: "This ...... Your country is prevaricating our company. ”

"We can be sure that he is dead, that evidence has been submitted to the U.S. Consulate."

Hu Wenkai seemed to have failed with a stick: "This ...... issue of compensation for Ivanov's injuries." ”

"Naturally, Mr. Ivanov's medical expenses and compensation we have prepared 30,000 yuan."

"The Japanese government is a civilized government, and I deeply feel that this incident is completely the personal behavior of illegal thugs, and I am basically satisfied with the above results. There is only a small question left, and I believe that His Excellency the team leader can answer it completely. Hu Wenkai had a sincere expression on his face.

"Please Mr. Hu."

"Ivanov is the head of the company, the majority shareholder, and his injuries have caused huge losses to the company, which is not easy to calculate, and we do not intend to ask for compensation."

Ryuji Yamamoto nodded and said, "Mr. Hu, I can understand this. ”

"As the person in charge of the company, Ivanov demanded that Japan treat our company's products fairly and give our company's products full national treatment when they enter Japan." Hu Wenkai handed a box of cigarettes to Ryūji Yamamoto.

The conference room was quiet, a smile appeared on the corner of Meixiang's mouth, and she stopped her pen and looked at Hu Wenkai.

Ryuji Yamamoto raised his head and asked, "What products does your company have?" ”

Hu Wenkai opened his notebook and looked at it with a look and said: "Your Excellency, there are not many types of commodities: rice, flour, steel, cotton cloth, the main commodities are rice and flour, and our company produces 300 tons of rice and 250 tons of flour per day. Your Excellency knows that China's agricultural products are cheap, but your country's market does not allow our products to enter. ”

"Mr. Hu, I personally estimate that rice and flour are unlikely, and I will reply to you after asking for instructions on steel and cotton cloth."

"Yes, I will call the U.S. Consulate and the French Consul in a moment to inform them that your country is sincere and has reached a preliminary understanding." Hearing Hu Wenkai's reply, Ryūji Yamamoto's calm face immediately showed displeasure and got up to say goodbye.

Hu Wenkai stood at the office window and watched them get in the car and leave, and He Qimeixiang looked at the window of Hu Wenkai's office before getting into the car.

Wang Xihai asked puzzledly: "Boss, where do we get the rice and flour production?" ”

"Haha, Wang Xihai, you are too far behind, the boss knows that it is impossible for Japan to allow rice and flour to enter the domestic market and impact Japanese agriculture, so he said so." Lao Yi smiled weakly.

"I still don't understand."

"Xihai, negotiate the most favorable conditions to give the other party the most favorable conditions. Flour and rice are used to give them negation. Hu Wenkai said lightly.

"The boss is great, I'm not a business material." Wang Xihai still doesn't understand a little.

"Lao Yi, you go to Chen Yongcheng and tell him the process, he is responsible if I am not in the company."

"Well, I just happened to have something to look for him."

Pete Sr. led a team to display the company's new high-power trucks in the United States, forming a convoy of ten 30-ton Hercules trucks across the United States. The company's U.S. branch held a press conference in Los Angeles to invite reporters from several major newspapers to report on the car, and as long as the reporters could reach the finish line from the beginning to the end, they would be given a new camera as a gift.

In mid-June, the big newspapers were just corner clips of Hercules' motorcades crossing the United States, and by July they had turned into columns with pictures. The reporter personally experienced the experience of test driving truck drivers along the way, which set off a Hercules fever in the American transportation industry. The Chicago sales company sold out sixteen trucks in stock, and even the exhibits running on the road were booked at a 20% discount.

The company's sales company in the United States has expanded to 50 people, most of whom are local Americans. The company has sent a team of 10 people to New York and Los Angeles on the way, preparing to establish branches in New York and Los Angeles.

After waking up on Thursday morning, it was gloomy, and Bykov drove his car to the dock in Shanghai County. Arriving at the wharf at nine o'clock, a small trading market was quickly formed, selling flatbread fritters, fruits, chickens, geese, ducks and birds, and there was a long queue at the ticket gate, carrying sacks, baskets, and wheelbarrows full of goods.

Waiting patiently in line to get on the boat, the ticket is less than six cents for a piece of flatbread and a fritter. Several passenger ships have to be put in a lot of money in a year.

Some of the people on the boat sat directly on the deck of the cabin, and the luggage piled up beside him reminded Hu Wenkai of the migrant workers during the Spring Festival transportation in the past. handed a cigarette to the middle-aged man next to him and asked him what he was doing in Nantong, and the middle-aged man pointed to a dozen chicken coops next to him and said that he went to Nantong to sell chicken coops and bought sickles in Nantong to sell them.

It took more than an hour for the boat to arrive at Nantong Wharf, and there was also a surging flow of people waiting to get on the ship. The 100,000 yuan investment wharf has been renovated, and more than a dozen cranes are transporting goods. Sailboats and small steamers gather in the port to wait for loading. A few months have changed dramatically.

'Knowledge changes destiny, flow creates wealth', a famous saying often mentioned by Hu Wenkai, written in red and white on both sides of the gate of Nantong market. The market is crowded like a market, and the accent is *. At least five or six dialects were distinguished: Wu, Huaiyang, Ningbo, Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan. Hu Wenkai stood outside the market and looked at it, didn't go in, turned around and went to the train station with Bykov to buy a ticket back to Tianxing Town.