Chapter 12: Three Plus One Date (1)
(Under revision...... Don't look)
Gao Yi stood in front of the mirror again, and today he was wearing a black three-piece suit, with a white shirt with a crimson esco tie over the stand-up collar. But unlike yesterday's morning gown, this esco tie does not tie an esco knot or use a tie pin to fasten it, but rather a simple knot like wearing a regular scarf.
Mahan handed over the double-ended Albert bracelet, which had an extra chain than the T-chain he wore yesterday, and could be hung with small bits and pieces and placed in the pocket on the opposite side of the pocket watch. Gao Yi hung a cigar cutter on the chain, because Keswick had invited him to taste a new batch of H. upmann cigars in Havana before leaving yesterday. So, he struck while the iron was hot and made an appointment until noon today.
The T-head on the bracelet is fastened to the buttonhole flush with the cuff of the bag. The double-ended Albert bracelet itself looks more conspicuous, and if it is fastened in a higher eyelet, it will look a bit noisy.
Today, Gao Yi chooses blue jewelry, cufflinks, cane heads, and pendants, all of which are inlaid with blue cloisonnΓ©. The pendant was originally a snuff box with a round belly, but after the bottleneck was sawed off, it became a pure round ornament, and the original appearance was not visible at all.
There is only one coat, a gray gabardine short coat, regardless of color, style, fabric thickness, or waterproof performance, it is suitable for wearing in spring.
With Mahan's help, Gao Yi put on his coat and chose a black hat to put on. His outfit is more appropriate for the next three meetings today. The first was the meeting with Li Deli, which took place in the general manager's office of the company, and for the office space, the three-piece set was standard; The lunch with Keswick, although set up in the Shanghai club, is a formal social occasion, but it is just a private meeting between friends, and there is no need to be so serious; In the evening, he was invited to Detective McPherson's house for dinner, but the family did not belong to the upper class, there were not so many blind and sophisticated, and wearing these three-piece suits was already too grand, and if he dressed luxuriously, it would not be to eat, but to show off.
Bonemen only officially entered the Chinese market in 1900, and it was only three years to complete the calculation, and at present it only has warehouses and wharves in Shanghai, and there is no independent office location, and Li Deli, the general manager, is no exception, and the office is also located with the warehouse.
The warehouse of Boneimen is not in the concession, but is located along the river in Xujiahui, which is near the Lupu Bridge in the later world and across from the Expo Park. From the concession, you can only walk along the river, and after passing the Jiangnan Shipyard, you can only reach it by a little west, and the distance is at least 10 kilometers or more.
Gao Yi's carriage departed at eight o'clock, but it didn't arrive until half past nine. Mainly because after the sixteenth shop is the prosperous South City, here the sand boats gather, large and small wharves one by one, along the road everywhere is "Luofu", "Bearer" black pressed a large piece, carrying goods, like ants moving, magnificent. The carriage couldn't run at all when it got here, so it had to follow the crowd and move forward. Fortunately, after crossing the road 600 zhang away, although the road condition was much worse, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and the speed of the carriage was raised again.
The warehouse in Buneimen is a Western-style, two-storey flat-roofed building, covering an extremely wide area, square and unadorned, giving people the feeling of being rough and majestic, which is very different from the architectural style of Shanghai Tang at this time.
Li Deli's office is in an annex next to the warehouse, and even in the office space, he still wears the iconic clergyman's robes.
At the helm of the current branch is Alfred Mondstadt, who decided to break with the traditional practice of foreign firms in China and not employ compradors, but to deal directly with Chinese businessmen. That's why he chose Li Deli, a missionary from China, to be the general manager.
Li Deli shook hands with Gao Yi, the two sat down separately, and after a few words of greeting, Li Deli picked up the black tea and took a sip, waiting for Gao Yi's next words. He didn't know the purpose of Gao Yi's trip. Before the start of the internal selection competition yesterday, Gao Yi instructed Mahan to contact Bonemen's office by phone and ask them to help arrange his meeting with Li Deli. As a result, when Gao Yi played the game, he had already called to inform him that when Li Deli returned to the company, he heard about it and agreed to meet at the first moment. Obviously, for Gao Yi, even if he has only met once, he is still quite impressed.
Gao Yi didn't plan to go around the bend, he said straight to the point: "I have researched a new medicine at hand, which is a combination of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, which can effectively treat and relieve cough. I was going to promote the drug among the Chinese, but I couldn't find a qualified collaborator who could help me market it. Yesterday when I was passing by Fengyang Road, I occasionally saw you coming out of a shop that sold medicines, and I observed that the pharmacy was doing very good business. So I thought maybe this shop knows how to do business very well, so I'd like to ask you to make a referral for me and introduce me to the proprietor of this pharmacy. β
Li Deli's face became a little ugly, and he said: "I think you have misunderstood, I am not friends with the owner of this pharmacy, or since yesterday, we are no longer friends." It's not because they can do business, but because they sell products that are addictive. You know my attitude towards drug control. β
Gao Yi bowed his head to express his understanding, but listened to the other party continue: "Perhaps, I can introduce you to a good friend of mine, his name is Ding Ganren, he is a very good Chinese medicine doctor, I think he can find a suitable candidate for you even if he can't directly help you sell drugs, he is very famous in this industry." β
"Thank you so much if you can do that!" It's better than nothing, Gao Yi thought in his heart that it would be okay to know a Chinese medicine practitioner first, at least it would help him figure out the context in the Chinese medicine circle, which was better than his current black eyes.
After talking about the matter, the two chatted for a quarter of an hour, and Gao Yi said goodbye.
Li Deli shook hands with Gao Yi, the two sat down separately, and after a few words of greeting, Li Deli picked up the black tea and took a sip, waiting for Gao Yi's next words. He didn't know the purpose of Gao Yi's trip. Before the start of the internal selection competition yesterday, Gao Yi instructed Mahan to contact Bonemen's office by phone and ask them to help arrange his meeting with Li Deli. As a result, when Gao Yi played the game, he had already called to inform him that when Li Deli returned to the company, he heard about it and agreed to meet at the first moment. Obviously, for Gao Yi, even if he has only met once, he is still quite impressed.
Gao Yi didn't plan to go around the bend, he said straight to the point: "I have researched a new medicine at hand, which is a combination of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, which can effectively treat and relieve cough. I was going to promote the drug among the Chinese, but I couldn't find a qualified collaborator who could help me market it. Yesterday when I was passing by Fengyang Road, I occasionally saw you coming out of a shop that sold medicines, and I observed that the pharmacy was doing very good business. So I thought maybe this shop knows how to do business very well, so I'd like to ask you to make a referral for me and introduce me to the proprietor of this pharmacy. β
Li Deli's face became a little ugly, and he said: "I think you have misunderstood, I am not friends with the owner of this pharmacy, or since yesterday, we are no longer friends." It's not because they can do business, but because they sell products that are addictive. You know my attitude towards drug control. β
Gao Yi bowed his head to express his understanding, but listened to the other party continue: "Perhaps, I can introduce you to a good friend of mine, his name is Ding Ganren, he is a very good Chinese medicine doctor, I think he can find a suitable candidate for you even if he can't directly help you sell drugs, he is very famous in this industry." β
"Thank you so much if you can do that!" It's better than nothing, Gao Yi thought in his heart that it would be okay to know a Chinese medicine practitioner first, at least it would help him figure out the context in the Chinese medicine circle, which was better than his current black eyes.
After talking about the matter, the two chatted for a quarter of an hour, and Gao Yi said goodbye.
Relieves cough. I was going to promote the drug among the Chinese, but I couldn't find a qualified collaborator who could help me market it. Yesterday when I was passing by Fengyang Road, I occasionally saw you coming out of a shop that sold medicines, and I observed that the pharmacy was doing very good business. So I thought maybe this shop knows how to do business very well, so I'd like to ask you to make a referral for me and introduce me to the proprietor of this pharmacy. β
Li Deli's face became a little ugly, and he said: "I think you have misunderstood, I am not friends with the owner of this pharmacy, or since yesterday, we are no longer friends." It's not because they can do business, but because they sell products that are addictive. You know my attitude towards drug control. β
Gao Yi bowed his head to express his understanding, but listened to the other party continue: "Perhaps, I can introduce you to a good friend of mine, his name is Ding Ganren, he is a very good Chinese medicine doctor, I think he can find a suitable candidate for you even if he can't directly help you sell drugs, he is very famous in this industry." β
"Thank you so much if you can do that!" It's better than nothing, Gao Yi thought in his heart that it would be okay to know a Chinese medicine practitioner first, at least it would help him figure out the context in the Chinese medicine circle, which was better than his current black eyes.
After talking about the matter, the two chatted for a quarter of an hour, and Gao Yi said goodbye.